There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 165

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Episode 165
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Meanwhile, at the Practice Racing Track Pit.
“…?”
Lee Doha, who had just stepped out of the two-seater Formula car, lifted his head at the strange sensation.
“What? Does your neck hurt so much you can’t even lift your head?”
And Yeonho watched Lee Doha with concerned eyes.
The moment all four GLEET members exited the car, an overwhelming wave of muscle soreness had crashed over them.
Even Yeonho, who prided himself on maintaining his physique through regular exercise, was in this much pain—the condition of the other members was painfully obvious.
“No. That’s not it….”
Lee Doha hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.
“Actually, during the drive just now… I think I saw a child who resembled Yewon.”
“Yewon?”
At Lee Doha’s words, Yeonho furrowed his brow.
“Why would Yewon be here? She should be resting comfortably in Korea by now.”
“Yeah. You’re right…. I must have seen things because I missed her so much.”
Lee Doha forced a laugh and turned his head away.
It was strange.
There was no child as radiant and luminous as Yewon….
Could I really have seen an illusion just from missing her so much?
‘…But the person holding Yewon also… resembled Hyeon Yuseong quite a bit….’
What a strange day this has been….
Lee Doha exhaled a sigh.
And then,
“XXXXXXXX-!!!! XX! XXX XXXXXXX!!!!!!”
I grabbed Eon by the back of the neck as he hurled incomprehensible English curses at a man being carried on a stretcher, and quietly dragged him away.
“Eon… I’m fine, so please stop….”
“What do you mean you’re fine, you idiot? That bastard almost killed you!!!”
“It was just inexperienced driving…. Let’s forget about it….”
“Do you believe that someone who drives a Formula car was just inexperienced? That thing isn’t even a car—it’s a ‘machine’, a mechanical beast. If another car hadn’t hit that bastard, you’d be…!”
“I know…. I understand….”
I continued to pat Eon’s shoulder as he fumed.
“The Company said they’ll press charges and get compensation. Let’s just forget it….”
“Aren’t you even angry? How can a person have no sense of indignation?”
“I do….”
It’s just that nothing matters to me except protecting you all and Yewon….
I continued patting Eon’s shoulder while moving as far away from the perpetrator as possible.
Even so, I didn’t forget to glance at him.
From what I heard, his spine appeared to be fractured.
‘….’
It wasn’t sympathy. Lee Doha’s refusal to be angry with him wasn’t forgiveness—it was simply that he wasn’t worth that much to Lee Doha.
But questions remained.
Why? Why target me?
The Company said he seemed to be an anti-fan with usual ill feelings toward GLEET, but….
Lee Doha felt something off about this entire situation.
The person who targeted me. And the person who rammed into that person.
‘Could all of this really just be coincidence…?’
Lee Doha’s gaze grew distant.
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Meanwhile, at the Hotel.
“…I never told you to stand as punishment, so why are you all raising your arms like this?”
Yewon spoke in a colder tone than ever before.
“Well, since we made a mistake~ we’re showing our reflection like this… kind of an appeal… you know?”
“He made me do it.”
“….”
It was Leon, Lee Iho, and Yusong in that order.
At Leon’s words, Yewon’s gaze grew even colder.
Did they really think something like this could smooth things over?
“Hmph.”
As Yewon’s shoulders puffed up like an angry sparrow, the three men quickly raised their arms again and hung their heads in dejection.
That was right.
The three Hyun brothers were currently standing in voluntary punishment before Yewon!
‘…I should have just bought her a building!’
‘We deserve this punishment.’
‘I told you we should use all 142 methods to deal with the perpetrator….’
Those were the thoughts of Leon, Yusong, and Lee Iho in that order.
“You said you could keep my uncles safe, so I changed the filming location here. But now you’re putting my uncles in even more danger! It’s more dangerous than the Mountain!!!”
I put up with all your annoying demands for two days because you said you’d protect my uncles!
This is a breach of contract, you adults!
Yewon was angrier than she had ever been.
That was right.
In fact, these three brothers had been demanding many things from Yewon in exchange for protecting Lee Doha and GLEET.
For instance….
‘Niece, niece. Remember last time~ when you said that stock would crash? It really did crash and your uncle made a lot of money~? I see our niece takes after me with that natural instinct. How about you point out one more crashing stock~? Your uncle has narrowed down a few candidates~’
Leon had openly demanded future stock information.
‘…This is nothing special. Just think of it as a kind of… survey. I’d appreciate it if you’d circle the items that apply to you.’
Lee Iho had thrust dozens of psychological evaluation sheets with unclear purposes at her.
