It was impossible for them to look exactly the same every time they moved and acted in the camera, but Lisa and Suzy did their best to make every time look the same.
They passed in one go, which surprised everyone.
After that, the leading actor joined them in the second scene.
In the second scene, the leading actress was abducted by the supporting actress who started to hate the leading actor after she failed to get him. The supporting actress then tried to force the leading actor to hurt himself because she wouldn’t allow the leading actress to get what she couldn’t have.
The leading actor was willing to sacrifice himself for the leading actress, and the leading actress had the same idea, so she chose to jump off the cliff.
The leading actor then killed the supporting actress in grief.
Although the supporting actress was able to abduct the leading actress, she was no match for the leading actor.
Right after the leading actor killed the supporting actress, the leading actress was rescued by the Goddess of Medicine and they finally reunited. After that, they thanked the Goddess of Medicine.
At the same time, the leading actor recognized the Goddess of Medicine, and asked her whether she came from the Medicine King Valley.
Goddess of Medicine nodded and the leading actor begged her to help his master, because his master was poisoned and many good doctors failed to cure his Shifu.
The Goddess of Medicine was interested, so she agreed.
Although the conversation was simple, it required a high level of acting skills.
It was a very simple scene, but Lu Zhan noticed that Lisa was a talented actress. She wasn’t a professional actress and didn’t have acting experience at all, which proved that she was a talented actress.
Lu Zhan felt very excited and asked Lisa when the scene was done, “Boss, I think you’re a talented actress. Why don’t you consider becoming an actress?”
However, Lu Zhan was just joking, because Lisa was a very successful businesswoman and she was very busy every day.
Nevertheless, Lisa had a lot of fame, and she could attract a huge audience.
“Ha-ha, I think I shouldn’t compete against them for their job, but I can play more guest roles if there are chances in the future,” said Lisa. She thought acting was very interesting.
“No problem, it’s easy,” said Lu Zhan.
“Aren’t you afraid that I’ll overshadow the leading actors?” asked Lisa.
“Not at all. I’m more afraid that you don’t want to play a role in my shows,” said Lu Zhan. Lisa would only have a guest appearance in the show, so it wouldn’t be a big problem. Moreover, the leading actors picked by him were all excellent at acting.
…
In the third scene, the Goddess of Medicine went with the leading actor and leading actress to a wooden room in a bamboo forest. In it there was an old man in his seventies lying on the bed with a pale face and slightly purple lips.
However, the second Goddess of Medicine saw the old man, she discovered that it was her father who had abandoned her mother and her. She immediately became enraged, and refused to heal him.
Lisa showed touching hatred and anger on her face and in her eyes, which made people believe that she really had the feelings.
Suzy and Qiao Hanchen were impressed by Lisa’s acting skills, if she used any.
When the Goddess of Medicine refused to cure the old man, the leading actor asked her for the reason. He had a feeling that they must have a grudge against each other.
The Goddess of Medicine then told him the truth, and the leading actress wanted to have a private talk with her.
After that, the leading actress walked aside with the Goddess of Medicine and told her the real reason why her father abandoned her mother and her that year. It turned out that a killer was chasing her father at that time, and he was forced to leave his wife and daughter behind in order to protect them.
The Goddess of Medicine couldn’t accept it at the beginning, but was persuaded to rescue the old man in the end.
Although Lisa had no experience of acting before cameras, she often acted in her real life, because she used to be a professional killer. Therefore, Lisa played a vivid role as the Goddess of Medicine in the show.
As a result, even Suzy couldn’t perform properly at the beginning. Luckily, Suzy was an excellent actress so she began to focus on her role and proved her ability.
Lisa and Suzy just had different advantages.
Anyway, the filming went on smoothly.
When the Goddess of Medicine returned to the wooden room, she helped the old man take a pill before she began to treat him. As time went by, the old man opened his eyes.
The Goddess of Medicine had left before the old man was conscious, and she told the leading actor and leading actress not to tell the old man that she had rescued him.
That was the final scene of Lisa’s part. Although she didn’t show up in many scenes, it still took a long time for her to finish her guest appearance.
“Very well, you have your own advantages,” said Lu Zhan.
“Well, I think our boss is better than me,” said Suzy.
“Maybe because she is your boss, you felt a little uneasy before the cameras,” said Lu Zhan, encouraging Suzy to be confident.
Suzy and Lisa understood him, so they dropped that topic.
Anyway, Lisa wasn’t an actress, so she didn’t need to be good at acting, but Suzy was different.
“Alright, today’s shooting is over,” said Lu Zhan, and the other people went to pack up at once.
When Lisa and the other actors had just walked into the dressing room, Lu Zhan came and asked her, “Boss, do you have time to dine with us later? My treat.”
“Wait a second.” Lisa didn’t give Lu Zhan an answer right away, but walked to Taehee. “Do you want to go with us?”
She was busy filming today and even ignored Taehee.
“Sure,” said Taehee with a smile.
“Great.” Lisa nodded. She then told Lu Zhan that she would pay for the meal tonight.
