NOVEL NEXT Chapter 120: Don't be nosy in other people business
Kyuri is embarrassed when she tries to fix her clothes. Young Hwa has been kissing her like a horny teenager who has found a female for the first time. Her hair is a disheveled mess. The clothes are creased. Young Hwa looks a lot better than her. Anyone who sees them will know what happened between them.
"Wait." Young Hwa lifts up the back of her top when he sees her struggling to fix her bra in hurry.
"I can do it," Kyuri almost yells at him in discomfort.
He notices her discomfort and says, "Be still. We are married. Why being shy? I don't mind doing this every day."
She bites her lower lip and becomes still. Why do men like to use that word a lot? Kang Si An throw it around randomly like it doesn't mean anything. Young Hwa isn't doing any better. Little Hae's fathers are crazy.
He does better when he can see the damn hooks. He takes a glance at her smooth back before pulling down the shirt to cover it. 10 days are too long.
He fixes her long hair and the creases on her clothes. He would have liked it if he could take her home the way she looked especially if Kang Si An is still there. That man needs to know that this woman belongs to him now. He should not say any unnecessary thing to Kyuri. But Kyuri wouldn't like it. Then, Little Hae and her parents are there. Young Hwa is a bit scared of that child's unique questions and reactions.
He can fix her clothes, but what to do about her red face and swollen lips? There are hickeys on her neck too. Did he do too much?
"Let's buy you a scarf." He feels like he is a young boy again who is trying to save his girlfriend's honor. He sighs. Wife is not a wife yet. He has to hold back.
"I am not going in there." Kyuri is sullen. She has seen what he had done to her in the mirror. "You buy it. My favorite color is purple."
Young Hwa smiles at her. They are getting closer if she can get annoyed by him and throw a tantrum. She's cute like that. He walks into the mall. Her favorite color is purple. His favorite color is purple too.
He looks through the ladies section for a scarf that would suit her. Since he's here, he should buy some things for her and Little Hae. It's the first day of their marriage. Should he buy matching dresses for both girls? Purple dresses would be nice.
A store girl comes to him when she sees him wandering with a clueless expression. "Sir, may I help you?"
"Yes, can you show those matching dresses that mother and daughter..." He halts his words when he sees the woman walking in his direction. The woman also sees him and stops. Their eyes remain locked for several minutes before she breaks it first.
"Yeon Seo," He mumbles the name that he has sworn to never speak again. Moon Yeon Seo looks the same as if the time didn't touch her. Ironically, she's wearing a purple dress reaching her knees. She lifts her head slowly to meet the eyes of the man she has abandoned five years ago. She didn't think that she would run into him like this after a few days of her return.
His eyes turn cold. He ignores her and looks at the store girl with an unreadable face. His chilling voice scares the poor girl. "Get me a purple scarf of any design."
The store girl runs to get the scarf. Yeon Seo doesn't move from the spot. She peers at Young Hwa who has turned his back to her. The minutes feel like an eternity for Young Hwa when he feels her gaze on his back. Painful memories return in his mind as if someone has ripped open the stitches on an old wound. Even breathing the same air is difficult for him in the same space is difficult for him.
They have been in a relationship for a decade. She broke up suddenly and disappeared.
He is about to turn around and ask her the reason when he hears Kyuri's voice.
"Young Hwa." She scurries toward him. "My mother called and asked me if I ran away on a honeymoon with you. We have been out for hours. Let's go home first."
Yeon Seo widens her eyes when she hears those words. Honeymoon?
Right! Young Hwa feels relieved after seeing her. Yeon Seo is the past. Kyuri is his present. This is the woman who has reawakened his heart again. It doesn't matter if Yeon Seo is back. Kyuri is the woman he married today. It's their day one. He can't ruin it because of a ghost from the past.
"Sir, I brought the scarves." The girl returns with a number of purple scares of the highest quality.
"Pack them all," He tells her coolly.
"Why waste money?" Kyuri frowns at him and picks one randomly. "This one is good enough. I am never sending you for shopping after our wedding. You might end up buying everything because you can't choose."
Yeon Seo covers her mouth to stifle a cry. Both Kyuri and Young Hwa hear it. Kyuri looks at her with concern when she sees her crying silently. "Are you okay, lady?"
Yeon Seo turns her back to them. Young Hwa takes the scarf from Kyuri's hand and wraps it around her neck. "Don't be nosy in other people business and get late. Little Hae is waiting."
"We are late because of you." Kyuri peeks at the woman once before following Young Hwa. Something didn't feel right. She's sure that she saw that woman gazing at Young Hwa as if she knew him. The air also felt somewhat vague before she came. A woman from his past?
She releases her breath. The present is the only thing that matters.