Kang house

Seulgi enter the house welcomed by one of their maids “Welcome home, sir” the woman in her 50s bow politely

“Thanks ahjumma. Where is eomma?”

“Ma’am is in the garden. Do you want me to call her for you?”

“No, I will go to see her there”

“Okay, do you want to drink anything?”

“Fresh orange juice”

“Okay sir, I will bring to garden”

Seulgi nods his head then he heads to the garden where his mom is chilling. Mrs. Kang is reading magazine alone

“Eomma”

Mrs. Kang turn around then smile to her son “Hey sweetie, come here” she beckon Seulgi to join her

“Where are Appa and the girls?”

“Your appa plays golf with his friends. Your noona is still in Osaka. She will arrive tonight. Sooyoung hangouts with her friends”

“No wonder the house is silent. I thought everyone still sleeping”

“Ayy, why would I sleep at this time? I’m not your appa who can sleep until noon” Mrs. Kang paused when the maid came with Seulgi drink “Why suddenly come without informing eomma? Usually you will call to request foods”

“I just want to hangouts” Seulgi reply shortly

Mrs. Kang stares at his son's face “You can’t lie to eomma. Your face is obvious that you have something in your mind. Now spill the tea”

Seulgi look back at his mom who take a sip of her coffee “I want to get married”

Due to that shocking statement, Mrs. Kang spit out her coffee “What?! You want to marry someone?”

“Eomma, don’t show that face” Seulgi whine

“Seulgi, I was shocked when you suddenly talked about marriage. Do you even have a girlfriend? I thought you and Seungwan are gay. I never see you with other people except Seungwan” Mrs. Kang said leisurely

Seulgi glared annoyingly at his mother “Eomma, how dare you think that far?”

The mother laughed, “Why did you never introduce your girlfriend to me? Who is that lucky girl?” she caressed Seulgi hair tenderly

“She is…one of our staff”

“Really? Is it love at first sight?”

The CEO shook his head “No, I know her before I become the CEO. We dated for about five months but eomma, I made mistake that make us argue and break up before I propose to her yesterday”

Mrs. Kang looked at Seulgi deeply “Did she say yes?” Seulgi slowly shakes his head “Then why do you want to marry her? You’re not forcing her, don’t you? You shouldn’t make unilateral decisions. Marriage involving two hearts”

“I am not forcing her, eomma. She does not reject me either but she wants me to give her time. I know it because of mistakes that I made, she still doubting me” Seulgi pouting

“Your mistake must be very serious that she have great doubt on you”

“Yes eomma” then Seulgi opens up about what he did to Irene since the first time they met each other. He is not leaving any single fact. From now on, he want to be honest to everyone or in anything he do

Mrs. Kang stares at her son in disbelief “I can’t believe you’re doing such things to your girlfriend. If I on her position, I also thinking twice to accept you back”

“I’m sorry, eomma. I regret what I had done” Seulgi hold his mom hand

“For her to forgive you is good enough. You know she has a big trauma with a liar, don’t ever lie to her again. When she said she needed time, which meant she wanted to see your effort. She wants to see if you seriously want to marry her. Marriage is a big deal, Seul. It is for a long run. I and your appa sometimes argue when things do not go our way even though we have been married for years. Not to mention if the relationship is broken in the early days. Do self-reflection. Find out which part you need to fix. Prove to her that you really change and are serious with your words to make her your wife. She does not reject you, don’t mistake it. She actually gives you time to be a better person and she also prepares herself before making big decisions. Take it slow. You’re still young so nothing to rush, understand?”

“Yes eomma”

“When things get better, bring her here and introduce her to our family. I hope I can have Christmas dinner together with my future daughter-in-law”

“Okay eomma, I hope we can spend Christmas together too” Seulgi finally showing sincere smile

“Good” Mrs. Kang pats Seulgi's head “Let’s go inside and cook. I want to cook together with you. Your appa and Sooyoung will come back before lunch time”

“Let’s go eomma”

……………….

One week had passed since their meeting at the park and Seulgi made a sudden proposal to Irene. They decide to not tell anyone about the proposal. Only both of them know it. Irene doesn't want to make a fuss again. Their friends only know that they are reconciled

When they cross paths, they just smile at each other. No further interaction except for work reasons. However, they sometimes meet to have dinner together. According to Seulgi, they must meet often to strengthen their bond again. Irene just agrees with him. Even though they separated for a month, she still feels comfortable around him. Seulgi gets clingy, caring, and sweet and on top of everything, he learns to open up to Irene. He never misses to keep her updated if he has a meeting with someone. He will tell her where he go and who he meet with

Today they had lunch together. Both of them come separately to avoid suspicion from the sta