After that, they changed clothes and went to the Huangdeng Hotel together.
On the way, Lu Zhan sent out a post on Weibo.
The Official Account of An Empress of Military Blood: We have a boss who’s also our life-savor! An actress’s hand was injured today, so she couldn’t play her role in the show. We couldn’t find another suitable actress until our boss showed up. She was perfect for the role, and left us all stunned!
There were photos of Lisa behind the scenes attached to the post. And she indeed looked stunning in the pictures.
Although the official Weibo account of An Empress of Military Blood didn’t have many followers, Lisa had a lot of fans on Weibo. So before long, the post attracted a lot of attention.
Lu Zhan also reposted it on his own Weibo account.
Suzy and Qiao Hanchen chose several photos and sent out a post by themselves.
Tang Suzy: Our boss is unbelievable.
Qiao Hanchen: First meeting with our boss, and she’s amazing.
Because Lisa was driving, she couldn’t send out a post right now.
Lu Zhan, Suzy, and Qiao Hanchen had millions of followers on Weibo, so the post soon went viral.
【Oh my, Goddess Lisa is gorgeous!】
【She’s a real goddess.】
【You’re my love, Goddess Lisa!】
【I think Goddess Lisa should be the leading actress.】
【I agree.】
【…】
【Suzy is also very beautiful.】
【Yes, Suzy is as stunning as Gu Lisa.】
【Suzy, I love you!】
【…】
【Why does Hanchen also call Goddess Lisa his boss? Is he working for Fenghua Entertainment now?】
【I suppose.】
【No matter what, I’ll support Hanchen forever.】
【…】
Most people left positive comments, but as always there were negative comments too.
【Isn’t Gu Lisa a student and a businesswoman?】
【Couldn’t she focus on her work and studies?】
【She shouldn’t make herself a joke.】
【I hate her.】
【…】
Lisa’s loyal fans defended her at once.
【So? Can’t she be a good student, a successful businesswoman, and an excellent actress at the same time?】
【She can do what you couldn’t believe, that’s the reason why she’s our Goddess Lisa!】
【You’re a bunch of haters.】
【Haters are disgusting!】
【You’re simply jealous.】
【Stop defaming Goddess Lisa.】
【Can’t they learn from people who are far more outstanding than them?】
【…】
As always, the haters were strongly criticized.
…
Before they left for the Huangdeng Hotel, Lisa booked a private room there.
Lisa and Taehee arrived earlier than Lu Zhan and the other people.
“Boss, I already sent out a post about your part in the new show, but there are always haters attacking you on the Internet,” said Lu Zhan, but he was actually also amazed when Lisa’s loyal fans spared no effort to defend her.
Lisa then reposted the post sent out by the official account of An Empress of Military Blood.
Gu Lisa: Please don’t judge me with your standards of a professional actress. I just played a guest role in it.
Once Lisa sent it out, she had enthusiastic responses from her fans.
【Goddess Lisa, we love you.】
【Don’t give those haters a glance.】
【They’re jealous of you.】
【Goddess Lisa…】
Most of the comments under Lisa’s post were positive, and it was rare to see a negative comment.
Krystal and the other supporting actors also reposted the post and supported Lisa.
Su Krystal: I would have gone to the set if I had heard that our boss would be there!
Bai Esther: I wish I could have seen her performance with my own eyes.
Han Lengxuan: I’m amazed too.
…
It was already 9 pm when Lisa and Taehee got back home, so they each went to their own rooms afterwards.
When Lisa was free, she took out her phone and checked her new messages. Many of her friends said that they were stunned by her acting.
Lisa also chatted with Yeji and her other friends in their WeChat group.
Yeji told Lisa that she would come to the capital in a few days. Although there were over 10 days away from the new semester, she wanted to meet Lisa earlier, because it was late August now, and their university life would soon begin.
Lisa then asked Chaeryeong whether she was free. If she wasn’t busy, she could come to the capital along with Yeji. Therefore, Chaeryeong decided to go to the capital with Yeji three days later. Soobin and the other boys also wanted to go to see Lisa earlier.
So it was decided that Chaeryeong, Yeji, Taehyun, Soobin, and Yeonjun would go to meet Lisa together. And while Yeji and Chaeryeong would stay in Lisa’s home in Century City, the boys would stay in the Huangdeng Hotel.
Although those who couldn’t go were unhappy, they had other arrangements and couldn’t cancel them.
…
At 10 pm, Lisa chatted with Jungkook on the phone for a long time again. She told him that her friends would come to see her in three days, and Jungkook didn’t say anything about it, instead he proposed to let them stay in the Shengshi Hotel.
Lisa didn’t want to upset Jungkook, so she agreed to move Taehyun, Soobin and Yeonjun to the Shengshi Hotel.
Because Taehyun, Soobin amd Yeonjun preferred to sleep in the same suite, Jungkook arranged a luxurious suite with three bedrooms for them.
…
The next morning, Lisa received Ning Changkai’s call at 11 am, and Ning Changkai told her that Peng Zijie came to see him again. He gave Peng Zijie Lisa’s number, and thought that Peng Zijie would contact her soon.
