It's been three days already and Li didn't go back to his apartment that Mirae Kim is staying.
Nam Li Hyuk delivered a phone with sim card with Elian's number on it incase for emergencies and also food and clothing.
Mirae never bother using the phone to contact her parents cause she knew well they will not report anything to the police as they care about their name more than their missing daughter.
She only used her phone to update Li as the owner of the house about what she's been doing without knowing that her moves are being monitored Tru a CCTV.
"Hey I'm going to play some cards..."
"Li you don't have to buy me a phone."
"I will be making a food and will be using your kitchen..."
"Do you like pastries? So I'll prepare some when u get home?"
Yet not even a single reply from Li was received.
"Li was so kind..." Mirae Kim whispers even if she's ignoring her as it was enough for her to live in his condominium.
She starts drawing a furniture design for the cabinets in the condominium to improve.
She had this love for forniture arts and crafts yet didn't practice it as she thought it was just some sort of hobbies and not a job to seek.
"Kyler!" She remembers how she yells her name like that as Kyler doesn't get enough in teasing her.
"Pfftt Hahahahahah! Why are you so moody lately? Did you get your hopes up?" He asked as Mirae really thought that he would kiss her.
"Not at all! I just want you to stop teasing me that's all!" Mirae said as Kyler smirked. "The reason why I get to rescue you was because of Dixie. She run to me begging me to save you." He said as Mirae stopped walking.
'Dixie did that?' she thought as that's against the rule on saving someone who left the gang because they are supposed to be left bleeding to death cause that's the main point of beating you up.
To bleed to death
"If it's not for her you might have lost enough blood to cause you to die in that corridor. You were broken and bleeding." He added. "I don't know about gangs but after she did that I heard a news from the other sections that she committed suicide and her body was found in a park." He said as Mirae's hands starts shaking.
"I think she got caught saving your life." He added. "When did all of this happen?!" Mirae asked as Kyler looked at her. Seems like that Dixie was a really good friend to her.
"You were sleeping for almost three days after I rescued you. She died on the second day." Kyler said as Mirae drop down on her knees as tears fall down from her cheeks.
"Dixie died because of me..." She whispered as her vision starts to blur as her eyes starts dropping tears.
"Yet she did that because she was a good friend of yours." Kyler said as he hugged Mirae. "It's not your fault Mirae, Things just happened and she chooses such faith." He whispered in her ears.
"No, It's my fault..."
"I told you it's not.." Kyler said as he let Mirae face him in the eyes.
"It's not your fault do you understand me?" He asked again as Mirae slowly nodded.
"Good, I told you this news cause I know that she's someone dear to you." He said as Mirae nodded.
Thinking at the past up until now Mirae can't get over on how Kyler looked at her that way when he said that it wasn't her fault.
His eyes are glistening in assurance yet manipulation. Something scary like a psychopath.
Mirae shake her head as she looked at the time as it's about to be dinner time as she starts cooking dinner. The door opened and it was Li with wet hair as he just decline another proposal for engagement as he doesn't like the girl.
"Good evening Ajussi." Mirae approach him with a smile. She was wearing an apron, holding a spatula and in her ponytail.
She looked like a house wife waiting for his husband to be home.
"I cooked some pasta, Would you like to eat some pasta? Or you prefer other type of food and I can prepare it-"
"It's fine...and stop calling me that." Mr. Li cut her off.
"Ajussi?"
"I said pasta is fine and just call me Li." He repeated as he went to his bedroom to take a shower.
Elian didn't expect himself to come home that day to his condominium. He just wants a break from everything and seeing Mirae cooking felt something in his chest as he was always looking at her in the CCTV.
"It felt home for the first time..." He whispered as he turn on the hot shower.
When he finished his shower it was time for him to go to see Mirae in the dinner table and Mirae already fixed the table for him.
"Where's your plate?" Elian asked as Mirae smiled. "I'll just eat after you Li." She answered as she was about to get some water when Elian grabbed her hand.
"Your not a servant here so grab a plate and eat dinner with me." He command as Mirae slowly nodded as his eyes are mad and scary.
"I'm sorry, It's just I had a hard time at work today." He started as Mirae put her plat on the table.
"I only have two weeks to bring my family a wife yet I haven't met anyone who could feel home like this." Elian said as Mirae stared at her.
"You mean home like when someone just waits for you to get home and prepare hot dinner?" She asked as Elian smiled sadly.
"Chefs can make tons of food but I didn't realize that home is not the food itself but a person. I cannot choose a wife that easily cause everyone is after my money." Elian said as Mirae totally get his point.
Elian starts eating her pasta as it melts on his mouth.
'I didn't know she's a good cook.' Elian thought as Mirae smiled at him.
"How about me? Can I pass your standard as a Wife?" She asked as Elian stopped and stared at her like she's saying something stupid. "Do you realize what your saying is not something to joke about?" Elian asked.
"I'm 22, I was cheated by the man I'm with for 5 years. I don't think marriage will be such a bad idea from someone who offers me boots on a cold blizzard snow and home to escape my terrible family. I don't know what you want as you kept me here in your home but you never showed any interest in my body either." She said as Elian smirked and put down his fork.
"I ran away from home too just like how you did." He said.
"I ran away because my family is such in a huge mess after my grandparents died in a car accident." He added. "As a person who was born in a rich family, When a chairman dies the business will go with the heirs. My parents was the one who had passed down with the business but my grandparents handed me their main company at the age of twelve." He sighed thinking about that time.
"It was a lot of pressure as a child, What should I do? Why did my grandparents trusted me with the main company when they have my parents and eldest siblings to handle it. My sister was the only one in my side yet she tried to get rid of me too. I walked in the blizzard snow barefoot but the cold didn't bother me at all." He looked at Mirae.
"I just wishrd that day someone would also lend me a home to stay for me to escape my greedy family but my butler found me and took me back home. Everyone looked relieved yet their eyes are saying they wish me dead." He added.
"That's why I'm choosing a strong partner, Who's witty enough to not die in my family's hands." He added.
"I can take you as my wife but the real question is will you take me as your husband?" He asked as Mirae smiled.
"My world is not as simple as you think, Money is just paper but life is one of the greatest gift we had and we only live once. If the heart stops beating no money could save it so I prefer being alive." Mirae look at how Li was feeling torn by his family issues.
"I can do that but I also have my request." She said as she smiled at him.
"What is it?"
"I want your full faithfulness and never to have any other girls rather than me in your life."she said as Elian burst into laughter.
"How could you selfishly request that ahahhaha!" Elian laugh as Mirae smiled.
"Also can I build my own company in these two weeks?" Elian stopped laughing as business matters is very important discussion for him.
"What do you mean?" He asked in a serious tone.
"I want to build my own empire in two weeks so your family won't look down at a commoner like me."
Elian smirked as this girls knows how to play the game.