There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 12

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Episode 12

“Especially if I raise Yewon, you two could see each other often. It’s a win-win for everyone.”

For a moment, silence flowed through the meeting room.

“…But CEO…”

Doha hesitated briefly before continuing.

“Aren’t you… too busy?”

For the CEO, this isn’t a win-win at all. No matter how important I am to this company, that’s…

Doha swallowed his words.

He knew how tremendous CEO Park’s consideration was.

“I’m busy.”

CEO Park answered immediately.

“But my time isn’t more important than GLEET, and Lee Doha.”

“…”

“Well, time can be bought with money. I’ll hire the best private tutors for A to Z education. I’ll get a dedicated nanny too. They’ll be much better than most parents. Do I look like someone who’d skimp on money? I’m confident I can be a better parent than any other parent. I’m planning to provide Yewon with every possible support.”

“…”

“To the media, I’ll say that although I’m against marriage, I adopted a child because I wanted one. Or I’ll pay some money to completely block any articles from coming out. Legal issues will be resolved quickly by hiring a few lawyers. As long as you, Doha, who’s blood-related, agree.”

CEO Park recited everything smoothly without hesitation, as if he had already reviewed all aspects in advance.

Everything he said made sense. Even to Yewon, it sounded like the most rational alternative.

But…

“No!”

I said no!

Yewon shouted urgently.

“?!”

Then, everyone turned their heads toward Yewon.

They all seemed flustered, not expecting Yewon to refuse.

“I, I…! I want to live with Uncle Doha…!”

“…!”

Everyone’s eyes widened, not expecting Yewon to come out so strongly.

Especially Doha’s eyes.

“Of, of course… th, th, thank you… But I…”

Even in that desperate moment, Yewon desperately tried to gauge a 7-year-old’s vocabulary as she continued speaking.

“I can’t be with anyone but Uncle Doha!!”

Not only can I not trust any adult other than Uncle Doha.

But I also have to protect Uncle Doha.

After saying that, Yewon tightly grabbed Doha’s arm next to her with both arms and legs.

“!!!!”

The adults fell silent at that tremendous display of determination.

However, Yewon knew well that it wasn’t because they were convinced by her words, but simply because they felt sorry for the child.

Seeing a child throwing a tantrum about living with her uncle would look pitiful. But realistically, they’d think it was nonsense.

But Yewon had prepared for such a reaction.

“Un, Uncle and I look ex, exactly the same!”

“!!!”

…This was it.

“If, if I hide that I’m not Uncle’s niece, ad, adults… will think I’m Uncle’s daughter! So we have to live together…!!”

Like that.

At Yewon’s spirited words, all the adults were shocked.

“…She’s right though…?”

Yewon’s messily delivered words were actually correct.

* * *

Lee Yewon looks exactly like Lee Doha.

So everyone will suspect the relationship between Lee Yewon and Lee Doha.

Where did she get this idea?

Right from-

‘Holy shit, they look exactly the same. Wow, Lee Doha, be honest with me. She’s not your niece but your daughter, right?’

‘No, really, it’s like you gave birth to her yourself? How else could they look so identical?’

Here, from Weon’s words.

Yewon suddenly recalled stories she had heard during her activities.

‘Yewon really looks like GLEET’s Lee Doha~’

‘Right. She’s just like his little sister!’

That’s why they were able to film commercials together in the first place. With a family concept.

‘…Back then I thought it was just an interesting coincidence.’

Now that I think about it, it was natural. Because we’re family…

After growing up a bit, maybe because of the gender difference… I didn’t hear such stories much.

‘…Come to think of it, what did my face look like when I was 7?’

What was it like that everyone said we looked alike?

Suddenly curious, Yewon quietly stood in front of the full-length mirror in Doha’s room when everyone was asleep.

“!!!”

And seeing her own face, she was truly shocked.

‘…We really do… look exactly the same…!’

To the extent that denying blood relation would make one human trash, the two really looked exactly alike!

* * *

For the shocked adults to regain their composure for a moment, Yewon was sent outside.

CEO Park’s secretary was to play coloring with Yewon for a while.

“…Yewon is right. If CEO raises Yewon, of all people, people will 200 percent think the CEO is cleaning up after Doha’s daughter from some trouble.”

