Wang Dacheng looked completely stunned. He thought 400,000 yuan would be enough, but Lisa asked for 1.5 million yuan!
He didn't expect that the V5 bar was so profitable per week. Its weekly turnover was several times higher than his Charm Bar.
Wang Dacheng's jealousy was burning.
As for the compensation for the equipment and the loss during redecoration, Wang Dacheng persuaded himself to accept it, but he was utterly unwilling to pay the mental loss of the employees and the reputation lost by the V5 bar. It was a robbery!
Wang Dacheng argued in anger, "Are you trying to rob me? I'll only accept the compensation excluding the mental loss of the employees and the reputation lost by the V5 bar."
Even then, he still needed to pay 770,000 yuan, which was a much higher price than his prediction, but now he had to bear the results.
"I don't care whether it's acceptable to you. You have to accept it, or you won't be able to leave here safely," Lisa threatened. She was cruel to her opponents.
"You..." Wang Dacheng was shocked.
"Wang Dacheng, you better pay the compensation as soon as possible! This V5 bar has the Qing Gang's support. You can't bear the consequences of failure," Chen Laoer interrupted. He did that not because he was kind, but because he was in great pain now. He himself wanted to leave for the hospital as soon as possible.
"What?" Wang Dacheng almost fainted.
The Qing Gang? V5 bar had the Qing Gang's support? How was it possible? He didn't want to believe it, but Chen Laoer told him in person, he had to believe it.
Wang Dacheng stopped struggling, and paid the compensation in the end. It cost him a fortune this time.
He didn't bring that much cash with him, and chose to transfer it. Soobin signed a contract with him too, in case he would regret someday in the future. Although they weren't afraid of Wang Dacheng, they didn't want more trouble.
After that, Wang Dacheng and Chen Laoer along with the other hoodlums left without delay.
And each of the employees got 10,000 yuan for mental loss. The financial worker would transfer the money into their bank cards tomorrow.
Then, the V5 bar needed redecorating. All the employees naturally didn't need to work. In addition, they were all on paid leave.
The bar manager and the financial worker would be in charge of the redecoration.
Afterwards, Soobin invited Lisa and the others to have night snacks to thank them for their help. However, before they left, Soobin wanted to figure out one thing.
He approached Hyunjin asking, "Brother Chu, you just used the Qing Gang's name to threaten the Flying-eagle Gang. Will it be fine?"
"It'll be fine. The head of the City F branch of the Qing Gang and I are friends. They'll help me take care of V5 bar," Hyunjin said.
To protect his real identity, he didn't tell Hao Ran that he was the leader of the Zhuque Group in the Qing Gang. He didn't want Lisa and the others to stay away from Yeji because of his position in the Qing Gang. It wasn't easy for Yeji to have close friends.
However, to Hyunjin's surprise...
"What? Brother Chu, you know the head of the City F branch of the Qing Gang? That's awesome!" Soobin was amazed by the news. He looked at Hyunjin with obvious admiration.
Beomgyu, Yeonjun and Taehyun all had the same reaction.
"Jesus! It's so cool! You know the branch head? He must be a powerful figure! I'm so excited now!" Beomgyu said.
"Me too. Me too," Yeonjun added.
"Why are you so excited? You don't know the branch head at all! Well, to be honest, I'm also thrilled. Although we don't know the branch head, we are friends with Brother Chu! Right?" Taehyun turned to Hyunjin.
Since when had they become friends? This was the first time they had even met each other. They weren't familiar with one another yet. Those boys simply wanted to have a connection with the Qing Gang.
"Brother Chu, please support us from now on!" Soobin said.
Hyunjin rounded his eyes in shock. Those teenagers were nothing like he had imagined, but he also felt relieved to see them being willing to accept it.
Yeji had the same thought.
The leader of the Zhuque Group was standing right before their eyes now. A branch head was actually nobody.
Still, both Yeji and Hyunjin had no intention to tell them about their background.
In the boys' eyes, the Qing Gang was terrifying indeed, but it was super exciting if they knew someone important in the Qing Gang. They weren't obedient kids, but they obeyed the laws.
Although the Qing Gang was a mysterious gang, they knew it wasn't evil. Therefore, they were scared of it, but also attracted by it. However, Renjun and Chaeryeong had a different attitude. They were afraid of the Qing Gang too, but they didn't think that it was attractive. They didn't hate it at the most.
As for Lisa, she actually wasn't excited, but it would be good news if she could have a good relationship with the Qing Gang.
"What? Are you going to betray me?" Lisa asked airily, seeing them being so excited.
They were all struck silent at once. After a while, they immediately changed their tone. "Of course not, you're always our boss!"
"Indeed, please don't be mad at us, boss."
"Yeah, yeah." They all said with sincerity.
"Alright, I'm just joking!" Lisa laughed. She walked out first, followed by the others.
They planned to drink, so nobody drove the car. They took a taxi to a seafood restaurant, and ordered a big private room.
Soobin had gotten a huge amount of compensation, so they ordered many great dishes without thinking of the price. Even then, the meal only cost them several thousand yuan.
During the night snacks, Hyunjin received a call from Minhyuk. Minhyuk asked where he was now.
Without further thinking, Hyunjin told his boss that he was having night snacks with his younger sister and her friends. He also told Minhyuk the location of the restaurant.
Unexpectedly, Minhyuk had just arrived at the City F. He would be at the restaurant in 20 minutes, which shocked Hyunjin. However, before Hyunjin could say another word, Minhyuk hung up. Hyunjin was struck dumb for a long while.
The others around the table noticed Hyunjin's astonished face. They all turned to him with a puzzled look on their faces.
"What happened?" Yeji asked her older brother with care. Her older brother usually kept calm. Even if something bad happened, he could remain calm.
Hearing Yeji's voice, Hyunjin finally got his mind back. He realized he lost his manners just then, so he wore an embarrassed smile explaining, "Um, I have a friend who will be here soon. Would you mind?"
Although Hyunjin wasn't sure that Minhyuk would come to this private room, he felt that it was better to tell them.
"Of course not," the others said.
"Yeji, come here. I have something to tell you." Hyunjin pulled Yeji aside.
The rest were curious, but they didn't ask.
"What is it?" Yeji was confused.
Hyunjin said by Yeji's ear, "Um, our boss Situ will be here soon. I don't know whether he'll come to this private room or not, but I think you should know. If he comes, behave normally!"
"What? Boss Situ is coming?" Yeji was greatly scared, like the ghost was coming. In fact, no one in this world scared Yeji more than Minhyuk.
Minhyuk treated her quiet well. He cared about her life, and sent her a birthday gift on her birthday as well as a red envelope at the New Year, but she couldn't stand his powerful air!
"Why-why does he want to come here? Why doesn't he let you go to him?" Yeji didn't understand why Minhyuk, the boss of the Qing Gang, had to come find Hyunjin in person. It wasn't his usual style at all!
