24 It doesnt matter to me if you continue your relationship with Bae Yuri. (1/2)

10:38 pm.

Hyun-Shik was driving home after spending some time at a local bar. He recalled his and Ji-Eun's conversation over dinner with an easy smile on his face.

Everything will work out in the end, he thought. Everything will work out...

That night, he had decided to come clean with his intentions and had told Ji-Eun all about his relationship with his girlfriend and why they had decided to keep it secret.

Ji-Eun, in all her poise and calmness, listened to him and did not react negatively as he thought she would. She did ask some questions, but they were nothing he couldn't handle.

All she asked was, ”How are you going to handle the situation with your girlfriend then? If you agree to get married to me?”

The truth was, he had already sat down with Bae Yuri a day ago and they were able to discuss, albeit hesitant, about their situation, Song Corp.'s standing, and Ji-Eun's offer to help him out with everything. He explained the pros and cons to her and tried to convince her that the pros of their situation far outweigh everything else.

In the end, Yuri came to a compromise with Hyun-Shik. She agreed to stay with him and wait for two years. Hyun-Shik couldn't believe it at first. But Bae Yuri had made up her mind then and there and told him, ”I will do it for you.”

Hyun-Shik covered his mouth, hiding the smile that was lowly getting wider. He drove a little faster, his emotions sweeping over him.

Is luck finally coming to me?

He couldn't believe the tenacity of the women in his life. His mother who arranged his and Ji-Eun's fateful meeting. His girlfriend who decided to cling faithfully to him without reservation. And Chung Ji-Eun who extended a helping hand out to a stranger like him.

These women... were all too good to be true.

Near the end of their dinner earlier, Ji-Eun nodded to Hyun-Shik and told him, ”Thank you for telling me the truth. We'll just have to figure out the rest after we inform our parents.”

Hyun-Shik inwardly agreed, finally relieved. ”You're right. Let's-”

”Hyun-Shik,” she said, cutting him off mid-speech. ”Maybe it's best we just tell the elders what's on the surface of our arrangement.”