There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 158

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Episode 158
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In the deep hours of dawn when everyone slept, Lee Doha quietly stepped into the living room and turned on the TV, switching it to mute.
He then accessed the OTT platform Wonder Box and searched for “This Life: Love Be Damned, Give Me Money.”
Though he’d already watched the latest episode with the members over ten times, he found himself wanting to watch it again and again.
[A Box where endless joy flows out—Wonder Box]
After the Wonder Box logo appeared, the drama began with a close-up of Yewon’s closed eyes.
-When I was betrayed as the price for choosing the wrong love—or rather, the wrong person.
-I prayed desperately, over and over again.
-If only I could be given one more chance, I swore I would never make such foolish choices again.
Then Han Sora’s narration as an adult began.
Worried that someone might wake up, he watched with the volume low, reading only the subtitles, yet Han Sora’s voice seemed to echo vividly in his ears.
“Someone call 119! There’s a child collapsed here by the Riverside! Hurry!”
“My goodness! What is this! How did such a young child end up like this…!”
The camera slowly zoomed out, revealing young Han Sora lying collapsed by the Riverside, her entire body drenched.
Adults who had discovered her began gathering around her one by one.
Watching this scene, Lee Doha’s eyes grew sorrowful.
He knew it was just a scene from a drama, but every time he watched it, something felt terribly wrong.
-And when that opportunity was truly given to me, I made a resolution.
-I would never let this chance slip away.
-In this life, I would make only the right choices, no matter what.
As that narration ended, the sound of a siren echoed from far away.
The moment young Han Sora opened her eyes.
[This Life: Love Be Damned, Give Me Money]
The screen went black and the drama’s logo appeared.
Lee Doha pressed pause for a moment, then repeatedly hit the rewind button thirty seconds, returning to the beginning.
He gazed at Yewon’s pale, wet face and felt his heart ache once more.
Then he set down the remote.
The scene then transitioned to Yuna’s House.
A seemingly kind couple appeared, having a conversation.
“…But that can’t be. At the Hospital… they couldn’t have made such an absurd mistake….”
“I didn’t want to believe it either. But according to the police… that doctor has already confessed. There are more victims besides us. Other people are all waiting for their test results too.”
“What kind of person would do such a thing? Switching newborn babies like that?”
“…Let’s wait carefully until the test results come back for now.”
“….”
The couple hung their heads with troubled expressions.
“…Then, does that really mean… Yuna isn’t our daughter?”
“Don’t say such things! No matter what the test results show, Yuna is our daughter.”
“…Then, you’re really saying… that Yuna isn’t our daughter?”
“What are you saying! No matter what the test results show, Yuna is our daughter.”
“Of course. But….”
Yuna’s mother looked up at her husband with tears glistening in her eyes.
“Yuna is our daughter, but our… biological daughter—where on earth is she?”
“….”
“They’re both our daughters. Honey…. That means our daughter is… somewhere right now, and we don’t even know how she’s doing….”
“As soon as the results come back, I’ll find her. So don’t worry too much and just wait. And if by chance….”
Yuna’s father hesitated, then added with a long sigh.
“Never let Yuna know. Just remember that they’re both our daughters. Never do anything that would hurt Yuna.”
“Of course not. Just make sure you don’t say anything thoughtless to Yuna either.”
“…Everything will be fine. Everything… will work out somehow. I’ll make sure of it.”
Yuna’s father said this and embraced his wife, patting her gently.
While the two of them comforted each other like this.
“…Sigh.”
Behind the wall, there was a child listening to this entire conversation.
The camera slowly panned to show Yuna with a troubled expression on her face.
-So this is how it begins. A life of walking on eggshells.
Yuna held her breath and returned to her room, then threw herself onto her bed.
-Do Yuna’s parents are actually quite decent people.
-In the original story, even when Han Sora appeared as their biological daughter, they didn’t abandon or discriminate against Do Yuna.
-…Or rather, they tried not to discriminate.
-But Do Yuna felt throughout her entire life that she was discriminated against because she wasn’t their biological daughter.
-In fact, that wasn’t entirely wrong.
-Whenever they had to choose between Do Yuna and Han Sora, they always chose Han Sora.
-When the two enrolled in different middle and high schools, they chose to attend Han Sora’s entrance and graduation ceremonies instead of Do Yuna’s.
-Or when both of them competed in a piano competition, they secretly hoped Han Sora would win a higher award.
-And Do Yuna, growing up under such discriminatory treatment, eventually became a villainess who hated Han Sora so much she tried to kill her, according to the original story.
