"HYUNG, that’s enough," Garam scolded Song Sihyuk. "Not in front of the kids."
His husband had already broken the drunk man’s arm.
If they were in a different time and place, he wouldn’t have minded.
But even though the security team had surrounded Song Gunwoo and Baby Seulgi so that the kids wouldn’t have to witness the violence happening, the kids could still hear the drunk man’s curses.
He wanted that to stop.
Moreover...
"I wanna go home with the kids, Hyung," Garam said while dusting off his shirt. He got a bit dirty after cleaning the house. "Can we?"
"Of course, honey," Song Sihyuk said, immediately pushing the drunk man down. "But what happened?"
Garam glanced at the drunk man.
After falling on his butt, the bodyguards immediately grabbed the drunk man and dragged him away.
"LET GO OF ME! WHERE ARE YOU TAKING ME?! I’M GONNA CALL THE POLICE!"
The drunk man’s angry voice must have sounded scary to Baby Seulgi because the poor baby ended up crying again.
"Hyung..."
Song Sihyuk stopped in front of Garam, and then he looked over his shoulder. "Shut that loud mouth."
"Yes, sir!"
And, just like that, one of the bodyguards hit the back of the drunk man’s neck— rendering the latter unconscious.
Finally, it’s quiet again.
"Honey, did you roll around in dirt?" Song Sihyuk asked worriedly while wiping Garam’s cheeks with his hands. "Is the house that dirty?"
"Ah, yes. I couldn’t stand the dirt, so I cleaned up a little."
Song Sihyuk frowned, clearly not happy.
And Garam could understand why his husband would be upset.
Ever since we got married, I’ve never done any house chores. Except for cooking, but only when I feel like doing so.
"Hyung, can we take Baby Seulgi home in the meantime?" Garam asked carefully. "I’m not saying that we’re going to adopt her. Just for now, until we find out what happened to her guardians. She was left alone in the house before that drunkard came home. The baby is not safe here, Hyung. So..."
"I understand," Song Sihyuk said, already aware of what Garam wanted to say, even though he wasn’t done with his explanation yet. "Let’s take the baby home for now."
"But what if we get accused of kidnapping her?"
"I’ll take care of it," Song Sihyuk assured him. "Go home with the kids first, honey."
As expected, he could really rely on his husband.
"Thank you, Hyung," Garam said, kissing Song Sihyuk on the cheek. "I leave it to you, then."
***
"YOU CAN call me ’Jina Unnie.’"
"Jina Unnie?"
"Oh my goodness. Gunwoo Oppa, your baby sister is a genius!"
"Right? But, Jina-ya, we’re not sure yet if Daddy will agree to adopt Baby Seulgi."
"Huh? When did Uncle Sihyuk win against you and Uncle Garam?"
Pfft.
Garam chuckled while listening to the kids’ talk.
Song Gunwoo, Shin Jina, and Baby Seulgi were talking loud enough for him to hear while he was cooking in the kitchen.
He wanted to personally cook for Baby Seulgi.
But he wasn’t alone in making a proper dinner for the kids.
"I can’t believe there are people evil enough to leave a baby like that to fend for herself," Shin Junho, Shin Geon’s husband and Shin Jina’s Omega father, said bitterly while cutting vegetables. "Yes, a two-year-old is a toddler and not actually a baby. Even so, it’s still irresponsible to leave her alone unattended."
"You would have lost your temper if you saw Seulgi when we got there, Hyung. The poor baby was starving, she was filthy, and her diaper was full."
As expected, Shin Junho grimaced. "I’m not one to condone violence, but I hope Chairman Song punishes him properly."
Right?
Anyway, Shin Junho was Garam’s former manager when he was still an idol.
But that role had changed.
Junho Hyung was Gunwoo’s nanny before, but these days, Junho Hyung works as my aide.
But the two of them had gotten closer to talking casually to each other.
Of course, only the two of us. Junho Hyung speaks politely to Sihyuk Hyung.
Ah, Shin Jina was gutsy, though.
Jina calls Sihyuk Hyung ’uncle,’ but it’s fine since Sihyuk Hyung gave her permission.
"Garam-ah, do you want to adopt Seulgi?"
"I want to, Hyung," Garam said while nodding. "But it’s not just up to me. I need to convince Sihyuk Hyung first."
"I’m sure Chairman Song won’t be able to say no to you, Garam-ah."
"Honestly, I’m not sure this time. Sihyuk Hyung is cold to the illegitimate children of his relatives. Since he’s a chaebol through and through, he values blood of his family highly."
"Oh. That’s not very nice of Chairman Song."
"Hyung, we all know Sihyuk Hyung is not a good person. His kindness only extends to me and Gunwoo. He’s even rude to his parents sometimes."
"Right, how could I forget?"
"But I’ll still do my best to convince Sihyuk Hyung."
Shin Junho chuckled. "You must have really fallen for Seulgi, huh?"
"Yes, Hyung. I also don’t know why, but I feel strongly attached to her," Garam said, smiling. "It’s as if Seulgi is really meant to be my daughter."
***
"DON’T WORRY, Uncle Garam. I’ll take care of Gunwoo Oppa and Baby Seulgi."
Garam smiled at Shin Jina’s assurance.
Shin Jina was going to sleep over tonight, and she would sleep in Song Gunwoo’s room with Baby Seulgi.
I’m worried about leaving two babies to take care of an actual baby, but...
Funny kids.
Of course, Sihyuk Hyung punished that ahjumma accordingly.
***


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