A week ago, the artists’ festival came to a successful close.

The people who were there that day and the public who vividly experienced the amazing events that happened there through the media all agreed that it was a more memorable year-end awards ceremony than ever.

The rumor that Tae Seo Jun and Eom So Yeon were really dating turned out to be true. Furthermore, Eom So Yeon’s child was Tae Seo Jun’s child. From that shocking confession alone, people could not help but know. The two had a deep relationship for a long time.

It was after the two disappeared from the venue like the wind. The grand prize of the awards ceremony went to Tae Seo Jun from and the veteran actor of the work that competed with him until the end. A consistent person who has only acted silently in front of the camera for 30 years. It was only natural that the best actor award went to him, who showed a masterful performance with that experience.

Seo Jun also hoped for this, so he was pleased. The only regret was that he had to congratulate him over the phone the next day instead of in person, as much as he respected the actor from the bottom of his heart. But instead, it was Seo Jun who received a sincere congratulations during that call.

The exclusive article that heated up the headlines of all news on the Internet and broadcasting stations from the first day of the new year.

“Tae Seo Jun and Eom So Yeon, Marriage Imminent!”

“Tae Seo Jun Smiles at Eom So Yeon’s Proposal”

“Shocking! The Best Couple Award winners, the Tae-Eom couple, turn out to be a real-life drama”

“Awards ceremony in chaos at Eom So Yeon’s confession. Warm applause continues”

“Charismatic actor Tae Seo Jun was already a father. Everyone is surprised!”

It seemed to be because of this.

However, today, a week after the articles plastered everywhere, the position statement issued by Gu Won Hoo as the CEO of the agency in the morning shook the media once again.

“Hello. This is Gu Won Hoo, CEO of .

Regarding the matter of Tae Seo Jun and Eom So Yeon, the company was also completely unaware and only recently found out, so we were deeply troubled. Although it is a matter that should naturally be disclosed to the public as public figures, we could not hastily reveal it considering that it is their private area. But how surprised you must have been when the two suddenly made it public.

Not only myself but also the two will be at a loss for words about that. Along with the two, I first apologize as the CEO of CN to all of you who were disappointed in our company for not meeting your expectations with our insufficient response.

However, where are there borders in love? Don’t they say they love each other? Don’t they have a child? Aren’t they people with passionate hearts before being public figures? Therefore, wouldn’t it be best for them to build a stable family and show you a better image and desirable actions?

This is the position of the two actors and the company. I sincerely ask you to please support the love of Tae Seo Jun and Eom So Yeon as much as you have loved them.”

The somewhat arrogant yet candid statement was a response befitting Gu Won Hoo.

And since the truth was already out, he didn’t hesitate to tell the reporters that the two’s wedding was scheduled for late spring this year.

Since then, articles stating that Seo Jun and So Yeon’s marriage was a fait accompli were emblazoned and dominated all portals. Of course, since the wedding timing was also decided by the two, Seo Jun and So Yeon had no objection to those articles.

The very people who caused such a stir in the world were spending a rather quiet time at their home in Nonhyeon-dong.

After finishing a video conference with headquarters in his study as usual, Seo Jun picked up a medical journal on his desk and carefully looked through it. Although he was now on a path far from being a doctor, he couldn’t give up the habit of reading medical journals from time to time.

In the journal published for the first time in the new year, there was an article by Professor Eom Eun Hyuk.

However, how should the presence of a general surgeon’s article on pages discussing forensic medicine be interpreted? Seo Jun’s expression, whose gaze was fixed on Professor Eom’s article for a long time, gradually became serious.

“Medical Distinction and Approach between Accidental Death and Homicide”

The content of the article in line with the title was to raise the level of the forensic medicine field based on numerous experiences and outstanding medical skills. However, the data Professor Eom Eun Hyuk attached to support his argument clearly revealed the purpose of exposing someone’s crime to everyone.

It was as if he had planted solid evidence in every sentence with his vast knowledge to make the thief’s foot itch, and preemptively laid out a declaration of war in the journal saying “I will definitely ask about your crime” so that the criminal cannot come out first and refute.

This was clearly Professor Eom Eun Hyuk’s way of accusing the criminal using a method only he could do. Any doctor who read this article to the end would think so, and Seo Jun was no exception.

Seo Jun, who easily grasped the ultimate purpose of this article and Professor Eom’s intention, immediately called Chairman Tae without any delay.

“You’ve been looking for your father since morning, what’s going on with you?”

“Father, there’s something you need to take care of.”

“What do you mean? You have to say it properly for your father to understand.”

“It’s…”

Seo Jun, who asked Chairman Tae in detail about the reason for deciding to return to Korea and the article he deliberately published in the medical journal, did not forget to mention that he was worried about the safety of Professor Eom and his wife.

