Yu Shu Ju.
This was in fact the most famous Chinese restaurant at Yannan University.
The average cost of a meal was several thousand yuan. It was considered more upscale for the university students, but not something that was completely out of their reach.
Seokjin was the one giving them a treat that day.
Mainly, it was to give Lisa a treat.
Although their family was rather frugal, they never skimped on Seokjin’s allowance.
With the addition of the scholarship he obtained, it wasn’t a problem for him to dine at such a place for at least twice a month.
Furthermore, there wasn’t a suitable place in the vicinity, so that made eating there an appropriate choice.
Since it was located within the university town, there were plenty of students eating there.
The waiter politely welcomed them at the entrance before bringing them in.
They ended up in a private room.
In such a place, dining in a private room would only be more expensive, especially during the peak lunch period at noon.
After they had entered, they saw that there was a pretty girl with a gentle and elegant disposition already inside. Her presence quite had a resemblance to lilies. Other than her, there was also Hyeyoon, someone who had just quarreled with Seokjin earlier on.
Upon seeing each other, everyone wore different expressions.
Seokjin’s countenance was rather terrible, but as the other girl waved at him with a smile on her face, Seokjin had no choice but to hold himself back from being reckless. He walked over with Lisa.
Lisa was a little amused that this girl was so thick-skinned.
If she had been criticized before others like how she did, she would definitely be ashamed to appear there again.
Does this Hyeyoon have a stronger mindset than others?
She even looked extremely calm. Upon seeing Seokjin, she even ran a hand through her long, wavy hair.
She didn’t look awkward at all.
What a talent!
Lisa sighed inwardly.
“Jisoo.”
“Jin, is this your younger sister Lisa?”
Seokjin had just walked over with Lisa when the girl beside Hyeyoon got up first. She was looking towards Lisa with a look of delight in her eyes.
She had an exquisite and gracious appearance, and her disposition was gentle and elegant like a socialite.
Most importantly, there was a pure aura about her that was rare to come by. She was like a flower bred in a greenhouse, free of worries.
She was Seokjin’s girlfriend, Qin Jisoo.
The kindness she exuded dispelled what little doubt Lisa had in her heart.
This was truly a girl whom Hyeyoon couldn’t compare with. She had no idea how that girl and Jisoo became besties.
But such a girl made one yearn to get closer to her.
“Hello, Lisa. I am Qin Jisoo. You can call me Sister Jisoo.”
Her voice was gentle and it exuded a unique and refined air. Merely judging from her speech, one could tell that she was a refined person. When she spoke, she even took the initiative to go up and hold Lisa’s hand.
As though she was directly showing her friendliness to Lisa.
Even for someone who was used to keeping a distant attitude towards strangers, Lisa didn’t at all have a bad impression of Jisoo.
Since Jisoo took the initiative to chat with her, Lisa revealed a warm smile on her face. “Sister Jisoo, hello. My older brother mentions you in front of me all the time. He said you’re like a fairy. Now that I get to see you in person, it’s indeed the case.”
Lisa’s words brought about a broad beam on Jisoo’s face. Even when she smiled, she exuded the disposition of a rich missy. She looked towards Seokjin, her eyes narrowed into crescents. “Jin, is that right?”
“Yes… of course.”
The usually confident and gracious Seokjin turned into a dazed lad in front of Jisoo.
Lisa glanced at her older brother and inwardly chuckled.
This person had the cheek to criticize her when he was just like her when in love!
Seokjin didn’t speak much. However, Jisoo and Lisa already seemed to get along really well.
Both of them had a good impression of each other.
On the other hand, Hyeyoon, Jiang Shaohe, and the rest looked at each other. They then turned their heads away.
They looked like they couldn’t stand the way the two of them were interacting.
But Jisoo didn’t notice that.
The few of them sat down, and Lisa was seated next to Jisoo.
Jisoo took the initiative to pour Lisa a glass of grape juice, the kind made from imported grapes and freshly squeezed.
“Sister, I frequently hear your older brother mention you. You’re indeed a pretty and intelligent girl.”
Jisoo’s attitude towards Lisa was very friendly. The form of address that even Seokjin didn’t use much himself, she seemed to be using with ease.
The crux was it didn’t sound pretentious.
As though it was perfectly natural.
As though Lisa was really Jisoo’s younger sister.
“Really? I feel like my older brother only badmouths me.”
