Brother, Am I Cute? [EN]: Chapter 174

“Hyung, aren’t I cute?”

As Daniel was about to get into the car, his secretary opened the door for him.

The car started as soon as he settled into the back seat.

The secretary, sitting beside him, glanced at Daniel, who was smiling.

“The contract went exactly as you predicted. It’s amazing how accurately you foresaw this.”

“Hmm, yes. Well, the slight issue is that I’m receiving less money than anticipated.”

“I didn’t expect that either.”

“I didn’t think he would cut the price that much. Still, it’s been a while since I’ve seen a young man be so bold with me. He’s exceeding my expectations.”

“Was it Lee Si-hyuk who negotiated the price down like that?”

“Yes, Jang Hyuk’s son. I should have taken a firmer hold of him back then. Who knew he would raise his son so well?”

Daniel clicked his tongue, seemingly thinking about his own child.

His son was surviving in the fiercely competitive Singaporean education system and wasn’t lacking in any way, but he always seemed intimidated in front of him.

He wished his son had such a bold spirit, but he seemed to have inherited his mother’s personality.

Sometimes he saw glimpses of himself in his son, but it wasn’t enough.

“Tsk. What a shame.”

“It might not be a bad idea to keep your son close to him.”

“Oh! Yes, that wouldn’t be bad at all. How great would it be to have someone like that to keep him grounded? But not yet.”

“Not yet?”

Daniel nodded at his secretary’s smile.

Before, he was merely helping Lee Jang-hyuk by paying off his debt, but now he felt a strong desire to keep the son under his wing.

When he’d seen him before, he thought he was a half-baked tiger, but it turned out he was a fully grown one.

He still lacked experience, but that would come with time.

“I was playing along with his tune to some extent, but I was horrified at the end. Securing an agreement with the number one company… I didn’t see that move coming.”

“That must have made you sweat a little.”

“I thought he was just a young kid, but he got one over on me. The president in front of me also looked quite embarrassed at those last words; you could see him struggling to manage his expression. But when I thought about it, it was something worth doing. I knew I couldn’t let it go.”

“So that’s why the price was cut?”

“Well, even so, five billion [Singapore dollars] per quarter isn’t pocket change. It’s not like I lost that much.”

Daniel sniffed.

He wanted to admit what he had to admit, but it was still a blow to his pride to be outmaneuvered so thoroughly.

“I got what I wanted, so let’s just say we exchanged favors.”

“Haha. It’s been a while since I’ve seen you like this, Vice Chairman.”

“Well, there are times when you get caught off guard by a young man’s spirit.”

“It’s not just spirit; he pulled out a very useful card.”

“Yes. I lost a step in the game of wits. Happy? Make sure I’m comfortable while I’m here. If there’s anything involving the police, take care of it. I won’t be here long, but I doubt such an incident will happen.”

“Understood.”

“Make a show of seeing me off later. You have to make a show of these things to make people feel burdened.”

“Haha. I’ll make it subtle.”

The car drove down the road.

The lights decorating the entire Singaporean street sparkled.

The shimmering vermilion light evoked faint memories.

But it was the present that shone.

The past Lee Jang-hyuk became a memory, and the shining sun of the present became Lee Si-hyuk.

Daniel thought as he looked at the lights outside the window.

That so much time had passed.

***

-At the same time Lee Si-hyuk was having a meeting.

Siha and Baek Dong-hwan were lying side by side on the hotel bed.

Baek Dong-hwan was wondering how to play with Siha, and Siha was wondering when Hyung would come.

As they were lying there, Siha turned his head.

“Ah?”

“Huh? What’s wrong? Can’t you sleep?”

“Siha. Airplane zzz.”

“Yeah. You took a nap on the plane, so your eyes are wide open?”

“Ah ah. Hyung. Wait.”

“It’s going to take a long time for him to come.”

“No. Wait.”

Siha got up and climbed onto Baek Dong-hwan’s stomach.

He was curious how different he was from Hyung.

Baek Dong-hwan lifted his waist as he looked at Siha.

“Baek Dong!”

“How is it? Amazing, right?”

“No. Hard. Hard. Not good. Not good.”

“Ah…. Really?”

Siha got off quickly because the ride wasn’t good.

The soft feeling of the bed.

He stomped his feet and jumped.

“Baek Dong. Soft soft.”

“It’s really good. Makes me sleepy.”

“Jump. Jump.”

“If I jump here, the bed will break. For sure.”

“No. Okay. Siha saw.”

“Huh? What did you see?”