Yeji didn't know why Minhyuk was coming here. Why didn't he let Hyunjin go to him?
Hyunjin also had no idea that Minhyuk was interested in Lisa. Lisa was his aim actually. Yes, Minhyuk came here for Lisa.
In fact, he had planned to meet Lisa in City G. He had even checked the flights from City F to City G today to see whether Lisa was going to City G. She wasn't. Therefore, Minhyuk could only fly to City F himself.
He wasn't sure that Lisa was among Yeji's friends, but he wanted to find out for himself.
It was the first time Minhyuk had been so interested in a woman. Well, Lisa wasn't a woman yet. She was only a teenage girl.
Minhyuk always followed his heart when acting. Since he now had an interest in Lisa, he decided to get to know her thoroughly. Although he was the boss of the Qing Gang, he could still live an ordinary life. Accordingly, it was obvious that he went to see Lisa in person.
Twenty minutes later, Minhyuk arrived. He called Hyunjin to welcome him at the roadside.
Hyunjin immediately ran outside. The minute he got outside, he saw Minhyuk standing by the road, followed by two important figures in the Qing Gang.
"Boss, do you have something urgent to deal with?" Hyunjin asked.
"Nothing. I'm just hungry." Minhyuk ordered, "You two wait in the car. Hyunjin, lead the way."
The two important figures of the Qing Gang stayed in the car.
"Um, boss, are we going to where Yeji is?" Hyunjin asked with uncertainty. He didn't believe Minhyuk as the boss of the Qing Gang would dine with a bunch of high school students. It wasn't his style at all.
"Anything wrong with that?" Minhyuk asked coldly, like he was threatening him. Hyunjin denied without hesitation, "Of course not. Please, this way."
Hyunjin didn't dare to say it even if he thought that it was inappropriate.
"But boss, they don't know I'm part of the Qing Gang, so..." Hyunjin said. However, before he could finish, Minhyuk interrupted, "I understand."
The door wasn't close. Hyunjin guided Minhyuk, walking straight in.
Minhyuk was dressed entirely in black. He had beautiful features with distinct lines of his face. He came in with an air of the king. Everyone was amazed when he appeared. Especially those boys, they all thought the man was handsome and cool.
However, Lisa could sense that the man wasn't simple, he had an air of a killer. He must be a man of power.
If Lisa guessed correctly, the man ought to have a close relationship with the Qing Gang and was in a high position. He was probably the boss of the Qing Gang that Hyunjin had mentioned.
However, Lisa was only guessing. She wasn't confident that she was right.
At the same time, Minhyuk's sight fell on Lisa the minute he walked in, but he stayed expressionless, so Lisa didn't feel anything different.
"This is my friend. His family name is Situ. You can call him brother Situ," Hyunjin introduced him to them.
Hearing that, everyone call him brother Situ.
Hyunjin had already prepared a chair for Minhyuk between him and Yeji. Hyunjin invited Minhyuk to be seated before introducing the teenagers around the table to him.
Although there was no need for Minhyuk, the boss of the Qing Gang, to know them, it was socially polite to do the introduction since for now Minhyuk was only Hyunjin's friend.
First of all, Hyunjin introduced from his left side.
Soobin, Beomgyu, Yeonjun, Renjun, Taehyun, Chaeryeong and Lisa.
However, when he introduced Lisa, Minhyuk opened his mouth, "I've saw you once outside of the Huangdeng Hotel in City G."
Hearing that, Lisa was surprised, but she soon realized what was going on. He must have been with Hyunjin.
"Well, we were together at that time," Hyunjin explained.
Lisa nodded without saying anything.
The rest all knew that Lisa had been to City G, so they didn't think there was anything wrong with Minhyuk's words.
"I think you're quiet good. Are you interested to have a try with me?" Minhyuk asked.
"Sure!" Lisa answered with alacrity.
Lisa knew that this man was much better than Hyunjin. And she enjoyed competing with the strong ones. Only challenges kept her progressing.
"Is there going to be another fight? I'm looking forward to it. I haven't seen my boss lose a single competition yet." Soobin was excited.
"Indeed!" Beomgyu and the others agreed.
"What do you mean? Do you all want to see me fail?" Lisa squinted. There was a hint of danger in her eyes.
Hearing that, Soobin and others immediately realized that they had said something wrong. They denied at once, "Of course not!"
"We simply want to know how excellent you can be."
"Yes! We never want you to lose."
"Too late for that," Lisa didn't believe them. She said seriously, "All of you, download an App to record how far you've run when you're home today. We'll get together at 8 am at Yuntai Mountain tomorrow morning. We're going to climb the mountain! Except for Renjun, Chaeryeong and Yeji, the rest must finish 10 kilometers ahead of time. If anyone can't fulfill this task, the punishment will be worse than only 10 kilometers."
"What?"
Hearing that, Soobin and the boys changed their expressions, groaning.
"No! Boss, please don't be so mean!" Soobin said.
"Boss, I know you're not a mean boss, right?" Beomgyu flattered.
"Boss, can I ask for a leave?" Taehyun wore an upset face.
"Boss, can I run six kilometers only?" Yeonjun bargained.
"Anyone who complains can run two kilometres more," Lisa threatened. The four boys immediately shut their mouths.
No matter how upset they were in their hearts now, they didn't dare to argue any more. The only thing they could do now was eat.
Lisa actually wasn't being mean. She didn't attend the evening class these days, and spent less time on training them. Therefore, she wanted to seize every opportunity to train them.
She would be increasingly busy in the future.
"I think it's a good idea to climb the mountain. Please allow me to join you. And why don't we have the fight on the Yuntai Mountain?" Minhyuk said.
Hyunjin and Yeji were greatly shocked. They couldn't believe their ears. What? Minhyuk was going to Yuntai Mountain along with them? He, a grown-up man, was going to climb a mountain with a bunch of high school students? It was so unbelievable!
"Sure," Lisa didn't reject.
Although she wasn't familiar with him yet, she wasn't afraid that he could be dangerous.
"I'll go with you too," Hyunjin said at once. As Minhyuk's important aide, and while they were in City F now, Hyunjin thought that it was necessary to follow his boss.
During the night snacks, they were all chatting while eating. However, Yeji always stayed silent, which made Soobin feel strange. He asked, "Yeji, why are you being so quiet all of a sudden? It's so strange!"
Hearing that, everyone's sight fell on Yeji with doubt. Yeji felt uneasy, but immediately explained, "Well, the food here is so delicious. I just keep eating."
Except for Hyunjin and Minhyuk, who knew the real reason, the rest around the table all believed it. Yeji was a foodie after all! However, Lisa remained suspicious. She had noticed Yeji's change before and after Minhyuk's arrival. It seemed that Yeji was scared of this man named Situ, probably because of his position.
When it was almost 11 pm, they were about to leave.
