I'll love you, badly.

Episode 172 ˚ Parenting Diary

What are you holding back? Taehyung, who was already on top of her, was pushed away with his hand, but he didn't budge, and the female protagonist was secretly puzzled by his behavior.

김태형

Seriously, I had a really hard time.

정여주

…so what, why...

The female protagonist, trying to look as unintimidated as possible, met Taehyung's eyes, and found herself biting her lip.

As Taehyung gradually gets closer, the female protagonist reflexively covers her mouth with her hand and looks at Taehyung with worried eyes.

김태형

…I brushed my teeth.

"That's not it, that's not it." The female protagonist, who had shown her denial, quickly lowered her hand and opened her mouth.

And that too, very carefully.

정여주

……that,

I… I really know that it might be, I really know… that… … .

정여주

… … … Seorim’s younger sister, no.

The woman, who had been stroking Taehyung's lips with her finger, finally finished speaking. A faint smile played on his lips as he waited for her to speak.

Strangely, Taehyung didn't respond, so Yeoju timidly asked again. "Promise me, will you?"

Taehyung, who had been gazing at the female lead for a moment, stroked her head and said, "You know I'm not making things difficult for you, right?"

And the female protagonist, hearing those words, thought to herself… … It seems like I haven’t had any hard times because of my husband.

05:15 AM

Before Taehyung's alarm, set to wake him up for work, even went off, the outside was still dark.

I woke up in a daze and looked around... and sure enough, I saw the female protagonist, sleeping in his arms, breathing evenly. (For some reason, the female protagonist was wearing Kim Taehyung's top.)

Moreover, despite the narrow sofa, two adults, a man and a woman, slept together, hugging each other and covered with a thin blanket. The female protagonist, of course, was nestled inside.

Taehyung loved the sight he saw the moment he opened his eyes in the early morning. He hugged Yeoju even tighter, but she mumbled, as if about to wake up, so he patted her again and let her go. "Sleep well, Yeoju."

김태형

… My lady.

김태형

Well... well... it's still dawn...

Taehyung, who was busy combing the female protagonist's hair while his eyes were still half-open, played with her cheeks, kissed her, and didn't forget to show affection to the sleeping person.

I was wondering how the dawn was going so smoothly.

A whimpering sound began to be heard beyond the door. Despite his half-asleep eyes, his body reacted first, and Taehyung carefully let go of the woman.

When the female protagonist tossed and turned at the sound of Seorim's continued crying, Taehyung whispered affectionately, "I'll go and see you later, so stay here."

정여주

……babe...

김태형

Yes, honey… .

As Taehyung tried to get up, the woman wrapped her arms around his neck and gave him a light kiss. Taehyung laughed again and was overjoyed.

But the sweet air soon faded, and he had to walk to his room as the crying grew louder.

When the door clicked open, Seo-woo, already awoken by Seo-rim's crying, sat there half-asleep. Tae-hyung, unable to take his eyes off the children, opened the closet and grabbed the top he wanted to wear.

김태형

Seowoo, did you just wake up?

김서우

Ugh... Seo Woo, run away...

김태형

Dad will put Seorim to sleep, so Seowoo go back to sleep.

김서우

Um... Yeah!

After hearing Taehyung's words, Seowoo pulled the blanket back up to her neck and lay back down, closing her eyes tightly.

Taehyung left the room, his eyes fixed on Seowoo, while Seorim held him in her arms and kissed him gently.

Still, Seorim became quite docile after being kissed. Taehyung carefully wiped her face, which was covered in tears and snot.

김태형

Seorim-ah-.

김태형

Mom, should I eat? Are you hungry?

Taehyung, who was sitting on the baby hip seat while Seorim was crying, started to busily do something, wondering if Seorim was crying because she was hungry.

I poured water and formula into a sterilized bottle at a set ratio, then used my arm muscles, which I hadn't used before, to shake the baby. Princess Seorim, your father is this serious about you.

김태형

Well, shall we eat Seorim-?

As soon as it was finished, I opened the lid and brought the entrance to the corner of Seorim's mouth... Seorim's forehead wrinkled as if she wouldn't let go of the piece she was biting.

김태형

Oh, what is it? What is Kim Seo-rim doing now?

Pfft. Seorim burst into tears again, Taehyung was devastated. He put down the bottle and the pacifier, and started patting Seorim's butt, slowly getting into a rhythm.

I wanted to somehow put Seorim back to sleep.

김태형

Princess Seorim… I’m sorry I don’t know you well.

"I'm so sorry, Daddy's still so clumsy at everything," he cried into the air, seemingly at a loss himself. As if the sincerity of his words had reached Seorim, the baby quickly stopped crying.

김태형

I'm sorry, Dad… .

김태형

Seorim, I'm sorry, Dad...

"Eu ...

Second mental breakdown. "I don't know why," Taehyung cried out repeatedly, then gave up and sat down on the chair. "Seorim, don't cry... I'm going to wake up Mom."

Taehyung called out, "Mom." He heard the familiar sound of footsteps coming from the living room, and he got up from his seat. "Honey, are you awake?"

정여주

Yeah, honey... Where's Seorim?

"Oh, Seorim is here! But why is Seorim crying? Her eyes are red." Before Taehyung could say anything, the female protagonist hugged Seorim and continued speaking.

김태형

Ha... honey.

정여주

huh-?

김태형

I really had a hard time.

It was only for a moment, but honey, I missed you so much I could die. Taehyung, with a tearful expression like Seorim's, hugged her from behind, not in front where she was.

김태형

… But still, praise me, honey. I even made powdered milk like this-.

Taehyung, who showed off the baby formula inside the small bottle and rested his chin on the woman's shoulder, smiled proudly.