The Healing Life of a Music Genius - Chapter 168



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168 sweet like candy

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I immediately told Suyeon the truth.

With my brother’s playful side, I wanted to tease him a little more, but I felt like Suyeon would get too tired if I did that.

Fortunately, Suyeon quickly calmed down after hearing my explanation.

“then······. “It’s not the candy’s fault that my teeth are chattering?”

“I think so. Suyeon usually brushes her teeth hard. And he said it didn’t hurt. Normally, around Suyeon’s age, baby teeth start falling out. “Everyone is like that.”

“everyone? “Then did you lose your teeth too?”

“of course. “My brother was like that too when he was Suyeon’s age.”

“I see. Your brother is amazing. He’s been through all this. “He’s definitely more mature than me.”

I burst out laughing.

“You could say that it is a little bit like that. But Sooyeon must have been very surprised. Shouldn’t you have asked your brother earlier? “I heard it’s been like that since this evening.”

“That’s it… Because my brother was working. He thought he couldn’t be bothered.”

“So you were covered in a blanket by yourself?”

“······ huh.”

He was my younger brother, who had both a dignity that was inappropriate for his age and a childlike appearance.

I stroked Suyeon’s head several times.

“From now on, if anything happens, you can always come to me. Because my brother’s work is not more important than Suyeon’s. got it?”

“······ okay. “Thank you always, brother.”

“It was nothing. But Sooyeon couldn’t sleep because of that? ”

“huh. If you have a problem with your teeth, you have to go to the dentist, right? That was scary. Still, I’m glad. “Teeth shaking because of baby teeth has nothing to do with dentistry.”

Su-yeon stopped speaking and looked straight into my eyes.

My younger brother with impressive red eyes.

Han Soo-yeon, whose eyes were watering, realized the truth for herself.

“wait for a sec! brother! Anyway. Doesn’t it always mean that I have to go to the dentist in the end? Because it keeps shaking?”

As an older brother who knows Suyeon’s feelings well, I wanted to tell her something nice to hear, but I told her the truth.

“that’s right. “Suyeon needs to go to the dentist.”

“Well, then there’s no difference! Do I really need to go to the dentist? Is that it? wait for a sec. I heard your brother also lost a tooth? What did you do? “Did you go to the dentist too?”

Soo-yeon was very embarrassed and had a lot of questions.

I thought back to the past for a moment.

When I was Suyeon’s age, that is, when my front teeth started to shake.

My father tied a thread to my tooth without saying a word.

maybe······. Could it be that he chose a drastic method because I was a boy?

At the time, I didn’t know much about English, and I remember my father hitting me on the forehead with a strong thud.

‘My forehead hurt much more than when my tooth fell out.’

I did this to Suyeon without even thinking about it.

Our Suyeon is…

I chose slightly extreme language.

“······Did your father torture you?”

“no. no. Suyeon. That’s not it. “What are you talking about?”

“Dad said he tied my brother’s teeth with string and took them out! Dad was bad! Even though I’m not a dentist! My dad doesn’t even have a medical license! How can that be? My brother must have been sick! How to! “What should I do?”

Suyeon started to tremble in fear because of something I said without thinking.

This is why I think you need to be careful with every word you say in front of your child.

I had to struggle for a long time to explain that my father was not a bad person.

It wasn’t until I showed Su-yeon in person that I had strong permanent teeth thanks to my father that the incident came to a certain conclusion.

“If that’s the case with my brother…”

“okay. Except for when I had my front teeth removed, my brother also went to the dentist. For your information, the dentist even complimented my father for pulling out the tooth well.”

“Hmm.”

“Is it real?”

“okay. I think I used some strong words. Let me correct you. By the way, oppa, were you sick at that time?”

“My forehead hurt more. Actually, pulling out baby teeth is not a big deal.”

“Uhm. “Is that so?”

“Would you like me to trust you a little more?”

“Ummmm.”

But then.

Perhaps because my siblings and I were a little noisy, my mother came to Suyeon’s room.

“What on earth is going on? “What time is it now?”

Suyeon urgently tried to resolve the situation.

“oh! that is······. It was a secret meeting between siblings! “We’ll sleep soon!”

“But Suyeon. Shouldn’t I eventually tell my mom? “I don’t think the secret will last long.”

“Is that so?”

Soo-yeon hesitates.

Mother waited quietly until Suyeon spoke on her own, and when she heard the story about this incident to the end…

“Hehehehe. That’s what I mean… Hehehehe.”

Even my mother laughed.

“mom! How can you smile? “I’m serious!”

“Tsk tsk. Sorry. Mom······. no! Our Suyeon is all grown up! “Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk.”

“Chii!”

Soo-yeon, unlike usual, pouted decisively.

Thanks to this, my mother had to endure hardships to comfort her younger brother, who had grown horns.

The next morning.

Before the afterglow of last night had even subsided, my father inadvertently spoke to Suyeon.

