THE SECOND CHANCE

THE PROPOSAL AGAIN OF THE SECOND CHANCE

THE SECOND CHANCE LECTURE

Chapter 6: "The Proposal Again"

2 Weeks After Meeting Mother. Kang Biotech R&D Lab.

Soo-jin was running on 3 hours of sleep.

The new cancer drug trial was in phase 2. If it worked, Kang Biotech would save thousands of lives.

She was staring at the microscope when her phone buzzed.

Cha Eun-ji: UNNIE!!! TURN ON CHANNEL 9 NOW!!!

Soo-jin frowned. "Why?"

Jung Seo-yeon: ETHAN OPPA IS ON LIVE TV. AT SEOUL TOWER.

Soo-jin's heart stopped.

She ran to the break room. Turned on the TV.

And there he was.

Ethan Kang.

On top of Seoul Tower. At sunset. In a black suit. No glasses.

Holding a microphone. And a ring box.

Behind him: a giant LED screen.

It said: HAN SOO-JIN, WILL YOU MARRY ME. FOR REAL THIS TIME.

The whole country was watching.

Soo-jin's knees went weak.

"Miss Han?" Her colleague asked. "Is that...?"

Soo-jin couldn't speak.

Her phone rang. Ethan.

She answered with shaking hands. "Ethan? What are you doing?"

His voice was calm. But she could hear the wind. "Coming to get my wife."

"But we’re already married—"

"Legally," he said. "Not in front of everyone. Not with flowers. Not with the whole world watching."

On screen, he knelt.

"Han Soo-jin," his voice echoed through the tower speakers. Through the TV. Through her phone. "3 years ago I let you go because I was scared. 11 days ago you came back and saved me. I don’t want a contract. I don’t want a secret. I want you. Publicly. Loudly. Forever."

The city below was silent.

"Will you marry me? Again?"

Soo-jin's tears fell.

Everyone in the break room was crying.

"Ethan," she whispered into the phone. "Yes."

The tower lit up. Fireworks.

SHE SAID YES

The internet broke.

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1 Hour Later. Seoul Tower.

Reporters. Fans. Cameras.

Ethan was at the bottom, waiting.

The second Soo-jin stepped out of the car, he walked to her.

No words.

He just took her face in his hands and kissed her.

In front of everyone.

When they broke apart, he was smiling. A real smile.

He slid the ring on her finger. Platinum. Simple.

"I had this made 3 years ago," he whispered. "I was going to propose then. But I chickened out."

Soo-jin laughed through tears. "Stupid Professor Kang."

"My stupid wife," he replied.

Flash. Flash. Flash.

#EthanAndSoojin was #1 worldwide.

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That Night. Kang Mansion.

Family dinner.

Madam Kang. Ethan's aunt. Cousins. All of them.

And in the middle: Soo-jin, wearing the ring.

Madam Kang raised her glass. "To my son. And his wife."

Everyone drank.

After dinner, Madam Kang pulled Soo-jin aside.

"Come," she said.

They went to Ethan's childhood room.

On the wall: photos. Little Ethan with glasses. Ethan winning science fairs. Ethan graduating.

And in the corner: a box.

Madam Kang opened it.

Inside: letters.

"These are from him," Madam Kang said. "To you. He wrote them 3 years ago. After the divorce. He never sent them."

Soo-jin picked one up.

Soo-jin-ah,

I saw you today. You looked happy. With him.

I’m glad.

I’m not.

-E

Another:

I dreamt you called my name.

I woke up and my bed was empty.

Again.

-E

Soo-jin was crying.

"Read them all," Madam Kang said softly. "So you know. He never stopped."

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12:00am. Home.

Soo-jin was in bed, reading the letters.

Ethan came in. Towel around his waist. Hair wet.

"What are those?" he asked.

She held one up. "Why didn’t you send them?"

Ethan went still. "Because you were happy. I didn’t want to ruin it."

"i***t," she said. "I was miserable."

He sat on the bed. "I know that now."

She set the letters down. "Ask me again."

"What?"

"Propose. Like you did on TV. But just to me."

Ethan looked at her. Really looked.

Then he got on one knee. On their bedroom floor.

"Han Soo-jin," he said. Voice shaking. "Will you marry me? Not because of family. Not because of contracts. Because I love you. Because I can’t breathe without you."

Soo-jin nodded. "Yes. A thousand times yes."

He kissed her. Then picked her up and carried her to bed.

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Next Morning. News.

PROFESSOR KANG’S FAIRYTALE PROPOSAL

THE RING WAS MADE 3 YEARS AGO

Comments: I’m sobbing. This is why we believe in love. Protect them.

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1 Month Later. Wedding Planning.

White dress. Beach venue. 50 people only. Family.

Soo-jin was trying on dresses when she got dizzy.

"Eun-ji," she said. "I feel weird."

Eun-ji frowned. "When was your last period?"

Soo-jin's eyes widened.

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TO BE CONTINUED...

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Writed by Omahcbeauty

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