Body & Soul 🇰🇷 Part 1

Chapter 52: Seo Yeon/ Seon-Ho

The next morning I got dressed and decided to get some other things I needed before going to work, but when I tried to pay for it the merchants rejected my money. Confused; I asked them what the problem was, and their answer almost had me reeling "the senior general inspector has instructed all of us to reject Seo Yeon's money. You cannot buy our products without him besides you" he looked scared to even look me in the eyes. I was beyond furious and threw everything to the ground before trying to get back. But I wasn't fast enough. Like magic; he suddenly appeared at the market gates. I felt sick to my stomach, unaware of how I should act. I tired to walk away but a few street guys actually blocked my path until Seon-Ho was only a few steps away from me. But he didn't even look at me; he just ordered the merchants to pack my orders twice over and he paid for it himself. He didn't even hand it to me, he just walked right past me, stealing my other bag as he walked away.

I was stunned for a moment; I had no idea what he was up to. All I could do was shout at him and follow him until he lead me god knows where...until I realised he was heading to my job! How the hell did he know where I worked!. And no one even stopped him, in fact that all bowed down respectfully to him as he flew by them and put the bags down. He then turned to look at me but before I gave him the chance to do anything I began to push him out of my room out of frustration but he just wrapped his huge arms around me until I couldn't move. The minute he placed his head into my neck I froze. He just quietly apologised for what happened and tried to explain what happened in Ihwaru. I was too angry to speak but I just looked at home, praying to God he would understand me; of course I knew the truth but I was still hurt. He looked at me for a long time until I felt he understood, but he still took my face in my hands and kissed me on the forehead for the first time. I was so caught up in the moment and forgot about my anger momentarily and hugged him until I heard my employers call out to him respectfully. He rolled his eyes before greeting them, putting off their dinner invitations but made them happy enough by telling them that he was my husband and would be visiting me at work when he had the time.

But it took me a while to realise that he actually stayed behind and was watching me work and I felt shy all of a sudden. I looked at him and suddenly it was like we were children again ourselves, sneaking looks at each other out of nowhere. But at leats it made me smile, the first one I had seen in years. I couldn't stop staring at him, even when the children ran up to me; I couldn't help but feel the psychical attraction towards him. In that moment I found that I wanted him to walk up to me, take me by the hand and take me away with him far away where birthrights and titles didn't matter to anyone...where my own insecurities didn't exist anymore. I got so lost in my own thoughts for a while before I looked up at him and saw that he had a similar expression on his face; he was looking at me with such a deep gaze that I felt vulnerable for once. As soon as my employers left him alone for a bit he made his was towards me in full view of everyone. All could do was step back behind the laundry I was hanging up as he made his way closer and closer. People saw his uniform and began to disperse. He watched my every move so intensely it was like we were the only two people in the nation left; he was talking me in as he had never done before and...and looking at me with eyes I have never seen before and I...I was doing the same despite my instincts telling me not to...for now anyways

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I got dressed and made my way to that ranch. I entered as if I owned the place. The owners welcomed me and I had no choice but to agree to a drink and few snacks but I had them set it up for me where I could watch her work for a bit for the first time...and I dint regret it at all. The employees started going out to do their work whilst some attended to chores. After knowing her for most of my life it was the first time that I got to see how self-sufficient she was. Ladies of my rank weren't taught these things anymore, they would always buy servants to do everything for them. I still couldn't get over her new look as well; she had somehow mixed and matched her previous clothing style to the clothes she wore in my place but it wasn't flashy. I knew from childhood she hated being the centre of attention and refused to wear anything that would put eyes on her. A few minutes later she had almost a swarm of children running up to her as she embraced each and every single one warmly and fondly. In that moment I couldn't help but picture her in my home...welcoming our future children...maybe a couple of sons and maybe a girl or two? But it wasn't all fun and games. I saw how she was treated at this job of hers, tutoring and watching overprivileged and overfed spoilt kids that I remembered back in my childhood who shunned me due to my mother's social status. I really wasn't happy about it and I wanted her to quit as soon as possible but I know she had a strong work ethic and she would not give up work or education no matter how much I could try to persuade her.

I couldn't take the distance between us anymore and I made my way to her, I knew she was still upset from last night but I planned to help her get over that. I pulled out something nice I had spotted in the market that reminded me of her. But the look she gave me when she saw me do that pissed me off, before I could show her what was in my hand she made a smart remark about me giving whatever it was I was about to give to her to Hui-Jee. I couldn't help but grab her as I proved her wrong and walked away angrily, upset that she still didn't trust me with her heart yet although what else could I expect? She had believed this stupid lie for years and she was stubborn; it wasn't going to go away overnight. I was really almost beginning to regret meeting Hui-Jee and having this stupid crush in the first place.