‘We have something to tell you.’ Gye-eul said gravely.
‘But what happened to your face?’ His mother asked noticing the bruising.
‘Please sit, it’s important.’
His parents glanced at each other before sitting beside each other. Yira couldn’t say anything because she was deeply embarrassed and anxious. (Zuben: Yira doesn’t say anything except for Gye-eul’s name)
She knew his parents were lovely people who treated her like their daughter, but that was one thing, how would they react when they announced she was going to be their daughter in law?
‘What did you want to talk about?’ His father asked unable to take the tension.
Gye-eul took Yira’s hand, ‘Mom, dad,’ Yira’s eyes widened, and his parents eyes widened, ‘We are dating.’
‘What?!’ Gye-eul’s mom jumped out of her seat.
Yira closed her eyes expecting a refusal. She was shocked, of course she would be. They had treated her like family. But they might not accept her.
She bit her lip. Perhaps, Gye-eul feared the same because he continued firmly, ‘I’m not asking you for permission, I’m just telling you, and we’re planning on getting married.’
The silence was deafening. Gye-eul held her hand tighter.
‘Why didn’t you tell us earlier?’ His father finally said.
‘Sorry…?’
‘If you had told us earlier, we wouldn’t have been pushing.’ (Zuben: Your push was a little too gentle.)
‘Huh?’
Gye-eul’s mother came to hold Yira’s hand with happiness brimming in her eyes, ‘I am so happy! So very happy!’
‘Um, mom…?’ Even Gye-eul was confused.
‘When did you start dating? Why didn’t you tell us?’
‘We always thought you would be good together, but were idiots for not taking the step. And you were always together.’
Yira’s nervousness washed away, as she watched Gye-eul’s parents smile at each other and them warmly.
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