Traveling back in time to take care of Sung Deok-sun

Chapter 194 Pulling the hook

"Sunwoo?"

"Pearls?"

After finishing her chores, Sun-young returned home and called out twice, but no one answered. Puzzled, she turned on the light and looked through each room one by one.

"Hey? Why can't I find anyone today?"

"I can't even find my own son and daughter?"

Sun-young sat on the table, wiped her hands, picked up her water glass and poured herself a glass of water.

"Oh dear, Shan-yu took Pearl to the reading room?"

"That shouldn't be the case; I've never taken him to the reading room before."

"Where would that be?"

As Shanying drank her water, she suddenly widened her eyes.

"Oh dear! My older sisters are still waiting for me to play the flower cards."

"The pearl must be there!"

Thinking of her neighbors, she suddenly realized where Pearl had gone and something equally important...

"Oh dear, big sister!"

"I'll be right there!"

Sunyoung grabbed the clothes and ran all the way to their house.

.........

downstairs from the reading room

Sunwoo reached out and adjusted Bora's scarf.

"Hey, hurry up and go inside to study."

"You're destined to be an outstanding person."

Looking at Sunwoo, who was reluctant to part, Paula urged him on.

"Sis, I don't need to go to the reading room today."

"How about we go see a movie?"

Sunwoo extended a warm invitation.

“No, I’m busy, I have a lot of homework,” Paula refused.

"It's already winter break, what else is there to be busy with?" Sunwoo said, pursing his lips speechlessly.

"Anyway, don't worry about it, I have things to do," Paula said, still rejecting him with her usual domineering attitude.

"When can we go on a date?" Sunwoo asked again, still unwilling to give up.

"Didn't we already go on a date?"

"A while ago!"

Paula glared at him, annoyed.

"I'm telling you, your priority right now is to focus on your studies, and stop thinking about dating all the time, okay?"

"Okay, it's freezing, I'm leaving."

Paula turned and left.

Sunwoo watched her turn around and reached out to grab her hand again.

"What are you doing? Are you crazy? Do you want to die?" Paula shook off his hand and pretended to hit him.

"If I could hold your hand, I wouldn't care about dying," Sunwoo said, staring into her eyes.

"I really am!" Paula punched him hard a few times.

"It doesn't hurt~", Sunwoo said, grimacing as he stood up straight.

Paula, seeing his nonchalant attitude, curled her lip in exasperation.

"Alright, stop being so childish and get back to your studies."

"My sister is gone."

Paula patted him on the shoulder and turned to leave.

Sunwoo watched Bora's departing figure, then looked up at the sky with a sullen expression.

Paula, however, turned and left with a happy smile on her face.

Having grown accustomed to appearing mature and composed, Bora wouldn't act like Deok-sun, playing around with Yoo Seo-woo like a little girl.

Even when facing Sunwoo, with whom she had already confirmed their relationship, she still acted like a caring older sister.

People who mature early usually mature late.

Paula is an example.

She kept saying that Sunwoo was naive, but she didn't realize that she was even less bold and decisive than Sunwoo when it came to expressing her feelings.

She was like an introverted child who had just received candy, afraid to express her feelings in front of others, only showing a happy expression when she was alone.

Even something as simple as holding hands makes her feel a little uneasy.

........

Reading room

Sunwoo looked at the book and studied for a while, then began to draw lines on the paper in a daze, his face full of thought.

suddenly!

A cold hand grabbed Sunwoo's ankle.

"Whoa!" Sunwoo jumped onto the chair in fright.

"It's cold, Sunwoo, can you get me some bedding?" The dollfish that disappeared for a day was actually here.

"Seriously, you scared me to death." Sunwoo said speechlessly as he took the blanket from above and threw it on him.

"If you like sleeping so much, why don't you go home to sleep?" Sunwoo said irritably.

"Home? That's not a place to sleep."

"The winter break was worse than no break at all, since the head of the teaching department was at home every day."

"This is home, and I just want to immerse myself in the ocean of knowledge."

"I wouldn't want to go back to that home even if I starved to death..."

The salamander pulled back the covers and let out a blissful groan.

Sunwoo silently used his foot to push his head away a little to avoid accidentally stepping on it.

Having been interrupted, Sunwoo had no choice but to pick up his pen and concentrate on studying.

.......

Paula's Room

Paula was intently reading a book at her desk.

The room, filled with warmth, allowed her to enjoy the freedom of studying at home without a coat in winter.

"Boom boom boom!"

Paula glanced curiously at the door.

"Come in."

"Sister Paula," Liu Shuyu said, bringing in a plate of somewhat strange food.

"Oh, Shuyu, you're... researching burning coal briquettes?" Paula wanted to politely thank her, but when she saw the strange, black food, her words turned into a teasing remark.

“Oh, Deok-sun, cough cough... that Soo-yeon made it,” Liu Shu-yu pointed to the door.

"Huh? She can make this? No wonder she looks like this."

Paula made a comment.

"Hey! If she's not going to eat, bring it out!"

"I already told you not to give it to her!"

Deok-sun suddenly jumped out and shouted from outside the door.

"Hey, sis, you eat first. I'll get you some more if you're not full. I won't bother you anymore." Liu Shuyu quickly pushed Deok-sun, who was about to come in to take the food, out before Bora could react, and closed the door behind him.

Bora, who had been expressionless when she saw Deok-sun yelling, glanced at the dark food on the table as the door closed, shrugged, and picked up a piece with interest to examine it for a while.

After some mental preparation, she chose a piece that looked better and put it in her mouth.

"It looks ugly, but it tastes alright."

Paula took a bite and gave her feedback.

It seems the black substance might not be burnt, but rather a layer of some unknown black food coating.

..........

Liu Shuyu's room

"Hey, why won't you let me take it back? Sung Bora definitely won't eat it!" Deok-sun angrily complained to Yoo Seo-woo in the room.

"Not necessarily, Paula is quite concerned about you."

"Since you made this, she'll definitely try it."

Liu Shuyu looked at her and said.

"Huh? This is the first day you've met Sung Bora?"

"Is this your first day in Fenghuangtang Hutong?"

"She cares about me? She hates me!"

"I poked the mole at the corner of her eye with a pencil..."

Deok-sun kept complaining, and Liu Shuyu just listened. For a moment, he even saw a hair on Deok-sun's head stand up.

In a daze, Liu Shuyu seemed to have thought of something and suddenly burst out.

"Holy crap! A cowlick? Or is it a吐槽 (tu cao, meaning to roast or criticize) energy?"

"What the heck? Seowoo, I can't understand your Chinese," Deoksun asked curiously. "What are you saying?"

"Oh...it's nothing, I was just spacing out," Liu Shuyu said sheepishly, scratching his head. "Where were we?"

"Anyway, Sung Bora won't eat it, I bet you!" Deok-sun said confidently, not bothering to complain again.

"A bet?"

"Okay, what should we bet on?"

Liu Shuyu was quite interested.

"The loser has to grant the other person one request." Deok-sun thought for a moment, but couldn't come up with a good idea, so she could only use a request instead.

"Okay, let's pinky swear!" Liu Shuyu extended his little finger.

“Come on!” Deok-sun held up her little finger.

At that moment, there was not a trace of romantic love between them; instead, sparks flew between their eyes.

Even the air felt a bit scorching.

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