episode_0086

“…Yes?”

Anne tilted her head as if she didn’t understand what I was saying. I went into a little more detail.

“I mean the play. Would you like to go with me, Cerise, and Kara? Seris and Kara also like theater, so it would be nice to go there for a change after a long time.”

“Can I do that..?”

I laughed at the expression on his face that asked me if I was in the way.

“I wouldn’t have even thought of it in the first place if it wasn’t for Anne. And we’re not just strangers, right?”

“That’s right…”

For some reason, Anne’s face turned a little red. She fanned herself with her hand and went down to the first floor, saying she would ask her husband.

After a while, he came up with a bright face.

“Permission granted.”

He smiled happily.

* * *

Yoosung and I decided to meet at the square a little later. Anne hummed and stirred the soup. This is lunch for my husband.

“It’s done.”

I put down the ladle and walked to the closet. What clothes should I wear? I opened the closet with excitement.

The inside of the closet was empty.

“Ah…”

I sold everything because of living expenses.

I closed the closet with a bitter feeling.

‘okay. I’m just going to see a play, but I don’t even need to dress up…’

I went downstairs to console myself.

“Honey, I’ll be back.”

As I was leaving the house, I heard a shout from behind me.

“Do I really have to go?”

Marlton was not happy that Anne was going to see shooting stars and a play.

“…I said it was okay earlier. What should I do now? I already made an appointment.”

“That’s right…”

Because you seemed so excited earlier. I couldn’t say no to Anne’s brightly smiling face.

But the more I thought about it, the more anxious I became. So I was thinking of trying to stop him now, but when I saw my wife’s dissatisfied expression, I sighed.

‘Yes, I already made an appointment.’

If he prevents Anne from going here, she will be very disappointed.

‘It’s not like Han Yu-seong and I are going alone anyway…’

Marlton made up his mind.

“Okay. I’m sorry. Have fun.”

He had no choice but to let Anne go. Anne left the house smiling brightly.

…

Arriving at the square, Anne turned her head and looked for the shooting star. Not long after, I found him standing alone. His outfit wasn’t much different from when he came to her house.

Anne felt fortunate. If he had come out dressed up, he would have been ashamed of his appearance.

‘uh? ‘Then why are you standing alone?’

Seris and Kara were obviously supposed to come together too.

Ann approached Yoosung, puzzled. Yoosung found Anne and waved his hand.

“I’m sorry. I’m a little late, right?”

“No. I just came too. What.”

“I’m glad. But what about Seris and Kara?”

“Ah…”

Yoosung smiled awkwardly and scratched his cheek.

When he returned home, Cerys and Kara were still sound asleep. This is because I stayed up all night without getting tired the night before. He would have fallen asleep even if he had tried to force him to wake up and take him away, so he left the two of them and went out alone.

Because there was no need to tell Anne about this situation, Yoosung just gave a vague answer.

“He seemed to be sleeping because he wasn’t tired yet. There was no need to wake me up, so I just left alone.”

“Ah… Then…”

“Yes, let’s just go see it together.”

Yooseong started walking ahead with a smile. Anne hurriedly followed after him. Yoosung and Anne walked along, chatting comfortably as usual. Anne suddenly remembered something.

‘Wait… Yoosung and I are watching a play..?’

Just the two of us…?

It’s like…

‘date.’

As soon as the thought reached that point, Anne’s heart began to pound. Although she was already married at the age of 31, she had never dated.

When she was young, her parents had already promised that their children would get married. Thanks to this, she had a fiancé, but she couldn’t enjoy her youth and got married early.

Even after getting married, there was no sweet daily life as a newlywed couple.

A blacksmith is a profession that makes a living with one skill. Anne’s husband was the son of an excellent blacksmith. Marlton spent most of his young days working in a blacksmith shop to learn the craft.

Still, Anne understood her husband. That’s because blacksmith work is difficult and he was sincere. It was a shame that my youth was gone.

But now, dating a young man…

“I heard it’s a famous performance troupe? I’m looking forward to it. hmm? Mr. Ann? Why are you doing that?”

“Oh, no…”

Anne turned her head to hide her red face.

‘I can’t look at Yoosung’s face.’

Once I started to be aware of him, it felt even more strange not to be aware of him. I have to treat it like normal, but that’s hard. No, more than that, how did you usually treat him?

Anne’s head became confused. And then I felt guilty for feeling this way. The face of my husband waiting for me at home came to mind.

