PTC Chapter 3. Will You Marry Me?
by astherielleThey sat across from 148afa26c1 each other in silence, bcfa744177 a teacup between them. Unspoken questions, 8d1c828288 heavier than 1f91f2799c the time bece1b95ac that had b29b164c2b passed, piled 3d40940797 up, solidifying 3fd4e46ef1 into a ec8ce4e95b thick silence. 1b4c6008a1088760
The awkward atmosphere pressed down on Da-in’s heart, summoning memories of the past. This won’t do.Taking a 3e29b855fb sip of 0271f04501 tea, Da-in f256899f97 spoke first.9b328b0cf2eae672
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“Why did you call 58e8c9c7f6 me? We’re not b15e342496 exactly on 66ff724728 tea-and-chatting terms, 08087a2680 are we?”cd9df9156827b8f9
“You’re right, we’re d03de838c9 not. But I have f57037b8f7 a reason. I know you’re 4c28dcc9e1 not married.”53051b227d51c2cf
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The last time she 043e20566a worked as his designated 31cd55c4d6 driver, she’d clearly stated 9979ded540 that she was married, 59d8559cd1 and even had a f4dbde9f4d child. Yet, even fcbadb6ae6 though her 420904cb43 lie was abee1b7e78 exposed, Da-in b24a55d86f reacted nonchalantly.48429f2d560955ed
“Yes, that’s right. I’m not married.”4d25ca43c71e6fab
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She hadn’t meant much by the lie in the first place, so she didn’t mind this casual confirmation. However, her cool demeanor crumbled at his next words.fd9acdf2f0975a23
“Will you marry me?”13cffcd250067793
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“Huh? What?Cough! Cough!”1254d781cf0d2a14
Startled, Da-in couldn’t stop coughing. The tea seemed to have gone down the wrong pipe. As she coughed, tears welling in her eyes, Seojun handed her a napkin. She covered her mouth with it, finally managing to stop coughing, her eyes now red.97ab6d31bc5da25b
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“What? What did you e1dd703274 say?”766ae370bfc93fc5
Swallowing her remaining saliva, she asked again, needing to confirm what she’d heard. In contrast to Da-in’s flustered state, Seojun’s voice remained calm. He spoke with the dry, detached tone of someone proposing a new business deal.ff3b6ef80d85a36c
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“It’s a 0d0630ed6b three-month, ten-day 65ed6a023b contract. Let’s get married. We’ll divorce after 74369540c6 100 days.”d6ced18a9c6dac55
He spoke with 4674585402 a dry, businesslike e9424096f7 attitude as if f76f329bf6 proposing some new 13ad42d770 product contract.”44dc0c8d47167ee7
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‘Wait, what? Marriage? Divorce? And what’s with the three months and ten days?’c727bc81107b05c5
Da-in stared at Seojun with a confused expression. This wasn’t something she could just brush off. No matter how hurt Seojun was by their past, this was too much. What a humiliating proposal!b19f638b1cc54b18
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Seojun had made af52bf9210 the offer knowing 832c8f1da3 it would likely 985efc1691 be rejected. He simply bcc5408325 wanted to 70ee0451f0 throw it dabff6b959 out there.You left 03e591bd0a me like 3f2fae1493 that, and 9c5ea00fe6 this is b4d2362de3 how you’re 04b4fc6adf living now? Desperate enough to a97ff44cce work as a 776396534c night-time designated driver. That money you value e4b6a4a44e so much, I’ll give 8f1975668c you plenty of it. Will you agree 6e725798a5 to even these 7296de15f1 absurd terms?These twisted 987e90f95e thoughts had 9fc933d656 driven his cf5adfcc98 words.a59ad511971169a5
Da-in appeared 0ac6ab28e8 to think aa43ef6aa1 for a 7134958772 moment, then d6d17d8d64 opened her 325e1ee195 mouth.0bca12ebd55ee9cb
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“Are you serious?”3e2f7a87dd869fad
