"Oh, Madam, good morning. Sorry because I surprise you. Are you awake?" said the middle-aged woman with a friendly smile on her lips.
"Ah, yes, good morning. But ... you ..." I said hesitantly.
"Introduce, I am Yoo Minmin, the housekeeper in here. You can call me Auntie Yoo. Sorry yesterday I was back to my hometown so I could not welcome Madame."
"Oh... I see, I think there is only the two of Baekmyo and me in this house," I muttered.
"Madam, do you want to have breakfast right away?"
"No, I'll help Auntie Yoo first."
"But Madam..."
"Why? I just want to help of my own desire. Auntie Yoo clean this house all by yourself, it's very big and it must be hard to clean it till shine like this. So, let me help you, Auntie."
Finally Auntie Yoo surrenders. She let me help her to cook in the kitchen. Even though I am not good at cooking, I can at least cook rice and some of the easiest dishes to make.
"Auntie, what is Baekmyo doing exactly? What's his job exactly?" I asked suddenly. Maybe if it is a normal couples, it will be weird if a wife ask about her husband. But I am so curious what kind of job of that man, does he just have fun every night? Spends a lot of money which is I don't know from where.
Auntie Yoo looks surprised. My fault is ask about that, which is a wife should know better than other people. "You don't know, Madam?"
"Baekmyo... he never said about it to me, hahaha."
"Even to his wife, Young Master is very secretive. Huh... worked here for nearly five years... I don't know what kind of his job or where, Young Master works, but he can afford buy this house and a luxury car without the President Director's help."
"Is it true?" I am amazed to hear about that. "Could it be ... that he got the money from ... his night activities?" I muttered suspiciously.
"Madam... don't be like that! Young Master is lonely every day, almost every night he goes out of the house and comes back to home in the morning with drunk," said Auntie Yoo sadly. "I don't think he's going to be married for the rest of his life because his girlfriend broke his heart, but thank goodness he's married to you now, Madam."
It is proved, that woman doesn't know anything about her master's marriage. "Auntie, um ... Baekmyo ... did he ever bring a man here?"
Auntie Yoo glares at me. "Madam, Young Master is not like that," she whispered. "Even though they said that Young Master was a strange person outside, it seems like he is hiding a wound."
"Is it because of Shela?" I whispered. It seems that my opinion about Baekmyo is true.
"Gosh, you know her, Madam?" Auntie Yoo brings her lips to my ear.
"What are you gossiping in the morning?" It is a male voice from outside the kitchen.
We are surprised, Baekmyo suddenly appears and already sat at the dining table like a genie. He crosses his arms and glares at us with his legs crossed.
"Auntie Yoo, don't ever say anything about me to that woman! Or I'll fire you," Baekmyo threatened before sipped a cup of coffee on the dining table.
"Alright, Sir. I'm sorry," Auntie Yoo stuttered, as fast as she back does her jobs.
-o0o-
A day, I return to work as usual after a few days off for marriage and honeymoon, of course that is not the reason I use to ask for leave from the office. Want to get fired from my job? If I get fired, where is I get some money to pay for my younger brother's treatment?
I create up like a thief to my desk. Cover my face with my bag, afraid that someone will recognize my face. Don't forget, I've married Byun Baekmyo and our marriage has been reported everywhere. I am afraid that other people will recognize me as Baekmyo's wife, even though my face is different before and after makeup. Hopefully with a face without makeup, people donn't recognize me.
Even when reporters asked my name at the press conference, I used the pseudonym given by the President Director. Jasmine Lee, a career woman from London. In order to carry out that mission, the President Director was willing to buy someone else's identity.
Being an assistant designer, my salary isn't enough for my living expenses and Dongju. Possible, the money for living expenses becomes very short after Dongju was sick. But since a help of the President Director, the burden was lifted because of that marriage, Dongju has also been sent to America for more serious treatment.
I really hope he can survive.
After arrive at my desk and sat in a chair, then I can breathe easy. No one recognizes me. Then three women bring a cup of coffee and walk toward our department room while laugh, sometimes smile with joy. They are my co-workers, I call them the Gossiper Trio.
"The new CEO?"
"Yes."
"Yes, he smiled at me earlier. Ah, my heart is melting!"
"Ah, I really envy you."
"Even though Byun Baekmyo is a gay, if he is handsome like that I also wanna become his girlfriend."
"Handsome men is free."
Somehow they even chat near my desk and even one of them lean against the partition of my desk.
Is Baekmyo here? What's wrong? Asks the President Director for some money as people said? But Auntie Yoo said, he never once touched the President Director's money since broke up with his ex-girlfriend.
"But I heard he's married. His wife is very beautiful, have you seen the news?"
"Yes, she is very beautiful. I'm very jealous, if I am a little prettier than her, would he want to be my husband?"
"Beautiful? It's just a good make-up effect, maybe the photo was edited before uploading. Or she had plastic surgery."
"Ah, that's right."
I hear them initially soar, but suddenly one of them throws me down after praised me. Edited she said? Plastic Surgery? Is it seemed like a make-up effect? I think I am pretty enough even though I don't have makeup.