“…Can’t deny that…”

Weon and Yeongeo nodded as if muttering.

“If we entrust her to someone completely unrelated, we could at least argue ‘Wow~ what an interesting coincidence~’. But if the CEO’s daughter looks exactly like that, that won’t work.”

“A rumor that an idol has a ‘hidden biological daughter’… All the reporters will swarm like vultures trying to tear into it…”

“I can already clearly see the list of reporters who’ll try to link this with Yoo Taeyoung’s voluntary withdrawal. I think I can already write the headlines. ‘GLEET’s Sudden Withdrawal Yoo Taeyoung, Behind It Lee Doha’s Hidden Daughter?’ or ‘GLEET’s Shocking Withdrawal, Behind Taeyoung’s Decision Lee Doha’s Family Secret?’ This bullshit will happen…”

“I’m getting PTSD, Weon… stop it…”

While Weon and Yeongeo muttered with hollow eyes, CEO Park quietly sighed.

“This is trouble.”

“…What is?”

“You saw Yewon’s reaction just now. Do you think she’ll quietly go to another adoption?”

CEO Park shook his head. It didn’t seem likely at all.

The moment he saw that expression, CEO Park immediately made an assessment.

That kid is absolutely not a child who’ll leave easily.

“I thought Yewon would want to go somewhere else too. I didn’t know she’d be so adamant about wanting to live with you.”

“…”

At CEO Park’s sigh, Doha closed his mouth.

“She’ll enter elementary school in just one year. What if she goes there and says ‘my uncle is GLEET’s Lee Doha’?”

“…”

“Of course, if it were words from an ordinary 8-year-old, no one would believe it. But if it’s words from an 8-year-old who looks exactly like Lee Doha?”

“…”

“Even I would believe it?”

CEO Park shrugged and sank deep into the sofa.

At that ambiguous attitude, Doha’s brow furrowed sharply.

“Then what are you suggesting we do?”

“We need to consider all possible scenarios. There isn’t just one option.”

At those business-like words, Doha’s gaze grew even darker.

While this attitude would normally have been reassuring, thinking that it was related to Yewon made his feelings drop.

“What other choice do we have right now-“

Doha genuinely wanted Yewon to grow up happy. For that, he believed she should go to a place that could raise her better than he could.

But.

“Do you really hate the idea of raising her yourself?”

“!”

“…What did you say?”

“That’s right. At least think about it. The kid wants that. And you seem to have grown quite attached to her in this short time too.”

“CEO.”

Doha gritted his teeth.

It was even more absurd that the person who knew better than anyone why he couldn’t raise Yewon was saying this.

Of all people, that money-obsessed CEO Yeongeo, who used to chant ‘business is business and life is life,’ was coming out with this.

“Actually, I was always on the side that you didn’t necessarily need to hide your family situation so thoroughly.”

“…”

“I mean, you’re not the perpetrator. You’re clearly the victim, so there’s no reason for you to hide.”

At the word ‘victim,’ the atmosphere in the CEO’s office became even heavier.

There was no one here who didn’t know about Doha’s family situation, but there was also no one who would carelessly speak about it.

However, CEO Yeongeo continued speaking without batting an eye.

“The reason we’ve hidden all of that until now was out of respect for your wishes. It was your private life and your family matter, so we decided to let you do as you wanted.”

Doha knew this too.

The fact that CEO Yeongeo had actually been a good CEO from when Doha first joined Time Entertainment until now.

Although Doha needed a lot of consideration because of his family situation, CEO Yeongeo had solved everything without ever once complaining about any of those obstacles.

He provided lawyers for legal problems, and if problems could be solved with money, he solved them all with money.

In return, Doha had never once gone against the company’s wishes since his debut and had become the perfect idol.

That’s why.

“So now you’re saying you won’t respect my wishes anymore?”

It was even more puzzling that CEO Yeongeo was acting this way.

“No? I still respect them even now. Don’t you know my principle? As long as it doesn’t harm my business, I respect my artists’ wishes 100 percent.”

“Then why-“

Just as Doha was about to question him, CEO Yeongeo raised his hand to stop him.

“So now I’m asking about the wishes of you, my artist. Are you really okay with sending Yewon away?”

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