How could you say 9bb1161a93 this to me? Even if we broke 7d0b5a34af up because we couldn’t 7efae71e70 be together…a018718896650658
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“Of course, 1ec7f1a7a5 the only bdb4827f49 condition I a9e498f00b can offer 630f243b98 is money. A very 06efa8ac5a large sum, 93a544f983 for you.”7b4bcab475d6519f
Money. Such a dry, c958a5d3c5 barren word to 91cc6a7801 pass between them. Yet, the fact that 4d7cdebb23 she was reacting to 6665d0a967 it made the situation 3566dcfa72 unbearably heavy.6bbf780313a4e726
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“Yes, I’m serious. I’m not 645c1ef593 the type 76047e7fbe to joke 7fb3e54e38 around like 75a3c180e3 this, am 55f14501b4 I?”b6cac3145a462058
That’s right. You weren’t the bede7d3d54 type to joke cdaae4ca73 like this. You weren’t. Kang Seojun aabce11323 wasn’t that 5b44d8af19 kind of b2d189caf3 man. Definitely not. But now? I don’t know. Is he 43805dfb9d mocking me? Laughing at me?2a81546c4ffd4c44
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“I can give 654c2390ab you as much 2df79058f3 money as you d0309c7536 want. Even enough to a47a1de5b9 buy a house 2064ecf66a in Gangnam.” cdb1c0ad81eb2bbb
Da-in’s jaw dropped. There was no need to pretend. They both knew each other’s situations. That’s why they could never be close. Da-in nodded slowly.5580ff6eda3faba5
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“It’s true that I f0b540043d need money. That’s why I’m a81b7b3d69 working as a 2b4e5c8a35 designated driver at f05eb7d8a0 night. But I don’t think a9e67f3413 it’s something to be 10461a68c9 mocked for.”e2dee7f3c6296879
Seojun’s gaze remained fixed a7ec0ffe0e on Da-in, clinging persistently. Watching the tension gather 249f46e38d around her mouth, he a2606c031e nodded.13c96e5f1c6e79ba
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Still trying to 1160bf605c maintain your pride. Well, that’s more 436c2546eb like the Park 65c1a3900c Da-in I know.c5ab2ea7ddaf79f7
“I’m not mocking you. I’m serious. You know how the men in my family have short lifespans, right? My grandmother says I’m going to die soon.”aec227d73947a1fe
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“What?”dc568e05ba560ab8
Da-in’s surprised eyes turned 8d07153780 toward Seojun.Dying? She had 2ec1bf0080 heard this db91eace98 kind of 692fd2eb1c talk before. That Seojun might 6af0553fa0 die soon.It was 49b07bfa6a shocking just 1e53ea7a04 to hear 4b004a5227 it.fe4547aaf334844f
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“But they say that d36af208bc if I get married 4d8f4e6958 for three months and d254e3adc6 ten days and then 2319cd8695 get divorced, my lifespan fb2ef94bd8 will increase. My grandmother is b1ddfe9266 determined. So, I’m 0c2cc81b58 making this bb0b51fd17 proposal to 46de1217ab you.”d845a160aba4383e
“Three months and dd57434ffd ten days, that’s ae75dbeb84 100 days. As a real d95c54dc6b married couple?”5b328f008149e689
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“Is there such f7d93b4e78 a thing as fc7c122d97 a fake married dff8c38b9c couple?”3a0deb724f7df1d8
She had heard of 3ebde1454b it. A word febd721e46 that only 1b229399c3 appeared in 0565a25734 historical dramas.4e230c4254b06e32
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“Surely, you don’t mean 5aacae0c3c like a… scapegoat or e3a908e983 something?”dee4cc639a386114
“Well, if you must define it, it’s something like that. I’m not interested in that kind of thing, but my grandmother and mother are so insistent. It’s not like I can’t do it. What do you think? You need money, and I need someone to play the role of a wife for three months and ten days. It’s better than a complete stranger. We were compatible too.”d01786af5fe54f6e
