My Daughter is a Music Genius

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To create something that did not exist in the world.

We call it creation.

musically.

It’s called composing.

Chaeyoon was composing music right now.

Jo Seong-hyeon took a startled breath.

His own child was composing a song on the spot.

There are quite a few pianists who improvise.

That is why there are certainly pianists who have composed dozens or hundreds of songs in their lifetime.

However, Chae-yoon was not that kind of artist.

No, at least Jo Seong-hyeon thought that Chae-yoon wasn’t that kind of pianist until now.

But now I see this.

‘Oh My God.’

His daughter wasn’t that type of pianist.

I just haven’t done it until now.

Jo Seong-hyeon was so startled that he couldn’t even get up from the sofa, so he stiffened and looked at Chae-yoon.

I had no other thoughts.

All I have to do is put this song in my head somehow.

It was the moment when Chaeyoon was born and made a song for the first time.

I couldn’t miss this moment.

It was clear what inspired Chae-yoon.

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Mom.

For Jo Seong-hyeon, she will become a widowed wife.

She certainly helped Cho Sung-hyun make a lot of music.

Jo Sung-hyun also wrote a lot of songs about his widowed wife.

And now, Chae-yoon was doing that.

With the piano, you express your feelings.

The beginning was definitely the pinnacle of depression.

It’s so lonely, and just listening to it makes my hands and toes feel cold.

A performance that shows very well how Chaeyoon feels about her mother’s empty seat.

It was a song that could be written because Chaeyoon knew better than anyone how frightening it is to be left alone and how lonely it is.

Even under the same circumstances, what an adult feels and what a child feels is different.

Now, Chaeyoon was composing a song by unraveling things Jo Sung-hyun did not feel, and Jo Sung-hyun did not dare express, in her own way.

Jo Sung-hyeon also wrote a lot of songs about his wife in his past life, but never had a song like this.

It was because Jo Sung-hyun had never felt the emotions that Chae-yoon felt.

It was because Jo Sung-hyun had never been in Chae-yoon’s position.

He can’t make a song like this.

A song that only Chaeyoon can make.

However, it is a song that many people can relate to.

The song Chaeyun was playing was such a song.

follow.

The mood of the song changes slightly.

The song has a melancholy, lonely, and cold atmosphere, with a slight change to add a bit of warmth.

It was as if a coat had been put on a body that was like ice.

Little by little the ice begins to melt.

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My cold heart warms a little.

follow. pick up.

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My heart, which had been warm for a short time, started to get cold again before the ice melted.

As if the coat that had been covered with it had disappeared, the cold wind blew again, and my hands and toes became cold.

Jo Seong-hyeon unknowingly clenched his fists and blew as he listened to Chae-yoon’s performance.

The song of Chae-yoon, who was playing again like that, ended with a warm energy wrapped around him, like a coat being covered once again.

Cho Sung-hyun knew what the child wanted to say.

I just had to know.

Because he was Chae-yoon’s father.

He groaned and barely swallowed the cry that was about to burst out.

There were more emotions and thoughts in the child than Jo Seong-hyeon thought.

It contained a lot of pain tens or hundreds of times more than what the child had expressed so far.

again at the same time.

There was joy in this reality.

It was filled with gratitude for the many things that made me forget even a little of the great pain.

Jo Sung-hyun finally raised his hand and wiped his face.

A great sense of guilt overcame him.

A child who had these feelings, Jo Seong-hyeon had just left it alone in his last life.

I don’t deserve to be a father.

Does it make sense to say that he was having a hard time and that he left the child alone?

I felt like I wanted to spit out swear words at myself.

Swallowing up the rising crying and profanity, Jo Seong-hyeon exhaled.

“after… .”

A hot sigh blows out

He raised his head and looked at Chaeyoon, who was blankly staring at the keyboard.

The child just sat still, staring at the keyboard.

are you crying

are you smiling

couldn’t figure it out

Jo Seong-hyeon closed his eyes tightly, then woke up and got up from his seat.

There was no strength in his body, but now was the time to move.

“Chae Yoon-ah.”

“yes?”

The child turned his head.

Jo Sung-hyun was surprised to see Chae-yoon’s face.

The child was neither smiling nor crying.

‘No, I have to say that I’m doing both.’

Tears were clearly flowing from his eyes, but the child was smiling.

Jo Sung-hyun approached Chae-yoon and hugged the child.

“Chae Yoon-ah.”

“yes.”

“Daddy loves Chaeyoon a lot, you know?”

“Chae-yoon loves Dad too.”

“I’m sorry, Dad. I’m really, really sorry… Dad… Chae-yoon left.”

“Where are you going, Chae-yoon? Then why not? Chae-yoon is sad without a father. Uh, did Chaeyoon do something wrong?”

Seong-hyeon Cho said, hugging the child.

Chae-yoon was taken aback by Seong-hyeon’s words and spoke quickly.

It wasn’t organized, but it wasn’t difficult to understand.

“No, my dad didn’t do well. There’s nothing wrong with Chae Yoon. I’m just sorry, Dad, Chae Yoon-ah.”

Jo Sung-hyun struggled with his contorted face and laughed hard.

I didn’t want to cry in front of my child.

Because if you cry, Chaeyoon will cry too.

He laughed.

just laughed

* * *

crispy.

