Kim Hana couldn't react long enough because of the talk of marriage.
The problem was that Oliver seemed very serious when he spoke this time.
He didn't want any more jokes or childish behavior from them.
Kim Hana couldn't think of what answer she needed to give.
And how were they going to get married? Would they just get married at the civil affairs office with a simple ceremony or would they also need to have a party?
However, with the state of the world like this, who would organize a wedding party.
Kim Hana also doubted it was suitable for Oliver with his young age.
"Whe-where will we get married?" In the end, she asked about it.
Her heart was beating like it was going to explode. She wasn't that nervous, but there was an uncontrollable feeling.
She really wanted them to become husband and wife as soon as possible.
Whatever after that was not important, what was important was the happiness of the wedding and the first night after marriage.
"I don't need an extravagant wedding and don't need state legal recognition. The important thing is that we are spiritually bound through the ceremony. As a man, I will follow your customs and culture, so let's just have a wedding based on them. There should be a Korean community in Vera that provides that, right?" said Oliver.
He really didn't want any hassle and nothing flashy, which was why he decided on such a wedding.
He didn't even plan on telling his aunt.
It was enough for him and her to know. .net
Hearing his words, Kim Hana was a bit unsure of how to react.
The way Oliver had chosen was the easiest way.
She with her personality actually preferred such easy ways.
However, there was one part that was not easy if they married using Korean customs and culture, which was the blessing of her father stating that she was the wife of the man who married her.
Without that, according to the culture, the marriage is not considered valid even though most Koreans now consider marriage as simply registering it at the civil affairs office.
With Kim Hana's conservative views, she herself thought they should marry that way.
However, she is not completely against marrying in other ways, which do not require parental consent.
It's just about being perfect or not.
The problem was that if she used the Korean way of marriage, how would she ask for her father's permission?
Without considering their poor relationship, she was worried that her father would go berserk if he knew she was marrying a western man who was still in high school.
After all, her father was quite fanatical about his own nation. Mixed marriages were something he disliked among his family as it was considered to ruin the purity of the blood.
Kim Hana was silent long enough to even touch her head.
"Can you give me time to communicate with my family tonight?" she said in a soft voice.
Of course, for that woman, there were things she needed to discuss with her family.
Oliver had no objection.
"By the way, what dowry do you want?" he asked, changing the subject.
Today, she had demanded that he bring an expensive dowry if he wanted to marry her. Hence he asked.
Only, she apparently found it difficult to answer because her words were nothing more than an outlet for her anger.
In reality, she didn't feel the need to demand anything of Oliver. Even without that, this man had contributed a lot to her life.
"Ummm, just give me a gold ring." She finally said the answer albeit with a heavy tone.
Of course, it wasn't because she felt heavy about only being given a gold ring. She just felt embarrassed for changing her request.
However, for her it was important that there were no more ripples in their relationship.
"Okay, I'll look for it later," Oliver replied, looking at her ring finger to estimate the ring size.
He deliberately did not insinuate her so that there would be no other problems.
After that, they fell silent as they ran out of topics.
Since Kim Hana was still standing, she looked even more confused, making her face stare back and forth left and right in confusion.
"Sit down!"
Oliver patted the area by his side, asking her to sit down.
It was a little late for him to say that, but the problem was that the woman herself was too stiff.
She should have sat down without the need for him to ask her. After all, when she was on the motorcycle with him, she was so calm and confident that she even hugged his waist, but now she seemed awkward.
She ended up sitting down quite slowly and while sitting, she was just quiet.
After a while of sitting, she apparently started looking directly at his face.
Judging from her expression, it seemed that she was trying to calm down and be confident again.
"I'm running away to Europe, then working, and then getting married to my boss's nephew. Yeah, since that boss doesn't have any children, you're almost no different from her own son. It's like my life is the novels I've been reading," she said.
He don't know why she started talking about this.
When she said that, she shook her hair, a gesture that practically showed her own charm.
"Then you can make a novel out of your own story," Oliver replied.
"It would be an awkward story since you're a few years younger than me. You know, almost all women prefer someone older than them," Kim Hana replied.
"Does that concept apply if the guy is me?" asked Oliver in response, instantly making Kim Hana roll her eyes.
She thought, 'What a narcissist. You'll be ridiculed if you're not handsome.'
This was a criticism of Oliver's nature but she didn't dare say it directly, worried about his cold side rising up.
However, she thought about it, if it was him, maybe most women wouldn't mind marrying him even if he was younger.
"Who knows," Kim Hana said.
Of course, she wasn't answering based on her thoughts.
A moment after that, she and Oliver who happened to be staring ahead simultaneously widened their eyes as they saw a woman in a military uniform pass by carrying a long-barreled weapon that was supposed to be a laser gun.
"Ruby," they said.