Taehyung walked into the living room and saw Cherry in her pajamas holding a cell phone.
She was sitting cross-legged and was playing happily with the game's audio turned on.Hearing the sound of the door opening, the little girl turned and looked over.
Seeing that Taehyung was about to get mad, she put on a bright smile and blinked her big round eyes. "Mommy, you're finally back. I was so bored. I missed you so much!"
"..." Taehyung sighed silently.Wasn't the reason why Cherry played games every day exactly that he was either busy or sleeping, and didn't have any time to spend with her?
He resisted his drowsiness and desire to immediately jump into bed, and said,
"Clean up the place, Cherry. Let's have dinner outside tonight."
Mrs. Lee asked, "What would you like to wear tonight, Cherry?"
Cherry thought about it seriously. "The little gray suit from Gucci!"
Taehyung frowned. "Are you wearing boys' clothing again?"
Cherry had a quirk-she liked going out with her dressed like a little boy. She continued to stare at the phone.
"Uh-huh. This round's ending soon.Mommy, what are we having?"
Taehyung reached over and grabbed her cell phone before he answered, "We're having pizza downstairs."
Then, he turned off the game
"Hey! We're raiding soon. You-"
An irritable Cherry was about to throw a tantrum, and she was even about to curse.
However, when her eyes met Taehyung's, the little girl pursed her lips and squeezed out two words from in between her teeth:
"Let's go."
In the room next door. Jungwoo stared at the cell phone. 'sweetcherry' had logged off the game, and the voice call had also been disconnected.
He felt a small sense of loss at the bottom of his heart.
Jeon Felix, who was sitting on the sofa, breathed a sigh of relief at thesight.
"Kiddo, you're done at last.
My tyrant of an elder brother is comingback soon, so hurry and clean up the place!"
Jungwoo, who looked sullen, didn't speak.
Felix came over and looked at his cell phone. "Who are you playing with? You look so reluctant to log off. If you want to play it again, why don't I play with you next time? I'm really good. I'm ranked among the top ten players on the local server.
The top player on the server, sweetcherry, is our team leader, and the two of us are online buddies. I'll get him to let you join and play together next time..."
At the sight of him looking over,
Woo turned off the screen and stood up.
"Uncle Felix, I wanna have pizza."
Felix suddenly felt a headache coming on. "C'mon, behave, kiddo.Jungkook's not gonna agree to that!"
As the only grandson of the Jeons,
Jungwoo was treated like a VIP. His daily schedule was scientifically planned, and he executed it in strict accordance with the timing. Although he didn't attend classes, he was busier than even adults
As Jungkook wasn't around today, and Felix felt really sorry for this poor little nephew of his, he risked his life and indulged him in playing games all afternoon.
But... Eating out?!
This was definitely testing the limits of Jungkook's patience!
Felix tried painstakingly to dissuade him. "You forced him to take you out for cake yesterday by refusing to take your medication, but this method isn't going to work today.
C'mon, kiddo, behave..."
It was as if Jungwoo didn't hear him at all. He went straight back to the bedroom and opened the closet.
He was about to take a random piece of clothing to change into when he suddenly spotted the limited edition little gray suitfrom Gucci.He put on the suit impulsively and walked out.
Shocked, Felix stopped him. "Jungkook's already downstairs!"
Jungwoo looked at him coolly. "Uh-huh. It's fine as long as he's not at the door."
"..." Felix watched him leave, feeling as though chills were going down his spine. He felt like a violent storm was about to come.
One minute later.
Jungkook opened the door and strode in, his presence as strong as ever.As he entered, a terrified-looking Felix lowered his head and greeted himweakly.
"Jungkook..."
Jungkook, who was taking off his coat, paused. His inky eyes swept across the room, and his expression darkened.
"Where's Jungwoo?"He sounded displeased
Felix became even more scared. "... He's at the pizza place downstairs."
As soon as he spoke, the tyrant suddenly turned around, scaring Felix sobadly that he shouted,
"I know it's my fault, Jungkook. Hold back a littl...Huh?"
Jungkook had already bypassed him and left.
Felix, who thought that he had managed to narrowly escape, had only just heaved a sigh of relief when he heard the other man's deep voice.
"I'll deal with you when I'm back."
"..."
-The pizzas at Hotel Finest were $99 each.
There were all kinds of varieties, and one could order their fill of flavors there.
With a menu in his hand, Taehyung walked toward the empty tables.Cherry followed him. Dressed in a little suit, his daughter looked awfully handsome, and there was a sly look in her spirited eyes.
"Mommy, I'll go look at the cakes."
Taehyung let out an "Okay".
However, when he turned around, he saw his 'daughter' standing behind him and staring at him all wide-eyed.
Jungwoo was only trying his luck. He didn't expect that he would really meet him again.
A bit of joy that had never once been there before appeared in the eyes of the usually taciturn boy.
When Taehyung saw him staring at himself silently with a menu in his hand, he asked in confusion,
"Did you not find the cake display counter, baby?"
'Baby'...
Jungwoo blushed.
Although his grandparents also occasionally called him that at home, the man's voice was casual and lazy, and it actually sounded exceptionally affectionate.
His eyes suddenly turned red, and he asked sadly, "Are you my mommy?"
Taehyung was puzzled.
He felt like something was wrong with Cherry. Was it because she had forcibly logged her off the game just now? Although Cherry was a spoiled little princess, she had always been a lively and active child.
Surely not, right? Taehyung bent over and rubbed his head. With a low chuckle,
he said, "Alright,it's all Mommy's fault. What do you wanna have? I'll order it for you,okay?"
He held up the menu. "Do you want pepperoni pizza?"
It really is Mommy! Jungwoo's eyes widened.
He wanted to ask "Mommy, why did you abandon me?", as well as "Where have you been all these years?"
Yet, when all the words reached the tip of his tongue, he swallowed them all down again.
He, who had grown up being taken care of by Jungkook, had difficulty expressing his feelings. He could only nod heavily. "Yeah!"
Taehyung was completely unaware of how complicated the boy's emotions were at the moment. He took him by the hand and walked to a relatively quiet and inconspicuous table in the corner.
Cherry, who was lingering at the cake display counter, looked at the mousse cake, and then at the Black Forest cake, unable to decide.
In the end, it was only after she decided that she would have both that she finally decided to go back to where her mother was.
However, as soon as she turned around, she noticed a very good-looking young man walking toward her aggressively.
Then, he stretched out his long shapely arm, picked her up, and forcibly brought her out.
"This is all junk food! Don't eat it!"
Cherry, who was dumbfounded, struggled fiercely.
"Who are you?
Why are you ordering me around?
Let go of me! Help, someone's kidnapping me!"
The commotion attracted the attention of the entire dining hall.Jungkook had a stormy look on his face. As they were in public, his good up bringing made him suppress his anger in the end, and he snapped,
"I'm your father!"
Too Be Continued....