After finishing the call, Seo Jun immediately left the study and went to the kitchen.

So Yeon was there.

So Yeon, who was still suffering from morning sickness, had already prepared the menu for the dinner invitation of Do Soon and Won Hoo and put it in the refrigerator. Before the movie filming resumed next week, she was making lemon syrup to feed Hyun Woo. Her hand movements were very fast.

“Why? Do you need something?”

In the midst of being busy, So Yeon spoke cheerfully.

“Do it with me.”

Seo Jun’s voice in response was quite heavy. As So Yeon took out glass jars from the sterilizer and put in lemons that had been sliced and mixed with sugar, she asked,

“This?”

“Anything.”

“That’s good. Then, sprinkle some sugar here. When I lay the lemons, spread a spoonful evenly on top.”

As soon as So Yeon spoke, Seo Jun, who positioned himself behind So Yeon, reached out his arms and grabbed the sugar spoon. He was in a perfect back hug position. Because of that, So Yeon’s elbow touched Seo Jun’s stomach whenever she moved.

“Do we have to do it like this?”

“Is it uncomfortable?”

“I mean it’s distracting. My heart pounds and my hands tremble just from you being next to me.”

“Then I should keep doing this. I like it when Eom So Yeon pays attention to me.”

So Yeon shook her head slightly as if she couldn’t help it and moved her hands even faster. It was better to finish the work quickly than to have a losing argument.

Then at one moment.

“Ah, really! Sprinkle the sugar properly. It’s all gathered on one side.”

So Yeon raised her voice slightly. It was because she was sincere about putting effort into food. However, in fact, the feeling of his gaze on her face licking her skin made her more sensitive.

“Is it only the sugar that’s gathered?”

When Seo Jun spoke and pressed his body against her, So Yeon’s face flushed red.

“Eek!”

“Don’t be too surprised. I’m just letting you know, that’s all.”

Even when So Yeon put on a straight face, Seo Jun laughed nonchalantly.

Some time later, So Yeon, who had thoroughly cleaned up the messy sink, sat down at the dining table and looked at the script. Seo Jun sat across from her as if asking for some attention, following So Yeon around.

Jessica and Hyun Woo, who went to the sports club, would not return home until after noon.

Seo Jun playfully stretched out his long legs under the table and touched So Yeon’s feet.

“Don’t do that. I have a lot of lines to memorize besides this.”

She really held grudges for a long time. So Yeon, who suddenly remembered him giving her a hard time in the same way last spring, quickly pulled her feet back and hid them under the chair.

“I know.”

Seo Jun, who had no intention of stopping the mischief, moved to the seat next to her and snatched the script book from So Yeon’s hand, throwing it to the end of the dining table.

“Huh?”

So Yeon frowned and looked at Seo Jun with a protesting gaze. However, she couldn’t put hatred in it. No matter how mischievous he acted, in the end, it could only be a loving gaze from her.

Instead, it was Seo Jun who made a dissatisfied expression. As he tapped the dining table with his fingers, his tone of voice was also like that.

“Has your love already cooled? Look at me.”

Day and night, he only won regardless of day or night. It was she who fell for the temptation that she couldn’t dare refuse every time.

However, So Yeon, who found it a bit unfair today, asked with a clueless expression as if she knew nothing.

“I just have to look at you?”

“You know but why are you doing this?”

“No. I don’t know anything.”

“No way.”

“I said I don’t know! Hmph…”

So Yeon left the kitchen in an instant.

“You think I can’t catch you?”

Seo Jun, who raised the corner of his mouth, followed So Yeon with a leisurely step.

“Try catching me. Do you think I’ll be caught easily!”

So Yeon, who looked back for a moment, smiled and raised the bet.

“Are you saying you want to play with me now?”

“Maybe?”

“Acting cocky when you’ll be caught soon.”

Seo Jun sneered at the fugitive who was diligently running up the stairs with his hands on his waist.

At some point, Seo Jun, who entered the room filled with Hyun Woo’s large and small play equipment, roughly walked around the bookshelf and slide. Then, throwing a sharp gaze at the ball pool below the slide, he spoke to himself.

“Hmm, seems like she’s not here…”

Seo Jun, who was carefully looking at the colorful balls, chuckled and pretended to go out again.

Only after the sound of the door closing with a bang, a head popped up from the ball pool.

But.

“Ahh!”

A scream escaping from the surprised So Yeon’s mouth burst out unconsciously. Her eyes met with Seo Jun, who was leaning against the door with his arms crossed and a elegant pose.

“Found you. Heh…”

A captivating smile was a bonus as always.

Woah, woof woof, bark…!

