The Wife Is A Superstar 3

Chapter 464 - Sleep Now, My Boy

A panicked Hoyeon arrived from the opposite side of the room. She felt like her heart had stopped beating after hearing her beloved son's blood-curdling wails. Hoyeon felt like the most irresponsible mother in the world for failing to keep an eye on her son every second. She blamed herself, thinking that this wouldn't have happened if she gave all of her attention to her son.

"Mommy's here now, Little Jun. Show Mommy where it hurts. Come here, sweetie," Hoyeon said in a barely-controlled emotional voice.

She was on the verge of tears, but she tried her best to stay calm, even though fear for her son overwhelmed her. Then she tried taking her son from Mingyu, but Little Jun refused to let go. He tightened his little arms around Mingyu's neck instead and continued whimpering in pain.

"I got him. Don't worry," Mingyu told her. His gentle expression and voice became even gentler. "Your son will be fine. We have a doctor here. We'll ask Second Brother to examine him, okay?"

She nodded while rubbing her son's back while still being carried by Mingyu. She tried taking Little Jun again, but he still didn't let go.

"Dada... Dada...." Little Jun whimpered against Mingyu's shoulder.

Hoyeon's heart squeezed after hearing what her son was saying in the arms of another man who wasn't his father. She wiped the tears which spilled from her eyes before being able to control herself again. Then she saw that Mingyu's shirt was already soaked with her son's tears.

"I'm so sorry about this," Hoyeon apologized to him.

"Please don't apologize. No worries," Mingyu assured her. "Little Jun is my Third Brother's godson. That means he's also like a nephew to me and our other brothers. I'm sure your son will go to you once he's ready."

Everyone came over, concerned for Little Jun. Jennie also tried taking Little Jun from Mingyu, but the child was determined to stay with the man. Lisa asked the triplets to calm the cats who were now freaking out as well seeing what was happening to their human cousin.

Haruto immediately stepped forward to examine Little Jun. Although he didn't specialize in pediatrics, he was still an excellent doctor. Mingyu had to be the one to persuade the child to allow Dr. Haruto to touch him. In the end, Haruto announced that Little Jun didn't break nor sprain anything. However, his cheek and mouth area would be swollen because he took a hard fall earlier. A maid provided an ice pack for the poor kid.

They were all relieved hearing that Little Jun would be okay, especially the mother, Hoyeon. She was reminded that her son was her life. And if anything were to happen to Little Jun, she didn't think that she would be able to take it.

Then everyone froze when Little Jun suddenly said, "Junjun want Dada..."—sob sob—"Dada..." He pressed his swollen, little face against Mingyu's chest."

Hearing the child looking for his father, Jennie felt pissed at Donghwi. If only Little Jun wasn't such a small child, she would've already told him not to expect anything from his stupid father. She felt even more pissed after seeing her friend's reaction.

Hoyeon already regained control of her outward emotions and reverted to her neutral bodyguard expression, but Jennie and their other friends still saw the flash of pain in her eyes. They felt upset for her.

"Little Jun, your daddy is not here but your papa is. Why don't you go to your papa?" Mingyu encouraged the child, then gave a look at his Third Brother.

Lisa stepped forward, but Little Jun shook his head and burrowed himself deeper against Mingyu's chest. The toddler already started calling Mingyu as "Anko Yu".

Afterwards, Little Jun stuck to Mingyu. Everyone was amazed because it was so rare that the child would refuse his Mama Jennie's call to come to her, preferring Mingyu instead who was basically a stranger.

As for Mingyu, he wasn't used to handling children, but he was a naturally gentle person. He was also fiercely protective of people who he considered as family. Since Little Jun was his Third Brother's godson, he already treated the child as a family member. That was why he was extra gentle to the toddler and very patient, even though he had been holding Little Jun on his lap for more than an hour now.

The night was getting late, and it was already way past Little Jun's bedtime. Seeing him so sleepy, everyone decided to end the gathering. All of them except for Haruto and Mingyu were sleeping at the mansion.

Jackson also didn't plan on sleeping over but decided to do so at the last minute. He would just borrow clothes from either his Third or Fifth Brother. Haruto couldn't sleep over even if he wanted to because he needed to prepare for a surgery the next morning. As for Mingyu, he felt more comfortable sleeping in his farm villa than anywhere else. He didn't mind driving so far and so late into the night.

Little Jun was in a half-awake, half-asleep state, so Hoyeon was finally able to take her son from Mingyu. Fortunately, Little Jun didn't resist and transferred to his mother's arms without any problems.

But when Mingyu and Haruto were preparing to leave, Little Jun suddenly opened his eyes and called out.

"Anko Yu! No go!"

Lisa and Jennie didn't want their godson to feel agitated before sleeping, so they persuaded Mingyu to sleep over like everyone else.

"It's already so late in the night, Eldest Brother. Your farm villa is more than hour away. It's not safe," Lisa told him.

Jennie nodded, agreeing with her honey.

Mingyu sighed. He looked at the toddler who was fighting sleep just to make sure that he didn't leave. He sighed again and gave a helpless smile. "Alright, I'll stay. But I didn't bring anything with me."

"No problem, Eldest Brother. Lisa has plenty of clothes which he hasn't worn yet. I'll have a staff deliver them to you and Fourth Brother in your bedrooms," Jennie told him.

He nodded. Then he turned to the toddler. "Little Jun, I'm not going home tonight. I'll be staying here, so you can sleep now. Be good and don't make it hard for your mother. Alright?"

"Anko Yu, no go?" Little Jun asked sleepily.

"I'm not going anywhere tonight. Sleep now, my boy. Goodnight," Mingyu told the child in a soft, gentle voice.

"Nite nite, Anko..." And with that, Little Jun fell asleep.

Everyone sighed in relief.

Hoyeon apologized to Mingyu for inconveniencing him so much, but he just shook his head and gently told her not to worry about it.

In the end, only Haruto went home that night. Everyone else slept over, not knowing that this night would tie their destinies together forever.