Kim Ji-hye (END)

There was nothing to prepare before the wedding.

Thankfully, a wedding with just the two of us only required depositing the funds and confirming the location and time.

Oh, and if something was needed, there was nothing difficult other than contacting the wedding hall and coordinating in advance.

I also got a suit tailored to fit me as much as possible and tried to match Ji-hye’s pace to some extent.

We both immediately chose the dress and suit without any discomfort, and after that, we each worked and spent our days until the wedding approached.

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“Groom-bun, please start getting ready.”

“Ah, yes, I understand.”

“Since it’s just the two of you, there’s nothing too difficult. Just come out when we tell you to.”

“There’s nothing like… something I have to do while walking in, right?”

The staff member seemed to ponder for a moment before answering.

“Groom-bun, since the wedding is just the two of you, it’s all about the atmosphere and your own event, so we don’t have anything to tell you.”

Ah, is that so.

Is it because I’ve seen other people’s weddings? At weddings with guests, I know what the groom does and what the bride does.

If a wedding with just the two of us is treated as our own event, does that mean we can do whatever we want?

Then that would be easier. There’s no one to be mindful of, so I can comfortably go in, comfortably receive the officiant’s blessing, and end the wedding.

From the start, there was no reason to make a wedding that was secretly held to the point of hiding it from all my younger siblings difficult or complicated.

After having a wedding that was like a 기념 (commemoration) with just the two of us, we quickly change clothes, go back home to give the gifts, and leave for the trip.

I organized the schedule already planned in my head and repeated it to myself.

To avoid making mistakes, and because I was worried about making mistakes, I kept turning it over in my head until a staff member found me.

“Groom-bun, it’s time to go now. Please do a final check.”

Final check.

I looked over my clothes here and there, and worried about whether something was묻었나 (묻었나 -묻다 -묻어요 -묻습니다 -묻었어요 -묻었어 -묻었지 -묻었네 -묻었군 -묻었는가 -묻었단다 -묻었읍니다 -묻었소 -묻었읍죠 -묻었을까 -묻었을까요 -묻었을텐데 -묻었을지 -묻었을지라도 -묻었을지언정 -묻었을진대 -묻었을진들 -묻었을진저 -묻었을진즉 -묻었을진즉은 -묻었을진즉에 -묻었을진즉이 -묻었을진즉일세 -묻었을진즉일진대 -묻었을진즉일진저 -묻었을진즉일진즉 -묻었을진즉일진즉은 -묻었을진즉일진즉에 -묻었을진즉일진즉이 -묻었을진즉일진즉일세 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진대 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진저 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉은 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉에 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉이 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일세 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진대 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진저 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉은 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉에 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉이 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일세 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진대 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진저 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉은 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉에 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉이 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일세 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진대 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진저 -묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉은묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉에묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉이묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일세묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진대묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진저묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉은묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉에묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉이묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일세묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진대묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진저묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉은묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉에묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉이묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일세묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진대묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진저묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉은묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉에묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉이묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일세묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진대묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진저묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉은묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉에묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉이묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일세묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진대묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진저묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉은묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉에묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉이묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일세묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진대묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진저묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉은묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉에묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉이묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일세묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진대묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진저묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉은묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉에묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉이묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일세묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진대묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진저묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉은묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉에묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉이묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일세묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진대묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진저묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉은묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉은묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉에묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉이묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일세묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진대묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진저묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉은묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉에묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉이묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일세묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진대묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진저묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉은묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉에묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉이묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일세묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진대묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진저묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉은묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉에묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉이묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일세묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진대묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진저묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉은묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉에묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉이묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일세묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진대묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진저묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉에묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉이묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일세묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진대묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진저묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉에묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉이묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일세묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진대묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진저묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉에묻었을진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진즉일진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묻었나), or if my makeup was smudged, I looked in the mirror with those worries.

My ordinary appearance came into view. It’s me, not much different even with makeup, and it’s me with my forehead neatly swept back.

The atmosphere changed with just makeup and clothes without much change, and I realize once again that clothes make the man.

I tidied up my clothes one last time and was guided by the staff.

The high ceiling that I had to lift my head all the way to see greeted me, and it was quiet despite being such a large wedding hall.

Only the sound of my shoes and the staff’s shoes echoed on the marble floor as we headed to the wedding hall.

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[Groom Kim Seon-ho] [Bride Kim Ji-hye]

‘There aren’t any phrases like “eldest son of so-and-so” or “second son of so-and-so” written here.’

I can feel how small the wedding is and that no guests are coming.

A small wedding that only tells who’s wedding it is, rather than who someone is.

The wedding hall itself was so small that there was no space for guests to sit, let alone anything other than the entrance path and the officiant’s table.

“It’s to create an atmosphere, so enter slowly when you hear the music and follow the officiant’s instructions.”

Instead of answering, I nodded, took a breath at the entrance of the wedding hall, and looked at the end.

Ji-hye’s back, standing in front of the officiant’s table with a dress veil on, came into view.

I was watching from afar, but she’s beautiful. I wanted to run and hug her right away to enjoy the joy, but the music hadn’t started yet.

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When the music started, I moved my feet.

As I slowly walked and stepped on the red carpet, Ji-hye turned around slightly and our eyes met.

We exchanged light eye smiles, and as we went to the officiant’s table, a middle-aged man greeted us with a smile.

“I’m just happy that there are couples getting married even in these times.”

It felt like a pretentious comment, but if he could make such a smile pretentiously, I had no choice but to believe it.

“Do you two vow to live together for the rest of your lives?”

It’s the usual comment you see at weddings.

Even without exchanging eye signals with Ji-hye, this much was no problem.

“I do.”

“I do.”

The middle-aged man continued speaking as the answers came out simultaneously.

“You’re a perfect match. I think you’ll be a good couple. Then, next, groom Kim Seon-ho-ssi, do you vow to love bride Kim Ji-hye-ssi forever?”

It’s such an obvious thing that it’s not even worth answering.

But what would I hear if I jokingly said no here?

I took out the playfulness, cleared my throat for a moment, and answered.

“Yes.”

The middle-aged man, who was watching with a smile, immediately looked at Ji-hye and asked the same question.

“Then, bride Kim Ji-hye-ssi, do you vow to love groom Kim Seon-ho-ssi forever?”

“Yes.”

After answering neatly, Ji-hye looked at me slightly.

But she only looked for a very short time and turned her head again, and I looked at the middle-aged man in front of me and focused again.

He briefly scanned the book on the officiant’s table, then raised his head again, smiled, looked at me, and then looked at Ji-hye.

“Then, do you two vow to trust and rely on each other?”

“Yes.”

“Yees.”

Only then did the middle-aged man close the book, clap, and show a satisfied smile.

“Congratulations on becoming husband and wife.”

I was quite embarrassed, so I brushed it off with an awkward smile, but…

‘Huh.’

Even if I tried to say something because it felt like something was missing, the middle-aged man was already tidying up the officiant’s table and trying to leave.

It was too late to point it out, and Ji-hye was pulling my arm and smiling, so the wedding ended without me being able to do anything.

‘Wait, is this the end? Wait…?’

I couldn’t hide my bewilderment and was led out of the wedding hall by Ji-hye’s arm.

Ah, wait, what is this. Why is it ending like this?

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‘Ah, this isn’t it, I thought there would be a ring exchange or a request for a kiss at a normal wedding, but there wasn’t any of that?’