CHAPTER 12

 

 

Jongwoon and Ryeowook move to their condominium in Seoul; 30 minutes away from Jongwoon’s work. Ryeowook was so happy when she went inside; there’s a white grand piano at the living room, the kitchen is just perfect for her to cook whatever she wants to cook. She smiles so brightly while sitting on the piano and start playing Haydn’s Sonata No.1 in C major. Jongwoon walks towards her and pull her right hand away from the piano

 

“I know that you’re excited to play the piano but you need to stop first, we need to talk”

 

“Ok”

 

Jongwoon drag her to their room. Ryeowook stare at the bed blankly

 

“This is our bedroom?”

 

Jongwoon sit on the bed and nods at her

 

“You don’t like it?”

 

“I like it, but I don’t want to sleep on the same bed with you”

 

“I know, don’t worry about it. I’ve already think about it for 1 million times, and since you’re a girl, you can sleep on the bed and I sleep on the sofa”

 

Jongwoon smile

 

“You can sleep on the other room, it has 3 bedrooms right?”

 

Jongwoon pouts

 

“You’re my wife, so we still need to sleep on the same room; I’m not going to do anything if that’s what you’re afraid of”

 

“Promise”

 

Jongwoon raise his right hand and smile at her

 

“Promise alien”

 

“Stop calling me an alien”

 

“Because you keep speaking language that I can’t understand, especially if you’re mad at me”

 

“Because you’re silly”

 

“Don’t start it again noisy little girl”

 

Ryeowook sit beside him

 

“Can you please call me on my name?”

 

Jongwoon shook his head

 

“I want to call you babe”

 

“I’m not a pig”

 

Jongwoon poke her

 

“That’s endearment, pabo. Honestly, you don’t know how to act sweet towards your husband”

 

Ryeowook frown

 

“Guess who is speaking?”

 

She raised her eyebrow while staring at him, still frowning

 

“You’re the one who doesn’t know how to act sweet. You always scold at me, I’m really scared”

 

“If you’re not pissing me, then I will not get mad at you”

 

“I’m not pissing you off”

 

“You’re just being annoying, that’s still the same”

 

 

Jongwoon flick her forehead

 

“Before I forgot, we need to talk about the house rules”

 

“Why?”

 

Jongwoon clears his throat before speaking again

 

“I didn’t drag helpers along and I don’t have any plan of hiring helpers. You will do all the household chores”

 

“I’m not a maid”

 

Ryeowook pouts at him

 

“I know, you’ll just cook and clean the house. Since you’re my wife, you need to be a housewife...a good housewife”

 

Jongwoon told her, emphasizing the word ‘GOOD’

 

“How about my studies?”

 

“Don’t worry about that, I’ll be the one who will pay your tuition fee”

 

“But…”

 

Jongwoon covers his ears with his hands

 

“I don’t want to hear any reasons, arasso?”

 

Ryeowook just nod

 

“How about the laundry?”

 

“Don’t worry about it, we’ll just send our laundry at the laundry shop, so it won’t be hard for you. I know that you don’t know how to do the laundry, and besides you need to take care of your lovely fingers because you’re a pianist”

 

Ryeowook smile

 

“You will help me right?”

 

“No”

 

“Yah! Don’t be lazy”

 

Jongwoon raised his eyebrow

 

“But you’re the wife and I’m the husband”

 

“I don’t care, you still need to help”

 

“Babe you need to understand, being a TV personality and model is such a hard work and so tiring because I always have lots of schedule”

 

“But you still manage to flirt around with girls and party until morning”

 

Jongwoon try to kiss her lips but Ryeowook hold his lips to stop him

 

“No kissing and touching...no physical contact or any other skinship”

 

Jongwoon frown

 

“Why are you so cruel? I’m your husband”

 

Ryeowook just stuck her tongue out

 

“Can I set my rules too?”

 

Jongwoon shook his head

 

“I just have one rule, no flirting around with other girls.”

 

“Mianhae, but I can’t do it babe”

 

Ryeowook frown

 

“But that’s my rule; it’s not hard to follow. You need to go home after work, you need to give me your schedules and inform me if you’re going somewhere or if you’re going home late”

 

Jongwoon laugh

 

“Are you commanding me?”

 

“Yes”

 

“What if I don’t want to follow?”

 

Ryeowook step on his foot

 

“OUCH!”

 

“You’ll get more, if you won’t follow”

 

Jongwoon rub his foot

 

“Why did I marry a barbaric woman like you?”

