Lisa stared at Bambam; furious, she asked, "Is it good for a police man to be this dirty minded?"
Jungkook , on the other side, said faintly, "Korean policemen seriously need to work on their ethics."
The couple both made fun of Bambam.
Bambam wasn't offended. He smiled, "Stop changing the subject, you didn't answer me yet."
"There's nothing to say, our relationship is pure, it's not what you think." Lisa defended.
"Not what I think? Then what is it? Just missionary?" Bambam's curiosity shot over the roof; he began loudly guessing at the private details between the married couple.
"Chaeyoung, look at him, he's just as wicked as he used to be. It's a shame that he's just a policeman, he should be a paparazzi. He can interview celebrities until they cry," Lisa exclaimed.
She thought that Chaeyoung would stand on her side and snap at Bambam for her.
However, to her surprise, Chaeyoung said, "Bambam's not wrong."
Lisa was completely speechless.
"You guys do form a good team, you should get married," Jungkook glared at Chaeyoung as he suddenly remembered how she messed up his chance to reach euphoria a few days ago all because of a phone call from her. He was furious.
"Spare me please, I don't have the guts to marry a tigress like her," Bambam objected at once.
"Don't worry, I won't marry you even if you kneel down and beg me. If all the men on this world died and all that was left were you and a pig, I'll pick the pig," Chaeyoung said as she gritted her teeth.
Bambam began laughing at her remarks.
"You sure have interesting taste…"
"You…" Chaeyoung wanted to fight back, but Lisa stopped her.
If she didn't, they wouldn't be able to enjoy a meal together in peace. It's all because of Jungkook and his stupid idea, why did he suggest that the four of them have lunch together?
After they finally finished eating lunch, Lisa wanted to spend some time alone with Chaeyoung.
However, Jungkook lingered, with obviously no intention of leaving…
"Should we part ways here?" Lisa suggested.
"Where are you guys going?" Bambam asked curious.
Before Lisa could answer, Chaeyoung said, "We were thinking about going to the Superhero Valley, I hear it's a lot of fun."
"Superhero Valley?" Jungkook had never heard of it.
Bambam immediately explained, "Oh, that place. It's supposedly the second largest amusement park in Asia. I heard that the Giant Group invested more than 5 billion in its construction, and the park is home to Asia's longest roller coaster and other stuff like that. Kids like it there."
"Get in the car." Jungkook glanced at Lisa.
"Huh?" Lisa was dumbfounded; did Jungkook want to go with them?
In the end, the four of them drove three cars to the Superhero Valley. It was Sunday, and the park was crowded with people.
To save time, Lisa decided not to stand in line for all the rides. They decided to only ride the drop tower and a roller coaster.
After the four of them got off the roller coaster, Bambam's legs gave in… Face pale, he wanted to throw up but couldn't.
"What's wrong? Are you giving up? There's more waiting for you." Chaeyoung laughed hysterically.
"Are you okay?" Worried, Lisa looked at Jungkook.
Jungkook looked fine yet his heart was crying for help. However, he was determined to not show any weakness.
Especially not in front of his wife and her best friend…
"Come on, let's go to the drop tower. I heard it's 88 meters tall, I'm excited!" Chaeyoung said.
"Ms. Tigress, you're too much. I can't. I'll watch from here and take photos for you guys," Bambam begged.
Jungkook , on the other hand, didn't say anything and just followed Lisa…
After they rode the drop tower, Chaeyoung and Lisa were scared half-to-death. They swore that people who were prone to heart attacks would not be able to ride it because it was indeed terrifying. The feeling of being dropped from high above and losing control of gravity was exhilarating.
The good thing was, Jungkook stuck with them until the very end. It seemed like he was okay with anything Lisa wanted to do.
Then, the four of them went to a Thai restaurant. While they were eating, Bambam suddenly asked, "I heard you found a way for the insurance company to retract the lawsuit and let that asshole off the hook?"
"Yeah." Jungkook nodded.
"Insurance company?" Lisa looked up; she was particularly sensitive to these two words.
"Don't tell me you don't know."
"Know what?" Lisa asked.
Bambam glanced at Jungkook, and then at Lisa. He said, "Your husband signed you up for life insurance that's worth a hundred million. Don't tell me you don't know about it."
Clang!
Lisa dropped her fork onto her plate at the surprised delivered by Bambam.
"What's going on? A hundred million insurance? Sounds cool." Chaeyoung interjected; she was curious.
Lisa looked at Jungkook and demanded, "You talk."
"It's nothing, I just signed you up for some reasonable insurance."
"How much?" Lisa probed further.
"Just a hundred million."
"JUST??… a hundred million? Wealthy people sure know how to live," Chaeyoung was flabbergasted.
"Why would you do that? You're already loaded, do you really need an insurance company's payout?" Lisa frowned, she didn't know what Jungkook was thinking.
