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Chapter 9 - 9

Tae Hee was surprised and put on an annoyed face, but her expression changed after seeing one of the children who quickly hugged the other child with a frightened face. The boy thinks that Tae Hee will hit them, because of the expression on his face that he thinks will soon get angry. "Tae hee-ah are you okay?" Hyorin asked while holding the cafe door. "Take them both inside, quickly!" said Tae Hee who was immediately followed by Hyo Rin. It turns out that Tae Hee has a feeling that these two children are children who ran away from someone because this was reinforced by the arrival of a man who seemed to be looking for someone. His face looks scary when seen by children, with a big body and sharp eyes that make Tae Hee conclude that the two children who hit him have been tortured by the man.

After making sure the man left, Tae Hee immediately entered the cafe and followed Hyo Rin. The two children looked depressed and scared, the age of the boy was 12 years old, while the other was a 6-year-old woman, they both seemed to be a pair of brothers and sisters. The situation of the two of them also looks very sad, the face of the brother looks battered with bloody lips, while the younger brother looks bruised and blue around his hands and neck. "Thank you for helping us from that person," said the older brother. "Who is the man looking for you?" Tae Hee asked. "He's our stepfather, after mom died we were always forced to look for money. If we didn't want to then he would be rude to me and my sister. Look… he even made my sister unable to see anymore. the man. Hyo rin, who was surprised, immediately turned her face towards Tae Hee, but Tae Hee just looked silent without an expression which immediately made Hyo Rin slowly turn her face again towards the two children in front her.

As a result, To lighten the mood, Hyo Rin ordered the two children to eat which she immediately followed, but for some reason, Tae Hee just kept watching the two children. The older brother seems to be feeding his younger brother who can't see it with a happy face until finally, a few questions arise in Tae Hee's mind. Why is the world not on their side? will when they leave the place that is hell for them, will they find their freedom? "Oiyaa, we forgot to ask, what are your names?" asked Hyo Rin while devouring the cheeseburger in her hand. "My name is Park Seung Ki, and this is my younger brother Park Min Suh...." replied the boy. "You two will live with me from today onwards," said Tae Hee, who immediately cut off Seung Ki's words. Hyo Rin immediately looked at Tae Hee, she even had time to digest Tae Hee's words earlier to make sure that the meaning was the same as what was in her brain. Meanwhile, Seung Ki looks very happy, until he sheds tears while hugging his only sister.

On the other hand, Yoon bin appears to be praying in a church. The atmosphere was quiet and desolate, today no one was seen praying there. He earnestly prayed by closing his eyes and putting his palms together in front of his chest, the atmosphere that everyone dreams of when getting peace after going through the days that feel so hard to live. When Yoon bin was late in his prayer, suddenly heard the sound of someone walking closer to him. His voice was getting louder in Yoon bin's ears, but he didn't care. Yoon Bin believes he is someone who will pray until there is nothing to worry about. When his prayer was finished he slowly opened his eyes and immediately rushed outside, but something was interesting that made him stop in his tracks. The sound of footsteps that was heard earlier was the sound of the footsteps of a nun praying, but what was interesting to Yoon bin was that this was the first time he had seen the nun. Yoon bin often comes to the church, but he has never once seen the nun pray like that. The nun was praying right in front of the altar very seriously, it made Yoon bin think that the nun was making a confession to God for a sin she had committed.

Yoon bin continued his steps to get out of the church hall, he grabbed the doorknob and turned to the altar. But he was surprised because the nun who was praying in front of the altar suddenly disappeared. He quickly left the church. Yoon bin rushed towards the city park, and he accidentally saw Tae Hee and Hyo Rin with two children who were about to leave in the car Tae Hee was driving. Yoon bin was silent when he saw Tae Hee with a face so full of firmness, a very different thing from the first time he met her in person. His face looks so very tired with breaths that always sound heavy, the days that he may be difficult to live every second are felt when he is close to Tae Hee. But maybe Tae Hee's mood is always in a state that is never erratic, thus making it incomprehensible to others.

The car driven by Tae Hee slowly drove away from the city park, they immediately went to the shopping center to buy Seung Ki and Min Suh's needs. During the trip, Hyo Rin always asked what happened last night when Tae Hee's whole family came together at her house, but Tae Hee's answer seemed normal without any tone of hatred in her answer, besides Tae Hee can't talk at this time. they were with two children. He can only show his laughter when answering Hyo Rin's question, isn't that a very stupid thing that depressed people around the world always do?. At that time, Hyo Rin should have understood herself, how she was very scared and worried when she was with her extended family. They stopped at one of the shopping centers in Itaewon, with pleasure Seung Ki got out of the car while holding Min Suh's hand. For fear of something unexpected happening, Hyo Rin swiftly offered to carry Min Suh. Even though it looks simple, but it looks very meaningful to Seung ki, at least he and his sister are no longer sleeping on the streets looking for money and getting hit every time he can't finish his merchandise. Starting today, he and Min Suh began to feel loved and appreciated by others thanks to his accidental meeting with Tae Hee and Hyo Rin.

