34 Youll be just fine. (1/2)

”Why is he here?” She asked in panic and she moved quickly to go out of the dressing room to take a peek at the viewing room outside. He followed her as she moved, wanting to stop her from doing what she was doing.

The attendants were surprised to see her dash from door to door in her wedding dress and her bare feet, so they naturally stared at her. They only averted their eyes when they saw her secretary, Oh Jaehyun, signalling for them to turn away.

Just outside the door, Ji-Eun saw Song Hyun-Shik's side profile as he was talking animatedly to his mother about something. He was sitting unbridled on the couch as if he had been invited to this appointment all along.

”Jaehyun-ssi,” she said in a low voice. ”Isn't it bad luck for the groom to see the bride in her wedding dress before the actual wedding?”

”No, silly,” Jaehyun gently took her hand and gave a light tug. Her attention back to him, he led her back to the dressing room, so that the attendants can relax their stances and return to their work. ”That was before when tradition only allowed arranged couples to meet each other on the actual wedding day. It was just a preventive measure to keep the groom from running away just in the case the bride looks...”

”Ugly as hell?”

”Well... You can't deny that appearances play a really big part, so...” he ushered her back into the dressing room. ”But I don't think you have to worry about that.”

He squeezed her hand reassuringly, gave her a genuine smile, and backed away. He signaled once again to the attendants and they all returned to resume their work on her.

As they blocked his vision of her, his brows furrowed for a moment.

He recalled the last twenty minutes in the viewing room.

He had just finished ordering a plate of snacks and an array of drinks for Song Su-Won when one of the hotel staff went up to him to tell him that the Madam's son had just arrived at the hotel. Confused as to why the Song heir was there when even his Lady Boss confirmed that he wouldn't be in attendance, he prepared to excuse himself to receive him, but stopped when he heard Song Su-Won call to him.

The Madam turned to Jaehyun, ”Secretary Oh, I messaged my son earlier if he can come to Ji-Eun's fitting today. Do you think she is okay with that?”

Oh Jaehyun just kept a polite smile all the time, even though he knew that Madam Song was trying to cause ripples in his otherwise very calm facade. ”I cannot speak for her reaction, Madam. But I will make sure to let her know that her husband is here.”

At his firm words, Song Su-Won's challenging demeanor softened a bit.

He felt his phone vibrate in his pocket just then.

'I need you here.'

He immediately excused himself from the sort of oppressive atmosphere and went over to the dressing room to look for Ji-Eun.

As the attendants move away, he finally saw Chung Ji-Eun's completed look. And just when he thought that he had already seen at her most beautiful state, her image right now completely floored him and his words just failed him.

At that moment, she was almost... bewitching.

”Jaehyun-ssi?” Ji-Eun called out to him and he couldn't do anything but stare at her like an idiot.

”As expected of this dress! It really looks perfect on you,” Anita said, her eyes misting over. ”And yes, good choice not wearing a veil. That would have completely ruined your whole look. That garden-design comb was just what you needed!”

To say that the clothes and the headpiece did everything to change Chung Ji-Eun's appearance was a bit of a stretch. In fact, it was as if she was the accessory that the pieces needed to be able to stand out.

Anita and the other attendants fussed for a few more minutes before announcing that they're done with Ji-Eun's first look and that they were then going out to prepare the viewing room.

In just a while, the two of them were alone inside the dressing room again.

”Jaehyun-ssi...” Chung Ji-Eun stepped closer to his otherwise frozen form. ”Are you alright?”

He snapped out of his daze when he heard her voice.