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

Chapter 37: A Small Gift

Although she was beyond busy, Lisa made time to cook dinner for Jennie whenever she could, and the servants were very happy about it. Wang-Jie beamed as she handed the kitchen over, and then she presented the little golden tortoise to her. The tortoise blinked up at Lisa.

"Jennie's?" She asked with great uncertainty. She didn't think Jennie was the type to raise pets.

"Miss said, this is a gift for Master. She said the golden tortoise is auspicious, and she hopes that Master's new film will become a great hit," Wang-jie said, twisting the instructions Jennie sound more pleasant.

Lisa looked at the little tortoise, and then she picked it up. "Does this little thing have a name?"

At this, Wang-jie suppressed a smile and replied with feigned calmness, "Its name is Cutie (Xiao Meng)."

"Which 'meng'? Did Jennie pick the name?" She asked as her lips drew an arch. It surprised, and at the same time, amused her that Jennie would pick such a cute name for the tortoise.

"Miss said it's the same 'meng' as 'chun meng' (playing dumb to seem cute). She said if Master doesn't like the name, it can be changed to Dummy (Xiao Chun)." Wang-Jie was also carrying a hint of laughter in her eyes. She'd always been rather afraid of her cold Miss, so she too was surprised.

Lisa and Wang-jie exchanged glances and shared a laugh.

"Let's call it Cutie then. It's better than Dummy," she chuckled. To the tortoise, she said, "From now on, your name will be Cutie. Be obedient, and don't be naughty, okay?"

She was especially gentle to the tortoise, owing to her love for small animals in general and the fact that this beautiful little tortoise was a gift from Jennie. Of course, she would like it.

Her smile never left her face. That night, the food she made seemed to taste especially good. When Jennie came home and noticed her good mood, she was infected by the smile. The corners of her lips turned up, softening her expression

"Thank you for the wonderful gift. I'll raise it well," Lisa said seriously. She set the final dish down and swiftly laid the tortoise on the table too.

"Keeping it alive is good enough," was her callous response, though she was actually feeling quite happy with herself. She'd lifted a burden off her back and received Lisa's gratitude for it, killing two birds with one stone.

Ah, how clever I am.

Lisa smiled again. She knew Jennie was not a small animal person, and she wasn't sure why she decided to give her this tiny thing to raise. It was probably from a friend. Nonetheless, she was happy.

As much as she loved small animals, she kept it more or less a secret. After all, she was a full-grown woman. When she started living together with Jennie, it became impossible for her to express her fondness for small animals.

She'd never expected to get one from her.

The brimming sincerity and delight Lisa showed towards the gift caused Jennie to pause and dwell on it. Then, she asked Lisa, with both doubt and pleasant surprise in her voice, "You like small animals?"

Just as the question left her lips, the System beeped.

Congratulations on accomplishing the task once!

+1 Point

Progress: 1/10

Total: 11 Points

Please continue working hard!

So she was right.

However, she could not relate to her fondness for small animals at all. Lisa felt discomforted by her stare and assumed that she was laughing at her.

"Little animals are very cute, haha," she explained weakly. The embarrassed look on her face amused Jennie. Although her smile was almost imperceptible, it attracted all of Lisa's attention. To her, nothing else in the world was as beautiful as Jennie's smile.

"Very cute indeed," the latter agreed.

Having gained a point from the System, she suddenly felt like the tortoise wasn't as troublesome as she'd thought. Off to the side, the golden tortoise blinked its pea-like eyes and turned its head to the left, then to the right, and then to the left again. After observing it for a moment, she admitted that it was pretty cute.

Dinner ended. Jennie started to look over the five scripts she had gotten from the System and deemed them all exceptional. The scripts included three genres: ancient, Xinhuan, and suspense. The songs were interesting too, so Jennie was quite satisfied.

After a short moment of contemplation, she left for Lisa's study. She had no habit of knocking when she was in her villa, or company, or anywhere within her sphere of influence since in those places, she called the shots.

When she pushed the door open, she saw Lisa seated and writing on a sheet of paper. It looked like she was doing work for her upcoming film. She walked up to her and unceremoniously put down the scripts and songs she had in her hand.

She casually swept her gaze over the desk and noticed a familiar teapot. It was the same one Lisa had used last time when she came into her study to tell her jokes.

Seeing it again now, she wondered...

"You like to drink tea?" she asked somewhat anticipatively.

Congratulations on accomplishing the task once!

+1 Point

Progress: 2/10

Total: 12 Points

Please continue working hard!

Wasn't this too easy? She was able to earn two points in one night!

"I do. I like to drink tea every night after work. Do you want some? It's Longjing tea today. Try it." She took the initiative and started pouring as she spoke.

When it came to tea, Jennie had no particular preferences. After a few sips, she decided that it was pretty good. Then, she pointed at the scripts and told Lisa, "Look through these when you have time. Keep the ones you like, and give me the ones you don't. I'll give those to other actors."

With this, Jennie had casually determined the fates of the five most influential films of the future film industry. It wasn't that she didn't care, or that she was unaware of the value of the scripts, but that she was too caught up in the satisfaction of being able to give a gift to someone she wanted to spoil.

"Thank you."

Although her tone was casual, Lisa's gaze turned perplexed.

If she had treated Lisa indifferently, then she probably wouldn't have thought much, but she was treating the Film Empress so well that she couldn't help but let her mind wander.

Could she assume that perhaps, maybe, possibly, Jennie liked her, even just a tiny bit, in a romantic way?