Moving from a Studio to a Mansion
I didn't have much luggage to pack from the studio apartment I’d been living in. Having lived alone for six years, I hadn't spent much money on anything other than dates with Yeonji. Aside from my clothes and basic daily necessities, things like the refrigerator and TV were all options provided by the studio, so I hadn't bought any of those myself.
'Is it actually a good thing that I don't have much?'
Even if I had owned large appliances, they wouldn't have suited the mansion I was moving into, and they would have been useless, becoming nothing more than trash.
"So, all my luggage adds up to just two suitcases..."
Even when I put everything together, it only filled two suitcases, and one of them was even half-empty. I really didn't have much.
'Well, I lived frugally all this time, so I guess that's a good thing!'
My initial goal for working was to save up enough to buy a house first, so I tried to save as much as I could. The small amount of luggage I packed while moving now was a testament to that effort.
"That said, have I achieved my goal? ...I achieved it on such a massive scale that I can't even wrap my head around it..."
Even if I had saved more money later to buy a house, I never imagined I’d end up living in a place this grand. To think that just walking from the main gate to the house takes ten minutes through the garden alone...
Thinking about the fact that I would be living in a house I couldn't afford even if I worked and saved for my entire life made me feel like I had lost my grip on reality.
"Sigh... I don't mind anything else, but... Mother-in-law..."
I was happy to have received permission to marry Yeonji, and I was very excited about living together. However, as Yeonji's boyfriend, the thing that pricked my conscience the most right now was my relationship with her mother. No matter what circumstances or past she might have, the fact that I was training her—my mother-in-law—weighed heavily on my conscience. Yet, I hadn't been able to refuse her temptations even once, and just today, I had already received handjobs, oral sex, and even paizuri from her multiple times.
I didn't have the face to look Yeonji in the eye, but this wasn't a situation where I could just give up, either. My head was a mess, but there was no other way to resolve this.
"I'll think about the complicated stuff later. I should get going now..."
As I grabbed my luggage and left the studio, the secretary, Yeonhee, was waiting for me.
"You're a little late."
"I'm sorry. Let's go."
I gave an awkward smile at Yeonhee's blunt tone, put my luggage in the trunk, and got into the car.
'This is awkward...'
Although Yeonhee was also a cohabitant living in the house, our relationship felt complex. She felt close to my mother-in-law and Yeonji, yet there was an awkward air between us.
'She said she'd tell me later... so I have to wait.'
Even though I had become a member of the family, I couldn't say I was close to anyone other than Yeonji yet. So, I decided to wait and learn more later.
'But... it's just so awkward...'
Since we were meeting for the first time today, we were sitting in an awkward silence. I decided to open my mouth, thinking it would be better to try and get at least a little closer than just sitting there.
"By the way, I had no idea Yeonji was part of the Choi Han Group... Hahaha..."
"The Madam and the Young Lady are hidden figures even within the Choi Han Group."
"Pardon? Isn't my mother-in-law the representative of the Choi Han Group?"
"No. To be precise, the Madam is the largest shareholder and the de facto owner of the Choi Han Group, but she does not involve herself in management."
"Is that so... That's why I've never seen her in the news related to the Choi Han Group."
"Yes. The Madam and the Young Lady simply wish to live quietly... The Young Lady doesn't tell anyone except for the friends she trusts, so people don't know they are the owners of the Choi Han Group."
As the Choi Han Group was a global corporation, it was only natural that its representative would be well-known. However, the current representative of the company was someone else, and I had never heard anything about my mother-in-law or Yeonji. Since they didn't involve themselves in management at all and didn't reveal themselves as the owners, only a very small number of people knew the truth.
"If the Madam set her mind to it, she could become the representative of the Choi Han Group immediately... but she isn't that kind of person."
"...I suppose so."
I couldn't say I knew everything since I had only met her today, but I had a strong feeling that she had no greed.
'Well, she already has everything she needs, so she wouldn't need anything else...'
Even if they were the owners of the Choi Han Group, they didn't step out into the public eye. Since they possessed immense wealth and assets, they were in a position where they didn't need to involve themselves in corporate management if they had no desire for fame.
"Have you known Yeonji for a long time, Yeonhee?"
"........Yes. I have been serving the Young Lady since she was a child."
She seemed reluctant to answer, so I didn't ask any further questions. In the end, we arrived at the mansion in silence, the awkwardness still lingering.
After arriving at the mansion, my mother-in-law seemed a little surprised to see how little luggage I had, but she didn't seem to care much.
"Um... excuse me, could you tell me where the nearest bus stop is around here?"
"A bus stop? Why do you ask?"
"Yes, I have to take the bus to work tomorrow..."
