"Are there any other strange creatures?" asked Wei Lingfeng. He wanted to learn about all of them right now and digest the information together.
"Right, except for cultivators, there are monsters and ghosts in our country as well, but they aren't harmful for human beings right now. Anyway, if we encounter them, we should kill them all. They're dangerous." Jungkook said, "In fact, there are strange creatures in other countries as well. Country R has mutants and ninjas who are stronger than ordinary people."
Hearing that, Wei Lingfeng was surprised, but much less surprised than before, because he started to get used to it.
Since vampires, cultivators, monsters and ghosts were real, it was highly likely that mutants and ninjas existed too.
"I decided to report it to you now because I noticed that people from Country R are investigating cultivators. We don't get along with Country R. Once Country R learned that there are unusually strong people in our country, it couldn't stay calm. If I've guessed correctly, Country M must be aware of it as well," said Jungkook.
He was right. Right after Country R discovered it, it shared the news with Country M, but Country M didn't believe it very much.
Although Country R had a good relationship with Country M, it wouldn't tell Country M all the secrets.
The leaders of Country R didn't tell Country M that there were mutants and ninjas in their country, and Country M wasn't aware of the existence of vampires either.
Even in Jungkook's country, nobody would believe in monsters or ghosts.
Vampires didn't belong to any organization. They were a race living in the darkness. Mutants, however, were made by Country R, so were ninjas.
Therefore, Jungkook's country sometimes got in trouble because of Country R's tricks. Nevertheless, it wouldn't happen again.
Hearing that, Wei Lingfeng was annoyed in an instant, because it was indeed a bad thing.
"Anyway, it's difficult for them to find the cultivators, because most of the cultivators stay in their own world. They seldom come to the outside world, so it's not easy to see them. Even if they could meet cultivators, it's impossible for them to recognize cultivators unless they're strong enough to force cultivators to use magical power," said Jungkook.
In that case, Wei Lingfeng felt a little relieved.
Jungkook's talk with Wei Lingfeng was over by 11 am so he left.
Wei Lingfeng and his wife invited Jungkook to stay for lunch, but Jungkook declined, because he needed to have lunch with his girlfriend. Therefore, Wei Lingfeng and his wife didn't insist.
Jungkook said that because he couldn't expose Shangguan Yang and Taehee.
Wei Lingfeng and his wife were aware that Jungkook's girlfriend was Lisa. They had learned some about Lisa from the Internet and Master Jeon, so both of them had a good impression of her.
At such a young age, she had achieved a lot, which was beyond ordinary people's abilities.
Jungkook walked out of the Wei family's house to his car, then saw a young beautiful woman about 24 years old standing by it. Obviously, she was waiting for him.
The moment the woman saw Jungkook, she showed excitement before walking towards him. "Jungkook, I knew it was you!"
Seeing the woman, Jungkook stayed as cool as usual. "Hi, Lieutenant Xie."
Hearing the way he called her, Xie Yiyi was displeased. "Jungkook, we're outside the military base now. You don't need to call me formally."
It couldn't be more obvious that Xie Yiyi was Jungkook's admirer.
"Miss Xie," Jungkook called her.
Xie Yiyi was disappointed, because it wasn't what she wanted. She actually wanted Jungkook to call her Yiyi.
Xie Yiyi's father was a lieutenant general. Although he wasn't working for the Jeon family, he was Wei Lingfeng's subordinate, so Jungkook was unwilling to embarrass Xie Yiyi. Otherwise, he would ignore her and leave right away.
Xie Yiyi had admired Jungkook for many years, and she joined the military for him as well. In order to keep up with Jungkook, she had been working hard these years. She even failed to finish her education in college.
Anyway, it was very easy for her to get a diploma relying on her connections. That was also the reason why she was able to become a lieutenant at 25.
Although she was barely comparable to Jungkook, she wasn't one of the special forces. She only made normal achievements, so she wasn't promoted as fast as Jungkook.
She also knew that she wasn't as capable as Jungkook, otherwise she wouldn't regard him as her idol.
"Miss Xie, I'm sorry. I have to go now." Jungkook ignored Xie Yiyi once he finished and left in his car without delay.
Xie Yiyi couldn't stop him. Watching him driving away, she was filled with sadness. She didn't understand why Jungkook never bothered to pay attention to her. Was the rumor true that Jungkook had no interest in women?
Xie Yiyi refused to believe that, so she never gave up. However, she didn't dare to annoy Jungkook in case Jungkook had a bad impression of her, which would be the end of their relationship.
Seeing Xie Yiyi's interaction with Jungkook, Mrs. Wei sighed, "I believed Jungkook and Yiyi could be a perfect couple, but it isn't enough for a romantic relationship."
"Well, I think Gu Lisa and Jungkook can be a perfect couple instead. Although I haven't seen Gu Lisa yet, both her own abilities and family background are very outstanding. Most importantly, Shaoting and Master Jeon have a very good impression of her," said Wei Lingfeng. He also liked Xie Yiyi, but it wasn't helpful.
"You're right." Mrs. Wei agreed with Wei Lingfeng.
Back at home, Mrs. Wei noticed Wei Lingfeng's worried face, so she asked him with concern, "Anything wrong?"
Mrs. Wei never asked about Wei Lingfeng's work, but she cared a lot about his mood.
If Wei Lingfeng was willing to tell her, she would listen. If not, she wouldn't keep asking him for an answer.
"Nothing special. Just work," said Wei Lingfeng. He had no intention of continuing on that topic, because he couldn't share what Jungkook had told him with his wife.
Since he said that, Mrs. Wei stopped asking.
Because Zhonghai Garden and the siheyuan were in the city center, they weren't far from each other. So after driving for only a dozen minutes, Jungkook arrived. He even waited for the traffic lights to turn green twice on the road.
After having a meal in the siheyuan and cultivating for a while, they went to the Jeon family house together at 3 pm, along with Shangguan Yang.
During this time, Master Jeon and Shangguan Yang often met. Because of Jungkook, they got along well with one another.
Master Jeon introduced Master Xu and Jiang Zhongyu to Shangguan Yang. They all knew that Shangguan Yang was Jungkook's master, so they were very polite to him. In addition, Shangguan Yang was easy-going, so they had a harmonious relationship.
Shangguan Yang also taught them some skills of using their fists. He told them to practice more in their daily life, because it was good for their health. Therefore, Master Jeon and his old friends were practicing the skills every day recently and became more flexible.
It left them with a better impression of Shangguan Yang. No matter when they found something fun, they never forgot to call him, but Shangguan Yang didn't join them every time.
Shangguan Yang was at a very high level, but he had an even higher standard of himself, so he needed to cultivate most of his free time. After all, nowadays the magical power was getting thinner and thinner, so it took more and more time to cultivate.
When Jungkook and the others arrived at the Jeon family's old house, Jiang Shuyuan also came back from visiting Soyeon at the hospital. She stepped out of her car earlier than them.
She was in a good mood, because Soyeon got much better. In half a month, she could return home to recover. However, she became displeased once she saw Jungkook and other people. Especially when she saw Lisa. She was full of hatred, because Soyeon was seriously injured due to Lisa.