Lisa said that she could handle it, then hung up the call. Within a minute, her phone indeed rang again.
“Hi,” said Lisa in a calm tone.
“Are you the owner of Kouzi, Gu Lisa?” asked Peng Zijie with obvious arrogance. He thought he was superior to Lisa.
Peng Zijie learned a little about Lisa through the Internet, but he didn’t think that she was an important figure.
“Yeah, and who is this?” asked Lisa, although she already knew who he was.
“This is the vice president of the branch of Lanio in our country, Peng Zijie. I know that you already know why I am calling you, and I hope that we can have a nice talk face to face,” said Peng Zijie.
“Sure, when and where,” asked Lisa.
“Do you know Tangyun Teahouse? If it’s possible, we can meet there at 2 pm this afternoon, because I’m busy this morning and night,” said Peng Zijie.
Lisa thought that it was ridiculous, because it was Peng Zijie who wanted to talk about business with her, so he should be polite to her. Anyway, Lisa decided to see him in person.
“Sure, see you in Tangyun Teahouse at 2 pm.”
She had been to Tangyun Teahouse before, so she knew it.
After that, Lisa directly hung up on Peng Zijie. She knew that Peng Zijie would be displeased if she hung up on him, so she did it on purpose.
Peng Zijie was indeed mad when Lisa hung up on him, because he thought that he deserved great respect. However, he himself wasn’t respectful of other people.
After having lunch, Lisa asked Taehee, “Mother, I need to deal with my business later. Do you want to go with me?”
“Since it’s business, I don’t think I should go with you,” said Taehee, who knew that Lisa was afraid that she might feel bored if she stayed home alone.
“It’s fine. I’m simply going to threaten him to give up the idea of acquiring my cosmetics brand,” said Lisa.
“Alright, I’ll go with you,” said Taehee. Since Lisa was going to be a bad girl, she thought that she should support her.
Therefore, when it was 1 pm, Lisa left with Taehee. It was a little early, but Lisa always tried to be punctual.
At 1:30 pm, Lisa and Taehee arrived at Tangyun Teahouse, then they waited in the car till 1:50 pm before Lisa called Peng Zijie.
“Hi, Mr. Peng, I’ve arrived,” said Lisa.
“I already booked a private room, you can just tell the receptionist my name. I’ll be there in a few minutes,” said Peng Zijie.
“Sure,” said Lisa.
After that, Lisa and Taehee went to the private room booked by Peng Zijie.
About five minutes later, Peng Zijie came, arriving five minutes before the appointed time.
A man and a woman, who were his secretaries, followed him.
Peng Zijie was a tall man in his early forties, with a plain face, and he was wearing a formal suit today.
Lisa stood up and calmly greeted him. “Nice to meet you, Vice President Peng.”
Taehee also stood up but said nothing. She should be quiet when there was nothing she could do.
Peng Zijie squinted at Lisa. “Nice to meet you, Chairman Gu.”
“Have a seat.” He walked to the sofa and nodded at Lisa. He was very arrogant.
Once they were seated, Peng Zijie’s secretary ordered a waiter to serve them tea. Peng Zijie didn’t open his mouth until the waiter was out.
“Since Chairman Gu is aware of today’s meeting’s purpose, I think I should be straightforward. Lanio wants Kouzi, so I’ve been assigned to acquire it. You can still be the manager with 10% shares of Kouzi after the acquisition, and Kouzi will become a third tier brand with the help of Lanio.”
It sounded attractive, but it was simply a trap. Lanio was a famous international cosmetics corporation, so it would be very easy for Kouzi to gain greater fame if it was acquired.
Kouzi was popular now, but it still wasn’t comparable to Lanio. Lanio developed activities in over a hundred countries worldwide, and had hundreds of branches globally, whereas Kouzi was only a newly-established brand without a long history.
There was a huge gape between them.
If Lisa agreed to sell Kouzi to Lanio, she would lose absolute control of it. However, the products of Kouzi could be effective due to her magical power. If it was acquired by Lanio, Lisa wouldn’t be able to put her magical power into it anymore.
It wasn’t what Lisa wanted.
Although Kouzi wasn’t as successful as Lanio for the time being, she believed that it could grow to be another famous international brand in the future.
Lisa didn’t lack money at all, so she wasn’t attracted to the conditions laid down by Lanio.
Lisa smiled, “Well, to be honest with you, I can’t remember how many peers in the same industry as me have the idea to acquire Kouzi till now, but I have no intention to sell Kouzi. I only accept business cooperation, and I believe the general manager of Kouzi has already told you that.”
“What? Why?” Peng Zijie was surprised. He thought that Lisa agreed to meet him because she was willing to sell Kouzi.
“I don’t want to sell Kouzi,” said Lisa with determination.
“Do you think it’s funny to fool me?” Peng Zijie coldly stared at Lisa.
“Why do you say that?” Lisa sneered with disdain. “You’ve visited my company a few times, and the general manager of my brand has told you that we don’t want to sell Kouzi. It’s you who tried to threaten and bribe us. Don’t you think that it’s inappropriate?”
