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    “What? This… makes sense?”

    He couldn’t continue speaking in shock, just staring at the screen with his mouth agape.

    “So, she was her?!”

    Kim Tae-hyun couldn’t calm his startled heart.

    No, the world may be small, but how could something like this happen!

    **

    “Team Leader, are you going to leave work soon?”

    “Uh, yeah.”

    Perhaps because he was anxiously checking the time, Deputy Manager Kwon looked at me as if he felt sorry for me and said, “You mentioned you had plans with Ddani today.”

    “Yeah. Our daughter is going to be on TV. I’ve been telling her to make an appearance, but she’s been busy lately. So, I kept refusing.”

    “That’s true. But now that the project is almost at its end, things have calmed down a bit.”

    “That’s why I agreed, yeah. In the end, I ended up working overtime again today.”

    Looking at the time now, it was 7 p.m.

    I thought there wouldn’t be any overtime today, but I had set the date for today. Well, I had desperately tried to finish the project quickly, even though it ended at 7 p.m., as I couldn’t just leave the project I was directly supervising.

    “That’s true. I never thought the evaluation of the safest dish, Rose Pork, would turn out like that. If we just adjust that recipe a bit, we can finally finish this tedious project.”

    “That’s true. Anyway, I’ll go first. Let’s finish up quickly and leave.”

    “Sure! Go ahead!”

    “Go ahead, Team Leader~”

    I greeted Deputy Manager Kwon and Kim Tae-hyun first and left the research lab. Then I stopped by my office, packed up my things, prepared to leave, and headed straight to the parking lot.

    This morning, when Kim Tae-hyun heard that I had plans, and when overtime was suddenly decided, he volunteered to stay behind and said he would finish up.

    In reality, there was no way a new employee could handle the work of a team leader.

    “Oh? You have work today? Well, it can’t be helped. Then I’ll take Kim Tae-hyun and somehow finish up.”

    Fortunately, Deputy Manager Kwon offered to take charge and finish up, so I could leave work with peace of mind.

    That’s why people should always behave properly.

    Anyway, I hurried my steps and headed straight to the parking lot. Then I started the car and drove home.

    It took 30 minutes to get to the apartment parking lot. Even though I had passed the end of work hours, there were still some cars in the parking lot, causing a bit of traffic.

    I quickly got out of the car and went up to the house.

    -Beep beep beep beep! Click!

    When I unlocked the door and opened it.

    -Knock knock knock knock!

    “Mom! Hurry up and get ready, quickly!”

    Dahyeong, who seemed to be in a hurry, came to the door and urged me.

    “Ugh, okay. Where were you playing?”

    “It’s not like that, but… anyway!”

    Just then, Dabin came out of her room and greeted me.

    “Welcome back! You’re a bit late, aren’t you?”

    “Oh, I had to work overtime today.”

    Only then did Dahyeong realize that she hadn’t greeted me and quickly bowed her head.

    “Oh! Welcome back.”

    She seemed incredibly flustered. Our kids were always taught manners, so they never acted impolitely, but if they forgot to greet and acted like that, it was a sign of something.

    “Anyway…, I’m back.”

    I briefly patted Dahyeong’s head and quickly went into the room to change clothes.

    What did I change into? Just what I always wear at home.

    “Mom! Are you really going to appear on TV in that?”

    “What’s wrong with this? Dabin, is it weird?”

    I asked Dabin if my outfit was strange.

    “Um… well… I usually dress similarly, so I didn’t really notice. But now that I think about going on the broadcast again, I’m starting to feel a bit unsure.”

    Feeling uncertain, I scanned through my outfit. Just then, Dayoung seemed unable to hold back and covered her eyes as if to say something.

    “No, um… not that. At least wear a cardigan on top.”

    “Huh? But it’s hot…”

    “Oh, if you just go out like that, you’ll catch a cold!”

    “…Really?”

    Well, if that’s what the broadcast host says, then I guess it’s true.

    Thinking so, I put on the cardigan that Dayoung handed me.

    “But have you guys eaten?”

    “No. Not yet.”

    “Then shouldn’t you eat something before…?”

    “Let’s just eat while doing the broadcast. We can order something.”

    “Hmm… should we? How about your favorite spicy stir-fried chicken?”

    “Hmm? I’m not really feeling spicy stir-fried chicken today.”

    Then what should we have?

    “Daybin, what do you feel like eating?”

    “Hmm… I’m not really in the mood for outside food today either.”

    Just when I was thinking it might be better to cook, Daybin realized that time was running out and came into the kitchen to help me.

    “Mom, is there anything I can help with?”

    “Hmm… how about burgers for dinner?”

    “Really? Then we can just order them.”

    “No, homemade burgers.”

