PTC Chapter 3. Will You Marry Me?
by astherielleThey sat across 45171744ca from each other 82b87e20af in silence, a 2f888f136c teacup between them. Unspoken questions, heavier than acb399ba99 the time that had ac52fa9975 passed, piled up, solidifying df2c0371ab into a thick silence. 95c8232dc232752f
The awkward atmosphere pressed down on Da-in’s heart, summoning memories of the past. This won’t do.Taking a sip of b5e5597455 tea, Da-in spoke first.264ab13794bbf99f
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“Why did you 0b9c904ce0 call me? We’re not e5d9c91ea1 exactly on 679fb0c519 tea-and-chatting terms, a53b09d6ab are we?”ac04cac288043c04
“You’re right, d6fce89e8c we’re not. But I have ded02840a2 a reason. I know you’re not 258edb6265 married.”664feebdbc70176f
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The last a79a24d9be time she 69cfc90f04 worked as c358928708 his designated 168956cfe6 driver, she’d c0ed0e6a81 clearly stated 91327a167a that she 1eade5870b was married, 1b3c13767e and even f87920fcbc had a 84cb682b7c child. Yet, even b21bceb7b0 though her d5b9c43062 lie was b0a3e2304d exposed, Da-in af76ede1ee reacted nonchalantly.1108d4757c66bc80
“Yes, that’s right. I’m not married.”842bb7fc36bdd128
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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.b3ad49320075b5c3
“Will you bbf81ad040 marry me?”d2a373536c99e1ad
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“Huh? What?Cough! Cough!”ddb572ab60d2ecd6
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.7c50e51098735a58
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“What? What did b89828c3f6 you say?”1ae6f9e4a065ab33
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.a03ac7038e26b4c8
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“It’s a three-month, feff90c053 ten-day contract. Let’s get married. We’ll divorce df5efe380a after 100 53d447b402 days.”22c28fbd97d5d0e3
He spoke with f33d890321 a dry, businesslike aace92247f attitude as if 2dff3ab224 proposing some new 63682d219a product contract.”b8928157fb81da4b
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‘Wait, what? Marriage? Divorce? And what’s with the three months and ten days?’f62f33739946b0a7
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!dbadc2483e8cc68c
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Seojun had made 610ddbd194 the offer knowing e84e26d700 it would likely 5bf71cc5bd be rejected. He simply wanted to be037052ee throw it out there.You left 6fa95b2a5e me like 2ad66a1a8e that, and 92576b1da9 this is ec06563721 how you’re 01c2d04a04 living now? Desperate enough 4ad6036332 to work 83fc66fe2f as a 1134ad24e8 night-time designated b609ecfbf2 driver. That money 0302bb069d you value 95836262e0 so much, 2508fe63be I’ll give aa18b9e73b you plenty ff3f7140f5 of it. Will you ec088e5073 agree to fb5cef6b24 even these fe7091c517 absurd terms?These twisted thoughts had e8c55ed5f2 driven his words.626a5f1c344988ac
Da-in appeared e3e7f72282 to think 3cbf959fa8 for a b6ff2dadfd moment, then 34073f1281 opened her 55a37b878c mouth.69acebe651870bf4
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“Are you serious?”dcaccdc44c2a7c37
How could bbca2063cc you say 30b35c3ff0 this to 67d3877785 me? Even if we broke 1c5f903f7e up because we couldn’t f0652c9aaf be together…f2a41a8ca2557d7f
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“Of course, the ecf62b34c5 only condition I aeba7421e9 can offer is e80520b5ff money. A very 24a3bccf15 large sum, 3ad8d43475 for you.”b24b4de0ab0e4119
Money. Such a dry, barren 9b6711e742 word to pass between 46deb07959 them. Yet, the fact that 03a8814a9b she was reacting to 569b1a0b4b it made the situation ed6e2b02ab unbearably heavy.d4a1df78739c840a
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“Yes, I’m serious. I’m not the type 7ee85c9540 to joke around like e3c87183ec this, am I?”b6155b8b338e787a
That’s right. You weren’t 8022b67c36 the type 65c23b35bc to joke b5bc29027a like this. You weren’t. Kang Seojun 3e18a6c041 wasn’t that 20aaaeb636 kind of 8f61a885af man. Definitely not. But now? I don’t know. Is he mocking me? Laughing at me?dc550128885c711c
