Lisa stayed at the hotel while waiting for Seokjin.
Due to a high intensity training these few days, Lisa hadn’t been able to rest well.
While she was waiting for Seokjin, she fell asleep on the hotel bed before she knew it.
She was subsequently woken up by the ringing of the phone. She sleepily picked it up and saw that it was the Chief Instructor.
“Hello, Chief Instructor.”
Lisa’s voice sounded a little raspy when she answered the call.
Jungkook could detect the laziness in her tone right away. “Were you sleeping?”
“Mm… I fell asleep while waiting for my older brother.”
“You haven’t got to see him yet?”
On the other end of the line, Jungkook’s brows were furrowed.
“I saw him. He went back to school to handle something first. I’m waiting for him at the hotel.”
Lisa—who had just woken up—sounded like she was mumbling. As she spoke on the phone, she went to the washroom and cupped some water to wash her face in order to sober up.
“Tell me your address. I’ll book someplace to eat and pick you two up at night.”
Lisa snapped awake instantly. “Chief Instructor, are we eating together?”
“Mm.” There was a hint of threat in his voice. “You don’t like that?”
“No, of course not.”
She certainly wouldn’t dare to say she didn’t like that. She was just wondering if it was a good idea for the three of them to eat together so early on.
Even she herself had yet to eat with the Chief Instructor one on one.
But it was clear that the Chief Instructor’s intention was to invite her older brother along.
“Great.”
Jungkook seemed very satisfied with Lisa’s reply. “Jimin will also be joining us at night.”
After this, Jungkook even added, “Hang up?”
Lisa instantly laughed out loud. “Alright, let’s hang up. Bye, Chief Instructor, see you at night.”
She kept feeling that after they confirmed their relationship, the Chief Instructor spoke differently.
Of course, his cold tone didn’t change at all.
He hung up immediately.
Her older brother was going to officially meet with the Chief Instructor tonight.
Lisa looked at the mirror in the bathroom and slapped her cheeks.
She applied skincare daily, so her skin was extremely exquisite. But without any makeup, she looked a little ordinary.
The military school disallowed them from using makeup. Lisa wondered if she should learn how to apply makeup.
However, she erased that thought from her mind very quickly.
The pace was too fast in the military school at that moment, and time was too tight.
There wasn’t any spare time for her to apply makeup. Moreover, she had a natural beauty without any makeup on and she was still so young that she could probably do without it.
Still, she worried that the Chief Instructor might find her looks too bland at times.
But…
Lisa slapped her forehead. Why were her thoughts running wild ever since she started dating?
As they were going out to eat that night, Lisa fixed her appearance simply.
Taking a look at the time, it was already 3 pm.
She had merely slept for 15 minutes.
The Chief Instructor and Jimin were coming from the military school, and no matter how fast they were it would at least take several hours. Moreover, there were always severe traffic jams in the capital.
She estimated that they would be eating at around seven or eight.
So there was no hurry.
She turned on the television and played on her phone in the room for a while, and Seokjin still hadn’t come back.
Lisa got impatient, so she called Seokjin, only to find out that his line was engaged.
Shortly after setting the phone down, she heard the doorbell ring.
When she went over to open the door, Seokjin was still on the phone.
“Alright alright, Jongin’s younger sister is here huh? Then let’s go and eat by ourselves at night.”
After entering the room, she hung up the phone.
Upon hearing this, Lisa looked like she was in a difficult position. “Brother, are you meeting someone else for dinner tonight?”
“Yeah.” Seokjin looked towards Lisa. “It’s rare for you to drop by. I’m going to introduce you to my roommates, a few buddies of mine.”
“But…” The corners of Lisa’s mouth twitched. “The Chief Instructor invited us for dinner tonight.”
The Chief Instructor would definitely be displeased to have others around.
Seokjin was a little surprised to hear this. “Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”
As he spoke, he whipped out his phone to send a text message. “Forget it, I’ll cancel the dinner plans with them. In any case, Jongin wouldn’t be able to come tonight, so not everyone could be there. I’ll invite them again next time. My roommate’s younger sister is here to visit him today, that’s why he couldn’t join us.”
He had mentioned his last sentence in passing as he sent out a text message.