"You just choose the clothes that are the right size for you, let Hyo Rin look for clothes for your sister," said Tae Hee as she pointed her hand at a children's clothing store and gave one of the black cards to Hyo. rin. While smiling, Seung ki hugged Tae hee and thanked him for his kindness to invite him and Min Suh to live with him, Tae Hee who felt awkward just stroked Seung Ki's hair and told him to let go of his arms. He also obeyed Tae Hee's orders and immediately ran to choose clothes for him. While Tae Hee just stood watching them all who were busy choosing clothes without any desire to approach him, he thought maybe tonight he would stay in his apartment again, that way he didn't have to be afraid to meet his family again.

He quickly typed a message for Taekyung and asked him not to look for him anymore, because he knew where he was going. After sending the message, Tae Hee immediately approached Seung Ki, still confused about the clothes he chose, seeing all the clothes in front of Seung Ki were suitable for him, Tae Hee immediately ordered the shop clerk to wrap everything for Seung Ki. "Brother, this is too much… Besides, these clothes are too expensive for me," said Seung Ki, looking at the price tag of clothes. Tae Hee who heard this immediately showed his smirk. "Are you only going to wear one outfit?!" Tae Hee snapped. He paid for the clothes and went straight to the shoe store.

He also stopped his steps and asked Seung ki something. "How old are you?." Tae Hee asked in front of the shoe store. "12 years" Seungki replied. "You should be in 7th grade, right?" "I should have, but dad didn't allow me to go to school." "Well you choose shoes to go to school tomorrow morning, I will register you to your favorite school," Tae Hee said as she walked away from Seung Ki in front of the shoe shop. Tae Hee plans to enroll Seung Ki at Seoul International School, which is one of the most popular schools in Seoul. He immediately contacted his trusted person to register Seung Ki at the school and get the school uniform as quickly as possible.

Tae hee even looks like a mother to Seung ki, he buys all his school needs and even still has time to buy groceries for dinner tonight. Before going home, they also tried all the games in one of the zones in the shopping center. Tae Hee is also seen smiling loosely while playing, he even looks like there is no burden in his life. In the end, they were having fun until they finally realized that the sky had started to get dark, so it's a pity when the time feels so short when they feel happiness and cheerful atmosphere in certain moments that they rarely even get to meet.

Tae Hee also took Hyo Rin first before she finally returned to her apartment with Seung Ki and Min Suh. Because the things he bought were so many, Tae Hee also asked the apartment guard who was on duty to help him carry his things to his apartment. When they are about to enter, it's a shame that he has to meet Jae Seok, Tae Hee's apartment neighbor and a school friend who always wants to know about Tae Hee's affairs. Sure enough, when Tae Hee firmly looked at him, all he did was laugh while holding a glass filled with mineral water that he had previously drunk when he came out of his apartment. Seung ki and Min Suh stepped their feet to enter Tae hee's apartment, Seung ki looked at Tae hee's face with an awkward expression. Tae Hee also looked at Seung Ki and gave a smile indicating that Seung Ki no longer needs to be awkward with him, there is nothing Tae Hee wants from Seung Ki, he just wants to free him from the torture and pressure of his stepfather. "Seung ki-ah, you are free now from your stepfather. I beg you not to show that expression again in front of me, please." Tae Hee said smiling at Seung ki. He immediately turned his face away from the child and immediately wiped his tears that suddenly fell when he saw Seung Ki's face with a wound on his temple that he almost forgot. He immediately told Seung ki to clean up the room he was going to live in with his sister and told him to put the things they both needed in the room. Meanwhile, Tae Hee will prepare school equipment for Seung Ki tomorrow while waiting for his secretary to deliver documents about Seung Ki and Min Suh as well as school uniforms for Seung Ki.

Meanwhile, on the other hand, Jae Seok seems to be calling Tae Hee from his balcony window with a very loud voice. But unfortunately, it can't be heard by Tae Hee, because he doesn't open his balcony window and the walls are equipped with soundproofing. Because there was no response from Tae Hee, Jae Seok immediately sent a spam message to Tae Hee, he even called him several times but Tae Hee still ignored him. Yes, sometimes Jae Seok's childish attitude always irritates Tae Hee. His nature hasn't changed at all since the two of them got to know each other, maybe he only changed a little because he was abandoned by his mother by becoming a bad boy-looking man and being one of the trouble maker students at school.

Tae Hee looks very tired, he cleans himself in the bathroom in his room and immediately makes dinner for the three of them. When Tae Hee walked past Seung Ki and Min Suh's room, he accidentally saw Seung Ki wiping the blood on his temples with a tissue. Because it was wrong, Tae Hee also told him to come with him downstairs, Tae Hee will treat the wound with medicine that he put in the medicine box near the kitchen.

Seung ki also winced in pain when Tae Hee touched his wound with red medicine, maybe because the wound was still fresh so the pain was felt when the wound came into contact with the medicine. "Sorry if it hurts, you shouldn't have cleaned it with a tissue, it will only make it worse." Tae Hee said while busy with the medicine box. "I don't want to bother you, you have been kind enough to let us live with you, so I think I can handle this small wound alone" replied Seung Ki. "Indeed you should be able to deal with small wounds like this, just because it's a small wound you ignore it and don't treat it when the wound gets bigger you will be tormented by that small wound." Tae Hee said as she closed the medicine box again. He walked into the kitchen and left Seung ki sitting, saying that he hoped that Seung ki would understand what his words meant.