"Don't you want to come on dad? Saying hello and stuff?"
Jieun who was still in the car asked her father, Beom-Soo, as she unbuckled her seat belt.
As soon as she finished receiving the injection from Professor Melanie, her father gave a message that he was already in the college grounds waiting for her to go to Byung-Hun and Ji-Na's house or should she say, her house from now on?
"Not today. I suddenly received a call from our supplier to get the bakery ingredients that I ordered. Just say hi to them for me." Beom-Soo declined. It's not like there is no other day for that.
"Alright then. " Jieun said in understanding even if she actually wanted to spend some more time with her father and got off the car.
Then she went towards behind the car and took out her luggage. There's two of them and 2 more rather large bags. Her father then also got out of the car to help her.
"Can you bring this inside the house by yourself?" Beom-Soo ask a bit concern.
"It's fine. There are wheels on it." Jieun assuring him.
Then she hugged his father tightly.
"Be careful on the road."
"I will." Beom-Soo let go of his daughter's hug. Patting her head lovingly.
"If anything, don't forget to call me." Beom-Soo reminds.
Jieun nodded her head while smiling. Then, didn't want to feel sad, even longer, Beom-Soo in fast got back into the car.
"Bye. Take care!" Jieun started screaming and waving to her father now.
"You too!"
In just a few minutes her father's car disappeared from the view. Jieun's heart feels a little heavy because she is not used to being away from her father in this world but she knows it is necessary. With a heavy step she pulled out her luggage and began to approach the front door of her new home sweet home.
Because she already knew the password of the house because her mother and father -in -law told her, she just pushed the button herself and let herself in.
"Hello... I'm here!" Jieun said quite loudly while inside. But there is no answer. Is no one at home? Jieun ask her own self.
She is now re -locked the door. Put her shoes in the shoe rack, clean the wheels of her luggage with a wet tissue and disinfect it before going in. Its her habit as a medical student to keep things clean.
With her cautions step, Jieun slowly entered the house approaching the living room.
"Mom? Dad?" Jieun try calling them again.
She is actually already getting used to calling them by that word after she and Eun-Woo got married, as its their request as well. Of course or it will be weird to call your own father and mother in-laws with names right?
"That's weird. I just message them before and they didn't say anything about going out." Jieun murmur to herself while scrolling her phone. Searching for their previous messages.
At the very moment,
"Surprised!"
Both Byung-Hun and Ji-Na were screaming on the upstairs while dropping balloons and a rather large banner that read, "WELCOME HOME" there.
Jieun who saw it turned out to be very surprised. She gaped a little and her eyes widened slightly without blinking. But after a few seconds she is smiling widely and finally found her voice.
"What? What is this all about?" Jieun said in her cute voice now.
Byung-Hun and Ji-Na quickly descend to the lower level to properly greet Jieun at that moment. Both, hugged her there lovingly like they really are parents and real daughter.
"No wonder it's quiet here. I thought you two were on the outside. I just about to call now." Jieun said while looking at the two of them there.
"Just want to surprise you my dear. Don't be mad." Ji-Na said while pinching the girl's cheek a little.
"And it seems surprising it worked as I can see you are smiling widely now." Byung-Hun state the obvious.
"Of course it is. Thank you so much both of you. I bet dad just when along with mom's idea right?" Jieun make a guess there's no way that the man will do this willingly. He and Eun-Woo kind of similar anyway. Don't want to be bothered with something that is not important.
"You caught me." And he quickly agreed to make all of them laughing now.
"Beom-Soo didn't come along?" Byung-Hun then asks when they sat in the living room together. As usual, there are many snacks there that Ji-Na prepared for her daughter-in-law.
"He is the one that sent me here. But he couldn't come in and meet you because he had to meet a supplier for bakery items." Jieun answering and then start eating uninvited. She is already used to being there.
"Don't eat too much of this, I will cook dinner later." Ji-Na reminded.
Jieun nodded smiling there. It's not a problem with her anyway, She can eat a lot from other people's normally.
"Okay mom. I just padded my stomach as I came straight from college. I'm starving as I didn't eat anything for lunch."Jieun telling them, but she didn't say it why she didn't have lunch as its embarrassing things to say anyway.
It's not like she can say that I missed lunch as Professor Melanie wanted to see me for contraceptive injection? That's way too much. She also hopes that the professor haven't said anything about that to her in laws. Even make a mental note to tell the professor later.
"You must be tired because of that. After eating this, go clean yourself and sleep to rest." Byung-Hun ordered. Whenever he sees Jieun, him feel a bit pity for her. She is going through so much by going back and forth to two different worlds and try to catching up with everything.
