MARRY ME, JUYEONG.
YEAH, RIGHT. HAHA.
YOU SHOW UP OUT OF NOWHERE AND START TALKING ABOUT MARRIAGE?
COME ON, JUST TAKE A LOOK. THEN WE CAN TALK ABOUT IT.
MY PRECIOUS...!
IT'S NOT PURE GOLD...
Will You Marry Me?
...BECAUSE YOU'D DEFINITELY TOSS IT AROUND EVERYWHERE.
GIMMIE THAT!! LEMME TAKE A CLOSER LOOK!!
YOU ONLY GET TO HAVE THIS IF YOU MARRY ME.
WHAT ARE YOU GOING ON ABOUT?
SERIOUSLY, THIS MARRIAGE JOKE ISN'T FUNNY!
I'M NOT JOKING.
THE CHAIRWOMAN PASSED AWAY.
...YOUR GRANDMOTHER?
YEAH...
HER ESTRANGED CHILD DIED...
AND I WAS BROUGHT IN SINCE I WAS LEFT BEHIND.
SHE'D NEVER BEEN LIKE THAT, BUT ONCE SHE BECAME BEDRIDDEN...
ALL SHE TALKED ABOUT WAS ME GETTING MARRIED.
SO SHE PROBABLY FELT SORRY SEEING HOW UNWELCOME I WAS.
SHE EVEN PUT IN HER WILL THAT IF I DON'T GET MARRIED WITHIN TWO YEARS...
I DON'T GET A PENNY OF THE INHERITANCE.
AS IF IT'S SUPPOSED TO MEAN ANYTHING...
EITHER WAY, I KNOW THAT YOU'RE NOT INTERESTED IN DATING OR MARRIAGE.
IF YOU MARRY ME, I'LL DIVORCE YOU WHENEVER YOU WANT.
YOU CAN TAKE HALF THE MONEY AS WELL.
YOU COULD DRAW ALL THE COMICS YOU WANT WITHOUT EVER WORRYING ABOUT MONEY.
SO...WHAT DO YOU SAY? ARE YOU TEMPTED?
HMM...
ARE YOU HEADING HOME?
NO, NOT HOME. I'M GOING THIS WAY...
MEETING SOMEONE?
I'M GOING TO WORK!
A FRIEND FOUND ME AN ASSISTANT JOB.
SO I'M HEADING TO THE STUDIO.
YOU'RE AN AUTHOR. WHY ARE YOU WORKING AS AN ASSISTANT?
YOU DO WHATEVER PAYS THE BILLS.
HMM.
I'M OFF, THEN. THANKS FOR THE RIDE!
JUYEONG, WAIT.
TAKE THIS.
I THOUGHT I'D ONLY GET IT IF I MARRIED YOU.
NAH, THIS IS JUST A BELATED BIRTHDAY PRESENT.
I'LL GET YOU SOMETHING BETTER IF WE GET MARRIED.
DON'T LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT. I'M SERIOUS.
WHY DIDN'T YOU CALL ME?
...I JUST HAD A LOT TO SORT OUT.
CALL ME, I'LL DRINK WITH YOU.
THANKS!
YOU'RE HEAVY! GET OFF ME!!
LEE DOYOUNG, YOU FUCKING IDIOT!!
YOU SHOULD'VE USED SOME COMMON SENSE!!
WHO THE HELL WOULD TAKE THAT AS AN ACTUAL MARRIAGE PROPOSAL?
IT'S YOON JIWON, FOR GOD'S SAKE...!
ME? YEAH, I'M THE GRANDSON OF S GROUP'S CHAIRMAN.
REALLY? I FIGURED YOU WERE RICH, BUT...
HEY! AS IF! YOU IDIOT!
TMI: JIWON'S GRANDMOTHER IS A KOREAN EXPAT BUSINESSWOMAN WHO RUNS HOTELS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA.
WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS COMING TO THE NURSE'S OFFICE?
BECAUSE I WANT SOME ALONE TIME WITH THE NURSE, OF COURSE.
I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT, NURSE...
OH MY...
WHAT...?
DON'T YOU EVER GET TIRED OF FALLING FOR HIS CRAP, DOYOUNG?