Thinking to herself that things couldn’t be so coincidental, Lisa asked casually, “Is his surname Qi?”
Seokjin was astonished. “How did you know this? Have I mentioned him to you before?”
Lisa was speechless.
Such coincidences indeed happened in this world.
She was unsure whether to laugh or to cry. “Is he especially handsome? His younger sister’s name is Qi Jennie. She belongs to the same school as me, and is also my roommate.”
“Right, right, right…”
Seokjin was curious. “You actually know his younger sister? But I’m not familiar with his sister. I think her name is Jen. I keep hearing him call her Jen Jen. My roommate’s name is Jongin, he’s a big shot in our law school. Our teacher’s favorite student. He’s also the school hunk! He’s in a different league from us. Already there are top law firms in the country trying to recruit him.”
Lisa halted for a moment, then said with a smile, “Brother, I sense intense jealousy in your voice.”
Seokjin coughed. “Fine, maybe I’m jealous. There aren’t many people in law school who aren’t jealous of him. But there’s no conflict between the two of us because I’m not planning to pursue a career in the law industry.”
“Then why did you choose to read law in the first place? Nothing better to do?”
After Lisa had finished this sentence, Seokjin turned around and waved a fist at her. “Sister, do you believe that I will thrash you?”
Lisa laughed out loud. “I’m not afraid. You might not be able to win me in a fight now.”
She hadn’t trained her combat skills in the army for several months for nothing.
Seokjin was speechless.
Ouch. His younger sister was revolting now.
The two of them jested around for a while. Since there was still some time, Seokjin decided to bring Lisa to walk around.
It was especially because the Chief Instructor wouldn’t be around yet for some time.
It was the first time Lisa came to this side of the capital.
In her previous lifetime, she didn’t have the chance to walk around the place.
As this was the capital of China, it was naturally a bustling and prosperous place.
Especially since it was the weekend, and the weather was splendid, the streets were crowded with people.
Seokjin brought Lisa to famous attractions in the capital. Time flew by quickly.
Over at around six, the Chief Instructor called Lisa to notify her where they were going to eat.
Seokjin didn’t think much of it, but the instant Seokjin heard the venue, he was stunned.
After hanging up the call, Lisa was curious. “What’s wrong, Brother?”
Seokjin couldn’t hold back from marveling. “Sanders Garden, one of the poshest restaurants in the capital. If others wish to eat there, they need to make a reservation several days in advance. I’m surprised this Chief Instructor of yours was able to make a booking just like that. I truly hadn’t expected that one day you would be able to find yourself a rich man.”
Lisa was speechless.
“What do you mean by finding myself a rich man?”
Caught between laughter and tears, Lisa reached out a hand to hit Seokjin.
This pair of siblings talked without any inhibitions.
Seokjin let out a peal of cheerful laughter, before putting one arm around Lisa’s shoulder and leaving with her.
It would take them around half an hour to get to Sanders Garden from where they were, and by then the Chief Instructor would more or less have reached too.
When they got to Sanders Garden, Seokjin told the waiter the suite number Jungkook told Lisa.
Upon hearing the suite number, the waiter instantly brought them inside in a respectful manner.
But Seokjin looked like he knew his way around the place.
This piqued Lisa’s curiosity. “Brother, is this not your first time here?’
Seokjin froze, before saying awkwardly, “I came here by chance before.”
Lisa got even more curious.
She knew her own brother well.
If Sanders Garden was a posh place, knowing her older brother’s spending patterns, even if he could afford to come to such a place once or twice, he absolutely wouldn’t do so.
And now, he was saying he had been to this place?
Lisa felt it was strange. “Did you come here with your roommates?”
Seokjin responded blandly. “Mm.”
This made Lisa feel all the more that there was a problem.
But looking at Seokjin’s expression, it was clear that he wasn’t willing to speak about this. Hence, she simply left it at that.
The two of them entered the suite. Shortly after, Jungkook came together with Jimin.
Sanders Garden was indeed a posh restaurant. At least from the exquisite interior decor, Lisa felt that there was a low key luxurious vibe as compared to the five-star hotels in Dayi City and North City.
When Jungkook and Jimin came into the room, they gave off a charming glow under the warm-toned lighting from the chandelier.
