Eunha, too, saw Lisa.
Although she and Lisa only crossed paths briefly in this lifetime, it was obvious she remembered Lisa perfectly well.
Her face, that was wearing a seductive and happy smile before this, turned cold at the sight of Lisa.
“You’re here as well?”
She looked towards Lisa, unable to suppress the coldness in her eyes.
The man Eunha was looking towards earlier—that same man who was sitting on the single-seater sofa beside Lisa’s sofa—glanced at Lisa and Eunha in surprise.
Following that, he raised his chin at Eunha and said in an oppressive tone, “Eunha, you two know each other?”
He sounded like he was giving an order. It was as though he was used to being high up in the air and issuing orders to others.
That was an arrogance that only one who was born into wealth and power could possess.
It made others feel an immense sense of pressure, but it wasn’t his arrogance that made others detest him.
Because they wouldn’t even feel like they were fit to detest him.
Eunha instantly revealed a delicate and gentle smile. “Somewhat.”
While she wasn’t too willing to admit to it, she didn’t dare to flatly deny it either.
Lisa looked at Eunha, feeling anger surge within her again. She tried her best to restrain her emotions to maintain her calm.
Eunha walked towards Seokwoo’s side submissively without even looking at Lisa. “She’s the one with the surname Gu whom I told you about.”
Surname Gu?
She hadn’t expected that one day she would hear from Eunha’s mouth, these words that Eunha had no choice but to say out.
It was also clear to her that Eunha was submissive towards this man.
Waves formed in the depths of Lisa’s heart. In her previous lifetime, wasn’t Eunha in the capital at this time?
Then, who was this man?
Moreover, he was clearly of a higher status than Eunha. Else with Eunha’s arrogance, she couldn’t behave in such a subservient manner.
A man who could make Eunha submit to him?
Interesting.
Although she was surprised to run into Eunha, Lisa who had never encountered such a situation in her previous lifetime stroked her chin and glanced at Eunha. “Yeah, we somewhat know each other. Miss Yu, you haven’t entered the alliance marriage yet?”
She sounded like she was gloating over her misfortune.
And there was also a subtle contempt, making Eunha freeze.
She had already gently leaned into Seokwoo’s arms when she detected the implied meaning in Lisa’s words and the contempt she was showing.
But who the hell did she think she was?
Seokwoo was a man that countless women dreamed of being with. For her, Eunha, to be able to make Seokwoo take an interest in her, she was already superior to many people.
How could she be despised by someone who was abandoned since young and grew up in a lower-class society?
At this thought, Eunha raised her hand and said with a coquettish smile, “To think you have the time to meddle in my affairs. What are you thinking of buying in this place? Any random item here will cost a year of your adoptive parents’ wages. Can you afford anything in here?”
These words would have stabbed at Lisa’s heart in the past.
But now, Lisa was completely unaffected. She had heard plenty of such stuff in her previous lifetime.
She had become immune to it.
“Other than this same old stuff, can you say something new?”
Lisa shook her head in a seemingly helpless manner. “If you manage to come up with something new, I might be able to think more highly of you.”
With the Yu family facing bankruptcy, you still have spare money to buy this and that. Isn’t it obvious where the money came from? I’m not as capable as you. You’re not better than I am. Where do you reckon you stand?
“You…”
Eunha’s countenance turned stiff.
She looked towards Seokwoo.
Seokwoo was sitting there leisurely, as though he was waiting to watch a good show, while Eunha and Lisa crossed verbal swords. He looked deep and unfathomable, as though he had the entire situation under his control.
Now, since Eunha opened her mouth to ask for help, he naturally had to speak up.
He gazed towards Lisa and said with a faint smile, “Miss Gu, you’re really not sparing my girlfriend any face. However, she’s after all my—Ye Seokwoo’s—woman. You’re not fit to speak to her like that.”
That last sentence sounded intimidating.
If it was an ordinary person, this might have frightened them.
That gaze—as though it cared about nothing and as though it was looking at a mere ant—had the effect of piercing into one’s heart.
