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

Chapter 98 Paula, Cold on the Outside but Warm on the Inside

Sunwoo's family

"Aze is truly amazing!"

"Aze's dad, even if you don't eat, your stomach must be full, right?"

Kim Sung-kyun drank a glass of wine and teased Choi Moo-sung.

"Yes, I'm in a really good mood today." Choi Moo-sung's smile replaced his worries from the past few days as he agreed with Kim Sung-kyun.

"Hey, since I'm in a good mood today, I thought I'd like to tell you something~" Sung Dong-il glanced at Choi Moo-seong with a smile, "How about you trade Taek for our family's three children?"

“It’s a fair trade, right? Think about it, you’re not losing out either.” Cheng Dongri pressed, “These kids are just too much to handle!”

"Right? Raising Bao La isn't easy!" Sun-young agreed, "I still can't look her in the eye, because I'm scared!"

"Is it really that serious? Seriously~" Sung Dong-il was a little drunk, but still speechless. His daughter Bora was doing just fine~~ huh?

"Hey? Where's Pearl? I can't find her anywhere." Li Yihua smiled. She knew her daughter was just cold on the outside but warm on the inside. She was more curious about where little Pearl was.

"Sent to her parents' home~"

“Someone I know is going there, so I had Pearl go along too~” Sun-young said with a relieved smile.

"Didn't Pearl cry?" Ms. Leopard asked with concern.

No~ She loves her grandma very much~

"Perfect! She can eat whatever she likes, and I can eat whatever I like too!"

Sun-young shook her head and picked up the bottle, shaking it a couple of times.

"What's going on? No more alcohol?"

Sunyoung put down the empty bottle of Moutai, glanced at Kim Sung-kyun who was half asleep beside her, and shook her head.

"Seriously~ I only bought one~ and it's gone after I tasted it~" Sung Dong-il, being a typical straight man, complained that there wasn't enough alcohol, while Choi Moo-sung stood up apologetically.

"I'll go buy another bottle."

"No need, no need~ My family brewed plum wine~" Li Yihua quickly reassured Cui Wusheng, then turned to Cheng Dongri, "Call home and have Bora bring it over quickly."

"Isn't there still some afterglow...?" Cheng Dongri said with a look of resistance.

Yu Hui said she'll be spending the night at a friend's house.

"Deok-sun's at Taek's house playing with them again~" Lee Il-hwa, familiar with each child's situation, urged Sung Dong-il, "What are you doing? Hurry up and call~"

Forced into a corner, Sung Dong-il could only sit listlessly in front of the phone and talk to Bora...

"Why did you ask me to get this?"

"No! I'm going to my senior's house!"

"I told you I'd be staying up all night!"

No one behind her made a sound; Paula's voice came through the phone into the living room.

Even Kim Sung-kyun woke up from his daze.

Sun-young had an "I knew it" look on her face, while Ms. Leopard clicked her tongue in speechless astonishment...

Paula's mom looked both amused and exasperated.

Now, the two sisters' stereotypes are probably even more rigid now...

"So it's just on the way, I'll just pass by briefly~" Feeling the silence behind him, Sung Dong-il could only grit his teeth and continue. "Open the door, 1, 2, 3, 4, it's just four steps away~"

"Beep~beep~beep~beep~" The phone is busy.

Sung Dong-il sat back down among the group, looking guilty.

"This girl is practically jumping out of the microphone!" Sunyoung said with amusement.

"Just wait, she'll come, even if she's just saying that." Lee Il-hwa defended Paula's fabricated reputation.

"Really! Big sister?" Sun-young looked incredulous. "Let's make a bet, are you in?"

"He'll come, just you wait and see. Don't let his tough exterior fool you, he's got a warm heart." Li Yihua smiled shyly.

"If you heat it up twice, you'll be scalded to death~ burned to death~" Ms. Leopard joked, laughing as she looked at Sun-young.

Before the laughter could stop, the sound of a door opening interrupted them.

Paula stood at the door holding a bottle of wine, her lips twitching, looking both helpless and somewhat angry.

"I told you so! She'd come!" Lee Il-hwa breathed a sigh of relief. "Bora! Come in!"

"Auntie, where's the restroom?" Paula put the wine on the floor in front of her, didn't go in, and turned to ask Sun-young.

"Oh~ the restroom~ over here~" Sunyoung was surprised by Bora's arrival and was suddenly asked, so she answered nervously.

"Dingling bell~"

Before Sun-young could react, the phone rang again.

"Who could it be so late?" Sun-young got up to answer.

"When did it start?"

"what did the doctor say?"

As Sun-young spoke into the phone, the room gradually quieted down. Kim Sung-kyun, who was unscrewing the cap of a bottle of wine, also held the cap and listened intently to what Sun-young was saying.

"Yeah, yeah, I still have to stay by their side all night and keep an eye on them."

"It's also possible to suddenly develop a fever."

Sun-young looked up at the moon in the sky and pouted helplessly.

"I'll take the first bus there tomorrow morning..."

"alright, I got it."

After the call ended, Sun-young sat in front of the phone with her head down and her legs drawn up, seemingly lost in thought.

"Is Pearl sick?" Li Yihua quickly asked.

“Yes, she said she had a fever of 40 degrees Celsius last night,” Sun-young frowned.

"What did the hospital say?" Jin Chengjun asked.

“They said she felt much better after going there,” Sun-young said, still worried and blaming herself. “Sigh, a mother doesn’t even know her child is unwell, and she’s still drinking.”

"Should we go home and visit your family?" Cui Wusheng asked with concern.

"Let's go! I'll take you there." Kim Sung-kyun stood up, ready to go.

"Sit down! Why are you driving after drinking?" Ms. Leopard pulled him down, and Kim Sung-kyun's attempt failed...

"The last bus is gone, let's take the first bus back tomorrow!" Li Yihua comforted him, "The child should be fine."

"Since you've been to the hospital, you should be fine," Ms. Leopard reassured her. "Don't worry, all children grow up like this."

Paula broke the somber atmosphere as she walked from the bathroom toward the door.

"I'm leaving~"

"Is the friend you're going to meet today a woman?" Sung Dong-il quickly asked Bora's retreating figure.

"Oh dear, we're all adults, stop interfering!" Ms. Leopard quickly chimed in, "So what if it's a man, so what if it's a woman?"

"This girl is really something, I don't know where she's gone off to have fun~" Lee Il-hwa also complained about Paula, trying to break the dull atmosphere.

"Don't worry about Paula, she'll handle it herself," Kim Sung-kyun comforted her. "That child is very smart!"

"If she were any smarter, she'd be riding roughshod over her parents right now!" Cheng Dongri complained.

Amidst the cacophony of voices, Sun-young sighed. The atmosphere was no longer as heavy as before, and she could only accept the reality that she could only be with her child tomorrow.

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