And both of them—
‘…But~ where do I rank among all your uncles~?’
‘…I’m curious about that too.’
He had even desperately yearned for Yewon’s attention to an almost obsessive degree!
‘Huh?’
There’s no way they could be in the top rankings.
These uncles still felt more like “uncles” than “uncles” in the familial sense, if that made sense….
‘Of course we’re in the top 10!’
Though Yewon was flustered, she forced a smile and answered, drawing on the social skills honed by her long career as a child actress.
‘Top 5?’
‘Of course we’re in the top 5. What a worthless question. We should be asking which of us two is number one.’
‘….’
Sorry, but you uncles are actually ranked below Uncle Yeongeo….
In Yewon’s mind, her “Uncle Popularity Chart” already had the four members of GLEET and Yeongeo firmly occupying the top five spots.
Uncle Yeongeo took such good care of us when our uncles were struggling!
As Yewon couldn’t bring herself to answer and merely rolled her eyes, her biological uncles were shocked.
‘What!? Not even in the top 5!? That’s all I am!? Impossible! Our group’s market cap ranking is higher than that!’
‘My entire life… I’ve never… been ranked outside the top 1… in anything…. Top 10…?’
‘….’
Yewon looked at her two shameless uncles with pitying eyes.
“I’m really hurt. I trusted you uncles and Dad.”
Her heart had truly sunk, she meant it.
So when given the choice between “getting blocked by Yewon” VS “being pushed outside the top 10 on Yewon’s ‘Uncle Popularity Chart’,” they had voluntarily chosen the latter, thinking ‘Can’t we just kneel down and surrender~!’
“Well~ I asked Formula 1 to give GLEET some solid promotion this time~ create lots of content… make sure the marketing is solid~ I didn’t expect things to blow up like this~”
Leon pouted his lips as if genuinely wronged.
I was trying to earn praise!
I thought if we made GLEET’s name known to Formula 1 fans, it would be good promotion, and Yewon would say ‘Wow! Uncle Leon, you really are a marketing genius!’ to me!
“You’re truly useless.”
Lee Iho, who had also suffered because of Leon, looked at him with contempt.
“Don’t worry, niece. The main race coming up shortly will be completely safe.”
“Really?”
“Yes. I’ve already given a heads-up to a major shareholder of a Japanese pharmaceutical company I’m acquainted with. He’s a very influential person in Japan. Once you’re in his good graces, no one in Japan would dare lay a finger on you.”
“Wow!”
Yewon’s eyes sparkled with delight.
“He’ll also accompany us to the Paddock Club as a VVIP, so he’ll definitely protect your uncles. Rest assured. We’ll be right in the next room.”
“Yes!”
Yewon finally nodded, visibly reassured.
“By the way, that major shareholder has reserved the best restaurant in this area and invited all of us. How about we go introduce ourselves?”
“!”
At Lee Iho’s words, Leon and Yusong looked at him with surprised eyes.
‘…Is this man really willing to share a meal with others because of Yewon?’
‘Huh? Big brother Doha?’
Lee Iho, who was notoriously indifferent to people, was going to this extent for Yewon.
Everything else wasn’t a miracle. This—this was the miracle.
“Ugh….”
I had a feeling I shouldn’t forgive them so easily….
But unaware of these inner thoughts, Yewon continued to regard her uncles with a cautious gaze.
However….
“Fine. Let’s all go together, then.”
Yewon finally released a long sigh.
Uncle Doha’s safety was more important than my own feelings.
…For Uncle Doha, I could do anything.
Yewon steeled her resolve once more.
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An hour later, in a private room of a Luxury Ryotei.
“….”
Daihyo was truly bewildered.
When Lee Iho from Hion Pharmaceuticals—the company he’d been eyeing as his top investment prospect—had contacted him, he’d been overjoyed.
That same person who’d been lukewarm to all his previous advances was now reaching out first!
There wasn’t a single person in the world who dealt in pharmaceuticals and didn’t know Lee Iho’s name.
If humanity ever discovered the ultimate cancer cure, it was universally agreed that Lee Iho would be the one to find it.
And yet….
“So, this little girl here… is Lee Iho’s niece, correct?”
“That’s correct.”
“And simultaneously, the niece of Lee Doha from the idol group GLEET?”
“Yes.”
“…And the people I need to protect during tonight’s race are members of GLEET?”
“Exactly. And if you could also deal with that driver who targeted Lee Doha today, that would be appreciated.”
“….”
Daihyo found himself at a loss for words for the first time in a long while.

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