HIS SMILE

Chapter 116

Once surprise came suddenly, the first reaction of the human brain wasn't ecstasy but the suspicion if this was real. 

Facing the emotional Dong Wook and Bo-Ah, his brain buzzed, and he subconsciously looked back at Jungkook. As long as Jungkook was present, his heart wouldn't be restless.

Jungkook saw that Jin wasn't responding and was reluctant to let him free outside. "Uncle and aunt, let's go inside to talk."

"Yes, yes." Bo-Ah nodded in a choked-up manner. "We can't freeze the child."

Jae Wook, who was behind the Dong Wook and Bo-Ah couple, couldn't help looking at Jungkook a few more times. His eyes fell on Jungkook and Jin's interlocked hands.

Bo-Ah carefully held Jin's arm, afraid that Jin would be unhappy if she gripped too strongly. However, she was also afraid that Jin would disappear if it was too light.

"I..." Jin opened his mouth. He wanted to ask if they were really his parents, but he couldn't ask.

As a child, he imagined his parent's countless times. 

He expected them to take him away, but they never came. After waiting too long, he almost forgot to wait. 

He wanted to ask them where they had been all these years and why they didn't look for him. 

However, he couldn't ask when facing the almost crying Bo-Ah. A soft handkerchief was placed in Jin's hand, and he turned to look at Jungkook.

"Don't cry." Jin didn't know whether to continue calling her aunt or to call her mother. This scene was so unreal that he couldn't say it.

Bo-Ah had always been an elegant woman who smiled with a unique style. Yet at this moment, she was just a mother full of guilt and love.

"Jinnie, I'm sorry. Mom is sorry to you." Bo-Ah's tears were falling down. Jin hesitated before reaching out to hug Bo-Ah.

The moment Jin hugged her, Bo-Ah howled. This cry was so sad that it pulled Jin out of his unreal trance. He gently patted Bo-Ah's back, his movements very gentle.

Dong Wook looked at the tender and considerate child and had to take off his glasses to wipe his eyes. He was unable to speak for a long time.

Jae Wook sat next to his brother. He saw Jin and suddenly remembered something. 11 years old, Dong Wook had inadvertently read a report on a child being abused by his adoptive parents on the Internet. 

At the time, there was little concern about this report but his brother sympathized with the child. That night, he wrote an article against child abuse. 

All sectors of society paid attention to the article about protecting minor children written under a pen name that was published in the authoritative newspaper, 'National Daily.'

After this article was published, it attracted the attention of people from all walks of life and the paper and Internet media rushed to report on it. 

It was said that shortly after public opinion fermented, the relevant local authorities helped the abused child start a new life and the matter was resolved in a satisfactory manner.

The abused child 11 years ago...

Jae Wook took out his phone and searched for Jin's information on the Internet. Then the anger in his anger couldn't be dispersed for a long time.

Jin... was the child.

Facing Jin's comfort, Bo-Ah's mood finally returned to normal. She hurriedly explained what happened in the past.