-But this life? Not a chance.
-I won’t choose the same path as Han Sora.
-I won’t!
Do Yuna sprang up energetically, striking an adorable pose with one hand on her hip and the other stretched toward the ceiling.
-I’m going to inherit this family’s business!
-Biased parental love? I don’t need any of it! Money is everything!
-Han Sora, you just walk the path of a pianist, the path of being loved as the female lead!
-I’ll walk the path of a businesswoman, a path with only money and no love!
Just as Yuna nodded to herself with determination,
the screen switched to a bright afternoon in Yuna’s house living room.
-…or so I thought?
In the living room were Yuna’s parents, Yuna with a blank expression, and…
“Piano…? Um…. No. I… don’t want to learn it.”
Sora and Yewon, both wearing incredibly cute and refreshing smiles.
—What are you saying, Sora? Huh? You right now? What?
“I just… want to study!”
—What kind of nonsense is this, Sora?! A Gryffindor going to Slytherin?!!!!
True, I’ve possessed someone in Hogwarts… but if a Gryffindor goes to Slytherin… it’s not impossible, but… it might actually be interesting…
Lee Doha nodded in agreement.
“Piano… I think Yuna would play it better than me! What do you think, Yuna?”
Sora said that and pointed directly at Yuna.
As if to say: this life, you’d better be good at something.
And at that smile, Yuna silently screamed inside.
“Me, me…?”
“Yeah! I think Yuna plays piano really well!”
“….”
—Ah!!!!! What are you saying, sending Malfoy to Gryffindor?! Really!!!!
While Lee Doha was absorbed in watching the drama like that.
“Uncle?”
“!!!”
At the sound from beside him, Lee Doha jumped up in surprise.
“What are you watching that you’re so startled…?”
Yewon looked at Lee Doha as if he were strange, then gazed at the screen with eyes so drowsy they could barely open.
Then, as if suddenly awakening, her eyes widened.
“Oh? That’s me!”
“…Yeah. It’s you, Yewon…”
“Are you watching it again? My drama? Haven’t you watched it enough already…? You need to sleep…”
At Yewon’s reproachful tone, Lee Doha watched her expression with a dejected face.
What could I do when I wanted to watch it again and again?
“…It’s just. Our Yewon acts so well.”
“Come on. I think Jeongyun does better in this drama than I do!”
“Jeongyun is good too, but in Uncle’s eyes, there’s only Yewon.”
Lee Doha said that and lifted Yewon onto his lap, rubbing his forehead vigorously against her tousled hair.
The thin, soft texture of children’s hair felt wonderful.
“Ugh. Uncle’s a fool.”
“A fool who only sees Yewon?”
“….”
When Yewon looked at him with cold eyes, Lee Doha became even more dejected.
It seems our Yewon’s been going through puberty lately!
“Uncle’s leaving the country tomorrow anyway. So you need to sleep well! No matter how much I like it!”
“Yeah…”
“Did you pack everything?”
“Uncle’s flown on planes over a hundred times…”
“Eon packed for you instead, right? Again?”
“….”
My Yewon knows me better than I know myself now…. This is serious….
Right at that very moment, the two of them were playing together so happily.
[▶Main Quest 【Operation: Protect Uncle】
Success Condition: Seduce the uncles from the paternal side: Success!
Protect Uncle: – ]
[☞ Secondary Linked Quest Triggered! -Good bye, Lee Doha]
Terrifying crimson letters appeared before Yewon’s eyes.
“!”
[▶Main Quest- 【Good bye, Lee Doha】
The darkness that was previously warned to be targeting your uncle has drawn even closer.
For the next 10 days, desperately protect your uncle.
Our little one can do this.
After all, you’ve already made many adults your allies who can help protect your uncle.
Now, it’s time to stand against the darkness together with those adults.
Quest Success: Extension of Lee Doha’s death reprieve until age 14, the deadline of the promise given to the child
Quest Failure: Lee Doha’s death]
Ten days…. I have to protect Uncle?
If I fail to protect him, Uncle could die?
What in the world is happening?
Yewon trembled, overwhelmed by fear and confusion.
Then Lee Doha looked at Yewon with a puzzled expression.
“Yewon, you’re trembling right now…. Are you okay?”
[D-10 until Quest Deadline]
Yewon couldn’t answer Lee Doha’s question easily.
No.
I don’t think I’m okay… Uncle.
Something truly terrifying seems to be happening.
Without realizing it, I hugged Lee Doha tightly.
But I will protect you, Uncle.
No matter what happens.

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