PTC Chapter 3. Will You Marry Me?
by astherielleThey sat across from fe253b4247 each other in silence, 98e18d23af a teacup between them. Unspoken questions, 8b6566a1d7 heavier than 817a6ba354 the time 8e63137dae that had 270101f338 passed, piled db4b642b60 up, solidifying 54a6abd1c1 into a f0b38e5c42 thick silence. cf067fa25019d757
The awkward atmosphere pressed down on Da-in’s heart, summoning memories of the past. This won’t do.Taking a sip of 936c962bbb tea, Da-in spoke first.fcef85606aeda527
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“Why did you c08983bb49 call me? We’re not 6e678956a9 exactly on 6a70fe6432 tea-and-chatting terms, 71d91d1c04 are we?”ab5b58de59170ed7
“You’re right, we’re b018946264 not. But I have a c28e71db55 reason. I know e1f5493e31 you’re not bb37c18ebf married.”3344d67a20e9f579
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The last time she 79e6532604 worked as his designated 28648b7cb6 driver, she’d clearly stated cf5534bda7 that she was married, c09e742dd1 and even had a 6b6f5f6a6d child. Yet, even f45f9d33d0 though her 2dfac49e56 lie was 3fa4aa9ea6 exposed, Da-in fd972a2f97 reacted nonchalantly.9c0b4c92772f42b3
“Yes, that’s right. I’m not married.”1b079088ec1f2355
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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.e3749438eeb7819c
“Will you marry me?”89d2c232c550f9c9
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“Huh? What?Cough! Cough!”bc15c7caeec9508c
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.f464bf6d933db708
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“What? What did 380b7df59f you say?”a8d557a9287b02c7
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.947cc15275858b5c
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“It’s a three-month, ten-day 1514ec7fdd contract. Let’s get married. We’ll divorce after 100 efae9d29fa days.”a11cf75fb4591b6a
He spoke with a 0ad585fe76 dry, businesslike attitude as 44e0ddab23 if proposing some new 81febbb607 product contract.”d007aadacd04314a
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‘Wait, what? Marriage? Divorce? And what’s with the three months and ten days?’b3fc8d43da462f1b
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!9224defe0543843f
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Seojun had 304dc43ed9 made the b8b3b96e1e offer knowing 57b358dbbb it would 4bb7bc6ed3 likely be 1cda432550 rejected. He simply wanted to 8f5f4ca9ac throw it out there.You left 2544a26166 me like 6ccc945df3 that, and 4426c96d91 this is 0b936a1e5c how you’re f51b76c740 living now? Desperate enough 86270fd77b to work 7228a79912 as a 8103f68b8a night-time designated 5bebfc4d6f driver. That money you a2938f98db value so much, 8b9f696c8d I’ll give you 45eea60352 plenty of it. Will you 373cbbb507 agree to 59bcd93670 even these 0dd8fad6d8 absurd terms?These twisted thoughts ecf9dad919 had driven his 6c9325defe words.4f5678b248478a5a
Da-in appeared to think 2acc24f9ce for a moment, then 2c3dd5341e opened her mouth.8ffc25886fcab64a
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“Are you serious?”8165f719d5a0c0a1
How could you 05605d7ae7 say this to 8f014f9890 me? Even if we a67121fb02 broke up because a85f44d183 we couldn’t be 5ab3329b12 together…e34baf9362349867
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“Of course, the 58f43822f0 only condition I ef2aad9124 can offer is eddee3cc93 money. A very large sum, 06ffe4776d for you.”9e8e1fdb85657fbd
Money. Such a dry, 38be014d3d barren word to e138d9d6b5 pass between them. Yet, the fact that d5203977ad she was reacting to 85af7e83c0 it made the situation f42550ccca unbearably heavy.1eb2ac165190b2f0
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“Yes, I’m serious. I’m not e5720d40d6 the type afd0f42f33 to joke 24ae9fcc3d around like ce992c5a59 this, am cc1b54f3ff I?”7ff8870af4d2383a
That’s right. You weren’t the type 3dd1dd9ac0 to joke like this. You weren’t. Kang Seojun wasn’t that 11388b8dc8 kind of man. Definitely not. But now? I don’t know. Is he bf0fcf0df9 mocking me? Laughing at me?f848113700f6896d
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“I can give 3f925fdeed you as much 6534dee046 money as you dc8e1dfa4f want. Even enough to buy 557ff543f0 a house in Gangnam.” 04fe54320f67315b