Lisa laughed out loud. Upon hearing this, Seokjin rolled his eyes. Jiang Shaohe and Shao Lang both laughed out loud as well.
“Yeah, in the past your older brother used to say that he had a younger sister, but she was not as popular nor as smart as him.”
Shao Lang didn’t hesitate to betray Seokjin.
Seokjin touched his head in embarrassment. “I was young and ignorant back then…”
Lisa rolled her eyes at him.
This made Jisoo laugh along with the others.
The atmosphere at the dining table was harmonious. Only Hyeyoon was forcing a stiff smile among them.
She stuck out like a sore thumb.
Even Jisoo noticed this. Halfway through the meal, she asked Hyeyoon in a soft voice, “Hyeyoon, do you feel unwell?”
Hyeyoon’s gaze darkened. But she didn’t tell her what had happened on her way here.
The others naturally wouldn’t blurt out what had happened and cause Jisoo some trouble. But they were staring intently at Hyeyoon.
Hyeyoon let out a huff, as though she couldn’t take it anymore. She suddenly set down her chopsticks. “Jisoo, I have something on so I’ll leave first. Got an important dinner date tonight, and I need to make some preparations for it.”
Jisoo seemed a little surprised, but she was understanding about it. “Since that’s the case, you should get going. Be careful on the road.”
Since the person who couldn’t fit in wished to leave, naturally no one tried to stop her. But her boyfriend, Jiang Shaohe, still asked, “What dinner date? Do you need me to go with you?”
It was clearly a normal question, yet for some reason, Hyeyoon was triggered.
She turned around and looked at Jiang Shaohe before saying something nasty. “Go with me? Are you fit to eat with Young Master Ye?”
With that, she pulled open the door of the private room.
And she even slammed the door as she left!
The atmosphere in the private room instantly turned awkward.
Seokjin and Jiang Shaohe’s faces turned green.
One was mad at Hyeyoon for causing trouble at a time like this, whereas the other was furious at Hyeyoon for not sparing him any face in front of everyone.
Jisoo was a little startled as well. She slowly set down her chopsticks. “Is Hyeyoon in a bad mood today?”
The vexed Jiang Shaohe raised his head and gulped down the tea in front of him.
Next to him, Shao Lang patted Jiang Shaohe’s shoulder and comforted him. “Don’t take it to heart, she’s always been like this. No need to get angry.”
“Of course, I’m not angry. But she’s like a lunatic!”
Seems like Jiang Shaohe had tolerated enough to be scolding Hyeyoon in front of Jisoo.
Jisoo voiced her disagreement. “Shaohe, how can you speak of Hyeyoon like that? She’s your fiancée!”
She then turned towards Lisa and apologized to her in embarrassment. “Sorry, Sister, this was supposed to be a gathering for you. I didn’t expect… Hyeyoon has always been like this. She always acts this way. Don’t take it to heart.”
Lisa certainly didn’t mind, and she felt like she was watching a show.
Jisoo’s words were clearly siding with Hyeyoon. As she looked at Jisoo, Lisa wasn’t quite sure if she was aware that Hyeyoon was a mean and harsh person.
Hence, she shook her head. “It’s okay.”
Seokjin suddenly spoke, “Jisoo, next time don’t ask Liu Hyeyoon along when we come out.”
“Jin…”
Jisoo frowned and looked like she wanted to say something. In the end, she merely looked at Lisa, before helplessly nodding her head. “Okay.”
Lisa’s emotions were a little complex during the entire meal. The relationship between these people didn’t look simple.
However, she didn’t have the time to ask her brother for the time being.
Although Hyeyoon’s final words before leaving caused an awkward air for a while, it still returned to normal in quite a short while amidst Jisoo’s gentle voice.
Lisa could sense from her words that Jisoo had the naïvete and innocence of someone young and inexperienced.
Perhaps it was because of this that Hyeyoon became her bestie.
A person like her usually didn’t have her guard up against anyone.
This innocence was unlike silliness. It was more like innocence that arose due to leading a worry-free life.
No idea if Seokjin could tell that this girlfriend of his wasn’t at all simple.
At the end of the meal, Seokjin paid the bill.
Lisa pricked up her ears and heard that the meal cost 3,900 yuan.
Compared to the usual expenditure patterns of Lisa’s family, 3,900 yuan was considered extravagant.
When she came to the capital, her mother only gave her a monthly allowance of 3,000 yuan.
