Pouring Some Sense Into Her Head

"What is it now?"

"Hey! What was that? Why are you so irritated to receive my call?"

"And give me a fair reason why I won't be?"

"Then before that, you have to give me the reason why you would be!"

Sigh. Talking with him like this is totally a waste of time. Why does she even bother arguing with this pumpkin?

Anna scratched her messy bed hair as it was only 7 in the morning. When did Yujun become a morning person?

"You better cut the crap faster, Yujun. I was up until 4 in the morning composing," she lied as she was actually busy watching a Kdrama.

"WHAT? Are you f**king kidding me, Anna? Why you…. Seriously… I never imagined you would be skipping your beauty sleep for work."

Anna laughed out loud all of a sudden. It's been long since he heard her smile this heartily. It was quite amazing to hear her smiling again. She looks so happy smiling, then why does she wear a long face for no reason?

"Because I don't need the beauty sleep anymore, you fool."

"Who said you don't need it? Just because your voice and face are not needed to make money right now, it's not necessary to take care of it, huh? Today or tomorrow, you are gonna show your face to your new fans, right?" Yujun said at the same time, frowning a bit.

"Hmm… you are right, but who cares?" Anna rolled her eyes as she was still dwelling at the thought of whether she should make her face public ever. With Yujun knowing, her secret added a new person. After hesitating for a long time, she finally told Yujun on the phone about her start-up as a writer and somehow it worked out. Yujun was more than happy to know that she was doing something she really wanted to do all along as he always knew how Anna had hidden this aspiration beneath herself.

"Just tell me why did you call me or else I am gonna end this call. I am sleepy."

In an instant, Yujun remembered why he called her. That's right. He has to pursue her to make her invite him to her house.

"Let's hang out in your house this weekend."

"No," Anna cut her off instantly.

"Why? It's not like you are not free on your weekends when you are just a poor single woman!"

"Don't call me poor, you a**! I can be single but I am definitely not poor."

"Sheesh! What a brag! It's all the same!"

"No, it's not. And what about you? You're also a poor a** single here."

When Yujun realized that she was telling the truth, he tried to change the whole topic.

"You are gonna let me hang out with you or not? It's been a long time, Anna. Please? Also, you didn't even make it up to me for that pumpkin rumor."

Yujun tried to make it more reasonable that he really deserves special treatment from her. But alas! Anna isn't the least bit interested in this whole thing.

"Why do I have to make up for that? I was just honest. You are a pumpkin, so I called you pumpkin. You were the one ignoring the rumor and declaring it as a false one. Then why are you complaining about it now after this long?" Anna faked a confused tone as she wanted to play the innocent card.

"Gahhh… seriously? If I didn't do it that time, people would have attacked you! I was your savior and yet you are so cold to me?"

Anna held her head in frustration. She left the whole industry ages ago, and now he is bickering about it after three whole years? Though she pretended as if she was not the least bit interested in calling him to her home to hang out or something. But actually, she did plan to hang out with Yujun someday.

"Okay, okay! Just don't nag. Come by home tomorrow, 'kay? I will send you the address."

Though Anna told him to come home, she really didn't plan to call him here at this penthouse. She also can't invite him to her apartment now. So, the only option left now was Kiera's apartment. She doesn't know if she would agree to that as she likes her weekends so much. Will she allow Anna this time to ruin her precious weekend? She has to pursue her, otherwise, Yujun is gonna ruin her peaceful life.

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"Here's your tea, young man."

Mrs. Rodriguez lifted the cup of green tea as she poured the tea from the teapot herself for him. Theodore looked at the teacup the lady extended towards him and finally took it from her hand.

"If you weren't here, I don't know what I would have done. Thank you so much, Mr. Lee."

Mrs. Rodriguez was in her late forties. A very cheerful and amicable person. Her father-in-law and she were the only people living in this huge mansion. Mr. Rodriguez had a brain hemorrhage two years ago a few months after his son died in an accident. Since then, his health has been taking bad turns without any notice.

Mr. Rodriguez was someone Theodore respects as he was the person Theodore is standing here today. Without him, Theodore wouldn't be so acknowledged as a neurologist like now. Treating the person who taught you how to treat wasn't something people can imagine to happen in everyday life.

Theodore didn't hold any special relationship with him other than being his student although Mr. Rodriguez always doted on him. Theodore is a person who is not that flexible in making relationships with his heart. He always had relationships according to his benefits and comfort zone fulfilling the obligations towards the other side also. But somehow, he couldn't refuse when Mrs. Rodriguez called him all of a sudden a few days ago to come to see his teacher as his health again took a bad turn. So, somehow the lie Kiera made became the real truth actually.

"I am so sorry that you had to rush here so hurriedly. But I was so scared…."

"It's okay. He is perfectly fine now."

Theodore said expressionlessly though his intention was to assure her a bit.

"Yeah, I know. I really trust you as I have never seen such a skilled neurosurgeon like you in my whole life."

Theodore didn't say anything. He didn't like unwanted praises as he was quite tired of listening to them. He flew to Ottawa straight from Los Angeles hurriedly only for one reason and that was to treat his teacher. He was not someone to make exceptions for others as he never was into making any person special in his life. Not even his family. Mr. Rodrigueaz now looked quite fine to him so was already planning to go to Toronto, where he actually lives.

"I heard father, saying a few days ago that you went to Los Angeles for some research?"

Theodore was irritated inwards as he didn't want to share this research thing with any other person who is not related to this. Why did his teacher have to tell her daughter-in-law out of nowhere? Or was she eavesdropping when they were discussing it a month ago?

"Some sort of that," he cut it short though Mrs. Rodriguez didn't look that much discouraged by it.

"I see…. Did you finish your work there?"

This time, Theodore was more than irritated as he hates it when someone tries to forcefully pry into his life.

"Pardon me, I am in a bit of hurry, Mrs. Rodriguez. Please let me know if things get bad again. I think he is alright for now. Then excuse me," Theodore tried his best to act polite and stood up from the chair he was sitting on. Though his teacher knew his nature well, he just doesn't want to behave rudely to his daughter-in-law. Although it was impossible for him to act all friendly all of a sudden.

"Looks like you are in a hurry to go back there. I am sorry for wasting your time. You are young, of course, you should value your time. See you next time," saying that Mr. Rodriguez also stood up and smiled beautifully towards him. This young man, she liked him very much. Though he was a little cold to everyone except her old father-in-law, she knew how to melt the ice very well. She had her daughter as the weapon. It would be nice if she could make this young man her son-in-law. Such a fine man is hard to find these days. Although he looks quite tough right now, he will eventually give in because he really respects his teacher.

When she mentioned that Thodoree was in a hurry, he remembered a certain someone. Yes, he really was in a hurry for a certain someone. He has to go back to Los Angeles as soon as possible as he left something important unfinished behind there.

That day, he thought for once to refuse to come to Ottawa from Los Angeles to treat his teacher as something was stopping him from coming. Though it was his duty as a doctor to treat his patients, his mind was full of something else. The person who never had any strings connected with him was hesitant to leave someone for the first time in his life.

She wouldn't just make any wild assumptions if he leaves Canada all of a sudden, right?

Theodore had no time at that moment to meet Anna for the last time before going back and didn't message her on the phone as he knew she would never check that on time. So, he eventually gave up on the idea but was quite surprised to know that he can really be so unwilling to leave someone behind who is not even related to him.

That girl seemed to fill her head with some useless thoughts. He is gonna come back real quick and pour some sense into that small head of hers.