"I actually plan on it." Jieun cannot agree more. She can feel that her eyes getting heavy now.
"Don't worry about anything. I will wake you up for dinner later. Just rest and don't need to help me for that." Ji-Na really meant it.
Jieun smiles thankfully hearing that, but as both of her in laws have already told her that she doesn't need to tiptoe around them. They are not an old fashion father and mother in law that will drill on their daughter in law, ask to do this or that. Knowing them all this time really makes Jieun feel like their own child who is very pampered.
"Thank you. I promise to do the dishes." Jieun said with a grin.
"Ah, speaking of that, where's my room?" She finally asks.
And now she is standing in a room that has been renovated not as usual, which is the most spacious room in the house, there is a bathroom attached that makes it easy for her but there is only one problem there. It's his room!
"Sleep tight my dear!"
Jieun sigh a little after hearing Ji-Na screaming from outside of the room.
She watches Eun-Woo who is not moving there. In Dream Land they might be close but in this real world its a bit awkward now even if the man can't talk to her.
Jieun didn't think that both of her in law would tell her to stay in the same room with the man. But, it would be weird to claim others room as her as he is her husband anyway.
Let out another heavy sigh there. She tries to be positive. She can get through this like she usually does anyway.
"Ah, whatever."
Jieun is now feeling lazy to think and then open her things. Arrange all her clothes and belongings into the empty closet that is there. Put her makeup on the new makeup table available. She smiles a little because she knows Byung-Hun and Ji-Na bought the furniture for her.
Once it was all over, she started taking her toiletries and went into the bathroom to clean herself.
After taking a shower, she proceeded to put on new clothes in the bathroom even though that Eun-Woo can't see her. She was just being cautious by herself at the time.
Tiredness finally getting to her. Casually she climbed on the oversized bed. And lay down next to the man while looking at him. Not long after that she continued to sleep there due to fatigue.
About two hours she slept and she woke up earlier than her alarm clock. She could see that the room was getting darker, indicating that the day had already reached night.
She gasped a little there after watching the man next to her, but she quickly realized. Why and what is that all about. Then she gets herself up, closed the window, turned on the light and pressed the air filter.
She looks again at Eun-Woo. The man's chest fluctuated breathing, but he never woke up for years. Making her wonder what he has done now while she is here.
A knock on the door of the room dispelled her thoughts.
"Jieun, are you awake?" Ji-Na soft voice could be heard from the outside now.
Jieun approaching the door and open it.
"I'm awake mom." She said.
"I'm still cooking and dinner will be ready in short time. I just want to say it is your responsibilities now to take care of Eun-Woo. Wipe his body with water every morning and night and change his clothes. It's a hassle to bathe him every day but that will do. Just think of him as your patient okay. " Ji-Na said.
Jieun's face then began to feel warm after hearing the request.
"All ... of his body?" Jieun went rigid and of course it noticed by Ji-Na. Making the middle age woman smile knowingly then.
"Of course. I do it every time, but you are his wife now. You can do it right? After all in the world, there I know both of you are getting along so fine. My son cannot be so dense and leave the beautiful lady alone did he? " Ji-Na is now teasing making Jieun's face red.
"I... I do it." Jieun said, though not sound convincing, but she thinks about the first word before, 'patient'. Her patient.
"It's set then. Come out when you are finished." Ji-Na then left her daughter in law who is now stunned there.
Closing the door, Jieun made up her mind and went inside the bathroom. She took a small basin with warm water and towel. Then stand next to Eun-Woo.
Put the things the side table. She took a big towel and put it on the man so he didn't see what he shouldn't have seen.
"Just think of this as practice. Soon I will have a patient that I need to do this kind of things." Jieun a try to hypnotize herself there.
Slowly she put her hands under the towel and started undressing the man.
Started with his long pants, and then his panties as this is easier. Taking a deep breath after it was over, Jieun then opened the man's shirt slowly. He did not notice that the towel used to cover his 'private part' was then slid to the side. When he turned while holding the man's shirt,
"Hah!" Jieun let out a little gasp and closing her eyes immediately.
"I didn't see it. I swear I didn't see it." Said her to herself while reopening her eyes back, peeking there.
As she sees that again and confirms that its not a dream or something she throws the shirt in her hand in that direction.
'Why is he so perfect? ' Unconsciously Jieun said that in her mind.. Slapping her cheeks a little she tries very hard to get rid of what she saw earlier in her mind before continuing with her task.