There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 132

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Episode 132
“….”
I gazed down at the child standing before me.
This girl is my daughter?
I couldn’t believe it.
It would have been easier to accept that Seoha had somehow become younger.
How could she look so identical to Seoha? How could such a small, harmless existence even exist?
“Hup.”
“!”
The moment surprise and confusion flashed across the child’s face, I immediately stepped back.
I had only been waiting quietly in front of the restroom door while she was inside, worried that some lunatic might approach her.
It seemed I was that lunatic.
“Don’t be startled.”
“!!!!”
At my words, the child seemed even more startled.
Damn it.
I was flustered too. I had never really conversed with such a young child before, so I had no idea what to say.
“I’m not a bad person.”
I blurted that out and immediately regretted it.
Did any bad person actually announce that they were a bad person?
How could I say something so stupid?
I seriously wondered if the shock of learning I had a child had impaired my cognitive abilities.
‘Yusong has a lot of good qualities, but sometimes he makes people misunderstand what he’s saying. And it seems like he doesn’t even realize when he’s said something that causes misunderstanding.’
‘Why would there be a misunderstanding? They should just accept what I say as is.’
‘Look at this. He’s a funny guy, Yusong.’
‘?’
Suddenly, Seoha’s words came back to me.
Back then, I had no idea what she meant.
But seeing the child’s soft… no, startled face, I could vaguely sense that I was doing the most foolish thing in the world right now.
And on top of that.
“Yewon? Are you okay?”
Uncle, the child’s current guardian, was approaching, concerned about the situation.
As I was momentarily considering what to do about this very awkward situation.
“Are you a fan of mine too, mister?”
“!”
The child had given me a way out.
But immediately, another thought occurred to me.
A suspicious man in his thirties following a seven-year-old girl to the restroom because he was her fan!
I didn’t want to make such an impression on my daughter at our first meeting.
“No.”
Yusong desperately (in his own mind) denied it.
“W-well then—”
“I am.”
As confusion flickered across the child’s face again, Yusong hastily added more.
Just then.
“Yewon. Are you okay?”
Hyuk emerged from the men’s restroom and, as if to protect Yewon, stepped in front of Yusong and asked.
I was trapped between a rock and a hard place.
Behind me, Lee Doha was reaching out as if to stop me, and in front of me stood a boy no bigger than a bean who, for some reason, regarded me with deep suspicion.
In this predicament, the only choice I could make was.
“I am… a fan of this boy.”
…there was nothing else for it.
“!!!”
At those words, everyone flinched and froze in shock.
Hyuk, who had suddenly become the target, seemed especially bewildered.
“Y-your fan, sir?”
Hyuk scanned Yusong from head to toe with eyes that couldn’t believe it.
No matter how he looked at it, it didn’t seem right at all.
Hyuk regarded Yusong as truly strange.
He was incredibly handsome, yet genuinely a weird man.
Then, another thought occurred to Hyuk.
“…Could you be here to cast me?”
There were quite a few former entertainers among the Enter staff—could this man be one of those cases?
“!”
At Hyuk’s words, Yusong saw a flicker of “Wait? That actually makes sense…?” cross the faces of everyone present.
He realized he had finally found a real breakthrough.
“That’s right.”
Yusong answered immediately and shamelessly.
“I’m planning to establish a new entertainment agency. And just now, after seeing you, I thought you could become quite a decent child actor, so I wanted to ask for your parents’ contact information.”
“Ah!”
As understanding finally replaced confusion on Yewon’s face with an expression of “Oh, that makes sense!”
I breathed an internal sigh of relief.
I had nearly been arrested right in front of my daughter.
“…I-I appreciate it, but… I already have an agency.”
“I see. Then I’ll be going.”
“…??”
With those words, Yusong immediately turned away.
I needed to escape this situation as quickly as possible.
Then.
Behind me, my eyes met Lee Doha’s—who had stopped in his attempt to restrain me.
…This man is Seoha’s brother.
And my daughter’s… guardian.
‘…Your daughter’s current guardian is Lee Doha, the leader of the male idol group GLEET. He’s 25 years old and has been raising your daughter as her guardian since early this year.’
‘How is his relationship with the child?’
‘They appear to be very close. He’s a guardian with good reviews from those around them. It’s estimated that he cares for your daughter very much….’
Yusong recalled Kim Manager’s report.
Since he was said to be a good guardian and family to the child, he was someone Yusong owed complete gratitude to.
It was also commendable that he rushed over the moment such a suspicious person approached the child.
If it had been him, he would have beaten the man down first and asked questions later, but caution was a good virtue too.
Yusong gave a light nod and passed by him, returning to his own table.
It seemed he should wrap things up here for today.
‘But first, one more thing.’
Yusong sent a message from his phone to somewhere.
He had to handle business matters properly.
Later, when he reunited with his daughter, he couldn’t hear her say, “Wait? Aren’t you the uncle who said you were starting an entertainment agency back then? What? You didn’t start one? Then… are you a liar?”
