Midnight the phone rings, I pick it up and have a look, Park Joy's numbers. Answer or not to answer....... is a question.
Next door heard Jisoo's angry voice 'Lalisa Manoban! You better hurry up and deal with the phone call, otherwise I will come over to deal with you!'
Press the answer button, inside transmitted Park Joy's voice. 'Go and buy me a dress and send it over, I am in room 2078 of Rong Hua Hotel.'
'I refuse, no such obligation.' I coldly said.
'Then forget it, I will asked Taehyung to speak to you.'
Telephone transmitted Taehyung's voice 'Bring over the things that Miss Park wants and also buy me a shirt.'
'Yes, right away!' I jumped from the bed.
'I am going out for a while! Help them to deliver some stuffs.' I told Jisoo.
'I didn't realise you are a person without integrity.'
'Is not,' I high-spirited said, 'It's hard to understand. Don't you feel it, midnight a man and a woman together, with mutual consent, the blazing scene was too tempting? Aiya ya, I really want to see it.'
'Pay attention to safety, and have a speedy return!' Jisoo shouted.
I rushed to the hotel and went straight to Park Joy's room.
I knock on the door and Jennie opened it. She was wearing an exquisite nightgown with an enchanting posture and under the warm light, there is a suspicious red on her cheek. She step forward and rummage through the bag, with a mocking smile 'Action very fast. Hehe, last time Miss Manoban said such a serious words..... I though you are not coming. Taehyung, Miss Manoban is here.'
Taehyung wears a grey silk robe, slowly walks out from the room, chest reveal, and look languid...... this is before or after? I stray far off from the topic and think foolishly.
Taehyung rummaged the bag in my hand 'This is not the brand I want, is really uncomfortable wearing it. Joy, see if the dress is the brand you want? If not, ask Miss Manoban to change it.'
Taehyung this bully kind-hearted people without any sense of shameless expression makes me feel very depressed. I suddenly thought it was stupid to come and see this excitement. This simply........ is them seeing me as an excitement.
'Sir Taehyung, are you sick? Middle of the night, after enjoying the lustful night, where on earth do you want to go? Torment me very amusing!' I threw the bag into Taehyung's arm, angrily turned and walk away.
I was in a manic mood, make a few detour and did not exit from the main entrance, rather came over to the parking lot.
Yes ah, I'm a loser. Since unable to attack Taehyung in public, I then recall one hidden trick. I found Taehyung's car, pull out a sharp paring knife from my bag, aim at the tire and jab it. Humph, adulterer, jab until you die, let you have a flat tire! Who knows, before the first knife is down, right away a security guard leisurely walk over and arrest me in force.
'I was just by chance, beside this tire, holding a knife and doing nothing!' I protested.
'Then what are you planning to do?' The security guard said with a smile, 'I have seen a lot of women like you. At this time, this expression, obviously in the middle of the night come over to catch adultery. But you are really bad, if truly come over to catch adultery then you should have the skill to jab people ah. What car are you going to jab? You have not seen how fierce the previous woman, she bring a group of peoples, went up and cut off her husband's arm. Retreat 10,000 steps to persuade, used a car to vent anger will do. There is once a women who smash the man's car directly until it become scrapped. And you just take a paring knife........ for those who catch adultery will also despised you.'
Then the security picked up the phone 'Hello, Mr Kim......'
I rushed over and pressed his phone. This really hopeless, too shameful, resolute cannot let Joy and Taehyung know.
That security guard hint to the guard beside me to hold me 'Mr Kim? Sorry to bother you so late. A moment ago we arrested a person who wanted to jab your tire at the middle of the night, please come down and see if the car is damaged. Yes, it's a young woman.'
For a moment, Taehyung came to the security room, looked at the security record and asked 'Did she really jab?
'Oh, she did not jab. When she came downstairs, we kept watching her through the surveillance camera. We stopped her when she pulled out the knife, but we still feel there is a need to inform you.'
Taehyung holds the paring knife and roughly measure it, endure a smile and asked 'Is this the knife? Let her go, it is probably a misunderstanding. We are just kidding and have fun.'
'It is not a misunderstanding, I deliberately do it.' I suddenly interrupted.
