It was the first day of the holiday.
The night was refreshing and the stars were shining gently. Jungkook sat on his balcony comfortably and was sipping on a fragrant new tea while he gave Taehyung a call.
"Captain, what's the matter?" Taehyung received his call and instinctively became alert.
Jungkook answered, "There's nothing. Let's find some time within these two days to have a meal together."
"Sure," Taehyung's tone instantly became lighter, "how about tomorrow?"
Jungkook frowned. "...What about the day after tomorrow?"
"If it's the day after tomorrow, I can only do dinner because Lisa asked me to practice shooting with her in the morning and then we're having lunch together."
The corners of Jungkook's lips curled up into a sly smile. "Oh no, I have something on that night."
"Then..."
"Let's do it during noon then, Lisa can join us." Jungkook said casually, "I will pick you guys up at the shooting range."
"That will do." Taehyung answered, completely oblivious to the fact that he had just been manipulated.
After this, Jungkook quickly changed the topic. "Oh yes, I haven't met your girlfriend yet. Bring her along if she's free since I'll be treating you guys."
Taehyung laughed aloud. "Ah, hehe... okay."
Jungkook smiled back. "Thank you, brother. Goodbye."
After hanging up the phone, Taehyung was confused about why Jungkook had thanked him. Then he just brushed it off as Jungkook overworking himself. 'Poor guy.'
A matchmaker served as the medium for communication between two people, with the medium being mutually beneficial to both parties.
At the time, Taehyung was completely unaware of his strategic purpose as Lisa's medium.
Ever since Lisa had found out that she had a "sustained" and "unique" feeling for Jungkook, her first priority was to get to know him better before deciding whether to go after him or not.
Due to the handsome junior playboy incident that she had previously experienced, Lisa understood that sometimes love could be irrational and that no matter how good she was at analyzing, she might still miss something. In addition to this, a person might act very differently in their work life and personal life, take, for example, Mingyu. He had always been dominant and firm when he managed his company. Moreover, he had also always been scrupulous in separating his public and private interest such that he would never make any moves on his beautiful secretaries. However, when he got off work and entered the nightclub, he would flirt with all the women there.
Up until now, she had only seen the working side of Jungkook so she needed to get to know more about his personal living habits.
Besides this, Jungkook had been single for many years without involving himself in any scandals. It might be because he kept his integrity or just that he was being too picky. She could not exclude the possibility of him being a homosexual, sexual dysfunctional or simply promiscuous.
Taehyung was quite close to Jungkook and since his personality was relatively straightforward, he was naturally the must-have medium to get to know Jungkook. Although Lisa did not care about and was never good at relationships, she was quite a natural at it when she set her mind to it.
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There were very few people in the shooting range early in the morning, so when Lisa arrived, only Taehyung and another young policeman were there.
Taehyung tried his best to teach Lisa and she also learned from him attentively. After a while, the two of them stopped to take a rest. Lisa stared at the range in front of her, smiled and said, "Teacher mentioned that your marksmanship is very good. It seems like you really do live up to your name."
Taehyung chuckled when he heard this. "I'm just average, the captain is the one who's very skillful. Last year, he got the first place in the Southwest Police District marksmanship competition."
Lisa naturally brought the topic back to Jungkook, "It seems like he's very outstanding in every aspect, be it detective skills, marksmanship, or physical condition... In order to be like him, one would probably need to spend all of one's spare time on work and act very hardworking."
Taehyung nodded. "I heard that during the first few years of his career as a police officer, he worked every day without taking leave. However, this has gotten better over the recent years as we often eat and have fun together."
"Oh." Lisa handed him a bottle of water and probed further. "What do the two of you do during your free time anyway?"
Taehyung took a large gulp and waved his hand playfully. "Billiards, bowling, and sometimes we will watch football or play cards in his house."
'Okay, very good, these were all very masculine and healthy hobbies.' However, when Lisa was about to change the topic again, Taehyung suddenly looked behind her.
"Captain, you're early." Taehyung grinned.
Jungkook was in his casual wear today which made him give off a totally different vibe. He placed his arm on Lisa's back and laughed at Taehyung. "Aren't we meeting at noon? I've nothing on in the morning so I came to have a look."
Lisa turned around and greeted him enthusiastically. "Morning, teacher."
"Morning." Jungkook glanced at her slightly red face and asked, "What were you guys talking about?"
Right as Taehyung was going to answer, Lisa blurted out, "We were talking about you. And we were talking about hobbies."
Taehyung nodded in agreement with her.
After sitting for a while, Lisa said to Taehyung, "Let's continue practicing."