“Hey, Suyeon. “Can you run one errand for me?”

“Okay, how can I help you?”

“Go to your mom over there. “Can you ask me if I have any yarn?”

“······!”

When Suyeon found out that her mother and father were secretly communicating, she jumped up and ran behind me to hide.

Only then did my father laugh and say it was a joke.

But Suyeon covered her mouth and whispered to me.

“brother. Dad might not be kidding. “I heard that my brother was also hit in the past.”

“Because I didn’t get hit.”

“anyway! My brother has to protect me. Understand? “This is my request as a younger brother.”

“Tsk tsk. okay.”

Suyeon was stuck to my back like a gumball.

That is, until my father went to work.

My mother scheduled Sooyeon’s dental appointment as quickly as possible.

Isn’t Sooyeon very intimidated when it comes to things related to the ‘hospital’?

As the saying goes, it is better to get hit quickly, so there was no need to make Suyeon suffer for a long time over something that was insignificant.

A little after lunch time that day.

At Suyeon’s earnest request, I followed her to the dentist. Of course, my mother was also there.

While my mother was registering for medical treatment, Sooyeon was acting more and more foolish towards me.

“brother······. “Please hold my hand…”

“me······. “Can’t I just hug you once?”

“I’m so scared…”

Soo-yeon suddenly speaks politely to me.

My younger brother, who is usually polite and smart for his age, has become like a child at this dental clinic.

In some ways, I thought that Suyeon’s current appearance might be the original Suyeon.

So, as Sooyeon said, I held her hand and gave her a hug. And I patted him for a while.

As her mother soon returned to her seat and began to have a light conversation with Suyeon, fortunately, Suyeon seemed to be calming down little by little.

I asked Suyeon.

“how is it? “Can you get treatment well now?”

“······ huh. “I think I can do a little bit.”

“Then, if you receive treatment well today, my brother will grant Suyeon one wish. how is it?”

“My wish?”

“huh. Whatever it is. “Sooyeon, is there something you’ve always wanted?”

“Hmm.”

Suyeon looks like she’s thinking for a moment.

Sooyeon has become increasingly curious these days and has begun to search the Internet a lot. So I thought you would need a smartphone or tablet.

In addition, Suyeon’s brother was capable of buying enough for her.

I would be entering elementary school in a year, so I thought it would be the right timing.

however.

“Then I want to have some time for you today.”

“My time?”

“huh. Since I finished piano practice in the morning, let’s rest together for a day. It’s been a while since we went to my mom’s flower shop together. “A lot of new pretty flowers have arrived.”

“······ Is that okay?”

“huh! “That’s enough!”

I thought you spent quite a bit of time with Sooyeon while working on Sunny Delight recently, but were you able to hang out or rest together?

I always had a routine that seemed structured.

I played the piano for at least 5 hours a day, looked at new sheet music for 1 to 2 hours every day, and if I had work to do, I focused on that ‘work’.

I composed music, prepared for performances and competitions, wrote emails, and communicated with companies.

I often had meetings with ⌜Moolgwang⌟, ⌜DreamSounds⌟, and ⌜Schmid⌟, and I also went to Seolhwa Yejung and did homework with my friends.

I have never felt myself to be busy, but from Suyeon’s perspective, it may have seemed like her brother was always busy.

I made a promise to Suyeon.

“Then do you want your brother to stay with Suyeon not only today but also tomorrow? how is it?”

“really?”

“Okay~ Vacation is almost over, so let’s take a little rest. However, you still have to practice the piano tomorrow. Sooyeon has to make concessions for that, is that okay?”

“of course! and! exciting!”

“Then let’s make a promise. “Suyeon is receiving treatment well, and my brother plans to play well with Suyeon until tomorrow.”

When I held out my little finger, Suyeon willingly gave it to me.

My mother did the notarization. You say it has legal effect… I’m not sure if it has any credibility.

“Han Su-yeon. “Please come into the treatment room~”

It was Sooyeon’s turn.

Suyeon, who was entering the treatment room holding her mother’s hand tightly, turned her head and looked at me for a moment.

I immediately waved, and Suyeon smiled slightly and also waved at me.

My younger brother had become quite courageous.

Just when I thought I had spent some time looking at my smartphone, Sooyeon came out to the hospital lobby sooner than I expected.

Soo-yeon lets go of her mother’s hand and runs towards me.

“Aaaah! Oppuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu!!!”

Suyeon’s pronunciation became very cute because she spoke with cotton in her front teeth.

My mother said that I could remove the cotton after an hour.

“I said it wouldn’t hurt at all! (I said it wouldn’t hurt at all!)”

“Suyeon, honestly, it wasn’t as big a deal as you thought, right? how is it? Or did it really hurt?”

“······.”

After thinking for a moment, Suyeon gave an answer.

My younger brother was still not good at lying.