The sound of Chae-yoon’s peaceful breathing quietly echoed in Seong-hyun’s ear.

Fortunately, the child fell asleep after playing the piano.

There was no outward expression of emotion.

It was unfortunate for Jo Sung-hyun that he expresses all his emotions through music and does not show his emotions, but it is understandable enough.

Because Seong-hyeon did the same.

He pretended nothing was wrong, and was just concentrating on his work.

While quietly looking down at Chaeyoon, who was sleeping in her arms, Jo Sung-hyun reached out and checked the time.

one o’clock in the morning

It’s been hours since I’ve been lying in bed and awake by myself.

In the end, Jo Sung-hyeon carefully got up, except for the arm that had Chae-yoon’s head on it.

He left the bedroom door slightly open and went out into the living room.

Jo Sung-hyun didn’t sit on the sofa as he always did.

Instead, he naturally passed the sofa and sat down in front of the piano.

Jo Seong-hyeon, who put the earphone jack in the hole in the corner on one side of the piano, put on the earphone and turned on the piano.

The piano turns on with a small electronic beep.

Jo Sung-hyun exhaled and put his hand on the keyboard.

He looked down at the piano for a moment, then moved his hand and pressed a few buttons.

And exactly three seconds later.

Jo Sung-hyun’s hand began to move.

His hands began to dance on the keyboard.

Jo Seong-hyeon’s performance almost coincided with what Chae-yoon just did.

Chaeyoon wasn’t the only one to follow a song she heard once.

Of course, it was difficult, but I kept playing and remembering Chaeyoon’s songs in my head for hours.

It’s a situation where you just have to move what’s in your head.

Jo Sung-hyun’s hand moved without blockage.

Late at night, in front of Jo Sung-hyun, who plays the piano alone.

A small light flashed red indicating that the electric piano’s recording function was on.

* * *

“Huh.”

Jo Sung-hyun yawned and came to his senses.

With tired eyes, he lifted his heavy eyelids.

It felt like Chaeyoon was on the top of her stomach.

just as expected.

The child was lying on Jo Sung-hyun’s stomach.

“Chae Yoon-ah. What are you doing there?”

“Dad!”

Fisherman Chae-yoon, who was making strange noises as a fisherman, raises her head when she hears the voices of Jo Seong-hyeon.

The child got up quickly as if something serious had happened, and grabbed Jo Sung-hyun’s arm as if to get up quickly.

“The piano hurts!”

“yes… ? Why does the piano hurt?”

“I don’t know. The piano isn’t making a sound… .”

As if Chae-yoon wanted to come to work, she once again led Jo Seong-hyun’s arm.

Jo Seong-hyeon gave strength to his body that was not getting up and tried to get up.

Last night, I woke up at night alone, played, and sat still on the sofa, but I was so hungry that I ate a Choco Pie and fell asleep.

That was around 3 o’clock.

It is now a little past 8 o’clock.

I was very tired because I hadn’t slept much.

“ah.”

Jo Sung-hyun looked at the piano and made a small sound.

Earphones were plugged into one corner of the piano.

Cho Sung-hyun, who shed a smirk, pulled out his earphones.

“Chae Yoon-ah, press the key.”

follow.

“uh? It sounds!”

“Aren’t you going to play the piano now?”

“Hey.”

Chae-yoon nodded as if curious.

When the child plays the piano, he only turns it on and off by pressing the power button without touching anything else.

Your child will never know that an electric piano is packed with so many functions.

“Is Chae-yun going to practice?”

“yes!”

Chaeyoung nodded.

After Jo Seong-hyeon took the child and washed his face, he allowed Chae-yoon to play the piano.

While Chae-yoon was playing the piano, Jo Seong-hyun sat on the sofa and slept for a while, checked the time, and stretched.

It was slowly passing 9 o’clock.

“Chae Yoon-ah, shall we go to Grandma’s house now?”

“Grandmother’s house?”

“yes. Do you remember when we decided to go to grandma’s house today?”

“right!”

As if he had not forgotten, the child stopped playing the piano and got up.

Jo Sung-hyeon took Chae-yoon and headed home.

It’s been a while since I rang the doorbell.

click.

The door opened with a small sound.

“Come on.”

Jo Jae-wook grabbed the door and greeted me.

“How you doing?”

“What am I? It’s the same.”

As we exchanged greetings briefly, I heard Lee Soo-hyun’s voice from the kitchen.

“Hurry up, wash your hands and come and eat~”

Jo Sung-hyun laughed at her words and went to the bathroom with Chae-yoon to wash their hands.

The prizes were lavishly laid out.

In the middle, there is galbi-jjim, and 4 seaweed soups are placed.

Seeing the small bowl of soup that anyone could see was Chae-yoon, Jo Sung-hyun smiled lightly and helped the child sit down.

“Eat now. It cools down.”

“I will enjoy this food.”

Having said that, Jo Seong-hyeon raised the spoon.

What should I eat first?

After thinking for a while, Jo Sung-hyun reached out to seaweed soup.

When you put a spoonful of seaweed soup with perilla seeds in your mouth, the sound comes out automatically.

“ah.”

Seong-Hyeon Cho realized.

It means that he never ate seaweed soup when he came back.

The seaweed soup I ate for the first time after returning home was delicious.

And suddenly, a thought occurred to me.

‘When Chae-yoon grows up later, who cooks the seaweed soup?’