“No, eat first, then sleep. It feels uncomfortable on an empty stomach when I wake up.”

“Take a short nap.”

Having pressed his lips to Seoyoon’s forehead, Kanghyun, leaving the bedroom door wide open, headed to the kitchen.

“What do you need?”

The helper, who was tidying up the kitchen in a corner, stood up.

“No, it’s okay.”

Although they had hired a helper for household chores, Kanghyun usually prepared the food himself because Seoyoon’s diet was limited due to morning sickness.

Kanghyun no longer made novice mistakes like burning himself with boiling water or cutting his hand with a knife.

While occasionally processing mangoes and peaches, Kanghyun calmly cooked noodles.

After a little past the designated cooking time, Kanghyun raised his head while rinsing the noodles with cold water.

It was because the visitor alert rang from the living room.

“Oh, I’ll check.”

The quick-footed helper moved first to check the visitor.

“Your father-in-law and mother-in-law are here.”

Kanghyun’s fingers, which were laying out blue table mats and placing noodle bowls, twitched.

There was an unbridgeable gap between them, who had become Seoyoon’s true parents, and Kanghyun.

“Oh, Mrs. Jeong. What are you doing?”

Jeonghye, who came carrying something in both hands, smiled.
Despite rising to the position of CEO, the title that came out of their mouths was still ‘Jeonmu’.

It was merely a title without any meaning, calling him ‘Taesobang’ instead of ‘Tae Jeonmu’.

“You’re here.”

“How is Seoyoon?”

Awkwardly exchanging glances, Docheol asked.

The Kanghyun seen after becoming the parents of Ji-an’s parents was clearly different from the one he saw when they were Seoyoon’s parents.

There was no place for Kanghyun, who had spent a long time with Seoyoon, to step forward as a four-year-old dad.

Since he couldn’t attain the position of a father with a daughter, treating Kanghyun only as a son-in-law wasn’t easy.

“She’s still having severe morning sickness, so she hasn’t had a proper meal.”

“Oh, that’s a big problem. I brought some side dishes that Seoyoon used to like.”

Taking a deep breath, Jeonghye opened the lunchbox.

It contained a small amount of side dishes such as japchae, quail egg jangjorim, and dried shredded pollack.

“It will be difficult to eat today.”

“Still, you have to take them out first to at least try. Put a little on the plate.”

“I can’t eat anything else because of the smell.”

“But you can’t eat this noodle soup every day. It’s better to eat something and throw up.”

Watching Docheol, who always seemed to be in a strange tension whenever they met, and Kanghyun, who was always in a difficult position between them, Jeonghye, who always had a hard time, still managed to stop her husband.

“Oh? Mom!”

Seoyoon, who had come out because she thought she might fall into a deep sleep if she stayed in bed, opened her eyes.

“Dad is here too. When did you come?”

“Just now. I brought side dishes.”

Without showing any interest in the family conversation, Kanghyun took out a chair for Seoyoon to sit on.

“Can I keep it for a long time? I want to eat it, but these days my stomach is really not good…”

“Then, you can eat slowly.”

Seoyoon, who naturally sat on the chair Kanghyun pulled out, covered her nose slightly because of the smell of food wafting through the dining room.

“Cough…”

Seeing Seoyoon, who couldn’t tolerate the smell of food as Kanghyun said, Docheol let out a low cough.

“Ah.”

Kanghyun poured some noodle soup onto the spoon and held it out to Seoyoon.

With her arms comfortably spread out, Seoyoon struggled to put the food into her mouth.

“Our daughter, she eats well.”

Hearing Jeonghye’s praise, Seoyoon smiled shyly.

Docheol, Jeonghye, and even Kanghyun.

The gaze of the three people was fixed on Seoyoon, who was eating noodles without any trouble.

In such a loving space, Seoyoon no longer felt lonely.

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Taking a kale juice from the helper and coming out to the terrace, Kanghyun sat next to Seoyoon, who didn’t let go of the ultrasound photo.

“Is it fascinating like that?”

“Na-i only looks like Oppa, only like Oppa… I don’t look like him at all. It’s so shocking.”

It was an ultrasound photo taken around the 12th week, and the facial features were quite clear.
The forehead that looked convex from the side and the shape of the sturdy nose bone resembled Kanghyun’s.

Whether it was due to the mood or not, she couldn’t see her own face at all.

“I don’t really know, but drink the juice.”

Grabbing Seoyoon’s leg and putting it on his thigh, Kanghyun massaged her calf with appropriate strength.

“Drink the juice and go inside. I’ll apply the cream.”

“Yeah, it’s better to resemble you in the nose, Oppa.”

Kanghyun, solely focused on observing the baby’s face, placed the straw from the juice glass into Seoyoon’s lips.

“How about the stomach? You said it hurt a bit yesterday.”

“It’s okay.”

“If it hurts, don’t endure it; you have to tell me.”

“Yeah.”

Seoyoon, who had sipped the juice, carefully got up, holding the ultrasound photo.

It was the time for the massage, twice a day, from Kanghyun.

“Today, I just want the belly.”

Seoyoon walked into the bedroom and extended her lips.

Lying beneath Kanghyun, who applied cream to her chest, belly, and buttocks, honestly made her feel embarrassed.

“Why.”

“Oh, Oppa is too openly touching.”

“I’m doing it just like I learned from the videos.”

“…?”

Blushing, Seoyoon lay on the bed, opening the front of her gown.

Taking out the cream from the drawer, Kanghyun couldn’t help but laugh at the cute belly that peeked out.

“Don’t laugh.”

“What can I do if it’s pretty?”

Smiling, Kanghyun applied the moist cream with his fingers.

Seoyoon showed signs of tension.

Seeing her exposed to Kanghyun wasn’t a problem.

The sensation of his gentle touch massaging her lower belly was truly pleasant.

However.

When his hand moved up to her chest, her toes tensed up, and her waist fluttered as if reacting.

Experiencing the pleasure of massage, Kanghyun was immersed in it, and she felt like she was dying alone.

“I said only the belly.”

“Yoon has delicate skin, so you have to be careful.”

As Kanghyun’s hand moved upward, Seoyoon closed her eyes tightly and held her breath.

Her body honestly resented getting excited.