Although it was Soyeon's fault and they had to accept the consequences. It didn't mean they would stop blaming Lisa for that.
After that, Jiang Shuyuan gave them a look of dislike, then walked into the house.
Jungkook and the others saw it, but they couldn't care less about Jiang Shuyuan.
Because Jiang Shuyuan was unwilling to see Jungkook and other people, she went upstairs to her room after greeting Master Jeon. She also ignored Jeon Yuanzhen and his wife.
They knew why Jiang Shuyuan did that, but they also never liked Jeon Yuanqian's family.
Master Jeon could do nothing about it, but sigh, shaking his head. It was impossible to improve their terrible relationship now, he could only hope it wouldn't get even worse.
Shangguan Yang came as well, so Master Jeon went outside to welcome him in person.
"Hi, Shangguan, welcome!" Master Jeon beamed at Shangguan Yang.
"Well, Jeon, I came to have a big meal at your place. You must tell your cook to prepare more food," said Shangguan Yang without feeling embarrassed at all.
"No problem. I know you love meat. I've already told my cook to prepare all kinds of meat in the kitchen," Master Jeon laughed. He was aware of Shangguan Yang's large appetite. Shangguan Yang was able to eat as much as 4 people by himself, so Master Jeon had ordered the cook to prepare enough food for today's meal.
"Nice to see you, Mr. Shangguan, Taehee, Jungkook, Lisa!" Jeon Yuanzhen and his wife greeted them.
"Hi, father, Yuanzhen, Yin," Taehee called Master Jeon.
"Hi, grandpa, Uncle Yuanzhen, Aunt Yin."
"Hi, Grandpa Jeon."
Jungkook and Lisa greeted them as well.
"Hi!" Master Jeon gave them a light response, but couldn't hide the happiness on his face.
As soon as they seated themselves, they heard rapid footsteps coming down. Once Heejin and Junkyu heard that Lisa and the others came, they went downstairs.
"Hi, Grandpa Shangguan, Aunt Taehee, Jungkook, Lisa!" After they came downstairs, they exchanged greetings.
They chatted with each other for a while in the living room, then Heejin pulled Lisa outside to have a private talk.
In the yard, when there was no one around, Heejin seemed hesitant to say something.
"What's wrong?" Lisa asked before Heejin could say anything because she was a little anxious after seeing Heejin hesitating.
Lisa had patience, but she got impatient because she was worried about Heejin. Besides, something must have happened given the expression on Heejin's face.
After hesitating for a while, Heejin said, "Um, Lili, there is one thing I've been thinking about these days, but I don't know whom I can talk with. Can you help me with it?"
"What is it?" asked Lisa.
"The thing is that a friend of my good female friend's older brother told me that he likes me. I have a good impression of him as well. Although I'm not sure whether it's admiration, I'm willing to get to know him better. His family isn't in the mainland, they're in HK. His family is a large family in HK. I actually don't care much about one's family background, as long as there isn't a huge gap. He's now running a business in the capital. He's achieved a lot with a bright future ahead. Anyway, I always feel he has a high standard of himself," said Heejin. As she said that, she flushed a little. Obviously, Heejin liked the man more than she knew.
"Since you have a good impression of him, why don't you give him a chance? You need more time to know him better to make sure whether you really like him," said Lisa.
All of a sudden, Heejin looked upset. "Um, but I found out my good female friend also likes him. She looks very different every time she talks about him. She seems happy, but looks sad. She never told me her real feelings, but I just feel that. What if my good female friend is hurt after I get together with the man?"
"Well..." Hearing that, Lisa realized it wasn't an easy question. One was her good friend, while the other was the man she liked, but her good friend also admired the man she liked. It was quite a dilemma.
Obviously, the man disliked Heejin's good female friend, so it wasn't Heejin's fault even if she became the man's girlfriend, but her good female friend would feel hurt.
Even if her good female friend never said anything about it and even helped them get together, it didn't mean she wouldn't feel sad at all.
Lisa was sure that Heejin didn't want to see such a thing happen either. After all, both the man she liked and her good female friend mattered to her.
Even though she also became friends with Tzuyu who admired Jungkook, she didn't know Tzuyu when she became Jungkook's girlfriend. Therefore, she didn't hurt her friend.
"I'm afraid I can't help you with that." Lisa wanted to help Heejin, but she couldn't think of a good idea.
"Fine," Heejin sighed.
After remaining silent for a while, Heejin took a long breath. "Forget it. I met my good female friend before him, and I got to know him because of my good female friend. I can't hurt her just for him. After all, I only have a good impression of him right now. It's not enough for me to give up my friendship."
Actually, Heejin had already made that decision, so she seldom replied to the man's messages these days. Even if he called her, she would quickly end it after a brief polite talk.
Lisa came today, so she asked her casually.
Heejin decided to give up, so Lisa said nothing further about that.
Right at this moment, Heejin's phone rang, and the caller was her good female friend. Heejin picked it up and didn't bother to avoid Lisa.
"Heejin, let's get together tonight," said Heejin's friend.
"Um, I'm not free today," said Heejin, feeling a little uneasy. She knew she would meet the man once she went out, so she made up an excuse.
"You're not free? What are you busy with?" asked her friend.
Heejin gave Lisa a glance, then came up with an excuse at once. "My older cousin's girlfriend is here. I need to be with her."
"Your older cousin's girlfriend? Jungkook or Taeyong?" asked her friend with curiosity. Although she asked that question, she believed it must be Taeyong. Jungkook's character was well-known to people in high society after all.
"Jungkook," said Heejin.
"What? Jeon Jungkook has a girlfriend? Jesus, I can't believe my ears. What girl can win Jeon Jungkook's heart in this world?" Heejin's friend exclaimed. She ached to meet the mysterious girl who was able to win Jungkook's heart. "Why don't you come with her? We can have fun together."
"Well, I need to ask her about that. I'll reply to you later. I'm not sure whether she'll go. If she won't, I won't go either. I can't leave her alone." Heejin actually wanted to turn her friend down directly, but thought it was a little impolite, so she changed her mind.
...
After hanging up, Heejin said to Lisa with embarrassment, "Um, I can call her in a few minutes, telling her that Jungkook's girlfriend is unwilling to go."
Because she used Lisa as the excuse, Heejin felt a little embarrassed.
"You can't avoid it forever," said Lisa. Although she understood why Heejin did that, she didn't think it was a good idea.
"You're right, but I don't know how to face him!" Heejin felt she was in a dilemma, but couldn't think of a better idea.
"If I were you, I would choose to face it and turn the admiration into friendship. Although it's difficult, you need to bear the result after making the decision. Since you don't want your friend to feel hurt, you can't let her know you are giving up the man for her, or she'll feel guilty and blame herself for that. You're unwilling to hurt her and she has the same idea. Therefore, you can only make up an illusion that you don't like the man instead of giving him up for her. Well, that's just my idea. I won't force you to do it. It's still up to you how to handle it," said Lisa.
"I agree with you. I should face it, but I can't let my friend know that I gave him up for her. Although it's hard to do at the beginning, it isn't a big deal." Heejin thought Lisa's words made sense, so she decided to take her advice. "Lili, can you go with me tonight? To help me stay calm."
