Rebirth of the Film Empress' Beloved Wife [JenLisa Adaptation]

Chapter 27 - Jokes

After dinner, Jennie returned to her bedroom. A number of shopping bags were sitting on her bed. She opened them.

Bunny pajamas, panda pajamas, tortoise pajamas, and monkey pajamas, some twinsets and others onesies, were inside. One word could sum up all of them: Cute.

These were the things she had ordered Jisoo to prepare for her.

Now then... which one should she wear first? Would she be able to make Lisa smile with this? For the sake of her smile, Jennie had really gone all out this time. She understood that some sacrifices had to be made.

【 Master, this tortoise one is so cute. Can you wear it first, please? That green shell is just too cute! 】

001 chimed in, the fictitious little girl's voice small and excited, leaving Jennie speechless. She could only hope that Lisa had the same taste as 001.

She changed into the tortoise pajamas and made her way into Lisa's study. The woman was talking to someone on the phone. Her eyes darted instinctually over to the door when she heard it open, and the moment she saw her, her eyes widened, and her body froze.

The voice of the person speaking on the other line suddenly became background noise.

"You, you..." Lisa suddenly felt that all words had failed her.

When the person on the other line raised their voice to ask Lisa what she said, the woman finally snapped out of her daze. She hastily said a few words into the phone before hanging up.

"You may continue doing your own thing, don't mind me," Jennie said. As she spoke, she calmly made her way to a nearby sofa and sat down.

Lisa ran her gaze over her attire, cautiously taking in her green tortoise pajama set. She struggled internally for a bit before finally saying with feigned composure, "It's nothing. Did you need something? How about we have corn porridge for breakfast tomorrow? Fresh corn tastes very good."

The mention of food made Jennie feel pretty happy, but disappointment replaced it when she saw that Lisa's expression was cool.

Why wasn't she smiling? Could it be that not even this ridiculous getup was enough to make her smile?

Sulking, she got up and walked over to stand in front of her. Then, she lifted her head and stared unblinkingly at her. Her stare was so unnerving that Lisa felt goosebumps rising on her skin.

She took an uneasy step back but kept her gaze fixated on Jennie's face, afraid that if she looked down and saw her tortoise pajamas, she would laugh.

That would be bad.

Her lack of response filled Jennie with more disappointment. It seemed that her decision to wear such a ridiculous outfit really was... quite ridiculous.

"Continue working," she tossed out before turning around to leave. Since this tactic was ineffective, she would have to think of something else.

Leaving behind the oblivious Lisa, she returned to her room and changed out of the tortoise pajamas. Then, she threw them, and the other pajama sets, into her closet. She decided to never play cute again; it was much too ridiculous.

Meanwhile, back inside Lisa's study room...

She seemed to be making sure Jennie was really gone, and only then did she allow the corners of her lips to turn up. Finally, a laugh slipped out from between her lips.

Right then, Jennie —who had just finished tossing everything into the closet— heard the System beep.

Congratulations on accomplishing the task once!

+1 Point.

Progress: 7/10

Please continue working hard!

Lisa... is your reaction speed really that slow? Jennie thought gloomily.

【 Master, do you want to take the clothes back out? 】001 asked timidly.

"Since she has laughed at this method, it's time to switch tactics," Jennie replied as an excuse.

Wearing those ridiculous clothes once was already enough. Chances were, Lisa was laughing at her expense again. She didn't want to think about how tragic her image to her must be by now.

Lisa, on the other hand, was thinking: How nice would it be if she had taken a picture of her like that and kept it as a souvenir?

Jennie decked out in those tortoise pajamas was seriously a sight too cute to bear. Lisa wondered if she would wear them again in the future. If Jennie did, then she would have to remember to hold back her laughter. She definitely couldn't let Jennie find out how happy seeing her in those pajamas made her.

.....

As an activist, Jennie refused to waste any time or opportunity to make Lisa smile. Therefore, the next night, she entered Lisa's study again after dinner. This time, she was wearing ordinary pajamas, comfortable and homely.

Although Lisa was a bit disappointed that she wasn't wearing the tortoise set, she wasn't surprised. She looked at Jennie and habitually wanted to ask if she needed something. After all, that used to be the only reason she would seek her out under.

However, when she thought about her abnormal behavior in the past few days, she swallowed back her words and tried something different.

"Have a seat. Would you like some tea?" She asked, though she had already taken out a cup and was pouring tea into it. She liked to brew a pot of tea for herself every night after dinner. Tonight, it was black tea. It should be fine, right?

Jennie did not refuse.

"Let me tell you a few jokes," she said after taking a sip.

Lisa blinked. She felt that her auditory hallucinations liked to come and go and bring her anxiety each time as it did.

Without waiting for her to respond, Jennie started, "A reporter interviewed the dean of an asylum and asked, 'How do you determine if a patient has fully recovered?' The dean answered, 'We would test the patient by filling a bathtub with water and putting a spoon and a large bowl next to them and telling them to drain the water out.' The reporter said disapprovingly, 'Of course, they would use the large bowl!' The dean looked at him and said slowly, 'A normal person would think to take out the bathtub stopper...'"

Rather than giving off the impression that she was telling a joke, it seemed more like she was reciting a poem. Every word came out crystal clear, and she made the joke sound so pleasant that Lisa fell into a trance.

She was immersed in the tranquil atmosphere and completely missed the actual contents of the joke, so when Jennie finished and looked at her expectantly, all she saw was the serene expression in Lisa's eyes. There were no traces of a smile!

Why didn't she laugh? Was the joke not funny?

"That one wasn't funny, I'll tell you another one. You have to listen carefully!" Having purposefully searched up numerous jokes on Google earlier, she had come prepared. She was determined to keep going until she laughed or smiled!

"Two mental illness patients, Mr. A, and Mr. B recovered at the same time. The doctor in charge of them instructed them, 'If one of you relapses, the other one must take him back here immediately.' One day, the doctor's phone rang. It was Mr. A, who told the doctor, 'Doctor, oh no. This morning, Mr. B climbed into my toilet and insisted that he was my toilet!' The doctor prompted, 'Quick, get him to the hospital!' Mr. A was silent for a moment, and then he responded, 'Then, then does that mean I won't have a toilet anymore?'"

This time, because Jennie had specifically told her to listen carefully, Lisa did exactly that. She paid very close attention and in the end, she didn't know what kind of expression to show on her face.