Chapter 13
San Francisco International Airport, California, United States.
Seo Huina and Lee Chang Hyuk got off the plane and were undergoing immigration inspection.
Although they accepted the sharp eyes and demanding questions of the immigration inspector with fluent English, the two of them had different spirits.
Soon there will be no entry permit.
Seo Huina and Li Changhyuk, who were holding their luggage, seemed to have made an appointment, keeping their mouths shut.
Plop, plop, plop - the sound of suitcase wheels rolling replaced the silence.
The two of them said nothing until they caught up with the taxi waiting in front of the airport.
"Where to go?"
"Come to the Withers Center for Rare Diseases."
Driving an airport taxi for 7 years. Holden kept his mouth shut. No matter what attractions appeared, he was confident in introducing the attractions there.
It seems that this Oriental couple is not here for tourism.
Holden entered on the navigation system The position where I heard it for the first time, and deleted the tourist-only lines that I wanted to ask shamelessly from my mind.
There was silence in the taxi where the three of them were riding.
When Holden shook his body slightly in the uncomfortable air, Lee Chang Hyuk Opened his mouth
"Huina"
"What's wrong?"
Li Changhyuk, who temporarily postponed his answer, said slowly
"Are you okay with staying in the United States?"
Xu Huina took a long breath. It was a complicated sigh, mixed with various emotions.
The email sent by Benjamin wrote:"The reason for the recovery cannot be determined."Regular inspections for at least 6 months are required."
In other words, you need to stay in the United States for at least 6 months and undergo regular inspections.
The 9-year-old child cannot be allowed to live alone in the United States. One of Seo Hye-na and Lee Chang-hyuk has to stay in the United States to live with the child.
Then Xu Huina decided to stay by herself.
Even she didn't know why she made that decision.
The only thing left in my mind was Benjamin saying that Dohyun didn't go to his parents.
"By the way, let’s expand our fashion brand to the United States. 6 months is enough time to lay the foundation."
Seo Hyena said softly, pretending to be nonchalant.
"I'm worried you're pushing too hard, now will I stay?"
Li Changhe's words made Xu Huina shake her head.
I have made a decision, I am fine, don't worry, my dear.
Li Changhe knew that his wife would not go back on something she had decided once.
Because I was fascinated by this determination, so Decided to get married.
Lee Jang Hyuk was more cautious. Because he came to a conclusion after many careful considerations, it took a little longer to reach the conclusion.
Then Seo Hye Na and Lee Jang Hyuk stood in completely opposite places.
When they first met in the United States, Seo Hye Na had no scruples I was fascinated by her at first sight.
As I got closer to her, I realized how strong and determined Seo Huina was.
Because she is such a wife, I knew that this time Even so, Li Changhe still had to ask Xu Huina the same question.
Because he was worried about sending his beloved wife to other places.
Moreover, I was worried about more than that.
Their children.
When he thought of his son, Li Changhe felt his chest It was heavy and seemed very depressing.
Li Changhyuk tried his best to express his thoughts.
"Then let's stay together? You're better off working alone in America than two people working together."
Seo Hye-na shook her head.
Neither of them can live in the United States. As joint representatives of Marine, it is inconvenient for both of them to leave.
I understood the mood of my husband who had to ask even though he knew this fact. Seo Hye-na did not point out what he said, but Putting his hand gently on his husband's hand, he patted it with a slow beat.
Knowing that this meant rejection, Li Changhyuk sighed deeply.
He admitted that he could not make his wife change her mind.
He looked at his wife who was deep in thought with complicated emotions.
Seo Huina thought of the son she was about to see
"This is my first time living with my son……"
A few years ago, Dohyun was briefly discharged from the hospital, but he was in the period of brand growth and could not leave Korea. Do Hyun was entrusted to a family employed by Seo Hye Na and lived there for a month.
So this is my first time living with Do Hyun.
What will happen in the future...
Although Xu Huina is always full of confidence, she is not sure of anything this time.
The taxi, silent again, was crossing the road to the hospital.
Discharge day is coming.
Daoxian visited the ward with a somewhat strange feeling.
A simple white space that lasts a lifetime.
There is no real sense of leaving here.
I saw the bags neatly placed beside the table.
I stayed in the hospital for a long time and had too little luggage.
This is all the traces of Do Hyun’s survival.
Holding the violin bag tied behind his back tightly, he stared at the door of the ward.
How long has it been?
Dong Dong - the knock on the door that broke the silence made Do Hyun's face a little nervous
"…Please come in."
I clearly heard Daoxian's voice, but there was no response outside the door.
Daoxian did not urge, but waited for the door to open.
No wonder his parents outside the door were as nervous as himself.
The door opened gently, and a pair of A young couple walked into the ward.
Dohyun looked at his mother after a year.
"What…?"
Dohyun's eyes were wide with panic.
My mother’s face, which I saw after a year, was as miserable as if she was crying.
Although the baby grew suddenly, I considered it a gift from God.
Although Seo Hye-na has never believed in God, if she can feel the living body moving in her belly, it can only be considered a miracle. very happy.
I hope the child will come to the world soon and be with him.
Yes.
It's obviously like that
"But, but why…?"
Why wouldn’t you want to hold your newborn baby in your arms?
Why did you leave your child in the United States and go to South Korea as if you were running away?
Where did it all go wrong?
