"HONEY."
Oh.
Garam lifted his head and found Song Sihyuk walking towards them.
His husband arrived thirty minutes after they got there.
By that time, Seulgi had calmed down already.
But his daughter seemed to be more comfortable with Song Gunwoo, as Seulgi only stopped crying after Song Gunwoo carried her in his arms.
"The little princess must have cried a lot, huh?" Song Sihyuk said after kissing Garam on the forehead, and then he gently ruffled Song Gunwoo’s hair before bending his knees to meet Seulgi’s eye level. "I’m here, Seulgi-ya."
"Not Daddy," Seulgi called Song Sihyuk in a hoarse voice. "Seulgi’s eomma and appa are dead. Seulgi’s eomma and appa aren’t coming back."
"Naturally," Song Sihyuk said bluntly, shocking Seulgi, Garam and Song Gunwoo by his callousness. But, of course, the Alpha looked unfazed. "Seulgi-ya, we’re not trying to take your parents’ place. They’re irreplaceable, even if you end up forgetting about them in the future. And you will, because you’re too young to remember them forever."
Aigooya.
Garam thought Song Sihyuk was being too blunt, but he didn’t stop his husband.
This is what the child psychologist wanted us to do anyway to help Seulgi accept her parents’ death.
He couldn’t be as blunt and a bit cold like Song Sihyuk, though.
"But I assure you, Seulgi-ya. Even if you’ve lost your biological parents, you will never feel like you’re alone in this world. As your new family, we will give you all the love and care that your eomma and appa would have given you if they were still here," Song Sihyuk said gently, his face softening. And then he linked his pinky finger with Seulgi’s much smaller pinky finger. "I promise you that, Song Seulgi."
Aww.
Garam almost burst into tears after hearing Song Sihyuk’s direct and heartwarming promise.
Hyung has really become more human now.
Seulgi may not have understood everything, but it seemed like Song Sihyuk’s sincerity had reached her heart.
After all, the baby finally smiled.
"Promise," Seulgi said in her sweet voice. "Promise, Not Daddy."
"You can stop calling me that, silly," Song Sihyuk said, laughing softly. It was one of the few times that the Alpha looked genuinely happy, and Garam wasn’t exactly the reason behind that smile. And it was refreshing to see. "You can just call me ’Daddy,’ like how your Gunwoo Oppa calls me."
"Didi!"
"Very well, you may call me ’Didi’ if that’s what you want."
Garam and Song Gunwoo both chuckled this time.
And then his son whispered to him.
"I wish we have a video camera to immortalize Daddy’s cute moment with our Seulgi, Dad."
Garam nodded in agreement with Song Gunwoo’s sentiment. "I know, right?"
"Oppa," Seulgi said, pointing at Song Gunwoo. Then she pointed at Song Sihyuk. "Didi." And, finally, the baby looked at Garam with a bright smile on her face. "Dada!"
Garam felt a lump in his throat, but he swallowed it and smile before responding to his precious daughter. "Yes, Seulgi-ya?"
***
"DAD, you can just return with Daddy. Seulgi and I will be fine."
Garam looked at Song Gunwoo who was carrying the sleeping Seulgi in his arms, and then he felt extra proud of his son.
He’s really a big brother now.
"Uncle Junho is with us anyway," Song Gunwoo added. "The SUV will be too cramped if Daddy rides with us."
Pfft.
That was true.
Plus, the car seat pretty much takes up space.
"All the SUV cars that we have are pretty much similar in size," Song Sihyuk said while looking at the SUV, and then he turned to Garam. "Honey, let’s buy a new van for the family."
"That’s what I’m thinking, too, Hyung. I actually want to go to a car manufacturer’s site right now and check out the vans that they have," Garam said while nodding. "But we need to set a consultation appointment first before we get to visit the showroom, right?"
Song Sihyuk titled his head to one side. "No, why would we? All we have to do is show up there. What’s the car dealers going to do? Turn us away just because we didn’t set an appointment beforehand?"
That’s usually what happens to common people...
The car manufacturer sites in their country were pretty snobbish, especially the ones selling foreign, luxury cars.
But Garam was stupid to worry about that.
I’ve been married to Sihyuk Hyung for years, but I still forget that he’s a chaebol from time to time.
"We can also just order the car we want, honey."
