She imagined countless reasons, but not once had she thought the reason might be this.
After all, he had killed someone’s son…
He was merely asked to apologize. Wasn’t this considered a significant concession already?
Seems like she still didn’t understand Jungkook’s line of thinking.
Seeing the complex expression on Lisa’s face, he asked in a lowered voice, “Why? Did you think I did something wrong? Or are you afraid?”
Lisa shook her head. “I don’t think you were in the wrong. But from your viewpoint, I’m not afraid either.”
How could she possibly fear Jungkook?
Hearing this, he smiled. “Mm. Shortly after, we’ll be moving to our new home. I hope you like it.”
When she heard they were about to move into their new home, Lisa blushed involuntarily. Just then, Jungkook’s thin lips pressed closer to hers…
…
During the weekend, just like they had agreed on, Lisa asked Seokjin and his girlfriend to come out. But Seokjin told her something somewhat surprising.
“Lisa, I’ve told you about that dorm mate of mine Qi Jongin, right? He’s also your dorm mate’s older brother. It seems like he fought with his younger sister. Can you ask his younger sister to come out today as well?”
Lisa frowned slightly. “Jennie? I’m not sure if she’s around right now. I’ve got to call her. As her older brother, why didn’t he coax her?”
“From how I see it, it was quite a severe argument. No idea. I’ve always thought that things were strange between this pair of siblings. Just do me this favour and ask her to come out for a meal, see if they can patch things up.”
Strange?
Seems like she wasn’t the only one who felt this way.
Her older brother, too.
“Okay, I’ll call her and see if she’s around.”
Lisa had never called Jennie in private, but she knew her phone number.
Just in case there was a need to contact her in cases of emergency.
They were dorm mates, after all.
She hadn’t expected to need this one day.
After it rang twice, she picked up. “Hello?”
Jennie’s voice sounded relatively low, as though she wasn’t sure who the caller was.
“Jennie, it’s Lisa.”
Lisa identified herself. Jennie sounded relieved. “Oh, Lisa, what’s the matter?”
“I’m giving a treat this afternoon, to celebrate my winning first place in the shooting competition. Do you want to join us?”
“…Where?”
To her surprise, Jennie accepted it immediately.
“In the capital. I’ll send you the address.”
“Are you asking Gu Sana and Chu Tzuyu along?”
Jennie sounded sceptical. Lisa let out a burst of silent laughter.
Her intention was to treat her dorm mates separately after she got back. But since Jongin would be around, she should probably bring Jennie along.
But she couldn’t tell her that her older brother would be there.
“Err… yeah, I will. Do you have time to come over?”
Lisa naturally played along.
Jennie fell silent for a moment, then responded a few seconds later. “Okay. I’m in the capital right now, not far away.”
Lisa raised her brows. “Then you can just come over. We’ll be waiting for you.”
After telling Jennie about the address, Lisa hung up the phone.
She texted Seokjin, { Done. Jennie is coming over right now. }
{ Okay. I’ll get Jisoo and Jongin to come over. }
Lisa didn’t mind treating two more people to a meal.
She could afford to be wilful with the prize money she won.
Their meeting venue was a mid-tier hotel.
The renovation and facilities were pretty good, and the ambience was exquisite.
The prices weren’t expensive, but the taste of the food was quite good. Jisoo was the one who recommended this place.
When she entered the suite, Lisa saw that other than her older brother and Jisoo, Jongin was also there.
He still carried that same gloomy vibe, and it was even more intense than before.
Still, even with his hair slightly messy, he always looked handsome.
His looks would charm many girls everywhere he went.
Although she did not know why her older brother was so friendly with Jongin, Lisa didn’t ask him about it.
“Aiyah, our champion is here!”
Jisoo was the first to notice Lisa. She instantly looked over with her eyes lit up.
She had a broad beam on her face, and she was dressed in a cream-coloured dress which made her look even more poised and elegant.
“Nationwide champion. Incredible huh, Lisa.”
