a/n:  So now we go back to China, then Thailand then Japan before we head back to Korea.  So this will probably end with 45 or so chapters.. I am tearing up!

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Jungwoo smiled as he looked at Kun and Chengxiao playing in the pool, the uncle and niece duo seemed really at home with each other and it really warms his soft heart. He was sipping on iced tea when Taeil sat next to him, seemingly happy as he watched Sicheng play with both Chenle and Jisung.

“You good?” Taeil asked and Jungwoo nodded.

“How’s being a personal assistant?” Jungwoo asked and Taeil sighed.

“A bit of a culture shock but it’s quite tolerable now. But I think I really need to enroll myself to learn Chinese, I gotta keep up with Sicheng now that he’s going to take over the company 100%” Taeil answered truthfully and Jungwoo nodded. “And you?” Taeil asked and Jungwoo sighed.

“I am quite sure Kun ge will take over the company his father gave him, we’re discussing it and I told him that I will stay a year back to study Mandarin and to help Chengxiao learn Korean.” Jungwoo answered.

“You’re serious about Kun and Chengxiao?” Taeil asked and Jungwoo nodded.

“Yepp, this is like my future I am looking forward to, just got a daughter before I got married but that’s the least of my worries.” Jungwoo smiled and Taeil patted his back.

“You’re good with kids so this is really going to be a breeze to you.” Taeil assured him. “So are you both quitting the kindergarten?” Taeil asked and Jungwoo nodded.

“But don’t worry, we can give both Chenle and Jisung a test for them to skip kinder 2 so they can go and join the rest of the kids to first grade.” Jungwoo informed him.

“You can do that?” Taeil asked and Jungwoo nodded.

“Yeah, Kun ge and I were discussing this last night and with him taking over a school under their family’s name, he can pull some strings.” Jungwoo said and Taeil scrunched his face, he didn’t want his son to skip grades because of connection. “But don’t worry, he won’t do that, he’s confident both Chenle and Jisung can pass it with flying colors.” Jungwoo beamed him a smile and Taeil laughed heartily.

“Well I am glad that you have work ethics still in place.” Taeil remarked and laughed.

Marrying into a Chinese family as a Korean isn’t so much as a bad idea but when Taeil was asked to have audience with Grandfather Dong, he was sweating buckets. Meihwa sat on a chair in between them, a reassuring smile on her face, tried to calm down the nervous Korean. Mr. Dong sat across him, a cup of tea at hand and sipping rather calmly as he eyed Taeil.

“Relax my boy.” He said and Taeil blinked at him. “I am here to inform you that yu have my blessings to marry my son but Sicheng and Chenle will still use our family name. But should you have more children, I’ll gladly have them take your surname as you please.”  Mr. Dong said and Taeil gaped at him as Meihwa translated for him.

“Excuse me? Are you giving me your blessings? Like I can propose to Sicheng?” Taeil asked and Mr. Dong nodded and laughed, placing the tea on the table before taking a wooden box with him as he stood and walked to Taeil.

“My wife and I created this for Sicheng when he was born. We hoped that he will use it to propose to his lover in the future. But it seems that he won’t be the one proposing so I entrust this to you.” Mr. Dong handed the box and Taeil gasped as he opened it and the custom Jade ring was shown in full glory. The design was exquisite and as Meihwa translate for him Taeil shook his head. “Do not doubt yourself, I consider you as my son already Taeil.” HE laughed and Taeil all but stood up and hugged the man and with his limited Chinese vocabulary, he thanked him wholeheartedly. “Yoou don’t have to propose to him now. Do it at your own time okay? And I do expect annual visits from you okay?” He said and Taeil nodded happily.

Kun wasn’t sure why he was called in by his father when he agreed to handle the school and have children of his own, yes children because Chengxiao expressed her desire to have playmates too like what Chenle and Jisung have. He reluctantly sat across his father who was smiling at him.

“Don’t be so stiff.”  Mr. Wen said and pushed a box towards him. Kun raised his brows at his father who only laughed and gestured for him to open the box. Kun did as he was told and his mouth gaped seeing the infamous Wen red jade ring.

“This is the family ring!”  Kun gasped and Mr. Wen nodded.

“I am aware.”   His father chuckled.

“Why are you giving this to me?”  He asked and Mr. Wen sighed.

