There Are Four Top Idol Uncles - Chapter 263

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Part 2, Episode 89
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Hours later, inside the limousine.
Yewon had come to a realization.
‘…I really shouldn’t have left Yusong and my uncles alone with Yoo Eun-o…!’
All four of her uncles were staring at him as if they might devour him whole.
“Relax, Yoo Eun-o. We’re not going to eat you.”
“…I’m not nervous.”
“Oh, sure. Don’t be nervous, okay? Actually, do be nervous. Be nervous, will you.”
“……Unc…le….”
Unable to bear it any longer, Yewon grabbed Weon’s sleeve and pulled.
Just how much longer are you planning to humiliate me, Uncle…?
The Korean Film Awards ceremony.
The street, blanketed in fresh white snow, was already teeming with crowds.
Press photographers lined both sides of the long red carpet, packed shoulder to shoulder.
“Sigh.”
Yewon gazed out through the car window at the swarm of journalists and let out a long breath.
No matter how many times she attended award shows, the nerves never faded.
Then.
“Little one. Aren’t you cold? I told you to wear a shawl over the dress.”
Yeol clicked his tongue and examined Yewon’s bare arms with worried eyes.
“Come on, I’m fine, Uncle. And it doesn’t get cold just because it’s snowing!”
“…But you can’t possibly last in a dress this thin…?”
Yeol spoke with a deeply disapproving expression and removed his own tuxedo jacket, draping it across Yewon’s shoulders.
“Just wear it while you’re walking the red carpet.”
“Ugh.”
This would cover up the entire dress she’d worked so hard to choose!
Yewon felt a pang at the thought of the dress disappearing—the one her styling team had finally selected after a month of deliberation—but when she saw the unyielding set of Yeol’s eyes, she resigned herself to it.
After all, she’d already crossed the enormous mountain of having Yusong there…. This was just a small concession….
Yewon sighed briefly, then caught sight of Yusong’s car following behind them.
Today, Yusong was attending the awards ceremony not as Yewon’s father, but as an investor and production supporter for .
She exhaled deeply, her eyes growing distant.
Surely by now they could just reveal they were family…!
Yewon had proposed to Yusong countless times that they make their blood relation public, but each time he refused categorically.
The reason was that he couldn’t burden Yewon with the enormous weight of himself and Haion.
At least not until Yewon became an adult.
But….
‘I’d really be fine with it.’
Yusong didn’t know how proud Yewon was of him.
Could there possibly exist a father as devoted as Yusong? Yewon firmly believed there couldn’t be.
‘How much longer will we have to hide like this….’
Yewon’s heart grew a little heavier.
Then.
The car came to a stop and the bodyguard outside opened the door.
Just as Yewon was preparing to step out.
“!”
The four members of GLEET and Yoo Eun-o exited before her, and—
“…!!”
—extended their hands to escort her.
Oh no.
Yewon broke into a cold sweat like never before.
‘…You’re all determined to embarrass me today, aren’t you…!!!’
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At the end of the red carpet, at the photo wall.
In the end, having chosen Lee Doha (?) as her escort, Yewon somehow managed to placate the other four, who were all clearly put out, and made it to the photo wall.
And now she was in the midst of giving the obligatory interview.
Questions about her impressions of the day, the concept behind her dress, how it felt to receive such an enormous escort, and so on and so forth.
‘…I can’t possibly say how exhausting this is…!!!!’
Yewon answered while carefully concealing her true feelings.
“It’s always an honor to have my uncles provide such an incredible escort personally…!”
At that moment.
“Yewon!”
A journalist called out loudly to her.
“Are you hoping for the Best Actress Award today?”
Yewon’s smiling face went rigid for just a moment.
Best Actress Award.
Those four words yanked away the playful atmosphere that had filled the moment before.
“Jeong Isun from is seen as the strongest contender. How do you assess your chances of winning?”
The expressions of the five men beside Yewon stiffened subtly.
Yewon smiled brightly and spoke clearly into the microphone.
“I’m truly grateful just to be nominated!”
Flash.
The camera flashed.
“I watched with such admiration too. I learned so much watching the senior’s performance.”
Yewon’s gratitude shone through as she looked at the people standing beside her, then continued.
“So today, rather than focusing on the outcome, I want to enjoy simply being in the same space as the seniors I truly respect!”
Several journalists nodded at her polished answer.
But….