But how could Lisa, who was trained by Jungkook, be startled by this gaze?
She merely sneered and said, “Sir, you sure are humorous. You allow your woman to gossip about others, but not the reverse?”
“You…”
“Lisa!”
Seokwoo narrowed his deep eyes and was about to say something when Rosé came over.
Though she had no idea what had happened over here, the way Seokwoo was talking to Lisa made her freeze momentarily. “What’s the matter, Lisa? You ran into someone you know?”
“No, I don’t know them.”
Lisa got to her feet and revealed a light smile at Rosé. “Are you done looking around? If you are, let’s leave.”
“More or less. I’m done buying.”
Rosé suddenly held up a shopping bag to show Lisa.
Lisa was speechless.
What did this profligate child buy!
With so many people around, she couldn’t criticize her then and there, so she pulled Rosé and prepared to leave.
Behind her, no idea what Eunha was thinking, but she suddenly shouted, “Gu Lalisa, you’re going to regret treating my mom that way sooner or later!”
Lisa halted in her footsteps.
If Eunha hadn’t said this, she might not have had much interest in dealing with her.
But this sentence thoroughly fueled the fire in Lisa’s heart.
“Yu Eunha, I’ll be waiting!”
She turned her head and looked at Eunha with a completely icy gaze.
Everything that happened in her previous lifetime replayed before her eyes.
And these memories transformed into needles, pricking into her, and the blood that trickled reminded her of what had happened back then.
“Regarding your mom framing my adoptive father, I’m not going to let it rest just like that. Sooner or later, I want your entire Yu family to pay the price a thousand times!”
Murderous intent was apparent in her eyes.
That murderous intent made Eunha tremble momentarily, shrinking into Seokwoo’s arms in fear.
Even Rosé was startled to see her like this.
Why did her innocent and adorable Lili suddenly turn into a ferocious ghost?
Seokwoo frowned. He had wanted to say “You sure talk big” but that very real threat was as though reminding them that one day this would come true.
Initially, he wasn’t much interested in Eunha’s affairs. But now, he felt a little curious about this woman with the surname Gu.
After Lisa pulled Rosé away with her, he lowered his head and gazed at the woman in his arms, who despite sounding bold and assured earlier on, was now in a startled state.
Instead of comforting her, he merely arched his lips and asked coldly, “This younger sister of yours is quite interesting. Seems like she’s not what you have made her out to be like. Now that I have developed a bit of an interest in your matters, do you want to confess everything to me honestly, or do you want me to investigate myself?”
Eunha trembled.
...
After Lisa and Rosé had left the mall, Rosé then cautiously asked Lisa,
“Lisa, are you alright?”
Of course, even a goon could tell that Lisa was not alright.
But Rosé had never imagined that the usually tranquil Lisa could have such a scary side to her.
She recalled that back in the troops, when Umji got into an argument with them, Lisa had never revealed such an expression.
However, it was far less scary than what she witnessed a moment ago.
The way she was looking at that woman was so ferocious, it was as though she was going to skin and eat that person alive.
“It’s fine.”
Once Lisa had gone out, she resumed her usual calmness.
Guessing that Rosé was startled by what just happened, she softly asked with a smile, “And you, what did you buy when you went in just now?”
A look of hesitance flashed across Rosé’s face.
She wanted to ask Lisa what exactly had happened earlier and what her relationship with that woman was.
But since Lisa wasn’t taking the initiative to tell her, she decided not to ask after giving it some thought.
Everyone had some secrets they didn’t wish to tell others about. Clearly, this was the case with Lili.
She decided she had better not make things difficult for her.
Hence, she simply replied to Lisa’s question, “Well, I had no choice you see. That salesperson introduced some items to me so patiently and gently. I felt bad to receive her service for free if I didn’t buy anything.
“But the things in Fortier are really expensive. I only bought a jade accessory, and it already cost me half the red packet money I had saved up all these years. I have no idea how I’m going to tell my older brother and the rest about it when the time comes…”
Lisa was speechless.