'Eh? Just now we asked you for quite a while and you don't admit it. ' The security guard looked at me in surprise.
'No, I did it on purpose. My heart is dark, I am cynical, I hate the society and looking for revenge.' I angrily said.
'She is just being upset, just hand her over to me.' Taehyung told the security guard.
On the journey sending me home, Taehyung restrain from laughing and said 'Jab tires? Lalisa Manoban, you are really good.'
'Where got! Is me who are extremely useless, I should not jab the tires, I should jab you.' I said blankly.
After a long silence, finally Taehyung gently said 'Actually, we...... didn't do anything.'
'Didn't do anything! Didn't do anything!!! Didn't do anything, then why do you asked me to deliver things at 12 midnight? You might as well do something. Do something still not in vain, I still hold the accusation of catching adultery!'
Taehyung winked and looked at me with astonishment 'Even if I did something, in what titular for you to come over to catch adultery?'
'I........' I just jab myself to death, I think.
About to reach home, Taehyung told me 'Decline all my arrangements for the day after tomorrow evening and follow me......'
'I resigned! No more overtime and no more attendant services!'
He looked at me a little dumbfounded 'Join me for a cocktail party, the dress will be delivered to you tomorrow. Considered it as....... I apologized to you.'
Okay, I admit it, in my bones I'm still a little vain and a little mercenary. Wearing Taehyung send high-heeled shoes, the little dress and going party with him..... make me feel good. The long-time hatred for him has vanished and I volunteered to be his kiss up attendant.
When I reached to the scene, I realized it wasn't an ordinary cocktail party, because AC is also one of the shareholders, as a result President Taehyung received the key invitation. Taehyung drive a business car, speed all the way to the celebration entrance, the doorman opened the door with courtesy.
'Stay on the car, don't move.' I just wanted to get off then hear Taehyung roar.
'Oh.' So I sat back, the doorman with big eyes stare small eyes, sudden I recall this pair of high-heeled shoes do have straps, and I haven't adjusted it yet, so without delay I bend over and fiddle with the strips.
Taehyung from front seat move around to my side, an extremely gentleman extended his hand and welcome me to get off the car.
'Wait a minute, my shoes strips aren't fasten yet.' I said.
Taehyung's forehead blue vein appeal to be bulging 'Please come down for a moment.' After saying he dragged me out of the car.
Among the shining luxury cars, this silver-grey business car is too low-key and inconspicuous, even reporters who are awaiting at the side-lines doesn't notice us.
Taehyung took a quick steps walked forward and I took a small quick steps follow behind him. but the shoes strips that aren't fastened were too depressing, without a choice I crouch down and fasten the strips, then I feel like I'm being blocked by a shadow.
I looked up, a black face Taehyung -- because of the light behind him, I can't really see his facial expression, but instinctively inferred, it is an official expression of anger.
'Lalisa Manoban, when I look back, you disappear........'
'I told you, my strips aren't fasten. You go first, I will go after you.' I urged.
'Stand up!'
'What do you want! I can't walk without fasten it. It's already sad enough to wear high-heeled shoes.'
'Stand up!' Taehyung drag me up. I staggered a bit, but his hand quickly supported me. When I was just about to complain a few words, I saw Taehyung crouch down and begin to help me to fasten my shoes strips.
'Ah!' After five years old, no one's ever fasten my shoes strips. During summer, when I was younger and inexperienced, I only wear miniskirt with canvas shoes and fasten my own shoes strips.
I promptly said 'I...... I will do it myself.'
Just when I wanted to bow my head but hold back by Taehyung angry roar 'You standstill! After the angry roar he leisurely help me fasten my shoes strips.
At this moment the crowd appeared 'Gee! Isn't he the AC President?'
'Ah, when did you arrive?'
'Who told you to stare, your eyes keep focusing upon this beauty chest ah!' Thus, the onlooker reporters keep taking crazy shot.
I stood awkwardly in the flashing flash 'Hey everyone, on behalf of my President I will stand for a moment, please be patient, in a while you will be able to take a full shot of him.'
'What nonsense are you talking about!' After five minutes, Taehyung finally fasten my shoes strips and stand up.