Isn’t this the unique language of Black, who is excited and happy that Hyun Woo is back? So Hyun Woo must have returned from the sports center.

“Oh, I think Hyun Woo is here!”

So Yeon raised her upper body, rustling the plastic balls.

After being caught by him, she was lying down tired from wrestling with him. That’s all she did. No, that’s not it. She just slightly touched his smooth and firm waist while lying down together because there was nothing else to do…

No, no, they did go a little further than that, but they didn’t do anything. Really, absolutely, absolutely didn’t do anything else…

Anyway, So Yeon, who was hastily fixing Seo Jun’s disheveled clothes, let out a small grumble.

“Oh no! I told you to go to our room.”

Was it because she was too flustered? So Yeon’s face was red like a beet.

Above all, if she greeted Hyun Woo with this face… As soon as that thought crossed her mind.

“Let’s hide for now.”

Seo Jun lightly picked up So Yeon and swiftly hid in the narrow gap between the bookshelf and the wall. At the same time, Hyun Woo entered the room with Black.

Hyun Woo, who now knows that Seo Jun and So Yeon are busy people, also knows how to wait quietly until mom and dad come home.

“We can’t rest here. Then Brother will get mad. Understand?”

“Woof!”

“Black, sit here. Brother will read you a book.”

“Woof, woof!”

Quietly listening to Hyun Woo’s voice talking to Black, So Yeon suddenly became unclear as to why she was doing this. Even why they were hiding.

“…”

Why are we doing this?

So Yeon, who looked up at Seo Jun with an anxious gaze, tapped his chest. It was a complaint about what to do now.

“…”

Well, I guess it’s because I’m crazy about Eom So Yeon?

Seo Jun, who made such an expression, just laughed. He found it absurd yet not unpleasant that he was getting absorbed in the childish play his son liked, as if he was also becoming like a young child living with him.

For a while, Hyun Woo’s clear voice reading a storybook could be heard. During that time, So Yeon was laughing while facing Seo Jun in the cramped space. Hiding made her nervous about when they would be caught, and a smile naturally formed on her lips as she liked the sound of her son reading.

Seo Jun brushed So Yeon’s hair behind her ear. The movement of his fingertips was delicate. Her lush eyelashes trembled. Seo Jun slowly lowered his head and naturally found So Yeon’s lips.

It was the moment when their lips were about to touch.

“Dad!”

“Woof!”

At the end of the bookshelf, Hyun Woo was standing side by side with Black with wide eyes.

“!”

“!”

As Seo Jun quickly turned around, Hyun Woo, who discovered So Yeon inside, tilted his head and asked.

“What are you doing?”

“Hyun Woo, we were…”

So Yeon trailed off as she had nothing to say, and Seo Jun awkwardly answered.

“We were playing hide-and-seek. We were waiting for when you would find us.”

“Wow! Then is it my turn to hide now?”

Was the hide-and-seek game that fun? Hyun Woo, who cutely shrugged his small shoulders, twitched his lips and cheeks.

“Yes, it’s your turn. I’ll count to ten, so hide quickly. One, two, three, four…”

“Eek! Wait, wait a minute…”

As Seo Jun started counting, Hyun Woo, who became nervous, hurriedly ran out of the playroom with quick steps.

“Nine… ten!”

“Hehe!”

Seo Jun, who finished counting to ten, cornered So Yeon into the corner and overlapped his lips as if he could kiss her freely now.

Thump, thump, thump…

Hyun Woo, who came down from the 2nd floor to the 1st floor living room in a hurry, stood there for a moment and looked back. Then he shrugged his shoulders once and went to the kitchen.

His considerably slowed walking pace was quite leisurely. Based on that, it seemed he wasn’t looking for a place to hide.

Hyun Woo, who sat comfortably on one side of the large dining table as if imitating his father’s cool appearance, poked a straw into the yogurt he took out from the refrigerator with a pop. Although his hands were still small like ferns, his neat and skillful hand movements showed it wasn’t his first or second time doing this.

“Woof, woof!”

The clever Black barked loudly as if to say now was not the time for this, urging Hyun Woo to hide quickly.

“Shh! Be quiet, Black.”

However, Hyun Woo slowly shook his small head from side to side while sucking on the straw.

“Whine…?”

As Black pricked up his ears and looked up at his owner with a puzzled gaze, Hyun Woo, who playfully wrinkled the bridge of his nose, grinned as if he had something in mind.

“Grandpa from Gahoe-dong said that Mom and Dad have to kiss a lot for me to have a younger sibling. So, Black, cooperate too.”

That was right.

Hyun Woo, who turned five this year, was no longer interested in playing hide-and-seek.

Instead, he really wanted a younger sibling.

A younger sister would be even better.