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“I can 5abb45de9b give you d84d25a3ba as much 9840206da9 money as 959095c279 you want. Even enough to buy 6ede91f3b3 a house in Gangnam.” c51571cfd4fb7114
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.ad6676b1c530b2ce
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“It’s true that 130fc2bee1 I need money. That’s why I’m working 092aa4f7c4 as a designated driver 22366f482f at night. But I ebb778716a don’t think ef3e264585 it’s something 60ff9931c1 to be 0ffd505a21 mocked for.”55bd21039860f238
Seojun’s gaze remained fixed 092ec5138b on Da-in, clinging persistently. Watching the tension b4632d4523 gather around her 1a7ab83012 mouth, he nodded.da82cd0ea31923a5
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Still trying to 9ab7e5e62c maintain your pride. Well, that’s dddae291b8 more like 80246cbc73 the Park d3e00f762e Da-in I 382fc2727c know.916bf012a6d0eee2
“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.”aec65fd36ef6b9f7
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“What?”806db2c7cea65804
Da-in’s surprised 48865158d1 eyes turned a705f92c47 toward Seojun.Dying? She had heard 6235e2ec93 this kind of de96135857 talk before. That Seojun might die 8904158a66 soon.It was shocking just be04a4e6c6 to hear it.be5e4c0038ae3d23
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“But they say 6fdb722e5e that if I 8c7be7132c get married for 25306feaa2 three months and 2f836f3e85 ten days and 00fd9ba2bd then get divorced, 9f17c9f2e9 my lifespan will e2298e1d96 increase. My grandmother is determined. So, I’m making this 90c1cdb207 proposal to you.”d67d17c8597ce55c
“Three months 82f8f2918b and ten bf29d5b152 days, that’s 3c85fac217 100 days. As a real married c0bffd064b couple?”efbd6a4b4a2e8ca1
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“Is there such a 3843d133b7 thing as a fake 745dc0cbdd married couple?”3b9178c6aeb6db85
She had 4a39ae4d24 heard of e9a9345499 it. A word that only abc7255baf appeared in historical dramas.e7ed160ab23fb173
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“Surely, you don’t mean 9a55aff6c5 like a… scapegoat or f0fedcf966 something?”f53c2f8afbbb03ef
“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.”404b92365bb3ab6a
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Seojun’s voice dropped 3e58b7c3a8 low as he 955ac19e78 spoke the last 973f7ee0a1 words. Da-in felt her heart be8e429ce2 plummet. It was true. They were excessively compatible. There was 097a3a1ac4 the time e269279696 they spent cb735aea19 together, the 7cfa09b03e trembling they 4e35c1640d felt at b342d03f1a the peak 430d468609 of their edf03195d9 passion, their afa0cc8664 beautiful and 9589f123e6 happy moments.7259167a957b7ee7
However, it ecf287fcdc had all 4da56dc6c3 become a 3b3de96890 time of 7a30745e93 the past. Yet, sitting here 353da813f6 facing each other, 6bb0e47064 the long void 9288e5fa66 between them disappeared, e79d618ce1 and the emotions 60149f6a65 of their early 53408cdc8d twenties were vividly 75900bfd61 revived.596e56fb3a01d9bd
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Da-in glared at a47a40d46a Seojun, her discomfort 81f19044e7 evident. Seojun calmly received e01d3a57a3 her gaze, quietly ca9c0d8b2b watching her. Inwardly, however, he was 7368ca032a seething with disbelief.194615a05bc0ff08
‘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.’837a38a6ff452ae1
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All sorts of thoughts e638aa41d0 flashed through his mind, 9103c4ffeb and his heart ached. He had asked, expecting a3957c1ab7 her to refuse. However, an unexpected answer bb3de406d6 returned.16577fbc63ce6e52
“I’ll think about it.”d3a5270b716df271
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“What?”6d7fb0ba7d31250f
He thought he’d misheard.Think about it?c616d9cebc16a9dc
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‘Is she really considering c599bc193a a 100-day marriage? Is she crazy?’4cab12dfc093b197
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.76829d13ef29918e
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And if he really 74cef51f63 had to die early, 8b6f726ffa he had to admit fea7fb07eb he wanted to live 31f3514448 with Park Da-in, even 050c8f0657 if it was only 671b7eca6f for 100 days. Of course, he thought 93fb32e87b it was impossible.de630beb94991f76