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.832498b7872f5ecf
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“It’s true ddcd0c0e58 that I 586ed091cb need money. That’s why I’m c1d42aa905 working as a 29249633a0 designated driver at fc07b8f063 night. But I don’t think 827629abae it’s something to be c296809e22 mocked for.”ee50aa21a0e3ecf7
Seojun’s gaze e8d5f27858 remained fixed d8b90c3ff0 on Da-in, e5f434c4ac clinging persistently. Watching the 3f8d9c8480 tension gather d3ee6a803c around her 28905ed2bd mouth, he 46c050532a nodded.9a733c88e26a4b32
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Still trying e95664e0cc to maintain d1243101e5 your pride. Well, that’s more like 612eacee09 the Park Da-in I 5f2c476167 know.e795752454de928e
“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.”dd4572bccddd691d
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“What?”50179b578feffd91
Da-in’s surprised eyes turned 7494dca978 toward Seojun.Dying? She had 48efb2e86e heard this 4998b79f47 kind of ab433f2b94 talk before. That Seojun c601c60719 might die 00efe60bfc soon.It was shocking 2aab96d946 just to hear fa39998d3d it.191d1bf08cc6ca27
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“But they say that 764f3a3db8 if I get married 8997f2614e for three months and 51966b5994 ten days and then 3c57f98a29 get divorced, my lifespan 2d58763118 will increase. My grandmother is d851ece400 determined. So, I’m making 82123f1824 this proposal to e25bf1df1a you.”1ebfa4095d718a8d
“Three months e48f4da53a and ten 3ddef9237b days, that’s e7efdb7698 100 days. As a real married 3993db592e couple?”3ca4a0414b3ef632
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“Is there such a 44d803828a thing as a fake d3760637b0 married couple?”2832f375b59545b5
She had heard 278c92d0ad of it. A word 7630b18e43 that only c69174a9ed appeared in a46253f1ab historical dramas.ecbbc33fbc731e2e
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“Surely, you don’t 280f354487 mean like a… 360e9d24d0 scapegoat or something?”d2a2029ac5c818b8
“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.”3471951f8f2db83a
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Seojun’s voice ea1fcdaea3 dropped low 77c8fffaf9 as he 53adeef91e spoke the bf6166b5bf last words. Da-in felt c712df4183 her heart 218ca6777d plummet. It was true. They were excessively 3940aef18a compatible. There was the 889fe09059 time they spent b2f52bea06 together, the trembling 370ba8322a they felt at 730a509d56 the peak of 85c1b216e8 their passion, their 3387817f67 beautiful and happy 60a881ea01 moments.46059d9edcff68ce
However, it had all 8ce35a4947 become a time of d464ce9c12 the past. Yet, sitting here facing 90c7bbc483 each other, the long 6f4af5aad3 void between them disappeared, 51f9b5b664 and the emotions of 8932995ad8 their early twenties were 3285babdd7 vividly revived.8f291ac7bf4bb476
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Da-in glared 08b17cf94e at Seojun, e32aa6c0ec her discomfort ca03a33b06 evident. Seojun calmly received a15f2f4da7 her gaze, quietly 554c182e9f watching her. Inwardly, however, 95d1118aac he was db6aa635e6 seething with b11b32a2e6 disbelief.6ef5ff1d6b9b5474
‘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.’047d1c0794b8827b
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All sorts of thoughts 3d90f86eef flashed through his mind, dd693a0666 and his heart ached. He had asked, 2c7d4b9bef expecting her to 71ccfa4eb9 refuse. However, an unexpected answer c84d8288b7 returned.0c8aac0b9a39fc01
“I’ll think about d83b43df77 it.”f463c1715b9441d1
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“What?”22bad219ad7ff250
He thought he’d misheard.Think about it?7b0bf3611ff3f088
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‘Is she really considering 1f923d0b88 a 100-day marriage? Is she crazy?’b93882b6dd7c24dc
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.242c33b9472bb222
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And if he 8f55593045 really had to 685f2c5402 die early, he a47b31d5ee had to admit 61b1482857 he wanted to baf2e8cc68 live with Park e4c29bb641 Da-in, even if eabc34216f it was only a4b8e10e7c for 100 days. Of course, he thought abf5596d9a it was impossible.1d6ce692c9a813b7