Jungkook’s style was casual that evening—he wore a light-colored long coat that made his body appear long and slim.
There was a similar vibe between his elegant face and the faint sandalwood scent in the room.
Next to him, Jimin wore a simple denim shirt, which made him look way more casual than Jungkook.
“Aye, Lisa’s older brother, how do you do?”
Jimin, who came in first, instantly smiled and extended a hand to shake Seokjin’s at the sight of him.
Seokjin, too, hurriedly got up to shake his hand. “Hello, hello.”
Compared to Jimin, Seokjin still appeared a little too tender. After all, Jimin was the sort of man who went through the rough military.
Although the three of them appeared similar in ages, Seokjin gave off the vibe of someone inexperienced in the society.
Unlike Jungkook and Jimin, who both exuded a mature vibe.
Lisa’s eyes were staring at Jungkook.
Jungkook naturally went to Lisa’s side, before nodding slightly at Seokjin. “Hello.”
Since they had met previously, they weren’t as formal with each other this time around.
Seokjin looked towards Jungkook and realized that although this man bore a cold countenance, he was unfathomable. It did not even allow one to detect the slightest emotion from his face.
One look and it was easy to see that he was a scheming man.
But he was still irresistibly handsome nonetheless.
Even as a man, Seokjin couldn’t help but marvel at him.
This younger sister of his was truly god damn lucky.
“My brother is like that, don’t mind him.”
Jimin sat down with a chuckle, helping to ease up the atmosphere.
When he was outside, he would sometimes address Jungkook as ‘Brother.’
But ever since she heard him address Jungkook as ‘Major-general,’ Lisa felt that the relationship between the two of them wasn’t so simple.
“What do you want to eat?”
With her gaze still upon Jimin, next to her Jungkook edged close to her ear and asked this.
There was an unintentional seductive quality to his raspy and deep voice.
As the hot air entered her ears, she felt an itchy sensation on the tip of her heart.
She subconsciously squirmed. “Anything will do.”
This ambiguous action made Seokjin and Jimin feel their heart congest.
Jimin picked up the menu, and after rolling his eyes, started to order the food.
Seokjin, too, turned his head and quietly looked at the menu.
Jungkook reached out to pick up the menu from the waiter by the side, then placed it before Lisa. “Just order whatever you wish to eat.”
Honestly speaking, the way Jungkook was behaving made Lisa feel overwhelmed with honor.
In the past, she was used to a cold and aloof Chief Instructor, and now the warmth that he was occasionally exuding felt surreal.
Although his tone and the way he spoke didn’t much change, Lisa was still able to detect certain subtle differences especially after they both started dating each other.
Before they had started dating, it was impossible for the Chief Instructor to even get close to her.
Much less behave in such an ambiguous manner.
Although her eyes were staring at the menu, she could clearly feel Jungkook’s breath falling upon her.
They were way too near.
Although her eyes were on the menu, Lisa’s heart was a jumbled up mess.
She had no idea what the hell was written on the menu.
She didn’t know that the Chief Instructor could behave in such a fatal manner.
He pointed at a meat dish with his fair and slim finger. “This is not bad. Don’t you like spicy food? Mm?”
That “mm” was said in a deep tone and brought about an itchy sensation to one’s heart, making one’s bones feel numb.
Lisa felt kind of embarrassed. After all, there were two waiters, and also her older brother and Commander Huo around.
No matter how thick-skinned she was, she couldn’t behave so ambiguously.
But clearly, Jungkook didn’t at all care about what those people think.
With her thoughts all jumbled up, Lisa nodded at Jungkook’s suggestion. “Then let’s order this.”
She had no idea what exactly it was that Jungkook ordered.
She only wished for this embarrassing scene to end.
Jimin and Seokjin couldn’t bear to look anymore.
They unanimously tossed the menu onto the table. “I’m done ordering!”
“Me too.”
Next, they ordered the dishes in a ferocious manner, as though they were carrying out a massacre.
Jimin ordered whatever was most expensive, whilst Seokjin was more toned down. However, it was evident that the scene they witnessed earlier affected him quite greatly.
He ordered a bottle of the most expensive wine.
‘Damn it. If you want to display affection in public, you need to pay the price for it!’