Minhyuk wanted to send Lisa back, but it wasn't appropriate for him to do that now. Thus he only drove Hyunjin and Yeji home.
Lisa went back home with Chaeryeong then. Soobin and the boys planned to send Lisa and Chaeryeong home, but were rejected. It was late now and Lisa didn't want to bother them.
Ever since Minhyuk had appeared, Yeji had felt anxious along the way. She didn't feel at ease until she got home.
However, thinking about how Minhyuk was going to climb the mountain with them tomorrow, Yeji was unhappy again.
She just couldn't understand why Minhyuk, the boss of the Qing Gang, wanted to climb the mountain with them, who were merely high school students. It would be such a weird picture!
She could only hope that tomorrow was a rainy day, and their plan was canceled or that Minhyuk was occupied tomorrow and couldn't come.
When Lisa got home, it was almost 12 am. Jiah was still awake. Both Eugene and Jonghoon were with her. They stayed up late for a reason. Jonghoon had something important to tell Lisa.
He told Lisa that he had gotten the business license and the other required documents this afternoon. He had also been in contact with the construction materials provider. The provider was in City D, so he was going to City D tomorrow to sign the contract. Once the contract was signed, the construction materials could be sent out.
The store was ready to open with enough staff, as long as the construction materials arrived.
Jonghoon was going to tell Lisa more details, but was interrupted by Lisa, "Uncle, you don't need to tell me everything. I trust you, and you can be fully in charge of this business. If you have any trouble, you can turn to me for help then."
Lisa didn't want to interfere in Jonghoon's business.
Since Lisa had said that, Jonghoon stopped talking.
After Eugene and Jonghoon were gone, Lisa told Jiah that she was going to climb the mountain with her friends tomorrow. Jiah agreed.
...
The next day, Lisa got up at 6:30 am. She put on her casual clothes with her hair in a high ponytail. With the nourishment of the power, Lisa's skin became utterly smooth and flawless. Yeji and Chaeryeong were so jealous of that.
It was almost 7 am when Lisa finished her breakfast. She took her backpack and left afterwards.
It was around seven kilometers from Fenghua Luxury Mansion to Yuntai Mountain, and it took about 40 minutes to run there. Lisa wasn't in a hurry. It would be alright if she arrived at the Yuntai Mountain at 7:50 am.
It was around 7:40 am when Lisa arrived. Many had arrived there already. Except for Soobin and the other three boys, they all came here by car.
Soobin and the other boys had to fulfil the task of running 10 kilometers before 8 am, so they got up very early this morning and ran to the Yuntai Mountain.
However, it wasn't far enough from their homes to Yuntai Mountain. Thus they kept running at the area around the Yuntai Mountain.
They finally achieved their goal before 7:30 am, but each of them was too exhausted to stand up. They almost felt like they were dying. They had rested for nearly 20 minutes when Lisa arrived. However, none of them had recovered yet.
Although Yuntai Mountain was a scenic zone, there weren't many visitors because most came here to climb the mountain.
Minhyuk's car was parked right under a large tree. It was cool there.
Minhyuk and Hyunjin stayed in the car, while Yeji, Chaeryeong and Renjun sat on a stone bench talking under the large tree. Soobin and the other three boys were lying on a nearby piece of grassland.
Hyunjin was sitting on the driver seat. The window faced right at the entrance, so he noticed Lisa running from afar. He rounded his eyes. "No way! Is she running here?"
Hearing that, everyone watched the entrance. They were all surprised.
Hyunjin got out of the car at once. When Lisa got near, he asked without delay, "Hey, did you run all the way to here from Fenghua Luxury Mansion?"
"Yes," Lisa answered.
She had run for seven kilometers, and was a little tired. However, she only breathed slightly faster with a slightly red face. It didn't seem like she had run for a long distance at all.
"Jesus! Seven kilometers! You don't seem exhausted at all. It's insane!" Although Hyunjin was mentally prepared, he was amazed when he got the affirmative answer from Lisa. He could handle seven kilometers too, but it would cost him too much energy and strength. He could barely stand or breathe after it.
Minhyuk knew that Lisa wasn't a simple girl, but was also astonished by her incredible stamina. He probably couldn't do better than her.
Lisa smiled but didn't say a word. She looked to Minhyuk, who had just left the car, and greeted him. Minhyuk nodded.
Then, Lisa found out that Soobin and the boys were lying on the nearby grassland. "Have you finished?"
"Yes. You-you can check-check the phone your-yourself." Soobin tried to catch his breath.
"No need. I trust you. You can rest till 9 am, then we'll go and climb the mountain," Lisa said.
Lisa trusted her friends. And it was a difficult task this time. She didn't want to push them too hard.
Lisa looked to Minhyuk once more. "It's an hour away from 9 am. Do you want to have the competition right now?"
"But you just ran here. Have a rest first," Minhyuk replied.
Lisa had just run seven kilometers. Although she didn't seem exhausted, she must be out of strength now. It wasn't fair to have the competition right away.
"Great, then 8:30 am." Actually, Lisa didn't need the rest, but she also wouldn't reject Minhyuk's kindness.
Lisa went to buy bottles of water for them. She intentionally put some power into the bottles for the four boys to help them recover.
After drinking the water, Soobin and the boys felt a flow of coldness spreading inside their bodies. They were soon full of energy again. Within 10 minutes, they were back to normal and felt much more energetic.
Soobin and the boys thought that it was strange that they could recover within such a short time, but they didn't know why. In addition, it seemed ordinary.
When it was 8:30 am, they went to an empty area. Lisa and Minhyuk were ready for the fight.
For those who didn't know Minhyuk's background, they were positive about Lisa's ability. Lisa had beaten down 11 hoodlums with steel sticks before their eyes yesterday. There was no reason for them not to believe in Lisa.
However, Hyunjin and Yeji held a totally different opinion. Lisa was outstanding indeed. She was even better than Hyunjin, but Minhyuk was far better than Hyunjin.
They had no clear understanding of Lisa's real ability, and they also knew that appearances lied, but they still believed that Minhyuk was better than Lisa. Accordingly, they didn't think that Lisa could win.
Both Lisa and Minhyuk had no intention to beat the other down, so the competition was limited to five minutes.
They nodded to one another, then the game began.
In the beginning, neither of them used full force. It wasn't clear who was better. However, as the time went by, the two gradually increased their strength to attack. Lisa felt the strong power from Minhyuk.
Minhyuk had the same feeling.
Lisa was only a teenage girl. It was shocking that she was so extraordinary.
After a while, Lisa knew clearly that Minhyuk was better than her. She was doomed to lose.
However, Lisa didn't feel controlled by Minhyuk, like she had when Jungkook had done it to her last time. Therefore, although Minhyuk was better than Lisa, it was impossible for him to hurt her.
The two were in a fierce fight, which was exciting too. Although yesterday's fight was violent too, it wasn't enjoyable because those hoodlums were too weak when compared with Lisa.