This was considered a lot already.
Since Lisa was in the military school, there wasn’t much need for her to spend money.
Even her school fees in the military school were exempted.
Spending 3,900 yuan on a meal was quite absurd.
However, this money belonged to her older brother, so she wouldn’t interfere with how he spends his own money.
After settling the bill, Jisoo suggested, “Lisa, your older brother and I will bring you to see the famous attractions in the capital. I heard that you didn’t get to do much sightseeing the last time you came. Would you like to go?”
Lisa gave it some thought. Jungkook was going to pick her up at around six, so she had to make it back around that time.
Hence, she said, “Sister Jisoo, I have a dinner date with someone tonight and have to leave at six. Do you think there is sufficient time in the afternoon?”
“Six?”
Jisoo was a little surprised. “We’re going to go to several places, so we definitely won’t be able to make it back by six. I wanted to bring you to try the local delicacies over here…”
Lisa smiled, and she said, “It’s okay, Sister Jisoo, we can go next time. Since that’s the case, you and Brother can go together. I heard from my brother that you rarely get a day off nowadays.”
“Well then…”
Jisoo was a little hesitant. Seokjin couldn’t hold himself from speaking up any longer. “There’s nothing we can do since she has something on. Let’s go on our own.”
He clearly wanted to go with Jisoo—just the two of them. Shao Lang and Jiang Shaohe could read his intention and were planning to find some excuse to leave.
Lisa inwardly sighed. They just finished their meal, and yet after she met her sister-in-law, he was planning to abandon this younger sister of his.
Since Lisa couldn’t join them, Seokjin and Jisoo went to another area in the capital as planned. Only this time, without her.
While Lisa, on the other hand, stayed in the university town area.
Since Lisa was Seokjin’s younger sister, Jiang Shaohe and Shao Lang politely asked her if she wanted to join them.
Of course, Lisa refused the offer.
After leaving Seokjin, she naturally had nothing to do with these two ‘brothers.’
Hence, Lisa was the only one who stayed in the university town. With nothing to do in the afternoon, she bought a ticket to visit the Forbidden City.
It was April and it wasn’t considered too hot and humid.
Other than tourists, there were many soldiers standing guard at their posts.
Be it rain or shine, sweltering heat or harsh coldness, they had to stand there.
This was the same for Lisa’s training. Whether there were lightning, strong winds, or even if it was raining, they had to carry out their training for the day.
Discipline was an important thing in the army.
There was a sea of people in the Forbidden City.
But after going one round, it started to feel boring.
It only took her an hour to explore around.
It was already three in the afternoon.
Lisa checked out movie screening schedules nearby, and she decisively went to watch a movie.
Finally, at 6 p.m sharp, the Chief Instructor called Lisa. She was still in the cinema at that time.
“You’re in school?”
“No.”
Lisa turned around and looked at the name of the cinema she was in, before reporting her location. “You guys can come here to pick me up. I’ll wait for you here.”
“Mm, be good, and wait there. Don’t run about.”
The tone of that final sentence made her feel a numbing sensation for some reason, and it made Lisa shiver.
“Yes! I promise to stay where I am!”
After hanging up the phone, there was an unconcealable smile on her face.
She figured the two of them weren’t too far away. And true to that, soon enough, Jungkook called to inform Lisa that they had arrived.
Under Lisa’s insistence, Jimin drove the car to the underground carpark.
Upon seeing Lisa come over, Jimin looked even more displeased than Jungkook. “Lisa, what’s the matter with you? You’re just getting into the car and you’re afraid others will see you? Is our Commander Jeon so unpresentable?”
This was exactly what the Chief Instructor had said before.
Lisa, who didn’t dare to look at Jungkook’s expression, got into the car in an embarrassed manner. “No, that’s really not it…”
But it would indeed be very troublesome if someone saw her.
It could bring about problems for Jungkook. Lisa didn’t care if it affected her.
But she had to take note of her boyfriend’s identity.
Since Jungkook didn’t speak, Lisa wisely chose to keep quiet.
They drove towards the prosperous area in the capital.
Merely looking at the streets and rows upon rows of high-rise buildings, Lisa ought to know that the place wasn’t simple.
And Jimin stopped the car in front of a… nightclub that looked very posh.
Do they eat at places like this?
“What’s the matter with Ye Jaewook?”
