Chapter 136 – Cohabitation Anniversary
For people who used to live separately, and for those who are five to live together, it takes quite a firm resolution.
And this trip became an opportunity to inspire us to make up our minds.
But that doesn’t mean you can immediately implement what you’ve decided.
If you are ready to live together, you must also prepare a place to live together.
So later, we gathered at Seonyeong’s house to discuss this matter again.
“I’ll prepare the house. Let’s leave it here and find a suitable place for the five of us to live.”
Sunyoung’s words made the surroundings quiet.
“Seonyeong-ah, no matter how much you bear the burden alone…”
Just because it’s a house for five people, I don’t think five people should unconditionally pay the cost evenly.
Because each situation and circumstances are different.
However, Seonyeong, who had the most leisure time, was reluctant to bear all the burden.
Maybe it’s because of the responsibility or pride I feel as a man, but somehow I also wanted to contribute to building our home.
I feel sorry for relying only on Seonyoung.
Other lovers who had the same thoughts as me opened their mouths one after another.
“I think I’d be very sorry for only my mother to bear the burden. I’d rather take our time and make money after we make money…”
“I want to live with my older brothers, sisters, and Goddess as soon as possible, so I’ll work hard and earn a lot of money!”
“I, I will quickly find out what I can do to help you guys!”
As Jia said, it will take quite a bit of time, but I think it would be 120009 to collect money step by step.
She can’t use Elia’s necklace to harm others or benefit herself, so she has no choice but to work harder on her novels from now on.
While she was thinking about that, Seonyeong spoke in a more serious voice than ever before.
“I know what you guys mean. But I want to use the results of my hard work for us. Jia is my daughter, and other people are just as important to me as Jia.”
“Still alone…”
When I blurted out my words, Seonyeong shook her head without hesitation and continued speaking in a low voice.
“From a certain point on, no matter how much people acknowledged me, no matter how much money I made, the emptiness was bigger than the joy. I didn’t know what I was living for because I was alone.
“…”
“And I guess I forgot, I’m the most mature among them. In my eyes, you guys still look like newcomers to society. Dohyeon, you are the same. If you don’t act like an adult at this time, when do you do it?”
Even in the conversation that followed, Seonyeong actively appealed her own opinion.
Because I felt the sincere heart for us, it was not easy for me and others to decline.
“If you don’t like it, let’s live together and use the money you guys earned to move to a 120009 place.”
“…Okay. I’ll do as Seonyeong says.”
In the end, he made up his mind to accept her favor.
Seonyeong, who originally hid her private life well from the public, put up her house, where she secretly and quickly lived, and at the same time, we searched for a new home.
After so many months.
“Wow! I’ll live here from now on!”
Ha-eun cheered as soon as she entered the new house.
Naturally, smiles spread across our faces as we watched from the side.
“Even one room? It’s the best!”
The place we chose was a detached house in Seoul, which was large enough for five people to stay.
Even though I was able to enter with the help of Seonyeong, my heart was pounding at the fact that we had a special place of our own.
“I’m really glad that Dohyeon’s parents gave permission…”
Jia talks to me as if she is sentimental.
As she said, I revealed to my parents that I was dating four lovers and was allowed to have a relationship.
In fact, I didn’t want to hide it until the end.
However, I changed my mind to the fact that if I am going to be caught someday, if I am going to suffer from hiding it again, I would rather confidently confess it first.
I went to see my parents with everyone with the intention of using a group to die if they didn’t allow it, but the result was unexpectedly smooth.
‘My son has achieved the dreams of men in the world!’
That’s what Dad said when we visited.
She usually has an erratic side, but when she said that, the mother next to her slapped her on the back three times.
Still, the two of them got along so well, and after helping my dad convince me, I was able to get permission from my worried mother.
It’s not to everyone in the world, but at least our parents recognized our relationship with confidence.
“I mean. Honestly, I didn’t expect it to be resolved this easily.”
“Ohhh! Goddess, there’s even an attic here! You can lay down here on a blanket and watch a movie, right?!”
“Yes. I want to watch Haeun-nim’s favorite robot cartoon here too.”
Even while talking to Jia, Ha-eun and Elia are looking around excitedly.
Seonyeong was watching her with a proud face, so he gently held her hand.
“Thank you, Seonyeong.”
“What. Seeing that kids like it, it’s worthwhile to act.”
“Oh, brother! Sister! Let’s eat that!”
While shouting, Ha-eun came to the living room with her cake.
On the way to this house, Ha-eun bought it, saying that today is a special day.
Following her urging, we gathered in the living room, put the cake on the desk, and sat around.
“Today is the anniversary of cohabitation, so let’s celebrate together!”
“Cohabitation anniversary?”
“Yes! The day we came to live together!”
Ha-eun put five candles on the cake, and I lit it with a match.
Doing this, it really feels like today has become a special day.
Ha-eun’s next words added to that feeling.
“Let’s say something we want to say to everyone and blow out the candles together. Okay? Then start with me!”
Like a child wishing for Santa, Ha-eun puts her hands together and closes her eyes tightly.
Soon, her voice resounded in the quiet living room.
“I’m so happy to meet Dohyeon oppa, unnies and a new family called Goddess. I hope that there will be days like this in the future as well.”
The word “Family” Makes me uncomfortable.
Although we couldn’t get married, we decided to be together for the rest of our lives, so it was really like family.