Peng Zijie was struck dumb for a second.
“Chairman Gu, it’s your honor that Lanio chose your brand,” said Peng Zijie arrogantly as usual.
“I don’t think so,” said Lisa in a cold tone.
“Chairman Gu, you’re still too young to be a mature businesswoman,” said Peng Zijie. “You don’t know how fierce business competition can be.”
“I know, but don’t think too highly of yourself,” said Lisa.
“Chairman Gu, I know that you have some connections, but people come and go for benefits and benefits only,” said Peng Zijie.
It was true that people gathered together for benefits. However, it wasn’t the absolute truth. Peng Zijie was a snob, so he believed that everyone was snobbish.
Lisa wasn’t sure that all the people in her circle would give her a helping hand when she was in trouble, but she believed that Tanghuang and Shengshi would certainly help her.
One was her family’s business, while the other was her future husband’s business. Both of them loved her the most in this world, so they definitely wouldn’t hesitate to help her.
Peng Zijie didn’t know that, so he took Lisa lightly.
“Your words make sense, but I still can’t accept it,” said Lisa.
Peng Zijie lost patience and directly threatened Lisa. “Gu Lisa, don’t test my patience. The Yuan family in the capital is my relative, and it’s very easy for them to shut you out of this city.”
Hearing Peng Zijie’s threat, Lisa wasn’t mad at all, but Taehee was displeased. She said nothing and coldly stared at Peng Zijie, which slightly scared him.
“The Yuan family? Are you sure it will support a distant relative like you?” asked Lisa with mockery in her voice.
“You…” Peng Zijie was surprised, then got furious. “How dare you do research on me?”
“Haven’t you done the same thing?” asked Lisa.
Peng Zijie was struck dumb for a second, and didn’t know what to say now. Actually, he only read some news about Lisa on the Internet. He didn’t think there was anything wrong with that, but he was annoyed when Lisa did the same thing to him.
“Vice President Peng, I think we can call it the end of our meeting,” said Lisa.
“What if I insist on acquiring Kouzi?” said Peng Zijie.
“Are you sure? If you insist on doing that, I’m afraid I’ll use a special way to protect my company from being ruined. You should know that I’m a kung fu lover, and I won’t hesitate to solve a tricky problem with violence when I lose temper,” said Lisa.
At the same time, she cracked her knuckles and seemed to be ready to beat someone.
Peng Zijie knew that Lisa wasn’t a weak girl at all, so he was reluctant to have a fight against her.
“It’s illegal if you dare to beat me,” said Peng Zijie in anxiety and anger.
“Isn’t it illegal if you insist on acquiring my company with force?” asked Lisa with a serious expression. “Don’t think that you’re superior to me, because you’re simply an idiot in my eyes.”
Peng Zijie was stunned. Although he was willing to do anything for his own interests, he was afraid of death. He was no match for Lisa after all.
“If you dare to damage Kouzi, you’ll pay for it, and I won’t say that twice.” Lisa warned him before she left with Taehee.
Taehee also gave Peng Zijie a glare before they walked out.
Peng Zijie was angry, but couldn’t stop them.
Right when Lisa walked to the yard, she ran into a familiar face, Peng Yunlong.
Peng Yunlong was in a military uniform today, and Luo Zhanhua was by his side.
“Hi, General Peng, Secretary Luo, nice to see you again!” Lisa greeted them with a smile.
“Oh, hi, nice to see you, Lili. What a coincidence!” Peng Yunlong beamed when he saw Lisa. “Are you free now? Why don’t we have a fighting competition for fun?”
Even though he knew that Lisa would win, he thought it was challenging and enjoyed it. However, before Lisa could give him an answer, he saw Taehee.
“T-Taehee?” Peng Yunlong rounded his eyes in shock.
Hearing that, Lisa was surprised. She didn’t expect that Peng Yunlong knew Taehee too.
The next second, she realized that Peng Yunlong was Leng Yunhan’s old friend, so he must have seen Taehee before.
Taehee was also astonished, but she felt that Peng Yunlong looked familiar.
Luo Zhanhua didn’t know Taehee, so he had no reaction, but he knew that it wasn’t simple after noticing Peng Yunlong’s shocked expression.
Peng Yunlong was disappointed when he saw that Taehee looked at him as if he was a stranger.
Taehee had passed away for years, and Taehee looked much younger than Taehee, so maybe she wasn’t Taehee.
Peng Yunlong apologized right away. “Sorry, miss, I mistook you for another person.”
“No, you didn’t. She is Taehee, but she lost her memories, and can’t remember people that she used to know,” said Lisa.
“W-What?” Peng Yunlong was shocked again. “Is she really Taehee?”
“Yes, she’s Taehee, Jeon Joowon’s wife, Jeon Jungkook’s mother,” said Lisa with affirmation.
Knowing that, Luo Zhanhua was greatly surprised. To his astonishment, Jungkook’s mother was still alive.
Although he hadn’t seen Joowon and Taehee before, he had heard that they had lost their lives in an accident.
