Secretly Married to a Chaebol Alpha-Chapter 228: FATHER-DAUGHTER BONDING

"DAD, how are you feeling?"

"Oh, I’m feeling better now, baby," Garam said after taking a bite of the bite-sized apple that Song Gunwoo brought to him. "Thank you for taking care of me on your day off."

It was the weekend, so Song Gunwoo didn’t have school.

But that didn’t mean his son wasn’t busy.

"If you have homework, or if you want to meet your friends, then go ahead," Garam urged his son. "No need to keep an eye on me, Gunwoo-ya. I’ll probably just sleep all day. And you don’t have to worry about me missing my meals. Junho Hyung is here, after all."

"It’s alright, Dad. I’ve already rescheduled my playdate with my little cousins," Song Gunwoo assured him. "I’ll visit them later."

Ah, yes.

My baby has little cousins now.

Song Sihyuk’s cousins were parents now, just like them.

"Taking care of Dad is more important than playing with my baby cousins."

Aigooya.

Garam couldn’t help but laugh softly while shaking his head. "You know, Garam-ah, I understand why your daddy is worried about you only having younger friends."

Song Gunwoo chuckled. "I like taking care of my dongsaengs. Plus, I believe that taking care of them will help me how to become a good leader someday. And I want to learn good leadership before I take over SG Group."

"Do you want to inherit your father’s company, son?"

"I do, Dad. But rather than taking over the company, my goal is to completely change it once I’m in power."

"What do you mean by that?"

"Our company is a bad company that exploits its employees."

Oh.

"I’m aware that Daddy is doing his best to run the company as ethically as possible. But SG Group is a giant conglomerate, so Daddy can’t check each and every company affiliated with us. Plus, we have bad relatives who give our company a bad name," Song Gunwoo said, suddenly acting and looking more mature than his actual age. "And I can’t change the company alone either. That’s why I’m raising my little cousins. I want them to grow up as decent people, so they’ll have the same vision as me: to turn SG Group into an ethical company, even if it means losing our spot as one of the top chaebol families."

Garam’s eyes widened a bit after realizing how ambitious his son truly was.

"That’s also the reason why I prefer hanging out with the Kim Siblings than with my classmates. My fellow chaebol kids will run their families’ companies in the future. So, I feel like I should pull them in my circle as early as now," Song Gunwoo said, smiling ’innocently.’ "But don’t misunderstand, Dad. I genuinely care about those kids."

Aigooya.

Now Garam fully understood why Song Gunwoo preferred hanging out with younger kids.

He wants to influence the future leaders of this country as early as now.

How cunning.

Garam suddenly burst out laughing. "Gunwoo-ya, you truly are your daddy’s son."

***

THE HAIR SALON that Lim Garam booked was located in Aera World Mall— the luxury shopping mall owned by SG Group.

It’s currently being run by Song Sua.

To Song Sihyuk’s surprise, he just realized that Aera World mall had a specialized floor dedicated to kids’ sections. It also had family-friendly amenities. Moreover, it featured large toy stores, indoor playgrounds, concept cafés for kids, and an extensive clothing section for children.

When was the last time I brought Garam and Gunwoo to the mall?

Song Sihyuk would take his little family out on a date twice a week, but their destination was never the shopping mall.

Plus, whenever his husband and son felt like going on a shopping spree, he would just call Song Sua and ask her to bring the department store to his house. That meant the sales associates bringing the latest collections of their store to the mansion.

But maybe we should visit the mall from time to time.

"Not Daddy, Not Daddy."

Song Sihyuk looked down at Seulgi, who kept tugging at the hem of his jacket.

The toddler was sitting in a pink toy car.

It was one of those ’kids’ car salon chairs.’

"Seulgi is scared."

To be honest, Song Sihyuk didn’t know what to do.

Song Gunwoo had never been afraid of anything— not during haircuts, and not even during a visit to the dentist.

But, then again, I met my son when he was already 5 years old.

Seulgi was only two years old.

To make matters worse, the toddler had been abused by her former guardians.

"Don’t be scared, Seulgi-ya," Song Sihyuk said as gently as possible. "Those uunies will are here to give you a pretty haircut."

Song Sihyuk was aware of how nervous the hair stylists were after recognizing him.

In fact, even the other clients had recognized him already.

Not that he cared.

"Not Daddy, is Seulgi pretty?"

"Yeah, you are," Song Sihyuk answered bluntly. "And you’ll become prettier if you let those unnies cut your hair without crying. So, how about it?"

Seulgi fell silent as if thinking deeply, and then she nodded. "Seulgi won’t cry."

"Very well," Song Sihyuk said while gently patting Seulgi’s head. And then he raised his head. "My wife booked this appointment."

He was talking to Miss Choi, the middle-aged salon manager, who came out after seeing him.

"Did he say what kind of hairstyle he wanted for our daughter?"

The salon manager, the staff members, and the other clients who heard Song Sihyuk claim that Seulgi was his daughter looked surprised.

Ah, is this going to cause a ’scandal?’

***

"SIR, we’ve already asked everyone not to take pictures and videos."

Song Sihyuk nodded after hearing Jung Han’s report.

He was sitting in the corner of the hair salon where he could clearly see Seulgi being taken good care of by the hairstylists.

His spot was separated from the other clients, of course.

"But are we really not going to make them sign an NDA?"

"There’s no need for that," Song Sihyuk said while shaking his head. "I just don’t want Seulgi’s pictures to spread, but I’m not keeping her existence a secret."

"Understood, sir—"

"Is this my beautiful niece?"

"W-Welcome, President Song!"

Tsk.

Song Sihyuk clicked his tongue as soon as he saw Song Sua— his older cousin who was in charge of the shopping mall— enter the hair salon.

She probably headed over here as soon as she heard I came with Seulgi.

***

"NOT DADDY, is Seulgi prettier now?"

Pfft.

Song Sihyuk couldn’t help but smile while looking at Seulgi, who looked like a mushroom now because of her new hairstyle.

He meant it in a nice way, okay?

Moreover...

With shorter hair, Seulgi resembles Garam even more now.

"Yeah, totally," Song Sihyuk said, wiping the cream in the corner of the toddler’s mouth with a tissue. "Now eat your dessert so you’ll be healthier."

"Okay, Not Daddy."

After their appointment at the hair salon, he brought Seulgi to a kids’ café.

He ordered a strawberry banana granola parfait for the toddler, and he got himself an iced coffee.

However, it wasn’t just the two of them at the table.

"Sihyuk-ah, I didn’t know being a girl dad would suit you," Song Sua, who had invited herself there, said teasingly. "You should be eternally grateful to Garam for turning you into a decent human being."

"I am— and that’s why I worship the ground that Garam walks on," Song Sihyuk said, and then he looked at Song Sua with furrowed brows. "Why are you here? Did you really just come here to see Seulgi? I don’t think so."

"How did you know that I’m not just here to see my precious niece?"

"Just spill it already."

"Sihyuk-ah, I’m aware that Garam has returned as a soloist."

Right.

Lim Garam would write and release a song from time to time.

Fortunately, the general public loved his wife’s songs, so they ended up charting high.

To be honest, at the start. Song Sihyuk wasn’t happy that Lim Garam had started working again.

But, of course, it was only in the beginning.

He changed his mind as soon as he saw how happy Lim Garam was when his songs charted high.

However...

I don’t want my wife to be involved in my cousins’ business.

"Why are you suddenly interested in my wife’s career?" Song Sihyuk asked, eyeing Song Sua suspiciously. "What are you planning, Song Sua?"

Song Sua smiled ’sweetly.’ "I wonder if Garam is interested in managing an idol group?"

***

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