Tteok (떡) to my Heart (MoonSun AU)

Chapter 40: Poetteokry

The door slammed shut loudly, before it was reopened slowly by the next person who enters shortly. Yongsun was startled by the noise and walked towards the entrance to find out which moody person has walked through the door.

The first thing she noticed other than the presence of her grandfather's sulky mood, was his pants. She could tell the difference almost immediately because in the morning, she made a comment about how tacky his tartan pants looked, "Oh... I see you've finally decided to change out of that tacky vintage?" she asked.

Instead of replying to her, he sighed loudly before pointing to a person behind him with his head, "Ask your girlfriend." As he walked away, Byulyi who was behind him is finally in her sight, waving at her, "Hi ssaem."

Yongsun was caught by surprised yet happy to see her that she quickly rushed forward and hugged her tightly with interrogation, "Oh my god, Byul! Are you okay? Are you hurt?" She checked her from head to toe, twirling her around and once she had confirmed Byulyi is safe she exhaled in relief.

"I'm fine, ssaem. I'm not hurt." Byulyi replied with a smile, "Come on, let's go. Let me take you home." She extended her hand out for Yongsun to hold, guiding her out of the house. Noticing that Yongsun is sceptical as she looked around cautiously, Byulyi assured her, "You don't have to worry about Principal Kim anymore. We had a deal."

A car awaits them right outside the house where Secretary Kwon opened the door for Yongsun. Puzzled as she may be, she still hopped into the car no questions asked, until she saw Goong-Min on the driver seat with her student Eric next to him, eagerly waving at her.

Many questions ran through her mind, but Goong-Min cut the scenarios short by ordering her, "Close the door, woman. It's cold." Snapping her back to the present moment, she was about to close, but Secretary Kwon was one step ahead of her by closing it carefully and bowed as the car drove off. Yongsun watched him through the window before turning to face the Nam siblings, "Okay... Is anyone gonna explain to me what's going on?"

"Relax... I'll tell you everything later. Have you eaten your dinner?" Byulyi asked.

"Yes, I have. But that's not important, I'm not hungry- *growl* *rumbles*" Yongsun's lie was immediately exposed by the sound of her stomach, turning her face red from feeling embarrassed. She frantically clutched her abdomen in attempt to stop the next incoming round of 'complaints' from the stomach, but it backfired when the growling and rumbling intensified... *GROOOOWLL...*

Byulyi faced away from her direction to let out a silent laugh before clearing her throat while turning her gaze to the front seats of the car, "Erm... Ahem! Min oppa, I think the weather is taking a turn for the worse, I've been hearing thunder."

"Pfft... AHEM! ERHM! Yea... I heard it too. We better hurry then." Said Goong-Min, struggling to keep his composure with all the laughter he's holding back. And then of course, there's always this one blunt person in this kind of situation, "Seriously? Hyung, sis, are you both deaf? You're just gonna ignore the sound of her stomach- mmph!"

Byulyi quickly lunged forward to cover his mouth while Goong-Min took a pack of bread and stuffed it in his mouth to silence him, "Ah... Hahaha... Aigoo, what is it my dearest dongsaeng? Eric, did you say your stomach is hungry? Here, have a bread."

"Haihm mop hompy! Mhe ih! (I'm not hungry! She is!)" his gibberish was completely ignored by Goong-Min who's more focused on distracting Yongsun, "Err... Ms. Kim? Would you like to try a piece of bread? It's my new creation from Min Bouché. Please, give me feedback."

"Y-Yeah! Ssaem, try it. It's really good." Byulyi supported his claim, taking the pack of bread from him and handed it to her. She took a glance at the packaging that shows a picture of the Pokémon Squirtle. In that moment it felt like a crow had just flown over their heads while cawing at their foolishness, it's no-brainer that it's storebought.