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Bonus 1
⚠️ This story will be written from the perspective of a single dad and a sincere woman, so please be aware that the author may suddenly become overly immersed. There will be a total of three spin-offs, each with 2-3 episodes. Now, if you're under 14, get out. ⚠️
:: Yeojin's "Mom"
1 year later
"Excuse me, can I have your number?
"Can you give me some?"
"yes?"
"Because it's so my style.
If you don't mind..."
It's a quiet morning in a cafe. A man approaches a woman who is leisurely sitting, waiting for someone, and asks for her number. The woman smiles awkwardly and bows her head in apology, but the man, unwavering, hands her his phone.
He wasn't suggesting they meet right away, but he suggested they at least try contacting each other. The woman glanced behind him, as if hoping someone she'd been waiting for would arrive quickly. Then, upon spotting someone approaching, her expression brightened.
"I said I didn't want to, so why didn't you let me go?
"People don't even know how busy they are."
"Are you my boyfriend? Excuse me, I am,"
"He's my husband."
Ah... The man let out a deep sigh, repeatedly bowed his head in apology, and only then did he move away from the woman. Then, behind her, the man grabbed her shoulders and clicked his tongue. It was Seokjin. The female protagonist chuckled and said, "Let's go now," accepting the macchiato Seokjin offered her, and holding his hand, they left the cafe.
"Why are the numbers like this these days?
"Are you following me a lot? This is already the third time."
"It's your fault for having a pretty wife~
I want to be followed too, so I'm following you."
"What would have happened if I hadn't been there, again
"I'm weak-hearted so I'm not giving you my number."
"So, right next to me
"Stick on and don't fall off."
Yeoju has developed a habit of bringing coffee to work every morning for the past six months, and always stops by a cafe before heading to work. As soon as Seokjin got into the car, he offered Yeojin, who was sitting in the backseat, a strawberry smoothie. Yeojin, with a nod of approval, took the smoothie, brought the straw to her lips, and sucked it down.
Even with an eleven-year age gap, it's easy to get caught up in informal speech. Of course, that includes Yeo-ju. Arriving at the daycare, we stopped for a moment, let Yeo-ju get out first, opened the back door, and held hands with Yeo-jin as we headed to the daycare. Seok-jin made sure to make sure the teachers had coffee they'd bought at a cafe.
"Sister-in-law, did you buy all this? I'll drink it well."
"The young master can't drink coffee.
Strawberry smoothie, just like Yejin."
"Thank you~"
Taehyung graduated from the Department of Childcare Education and became a teacher at Yeojin's daycare. While Yeoju was complaining to Taehyung about how much Dayoung has been gossiping about Do-ryun at work lately, Yeojin waved at her friends who were approaching and ran off. But for some reason, the kids' behavior seemed a little different than usual. Three or four of them surrounded Yeojin, linked arms, and made humorous expressions.
"You don't have a mother?"
"What, what...? No
"Yejin has a mother?"
"Don't lie to that person!
"I heard you all call me sister."
The other children giggled and clapped their hands around one child. It was clear that she wasn't the one who had called her "sister" and that it wasn't the person who had given birth to her, so Yeojin clenched her fists and trembled.
The children excluded Yeo-jin, saying they wouldn't play with a child without a mother. They snatched away the pretty hairpin she'd once given them and, saying it was strange for a child to be motherless, they even grabbed her hair. Soon, tears welled up in Yeo-jin's eyes, she collapsed on her knees, and burst into tears. But the children showed no sign of panic and even teased her, calling her a crybaby. Startled by the sound, Yeo-ju ran over and embraced Yeo-jin.
"What are you guys doing now?
"Can I do that to my friend or not?!"
"It's true that Kim Yeo-jin doesn't have a mother!
"This liar, this fraud!"
"What are you talking about, I'm um..."
Yeo-ju, who almost called herself Yeo-jin's "Mom," stopped herself immediately, perhaps realizing it was a mistake, and checked Yeo-jin's reaction. She knew what "Mom" meant to Yeo-jin. Even after a year of marriage, Yeo-jin still called her "Unnie," so calling herself "Mom" in front of her felt like it would hurt her.
Rather, while Yeo-ju hesitated and couldn't continue speaking, Yeo-jin dusted herself off and scowled at the children. The children seemed slightly taken aback by this completely different attitude from earlier.
"It's not my sister. It's my mom."
"You're lying again,"
"Do I have to give birth to be a real mother?
You guys don't know anything!"