As Jisoo spoke, Seokjin and Jongin also turned their heads.
Seokjin couldn’t resist teasing Lisa.
Lisa revealed a pursed-lip smile. She cast a glance at Jongin, who remained aloof-looking, then went over to sit next to Jisoo.
“Have you guys ordered?”
Lisa started looking at the menu the moment she sat down. Seokjin, however, shot her a look. “Not everyone is here yet.”
Jisoo looked at Seokjin a baffled expression. “Who’s not here yet?”
It seems like Seokjin hadn’t told Jisoo that Jennie would be here.
“Another friend of ours is coming shortly.”
Lisa responded blandly, not looking towards Jongin.
But just then, Jongin suddenly spoke up. “Since you guys have friends coming, I’d better leave first.”
“Why leave?”
Seokjin, who hadn’t expected Jongin to want to leave, pulled him back. “Jongin, just stay for a meal. Lisa’s friend won’t get in your way or anything. Why the hurry to leave?”
Jongin frowned slightly, his gaze turning stern as he looked towards Seokjin. “Are you hiding something from me?”
“…”
How sensitive.
He saw through his plot immediately.
Seokjin seemed at ease and didn’t mind that Jongin saw through his plan. “It’s just a meal.”
Lisa cast a glance at Jongin. Just then, her phone rang. She picked it up and saw that it was Jennie.
Lisa stood up to answer the call. “My friend already reached. You guys can order the food while I go outside to bring her in.”
With that, she left the suite.
When she reached the hotel entrance, Lisa saw Jennie gazing around.
Jennie was clad in a simple tight-fitting T-shirt and long pants, her tanned skin complementing her fiery sexiness.
Especially Jennie’s figure.
Lisa was quite shocked, for she had never seen Jennie in such clothing, and most of the time she was in military uniforms.
She hadn’t expected her figure to be so explosive…
Mainly, those school T-shirts were loose-fitting.
Jennie was quite a sight to behold as she stood at the entrance, attracting the gazes of many passers-by.
Lisa went over to fetch Jennie with a smile. “Jennie, come in with me. It’s inside.”
At the sight of Lisa, Jennie revealed a rare pursed-lip smile as she nodded and followed Lisa inside.
When she reached the entrance, perhaps Jennie hadn’t thought so much.
But when she saw Jongin in the suite, she instantly froze.
When Jongin saw Jennie enter, his expression turned stiff.
He got to his feet, clenched his hands into fists, and placed them on the table. He gazed at Jennie and said in a dark tone, “Jen Jen.”
Although Jennie’s body turned stiff, she subconsciously walked over and called out, “Brother…”
It sounded quite pitiful.
Jongin made a surprising gesture—he pulled Jennie over. Thinking that he would do something to Jennie, Seokjin subconsciously got up to stop him. However, he then saw Jongin circle his arm around Jennie’s waist. “You’re not at all obedient these days.”
He then pinned her down on the seat next to him.
Seeing such a situation, Seokjin then relaxed.
However, Lisa was also somewhat surprised by that gesture earlier.
She had a nagging feeling that Jongin and Jennie were intimate to the point of absurdity.
Alas, she didn’t dare to overthink this.
After all, it was risky speculation.
But apart from that, there didn’t seem to be any conflict between the duo.
Mostly, from how Lisa saw it, although Jennie was an aloof girl, she was unbelievably obedient in front of her older brother.
Because Lisa was the main lead that day, they tried to revolve around her topic.
Halfway through the meal, Jongin and Jennie walked out, saying they were going outside to talk. The remaining trio didn’t think too much about this.
After they went out, Lisa casually mentioned, “Brother, how’s work coming along?”
Seokjin paused, then replied happily, “Not bad. Our company is expanding our business. Perhaps I might be assigned overseas shortly after. The company has intentions of sending me over. Going over would mean better prospects for me.”
Lisa raised her brows. “Brother, what is Sister Jisoo to do if you go overseas?”