As she spoke, she retrieved that jade accessory to show Lisa.
Unsure whether to laugh or to cry, the latter took a look and saw that it was a necklace. It had a pendant that was a small, round, smooth piece of jade encased in silver.
Although it gave off an elegant aura, it didn’t seem to suit Rosé.
Lisa thus frowned. “These big brands place a lot of focus on providing excellent service, so such attitudes are to be expected. You better not enter such shops in the future. I fear you might incur a loss everytime you go in. Also, this necklace really doesn’t suit you.”
She was rather straightforward. Rosé also nodded and said, “I won’t be the one wearing it. I was thinking, it’s my mom’s 40th birthday next month and I had to get her a present. And it so happened I chanced upon this today.”
This necklace was indeed more suitable for someone older.
Lisa felt better hearing this. “If it’s a present for your mom, it doesn’t matter if it’s a tad more expensive.”
Moreover, the 40th birthday was a significant event.
And it was important to be filial to one’s mother, after all.
“Yeah.”
Rosé placed her arm around Lisa’s shoulder, as though the two of them had forgotten about what happened in the shop earlier.
“Speaking of which, I think you had something to say to me before I entered Fortier’s?”
Surprisingly, Rosé still remembered this.
Lisa rolled her eyes. “I’m not saying it anymore. I forgot what I wanted to say.”
Since she was interrupted earlier, of course, she had to leave this lass hanging for a while.
Rosé couldn’t let it rest like that. “Aiyoh, tell me what it is, will you? Lili, how can you treat me like this?”
“Hahaha, I don’t know anymore. Try guessing!”
The two of them joked around as they walked away from the mall and disappeared into the crowd.
At night, Lisa went to where Rosé was temporarily staying.
Although she was in university, she didn’t live on campus. Instead, she had rented a one-bedroom apartment outside of campus.
Although the one-bedroom apartment wasn’t luxurious, the kitchen and bathroom were well-equipped. Moreover, it was somewhere near her school.
Rosé revealed that rent here cost her over four thousand yuan a month.
And that was only the rent.
Ordinary families were unlikely to find this a good deal.
From this, one could see that Rosé’s family rather pampered her.
And since she was staying by herself, the two of them had a good time by themselves.
Although Lisa had never slept on the same bed as Rosé in the past, it felt alright to be sleeping on the same bed with her now that she was on close ties with her.
Late at night, Lisa took a shower first, and Rosé went after her.
Shortly after Rosé entered the shower, the Chief Instructor called Lisa.
“Are you having fun?”
It was a simple question that showed he cared.
Although Jungkook wasn’t as passionate as others, it made this gesture all the more heartwarming.
Even merely hearing his voice made Lisa very happy.
A smile instantly spread across her face. Lying underneath the thin blanket Rosé found for her, she said with a light smile, “I’m having great fun.”
However, she didn’t tell him about the unfortunate incident of running into Eunha earlier on.
“Good to hear that. If I have time next week, I’ll go out with you.”
After he had said this, Lisa heard the sound of papers flipping over the phone.
Seems like the Chief Instructor was busy.
“I’m applying for leave too frequently. Let’s wait for two weeks. Of course, if you want to come out, I can oblige.”
“We’ll do as you say.”
Jungkook had always given in to her in such matters.
When she heard this, she felt a numbing sensation creep up her spine, tickling her heart and bringing about a joyful feeling.
Lisa subconsciously rolled about on the bed, her lips curled up in a smile so vibrant she couldn’t even sense it herself.
She and Jungkook chatted on and off. When Rosé came out in her pajamas and saw this scene, her eyeballs nearly popped out.
The experienced Rosé instantly sensed that Lili must be on the phone with her boyfriend.
Otherwise, why would she be smiling in this manner?
When Lisa saw Rosé come out, she thought to herself ‘Oh no’ then came up with some excuse to hang up the call.
Seeing Lisa end the call, Rosé sighed and pointed a finger at Lisa. “Aiyoyoh, Lili, fess up. Which wild man were you chatting with to be smiling like that?!”
