"Oh, Mr. Sung-hyun."
The director approached Jo Sung-hyun after a month and called him.
Sung-hyun glanced at Chae-yoon and then turned his head towards the director.
"Yes, Director."
"I just heard something. Mr. Sung-hyun, is it true that your daughter can play the piano?"
"Just imitating a little, that's all. She hasn't attended a piano academy or anything."
"Well, still, she seems just right for the pictures, doesn't she?"
"Wasn't Raon enough?"
Sung-hyun asked.
Even though he asked that way, Sung-hyun himself knew that Raon was not enough.
The director sighed and nodded.
"The pictures seem really good, but if it doesn't come to me properly, there's nothing I can do. As long as Sung-hyun is okay... What's her name?"
"Chae-yoon."
"Yes, it would be nice if Chae-yoon could sit in front of the piano just once."
The director said.
At his words, Sung-hyun glanced towards Team Leader Park Jung-won.
Park Jung-won nodded as if to say, 'Do as you wish.'
From his perspective, it would be best to go along with the director for now, but Sung-hyun couldn't dictate everything to his daughter, who was also Sung-hyun's choice.
In the demeanor of respecting Sung-hyun's choice, Sung-hyun finally scratched his cheek.
As a dad, he secretly wished that Chae-yoon wouldn't do it.
Sung-hyun, who knew well what happened the moment you stepped into the entertainment industry.
He knew better than anyone how dirty and scary this place was.
Several years as a manager.
And then, as a composer, he had experienced, felt, and learned many things.
"...."
However, the words didn't come out.
Our Chae-yoon cannot do it.
It was difficult to say that.
Countless thoughts passed through his mind.
All of it was self-justification.
'Yeah, they’re just looking at the pictures. It's not going to be used in a music video or anything.'
'Chae-yoon can play the piano well, so just sit down for a moment and check the picture. Well, there shouldn't be any problems, right?'
Countless thoughts went through his mind.
He already instinctively knew.
Chae-yoon wants to play the piano right now.
Jo Chae-yoon.
Sung-hyun's daughter.
The child looked at Jo Sung-hyun with sparkling eyes.
She probably didn't understand the situation properly.
She just wanted to do it because she thought she might be able to help Jo Sung-hyun a little bit, since there was a piano in front of her.
Sung-hyun finally opened his mouth.
If his daughter wanted to do it, he would do his best to make it possible for her.
And that was the same now.
"Chae-yoon."
"Chae-yoon can play the piano."
Before he could ask anything.
Chae-yoon said in a firm voice.
She was expressing her will strongly.
She wanted to play the piano right now.
* * *
The preparation began eventually.
There wasn't much to prepare.
It was natural, since they didn't have enough right now.
"Chae-yoon, are you sure you're okay?"
"Yes!"
She answered confidently.
He had allowed her to do it since she wanted to, but Sung-hyun couldn't help but worry.
No matter how much they said it was just for the pictures, it was playing the piano in front of dozens of people.
It was natural to worry in many ways.
"Hey. Mr. Jo. I understand that you're worried, but isn't it too much?"
Team Leader Park Jung-won put his hand on Sung-hyun's shoulder.
He patted his shoulder and continued.
"You and I are watching right now, what could go wrong? There won't be any accidents. You don't have to worry too much."
"I guess so."
"Hey, she may seem like a baby to you at seven, but she's actually grown up. Kids know everything and can do everything."
"...Team Leader."
"Huh?"
"Have you raised a child?"
"No? I'm single, you know?"
"...."
Park Jung-won responded with a face that seemed to ask what the problem was, as Sung-hyun looked at him with a dumbfounded expression.
Sung-hyun eventually chuckled.
"I know there's nothing to worry about, but I'm still worried."
"What are you so worried about? The director... He seems to have some ambition to try this and that for perfection, but he's nice anyway. And the other staff members, they must have figured it out by watching today."
"They figured it out."
"Why, are you afraid someone will eat her or something?"
"Team Leader is the biggest problem."
"Me? Why?"
"...."
Sung-hyun turned away from Park Jung-won, who asked as if he didn't understand.
He sincerely thought that he had to be most wary of Park Jung-won.
Sung-hyun knew Chae-yoon.
He vaguely knew how much talent his child had.
And if that was revealed in this place right now....
'Maybe, Jung-won hyung would really light a fire in his eyes.'
He wished that wouldn't happen.
While Sung-hyun was thinking that, the preparation was over.
"Okay, we're going to stand by!"
One of the staff shouted, and Chae-yoon got up from her seat with a bright face.
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