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Chapter 35 - CHAPTER 35 — MOCHI RAGE AND EVENING: THE LOVEBIRDS WAKE UP

Downstairs, Candy gasps so hard she nearly faints.

"MAAAAA!!SISTER IS DRINKING!!"

Father spins around."AGAIN?!"

Mother doesn't even look up from the counter."Let her. She deserves it."

Maya squints toward the stairs."She'll kill someone."

Candy nods seriously."That's the plan."

⭐ MOCHI TAKES LADDU'S PHONE 📱

Upstairs, Mochi wipes her mouth with the back of her hand.Her eyes burn.Jealousy. Rage. Courage she didn't know she had. 🔥

She reaches into Laddu's pocket.

Phone.Unlocked with his finger.Scroll.Scroll.

EMBER.

Call.

Downstairs, the entire family presses themselves to the wall like spies in a low-budget thriller.

⭐ THE CALL — FINAL FORM ACTIVATED 👿✨

EMBER (breathless):"Laddu?! Where are you—?!"

MOCHI (dead-calm, voice low):"…Hey, bitch."

💀💀💀

The kitchen freezes.

Father crosses himself.Maya whispers, horrified:"She called Ember… bitch."

Candy nods proudly."Unnie evolved. Violent Pokémon unlocked."

🍯 A HONEY-COATED THREAT

MOCHI:"It's me.Your worst nightmare."

EMBER:"…M-Mochi?"

MOCHI:"Yes.And in case you're confused—Laddu is on MY bed.Last night.All night."

The kitchen screams silently.Mother fans herself like she's watching a drama finale.

⭐ EMBER PANICS 😨

EMBER:"W-What?! H-He— What do you mean—?!"

MOCHI (voice dropping, sweet and terrifying):"Listen carefully, Ember."

She leans closer to the phone, eyes sharp.

"If I see youANYWHERE nearmy boyfriend—"

Father's jaw drops.Maya squeaks.Candy whispers in awe:"Oppa is officially boyfriend."

MOCHI:"…I will break your neck."

The family:💀💀💀💀💀

MOCHI (still calm):"Then I'll fold you nicely…""…put you in a sack…""…and throw you into the ocean."

Candy covers her mouth, thrilled.

EMBER:"WHAT?!?!"

⭐ THE INFORMATION NUKE ☢️

MOCHI (smiling softly):"I know where you live.Blue bedroom.Window on the left.Spare key under the plant pot.One pillow.Charger on the right."

EMBER freezes.

"HOW DO YOU KNOW ALL THAT?!"

MOCHI smirks."Laddu told me."

(She does not mention he told her while drunk.)

EMBER screams like her soul left the city."HE TOLD YOU MY HOUSE DETAILS?!"

BEEP.Call ends.

MOCHI exhales slowly."…Stay away from him."

⭐ EMBER'S SIDE — TOTAL EVACUATION 🚆

Ember drops her phone.

"Elpy… pack my bags.We're moving."

Elpy panics."W-What?! Why?!"

Ember whispers in horror:"…Because Mochi is insane."

⭐ BACK AT MOCHI'S HOUSE — FAMILY IN SHOCK 😳

The family stares at Mochi like she summoned a demon.

Maya:"Unnie… you're terrifying."

Candy hugs her leg."SISTER IS KING KONG!!"

Mother smiles proudly."My daughter finally learned courage."

Father trembles."I'm scared… she can break me too…"

Mochi hides her red face and walks back upstairs.

She looks at Laddu, sleeping peacefully.

"…my boyfriend," she whispers. ❤️

She blushes, slides into bed beside him.No hugging this time—just fingers brushing his hand.

He smiles in his sleep.

⭐ DISASTER PART TWO — EMBER TEXTS 😈📲

Laddu sleeps.Drooling. Cute. Helpless.

Mochi plays with his hair like a shy cat.

PING!

Phone lights up.

EMBER:"YOUR GIRLFRIEND THREATENED ME!! HELP!!"

Mochi's eye twitches.

She looks at the phone.At Laddu.Back to the phone.

A dark aura forms around her.

Candy (peeking):"Mom… sister is glowing like demon."

Mother sips tea."She gets it from me."

⭐ THE SEQUEL — FEAR: RELOADED ☎️🔥

Mochi presses call.

EMBER (sobbing):"LADDU!! PLEASE SAVE ME—!"

MOCHI (soft whisper):"It's me again."

EMBER SCREAMS.

MOCHI:"You texted my boyfriend?"

EMBER:"H-HE'S NOT— HE WAS— I— PLEASE—"

MOCHI (voice colder):"Listen carefully."

She stands, hair falling over one eye like a horror movie villain.

"My father is a police officer."

EMBER:"W-What does that have to—"

MOCHI:"He knows exactly how to erase evidence."

EMBER:"WHAT?!?!?!"

MOCHI:"If you ever contact my boyfriend again…I won't even need a sack.The ocean can enjoy you directly."

