Emergency Blind Date - Chapter 97

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#Special Side Story Episode 1

“Let Da-som sleep in late. Jeong Min’s baby food is in the refrigerator, so just take them out one by one in order and heat them up in the microwave. And the fruits are….”

Goh Ah-reum looked at Kang Hyeok with completely distrustful eyes.

“Aren’t you going? Father will be waiting.”

“I really should call Mrs. Anseong or something.”

“Mother.”

Today, to coincide with his parents’ outing, he had given both the helper aunt and the babysitter the day off.

He planned to fully play the father role he had been neglecting, and spend time peacefully together as a family of three.

If not on a day like this, when else would he be able to score big points with Da-som?

“You know Jeong Min wakes up at exactly 8 o’clock, right? He’s like a timer, so keep an eye on the time.”

“What do you mean timer.”

“Don’t take mom’s words lightly. When Jeong Min wakes up, check his diaper first, and the formula too….”

“Please go ahead. I know how to do at least that much.”

Kang Hyeok wrapped his arm around Goh Ah-reum’s shoulder and led her toward the entrance.

“And when Da-som wakes up, heat up the samgyetang for her. Don’t order delivery food like last time.”

“Yes, yes.”

Since the hospital director couple said they were going hiking at Seoraksan for their group meeting, they would return late at night.

After Goh Ah-reum, who kept looking back as if she couldn’t bear to leave, finally exited through the entrance, a quiet silence settled over the spacious house.

Now that all the interferers had disappeared, maybe he should have some passionate time with Da-som before Jeong Min woke up.

Goh Ah-reum’s instructions had long been forgotten.

Kang Hyeok headed toward the kitchen with leisurely steps.

He pressed the button on the coffee machine and inserted Da-som’s favorite capsule while waiting for it to heat up.

Now if he brewed a cup of coffee and went up to the 2nd floor bedroom, Da-som would wake up smelling the coffee aroma.

Perhaps because the day to return to work was approaching, Da-som studied late into the night in the study after Jeong Min fell asleep.

Even though there was a babysitter aunt, she said she had no time during the day because she tried to spend as much time as possible with the child.

Da-som, who tried to do everything earnestly, was pitiful and endearing.

He decided to take full charge of Jeong Min just for today, and watched the coffee fill the pure white mug.

Fragrant coffee was dispensed along with soft foam, and Kang Hyeok left the kitchen and headed to the 2nd floor.

Step, step.

“Appa, ppa, bya!”

But what was this sound?

Kang Hyeok stopped walking and stared at the clock hanging on the wall.

7:20.

There were still 40 minutes left until 8 AM, but he could hear someone calling desperately from the baby’s room.

Mother, you said he was like a timer.

Kang Hyeok, who had brought the mug back to the kitchen, headed to the baby’s room.

Jeong Min, who was only 10 months old but incredibly strong, was standing while gripping the safety guard of the baby crib, shaking it as if he would break it.

“Kaaaaa! Ppaa! Appa!”

Could he really be that happy to see him?

Jeong Min, who resembled Da-som with his bright smile, squinted his clear eyes cutely while shouting.

A chuckle escaped at his movements of constantly lifting and lowering his sturdy thighs like a wrestler while trying to climb over the guard.

“Are you awake?”

Patter, patter.

He raised both arms up asking to be held quickly, but lost his center of gravity and tumbled backward.

Fortunately, he was on a soft mat so there wouldn’t be any impact.

“You fell from that? Hurry up and get up.”

When he didn’t immediately pick him up and told him to get up instead, Jeong Min looked up at him with an expression that showed he wasn’t used to this, rolling his starlight-like black eyes.

Usually when he fell, someone would quickly pick him up and comfort him, but not a chance.

“Tae Jeong-min, get up.”

Mmph, eungcha.

Jeong Min struggled and rolled his body half a turn, then stuck his bottom up and crawled toward where he was.

Right, four legs are more comfortable than two legs at this time.

Eungcha.

And Jeong Min, who grabbed the guard and stood up again, smiled brightly and reached out one hand toward him.

Since he had fallen when he stretched out both hands, this time he reached out one hand.

Smart kid.

“Appa, ma, mama.”

Kang Hyeok smiled and lifted Jeong Min up in one swift motion.

A heavy feeling was transmitted to his arms.

