Chapter 22

In the evening, Li Shungui sat in front of her dormitory computer, lost in thought. Sometimes she frowned and glared, other times she curved her lips into a smile. Fortunately, she lived alone in her room; otherwise, someone would surely have noticed. As for what they would have noticed? At least for now, only she knew. Or perhaps, only she would ever know.

That brat, has he really come to his senses? It seemed so, and the reason she slapped him that day—if he truly understood human emotions and social graces, it wouldn't be appropriate to say. It was all because of his smile, so charming, and those laughing eyes that always made her lose herself.

The same smile on different people had different effects. She had laughing eyes too, but why wasn't her smile as beautiful as his? Suddenly, she remembered the infuriating words he said when they first met: "A girl who isn't even as pretty as a boy, can she really not be considered ugly?" Now, for some reason, she wasn't angry; instead, she felt like laughing.

That smug brat, will that smile always be on his face from now on? If he really has changed. "Ding, ding." The phone message rang, and Li Shungui picked it up to see it was from the brat she had been complaining about.

"Come down, I need to talk to you." Li Shungui suddenly put away her smile, pursed her lips, and picked up her phone to reply.

Wen Jungwoo was boiling water to cook noodles. His phone rang, and he picked it up, shaking his head and smiling. "Hey, a junior actually calls a senior to come to him?"

Wen Jungwoo thought for a moment and replied. Li Shungui opened her computer, ready to play a game. This was a new hobby she had found after giving up her love for selfies, and she was quite addicted to it.

The phone rang again with a message notification, and Li Shungui picked it up irritably: "If you want money, come down." She took a deep breath, her face cold, and stormed out of the room.

Turning off the stove, he served the noodles. The door knocked, and Wen Jungwoo called out, "Come in," but the knocking got louder, as if to vent. Wen Jungwoo stood up to open the door, and the first thing that came in was a leg kicked at him. He dodged and let Li Shungui in.

"I gave you the key, you bastard!"

Wen Jungwoo nodded: "I forgot, sorry."

Li Shungui gritted her teeth and raised her hand: "You did it on purpose." But before her hand could land, a stack of money was already in front of her. Li Shungui paused, gave him a dirty look, and snatched the money, stuffing it into her pocket.

Wen Jungwoo was taken aback: "Aren't you going to count it?"

Li Shungui pouted and sat to one side: "The leftover money from buying sweet and sour pork, do you really expect me to get it all back?"

Wen Jungwoo sat back at the table, holding chopsticks to eat the noodles: "Looks like you're pretty smart too."

Li Shungui snorted: "It's not that you have an IQ of 160, you just don't show it. You don't seem that impressive."

Wen Jungwoo took a bite of the noodles and mumbled: "I was afraid of hurting your pride."

Li Shungui shook her head helplessly: "Have you really come to your senses, or not? Or is it incomplete? You say nice things when you borrow money, but when you pay it back, you mock and flatter yourself. Kim family... I don't think there will be a next time."

Wen Jungwoo looked at Li Shungui, swallowed the noodles, and said: "Can there be a next time? Shungui is the best after all."

"Don't call me Shungui! Call me senior!" Li Shungui angrily threw the things on the table.

Wen Jungwoo caught them and put them aside: "I understand... Shungui, can I ask you something?"

Li Shungui opened her mouth wide, pointing at him. Even with his warm smile, she couldn't suppress her anger.

Looking at Wen Jungwoo, Li Shungui shook her head: "What kind of mentality do you have to be so shameless and then immediately want to talk to me after making me angry?"

Waving her hand to interrupt Wen Jungwoo, Li Shungui's expression was serious: "You should try flirting with another senior. I'm not very confident in your level of enlightenment. I always feel there are loopholes... no, black holes."

Wen Jungwoo paused, shaking his head with a smile: "No. From today on, in SW, you are my only friend. I won't get close to anyone else."

"Mo ya?" Li Shungui was speechless: "Your words leave me speechless. Do you know what you're saying?"

Wen Jungwoo took a sip of soup: "Anyway, it's definitely not what you think."

A few bites of noodles, just two packs, didn't take long. Wen Jungwoo went to the kitchen to wash the dishes, his back to Li Shungui: "I'm not avoiding it, I just think it's unnecessary. Not every company has the president's daughter as a trainee. I met her, and having you as a friend is enough. Other issues can be avoided, why not? This way, I can focus on practicing singing and dancing..."

Saying this, Wen Jungwoo put the clean dishes aside, wiped his hands, and returned to the sofa: "By the way, was the president serious today? The way he acted was really different from usual."

Li Shungui glanced at him: "You can talk about the president? Even in front of his daughter. Wen Jungwoo, you're really something."