What Lisa and Minhyuk were doing now was the real competition between masters of kung fu.
Lisa didn't want an obvious failure, so she used her power to stay strong. In that case, insiders might know that Minhyuk was better, but outsiders couldn't figure out who was going to win.
Even so, both Minhyuk and Hyunjin were greatly amazed by Lisa's extraordinary ability.
Minhyuk was more experienced, but he wasn't able to beat Lisa. It was a failure in fact, since there was a gap in age and experience between him and Lisa.
Minhyuk wasn't willing to admit it, but he had to accept the fact that Lisa was indeed outstanding.
Five minutes passed quickly. Although everyone didn't want them to stop, Hyunjin reminded them that the time was over.
Minhyuk was his boss after all. He had to follow his boss's order.
"You're awesome," Minhyuk complimented plainly.
"You're better," Lisa admitted rapidly.
"Please have some water and rest now!" Hyunjin took two bottles of water handing them to Minhyuk and Lisa separately.
They all prepared food and drink before 9 am, and began to climb.
They didn't need to rush, so they climbed the mountain at a normal speed.
...
The next day after Master Qin's birthday party, Subin was about to leave, but Wheein invited her to stay. It seemed as if Wheein wanted Subin to keep her company, but actually she wanted Subin to get along with Jaewon for a while longer.
Subin was reluctant to stay because she was afraid of Lisa, but she was also unwilling to give up this great chance, so she persuaded herself to stay.
Although Jaewon said he didn't like Subin, Wheein planned to give it a try. They had known each other from a very young age, but didn't have much time to be together, especially after they had grown up. Wheein thought it was possible that the two would fall in love as long as they spent more time together.
Jaewon of course knew what was on Wheein's mind. He had directly stayed out of his home for two whole days, and even refused to answer Wheein's calls. Wheein was annoyed.
Qin Haozheng and his wife told Wheein not to interfere in Jaewon's personal affairs. Although they wouldn't be pleased to see their son end up with an ordinary girl, they still wanted Jaewon to find his love and live a happy life.
They also thought that Subin was a great choice, but since Jaewon didn't like her, they couldn't force him to do it. If they forced Jaewon to marry Subin, their parent and son relationship would be worse off.
However, Wheein was snobbish and stubborn. The couple of Qin Haozheng could barely communicate with her.
Luckily, they believed that Jaewon was capable of making decisions on his own.
Jaewon's attitude broke Subin's heart. She asked to leave for City G on Saturday morning. Wheein then had to send her to the airport in person.
This time, Wheein was mad at Lisa. In her eyes, it was all Lisa's fault. Jaewon stayed away from Subin because of Lisa. Therefore, when Subin was gone, Wheein called one of her friends to get Lisa's number. Then, she called Lisa directly.
Lisa was in the middle of climbing when she received Wheein's call.
"Hi, is that Miss Gu Lisa?" Wheein asked with politeness. "Yes, who is this?" Lisa asked.
"I'm Qin Jaewon's older sister, Qin Wheein. I want to talk with you about something. Is it convenient for you now? Can we meet?" Wheein asked with a good attitude.
Wheein was worried that Lisa might turn her down if she wasn't polite enough. Even then, Lisa sensed that something must be wrong.
She knew that Jaewon had an older sister named Qin Wheein, but they had only met once at Master Qin's birthday party. They had never talked with each other. Why would she want to meet her?
Lisa wanted to figure it out, so she didn't reject. She set the meeting in the afternoon.
Wheein didn't care about the time, as long as Lisa was willing to meet her.
After an hour of climbing, except for Lisa, Minhyuk and Hyunjin, who were just a little tired, the rest were all exhausted. Especially Renjun and Chaeryeong, because they were the weakest.
Fortunately, they worked out a lot these days, so they could still continue climbing.
They carried on after several minutes of rest.
The higher they climbed, the colder it got. Although it was cold, they felt warm instead because they had climbed for a long time. If it had been summer, they all would have fainted.
Two hours later, they were finally at the top.
The top of the mountain was 300 square meters in size with small restaurants and supermarkets for visitors. Yuntai Mountain was very beautiful.
Looking straight ahead from the fence at the top, there was groups of white clouds. The clouds were so near, it felt like you could touch it with your hands. This was where a visitor could appreciate the clouds. And the view at the bottom was breath taking There were magnificent cliffs, trees and valleys.
Soobin and others all took out their phones taking pictures with excitement despite their physical tiredness.
"It's amazing! This is my first time being on the top of this Yuntai Mountain even though I've lived in City F for so many years!"
"Exactly, it's like heaven on the earth!"
"Come on, I'll stand on this rock. Please take a photo of me with all the white clouds as my background. I want to fly in the sky!"
"Me too!"
Lisa wasn't interested in taking photos. She walked aside to the edge of the cliff taking in the fresh air in quietness.
To be specific, she was absorbing the power here. Yes, the air at the top of this mountain wasn't polluted. It was clean with some power. Although the power was light, there was a lot around.
Lisa collected a lot of power together, and the power grew thick. As more and more power was absorbed into her Jade Eyes, Lisa's sight got better and clearer.
All of a sudden, Lisa found that there was a flow of power she failed to absorb.
The power she couldn't absorb must be power that didn't belong to the heaven, the earth, or the jade. Then it must belong to antiques.
The power was light, and far away. It seemed that it was under the cliff.
Lisa looked around to figure out its location. She soon aimed at a crack between rocks. With the help of her Jade Eyes, Lisa saw the inside of the crack gradually.
There was a room after a one-meter thick wall of rock. The room was round, a meter wide and three meters tall. Two meters deeper down, it became narrow again. The room was full of flows of white fog, the power.
However, Lisa didn't see the source of the power, because the room went deeper inside. Lisa's Jade Eyes couldn't detect too far. Even though she couldn't see it, Lisa was sure that there must be antique in the hole.
The power was able to flow in the air, so there must be an antique with strong power, or there must be many antiques. Lisa was curious to find it, but it wasn't the right time.
She had to come here again alone another day. And she could only come at night when there was no one around. In addition, she needed ropes and tools to get down the hole.
She had to go down there by ropes first and then use tools to pry the stone apart to allow her to get in.
There had to be other entrances to this hole. Lisa decided to check around first. If there was an entrance to the hole, she would go in by the entrance. If not, she would pry the stones apart.
Lisa went back to her friends after she had absorbed enough power.
When everyone saw her eyes, they were mesmerized. Seeing that, Lisa was nervous. Was there anything wrong with her eyes?
"What's wrong? Why are you all staring at me?" Lisa asked.
They didn't get their minds back until Lisa said that. Yeji stood up suddenly running to Lisa. "Lili, I just found out that your eyes are so attractive!"
The rest all agreed.
"Exactly! I just found that out too. Your eyes are so bright and clear!"
"They're full of magic! We can't move our eyes away from yours."
"And I feel relaxed for no reason."