Their bodies were brought back afterwards and buried together. So if this woman was Jowoon’s wife, Jungkook’s mother, who was the woman who was buried with Joowon?
Peng Yunlong still found it was hard to believe.
“Well, how about her age?”
“Women care about their appearances, so it’s very normal that she looks much younger than her real age,” said Lisa.
Peng Yunlong nodded. He gave Taehee a glance filled with mixed emotions, then said to Lisa, “Little Lisa, if you’re not busy now, can we have a private talk?”
Lisa glanced at Taehee and found that she stayed calm, so she agreed. “Sure.”
Lisa also wanted to know more about Taehee from Peng Yunlong, and it might help Taehee remember something.
After that, Lisa and Taehee followed Peng Yunlong and Luo Zhanhua into a private room.
When they walked ahead for a few steps, Peng Zijie and his two secretaries walked outside.
Lisa directly ignored Peng Zijie, because he was merely a stranger in her eyes. As long as he stopped scheming against Kouzi, she wouldn’t bother to pay attention to him.
However, Peng Zijie was shocked when he saw that Peng Yunlong and Luo Zhanhua were with Lisa.
Although Peng Zijie didn’t know Peng Yunlong, he recognized Luo Zhanhua. Businessmen needed to socialize with officials, so Peng Zijie remembered Luo Zhanhua’s face. In addition, Peng Yunlong’s military uniform clearly showed that he wasn’t an ordinary soldier.
Both Peng Yunlong and Luo Zhanhua were important figures, but they were with Lisa now.
Even though Lisa had connections, he thought that she only had connections in business. So it came as a surprise that she had friends in politics too.
It was totally different.
“Wow, Gu Lisa is able to have a relationship with them!” exclaimed one of Peng Zijie’s secretaries.
“No wonder she’s so confident,” said another secretary.
Peng Zijie had to change his mind and report it to his supervisor first. He didn’t dare to offend Lisa by himself now.
…
In the private room, Lisa, Taehee, Peng Yunlong, and Luo Zhanhua sat by a table, and aides stayed outside.
“How could you be sure that she’s Taehee?” Peng Yunlong asked Lisa.
“Although she lost her memories, what she has been through left hints and traces in her mind. We went to the Jeon family’s old house the other day, and she was able to find the room she used to live in on her own. We also visited the Ye family’s old house, and the same thing happened again,” said Lisa. “I don’t think they’re coincidences.”
She couldn’t tell him that both Jungkook and Taehee were cultivators.
Peng Yunlong nodded. After that, Peng Yunlong looked at Taehee with a complicated affection in his eyes.
“Then who was the woman who died with Joowon?” asked Peng Yunlong with curiosity.
“We don’t know it yet, but I think Jeon Joowon did it to protect Taehee,” said Lisa. It was actually just an excuse that Lisa made up to tell Peng Yunlong. The truth was that Hyunjae replaced Taehee with another woman’s body.
Peng Yunlong agreed with Lisa.
“General Peng, do you know anything about Taehee and Jeon Joowon? Something that left a deep impression on you?” asked Lisa.
Peng Yunlong understood Lisa’s purpose and nodded. “Yes, a little.”
“Can you share it with us?” said Lisa.
When Taehee visited the Ye family’s old house, she remembered that she had rescued Ye Zhengye once before.
“Sure. To be honest, I met Taehee before Joowon did,” said Peng Yunlong.
Thinking of the old stories, Peng Yunlong had more complicated emotions.
Lisa and Taehee were a little surprised, but didn’t stop Peng Yunlong from telling the old stories.
Peng Yunlong said, “Well, Taehee and I met each other during a fight. I was 21 that year, and it was my third year in the military. I went back home that day for the New Year Festival and witnessed a robbery right after I got off the train at the train station in the capital. I chased the robber without hesitation, and the robber suddenly squeezed the bag he robbed into a girl’s hand when I had almost caught him, and the girl was Taehee.”
“Because the robber told Taehee to run when he squeezed the bag into her hand, I thought that they were in the same group, then I began to attack Taehee. To my surprise, Taehee was better than me at fighting and easily beat me down in seconds. She then dumped the bag to me and caught the robber. I didn’t know that she was innocent until the robber admitted to the crime. I apologized to Taehee, but we had a bad first impression of each other. Unexpectedly, Taehee was my younger cousin’s friend, and we got familiar afterwards, but we never got along with one another.”
“Taehee met Joowon after knowing me, and it was about half a year later. It was summer and I went back home again for the summer vacation. Joowon was home that time too, so we hung out together. There was a funny drama when Taehee met Joowon for the first time. Back then, a woman who liked Joowon kept harassing him and even publicly said that they already had a sexual relationship. Taehee was a girl with a strong sense of justice, so she stood up and beat Joowon for the woman. Luckily, Joowon wasn’t seriously injured, and Taehee also found it was just a misunderstanding later. She apologized to Joowon and he forgave her.”
As Peng Yunlong told the old stories, pictures of the scenes flashed by Taehee’s eyes.
