Divorce : This is a Trivial Matter

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On Wednesday afternoon, Lisa took a half-day off from school and headed to the Civil Affairs Bureau with Jungkook to legally register their remarriage.

The staff member who received them was the same one as last time, and he seemed to recognize her. After a stunned pause, he asked, "Hey, aren't you two the Goldbach guys from last time?"

Lisa: "..."

With a smile, she told him, "Goldbach eloped with Euler. Please help us through the remarriage formalities."

Staff member: "..."

After collecting their information, he began going through the procedures. Upon watching them signing their names on the application, he couldn't help but let out the sigh of an experienced veteran, "Establishing feelings requires a long period of mutual torture. The longer it lasts, the deeper one's emotions will be. Congratulations on your remarriage."

Lisa and Jungkook simultaneously paused in their signing.
 
The two made their way out of the Civil Affairs Bureau, the divorce certificate on their hands back to a marriage certificate. Lisa opened the red folder she was holding and scanned through it. Nothing was different but the date.
"Congratulations, Mrs. Jeon." A little smile playing about his lips, Jungkook watched her. As she put away the certificate, Lisa whispered back, "No, it's you who should be congratulated, Stalker Mr. Jeon."

Jungkook didn't take offence at being called a stalker, but beside him, Lisa suddenly remembered something and halted in her tracks. Jungkook glanced at her, puzzled. "What's the matter?"

Lisa pursed her lips in scorn. "Curly-bae, you never did propose to me."

She had gotten a license with him twice, yet he had never knelt down on one knee!

Jungkook raised an eyebrow and pulled her into the car.

The peach blossoms lining the the road had already faded, leaving behind only lush green leaves. A few leaves blew in the wake of the black Audi as it made its way down the concrete road.

Back at the Civil Affairs Bureau, an older lady winked at her nearby colleague. "Don't forget my spicy jerky."
.........
 
Jungkook drove home. As Lisa reclined on the sofa, he said to her, "I've made an appointment with the photo studio to take our wedding photos again this Saturday."

Stunned for a second, Lisa sat up cross-legged on the sofa. "Why are we taking those again?" She would have rathered that he got down on one knee and proposed marriage! With a big bouquet of roses!

"You graffiti-ed all over me, are you just going to let it hang there forever?"

Lisa thought about the wedding photo hanging in their bedroom and smiled. "I think it looks pretty good. Much better than the real thing."

Jungkook gazed at her steadily, then a smile appeared on his lips as well. "I'll draw a version for you tonight, then. I've studied hard in your class for an entire semester, so I'm very confident."

Lisa: "..."

Flattening her lips, she said, "Shouldn't we still have a copy of the originals? Why don't we just reprint those?"

"I want to take another." Jungkook's tone was as wayward and willful as any of the children she taught at school. "Although we won't be holding the wedding again, I want us to have a new beginning."

Lisa didn't fight it too hard. After all, what girl hated wearing a wedding dress? She would get to wear one twice in her lifetime, with the same man standing next to her.

This matter finalized, Jungkook headed to the kitchen to cut her an apple. "By the way, my parents will be over on Friday. Let's have dinner at home. I can do the cooking."
Lisa picked up a small piece of apple and nodded. "Sounds good."
 
Before going to bed that night, Lisa took advantage of Jungkook's shower to sneak out her phone, hidden under the pillow. She hadn't caught up on her web novels for a long time. Seeing Eunwoo yesterday had reminded her that she was currently following several novels online and wanted to see how they were doing.