"Aish, my beauty is natural," I unconsciously muttered softly. "Lee Yongju!" called one of them which make me very surprised. "What did you just say?" My heart starts pounding, the chill runs from my feet to my head. Do I get caught? "That's... nothing. I'm just chatting with my friend," I reasoned. "Oh hey, you already know about our President Director's son's wife?" She looks like going to asks me to gossip. "That... yeah, I already know, hahaha," I said awkwardly. "Aren't you heartbroken?" You guys don't know who Byun Baekmyo's wife. The beautiful woman who you are accused of having plastic surgery is right in front of you! Huh, I wanna scream like that in front of their faces. "Why am I heartbroken? Hahaha," I replied with a bland laugh. "Huh, you're always boring, Yongju." "It's sad, this country experiencing mass heartbreak after Byun Baekmyo got married," said another. Mass heartbreak? Is
Only half of a day I am exhausted. Mopped a building this big, swept and wiped. My poor muscles. Of course that I'm not the one who did it, but this building must be cleaned every time. People walk around with their dirty shoes sometimes, sometimes they stomp their shoes on the floor when they see me sweeping. Maybe they think I also clean their shoe dirt. Huh! "Yongju!" my partner called me. "Yes?" "Designer Joe calls you in her office." "Oh okay." What is again? Jeez! I hurriedly leave my job and go upstairs to my former boss's room. I miss the design department, I miss my computer and the rotating chair. I miss everything of all about that. Arrive at the door, I knock it and quickly Designer Joe asks me to enter. She asks me to sit down, her expression looks very angry. "Lee Yongju!" She exclaimed. Apparently, she is mad at me. Designer Joe, who is never cynical to me from the start, suddenly put on a
"Baekmyo! You're bad! Bastard! Damn!" I shout, point at Baekmyo's face angrily. I keep screaming, try to defend myself even though the two men drag me out of that room. But who will hear the screams of the woman who works as a cleaning service? Several people have already crowd into the front of the director's room, they are looking at me curiously. They do not help me but even talk about my ugliness. Right, who will dare to help someone like me? Than against the command of director, it is better let I like this. -o0o- I can't sleep, even though it is past midnight and almost morning, I am still wait for Baekmyo to return. I walk up and down in front of his room anxiously. Of course for worry myself. He is dead or alive I don't care, the important thing is to solve my problem first. I want so badly to suffocate him, my hands feel so itchy. Where is he goin
What's more? Baekmyo's fans, even they are dare to tease me at the office. That is a problem between me and Baekmyo, why they takes revenge against to me? It makes me really frustrated. We are a husband and wife couple, don't they know? I wish I can tell them. "Yongju, bring three cups of coffee to the design department!" asked Soohe, a member of the Gossip Trio. I kick off the broom that I am holding. It's part of my job, but the more serve, the more spoil they are. "Can you wait for me to finish it?" I said. "Yongju, we were in the same department, but now we are different. You dare to go against my orders?" replied Soohe. "You can order to other person, Soohe." "Okay, I didn't insist." Soohe leaves me. I breath a sigh of relief, grateful that she doesn't continue to bully me. However, I am wrong. Just when Soohe disappear, cpme the team leader of the cleaning department. "Yongju, you really want to leave the company? After t
"Unfortunately I don't like gossip like that, it's not my style." Baekmyo closes his computer. "Then, who spreads rumors like that in the office?" Baekmyo shrugs. "I have no idea." "Wow, I don't expect them to seriously support you," I mutter when my mind is on the Gossip Trio. Baekmyo stands up, walks over to me who stand in front of his desk, then he pulls my chin with one beautiful hand. "I'm grateful for that. Now hurry downstairs and prepare dinner for me! I'm hungry," he whispers in a low voice. His treatment like this makes my heart rustle. Nobody touch me like this before, so I am nervous. -o0o- One bottle. Two bottles. Until two bottles of soju I crash, I cross the line. My head is very dizzy and I am barely conscious. My body's tolerance for alcohol is actually only two or three, finishing two bottles put me literally on the brink of consciousness. I want to die. "Miss! Miss! You better go home! You are alread
"Oh, sorry I didn't mean it," she said, she is Euna, Soohe's friend. A member of Gossip Trio. I know she is on purpose. "It's okay. Can you move aside? I'll clean it up." I try to be patient. "Sure. I think you were fired, it's no wonder Designer Joe kicked you in here. Turns out you betrayed your own boss," she said when several people pass down the hall. I stop my activities and focus on her. "You're teasing me? Unfortunately your insinuation is not quite right, Euna. Look for more accurate information again and thank you for your attention to me." Euna looks annoyed but can not says anymore. She leaves stomping her feet. "You gossip!" I grumbled. "Interesting," Baekmyo appears behind me with his assistant. By the way, the assistant is male. "Proved guilty but won't admit it. Even if you dodge it, the whole world knows you're guilty." "You!" I glare at Baekmyo who is standing not far from me. "You don't really deserve
"Are you crazy? What do you really want to hear?" "Say it's not you..." "I said it earlier, didn't you hear?" "Say it right!" It feels like my face is getting hotter. I am ashamed to death if Baekmyo did all of that. "Why is your face red?" Baekmyo observes my face then laughs mockingly. "Think what you want! Ha ha ha." Baekmyo pushes me and then runs to his room, his satisfied laughter makes me even more nervous. -o0o- Today is Saturday, I wake up a little late than usual due to a break from work. After wash my face and brush my teeth, I go downstairs intending to help Auntie Yoo cook in the kitchen. But strangely, in the emp
The man sits across from me and puts his coffee on the table. He puts his backpack in the chair next to him sitting. "You live nearby?" asked the slightly bearded man. I am speechless. This guy, asked so easily the new person he met. Between knowing and friendly. "Y-yes," I answered finally. I am starting to feel uncomfortable. I want to drink but I forgot to buy a drink, so I finally go to get a bottle of orange juice then pay for it at the cashier and return to the chair. "You can finish these two cup noodles?" he asked in surprise and amazement. I smile, "Yes," I replied shyly. "Looks like you really like eating noodles, hu