There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 18
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Episode 18
So that’s what it was.
Hanwon… looked like my family.
Like that family had returned.
Doha felt an indescribable emotion and carefully adjusted his posture with cautious eyes.
The helpless feeling from earlier was being pulled together.
Now, he didn’t want to hesitate anymore.
Doha gathered Yewon’s hands with both of his, then held them tightly as if wrapping them.
“Yewon is Uncle’s family too.”
“That’s right.”
“…So, Yewon shouldn’t go anywhere either and should live with Uncle.”
“!”
“…Uncle will probably be very lacking, but-“
The moment Doha rarely stammered his words.
“!”
Yewon didn’t even listen further and hugged Doha’s neck.
Because it was joyful words that didn’t need to be heard any further.
* * *
Beep beep beep beep beep.
“!”
Along with the sound of the door lock being released, Weon burst in.
“Yewon, Uncle Weon is here-!”
“Be quiet.”
Doha covered Weon’s mouth with his hand.
“?!”
“Yewon is sleeping.”
When Weon cursed with his eyes, Doha said calmly.
“Mmph mmph mmph mmph mmph mmph mmph. Mmph mmph mmph mmph. (I got it so let go of this. I’ll be quiet.)”
“….”
Was it because he’d seen him for such a tediously long time?
Doha hated himself for understanding everything Weon was saying even when his mouth was covered like this.
He slightly closed Yewon’s room door and looked back at Weon, who was holding an enormously large bear doll in one hand.
“…How on earth did you carry that big doll here?”
“For our Yewon, this much is basic.”
“You’re not in your right mind. What if someone saw you?”
“No problem even if someone saw. The place I brought this to is just your house at most.”
“….”
When he thought about it, that was right again.
Even if dating rumors broke out, if it was Lee Doha-Hanwon, there wouldn’t be any particular problem as professional idols.
“But why is Yewon already sleeping? It’s only 9 o’clock now?”
“Kids normally sleep at this time. You and I are the ones who aren’t normal.”
“Really? Kids normally sleep now? What? My siblings used to beg me like crazy to play with them starting around this time? Could it be that Yewon is too weak? Should we make the kid do physical training or something?”
“….”
At the question not worth answering, Doha was satisfied with just taking the bear doll from Weon’s hands.
Weon obediently handed over the doll and then went back outside.
“…?”
The moment Doha was flustered by those absurd actions, the door lock sound was heard again and the door opened.
And what he saw was-
“…Suitcases?”
Luggage bags and suitcases that were almost immigration-sized.
“Yeah. This hyung decided to live here.”
“You said you were just staying temporarily, you crazy bastard. Weren’t you planning to stay for a month or two and then leave?”
Doha, who didn’t use harsh language, finally ended up spitting out harsh words.
“It’s up to the CEO. Man. Didn’t you hear what the CEO said earlier? That even if we gather half-wit uncles together, we might barely do the job of one parent? What’s half-wit Lee Doha going to do raising a kid alone? At least I should be here.”
“If I’m a half-wit, then you’re not even half of a half-wit. Get lost.”
“Nope~ No way~ Yewon said she wants to live with me~ I’m going to settle down here and live with my little baby bird, baby angel Yewon~”
“I said no.”
Doha lowered his voice and spat out vicious curses with his eyes.
“If you keep doing this, I’ll tell on you to Yewon? That Uncle Doha is kicking out Uncle Weon? Then Yewon will say ‘I don’t like Uncle’ like earlier, right? Hahaha.”
“….”
At the quite persuasive words, Doha gritted his teeth.
“You think I want to live with you? I’m only putting up with a half-wit like you thanks to Yewon, Lee Doha.”
“Look who’s talking. Then don’t put up with it and-“
“And when Eon comes.”
“….”
“When Eon comes, he’ll try to kill you, so I’ll have to grab Yewon and run then~ Man~!”
Weon patted Doha’s shoulder.
When Eon’s name came up, Doha also seemed to have nothing more to say and closed his mouth.
Really, Eon would obviously try to kill Doha, and he couldn’t show Yewon that scene.
“Anyway, I’m using this room. Good work~!”
And Weon, laughing at Doha to his heart’s content, entered one of the rooms.
Then Doha’s expression turned pale.
“Not that room.”
“Why?”
“Because it’s my studio.”
“What do you need a studio for when you don’t even work?”
“I need it, so get out. Use the room next door.”
“Ha. Really picky, so picky. It’s so hard to cater to the picky leader’s taste~”
Weon shrugged his shoulders as if saying ‘I’ll let it slide just this once’ and moved his steps to the next room.
“…?”
He stopped.
Because this room was-
“Here, isn’t this your room?”
“That’s right.”