Yeojin... Yeoju stared at Yeojin with her mouth slightly shut. She had no right to say such things when she didn't even know how things had come to this. "You couldn't choose your parents when you were born, but I chose my mom and we're living together now." Yeoju, moved by the thought of how she'd grown up to say such things, hugged Yeojin tightly.
"What's the fuss about,
"What are you doing instead of going in?"
"master···."
As Taehyung belatedly walked toward them, the children hurriedly ran into the daycare. Yeoju relayed the entire situation to Taehyung, who agreed to discuss it with the teachers and resolve the situation before heading off to pick up the children.
"Yeojin... I was very surprised. My sister
I should have been more careful,"
"mom."
"··· uh?"
"Not my sister anymore... Mom."
Yeojin silently wrapped her arms around Yeoju's neck, who crouched down to her level, and held her tightly. Soon after, she let out a sob. Despite her words, Yeojin was still a child, barely seven years old. It was too early for her to feel confident under the gaze of those around her.
"I'm sorry... I'm truly sorry..." Yeo-ju swallowed back the tears that threatened to burst forth. To protect Yeo-jin amidst the miserable gazes of those around her, she had to become stronger herself. After a few minutes of embracing, Yeo-jin smiled brightly and waved at Yeo-ju. Yeo-ju had vowed to herself that she would protect that beautiful child.
"Did Yeojin really do that...?"
"Yeah. I definitely said mom."
Yeo-ju, who returned to the car, relayed the news to Seok-jin. She might have said it in front of them, but perhaps Yeo-jin had truly opened up now? Seok-jin smiled at Yeo-ju's words. "I think so," he said. "But as time passes, I guess days like this do come."
"But let's not overdo it. Someday
It was meant to be, and we are mothers
If you pay too much attention to titles,
Yeojin will also feel burdened."
"······."
"My daughter... when did she grow up so much?"
Seokjin wiped his reddened eyes, started the car again, and drove to work. From then on, Yeojin called Yeoju "Mom." While this might have been natural to some, we all know it was a difficult time for Yeojin, so she will strive to be a truly helpful mother.
⚠️Let's really get out from here, people under 14 years old~~ ⚠️
:: No skinship
A weekend morning. As soon as I woke up, I felt something binding me, my eyes wide open. When I regained consciousness, I saw that someone had also wrapped me in clothes. Not really wanting to break free, I just rubbed my head against the object in front of me.
"It smells good."
When we were dating, I'd been looking forward to this moment the most. I turned my head slightly to check the time and saw that the small hands had already pointed to 10. I felt it was time to get up, so I opened my mouth and said, "Oppa, oppa, wake up."
"Honey... what time is it now?"
"It's past 10 o'clock."
"Let's sleep a little more."
My brother gently stroked my hair and held me tighter. It was none other than his arms and legs that had been squeezing my body all this time. When I sleep, I don't run away, but he always wraps his legs around me, holding me tight, preventing me from moving.
I have to eat, so why sleep any longer? Then let me wake up too. I twisted my body with all my might and pinched my brother's thigh. Then, a scream rang out. His throat was so constricted that he was startled into screaming, and he coughed repeatedly.
"Shall we do it once in the morning?"
"What are you doing! What are you going to do if the kids wake up?"
"If you don't wake me up, I won't wake up until 12 o'clock.
"Two hours is definitely possible, ugh!"
"Stop talking nonsense and get up quickly."
Another firm pinch of his thigh sent a moment of strength slackening from his arms and legs. Without wasting the opportunity, he quickly got up and headed to the living room. After brushing his teeth and washing his face, he followed me. He turned my body around and kissed me.
"Then morning kiss."
"I didn't brush my teeth...!"
"It's okay because I did it."
What kind of logic is this? As soon as I woke up, I went to the living room and kissed her lips. Soon after, Yeojin came out, half-asleep, rubbing her eyes. We had to separate. I toasted some bread, spread some strawberry jam on it, and ate it.
Hyunjin, who sleeps so deeply, didn't wake up on his own like Yeojin, so I had to wake him up. I went into his room and helped him up. Still barely able to open his eyes, Hyunjin became accustomed to my embrace. But he resisted, showing no signs of waking up, and as I struggled to get up, my brother suddenly came over and hugged Hyunjin.
"I want to sleep more..."
"No, I have to get up now. Let's eat."
"rice···?"
Who does he take after to love food so much? At the sound of "food," Hyunjin ran out of my brother's arms and into the kitchen, and as I was about to follow him, my brother grabbed my arm. "Huh?" I asked, turning around. He said something ridiculous.