“Let’s change your diaper first.”

Kang Hyeok laid Jeong Min on the changing table and removed his pants and wet diaper.

He seemed refreshed as his kicking was quite vigorous.

“Feel good? Refreshing, right?”

“Appa.”

“So you need to hurry up and learn to control your pee and poop. That’s how you’ll get rid of diapers.”

“Maa, bya.”

“I can’t understand what you’re saying at all.”

After finishing the diaper change, Kang Hyeok picked up Jeong Min and put him back down on the baby crib.

Then Jeong Min started shouting, demanding food.

“Ppa, mama, umma.”

“Wait. No matter how hungry a person is, they need to know how to wait.”

Kang Hyeok left Jeong Min in the baby’s room and headed to the kitchen to prepare formula.

“…Kang Hyeok. Jeong Min woke up, didn’t he?”

“Why did you get up instead of sleeping more?”

Da-som was coming out of the kitchen holding formula, though he didn’t know when she had come down.

“I thought it was time for Jeong Min to wake up.”

Looking at Da-som’s fresh face just awakened from sleep, he felt an impulse to take her straight up to the 2nd floor and put her back to bed.

“Ppaa, eu, umma!”

But Jeong Min kept making his presence known from the baby’s room as if telling him not to forget about him.

“I’ll feed him the formula. Go upstairs and sleep.”

“Still….”

“Jeong Min would probably prefer playing with daddy anyway, right?”

This was really a matter that required hearing Jeong Min’s opinion, but Kang Hyeok said that to get Da-som back to sleep for now.

“Then I’ll sleep for just one more hour and come down.”

“Sleep more. That’s fine.”

“Okay.”

Da-som smiled softly and kissed Kang Hyeok’s cheek before going into the 2nd floor bedroom.

This is killing me.

Kang Hyeok reluctantly tore his gaze away from Da-som and turned his steps toward the baby’s room.

Jeong Min, who grabbed the bottle as if snatching it, lay down on the pillow and began sucking vigorously while holding the bottle with his tiny hands.

Kang Hyeok looked down thoughtfully at Jeong Min, who had a good appetite just like himself.

“Woo? Iyu?”

Perhaps thinking that daddy wanted some because he was watching, he took the bottle from his mouth and held it out toward him.

“Are you giving it to daddy to eat?”

“Iyu. Ma, mama!”

Looking at things like this, he was unmistakably his mother’s child.

“No, Jeong Min eat it all. Daddy is full even without eating.”

You won’t regret it?

I’m really going to eat it all?

Jeong Min looked at Kang Hyeok with those eyes, then brought the bottle back to his mouth.

Smack smack smack.

Lips moving rhythmically as he ate, and his chubby cheeks rising softly.

Kang Hyeok reached out and gently stroked Jeong Min’s face.

Soft, small, and adorable.

Even more so because he resembled Da-som.

Of course, he was surprisingly a spitting image of himself, but that could be overlooked with blurred vision.

Thud.

Having finished his milk, Jeong Min threw the bottle and raised both arms toward Kang Hyeok, asking to be held.

His chubby belly protruded roundly beneath his lifted t-shirt.

Now that he’s eaten his fill, he wants to play, right?

“Alright, let’s go out.”

Kang Hyeok picked up Jeong Min and patted his small back as they went out to the living room together.

He spread out sanitized toys on the mat so Jeong Min could play to his heart’s content.

“Eee, uppa!”

Jeong Min grabbed a colorful ball and pretended to throw it while looking at Kang Hyeok.

“You want to play ball?”

Sitting across from him, he rolled the ball over.

Jeong Min, who used to giggle just watching the ball roll, now crawled around trying to catch it, and when that didn’t work, he tried to walk.

“Let’s put a safety helmet on your head.”

Once the helmet was on, he looked quite presentable.

“Now roll around to your heart’s content.”

Da-som would have been horrified to see Jeong Min tumbling around, but boys need to be raised tough.

Kang Hyeok watched Jeong Min rolling around like a ball with a proud expression and played with him for a while.

“Kyaa!!!”

See, Jeong Min likes it too.

After playing like that for several minutes.

Unlike the tireless Jeong Min, Kang Hyeok’s steel-like stamina was gradually showing its limits.

There were still 20 minutes left until the hour Da-som had mentioned.

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