The Baby Seizes Fortune - Chapter 15

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Episode 15

This area is about to undergo a complete transformation, so selling this house and moving to a new city in Gyeonggi Province is absolutely not a good choice.

Unpyeong isn’t a bad neighborhood either, but if you look at the housing price appreciation rates here later, there’s a high chance you’ll regret it.

“…Chaea.”

“Hic, Chaea doesn’t have a mother…”

At the sound of my voice that followed, the landlady’s eyes wavered.

Yes, this is my ultimate finishing move.

“Landlady, hic, like a mother…”

“Oh my, oh my…”

“It’s nice…”

Swoosh-

I buried myself in the landlady’s floral winter vest.

“Oh my, auntie won’t move. Okay? Oh dear, oh dear, our Chaea.”

The landlady’s warm hands patted my small back like beating a drum.

“Why would auntie move away and leave our Chaea. Our puppy, don’t cry.”

Minsu chuckled and took our finished dishes to the kitchen.

“That Chaea is such a little fox.”

I had to stay trapped in the landlady’s arms for quite a long time.

* * *

“Find development plans for the surrounding neighborhood. News articles or anything, the latest ones.”

[Working on it! U・ᴥ・U]

I came back up to the rooftop from the main house, saying I wanted to play with toys, and requested information from Noah.

The AI system that was completely useless just 2-3 years ago is gradually improving its performance as internet development rapidly advances.

I can see a white puppy diligently digging in the ground.

‘Around this time, portal sites would have been providing news article services.’

A time when analog was gradually accepting digital.

[I found the relevant articles.]

Soon, articles appeared in front of my eyes in a stream.

I lifted the corners of my mouth with a “heh, heh.”

“Now, send them to the email I told you about.”

[Got it!]

Noah wagged his tail and pretended to bark “woof.”

I sent the relevant articles containing development plans for this area to Minsu’s email, so if Minsu checks his mail, he’ll tell the landlady.

That considerable facilities will be built nearby, so this place has a high probability of being developed too.

‘No matter how cute a tenant child is, it’s difficult to change moving plans that have already started with just that, so if I do this much, she won’t sell this house.’

I’m Chaea who repays kindness! Wahaha!

I lay spread-eagle on the blanket with peace of mind.

By the way, is Junho filming hard?

It’s cold today… phew…

I spent time watching the ticking clock, and when it became seven o’clock, I sat in front of the television.

My heart naturally started pounding. Today was the first broadcast day of 【Typhoon Internal Medicine】 that Junho was appearing in!

“Phew…”

I’m more nervous.

I waited with an excited heart for 【Typhoon Internal Medicine】 to start.

Commercials came on one by one, and finally the legendary 【Typhoon Internal Medicine】 Episode 1 began.

* * *

[【Typhoon Internal Medicine】 first broadcast brings laughter typhoon to living rooms]

[Starting with #1 ratings… 【Typhoon Internal Medicine】 shows signs of becoming a national sitcom]

[Actors’ natural acting shines… 【Typhoon Internal Medicine】 catches two rabbits of laughter and emotion]

[Even middle-aged viewers praise it, 【Typhoon Internal Medicine】 makes all generations laugh]

The next day, newspaper articles praising the sitcom 【Typhoon Internal Medicine】 began pouring out.

That’s understandable.

‘It was really funny!’

On the other hand, writer Kim Bong-cheol’s new work that aired the day before received terrible reviews.

[Consecutive Baeksang Award-winning writer’s comeback work… 【Love to You】 disappointing start]

[Opinions that early plot development is frustrating… Can 【Love to You】 make a comeback]

[Unexpected poor performance of anticipated work… Broadcasting industry moves for ’cause analysis’]

Everything was flowing as I knew it would.

‘But writer Kim Bong-cheol will… write another super hit in 3 years. Cheer up.’

The landlady watched 【Typhoon Internal Medicine】 yesterday and was even making phone calls here and there.

Saying the young man living in our rooftop is an actor, and he appeared in it. How sincere and kind he is.

I also became proud and puffed up with confidence.

Although Junho didn’t have many scenes, they were impactful enough to imprint actor Gu Jun-ho on viewers.

[૮₍ ⊙ ᴥ ⊙ ₎ა]

[Main Quest ‘Noah’s Recognition’ point calculation and result derivation are being delayed.]

Hmm, did I accomplish too many things? Noah seemed very busy with a lot to calculate.

Soon after, the entrance gate opened, and Junho appeared with bundles in both hands.

When Junho saw me in the yard, his eyes wavered as if moved, then curved greatly with joy.

“Chaea… I missed you.”

Putting down the bundles in both hands, Junho immediately ran over with open arms. I was lifted into Junho’s embrace.

Holding me tight, Junho spoke in an affectionate voice.

“You listened well to the landlady, right?”

“Of course!”

I even held her back so she wouldn’t miss the redevelopment opportunity!

