NOVEL NEXT Chapter 115: Don't ask me to prove that
Kang Si An looks around the house full of things that she collected over more than a thousand years. From his every previous lifetime except for Li Jun's, she has taken something from him. She did take Li Jun's ashes, but they were lost in the sea.
He had felt wronged when she left him in each lifetime. He understood that the timekeeper was the reason. Still, a part of him felt wronged by her. If she stayed, would it be that bad? At most, the timekeeper would get him killed. He would have been reborn again. He could be with her again.
It must have been painful for her to watch him die. She kept a watch on him like a guardian angel. Whenever he was in trouble, she helped him from the shadows. She never made her presence known before the day of his death.
To Young Hwa, the house looks more like a museum. He didn't know that she was a collector.
Showing him around the house, Kyuri points at her photographs taken in the last century. "I should be a grandma if I was born on the day when this photograph was taken?"
Young Hwa squints his eyes. That's Kyuri's face. He looks at other paintings and photographs. A part of him says that all of these is edited. He doesn't want to believe. He notices the signature on the portrait. His mother has bought a painting by this ancient prodigal artist at an auction.
"He was also my teacher once," Kyuri tells him when she finds him observing the signature by the infamous artist from 16th century. "He tried to teach me art. He would often throw the colors on my face in frustration when I didn't meet his mark of expectation. I called it quits after 10years and ran away with this portrait. I was afraid that it might show up in some museum later and create problems for me in this century."
Young Hwa is speechless.
Kang Si An shakes his head. She should have taken more paintings and sell them now. Maybe she doesn't need to. If she sells half of the stuff in this house, she will be the richest woman in the world.
However, Kyuri is satisfied with her life the way it is. Being too rich attract attention. She would leave this for Little Hae and her descendants.
On the other hand, Young Hwa has no choice but to believe her. He has seen enough. "So, you aren't immortal now?"
"Yes, my body became normal three years ago." Kyuri lets out a sigh. "If someone shoots me, I will die. I hope that you don't ask me to prove that."
"I won't." Young Hwa smiles at her. "I told you that I would accept everything about you."
More than a thousand years of relationship with another man's reincarnations... He didn't expect that he would ever fall for a woman with such a complicated background. It's better if he doesn't think more about it.
"Really?" Kyuri asks him, mildly surprised. "Young Hwa, you still want to be with me after hearing everything?"
After hearing everything, he knows how special she is. Maybe his heart recognized it the moment he saw her. "Kyuri, I don't care about the past. Only the present moment and our future together matter to me. My parents want to meet you tomorrow. I can't wait to see you as my wife and Little Hae as my daughter officially. Forget about everything that happened in the past and walk forward with me."
She gives him a sad smile. Forget the past? It's impossible for her. But, she's not someone who wants to stay stuck in the past anymore.
When she says nothing, Young Hwa is disturbed. It's a lie if he says that he is not bothered about her and Kang Si An's history. Young Hwa looks into her eyes and cups her face. "Don't go to see him again."
She doesn't answer him. She has to find a way to fix Kang Si An. Otherwise, she won't be able to live without guilt. Young Hwa takes her silence as something else. He won't let go of this woman. He kisses her fiercely. Not a peck or a light kiss. He wants her to feel for him and remove Kang Si An from her heart. When she tries to push him away, he grabs her hands and kisses her deeper. When he stops, they both gasp for air once.
"Young Hwa..."
He reclaims her lips furiously. Forget everything about Kang Si An and love him. The 1000 years old history will turn to dust. Only the present matters. Little Hae and Kyuri belong to him.
Kang Si An runs out of the house. He can't watch that. Seeing her like that is hurting him. This is hell. He doesn't want to see this ever again.