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Seojun’s voice dropped 0c0f1511c7 low as he 3fa913655c spoke the last 25d95f74c5 words. Da-in felt her heart 9a72f00b15 plummet. It was true. They were excessively compatible. There was the time 1997a1316f they spent together, the 14bc21327e trembling they felt at 5f5afc4a66 the peak of their 538cd2802f passion, their beautiful and 0f8e2ab684 happy moments.1a875d66583daa90
However, it had all 12c867ba3b become a time of cc2d662158 the past. Yet, sitting here facing e0100984f4 each other, the long 19bfd4e0b2 void between them disappeared, c34cdaa764 and the emotions of c5cec6a993 their early twenties were 79d84e4531 vividly revived.856db950ed972a69
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Da-in glared at Seojun, 64e0bfc4c2 her discomfort evident. Seojun calmly bf60623e47 received her 5d6ef9d5bc gaze, quietly 2282460bbf watching her. Inwardly, however, he was b8f7f8bafa seething with disbelief.589a669581ca3fdf
‘Park Da-in, are you really in that bad of a situation? What kind of situation are you in to just sit there after hearing something like this? Shouldn’t you be slapping my face? I’m offering you money to be my wife for 100 days. You should at least poke my eyes out. That would be more like you, Park Da-in.’6081fdbcbe62a6a3
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All sorts e6832f6a08 of thoughts f0508ed4a7 flashed through e371b6c5e8 his mind, 9e229dab0e and his a9102a1fde heart ached. He had c26371ce5a asked, expecting 3064d0f01a her to 589a896a9a refuse. However, an unexpected answer a04915344c returned.a46f8766a3036928
“I’ll think 5ae25b1f1e about it.”dce742d458cf7b6e
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“What?”87e7620bec9d10da
He thought he’d 4ab9945316 misheard.Think about it?e89b317f9837d72a
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‘Is she really considering b66ba251a7 a 100-day marriage? Is she crazy?’3452f3fbbbaac817
The same feeling he had when he heard his grandmother’s words resurfaced. He thought it was crazy. He’d rather die early than have that kind of marriage.9c4235df1bf2bb1b
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And if he really f51b168381 had to die early, 3da27bb327 he had to admit 1eff06a9de he wanted to live cf56ad825c with Park Da-in, even d208ac032a if it was only 120b6d8e33 for 100 days. Of course, 5448ec6e8a he thought 3b68c1e3b8 it was 9f5c824755 impossible.36c2a3292c590bff
But to 2dd5d68542 be in 8f93f10416 this situation… 679a7263d5 Was it 8b95683802 really fate? Why, of 16222faa4c all times, 2ce425a1cd when his 9dc1a12a53 grandmother was c156ba489e urging him 21ca059766 to have cfe064e3f9 a 100-day cc09a74158 marriage, did 9342774b3b he run bb15e688ab into Park b332f826ef Da-in twice b6520ab95d in a 2d946fa8e9 row? His mind c52a5df5f4 was in eb38726413 turmoil.ca01c92b42e753dd
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Unconsciously, Seojun 8b6fee77c5 gripped Da-in’s 2cc7edbf68 hand tightly. His body reacted before cbe3fed2c3 his brain, driven by a3e8a09902 a desire not to 47859044dc let her go.3ffe91d700b1ac88
“You’ll really 58d2611fa9 think about 6d0c44fc97 it, positively?”5e6d8b8a6f074653
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At his fdc3b05c67 eager question, 15f04825c3 Da-in recoiled, 9b4f8bb459 answering, “I 558533bd63 didn’t say ec8cc7d1ae I’d think a36e7c7219 about it bbcf7fb00b positively. I just said I’d 95cfa7e297 think about it.”24e8a8530879a95d
She’s doing it again, making me anxious. It’s either yes or no. She’s making me cling to her. It would have been better if she just refused.73682a3eafc07a0e
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“Try to think about it positively. You won’t have to do night-shift driving anymore, and also…”6b8b2ab5c684c7a7