A little boy with a face as white as the hospital wallpaper stood there carrying a bag that looked bigger than my body.
The sunlight streaming in through the window cannot breathe life into the child's face.
Smaller.
Seems to be younger than other children of the same age
"I……"
Looking here, the younger son looked panicked but could not get close, his eyes were cold from the cold.
"What did I do?"
It's my child
"ah……"
His legs were weak and he slumped on the seat.
It's my child.
Sitting on the ground, without even thinking about getting up, he buried his son's face in his eyes. my son.
My only son.
Xu Huina couldn't even shed tears.
He looked at Dohyun blankly like he was crazy.
Li Changhyuk, who usually helped his wife up, was unable to act on the spot.
I couldn’t remember anything I had planned to say from the moment I faced Dohyun.
They could only stare blankly at their son who they had left alone under the guise of treatment when they reunited after a long separation.
Seeing the appearance of the two of them, Daoxian was so panicked that he even forgot to be careful and said something worried.
"Are you okay?"
Hearing those words, Li Changhe and Xu Huina couldn't say anything.
-Do Hyun said he was going to be hospitalized... let's go to South Korea.
It's a decision to be made one day
-We also have to live our lives. You can’t let your children take away all your life.
That’s how rationalized it is.
Because I am busy with work.
The hospital is too far.
Because I also have a life.
Find any excuse to downplay the guilt.
Li Changhyuk thought of the distant past
"When did it start?"
When their son stopped calling.
Once a year. Whenever they came to see each other, the child who looked at him with eyes longing for love began to stay away from him.
The corners of Li Changhyuk's mouth dropped.
A One. She remembered what she had done.
The memories kept coming one after another.
She was overwhelmed by the weight of the memory.
In the heavy air that closed her lungs, Seo Hye-na staggered to her feet.
Long time no see, Dohyun
"Yes"
"…Have you packed your luggage?"
"Yes, it's all ready."
Seo Huina's eyes turned to the bag. It's too little burden to organize the place where one has lived. I also visited the empty interior of the white ward.
During this time, I saw something that didn't seem to care about other places.
Children The room used was too big, but the space for one day was too small.
Also, from the moment they entered the house, the children were not close at all.
Seo Hye-na confided the words that piled up deep in her heart
"sorry."
This is an old, outdated horse.
Only after I spat out the words did I understand what I said.
No, I, I.
Xu Huina's voice trembled slightly. Her pupils moved uneasily.
Then immediately.
Everything was like a broken dam. It's pouring down.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry for you.
Xu Huina wants to block her mouth
"sorry."
But my body doesn't obey my orders.
"my son."
The worst.
Xu Huina blocked her mouth.
Daoxian blinked slowly.
This situation was too unrealistic and could not give people a sense of reality. So it took a moment to understand the meaning of that sentence.
Boom!
There was a collapsing sound from somewhere.
Daoxian didn’t know what it was.
Daoxian turned sickly white, and his skin became even whiter. Daoxian took a step back unknowingly.
One day, I caught Parents who want to go back to Korea.
After thinking about it dozens or hundreds of times, they mustered up the courage to gently shake off the hand they were holding. A picturesque smile on their face and busy words on their lips.
Everything. It was so vivid that he seemed to be able to grasp it right away.
His bare hands felt cold.
Dohyun, who had been looking down for a long time, felt his head turn cold because of the strange feeling.
"Because of my soul, I can't help it."This is not something parents can do."
Daoxian remembered what Tuanzi said.
I was born an imperfect soul.
So the"perfect soul" had to reject him.
Putting the words of Tuanzi together, parents have no problem
"I'm the one with the problem."
Actually, Dohyun, who has the memory of Jung Hee-sung, knows how irresponsible parents can become. He shed countless tears because he remembers his brother's life of repeatedly adopting and raising animals, and finally fighting to not be kicked out of the place where he was adopted. , so it’s clear.
So I also fully know that if my parents wanted to abandon me, they might not live like this until now.
My parents did their best.
They really did their best to fulfill their responsibilities.
"I have a problem and my parents have no reason to blame themselves."
After sorting out his thoughts, Dohyun walked towards his mother who was sitting on the ground.
Standing in front of my mother, I realized that this was the first time I looked at each other up close. It was the first time I saw my mother's face up close. She looked younger than I thought. And he is very similar to me.
Everyone can tell that there is a mother-son relationship.
The same goes for Seo Hye-na.
The son she saw up close looks so much like her.
The shape of his eyes and lips that look a bit cold.
The straight eyebrows, nose and delicate The face shape is exactly like her husband.
Dohyun stared at it and said
"It doesn't matter."
Facing his parents who are as hard as stone, Daoxian said again
"I'm fine, so you don't have to apologize like this"
"what to do?"
"What?"
Hearing the inexplicable words, Daoxian asked back
"How could it be okay? How could you not complain?"
"Wife."
Li Changhyuk grabbed Seo Huina's arm.
Dohyun narrowed his eyes.
I don't know what answer you want.
So I asked
"Should I complain?"
Dohyun who spoke stopped breathing instantly.
"why that……"
Dong Dong -
Daoxian's eyes reflexively hit the door.
Then I contacted my parents again.
I want to ask you why you made that expression
"But to know that?"
To that question, Daoxian could not answer.
In an instant, the distressed Daoxian finally chose
"Please come in."