“What wild man?”
Lisa patted Rosé with a helpless smile.
She couldn’t continue keeping things under wraps. But still, she decided to maintain some of the mystery.
“That was my boyfriend.”
“You have a boyfriend!”
Rosé pounced onto the bed in disbelief, pinning on top of Lisa. “Fess up. Who’s your boyfriend? Tell the truth and you will receive a lighter sentence!”
“You know my boyfriend as well. Try guessing.”
Lisa deliberately kept her in suspense.
Rosé was quiet for a moment. “I know him too? There’s only one guy we know in common. Could it be…”
Rosé drew in a gasp. “Commander Huo!”
Spit!
Lisa nearly choked on her saliva. If Jungkook learned of this, Commander Huo would be in trouble.
“Hahahaha, I was just wildly guessing. How could you possibly be with someone like Commander Huo!”
Rosé laughed out loud, then flipped over to lie beside Lisa on her belly, and she gave the idea a serious thought.
Following that, she looked towards Lisa with a serious expression.
“It’s the Chief Instructor!”
“…”
Lisa found it incredulous. “You managed to guess it?”
“Damn, it’s really him.”
But Rosé was more astounded than Lisa. “Goodness, Gu Lalisa, I really didn’t expect you would get together with the Chief Instructor! You even managed to pull down an immortal like him to the mortal world. Impressive!”
“What do you mean by pulling him down to the mortal world?”
Lisa was annoyed. Although she had confessed to him first, Rosé shouldn’t despise her so, right?
She shamelessly said, “The Chief Instructor and I are mutually fond of each other!”
After she had confessed, the Chief Instructor had accepted her immediately. That must mean that he was fond of her.
What else could it be?
“Forget it!”
Rosé didn’t quite buy it. But then again, Lisa’s temperament was rather aloof.
Before, Rosé did consider the possibility of Lisa getting together with the Chief Instructor.
But as a person like the Chief Instructor was far too different from ordinary folks, she didn’t dare think too deeply about it.
Who knew, they really ended up getting together!
Rosé suddenly recalled something unbelievable. “Didn’t they say the Chief Instructor was transferred away? But you’re in the capital now and you’ve gotten together with him. Does that mean he…”
Lisa nodded. “Correct. He’s been transferred to the military university where I’m at, and has been appointed the Chief Instructor there.”
“Damn, Lisa, you’re really impressive!”
Rosé slapped Lisa’s shoulder, and with a look of amusement, she said, “Incredible. I take my hat off to you!”
“…”
‘Why did a girl like Rosé speak like a thug?’
“I’m surprised you really got together with Chief Instructor Jeon. Hahaha, if I tell Feng Umji and her gang when I get back, I bet they’ll cry tears of anger.”
Rosé let out a burst of gleeful laughter.
Lisa almost felt sweat forming on her forehead.
She had nearly forgotten about those people, but Rosé still remembered them.
But it shouldn’t be surprising. After all, they had gotten into conflict so many times back in the troops. They even fought once, almost costing her the opportunity to enter the advanced training camp.
How could she forget about them?
“This won’t do. I must find a time and go back to tell them about this!”
Lisa held back the agitated Rosé. “Don’t go back and spread this information. I don’t mind people finding out that I’m dating, but the Chief Instructor is an instructor and is my teacher in name. For a student and an instructor to be dating, the Chief Instructor will be implicated.”
“But if you’re not announcing this, doesn’t that make it an underground relationship?”
Rosé couldn’t understand. “If it’s an underground relationship, I feel that by keeping it to yourself, you will be on the losing end.”
“…I don’t feel so.”
Lisa had never felt like she was on the losing end.
To be dating someone like Jungkook, what else could she possibly ask for?
“Don’t tell me it’s the Chief Instructor who forbids you from telling anyone,” Rosé asked with her eyes narrowed.
Lisa shook her head. “Between the two of us, I’m the one who doesn’t wish to announce. Our identities are too sensitive, so we’ve got to at least wait until I graduate from university.”