"Sure." Lisa was worried about Heejin too, so she didn't refuse.
After that, Heejin replied to her friend and they went back to the living room.
Jeon Yuanqian needed to deal with something today, so he wasn't home until 6 pm.
At 6 pm, it was time for dinner.
Once Jungkook and the others came, Jiang Shuyuan lost her appetite. However, she would be hungry if she didn't eat, so she forced herself to eat a little.
After having lunch, Jiang Shuyuan went outside with the excuse that she needed to visit Soyeon, because she didn't want to see Jungkook and the others.
Anyway, nobody cared where Jiang Shuyuan went.
Lisa and the others had a rest for a while after having lunch, then Lisa told them that she needed to go out with Heejin to meet with her friends, so she wouldn't leave with them later.
No one stopped Lisa from doing what she wanted to.
At 8:30 pm, Lisa and Heejin left in Heejin's car with Lisa being the driver.
The place of their gathering was in a high-end clubhouse. It was about 9 pm when they arrived. Heejin's friend had already sent her the number of the private room.
Once they reached the clubhouse, Heejin began to feel nervous. Luckily, she could still compose herself.
Because it was a high-end clubhouse, customers here were all from high society. Therefore, it was very easy to see familiar faces.
Shortly after they walked into the hall, Heejin and Lisa saw a familiar face which was Seokwoo.
At this time, Seokwoo was alone. Although the Rong family had a bad relationship with the Jeon family, they still greeted each other when they met.
"Hi, Miss Jeon, Miss Lisa." Seokwoo greeted them first.
"Hi, Lord Rong!" Lisa and Heejin said.
After exchanging greetings, Lisa and Heejin walked away without another word.
Seokwoo said nothing either, watching Lisa walking away with mixed emotions.
When Lisa and Heejin reached the third floor, she caught a familiar back, but couldn't recognize it.
Before long, the person walked to a private room. Although Lisa only saw the side of his face, she recognized him this time. The man was the third son of the Yuan family, Yuan Wenrui.
The two men who walked into the room along with him must be his bodyguards.
Coincidentally, Lisa ran into Yuan Wenrui here. She wondered who was in the room right now. Therefore, Lisa used her Jade Eyes to see the inside. There were 3 men. Lisa had seen 2 of them, who were Shen Yanfeng and Liu, while the other one was a stranger.
Lisa thought they must be ready for another deal, but it wasn't convenient for her to eavesdrop outside the room now.
However, the private room Heejin and she were going to was right next to the one Yuan Wenrui and others stayed in. Although it was large and had good insulation, Lisa had unusually good hearing.
There were 4 people in the private room Heejin's friend booked. They were 2 women and 2 men.
The girls were at the same age as Heejin. They were very pretty in their early twenties. And the two men were slightly over 20 years old. They looked quite handsome in casual suits.
With a glance, Lisa easily figured out which l of the 2 men was the person Heejin liked, because the man stood up with excitement once he saw Heejin. "Hi, Heejin!" He greeted her.
Heejin felt a little embarrassed, but soon went back to normal and calmly said, "Hi."
"Hi, Heejin!" A girl stood up to welcome them afterwards. After a glance at Lisa by Heejin's side, she looked amazed. "Heejin, why don't you introduce your friend to us?"
Lisa was pretty and elegant. No wonder Jungkook liked her.
"This is my Cousin Jungkook's girlfriend, or fiancée to be specific. She's Gu Lisa." Heejin introduced Lisa to her friends. She thought it wasn't enough to show Lisa's importance by introducing her as Jungkook's girlfriend, so she said blankly that Lisa was Jungkook's fiancée.
Hearing that, the girl was shocked. In fact, it was already very shocking when she learned that Jungkook had a girlfriend. To her surprise, it was his fiancée. After all, a fiancée was totally different from a girlfriend.
It was not only Zuo Wenjun; another woman and man who knew Jungkook were also astonished.
"Hi, Miss Lisa, I'm Heejin's friend. My name is Zuo Wenjun." Before Heejin introduced her, Zuo Wenjun introduced herself to Lisa. She even reached out her hand to shake hands with Lisa.
"Hi, Miss Zuo." Lisa also reached out her hand to gently hold Zuo Wenjun's hand.
"Come, let me introduce the others to you," said Zuo Wenjun, then she brought Lisa to the front of the other people. She introduced them from left to right to Lisa. "This is my older brother's friend, Chen Junnan. This is my older brother, Zuo Zhaochen, and this is his girlfriend, Lin Beishan."
"Nice to meet you all." Lisa greeted them. She guessed correctly. The man was precisely the one who liked Heejin.
"Nice to see you too, Miss Lisa." They kindly greeted Lisa as well.
"Come here, have a seat!" Zuo Wenjun said. She told Lisa and Heejin to sit by her sides, then poured a glass of wine for both of them.
"Miss Lisa, you look very young. You must be a student, right?" asked Zuo Zhaochen.
"Yeah, I'm a freshman this year," said Lisa.
"Which university are you studying in?" Zuo Zhaochen continued.
Hearing Zuo Zhaochen ask Lisa two questions in a row, Lin Beishan frowned, especially when she saw the excitement in his eyes. Lin Beishan was quite displeased, but didn't show it on her face.
She knew Zuo Zhaochen wasn't a playboy, but Lisa was too attractive to resist. Therefore, Lin Beishan was worried that Zuo Zhaochen might be attracted to Lisa.
However, Lisa was Jungkook's fiancée. If he dared to steal Lisa from Jungkook, he would be too stupid.
"The Capital University," Lisa said.
Hearing that, Zuo Zhaochen got more excited. "Are you the owner of Xiangyun Antique-store?"
Hearing that, Lin Beishan realized the reason why Zuo Zhaochen was so excited.
In an instant, Lin Beishan felt ashamed for her suspicion just now. At the same time, she was also amazed by Lisa's business.
She had heard of Xiangyun Antique-store. At the auction a few days ago, Xiangyun Antique-store sold a whole set of bronze chimes for over 8 billion yuan.
Nevertheless, she didn't notice who the owner of Xiangyun Antique-store was, so she failed to recognize Lisa just now.
Hearing Zuo Zhaochen's words, Chen Junnan was shocked too, because he was aware of that as well.
Although 8 billion yuan was nothing for the Chen family, it was a lot of money for him. From the time he started up a business till now, he only had over a billion yuan in assets, which was quite outstanding among his peers.
He admired Lisa, and wasn't jealous of her at all, because it wasn't necessary at all.
"Yeah, it's me." Lisa admitted it.
"Wow, I can't believe you're so successful! You made a lot of money within such a short time. I also heard you picked up the bronze chimes by chance, right?" said Zuo Wenjun in great surprise.
"Yeah, I picked them up in a cave. They must have been dug out by gravediggers, then were hidden in the cave. I found them by accident," said Lisa.
"You were so lucky!" said Zuo Wenjun. She didn't doubt Lisa's words at all.
Since Lisa said that, the others chose to believe her.
When they were talking, Chen Junnan glanced at Heejin once in a while. Heejin, on the contrary, deliberately avoided his glances. As a result, she looked at either Lisa or Zuo Wenjun. However, she actually wasn't as calm as she seemed to be on the surface.
