Side story 8. A life growing with everyone’s love. [Complete]
2023.02.22.
It wasn’t that I wanted my wife’s praise.
It was too precious to put down on the floor, and I didn’t want to let her bear the increasing weight alone. Like morning sickness, I wanted to bear that weight together.
And until the precious gift of the two came out, Junyoung was ready to hatch an egg on the cold ice.
Like an emperor hatching an egg… … He pulled his wife onto his lap and caressed her protruding belly.
He felt happiness as he watched his wife smiling comfortably in his arms.
At that moment, something knocked on Yunseol’s belly.
A short, thick vibration… … A wonderful high five that reached Junyoung’s palm.
Yunseol and Junyoung, who felt the first movement together, looked at each other with surprised eyes. Who knew
such a touching first greeting could exist in life… … .
The two hugged each other even tighter, unbelievably moved.
And the baby who was sending signals in between continued the long first greetings throughout the afternoon.
***
One day in August, when the spring with fluttering flower petals had passed and the hot summer was coming to an end. It was
the day when Chairman Kang and his wife were going to have dinner together with Gil Yong and his wife.
Yoon Seol and Jun Young finished preparing and headed to
their parents’ house early. Although it was not that far, they left early, intending to get there early and be a chatterbox for the adults.
Since it would be difficult to have such gatherings for a while after giving birth soon, they had planned to meet up with the adults from both families in order to let out all their worries. They were excited to meet the whole family, so they skipped lunch and went there, looking forward to the nutritious samgyetang that Hye Sook had prepared.
However, upon arriving, Yoon Seol felt that her body was a little strange.
She had been having small contractions for a few days, but since there were still 10 days left until her due date, and since most first labors are delayed, she didn’t think much of it.
In front of Chairman Kang’s house, Junyoung’s car stopped.
“Junyoung, I… … What should I do? I think I should go to the hospital.”
“Why? My stomach hurts? Are you having labor?”
“I guess… … Aah!”
At Yoonseol’s groan, Junyoung immediately started the car that had stopped and headed to the hospital. Then, Chairman Kang and his wife, who had come out to meet the two at the front gate, hurriedly got into their car and followed right behind.
The two cars with their emergency lights on lined up and quickly went down the gentle slope of the luxury residential area. Then, Gilyong, who was heading toward Chairman Kang’s mansion, noticed Junyoung’s car.
Gilyong stopped his car and honked his horn.
Junyoung’s car, which was ahead, passed without stopping, and the driver of Chairman Kang’s car, which was following behind, stopped his car.
The backseat window opened, Chairman Kang stuck his face out, and shouted loudly at Gilyong.
“In-law, hurry! The baby is coming out now. The baby!”
Following Chairman Kang’s car, Gil Yong’s car also turned on its emergency lights and started to drive.
Suddenly, cars with their emergency lights flashing in a jumbled order like a noisy motorcade entered the hospital.
And she labored for exactly 24 hours. The next day, at exactly the same time as she had gone to her parents’ house for dinner the day before, Yoon Seol gave birth to a healthy son who looked exactly like Jun Young, just as she had wished.
The adults who had been waiting at the hospital for a whole day checked on the health of the mother and baby, and then hurriedly left to give the mother some rest, each with their own mission.
Now, it was a moment of celebration just for Jun Young and Yoon Seol.
Jun Young approached Yoon Seol and hugged her gently.
“You worked hard, Yoon Seol.”
“Jun Young… … .”
Yoon Seol also held back tears from the overwhelming emotion that could not be described in words, and threw herself into Jun Young’s arms, responding to his feelings.
After a long and arduous labor, his wife was as pure as a daffodil, and it was now Junyoung’s turn to pay tribute to her sublime appearance that surpassed cuteness and loveliness.
Junyoung approached his love who had become a mother from a wife to kiss her.
The moment their lips were about to overlap little by little.
[Gulp-.]
A moment of silence… … and then Junyoung burst out laughing loudly.
“Hahahahaha… … .”
The familiar background sound that always came between the two at crucial moments.
“Don’t laugh. I’m hungry. I’m going to eat the samgyetang that my mother makes, so I’ve only had a quick breakfast and lunch and haven’t eaten anything properly. It’s like I’ve been starving for almost 48 hours.”
“Hahaha. Got it.”
Junyoung’s shoulders shook as he tried to hold back his laughter that wouldn’t stop.
Yoonseol’s whining began when she saw that.
“You’re bad. Kang Junyoung. If you keep laughing, I’ll get mad. Stop it.”
“Okay. I’ll buy you samgyetang, so don’t be upset. Hahaha.”
“Huh? Huh? Keep laughing? I told you not to laugh.”
Yoon-seol pouts and sticks out his lips, while Jun-young bites Yoon-seol’s cute lips with a face that won’t close its mouth.
Like cutting water with a knife, the couple who never fights are one who satisfies their hunger with their lips, and the other becomes more and more intoxicated by the powerful addiction that they will never be able to escape.
“Hahaha. What should I do with you? Even after you have a baby, you’ll still be cute like a baby… … .”
***
The name of the handsome guy who looks exactly like Jun-young was Lee Wan. Kang Lee Wan.
And from the day he was born, he completely stole his wife from Jun-young.