“But how can I use this? Where will you use?”
“I’ll use there too.”
“What nonsense? How many rooms are there here, why would we share a room? Are you crazy?”
“There are five rooms here.”
“But why are we sharing?!?!?! One is Yewon’s room, one is the studio, one is your room. And there are still two rooms left, you crazy bastard!!”
“One room is the dressing room. And the other one is Ian’s room.”
“….”
At the name ‘Ian’, Weon completely froze.
He hadn’t thought of that.
“Right. This house… was the house you and Ian lived in together… Damn…”
As if asking ‘you’re just realizing that now?’, Doha looked at Weon with pathetic eyes.
When the lease contract period for this place, which was originally GLEET’s lodging, expired, Ian and Doha had separately purchased it.
“Or you could share a room with Eon. If you want to do that, I won’t stop you. That’s fine with me.”
“….”
At the mention of having to share a room with Eon, Weon’s expression hardened coldly.
“…You’ll put in one more bed, right, honey?”
“Buy it with your own money. You’ve got plenty of it.”
And so.
The single-room living arrangement that they used to have during their rookie days began.
* * *
Meanwhile, in CEO Park’s office.
After Doha left, CEO Park began moving in his own way.
“Good. Since Doha made such a big decision, we should work hard to match his resolve. Let’s think of a way.”
“Speaking of which, CEO. I’ve been thinking… that recent offer… you know, the OTube proposal.”
“The Hwang PD thing?”
“Yes.”
The OTube proposal that came in this time was from none other than Hwang Jio, the industry’s top star PD.
That star PD who guaranteed buzz just by appearing on anything.
“That’s an observational variety show proposal. With the kids’ relationship being so broken, would it work? I was already planning to reject it.”
CEO Park felt sick to his stomach at the thought of rejecting Hwang PD’s proposal.
“B-but… this might be an opportunity, CEO.”
“An opportunity?”
“Yes. We could take this chance to properly introduce Doha and Yewon to the world. If we keep hiding them ambiguously, it’ll just generate tons of rumors. Instead, what if we show their daily lives completely through an observational ‘childcare’ variety show, hiding nothing?”
“!”
“After all, isn’t childcare variety the best for improving one’s image? It would revive GLEET’s slightly fallen image too. And positively reveal Doha’s family situation. It’s like killing two birds with one stone.”
“…”
Listening to it, it really made sense.
If it was a childcare observational variety show, it was a topic that Hwang PD’s side always said they were interested in, so they’d welcome it with open arms.
The only problem was…
“Would the kids agree to it? They absolutely won’t. Eon isn’t even in Korea. Even if we somehow persuade Eon, would Doha… be persuadable? That stubborn kid?”
“Ahem…”
Yeongeo awkwardly scratched his head.
“Sigh. Still, we’d be idiots to reject Hwang PD’s proposal.”
It was an opportunity where everything aligned so perfectly, he wondered if such a chance would come again.
CEO Park sighed in regret.
But at that moment.
“…Wait.”
“Yes?”
“…I think… a really crazy idea just came to me, Yeongeo.”
CEO Park’s eyes lit up.
* * *
-…You succeeded in getting into that house?
That evening.
Weon received a phone call from CEO Park.
“Yes. I hate the sight of that bastard Lee Doha… and I’m paying monthly installments on a 40-year loan for Cheongdam-dong at 5.8% annual interest… and I’m paying more interest than others because I’m a freelancer… but Yewon is so cute and adorable and lovely. I’m going to settle down here just to see Yewon.”
-Good thinking. Hannam-dong is quieter and better to live in than Cheongdam-dong.
“…But you live in Cheongdam-dong too, CEO. You live upstairs from me, so what are you talking about.”
-Shut up. I’m saying this all for your sake and you’re being chatty. Anyway, how are things between Doha and Yewon? Do they seem to have gotten close?
“Ah, that fool. He can’t live without Yewon but his denial phase is intense.”
-…Denial… phase?
“Yes!! No, listen to this…”
“He’s glaring at me all anxious, worried I might steal his niece away from him, you know? No, come see for yourself!!”
-…Doha did?
“Yes!!”
“That’s what happened! And then that Lee Doha pinched my thigh twice?? Behind Yewon’s back?? Did you see how he didn’t want his stuff taken away? It was a first in my life!”
-…Doha really did that?
“Yes!!”
-…This might work out better than expected?
“Huh? What might?”
-Nothing, there’s something like that. Don’t worry about it and just keep monitoring Doha well.
“Ah, yes.”
I was planning to do that anyway even if you didn’t tell me.
After hanging up, Weon felt uneasy for some reason.
Something’s strange.
It seems like the CEO is plotting something…
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