Jimin appeared displeased to see that it was a place like this. On the other hand, Jungkook said nothing.
Seeing that he didn’t voice his disagreement, Jimin cast a glance at him and fell silent.
When the bell boy led them in, Jungkook grabbed Lisa’s wrist tightly and made sure she stayed by his side.
Jimin felt his eyes sting upon seeing this from behind.
The interior decor of this nightclub was resplendent and as posh as European palaces. It was quite easy to see that booking a private room in such a place was extremely expensive.
The waiter brought them to a suite with a very auspicious room number—8888.
Lisa gazed at her surroundings and saw that there was a burly man standing guard every few meters or so. The security of the place was rather tight.
The moment Lisa entered the suite, she was quite surprised. It was not because the suite was a huge dining hall, and it definitely was not because of these tens of rich-looking young men, but it was because of one familiar person.
Hyeyoon was seated among them. When she saw Lisa enter, she was also momentarily stunned.
Next, her countenance turned incredibly awful as she inwardly screamed, ‘She can come here too??’
However, the way she looked at Lisa didn’t reveal her true thoughts.
Lisa merely did a quick sizing up, and she could tell that Hyeyoon was merely an accompaniment among the crowd.
Her gaze had just briefly fallen on her for a moment when a rich-looking young man with exquisite looks stood up.
“Brother Jungkook!”
There was a childish feel to his appearance. He also had arrogance and pride in his eyes that revealed how spoiled he was.
He was the standard example of a prodigal son.
But he didn’t look like someone to mess with.
When he shouted Jungkook’s name, there was a friendliness to his tone.
At that moment, everyone in the room looked towards Jungkook. They were all full of surprise and astonishment.
Astonished that the overbearing rich young man could treat him with so much respect.
Yes, respectfully.
Who was Ye Jaewook?
He was the youngest, third-generation child of the Ye family, and he was pampered to the skies at home.
From a young age, he had engaged in all sorts of misdeeds. Although he didn’t have a complete lack of principles, no one could quite stop him when his arrogance acted up.
When had he ever treated someone with such respect?
This Jungkook who just entered…
Judging from his appearance alone, he was a handsome man whose looks one couldn’t find any fault with.
It was easy to tell from how the female companions of these people were staring at him. Their eyes were fixed at him and it screamed with a boy-crazy look.
He exuded an extraordinary and high-and-mighty aura. When he gazed downwards at these rich young men, there was indifference in his eyes.
He definitely was a man with an extraordinary background.
As those present came from influential families, how could they fail to see this?
Especially when they saw Jaewook’s attitude.
But some of those in the know had their own speculations as they looked at Jungkook at that very moment.
“Brother Jungkook, it’s really hard to invite you to dinner. The last time I invited you, you turned me down almost instantly.”
Jaewook was wearing a silk shirt and the top two buttons were unbuttoned, giving him an unrestrained vibe. As he walked over, he beamed broadly at Jungkook.
His smile was a little goofy.
This was what Lisa thought of Jaewook when she saw him.
Jaewook, who was initially and solely paying attention to Jungkook, didn’t notice Lisa.
But when he walked over, he saw that a girl’s arm was hooked with Jungkook’s.
There was a hint of shock in his eyes.
Lisa, however, appeared calm when she saw Jaewook. She didn’t seem nervous at all.
She merely felt that Jaewook’s gaze was strange.
But she felt a slight tightening sensation on her arm when she heard Jungkook say in a low voice, “I had something on previously.”
That was considered his explanation to Jaewook.
Jaewook, of course, didn’t mind. As he swept his astonished gaze over Lisa, he immediately flashed a smile. “I was just joking. Brother Jungkook, you’re giving me face by turning up. Come, come, come have a seat…”
He then waved at Jimin who was behind them. “Brother Jimin, come along.”
“I know. No need to stand in ceremony.”
Jungkook beamed broadly before going over with Lisa to sit down.
But there was a minor mistake in the seating arrangement.
Initially, Jaewook had reserved two main seats for Jungkook and Jimin.
Upon seeing Lisa, he had merely regarded her as Jungkook’s female companion that he brought along, the kind that had no importance.
Who knew when they went over to sit down, Jungkook had pulled Lisa to sit down with him?
Jaewook instantly kept his questions away. With the awareness he had developed from growing up in an influential family, he winked at his trashy friends and someone instantly gave up his seat at the table to make space for them.