Half a year later.
It was May, and the hints of warmth reminded Lin City of the slow approach of summer. However, there was some light rainfall early in the morning today, such that the air was pleasantly refreshing under the shimmering sun.
Jungkook stood at the entrance of the airport in a black suit with his hands folded in front of him. He could be mistaken for a handsome model as he stood in the midst of the bustling crowd, even attracting quite a bit of attention due to his tough and mature appearance.
Jungkook did not have to wait too long before Jimin, Monkey, and the others appeared. Each of them carried a small suitcase as they leisurely strolled out of the airport. when they saw each other, big smiles spread on every single one of their faces.
Jimin spoke first. "Wow, as expected, you're completely different now that you're a dad. Look at the smug look on your face, you can't wait to show off your success in life!"
Everyone laughed as Monkey added, "Naturally, Jungkook always made sure to think everything through carefully and he has ended up with a wife and a child."
Jungkook smiled and shrugged. "I can't help it. I can't deny how lucky I am."
Everyone laughed and mocked him for his arrogant tone.
A total of three cars drove from the airport back to the city. Jungkook drove his own with Jimin in the passenger seat, Monkey and another friend in the back. All of them have been to Lin City before, but this was their first time in summer. They were soon taken aback at how lush, fresh, and pleasant the city seemed as Monkey whistled softly. "The weather here is much better than the weather in Beijing - it's too hot and dry over there."
Before Jungkook could answer him, Jimin smirked. "What did you expect? This is Third Jeon's blessed land."
The other friend snickered and chimed in, "Do you guys remember? When Third Brother Jeon returned to Beijing last year, he claimed that he did not have a girlfriend. In less than two years, he got married and his child is now already one month old. Are all criminal police officers like this? They're so agile, accurate and brutal."
Jungkook was in a good mood as he answered, "Was it that fast? After meeting the right person, I feel like two years just flew by."
His words sounded romantic yet boastful. The rest of them signaled each other with their eyes and they quickly expressed their admiration and envy by making wolf whistles and kissing sounds... However, they genuinely felt a little embarrassed as all of them still did not have their own families - because of this, they really did admire Jungkook.
The right person, huh? Not everyone would be so lucky to meet the right person in life. It doesn't matter who the individual is, they would need a little luck in order to meet a partner who they would end up being a match made in heaven with.
The full moon party was set in one of the hotels in the city. There was still some time left before the party started, so Jungkook brought Jimin and the others to their room upstairs. Then, he returned home to pick up his wife and child.
Jimin and the rest could not sit still for long. What was so fun about staying inside the hotel room? After they took a shower and changed their clothes, they strolled downstairs fully dressed.
The hotel was newly constructed and very large. The garden was filled with lush green plants and only a few patches of sunlight could be seen poking through the vibrant garden hanging overhead. It was quiet and beautiful, making it a great place for people to stroll around.
Jimin called for the waiter to book a lounge for them to chat, play cards, and drink tea together. The lounge was covered in a red velvet carpet with many leather sofas arranged tastefully in the center. There was also a floor-to-ceiling glass window which allowed them to look out at the beautiful view of the garden as they enjoyed themselves.
Jimin was lucky today and swiftly won three games in a row. He joyfully looked around like a freshly-crowned king and noticed that Monkey was now looking out the window absent-mindedly. He followed Monkey's gaze and was immediately stunned.
He was not the only one who was dumbfounded. The man next to him quickly raised his hand to nudge another and in a minute, all of them had their necks craned looking in the same direction. They completely ignored the game of cards and focused entirely on their newest interest.
There wasn't a cloud in the indigo sky outside the window as the bright sun beat down on the grass and the lake, leaving a dazzling sheen on its surface. A young woman was walking out from behind the trees and was slowly heading towards the lake. She wore a light pink dress and a pair of matching sandals while her long black hair fell on her shoulders like the most luxurious satin. Jimin had never seen someone with such beautiful hair before. There lustrous shine on her hair was irresistible as it rested neatly on the woman's jade-like shoulder. Not to mention, when the woman turned her face slightly, they could see her thin, sleek eyebrows and her eyes that were full of life.
Thankfully, the large window was a one-way glass such that those on the outside could not look inside. Because of this, the thirsty bachelors inside could ogle the woman to their heart's desire, while the lady remained unaware of their existence. They watched her walking leisurely to the lakeside before frowning slightly. She was extremely gorgeous, but after seeing her frown slightly, she appeared a little distant and cold. However, this imperfection and the fact that she now seemed more unattainable only made her more attractive.
She sat down on the bench by the lake and seemed lost in her own thoughts. After a moment of silence inside the hotel lounge, the atmosphere became rowdy. Monkey stared at her before quickly howling his displeasure. "She's definitely not from Jungkook's side. Does he even have any female friends that we're not aware of? Fuck, I can't believe sister-in-law actually has such a beautiful friend."