Chen Junnan wasn't dumb, so he could see that Heejin was avoiding him on purpose. Besides, given the way she talked with him these days, he knew she was losing interest in him. However, he didn't understand why Heejin suddenly changed her attitude. After all, there was chemistry between them a few days ago.
Although Heejin didn't show much interest, they at least got along well with each other and he could see that she had a good impression of him.
He understood it took time and patience to chase a girl, but he couldn't insist if the girl disliked him.
While Lisa talked with them, she didn't stop paying attention to the situation in the next private room.
Before she heard any important information, she saw a bug under the desk. Obviously, they were targeted.
Since they were targeted, there should be more than just a bug! However, because of other people in the room, Lisa couldn't pay too much attention to the next room in case they noticed her abnormal behavior.
Therefore, Lisa made up an excuse that she needed to use the ladies' room. She decided to observe them in the washroom, because there was only a wall between the washroom and the next private room, which was very convenient for her observation. Moreover, she would talk about it with Jungkook as well.
Once Lisa was gone, Heejin got nervous, but couldn't stop her from going to the washroom.
Anyway, in order to not meet Chen Junnan's eyes, Heejin kept on talking with Zuo Wenjun about Lisa once Lisa was gone.
Zuo Wenjun was very interested in Lisa, so she temporarily forgot why she called Heejin out tonight.
It was not only Zuo Wenjun; the others were also very interested in Lisa.
After finding out that Lisa actually had many other businesses, they were shocked and admired her more than ever.
Once Lisa went into the ladies' room, she used her Jade Eyes again to see what the people were doing in the private room.
She was right. There wasn't only a bug, there was also a pinhole camera in the upper left corner.
Yuan Wenrui and the other people were talking about their affairs without any concern. They had no idea that they were being monitored.
They dared to do that because they trusted this private clubhouse too much. Private clubs were always extremely safe places for the exchange of important information. Many high-ranking officials liked to come here to talk about things, and most of the time it was classified matters. They had never been monitored or exposed before. Therefore, they wouldn't think that they were monitored this time.
Lisa was curious about the person who was spying on them.
Since someone was spying on them, the person must be in a nearby private room.
Out of curiosity, Lisa used her Jade Eyes to see the inside of other private rooms without caring about whether it was moral.
After checking several of the nearest rooms, she found nothing unusual till she saw the private room that Seokwoo was in.
Seokwoo was with 2 men, and the 2 men weren't unfamiliar to Lisa. One was Huojian, and the other was the instructor of the next class.
The 3 of them were sitting in front of the sofa. On the table, there was a laptop, and Seokwoo was sitting in the middle wearing earphones.
When Lisa saw the computer screen on their desk, she realized what they were doing. It was Seokwoo who was monitoring Yuan Wenrui and the others, because the video on the computer was the video of Yuan Wenrui and the others in the private room.
Although Yuan Wenrui and the others were being targeted. It was a good thing. However, because of the relationship between the Rong family and the Jeon family, Lisa was afraid that the Rong family might use Shen Yanfeng's matter this time to attack the Jeon family.
Therefore, Lisa immediately took out her phone. Because it wasn't convenient for her to call Jungkook, she sent him a message.
At this time, Jungkook and the others had just returned to the siheyuan. Once he heard the sound of a new message, he took out his phone to read it.
The moment he saw the content of Lisa's message, he was mad. It was really time to punish the Shen family.
As long as the Jeon family took action to punish the Shen family, everyone would know that the Jeon family already gave up on them. Therefore, It would be useless even if the Rong family planned to defame the Jeon family by using the Shen family.
After that, Jeon called Master Jeon and shared the news with him.
Although Jungkook was already completely in charge of the matter of dealing with the Shen family, he needed to report the latest news to Master Jeon.
Knowing that, Master Jeon agreed with him silently. He was disappointed by the Shen family long ago, so he was unwilling to protect it now.
...
After sending the message to Jungkook, Lisa went back to her friends. She was only absent for 3 minutes from beginning to end.
"Miss Lisa, I can't believe how unbelievable you are! You have so many companies," said Zuo Wenjun with excitement and admiration once Lisa was back. She already took Lisa as her idol.
"Yeah, you know what, the goddess in my eyes is Tang Suzy," said Lin Beishan with admiration as well.
Although she disliked Lisa for a while just now because of the misunderstanding, she began to admire Lisa after learning the truth and knowing how successful Lisa was right now. There were many successful people, but none of them were as successful as Lisa.
"Miss Lisa, you're so amazing! You already impressed me because of the bronze chimes. However, unexpectedly, you have many other companies at such a young age! You've surpassed all your predecessors," said Zuo Zhaochen. He didn't know much about Lisa before, but he was already aware that she was young and successful. After finding out that she had even more achievements, he began to admire her.
He wasn't jealous, so he wouldn't unkindly wonder whether Lisa relied on dirty tricks to become successful. Lisa was young, but it didn't mean she lacked abilities. Especially after knowing that she was Jungkook's fiancée, he tended to believe that Lisa was able to achieve success on her own. After all, Jungkook wouldn't choose an ordinary girl given his family background and abilities.
He wasn't saying that Jungkook was a snob. However, even if Lisa didn't have an extraordinary family background, she at least had to be very outstanding by herself for Jungkook to be attracted to her.
"Yeah, Miss Lisa, you're really unbelievable." Chen Junnan chimed in. Even though he wasn't bad compared with his peers, he was nothing in front of Lisa.
He never felt arrogant because of his achievements, because he hadn't achieved his goal yet.
Everyone kept on complimenting Lisa, but Lisa was already used to it, so she didn't feel embarrassed at all.
Since they complimented her, Lisa felt she should be modest. "I'm flattered. I'm just very lucky."
"Miss Lisa, you're being too modest. One needs the ability to be so lucky all the time," said Zuo Zhaochen.
"Yeah, having good luck is also one's ability, otherwise one would never achieve anything," said Chen Junnan.
"..."
They talked about that topic for a long time, then changed to other topics.
"Miss Lisa, may I know, did you chase Lord Jeon, or did he chase you?" asked Zuo Wenjun. She asked that question because she couldn't imagine a cold man like Jungkook chasing a girl.
"He chased me," Lisa said.
Hearing that, Zuo Wenjun and the others were all surprised, because it was totally beyond their imagination.
Given Jungkook's appearance and family background, he had countless admirers in the capital, but his cold face and air made many girls stay away from him.
Normally, they gave up after being treated coldly once or twice, because Jungkook's cold face was too scary to accept. Not many people could stand it.
While Lisa chatted with them, she didn't forget to pay attention to the private room next door. Lisa got the news that they had made an appointment to trade in a certain town the night after tomorrow, but didn't know the specific time and place. In addition, the time and place were only initially set by them, and it might be changed at any time.
They didn't stay there for too long and left at 10 pm. When they were gone, Seokwoo and his people walked away as well.
Since they left, Lisa could stop spying on them.. She could only hope Jungkook took action earlier than Seokwoo, otherwise it would be difficult to deal with it later.
Because if any news that exposed Shen Yanfeng's deeds had something to do with the Jeon family, some people would believe it. Although it might not have a big impact on the Jeon family, the Jeon family would do its best to avoid it.