* * *
Meanwhile, at the Cafe Parking Lot.
Inside a luxury sedan.
Kim Manager waited for his superior, Yusong, inside the car.
But then.
[Begin establishment of an entertainment company.]
[Based domestically.]
“???”
Kim Manager was bewildered by the utterly incomprehensible message.
He went to the cafe to find his daughter, so why an entertainment agency?
[Contact the Group’s Legal Team and Strategic Planning Department to expedite the registration process for popular culture and arts planning business to the shortest timeframe possible.]
[The company name is Haion.]
[Actually, please make it Haiwon.]
“…??”
What on earth was happening in there?
Kim Manager narrowed his eyes and stared at the cafe building.
* * *
Back inside the cafe.
In fact, besides Yusong, there was one more person in the cafe who was quite flustered.
‘Why the hell is that man here!?’
It was Seonwoo Yeong.
She had been taking a work call and hadn’t noticed Lee Doha approaching someone.
She only saw it from the moment all the commotion ended and Yusong returned.
Seonwoo Yeong immediately sent a message to Secretary Sim.
[Secretary Sim]
[Haven’t you found any more clues about Yewon’s biological father yet?]
In truth, Seonwoo Yeong hadn’t been able to narrow down the fifty candidates for Yewon’s biological father any further.
Progress had stalled because Seoha had hidden her tracks so meticulously.
So she couldn’t say anything to Lee Doha either. How could she tell her client, “Your father is probably one of about fifty candidates, so it’s likely one of these fifty”?
At minimum, she needed to narrow it down to ten before saying anything!
In the meantime, Seonwoo Yeong had been desperately praying, “Please not Hyeon Yuseong! No, it can’t be him!”
But then.
‘If Hyeon Yuseong is here, it’s way too suspicious!’
Anyone could see this was a signal that he was the biological father….
Seonwoo Yeong fell into quiet despair.
Just then.
Secretary Sim’s reply came back.
[Ah, yes. Attorney.]
[We haven’t found definitive evidence yet… but there’s testimony that Hyeon Yuseong was a regular at the cafe where Seoha worked part-time.]
[However, we can’t be certain with just this… so we’re digging deeper.]
“….”
It was over.
My lawyer’s instinct was telling me everything.
Seonwoo Yeong took a deep breath and opened her mouth to tell Lee Doha this fact.
But in that moment.
Yusong, who had been sitting at the table, lifted his head and gazed at her.
And then he brought one finger to his lips.
Shh.
“!”
That was unmistakably a signal to say nothing.
How did he… know? That I was about to tell Lee Doha?
Seonwoo Yeong froze in bewilderment.
Yusong quietly moved his finger to point outside.
‘Let’s talk alone outside for a moment.’
Understanding the signal, Seonwoo Yeong drew a sharp breath.
It was a quiet request, but absolutely impossible to ignore.
* * *
And so, in the Cafe Parking Lot outside.
“….”
Seonwoo Yeong faced Yusong in silence.
“First, I should clarify that I’m Lee Doha’s attorney. My client is my top priority, so-”
“I don’t care.”
“!”
Yusong looked down at her with eyes that showed he truly didn’t care at all.
“I’ll let it slide that your employees have been investigating my background recently.”
“….”
At Yusong’s point, Seonwoo Yeong fell silent.
She’d known all along. Damn.
“I’m perfectly willing to reveal to your client that I am that child’s biological father. However, there is only one thing I ask.”
Yusong exhaled softly before continuing.
“Please keep it a secret from the child for now. I would appreciate it if both you and your client would maintain that confidentiality.”
“!”
Seonwoo Yeong’s eyes widened at the unexpected request.
“Why would you ask such a thing? What’s your intention?”
“I’ve grown weary of chasing after someone who keeps running away.”
“….”
His voice dripped with such skepticism that Seonwoo Yeong found herself at a loss for words.
Who exactly had been running away like that?
Was she some kind of special agent chasing down fugitives?
“I intend to approach this as carefully as possible. So she won’t run.”
Though honestly, Yewon seemed like the type who would face him head-on without hesitation, not flee…
Seonwoo Yeong held that conviction, but she kept it to herself.
“In the meantime, I’m trying to quietly resolve matters surrounding the child….”
“What are you saying? Absolutely not. I won’t allow you to separate Yewon from Lee Doha-!”
“What are you talking about?”
Yusong narrowed his brows.
Why would I do something so irrational and illogical?
“I mean removing obstacles that stand in the child’s way. Since her guardian likely understands her situation better than anyone, please consult with them and contact me with their response.”
Yusong handed his business card to Seonwoo Yeong, adding in a hushed voice.
“I’ll clear everything away.”
“!!!”
At Seonwoo Yeong’s shock, Yusong tilted his head languidly.
Why was she so surprised?
Wasn’t organizing one’s surroundings the foundation of love itself?

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