"I know. I know everything about you. He told me earlier. He is broken but he didn't show it. I know as I am his mom. I heard him crying this morning. That's why I sent him to you. To bring you to me." she holds Lina's hand and said. Lina was surprised and looked at her face. How can a mom say something like that. Can't she see his future?
"He loves you a lot. Please don't say no to him. At least you can stay with her for a year maybe more than that if god wants. He can be happy for at least a year. I know I am being selfish but he is broken now. Only you can console him. If you stay beside him he can be strong. I know I should not say this because I know the future. But what about the present? If you think about the future and ruin your present, how can you live in the future? You will have no memory to remember, you will have no sign to be remembered. You will have nothing to rely on. You can make happy memories together which he can keep for the rest of his life. He will hope for living if you make a hope inside him. Do you understand what I am saying?" she asked and looked at her with questionable eyes.
"Yes," Lina replied very shortly. Suddenly someone knocked at the door.
"Wait here! I will come back after checking who is it." saying this she touched her chin smilingly and went to the door. Lina was confused what she should do. But she was getting emotional when she was reminding the words which his mom just said to her. She thought his mom will not accept her if she says that. But she was quite surprised by it. She respects her son's every decision and maybe she thinks a lot before giving a decision to her son. Dae Ju came downstairs and saw someone coming inside.
"Oh! Guys! You came!" he was looking very happy and went to the door. Lina tried to look who was it.
"Oh! Is she that girl whom you were talking about?" Jung Haeok entered and pointed at Lina. Seeing all of them, Lina stood up and bowed to them.
"Hello!" she didn't imagine something like this gonna happen. She put a big smile on her face.
"Hello! It's an honor to finally meet you. He told about you almost every day." Nam Gil came in front and said.
"Oh, really?" she got embarrassed and said.
"Yes, how are you? You like him, right?" Cha Woon wanted to embarrass her.
"HEY! Stop it! Why you are making her blushed?" Dae Ju shouted from behind.
"You better stop! Let us talk! Ah! Seriously!" Cha Woon replied and went close to her. Min Jae didn't introduce himself as he knows about her. He was standing behind all of them. And Jong Goo was standing right beside him as he was embarrassed to introduce himself.
After finishing the greetings, they took their seats, and that time Seo Jin came with her husband.
"Hello my sister-in-law!" she greeted with Lina. She got blushed again and say hello to her.
"You didn't wear makeup?" Seo Jin asked.
"No, I don't like to wear makeup much," Lina replied being very shy.
"Yeah! Why you would put makeup when you are that pretty without it." Seo Jin said and took a seat beside her.
"Thanks!" Lina kept looking down as she was too much embarrassed.
"Hey! What are you doing?" Seo Jin looked at Dae Ju and shouted.
"What?" Dae Ju got afraid. Everyone became surprised because Dae Ju did nothing wrong or he did? All of them were curious too. They looked at Dae Ju. But Dae Ju was surprised and confused.
"I heard you didn't propose her yet. Was that real?" She acted like she was so angry with him.
"Ah! The thing is...I was going to but....she already rejected me..." Dae Ju was hesitating as he got embarrassed.
"His ear got red." Tae Ri was sitting beside him and touching his red ears he said.
"Hey! That's because everyone is looking at me!" Dae Ju shouted in his style. Lina looked at the floor and she also got red. She never got so much attention so she was feeling happy too.
"Come here!" Seo Jin stood up and went to Dae Ju. She holds his ear and pulled him with her inside.
"Aaaaah! Uh! What are you doing? It's hurting!" Dae Ju shouted.
"Then, what do you like about him most? Do you like his handsome face? I am handsome too!" Cha Woon looked at Lina and said. He make a cool face while asking.
"Hey! Stop flirting! Why you start this again?" Tae Ri hit him and said.
"What do you mean by again?" he looked at Tae Ri and said as if he was totally innocent.
"Can you excuse me?" saying this Lina stood up and went to the kitchen.
"Can I help you?" she asked to Dae Ju's mom. She was making food so she was busy.
"Aigoo! You don't need to help me! You can go and sit with them! They are like my children. But don't think they are so polite! Whenever they came, they make so chaos that I can't stay in the house! Hahaha! But they all are very nice!" his mom started talking again. Seems like she was so happy to see her and she can't keep her happiness by herself.
"No! You have so many guests. I want to help you." Lina replied.
"Can you decorate cake? I made a cake but I couldn't get enough time to decorate it," she said and showed a baked cake on a desk.
"Ah! Sure! I use to work in a bakery." she replied and went to the cake.
After some time when dinner was served, everyone digs into the food.
"Where is our main guest?" asked Seo Jin as she had no idea where she was. That time Lina came with the cake following Dae Ju's mom's order.
"Wow! Cake fairy!" Jong Goo suddenly opened his mouth and he kept looking at her.
"Hey! Look another way! Why you are looking at her like this?" Dae Ju noticed and shouted. Lina got embarrassed again and kept the cake in the middle of the big table. It was very attractive and looking very delicious. She came back to her seat and looked around.
"I am sorry. It took more than expected." she smiled. Seo Jin was eating. She holds some food with her chopsticks and puts it in her mouth. She looked at Dae Ju and pointed something. Some of the guests understand the sibling's activity but some didn't.
"Ouch!" Dae Ju suddenly screamed.
"What happened? Are you okay? Are you feeling sick?" Lina asked worriedly.
