“Sir, let me help you put it on.”
It was when the man, his face fallen, was about to turn toward the sofa. The employee who had gone inside the store returned with the altered coat and offered it to him.
“Ah, yes… ah, ah…”
The man who hurriedly slid his arm into the sleeve and put on the coat seemed to regret his action. Looking at it, two men of completely different builds were standing side by side in front of the mirror in similar clothes.
Whether the situation was amusing, where the excellent superior and the unfortunate man standing next to him were naturally compared, the store manager turned his head and coughed excessively. It was clear he was trying to hide his laughter.
The man dared not look directly at the mirror and just glanced at Tae Seo standing next to him. Then, he pursed his lips, which made his unattractiveness more prominent each time.
“We adjusted the sleeve length and shoulder width as you requested. Are there any discomforts?”
“…No.”
“I’ll pack it for you.”
“…No. I’ll just wear it out.”
The man seemed to have left his outerwear in the car, he was lightly dressed. Judging by his expression, it seemed like he was holding back a strong desire to take off the coat and throw it on the floor right then.
No wonder, without an outerwear to endure the cold wind of December, his receding shoulders looked incredibly frail.
“Sir, would you like to see the scarf you mentioned earlier as a gift for your mother?”
“…No need.”
“Thank you. Have a nice day.”
Although nobody pushed him, the man seemed to be shoved out as he waddled out of the store.
And a moment later, in the car leaving the department store, Tae Seo saw the man again.
The man waiting for his valetparked car looked like a paper doll, continually shrinking in the cold winter wind. Was it an illusion?
The man’s coat tails fluttered as he huddled against the wind, buttoning up his collar. It seemed as if he would soon fly away into the sky like a dried leaf.
It was peaceful.
It was a Monday evening, and the two yoga classes were packed with members, going as smoothly as one could imagine.
Jae In, who had just finished the evening class crowded with office workers returning from work, was left alone in the room about to drink water infused with dried lemons.
“No, why on earth would the landlord need to meet our yoga instructor? Talk to me, the director!”
“You step aside, you don’t have any business here. Right? It’s a problem that you hired a crude thing like her as an instructor!”
Jae In sighed at the commotion coming from outside the classroom.
Really, this is why Mama’s boys are problematic. They bring their mothers to handle things they should handle alone.
“Ah, I really liked the nail art I got today.”
As Jae In twirled her loosely tied hair up without leaving a single strand, she muttered to herself. Then she looked down at her nails newly decorated in the Christmas spirit in the morning.
The red nails with golden pearls shone brightly.
“Where are you! This, even a dog wouldn’t eat! How dare you, without knowing your place, reject my son?”
A few of the members who were about to leave after class hurriedly moved out of the way. Some were shuffling their feet near the desk, whispering to each other.
As the badgering got closer, Jae In got up. She twisted her head from side to side and stretched out her arms to loosen up.
The last time she dealt with a sticky Mama’s boy was two years ago. A few days after she set boundaries with the man, a woman who turned out to be the man’s mother showed up.
“My son can date you, but you can’t! How dare you, how dare! How dare you make my precious son cry? Damn X, this rotten X!”
The mother of an American Mama’s boy was boring, repeating the same profanity starting with ‘f’. The colorful Korean profanity she heard after a long time was refreshingly fitting in her ears.
“Hoo……”
Jae In took a deep breath and started to count, bracing herself as if she were an athlete preparing to enter the ring.
Soon, the door swung open and Gwang Soon entered, dressed in the same luxury clothing as a few days ago.
Jae In clicked her tongue inwardly.
She doesn’t know the basics of a fight.
A fur coat and a pearl necklace. These were definitely not convenient clothes for a fight.
The thick necklace was perfect for an opponent to grab, and the fur coat was an item that tore more easily than one would think. In addition to that, it was too hot, leading to quick fatigue. It was an outfit disadvantageous in multiple ways.
Ah, the bag.
Swinging around a leather bag from the L brand, famous for its waterproofing, could cause quite a shock. But thankfully, as soon as the confident Gwang Soon entered, she put her precious bag down on the floor.
“You, this X!”
“Hello, ma’am.”
Seeing Jae In’s polite greeting, Gwang Soon rolled up the sleeves of her fur coat with a stunned expression.
“Hello? Do I look fine to you now?”
“I’m not sure why you’re so angry, is there something wrong? Actually, I have another class here soon.”
“Class? Claass?”
Gwang Soon thought this was a good opportunity to mess up the yoga academy student. She planned to spread rumors that the yoga instructor was a loose woman who seduces men, so that she couldn’t even show her face around Gangnam.
“How dare you seduce my son and mention a class?”
“I think you’re misunderstanding something. Your son kept asking me to meet him using yoga classes as an excuse, so I just told him that I felt uncomfortable and that I had no intention of dating.”
“You, you……”
“I’ve conducted two weeks of classes, but I’ve also refunded the full month’s tuition fee that was paid in advance. I’ve never received even a single candy from your son. I’ve never contacted him personally, and when I told him I was rejecting his advances, I even paid for my share of the coffee we had. What have I done wrong?”
Jae In had been hassled many times, so she was familiar with handling clingy men. Therefore, she made sure not to give them any reason to nitpick later.
Her nearly 30 years of ironclad life weren’t built for nothing.
Gwang Soon’s body trembled as she faced Jae In, who, far from turning pale with fear, calmly spoke the truth with her naturally fair complexion.
“It’s your X that hit on him first, causing my innocent son to fall for you!”
“Ma’am, making accusations without evidence is problematic. Moreover, this is where I work….”
“No evidence? My son’s tears are the evidence! But you’ve been babbling nonstop since a while ago!”
The moment Gwang Soon charged, Jae In tightly closed her eyes.
Male lead reborn without memories — but he still falls for her.
The person he finds displeasing in this life turns out to be his cherished wife-master in previous life…
Xie Zhi and Fang Xianxing who had known each other for less than three days through a blind date sat in the same car in front of the civil affairs bureau. They had a disagreement and failed to get married.
Xie Zhi immediately took out his phone, slid through his contacts, and randomly selected the next marriage candidate.
The woman snatched his phone and hung up. Looking at his phone wallpaper, she awkwardly changed the subject: “An ancient painting, eh? It looks pretty good, it’s just that the person in the painting looks a bit like me.”
When he heard this, he sarcastically mocked her for being so delusional, completely unaware that, the person in front of him was the reincarnation of Wen Ru, the famous prime minister of Yuan Shun whom he most admired…
The female CEO who doesn’t want to get married with a divorce agreement in hand × The male archaeological researcher who will only get married if he’s sure he can get divorced
