5 How did your business meeting go? (1/2)

Will you marry me?

The girl's words kept ringing over and over in his head as he drove away from The Regal Hotel towards his home.

”Will you marry me?” He echoed as he drove.

After hearing those words, he had just gaped at her like a goldfish on dry land. Seeing that he didn't immediately reject her offer or agree to it, she followed up by saying that she doesn't need his answer right now, but for him to give it some time and to think about it.

”How considerate,” he thought sarcastically. At the time, he wanted so much to reject her offer. But the thought of the many people that he can save by his small sacrifice ate at him so much that he wasn't able to give her a well-thought negative reply.

Is she for real? Hyun-Shik stopped on a red light and leaned back on his seat. Not only she was willing to give the best years of her life to him, mind you she's only twenty-three years old, she even said that they don't really have to care for each other like normal husband and wife. No child rearing, no lovey-dovey stuff. Nothing. She will support him, his family's company, and make them all successful. The only thing she wanted out of this, beside her projects being recognized, is for him to act as her shield from other arranged marriages. He would guess the chances of her being sought after when they divorce would be a little less dramatic, but still...

This was the answer to all of his family's problems, right?

The answer was YES. But that would mean that his freedom, his lifestyle would be sacrificed. Should he really go for it?

Make no mistake, that Ji-Eun girl was really pretty, natural, and smart, he thought. Also taking into account that she's rich, an heir to an empire, and that she has her own business, she's bordering between simple and elegant, and one could only wish they have a girlfriend or wife of her caliber.

He sighed.

Maybe this would have been easier if-

He just started on another trail of thought when he heard his phone ring. He looked at caller ID and frowned as he picked up the call and put the phone on speaker.

”Yuri?” He answered the call.

”Hi, Honey! How did your business meeting go?” a bright, cheerful voice wafted to his ears and he relaxed a little.

”It went very well,” he answered, adjusting his voice naturally. ”Are you at the office right now?”