Hearing that, Lisa realized what had happened. Her Jade Eyes absorbed enough power, so her eyes changed too.
Her eyes were full of magic? They couldn't move their eyes away from hers? They felt relaxed for no reason?
Lisa couldn't help thinking, was she able to seduce people with her eyes now? However, of course she wouldn't do it. Besides, she didn't like having people stare at her eyes. Thus she deliberately looked at Hao Ran and others coldly to scare them.
Unexpectedly, her cold look was as sharp as a blade, which was super threatening. Everyone was stunned.
Lisa was also astonished. The power not only made her eyes more attractive, but also frightening?
Both Minhyuk and Hyunjin were slightly surprised by her terrifying look.
After a long breath, Yeji said in an upset tone, "Boss, your look was so scary! I felt as if there was a knife against my neck!" Yeji stood right by Lisa's side, so she had felt it more clearly.
"Exactly! If a look could kill people, we would be dead already," Soobin complained, like he had just survived from a deadly disaster.
"I almost had a heart-attack!" Taehyun added. He covered his chest with his hands like he was literally suffering.
Lisa didn't know what to say. She herself didn't know that it would be like that. However, even though her eyes changed, as long as they didn't stare at her eyes, they wouldn't feel anything different.
They didn't go down from the top right away. It was almost 12 o'clock, so they planned to eat first. There were restaurants and supermarkets on the top, but they had prepared food and drinks before they came here.
They didn't do it because the food and drink were expensive on the top. It was Lisa who deliberately let them climb with a heavy burden instead.
"Is there any cave or something else here?" Lisa asked casually.
"No idea."
"Boss, are you looking for an adventure?" "Kind of," Lisa answered.
They had 10 minutes to rest after eating. When it was about 1 pm, they went down from the top.
It was much easier to climb down than up, and it only took them one hour and forty minutes to get back to where they started.
At that time, it was almost 3 pm.
Soobin proposed to find a place to have a drink, but Lisa declined because she had something else to deal with. Since Lisa wouldn't go, everyone else wouldn't either. They dispersed.
Minhyuk wanted to drive Lisa back, but she declined again. Although Minhyuk was a little upset, he didn't insist. He wasn't a man who would force a girl to do what he wanted.
Before Lisa left, she called Wheein first. She was free now, and was ready to meet her.
Wheein was in a shopping mall right now, so she set the meeting place at a cafe beside the shopping mall. Lisa agreed, and said that she would be there 30 later.
Then, Lisa went in a taxi.
After about 20 minutes, Lisa arrived at the shopping mall. She went straight to the appointed cafe.
When Lisa arrived, Wheein was already at the cafe. Lisa walked towards her.
Wheein was a clothing designer. Thus she dressed in a noble and elegant way. However, Wheein was also a typical ambitious woman, so she had an air of great pride. Besides, she was snobbish, and she looked at Lisa with obvious disdain in her eyes.
"Miss Gu, nice to meet you. Please have a seat." Although Wheein sounded polite, Lisa sensed the dislike from her voice.
Lisa immediately understood that Wheein called her for nothing good. However, Lisa stayed calm. She wanted to see what Wheein was going to do next.
Lisa sat down and asked normally, "Miss Qin, May I ask what you want to talk to me about today?"
"Well, could you please tell me your parents' jobs, Miss Gu?" Wheein asked, like she was a queen.
Lisa didn't think further about Wheein's purpose, but told her the truth, "I'm from a one-parent family. My mother alone brought me up. She worked in a factory, but has quit her job because she didn't feel well. She stays at home now."
"Oh!" Hearing that, Wheein was greatly surprised. She thought that Lisa would at least be from a family that could reach basic living standards. Unexpectedly, her family was in such a terrible condition. Her mother had quit, which meant they didn't have any income.
Now, Wheein disliked Lisa even more.
"If your mother is unemployed, how do you manage to live your life? Your mother worked in a factory. I assume her salary wouldn't be high. Do you have enough savings to support your life?" Saying that, Wheein didn't bother to hide the disdain on her face.
"I didn't expect that Miss Qin cared so much about the living standards of my family!" Lisa smiled with slight coldness.
Wheein smirked and said, "Miss Gu, let's put our cards on the table. I met you here today to tell you that you don't match Jaewon at all."
Lisa was stunned. What? She had nothing to do with Jaewon. How come she didn't match him at all? She and Jaewon were merely ordinary friends.
However, Lisa wasn't dumb. She knew that there was a misunderstanding between Jaewon and her, and she also figured out the purpose of Wheein.
Who told her that she was in a relationship with Jaewon? That was insane!
"Who told you that I'm in a relationship with Qin Jaewon?" Lisa asked.
"It's not important. The important thing is although Jaewon likes you for now, he's the heir of our Qin Family with two billion yuan in assets. However, you, you're even poorer than Cinderella. It's impossible for you to marry into our family. So, please stay away from Jaewon."
Jaewon liked her? Lisa was astonished.
Facing the humiliation, Lisa was displeased, but she curbed her anger. "Miss Qin, I think that there is a misunderstanding. Qin Jaewon and I are only friends."
Nevertheless, Wheein didn't believe it at all. Jaewon had admitted that he liked Lisa. And Lisa was just a poor girl. It was unlikely that she didn't have feelings towards a tall handsome and super-rich man.
"Miss Gu, stop arguing. As long as you're willing to stay away from Jaewon, I'll give you five hundred thousand yuan. I suppose your family is too poor to ever see a check of five hundred thousand yuan."
It was a public humiliation.
With a loud sound, Lisa hit the table heavily with her palm in anger. She stood up at short notice, which surprised Wheein, and attracted attention from people around them.
Lisa ignored the looks from other people, staring at Wheein coldly. "Miss Qin, don't you think that it's ridiculous that you humiliated me before you even figured out the truth?"
As for those who didn't respect her, Lisa didn't think that she needed to respect them.
"What? Did you say I'm ridiculous?" Wheein was annoyed.
"Aren't you being ridiculous? I don't know who told you that I'm in a relationship with Qin Jaewon, but let me tell you that we're just normal friends. We aren't and won't be boyfriend and girlfriend," Lisa looked down at Wheein with confidence. Wheein was mad at her attitude.
However, before Wheein could respond, Lisa continued, "And, I can't care less about your check of five hundred thousand yuan. In fact, Qin Jaewon bought the King's Green and Fulushou jade from me!"
Although Lisa wanted to keep it a secret, she wasn't willing to be humiliated in public by Wheein. She had to defend her dignity.
Lisa understood that the rich never liked the poor, but she never accepted insults.
"What?" Hearing that, Wheein was quite surprised. Jaewon bought the King's Green and Fulushou jade from Lisa?
Which meant that Lisa wasn't a Cinderella at all, but a rich girl with dozens of million yuan in assets?
Dozens of million yuan were nothing in Wheein's eyes, but she knew that it was a lot for a young girl.