Taehyung nodded, looked at Jungkook and said casually, "Would you like to ask the captain to train you? This is a rare opportunity."
Jungkook and Lisa exchanged glances.
After staring at each other for a short while, Lisa looked away nervously and answered, "Let's not bother teacher for the time being. I will train the skills that you taught me for now and build a strong foundation."
Lisa's plan was very simple. Her biggest goal today besides practicing her shooting was to get information from Taehyung. If she were to stay with Jungkook the whole time, then she would lose the chance.
Jungkook sat at the same spot while he watched Lisa and Taehyung standing side by side in front of the firing line as they had a conversation under their breath. He could not help but laugh when he thought about how many police officers had asked him to give him guidance on shooting which he had turned down because he was too busy. This little girl was the only one who left him hanging because she wanted to follow the regular sequence step by step without shortcuts.
By now, more people had entered the shooting range. Some young policemen came over to ask for guidance so Jungkook got up, went over and instructed them.
After a while, as he was almost done guiding them, Jungkook turned around and saw a young girl standing at the front door of the shooting range whilst looking very expectant. He followed her line of sight and saw Taehyung hanging up his phone before saying something to Lisa and walking towards the girl.
Jungkook nodded to the young policemen. "Continue to grasp the gist of the technique." Then, he excused himself and walked towards Taehyung.
"Captain, this is my girlfriend, Jennie." Taehyung introduced the two of them to each other.
Jungkook smiled courteously at the girl. "Nice to meet you. Thank you for supporting Little Tae's work."
After some small talk, the girl peered into the room and asked curiously, "Is this the place where all of you practice shooting?"
Before Taehyung could answer, Jungkook suggested, "You can accompany her to have a look at this place."
Taehyung gladly agreed as this gave him the opportunity to give a tour of his work environment and achievements to his beloved. Taehyung was also not worried about Lisa since Jungkook was there, so he nodded with a pearly white smile. "Okay, I'll join you guys in a while for lunch."
Lisa stood in front of the firing line alone. She concentrated on recalling the techniques that Taehyung had taught her and did not think about Jungkook. After firing a few rounds, she stopped and rested. Then, she suddenly felt someone appear behind her.
She thought that it was Taehyung, so did not bother turning around and simply asked, "You mention that the way I pull the trigger is uneven, how can I fix that?"
"Let me take a shot." She heard a low and calm voice tease her.
Lisa's hand which was holding the gun froze and she turned around to look at him. "Teacher."
Jungkook had both of his hands behind him while he stood beside her with a warm look on his face. "Little Tae's girlfriend is here, so he went away for a while. You can continue with your practice."
Lisa nodded then raised the gun to take aim. Jungkook only had to take a look at her posture for a split-second in order to identify the issue.
"Spread your legs wider." Jungkook kicked her heel gently.
Lisa did as she was told and moved slightly. After Jungkook saw that her legs position had been corrected, his gaze moved to her waist. "Your waist is too tense. You need to be rooted in your core, but you also need to relax."
"Oh." Lisa took a deep breath and twisted her waist lightly.
He remained silent for a while and Lisa asked, "Is there anything else?"
Only then did Jungkook's gaze move away from her slender waist towards her finger on the trigger.
"Your finger on the trigger is too tense. Don't follow the teachings in the classroom so strictly, hold the gun in the position most comfortable to you." Jungkook advised faintly.
Lisa adjusted her fingers slightly, but perhaps because she had practiced for too long, but she felt her fingers gettinga little stiff and her posture become quite uncomfortable. Just as she was about to ask another question, she suddenly saw a large yet slender hand reach forward from behind her to hold her hand.
Lisa's body instantly stiffened.
There was a subtle tingling on her fingertips when Jungkook used his tanned fingers to gently adjust her fair fingers. Then, two hands overlapped on the trigger as she heard him put his face right next to hers before drawing a breath.
Seconds later, he muttered, "Okay, you can take the shot now."
"Bang!" Lisa almost instantly pulled the trigger.
She missed the target.
Lisa quickly calmed herself down.
He supported her hand as she took a few more shots and her technique gradually improved, but her face was still a little warm the entire time.
Fortunately, Jungkook soon released her and said expressionlessly, "Remember this feeling." Then, he went to another firing line.
Lisa continued to practice for a while, then she cast a sideways glance and saw him standing next to another policeman while he calmly showed the man how to adjust his grip.
Lisa smiled cheekily to herself. 'Very good. He subconsciously does not reject contact with me, who is of the opposite sex - in fact, he might even be used to it. This is a very good start.'