“Elephant. Elephant. Jump. Jump. Bed okay.”

“Ah. You saw the commercial?”

It seemed Siha had seen the commercial for the unshakable comfort.

He must have seen an elephant jumping on the bed.

Honestly, I don’t know if it would be safe if an elephant actually jumped.

“That’s called an exaggeration.”

“Exaggeration? Ah! Hong Manager Ahjji [Uncle]!”

“Uh…. That’s not the exaggeration I meant?”

Baek Dong-hwan imagined Hong Jin-soo, the manager, coming out, and Siha also joining our publishing house….

Suddenly, what a random thought……. Shoo. Shoo.

He felt tired from such a random thought.

He should have taken a nap on the plane, but he was watching the movie series.

As a result, he had no idea what to play with Siha.

“Siha, do you want to go sightseeing?”

“No. Siha wait Hyung.”

“Then what do you want to play here? I’ll do anything I can do. Ah, no.”

Baek Dong-hwan wanted to go out to chase away his sleepiness.

There were many things he could do at this hotel, even if he didn’t go far.

“Then shall we prepare a surprise gift for when Hyung comes?”

“Gift?”

“Yeah. It would be fun to have delicious snacks and gifts when Hyung comes.”

“Ah ah. Baek Dong! Good job!”

“Hahaha.”

Baek Dong-hwan felt good at Siha’s reaction.

It’s funny to be praised, but the main thing was that he created an excuse to go out.

“Then shall we go out?”

“Ah ah.”

Siha and Baek Dong-hwan left the room.

When they went down to the hotel basement, there was a shopping center.

Because it was crowded, Baek Dong-hwan held Siha in his arms.

He thought he would lose him if he held his hand.

“Baek Dong. Hard.”

“Sorry for not being soft. No, but Si-hyuk Hyung also has muscles like me.”

“No. Hyung different. Baek Dong different.”

“What’s different? Is it because of the size?”

“Baek Dong big. Soccer ball. Soccer ball.”

“If you have that much muscle, aren’t you not human?”

With such questions, Baek Dong-hwan walked through the shopping center with Siha.

Usually, when you walk down the street, you avoid each other so you don’t bump into each other.

But Baek Dong-hwan doesn’t need to move his body.

Like the miracle of Moses, people were avoiding him in advance.

‘Hmm. The people and tourists in Singapore are all kind. They’re making way because there’s a child.’

They’re avoiding him in case they cause harm, but Baek Dong-hwan didn’t know.

Even pickpockets just let Park Dong-hwan go.

If they were caught by mistake, their bodies wouldn’t be left intact by that fist.

“Baek Dong. That. That.”

“Huh? What?”

Siha pointed to a place selling various souvenirs.

Among them, Siha’s eyes lit up at [Happy Hippo Chocolate].

The hippo-shaped chocolate captivated Siha’s heart.

“This?”

“Ah ah. This Siha’s.”

“Weren’t we here to buy Hyung’s?”

“Siha’s. Hyung like.”

“If Siha chooses it, Hyung likes it?”

“Ah ah.”

Siha nodded brightly.

In fact, Si-hyuk likes whatever Siha does.

Baek Dong-hwan blankly thought at those words.

‘Actually, I don’t know what Si-hyuk Hyung likes.’

He came out, but he didn’t know what Hyung liked.

But buying a book related to Singapore is a bit much.

“Um. Siha, what does Hyung like the most? What do you want to have?”

“Hyung.”

“Yeah. Okay. Hyung.”

“Siha like the most~”

“Tsk. I shouldn’t have asked.”

I wondered why I asked when the answer was already decided.

Wait. He likes Siha the most?

Baek Dong-hwan saw something good.

He smiled triumphantly and chose that item.

Hyung will be satisfied with this.

That’s how he finished shopping with Siha.

***

As soon as we returned to the hotel room, Siha hugged me, calling out ‘Hyung!’

I was a little surprised that he wasn’t asleep yet.

Well, he must have slept a lot on the plane, so there’s no way he could be sleepy.

Strangely, even if I sleep on the plane, I still get sleepy.

“Hyungnim! Welcome back!”

Bang!

Birthday fireworks went off from somewhere.

I stared at Baek Dong-hwan as if I was dumbfounded.

Instead of answering the face that asked what this was, Baek Dong-hwan tapped Siha’s shoulder.

“Ah ah! Hyung!”

Siha ran somewhere and held out the hippo chocolate.

“Eat. Hyung. Eat. Siha bought.”

“Siha bought it?”

“Delicious.”

