UOE(Liskook ADAPTATION)

Chapter 21

The Jeon and Manoban households reunited for dinner at the Manoban household's home.

Mrs. Jeon always loved Lisa as her own daughter. She put the last chicken leg into Lisa's bowl. 'Little girl, eat the chicken leg you love most.'

'Thank you aunty Jeon,' Lisa said.

Lisa and Jungkook secretly exchanged a look with each other. She clearly understood why, because she promised to reward him chicken legs for dinner. She picked up the last chicken leg with her chopsticks and she put it into Jungkook's bowl. 'For you to eat.'

Lisa lowered her head and she ate two spoonful of rice. But suddenly the room became silent, she lifted her head and she realised her parents and Jungkook's parents looked shocked. Uncle Jeon held a braised rib between his chopsticks in mid-air like someone immobilized his vital acupuncture points.

Jungkook picked up the chicken leg his wife gave him and he bit a piece of chicken. His parents and his wife's parents' mouths were wide open and they looked back and forth between him and his wife.

Mrs. Manoban used a free finger to poke her husband's arm. 'Old man can you see? Little girl gave the chicken leg to someone else.'

Mr. Manoban's eyes were full of anticipation. 'I see. Little girl hasn't given anyone a chicken leg before, it's a strange phenomenon.'

Lisa's parents and Jungkook's parents' suspicious stares made Lisa worry so she carelessly stole the chicken leg from Jungkook's bowl and she bit a piece of chicken. 'Before I didn't see clearly, I'm eating the chicken leg now.'

'Little girl, Jungkook bit into the chicken leg already,' Mrs. Jeon said.

Lisa panicked, she didn't know if she should eat the chicken leg or not. She looked at the four pairs of suspicious eyes and her chopsticks flew into Jungkook's bowl. 'For you.'

'Um,' Jungkook said.

Jungkook calmly ate the chicken leg his wife put back into his bowl.

Mr. Jeon recovered from shock the fastest. His son inherited calmness from him. He coughed softly. 'How are you two getting along living together in the city?'

'Good,' Jungkook said.

Lisa silently buried her head into her bowl and ate.

'I think you two are getting along good too,' Mr. Jeon said. He smiled brightly. 'In the past little girl never gave anyone food before and you never ate food given by someone else. It's only been a short few months since I saw you two, but you two changed a lot.'

Lisa choked on rice. She covered her mouth and coughed. She looked pleadingly at Jungkook. 'We haven't changed.'

Lisa spoke too fast and she carelessly bit her lips. She took a deep breath, her teeth released her lips and she endured the pain.

Lisa didn't dare to lift her head from her bowl and look into the four pairs of suspicious eyes.

Jungkook continued to eat like nothing happened. 'Since we were children weren't we always close and caring toward each other?'

Mr and Mrs Jeon and Mr and Mrs Manoban contemplated for a while then four heads nodded together.

Lisa covered her mouth and she licked her painful lips. She looked pitifully at Jungkook who sat opposite her. Jungkook's eyes were calm and her parents smiled affectionately at Jungkook without glancing once in her direction.

Lisa silently ate her bowl of rice and on the inside she cursed the jinx because he ate dinner dishes with pain free lips. She fiercely ate the rice like they were the jinx's calm eyes.