Even though Jungkook kept his eyes on the sweaty and stocky guy in front of him, her fresh breath still lingered in his nostrils and his fingertips recalled the touch of her soft fingers. This made him feel very pleasant and comfortable, but also a little irritable as he wanted more.
Next week, he would just directly ask Taehyung not to come.
After a while, Little Tae and his girlfriend returned. It was nearing noon by now, so the four of them left the shooting range and walked along the streets to look for a place to have lunch.
Little Tae's girlfriend, Jennie, was a gentle, cheerful and beautiful girl. Jungkook and Taehyung were chatty as well. Meanwhile, since Lisa intended to get to know more about Jungkook, so she naturally talked more than usual. All in all, everyone had a great time at lunch.
After walking out of the restaurant, Little Tae held his girlfriend's hand and said, "What plans do you both have in the afternoon? Jennie wants to get a haircut."
Jungkook smiled and nodded, but just as he was about to tell them to go ahead, he heard Lisa say, "I want to get a haircut too."
All three of them looked at her short hair, then at Lisa. Lisa said with an indifferent look on her face. "I want to trim it a little. Teacher, are you going?"
Jungkook was taken aback. "... Sure. Let's have a walk."
As a matter of fact, Lisa did not want to get a haircut, she just wanted to spend more time to observe Jungkook's private life. However, she was oblivious to the fact that they could simply develop feelings from the two of them being alone together, so she proposed the idea of getting a haircut. Jennie brought them to a very high-end and fashionable hair salon. Taehyung naturally stood by Jennie and accompanied her while she communicated with the hairdresser whilst Lisa sat patiently on the tall hairdressing chair. After some time, she spotted Jungkook taking a magazine and sitting down on the black leather sofa in the waiting area through the reflection in the mirror.
This hair salon provided great services as a beautiful girl quickly brought him a cup of hot tea. "Sir, do you want a head massage?"
Jungkook answered without lifting his head. "No. Thank you."
The girl smiled and added on, "The massages here are free. Your friends are having a haircut here, so you might have to wait for a while."
Jungkook shook his head. "No thanks."
The girl smiled and left.
Perhaps it was because he was tall, handsome and way too eye-catching, but after a while, another handsome male hairdresser with a great smile took the initiative to ask, "Sir, do you want a hairwash?"
Jungkook remained calm and distant. "No, thank you."
Very good. There was not any frivolous body language or even any subtle expression changes, regardless of if he was communicating with a man or woman.
Lisa averted her gaze away from him in the mirror. At the same time, the hairdresser behind her looked at her short hair and asked cheerfully, "What kind of hairstyle do you want? Do you want to dye it or do you want a perm?"
Lisa opened the magazine in her hand and emotionlessly said, "Just trim it a little and don't mess up my hairstyle."
The hairdresser's smile instantly disappeared.
Soon enough, Lisa was done and she got off the chair and went to the front desk to pay the bill. Only then did Jungkook put down the magazine to carefully look at her head for a short while, but he could not notice any obvious changes. He was a little surprised by the fact that she was so particular about her looks and that she was, in fact, just like any ordinary girl.
After leaving the hair salon, Jennie proposed that they shop for clothes which Lisa naturally agreed to. "I'm going too. Teacher, what about you?"
Jungkook glanced at the two big light bulbs looming above them and nodded.
In truth, Taehyung was also very puzzled. However, he was a loyal friend who did not mind having two light bulbs disturbing his date so he did not say anything. After going through dozens of shops, Jennie became totally engrossed in shopping, but all Jungkook and Lisa did was stand there calmly with an amazed look on their faces.
Did people with high IQ shop like that? Before Taehyung could ponder the thought, he was called over by Jennie.
They shopped until the sun was setting, and the four of them soon walked out of the pedestrian street with Taehyung holding a variety of shopping bags and Jennie was clinging onto Lisa affectionately whilst Jungkook trailed them casually. Just as Taehyung was about to suggest watching a movie, Jungkook's mobile phone rang and he walked away to answer it.
The three of them stood by the side of the street to wait for him. At this time, Jennie wanted to have a look at the jewelry store in front but Lisa said that she was not interested, so Jennie went in alone.
Lisa and Taehyung stood outside the store and waited. Then, they saw an adult toy store across the street with colorful lights flashing around and several vividly illustrated advertising posters pasted on the front door. The two of them stood there silently for a moment before Lisa suddenly piped up, "You can buy it if you want to."
Taehyung was taken aback, "What?"
Lisa looked at the adult toy store and said, "Condoms. You have been glancing in that direction for some time now." Taehyung's face got warmer and he heard Lisa add on, "She will agree to it. Just now when she passed by that shop, the look on her face changed and then she peeked at you."
