UAI 49 🍒

“Uncle and I”

Chapter — 49

In the end, everyone decided to have mango shaved ice and called the staff.

After taking their order, one staff member left, and soon another came in to clear the table.

A short while later, each person had a bowl of mango shaved ice in front of them.

The bright yellow mango on top of finely shaved milk ice, decorated with a little sprig of mint, looked so cute that it was already a feast for the eyes.

Sejin scooped a big spoonful and quickly put it in her mouth.

The creamy milk and sweet mango melted almost instantly, barely needing to be chewed.

Since it was a dessert portion, she finished it quickly, licking her lips with a hint of regret.

Seeing that, Hajin smiled and placed his portion in front of Sejin.

“Here. You eat this too. Don’t eat too much cold stuff or your stomach will hurt. Just eat this, okay?”

Sejin’s face lit up at her uncle’s thoughtfulness.

“Okay! Thank you, uncle! Love you!”

“Hahaha! Right. I love you too.”

Sejin picked up her spoon again and started eating the mango shaved ice Hajin had given her.

The others watched with smiles as Sejin enjoyed her dessert.

“I could give up my shaved ice too… but then, would Sejin tell me she loves me?”

Roy teased playfully.

Sejin looked up at the question and saw all the uncles watching her, waiting expectantly.

‘Oh, I get it. They want me to say something. Fine, I’ll give them a little show.’

She put her spoon down on the table and raised both arms above her head.

She pressed her short arms together to form a heart and spoke.

“I love all my uncles! Thank you for loving me, always giving me gifts… and playing with me!”

Everyone burst out laughing at that.

“Yeah. We love you too, Sejin!”

“Oh… why do I feel like crying?”

“Well raised. Very well raised. My child.”

“Sejin, you know I love you the most among all the uncles, right?”

Sejin shook her head at all the uncles’ over-the-top words, then picked up her spoon and began eating the mango shaved ice again.

Just then…

“Knock, knock.”

“Yes, come in.”

The door opened, and a young woman in her twenties, dressed in a suit, entered.

“Hello. I’m Assistant Manager Jang Sena from the Cheongsong Hotel Food & Beverage Team. Did you enjoy your meal?”

Hae-won, speaking for the group, replied,

“Oh, yes. It was very delicious. But… what brings you here?”

“I heard that Biwon and Sejin visited, so I took the liberty of coming by. The reason is that the CS Mart you visited recently is part of our Cheongsong Group. Thanks to your visit, not only did sales increase, but we also got a lot of publicity. I wanted to personally thank you. And we prepared this dessert because I thought Sejin would like it.”

Jang Sena gestured to the staff member who had come in with her.

The staff quickly placed a plate with various desserts in front of Sejin and stepped back.

“This is a small token of our thanks, so I hope you won’t refuse it.”

“Oh, you didn’t have to do that.”

Flustered, Hae-won spoke, but Jang Sena smiled and replied firmly,

“Actually, we don’t want to charge for the meal, but that might feel burdensome, so we prepared dessert instead. Please don’t refuse—it’s not my personal decision but an order from above. If you refuse, it puts me in a difficult position.”

In the end, the group gratefully accepted.

“Alright. We’ll enjoy it. Thank you.”

“Thank you!”

Sejin smiled and thanked them. Jang Sena returned the smile and left the room.

“Wow! Somehow, every time Sejin is around, we get something extra.”

“Yeah, it was like that at the mart too…”

Hwan and Roy laughed, remembering the previous visit.

Sejin looked at the plate in front of her.

It was a generous plate filled with cakes and desserts from the Cheongsong Hotel bakery.

Her mouth watered at the sight, but after two bowls of mango shaved ice, she was too full.

“Ugh… uncle!”

She whimpered, calling Hajin over.

Hajin quickly wiped her tears and asked,

“What’s wrong? Is your stomach hurting?”

Sejin shook her head.

Ever since she had become a child, her instincts often got the better of her, and today was no exception.

“Huu… no, I’m too full to eat this. Sniff.”

The others, who had been worried, laughed at her answer.

“Ah! Really!”

“Hahaha. Still, we have to admit our Sejin loves food, huh?”

Though serious, Sejin pouted when her uncles teased her.

“Eeeh. Uncles, mean! You only tease me!”

Hajin stroked her head gently to calm her.

“I’ll have them pack it for you. Then you can eat it later, right?”

“Really?”

“Yes. So cheer up now.”

“Okay! Hehe.”

Suppressing their laughter at Sejin’s simple happiness, they called a staff member to pack the desserts.

Soon, a staff member brought a large shopping bag.

“Wow? This bag is huge.”

The staff smiled and replied,

“Our assistant manager had already prepared extra items to go, so everything is packed together. Don’t worry and just take it.”

“Oh… then I feel so sorry.”

“She also asked us to tell you she’d be grateful if you visit again. Well, I’ll leave now.”

“Thank you.”

A short while later, the group left the room with the large shopping bag and Sejin in tow.

Minsoo, who went ahead to settle the bill, approached to help carry the bag.

“Hyung, let me carry this.”

“It’s okay. How heavy could it be…? Let’s just go after paying.”

“Yes, Hajin hyung. Here’s the card.”