Right after Jungkook entered the lounge, he saw the group of men discussing enthusiastically while looking at Rosé on the other side of the window.
When they saw Jungkook, they immediately asked, "Third Jeon, who is she? Is she your sister-in-law?"
Normally, they were not the type to get excited so easily, since all of their eyes were very sharp, they had seen all kinds of beauties before. The reason why they reacted as such was because Rosé's beauty was very unique in their eyes. She was enchanting, yet there was also a hint of boyish charm. She looked delicate and beautiful, but there was still a touch of listlessness in her which made her seem very mysterious. Men were most afraid of mysterious women as they could never resist the urge to chase after someone out of their reach. Furthermore, Rosé's sudden appearance caught them by surprise and, boys being boys, they wanted to create a fuss out of it.
Jungkook looked at Rosé. Half a year had passed ever since Chanyeol's case, and the poor girl had been keeping a very low profile ever since. Thus, he replied, "She's a friend of Lisa. You guys better not mess with her."
Everyone laughed as someone pointed out, "It's too late, Monkey has already gone over."
Jungkook frowned and looked at his surroundings. True enough, he did not see Monkey. Monkey was well-known to be a playboy who had a countless number of girlfriends, so there was no way he was going to let him harass Rosé. However, at this moment, the guests started arriving and Jungkook had to greet them. Thus, he waved his hand and said sternly, "I'm not joking, someone please stop him."
This group of people were still relatively useful when he was serious, and several people immediately stood up. At this point, Jimin who had been drinking tea silently also got up. "I'll go."
Jimin was very reliable, so Jungkook was reassured. He nodded and walked out with him. They parted ways when they reached the junction at the end of the corridor as the two of them were going in different directions. After Jimin took two steps forward, he turned around and asked, "Oh yeah, what's the girl's name?"
Jungkook was greeting several police officers and colleagues. He turned sideways to look at him and answered plainly, "Rosé."
Jimin knew Monkey well and soon found him on the avenue a few meters away from Rosé, having just taken two glasses of wine from the waiter.
"Third Jeon is looking for you urgently, hurry up and go to him." Jimin said with a serious look on his face.
Monkey grumpily returned the drinks to the waiter and followed Jimin back. When they arrived at the entrance to the lounge, Jimin paused while Monkey went straight in.
"Seize him and do not let him out before the party starts." Jimin gave the order and the few of them inside the lounge jokingly held down Monkey on the table. Then, Jimin turned around and left. Someone saw him walking away and asked, "Where are you going, Brother Park?"
Jimin flashed him a smile and kept walking. "Third Jeon asked for my help."
He took a brisk walk and returned to the lakeside. Then, he asked for two drinks from the waiter and headed towards Rosé. The people in the lounge were stunned as they watched him. After a while, they saw Rosé smile politely at Jimin before walking away. Jimin, on the other hand, stepped forward and took his time to follow her with a shameless smile on his face. "Hey, don't go..."
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The full moon party went very smoothly. Everyone was in high spirits - colleagues from the police station, Jungkook's childhood friends, or the serious yet arrogant junior brothers and sisters from Lisa's police academy. Even though their fair and chubby baby had only just shown up, but he continued to smile at everyone throughout the day, keeping up the joyful uproar.
Jungkook's father, big brother, and second brother came. Although Jungkook's mother did not come, she asked Father Jeon to give Lisa a huge red envelope and a set of jewelry.
Jungkook was slowly assimilating Lisa into the family and she understood that she could not be hasty and try to rush her relationship with her mother-in-law. Halfway through the day, Jungkook accompanied her as they gave their mother-in-law a call, their conversation was still polite as expected. They knew that they could only give it time and wait until the day that they could finally get along.
In a blink of an eye, their baby was two months old.
Mingyu had just been discharged from the hospital, and even though he had lost a few pounds, he looked rather energetic. Nonetheless, there was now a dark-red scar on the back of his head. Whenever Lisa parted his hair to look at the scar, she would feel a dull pain in her heart. She would caress it over and over again while Mingyu comforted her with a smile. "Good days will come to those who escape death. Your brother's future is looking bright."
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It was Saturday and Jungkook was working overtime as usual. Lisa was still on a maternity leave and she stayed at home with their child alongside Mingyu.
Both Jungkook and Lisa were supposed to take care of the child. Even so, whenever Mingyu had free time during the weekends, he would come over and take care of everything. Since Lisa saw how much he liked his nephew, she naturally let them bond.
When Jungkook returned home, he saw Mingyu with a hand in his trouser pocket and another hand holding a diaper. He stood by the side with a grin on his face as Mingyu bent over as he struggled to change his child's diaper with an attentive look on his handsome face.