Yoon-seol, who vowed to be the perfect parent to Lee Wan due to his personality of doing his best in everything and the lack he felt due to his parents’ absence, tried to do everything about Lee Wan herself.
Hye-sook tried to do everything on her own, making the babysitter she had arranged in advance useless, and the things that an inexperienced new mother could not do with her greed. She
still needed postpartum care… … .
Her physical limitations, lack of experience, and her immaturity, along with her overly independent perfectionist personality… … In the end, she even showed symptoms of postpartum depression.
Even Jun-young, who was watching from the side, was completely rejecting Yoon-seol, and Jun-young’s heart grew heavier and heavier.
In the end, Sun-geum stepped forward at Jun-young’s request.
“Yoon-seol. Are
you having a hard time?” “Mom… … I don’t know what to do. I want to be a good mother, but it’s not like the book says. Sob.”
Yoon-seol burst into tears in front of Sun-geum and cried in her mother’s arms for a long time.
“How did you raise me, Mom? How did you raise me by yourself when you’ve never
even had a baby?” “I didn’t raise you alone. You had your grandfather and your dad. You grew up with everyone’s love.”
Soon-geum began to tell the old stories of how she raised Yun-seol.
How Yun-seol grew up, how stubborn she was, and the stories of her grandfather carrying her on his back, and the stories of Gil-yong comforting her by putting her on his shoulder… As she listened to these stories, Yun-seol’s heart gradually became more stable as she recalled the past.
“Yun-seol, you too raised Yi-wan with everyone’s love. Go back to your family. And raise him with your family, not someone else’s.”
“Family?”
As Soon-geum listened to the story, she realized the meaning of her marriage that her grandfather had so desperately wanted. He wanted to give Yun-seol a family.
She was convinced that if there was a family that loved and cared for her more than anyone else, Yi-wan would be happy there.
And soon after, Jun-yeong and Yun-seol moved back into their parents’ house with Yi-wan. It was exactly 30 days after giving birth.
***
6 months later.
Jun-yeong, who had been talking about moving out while they were together, had changed.
He was more satisfied with his current life than anyone else.
There was no one who would do that, but I was worried that they would tell me to move out.
After Yunseol came to the main house, many things changed.
With the help of my family, and with everyone’s love, my life gradually became stable.
As Yunseol wished to take me to bed, Iwan slept in my mother’s arms every day.
And in consideration of Yunseol who slept a lot in the morning, the adults took care of the morning childcare. In order for Yunseol to get a good night’s sleep, the adults spent time with Iwan with the help of the resident childcare helper.
The problem was that this kid took after his dad and woke up early in the morning.
Thanks to that, Junyoung started early morning childcare instead of early morning exercise.
Today, Iwan tossed and turned before the sun had even risen.
Junyoung carefully carried Iwan out of the room so that Yunseol wouldn’t wake up.
“Hey kid, do you keep making my girl suffer? Mommy is my dad’s from now on, so you go down and play with grandma and grandpa. Got it? Kang Iwan.”
“Poah-. Maah-.”
Lee Wan, who responded to Junyoung’s words with incomprehensible babbling,
was the annoying guy who stole Yoonseol, but he looked just like himself and acted just like his mother, so cute that he didn’t hurt even if he put him in his eyes.
These days, Junyoung is teaching Lee Wan “Mom” and “Dad” without Yoonseol knowing, and he didn’t realize how much time passed every morning while waiting for the first words that would soon come.
Thanks to that, the time that Junyoung spent alone with Lee Wan was getting longer and longer.
And sending Lee Wan downstairs was a win-win solution for everyone.
It gave the adults who couldn’t sleep in the morning a cozy time with their grandson, and the young couple who were still affectionate a gift had a morning just for them, killing two birds with one stone.
Junyoung took Lee Wan downstairs and returned to bed to lie down next to Yoonseol. This was now a routine.
Yoonseol instinctively ran into Junyoung’s arms.
February, the month before spring, was the perfect temperature for someone to be held close to.
As he touched Yoonseol’s still warm and soft body, he remembered the 23-year-old Yoonseol who had dug into his arms on their first night.
His wife, who had been a fearless girl who had embarrassed him with her softness and gentleness that he had never experienced before, had now become a mature woman, the mother of his child.
Looking at his wife, who was beautiful even in her changed appearance, Junyoung tickled Yoonseol’s cheek with his lips up to her lips.
A wife who had been perfectly accustomed to each other through all the firsts together… ….
The corners of Yoonseol’s lips instinctively lifted as she kissed Junyoung.
And a smile of happiness that he couldn’t hold back burst from Yoonseol’s face, who had pretended to be asleep.
She was still beautiful, and she had given Junyoung the thrill of spring sparks in her eyes, and she had blushed in embarrassment.
Full of pretense… … A cute fighting cock that had captured him in an instant.
In everyone’s love, the season was changing again to the spring when the two first met.
When that spring comes… … The two people whose fate was destined to meet will be spending the beginning of another life together.
Lee Wan’s first words, saying ‘Mom’, ‘Dad’, or another gift might await… …
“I love you. My Yoon Seol.”
Jun Young’s vow, like a prayer, melted into the morning sunlight.
– End.