Jisoo, who was eating, froze for a moment, then instantly replied with a smile. “Your brother’s future is more important. I will find a chance to go over with him.”
Seokjin was a little shocked. “But isn’t your company amid expansion as well? I’ve told you before, I wouldn’t be overseas for long, for only about two years. It’s not like I’m never coming back again.”
As he spoke, he even set down his chopsticks.
The duo argued over this issue. But according to Seokjin’s wishes, he didn’t seem willing for Jisoo to go over with him.
Jisoo revealed a rare aggrieved look. “We’ve only just graduated, and you’re saying we have to be away from each other?”
Helpless, Seokjin coaxed Jisoo softly, “But Jisoo, think about it. Your company needs you right now. Besides, I will only be gone for two years. Can’t you endure it for two years?”
Jisoo lowered her head and stopped speaking.
Lisa was speechless.
She felt like she had just eaten a mouthful of dog food [to witness a couple’s public display of affection].
It was clear that there was a difference in opinion between the two of them. Lisa decided to give them some private space, so she got up and said, “I’m going to the washroom. You guys can continue chatting.”
Seokjin also realized that with Lisa around, it wasn’t convenient for them to talk. Hence, he waved his hand and said, “Alright, also take the chance to check on Jongin and his sister. They’ve been gone for ages. See if they’ve left or something.”
“Mm.”
Lisa nodded, then went out alone.
Perhaps because of having eaten too much dog food, at this moment, Lisa particularly missed Jungkook. She wondered what he was doing at the moment.
The washroom wasn’t too far away. On the way there, Lisa didn’t see Jennie and her brother.
She had no idea where they went.
Lisa came out of the washroom, then washed her hands.
She wanted to leave.
But she suddenly saw a glass door next to the washroom when she came out.
The glass door was transparent, but there wasn’t anyone inside. However, Lisa could see two figures reflected on this side of the glass door.
Lisa, who was about to walk in the opposite direction, had two familiar figures flashing across her heart when she saw those figures.
She was merely a tad curious.
She was just curious.
So she went over to look.
But when Lisa went over stealthily, she saw that in the innermost area in the glass door, against the wall, Jongin held Jennie in an embrace, and the duo was locked in a passionate kiss.
Lisa was speechless.
She felt her morals exploding all of a sudden!
And when Jennie saw Lisa, she instantly shoved Jongin away with a horrified look.
Jongin frowned in displeasure and turned around when he saw where Jennie was looking.
He saw Lisa, who had her eyes widened and tried her best to regain her calm.
His gaze turned dark slightly, but he didn’t seem to care about having been found out.
Lisa tried her best to calm down her shocked heart, then immediately turned to leave, pretending she had seen nothing.
“Lisa…”
Behind, Jennie called out to her, but Jongin pulled her back, who reassured her in a resolute tone, “She won’t tell the others, don’t worry.”
Jongin narrowed his eyes. This girl wasn’t at all as gentle and harmless as she might seem on the surface, but she absolutely wouldn’t poke her nose into such matters, which were none of her business.
Lisa indeed wouldn’t tell anyone, but she had, after all, suffered a great shock.
When she went back to the suite and saw Seokjin and Jisoo still arguing, she instantly said, “I’ll foot the bill first. I have something on and need to leave first.”
“So fast?”
Seeing that she was about to leave, Seokjin waved nonchalantly. “Alright, alright, go ahead and leave. You, a student, are even busier than me.”
Having seen such an explosive image earlier, Lisa’s heart was still trembling slightly, so she simply picked up her belongings and left.
When she settled the bill at the cashier, she had somewhat calmed down.
But a pair of siblings doing something like this…
No wonder Jongin and Jennie had been giving her weird vibes. To think that these two…
Tsk.
But it wasn’t her place to say anything.
Just as Lisa was about to leave, Jennie caught up with her.
Biting her lips, though her disposition was as aloof as ever, there was an inconcealable panic in her eyes. When she rushed out, she said to Lisa in a low voice, “I’ll go back with you.”