Soon Junho thanked the landlady for watching me and gave her a thick bundle, then took me up to the rooftop.

“Wow… so cute!”

The fluffy white bear doll was a gift Junho prepared for me.

“Thank you, Daddy!”

When I hugged the doll tight and spoke, Junho shook his head.

“No. Daddy is more grateful to Chaea.”

Junho spread his arms to hug me and patted me while speaking.

“After the first broadcast, the filming set was almost like a festival. The response is so good. When I went to audition for this, I was uncertain…”

Junho had been more interested in other works.

“…The filming is so fun too, and it suits me well. You know, when I was coming on the subway, people recognized me. So I tried signing an autograph for the first time… I didn’t know how to do it…”

His voice was trembling slightly, his cheeks reddening with embarrassment.

“I just wrote my three-character name. Daddy feels like it’s really a dream. It feels like I’ve really become an actor.”

I looked up at Junho and said.

“You are a real actor. Our daddy!”

At my words, Junho’s eyes wavered.

“…Chaea…”

He’s this handsome and cool, and performed his role well, so what else would he be but a real actor.

Junho spoke in a moved voice.

“Daddy really…”

Tears even welled up in his eyes with their subtle double eyelids.

“…will really work hard… *sniff*…”

I patted daddy’s shoulder with my small hand.

“Thanks to Chaea, I’m working on a good project, so I have to become a daddy you won’t be ashamed of…”

“You’re already super cool!”

“Really… really?”

“Yes! Really!”

“Chaea!”

Soon, Junho started rubbing my cheeks vigorously.

“Waaah! Daddy, Chaea’s cheeks are getting squished!”

* * *

In the dim night, Junho looked at Chaea sleeping beside him.

Her small five-year-old frame and soft, rice cake-like face resembled Saebyeol so much that even with her eyes closed, she reminded him of her.

Saebyeol had been like a guiding light in Junho’s life.

Though she was also a rookie actress who had just debuted, she became his manager and took care of him thoughtfully as he fumbled around.

“No matter how busy you are while traveling, you need to eat properly! We’re all doing this work to make a living!”

“I’m sorry, noona. I’ll go buy some snacks right now.”

“No, I’m talking about you, not me.”

For Junho, whose life without parents or relatives was far from easy, she was the first person to care for him like that.

“Don’t skip meals. Here, eat this bread first and then go have a proper meal later. Got it?”

So he worked hard as a manager for Saebyeol. He wanted to repay her, even just a little, for being such a light in his life.

Though he had no parents or siblings, if there was someone who could be that kind of existence to him, it would be Saebyeol.

But the darkness of the entertainment industry was deep, and Saebyeol often found herself in dangerous situations. Every time he felt the limits of being unable to help her in those moments, his heart ached.

Just when a man good enough for everyone to acknowledge appeared in Saebyeol’s life, who had endured so many hardships. Just when he thought bright sunlight was finally shining into her life and he could feel at ease.

“…”

In the end, noona ended up like that.

Junho suppressed his surging emotions and stroked Chaea’s hair.

The face of the child sleeping so peacefully, unaware of the world, was so lovable.

Since she was Saebyeol’s daughter, she was also his daughter.

A child as bright as Saebyeol, or perhaps even more special than that.

‘Don’t worry, Saebyeol noona.’

Thinking of Saebyeol who seemed to be watching him from somewhere in the night sky, Junho repeated to himself.

‘I’ll really work hard and raise Chaea well.’

Until this young child grows up to become a girl and then a proper adult, he would do his best as her guardian.

‘Into a healthy and wonderful person…’

Suddenly, Junho’s eyelids began to droop.

Having barely rested during his busy filming schedule, it was natural that he’d be tired.

Eventually, long eyelash shadows fell beneath his eyes, and Junho also drifted off to sleep.

* * *

The next morning,

Having woken up earlier than Junho, I went out to the rooftop and stretched.

‘He must have been tired since he’s sleeping so soundly.’

As I stretched my short arms and legs, I noticed a broom placed in the corner of the rooftop.

Since snow had accumulated, should I try sweeping it?

Thinking that, I tried to pick up the broom, but.

‘Why is this so heavy!’

As expected, there were physical limitations with a child’s body.

Huu-

As I sighed with a pouty face, white breath forming in the air,

Something like a black furry mass peeked its head out from the stairs leading up here.

“Hiiiek!”

A bear?

I was so startled that I took a defensive stance with the broom, but when a middle-aged woman’s face appeared as she climbed one more step, I couldn’t help but tilt my head in confusion.

The woman, wearing a dark brown mink coat and even luxury sunglasses, looked exactly like a very wealthy rich lady.

“Oh my, why are these stairs so steep.”

Grumbling a bit as she finished climbing the stairs, she went “haa, haa,” breathing a few times, then raised her head to look at me.

Then she immediately approached and stood in front of me.

“Are you… Chaea?”

What is this about now?

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