bayedsolid Chapter 122 Paula's "Friends"
Chapter 122 Paula's "Friends"
“If Deok-sun knows, it’s the same as us all knowing.” Jung-hwan spoke his soul to Deok-sun’s big mouth.
“It’s all Shuyu’s fault!” Shanyu turned to look at Liu Shuyu again.
Liu Shuyu lowered his head and hid behind Deok-sun, pretending he wasn't there...
"You two are such a perfect match~ You're both big mouths~ Hehe~" the salamander exclaimed, but his eyes were still glued to the TV.
"Hey! Who are you talking to! I think you're asking for it, you little bastard!" Deok-sun glared at him.
"Hehehe~ Sorry! I was wrong! Deok-sun~" The dollfish apologized decisively, then thought of the teeth marks on its leg~
He followed his heart after all.
"Doesn't Paula have a boyfriend?" Aze belatedly realized and looked at the group.
"So it's just that he 'likes' it," the salamander laughed, "not that they've fallen in love with it~"
"Oh~~!" Aze suddenly realized again, and looked at Sunwoo with a pitying expression.
"Hey! What's with that look?" Sunwoo ignored the dollfish's words and looked at Taek.
A rare smile appeared on Taek's face; it was unclear whether he was smiling at Sunwoo or at himself...
"By the way, are you guys hungry?" Liu Shuyu suddenly asked.
"Hungry!" Jung-hwan raised his hand.
"I'm hungry too!" the salamander raised its hand.
Sunwoo raised his hand, and then grabbed Taek's hand and raised his hand as well!
"I'll go make it. What do you want to eat?" Liu Shuyu stood up.
"Wine!" Jung-hwan exclaimed.
"Spare ribs!" said the giant salamander.
"Banana!" Deok-sun exclaimed.
"Oh my! You guys are really something. Seowoo, you don't need to go to so much trouble, just cook some ramen~" Seonwoo said with a smile.
"Okay~!" Liu Shuyu stood up.
"Hey! Sung Deok-sun? Aren't you going to help?" Jung-hwan said to her with disdain.
"Tch~ Why aren't you going! You dog Jung-pal!" Deok-sun ignored him.
“I’m a guest!” Jung-hwan explained.
“I’m a guest too…” Deok-sun was about to say when she saw Sun-woo and Dong-ryong crowding around her, their faces beaming with smiles.
It was as if to say: You dare to say you're a guest? We saw it all.
"Wait here! I'm going to 'help out,' you guys just sit and wait to eat!" Deok-sun suddenly remembered something and stood up.
"By the way, I saw Paula when I went out this morning. What was she doing?" the dollfish asked.
“She said she was going to see her boyfriend, but this pervert said no~” Jung-hwan pointed at Sun-woo.
"Hey! What pervert?" Sunwoo glared at Jung-hwan and replied, "I don't know, maybe he's meeting some friends."
..........
In the restaurant
Paula propped her head up on her hand and half-sat on the table, idly fiddling with the decorations on it.
"Hey? Just say what's wrong. This song has already gone around once..." Paula looked at her best friend, her face showing alternating hesitation and confusion.
"Tell me quickly, what's wrong?" Paula looked at her patiently, thinking something was wrong, and gently comforted her, "What can't we, two good friends, say to each other?"
The girl finally calmed down and looked at Paula with a conflicted expression.
"Bora, um... Jong-hoon oppa (couple's nickname)..."
"Brother Zhongxun?" Paula stopped smiling and looked at her.
"Ah! Senior Zhong Xun!" The girl's eyes darted around before she quickly changed her address.
"What's going on? Why are you calling my boyfriend 'brother'?" Paula wasn't so easily fooled and immediately sat up straight.
"There's really nothing between us!" The girl's feigned panic didn't match her words.
"Nothing? Did something really happen between you two?" Paula, having regained her composure, saw through the deliberate loopholes in her words, which she seemed to be trying to make her realize, and sneered.
"I think you need to know."
"The day you missed the cultivation meeting because of family matters... that day, things went a bit too far~"
"I drank a bit too much, and Senior Zhong Xun is also quite drunk."
"And then?" Paula looked at her coldly.
“I went outside to get some fresh air, and Senior Zhong Xun said he had a headache, so he came out with me.”
"You kissed?" Paula's tone grew even colder.
Looking at the girl whose eyes were darting around, Paula's expression grew even colder. She didn't seem to be there to apologize, but rather to show off and assert her dominance in the relationship. This was evident from the very first sentence.
"I'm sorry, Paula, it was an accident."
I'm so sorry...
I feel so guilty.
"Those were all accidents..."
"But I have to tell you, you're still my good friend, aren't you?"
"They're best friends..."
That's why I didn't dare to hide it from you...
The girl kept talking, and tears streamed down her face.
"That's enough." The girl's constant apologies seemed ridiculous to Paula.
“I won’t see him again, so there’s no need to cry anymore.” Paula scoffed.
When Paula saw and heard her say she didn't want to see him, she instantly stopped crying and looked up at her 'best friend,' confirming once again the true purpose of her trip.
He stood up with a mocking expression, got up, and left.
He stopped when he reached the girl and turned to look at her.
"And we don't need to see each other anymore, ha~ good friends? Bullshit." Paula sneered and turned to leave.
........
Liu Shuyu's family
Jung-hwan happily opened the wine bottle with a corkscrew, while the giant salamander started eating the ribs on the table.
Sunwoo looked at it, picked up the bowl, and ladled out a bowl of ramen.
"Hmm? What does it taste like?" Sunwoo took a bite, shook his head, and looked at the noodles in the bowl with suspicion.
"Hey! What's wrong? I cooked it!" Deok-sun said proudly.
"Oh~ no wonder~" Sunwoo's stomach is indeed honed by his mother's superb 'cooking skills'; he actually ate it with a frown.
"Let me try it!" The salamander looked curiously at the ramen, picked up a mouthful with its chopsticks, put it in the bowl, and took a bite...
"Cough cough cough~~ Deok-sun? Does Seo-woo's family give away vinegar for free?" The doll-like fish choked, overwhelmed by the sour taste.
"Should I go get a different pot?" Liu Shuyu shook his head.
He just saw it; Deok-sun put vinegar in instead of oyster sauce...
I turned the bottle upside down and only realized it was vinegar when I saw it gushing out...
"Forget it, don't waste it~ Besides, it's only a little sour, Dong-ryong is exaggerating." Sun-woo waved his hand.
"By the way, Jung-bong hyung... when is your surgery?" Sun-woo looked up at Jung-hwan, who was sipping a drink, and asked.
"This weekend~ I'm going to the hospital tomorrow." Jung-hwan picked up some side dishes.
"Then I should visit my older brother tomorrow. Which hospital is he in?" The salamander picked up a piece of pork rib and started gnawing on it.
"Why would I need to visit someone? It's just a minor surgery that takes an hour. There's no need to come." Jung-hwan took a sip of his drink.
"Oh? One hour? Only one hour?" Deok-sun served a bowl of noodles to Yoo Seo-woo, then turned to Jung-hwan, "Didn't it take ten hours last year?"
“Back then, it was a valve replacement, so it took a long time. This time, I heard it only requires a battery replacement,” Sunwoo explained for Jung-hwan.
Deok-sun peeled a banana, listened to Sun-woo's explanation, and nodded in understanding.