Seeing that the box was torn, he must have already tasted it.

Thank you. Thank you for tasting it and taking care of it. What would have happened if it wasn’t delicious?

“Hyungnim. I also prepared something.”

“What is this, a birthday party?”

“Let’s just say it’s a ‘you worked hard’ party. Actually, Siha kept saying he was waiting here, so I prepared this excuse and went out.”

“Ah…….”

I roughly know what happened.

Anyway, you can enjoy sightseeing without waiting for Hyung like this.

Seeing Siha wanting to do everything together, I thought it was better to come together.

“So what did you prepare?”

“This is it!”

What he took out of the envelope was a red hat.

In the middle of the hat, it said Singapore, and there was a white moon and stars drawn on it.

If you look closely, it was the Singapore flag.

A hat that really feels like I came to Singapore!

“A hot item to protect Hyung’s face from Siha’s favorite red car and the sun. I chose it after much deliberation.”

“Oh, okay.”

“Why are you reacting like that? Don’t you like it?”

Seeing the red hat, I strangely thought of the military.

The instructors wore red hats and made us do drills. I took the hat and tried it on.

“Are you going to recreate the training center here?”

“Agh! Hyungnim! What terrible things are you saying.”

“It fits well. Where did you buy it to do this?”

“I didn’t aim for that. Really, I didn’t.”

“Yo? Yooooooo?!”

“Ah. Why are you doing this. I feel like I’m getting PTSD [Post Traumatic Stress Disorder].”

“Feel like? You’re talking informally?”

“Ah…. I chose the wrong one.”

Siha sided with me next to Baek Dong-hwan.

“Baek Dong. Wrong. Did?”

“No. Siha, you liked this hat too?!”

“No. Siha no.”

“Oh ho. Are you going to blame Siha?”

“Ah, Hyungnim. I’m really wronged!”

“Hehe. I know. I was just kidding. But this chocolate looks really delicious.”

“I’ve eaten it too, and it’s delicious.”

“You ate it too?”

I took one out and put it in my mouth.

The sweet flavor of chocolate filled my mouth.

It looked like a hippo, but the taste was okay.

“Anyway, thank you. Come to think of it, I didn’t bring a hat.”

“Oh! As expected!”

“But Siha didn’t bring a hat either, so I’ll have to buy one tomorrow.”

“If that’s the case, buy one after you wake up tomorrow. There’s a shopping mall in the basement.”

“Or you can buy it after looking around a bit.”

“Well, you can do that. Haaahm.”

“You must be very tired.”

“Ah, I couldn’t sleep on the plane.”

“I slept a little, but I’m still tired.”

Siha made a surprised face when he heard that.

“Hyung sleep? Siha not play?”

“Haha. Shall we play a little before sleeping?”

“Ah ah!”

I can feel Baek Dong-hwan’s desperate gaze. Please let’s sleep.

But I can’t just leave Siha with those sparkling eyes.

And there’s a way.

Even if his eyes look like that, he’ll just fall asleep if he puts his head on the bed.

The fatigue of the trip doesn’t go away.

“First, fill the bathroom with water and play with the toys.”

Siha’s eyes widened.

Bath play in the bathroom with toys in the bag!

It’s like a dream.

Baek Dong-hwan makes a face of admiration, saying, “As expected, Hyungnim!”

See. If you do this, you can take away Siha’s stamina while taking a bath.

Lee Siha, who is relaxed in the warm water.

“And close your eyes on the bed and play a song. It’s a kind of quiz, so you have to listen carefully. Got it?”

“Ah ah.”

Hehehe.

With this, all the elements that can fall asleep have been established.

If you cover your warm body with a blanket, the game is over.

“Dong-hwan, you worked hard today. Wash up and go to bed first.”

“Keu! As expected, you are Hyungnim. The play is really.”

Tsk. To be so impressed.

I was amazed that I thought of this.

“Okay. Siha, let’s go.”

“Ah ah.”

We took a bath like that.

One thing I didn’t think about was that it was my job to wipe and clean up the toys.

Damn it. I didn’t think about cleaning up.

Anyway, we lay down like that and listened to the song [Maria Says].

[Maria says. Says. Maria. Maria came out~ But Maria. Maria called like this, Maria. Maria. How many Marias are there?]

[Did you think it was over? Maria who found the horse there. Says. Maria. Says. Maria says. What is this saying.]

A song to guess how many Marias there are.

I turned on a song that I didn’t know when it would end and closed my eyes with Siha.

The moment I heard a snoring sound next to me, I fell asleep without realizing it.