 

Ryeowook pinch his nose while laughing softly

 

“Ouch! Stop hurting me”

 

Ryeowook keeps on laughing

 

“The Ahjusshi is getting mad again”

 

Jongwoon’s eyes widened

 

“What did you say?”

 

“The Ahjusshi is getting mad ag—“

 

Jongwoon start tickling her

 

“JONGWOON!!!”

 

Ryeowook shout to stop him; but Jongwoon still continue to tickle her, Ryeowook lay on the bed while laughing hard

 

“Please...st..op”

 

Ryeowook keeps on laughing so hard, she holds her tummy and beg Jongwoon to stop. He smiles at her and stop tickling her. Ryeowook stare at her and just realize that Jongwoon is on top of her; their eyes met

 

“You’re so unfair”

 

Ryeowook told him calmly

 

“You’re demanding me to follow all your rules, but you can’t even follow my one rule”

 

Jongwoon brush his fingers on her face

 

“I’ll try”

 

Ryeowook pout

 

“Don’t try, I want you to do it”

 

Jongwoon shook his head

 

“I can’t live without girls”

 

“Then I’ll kill you now, so I won’t have any more head ache”

 

Jongwoon look at her eyes

 

“Don’t worry babe, I’ll hire a maid when you get pregnant”

 

Ryeowook smile weakly and immediately pushes Jongwoon away from him. He falls straight to the floor

 

“YAH! What the hell is that?”

 

Jongwoon crawl back on the bed and eye her

 

“I don’t want”

 

Ryeowook look at him nervously while holding her tummy

 

“You don’t want what?”

 

Jongwoon ask her curiously; Ryeowook just shook her head as her answer

 

“I’m scared”

 

“Scared of?”

 

Ryeowook shook her head again

 

“Stop shaking your head, you’ll get dizzy”

 

Jongwoon look at his watch

 

“I need to go”

 

Jongwoon stand up and walk towards the door

 

“Where are you going?”

 

He holds the doorknob and smile at her

 

“I have a date with Luna”

 

“Who is Luna?”

 

Ryeowook start to get confused

 

“My girlfriend”

 

Her eyes widened when she heard the word ‘girlfriend’

 

“I thought it’s Jessica?”

 

Jongwoon nod happily

 

“Yes, both of them”

 

Ryeowook frown

 

“Ni zhenshi ge huahua gongzi” (You’re such a playboy)

 

“You’re starting to speak alien language again”

 

Ryeowook run towards him and block the doorway so he can’t go outside

 

“Babe I need to go now, Luna is already waiting for me”

 

Jongwoon keeps on pulling her away from the door, but she keeps on holding the doorknob tight

 

“It’s Saturday”

 

“So?”

 

Ryeowook takes a deep breath

 

“I forgot to tell you that I have a second rule, every Saturday will be your day with me”

 

“I don’t care about your rules”

 

Jongwoon manage to pull her away from the door, he immediately run outside before his wife can block the doorway again. Ryeowook follows him.

 

“Jongwoon”

 

Ryeowook call out his name but her husband just ignores her

 

“Jongwoon, please don’t go. I don’t want you to go”

 

She was running so fast on the stairs to chase Jongwoon when she felt a sudden pain on her right knee causing her to fall two steps on the floor

 

“Yah! Be careful or you’ll lose your right knee”

 

Jongwoon carry her to the sofa and went at the kitchen to grab some ice and place it on her knee

 

“You always love to play around like a kid, that’s why you always hurt yourself”

 

Ryeowook stare at him with teary eyes

 

“I don’t want you to go”

 

“She’s waiting for me”

 

“Then you call her and cancel your date. Honestly, it’s Saturday, you suppose to spend it to your wife rather than to other girls”

 

Jongwoon look at her

 

“How can we have a date if you’re injured?”

 

“I’m fine”

 

“Are you sure?”

 

Ryeowook smile brightly

 

“I thought you’re going to practice for your school festival”

 

She shook her head like a kid

 

“I can still practice tomorrow and next week”

 

“Ok babe, but please...I don’t want to go to places related to music, because I don’t love music as much as you do”

 

“Arasso”

 

Jongwoon help her to stand and carry her to their room so she can change her clothes

 

“I’ll wait for you downstairs”

 

“Don’t go anywhere”

 

Jongwoon raised his right hand

 

“I’m not going anywhere babe...promise”

 

Jongwoon smile at her and went downstairs; Ryeowook smile brightly and went inside her dressing room to change her clothes.