“It doesn’t bother me. Given is moving. “She was feeling sick. (She wasn’t sick, but she felt weird. She didn’t like the smell.)”

“That’s great. “I endured it well.”

“Grr, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, right? (Then, can I play with you today?)”

“of course. “Let’s have fun.”

“Hehe. “I’m so excited! (Heehee. I’m excited!)”

We stopped by the house for a while and then went straight to my mother’s flower shop ⌜Starry Night⌟.

Even in the cold winter, the flower garden was full of flowers.

Suyeon, who had already removed the cotton from her teeth, excitedly explained to me the new flowers.

Freesia, ranunculus, stoke, anemone, etc.

Although I was familiar with these flowers because I had heard them explained to my mother many times before, I pretended not to know and asked questions.

“Suyeon, do you know what the language of freesia flowers is? “Because I don’t know much about it.”

“ah! that is······.”

From behind, Suyeon’s mother gives her a hint.

Suyeon answered confidently.

“Innocent! And he was proud of himself!”

“okay? So, is this the perfect flower for Suyeon? “It’s because I’m naive, and I did something I can brag about today.”

“Uhm. It could be so. “I won’t deny it, brother.”

Suyeon proudly crosses her arms alone.

The appearance at the dentist had disappeared, and Su-yeon had already returned to her original appearance.

“And brother, this is a secret…”

Suyeon gestured to me and whispered very softly.

My mom said that freesia margin was particularly good.

Surprisingly, I overheard a conversation between my mother and a woman who worked part-time at a flower shop.

As expected, Suyeon was well aware of important information that the flower shop child would know.

My brother and sister calmly looked at the flowers at the flower shop for the first time in a long time. We spent time together, occasionally smelling the scent.

My mother took advantage of the absence of guests to give my siblings and I some herbal tea.

A very relaxing time.

But Sooyeon suddenly opened her eyes and asked me a question.

“brother. “How long has it been since I took cotton out of my teeth?”

“Has it been about an hour now? “Why is it strange?”

“Joe, a little? however······. brother! Then there you have it!”

Su-yeon hurries to ask her mother for a hand mirror.

Su-yeon, who was quietly examining her teeth, shouts loudly.

“brother! “I’ve become like those comedians!”

“Tsk tsk. okay?”

“But why didn’t you say anything all this time?”

“Because it’s cute?”

“this?”

Suyeon smiled in front of me, and my mother and I couldn’t help but smile at the same time.

It was all thanks to Suyeon, who became very cute because she lost one of her front teeth.

“okay. “Suyeon, you’re so cute. Why?”

“······ I don’t have any teeth? Losing teeth wasn’t the end! “I forgot to wait until my teeth come in!”

Suyeon’s devastated expression.

Sooyeon was so embarrassed in front of her mother and brother that she looked at me and buried her face in her mother’s arms.

Mother put her index finger to Suyeon’s lips, meaning to give her a little more time.

After thinking for a moment, I took out the guitar I brought from home from its case.

I brought an acoustic guitar because I wanted to have fun with Suyeon.

I started playing the melody of the newly composed song.

Not long after, Sooyeon lifted her head and looked at me.

A slightly sweet melody.

A lovely and tickling melody.

I sang this song without lyrics by humming.

Suyeon was next to her mother and little by little she moved her chair towards me.

And he sits right in front of me and smiles.

“Wow, that was such a song.”

“Is this your first time hearing a completed song?”

“huh! “Because my brother didn’t let me listen to this song from the middle.”

“When it became a proper song, I wanted to let Suyeon hear it. So what do you think?”

“Umm~”

Suyeon closed her eyes and started listening to my guitar melody.

When this song, which seemed a bit short, ended, Suyeon opened her eyes and answered.

“It’s warm. “It felt like I was going on an outing with my family with sweet candy in my mouth.”

“Exactly. “While writing this song, I thought about the time I went to the aquarium with Suyeon.”

“really?”

“Suyeon is amazing. “I guess it’s my brother’s younger brother.”

“Hmm. “Do I have that kind of side?”

A situation that reminds me of the language of freesia flowers.

When I played the melody over and over again a couple of times, my mother even wrote the lyrics on the spot.

And Suyeon is the first to sing it carefully.

In a slightly trembling voice.

But very enjoyable.

This melody started out as the most commercial one.

It has become the most personal melody for our family.

My father must have felt sorry for teasing Suyeon in the morning, so he came to the flower shop a little early in the evening.

He bought different types of porridge for Su-yeon, saying it would be difficult for her to eat.

“and! It’s pumpkin porridge! “Dad, you’re the best!”

“also. “I thought Sooyeon would like it.”

A somewhat leisurely evening at a flower shop.

We gathered together at the flower shop table and ate together while chatting.

A song about Sooyeon, and perhaps our family.

A song filled with love, sweet as candy.

Sunny Delight was the final choice.