I'll take responsibility, sir.
Clap clap clap-Loud cheers and applause filled the space. Everyone was busy cheering, congratulating, and welcoming. It felt awkward to be congratulated in front of so many people after so long, but I didn't mind. And it was nice to see people I'd always missed again.
“You’ve worked hard, Miss Yeoju!”
“How hard must it have been to look after the kids..ㅠ”
“Are you back to work now?? It was completely quiet since Yeoju disappeared...”
“Ugh~ The department is finally getting brighter!!”
It was my first return to work after having a child. This was my first company, the place where I met love and found happiness, so I desperately wanted to return. As I returned, my brother naturally had to take parental leave, and I felt bad about that. But as soon as I saw everyone's faces, I was overcome with joy, as if nothing had happened.
“Lady, since the agent isn’t here, let’s talk frankly.”
"Is the agent doing a good job?"
"Yeah-haha, you're doing really well, you're doing so well that it's driving me crazy.."
“Jooyeon must have grown a lot. Can I go see her later?”
"Of course, I can speak well now"
"Joohyung is exactly like you, sir?? He's already so handsome..."
“You’re just like your brother when it comes to not listening.. You’re a total Kim Taehyung mini-me..”
Maybe because it was my first day, no one gave me any orders. Maybe they were being considerate since Joo-hyung hadn't been born that long ago...? Maybe because so many of the people in the department weren't married, Joo-yeon and Joo-hyung were very affectionate. I wonder if my brother felt the same way. They were practically aunts and uncles.
"Don't overdo it today. Learn the basics step by step!"
"Thank you! Haha"
"Yeah, yeah, let's have a company dinner to celebrate my arrival!"
Tillyrik-
"Hey, come here..."
“Honey, are you home? You’re totally drunk.. haha.”
“Hee.. you’ve worked hard.. I love you..”
“What’s up? You seem to be in a good mood today, don’t you? Haha.”
“Wow..haha it was fun..~”
After seeing a text from the female protagonist saying she'd be late for a company dinner, I quickly put the kids to bed and waited. When I heard the door lock, I went to the front door. I saw her so drunk she couldn't even control herself, I almost died laughing. Something about her feeling so good made her act cute, something she usually doesn't. Did she really want to work? Should I have taken parental leave when Jooyeon was younger?
"I'm glad our princess is having fun"
"Are you kidding me..? Are you sleeping..?"
"I put you all to bed! Did I do a good job?? I put you all to bed before I came because I thought you might have a hard time~"
"...Thank you for your hard work... I miss you..."
“What are you sorry for, you idiot?”
“You know you’re good at raising children, oppa.”
“Doing well and putting in effort are different things..”
I quickly become sullen when I hear someone say they've put the kids to bed, as if they've never been happy before. Putting kids to bed isn't always easy, so I guess they're feeling apologetic. But I'm the one who's feeling the apology. I said it to get a compliment, but I struggled to appease the princess who was holding back tears. I don't know if I'll ever be able to do well at work if I keep giving in.
“I’m worried, our eldest princess needs to sleep too.”
"..Don't change the subject..“
"I'm not tired at all. What could be difficult about taking care of the children I love?"
"Let's go in quickly. It's late. I have to go to work tomorrow."
“I love you.. I really love you, Kim Taehyung...”
"I love you more, princess"
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