 

 

 

 

Jongwoon stop his car at the corner, he stares at his wife who is busy reading a book

 

“Babe”

 

Jongwoon grab the from her hands

 

“Please stop reading”

 

Ryeowook frown

 

“Give me back my book”

 

Jongwoon throws it at the back seat

 

“You’re inside the car, so please stop reading”

 

“I’m used to it”

 

“I don’t care; just don’t read when you’re inside the car”

 

Ryeowook pout and sit in an Indian sit style

 

“And please sit properly”

 

Jongwoon flick her forehead; Ryeowook pouts even more and sit properly

 

“Good”

 

Jongwoon smile and start driving his car again; his phone keeps on ringing

 

“Someone is calling you”

 

Jongwoon put the headset on his right ear before answering the call

 

“Luna”

 

“Where are you?”

 

“I’m with my wife, right now”

 

“We have a date right?”

 

Jongwoon stare at Ryeowook

 

“I’m sorry Luna, but I need to cancel our date today”

 

“But I’m already here; you suppose to tell me earlier”

 

“Mianhae, but my wife needs me”

 

Luna sigh

 

“I need you too sweetheart”

 

“I know, but I’m already married now and she needs me”

 

Jongwoon hang the phone and focus on his driving; Ryeowook look at the window while smiling brightly

 

 

 

 

They went to watch a movie, walk around the amusement park and ride on the roller coaster; Ryeowook keeps on running like a child; Jongwoon walks slowly, following her from behind; Ryeowook notice him looking around and checking out some girls. She immediately hold Jongwoon’s arm and pull him away from those girls.

 

“What is that for?”

 

Jongwoon asked her

 

“Why are you flirting with them?”

 

Jongwoon just smile at her

 

“I’m much prettier than them”

 

Jongwoon raised his eyebrow

 

“Who told you?”

 

Ryeowook pout

 

“Do you also want me to be y like that?”

 

Jongwoon just laugh, Ryeowook frown and push him away. She walks away, Jongwoon run and catches her before she can walk far away from him

 

“I’m sorry”

 

“Pabo”

 

Ryeowook’s tears start to form in her eyes

 

“I hate you”

 

“I still don’t love you”

 

Jongwoon whisper

 

“I know”

 

Ryeowook was about to escape from him but Jongwoon hug her

 

“Don’t go far away from me”

 

“Stop flirting with girls”

 

Jongwoon smile and kiss her cheek

 

“YAH!”

 

He stuck his tongue out and start running away

 

“JONGWOON!!!”

 

Ryeowook shout at the top of her lungs

 

“COME BACK! I DON’T WANT TO RUN!”

 

Jongwoon laugh and run towards her. He holds her hand and smile

 

“Let’s go now babe”

 

“Arasso”

 

Ryeowook smile sweetly

 

“That’s better rather than frowning”

 

Jongwoon told her

 

Some people recognize them and take photos of them together; some girls shoot Ryeowook a deadly glare seeing Jongwoon holding her hand while they walk. One girl run towards them and pour water on Ryeowook’s face.

 

“You’re just an ordinary school girl; I can’t understand why Jongwoon marries a kid like you”

 

Jongwoon walks towards the girl and smile at her

 

“I think it’s nice of you if you could just leave us alone, and apologize to my wife because of your stupid action”

 

“No way”

 

“Then just keep your mouth shut and mind your own business”

 

Jongwoon drag Ryeowook with him inside their car. He gets his handkerchief in his pocket and wipes her face

 

“Are you alright babe?”

 

Ryeowook just nod at him; Jongwoon notice her tears start forming in her eyes

 

“Just don’t mind the people who keep on hating you because of me. Mianhae”

 

Ryeowook just nod at him

 

“Where are we going next?”

 

Jongwoon cupped her face and smile

 

“Ice skating land”

 

Jongwoon’s smile vanished from his face

 

“I want to skate”

 

Ryeowook smile sweetly

 

“I don’t know how to skate”

“I’ll teach you, it’s easy”

 

Jongwoon take a deep breath and start driving the car to the ice skating land

 

 

 

 

People are staring at them when they arrive at the ice skating land; some girls start to blush and giggle when they see Jongwoon, but they suddenly frown upon seeing Ryeowook with him.

 

“Kim Jongwoon, Saranghae”

 

One of the girls walk towards him and kiss his lips; Jongwoon smile at her, Ryeowook step on his foot

 

“Ouch! What is that for?”

