Chapter 96: Catch The Cat (3) (1/2)
It's never quiet in the Sung house. The nine Sung brothers are always up to something while Little Na Mi is always looking forward to foiling their plans. The combined force of Sung Brothers cannot outsmart Little Na Mi. Every day starts with pranks that they pull on each other and ends in laughter.
After not so quiet dinner, Bae Ri Na goes to her room. She has her own room in Sung Jun's house. Sung Jun and Fang Aisa have always treated her like their own daughter and they have loved her more than her parents did. While her own mother always makes her exercise and learn martial arts, Aunty Fang is there to scold her mother when she gets tired or hurt. Her younger brother is better than her in wielding the sword.
Bae Ri Na doesn't care about power. She has only one goal. She wants to find that cat.
At 3 AM, she sneaks out of her room and slowly makes her way toward Sung Jun's study. She literally crawls on the floor. The house is full of demons and a demonic goddess. Her chances are extremely low, but she is sure that they won't kill her if she is caught.
At the speed of a snail and making sure to not make any sound, she reaches Sung Jun's study and silently prays that nobody has seen or heard her. Fingers crossed. Luckily, the study is not locked. She pushes the door and crawls inside. Then, she closes the door.
”Little Ri Na.”
Bae Ri Na freezes when she hears that voice. She turns around awkwardly. Sung Jun is sitting on the chair. He is resting his arm on the table and looking at her with a smile that is not really a smile. She has been caught before she could even begin.
”Uncle Sung, I was just practicing how to swim on the floor.” She moves her arms and legs like she is swimming. ”Don't take this in the wrong way. I didn't know that -”
”You didn't know that I am here.” Sung Jun points out, making no room for her excuses. ”Get up. No more lies.”
Bae Ri Na gets up and stands against the wall, prepared for punishment. ”How did you know?”
Sung Jun's lips curl up. ”You were acting suspiciously since you came home. You were talking to Soo Han with your eyes. You didn't pay attention to your favorite dishes. You stammered during dinner. I knew that you are up to something.”
She closes her eyes. Her uncle knows her well. It's easier to fool her parents than her uncle.
”When are you going to speak up?” Sung Jun crosses his arms. ”Let me hear your reasons before I decide your punishment.”
”I like someone.” Bae Ri Na blurts out. ”He won't look at me unless I become an immortal.”
”Hmm.” Sung Jun has expected to hear something like this. Bae Ri Na is unusually honest at difficult times. Didn't he also fall for someone around this age? He has done crazier things than sneaking into a study to steal a spell. ”That cat left quite an impression on you.”
”Uncle, you know.” Bae Ri Na's eyes become round in surprise. ”Did Soo Han tell you? I am never going to help him now.”
”He didn't tell me.” Sung Jun chuckles.