Lisa glanced at her and nodded.
She didn’t avoid Jennie like she was poisonous after that incident. Instead, she was only profoundly puzzled.
After they went out, Lisa went straight to the point. “Was your older brother the one who first…”
Jennie shook her head and gazed at Lisa pleadingly, “It’s not what you think. Nonetheless, I hope you won’t tell anyone about this. My older brother and I aren’t related by blood.”
Lisa felt her heart quiver. “Not biological siblings? Then you guys…”
But after all, the two of them shared a surname, so it still felt bizarre.
No wonder they weren’t very much alike in appearance.
Although she felt it was weird, Lisa had to admit that when she heard they weren’t related by blood, she inwardly heaved a sigh of relief for Jennie?
“No. Because Brother is a kid my parents adopted.”
Jennie told her the truth without deliberately hiding anything.
But she didn’t say much about other stuff.
She merely said vaguely, “My older brother and I depended on each other since young…”
This cleared up the matter.
No wonder. Two people not related by blood who grew up together and depended on each other since young.
In other words, they were childhood sweethearts. It shouldn’t be surprising that they developed feelings for each other.
Now Lisa finally understood how that weird vibe she got from Jongin came from.
It was an intense possessiveness towards Jennie.
As though, Jongin would get displeased if he even saw her get close to Jennie.
After hearing Jennie’s words, Lisa fell into thought.
“Even so, I do not wish for others to find out about it. After all, you’re aware that in front of others we’re a pair of siblings. Although we have no blood ties, not many people would agree with what we’re doing. They would feel… disgusted.”
At this point, Jennie’s face turned pale.
So it turned out she feared Lisa would divulge this matter.
Fingers slightly trembling, Lisa had wanted tto grab Jennie’s hand to comfort her, but after some hesitation she didn’t reach out her hand and instead merely said, “Don’t worry. I absolutely won’t tell anyone about this.”
She didn’t even meddle in the matter of Jisoo hiding something from her older brother, so all the more she wouldn’t tell others about Jennie’s affairs for no rhyme or reason.
Lisa spoke sincerely, and Jennie nodded in response.
After this matter was resolved, Jennie and Lisa left together.
As for why Jennie quarreled with her older brother, Lisa naturally wouldn’t be a nosy-parker and ask her about that.
Although she had claimed she was going back to school, in actual fact she was going to look for Jungkook.
She went separate ways with Jennie halfway through.
When she reached the hotel, she was still feeling astounded about what she had just found out.
But even if it was Jungkook, she didn’t divulge a word to him. It was just that Jungkook, who happened to be at the hotel right now, was surprised to see her come back so early. “You’re back so early?”
“Mm, just went out to have a meal.”
“Oh yeah? Did something happen?”
Just by looking at Lisa’s countenance, Jungkook could guess it.
It was like his eyes had radars installed in them. Lisa hesitated a moment, then told him about her older brother’s matter. “Do you remember what I told you about my older brother? Never mind that matter between him and Sister Jisoo. This time my brother is planning to go overseas to advance his career, and Sister Jisoo looks like she planned to give up her own job and go with my brother. My brother disagrees with her doing so.”
Jungkook paused for a moment, a trace of surprise in his eyes. “It’s not so easy for her to go overseas with your older brother. But for her to have such an intention, it seems like she’s serious.”
Lisa walked over to stand in front of Jungkook. “I remember you mentioned Sister Jisoo is a Miss of the Qin family?”
“Yes.”
He nodded subtly. “Although she’s not of the Qin family’s legitimate line, she’s also considered a Young Miss. The Qin family wouldn’t agree to her going overseas with your older brother.”
Jungkook raised a practical issue, making Lisa’s brows crease slightly. “Although I want to help my older brother…”
“Don’t interfere in this matter.”
Jungkook said blandly, “Qin Jisoo ought to be the one handling this matter. As his younger sister, however you meddle in this matter it will be inappropriate.”