My Platinum-Blond Childhood Friend Is So Pretty

154 – 66. A Day in the Life of Director Doyun -2

[ My Husband♡ : Sorry ]

[ My Husband♡ : Let’s have a celebratory dinner for the project’s completion… ]

[ My Husband♡ : I’ll return as soon as possible! ]

[ Me : Can’t help it ]

[ Me : Be careful on your way back ]

Eli received a text from her husband in the afternoon and furrowed her brow.

It seemed like her husband didn’t want to go to work today, so she planned to comfort him by making his favorite dishes and serving him physically when he returned.

“‘That company always has these social gatherings.'”

It really didn’t sit well with her.

While it wasn’t like the company had social gatherings every day, whenever they did, her husband, Doyun, was always required to attend.

Rumor had it that his boss liked him, which was why…

Eli felt relieved that her husband was doing well in his career, but as a wife who waited for her husband every day, she felt frustrated.

Moreover…

“Mommy! Baekgu wants to see Daddy too!”

“Baekgu wants to read a picture book with Daddy?”

“Yes! This one, this one, the elephant and… Riri and Miro… Um… what else can we read? Baekgu, what do you want to read?”

Our daughter, who was laughing brightly, also wanted to see her daddy so badly.

Holding the white tiger plush toy, which had become a comfort object, she asked Baekgu what picture book they should read together when Daddy came, looking very serious.

“Does Baekgu want to read the raccoon picture book? Should we read this one?”

“Baekgu didn’t say anything, did she? Isn’t it what Aemy wants to read?”

“Baekgu wants to read the raccoon one! But Aemy also wants to read it!”

“Do Aemy and Baekgu have the same mind?”

“Yes!”

As Eli watched her daughter accept Baekgu’s opinion (?) and seriously consider what picture book to read with Daddy, she thought for sure that they would be able to read together today.

Eli made up her mind.

“Aemy.”

“Why?”

“Shall we go pick up Daddy together later?”

“Let’s go! Dad’s coming to pick us up! When are we going? Now? Right now?”

“Not now, later. We’ll study Swedish with mom until then… and maybe play with Bibi too? Emily will make delicious tonkatsu for mom.”

“Amelia makes tonkatsu really well!”

Pretending to be casual, I said let’s go meet dad.

***

“Pappa!”

Amelia ran towards me with her small arms waving, and in an instant, she buried her face in my leg and clung to me.

I was taken aback.

I wondered if I was mistaken, but the radiant platinum blonde hair of my wife and daughter was an unmistakable feature that couldn’t be overlooked.

My colleagues nearby were also gathering around, causing a commotion.

“Wow, she really is a platinum blonde… amazing…”

“The kid is really cute…”

“I guess she’s happy to see her dad~”

“Hey, hello? Amelia?”

“Hello! I’m Amelia!”

“The world is hers when she smiles! But doesn’t she look similar to you when you smile?”

“She really takes after you, doesn’t she? Her smile and greeting are identical.”

Amelia, still clinging to my leg, gave a sweet smile and greeting.

The female coworkers sitting next to us couldn’t help but be captivated by her cuteness.

As for the male coworkers, they naturally couldn’t help but steal glances at Amelia’s charm.

“……”

“I thought she was a model…”

It’s a man’s instinct, I suppose.

I couldn’t take my eyes off Ellie, who was approaching step by step.

She wasn’t dressed in anything particularly s*xy.

She wore a simple summer outfit consisting of light blue jeans and a t-shirt, giving off a refreshing vibe.

However, that simplicity only accentuated her curves, and her platinum blonde hair, white skin, and blue eyes – which were quintessentially Nordic – naturally drew people’s attention.

To be honest, I could skip all these minor descriptions and simply say that Ellie was so beautiful that as a man, I couldn’t help but be drawn to her.

Ellie, who had walked up to me, looked around with an apologetic expression, bowing her head slightly.

“I’m sorry. I was passing by and saw my husband…”

The moment I saw her… no, it wasn’t just this moment. The fact that Ellie had come all the way to our company’s location meant that everything was planned from the start.

Honestly, anyone could see that it was a rather obvious tactic, but everyone was too captivated by Ellie and Amelia to say anything.

And amidst all this…

Our department head pushed through the crowd and approached us.

“What’s going on, Director Lee?”

“I’m sorry. My wife and daughter just happened to be passing by…”

“Ah, I see?”

“Hello. I’m Alicia, his wife. We’re sorry to intrude on your way.”

“Ha ha, no need to apologize.”

Our department head smiled warmly and patted Ellie’s hand, who was apologizing.

I was still taken aback by the unexpected turn of events, but I composed myself and picked up Amelia, who was clinging to my leg.

I had to use Amelia’s cuteness to defuse the situation.

Even the director, who was actually startled by Eli’s beauty, seemed more interested in Amelia’s side.

As expected.

“Maybe if you see your dad, you’ll do that. You’re still looking for your dad, aren’t you? You said you were three years old, right?”

With a grandfatherly smile, he spoke to Amelia, looking into her eyes.

“No, this year I’m…”

“Four years old! Amelia is four years old!”

“Oh, four years old?”

“Yes!”

“You answer so clearly. Did you come to see your dad?”

“I came to see my dad! I have a promise with my dad to read a picture book together today, so my mom brought me!”

“Really? You promised to read a picture book with your dad?”

“Yes!”