WHY, YOU LITTLE...!!
...WAS THAT YOU JUST NOW, MR. LEE?
WHAT? THAT WASN'T ME.
HII! I'M HERE!
JUYEONG! WHAT BRINGS YOU HERE THIS LATE?
YOU USUALLY ONLY COME DURING CAFE HOURS.
WOW, THIS PLACE REALLY IS PACKED AT NIGHT!
OPERATES AS A CAFE BEFORE 7 PM AND A BAR AFTERWARD
IT'S ACTUALLY PRETTY QUIET TODAY.
WHAT MADE YOU COME AT THIS HOUR?
I CAME TO CELEBRATE GETTING A JOB!
JI-IN FOUND ME AN ASSISTANT POSITION!
A JOB?
A FRIEND OF A FRIEND OF A FRIEND URGENTLY NEEDS A COLORIST FOR AN ADULT SERIES!
WHY DON'T YOU GIVE IT A TRY?
I THINK IT'LL HELP WITH YOUR NEXT SERIES TOO!
AND THAT'S HOW...
I DO HAVE TO COMMUTE TO THE STUDIO, THOUGH.
WHAT? YOU THINK YOU CAN ACTUALLY SHOW UP FOR WORK?
WHY NOT? I WENT TO SCHOOL, THREE DAYS A WEEK WILL BE A PIECE OF CAKE!
I'D BELIEVE YOU IF YOU'D ACTUALLY ATTENDED CLASS.
JUYEONG, WHERE THE HELL ARE YOU?!
I WANTED TO SEE THE OCEAN, SO I CAME TO THE BEACH!
COME ON... I'M AN ADULT NOW... HEHE.
SO, WHAT'S THE AUTHOR LIKE? ARE THEY OKAY?
YEAH, THEY SEEMED NICE.
KINDA REMINDS ME OF MUYEONG.
HMM, THAT'S GOOD.
RIGHT?
THAT WORKS OUT. YOU CAN GO THERE...
AND WORK ON THAT NEXT SERIES OF YOURS.
YEAH...
HMM...
ACTUALLY, I'M WORKING ON A STORY. WANT TO HEAR IT?
HUH?
THE MALE LEAD ASKS THE FEMALE LEAD TO ENTER A CONTRACT MARRIAGE...
HOW COULD SHE TRUST HIM?
HE'LL DIVORCE HER WHENEVER SHE WANTS AND SHARE HIS FORTUNE, JUST FOR MARRYING HIM?
NOTHING THAT CONVENIENT EXISTS IN REAL LIFE.
BUT THEY COULD JUST WRITE A CONTRACT...
PEOPLE LIKE THAT CAN DESTROY SOMEONE'S LIFE WITHOUT BREAKING A SWEAT.
SHE'D JUST GET USED AND TOSSED ASIDE.
YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.
MARRİAGE MAY ONLY TAKE A SİNGLE PİECE OF PAPER...
BUT DIVORCE ISN'T THAT SIMPLE.
EVEN IF IT'S A COMIC, IT'S NO FUN IF IT'S TOO UNREALISTIC.
NOW I CAN'T BE BOTHERED WITH ANY OF IT...
THIS REALLY IS ABOUT A COMIC, RIGHT?
DID IT HAPPEN OVER THE PHONE?
HUH?
DID HE ASK YOU TO MARRY HIM OVER THE PHONE?
UH... WHAT?
AH... NO, IT WAS AT A RESTAURANT...
DID HE PROPOSE EVEN THOUGH YOU TWO AREN'T DATING?
WELL, YEAH, BUT...
A-ARE YOU CRYING?!
...DON'T.
HUH?
DON'T...MARRY HIM...
OH? SHE'S PRETTY.
URGH
Someone who appears out of nowhere proposes to Juyeong and shows her the ring. The reason for the proposal is serious: his grandmother, the board chairwoman, has passed away, and according to the will, he will not receive his share of the inheritance if he does not marry within two years. In return, he promises a divorce whenever she wants and half of the money. Juyeong, meanwhile, goes to a bar to celebrate finding an assistant job at a studio, tells the contract-marriage story idea, and receives a shocking warning through tears.