Lisa believed in Jungkook, but she still told K to investigate Shen Yanfeng's illegal deeds out of concern. Even if it wasn't very helpful, it wasn't a bad thing as long as it had an effect.
Chen Junnan looked at Heejin all the time, but Heejin kept avoiding his eyes, unless she had to face him when Chen Junnan talked directly to her. However, she stayed cool.
Zuo Wenjun couldn't stand it, so she pulled Heejin to the washroom.
It was very normal that girls went to the washroom together, so nobody felt it was strange.
After walking into the washroom, Zuo Wenjun asked Heejin, "Heejin, why are you suddenly so cool to Junnan?"
Hearing that, Heejin looked a little uneasy, but she forced herself to stay calm. "Cool? Was I very enthusiastic about him before? Have you misunderstood something?"
Zuo Wenjun didn't notice that Heejin had a guilty conscience. Seeing her being like this, Zuo Wenjun was annoyed. "You weren't very enthusiastic to him before, but weren't so cool either. Junnan likes you, and you have a very good impression of him too, right?"
Heejin took a long breath, then said looking guilty, "Alright, I guess I have to be honest with you. I did have a very good impression of Chen Junnan before, but you know it means nothing. I have a good impression of him, which doesn't mean I like him. It takes more time to know him better to fall in love with him. I know Chen Junnan is a very outstanding young man, but I just can't love him."
Hearing that, Zuo Wenjun had a big frown. "Do you mean you're in love with someone else?"
"Yes," said Heejin. In order to stop them from connecting her with Chen Junnan, Heejin had to cover the lie with another one. However, it was a lie, so Heejin actually felt quite unhappy. It wasn't the truth, but she had to pretend she was telling the truth.
Zuo Wenjun couldn't believe it, so she stared straight at Heejin's face to observe her, but Heejin looked very serious. Zuo Wenjun had to believe it.
All of a sudden, Zuo Wenjun put on a wry smile. "Fine, it's a good thing. At least you don't need to face unpleasant things."
"What does it mean?" Heejin asked curiously.
"The annoying affairs inside the Chen family! In fact, Junnan has the same tragic experience as Jungkook. When he was little, his parents passed away. He has an aunt, 2 uncles, but none of them like him. Only Master Chen treats Junnan well. Luckily, Junnan has always been smart ever since he was little. He's also the most outstanding one in the young generation of the Chen family, so others are worried that he'll take over the Chen family's wealth and power. As a result, they never stop scheming against him in private. Even though Junnan is outstanding, he's too young and doesn't have much experience. He can't control the members of the Chen family and its company. Therefore, Master Chen let Junnan build his own career in the capital in order to help him grow stronger. After he's influential enough, he'll be able to control those people in the Chen family and its company."
"Because of his tragic experience, my older brother and I are very sympathetic to him. We also admire his abilities. We know he's a very good, upright man. Although the Chen family isn't as influential as the Jeon family, there aren't many big families that are comparable to it now. As long as there isn't a huge gap and there is love, it isn't a big deal, right?" said Zuo Wenjun. All of a sudden, she realized she had said too much about it. "Oh, sorry, I shouldn't have talked about that with you. Anyway, you don't like him. I cared about your relationship with him only because I was worried you might find it annoying to deal with his family in the future."
Knowing that, Heejin had mixed emotions. To her surprise, Chen Junnan had such a terrible experience.
In that case, Jungkook seemed to be luckier than Chen Junnan. At least only some of his family members disliked him, and he had other relatives who cared about him. It was only because of Jungkook's cold character that they seldom talked with each other. However, Jungkook had already changed a lot after meeting Lisa and he gradually began to talk with them. And the situation was greatly improved after his mother was back.
"If so, I have great sympathy for him as well, but it still has nothing to do with love. I hope he can meet someone that's in love with him in the future," said Heejin. Although she hesitated for a while because of Zuo Wenjun's words, she still made that decision in the end.
"Yeah, hope so," said Zuo Wenjun. Then she said nothing further about that topic. "Alright, we should go out now."
After that, the two walked out. Everyone knew Zuo Wenjun went inside to have a talk with Heejin, but Heejin stayed the same and Zuo Wenjun had a resigned look. From that, they figured out the result.
Accordingly, Chen Junnan was in a worse mood and began to drink faster. When people were in a bad mood, they wanted to get drunk.
Chen Junnan's mood was too obvious to be hidden, so everyone saw it.
Zuo Zhaochen and the others couldn't do anything about it, because they couldn't force Heejin to be together with Chen Junnan. They didn't have that right or power.
Since Chen Junnan's love failed to be accepted by Heejin, they shouldn't be together otherwise neither of them would be happy in the relationship.
Seeing Chen Junnan like that, Heejin also felt sad, but she had to compose herself.
Lisa was the most calm one in the room. She could understand Chen Junnan's sadness, but didn't think it was a big deal, because many people had the same experience. In this world, not everyone's love would have a positive response. You couldn't force another person to love you just because you love him or her after all.
Lisa wasn't judging Heejin's affair with Chen Junnan, but it was indeed very normal.
Although Heejin and Chen Junnan had a good impression of each other, it was over now. Because Heejin rejected Chen Junnan for her friend, it became unrequited love. Anyway, it was rare to have a happy ending from first love.
Because of the worsening atmosphere, they didn't hang out late this time and they separated at 11 pm.
They had all drunk a little, so they couldn't drive.. Zuo Zhaochen and Chen Junnan paid for designated drivers, while Lisa called Jungkook.
When they separated, Chen Junnan looked at Heejin. He wanted to say something, but didn't say it aloud. He actually wanted to have a private talk with Heejin, but he decided not to do that upon thinking of her attitude. He was unwilling to embarrass her.
Lisa and the others didn't go out until Jungkook came, so Jungkook was already waiting in front of the car when they arrived at the parking lot.
Seeing Jungkook, Zuo Zhaochen and his friends went to greet him. Although Chen Junnan didn't know Jungkook, he knew Jungkook was Heejin's older cousin. Therefore, in order to show his politeness, he went over as well.
Facing Jungkook, Zuo Zhaochen and the others felt a little stressed, even if Jungkook didn't mean them.
When they said hello to him, Jungkook only replied in a flat voice, "Hi."
After that, Heejin and Lisa got in the car and left.
When Heejin was gone, Chen Junnan felt even more disappointed. However, after they left, Zuo Zhaochen and others didn't rush to get into their cars and drive away, instead they turned to look at Zuo Wenjun. They asked her what had happened.
Even though they had already figured out the result from Heejin and Zuo Wenjun's attitudes, they still wanted to learn the details.
Zuo Wenjun said in a resigned tone, "I asked Heejin why she suddenly became so cool to Junnan. Heejin told me she only has a good impression of Junnan. It doesn't mean she likes him, and it can easily change. Perhaps she just lost interest in Junnan, so she stayed away from him to prevent embarrassment."
Although Heejin said that she loved someone else, Zuo Wenjun didn't have the heart to say it aloud, because she was afraid that Chen Junnan would be heavily hit.