‘…Is it better to go home?’

But the body did not stop and walked after him.

‘theater. ‘I’m just watching a play.’

There is nothing to hesitate about. When I thought about it like that, the guilt subsided a little. I walked to see the performance with Yooseong. Trying not to notice him.

But the more Anne walked, the more strange she felt.

“Yuseong, you’re going this way, right?”

Anne said, looking around. The place where she was now was a different street from where she usually lived.

It’s cleaner and the buildings are taller.

People passing by were neat and stylish, and their faces were full of smiles.

There were well-armed guards guarding every alley, so security was much better.

A central street in the city where only wealthy people can afford to live.

Ann and Yoosung were walking there. Yoosung calmly answered her question.

“Yes. You said it earlier, right? This troupe is very famous. The play wasn’t done anywhere either. It is said to be held at the Arts Center.”

“Yeah, really?”

Anne kept looking around. The more I did this, the clearer I felt the difference between myself and them. I felt like I was shrinking for no reason.

Afterwards, I just walked while looking at the floor.

Yoosung looked at her closely and stopped walking. It was not the road to the arts center.

“Arrived.”

At his words, Anne lifted her head from staring at the floor.

“Is this an art center?”

It’s quite small for an art center… When Anne tilted her head, Yoosung grinned and dragged her inside.

She was dragged into the building without even saying anything.

“Welcome.”

A generous lady dressed in fancy clothes greeted the two people. Anne looked inside the building she entered.

“Wow…”

Fabrics that look soft at first glance are neatly folded here and there. In the center, colorful costumes that appear to be made of expensive fabric are displayed.

From the looks of it, it’s not a place she would want to come to. Anne looked to the side to ask why she was brought here.

But there was no shooting star next to him. He is already talking to a woman who appears to be the store owner.

The warm lady’s smile became even warmer. He approached Anne, grabbed her arm, and dragged her inside.

“Why are you acting like this all of a sudden?”

“Oh, I’m losing my strength.”

The store owner stopped Anne and looked through the clothes on display.

“Do you think this is good? No, this is too plain. This is so flashy…”

While muttering, I took out the clothes and tried them on Ann. Anne spoke to Yoosung, who was watching from afar.

-How did this happen?

He turned away without answering. I looked through the suits on display.

Anne narrowed her eyes at that, and the store owner spoke.

“Uh-huh, smile instead of frowning. That way, you can see whether the clothes fit or not.”

“Now, wait a minute. I…”

“I don’t think this is either…”

“Over there…”

“Oh, how about this?”

The store owner didn’t seem to have any intention of listening to her.

‘I’ll come to my senses after choosing clothes. ‘Let’s talk then.’

Until then, Anne decided to remain quiet. After a while, the store owner said he had found the perfect outfit, handed Anne the dress and put her into the dressing room.

Anne looked at the clothes in her hands in the dressing room.

A black dress with a deep V-shaped chest.

It was clothes Anne had never seen in her life or imagined wearing.

“This must be expensive…”

If there’s even a scratch…

Even with those worries, Anne couldn’t take her eyes off the dress.

‘Yes, it would be okay to at least try it on.’

She took off her baggy clothes and put on a dress. I was fortunate that it wasn’t a difficult outfit to wear. She looked at herself in the mirror placed in the dressing room.

“Hmm…”

The letter V is deeper than I thought. Not only the breasts, but if you go a little further, the belly button seems to be exposed.

“Anyway, this is a bit…”

Anne shook her head.

I’m old enough, but I can’t believe I wear such bold clothes. The greed is excessive. I was about to take my clothes off with a bitter smile when the store owner came into the dressing room.

“Ayu~ What’s taking so long? Oh my? It suits you well~!”

He tapped Ann on the shoulder and dragged her out of the dressing room.

“Now, wait…”

“Bachelor, look at the lady. It suits you very well, right?”

Yoosung’s eyes turned to Anne. Anne looked at the floor, ashamed of her lack of control.

“It suits you very well. Is it because I like hangers?”

Anne looked up, her eyes wide. Yoosung was looking at her with serious eyes. Anne secretly covered her breasts.

“Good. I’ll take that one. How much?”

“Originally it is 4 silver, but I will make it specially 3 silver.”

“Oh my, thank you.”

Yoosung took out three silver coins from his pocket and handed them to the store owner. Anne was startled and tried to stop him, but it was already too late.