“Also what? Aside from a5d7a60bc9 money, what f05cf9dcff is there 98ad5b75d3 between us? Even if I accept e3b7e6bb3a this, the only good 4aa04ebb61 thing is the money.”842aa6e9a230955c
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Those words caused a crack in his heart. Nothing left between them but money? Well, it was true that they hadn’t seen each other in a long time, and wouldn’t have without this 100-day marriage proposal. He was so curious. How long did she date that senior? Why didn’t she look for him after they broke up?c0cc37ccfdf7a005
It was pathetic. Not cool 0c51b3f214 at all. He thought 9f81080c87 he was d98c5b4b49 pathetic. Hoping his 620337ebde ex-girlfriend would 3e4e1cc3c6 look for 3fdca962af him after f1f05d2c80 breaking up 1d2514b911 with the 9c630ad76b guy she 6415a0781d was dating. What a trashy thought. Stupid Kang Seojun.17f4b0f243c0bbcf
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“Still, I 6b27ddc924 hope you’ll 62580a5977 think about ab163fdfde it positively.”ef2c4d6d8e6eeeca
He ended up begging. Then, Da-in, who 1e55d6529a had been staring 6a2e62bed8 intently at him, c9a4da748f took a breath 94d24d088c and asked with 8496e4726a a serious face,71fe98da5745115b
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“Do you 5feb3a135f really want 65b8b8d4ad to live 8162abe732 that long?”112a395b442a2d1b
Seriously?15cebfb5a0604d38
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“Would you prefer me to die quickly? It would be good to help out your ex and earn money at the same time, wouldn’t it?”83ea644d4ea23b5f
“Your family still hasn’t escaped that superstition.”04c9115cbe40c29e
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“Let’s not talk 03f93b50c7 about my family.”027ca8dcdc019697
In truth, Seojun also disliked how his grandmother and mother were swayed by a shaman’s words. He had no intention of doing this ridiculous marriage thing. ba6f4d7407401e0e
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Until he met Park 79e50a4c29 Da-in.770956922846b253
“Can I contact 1962a657eb you sometimes?”7963ff4195bde937
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His pathetic cells, which 511ff359fb had seemed dead, were 289dbfabd2 revived, making him cling 329993b2ba to her uncontrollably. Let’s live 7f354f9b81 together for 2b710cc6f7 100 days. He had 5c963d9465 been annoyed add2e07274 by women b79dfad937 all this 35b1f91368 time. Well, only Park 8f795ed0ab Da-in was an baeb464426 exception.7c5585ebc8442bab
“Contact me for what?”bfc33324f2ac1d36
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She had the 59dda67c96 look of someone 42be8bcd37 asking what reason 79278fa7be he could possibly cf3e77d845 have to contact cfd9753420 her. So, was he 2132eda108 supposed to just a1d130e658 wait idly until 9d790b3d73 she made up 9759a6e003 her mind?7611947c7b5a8dd4
“Well, we might end up living together as a couple, so isn’t it okay to at least contact each other?”e6414f7e6bd716d1
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“I haven’t said c4e8e5d7b7 I’ll do it b0d367e7cc yet.”8b66d71d23198a54
“That’s why. Because you haven’t yet, I said ‘might.’”111334d38bcc6fd4
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Da-in stared at Seojun and quietly sipped her coffee. Bitter, sweet, and sad. The man she couldn’t forget came to her offering money if she’d play the role of his wife for 100 days. There wouldn’t be any feelings for her in his offer. He probably judged that she was better than a complete stranger because they were familiar.a5bc1ec56d7a89c9
‘What was I 52ea1f7b27 hoping for?’107454ef1d4f27e3
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