EMBER SCREAMS AND THROWS HER PHONE.

⭐ EMBER'S FINAL MOMENT IN THE CITY 🏃‍♀️💨

Elpy hears screaming.

"BOOK A TRAIN TICKET!!I'M LEAVING THIS CITY FOREVER!!"

"But your job—!"

"I WILL FIND A SAFE CITY!!A CITY WITHOUT MOCHI!!!"

⭐ BACK TO MOCHI — DOMINANCE ACHIEVED 👑

Mochi hangs up gently.

Turns to the family.

"If ANYONE disturbs me again—"She cracks her knuckles. ⚡"—I'll be mad."

Everyone salutes.

"Yes ma'am."

She returns to bed.

Laddu snuggles closer in his sleep.

Mochi wraps her long arms around him like a blanket. ❤️He relaxes, breath steady.

She blushes…and falls asleep holding him.

⭐ FATHER'S FINAL REALIZATION 😨

Downstairs, silence.

Father stops on the stairs.

"…Now I understand."

Everyone looks at him.

"…why my ex-girlfriends were scared of HER."

He points upstairs.

"THAT GIRL IS A WEAPON."

Candy nods."She is nuclear."

Maya adds calmly."She will protect Laddu with violence."

Mother smiles, proud and dangerous.

"That's my daughter." 💖🔥

Evening rolled in quietly.Downstairs, the whole family sat in the living room pretending to be normal.

Father checked the clock for the fifth time."…It's already evening. Should we wake them?"

Mother didn't even glance up from her tea."No. Let them sleep."

Candy sprang up like a fired rocket."Mom! I want to wake the lovebirds!!"

Father nearly swallowed his soul."LOVE—WHAT?!"

Mother waved a hand lazily."Candy. Go."

Candy grinned. Mission accepted. 😈

⭐ UPSTAIRS — THE DISCOVERY 😱

Candy crept upstairs and cracked Mochi's door open.

"Oppa… Unnie… food is rea—"

She froze.

Then screamed.

"MOM!!! THEY ARE STILL HUGGING!!!"

💥💥💥

Footsteps thundered. Everyone rushed upstairs like a fire drill.

Mochi's eyes fluttered open.She blinked.Looked down.

Saw Laddu in her arms.

Her soul left her body, took a taxi, and moved countries.

She let go instantly and rolled away so fast she nearly fell off the bed.

"I—I—I CAN EXPLAIN!!!"

Her face turned nuclear red 🔥She dove under the blanket like it was a panic bunker.

Meanwhile—

Laddu woke up like this was a daily routine.

He stretched.Yawned.Cracked his neck.

"Hmm… good evening."

The family stared at him like he was an alien species.

Candy clapped happily."Oppa! Food is ready!"

Laddu nodded calmly."Okay. I'm hungry."

And just like that—

He walked downstairs.

As if he hadn't just slept in their daughter's arms all day.

⭐ IN THE KITCHEN — TOO CALM FOR HIS OWN GOOD 🍲

Mother placed a bowl of soup in front of him.

"So, Laddu… how was your sleep?"

He answered without hesitation, completely honest:

"It felt like when I was a kid sleeping in my mother's arms."

💔💖

Mother's heart melted instantly.Father almost fainted into the cabinet.

Father whispered to himself in horror:"…He has no fear."

Mother kicked his ankle under the table."Eat your food."

Father nodded obediently."Yes dear."

⭐ UPSTAIRS — MAYA & CANDY INTERROGATE MOCHI 🕵️‍♀️🔥

Mochi sat on the bed, blanket wrapped around her like armor, face still red.

BANG!

Maya kicked the door open.

"Sister. Talk. Now."

Candy jumped onto the bed and grabbed Mochi's arm.

"YOU HUGGED OPPA!""YOU SLEPT ALL DAY!""DID YOU KISS?!""DID YOU DROOL ON HIM?!"

Mochi screamed into the blanket.

"STOOOOOPPPP!!! 😭"

Maya sat beside her, arms crossed."Tell us exactly what happened last night."

Mochi's voice came out muffled.

"I DON'T KNOW! I WAS DRUNK!!"

Candy gasped dramatically."YOU WERE NOT HUGGING A TEDDY. IT WAS OPPA."

Mochi internally died. Again. ⚰️

⭐ DOWNSTAIRS — LADDU IS STILL TOO RELAXED 😐

Laddu finished half his soup.

"…Can I get more?"

Mother smiled warmly."Of course."

Father stared at him like he was solving a crime documentary.

"This boy is too calm after sleeping in my daughter's bed…"

Mother slapped his arm.

"Be quiet."

Father accepted defeat like a broken soldier.

"…Yes dear."

Upstairs, Mochi hid under her blanket, heart racing.Downstairs, Laddu ate soup like nothing had changed.

And the family realized one terrifying truth:

These two weren't embarrassed anymore.

They were already acting like they belonged together. 💕

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