Young Wife and Bad Deeds — Chapter 1

I HAVE TO MARRY A MAN I AM MEETING FOR THE FIRST TIME TODAY.

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THIS MEETING, CONDUCTED UNDER THE NAME OF AN ARRANGED MARRIAGE,

IS BASICALLY A PLACE TO PERSONALLY VERIFY A PURCHASED PRODUCT.

GET MARRIED RIGHT NOW.

THE SELLER IS MY UNCLE, PROFESSOR SEO.

AND THE PRODUCT BEING SOLD IS ME,

SEO YIJAE.

YOU HAVE TO REPAY ME FOR RAISING YOU, EVEN IF IT MEANS GETTING MARRIED!

THANK GOD, THERE ARE MANY MEN WHO ARE INTERESTED IN YOUR PRETTY FACE.

HA, WHY ARE YOU MAKING THAT FACE?

IF YOU WANT TO RUN AWAY, YOU CAN!

HOWEVER, IF YOU DO THAT, YOU WILL NEVER SEE YOUR BELOVED GRANDMOTHER AGAIN.

THIS COWARDLY BASTARD...

...MISS YIJAE?

AH, YES.

...!!

OH MY~ YOU'RE AS BEAUTIFUL AS I'VE HEARD.

I'M GO HONG-GYOON, YOUR BLIND MATCH FOR TODAY.

EHEM, I'VE HEARD A LOT ABOUT YOU FROM PROFESSOR SEO.

YOU TURNED TWENTY THIS YEAR?

...YES.

...MAY I ASK HOW OLD YOU ARE?

I WAS BORN IN '66, THE YEAR OF THE HORSE.

WELL, AGE DIFFERENCE DOESN'T MATTER AT AA~~LL WHEN A MARRIED COUPLE IS LIVING TOGETHER.

THEN, WHAT IS TRULY IMPORTANT BETWEEN A MARRIED COUPLE~?

SLEEPING TOGETHER IS VERY IMPORTANT.

I WAS BORN IN THE YEAR OF THE HORSE, SO I'M ALSO LIKE A HORSE IN BED...

AT SOME POINT, YIJAE COULD NO LONGER HEAR HONG-GYOON'S VOICE.

...AH.

COME TO THINK OF IT, ISN'T THIS THE OPPOSITE OF BACK THEN?

NO, WHAT AM I THINKING?! IT'S OVER...

...BECAUSE I RECALLED MY CHILDISH BEHAVIOR LAST NIGHT...

D-DIRECTOR...

CAN'T YOU LET ME SLEEP OVER TONIGHT?

...HONEY, DO YOU KNOW WHAT YOU'RE SAYING?

...I-I DO!

...I'M NOT JUST YOUNG LIKE YOU THINK!

...DO YOU WANT TO SLEEP WITH ME?

...W-WAIT!

I GAVE YOU THE CHANCE TO RUN AWAY FROM A BASTARD LIKE ME.

HAA...

YOU CAN'T BACK OUT NOW.

EUGH...

D-DIRECTOR, WAIT...

ARE YOU A BABY?

HAA...

...COME BACK TO ME WHEN YOU'RE GROWN UP.

THIS DOESN'T APPEAL TO ME.

ANYWAY, I WAS TELLING MYSELF THAT I SHOULD CHOOSE A PURE WOMAN WHO WILL TRULY LOVE MY INNER SELF AND NOT MY OUTER APPEARANCE. AND JUST AS I WAS THINKING THAT,

PROFESSOR SEO RECOMMENDED THAT I MEET MISS YIJAE.

...MISS YIJAE?

MISS YIJAE!

AH, YES...!

...ARE YOU A WOMAN OF FEW WORDS, MISS YIJAE?

OR, IS THERE SOMETHING ABOUT ME YOU DON'T LIKE?

...AH, NO. I'M JUST A BIT NERVOUS...

AHH~ NERVES? I CAN EASILY RELIEVE YOU OF THAT.

MISS YIJAE, YOU'RE MORE PROACTIVE THAN I THOUGHT.

WHAT??

Proactive?

YOU SEE, I, GO HONG-GYOON, AM A MAN WHO UNDERSTANDS WOMEN'S HEARTS BETTER THAN ANYONE!

WHAT YOU'RE SAYING IS THAT YOU WANT THE TWO OF US TO RELIEVE OUR NERVES INTIMATELY~ ISN'T THAT RIGHT?

W-WHAT IS HE SAYING?!

I KNOW THAT IT'S HARD FOR YOU TO BRING IT UP FIRST, SO I WILL ACT LIKE THE MAN AND TAKE THE LEAD! I SHOULD SHOW YOU THAT.

