I just went to observe a class for a while with the daughter of a close friend of mine... That's how it was.
There I saw a woman who didn't look like a parent.
After telling the staff that my daughter was listening well in class.
I started to pay attention to that woman little by little.
After class, the child who appeared to be the younger sibling ran to the woman and said, "Sister Seo-ha!"
The woman's name seemed to be Seo-ha. Fortunately, Seo-ha's younger brother was close to the organization member's daughter, so he was able to approach the woman a little.
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While Lee Seo-ha was playing with Park Seo-yeon, the daughter of an organization member, her younger brother suddenly spoke up. "Are you Seo-yeon's father?" Seo-ha, flustered, tried to stop her. I spoke up. "No... well, he may not be your father, but he's like a father to you. She's just my friend's daughter, and she's a little busy, so I came in her place." Seo-yeon boasted, blurting out unnecessary words.
"That guy's the boss of the organization... Isn't he cool? His name is Kim Min-gyu, and he's even young for an old man!" Seo Ha's younger sister, Lee Min-jung, continued chatting with Park Seo-yeon, her eyes sparkling like tiny jewels. "But... how old are you? You look young! I wish I could date someone like that, even just for one day..."
Then Park Seo-yeon, startled, spoke up. "No, don't even expect anything! That man can't express his emotions at all. He was quite delicate when he became my father. Perhaps? Anyway, he can't even say thank you, so even if we start dating, he won't be able to say I love you. Wake up!" Lee Min-jung slumped in disappointment. While the two were talking, Kim Min-gyu was having a small talk with Lee Seo-ha. "Your name is Min-gyu... How old are you?" Kim Min-gyu answered calmly. "I'm twenty-eight this year. What about Seo-ha?" Seo-ha smiled shyly and replied, "I'm twenty this year too!" Kim Min-gyu was surprised by her younger age than he'd expected, but his expression remained unchanged, and he thought to himself, "She is young." For some reason... Even at their first meeting, even for a short time, he thought, "She is such a bright and innocent being." Kim Min-gyu, who had been involved in organizational affairs since long ago, had an innocence that was unimaginable. Who knew there were such bright people in the world...
Kim Min-gyu seemed to have changed after meeting her. He, who usually didn't smile, would giggle and chuckle like a boy in love during puberty when she was around him... From the moment she entered his life, it felt like a cog had been added to a previously unturned machine. That small beginning transformed him into a machine that couldn't function without that cog... and for the first time, he began to take an interest in others. That was how they first met.