“Blood is thicker than water…”
That I would hear this phrase not from anyone else, but from Kwon Chae Ha’s own lips.
With wideeyed shock, Seol Won forgot even to argue.
Then, Chae Ha appeared to remember something he had to tell her.
“As I mentioned, I’ve hired a helper starting today. I asked them to prepare a simple breakfast, so let’s go downstairs and eat.”
“Breakfast…?”
“Yes. Breakfast. Surely, you didn’t stay up all night with Woo Ju playing again?”
“I wouldn’t do that.”
“Then, let’s go downstairs together.”
With the end of his words, Chae Ha was the first to go down to the first floor, and Seol Won watched him, tilting her head.
He was such a busy person that he rarely had a meal at home.
At best, it was with his inlaws, as far as she could remember, they never had a meal just the two of them.
“Mom. I’ve brushed my teeth!”
The bright voice of Woo Ju, who had finished brushing her teeth, snapped her out of her thoughts.
Seeing the child proudly showing off her shining white teeth, her doubts naturally disappeared.
“Wow!”
As soon as she descended into the dining room, Woo Ju escaped from Seol Won’s arms with excitement.
She wondered when the interior had been changed, the once drab space had completely transformed into a childfriendly design.
A large blue window that seemed to be inspired by the sea, wallpaper filled with drawings of fishes.
Various shell and starfishshaped accessories were scattered everywhere.
Why was this? It gave the impression that it was deliberately created for Woo Ju, who was not familiar with the city as she had only lived on the island.
As expected, Woo Ju began to jump around the dining room, pouring out exclamations of wonder.
“Wow~ The kitchen looks like the bottom of the sea! It’s really, really pretty!”
Chae Ha was satisfied watching Woo Ju express her ‘tremendous’ joy.
Seol Won, who had been watching the scene, sneakily asked a question.
“Did you change all this for Woo Ju?”
“Of course. It’s only natural to change things to be more childcentric when a child comes into the picture.”
“You didn’t have to go this far…”
“Little one.”
“Yes! Giant Uncle!”
Woo Ju, who had been touching the shells attached to the wall, turned her head with a bright smile.
At the strange nickname that flowed from the small and adorable lips, Chae Ha’s eyebrows narrowed.
“Why am I ‘Giant Uncle’?”
“You said you didn’t want to be ‘Woo Ju’s 6th Dad’. And you resemble a giant cat, so you’re ‘Giant Uncle’.”
“I didn’t dislike being a dad, it’s the ‘6th’ part… no, never mind.”
At the sight of Chae Ha rubbing his forehead as if it was aching, the corners of Seol Won’s mouth loosened a bit.
She thought the existence of a child would be a complete contrast for Kwon Chae Ha, but strangely, the two of them together didn’t seem awkward. Rather…
“Anyway, little one. Do you like the sea?”
“Yes! I like it. A lot, a lot! I lived by the sea too.”
Just as Woo Ju’s bold answer ended, Chae Ha turned his head towards her.
As a result, Seol Won had to temporarily fold up her contemplation of the picturesque father and child.
“…Why?”
“The reason for going to this extent. The little one just told you.”
“Ah…”
He had been fooled. Never had he expected that he would be so meticulous and strategic in such matters.
Unable to refute anything, he merely blinked his eyes, and Kwon Chae Ha, with a smirk, gestured for the two to join him at the dining table.
The table was perfectly equipped for Uju, from a chair matching his height to children’s tableware; nothing was missing.
All of this was indeed prepared by none other than Kwon Chae Ha.
Despite her apprehension, Min Seol Won did not forget to express her gratitude.
“……Thank you.”
“What for, I’m the number one after all.”
Chae Ha, in a somewhat amusing manner, claimed to be ‘Dad’ in a language that Uju found hard to comprehend, and Seol Won quietly picked up her spoon.
While enjoying their simple yet appetizing breakfast, the three engaged in a conversation that had a semblance of a family discussion.
“Kindergarten starts from next week.”
“Wow! Uju is going to kindergarten here?”
“Yes. It’s a really really big and good kindergarten. A chauffeur will take you there every day.”
“Wow, exciting!”
“By the way, that island is small, how did you manage the kindergarten before?”
When Chae Ha asked the obvious question, Uju suddenly raised his hand.
“Uju will answer!”
“Alright. Little one, you answer directly. Good posture.”
“Yep! After getting ready in the morning, Dad Jae Yoon comes in a cool truck.”
“…….”
“Then we go to the place where the boat is, and Jae Yoon takes us to the mainland……”
“Uju, let’s eat this cherry tomato. Our Uju loves cherry tomatoes.”
While Min Seol Won hurriedly stuffed a cherry tomato into Uju’s mouth, Chae Ha stared at her with a narrow gaze.
Then he suddenly changed the subject.
“I realized that it’s dangerous for the child alone. I should arrange for pickup and dropoff myself.”
“Huh?”
So surprised was Seol Won that she nearly dropped her fork.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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