“Taehee and Joowon got along well with each other, and I honestly was a little jealous, but I refused to admit that I already fell in love with her. When Taehee became Joowon’s girlfriend, I realized that I made a wrong decision, but it was too late.”
Lisa was surprised when she heard that Peng Yunlong had admired Taehee before, but didn’t think it was impossible.
Taehee, however, felt slightly embarrassed, because she lost her memories and felt a little strange when Peng Yunlong said that he had admired her before.
“We had a trip in Province Y once, and we coincidentally met a group of soldiers who were in the middle of a mission. They were going to catch a bunch of drug-dealers, and we joined them when they were about to lose the fight. During the shooting, a violent drug dealer pointed his gun at Taehee and Joowon didn’t hesitate to protect her from being hurt by the bullet. He almost died that time, and Taehee became his girlfriend afterwards. I knew I had to hide my affection towards Taehee in my heart from that time.”
Hearing that, Taehee suddenly felt heart-broken and even cried. She turned her head away at once because she didn’t want them to see her crying, but she failed.
Lisa pulled out tissues at once and put them in Taehee’s hands.
Taehee wiped her eyes right away.
Peng Yunlong continued, “Joowon proposed to Taehee after they had dated each other for a year, and he also bought a beautiful manor for her.”
He kept on telling many romantic stories about Joowon and Taehee, but unfortunately Taehee couldn’t remember them clearly.
“Where is the manor now? Is it still there?” asked Lisa.
If it was possible, they could go there.
“No idea, because I didn’t go there again after Joowon and Taehee had the accident. Maybe Jungkook knows it’s address,” said Peng Yunlong.
In that case, they could only ask Jungkook.
“General Peng, you just said that your younger cousin is my friend. May I know her name?” asked Taehee.
“Her name is Peng Shiyin, but she already passed away because of cancer five years ago,” said Peng Yunlong. He still felt sad whenever he thought of that.
Taehee also felt upset when she heard the bad news.
“Well, do you know where her grave is? Can I visit her grave?” asked Taehee.
Since Peng Shiyin was her friend, she thought that she should go to see her.
Peng Yunlong then told Taehee the address of Peng Yunlong’s grave.
After that, they were going to leave. Lisa said to Peng Yunlong, “General Peng, please keep the fact that Taehee is still alive a secret. She doesn’t want more people to know before she gets her memories back.”
“No problem.” Peng Yunlong agreed.
Lisa and Taehee left later.
When they were gone, Peng Yunlong was lost in thought for a long time.
Taehee was in a sad mood as well and Lisa didn’t bother her.
It was 5 pm now, so they directly went home.
They planned to visit Peng Shiyin’s grave tomorrow.
On their way home, Lisa received a call from Shangguan Yang. Shangguan Yang asked her whether she was very busy these days, and Lisa denied it, then he complained. “If you’re not busy, why don’t you come to see me? I’m alone every day!”
Even though Shangguan Yang could do many things alone, he hoped that someone could talk with him sometimes.
Lao Zhang and Stone didn’t have common interests with him, and they always showed great respect to Shangguan Yang because of the difference in their status, which made Shangguan Yang feel bored. Therefore, once Shangguan Yang had time, he tortured Stone by teaching him fighting skills.
Luckily, Stone was a retired soldier and had a strong build, so he was able to accept the tough training. Within a few days, his fighting skills were greatly improved and he began to enjoy Shangguan Yang’s lessons.
“I’m sorry, Grandpa Shangguan. I’ve been occupied by a very important thing these days. Can I go to see you for dinner tomorrow if I’m free at that time?” said Lisa.
Shangguan Yang was satisfied and agreed.
After having the call with Shangguan Yang, Lisa said to Taehee, “Mother, I’ll drive you to Peng Shiyin’s grave tomorrow morning, and I’ll try to ask Jungkook about the manor tonight. I need to visit Grandpa Shangguan tomorrow afternoon. If you don’t mind, we can go to see him together.”
“Um, I don’t think I should see him right now,” said Taehee.
“Sure.” Lisa nodded.
When they were home, Lisa told Taehee to have a rest, and went to cook alone.
Taehee, however, didn’t have much appetite, so she stopped after eating a little. Lisa didn’t force her to eat further, so she went back to her room later.
Once she was home, Taehee took out the alum to look at the pictures once more.
All of a sudden, her phone rang and the caller was her older cousin. She hesitated for a while, then picked it up. She knew that her older cousin cared about her a lot.
“Taehee, where are you now?” asked Hyunjae and sounded nervous.
Taehee left City Ge without telling him at all. He was a businessman, so he only could visit Taehee once a month.
“Um, the house was acquired by the government, so I left,” said Taehee.
“So where are you right now? I need to see you,” said Hyunjae. He was worried that she might run into other cultivators.
Taehee remained silent, and didn’t know whether she should be honest with Hyunjae.
Hyunjae had a bad feeling and said, “Are you in the capital now?”
Taehee was struck dumb for a second. “Yeah, you’re right. I’m in the capital now.”