Taehyung was embarrassed since he and his girlfriend were still at the ambiguous stage where they had yet to get to the final stage. Obviously, no one knew about something so personal about them, but Lisa who was such a straight arrow actually pointed it out so bluntly. He was a little uncomfortable, but he was also feeling very restless after listening to what she just said. Thus, he mumbled some incoherent words before darting into the jewelry store to look for Jennie.
Lisa looked at the adult toy store for a while, then she walked over there herself.
After finishing the phone call, Jungkook turned around and saw that no one was around. He scanned the area and his eyes locked onto Lisa standing in front of a shop called "Sexual Goods" expressionlessly while keep her head lowered to look at her phone. There was an advertisement board by her side which was as tall as half a human with a picture of a semi-nude muscular westerner on the board and big bold words written across it, "Rapidly increases your length by three inches within an hour. Long-lasting and firm."
Jungkook could not help but laugh at how she was so oblivious about her surroundings. He walked over to her without pointing it out and simply tugged the back of her shirt. "Let's go."
Lisa raised her head to look at him and observed that he was not trying to anxiously avoid the subject nor was he disgusted by their close proximity to the shop, so it meant that he did not have any problems with his sexual performance.
After walking out of the jewelry store, Taehyung suggested watching a movie. However, this time Jungkook did not give Lisa a chance to open her mouth and answered first, "We will stop being light bulbs, you guys go have fun."
Lisa remained silent for a moment before waving at Taehyung and Jennie. "Goodbye then."
This was what Taehyung was hoping for, so he quickly ran off with Jennie. Of course, they did not go to the movies.
It was dusk and the sun had half of its body hidden in the horizon. People were walking all about on the streets as Jungkook and Lisa remained there in complete silence for a while before Jungkook commented, "I want to buy a pair of shoes. Let's go together if you're free."
"Oh."
The two of them entered the mall once again.
Buying shoes was just an excuse. Since Jungkook had always only worn a few brands of shoes, so he made his decision quickly and soon picked a pair of workout shoes. The whole thing took less than 20 minutes, so he thought of something and asked Lisa, "Do you want to pick something up?"
The women's shoe section had far more variety than the men's shoe area and the latest summer shoe collections were very pretty. When the sales girl saw the two of them, she greeted them with a smile, "Miss, do you want to have a look at the latest collections?" Lisa nodded and followed her to the display shelves as Jungkook's eyes simultaneously swept across the sea of footwear.
"Try this pair." Jungkook picked up a pair of sandals and walked up to her, and before Lisa could say anything, the sales girl laughed, "Your boyfriend has good taste, this pair is our best seller."
Lisa took the shoes and remarked to the sales girl, "He's not my boyfriend, he's my superior."
The sales girl looked at Jungkook thoughtfully but Jungkook had a calm look on his face as though he did not hear anything.
Lisa was originally wearing a pair of black leather shoes which covered her toes such that only her fair ankles were shown. The shoes that Jungkook picked was a pair of light blue lace-up open-toe sandals. After she changed into the sandals and stood up, the sales girl praised her in an exaggerated tone, "It suits you very well. Your skin is fair and you have small feet so it looks very pretty and feminine on you."
Jungkook lowered his head to look at her ankles which were currently tightly wrapped by the laces and her small, pearl-like toes - it was indeed very feminine.
He pleasantly raised his head to observe her expression as the sales girl likewise waited for her decision in anticipation. However, she disappointed them by frowning. "It's a little childish." She then pointed at a pair of black, mature-looking shoes on the shelf which she had taken a liking to from before, "Let's try that pair."
Jungkook was speechless. "..."
Salesgirl commented nervously, "... isn't that pair is a little too old-fashioned?"
Lisa shook her head. "No, it's modest."
She tried on the black, mature-looking shoes which looked neat and smart, then she paid for the shoes feeling very satisfied. However, even though the sales girl was obsessed with how cute she looked in the pair of blue sandals, Jungkook simply stood by the side without saying anything.
After buying the shoes, Lisa received a call from Mingyu asking whether she wanted to have dinner together. She had gotten a lot of information today, like excluding the possibility of Jungkook being a homosexual, promiscuous or sexually dysfunctional and also found out that he had a healthy and peaceful private life. Thus, she gladly bid farewell to Jungkook without any hesitation.
A few minutes after Jungkook drove away from the mall, he turned around and returned to the shoe store. The sales girl smiled when she saw Jungkook, and he quickly paid for the pair of sandals coolly. "She changed her mind."
When he got home, he kept the shoes in his dressing room. When he saw the pair of small delicate sandals amongst the pile of heavy leather shoes and sneakers, he could not help but smile.
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