"You did well, so you should be rewarded."
"what?"
"Hyunjin woke me up instead.
"Hurry up and kiss me."
As I stood there with my mouth agape in disbelief, he closed the door and stuck out his lips. "What the hell am I supposed to do with this guy?" He chuckled and approached me, and I chuckled and started kissing him.
"mom!"
"Huh, huh? Why Hyunjin?"
"Hyunjini Bob Joe!"
Just then, the door slammed open and Hyunjin came back into the room. We were both startled, and then we both said, "Okay," and left the room.
And that night. After putting the kids to bed, a peaceful 11 o'clock arrived. Tomorrow was the weekend anyway, so it was a relaxing Saturday night. After making sure the kids were asleep, I turned off the lights in the room and carefully left. As soon as I did, Hyunjin was carried to the bedroom, carried by her brother in a familiar princess-like embrace, just as she had been carried by me earlier.
One inconvenience of having kids is that it's difficult to be as intimate as you want. Still, as if to prove we're still newlyweds, we get together every night... not every night, but once or twice a week. And that's today.
"Mr. Kim Seok-jin, right now
"You're being hasty."
"Why won't this button come off?"
"I told you to take it slow."
As soon as he entered the room, my brother laid me down and quickly unbuttoned the buttons. When he couldn't get them to work, he ended up ripping them off. The problem was that the buttons were on my pajamas. We had matched pajamas, so I kept complaining that he was in a hurry and just ripping them off. But he didn't listen to me at all and just pouted, saying that we could just buy new ones.
"Oppa... Oppa, hurry up..."
"ha···."
Just as I'd told you to slow down earlier, I was now in a hurry. The room suddenly became warmer, and a rather muffled sound echoed through the previously quiet house. I covered my mouth, worried the kids might hear and wake up, but I couldn't help feeling uneasy, and I continued to stare at the tightly shut door.
"Kim Yeo-ju, look at me. Focus." My brother frowned, perhaps displeased with my attitude, and roughly met my gaze. But what was that strange noise I'd been hearing for a while? I felt an uneasy aura creeping up on me from outside the room, so I told my brother to pause, but he wouldn't listen, holding me tightly, so I couldn't do anything. As I'd predicted, the door swung open, and Hyun-jin burst into the bedroom.
"··· Tongue, Hyunjin, close your eyes."
"dad?"
"Close your eyes..."
Finally, what I feared became reality. This couldn't be happening. This was unbelievable. Hyunjin dropped the teddy bear she was holding, her lips twitching as tears streamed down her face. Not only was this (?) caught, but Hyunjin's sobbing made her body freeze even more.
"Appa is going to eat Mom
ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ (That's right)"
"Hyunjin, it's not like that...!"
"My dad is a wolf ㅠㅠㅠ
ㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠㅠ (correct answer 22)"
Hyunjin grabbed the teddy bear again and beat her brother hard. "Don't eat Mommy! Mommy will be protected by Hyunjin!" She was so proud, yet so embarrassed and dumbfounded that she thought she'd go crazy. So I soothed Hyunjin, who was crying, and told her that Dad would sleep alone today and that Mommy would sleep with her. Then, as if she'd calmed down a bit, she started sleeping soundly again, and only then was she able to sigh deeply.
"I should have locked the door..."
"So I
I told you to stop...!"
"How can you stop there...?"
Of course I understood, but I couldn't forgive him because the child was so shocked that he even cried. Still, there was nothing I could do, so I just gave him a few slaps.
So I took drastic measures. I was to avoid physical contact with the kids whenever possible. Never in front of them, and only in situations where they wouldn't be caught. My brother complained, saying it was a bit much, but when he saw the tear stains streaming down Hyunjin's cheeks, he kept his mouth shut.
"Come out, for now."
"Why are you going out with Hyunjin?
"You said you were going to sleep together."
"··· It doesn't have to be finished.
"Just come out, I'm going back in."
"······."
But my brother isn't the only one who is serious about skinship... ^^
I know everyone under 14 saw it, really. I told them to leave, but they didn't.
I came too late, but why is the ranking going up? It's ridiculous. Yes, I love you. I still can't forget the shock of the banner. Ha, it's so pretty. I'll upload it again soon, but I don't know when~~~ 💖💖
But you didn't say you did anything about that part....... The problem is... um... I'm a bit worried about the rankings...^^ This can be a problem ^^