The Wife Is a Superstar 2

Chapter 357 - Circus

Donghwi fished out a small box from his breast pocket and opened it, revealing a simple solitaire diamond ring. He looked up at Hoyeon.

"Yeon, I love you and want to spend the rest of my life with you and our son. Let's build a happy family together. Will you marry me?"

Hoyeon looked utterly shocked just like everyone else. She froze, her mind going blank.

Everyone gasped at Hwi's sudden proposal.

Even Jennie didn't expect that he would propose to Hoyeon tonight. She looked at Alice, Chaeng and Jisoo. All of them had similar expressions as her. They didn't know exactly what to feel. They felt both joy and discontent for Hoyeon.

Many of the guests whipped out their phones to record the sensational moment. They weren't particularly excited for the couple themselves. They were more excited at the prospect of a family scandal that was sure to engulf the Kim family, knowing that the woman involved was Hwi's former bodyguard.

These people moved in the same circles in high society. They already knew what kind of attitude the Kim elders had towards people they deemed as inferior to their status. The Kim family almost broke apart when Jihoon divorced his first wife to marry Chaerin, a struggling model with questionable background. The situation only stabilized when Jihoon married his current wife, Jia, who was proving to be a reliable madam of the Kim family despite her not so impressive family background.

If Donghwi were to really marry this bodyguard, the Kim family would most likely enter another turbulent period. There might even be some drastic insurgence among the dissatisfied branch families.

Unlike Jihoon who was already the family head when he married Chaerin before, Donghwi was still just an heir at the moment. One wrong move from him and he might not even succeed his father as head of the family at all.

All of these ran through the minds of everyone witnessing the surprise proposal. They couldn't resist glancing at the Wu family, specifically at Eunchae, who was believed to be Hwi's future wife once upon a time.

Eunchae looked pale, horrified and heartbroken as she watched her ex-boyfriend proposing to another woman. Her mother, Madam Wu, clutched her chest in a similar horrified expression, while disbelief filled her father' face.

Back to the proposal.

Donghwi started to sweat when Hoyeon failed to respond. His expectant expression started to transform into anxiety. He lifted the open box containing the diamond ring higher.

"Yeon? Please marry me."

Hoyeon finally regained her senses. Her heart was beating so fast and so loudly that it was all she could hear. It was like the galloping of horses threatening to jump out from inside her chest.

"H-hwi..."

She wanted to ask him what the hell he was doing, proposing in such a (for her) hostile environment like this. She felt extremely uncomfortable and pressured. Did he think this was romantic? Not to mention that she was still feeling unhappy about his earlier actions (or lack thereof) regarding the insults being thrown at her by the elders and the other guests and most especially Eunchae's flirting with him.

'Let me think about it first. Let's not rush our relationship,' was what she wanted to tell him. However, with all the people watching them right now, doing so would embarrass him. She still loved and cared for Donghwi not to subject him to such public humiliation.

"Yeon?" Donghwi asked again. He was now almost soaked in his own sweat.

"I..." Hoyeon felt very torn. She didn't want to make a decision so quickly. However, seeing his pleading expression, her heart softened for him. Trembling a little, she forced a smile and answered, "Y-yes, I'll marry you."