But to be in 9a05091b1a this situation… Was it 33679f0c7a really fate? Why, of all e247f5ba5c times, when his b7a96f3af2 grandmother was urging fe31d45dcb him to have ec9a1f8354 a 100-day marriage, 4c76924c5c did he run c828823c95 into Park Da-in e2d5ff6534 twice in a 4be09ac7e3 row? His mind 5a7e561c43 was in 3e1b888ded turmoil.7777cc6a6d073f5d
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Unconsciously, Seojun gripped Da-in’s 9f96a8cc36 hand tightly. His body reacted 1bc33c469a before his brain, 6ef1c35cf1 driven by a a708785111 desire not to cb12118870 let her go.d36c840a761a5d4a
“You’ll really think about 7f1b2a3cd7 it, positively?”0a2b9a1040ebd6f5
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At his 333d05541b eager question, 1d86af63d5 Da-in recoiled, 721c869b3c answering, “I 3fd2db4f7c didn’t say 89f1e6de5d I’d think 4837b42e04 about it 3fd47b77bf positively. I just said I’d 30b580ba59 think about it.”5df4493d0c958da6
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.fb122dcb304a5862
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“Try to think about it positively. You won’t have to do night-shift driving anymore, and also…”a25e096c5d2862a2
“Also what? Aside from money, 168adf4c8f what is there 84c8df1448 between us? Even if 37235f863b I accept 838e235156 this, the 72dfbdfc7c only good 4ab0acc64a thing is 0fa62112e7 the money.”349c377c87281ada
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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?6de4e5af2e779442
It was pathetic. Not cool at all. He thought he 17e96995ff was pathetic. Hoping his ex-girlfriend f5893d99e0 would look for 1d0ab62c05 him after breaking 8c66a9281b up with the 45cacd8c3f guy she was 068fd83c76 dating. What a trashy thought. Stupid Kang Seojun.0cf2797ddf151afb
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“Still, I hope c4cda922a5 you’ll think about f19f88959a it positively.”f166238a5df13870
He ended up begging. Then, Da-in, who 8fad756579 had been staring aab6c85cb4 intently at him, 7e13f8f22a took a breath e483fea591 and asked with 98456c61ea a serious face,7b5bc166263215da
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“Do you 60df866c9e really want bd199ea90c to live 81bb250492 that long?”2d437978c8512e3c
Seriously?ae83b9ed7746966c
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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?”e3c9b93dbbd26c91
“Your family still hasn’t escaped that superstition.”aec17987e6c82516
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“Let’s not talk a692d33d84 about my family.”2af497165c8f2ba4
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. f365f57cea6b4aae
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Until he f27530f683 met Park 1a8c2a8429 Da-in.386518ee8b8ce389
“Can I e0c24f5c27 contact you fe124cf6af sometimes?”5778fc6ece6f64eb
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His pathetic cells, which 1f75ea2971 had seemed dead, were 7ec62f3e14 revived, making him cling 0004f4fcf6 to her uncontrollably. Let’s live together 0b3671a30a for 100 days. He had been annoyed da0176ee22 by women all this aef6dd04a8 time. Well, only Park 0e3b7380c5 Da-in was an 33f018bc93 exception.41ad433cd0f2b2ff
“Contact me for what?”4d5e6af3d18c36b9
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She had the 4118ecb3af look of someone 490213bb7a asking what reason 196e57ba60 he could possibly 1be9911a32 have to contact cfb551b5d5 her. So, was cb5ed28480 he supposed 4bff24aa2b to just 9b8346a254 wait idly 4c30a4ab92 until she 00eadd6198 made up 26a3b1aed9 her mind?7c6ee1f36cbe2616
“Well, we might end up living together as a couple, so isn’t it okay to at least contact each other?”c08466830e2d8898
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“I haven’t ee448f6de2 said I’ll 6b4b55c627 do it fc7ae158bb yet.”46b46ad2ca6a0a02
“That’s why. Because you haven’t yet, I said ‘might.’”0f361cf8be3548d0
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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.cfa6194c943780a8
‘What was I hoping 150ce95acb for?’7b8f976a1748fd48
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