Thursday, 7 AM.0

Do-Jun had the day off today. Although it wasn’t an official holiday, he had taken a compensatory day off after his recent unending tasks.0

He looked at the children sleeping soundly, nestled against him, before closing his eyes again.0

Somehow, Byeol had climbed onto his chest, clinging to him tightly. Yoon-Hee hugged his left arm as a body pillow, occasionally mumbling in her sleep. Yong-Yong lay curled up in a ball by his feet, peacefully dozing. As for Karsiel, she had made a cozy bed out of the fluffy rug on the floor, sleeping soundly.0

Do-Jun considered just sleeping in a little longer like this since he didn’t have work, but he quickly decided to get up. The biggest challenge was moving carefully as he didn’t want to wake the children.0

He started with Yoon-Hee. Slowly, he moved his arm until he finally freed it. Though her brow furrowed momentarily, she didn’t wake up. Next was Byeol’s turn. He gently lifted her and placed her near Yoon-Hee. With this much done, the mission was practically complete.1

The final challenge was Yong-Yong, though this didn’t require much effort. Do-Jun sat up, grabbed Yong-Yong by his feet, and casually tossed him aside.11

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