“Director, this is what I promised earlier…”

“It’s okay, these things happen. I used to make a lot of promises with my daughter too. I just didn’t keep them.”

Amelia, who was being brutally honest, seemed to have caught on to something. Children are usually good at reading the atmosphere.

With a lovely smile, Amelia looked around and asked me anxiously.

“Are you not going with dad…? We promised to read a picture book together…”

-Tight

With big, round eyes, she stared at me, as if telling me not to go, and clung to my neck.

The adorable, childlike charm of this lovely girl seemed to touch the hearts of everyone around her.

“What’s going on… shouldn’t you just go home, Director?”

“But if the director isn’t here, the director and the manager will…”

“Are you saying that because you saw the director’s current state?”

“It’s not Yeon-ah…”

“Huh? What did you say, Sang-hoon?”

“…No.”

This was awkward.

Even if I got permission to leave, the situation was still very ambiguous, and I was getting a little nervous.

Somehow, I felt like I was stuck in a situation where I had to leave, and the atmosphere was getting stranger by the minute.

In the end, the director patted me on the back and gave me permission to leave.

“This director is going home. My daughter came all the way here to read a picture book, so I’ll go read it with her.”

“That’s… um… I’ll leave first this time. Next time, I’ll drink a glass of soju with you until the end…”

“Okay. That’s a promise.”

I had no choice. From the director’s perspective, it wouldn’t look good to keep me here any longer.

So, I gratefully accepted his offer to let me go.

Instead of leaving like this today, I resolved to really drink until dawn next time.

Like that, Eli, who was awkwardly lagging behind me, bowed his head again as if feeling sorry.

Although it didn’t show, Eli’s lips seemed to be smiling.

“Then I’ll go first. Amy? Okay, let’s say goodbye.”

“Are you going with Papa Amelia?”

“Yes, we’re going together.”

“Wow! Have a safe trip! Thank you!”

“No, no, don’t mention it… haha. It’s not something to be grateful for…”

“Have a good trip~”

“As expected, being a dad is the best. You’re so cute.”

Until the end, Amelia showed her innocent face and waved goodbye, and everyone waved back with a softened expression.

Right in front of us, the director, who received the goodbye directly, smiled.

“Hehe.”

Smiling, he took out his wallet from his back pocket… his wallet?

“Wait…! Director! It’s okay! You don’t have to…!”

“It’s like when our daughter was young, so I’ll give you this. Amelia, here’s your allowance…”

“Director!!”

***

We barely managed to refuse the director’s offer to give us money and got into the car I had parked near the company.

If we had a company dinner, we would have taken the subway or taxi back and driven the car tomorrow after work…

Ah.

By the way, our car was no longer the small Ray car.

It was okay when it was just the two of us, but after Amelia was born, the small car was too inconvenient for a family.

So we bought an SUV. It’s definitely better, wider, and more comfortable. It’s a shame we can’t get the benefits of a small car, but…

Of course, we didn’t sell our Ray car, which was full of memories. Eli uses it to drive on weekdays when he has to go out.

Anyway.

Eli is driving.

I’m in the passenger seat.

Amelia is sitting in the baby seat in the backseat.

We’re on our way back home.

“Do you want to eat something? I made your favorite food, but if you want something else, we can stop by the mart on the way?”

Seeing Eli, who is purely happy to be going home with me, I couldn’t help but laugh and forget about my work worries.

Luckily, the director seemed to be in a good mood because of Amelia’s cuteness, so there didn’t seem to be any problems.

“Let’s just go home. Take a bath, eat, and read a fairy tale with Amy.”

“Okay.”

“Pappa! Amelia chose a lot of fairy tales! I want to read them with Papa!”

“Did you choose a lot of fairy tales to read with Papa?”

“Yes! Elephant and raccoon… and Lily…”

Amelia’s face in the rearview mirror was also full of joy.

Is reading fairy tales with me that fun?

As a dad, it’s truly a happy thing.

“Suddenly, you came and apologized.”

“No, it’s okay. Thanks to you, I could escape from the company dinner, and it’s good for me.”

“Then it’s fortunate. I was going to treat you to a lot of delicious food today, but when I heard it was a company dinner, I got angry and came.”

“Oh, that’s so like Eliya. You can’t hold back, can you?”

“I’ve been holding back a lot? I’ve been tolerating your company dinners every day, but today I couldn’t.”

Even though I’ve never worked at a company before, it’s not like I’m 100% ignorant about company matters.

So, I apologized to Eli for interfering with my company life, and I spoke as if it didn’t bother me at all.

In reality, I wasn’t too worried about it.

If I had made a mistake, it could have led to trouble in many ways, but since Eli and Amelia wanted to see me that much, my top priority was these two people.

Even though I didn’t want to wake up in the morning and go to work.

I dragged my tired body to the company for the sake of these two people.

Today’s incident was nothing much.

It was just a normal day with an unexpected event. A funny event that would make me laugh when I looked back on it later.

Tomorrow morning, I’ll think about today and not want to wake up or go to work, but I’ll head to the company because of my lovely wife and adorable daughter.

Work will be tough and busy as always, but I’ll get through it thinking about the faces of my wife and daughter I’ll see in the evening.

And when I get home, I’ll receive Eli’s kiss and hug, and read a happy picture book with Amelia, who wants to play with her dad.

That’s it.

The ordinary but happiest life of Lee Do-yun, who became a dad.