Oh Jangmin has not cried in years. Traditional male-oriented Korean upbringing has always stressed the fact that men are tough and crying is weak and only women cry. So throughout his adult life, he only cried twice; once when his son was born and the agonising moment when his wife passed away. He did not expect to feel so grateful and happy right now.
But this young girl, just half his age, has somehow touched him deeply and understood him and forgave him, unconditionally.
He cried and wept, droplets of mucus flowed out of his nose, a river of tears streamed down his face. Throwing away all pride and dignity and manliness, he cried like a little baby, enveloped in the warm, comforting embrace of his kind and merciful and beautiful Goddess.
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Seohyun felt so sorry for him that her eyes grew red, watching him blabber while weeping.
"I am so sorry.. uhhh ...... I was stupid, …..... sniff....… you are so beautiful................. I could not help myself …... wahhhh.... sorry for scaring you............ I deserve to be jailed.. sniff …... have never done anything so …............... wrong before...."
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Gradually, he calmed down and Seohyun grabbed wads of tissue and cleaned his face gently and carefully.
She then got her mail, while he sat back in his chair, trying to hide his embarrassment at crying in front of her.
Soon, she was done, and to his surprise, she said, "Wait, Uncle Oh, I bought something for you on my trip. I wasn't sure if you were on duty, so I didn't bring it down. Please wait while I go get it."
With that, she hurriedly got in the lift and went up.
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His Goddess has forgiven him, and even bought a gift for him!
Mr Oh jumped up and pumped his fist in exuberance. His biggest worry is gone; his Goddess is not angry or hating him. Now he must be very nice and polite and help her in anyway possible.
"I must be the most blessed security guard in the world! Ms Seo is so kind, I must do everything I can to repay her and support her!"
Oh Jangmin has never been happier before in his whole life, or so he thought.
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Barely 5 minutes later, the lift opened and this time, Mr Oh had a bright smile on his face. And his smile became wider after she stepped out.
Seohyun was holding two big paper bags in her hands, and strangely, wearing a big trench coat covering her whole frame and only showing her knees and feet. It was a little weird, considering she was just in track pants and sweater a few minutes ago. But he isn't going to guess why. His Goddess just forgave him for the terribly stupid things he did, nothing can distract him now.
"Uncle Oh, this is for you."
She handed one of the paper bag to him,and as he took it, he could feel the weight. He peeked inside and saw a box. Lifting it up, he saw that it was a paper carton containing a bottle of tonic wine inside.
"That is for you, Uncle Oh. You need to take care of your health, Uncle Oh. I am often travelling and busy with work and can't be around to take care of you, so the best I can do is get you this to improve your health."
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