“You know what it means Kun, I approve of Jungwoo and this ring proves it.”  Mr. Wen answered Kun shed tears as he hugged his father.

“This means so much to me baba.”  Kun uttered and the older man held his son tightly.

“Make wise use of it Kun.”  He said and Kun nodded vigorously.

“I will.”  Kun replied.

Their last day in China was celebrated by a feast and everyone was in high spirits. Chengxiao, who was the mos excited to go with his guardians, was finally beaming happiy, and Grandfather Dong was relieved to have his granddaughter smile freely. He knew Kun would take care of her and by any indication, Jungwoo too. The two grandfathers had given their permission to their partners and it was a decision they made pretty darn well. They only wished for good news in the coming years.

As Chenle excitedly babbled on to his cousin what their friends like, the older listened with light in her eyes that was never there before. Kun had promised her piano, voice and dance lessons, the last was already sset by Sicheng as he informed Ten to accommodate the girl. Ten had assured him that he’ll take in Chengxiao and if his schedules won’t fit, Taeyong could do so, Yuta will make sure of it. Doyoung had offered her voice lessons and when they return to Korea, they will set up group photoshoots because Johnny and Ten needs one for their engagement and to hang on their house, and he knew Taeil and Sicheng need one as well, so why not gather everyone?

The future looks bright for them and as Kun pulled Jungwoo to dance to a slow song, he couldn’t help but lean in to kiss the younger, savoring how sweet the Korean truly is. Jungwoo smiled back sweetly and he rested his head on Kun’s shoulder. “My dad wrelly approves of you.” Kun said and Jungwoo hummed but he was smiling. “But are you really willing to sacrifice all of that to be with me? Even accepting Chengxiao?” Kun asked and Jungwoo pulled away to look at Kun in the eye.

“I do.” Jungwoo said firmly. “I’ve never been sure of anything in my life. And I want to spend every waking moment with you and Chengxiao.” Jungwoo replied.  

“if I want to have kids of my own?” Kun asked and Jungwoo smiled.

“I can’t get pregnant but if you really want kids of your own, I’ll love them as much as I love you.” Jungwoo said and Kun was dead sure that this is the person he’ll spend the rest of his life with.

Chengxiao joined them soon after and Kun lifted the kid with a bit of difficulty but they were laughing as they continued to dance, as a family. Mr. Wen and Mr. Dong looked at them proudly, knowing that they are going to be a good and nurturing family, and it warmed their hearts to have Kun back into the family, take care of a deserving soul and be able to share it with a life partner. Junhui may have teased them as he passed by, carrying a gurgling Junwoo, but the two laughed it out and cooed at the toddler.

Sicheng was sitting on a chair as he observed his cousin, happy that Kun is back to them and that everything is finally setting in place. He had looked at Taeil who was indulging Chenle and Jisung with dancing despite being a little too lanky and off beat. Taeil is his breath of fresh air and his anchor and now that his father approved of him, it won’t take long for them to really build their family.

“Can I sit here?”  Sicheng looked at his sister and nodded once. “I know that we have been acting out of our ways and I have been blinded with greed. I missed the times when we were just us, you Guiren and me.”  She said and Sicheng nodded. “When you had Chenle, I guess we couldn’t help but be jealous as us heterouals got daughters while you had a son. But Chenle and you did not deserve that.”  Sifeng said and Sicheng sighed. “And I really want to mend our relationship Sicheng, so I am offering you something that only I can give.”  She said and took her brother’s hand. “I am sure that you would want to have children of your own with Taeil and I am willing to donate my egg cell to you should you wish to.” She said with a kind smile and Sicheng gasped at the offer.

‘But Feng jie, this is not necessary.” Sicheng argued but his sister shook her head.

“It is. Please accept my offer as retribution. Should Kun need to, I am also extending it to him, for taking Chengxiao in.”  She said and Sicheng smiled and hugged her.

“You should tell Kun ge that yourself. But thank you Feng jie, this means a lot to me. I miss you.”  Sicheng welled up ad Sicheng run a thumb on her brother’s cheek to wipe it away.

“I will see you soon Sicheng, and hopefully, I can see a ring on your finger.” She said and kissed her brother’s forehead before she strutted away, pulling her husband and daughter along to greet his parents goodbye.

