MY WIFE

ONE BED TOW PEOPLE OF MY WIFE

CHAPTER 4: ONE BED, TWO PEOPLE

Clause 3: Separate bedrooms.

Halmoni: Not in MY house.

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Part 1: THE ROOM SWITCH

7:00 AM. Next morning.

Ji-woo woke up to knocking.

Hard knocking.

"Ji-woo-ya! Do-yoon-ah! Open the door!"

Halmoni.

Ji-woo opened her door in pajamas.

Do-yoon opened his in a white shirt and sweatpants. Hair messy.

Halmoni stood there with arms crossed.

"From today, you sleep in one room."

"What?" Ji-woo and Do-yoon said at the same time.

"One room," Halmoni repeated. "Married couples sleep together. This separate room thing is nonsense. I want to hear snoring from the same room!"

Do-yoon frowned. "Halmoni, that’s not—"

"No buts! Mrs. Kim is moving your things to the master bedroom. NOW."

Mrs. Kim was already dragging Ji-woo’s suitcase.

Ji-woo looked at Do-yoon. Panic.

Do-yoon looked at Ji-woo. Also panic.

But he just nodded once.

"Fine," he said. "One room."

Ji-woo’s heart dropped to her stomach.

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Part 2: THE BIG BED PROBLEM

9:00 PM. Master Bedroom.

The bed was KING SIZE.

But it was still ONE bed.

Two pillows. One blanket.

Ji-woo sat on the very edge.

Do-yoon stood by the window.

Silence.

"Do you... want the left or right?" Ji-woo asked.

"Doesn’t matter," Do-yoon said.

He got in. On the right.

Stiff. Like a soldier.

Arms crossed. Staring at ceiling.

Ji-woo got in on the left.

Also stiff. Staring at ceiling.

There was a foot of space between them.

The Grand Canyon.

After 30 minutes.

"Are you asleep?" Ji-woo whispered.

"No," Do-yoon whispered back.

Another 30 minutes.

"Cha CEO?"

"Ne?"

"Good night."

"Good night, Ji-woo-ssi."

Neither of them slept.

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Part 3: DO-YOON GETS SICK

2:00 AM.

Ji-woo woke up to heat.

And noise.

Do-yoon was tossing.

Mumbling.

Sweating.

"Do-yoon-ssi?" she whispered.

He didn’t answer.

She touched his forehead.

HOT.

Fever.

"Halmoni! Mrs. Kim!" she yelled.

Chaos.

Medicine. Cold towels.

Halmoni crying. "My grandson!"

The doctor came at 3 AM.

"Overwork + stress + caught in the rain yesterday. He needs rest and fluids."

Halmoni looked at Ji-woo.

"You take care of him. I’m going to pray."

So Ji-woo stayed.

All night.

Wiping his forehead.

Giving him water when he mumbled.

Changing the cold towel.

At 5 AM, Do-yoon grabbed her wrist.

In his sleep.

"Don’t leave," he mumbled. "Please don’t leave me too."

Ji-woo’s heart broke.

"Okay," she whispered. "I won’t leave."

She fell asleep in the chair next to the bed.

Holding his hand.

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Part 4: MORNING AFTER

8:00 AM.

Do-yoon woke up.

To Ji-woo.

Asleep in a chair.

Holding his hand.

With a blanket over her that wasn’t hers.

He stared at her for a long time.

Then Halmoni burst in.

"AH! SHE STAYED ALL NIGHT! MY DAUGHTER-IN-LAW!"

Ji-woo jolted awake.

"Is he okay?"

Do-yoon nodded. Voice rough. "Fever’s down. Thanks to you."

Halmoni was clapping. "See? See? This is what marriage is! Caring for each other!"

Do-yoon looked at Ji-woo.

Really looked.

Eyes soft. Not cold.

"Thank you," he said quietly.

"Don’t mention it," Ji-woo said. Then added, "Cha CEO."

Do-yoon almost smiled.

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Part 5: MIN-HO SHOWS UP

4:00 PM. Building Lobby.

Ji-woo was going down to get air.

And there he was.

Min-ho.

With flowers.

Looking pathetic.

"Ji-woo-ya!"

Ji-woo stopped. "What are you doing here?"

"I messed up," he said. "I was stupid. That girl meant nothing. You’re the one I love. Please, let’s go back."

Ji-woo stared at him.

The boy she thought she’d marry.

Now he looked small.

"Min-ho oppa," she said quietly. "It’s too late."

"It’s not! We grew up together!"

"And you threw that away."

Footsteps behind her.

Do-yoon.

He looked pale but he was standing.

"What’s going on?" he asked. Voice low.

Min-ho saw him and got angry.

"Who are you? This is between me and Ji-woo!"

Do-yoon stepped in front of Ji-woo.

"She’s my wife," he said. Calm. Deadly. "So whatever you have to say, say it to me."

Min-ho looked between them.

Saw how close they were standing.

Saw Do-yoon’s hand almost touching Ji-woo’s back.

"Fine," Min-ho spat. "Have her. She’s just a country girl anyway."

He threw the flowers in the trash and left.

Ji-woo stood there shaking.

Do-yoon turned to her.

"You okay?"

Ji-woo nodded. Then she did something stupid.

She hugged him.

Just for 2 seconds.

"Thank you," she whispered.

Do-yoon froze.

Then slowly, he patted her back once.

"Don’t cry," he said. Rough.

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Part 6: NIGHT 2. ONE BED.

11:00 PM.

Back in the same room.

Same big bed.

But this time was different.

Do-yoon wasn’t stiff.

Ji-woo wasn’t on the edge.

There was still space.

But less.

"Do-yoon-ssi," Ji-woo whispered.

"Ne?"

"About today... thank you. For standing in front of me."

Do-yoon was quiet for a long time.

"I don’t like seeing people hurt you," he said finally.

"Even if it’s fake?" Ji-woo asked.

"...Even if it’s fake."

Silence.

Then Ji-woo said something braver.

"I don’t hate you, Cha Do-yoon."

She heard him exhale.

"I don’t hate you either, Park Ji-woo."

Another long silence.

"Good night," Do-yoon said.

"Good night," Ji-woo said.

This time, they both slept.

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END OF CHAPTER 4

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writed by Omahcbeauty

THE SICK CARE SCENE!! THE HUG!! THE "I DON'T HATE YOU"!!

Chapter 4 recap:

Halmoni forced us to share ONE ROOM

Do-yoon got fever and Ji-woo nursed him all night

He grabbed her hand in his sleep "don’t leave me"

Min-ho showed up and Do-yoon protected her

FIRST HUG + "I don’t hate you" moment

For CHAPTER 5: I’m thinking:

Business trip to Jeju Island - only one hotel room left

Drunk Do-yoon confesses something

Jealousy scene - female CEO flirts with Do-yoon

First real moment - Do-yoon saves Ji-woo from falling