Chapter 174, Living Alone

Li Donghao is right, her life will be very boring after he returns to school.

Li Donghao has been in school for three days now, and he's been leaving early and returning late every day. He's basically gone before she wakes up and only comes back after she's asleep. If it weren't for the note on the dining table, she wouldn't even know he'd been home.

Sitting on the carpet, eating spicy hot pot and watching a movie, I felt the whole world become quiet.

She came back before because she could spend time with him, but now it's better to stay in her hometown, at least she still has Li Dongshuo as a companion.

Since she got together with Lee Dong-ho, she has rarely contacted Lee Dong-seok. It's not that she's afraid Lee Dong-ho will be jealous—besides, he isn't jealous—it's mainly because she doesn't have time to think about anything else. Her daily life revolves around Lee Dong-ho, and she has no time or space to think about anyone else.

Now that she has some free time, she remembers Lee Dong-seok as her backup plan, so she doesn't hesitate to video call him. Luckily, he answered quickly this time, but his background is a bit different.

Where are you?

"H City!"

"You're back at school? So early?" Zhang Youyou was shocked.

"With none of you home, I'd just be a punching bag if I stayed there, and I don't have that kind of fetish!" Lee Dong-seok scoffed. "And you? You get along well with my brother, right?"

"You're telling me? He started school a couple of days ago, he's been leaving early and coming home late, we hardly ever see him!" Zhang Youyou complained. "Is a PhD student really that busy?"

"What do you think?" Lee Dong-seok retorted, then walked to the side.

Looking at his constantly changing background, Zhang Youyou asked curiously, "Where are you? In the dorm?"

"I'm at a hotel, school hasn't started yet, I can't get in."

"You'd rather stay in a hotel than stay at home? Why don't you come find me? I'll show you around F City!"

Lee Dong-seok shook his head vigorously. He'd rather stay home than spend time with Jang Yoo-yo.

During their casual conversation, Zhang Youyou suddenly remembered something and asked curiously, "Hey, Dongshuo, do you want to buy a house?"

Upon hearing this topic, Lee Dong-seok was taken aback and asked, "Why do you ask that?"

"I want to buy a house, but I don't know whether to buy it in F City or my hometown?" Zhang Youyou rarely showed a worried expression.

"Why do you suddenly want to buy a house? Is my brother treating you badly?" Although this possibility is very low.

"No, I just want my own house. Forget it, I can't explain it to you!" Zhang Youyou didn't want to waste any more words on him, so she simply gave up.

She had gotten along well with Li Donghao a while ago, which made her forget about this matter, but now that she has some free time, she has remembered it again.

She looked at properties both in her hometown and here, but the prices were too high, making it difficult for her. She didn't want to ask her parents for help, and there were still many things she didn't understand about buying a house, so she kept putting it off. Now that she had nothing to do, she could take a look.

Seeing that she had finally given up on the topic, Lee Dong-seok breathed a sigh of relief. He certainly didn't dare tell her that he had bought a house.

After chatting for a while, the video call finally ended, and Lee Dong-seok breathed a huge sigh of relief.

Whether it's Lee Dong-ho or Lee Dong-seok, although they grew up together, there are some troubles they can't help each other with. Moreover, what she's talking about now seems like trivial matters to them. They don't understand the suffering of the poor. Although she's not exactly poor, it's all she has. If she really spends it all, how will she live on the rest of her life?

Ugh, so annoying!

The spicy hot pot in front of me lost its flavor, so I put the lid on, got up to water the flowers and prune the dead branches. Seeing them in full bloom made me feel much better.

How come I never knew I was so patient before?