There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 13

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Episode 13

“What if you don’t send her away?”

Doha asked back with a surge of emotion.

“If I don’t send her away and raise her myself, can you handle this entire situation? You know very well that the media will come rushing in to tear Yewon apart right away.”

“Of course they’ll try to tear her apart. But isn’t it the agency’s job to do everything possible to prevent that?”

“….”

“We can find ways if we look for them. We can create them if we make them, right? Whether we throw money at it or throw our years of know-how at it. We’re not planning to just sit around twiddling our thumbs while you’re under attack either.”

CEO Park showed a slight smile.

“Don’t worry about our capabilities and just make your decision clear, Lee Doha. Don’t lose your family while trying to think for us.”

“…!”

“Whatever decision you make, we have the ability to handle it unconditionally.”

* * *

‘You should think about it more too. Whether you really want to send Yewon somewhere else.’

After receiving the unexpected announcement from CEO Park, all four people returned to the lodging with their bodies and minds completely worn out.

Doha was especially in the most worn-out state.

“…Uncle… are you okay…?”

Seeing Doha looking like his mind was complicated, Yewon’s conscience pricked her as she gently grabbed Doha’s sleeve.

“It’s not your fault. Don’t worry.”

“B-but….”

Just as Yewon was about to make a tearful face, Weon interjected between the two.

“That’s right, Yewon. It’s not your fault at all. This is all pathetic Lee Doha’s fault- mmph mmph…!”

Even Yeongeo, who was usually clueless, knew that he had to cover Weon’s mouth at this moment.

“Y-you two go rest quickly~! Weon and I will prepare dinner~!”

“I-I’ll help too…!”

At Yeongeo’s urgent voice, Yewon raised her hand.

However, Yeongeo showed a firm expression for the first time.

“What are you talking about, Yewon! Children should act like children and roll around on the sofa reading fairy tale books with Uncle Doha~!”

Fairy tale… books?

And with Uncle too?

Yewon looked up at Doha with a very awkward face.

It might be a bit awkward, but… if I can get closer to Uncle this way, I should adapt.

Yewon steeled her resolve once again.

If I gradually increase the time I spend by his side like this… maybe I’ll seep into his heart more and he won’t be able to kick me out?

Yeongeo found a fairy tale book from Yewon’s belongings and pressed it into Doha’s hands.

“Come on. Doha, go to Yewon’s room and read her a fairy tale!”

“….”

Meanwhile, Doha looked down at the fairy tale book that had been thrust into his hands in an instant.

The title <In Search of Aurora> caught his eye.

…I’m really not in the mood to read a fairy tale book right now.

Just as Doha was about to postpone it.

Tug.

“!”

Feeling pressure on his clothes, Doha turned to look beside him.

There was Yewon looking up at him with eyes full of anticipation.

“….”

Doha eventually accepted his fate.

“…Let’s go.”

Thinking that only a psychopath would refuse after seeing those eyes.

* * *

Doha’s guest room that had somehow become Yewon’s room.

Doha covered Yewon with a blanket and then opened the book.

Once upon a time. A very long time ago.

In a small cabin deep in the forest, a woodcutter bear and a small bear lived together.

“….”

He read it, but Doha was already displeased with the fairy tale’s content.

‘They should clarify what their relationship is from the start so the reader can feel at ease.’

Suppressing the urge to grab the absent author by the collar, Doha continued reading the fairy tale.

The two cared for each other, but they were still awkward and clumsy.

The woodcutter bear would spill honey while gathering it, and would leave holes when making a nest with fallen leaves.

The small bear thought while watching the woodcutter bear.

“I’m lonely by myself too, but the woodcutter bear must be struggling because he’s alone too.”

“…How does that logic work?”

Frustrated by the incomprehensible logical jump, Doha spoke up.

Then, Yewon replied in a firm voice.

“Uncle, you can’t question logic in fairy tale books. This is just a fairy tale.”

“….”

Doha felt momentarily embarrassed by her perfectly reasonable words.

To hide his embarrassment, he quietly continued reading the fairy tale.

One night, a dazzling aurora flowed down over the forest.

Blue light, purple light, and golden light danced in the sky.

The animals whispered among themselves.

“If you find the aurora, your heart’s wish will come true!”

Baby Rabbit who lived in the Upper Valley said.

“Ehh. Uncle. You can’t read it like that.”

“…Huh?”

Did I read it wrong just now? Just as Doha was puzzled.

“You know. If you find the aurora! Your heart’s wish will come true!”

“!”

At the clear voice that sounded like the rabbit from the fairy tale had jumped right out to tell the story, Doha was startled and turned to look at Yewon.

“You have to read it realistically like this.”

However, Yewon had completely erased the sparkling baby rabbit eyes and returned to her indifferent look.

Was it just… my imagination?

‘Come to think of it, she said she just started child actor activities.’

That’s what he had learned through Yeongeo.

She had appeared in a drama as an extra just once.

From that, it seemed like she was quite interested in acting.

Blood doesn’t lie, the child seems to have talent like you.

‘…When I heard those words, I wondered how appearing as an extra once could lead to talk about bloodlines.’

Actually, at first he thought it was natural.

The Doha siblings had received a lot of attention for their looks since childhood. Thanks to that, both of them had casting offers pouring in from a young age.

‘…Yewon looks exactly like both of us, so it must have been similar for her.’

It was obvious without even seeing it. How many business cards she must have received.

The two siblings were similar too. The difference was, if Doha didn’t dislike that kind of attention-

‘…Sister really found it burdensome.’

So much so that she left me.

Doha let out a bitter sigh.

This wasn’t the time for random thoughts.

Doha shook off the complicated thoughts from old memories and began reading the fairy tale again.

Small Bear, who heard the rumor, said with sparkling eyes.

“Woodcutter Uncle, let’s go find the aurora too. So that we two can become a real family!”

…So the two of them weren’t family after all.

The moment Doha awkwardly finished reading it all.

“Again. I told you that’s not it.”

Yewon grumbled once more and cleared her throat.

And then.

Yewon looked straight up at Doha and smiled brightly.

“Woodcutter Uncle, let’s go find the aurora too. So that we two can become a real family!”

“…!”

Like a small baby bear who truly needed a family, Yewon’s eyes sparkled innocently.

And her clasped hands held the baby bear’s earnest wish just as it was.

Doha could finally be certain.

What just happened wasn’t a mistake.

His niece was a genius.

To an unbelievable degree for someone who had only done extra work once.

“Yewon, you…”

“I’m good at it, right?”

When Yewon asked with a bright smile, Doha couldn’t help but nod unconsciously.

“Yeah. I heard you were a child actor, but… you’re really good. You’ll become a ten-million viewer actor later.”

“I will!”

“!”

Surprise spread across Doha’s face at the unexpected answer.

“Is being an actor your dream?”

“Yes!”

Yewon said that and hesitated slightly before adding.

“Like Uncle, I want to sparkle and shine on screen too!”

“…!”

“So I want to stand together next to Uncle. Uncle as an idol, me as an actor!”

‘If sis becomes a movie director, I’ll be a singer! I’ll become more famous than sis! Then I’ll bother her for the rest of her life by staying next to her.’

At the sight of his own past self overlapping momentarily, Doha unconsciously turned his head away.

The overwhelming current of childhood memories was washing over him.

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