“Yuseong, what are you doing now?”

“Did you buy clothes?”

“So, why is Yoosung buying those clothes? It was very expensive. And I wear these clothes…”

Yooseong interrupted.

“It’s expensive. Still, is it worth the money? It’s beautiful, Anne.”

Anne bowed her head at his praise. My ears were red.

“And the money I spent now is nothing compared to the money I saved on equipment costs. Please don’t feel burdened.”

“Still…”

Anne hesitated. This is because I wonder if it would be acceptable to receive such a gift from someone who is neither my husband nor my family, especially a young man.

“Could you please pick out my clothes with me?”

“Yes? I think the landlady would do better with that…”

“It’s because I want to wear the things Ann chooses for me.”

“Yeah, really? I understand.”

Anne ignored her pounding heart again and looked for clothes that would fit him. Yoosung came out wearing the suit he had chosen after agreement.

The moment she saw him, Anne’s breath stopped, even if only for a moment.

What Anne chose with Yoosung was a plain suit consisting of a black jacket and white dress shirt. She just vaguely thought that she would be a good fit for Yoosung…

It matched so well.

His broad shoulders and back perfectly fit the jacket and dress shirt, and the good proportions of his small head and long legs made the clothes fit better.

Plus a beautiful appearance.

It was like meeting the prince I had imagined as a child. At the same time, I wondered what it would be like if my husband wore those clothes.

‘…’

I’m sure it won’t be that cool. I felt a little disappointed.

“Oh my, your husband’s clothes are no joke. Be jealous~”

“Husband…”

Anne’s mouth, which was about to say no, was tightly shut. In this situation, if she denies that she is her husband, how will the store owner view her? Maybe they will see her as a woman who is cheating on her husband.

While she was unable to do anything, Yooseong approached her.

“How about it? Do you think it’s okay?”

“Ah, yes… it’s really cool.”

“I’m glad. Then I’ll take this.”

Yoosung paid for the suit. A smile widened on the store owner’s face.

“Hoho, your husband is so big~”

Ann looked at Yoosung’s face in horror. You might feel bad about being misunderstood like this with a woman like this.

However, rather than feeling offended, Yoosung smiled and talked to the owner.

“Haha, thank you. Are there any shops around here that do makeup?”

“Yes! It’s right next to our store too. Are you paying too much attention because it’s a date today?”

“Yes, that’s right. Well then, let’s go.”

Yoosung came out of the store with Ann, who was confused.

‘Why didn’t Yoosung deny it?’

Anne’s mind was confused by that thought.

I entered a new store. Inside, a woman with red lips and eyes was sitting on a chair.

“What happened?”

“I’m going to put on my makeup before going to see the play.”

Yoosung spoke as he grabbed Anne’s shoulder and pushed her. Anne was led by the store owner and Yoosung to sit on a chair, and the makeup began.

While the cremation was in progress, Anne was dealing with complicated feelings.

‘Yes, I did it because I was afraid it would look strange. There’s no other meaning.’

By the time we reached the conclusion, the makeup was over. The store owner brought a mirror in front of her.

“Why is this… huh?”

Anne was surprised to see her face reflected in the mirror. The eyes are clearly visible, the skin is whiter, and the lips are as red as a tomato.

It’s a face that wouldn’t be strange even if she were a 20-year-old virgin.

As she was about to make a face in disbelief, the store owner snatched her hand.

“ugh! To ruin the makeup I put so much effort into!”

“Yes, sorry…”

Anne shuddered, slightly frightened. Yoosung approached with a smile and handed the store owner a silver coin.

The two people left the store. Anne looked at the shooting star.

“Yuseong…”

Yooseong covered her mouth with his index finger.

“Shh. I did it because I wanted to do it. I told you earlier. Thanks to Uncle Malton, I always feel secure. So don’t talk about money anymore. Just enjoy today.”

“Still…”

“If you keep doing this, you won’t take off this finger?”

“…I understand. Thank you.”

Then Yoosung laughed and removed his finger.

“Then let’s go.”

Yooseong held out his arm. Anne hesitated greatly. A man other than my husband…

He said as if to reassure me.

“You saw it on the way there earlier, right? This is just an escort.”

“Ah…”

Anne thought of the men and women she had seen on the way. Now that I think about it, everyone has their arms folded. Anne felt relieved and gently put her hand into his arm.

The two walked towards the arts center.

Unlike before, Anne’s back was straight.