Chapter 1 (1/2)
Chapter 1: Reasons to become successful
TL: Pineapple
Editor: Isalee
The autumn sun was very warm.
The clouds were floating freely without direction in the clear blue sky.
It was a peaceful day.
It was the type of day where enemies would have a truce just because of the weather.
”The weather is…”
”…Filthy good!”
Woo Hyuk looked at his wife who was standing next to him and swallowed the words he was about to say. The curse words that were about to leave his mouth stayed there as he tightly bit down on his molars.
It would be nice if it rained.
Woo Hyuk looked at his wife's expression as she stared at the autumn sky with a smile…
My wife had a miscarriage 49 days ago.
We lost our baby after 1 year of marriage.
My wife really wanted to have a baby…
My wife, Ye Eun, is an orphan.
She doesn't have any parents, siblings, or relatives at all.
So my wife's dream was to have a family ever since she was very young.
She wanted to become a man's wife and a mother of many children.
It was a simple dream.
When she worked as an employee at a college cafe, Woo Hyuk performed at a nearby theater and often visited the cafe she worked at.
Sometimes I went there with my colleagues or alone, but I wasn't even thinking of marrying Ye Eun then.
Ye Eun was the same.
At first, I was just one of many customers.
One day however, Woo Hyuk came into Ye Eun's mind.
There was an abandoned flower pot on one side of the building wall opposite the cafe.
The shabby pot had a flower that only had its torso left and all the leaves were withered.
One day, a man walked beside the pot. Ye Eun saw the man pour the remaining water from his bottle into the pot.
The man was Woo Hyuk.
He poured bottled water every time he pa.s.sed by the flowerpot.
After seeing that, Ye Eun also watered the pot everytime she thought of it.
Surprisingly, one day, the flower that was seemed to be dead had a beautiful new leaf growing out of it.
Woo Hyuk was also surprised by the sudden turn of events and stared at the flower for a long time. He gave a huge grin and laughed.
Ye Eun was lost after seeing his enchanting smile.
From that point on, whenever she saw Woo Hyuk, her heart would beat rapidly.
Ye Eun was very pretty and she had many male admirers that asked her out. It wasn't surprising for college students would come but high schoolers also came and confessed their love to her also.
Ye Eun didn't even give them a second glance.
Because of her cold att.i.tude towards them, I heard a rumor that she had high standards.
A man's wife, and a mother to children. That was her dream. But Ye Eun was only 25 at the time and didn't even have thoughts about marriage.
She only began thinking of marriage when Woo Hyuk came into her heart. She was curious about who he was.
On the other hand, Woo Hyuk didn't have eyes for Ye Eun at all.
One day, while Woo Hyuk was pouring the remaining water from his bottle into the flowerpot, a beautiful woman came up to him.
”I water the flower pot everyday.”
”Oh, is that so?”
Woo Hyuk, who was embarra.s.sed, seemed to be nervous and shyly looked at Ye Eun.
'It's early but where have I seen her before?'
”I work at the cafe.”
”Oh, I see.”
”My name is Jung Ye Eun.”
”Ah, yes.”
”Umm…”
”Can I go see the performance?”
”Of course.”
Was there a reason why she couldn't go see the show? It was a performance that anyone could come and see.
”Thank you very much!”
Ye Eun stiffly bowed to Woo Hyuk and ran back to the cafe.
That night, after the performance, as Woo Hyuk was leaving, he saw Ye Eun waiting for him in front of the entrance.
After watching the performance, I waited for him outside and even got flowers for him.
Ye Eun handed him the bouquet and Woo Hyuk took it.
”Do you like dumplings?”