"I don't mind if Qin Jaewon tells you what I've done in City G. Besides, please don't despise others just because you're richer than them. I'm inferior to the Qin Family for now, but no one knows what's going to happen in the future!" Lisa said coldly before she turned around walking away.
Wheein was struck dumb. City G? What has happened in City G?
After a while, Wheein called Jaewon. The minute that Jaewon answered her call, she asked without delay, "Where are you?"
"Why do you ask?" Jaewon replied with impatience. Jaewon went back to his home when he found out that Subin had left for City G, but he thought that Wheein called him for Subin, so he didn't tell her that he was home.
"I want to ask you something about Gu Lisa," Wheein understood that Jaewon didn't want to hear more about Subin. Thus she directly told him that it was about Lisa.
"What? What happened to Lisa?" Hearing that, Jaewon got nervous all of a sudden.
Knowing Jaewon cared about Lisa so much, Wheein was upset. But it wasn't the right time to argue with her younger brother now.
Wheein said, "She's fine. I just want to ask you something. It isn't convenient to talk on the phone. Where are you? I need to see you."
"I'm home." Jaewon indeed cared about Lisa very much.
Wheein immediately left the cafe driving to the house of the Qin Family.
Thirty minutes later, she arrived at the house.
She met Jaewon in the hall, her parents were there too. Wheein didn't have time to greet them, but asked Jaewon directly, "Jaewon, did Gu Lisa sell you the King's Green and the Fulushou jade?"
Wheein wanted the confirmation from Jaewon. "How do you know that?" Jaewon was surprised.
"What? You bought the King's Green and the Fulushou jade from the young girl named Gu Lisa?" Qin Haozheng was also astonished. He had an impression of Lisa, because Lisa had sent him the precious glass with deer heads.
"Yes," Jaewon answered. Then he turned to Wheein again. "How did you know that?"
Lisa had told him to keep it a secret. Did his staff tell Wheein? Thinking of that, Jaewon was slightly annoyed. He decided to have an investigation into it later.
However, Wheein said, "I just talked to her."
"What? Why?" Jaewon abruptly stood up from the sofa. He had a premonition.
Wheein told Jaewon what she had done, which greatly irritated Jaewon. Jaewon almost yelled at her, "I told you not to interfere in my personal affairs. Why did you still do that? I like her, but she doesn't know yet. You did that to humiliate her on purpose! Why!"
It was the first time Jaewon had lost his temper. The whole family was stunned.
"Wheein, you indeed shouldn't have done that. Don't forget your manners!" Qin Haozheng was also mad at Wheein's behavior.
"You want to know what has happened in City G right. Very well, let me tell you now." Jaewon was in a rage that his older sister disliked Lisa. Since Lisa didn't mind him telling Wheein the facts, he told his family about everything that had happened in City G. He told his family that Lisa had bet with Subin, and that he had bought the high-level jade Lisa had cut out at the price of a hundred and thirty million yuan. His family was shocked. However, what shocked them more was the following words.
"And the Fulushou jade. It was bigger than a fist, which is worth over a hundred million yuan, but she used it to make jewelry for her family! What I got was the leftover part of the jade. Do you think she, whose wealth is over a hundred million yuan, will care for your check of five hundred thousand yuan?" Jaewon asked in a sarcastic tone.
"What?"
His family was now more than shocked. A Fulushou jade that was bigger than a fist?
"She can't compare with our Qin Family now, but who knows what will happen in the future? She isn't an ordinary girl," Jaewon said icily, then he walked out without hesitation.
The second he was out of the room, Jaewon called Lisa to apologize to her.
At that time, Lisa was already home. She was surfing on the Internet for information about Yuntai Mountain. She firstly checked whether there was any caves on Yuntai Mountain, but she found no answer.
Yuntai Mountain was a tourist attraction. Since no one mentioned the cave, it was highly possible that it hadn't been found out yet.
Then, Lisa checked whether there were any stories or legends of Yuntai Mountain to help the search for clues. She indeed found a legend of Yuntai Mountain!
It was said that during the Qing Dynasty, the prefect of a certain state had been found guilty of bribery and corruption. The emperor had dismissed him for investigation. Then the corrupt official with his whole family had fled and come to the Yuntai Mountain.
What had happened next hadn't been recorded. Until half a year later, someone had found a body at the foot of Yuntai Mountain. A wide jade ring with a Chinese character "Liu" engraved on it had been found on the man's finger. It had been confirmed later that this body was the famous prefect Liujiang.
People hadn't found out that Liujiang had been hiding in the Yuntai Mountain until then.
Liujiang had brought a lot of gold, jewelry and so forth with him to the Yuntai Mountain. The government, therefore, had sent many soldiers to search the mountain. However, the Yuntai Mountain was a dangerous place. The government had given up after a few days of searching in vain.
Because of this legend, many said that there was precious stuff hidden in the Yuntai Mountain, but the legend was a legend after all. It hadn't been proved to be true, so no one actually believed it.
Lisa probably wouldn't believe it herself unless she had seen it. She was almost sure that the ancient objects in the cave must have belonged to the prefect Liujiang.
Meanwhile, Lisa's phone rang. The caller was Jaewon. Lisa wasn't willing to pick it up.
Because of Wheein, she wasn't in a good mood right now, and she was a little mad at Jaewon too. However, after a while, she thought that it was better to make it clear, so she answered, "Hi!"
Once Jaewon heard Lisa's voice, he apologized, "Lisa, I'm so sorry about what my older sister did to you. Please accept my apologies."
"Well, apologies accepted." Lisa wouldn't forgive Wheein so easily, but she didn't think she would meet her often in the future. There was no need to ruin her connection with Jaewon.
"Thanks," Jaewon replied. "It's my fault actually. If not because I..."
At that moment, Jaewon stopped all of a sudden. He felt anxious and hesitated to tell Lisa that he liked her. He was afraid to be rejected. He was worried that he couldn't be her friend any longer, but if he didn't say it right now after what had happened, he probably wouldn't ever have a better chance. Also it was inappropriate to tell the girl his feelings on the phone.
Thinking of that, Jaewon planned to meet Lisa at first. "Um, Lisa, I have something to tell you. Could you please come out and meet me for a while?"
"Just tell me on the phone. It's fine." Lisa almost knew what Jaewon was going to tell her. Although she didn't want him to do it, she couldn't stop him.
Since Lisa said so, Jaewon had to continue in the phone.
"I'm sorry for what has happened to you. If I hadn't told my older sister that I like you, it wouldn't have happened. My older sister is bossy, and likes to be involved in everything, but I'm different. I'm strong at work, but not pushy, nor snobbish in my life. And, most importantly, I really like you Lisa. Can you give me a chance?"
Indeed, Lisa guessed correctly. Jaewon was going to tell her that he liked her, but Lisa felt nothing. She probably didn't feel happy because Jaewon was not the man she liked.