ALRIGHT, I KNEW THIS WOULD HAPPEN, THAT'S WHY I BOOKED A ROOM WITH A VE~RY NICE NIGHT VIEW!

ALTHOUGH I DON'T LIKE THAT IT WAS BUILT BY A GANGSTER BASTARD.

I KNOW THAT YOUR ANKLE IS BROKEN...

SO, I SHOULD CHECK WITH MY OWN EYES IF THERE ARE ANY OTHER BROKEN BONES~

T-THAT IS TOO...

AH, RIGHT, I HEARD YOU WERE A VIRGIN WHO HASN'T BEEN TOUCHED BY A MAN YET! I ABSOLUTELY UNDERSTAND YOUR FEARS~!

BUT YOU CAN LOOK FORWARD TO IT. I'M PRETTY AMAZING~!

I GUESS YOU COULD CALL ME A WILD HORSE.

W-WHO ARE YOU?!

WHO AM I?

N-NO WAY!

I'M THE GANGSTER BASTARD WHO BUILT THIS HOTEL.

WHY IS HE HERE... ?

I WENT THROUGH ALL THAT TROUBLE SAVING YOU, SO WHY ARE YOU MAKING THAT FACE?

AH, WELL...

MR. GO, IT'S BEEN A WHILE.

YOU DIDN'T COME TO GREET ME, SO I CAME TO SEE YOU MYSELF.

D-DIRECTOR BEOM...?!

T-THIS IS A MISUNDERSTANDING! THAT WOMAN AND I ARE TO GET MARRIED NEXT MONTH!

...TELL HIM, MISS YIJAE!

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT EXPRESSION?!

YOU MIGHT HAVE BEEN A PROMISING BALLERINA BACK IN THE DAY, BUT NOW YOU'RE JUST A DEFECTIVE PRODUCT!!

I BOUGHT YOU!

D-DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY I GAVE PROFESSOR SEO... ?!!

TSK.

I THOUGHT I WOULD NEVER MEET THIS MAN AGAIN...

OKAY, LET'S DO IT.

...WHAT?

BUT LIKE BEFORE, HE SUDDENLY APPEARED IN FRONT OF ME

MARRIAGE... DO IT WITH ME.

AND TURNED MY LIFE UPSIDE DOWN AGAIN.

BEOM DOGEON,

THE SUCCESSOR TO MUJEONG GROUP, WHICH IS SAID TO HAVE ALL OF SOUTH KOREA IN ITS HANDS.

A MAN WHO HAS LIVED A LIFE WHERE IT IS TAKEN FOR GRANTED TO MAKE OTHERS KNEEL A HAND GESTURE

TO GET WHAT HE WANTS.

THE FIRST TIME HE APPEARED IN FRONT OF ME,

FUNERAL HOME

WAS DURING WINTER, THREE YEARS AGO.

...OH MY, SHE'S STILL THERE.

...I HEARD THAT MAN WAS AN ALCOHOLIC AND ALSO COMMITTED DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

YET HIS DAUGHTER IS HOLDING HIS FUNERAL. THEY SAY HIS WIFE RAN AWAY A LONG TIME AGO.

They say she lives with her grandmother.

I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHETHER TO CALL HER ADMIRABLE OR PITIFUL...

DID ANY MOURNERS COME?

MOURNERS?! A LOT OF DEBT COLLECTORS SHOWED UP IN THE MORNING!

THEY WERE SO SCARY, I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE!

L-LET'S GET OUT OF HERE!

YEAH, LET'S ORGANIZE THE DOCUMENTS!

IS THIS THE RIGHT PLACE?

YES, HYUNGNIM.

W-WHO IS THIS?

HIS VIBE IS SO DIFFERENT FROM THE PEOPLE WHO'VE COME TODAY...

HM...

YOU MUST BE SCARED.

W-WHO ARE YOU?

ME?

I WONDER...

SOMEONE YOU'RE GOING TO GET MESSILY ENTANGLED UP WITH?

SEE YOU AGAIN NEXT TIME.

oh my god, how much is this?

...MISS, WHO WAS THAT? DO YOU KNOW HIM?

N-NO? I DON’T KNOW HIM AT ALL...

I WAS A LITTLE WORRIED WHEN HE SAID THAT WE WOULD SEE EACH OTHER AGAIN,

BUT THAT MAN DIDN’T SHOW HIS FACE UNTIL MY FATHER’S FUNERAL WAS OVER.

...SO WHO WAS THAT?

THANKS TO HIM, I THINK I'LL BE ABLE TO COVER THE FUNERAL EXPENSES AND EVEN GRANDMA'S HOSPITAL BILL.

