Bride and her husband

Chapter 17 -18

In a stricken rage, Sooyen clutched her face and ran off to find some ice cubes.

Jungkook turned to see his little wife staring at him with wide, blank eyes. He exhaled, wondering if he had frightened her. The wheelchair hindered his mobility, otherwise, that woman would have gotten off lightly with mere disfigurement.

"I was teaching her a lesson. Did I scare you?"

Returning to her senses, Tang Lisa lips upwards. "Scared? You startled me, that's all. You moved so fast-I didn't even see it coming!" It was amazing, how he had moved so deftly. If she could only be half as agile as him, she wouldn't have had to suffer all those years of bullying!

Jungkook reached out and stroked her head. "Next time, if anyone dares to mistreat you, you must tell me. You're my wife. It's my responsibility to protect you."

Tang Lisa kept her face neutral, but inside, it was as though fireworks had gone off in her heart. Her own parents had never said such a thing to her, but he-this man whom she had only been married to for a few days-was promising to protect her? He might have been sickly, with only half his lifespan left to him, but a deep well of gratitude blossomed within her. She took his hand, her manner serious. "I understand."

Right then, He Lei arrived, and they went to the men's clothing section in the store from earlier. Tang Lisa helped her husband pick out some casual clothes. When she showed them to him, he couldn't help teasing, "Lili, these clothes look very similar to yours. Are they meant to be our couple outfits?"

Tang Lisa was momentarily stunned. Turning her attention away from him, she held out the clothes to the service
staff and said, "I want all these. How much are they?"

Recalling her previous instructions, the staff member calculated the price of the clothing and found herself speechless, but she plastered a bright smile onto her face. "Miss, since you won first prize in our lucky draw, you get 10% off these clothes, plus a buy-one-get-one-free deal."

"If it's so cheap, I'll get a few more items." Tang Lisa squatted down in front of Jiang Shaocheng. "Dear, the quality and style of the clothes here are not bad. Why don't I get you some more?"

"Sure, it's up to you," he replied fondly.

In the end, it only cost 300 yuan to buy 15 sets of clothes. Tang Lisa handed the money over quickly and easily.

After they finally left, the staff member felt the tension that had been brewing in them dissipate. Their boss had called and ordered them to entertain those customers to the very best of their ability, and if they failed, they would not only be penalized, but fired. In front of Tang Lisa, the service staff had deliberately been all smiles, giving her whatever she desired.

"Manager, who was that woman, and why did the boss make such arrangements?"

The store manager looked up from her calculations to glare at them. "I don't know who that woman was, but I heard that the man in the wheelchair is one of the higher-ups in headquarters. With how respectfully he treated that woman, she must be from no ordinary background, whatever it is."

Understanding dawned on several of staff. Someone must have wanted to keep that woman happy, to force them to put on such a performance.

Back in the mansion, Tang Lisa looked at the sight of the overflowing wardrobe and felt her heart swell with something inexplicable. She ran downstairs, her footsteps sounding to a joyful tempo. She was going to cook dinner for her husband, to repay her husband's efforts in taking her out shopping.

"Lili, do you need any help?"

Tang Lisa was about to say no when she recalled that he was ill; it must be lonely to have to sit in his wheelchair all day. It wouldn't hurt to let him help her out in small ways, to be mindful of his feelings and prevent him from feeling inferior. "You can help me peel the onions," she said, lifting her brows at him.