The heart that had been quiet for as long as they were apart finally burst into tears in front of his nephew.
Reuniting with his brother and nephew in France, Lee Geon-joo silently handed over shoes and truly felt the meaning of family for the first time.
On the 17th, the story of actor Lee Geon-joo meeting his younger brother Lee Geon-cheol, who was adopted in France, and his nephew Luca was featured on TV Chosun's 'Dad and Me'. The hearts that had been distant for as long as they were apart grew closer with a smile and a tear.
On this day, when Lee Geon-joo met his nephew Luca again in Lyon, France, he ran over and hugged him without saying a word. Although it was the first time they met since he was five, he recognized his nephew's face at once and his eyes welled up. "He's really handsome. It's because he's my nephew." Instead of an awkward start, familiar jokes came out first.
Luca's father and brother, Lee Geon-cheol, calmly shared his life story, saying, "I had no choice. I hoped Luca wouldn't go through what I did," reflecting on becoming a father at the age of twenty. Lee Geon-joo nodded silently at those words and handed a small pair of shoes to his nephew. "Think of your uncle every time you wear these." Everyone laughed at that, but the uncle's expression reflected a poignant longing.
The brothers, jokingly exchanging comments about each other's looks, saying "My nephew is handsome" and "My son is handsome," soon became one, laughing around Luca. Seeing this, Lee Geon-cheol said, "I feel happy that my brother and Luca seem to get along better than me." Lee Geon-joo also shared, "It felt like a dream and was amazing to be together with the three of us. Is this what family is?" expressing his overwhelming feelings.
[Kim Seung-hye, MK Sports Reporter]