He had originally planned on being polite and just ordering a few dishes, but now he couldn’t hold it back anymore.
Looking at this, Lisa immediately understood…
That the person footing the bill was the Chief Instructor.
However, he nearly didn’t even look at the other two in the eye properly. It was like all he could see was Lisa. “What else do you like? One dish wouldn’t be enough.”
Jimin was speechless.
Was the food he ordered not food?
He didn’t order that much to finish by himself.
The extremely embarrassed Lisa cast a glance at her older brother who wore a look of disdain. She then lowered her head and said, “Enough, Chief Instructor. Commander Huo has ordered so much already. It’d be a waste if we can’t finish later.”
“That’s his business.”
That one sentence pierced right through Jimin’s heart.
If it weren’t for the fact that there were many people around at that moment…
Jimin would very much want to put up a resistance to this tyranny.
But since he wasn’t the one paying, he had no choice but to suck it up.
As though he heard nothing, Jimin handed the menu to the waiter.
After the waiters went out to prepare their orders, Jimin immediately voiced his displeasure.
“Brother, we’re in public, can’t you be more mindful of your own image?”
Jungkook’s gaze instantly turned icy. “What image do I need to be mindful of?”
Jimin was speechless.
He was speechless in the face of such a ferocious gaze.
Holding back a smile, Seokjin asked, “So Commander Jeon and Commander Huo are brothers?”
“We’re considered brothers.”
Jimin replied to his question first, before Jungkook added leisurely, “One is a biological son, while the other was picked up from the streets.”
It was very obvious who he referred to about being picked up from the streets.
Jimin felt ten thousand arrows pierce through his heart.
Lisa couldn’t resist laughing out loud.
Right away, Jimin gazed at her as though he was looking at a traitor.
Next, perhaps because both couldn’t stand the way Lisa and Jungkook were displaying PDA, Seokjin and Jimin banded together against them.
The two of them chatted merrily throughout the meal.
They chatted about anything from geography to astronomy.
Underneath the table, in a spot where the others couldn’t see, Lisa’s heart started getting restless.
She reached out her finger and, feigning casualness, touched Jungkook’s finger.
The man in front of her, however, laughed softly and arched his lips slightly, before spreading out his palm to hold Lisa’s finger.
Next, his entire palm completely wrapped around Lisa’s wrist.
That warm touch—that sensation of him holding her by the hand made Lisa feel a sense of ease.
She could feel her cheeks secretly heating up, making her wonder if she was blushing.
She subconsciously used her free left hand to raise her cup to take a sip.
Shortly after, when the waiters came in with the food, Lisa was afraid that the waiters would see it and wanted to break free from his grasp.
She twisted twice, yet that palm held her hand in place as though it was made out of iron.
There was no way she could break free of that.
Lisa was dazed.
There was a pleading glow in her eyes as she looked at Jungkook.
If her older brother caught sight of this, he would certainly shoot her a scornful look.
When a waiter came near Jungkook’s direction with a plate of food, Lisa felt her heart drumming.
But Jungkook didn’t look like he had the slightest intention to let go.
The waitress set down the dishes, and while doing so, her gaze shifted and saw those two hands holding each other underneath the table.
And their fingers were intertwined.
Envy welled up in that waitress’s eyes.
That was a silent sigh of emotion.
Never mind that her boyfriend was so handsome—the two of them were also so affectionate.
But as staff of Sanders Garden was trained to show their customers respect, she quietly left the room without saying a word.
Seokjin and Jimin had already started chowing down the instant the dishes were brought to the table.
How awkward. With the Chief Instructor holding her hand down, she couldn’t use her right hand to hold the chopsticks by herself.
Who asked you to flirt with him!?
What are you going to do now?
Seeing that she wasn’t eating, Jimin felt puzzled. “Lisa, why aren’t you eating? Are you going to be an immortal like him?”
Jungkook didn’t touch his chopsticks too.
Lisa responded with an awkward chuckle. “I…”
Just then, Jungkook suddenly reached out to pick up some celery for Lisa with his chopsticks.
Jimin was dumbfounded.
Unable to keep quiet about this any longer, Seokjin interjected, “Lalisa, don’t you have hands yourself?”
Damn it, they were going overboard with the PDA!