LOVE MY BOSS

NOT MARRIAGE FOREVER OF LOVING MY BOSS

writed by Omahcbeauty

Chapter 5!!

The New House - "Not marriage. Forever." State gives final approval, and he builds us a home

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Chapter 5: Not Marriage. Forever.

Rule #1 of starting over:

Leave the mansion behind.

Rule #2: Buy ramen and a couch.

Rule #3: Tell the woman you love her before the state does.

We did all 3 in one week.

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9:00 AM - Monday, Moving Day

The mansion was empty.

No staff. No board. No lawyers.

Just boxes. 12 of them.

And us 4.

Jae-hyun wore jeans and a hoodie.

Loading boxes into a rented truck.

Min-woo and Min-ah were "supervisors".

Yelling: "That one is fragile! It has my LEGOs!"

I was taping the last box.

He came up behind me.

Wrapped his arms around me.

"Ready to leave this place?"

"Ready to start ours."

The new house:

Busan. 3 bedrooms. Ocean view.

Not a mansion.

A home.

300 million won. Paid in cash.

12:00 PM - The New House

Key in my hand.

The one he gave me on the balcony.

We opened the door.

Smelled like wood and paint.

Empty.

Perfect.

Min-ah ran to the windows.

"The ocean, Daddy!"

Min-woo: "I get the room with the blue walls!"

Jae-hyun looked at me.

"What do you think, Soo-jin?"

"I think... it's us."

He smiled.

Real one.

No stress. No board.

Just him.

3:00 PM - IKEA Trip

We had 200 million left.

Budget: 50 million for furniture.

The rest for the kids. And us.

We fought over a couch.

Me: "Gray. Practical."

Him: "Blue. The kids will spill on it anyway."

Kids: "RED!"

We bought blue.

At checkout, he paid.

Card worked.

He exhaled like he’d been holding his breath for months.

In the car, he said:

"I haven't felt this light in years."

"Because you’re not carrying a company."

"Because I’m carrying my family."

6:00 PM - First Night

Floor mattresses.

No beds yet.

Ramen for dinner.

We ate on the floor.

Min-seo fell asleep between us.

Min-woo used Jae-hyun’s arm as a pillow.

When the kids were asleep, he whispered:

"Is this okay? Is this enough?"

I took his hand.

"This is everything."

Tuesday - State Final Visit

Social worker came.

Walked through the house.

Saw the kids' rooms. Saw the kitchen.

Saw Jae-hyun making pancakes.

In sweatpants.

She smiled.

"Mr. Kang. This is good. Really good."

"Thank you."

"Final report will be submitted Friday. After this, no more check-ins."

When she left, Jae-hyun picked me up.

Spun me.

"We’re free! Officially!"

Kids cheered.

Wednesday - Job Interview

He had one.

Small construction consulting firm.

CEO position. 20 employees.

Not billions. Millions.

He came home at 5.

Tired. But smiling.

"They offered it to me."

"Are you taking it?"

"I start Monday. 9 to 6. Home for dinner."

I hugged him.

"9 to 6 dad. I like that version."

Thursday - The Talk

Kids at the park.

Just us.

On the new balcony.

"Soo-jin," he said.

"Yeah?"

"I need to say something. And I need you to hear me."

My heart raced.

"I’m not asking you to marry me. Not yet. I’m not asking for a contract. I’m asking for forever."

He took my hands.

"I don’t have a company. I don’t have billions. I have this house. I have a new job. I have two kids who call you Auntie but look at you like Mom. And I have you."

Tears.

"Stay," he said. "Not as a nanny. As mine. As ours. Forever."

I nodded. Couldn’t speak.

He pulled me into his arms.

"Say something."

"Yes," I whispered. "Forever."

He kissed me.

Slow.

Like a promise.

Friday - State Approval Email

CASE CLOSED. CUSTODY PERMANENT. CONGRATULATIONS MR. KANG.

Jae-hyun read it out loud.

Then threw his phone.

Picked up the kids.

"WE DID IT!"

We ordered pizza.

Ate on the new blue couch.

Watched a movie.

All 4 of us under one blanket.

Saturday - First Fight As A Family

About dishes.

About bedtime.

About who ate the last yogurt.

Normal.

Beautiful.

That night, he came to my room.

"Can I stay?"

"Is that allowed?"

"We’re forever, remember?"

He did.

Sunday - Beach Day

Busan beach. 10 minutes away.

Kites. Sandcastles. Ice cream.

Jae-hyun got sunburned.

I laughed at him.

Min-ah: "Daddy, will Auntie live with us forever?"

Jae-hyun looked at me.

"She already does, princess."

8:00 PM - After Kids Sleep

We sat on the floor.

Surrounded by unpacked boxes.

His head on my lap.

My fingers in his hair.

"I’m sorry it’s not fancy," he said.

"I don’t want fancy. I want this."

"You deserve fancy."

"I deserve you."

He sat up.

Looked at me.

"Marry me. Someday. When you’re ready. Not for the kids. Not for the state. For me."

I kissed him.

"Ask me again in a year."

"Deal."

11:00 PM - Reflection

Bank: 150,000,000 WON

Job: Starts Monday

House: Ours

Kids: Safe

Us: Forever

No board. No scandal.

Just ramen. And blue couch.

And him.

He fell asleep holding my hand.

I whispered:

"Not marriage. Forever."

He mumbled in his sleep:

"Forever."

[End of Chapter 5]

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Writed by Omahcbeauty

"NOT MARRIAGE. FOREVER."

New house. State approved. Job starts. We’re a FAMILY.

Ready for Chapter 6: His Ex Returns?

Where she shows up at the new house with papers and says "you can’t raise my kids