Hyunjae was shocked and criticized her. “What are you doing there? Didn’t I tell you not to go to the capital? What if…”
He stopped all of a sudden. He almost blurted the Jing family out.
Taehee sighed and felt mentally tired. “Hyunjae, I know what happened to me, and you shouldn’t stop me from finding out the truth.”
“What?” Hyunjae was surprised. “Have you gotten your memories back?”
Hyunjae didn’t know that Taehee was able to remember something because of Lisa, so he thought that she already had her memories back.
“Do you still want to stop me?” asked Taehee.
Her enemy had almost killed her and her husband, and she could never get over it.
Hyunjae fell into silence at once. He knew Taehee’s personality very well, and realized that he couldn’t stop her anymore. She would never really give up the idea of taking revenge once she was prepared. However, Hyunjae was worried about her safety.
Taehee also understood that her older cousin cared about her, so she didn’t blame him for keeping secrets from her. If it hadn’t been for Hyunjae, she would have been killed.
“Taehee, I know I can’t stop you anymore, but you should know that you still have a son. Do you want to leave him behind?” asked Hyunjae. He still tried to use Jungkook to stop Taehee from risking her life.
Hyunjae was aware of the existence of Jungkook, and he also knew a lot about him, but he had never met Jungkook face to face.
In fact, Hyunjae had secretly helped Jungkook many times when Jungkook was carrying out dangerous tasks.
Jungkook had sensed it, but didn’t have any evidence.
Anyway, Hyunjae didn’t want Taehee to lose her son and suffer the pain again. However, Jungkook couldn’t stop Taehee from taking revenge forever. Once Taehee was prepared, she wouldn’t hesitate to pay the Jing family back.
In fact, as long as Taehee had the ability to punish the Jing family, Hyunjae wouldn’t stop her. Even though Taehee was going to kill her own father who was his uncle, he still chose to support her. No one knew what Taehee had suffered before except for him.
Although it sounded unacceptable, Taehee didn’t have a qualified father. Besides, Jing Yaorong gave the order to kill his own daughter and his own daughter’s husband, which proved that he was cold-blooded.
Hyunjae actually never liked Jing Yaorong’s behavior and the unfair treatment Taehee had been forced to accept.
Especially after Jing Yaorong gave an order to kill Taehee and Joowon, Hyunjae hated him more than ever. However, he couldn’t do anything about it, because he was no match for Jing Yaorong.
In fact, during these years, the Jing family began to weaken under Jing Yaorong’s leadership, and was left behind by the other three dominant families. Jing Yaorong deserved a serious punishment.
“You don’t need to be worried about me. I won’t risk my life to take revenge. I must be well-prepared before I take action,” said Taehee.
Actually, even if she was going to take revenge, she wouldn’t kill Jing Yaorong, because she was unwilling to bear the crime of killing her own father.
Hyunjae opened his mouth, but didn’t know what to say. Taehee used to be at a lower level than him, but now she was even better than him.
As long as Taehee kept improving herself, she would be able to punish Jing Yaorong. However, that was under the condition that the senior members of the Jing family wouldn’t be involved.
There were three senior cultivators in the Jing family who were also famous in the cultivation world.
If the senior members of the Jing family were involved, Taehee alone wouldn’t be able to hurt Jing Yaorong.
“Oh, have you seen Jeon Jungkook yet?” asked Hyunjae.
“Not yet. I’m not prepared for it,” said Taehee.
“Fine, I’ll go to see you in the capital tomorrow, and we can talk about other things then,” said Hyunjae.
“Sure.” Taehee agreed.
Lisa heard that Taehee was having a call, but she didn’t hear their conversation because Taehee kept her voice down.
Late that night, Lisa called Jungkook again. “Jungkook, I met General Peng at Tangyun Teahouse today, and he told me that your father gave a manor to your mother after he proposed to your mother. Is it true?”
“Yeah, we can go there if you’re curious about it,” said Jungkook.
If Lisa didn’t mention it, Jungkook would have almost forgotten the manor.
Lisa was excited. “Does it still exist?”
“Of course,” said Jungkook.
“Where is it?” asked Lisa again.
Jungkook didn’t know that Lisa asked that for a purpose, so he told her the address.
“Great, we can go to see it together when you’re back,” said Lisa, but she already made the decision to go there with Taehee first.
…
After a night, Taehee calmed herself down and went to prepare breakfast in the morning. She then told Lisa that Hyunjae called her last night.
Lisa didn’t think it was a problem, because Hyunjae was Taehee’s ally instead of an enemy.
After having breakfast, Lisa and Taehee went to visit Peng Shiyin’s grave. They bought a bunch of flowers on their way.
It didn’t take them much time to find Peng Shiyin’s grave.
When Taehee saw Peng Shiyin’s photo on the tombstone, she felt like her face looked very familiar.
Taehee put the flowers down and said, “Shiyin, I’m Taehee, and I came to see you today, but I’m sorry because I forgot you. Please forgive me.”
When Taehee said that to herself, a series of pictures flashed by her eyes again.