It was a very normal answer, because they all knew a good impression didn't mean love, and it could change at any time. Actually, even two people in love could easily change because of something, let alone when they only had a good impression of each other.
"Well, if so, I won't insist. We should go home now," said Chen Junnan with a wry smile, then walked to his car.
Zuo Zhaochen and the others didn't know what to do about it, but they didn't comfort Chen Junnan either. Although he liked Heejin, they didn't get together at all, so he would be fine in a few days.
Chen Junnan valued a romantic relationship, but he also had reason. It wasn't necessary for him to punish himself for something he didn't own. He had something more important to work and fight for.
...
When Lisa and the others left, Heejin finally couldn't control her emotions any longer. She looked very upset and was in a bad mood.
Lisa said nothing. She didn't comfort her, because she needed to digest it.
After driving Heejin back to the Jeon family's house, Jungkook drove back to the siheyuan along with Lisa. Because Taehee stayed in the siheyuan and she was the only female there, they were afraid she might feel uneasy. Therefore, Lisa and Jungkook wouldn't stay in the Jeon family's house for the night.
On their way to the siheyuan, Lisa and Jungkook talked about Shen Yanfeng.
Jungkook was unwilling to see the Rong family take action before him, so he decided to act tomorrow. Jungkook would go to catch Shen Yanfeng in person.
He had collected enough evidence of Shen Yanfeng's illegal deeds with the Chen family and Chen Jinpeng, so he already had a plan to punish the Shen family and the Chen family these days even if Lisa didn't tell him what had happened today.
"Lili, does Qi Taehyung owe you a favor?" asked Jungkook, because Lisa had told him she had helped Taehyung deal with mutants last time.
"Yes." Lisa understood Taehyung would be involved once Jungkook asked her that. In fact, even if Taehyung didn't owe her a favor, he wouldn't hesitate to help her as long as she needed him.
"Well, what the Shen family has done this time has a lot to do with Long Tianhu. We must get rid of them completely. Long Tianhu is now a senior manager in the Kirin Gang. If we kill Long Tianhu, the Kirin Gang will be humiliated to some extent. It might do something to cause a scene. We can solve the problem, but it's better if we avoid unnecessary trouble. It'll be for the best if the Kirin Gang can directly give up Long Tianhu. Can you help us with that and tell Qi Taehyung to give up Long Tianhu?" said Jungkook.
"No problem!" Lisa agreed without thinking about it. Jungkook had told her about Shen Yanfeng's relationship with Long Tianhu, so she agreed that it was necessary to persuade Taehyung to give up Long Tianhu.
In fact, as long as she promised to give Taehyung a few more power crystals as payment, he would definitely agree to do it. However, even if Taehyung refused, Lisa was determined to remove Long Tianhu.
"Oh, do we need to make an arrangement to make it like a drug deal? We can catch him at the scene," said Lisa.
"Of course if it's possible." Jungkook said, "We need Qi Taehyung's agreement."
Lisa was a doer, so she took out her phone to call Taehyung once she agreed to help Jungkook.
Jungkook felt it was a little late, so he told Lisa to do it tomorrow, but Lisa didn't think it was a problem. Therefore, she made the call right away.
Taehyung just received news that his men were hurt again, and it was serious, but he was running out of Lisa's power crystals. He wanted to call Lisa to buy more at this moment. However, it was late now, so he decided to call Lisa tomorrow. Coincidentally, Lisa called him.
"There is indeed a connection between us. I was thinking to call you just as you called me," said Taehyung on purpose, trying to flirt with Lisa once he answered her call. It sounded as if Lisa was his girlfriend.
Hearing that, Lisa already knew why Taehyung wanted to call. He simply wanted her power crystals, so she didn't think it was a big deal. However, Jungkook was displeased when he heard that and he looked mad in an instant. Nevertheless, he said nothing.
"Oh, anything up?" asked Lisa deliberately.
"I need more of your medicine," said Taehyung.
"Sure, but there is a condition," said Lisa.
"What is it?" asked Taehyung.
"I need to deal with a senior manager of your gang. His name is Long Tianhu, so if you're willing to give him up, I'll sell you the medicine with a 50% discount," said Lisa.
"Why do you want to deal with Long Tianhu?" Taehyung wasn't annoyed when he heard that news.
"There is a grudge between us." Lisa said, "Well, if you don't agree, I can deal with him as well on my own, but we won't make any more deals in that case."
Lisa was threatening him, but it depended on Taehyung whether he would accept it.. He could choose between Long Tianhu and the medicine which could save his people's lives.
"Sure, I can do that, but not for the medicine. I'm willing to do it because of you," said Taehyung, showing some affection towards Lisa.
Lisa felt nothing, but Jungkook was more displeased now. He disliked what Taehyung said to Lisa. It couldn't be more obvious that Qi Taehyung liked Lili! However, it didn't matter, because Lili belonged to him.
Lisa clearly sensed Jungkook's emotional change, but she could do nothing about it.
"Do you need me to send him to you?" asked Taehyung.
"No need. I just need you to assign a task to him. Tell him to make a drug deal with my people, and we'll catch him then. The Kirin Gang won't be exposed, but I can't promise that he won't be exposed," said Lisa.
"I don't care. I can say he isn't one of us," said Taehyung airily. Since he agreed to do it for Lisa, he was mentally-prepared for the worst result.
"Great, we'll take action tomorrow. I'll tell you once the place of the deal is settled. It won't take long. Just a few minutes," said Lisa.
"Sure," said Taehyung. After that, they hung up.
"Where do you think is the best place?" Lisa asked Jungkook.
Jungkook thought for a while, then said, "We can do it in Jingshan District! It's comparatively isolated with many factory areas. There are a lot of abandoned factories and warehouses as well. An abduction happened in an abandoned warehouse there before, so I know the place very well. On XX section, there is only one abandoned warehouse, so it's easy to find it."
Yuan Wenrui's deal with Shen Yanfeng was the night after tomorrow, so they had to do it tomorrow night.
They would arrest Long Tianhu tomorrow night, and Shen Yanfeng the day after tomorrow, so there was no need to wait for Yuan Wenrui to deal with Shen Yanfeng, because Seokwoo would be involved by then.
"Sure." Lisa said, "I can be the one who's going to see Long Tianhu. I can disguise myself as Tang Lalisa."
"Great, I'll arrange some people to help you." Jungkook didn't turn her down, because it wasn't a big deal for Lisa. He would be nearby as well, and would show up to help her quickly.
It was dangerous to make such an illegal deal, so Lisa couldn't go alone. She needed at least 5 people to follow her there.
"Right." Lisa agreed.
After that, she called Taehyung again and told him the address as well as the person they were going to make a deal with. It was a woman called Tang Lalisa who was about 20 years old.
They could only do it at night, so the time was set at 9 pm tomorrow. Long Tianhu would have enough time to come.
"How many drugs do you need?" asked Taehyung for a better arrangement.
"Give us 5kg. I'll return them to you once it's done," said Lisa.
Although Jungkook had caught many drug-dealers before, he could only turn a blind eye on Taehyung even if he was clearly aware that Taehyung was dealing drugs.
Because the government needed illegal gangs to balance some forces, they weren't punished severely. As long as they didn't break the law or embarrass the government publicly, they would be safe.