"Sorry, I think it's better for us to be friends," Lisa said. It was a no.
It wasn't a surprising answer, but it was still hard for Jaewon to accept it. He felt as if someone stabbed a knife into his chest. He was in great pain now. Probably because that was how it felt when he was heartbroken.
Lisa was the first girl he felt had touched his heart, so he didn't want to give up right away. He continued to ask, "Really? Can't you give me a chance? If I've done anything that you dislike, please tell me. I'll change."
"Nothing," Lisa said without hesitation. "It has nothing to do with your appearance, or your background. I just don't have feelings with you. I'm sorry."
Jaewon couldn't help but step backwards several times. Lisa didn't even give him a chance.
Besides, she felt nothing for him.
Although Jaewon was terribly sad, he didn't want to annoy Lisa. Since Lisa had said it plainly, he also didn't want to bother her any longer.
"Well, then, um, bye." Jaewon hung up at once. He felt empty and lost now.
Lisa sat gazing at the screen of her computer. She had mixed emotions. She knew that Jaewon would be unhappy that she had rejected him, but she couldn't comfort him. If she did so, she was giving the man hope. Lisa chose to be cruel to some extent.
She never lost confidence at men, even though a man had betrayed her in her previous incarnation. However, she truly treated Jaewon as her friend only.
Lisa had no idea what kind of man was her type. Thinking of that question, Lisa was unconsciously involved in her illusion. Suddenly, Jungkook's face appeared in her mind. Lisa was astonished. She immediately got her mind back, but she couldn't stop her heart from beating so fast.
Why? Was Jungkook her type? Although she wasn't sure, she actually had quite a good impression of him.
Lisa wasn't a chicken in a relationship. Since she wasn't certain, she decided to figure it out. She hated suspicion. Of course, if she fell in love with someone who disliked her, she wouldn't force him to love her.
Lisa took out her phone calling Jungkook, but his phone was turned off. Lisa knew that Jungkook must be in the middle of a task. She was right. Jungkook was indeed in the middle of a task.
It was sunset. The sky was still aglow. In a mountain area far away from the city, a black Hummer was moving fast in an unstoppable way on an uneven dirt road. Its engine was roaring along the way.
In the car, Bambam sat in the driver's seat while Jungkook was in the passenger seat. There were also two young men in the back seats.
"Boss, the road is too uneven to drive on! The car will break apart soon," Bambam complained. He was a car lover, and couldn't tolerate it.
Jungkook ignored him, but fixed his eyes at the GPS in his hands.
"Boss, is the task more important than the car?" a man who was sitting in the back teased. He was named Xin Jimin and was ranked fifth in the Red Flame.
Bambam was ranked tenth in his team. Except for Jungkook, who became their boss because of his outstanding ability, the rest all ranked according to their ages. They were all the most elite soldiers from the military. They were young people who had gotten great achievements and had official positions.
"Ha-ha, you know Bambam loves cars so much. He would rather suffer for his car!" another man joked. He was Si Kai, who ranked seventh in their team.
"I think our boss does this on purpose. He knows I'll suffer in such a situation, but he forced me to do so. I'm not necessary for this task by the way!" Bambam continued to complain.
"Why would boss do it on purpose?" Jimin asked.
However, before Bambam could open his mouth, Jungkook said coldly, "Stop the car in the woods, then let's go up to the mountain."
Once Jungkook gave an order, no one dared to complain. They all wore a serious face.
Bambam immediately turned the steering wheel driving the car into the woods, and stopped it in an unnoticeable place. They swiftly got out of the car.
Their aim was to capture the spies from Country R. Although the spy hadn't gotten anything useful, it was unacceptable that he threatened this country's safety.
The Red Flame team wasn't an ordinary team. They had only spent three days before they had successfully put a locator on one of the spies. They had the spies' location, and were going to catch them all together.
It was getting darker, and it wasn't easy to walk on the mountain road. However, for Jungkook and his teammates, who were used to fulfilling their tasks in darkness, it was nothing.
They moved fast, but quietly. Their goal was getting closer and closer.
Half an hour later, Jungkook and his teammates arrived at their destination. It was a cave.
They didn't get near it right away, but hid among weeds and trees to observe the situation around it first. After making sure that there was no ambush, they gradually approached the cave.
When they were at the entrance of the cave, they heard clear voices from it. Although the dialogs were in Country R's language, Jungkook and his teammates all understood it.
They knew many languages, which was demanded qualification for any agent.
Those spies were talking casually. It seemed they had no idea that they had already been discovered, which was an advantage for Jungkook and his teammates. They secretly slid in at a perfectly timed moment, and it was too late for those spies to resist when they found out that they were caught.
After a round of gunshots, it was done.
Although it wasn't a hard task, the Red Flame treated it seriously as usual. The Red Flame was always the best choice to handle such international cases, because the Red Flame was the most trustworthy special force in this country.
"The task is finished, but it's torture for me to go back on that road." Bambam covered his chest with a hand, like he was in pain.
"It's not your car anyway. Do you really have to do that?" Jimin despised his act.
"If it were his car, he would probably be crying!" Kai laughed.
"Ha-ha, you're right," Jimin couldn't agree more.
"Show me your sympathy! I hate you," Bambam ignored them, catching up with Jungkook.
"Boss, what are you gonna do next?" Bambam asked. "Do what I should do," Jungkook replied.
"Fine. You work all day, but there aren't that many things to deal with in our team. I don't understand why you are so busy every day?" Bambam said. "I don't want to do that. I prefer to date girls, and find someone I like. Otherwise, my family will make the decision for me. It's pathetic."
Bambam's father had called him the other day to ask whether he had a girlfriend or not. If not, his father would arrange a blind date for him. Bambam clearly knew how pathetic it would be if he had to live his life with a woman he disliked. Everyone hoped to spend the rest of their life with someone in love!
Hearing Bambam say that, an idea dawned on Jungkook. He thought of Lisa. He didn't exactly know his feelings towards Lisa. However, once he thought of Lisa, he felt relaxed for no reason, and also wanted to meet her right away.
In City F, after he hung up the call with Lisa, Jaewon didn't get his mind back until a long time had passed. He called Wei Zhirui afterwards to ask him to go for a drink.
The first thought of a man, who was in a bad mood, was to drink. He wanted to relieve his pain by drinking, but only ended up feeling more miserable.
After a short time, Wei Zhirui arrived. When he saw Jaewon, Jaewon was already a little drunk.
"What happened to you?" Wei Zhirui asked with anxiety.
Jaewon had only told him that he was in a bad mood on the phone, but didn't tell him the reason. Thus Wei Zhirui wasn't clear why Jaewon looked so sad. Besides, he had never seen Jaewon being so heartbroken.
"I've been dumped," Jaewon said.
"What? When?" Wei Zhirui was shocked. "When did you get a girlfriend? How could I know nothing about it?"
They were close friends. If Jaewon had a girlfriend, he would know.