When she just left the cultivation world and arrived at the capital for the first time, she knew nothing and had no money with her. She had to sell her earrings for some money. Unfortunately, she met a bad businessman and he only gave her four hundred yuan for a pair of earrings which were worth over a thousand yuan.
Twenty years ago, a thousand yuan was a lot of money.
An 18-year-old girl coincidentally saw it and stood out to help Taehee. The girl was exactly Peng Shiyin.
Peng Shiyin learned that Taehee just arrived at the capital and had no friends here, so she decided to rent her empty apartment to Taehee.
When Peng Shiyin took her to see the apartment, they were stopped by a group of hoodlums halfway. Without hesitation, Taehee beat them down like lightning, which impressed Peng Shiyin and they became friends afterwards.
The pictures ended here and Taehee had a strong headache all of a sudden.
“Mother, are you alright?” Lisa was worried.
“I’m fine. I just remembered how I met Shiyin,” said Taehee.
“Really? Did you remember anything else?” Lisa was excited.
“No, I just remember our first meeting,” said Taehee with disappointment.
Lisa comforted her. “It’s fine. We can take it easy.”
Taehee and Lisa stayed there for a while longer, then left.
On their way home, an idea dawned on Lisa. “Mother, is it possible that you can get some of your memories back once you see photos of the deceased who you feel familiar with? I think it’s an important hint.”
Taehee’s eyes lit up at once. “You’re right. It’s a hint!”
“Well, if so, I think we must visit Jungkook’s father’s grave to help you remember something about him,” said Lisa.
“Please help me ask Jungkook where his father was buried,” said Taehee.
“As a senior officer of our country, I think his father must be buried in the National Graveyard. Normally, people are not allowed to enter it, but I can solve this problem,” said Lisa. “Mother, actually I think you should consider seeing Jungkook now. Jungkook probably knows more about your past, and he might greatly help you get your memories back.”
Hearing that, Taehee fell into silence.
As Lisa just said, Jungkook indeed knew her past better than anyone else. In addition, she also ached to see her only child.
“I’ll think about it,” said Taehee.
“Great.” Lisa nodded.
“Why don’t we go to visit his father’s grave tonight? Nobody will see us in the night,” said Lisa.
Lisa planned to sneak into the graveyard.
“Sure.” Taehee agreed.
Because Peng Shiyin’s grave was far from Joowon’s manor, they spent nearly an hour on the road.
When they finally arrived at the eastern district, it was almost 12 pm, so they went to dine first.
During the meal, Lisa received Xiang Honghuai’s call.
“Hey, did you buy the land? How about the male ghost?” asked Xiang Honghuai.
“Yeah, and it’s already done,” said Lisa.
“Wonderful. Who helped you get rid of the male ghost?” asked Xiang Honghuai with curiosity.
“A man I met before, and he promised me that the male ghost won’t come back again.” Lisa made up a lie.
“Very good.” Xiang Honghuai relaxed, then asked, “Oh, can you give me the man’s number? I want to learn from him.”
“Sorry, I don’t have his number. He’s a little strange and left right after finishing his job,” said Lisa.
“Fine.” Xiang Honghuai didn’t insist.
When Lisa finished the call with Xiang Honghuai, Taehee asked, “What male ghost?”
Taehee was surprised that Lisa had run into a male ghost before.
“Well, there was an ancient grave buried in a piece of land which I planned to buy a while ago,” said Lisa. They were in a private room now, so no one else would hear their conversation.
“Can you see ghosts?” Taehee was shocked.
“Yes,” said Lisa, but didn’t tell Taehee why she was able to see ghosts.
After having the meal, Lisa and Taehee went to the manor.
Lisa only knew its vague position, so she needed to search for it on the way. Luckily, she soon found it because there was a large area of green plants around it.
It was a private manor, so outsiders were forbidden to enter it.
The manor was rectangular, surrounded by a two-meter-high wall, and there was a circle of cypress trees inside the walls, which actually were even taller than the walls, so people couldn’t see anything from the outside. Moreover, the surrounding constructions were totally different now, and Taehee didn’t feel familiar with them.
Lisa decided to climb over the wall to get inside.
When they were at the top of a wall, Lisa used her Jade Eyes. She scanned the inside of the manor for a while. As Peng Yunlong told her, there were mountains, water, a sea of flowers in the front yard, an ancient siheyuan in the middle, and a peach forest was hidden behind the mountains.
Although it wasn’t the peach blossom period and there was no peach blossom, the scenery of this manor was already beautiful enough.
Lisa could see the beautiful view with her Jade Eyes, but Taehee could only see a little in her sight.
There were only four people in the manor. Two middle-aged men and two middle-aged women, and they were managing this manor.
At this time, all of them were trimming and organizing flowers and plants in the front yard. The big house and the backyard were empty.
Lisa and Taehee jumped from the wall and walked inside.
They directly went to the backyard and didn’t bother to avoid the surveillance cameras.
As long as nothing terrible happened, no one would spend time watching surveillance videos. And even if someone did, Jungkook wouldn’t blame them when he found out that the strangers who sneaked into the manor were Lisa and Taehee.