Thanks to Ha-eun, her mood was ripe for seriousness before she knew it.
After she finished speaking, she turned her gaze to Jia, who was sitting next to her. Jia paused for a moment as if nervous, then moved her lips.
“I’m so happy and grateful to meet everyone here. Thank you Mr. Dohyun for changing my life…Thank you Haeun for being close to me, thank you for being with my mom. And thank you Elia for bringing us together.”
“…I am very grateful. Thanks to everyone here, I was able to live the life worthy of a human being that I dreamed of. I always wanted to save those in trouble, but I was the one who was saved instead. Please continue to be with me in the future.”
After Jia and Elia finished talking, Seonyoung, who was sitting next to her, was next.
Like her Haeun, she also closed her eyes gently, as if praying.
“My precious daughter, Jia, who is like a friend. Haeun and Elia, who are like daughters but sometimes like friends. And Dohyeon, whom I love. I hope everyone is healthy and happy.”
Before I knew it, the turn came back to me.
She’s a bit shy and shy, but I don’t hate it, so I said it with sincerity.
“I love you all from the bottom of my heart. Thank you for accepting me, and thank you even more for getting along well with each other. I won’t change my mind in the future, so please stay with me.”
As soon as she finished speaking, she exchanged awkward laughs out of embarrassment.
After blowing out the candles together, this time Ha-eun appeared with her instant camera.
“Let’s take a Polaroid picture before eating the cake!”
I brought a tripod as well as a camera.
We gathered and posed, and Ha-eun, who set the camera timer on a tripod, hurriedly came and joined us.
Five people gathered around a cake in the middle.
Smiles are blooming on everyone’s faces thanks to Ha-eun’s diligent preparation in many ways.
That laugh was captured in the photo at the same time as the clicking sound, and I vowed to keep our happy image in it for the rest of my life while looking at the photo.
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Five years have passed since we started living together.
Not a short time, fortunately, our happiness was in progress.
A lot happened in between.
The biggest change is the news of Seonyoung’s retirement as an actress.
When she was about two years or so after our living together, she decided to retire.
That she has fulfilled her dream of being a top actress, so she wants to leave when she claps.
After her retirement, what Seon-yeong started was an internet flower shopping mall.
Elia likes flowers so much that she became interested in them while looking at flowers together.
Of course, as befits a woman who has peaked in her field, she also worked with her sincerity in the flower shopping mall.
Through thorough market research and bold investment in domestic flower gardens, it has achieved great success with service and quality, not the halo of being a celebrity.
In Korea, where flower consumption is not as active compared to overseas, flower gifts are becoming popular.
She quickly graduated from school, and as Seon-yeong’s shopping mall got bigger and bigger, she got to help run it.
At one time, her high social success was her dream, but in the end, it was also to be recognized by her mother.
Now that she’s working with her mother, her dream has come true.
Elia, who likes flowers, got a job selling flowers thanks to Seonyeong.
Seon-yeong gave her a small offline store near her shopping mall office, and she took over as the manager there.
Even though it was a small shop like a local flower shop, she was able to spend time with her favorite flowers and chat with her regular customers, which made Elia very happy.
I dropped out of college and focused on fiction.
I felt the possibility of being able to make a living by writing through her first work, which she had written since the military, so it was to pour my all into it.
Although her second and third works did not have very good results, as a result of her efforts without giving up, she has achieved quite good results from then until now.
Even after Ha-eun graduated from school, she continued to provide illustrations for my novels.
Currently, the two of us teamed up to publish a novel serially, and at the same time, we were preparing to challenge ourselves in webtoons.
I don’t have to worry about Ha-eun’s drawing skills, and I should be the only one who can write the story and continuity well, but I’ll have to work hard in the future.
So, what am I doing right now, I just bought a cake from the bakery and came out.
The reason is because today is our cohabitation anniversary.
After Ha-eun took care of it on the first day, it was our own annual event that we continued on our own.
“I’m here!”
“Mr. Dohyun!”
“Brother!”
As soon as I enter the house, Jia and Ha-eun greet me.
Seonyeong, who was in the room, also came out to greet me, and after a while, Elia, who had finished her work, returned and we all gathered together.
After gathering in the living room and blowing out the candles on the cake, it’s time for an instant picture.
After blowing out the candles, which naturally took place every year, leaving an instant photo together was the last order of the anniversary.
After I heard that click, I put the picture in the frame I had prepared in advance and put it on the desk.
Lined up next to it, the photos we took every year.
Years have passed, but the lovers in the photos are still beautiful.
“It’s already been five years.”
“I will… The years go by really fast.”
I smiled lightly at Jia, who was lost in many thoughts, and hugged her.
“Let’s all live like this from now on.”
“Yes it is.”
When you fall asleep after spending a good time with your four lovers and family.
At this point, it’s normal to go back to our respective rooms or talk about who’s going to sleep with me, but today the girls hesitated and didn’t say anything.
“What’s wrong with everyone? What’s going on?”
“…”
Their silence emphasizes a different atmosphere than usual.
After a while, Jia, who had been blushing quietly, opened her mouth.
“Hey, Mr. Dohyun.”
“Huh?”
“I’ve been talking with my mom and the kids. It’s already been 5 years since we’ve been together and today is our anniversary…”
Jia’s cheeks become more red as she steams.
Soon, her unexpected but delightful words came from her mouth.
“I wondered if we could have Do-hyun’s child together.”