...GRANDMA, IT'S TOO LATE TO VISIT YOU TODAY.

I SHOULD GO HOME FOR NOW.

...I SHOULD CALL A TAXI.

!!

...MM.

OH, YOU'RE AWAKE.

DID YOU SLEEP WELL?

IF YOU DIDN'T WAKE UP, I WOULD'VE DONE SOMETHING.

Y-YOU!!

HUH...?

UGH...

AH.

GUYS, WHY AREN'T YOU CLEANING UP?

A BABY IS WATCHING.

APOLOGIES!! WE WILL CLEAN UP IMMEDIATELY!

W-WHAT... WHY ARE YOU COVERING MY FACE?

THIS ISN'T SOMETHING A BABY SHOULD SEE.

IT SEEMS THAT HE TRIED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF YOU BECAUSE OF YOUR FATHER'S DEBT,

BUT I TAUGHT HIM WELL, SO HE WON'T MESS WITH YOU ANYMORE.

I-ISN'T THIS LIKE SOMETHING OUT OF A MOVIE...?

DID YOU... K-KILL THAT PERSON?

DO YOU WANT ME TO?

THAT’S NOT WHAT I MEANT...

ALRIGHT, THAT’S IT.

THIS ISN’T A GOOD PLACE FOR A BABY. SHALL WE GO HOME?

I’LL TAKE YOU HOME.

DID HE SAVE ME...?

WHY...?

WHEN I WAS VERY LITTLE, GRANDMA TOLD ME A STORY.

MEETING SOMEONE FOR THE FIRST TIME IS A COINCIDENCE,

THE SECOND TIME IS DESTINY,

AND THE THIRD TIME IS...

BABY.

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WHERE DID YOU THROW OUT THE CLOTHES I SENT?

I DIDN'T THROW THEM OUT. THEY'RE AT HOME.

AT HOME...

I DON'T KNOW WHAT HE'S THINKING...

GET IN THE CAR.

...OKAY.

DOES HE REALLY WANT TO MARRY ME?

KYEONGJIN.

YES.

TAKE THE BABY AND GO AHEAD. I'LL FINISH THE MEETING AND COME LATER.

UNDERSTOOD.

YOU KNOW WHAT HAPPENS IF YOU MESS UP, RIGHT?

OF COURSE.

Huh?

HE'S NOT COMING WITH ME?

UHM, EXCUSE ME... W-WHERE ARE WE GOING...?

I AM TAKING YOU HOME, MISS YIJAE.

HOME...?

I HATE BITCHES LIKE YOU THE MOST WHO DON'T EVEN CRY OUT IN PAIN WHEN THEY ARE HIT!!

HOW DARE YOU BRING UP THAT YOU'RE MY DAUGHTER!? YOU VERMIN!

I FED AND RAISED YOU! REPAY ME!

ARE YOU ALRIGHT?

AH, YES...

WE HAVE ARRIVED.

THANK YOU.

THE DIRECTOR WILL ARRIVE SOON-

...?!

WHY IS THERE SO MUCH GARBAGE?

U-UNCLE, WAIT...!!

W-WHAT ARE YOU DOING? WHY ARE MY THINGS...

YOU BITCH!!

HOW DARE A NOBODY LIKE YOU MESS UP THE MARRIAGE I SET UP WITH MR. GO?!

T-THAT...

YOU'RE ABSOLUTELY CRAZY, YOU WORTHLESS PIECE OF GARBAGE!

DO YOU KNOW HOW MUCH MONEY MR. GO PROMISED ME?!

THE ORGEL AND GRANDMA'S PHOTO...!!

I HAVE TO PICK THEM UP QUICKLY!

...HONEY, SELL HER OFF TO A BAR RIGHT NOW.

IF NOT MR. GO, WHO IS GOING TO MARRY A WOMAN WHO CAN'T EVEN WALK PROPERLY?

GRANDMA'S PHOTO...!!

WHAT DO YOU PLAN ON DOING WITH YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S PHOTO?

YOU WON'T SEE HER AGAIN ANYWAY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN BY THAT-

AREN'T YOU THE ONE WHO BROKE THE PROMISE FIRST, BITCH?

I TOLD YOU I WOULD TELL YOU WHERE YOUR GRANDMOTHER IS IF YOU MARRIED MR. GO, BUT YOU RUINED IT.

UNTIL YOU CAN REPAY THE LOSSES FROM THIS TIME,

DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT SEEING YOUR GRANDMOTHER'S FACE AGAIN!!

STOP THERE.

...IF YOU LAY A HAND ON MY WIFE AGAIN,

I

WILL NOT END THIS CONVERSATION WITH MERELY WORDS.