Inside, Yewon gave a different answer.
The truth was….
I really want to win it.
No one wants it more than I do.
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The Awards Ceremony Hall was brighter than it had ever been.
The light pouring from the ceiling, the screens filling the stage, the cameras sweeping across the audience seating.
Everything glittered so brightly it hurt to look at.
And there in the center of it all, Yewon sat forcing a smile, her hands clasped together.
“…Nervous?”
Yoo Eun-o whispered the question from beside her.
Yewon kept her gaze forward and shook her head.
“No!”
“Liar.”
“I’m not. You’re always saying I lie to you.”
“…Then relax your hands when you say that.”
“…Huh?”
Yewon tilted her head at his cryptic words. Yoo Eun-o gestured with his chin toward her hands.
Only then did Yewon look down at her own hands.
Her fingers were white with tension as she gripped her hands together tightly.
Oh no.
Yewon immediately loosened her grip.
“I’ve been caught.”
“Don’t be nervous. For some reason… I have a feeling that today my wish will come true.”
“Your wish?”
She’d never heard him talk like that before.
Every birthday when she’d urged him to make a wish while blowing out candles, he’d say, “A wish? Forget it. Make a wish for yourself.” So this stoic senior had a wish?
Yewon looked at him in disbelief.
“My wish is… for your wish to come true.”
“!”
“I’ve wished for both of us. So relax.”
“…Okay.”
Such a kind person. Yewon gave him a small smile.
……She could feel her uncles’ sharp gazes, but she’d ignore them!
Then the lights in the audience seating gradually dimmed.
“We now have only the final two categories left.”
The presenter’s voice rang out.
“Actors who, over this past year, have left unforgettable faces with us through the screen.”
Yewon’s back straightened involuntarily.
And.
“Now we present the Korean Film Awards Best Actress Award.”
Thump.
Her heart sank.
The faces of the nominees appeared one by one on the large screen.
“Late Night,” Kim Heejoo.
“One Love, One Chance,” Oh Minseo.
“Dear Mommy,” Lee Jeonghyun.
And….
“Summer’s Proof.”
Yewon.
The moment her face filled the screen, Yewon forced a smile.
A breath.
No, no—don’t be so nervous. Whoever wins, I should congratulate them with genuine joy…!
Though she desperately wanted it herself, Yewon was confident she could offer sincere congratulations precisely because she understood that longing so well.
The last nominee to appear on screen was….
“Welcome.”
Jeong Isun.
She, too, sat with her lips pressed together in a nervous smile.
By this point, Yewon’s mind had gone blank. Gripping the hands of Yoo Eun-o and Lee Doha on either side of her, she could only pray—again and again.
Oh, my goodness.
If you grant me this award… You’ve already given me such an enormous second chance, but still, if you give me this award….
I will protect my uncles and live my whole life caring for them.
“Now, let me announce the winner!”
The moment the presenter opened the envelope, Yewon’s eyes squeezed shut without her meaning to.
She couldn’t bear to watch.
The presenter paused, and silence filled the hall.
Yewon feared her own heartbeat was so loud it might shatter the silence.
And then, seconds later….
“The Best Actress Award of the 38th Korean Film Awards goes to….”
In the moment Yewon thought her heart might actually burst,
“Yewon from ‘Summer’s Proof.'”
Her name was called.
Yewon turned to look at Lee Doha, seated to her right.
He was already crying—her most steadfast pillar, her most beloved family.
It all felt like a dream.
Was this what it felt like when you were truly that happy—this sensation of your mind going white?
It was strange.
She had won the Best Actress Award in her past life too, and that had been joyful as well… but not like this.
So this was what it meant—joy so intense that all you could do was cry.
Just as Yewon began to regain her sense of the moment, four men pulled her into their arms all at once.
Within their embrace, Yewon wept without restraint.
She didn’t even notice the message windows blooming like fireworks behind her.
[Main Quest Complete!
Win the Best Actress Award before coming of age!
-> Korean Film Awards Best Actress Award, “Summer’s Proof” Yewon!
Quest Reward: Lee Doha’s Eternal Liberation]
[Lee Doha is now completely safe. He will not fall ill, nor will he ever die.]
[Just as every story deserves a happy ending, our little one deserves a perfect happy ending as well.]
[Now all that awaits our little one is a lifetime of happiness with her uncles, and her father!]
[Congratulations!]

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