Love Affair in Company - Chapter 221 - END
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#Side Story 15. Everyone is happy (Side Story Completed)
2024.01.07.
On her way home from work, Suna received a call from Naeun.
“Oh, Teacher Naeun!”
After three attempts, Naeun was accepted into veterinary school, completed two years of pre-med, and entered her first year of majoring this spring. Although we don’t see each other often because we go to school in a rural area, Suna and I are both New Stars fans and close friends, so we chatted on messenger every day. ‘Teacher Naeun’ was a nickname that Suna jokingly called Naeun, who would become a veterinarian teacher in a few years.
“This Sunday. Teacher Naeun will come too, right?”
When Sun-ah asked happily, Na-eun shouted at the top of her lungs.
– Sister, have you seen the article?
“What article?”
– that is… … !
After she spoke first, Naeun hesitated for some reason.
– Hang up the phone and go to the Internet news section.
What on earth is going on? Sunah looked puzzled and hung up the phone and immediately opened the Internet window. And she did as Naeun had told her. As soon as she entered the news window, the title of the first article she saw was this.
Five full years have passed since their debut, and New Stars has become a huge star encompassing the world. Not long ago, her last album, ‘The Last Dance’, even reached #1 on the Billboard album chart.
As soon as the contract period ended, the New Stars members went their separate ways. Most of them join the military, some act, some do musicals, some pursue solo careers, etc.
Among them, center Eunho was scheduled to debut as a solo artist first, and fans were eagerly waiting for his debut album to come out… … .
Sunah clicked on her article with her trembling hands.
The place where her article was published was an internet media outlet that mainly covered celebrity gossip, and was a media outlet with considerable public trust in that area. In other words, it is not a simple scandal.
As expected, she was also photographed in several photos with her significant other. They’re whispering something in my ear, walking with their arms crossed, and hugging each other. Anyone can see that they were a sweet couple.
Sunah was dazed while holding her cell phone.
[For the next four years, can’t you just work hard and not think about other things?]
From that day on, Eunho continued to visit Seonah’s house every holiday. When she couldn’t come because her schedule was busy, she would come several days later. Each time, she came with both hands full of gifts for her mother, and she usually looked around the house where her mother and daughter lived and personally repaired it.
However, Eun-ho never showed his selfish intentions toward Seon-ah again.
[Seon-ah, noona! How have you been?]
He always greeted me warmly when we met, but that was all. So, on the outside, he just seemed like a really grateful fan, or a younger brother treating his older sister.
However, Sun-ah did not forget the look in Eun-ho’s eyes at that time.
[After 4 years, he will no longer be an idol.]
I thought he meant to ask me to wait. So Suna did that. I went on blind dates several times and confessed to my feelings at work twice, but I turned them all down. He thought that Eun-ho would be waiting for him as well, and that they had promised to do so.
But after reading the article, what happened four years ago felt like a lie.
It certainly seemed like Eunho was going to confess to himself at that time. It was in that kind of mood that I blocked his mouth first.
Dating someone else… … .
‘Maybe I was mistaken back then?’
Actually, if you think about it, Eunho is Chris from New Stars. He was originally a center in Korea, and as he was fluent in English, his popularity overseas was also overwhelming. At celebrity parties, he looks like he gets along well with famous foreign stars, so what made Eunho want to confess to me, who is five years older than me?
“… … .”
Seon-ah couldn’t figure out what was what.
*
On Sunday, there was a special meeting at the Pyeongchang-dong mansion. It was a gathering to celebrate the engagement of Hye-seon and Hyun-woo.
After four years of dating, the two promised to spend the rest of their lives together. However, because they decided to continue to be together as lovers, not as a couple, even if they were engaged, there was no plan for marriage after that.
[Getting married once in my life is enough.]
That was Hye-seon’s answer to Hyun-woo’s marriage proposal. Over the past four years, trust and affection have grown between me and Hyunwoo, but it was impossible for them to become legally married. Because she is the chairman of Daewon Group, and there is also Seung-ju, her successor.
Still, Hyunwoo did not show any signs of disappointment.
[As long as I can be by Hye-seon’s side in any way, that’s enough.]
So the two came to live together, and they invited people close to them and had a small celebratory gathering.
Sunny spring day. People arrived one after another as spring flowers bloomed with green buds all over the garden.
“Seon, welcome.”
“Seungju oppa! “I’m here!”
“Oh my god, when did our Jooeun grow up so much!”
While the large garden was buzzing with the warm greetings of people who had not seen each other in a long time, Jooeun suddenly shouted.
“Oh, uncle!”
Joo-eun, wearing a fairy-like dress, ran quickly and jumped into the arms of someone entering the garden. It was Eunho.
“Our Jooeun, did you miss your uncle?”
Twenty-seven years old this year. Eun-ho, who had become an even more handsome young man, smiled broadly and hugged his nephew.
“huh!”
“How much?”
“Like Land and Sky!”
Jooeun was Eunho’s youngest fan. When he opened his eyes in the morning, he turned on the TV and searched for a long time to see if there was a channel that showed his uncle.
Eun-ho, who greeted his older sister and brother-in-law warmly, then smiled brightly and greeted Seon-ah.
“Seon-ah, noona!”
“Oh, are you here?”
Sun-ah couldn’t bear to look Eun-ho’s face directly. Eun-ho asked worriedly when Seon-ah looked strange.
“What’s wrong? “What’s wrong with it?”
At that one word, Seon-ah’s heart silently collapsed. There was an article like that yesterday, why?