Wen Jungwoo shrugged: "I've always been like this. Enlightenment is enlightenment, but I need to maintain my good qualities."

Li Shungui, now gradually immune to his behavior, shook her head slightly, crossed her arms, and frowned: "I asked Unni today, and Father did mention such an idea to her. But... this doesn't conflict with you debuting as a trainee, right? Korean idols, besides singing, also act. What else is there?"

Wen Jungwoo nodded, frowning in thought. Li Shungui suddenly turned her head: "By the way, did you see Unni Mina? How did it go?"

Wen Jungwoo paused, squinting his smiling eyes: "Nothing much, it went well... Shungui."

"Don't call me Shungui!" Li Shungui's sharp claws came out again, gritting her teeth and glaring at him.

Wen Jungwoo was helpless: "Then what should I call you?"

Li Shungui snorted: "Call me senior!"

Wen Jungwoo thought for a moment, then suddenly moved closer and sat next to Li Shungui, about to say something. Li Shungui instinctively moved back, glaring at him: "Ya! Don't sit over here!"

Wen Jungwoo was taken aback: "Why? Are you afraid I'll eat you?" Seeing Li Shungui deliberately frowning, he felt a bit unnatural.

Wen Jungwoo suddenly smiled: "Oh, I get it. You're afraid I'll..."

Waving his hand, Wen Jungwoo had a strange expression: "Don't worry. I'm only thirteen, I haven't even gone through puberty. What can I do to you? Besides..."

Li Shungui narrowed her eyes, her face calm: "Besides what?"

Wen Jungwoo glanced at Li Shungui, shaking his head: "Forget it. Oppa has already come to his senses, and knows that some things are better left unsaid."

Li Shungui clenched her fists tightly, suddenly leaped forward, and started hitting him. Wen Jungwoo laughed and dodged, but suddenly his hand was in pain. He frowned and saw that Li Shungui had bitten him.

Instinctively, he pulled her over and slapped her bottom hard a few times. Li Shungui let out a light cry, covering her behind in disbelief: "You... you actually hit me?"

Wen Jungwoo rubbed his hand, looking at the tooth marks: "It's not the first time, are you surprised?"

Pouting and looking at the shocked Li Shungui, Wen Jungwoo shook his head: "I was going to call you 'Nuna' if you didn't mind. You're so mature and think about such things, it's embarrassing."

"Wen Jungwoo!!"

"What?"

Li Shungui's chest heaved, breathing heavily as she looked at Wen Jungwoo. After a while, she suddenly stood up and walked toward the door. She then slammed it shut. Wen Jungwoo was taken aback, shook his head, and walked to the bedroom. A moment later, he suddenly slapped his head and hurriedly chased after her.

Sure enough, Li Shungui had just reached the door of the girls' dormitory upstairs. Wen Jungwoo ran up in a few steps and, as Li Shungui kicked out, he grabbed her and cried: "Nuna, I'm sorry. Forgive me this time. I won't do it again."

Li Shungui was about to speak when a light laugh came from the door, which opened, and several heads poked out. Li Shungui's face turned red, and she angrily tried to pull her leg back: "Ya! Let go!"

Wen Jungwoo pouted and shook his head: "No! I won't let go until you forgive me... Senior, please help me. Make Nuna forgive me."

These girls were SW trainees, living with Li Shungui. In less than two months, although Wen Jungwoo mainly flirted with Xu Mina, his changed personality and good looks made him extremely charming.

Although he was young, he was at the perfect age to stimulate the natural love of cute things in girls. These girls were very familiar with him and often joked and teased him.

"Jungwoo, what did you do to Shungui?"

"Yeah, why do you call her Nuna? Aren't you the same age?"

A hint of a smile flashed in Wen Jungwoo's eyes, but he raised his head with a pitiful look: "Let Shungui Nuna say. Whatever she says I did, I did. I won't explain."

Li Shungui gasped, pointing at Wen Jungwoo, closing her eyes, and trying to calm herself down.

Seeing Wen Jungwoo like this, the girls couldn't help but persuade her: "Shungui, forgive Jungwoo. Look how pitiful he is. Even if he did something to upset you, calling you Nuna, don't take it to heart."

"Yeah, Shungui, Jungwoo is usually so well-behaved. It must be you taking out your frustrations on him."

One after another, they not only spoke but also pulled Wen Jungwoo into the dormitory. Li Shungui bit her lip hard, glaring at Wen Jungwoo who was secretly smiling at her, and had no choice but to follow. But the complaints in her heart were destined to be unheard.

(Thank you, Jessica, for helping with the cover. Finally, I've been defeated by your relentless begging. I promise, two more updates today. A total of four. Stay tuned.)

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