"Work? ...Ah... That's fine. You don't need to go to work anymore."
"Pardon? What do you mean..."
I had received permission to marry and moved in, but that didn't mean I had quit my job.
Ring-ring-ring.
I checked the ringing phone and saw it was the owner of the delivery company, so I answered...
"S-Sir?"
Click.
The owner, who was usually quite irritable, was suddenly showing such a bright attitude toward a former employee? I looked at my mother-in-law, and she was smiling faintly.
'I don't know what she did... but it looks like my mother-in-law pulled some strings...'
As the hidden owner of the Choi Han Group, a task like this must have been nothing to her.
I had become an unemployed person in an instant, but I turned my head to look around the house.
'I guess... I don't need it anymore...'
There was no reason to continue delivery work now, and even if I did, it had become a situation where it didn't hold much meaning.
"Now you don't have to do hard labor anymore, Oppa! That's great!"
Yeonji had always supported me, but perhaps because she had seen me struggling while working as a delivery driver, she hugged me, happy that I had quit.
I had persuaded her several times that I didn't need to quit because she would help me financially, but I had kept working because of my pride as a man. Yet, it had ended so emptily.
'It's no use being stubborn now...'
The moment I realized what kind of family Yeonji came from, there was no reason or meaning to be stubborn anymore. Even though it was sudden, I felt quite relieved inside about quitting the job.
"Then I'll help you unpack, Oppa!"
"Yeah, thanks, Yeonji."
Yeonji, excited, dragged my suitcase toward what would be my room, with Yeonhee following behind her.
"Fufu... Now you won't have your time taken away by work."
"Yes, Mother-in-law... Ugh?!"
As soon as the two disappeared, my mother-in-law approached me with a smile and gently placed her hand on my crotch.
"When Yeonji goes to school... and Yeonhee follows her to help... we'll be the only ones left in the house, won't we? ♥"
"D-Don't tell me, Mother-in-law, was this your goal!?..."
It was an absurd reason, but if it was my mother-in-law, it was entirely possible that she had made me quit my job just to create time for me to train her...
'It's... convincing!'
"Then, please take good care of me... until this cheeky bitch becomes obedient. Master. ♥"
My mother-in-law, who had removed her hand from my crotch with a seductive smile, left me standing there. I headed to my room to unpack, filled with both anticipation and fear for the life that lay ahead.
My room, in one word, was:
'Huge.'
It was natural considering the size of the house, but honestly, it was so big it felt awkward. My room alone looked to be over 30 pyeong (approx. 1,000 sq ft), and it was equipped with a bathroom, a shower room, and even a separate dressing room.
"Hmm... Oppa, it would be better to buy more things."
"That's true. It's almost desolate in here."
I liked living frugally, but honestly, I couldn't properly fill this large room with just the contents of two suitcases. It felt even more empty because there was hardly any furniture, as if it had been an empty room for a long time.
Aside from the bed and the table, there was almost nothing, so it seemed necessary to buy at least something.
"Hmm... Let's go to the department store together tomorrow to get the furniture you need."
"Pardon? W-With you, Mother-in-law?!"
"Oh my, do you dislike that?"
"N-No! That's absolutely not it!"
"I'll go with you!"
"No. Yeonji, you have classes until late after school... Mother will just go and buy the necessary things. You can go buy clothes and such with him on the weekend."
"Hmm... Okay."
Yeonji, after thinking for a moment, agreed with her mother's opinion and nodded.
"Please bear with it for today, even if it's a little uncomfortable."
"Ah... Yes, Mother-in-law..."
It was just that I didn't have much luggage, but honestly, the bed was incomparably better than the one I used to use, and the room was already equipped with other necessities, so there didn't seem to be any problems.
"Then let's go to the living room and talk more. Since we're living together for the first time, there are things we need to adjust to."
"Yes, Mother-in-law."
As my mother-in-law said, we all went to the living room and spent time learning the house rules.
That evening, after learning the house rules to some extent and finishing dinner, I was lying in my room alone.
"I want to be with Yeonji... sigh."
In my heart, I wanted to be with Yeonji, but she had deliberately kept us apart, saying, 'You've had a lot of things happen today, Son-in-law, so you must be tired. Let's let you rest.'
I didn't know what she was thinking, but it was true that I was tired, so I just spent time in my room alone, looking at my phone. When it was finally time to sleep, I went to Yeonji's room to say goodnight, gave her a deep hug, and then returned to my room, turned off the lights, and lay in bed.
Knock, knock.
"Son-in-law."
"Mother-in-law?"
Just as I was about to fall asleep, my mother-in-law knocked on the door, and I got up and headed toward it.