episode_0136

For people who used to live separately to start living together, especially five people, requires quite a strong determination.

And this trip gave us the courage to make a decision.

But that doesn’t mean that decisions can be put into action right away.

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 issue again.

“I’ll buy the house. Let’s put it up here and find a suitable place for the five of us to live.”

The surroundings became quiet after Seonyeong spoke.

“Seonyoung, no matter what, it’s too much to bear alone… .”

Just because five people live in a house, I don’t think all five people have to share the cost equally.

Because each person’s situation and circumstances are different.

However, I didn’t really want Seonyeong, who had the most free time, to shoulder all the burden.

Maybe it was because of the sense of responsibility or pride I felt as a man, but I wanted to contribute in some way to creating our own nest.

I feel sorry for relying only on Seonyeong.

Other lovers who had the same thoughts as me opened their mouths one by one.

“I also feel bad about only burdening my mom. I’d rather take my time and earn money later… .”

“I want to live with my oppa, unnies, and goddess as soon as possible, so I will work hard and earn a lot of money!”

“I, I will quickly find something I can do to help you!”

As Gia said, it would take a while, but I think it would be better to save up money little by little.

Since I can’t use Elia’s necklace to harm others or for my own benefit, I have no choice but to work harder on my novels from now on.

As I was thinking that, Seonyeong spoke in a more serious voice than ever.

“I know what you guys are thinking. But I still want to use the results of my efforts for us. Because Jia is my daughter, and other people are just as precious to me as Jia.”

“Still, I’m a bit alone… .”

When I trailed off, Seonyeong shook her head without hesitation and continued speaking in a low voice.

“At some point, even though I was recognized by people and made a lot of money, I felt more empty than happy. Because I was alone, I didn’t know what I was living for. But if I spent that time for myself, I think I could find meaning in the past years.”

“… .”

“And if you forgot, I’m the most mature among us. You guys still look like freshmen in society to me. Dohyun, you too. If you don’t act like an adult now, when will you?”

In the conversation that followed, Seonyeong actively expressed her opinion.

Because we felt that he was truly caring for us, it was no longer easy for me or anyone else to decline.

“If you don’t feel like it, let’s live together and use the money you earn to move to a better place.”

“… Okay. I’ll do as Seonyeong says.”

Eventually, I decided to accept her offer.

Seonyeong, who had originally kept her private life well hidden from the public, gave up the house she had been living in secretly but quickly, and at the same time, we looked for a new home.

After several months like that.

“Wow! I’m living here from now on!”

As soon as Ha-eun entered her new home, she cheered.

Naturally, smiles spread across our faces as we watched from the side.

“Each room is different? This is the best!”

The place we chose was a single-family home in Seoul, large enough for five people.

Although we were able to get in thanks to Seonyeong’s help, my heart was also pounding at the thought that we had our own special place.

“I’m so glad that Dohyun’s parents gave permission… .”

Zia speaks to me as if lost in thought.

As she said, I told my parents that I was dating four lovers and asked for their permission.

Actually, I didn’t want to hide it until the end.

However, if I was going to get caught someday and have to struggle to hide it, I changed my mind and decided that it would be better to confess first.

I went to see my parents with everyone, determined to fight to the death if they didn’t allow me, but surprisingly, the results were smooth.

“Our son has achieved the dreams of all men in the world!”

That’s what my dad said when we went there.

He’s usually a bit quirky, but when he said that, his mom, who was standing next to him, hit him on the back three times.

However, because the two of them were so close, my father also helped persuade my mother, who had been hesitating, and finally gave her permission.

It may not be to everyone in the world, but at least our relationship was acknowledged by our parents.

“That’s right. Honestly, I didn’t think it would be solved this easily.”

“Oh! Goddess, there’s an attic here too! I can lay out a blanket here and watch a movie, right?!”

“Yes. I want to watch the robot cartoons that Ha-eun likes here too.”

Even while talking to Jia, Ha-eun and Elia are looking around excitedly here and there.

When Seonyeong saw that with a proud expression on her face, I gently grabbed her hand.

“Thank you, Seonyoung.”

“What. Seeing that the kids like it makes me realize that all the acting I’ve done was worth it.”

“Oh, oppa! Unnie! Let’s eat that!”

Ha-eun came into the living room with a cake shouting like that.

On the way home, Ha-eun bought something because today was a special day.

At her urging, we gathered in the living room, placed the cake on the table, and sat down.

“Today is our cohabitation anniversary, so let’s all celebrate together!”

“Cohabitation anniversary?”

“Yes! The day we started living together!”

Ha-eun put five candles on the cake, and I lit them with a match.

As I’m doing this, I really feel like today is a special day.

Ha-eun’s subsequent words added to that feeling.

“Let’s each say one thing to everyone and then blow out the candles together. Okay? Then me first!”

Ha-eun clasps her hands together and closes her eyes tightly like a child making a wish to Santa.

Soon her voice echoed through the quiet living room.

“I’m so happy to have met my new family, Dohyun oppa and unnies and Goddess. I hope we can have more days like this in the future.”

The word family makes me feel touched for no reason.

Even though we didn’t get married, we decided to stay together for the rest of our lives, so we were truly like family.

Thanks to Ha-eun, the atmosphere had become seriously ripe.