"Well." Jaewon gave a wry smile. "I didn't have one! She rejected me when I told her I like her."
Jaewon then told Wei Zhirui everything, including the fact that Wheein had talked to Lisa.
As for what Wheein had done, Wei Zhirui also disapproved. He and Jaewon were close friends, but he had never had a good impression of Wheein.
It was Jaewon's personal affairs after all, so Wei Zhirui could do nothing but drink with him.
Although he knew that Jaewon treated Lisa differently, he didn't expect that Jaewon truly liked Lisa. However, Lisa had just turned 18 years old.
That night, Jaewon was completely drunk. It was the first time he had ever been that drunk.
Jungkook didn't get back to his place until it was almost 12 pm. He turned on his phone, noticing that there was a missed call from Lisa. Jungkook was slightly excited.
She had called him.
Then, Jungkook got nervous all of a sudden, because he didn't know why Lisa had called him. Had she been in trouble? If something terrible had happened to her, and she had needed his help, but he had missed her call, he would blame himself for that.
Even though it was very late, Jungkook called Lisa back without delay.
Lisa was used to staying up late, so she was awake reading at that time.
Seeing Jungkook's call, Lisa was also excited. She even panicked a little. After breathing out a long breath, she answered the call, "Hi."
"Did you call me for an emergency?" Jungkook asked the minute he heard Lisa's voice.
Although he felt concerned about Lisa, he remained cold as usual.
"Can't I call you if nothing happened?" Lisa asked.
"Of course you can," Jungkook replied. Hearing that Lisa was fine, he was relaxed.
"Someone told me he likes me today," Lisa said. However, the moment she said that she regretted it. She had no idea why she told Jungkook.
However, Jungkook's heart tightened. He was disappointed, and asked in a hurry, "Do you like him?"
Lisa, instead, had the sense that Jungkook was really nervous. And she was happy about that. She immediately asked him, "Do you want me to be his girlfriend or not?"
"Absolutely not," Jungkook replied unconsciously. "Why?" Lisa followed up.
"Because..." Jungkook stopped for a second. When Lisa was full of hope, Jungkook opened his mouth again, "Because you're too young to fall in love. You should focus more on your studies."
Hearing that, Lisa was annoyed. "No! I won't do that!" She hung up on Jungkook afterwards.
Jungkook was struck dumb by Lisa's reaction. Did-did I say something wrong? A man like Jungkook who didn't understand women at all could do nothing but let it go. That was also the reason why he suffered a lot when he chased his wife in the future.
Meanwhile, in a five-star hotel, Minhyuk leaned against a sofa in silence. He had no interest in women in the past, because he thought that women were trouble. Thus there were no women around him for many years. However, now, he had a growing interest in Lisa.
He wanted to know more about her, and meet her more often. The only problem was that he wasn't familiar with Lisa, so he lacked excuses to stay close to her. However, there was nothing or nobody he couldn't get as long as he wanted.
He didn't tell Hyunjin and Yeji that he was interested in Lisa, which meant he couldn't ask them to help him either. Then what should he do? The big boss of the Qing Gang felt cornered.
The next day, Lisa went out to buy some tools. She planned to do the scavenger hunt tonight. Lisa did it not for money, but for curiosity, excitement and her special feelings towards ancient objects.
Jiah and Eugene also had a skincare appointment this morning, so they left together with Lisa, while Sooin stayed at home alone. There was a computer in her home, and she wasn't willing to hang out with the adults either.
Jiah didn't ask why Lisa was going out today. She only reminded her to be careful.
Gu Qinxiang and Lin Lijuan along with Eunha got on a plane leaving for City G as well.
Lisa went to the beauty salon to meet Jiah and Eugene after she had finished her shopping. They would eat and go for a walk later before they went back home. However, just as Lisa arrived at the door, she heard an altercation from inside. She recognized Eugene's angry voice, but she couldn't hear it clearly.
Lisa felt uneasy, rushing in at once.
Outside a private room, a group of people gathered. The noisy altercation was happening in the private room.
"Ladies, please use another private room! It won't do you any good if you annoy Mrs. Wu." A beautician in her rose red uniform persuaded Jiah and Eugene in an arrogant way.
"Why? That's your way of doing business? She's the one who postponed her appointment. Why should we leave?" Eugene was mad.
Although she knew Mrs. Wu wasn't a common person, she couldn't tolerate her behavior. And Jiah was so scared that she hid behind Eugene, which made Lisa feel uncomfortable.
"So what? Do you know who I am? My husband is the president of Dongheng Real Estate, Wu Lianqin! What can you do to me?" the woman said, like she was the queen.
Wu Lianqin, the president of Dongheng Real Estate, was exactly the man who had picked on Jinhee at Master Qin's birthday party the other day.
Lisa had talked with Jinhee about Wu Lianqin after that. The man was very ambitious. As the president of the Dongheng Real Estate branch in City F, he even wanted to acquire Shenghua Real Estate as his personal property. However, he didn't want to pay much for it, so Lisa had won the chance. Besides, Wu Lianqin was a typical hypocrite, who loved to trap others behind their backs.
"Oh, your husband is the president of Dongheng Real Estate. So what?" Lisa separated the crowd walking inside. She looked at the woman with disdain.
Receiving Lisa's cold and harsh look, Mrs. Wu felt threatened and struck dumb.
"Lili." Eugene and Jiah relaxed when they saw that Lisa was there.
Lisa walked to them, and asked with care, "Mom, aunt are you alright?"
"We're fine, but just annoyed," Eugene complained.
After a while, Mrs. Wu felt humiliated that she had been shocked and despised by a young girl. "What are you? How dare you not respect me!"
"Well," Lisa sneered. "I don't think you deserve it. I don't care how powerful you are. Apologize to my mother and aunt, right now."
"What? Impossible!" Mrs. Wu couldn't believe it, and of course couldn't stand it. In City F, no one dared to talk to her in that way.
"I don't care who you are. You must apologize," Lisa insisted.
"You..." Mrs. Wu didn't expect that Lisa dared to argue against her.
Not only Mrs. Wu, but the others were also surprised. Was she a more important figure than Mrs. Wu or was she just being naive?
"Lili..." Jiah and Eugene were slight worried. They didn't want to cause more trouble.
"It'll be fine," Lisa comforted them. She wouldn't give in today.
Her sight fell on Mrs. Wu again. "Are you going to apologize or not?"
"No. So what?" Mrs. Wu didn't believe that this young girl could do anything to her.
"Really?" Lisa sneered once more. She stared at Mrs. Wu in a colder way. Mrs. Wu was frightened. Especially when Lisa approached her, Mrs. Wu stepped backwards in fear.
The beautician in the rose red uniform was afraid that Mrs. Wu would be hurt in her workplace, so she immediately stopped Lisa. "Miss, it won't do you any good if you have bad blood with Mrs. Wu. Why don't you just forget it?"