Garam shook his head. "I want to check the cars personally, Hyung."
"Alright. Let’s do that, then," Song Sihyuk said, and then he turned to Song Gunwoo. "I’ll tell Shin Geon where to go, so just take care of your sister. Since we’re buying a family car, it’s better if you and Seulgi join us. The new car will be for the two of you anyway."
Song Gunwoo nodded. "Okay, Daddy."
***
"YOU’RE GLUED to your phone, honey."
"I’m messaging Wonyoung," Garam said, sitting in the passenger seat while Song Sihyuk was driving. Yes, the Alpha was driving the car. But there was an envoy of his bodyguards behind them. "I asked him about the luxury van that their family owns."
Bae Wonyoung and Yun Dujun were both actors.
Hence, the luxury vans that the couple owned were all huge, spacious, and suitable for long drives.
Moreover...
"I’m also asking Wonyoung for the contact info of the company that customized their luxury van," Garam added. "Wonyoung gave me a ride in his luxury van a few times. I like how comfortable and elegant it is. So, I also want our van to be like that. I heard a customized van will take a while before it’s completed, though."
"If I tell them to finish it in a month, they will finish it in a month."
"Don’t be ridiculous, Hyung. The van is for our kids. I don’t want it to be rushed. Plus, I want to be in charge of the design. So, I want to take as much time as needed."
"Alright. Let’s get two vans, then. We’ll buy one that we can use right away, then we’ll send the other one to be customized."
"Why would we need two luxury vans... fine, let’s get two. I need a new van anyway once my promotions start again. Plus, you are the one paying for them, Hyung."
Song Sihyuk smirked. "I love it when you spoil yourself like that with my money."
"Oh, speaking of which..." Garam lifted his head and looked at his husband. "Hyung, I opened your vault and took out money. I paid something in cash."
"Alright."
"Are you not going to ask where I spent your money on? And, mind you, it’s not a small amount either."
"You can spend my money whenever and wherever you want, honey. That’s exactly why I gave you the code to my vault. I don’t care if you use them all."
Aigooya.
"I donated money to Gunwoo’s school earlier," Garam confessed since it looked like Song Sihyuk wasn’t really interested in knowing what he needed the money for. "The amount is big enough for the school to build a building in our son’s name."
Song Sihyuk smirked. "Then the sly fox must have been pleased."
The ’sly fox’ would be the school principal.
"Yeah. I’ve never seen Mr. Yang smile that brightly before. It was creepy."
Song Sihyuk laughed out loud. "Why did you donate money to the school, Garam-ah? Did you bribe the principal so you could excuse our son from his afternoon classes?"
"That and because I wanted them to pay extra attention to our son. I know they’re already doing that because Gunwoo is the heir of SG Group, but his classmates are also from influential and powerful families. So, I can see the school staying neutral in case a fight breaks out," Garam explained. "So, I bribed Mr. Yang since he’s the school principal, and he’s related to the school director. I want them to take our son’s side in case someone bullies him."
"Do you think our son is someone his peers can bully, honey? Even if he’s not my son, I’m sure Gunwoo will be fine because he has a strong personality. He is smart, confident, and more cunning than you think. Don’t get fooled by his innocent looks."
"Even so, you never know, Hyung. Since we haven’t released an official statement yet, people are still thinking that Seulgi is your illegitimate child. I know how evil rich spoiled kids could be, so I’m afraid that they might be giving Gunwoo a hard time at school."
"Honey, your concern is valid. But don’t worry too much," Song Sihyuk said, putting his hand on Garam’s thigh and squeezing it gently. "Gunwoo is capable of protecting himself."
"I know, Hyung," Garam said, sighing. "But there’s no way I can stop worrying about our precious son."
***
OH.
Garam overslept that morning.

***
I miss Hyung.
Isn’t this the brand where he bought Seulgi’s clothes before?
There’s no way Sihyuk Hyung would cheat on me and leave traces of his infidelity.
It’s the same as the dress that Seulgi has.
Sihyuk Hyung probably wants me to wear a matching dress with Seulgi, but he must have chickened out at the last minute while thinking that I’d hate the idea.
Hyung wore a wedding gown during our honeymoon, after all.
I’ll give Sihyuk Hyung a mini-heart attack to spice things up.
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