My Boyfriend’s Wedding — Chapter 10

YEONJAE~ COULD YOU MOVE THIS FOR ME?

SURE!

A WEEK HAD PASSED SINCE THAT DAY.

AFTER HEARING LEE JAE-HEE'S BOMBSHELL,

I THOUGHT THINGS WERE GOING TO TAKE A TURN FOR THE WORSE,

BUT LEE JAE-HEE HAS BEEN QUIET.

NOT A SINGLE TEXT LIKE THE ONES HE USED TO SEND BEFORE,

AND HE HASN'T SHOWN UP AT THE RESTAURANT EITHER.

DID SOMETHING HAPPEN?

PASTA & STEAK

GOOD WORK TODAY, YEONJAE~

BARMI

THANKS! YOU TOO~ SEE YOU NEXT WEEK.

BOSS

YEONJAE, DO YOU HAVE TO HEAD STRAIGHT HOME?

UH... NOT REALLY, WHY DO YOU ASK?

THE WEATHER'S GLOOMY AND I'M FEELING A LITTLE RESTLESS~ WANNA GRAB A BITE JUST THE THREE OF US?~

WHAT DO YOU SAY?

I'M~ TOTALLY DOWN...?

SHOULD WE? I'D JUST BE ALONE AT HOME TODAY ANYWAY.

OH~ PERFECT, THAT'S GREAT! THE PLACE RIGHT OUT FRONT IS SUPER DELICIOUS!

YOU MEAN THE FRIED CHICKEN PLACE, RIGHT?

WAIT, WHAT DID YOU MEAN BY THAT, YEONJAE?

WHY ARE YOU HOME ALONE TODAY? DIDN'T YOU SAY YOU LIVE WITH SOMEONE?

AH. HE SAID HE WON'T BE BACK UNTIL LATE TONIGHT.

COME TO THINK OF IT... YOU'VE NEVER TOLD US WHO YOU LIVE WITH.

DO YOU LIVE WITH YOUR FAMILY?

YES, WITH MY BROTHER. JUST THE TWO OF US.

WHAT ABOUT A BOYFRIEND? DO YOU HAVE A BOYFRIEND?

YES, I DO.

OH MY GOSH~ THOSE ARE THE BEST DAYS~ HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN TOGETHER?

AROUND NINE YEARS, I THINK...?

OH MY?! THAT LONG?! YOU MUST BE GETTING MARRIED SOON?!

OH, COME ON~ DON'T BUG HER WITH TALK LIKE THAT!

NO, IT'S FINE~ I'D LOVE TO GET MARRIED TOO.

DOES YOUR BOYFRIEND TREAT YOU WELL?

YES. HE'S VERY SWEET.

OH WELL. A SWEET GUY IS THE ABSOLUTE BEST~ WISH I'D KNOWN THAT MYSELF!

I JUST... FELL HEAD OVER HEELS WITHOUT EVEN THINKING ABOUT STUFF LIKE THAT~

WELL, WELL? ARE YOU JUST BRAGGING ABOUT HOW HANDSOME YOUR HUSBAND IS?

OH MY? HE IS VERY ENERGETIC.

ARE YOU DRUNK ALREADY?!

BWAHAHA~ JUST KIDDING, JUST KIDDING. YOU KNOW MY HUSBAND'S BUILT LIKE AN OX. HE WAS BORN WITH GREAT CALVES~

LOOK AT THIS~

OH MY GOSH.

IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE I DRANK, SO I'M A LITTLE TIPSY.

I COULD REALLY GO FOR SOME CHOCOLATE MILK...

HUH? GYEON WOOHYUN?

YEONJAE.

WHAT THE HECK?! WHEN DID YOU GET BACK? YOU SAID YOU'D BE BACK LATE TONIGHT!

I JUST DITCHED THE EVENT HALFWAY THROUGH.

HEARD YOU WERE GRABBING FOOD WITH YOUR COWORKERS, SO I FIGURED I'D WAIT AROUND... HM?

WHAT'S THE OCCASION? YOU DRANK?