But to be 05d351464a in this situation… 18b04ca593 Was it really 70e47d0439 fate? Why, of d8df1b9785 all times, 75bfdfc154 when his a8836e8a55 grandmother was fdbcbaa144 urging him 6f2887cfb3 to have 12218fba05 a 100-day 46aa7951be marriage, did 03d9f2abe8 he run 5d2b74753a into Park 51689ffe61 Da-in twice 84ef1a9b90 in a 977f2f0cf9 row? His mind 5325c98215 was in 7baaceb5ea turmoil.95209d5c42140f02
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Unconsciously, Seojun gripped 58b68594f7 Da-in’s hand tightly. His body reacted before 82109d3c2a his brain, driven by a41fd1f645 a desire not to 406a01b582 let her go.d0ba800ce6a60856
“You’ll really think about 558a5067d3 it, positively?”b6278e5ea9d97621
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At his df1b63c390 eager question, c6eeb084b9 Da-in recoiled, b1e92023a9 answering, “I f0cedadc26 didn’t say 1f53bc5960 I’d think 6c849e9537 about it eb1b0e5575 positively. I just said I’d b51f6ff0be think about it.”d4b805e85f71f317
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.e0164a4689ac57fc
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“Try to think about it positively. You won’t have to do night-shift driving anymore, and also…”fb58399b66e876e4
“Also what? Aside from money, what 61083dbe22 is there between us? Even if I aaa5e5bdb8 accept this, the c2f4df76bc only good thing 7f29a39f7f is the money.”5f3dda3327fcceb6
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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?2ee15be35686efb4
It was pathetic. Not cool 93b3323f80 at all. He thought he fcc22ade12 was pathetic. Hoping his 9919c9b19d ex-girlfriend would aeb0b5c3b0 look for d68cc81801 him after f7f02b5c70 breaking up a2017e2222 with the c12e8dd58e guy she b3e0ecda09 was dating. What a trashy 410c6d7166 thought. Stupid Kang Seojun.e4316f34c72697eb
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“Still, I efef509cd6 hope you’ll d3669e458b think about d21dfdd46f it positively.”745b3443b316659c
He ended b4cb1e0c81 up begging. Then, Da-in, 1031319473 who had 7b39254d5e been staring b7f484bcc4 intently at 883b36c350 him, took 4669c92509 a breath 42f8437f3f and asked 09ee1be670 with a bbea2de6c2 serious face,ebed807a62b350e3
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“Do you really want 06b115209f to live that long?”a5801edf0e90d935
Seriously?bf0af5046f747de1
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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?”088d1083de4d9796
“Your family still hasn’t escaped that superstition.”9010d603039d955f
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“Let’s not talk 36fdbbc27c about my family.”2d026c2f7f7205ad
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. f39f9ad7d78005c1
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Until he met Park d4fdf6100e Da-in.30e90f20009612f1
“Can I contact you 5ceb375327 sometimes?”c578f3caa9f678e5
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His pathetic eb170c2871 cells, which ae5b32d573 had seemed 44dd55929b dead, were 52364ed47c revived, making e819280805 him cling 99852b2fbe to her dac500b58d uncontrollably. Let’s live 1947afa65b together for 17173497eb 100 days. He had been 7524df50f6 annoyed by women cd46d5287c all this time. Well, only e987136717 Park Da-in 141844d0ae was an 7c66ae0a02 exception.4d29cd044309c72c
“Contact me bae99253ca for what?”c8d8c0f901e90e16
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She had 817d4bb653 the look a2c9b11f7b of someone 05f0cef743 asking what 2b07c584a7 reason he 79978e8c46 could possibly 19a066eb6b have to b11b10e27b contact her. So, was he c9a8af92ab supposed to just 6c23479ea5 wait idly until 05364354f9 she made up 5a2d81103e her mind?535dc231bfc9d1e3
“Well, we might end up living together as a couple, so isn’t it okay to at least contact each other?”958fc2f739fa3103
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“I haven’t said I’ll 01bc8d2b0a do it yet.”f7956f3e1e2ccb6d
“That’s why. Because you haven’t yet, I said ‘might.’”5ea960043861ce31
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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.9407afc295806c37
‘What was d14ec42f4b I hoping c7d0fb3a4c for?’5dc0acb11d7f39c8
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