 

“Stop flirting around”

 

“She’s the one who start it first. Aish”

 

“I don’t care, let’s go inside now”

 

Jongwoon stare at her

 

“I’m going to stay here and watch you”

 

Ryeowook pulls him with her

 

“You need to come with me”

 

“I told you, I don’t know how to skate. I’ll die inside”

 

“Of course not”

 

Ryeowook smile at him and drag him inside; Jongwoon start to panic upon setting his feet on the ice, he hold Ryeowook’s arm tightly

 

“Don’t be scared”

 

“Please let me out now, Wookie. I swear, I’m going to die. I don’t want to end my life like this”

 

“What the hell are you talking about? You’ll not die here”

 

Jongwoon hold on to the pole

 

“Jongwoon, let’s go”

 

Ryeowook keeps on pulling him

 

“I don’t want to die as such an early age. We still need to have a baby”

 

Jongwoon hold on to the pole tightly, afraid to move a muscle

 

“Just go and leave me alone, I’m fine here”

 

Ryeowook don’t want to give up, she try her best to pull her husband away from the pole

 

“Jongwoon please”

 

Jongwoon manage to escape from his grip and pushes her hands away from him

 

“Yah! I don’t want to come with you; you skate around and play by yourself, I’m going to wait for you here. Go now”

 

Ryeowook frown at him and start skating by herself; Jongwoon set his eyes upon her, watching her skate around happily.

 

“She’s beautiful like Minnie”

 

Jongwoon told his self while smiling brightly, watching every single move of his wife

 

“She’s like a ballerina”

 

Jongwoon suddenly frown when he saw a handsome young man approaches his wife

 

“Who the hell is he?”

 

He even frown harder when Ryeowook start talking to him

 

“How can she flirt around?’

 

Jongwoon let go of the pole and take a deep breath

 

“I need to go near her; she can’t flirt with that guy. She’s already married to me. Aish!”

 

Jongwoon move his feet very carefully but he still end up on the floor.

 

 

 

 

Meanwhile...

 

 

The handsome young man offer his hand to Ryeowook

 

 

“Can we skate together?”

 

Ryeowook nod and hold on to his hand

 

“No problem”

 

They skate around together while holding each other’s hand

 

“Are you alone?”

 

Ryeowook shook her head

 

“No, I’m with my husband”

 

The cute young man stare at her blankly; Ryeowook show her ring finger, his eyes widened while staring at her ring

 

“You look so young to tie a knot”

 

Ryeowook smile and stop for awhile

 

“By the way I’m Choi, Siwon”

 

He smiles at her

 

“It’s a pleasure to meet you Oppa, I’m Han Ryeowook”

 

Siwon’s eyes widened

 

“You’re the beautiful wife of Kim Jongwoon?”

 

Ryeowook nod happily

 

“Yes and since he’s my husband, that will make me Kim Ryeowook; he’s over there”

 

Ryeowook point at Jongwoon’s direction; she smile brightly while watching her husband trying his best to skate towards her.

 

“He’s afraid to skate”

 

“I see”

 

Ryeowook laugh softly when Jongwoon end up on the floor over and over.

 

“I think I need to go”

 

Siwon nods

 

“It’s a pleasure to meet you Mrs. Kim”

 

“Thanks”

 

“Have a nice day”

 

“You too”

 

Ryeowook bows her head before skating towards her husband who is sitting on the floor while pouting

 

“You mind if I teach you?”

 

Ryeowook help him stand, Jongwoon hold onto her tightly as they skate together

 

“Babe!”

 

Jongwoon shouts

 

“What? Don’t shout on my ear, I’ll be deaf because of you”

 

Jongwoon sigh

 

“Please slow down, I’m scared. My feet are shaking”

 

“Because you’re afraid, just calm down and follow the rhythm”

 

Jongwoon frown at her

 

“Let’s go home, I’m not even enjoying this date”

 

Ryeowook shook her head

 

“No way, you need to learn first. I’m letting go of your hands now”

 

Ryeowook let go of his hands, Jongwoon try to move but his feet start shaking again, he loses his balance and end up on the floor

 

“Ouch!”