AH, THEY ASKED ME TO GRAB JUST ONE DRINK.

MUST'VE BEEN A FUN TIME. YOU SHOULD'VE CALLED ME.

WHAT FOR? IT WAS RIGHT OUT FRONT. THE FOOD WAS REALLY GOOD.

LET'S GO THERE TOGETHER NEXT TIME.

SOUNDS GOOD.

AREN'T WE GOING INSIDE?

WANNA STOP BY THE CONVENIENCE STORE FIRST? YOU'RE CRAVING CHOCOLATE MILK RIGHT NOW, AREN'T YOU?

LET'S GO! HOW DID YOU REMEMBER? IT'S BEEN FOREVER SINCE I HAD ANY.

OF COURSE I REMEMBER.

YOU'VE PROBABLY HAD ENOUGH TO PAY FOR AT LEAST ONE WINDOW AT THE CHOCOLATE MILK FACTORY...

IS IT GOOD?

YEAH.

YOU LOOK LIKE YOU'RE IN A GREAT MOOD.

WHAT WERE YOU TALKING ABOUT WITH YOUR COWORKERS?

ONE OF THEM IS GOOD AT READING FACES AND TOLD ME TO BRING YOU BY.

...HUH?

TO SEE IF YOU'RE THE TYPE TO CHEAT OR NOT.

WHAT...? IT'S NOT LIKE THAT, NO... WHAT DO YOU MEAN CHEAT...? I MEAN...

I WOULDN'T DO THAT!

MILK

Pfft!

WHY ARE YOU STUTTERING? THAT'S HILARIOUS.

I ALREADY TOLD THEM YOU'RE NOT LIKE THAT.

AND SOMETHING ABOUT... HOW SHE ALWAYS TELLS HER KIDS TO MAKE SURE THEY PACK C*NDOMS...

SHE GAVE ME SOME ADVICE ABOUT THAT TOO, AND WELL...

PROPER EDUCATİON!

...THEY SOUND LIKE A LIVELY BUNCH.

I KNOW, RIGHT? IT DOESN'T REALLY APPLY TO US ANYWAY~

THOUGH SHE WAS JUST LOOKING OUT FOR ME.

SINCE WE DON'T EVEN KISS...

-YEONJAE! STOP...!

PFFFT... OKAY~ I'M JUST KIDDING.

IT JUST...

REMINDED ME OF MOM.

SO IT FELT NICE...

2F

...I BET.

GU가

IT REALLY WOULD HAVE.

CHATTING ABOUT EVERY LITTLE THING WITH HER BOYFRIEND,

HAVING EVERYDAY CONVERSATIONS,

AND FALLING ASLEEP WITH A SMILE ON HER FACE JUST LIKE TONIGHT.

THAT'S HOW IT WOULD'VE BEEN.

IF YEONJAE'S PARENTS WERE STILL ALIVE...

IF THEY WERE...

SHE WOULDN'T BE CRYING HERSELF TO SLEEP EVERY NIGHT.

Lee Tae-in.

Hey. Got time? Go check out this restaurant.

10:00 PM.

I got a photo of Lee Jae-hee with some woman there.

10:00

You're a member there, right?

10:01 PM.

I KNOW IT'S BEST NOT TO GET DEEPLY INVOLVED IN LEE TAE-IN'S PLANS.

AND I KNOW IT'LL DEFINITELY COME BACK TO BITE ME.

HOWEVER...

I HAVE TO PROTECT YEONJAE.

IF I CAN JUST WRAP THIS UP QUICKLY... WE CAN GO BACK TO YEONJAE'S HOMETOWN TOGETHER...

HELLO? GYEON WOOHYUN?

I'LL LOOK INTO WHO SHE IS.

SEND ME THE PHOTO.

I'D RATHER NOT LEAVE A PAPER TRAIL. CAN YOU COME TO MY PLACE RIGHT NOW?

YEAH.

-AH.

...GYEON WOOHYUN?

WOOHYUN.

Woohyun. Something came up, so I had to leave early. I’ll call you. Make sure to eat properly. I’ll see you tonight.

...AH.

WOOHYUN