"Nothing, you go first.' I blushed and said. And then, I'm ready to be a dedicated coolie, once he left within half a step I blindly follow suit.
Who knows, he tightly grab my arm and put my gloves into his arm 'Feel uncomfortable wearing high heels ah........ lean on me, I will walk slower.'
'Like this is not so good, the media is around, just a moment ago I saw Park's peoples. What about Miss Park? What do you want her to do ah?
'Are you worried about Joy?' That day at the cinema doorway can be so righteous.'
'No, I'm just worried about myself. You don't understand women's mind. The war between women and women, the more fierce a party shouts, the other party can used the winner attitude to watch the play. But once when it gets involved with a man, it will be like real swords, real spears, you die, I live. Just like two parties cannot coexist.'
'Am I the man? Because of me you will help me to fight until the very end?
'No! I'm just worried about myself. Just like that day, the rapid misunderstanding caused by gossip has make Miss Park to hinder me. Let me delivered clothes and other stuffs in the middle of the night. But now it involves you, I believe she will ask me to deliver nuclear weapon. Her family background is more powerful than my, I can't afford to trifle with.'
Walk into the ballroom, Taehyung finally released me, I immediately looked around to find a safe exit to slip away. The current situation is too strange, I really don't know what Taehyung intend to do.
However Taehyung has seen through my thoughts 'You better be good and stay here. You are not allow to go anywhere.'
The feast begins. Wine goblets toasting one another, everyone was dazzled by the flashing lights. And I follow my philosophy of survival. The farther you hide the better you are, I wish I'm a black hole.
Half way through the wine reception, Taehyung still able to find me. From a distance he walks toward me.
I shrank my neck and hid behind the crowd.
'Run what ah' he pulled me, 'your zipper is open.'
'Puff,' I spit out the cake from my mouth, 'I knew I was fat again, I shouldn't have eaten this cake. I will go to the washroom now.'
'Don't move, I will help you to pull it up.' Taehyung block in front of me, didn't wait for my response, just move his hands under my arms to the back and pull the zipper up.
I worried that the cream on my hand might rubs on his clothes, without any better option I have both hands lift upward and my eyes look around like have nothing to do. As a result I discover not far away there are two peoples looking at our side and they were whispering to one another. And I suddenly realised that Taehyung this posture is too ambiguous from a certain point of view......... definitely like I'm holding his neck and he embrace me in his arms!
'Okay? If not, I can do it myself.' I twisted my body to break free.
'Okay!' Taehyung whispered in my ears, 'you look very skinny and fleshy too.'
I turned red. Taehyung bow his head in a close proximity with me. He ambiguously smile, he then turned and walk away.
I immediately ran away from this place. I came to a corner, ordered a glass of ice water and drink it slowly. Taehyung purposely did it. He must have a plot......... I crazily search within my mind. Did I ever do something sorry toward him lately and drew his retaliation. Could it be because of Park Joy? But the outcome of his retaliation, is it against me or Joy?
I don't want to wade into this mess, no matter what Taehyung says, I'm leaving.
When I just got up, I was blocked by two women 'Are you Lalisa Manoban? What is the relationship between you and Taehyung? Doing this isn't it too much?'
When people believe what they have seen, they will not listen to others people explanation.
I'm aware that no matter how I explain it will never clear up this misunderstanding, but I will brace myself to explain it 'this has nothing to do with you, has nothing to do with anyone, I'm leaving, please step aside.'
'It seems that you do understand what we are talking about?'
'Do you believe what you have seen, whatsoever I explain will be powerless. But the facts were not like these, regardless of whether you believe or not, clearly this is a misunderstanding, hopefully you are not blinded by the facts you believe.'
'Lalisa Manoban, you are really capable.' What did you say that day ' must succeed', and today you put into action. In vain, I still treat you so sincerely........ I really underestimated you.' Joy sneered at one side.
My 'sincerity' toward you........ it is a great honor.
I laugh 'Miss Park, don't be nervous. Don't you always believe in family status? Those thing isn't it destined by the heaven? So I'm not destined to have such a life experience, I'm not destined to have wealth and power admission ticket, absolutely I can't compete with you at all. Shouldn't it be this way Miss Park...... don't you have confidence in oneself.'
