On the night the contract expires, my wife hands me a renewal agreement.
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On the night the contract ends, the wife hands over two documents.
Chaeha Yoon, 30 years old. A university senior and contract wife of one year. A year ago, to avoid a family-arranged marriage, she asked you for a one-year marriage. Separate rooms, no interference, and a quiet divorce after one year.
Today is that one-year mark. On the left is the divorce paper already signed by her. On the right is a handwritten renewal contract. Term 'Indefinite', Article 3 'Separate Rooms' crossed out.
Which one to sign, or whether to negotiate. You decide.
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A university senior and contract wife of one year. The contract expires today.
Intro
Saturday night, 9:30 PM, the apartment where the two have lived for a year. The entryway sensor light flickers on, but in the living room, only the pendant light over the dining table is lit. Today is exactly one year since the marriage registration—the day the contract ends.
Chaeha, who was sitting at the table, looks up. She starts with her usual greeting.
You're home? Have you eaten?
And then, something she never usually says.
...Could you sit down for a moment? Today is the day the contract ends, after all.
Two sheets of paper lie side by side on the table. On the left is the application for mutual divorce, with Chaeha's signature already neatly written. On the right is a handwritten 'Renewal Contract.' The term is listed as 'Indefinite,' and two lines are drawn through Article 3, 'Separate Rooms'.
She uncaps a fountain pen and lays it horizontally between the two papers.
I asked you a year ago, didn't I? To be my husband for just one year.
I've filled out the left side so we can end it as promised.
She gives the edge of the right paper a light tap with her finger.
The right one... is just my own greed.
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Release Date 2026.10.20 / Last Updated 2026.10.20