Fourth Chapter
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Saemi and Jungkook arrived in the living room to find Minho and Yura already dressed elegantly and ready to leave.
“Where are you going, Mom?”
“We’ll be back soon.”
Although Jungkook had directed the question at Yura, it was Minho who answered. Even then, he avoided looking at either Saemi or Jungkook.
“Hmm, be careful.”
After Jungkook muttered those words, the two left the house. Once Saemi headed to her room, Jungkook dropped onto the sofa and turned on the television.
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After Taehyung and Jimin left for work, Sehee went into the kitchen to make some soup for Nooya. However, she had to postpone it for a moment when the doorbell rang. Nooya was sitting in her wheelchair near the dining area beside the kitchen, but since she couldn’t answer the door herself, Sehee hurried toward the entrance.
“Oh… you guys. Please come in.”
It took Sehee a few seconds to recover from her surprise before inviting the visitors inside. The moment they entered, Nooya called out, causing Sehee to head toward the dining room. She soon returned, pushing Nooya's wheelchair. Nooya's face also showed clear surprise when she saw the guests.
“Please, have a seat, Minho.”
Nooya addressed Minho and Yura. They sat down with polite smiles before Nooya spoke again.
“Minho, what brings you here so suddenly?”
“We came today to discuss something important, Nooya."
“Something important? What is it?”
This time, it was Sehee who asked.
“I’ll get straight to the point. I would like to propose my eldest daughter Saemi for Taehyung.”
Minho’s words left both Nooya and Sehee stunned. Although Minho was technically the husband of Nooya's older sister, neither of them held much affection for him. However, they had no negative feelings toward Saemi since they had never once met her from childhood until now.
“But…”
After a few moments of silence, Nooya finally spoke.
“I know what you’re both thinking. But this was Jiya’s wish. She always said that if she ever had a daughter, she wanted her to marry her sister's son, Taehyung. It was Jiya’s final wish. That’s why I came here today.”
Minho spoke with tears in his eyes. Yet deep down, he felt pleased, knowing that the plan he and Yura had devised was likely to succeed.
“Taehyung and our daughter would be cousins by relation.”
Yura’s words only made Sehee and Nooya feel even more helpless. The two women exchanged glances before giving faint smiles.
“We’re not against the proposal. But first, we need to talk to Saemi."
Minho thought about Nooya's response for a moment.
“Alright.”
A beautiful smile appeared on Nooya’s face. Minho and Yura exchanged a look of satisfaction, silently acknowledging that their plan was working.
After spending a few more minutes there, the two left the house with sly smiles decorating their faces.
“Looks like we’ll kill two birds with one stone now.”
“Exactly. I told you, Minho. Once we marry that girl off to that boy, all our problems will disappear.”
“That’s true. But I’m worried whether Taehyung will agree.”
Minho spoke uneasily.
“He’ll agree. Even if he doesn’t want to, he will. Because of those two women.”
Yura burst into laughter as she spoke.
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When Jimin learned about Minho’s proposal from Sehee, he informed Taehyung immediately. However, instead of calming the situation, it only sent Taehyung’s anger soaring.
He swept every file off his office desk and shouted in fury, startling even Jimin.
“Cool down, Tae!”
“How the hell am I supposed to cool down? That bastard is trying to manipulate me by using Mom and Auntie. That’s exactly why that son of a— waited until I wasn’t home before bringing up this ridiculous proposal!”
“Just relax first. Then we can figure out what to do.”
Placing a hand on Taehyung’s shoulder, Jimin managed to calm him slightly. He called Sooyoung and asked her to clean up the office before bringing Taehyung home. He knew Taehyung needed space to think.
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“What’s going on with you two? Why are you home so early?”
When Taehyung and Jimin arrived home in the middle of the day, Sehee looked at Jimin and asked. Taehyung, however, said nothing and headed upstairs.
“What happened to him?”
“He’s a psycho anyway, Mom. He’s furious about Choi’s proposal. Give me a minute, I’ll go talk to him.”
“Jimin, wait. I’ll speak with Tae myself.”
Stopping Jimin by holding his arm, Sehee followed Taehyung upstairs. There, she found him standing silently outside Nooya’s room, looking inside.
Nooya was peacefully asleep.
“Tae…”
To Be Continued…
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