'You!' Park Joy is out of control.
And then the classic footage of jealousy of the love rival - Park Joy splash the red wine toward me.
But at that moment, I reacted incredibly fast, it seem like a red liquid spill over from the wine glass and form a beautiful arc in the air, I immediately dodge to aside. Who knows midway appear a hand and push away the wine glass. The beautiful arc in the air change the trajectory and nicely showering down toward my head.
'Pfff' I wipe off the wine on my head and complain. 'Why do you add more chaos ah! At first I'm able to dodge.'
'When other people slash wine, you should standstill, why tamper ah!' Taehyung roar.
'Am I stupid ah, the wine is splashing over, I still need to stand and wait for it.'
Park Joy stood aside and stared at us, stomp her feet and shouted 'You all!'
However Taehyung look like nothing had happened over this mishap incident, neither fast nor slow he finished his lines 'Miss Park, if Lalisa did something inconsiderate, please excuse her. But she is my people, I hope you don't meddle in my affairs.'
Park Joy's face turn green, I sweat.
Taehyung, are you a fan of family ethics? In reality once this words were say, although it makes people feel so touched but....... is too terrifying.
On that evening, outside of Taehyung's house I heard Park Joy raged at Taehyung, which involves 'slut, whore, *the other woman, that dead woman' and flood of banned words.
*xiǎo sān: mistress, the other woman
I listened in the corner for a while, took out a piece of paper from my bag, write a few words, silently walked away, pass the note to the tabloid journalist who stood by and listened 'Come, come, come! Brothers, this is my name and phone number, in the future if you need any information please do not hesitate to call me. I want to marry into rich and powerful family, I will borrow AC President's power, and I want to be famous until insane.'
Little brother took the piece of paper and looked at it 'Song Hye Kyo? Little sister you have brains, know how to promote ah.'
'That's right,' I said, 'Furthermore I do have a childhood name called Peony. You can call me Peony older sister, or call me Flying Dagger younger sister also will do. Sandara Park, Song Hye Kyo, dear brothers and sisters.'
Anyway if we watch together it will be livelier.
Then I asked, 'How much does it cost to keep the man's name not to be appeared in the newspaper?'
'Hehe, how much also won't do! Our Director no matter what will report these money news.'
'With what reason, with what reason, celebrity hype is so easy.'
'Of course, otherwise how can everyone want to be famous? Hey, how about using some of your ugliest pictures?'
'No problem, that kind of thing can't be seen it's my conduct. How to vilify?'
Not long after, Taehyung happily get into the car.
'Let me guess, you broke up with Park Joy? Man really is not a good thing ah, dumped a woman unexpectedly can be so happy.'
'Indeed *dog bites Lu Dongbin ah. I'm here to help you avenge and that's your attitude! It's fun to provoke a war between women, no wonder men are never tired of finding three wives and four concubines........ is more interesting than trade war.' Taehyung excitedly muttering.
*Lü Dongbin (796-) was Tang Dynasty scholar, one of the Eight Immortals [Ba1 xian1]. The kindness of Lü Dongbin is demonstrated in the Chinese proverb "dog bites Lü Dongbin gŏu yăo Lǚ Dòngbīn), which means an inability to recognize goodness and repay kindness with vice.
Because of him this kind of 'to wish for the whole world to be in chaos' all of sudden I feel speechless and then I reminded him 'But don't tell me you don't know, more than half of the contribution of bulling me is from you? Furthermore the way you do it too arrogant and make Park Joy lost face. In future Park Joy might come over to inconvenient me.'
'I bully you...... hēng hēng, if Jennie come to inconvenient you is your retribution, who told you to introduce me to such a person! Your taste is too lacking and bad in identifying people, this consider a lesson for you!'
The next day, I saw it in the entertainment section of the local tabloids, <<AC President Abandons Rich Women, Embrace Peony Girl>> headline. Fortunately only published Taehyung pulls up my zipper photograph, the newspaper company is pretty good in choosing, Taehyung's expression in the photograph look so good and it doesn't exposed my face at all. Newspaper company has earn, 'Peony girl' is what kind of people's gimmicks.