Bambam spoke before anyone else could, "See, that's where you're wrong. Kook didn't sign you up to receive a payout from the insurance company. The point of that is if you accidentally get hurt and the offending party fails to provide a sky-high compensation, the insurance company will sue. Then, the court will rule it to be intentional and sentence the perpetrator anywhere between a couple of years to a couple of decades in prison."
Lisa and Chaeyoung were shocked by Bambam's explanation…
Lisa finally understood why the pregnant patient's husband was detained; it was because of her insurance.
"Which means that when you hurt your head, because your husband signed you up for high-payout insurance for that part of your body and the perpetrator couldn't pay off the 50 million, he was sentenced to at least five to ten years of jail time. Plus, the insurance company will compensate you. Therefore, you'll have to be extra careful in the future, your insurance company will cry if you accidentally bump into things," Bambam said with a big smile on his face.
Lisa looked quietly at Jungkook; Jungkook, on the other hand, acted like he wasn't involved in their conversation. He was reading company emails on his phone.
Chaeyoung gave him a thumbs up. "Korea's #1 husband."
"You never told me these things." Lisa pouted as if she had been wronged.
"There are things that you don't have to know. All you need to know is that no matter who hurts you, they won't get away with it," Jungkook looked up and said, enunciating each word.
"You shouldn't be spoiling her too much, or else she might cuckold you in the future," Bambam joked.
In return, he immediately received the death stare from both Lisa and Jungkook.
After dinner, they each went home. Lisa, after tidying up her bed and getting onto it, was still feeling out of sorts.
She couldn't believe that he signed her up for high-payout insurance.
Why were his actions so unpredictable and illogical?
While she was thinking, Jungkook came in through the door and handed her a key.
"Here, drive this tomorrow."
"Jungkook, don't treat me so well."
"You're my wife, who else am I supposed to treat well?" Jungkook said matter-of-factly.
"But if you treat me too well, I might become arrogant."
"Then so be it. Do whatever you want, as long as you're happy."
"Jungkook…" Lisa actually wanted to say, if you treat me so well now, how do you expect me to let you go when we get divorced?
However, she didn't have the heart to say it. At a time like this, she would be raining all over Jungkook's parade if she brought up divorce, right?
- The next morning -
After breakfast, the couple left for work together. Lisa's white Sedan, although nothing luxurious, was still easy on the eyes.
Plus, the model definitely attracted attention…
At an intersection, Jungkook was supposed to make a turn, but he continued trailing Lisa's car.
Lisa took out her earphones and called Jungkook.
"You're driving in the wrong direction. This is the way to the overpass, not to your company. You can turn around at the next intersection. Once you go back to the main road, that should take you back on track."
"I know."
"If you know, then why did you purposely go the wrong way? Is your brain short-circuiting, Mr. Jeon?" Lisa was left speechless by Jungkook's nonchalant answer.
"I have to meet a client down by this Road."
"Oh, I see." Lisa hung up and turned her attention back to driving.
Jungkook didn't leave until he saw her safely drive into South Side Recuperation Center.
He wasn't actually meeting a client. It was Lisa's first-day driving, and he was worried. That was all.
Lisa was originally worried that she might become the center of gossip for driving a car to work since she was only a nurse. However, her perception changed as soon as she arrived at South Side.
The other nurses were all driving luxury cars – BMWs, Land Rovers, Mercedes-Benz GLKs… Her Sedan was shabby compared with the other cars.
Why were the nurses so rich? The answer was obvious – most of the nurses here were young and pretty.
While they took care of the patients, most nurses became mistresses or side pieces. Some even provide 'special services' inside the hospital.
Director Jung couldn't control it, because everyone staying at South Side had hefty backgrounds. If nurses were willing to sell themselves, then the rich men were willing to buy.
It's already become a sophisticated industrial chain…
There were also nurses who were just nurses; those people perform menial labor for not much money in return.
Lisa was one of these nurses. After she went upstairs, she immediately reported to the head nurse.
The head nurse of South Side Recuperation Center was a thirty-or-so woman. She was young and beautiful.
She had a gentle voice, with last name, Song.
She said, "Lisa, I've heard about you and saw you on the news before. You saved the pregnant woman and her baby. Good for you!"
"Thank you, Head Nurse."
"Do a good job here. Just remember that we'd rather set ourselves on fire than anger the patients here. If you keep that in mind, your salary will be high."
Lisa didn't completely understand what the head nurse meant by that…
"Head Nurse, may I ask which department I've been assigned to?" Lisa was eager to start work.
"Orthopedics needs a hand, so you can go assist them for now."
"Okay, I'll head over now."
"Wait."
"Is there anything else, Head Nurse?"
"A VIP patient was admitted into the Orthopedics Department yesterday. Remember to take good care of him during your shifts; you're not allowed to make any mistakes. If you piss the patient off, neither I nor Director Jung will be able to save you."
"I understand and will try my best."
As for patients, Lisa always thought that she could handle anyone, as long as patients weren't purposely looking for trouble.
She understood that most patients were anxious. That was understandable because they weren't feeling well.
Therefore, Lisa had a lot of patience, and she always did everything to accommodate the pregnant patients back when she worked in the OB/GYN Department.
