Rock Sugar And Pear Stew | L.K Adaptation

Chapter 77 Part 2

Shortly after the interview, Lisa and her teammates changed and went up to the podium.

After this, she dashed out to find Jungkook.

She received her father's call on her way there.

She knew that he called to scold her before he even said word. Thus, she immediately apologized, "Daddy, I'm sorry, let Jungkook have this tiny competition. I'll thank you next time when I win an International competition! I promise!"

"Lisa, I have something to tell you".

"What?"

"Reasonably speaking, you have the freedom to date whoever you want. Your mother and I have no right to restrict that. However, Jeon Jungkook, he....I think I must let you know what kind of person he is before you consider if you want to get together with him".

....

Jungkook stood underneath the midget crab-apple tree the night before. He was nervous as he thought of what he was going to tell Lisa and her possible reaction. He started pacing beneath the tree and when he turned, he saw her walking towards him.

He flashed a smile at her.

Lisa did not smile. When she drew closer, she watched him with reddened eyes.

Jungkook's bunny smile faded. There was an ominous feeling in his heart.

"Jeon Jungkook, I didn't know that you hate me so much". Lisa said.

Jungkook felt as if a basin of ice water was pored over him.

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Lisa did not eat dinner with the excuse that she was not feeling well. She returned to the hotel and lay on her bed, lost in the thoughts. Coach Park guessed that Lisa might have overexerted herself and helped her to pack some food. The two male teammates who assisted Tzuyu back helped to bring the food over.

After they left, Tzuyu looked at how Lisa lay blankly on her bed instead of chatting her head off. She felt a little strange, "Hey, aren't you eating?"

"No" Lisa replied listlessly.

"What's wrong with you?"

"Nothing. I just feel that I'm such a failure as a person".

"...."

Tzuyu was shocked by her statement. She found it tough to believe that she actually managed to hear something like this from coming from Lisa. Tzuyu pinched her elbow and confirmed that it was not a dream when it hurt.

She put her crutches by the side of her bed and stared into the dark, hazy night. She murmured quietly, "You know, there's actually a lot of people who are envious of you".

Tzuyu's voice was too soft and Lisa did not hear it. She continued to sprawl on her bed melancholically.

Lisa thought back on various events of the past. She remembered the solemn promise they made to each other, the numerous letters she wrote without receiving a single reply and the countless unconnected calls. She was so silly. How could she have believed that a friendship could be so decisively ended by 100,000 yuan?

Oh right, it was not a true friendship anyway. It was a one-sided friendship at most.

She started to recall memories from back when they were even younger. At the earliest point, she had indeed hated Jungkook. Rather than pure hatred, what she felt was closer to envy. He was the world's smartest, most obedient and outstanding child. No matter what he did, he was always better than others and all the teachers and parents would always praise him. Since they were deskmates, people would always compare the two of them. One could imagine how she held up in those comparisons. Even when she wanted to go to Disneyland, he was her greatest obstacle.