<h4>Chapter 230: OFFICIAL FAMILY</h4>
IT WAS the Junsung Group behind the smear campaign against Song Sihyuk.
"ording to our investigation, it seems like the chairman of Junsung Group made a deal with the CEO of <i>Daily Scoop</i>, sir. Chairman Lee agreed to ept CEO Choi’s youngest daughter as his oldest son’s second wife," Jung Han reported. "That’s why <i>Daily Scoop</i> released that article without consulting us first."
Junsung Group, huh?
Song Sihyuk smirked— he could already see why the chairman of Junsung Group would do that to him. "The old man must still be pissed because I helped Yun Dujun send his favorite son to prison."
Jung Han nodded in agreement. "If you didn’t help Yun Dujun-ssi, none of that would have happened, sir. But it’s inevitable since they touched the young master. In fact, they started it. So, I don’t understand why they suddenly want revenge."
Right?
Song Sihyuk was only nning to lend his resources to Yun Dujun.
But Song Gunwoo was hurt at the time.
So, obviously, he would retaliate.
<i>You don’t hurt my beloved son and get away with it unscathed.</i>
"What kind of rebuttal article should we release, sir?" Jung Han asked carefully. "Our PR Team is already on standby."
Hmm.
<i>I know I told Garam that I’ll handle it, but...</i>
Song Sihyuk got up from his seat. "Let me talk to my wife first."
<strong>***</strong>
GARAM wasn’t really a fan of gold jewelry pieces, but he thought the gold chains around Seulgi’s wrist looked lovely.
The other gold jewelry pieces that Song Sihyuk chose were also pretty.
At the moment, Garam and his children were inside Seulgi’s big ypen.
"Gold suits our Seulgi so much!" Song Gunwoo gushed while taking pictures of Seulgi, especially the toddler’s arms. "Dad, can I send these pictures to the twins? They love gold, so I’m sure they’ll be thrilled to see our Seulgi wearing gold pieces. And I also like bragging about my baby sister."
"Go ahead," Garam said, smiling while nodding. "Send those pictures to me, son. I’ll share them in my group chat with my friends."
"Alright, Dad."
"Seulgi, baby, did you have fun with your daddy?" Garam asked Seulgi, who was ying with her new plush doll. "Your daddy pampered you a lot, huh?"
"Not Daddy!" Seulgi said, giggling. "Seulgi likes Not Daddy!"
Aigooya.
Garam found Seulgi calling Song Sihyuk ’Not Daddy’ endearing.
<i>I have a feeling that it will be ’Daddy’ soon.</i>
"These brats..."
Garam raised his head and saw Song Gunwoo typing on his phone furiously. "What’s wrong, Gunwoo-ya?"
"The twins said Seulgi’s new hairstyle makes her look like a mushroom!"
Garam burst outughing.
To be fair, it was him who chose the ’French bob with micro bangs’ haircut for Seulgi.
But the haircut turned out to be closer to a bowl cut than the elegant style he envisioned, making his baby girl’s head look like a mushroom.
<i>It’s still cute, okay?</i>
"I don’t think the twins mean it in an insulting way, Gunwoo-ya," Garam said, consoling his son. "Don’t be upset."
Song Gunwoo just pouted, typing less furiously this time.
Garam just chuckled.
<i>I like it when Gunwoo acts like the child that he is. It suits him better than acting all mature, trying to grow up faster just to catch up with his daddy.</i>
"Oppa, Oppa."
Hmm?
Garam smiled when Seulgi walked towards Song Gunwoo, then she promptly sat on her big brother’sp.
Aww.
"Oppa, smile," Seulgi said as if scolding Song Gunwoo. "Seulgi wants Oppa smiling!"
Aigooya.
Song Gunwoo immediately dropped his phone and gently pinched Seulgi’s cheeks, smiling widely now. "Alright, Seulgi-ya. Oppa will smile for you. Do you like Oppa’s smile that much?"
Seulgi nodded, giggling again. "Seulgi likes Oppa’s smile!"
And Song Gunwoo showered Seulgi with kisses on the face.
They really get along well.
Watching his children like that melted Garam’s heart.
<i>We only need one person to fall for our Seulgi.</i>
"Oh, you’re all here."
Garam lifted his head and found Song Sihyuk entering the yroom.
The Alpha went to his study earlier with Jung Han, probably dealing with the article that <i>Daily Scoop</i> had released this morning.
"Daddy."
"Not Daddy!"
"Yes, hello to you two," Song Sihyuk greeted the kids casually, and then he turned to Garam. "Honey, can we talk for a moment?"
<strong>***</strong>
AH, so it was the Junsung Group behind that malicious article.
Actually, when Garam opened his group chat with his friends earlier, it was full of concerned messages because of that stupid news.
He assured his friends that his family was alright.
<i>But now I know that they’re worried because SG Group hasn’t released a rebuttal article yet.</i>
"Honey, I don’t think I’d be satisfied with a mere rebuttal article."
Garam sighed and shook his head.
He already knew what was going to happen in the near future.
<i>#RIP to Junsung Group and Daily Scoop.</i>
"How do you want to handle this, Hyung?" Garam asked carefully. "You want to hit them back for disturbing our peace, don’t you?"
Song Sihyuk’s face beamed with happiness. "Aww. You know me so well, honey."
Garam just rolled his eyes.
"If we release a rebuttal article, then we’ll be forced to reveal that we are fostering a child," Song Sihyuk said, in a serious tone this time. "I don’t want to introduce Seulgi that casually. If we’re going to introduce her to the world, then we’re doing it in a very grand style befitting the daughter of SG Group."
Garam blinked, surprised. "Our daughter...?"
"Honey?"
"Yeah?"
"Let’s adopt Seulgi."
Garam gasped softly. "Hyung..."
"I didn’t make this decision just because I wanted to please you," Song Sihyuk said gently. "After spending time with Seulgi, I realized that I wanted her to be our daughter forever. I already can’t imagine giving her to another family."
Aww.
Garam couldn’t say anything because he felt a lump in his throat.
But he didn’t want to cry while Song Sihyuk wasn’t done talking yet, so he held it in.
"And I didn’t make this decision just because Seulgi resembled you a lot. Well, that helped me pay attention to her," Song Sihyuk admitted. "But, ultimately, the thing that made me feel attached to her was the fact that she wasn’t scared of me. As you know, most children cry at the sight of me. Even Kim Heedo’s children are afraid of me, despite knowing me since they were born."
That was true.
<i>Even Wonyoung’s kids are afraid of Sihyuk Hyung.</i>
"But Seulgi smiles at me, and she even clings to me as if she trusts me with her life," Song Sihyuk said, his face softening. "Whenever I see and hear her call to me, I feel the overwhelming urge to protect her." The Alpha then smiled awkwardly at Garam. "Is that good enough reason to convince you that I want Seulgi to be a part of our family, honey? I promise I’m not doing this just to impress you. Adopting a child is a serious responsibility, after all."
Aww.
Song Sihyuk knew that he had messed up a lot of times in the past, so the Alpha was convinced Garam didn’t trust him that much anymore.
<i>Well, sometimes, I still doubt Hyung’s intentions.</i>
But, this time, Garam knew that the Alpha was being genuine.
<i>Hyung may still mess up from time to time, but I know he didn’t decide on a whim.</i>
"Thank you, Hyung," Garam said, hugging Song Sihyuk tight. "Thank you for epting Seulgi into our family."
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