1906|2YEON|ENG

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February 24, 1906
📍Yoo house

"Good morning Mrs. Yoo." greeted Mina, with a reverence.

"Good morning, how are you? Do you have any news from your husband?" Momo asked.

"Good morning, I'm very sorry for what happened." Sana said.

"Hello everyone. Are you here for my children? Sana, I'm sorry but Tzuyu went to town to visit a friend." Ms. Yoo informed her.

Sure, a friend. Tzuyu could lie to anyone but Sana surely wouldn't believe it.

"I'll wait for him in his room. Do you know if he'll be back soon?" the girl asked smiling.

"He's gone out early this morning. I think he'll be back before lunchtime. Why don't you stay with us? Since my husband and Jeongyeon are gone, the boys are a little sad."

"Thank you for the invitation, madam. We accept with pleasure." Mina answered.

"Now I'm going to town. May it be the right time I find my son? You can go to Dahyun and Chaeyoung. Sana, I have to do some shopping. Will you accompany me? You can go find Tzuyu." said Ms. Yoo, who didn't like her son being out so long.

"I'll keep you company." answered the middle sister.

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February 24, 1906
📍Yoon house
Nayeon and Jeongyeon's room

"I thought we were going to live in a horrible neighborhood. Seeun's house is so beautiful." said Nayeon, who was still in her bed.

Jeongyeon, who was in a detached bed, got up and sat on that of her beloved. "I think we have been so unlucky before and suffered a lot. Now we are finally having some luck and happiness."

"I wonder how long this will last..." Nayeon said, looking down. "We should put our beds together. I can't sleep without you."

"In that way Seeun will suspect us. What if she throw us out of the house? Is it worth the risk?"

"Make her notice. So she understands that you are mine."

Jeongyeon raised an eyebrow. "Don't worry, no girl wants to be with me. It's abnormal, don't you remember?"

But Seeun had told her she wanted to be Jeongyeon's best friend and Nayeon remembered this perfectly.

"Will you give me a kiss?" Nayeon asked shyly.

Jeongyeon brought her face close to Nayeon's but, just as his lips were about to touch, she heard a knock on the door. The youngest walked away immediately and watched the door open.

"You are awake! Good morning, Kyungwan, good morning Seoyeon, did you sleep well?" Seeun asked, standing still at the bedroom door.

"Very good. Thank you Seeun for your hospitality."

"No problem. I would do anything to help people, especially you." Seeun said, still looking mostly at Jeongyeon.

"Seoyeon, I have to go look for a job now. Stay here." Jeongyeon told her.

"When will you come back? Where will you go? You don't know the city." Nayeon asked worriedly.

"Don't worry, my brother has some connections and will guide her." Seeun answered her.

"Your brother?" asked Nayeon, who she hadn't met him yet.

"Get up, I will introduce him to you." Seeun announced excitedly.

Both girls stood up but then Nayeon looked down at her night gown. "Kyungwan, shouldn't we get dressed first?"

"You are right. Seeun, can you wait for us outside? We will come as soon as possible." Jeongyeon asked gently.

"There are dresses in my closet. They are less beautiful than what you had but more practical. They have long but straight skirts, they are tight at the waist and the skirt is joined to the top. I could stay with you while you dress to help you wear them." the girl suggested.

"No, thanks for your kindness." Nayeon told her, certainly less kindly than Jeongyeon had previously replied.

"Oh... I'll be waiting for you in the guest room, in front of the door." Seeun said, then closed the door.

"Aren't you too hard on Seeun? She is helping us. Why are you treating her like this?"

"Do you want a stranger to see me with nothing on?"

"She is a woman, it was you yourself at the river that told me that we have nothing that she has not already seen." Jeongyeon reminded her.

"That only applies to you and me. No one or anything other than me can see you without anything on. Remember that."

"Otherwise?" Jeongyeon asked, walking to the closet.

"I will leave you without my kisses for a long time."

"Is it blackmail?"

"A warning." Nayeon replied, approaching her, then hugging her from behind. "I love you too much to share even with a simple friend."

Thus it was that Jeongyeon allowed herself to be persuaded.

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"They are noble women and still use the formality as in France." Seeun explained to her brother.

"I will teach them to use informality. There is no difference here, particularly in the factory. They will use the 'mister' only with their superiors."

"Seeun, we are here." Jeongyeon announced, being followed by Nayeon.

The boy looked at them and smiled at them. "What a pleasure to meet you. I'm Kim Seokjin. You?"

"Yoo Kyungwan." Jeongyeon introduced hersef, shaking his hand, as she remembered doing with Seeun.

"Im Seoyeon." Nayeon did the same.

"You are very beautiful, Seoyeon. Certainly your friend too."

"Are? Your?" Jeongyeon asked confused.

"We don't talk to 'miss' here as you are used to. We only use 'miss' with superior people and we're on the same level, right? So I'd like you to learn to use 'you'."

"We will try." Jeongyeon said.

"Well, Kyungwan, follow me. I'll take you to see the factory of a friend of mine, I would say acquaintance. You will probably start working tomorrow. He will tell you what to do, okay?"

"Yes, thank you, Jin."

"No problem. I would do anything for two beautiful maidens and for my sister, who loves to help people. Just think that last year we hosted an injured boy who suffered from amnesia. It was a lucky chance that you came close to Seeun.L

"Luck wanted us to meet, let's hope fate does not part us." Seeun said, still looking only at Jeongyeon and it irritated Nayeon more and more.

"Kyungwan, shall we go? Seoyeon, you will stay with Seeun. Could you go to town?"

"I have to do some shopping. Do you want to come with me?" Seeun asked politely.

Nayeon only remembered in that moment that Seeun was a good person and she was helping them. She nodded and watched Jeongyeon and Jin come out.