Jungkook greeted Mingyu, then pulled Lisa's hand and led her into the bedroom. Lisa gained a little weight after giving birth to a child and her skin had also become fairer. Despite this, in Jungkook's eyes, she looked even cuter and more well-proportioned than ever before. Whenever he saw the smile on her face, Jungkook would get the insuppressible urge to kiss her.
He pushed her against the door and started kissing her as Lisa's face grew red. "Brother is still busy outside"
Jungkook buried his face into her shoulder and purred, "Let him be."
Although Mingyu liked his nephew very much, he did not have any intention to disturb Jungkook and Lisa. Thus, he left soon after Jungkook came back. He was a very good brother and uncle as he made sure to put the baby to sleep before leaving.
It was a cool and peaceful night when Jungkook finished working in his study room and returned to the bedroom. He soon saw Lisa sitting by the table next to a huge stack of files, going through it attentively.
He had brought these files back from the police station as per Lisa's request. Ever since the Chanyeol case, Lisa had not been working on any cases - it's already been half a year since the last one. In her words, she felt "suffocated."
She was reading very attentively and did not notice that Jungkook had entered the room. Jungkook kept his eyes on her and slowly began to undress.
Soon, he was wearing nothing but a pair of shorts as he crept over to her slowly. Suddenly, he leaned over her from behind and supported his arms on the table. Then, he lowered his head and whispered into her ear, "Do you have anything else that you want to do?"
Only then did Lisa raise her head to look at him. Needless to say, she was stunned.
The dim warm lighting shone on his angular handsome face which was right next to hers. His tall body seemed even more slender and tough under the soft lights as every inch of his body seemed to radiate a certain warmth that merged together with hers.
Lisa's face flushed. The two of them had only done it several times while she was pregnant, even after she had given birth, they made sure not to push it and abstained so altogether.
However, it was definitely fine to do it now.
Jungkook saw that she had gotten the hint, so he got up feeling satisfied and picked up a bath towel from beside him. "I will go take a bath first."
As soon as he entered the bathroom, Lisa thought about it for a moment. Then, she put aside the files, opened the closet and began searching for a sleeping gown. Since they had restrained themselves for so long, she should choose a seductive sleeping gown to help properly ignite their passion. While she was comparing different sets of sleeping gowns, she suddenly heard the sound of water in the bathroom stopping as Jungkook called out casually, "Wifey, I forgot to take a towel."
"Oh." However, just as Lisa was about get up and look for a towel, she recalled that he had indeed taken a towel with him before he entered the bathroom.
Lisa could not help but smile at his extremely obvious intentions. Then, she lowered her head to look at the variety of mature sleeping gowns that lay on her bed and thought about which one to wear.
Once they had moved in together, Jungkook had changed his ordinary one-person bathtub into an extremely large bathtub which had enough room for him and Lisa to roll around in. After Lisa answered him, he continued to relax in the bathtub with his arms hanging over the edge while he waited for her leisurely.
After a while, he heard the sound of light footsteps approaching. By now, he had restrained himself for half a year, so his throat felt dry while his body started tensing up as he stared at the door.
Slowly, the door was pushed open and Lisa walked in.
The moment Jungkook saw her, he felt his body burning up. The feeling was so overwhelming that he felt like he was about to explode.
Lisa had nothing but a towel wrapped around her body. She simultaneously looked like the most innocent, and the most seductive thing in the world as she walked up to him with blushing cheeks. "Here's your towel."
A wide smile appeared on Jungkook's face. He suddenly got out of the tub, lifted her up, and closed the bathroom door.
The room was soon filled with the scent of their love-making.
By the time they were done, it was already midnight. Jungkook leaned against Lisa feeling completely satisfied as he continued to leave small kisses all over her body.
After a while, he recalled something and said to Lisa, "Jimin has been chasing Rosé for almost a month."
Lisa was a little shocked. "Does he not have to go back to Beijing?"
"His company's recent project is based in Lin City." A grin appeared on Jungkook's face as he explained, "He told me that Rosé has already rejected him more than ten times."
Lisa nodded and sighed. "Obviously." After thinking about it for a moment, she looked at Jungkook and asked, "Do you think they suit each other?"
Instead of answering her question, Jungkook simply shrugged. "Jimin might be good at sweet talking, but he has the integrity to back it up. Whether or not they suit each other is not for us to decide." He paused before adding, "Maybe now is not the right time, but eventually, Rosé has to move on with her life."
The next day, after Jungkook got home from work, he received a call from Jimin just as he was about to get intimate with his wife.
Jimin's playful and laidback tone was nowhere to be found. Instead, he sounded a little serious. "I just learned about Rosé's past."
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