Orthopedic patients would be easier to deal with, right?
There was a total of 10 rooms in the VIP Ortho wing, but only two patients.
Including Lisa, there were four nurses in total – two for day shifts, two for night shifts.
Lisa was working the day shift today; the other nurse was a cute girl with an adorable voice that could charm anyone.
She sounded like a little girl. Lisa thought she was only 18 or 19 years old, but later found out that she was already 25, even a year older than Lisa.
"Hi, my name is Sana." The nurse who sounded like a little girl smiled.
"Hi, Sana, my name is Lisa."
"I know you, you're famous. I saw you on TV a while back."
Lisa smiled awkwardly at this; being on TV for that incident wasn't anything glorious.
Because of it, her mother called her and demanded her to quit, while Haruto kept sending her WeChat messages asking if she was okay.
Thank god it was all resolved, or else her entire family would have worried themselves to death…
"Did the head nurse tell you that a new VIP patient was admitted into our department yesterday?"
"She did," Lisa nodded.
"You're not so experienced, so why don't you go take care of the other patient for now? The patient in room 2 is an old man with a good temper, so he won't pick on you. I'll deal with the VIP patient in room 1."
"Okay." Lisa was happy with the arrangements, although she didn't know that Sana had made them intentionally.
"There are only four nurses in our department, but since there's not a lot of patients, we're more than enough. You'll get a chance to meet other two nurses during the shift change."
"Okay."
"If you don't have any other questions, you can head over to room 2. The man in that room slipped and fractured a bone when he was at home and got three steel nail fixtures on his knee. It's hard for him to walk around, so you'll need to help him. Oh, and make sure his meals are vegetarian; he has high blood pressure and can't eat oily things."
"Okay." Lisa remembered everything.
During rounds, she immediately headed to room 2.
She didn't even get to speak to the patient when she heard rumbling and banging in the neighboring room, followed by the sound of someone crying.
Curious, Lisa walked out of the room to see Sana standing outside room 1, her eyes red.
"What happened?"
"Nothing, you do your thing." Sana was unwilling to say more.
Lisa looked at room 1 curiously and continued with her own work.
The man in room 2 was a retired government official; she heard that he used to be a renowned strategist for the police department.
He had on a stern face, and was reading a book when Lisa went in.
"Hello, sir, I'm the new nurse. It's time for you to take your medicine."
"It's rare to see a nurse who's dressed so down-to-earth," the old man said as he glanced at Lisa.
She didn't realize it until he reminded her that her uniform was different from the others.
She was wearing what she used to wear at the Asan medical center. It was a conservative, baggy white gown that wasn't aesthetically pleasing.
The other nurses here, including head nurse Song, were all wearing light-pink short dresses with low-cut collars.
It was like uniform fantasy…
The man's remarks reminded her that her outfit was different.
During lunch break, the head nurse brought over a uniform.
"How are you doing? Have you gotten used to everything yet?"
"It's good, the patient is stable and recovering well."
"That's good, here's your uniform, it's different from your old one at the Asan medical center."
Then, the head nurse handed her a pink short dress.
"Head Nurse… can I just wear what I have on now?"
"Why? Don't you like it?"
"It's not that. I just think the dress is a little too revealing. I don't like the style," Lisa said truthfully.
The head nurse looked at Lisa, her expression complicated. "I heard that you asked the director to transfer you to South Side."
"That's right."
"Didn't you come here to make something of yourself? If you don't dress boldly, none of the rich men will like you," the head nurse decided to directly put her thoughts out there.
That's when Lisa realized that the head nurse misunderstood her; she thought Lisa was here to land a rich man.
"I think you've misunderstood, Head Nurse. I asked to be transferred here because I needed a change of environment. I burdened my colleagues at my old post, so I didn't want to stay there anymore. But I'm only here to work, I'm not looking for rich men. Plus, I have a boyfriend."
"Oh, I see. Fine, if that's the case, I'll let you be."
The head nurse left with the uniform after upon hearing what Lisa said…
During shift changes, the other two nurses came as well.
However, Lisa heard them fighting over who should take care of the patient in room 1.
Both of them obvisouly seemed to want to work for room 1. Lisa had a feeling that whoever was in that room was probably someone very important, or else Sana wouldn't have offered to work there in the morning. The two girls working the night shift both wanted room 1 as well.
In the end, those two nurses ended up playing rock, paper, scissors. The one who won was in such a good mood that she went to room 1 without even having dinner.
*
That night, Lisa prepared dinner for Jungkook. However, as soon as she sat down on the couch to watch some TV, her phone rang, and it was South Side calling.
"Lisa, come quickly, something happened in our department."
After hanging up, Lisa grabbed her coat in a hurry and headed downstairs, where she bumped into Jungkook.
"Where are you going?"
"Something happened at the hospital, I need to go. I made dinner, eat it while it's hot." Then, Lisa left in a hurry.
Jungkook's gaze lingered on Lisa's petite figure as she slowly disappeared…