"No problem," said Taehyung. He actually didn't care whether the drugs would be returned, but there was no reason for him not to accept them since Lisa was willing to return the drugs to him.
"I'm in the capital now. If you want the drugs, send someone to get them back, or you can come in person. I won't send them to you," said Lisa.
"Sure, Yu Hao will go to get them back," said Taehyung. If he could see Lisa, he would surely go there in person, but he was occupied and couldn't go there as he wanted.
"Okay, tell him to go directly to the city center. XX restaurant on XX Road, then give me a call. I'll see him there," Lisa said.
"No problem, but it's rare that you're willing to give me a 50% discount. Can I ask for more pills?" Taehyung asked.
"Ten million yuan for 20. There is no more," Lisa said.
"Great!" Taehyung agreed with alacrity, because he didn't plan to ask for too many. He actually thought Lisa would only give him 10 pills with a 50% discount, but he was happy to get 20 pills with 10 million yuan. Since Lisa proposed it on her own, he wouldn't disagree.
Jungkook didn't know that Lisa set such a high price for the power crystals, so he was shocked when he learned that. Anyway, he could feel that Lisa deliberately let Taehyung pay more for them.
Thinking of that, Jungkook felt much better, but he still asked with uncertainty, "Did you sell a pill to him for a million yuan before in order to get more money from him?"
Hearing that, Lisa smiled with pride. "Yeah! Taehyung is very rich after all. I can't miss the chance to make more money from him! He left a bad first impression on me anyway."
Knowing that, Jungkook was more pleased.
Lisa absolutely knew what he was thinking. Precisely because she knew Jungkook disliked Taehyung, she said that to please him. Anyway, she told the truth.
"Did I tell you Rosé, Hyunsuk, and I had gone to have fun at the Earth Nightclub in City B? We played the slot machine and won the whole prize pool! There was a hundred million yuan in it. You know the casino won't let you leave with too much money, so I was called to a private room. Taehyung wanted to gamble with me. I won three hundred million yuan in the end. He refused to let me go at that time. Therefore, we had a fight and I won again. He also got to know that I'm excellent at fighting and that I have magical pills. As a result, he gave in to me. In order to have the magical pills, he became polite to me afterwards. He's willing to satisfy my requests as long as they're acceptable. However, he's a little annoying sometimes, so you don't need to take his words seriously," said Lisa. She did her best to connect their relationship with benefits in case Jungkook was unhappy. After all, what Taehyung just said to her had annoyed Jungkook.
"I know," said Jungkook. After Lisa's explanation, Jungkook felt better. He had met Taehyung and fought against him a few times, so he was aware of Taehyung's character. Taehyung was arrogant, cruel, and ruthless. Without outstanding abilities, one couldn't survive from a fight against him. Therefore, since Lisa had already met Taehyung, it was better that they had a good relationship.
Taehyung might not be able to hurt Lisa, but he could hurt people in Lisa's circles and her companies, which wasn't something they wanted to see.
Given Taehyung's character, he could definitely do that.
...
Back in the siheyuan, Taehee was still up and she was cultivating.
It was very late, but cultivators never cared about day or night.
After cultivation, cultivators were very energetic. Therefore, even if they cultivated all night, they would still be refreshed the next day.
In the siheyuan, Jungkook and Lisa didn't want to stay alone for too long, so they began to cultivate together.
Jungkook was at a high level, so he could cultivate for a long time, while Lisa just joined him. She couldn't cultivate for too long. Therefore, Lisa had a rest after an hour.
...
In the Jeon family's house, Heejin stayed in her own room, lost in thought the entire time till late at night. She didn't want to sleep at all.
She wasn't the only one who lay sleepless, because Chen Junnan suffered the same thing tonight. He ached to call, text, or send Heejin a message on WeChat, but gave up in the end. He was afraid it might disturb her.
...
That night, neither Jungkook nor Taehee had a rest, and they cultivated until the next day.
Early in the morning, Jungkook arranged for people to make the deal with Long Tianhu tonight, and some that would go with him to catch Long Tianhu.
At 11 pm, Lisa received a call from Yu Hao. He had already arrived at the restaurant she told him about. Afterwards, Lisa walked out.
The restaurant was near the siheyuan, so Lisa arrived on foot in 5 minutes.
After Lisa showed up, she gave Yu Hao the pills and left. Yu Hao wanted to invite her to share a meal together, but Lisa declined, because she needed to dine with Jungkook and the others. As for the money, Taehyung had already transferred it to Lisa this morning. He never hesitated to pay.
After lunch, Jungkook and the others had a rest for a short while before leaving.
Because of the task, Bambam and his teammates went back to the capital. They would carry out the task at night, so they would dine together in the afternoon to talk about it. The appointed place was Shengshi Hotel.
Before they went there, Lisa and Jungkook drove Taehee back to Mountain River Garden first. So when Lisa and Jungkook arrived at Shengshi Hotel, the other people were already there, including Bambam, Jaehyun, Jimin and Kai. They would follow Jungkook to do the task, while some policemen would also join them. They would meet later tonight.
Lisa would have 6 soldiers to help her and they would meet later tonight as well.
It was still before 5 pm, so they talked about tonight's task.
Before that, Lisa said, "Since we're going to talk about that before dinner, why don't we call Tzuyu to dine with us?"
Lisa said that looking at Bambam.
Hearing that, everyone turned to stare at Bambam looking for gossip, while Bambam avoided their eyes with embarrassment.
"Tell us, who's Tzuyu?" asked Jimin.
"It can't be more obvious. She must be Bambam's girlfriend," said Kai. It was only a guess, but Lisa said it to Bambam's face after all, so they naturally had that idea.
"Why didn't you tell us you have a girlfriend? We were worried about your happiness!" said Jaehyun in annoyance.
"Don't be ridiculous!" Bambam denied it at once, then explained. "It's too early to say that."
"No way! Aren't you charming enough? Isn't the girl attracted to you?" Jimin said with disdain.
Bambam fell into silence, because he lost confidence in himself exactly because of that.
"Really? That's the reason?" Kai was surprised, because Bambam always had many choices. They had rarely seen a woman who disliked him.
It was understandable that not every woman would fall in love with Bambam. However, given Bambam's appearance, it couldn't be easier for him to chase a girl. Most importantly, Bambam was a quality man.
"I'm not money. Not everyone loves me." Bambam argued in a resigned tone.
"The girl is just being very careful about a romantic relationship. It isn't because she dislikes Bambam. They haven't spent much time together after all," said Lisa. She wasn't defending Bambam, but Tzuyu.
"If so, spend more time with her! The girl needs to know how good Bambam is so that they can get together," said Jimin. He cared a lot about Bambam's happiness.
"Right, we also want to see the future girlfriend of our brother. I bet she must be very outstanding," said Jaehyun.
"I agree!" Kai chimed in.
"Stop it now. She might be scared away if you keep on like this." Bambam complained. Seeing their reaction, he was indeed a little afraid to call Tzuyu in case he was embarrassed too.
"Come on, we'll surely behave ourselves if the girl comes. We won't ask further about your relationship." Jaehyun sat next to Bambam. He abruptly patted Bambam's shoulder once Bambam said that.