“Okay.”

Hajin took the card, held Sejin’s hand, and headed toward the elevator.

“So Hajin’s paying for everything today?”

“From the shop to the restaurant… isn’t that a lot?”

Hajin laughed at their concern.

“Guys, do you think I don’t have enough money for this?”

The others felt a little embarrassed and laughed.

“Not that… but somehow, it feels weird being treated by the youngest.”

Roy shrugged, and everyone nodded.

“Come on. It’s not the first time I’ve spent money, so why act surprised? You guys also buy lots of things, but when I do, you make a fuss?”

“Haha. We just remember when we first met you at fifteen.”

“Right. Your face hasn’t changed either.”

“Come here! Let’s see if you’ve grown anywhere else!”

Hajin dodged his brothers’ teasing but finally laughed along.

When the elevator arrived, they went out the hotel entrance and got into the waiting car.

A few tens of minutes later, Minsoo’s car reached the residence.

“Guys, we’re here. Get out.”

“Thanks, Minsoo. Good job today.”

“It’s nothing, really. Oh, by the way, did you hear from the director about meeting the VTM team on the 5th?”

“Yes, we know.”

“I’ll be there by 7. The shop reservation is at 8, so we should leave by 7:10 at the latest. It could be a little traffic around that time.”

“Okay, we’ll be ready.”

Once the conversation with Minsoo ended, everyone got out of the car.

Hajin handed the shopping bag to Roy while preparing to carry Sejin.

“Hyung, can you hold this? Sejin might fall asleep, so I’ll carry her.”

“Okay.”

“Give Sejin to me first. It’ll be hard for you to carry her down.”

Jae-won, who got out first, took Sejin from Hajin.

Hajin, the last to get out, waved goodbye to Minsoo and closed the car door.

“Hyung, now you take her.”

“It’s fine. It’s just a short distance home, and moving her around too much might wake her.”

Jae-won carried Sejin as they walked.

Once home, they put Sejin to bed and came out.

“Hot? Want a cold drink?”

“No, we’ll manage ourselves.”

“Have you eaten lunch, aunty? Here’s some dim sum from the hotel’s Chinese restaurant. Try some.”

“Why bother with all this? Anyway, thanks.”

“Enjoy your meal.”

While Jumin and Hajin went to make iced coffee, the others changed into comfortable clothes and gathered in the living room.

“Here, have some coffee.”

“Thanks.”

“Change first, hyung and Hajin, then come out.”

“Okay.”

Once Hajin and Jumin changed, everyone sat on the sofa.

“Last night, I checked the recording of Ji-won’s application through the program.”

“Already?”

“Yes. It was manipulated. We finally have the proof.”

Everyone brightened at this news.

They finally had the evidence to clear up Ji-won’s misunderstanding.

“I messaged Ji-won with the result. She must have been worried…”

“Well done. Even if she knew it was false, it must have been frustrating not being believed.”

“Yes, she was really happy.”

“I also talked to Seong-jun hyung this morning.”

“Really?”

“Yes. Ji-won told him roughly what happened, and we agreed to coordinate our statements about the investigation as discussed yesterday.”

“Good.”

“Then let’s plan to visit the company next Wednesday.”

As the conversation was wrapping up, Jumin said to Hajin,

“Ah! Could you ask Seong-jun hyung if we can resend the email next Tuesday?”

“Why?”

“So it looks like we got the email Tuesday, then visit the company on Wednesday. Delete all emails from our account, since it’s shared and others can see. If we agreed to coordinate, we have to do it properly.”

“Oh, right! Smart thinking, Jumin hyung!”

Everyone then went to their rooms to handle the emails.

Jae-won printed the emails before deleting them and filed them on the bookshelf.

While everyone was busy deleting emails, online fan communities were buzzing about Biwon and Sejin’s outing.

Though they weren’t photographed at the shop, many photos were taken at the hotel using the main entrance.

Especially notable were the matching pink tops worn by Biwon members and Sejin.

[Pink team. lol. JPG]

• So cute!! lol
• Who thought of this? lol
• Apparently, Jae-won oppa? haha
• But everyone’s hairstyle changed? Did they go to the shop?
• Seems like it. In the mart photo, Sejin had short hair, now it’s even shorter with a front perm.
• Sejin with a perm is even cuter!!! >,<
• Thanks to Sejin, they’ve been out more recently. Otherwise, everyone would have stayed home.
• Yeah, lately they’ve been taking walks with Sejin and Bokdol. hehe
• I love seeing their everyday life, but I hope they get on stage soon. ㅠㅠㅠ
• Nodding eagerly
• If not, even on another show!!

The staff at AIN Entertainment Team 1 monitored fans’ reactions and laughed together.

“Wow! If they appear on a variety show, fans will go crazy!”

“No doubt. Since Hajin’s accident, there’ve been small personal schedules, but this is the first full gathering.”

“Right. And our adorable Sejin! Aah!”

“What? Assistant Kim seems to want to see Sejin more than the kids?”

“Hey! Isn’t that everyone? Or is it just me who wants to see Sejin?”

“No! I also want to see our soft little Sejin!!”

The loud voice of the new female staff made everyone laugh again.