Secretly Married to a Chaebol Alpha novel Chapter 27

Chapter 27: A SECRET LOVE CHILD?

SONG SIHYUK was just messing with Lim Garam.

He may have led a life of debauchery before meeting his precious wife, but he made sure not to get anyone pregnant.

After all, his father raised him that way.

My parents’ marriage was an arranged one, but they remained faithful to each other the moment they got engaged as teenagers. They made sure not to give me a sibling since they didn’t want kids fighting for their inheritance. And I adapted that mindset.

"Hyung, let’s not talk about this in front of the child," Lim Garam said, mindlessly grabbing Song Sihyuk by the arm. "Can she be left alone for a few minutes?"

"Sure. She’s not a baby anyway."

"Let’s go then," Lim Garam said, and then he smiled apologetically at the kid. "Mija-ya, wait here for a moment. The adults will just talk for a moment."

Mija just looked at Lim Garam blankly.

That obviously made Lim Garam worry."

"It’s fine— she’s not much of a speaker," Song Sihyuk explained. "But she understands what we’re saying."

"Oh, I see," Lim Garam said, relieved. "Let’s go then, Hyung."

Song Sihyuk wasn’t the type of person who’d let other people manhandle him.

But he didn’t mind it when Lim Garam pulled him to the dining hall.

Oh, I like this.

Fortunately, before his mind got filled with lewd thoughts, his little bratty wife spoke.

"Hyung, I have no intention of replacing the child’s mother since I’m sure her mother is irreplaceable to her. But I’ll do my best to raise her well if that’s what you want me to do. After all, it’s part of my duty as your spouse," Lim Garam said gently. It was obvious that the brat really cared about the child that he had just met today. "Did Mija’s Secondary Gender already manifest?"

"No, not yet. But she’s probably a Beta," Song Sihyuk answered half-heartedly while looking at Lim Garam with amusement. After all, he didn’t expect his little brat to take his joke seriously. "I know that we didn’t marry for love. Even so, I still didn’t expect you to accept my supposed secret love child this easily."

"Well, the child looks like she’s around 8-10 years old."

"Correct."

"So, that means you had her before we met. Whatever kind of life you had before we met is none of my business."

"Huh? That’s it?"

"Well, if you don’t want me to be involved in your child’s life, then I’ll respect your decision."

Pfft.

How can someone be this adorable?

Song Sihyuk raised an eyebrow. "Lim Garam, are you fond of children? If I remember correctly, you wanted to be a teacher. But you dropped out of university after your group became successful."

Yeah, he was updated with his little brat’s life despite being absent for the past few years.

"My mother was an elementary teacher while my father used to be a professor at Yonhee University before he founded a successful hagwon."

Hagwon aka a for-profit private educational institution.

Song Sihyuk was reminded of Lim Garam’s family background.

His family owned one of the biggest and most successful hagwons in Seoul when his parents were still alive. That was how they got rich. But Lim Garam’s stepmother mismanaged the academy after Lim Garam’s father died. That bitch embezzled the funds until the academy was forced to declare bankruptcy and shut down.

"When my parents had free time, they would bring me to an orphanage where they volunteered to teach the less fortunate children. They did that because they wanted to share their blessing with kids like them since both of them grew up in an orphanage, too," Lim Garam said softly, his face beaming as if reminiscing about his parents brought him joy. "I admired my parents’ dedication to teaching kids, and that was why I originally wanted to be a teacher like them."

"Your fans would cry if they heard you," Song Sihyuk said teasingly. "They almost lost you to the academic world."

"I would still have been a celebrity either way."

"Huh? What do you mean by that?"

"I didn’t want to just become a teacher— I actually aimed to be a celebrity instructor in a famous hagwon," Lim Garam said smugly. "It’s a trend right now, you know? Students and parents nowadays prefer instructors who aren’t just smart and competent— they want them easy on the eye, too. Since I’m handsome and capable, I’m confident I would have made bank as a celebrity instructor had I not debuted as an idol."

Pfft.

Song Sihyuk couldn’t help but laugh while ruffling Lim Garam’s hair affectionately. "Why are you so cute, Garam-ah?"

"I’m handsome, not cute."

"Okay, handsome-cute brat," Song Sihyuk said, still smiling. "I’m glad that you’re willing to look after the child."

"I just feel bad for Mija for having a father like you, so I thought I should at least be a decent adult to her."

"Yah."

Lim Garam shrugged unapologetically before changing the topic. "I’m sure you’ve already ran all the necessary tests to make sure that Mija is your child. But she must look like her mother. She doesn’t resemble you. Not that it’s a bad thing."

"Of course, Mija doesn’t look like me because she’s not my child."

"What?"

"We’re not even remotely related to each other."

"Huh?"

"You just took my joke too seriously, brat."

Lim Garam looked confused at first, and then his face turned red as if he was embarrassed. "You just lost your hyung privilege, Song Sihyuk-ssi!"

For a man, Lim Garam is soft. But he’ll get angry if I say that, won’t he?

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