"Yeah, I believe them," said Lisa.
Left with no choice, Bambam had to call Tzuyu, but he didn't do it in the private room. Instead, he went out.
Although Bambam seemed to be unwilling to do it, he actually couldn't wait when Lisa mentioned Tzuyu just now.
Bambam invited Tzuyu to come over and share a meal. Because Jungkook and Lisa were there as well, Tzuyu agreed.
When Tzuyu arrived at Shengshi Hotel, it was nearly 6 pm. It was already 5 pm when she left her home after receiving Bambam's call, so it took more than half an hour from the southern district to the city center.
Bambam went to meet her at the gate of the hotel in person, because they had already finished their discussion about the task within 10 minutes.
He had told Tzuyu the number of the private room, but his friends all asked him to go out to see her. He was willing to do that, but felt a little shy.
As a result, when his friends encouraged him to go out to see her, he made use of the chance.
However, a few minutes before Tzuyu showed up, Bambam met Mrs. Ji and Miss Ji.
Mrs. Ji was invited by her friends to dine at Shengshi Hotel. The moment she got out of her car, she saw Bambam. Mrs. Ji and her daughter showed excitement when they saw him. Bambam, on the contrary, felt upset, but it was too late for him to avoid them now.
"Bambam, what a coincidence! Did you come to Shengshi Hotel for a meal as well? Are your friends here?" Mrs. Ji asked with a smile.
"Yeah, I'm with a few colleagues," said Bambam in a flat voice.
"Hi, Lord Xu," Ji Zijing said to Bambam elegantly. Although she was a little shy to see him, she didn't show that on her face, because she knew Bambam was a soldier and hated phony women.
It was true that Bambam disliked phony women, but he still didn't bother to pay much attention to her. He only replied to her without much interest, "Hi, Miss Ji."
"Bambam, have you been very busy recently?" asked Mrs. Ji, because she heard nothing from Mrs. Xu and lost patience. She had to ask Bambam about it once she met him.
"Yeah, I still need to work in a while," said Bambam.
"Oh, you must be very busy. When can you be free? Can we share a meal together?" asked Mrs. Ji again. Her purpose couldn't be more obvious.
"Well, it's a women's gathering. I don't think it's appropriate for me to join in. You can share the meal with my mother." Bambam obviously understood Mrs. Ji's meaning, but he pretended to be unaware of it.
"Your mother and I are good friends. We're not strangers. There is nothing inappropriate! In fact, I need your help. Zijing just came home. She doesn't have many friends. Can you take her to make some friends if it's possible?" said Mrs. Ji.
"I'm sorry, Mrs. Ji. I have a lot of work to do. I don't have time to make friends normally. Do you think I'm a good-for-nothing playboy who plays about every day? Besides, I always gather together with men. Miss Ji is a young girl. Shouldn't she make more friends with other girls? Mrs. Ji, if you want me to take her to my friends' gatherings, other people might think Miss Ji isn't a good girl. Don't you care about her reputation?" Even if Bambam had good manners, he couldn't help but laugh at Mrs. Ji.
Hearing that, Mrs. Ji and Ji Zijing were displeased. Why did Bambam always misunderstand their words?
Ji Zijing could see that Bambam did it on purpose. He must know what her mother really meant. Did he really have no interest in her?
"Bambam, I didn't mean that..." Mrs. Ji still couldn't see that Bambam did it on purpose, so she tried to explain it in case he had a bad impression of Ji Zijing.
Right at this moment, a female voice interrupted them. "Oh, I'm afraid I showed up at the wrong time."
Tzuyu arrived with Mengda and Nan, but she saw Bambam talking with Mrs. Ji and Miss Ji once she opened the car door. She was displeased, so she mocked them.
Bambam was unhappy, because Mrs. Ji and Miss Ji made Tzuyu misunderstand him.
Mrs. Ji and Miss Ji knew that Tzuyu was the friend of Bambam's younger sister, so they didn't think further about that.
"Not at all! You came at the right time. Let's go inside now!" Bambam left Mrs. Ji and Miss Ji behind at once, then walked straight to Tzuyu.
"I think they have something more to talk about with you. Is it alright if you leave right now?" said Tzuyu, giving Mrs. Ji and Miss Ji a glance. "Why don't you finish the talk with them. I can go in first."
Tzuyu seemed considerate, but she was actually being sarcastic. Her target was Bambam.
Bambam knew it, so he explained at once feeling aggrieved. "I didn't have anything to talk about with them. I'm not familiar with them anyway."
"None of my business," said Tzuyu airily. After that, she directly walked inside, leaving Bambam behind.
It seemed that she didn't care about it at all, but she actually felt quite pleased. Although she was mad at the beginning and had even attacked Bambam sarcastically, she wasn't really annoyed at him, because she knew the two women wouldn't let him go. Out of manners, Bambam had to reply to them. However, what he just said publicly embarrassed them.
After Tzuyu walked inside, Bambam followed her right away without paying any attention to Mrs. Ji and Miss Ji.
Mrs. Ji and Miss Ji were angry when Bambam said that publicly. To their surprise, Bambam wouldn't hesitate to embarrass them. Besides, this time, they could clearly see that Bambam's relationship with Tzuyu wasn't simple at all.
"Mom, I don't think he likes me. He never bothers to pay attention to me even after we've met a few times. It can't be more obvious that he likes that woman," said Ji Zijing, biting her lips heavily. She felt she was a loser.
She really liked Bambam, although she indeed wanted to climb up the social ladder through him. Anyway, Bambam was very important in her heart.
Now she realized that she wouldn't have any chances, especially after knowing that Bambam already found a girl he liked. She was filled with sadness and disappointment. However, she didn't know what to do about that.
In fact, compared with people in her friend circle, she was very outstanding when it came to her family background, appearance, academic degree, and job, but she lacked confidence when facing Bambam, because Bambam was even better than her.
"I need to ask Mrs. Xu about it," said Mrs. Ji. She was unwilling to give up, so she took out her phone and called Mrs. Xu at once.
After all, Bambam was handsome, outstanding and was born in a powerful family, which made him a perfect choice. Actually, even if Bambam was ugly and good-for-nothing, Mrs. Ji would still choose Bambam to be her son-in-law.
If a man was only good-looking, he might not be able to make a lot of money. If a man only had abilities, but didn't have a powerful family to support him, it was hard for him to be successful in the future. As long as he had a powerful family as the support, he could live in the lap of luxury forever even if he didn't work for a day.
Before long, Mrs. Xu answered the call. When Mrs. Xu received Mrs. Ji's call, she felt a little guilty, because she hadn't told Mrs. Ji that Bambam had already found a girl he liked yet.
Anyway, since Mrs. Ji called this time, she could tell her about that right now, or it would cause more trouble.
"Hi, Mrs. Xu, what are you doing now?" asked Mrs. Ji.
"I'm at home now." Mrs. Xu said, "Oh, right, Mrs. Ji, I should apologize to you for one thing."
"What is it?" Mrs. Ji got nervous and immediately thought of Bambam. Was it true that Bambam already found a girl he liked? Was it impossible for her daughter to be together with Bambam?
Although she had that guess, she hoped it wasn't true.