“Are you okay?” Taeil asked and Sicheng hugged him and cried on his shoulder, leaving Taeil to panic slightly but as Sicheng told him of his reconciliation with his sister, Taeil could only embrace him tightly and kiss his temple. “I am really happy for you Sicheng.” Taeil said with a smile.

Was he moving quickly?

Taeil wasn’t sure.

But as they waited to board their plane back to Korea, he pulled Kun to the side and talked to him on his plans to propose to Sicheng. Kun lit up with the idea and he quickly went to the boarding staf to coordinate with the flight attendants and ground crew. The staffs nodded and accommodated him, even going as to prepare a bouquets for him and get the mp3 file for the song that Taeil and him will sing. Once it was done and settled, Kun returned to Taeil to discuss the plans and settle their actions. It was impromptu but who really cares, it’ll be something special to them both and they will have the whole flight with them. They boarded the plane as scheduled and once the flight attendants saw Kun, they smiled and nodded to inform them subtly that it is all been set and waiting for implementation.

Jungwoo sat with Chengxiao as Kun sat behind him while Chenle sat with Sicheng, confusing the older as his son preferred to sit with Jisung. But Jisung was informed by his father to sit next to him because of a surprise and the boy just agreed, leaving it hanging so Chenle won’t even have an idea what surprise he was planning.  

The plane took off and usual greetings and precautionary measures laid out to them. Once they were in cruising altitude, the attendants made their way down the aisle to check on their passengers, handing out pillows and blankets if needed before serving them food as protocol. Taeil was nervous when he eyed Kun across him but the younger just raised his glass of orange juice and mouthed Taeil to calm down. Once the foofd was cleared away and they were all settled for the rest of the flight, the captain greeted them to inform them that they are approaching the borders of Korea and China. This was the sign so Kun and Taeil braced themselves as they waited for the flight attendants to proceed with the plan, they excused themselves to go to the bathroom.

“Thank you for flying with us. Today, we will be having a special event on board flight SKTJ-116, so please enjoy,”  The flight attendant said in Chinese and Sicheng had to translate it to Jungwoo sat across him.

The music that played was oddly familiar, a love song about comparing a deep love to the moon who is an omnipresent symbol in Chinese and Asian culture. Sicheng was excited, was there going to be a prosposal on board? He may not look like it but he sure is a er for such actions. Jungwoo was excited to because wow, it will be surreal to actually experience watching such romantic gesture.

They were waiting for the person to start singing but they did not expect Taeil to walk down the aisle along with Kun, now holding bouquets that the FA’s prepared for them. Taeil sang first, singing in Korean. Sicheng gasped because damn Taeil’s voice is that magical. The first Verse was absolutely amazing and Siheng was already tearing up. But Kun sang the second verse in Chinese as he smiled at Jungwoo, handing the bouquet and holding his hand. Jungwoo was also tearing up because, he never expected this at all. Taeil and Kun sang the last of the chorus together, harmonizing despite the different language, and telling everyone that both cultures could come together.

As the song came to and end, Sicheng was already standing up and Taeil had pulled him a few steps away, and Kun did the same to Jungwoo. The two unsuspecting males stood back to back and gasped as their boyfriend knelt and opened a wooden box that had the Dong and Wen emblems. Kun and Taeil asked the question, expressing how much they love the other, Sicheng and Jungwoo cried as they said yes, prompting Kun and Taeil to insert the ring on their fingers and kissing their other half sweetly. The kids cheered for their fathers and the passengers cheered and clapped along, even the captain congratulated them from the cockpit and the flight attendants were more than happy to take their pictures and even gifted them an honorary champagne toast while the kids got grape juice.

When they landed in Korea, they happily sent photos of themselves showing off their rings and they received onslaught of congratulations  fromt heir family and friends; the future really looks bright for them.

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a/n: The moon represents my heart is a classic Chinese song that I find fitting because Taeil’s surname is Moon, while Kun is under the family Wen and Junhui’s Korean surname is also Moon. It is a play of words that I hope you’ll appreciate!

So will Taeyong propose? We’ll see in the future updates.

I have to say this right now because after Jeno’s birthday, I will be ending the series due to the fact that the kids are not in kindergarten anymore but if you are up to it, I will probably start  a new series which has snippets on what happens after Kindergarten like the fathers actually tying the knot and what not.

Also, please suggest children names for KunWoo! We want Chengxiao to have siblings too!

Interested? Hit me up with your comments!