After finishing speaking, she looked at Jia sitting next to her, and Jia hesitated for a moment as if she was nervous before moving her lips.

“I’m also really happy and thankful to have met everyone here. Thank you Dohyun for changing my life… Thank you Haeun for being so close, and thank you mom for being with us. And thank you Elia for bringing us together.”

“… I am the one who should be thankful. Thanks to everyone here, I was able to live the human life I dreamed of. I always wanted to save those who were in trouble, but instead, I was the one who was saved. Please stay with me in the future.”

After Jia and Elia finished speaking, it was next for Seonyeong, who was sitting next to them.

She, too, closed her eyes tightly as if praying like Ha-eun.

“My precious daughter and friend, Jia. Ha-eun and Elia, who are like my daughter but sometimes like my friend. And my beloved Do-hyun. I hope you all stay healthy and happy.”

Before I knew it, it was my turn.

I felt a little awkward and embarrassed, but I didn’t hate it either, so I said it with all my heart.

“I love you all with all my heart. Thank you for accepting me, and thank you even more for being so friendly with each other. Please stay with me in the future, because my heart won’t change.”

As soon as we finished speaking, we shared awkward laughter out of embarrassment.

After blowing out the candles together, this time Ha-eun appeared holding an instant camera.

“Take a Polaroid photo before eating the cake!”

I brought not only a camera but also a tripod.

We gathered together, took our poses, and Ha-eun, who had set the timer on the camera on the tripod, hurried over to join us.

Five people gathered around a cake.

Thanks to Ha-eun’s hard work in preparing in many ways, everyone’s faces are filled with smiles.

That smile was captured in the photo with the click of a button, and as I looked at the photo, I vowed to protect our happy image in it for the rest of my life.

—

Five years have already passed since we started living together.

For quite some time, fortunately, our happiness was ongoing.

A lot has happened in the meantime.

The biggest change is the news of Seonyeong’s retirement from acting.

She decided to retire after about two years of living together with us.

Now that I’ve achieved my dream of becoming a top actress, I want to leave when the applause starts.

After retirement, Seonyeong started an online flower shopping mall.

Since Elia loves flowers so much, we started going out to look at flowers together and that’s when I developed an interest in them.

Of course, as expected of someone who has reached the top in one field, she also took on the flower shopping mall with sincerity.

Through thorough market research and bold investment in domestic flower shops, they achieved great success with service and quality rather than the afterglow of having a celebrity background.

In Korea, where flower consumption is not as active as overseas, flower gift giving has become popular.

After graduating from school early, Jia began helping run Seonyeong’s shopping mall as it grew bigger.

At one time, high social success was my dream, but that was ultimately just to gain my mother’s approval.

Now that I’m working with my mom, it’s like a dream come true.

Elia, who loved flowers, started selling flowers thanks to Seonyeong.

Seonyeong gave me a small offline store near the shopping mall office, so I put her in charge of the store.

Although it was an offline store, it was a small shop like a neighborhood flower shop, but Elia was very satisfied because she could spend time with her favorite flowers and chat with regular customers.

I dropped out of college and focused on writing novels.

I felt that I could make a living through writing through my first work while in the military, so I poured my all into it.

Although the second and third works did not perform very well, I did not give up and worked hard, and as a result, I have been getting pretty good results since then.

Even after graduating from school, Ha-eun continued to do illustrations for my novels.

Currently, the two of us are working together as a team to serialize a novel, while also preparing to challenge ourselves with webtoons.

There’s no need to worry about Ha-eun’s drawing skills, I just need to work on the story and storyboard, but I’ll have to work hard from now on.

So what I’m doing right now is, I just came out of the bakery and bought a cake.

The reason is that today is our cohabitation anniversary.

It was an annual event that we continued among ourselves after Ha-eun took care of it on the first day.

“I’m here!”

“Dohyun!”

“Brother!”

As soon as I entered the house, Jia and Ha-eun greeted me.

Seonyeong, who was in the room, came out to welcome them, and after a while, Elia, who had finished her work, came back and everyone gathered together.

After everyone gathered in the living room and blew out the candles on the cake, it was time to take some quick photos.

The last part of the anniversary was to take an impromptu photo after blowing out the candles, which naturally took place every year.

After hearing that clicking sound, I put the photo in the frame I had prepared in advance and placed it on my desk.

Next to it are photos taken together every year.

Even though time has passed, the lovers in the photo are still beautiful.

“It’s already been 5 years.”

“That’s right… . Time really flies.”

He smiled lightly and hugged Jia, who was lost in thought.

“Let’s all continue to live like this from now on.”

“Yes, that’s right.”

After spending some quality time with my four lovers and family, I slowly fell asleep.

At this point, everyone would normally go back to their rooms or talk about who would sleep with me, but today the girls hesitated and didn’t say anything.

“What’s wrong with you all? What’s going on?”

“… .”

Their silence emphasizes the unusual atmosphere.

After a while, Jia, who had been blushing quietly, opened her mouth.

“Excuse me, Dohyun.”

“Huh?”

“I talked to my mom and the kids. It’s already been 5 years since we started living together and today is our anniversary… .”

Jia’s cheeks become even redder as she takes a shower.

Soon, unexpected yet joyful words came out of her mouth.

“I think we can all have Dohyun’s child together.”