It was like that too. I guess I was the only one who was mistaken.
At this point, it was not easy for the spirited Seon-ah to keep smiling.
“Seonah! Where are you?”
Under the pretext of Eun-seo calling her out loud, Sun-a quickly turned her back on Eun-ho.
“Uh, I’m here!”
After a while, everyone sat down at a large table in the garden.
“Congratulations.”
“congratulations!”
Amidst warm applause, Hye-sun, brightly dressed, and Hyun-woo, dressed in a stylish suit, cut the cake together and placed rings on each other’s hands.
“Thank you all so much for congratulating me like this.”
“We will continue to get along well.”
Following the greetings of the two people who were the main characters of the day, the meal began in a pleasant atmosphere.
“But why are you so down today, Seon-ah?”
Normally, she would have laughed the loudest and made the most noise, but when Sun-ah was quiet, Hye-sun looked at her curiously. Suna’s heart sank and she quickly forced herself to smile.
“I guess I slept too late while watching a movie last night.”
She probably needs to eat quickly and get up quickly. Thinking like that, Seon-ah quickly moved her fork, but Seung-ju suddenly stood up from her seat.
“We would like to take this opportunity to tell you something.”
At the same time that Eunseo’s face turned red, Seungju smiled brightly.
“Actually, my wife just had our second child.”
Everyone who knew that Joo-eun had been worried because her second child was not born until she was five years old was happy as if it were their own.
“congratulations!”
Again, cheers and applause erupted. Of course, the person who was the happiest, aside from her parties, was Hye-seon. It was because of this that he changed her mind and freed her of Yeonhwa.
As the atmosphere heated up at the double ceremony, young Joo-eun excitedly raised her hand.
“Jooeun has something to say too!”
Everyone’s eyes turned to Joo-eun. Joo-eun shouted, his eyes sparkling.
“When I grow up, I’m going to marry my uncle!”
There was silence for a moment, and then bursts of laughter.
“Ahahaha!”
“Aww, so cute!”
While her mother, Eun-seo, was holding her belly button, Eun-ho made an apologetic face.
“What should I do? Jooeun. “My uncle already has someone he likes.”
“really? who?”
It was difficult for Suna to bear it any longer. It would be better for her mood to be absent than to be alone in laughing.
“Mr. Eunseo. “I need to go to the bathroom for a moment.”
Sun-ah gave Eun-seo a quick glance and stood up from her seat. She’ll make a lame excuse and go home, and she can call later to say she’s sorry.
But as she got up, she was grabbed by the arm before she could take two steps.
“Here, Aunt Seon-a.”
Eun-ho sat down in her seat and held on to Seon-ah’s arm. While the surroundings became quiet as if cold water had been poured on him, he spoke once again to his young nephew.
“My uncle has always liked Aunt Seon-ah even before Joo-eun was born.”
Seona stiffened. The expressions on many people’s faces caught my eye. Eunseo seems to be holding back her laughter, Hyesun looks satisfied, Naeun looks a little sulky, and Director Choi looks at her with envious eyes… … .
Each reaction was different, but no one seemed surprised. It was as if everyone knew except her Seon-ah.
“Then yesterday, that article… … ?”
How did this happen? When Seon-ah stuttered, not knowing what was what, Naeun quickly answered.
“It was a teaser for Eunho’s solo album. “An hour after the scandal article came out, another article called it an advertisement came out, but she still didn’t answer the phone.”
I was so shocked yesterday that I turned off my phone and didn’t even think about looking for follow-up articles.
“… … .”
I wasn’t the only one who was mistaken.
As soon as she finally realized it, Seon-ah’s eyes suddenly became tearful.
“What are you doing, Eunho Yoon? “I have to confess quickly.”
As Eunseo rolled her eyes, Eunho quickly stood up. And then he went behind Suna, who was still frozen.
After a while, Seon-ah felt a cool touch on the back of her neck. She looked down and saw that her little necklace was shining on her neck.
“Thank you for waiting, sister.”
Eunho, who had finally put on the necklace he had prepared four years ago, spoke softly.
“I waited a long time too.”
Seon-ah couldn’t stand it any longer, so she hurriedly turned her back on the table and lowered her head. Eunho carefully wrapped his arms around her shoulders as she began to shake.
“congratulation!”
“Wow, this is the first time I’ve seen Suna cry!”
“You two get along well!”
While congratulations, teasing, and applause erupted behind her, Joo-eun, who had lost her maternal uncle, belatedly burst into tears.
“crying!”
*
That evening, Eunseo was lying on Seungju’s arm and talking loudly about what happened today.
“Mommy, you were so pretty today, right?”
“… … .”
“I feel relieved that Eun-ho and Seon-ah are doing well. “It was a shame to watch her by her side all this time.”
However, no matter what Eunseo said, Seungju did not respond for some reason. Eunseo, who belatedly realized something was strange, looked into her husband’s face.
“But why haven’t you said anything since a while ago?”
Only then did Seungju blurt out. It was as if he had been betrayed.
“Why is it my uncle and not my father?”
Ah, that was it.
Somehow this guy seems to get cuter as he gets older. Eunseo held back her laughter and whispered in her husband’s ear.
“Don’t be too disappointed. “You have me, right?”
“That’s right, that’s right.”
Seungju’s eyes immediately sparkled. Oh, I touched a beehive! When she thought about it, her husband was already rushing towards her.
“It’s still early days so it can’t be done!”
“don’t worry. “I’ll do my best without putting any pressure on you.”
“Aaaah!”
The happy scream disappeared under the blanket a moment later.