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Lisa didn't have many friends, and the only one that could genuinely be considered a close friend was Jennie. She didn't know, however, why she and Justin were able to chat so naturally; they had even seen past each other's masks.
Lili: 「These days, I've been preparing for a new project.」
Justin: 「Teacher, you are worthy of being the model of the manhua world. You only just finished 《Satisfactory》and are already preparing for a new project! 『smile-cry』」
Lili: 「Mn, earning money is rather important.」
Lili: 「 I mean, work is rather important 『sweat』」
Justin: 「Earning money truly is very important 23333」
Lili: 「『囧』」
Lisa reflected on herself as she stared at her computer screen. How come when she was only a little careless, she would speak her true feelings?
Justin: 「Can you divulge what this new project is about? 『cute』」
Lili: 「I want to draw a female lead who sells clothes in a shopping mall.」
Justin: 「(⊙o⊙) Department stores? Kind of like Starlight General Merchandise?」
Lili: 「Mhmm」
Justin: 「Sounds very interesting. When you publish, I will definitely support you :)」
Lili: 「Thanks ^_^」
Justin: 「Actually, I've always been really curious. Are manhua artists like you similar to authors, where you go out and collect material for an unfamiliar environment that constantly appears within your work?」
Lili: 「This depends on the person. I know many writers who do.」
Justin: 「Does teacher do this as well?」
Lili: 「Mhmm」
Justin: 「Okay, I understand. :)」
Justin: 「I need to go to work now; I'll talk to you again next time.」
Lili: 「 OK」
Jungkook stared at the two letters she had to send in reply. Chuckling for a moment, he clicked the 「X」 to exit QQ. He called his secretary's line. "Tell HR Zhou Minnie to come over."
"Understood, Director J."
***
Soon after Zhou Minnie received the summons, she was standing in Jungkook's office. "Hello, Director J. May I ask what you are seeking me for?"
Jungkook looked at her before lightly raising the corners of his mouth. "That friend you introduced last time, she was the famous manhua artist Lili, right?"
Zhou Minnie stared before panicking and hurriedly asking, "How did you know?"
Jungkook smiled. "You just confirmed it."
Zhou Minnie: "..."
Director J, why are your methods so deep?
She wiped her face before explaining to Jungkook, "That, she said she wanted to come to a department store to collect material. I thought that since the end of the year isn't very busy and that she had always been very efficient in her work, I could allow her to come... I asked Sorn. She said that Lisa works very earnestly, and her sales record is very impressive!"
"Mn."
Zhou Minnie: "..."
What do you mean by 'Mn?'
"Then... do you want to fire her?"
Zhou Minnie hesitantly asked.
Although 'fire her' wasn't exactly correct, as she was originally on a trial period and hadn't signed an official contract.
Jungkook said, "Why would I want to fire her? Teacher Lili came to our shopping mall to collect material. Naturally, this is our honor."
......
Minnie was silent for a moment before rushing to agree with the Boss. "What Director J says is right! She didn't choose that Jia General Merchandise next door!"
"Because the Human Resources Manager at Jia General Merchandise isn't her university schoolmate."
Zhou Minnie: "..."
"The background of Teacher's newest project is a department store. Moreover, our shopping mall will probably be the model. She has such a tremendous reader base--this can also be considered as a publicity campaign for us."
"Right, right! I also thought like this!"
Jungkook raised his eyes to look at her and said, "Okay, you may continue your job. So that things won't be awkward for her, do not tell Teacher about this matter."
"Understood!" Minnie breathed a sigh of relief before fleeing very quickly.
There was still one thing she couldn't understand, however--how did Lisa end up being exposed?
... Director J was worthy of being Director J.
***
Jian Yan was completely unaware that her mask had been unveiled. She continued to go to work at Starlight General Merchandise, each day proceeding the same as usual.
In general, the majority of clients that strolled into Fantasy Wardrobe were women, and even if they were accompanied by a male, those men would normally sit to the side and wait. Occasionally, however, they would come across an exception.
For example, the person in front of Lisa.
"This overcoat is pretty good. You would look stunning if you wore it." An impeccably attired man picked up an overcoat, a smile gracing his fair and clear face.
Lisa took a step back before saying to him, "What's most important is if your girlfriend would look pretty while wearing it."
She felt rather helpless. When she had seen him enter, she had intended for her other colleagues to receive him, but he had directly sought for her.
Although she was somewhat unwilling, she couldn't refuse a client.
The male smiled and said, "You share the same build as my girlfriend. Looking a little closer, you also look slightly similar to her!"
He took the opportunity to move closer to Lisa as he said these words as if he was carefully examining her facial features. Lisa's brows knitted together. This distance was already rapidly approaching the limits of her patience.
Out of the question, Lis. You are already an adult. You cannot beat up men as you did in your childhood.
"Then just choose this item. The checkout counter is to your left."
She withdrew another step and pointed in the direction of the counter.
The man completely didn't care about where the checkout counter was and merely beamed at her. "Perhaps you should take me to the counter."