"AWWWW! How cute she is!" Seo Jin was teasing her and everyone was enjoying the show while eating.
"Ah! Nothing! Hahaha! Why don't you take some ramen? It's too tasty." Dae Ju smiled weirdly and glared at Seo Jin. But Seo Jin was trying to say something to him with her eyes. Dae Ju understands what she was saying but he kept refusing her with his eyes.
"What are you guys doing?" Min Jae asked as he was confused.
"Nothing! The shrimp is tasty, right?" Dae Ju asked and smiled weirdly.
"Yes, and the chicken too." Jong Goo replied.
"How dare you partying without me?" suddenly a gut came and said.
"Ah! Jheong Woo-ah! Finally, you came! Ah! I was waiting for you." Dae Ju went to welcome him and hugging him, he said.
"Hellllooooo!" Soo Mi was with him and she was so excited because it was her dream to meet them in person.
"Ah! Is this a dream?" she pinched herself.
"Ouch, No!" she smiled.
"Stop acting crazy." Jheong Woo pokes her and said.
Dae Ju was talking with Jheong Woo suddenly Seo Jin came to him and pulled his ear.
"Ouch! What are you doing since then? Ah! You are embarrassing me in front of my friends!" Dae Ju said in his style.
"Say him to listen to me!" Seo Jin said to Jheong Woo as if she was giving him an order.
"What happened? Why aren't you listening to her?" Jheong Woo asked.
"Because he is feeling nervous and awkward! I am telling him to propose to her in front of everyone! But he is not listening to me. He wanted to do it alone! She can refuse him if he go alone! But she will not reject him if he propose her now! Ah! What should I do with this fool?" she was getting aggressive.
"She is right! Go! Hurry up!" Jheong Woo also pressured him.
"Fine!" Dae Ju stood up and went to Lina. She was chatting with his friends and his mom. Seems like she was getting closer with them and start to feel free.
"Um-hm! Attention everyone! Kim Dae Ju is going to announce something!" Seo Jin got everyone's attention and pointed at Dae Ju. Dae Ju was standing behind him. He got fully red as everyone was looking at him.
"Lina-sshi! Please come here!" Seo Jin said. Lina was surprised but she went to her slowly. Seo Jin went to her seat and give Dae Ju some space. He came to her and bowed down before her.
"OWWW" everyone shouted.
"Lina-ah! Will you marry me?" he asked and showed a ring to her.
"Hey! Aish! Is that how you are proposing her?" Seo Jin shouted.
"Do it properly!" his mom also shouted.
"Ah! OKAY!" Dae Ju replied. Everyone's eyes were on him.
"Lina-ah! When I was alone and there was nobody I could trust, you came into my life. You were always there for me. In every happy moment, in every sad moment, you were there. You gave me hope when there was no hope left. When I was shattered, you healed me. When I didn't found anyone to rely on, you hold my hand. Like those days, can you hold my hand once again? I promise you, I will always be there for you till your last breath. I will always keep you happy and never let you cry. We can make so many valuable moments together! If you stay beside me, nobody can harm me. I can find a path to lead if you hold my hand. For the last time, I beg you, please marry me." Dae Ju finished his sentence and expected her hand. But she went backward as she was getting emotional. Suddenly she sat on the floor and start crying.
"I never hoped I can get this much from you. Why you are trying to ruin your life when it's shining?" she cried out.
"My life will shine more if you spread some glitter on it." he went to her by using his knee and took her hand. He put the ring on her finger and she didn't say anything to him. She kept shedding her tears and trying to control herself.
[A few days later]
Lina was watching a show lying on her bed. It was a very big room. There was some furniture in the room. All of them were well decorated. A table was beside the bed and there was a photo frame. Lina and Dae Ju's photo was inside it. Both of them were in the bride and bridal dress. Lina was laughing as she was watching a funny show. Dae Ju was outside and he just came inside.
"What are you watching?" Dae Ju asked.
"Look! Yeon Hoon is acting so funny! Everyone is teasing him!" Lina replied.
"Really?" Dae Ju sat beside her and take a look at her phone. He was looking very hot and that's why Dae Ju was feeling jealous of him.
"Can you keep your phone down?" he tried to take the phone from her hand.
"Where were you? I was calling you since evening!" Suddenly she remembered and putting the phone down she asked.
"Ah! I am sorry. I was with Jheong Woo." he replied and smiled. Lina was lying on the bed by upside down so she flipped and sat down.
"Hmph! You don't love me at all! I knew it! You will change after marriage." Lina pouts her lips.
"Ah! Really? You think so? You were the one who didn't want to marry me!" Dae Ju said in his style.
"That because you are gone get hurt." suddenly the vibe changed.
"I know!" Dae Ju becomes disappointed and sighed.
"Ei! Don't be sad! You can get me if you can go to heaven!" Lina put her hand on his shoulder and tried to console him.
"Really?" Dae Ju acted he was amazed.
"Yes, In heaven, the husband can get his wife if he wants. And once they can meet, they will never be separated. They will stay always together happily. There will be no boundaries between them. They will live a very long life together which will never end." Lina said smilingly.
"Really?" Dae Ju started thinking about it.
"Hmm," she answered. After thinking for some times he shouted,
"Hey! That means, I almost lose you!" In reply, she didn't say anything and looked another way smilingly.
"But both of us have to go in heaven first!" she replied.
"Okay, I will try my best from now on." he was acting very passionate.