My Second Life For Saga
By Yoorin
Date: January 28, 2024
Ch. 13Part 13


"Thank you for cooking for my older brother," Saga said as he watched Areum sitting on the living room sofa, leaning on her tired body.

Areum looked toward Saga's voice, who was standing beside her. "What's the big deal? If he's your older brother, then he's my brother-in-law. Why thank me?" Areum said, sitting upright.

Saga sighed and sat beside Areum, gazing intently at his wife. "Why do you keep staring at me like that, Saga?" Areum asked.

"May I ask you something?" Saga responded.

"Um, sure!" Areum agreed.

Instead of answering immediately, Saga continued to gaze intensely at Areum. After a moment, he looked away and leaned back on the sofa. "Do you like Tae Jun?"

The question flowed beautifully from Saga's lips, successfully widening Areum's eyes in disbelief. Saga had never asked her this before, so why suddenly now?

"Saga, what do you mean? Why ask such a question? Or..."

Areum covered her mouth in shock, continuously staring at Saga, who was also looking at her now. "Is Saga mad and being cold because of this? Is he jealous?" Areum mused to herself, still staring at her husband in disbelief.

"Don't think I'm jealous of your closeness with Tae Jun. It's just that if, after we part ways, you choose to be with Tae Jun, that's not right, Areum," Saga said, then got up from his seat and left Areum still stunned.

"Part ways? So, you're still thinking about that separation? Am I the only one who doesn't want to part ways?" Areum whispered to herself, and Saga didn't hear it anymore.
***

Areum tidied up Saga's clothes for the overseas trip. She remembered Saga's departure, which was supposed to be a week but turned into three weeks because Saga avoided her. At that time, Areum thought that Saga wanted to part ways with her.

"Why is your face so gloomy? I'm just going for a week."

Hearing Saga's words, Areum widened her eyes, looking at Saga with disbelief. "Why is there a dialogue like this? Wasn't it that Saga said he might be away for more than a week to China?" Areum thought, not believing Saga's words and continuously staring at her husband with a confused face.

"Hey! What's wrong with you?" Saga asked again, grabbed Areum's hand, and made her sit on the bed.

Areum stared at Saga, remembering that she had simply said yes, and it was okay then. "Should I change my lines so that future events can also change?" Areum thought.

"Areum, answer me! Are you sick or something? Your face looks confused seeing me," Saga said, gently holding both of Areum's arms.

"Yeah, I have to change my lines too. I don't want to part with Saga," Areum kept talking to herself and strengthening her resolve.

"Can I join? You don't always have to bring Junsu, right? Am I not your secretary and wife?" Areum whispered, then bowed her head because she was afraid of the answer that Saga would give. Areum feared Saga would refuse to take her along and even get angry.

Incheon Airport was bustling and lively, with people talking to each other. Areum walked, dragging her small suitcase, with a smile. She didn't realize that Saga had been watching her all this time. Saga smiled slightly, seeing Areum so happy to be taken on a business trip abroad by him. Saga then held Areum's hand without prior notice, surprising Areum as she looked at her hand and then alternately looked at Saga walking beside her.

"I don't want you to be lost and trouble me."

Although hearing a cold and flat tone, Areum still smiled happily to receive such treatment from her husband.

"Let him still be cold! The important thing is that he cares about me," Areum thought to herself, nodding in agreement with Saga's words.
***

"Bring this! None of this material should be left behind. Remember that!"

Areum just nodded, accepting the documents Saga handed her. Areum counted them, and there were seven in total. After a moment, Areum stood up and put them in her work bag, which she would wear tomorrow to accompany Saga in a meeting with investors.

Saga had gone to the hotel kitchen and returned with a glass of Areum's favorite strawberry milk. "Drink! You must be tired from our long journey on the plane earlier. Not to mention earlier turbulence that kept making you scared and pale!"

Saga handed Areum a glass of strawberry milk. Areum, with a puzzled face, looked at the glass that Saga was holding and then looked at Saga's face, which was flat but attentive.

"Areum!" Saga called again a bit loudly.

"Yeah, yeah, thank you." Areum, who was surprised, took the glass and gulped down the milk. After finishing, Areum handed the empty glass back to Saga.

"Thank you, my husband," she said, then left Saga, still surprised by Areum's behavior.

Saga was somewhat surprised by the new nickname Areum gave him and puzzled about why she returned the empty glass to him. "Why didn't she take it to the kitchen? Am I her servant?" Saga grumbled, his face reddening with embarrassment.
***

The next morning, Saga was already dressed in a black suit with a black T-shirt underneath. Areum came out of her room wearing a black skirt and a peach-colored blouse. Areum's face, still looking cute, looked even more beautiful in that outfit.

"Ready?" Areum asked, looking at Saga with a radiant smile.

"Yeah, is it okay if we grab breakfast on the way?" Saga asked.

"Sure, but buy me a Subway sandwich with grilled meat filling, okay?" Areum requested without any guilt.

"What?" Saga asked in disbelief. It's not like his usually quiet wife, who always followed his words without expressing her opinion, to change like this.

"Yeah, you didn't hear wrong. I want a Subway sandwich with grilled meat filling.

; it's not expensive for you, Saga. Let's just buy one because if we buy two, I won't be able to finish them," Areum said, reaffirming her request to Saga. Despite the confused look on Saga's face, she nodded in agreement.

True enough, after seeing one Subway shop open, Areum immediately asked to stop and told Saga to get out and buy her the grilled meat-filling sandwich. "Are you telling me what to do?" Saga asked in disbelief.

"Yeah, you're my husband. Once we get to the meeting place, our positions change. You're free to tell me what to do because I'm your secretary," explained Areum with an innocent face.

Saga's driver of the rented car was in chuckles from the driver's seat. Areum tried to suppress her laughter to avoid bursting out while looking at Saga's confused face.

"Hurry up! Our time is limited, Saga. Buy only one, okay?" Areum said again.

Saga grunted in annoyance because Areum was now going too far with her orders. Nevertheless, Saga agreed and exited the car to buy the sandwich Areum wanted. Not long after, Saga returned with one sandwich and one bottle of mineral water. Seeing her husband entering the car with her order, Areum looked gleeful, clapping her hands.

"I'm really hungry," she said, accepting Saga's sandwich.

Without hesitation and difficulty, Areum cut the sandwich right in the middle. She handed half of the sandwich to Saga. "Eat this!"

"For me?"

"Yeah, let's split it. Besides, we don't have much to eat. This way, I'm smart at saving our food money here, right?" Areum said again.

Saga widened his eyes, hearing Areum's words. After a moment, Saga burst into laughter and took half of the sandwich that Areum offered.

"Your randomness is cute, Areum."
Saga bit into the sandwich without waiting any longer.

Areum smiled and joined in biting her sandwich. She kept looking at Saga and still smiled.
"I will change our story. I will make you smile a lot and love me, Saga. I don't want to part with you in this life," Areum thought.

"They are a cute but romantic couple."
Saga's rented car driver smiled, seeing Saga and Areum's interaction.



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