    I had already prepared the dough for rice cake patties in the fridge. There were no burger buns, but using sandwich bread instead of morning bread would make a decent burger.

    When I suggested the idea, Daybin nodded in agreement.

    “That sounds good. It seems easy to make.”

    Even though she had been helping me in the kitchen recently, she seemed to have developed a sense of cooking.

    Anyway, I quickly took out the rice cake patty dough from the fridge and started shaping it into patties. Meanwhile, Daybin tore off a piece of lettuce.

    -Sizzle!

    As I placed the shaped rice cake patty on the heated pan, the sound of meat cooking and the appetizing smell began to fill the air.

    While the meat was cooking, I sliced the edges of the sandwich bread and spread butter on the cut sides.

    After a while, when the patties were cooked through, I placed the bread on top.

    “Oh? Do we not need to clean the pan?”

    “By doing this, the bread absorbs the juices, making it more delicious.”

    “Oh, I see.”

    After a brief conversation, the bread was cooked, and I quickly assembled the veggies, patty, sauce, and bread to complete the burger.

    “It’s done.”

    I immediately sliced the burger with a knife and placed them side by side on a plate, creating a mouth-watering burger or sandwich. I served Daybin her portion on a separate plate.

    “Are you going to eat right away?”

    “Yes.”

    With that, Daybin started eating her dinner, and I couldn’t help but smile as I saw her thumbs up. I raised my own thumb in response.

    After a while, Dayoung’s door opened, and she gestured for me to come in.

    “Mom, come in and wait.”

    Feeling a bit nervous at her words, I stiffened my expression.

    “Oh, okay. Um, should I sit on the bed?”

    Da-young’s bed seemed to be out of the camera’s view due to the room’s layout. Da-young didn’t usually turn on the camera to broadcast, but from the few times I had seen cam broadcasts on NewTube, I remembered that it wasn’t clearly visible. Plus, she had mentioned it yesterday when talking about the broadcast order.

    “Yeah. Just sit on the bed, and when I say ‘Guest, please come in!’ you can come into the camera. Um… so, just sit on the chair I’ve set up. Got it?”

    “Yeah, got it.”

    “Okay. Just sit on the bed for now. I’ll be back after going to the bathroom.”

    With that, Da-young left for the bathroom, and I immediately entered her room and sat on the bed.

    I then examined Da-young’s desk closely.

    The neatly organized desk was cluttered with broadcasting equipment, prominently featuring two monitors, a keyboard, a mouse, a large microphone, and a device connected to a microphone cable. I think it was called an audio interface.

    Anyway, it was the first time I had scrutinized something so thoroughly, so I was staring intently at it.

    -Ding! Surprise guest!

    “Eek!”

    I was startled by the sudden sound coming from the computer and let out a scream without realizing it.

    And then.

    -Ding! What’s happening now? Is that the guest’s voice? A woman? A pretty scream, isn’t it?

    -Ding! No, if the guest has arrived, you should come out and greet them first. What are you doing?

    -Ding! The guest has no sense. Shouldn’t you come out now and quickly follow while the owner is absent?

    -Ding! Owner, open the door! Hurry up and let the guest out! Do you want to see me go crazy?

    Suddenly, a series of TTS (Text to Speech) messages continued. I didn’t know what to do, so I just rolled my eyes around, but thankfully, Da-young quickly understood the situation and came back into the room, instructing me to sit down.

    Phew, that was really scary. Ugh.

    “Oh, these impatient people. Just wait! I’ll call them out properly.”

    Da-young expressed her annoyance while looking at the computer screen.

    “And let me remind you, the guest is not a streamer, so don’t make any inappropriate remarks.”

    She then quickly communicated with the viewers on the vertically positioned monitor on the right.

    “Don’t cross the line. Today, it’s a permanent ban. No exceptions. I warned you.”

    “Who is it? Oh, wait a moment. I’ll introduce you.”

    “The cam? It’s a half-cam. Yes.”

    “Talking about full cam. Try begging all you want. I’ll turn it on. Just enjoy it without wasting money.”

    After talking to herself like that for a while.

    “Alright, let me introduce the guest. Please come in!”

    She said, turning towards me, and I quickly got up from my seat and walked over to the empty chair next to Da-young.

    “This is today’s guest!!!”

    Cheering and clapping alone, Da-young. I joined in with the applause.

    [Wow! Who is this? Very polite.]

    “What? No, that’s… is that even a word?”

    “Oh, that’s wicked!”

    “Oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god, oh my god.”

    “Lady, may I ask what your size is?”

    This kind of chaotic chat kept coming up, and I didn’t know what to do.

    “Manager! Suppress them immediately!”

    With just one word from Da-young, the chat room quickly calmed down.

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