 

Ryeowook hold his hand tight and help him stand

 

“Babe, please don’t let go of me anymore”

 

Ryeowook nod happily

 

“Arasso”

 

Ryeowook hold his hands as she skate around; Jongwoon give her a back hug as she continue to skate; Jongwoon wrap his hands around her waist, he lean his chin on her shoulder and close his eyes

 

“I hate you”

 

Jongwoon pout

 

“You never love me from the start”

 

Jongwoon smile and kiss her cheek

 

“ert”

 

“It’s just a kiss on your cheek. I’m not yet doing anything”

 

“I told you no touching and kissing”

 

Jongwoon kissed her cheek again

 

“You’re so boring; my wife is such a kid”

 

Ryeowook frown

 

“I’m not a kid; I’m already eighteen years old”

 

Jongwoon laugh softly and whisper to her

 

“That’s why you don’t want to have with your husband and get pregnant”

 

Ryeowook blush hard

 

“Yah! Stop it”

 

“I’m just kidding, by the way who is that tall cute guy awhile ago?”

 

Ryeowook smile at him

 

“You’re jealous right?”

 

Jongwoon shook his head

 

“I’m not jealous of him”

 

Jongwoon lied; he hugs her tight, cuddling her into his arms

 

“He’s some kind of a stranger, he’s Siwon Oppa”

 

“I see, you’re telling me to stop flirting with girls but you’re the one who is flirting around”

 

“I didn’t flirt with him; it’s just a normal conversation. We just skate around since you don’t want to come with me”

 

Jongwoon look at her

 

“You hold his hand”

 

“I didn’t kiss him”

 

Jongwoon frown

 

“But you still hold his hand”

 

“What’s wrong with that?”

 

Ryeowook raised her eyebrow

 

“Well...that’s my rule, no holding other man’s hand except your father’s hand and my hand”

 

“Why are you so demanding?”

 

Jongwoon lean his face on her face

 

“Can you please move? We’re going to switch faces”

 

“If you let go of me, I’ll hate you forever”

 

Jongwoon told her; Ryeowook suddenly stop

 

“Why did you stop?”

 

“Can we eat our dinner now? I’m hungry”

 

Jongwoon smile

 

“Please kiss me first”

 

Ryeowook smirk and pinches his nose

 

“Ouch!”

 

“That’s your kiss”

 

Jongwoon pout

 

“Please”

 

She flashes her puppy eyes

 

“Arasso”

 

Ryeowook clap her hands like a little kid and drag him outside.

 

 

 

 

Jongwoon drive the car at the fancy restaurant to have his first fine dinner with his wife

 

“You’re happy alien?”

 

Ryeowook nod

 

“I just realize, this is the first time that we go out as husband and wife. This is also the first time we go out without fighting like cat and dog”

 

Jongwoon told her while smiling

 

“Because you’re always busy with your girls”

 

He shook his head

 

“I’m working babe, to send you to school and give you everything that you want”

 

“And at the same time you’re busy working on your girls”

 

“Think whatever you want to think, I don’t care”

 

Ryeowook smile at him and hold his hand

 

“But thank you for this day hubby”

 

“Hubby?”

 

Jongwoon flick her forehead

 

“So corny, just eat because you’re being noisy again”

 

Jongwoon slice the roasted beef on his plate and start feeding her

 

 

 

Jongwoon and Ryeowook arrive at their condominium at exactly twelve midnight. Jongwoon take off his seatbelt and look at Ryeowook, he smiles brightly watching her sleeping peacefully

 

“Oh no, my wife fall asleep”

 

He carefully takes off her seatbelt and he went outside. He opens the door and carries her to their room. Jongwoon lay her carefully on the bed and take off her shoes, he place her bag on the table, he sit beside her and watch her for the meantime

 

“Wo ai ni Zhong huan”

 

Jongwoon raise his eyebrow and look at her carefully, he smile when he notice that Ryeowook is still sleeping peacefully

 

“She’s talking while sleeping, so cute”

 

Jongwoon laugh softly

 

“Babe I think you’re dreaming, I wish I could understand your language, but you’re really an alien”

 

Jongwoon grabs the blanket and cover her body

 

“Good night, sleep tight”

 

Jongwoon kiss her forehead and went to the bathroom to change with his pajamas. He looks at Ryeowook and was about to switch off the lights when he remembers something

 

“I think I need to practice sleeping with lights on”

 

He sits on the bed and gently his wife’s hair

 

“It’s good that I remember that you have a night blindness alien”

 

He kissed her forehead again

 

“Just sleep tight”

 

Jongwoon walk towards the sofa and stare at her for the last time before lying down. He closes his eyes and sleep happily.