Lisa took a deep breath. Just when she intended on seizing a random colleague of hers and having them deal with him, a beautiful male voice rang out from the side.
"Taehyung, what are you doing here?"
Even though she hadn't looked, she knew who this voice belonged to.
Jeon Jungkook, Director J.
The man annoying Lisa turned his head to glance at the speaker and then lifted the overcoat in his hand. "Buying clothes."
Jungkook laughed, his laugh neither cold nor warm. "I have known you for so long, but this is the first time I've heard of you being a transvestite."
Taehyung asked, "Can't I buy this for my girlfriend?"
Jungkook retorted, "Didn't she just dump you?"
Taehyung: "..."
"I dumped her!" Taehyung angrily shouted.
Lisa interrupted their conversation, asking Jungkook, "Excuse me, Director Jeon, is this person your friend?"
Jungkook nodded and said, "Mn. You don't need to look after him. Leave it to me."
"Okay."
Lisa had been waiting specifically for these words of his.
Seeing Lisa's rapidly departing figure, Taehyung was very dissatisfied with Jungkook's service.
"Is this how you treat a client?"
Jungkook said, "What, the Director is personally receiving you, yet you're still dissatisfied?"
"...Who wants to be received by a rough man like you? I want a girl!"
Jungkook took the overcoat he was holding and placed it on the checkout counter. "Don't come here and disturb my staff as they work."
Taehyung grimaced behind him. He then heard the female cashier say,
"Hello. Altogether, that'll be ¥29,873. Thank you for your patronage."
Taehyung: "..."
"Pay." Jungkook side-eyed him.
Taehyung: "..."
I have never seen such highway robbery!!!
But in front of so many girls, he, Master Kim Tarhyung, couldn't lose face! He leisurely and gracefully took out his credit card as Jungkook hummed.
He smiled. The cashier settled the account before handing Taehyung a receipt.
"Thank you for your patronage."
"You're welcome. This gentleman appreciates you."
Taehyung carried a paper bag with the LOGO stamp on it before walking over to Lisa's direction.
Jungkook's eyes flashed with anxiousness as he quickly pulled him to the side.
He asked, "What are you doing?"
Taehyung said, "Gifting clothes! Don't tell me you really expected me to wear this?"
Jungkook glared at him. "Didn't you say you were gifting this to your girlfriend?"
"That's right; she's on the verge of becoming my girlfriend. Is that not okay?"
"Hehe, your dream is rather beautiful."
Jungkook seized the paper bag in his hand before smiling at him. "Until you get a girlfriend, these clothes will be in my care."
Taehyung: "..."
Why?!
***
Taehyung kept harping on the entire trip back to Jungkook's office.
"The quality of your company's female staff is pretty good! Especially the one who received me just now, truly gorgeous."
Ahead of him, Jungkooj turned his body around and gave him a warning glance. "You better not be planning on hitting on our company's staff."
"Oh~oh~oh~" Taehyung raised his voice, returning the glance with a playful one.
"People are here to work for you, not to prostitute themselves to you, yet you're still managing their boyfriend prospects?"
Jungkook replied, "I did this for your own good. Our company's female employees have very high gazes and will look down on you."
......
Taehyung pursed his lips before nodding and patting the other's shoulder.
"I see. It's not that others look down on me, it's you who looks down on others, right?"
"Who is talking about?"
"Lisa."
Jungkook frowned. "How do you know her name?"
"Because it's written on her employee badge."
......
Jungkook remained silent for a moment before quirking the corner of his mouth. "I knew you didn't just come here to buy clothes."
His smile made Taehyung's scalp feel numb. He immediately wrapped an arm rather intimately around Jungkook's shoulders. "Of course I didn't come here to buy clothes. I came here to eat a meal with you!"
***
As Taehyung and Jungkook found a Chinese restaurant to eat at within Starlight Plaza, Lisa grabbed her lunchbox and looked for a place to sit down within the dining hall.
After eating a few bites, a gossipy colleague from Fantasy Wardrobe sat down beside her and asked in whispers, "That male client who annoyed you just now, do you still remember him?"
She nodded and said, "I remember. He said he was buying clothes to gift to his girlfriend."
"It really is!" Her colleague's excited face turned slightly red upon saying this. "I just heard from the cashier over there say that he was giving the clothes to Director J!"
Lisa: "......"
***
"I was even saying that Director J is so handsome, it's abnormal that he cannot be seduced by us!"
The suspicious look in Lisa's eyes deepened. Her colleague said, "Pah! I mean, attract."
She drank a mouthful of soup to calm down. "Although the media has reported that he's had nine girlfriends, not a single one was really his girlfriend! In the beginning, I thought that our Director J was simply clean-living and honest, but, as it turns out, it's because...he is bent!"
(A/N: hahaha they think Jk is not straight lol. It's his fault. He cause the misunderstanding 😆)
Lisa: "..."
"But that's still not right. Even if he's...bent," Lisa spoke this last word particularly soft, "Why give him female clothing?"
"I don't know. Maybe he has other inclinations and interests?"
Lisa: "..."
Indeed...you can't judge a person by appearance.
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