Lisa headed straight to room 2 when she arrived at South Side Recuperation Center before she even had a chance to change into her uniform.
"Grandpa, why didn't you follow my advice? Didn't we say that you couldn't have sweets? You have high blood pressure and high blood sugar, and your leg is still recovering. You need to be careful of your diet."
"I just had a tiny bit of honey," Grandpa from room 2 said as if he had been wronged.
"Do you know how much sugar is in one small bite of honey? I'm not trying to scare you, but if you don't take better care of your body, it might end up costing you your life."
"I know." Nodded the grandpa obediently.
Lisa gave the grandpa a shot of insulin, and after advising him once more about his diet, she threatened, "If you don't behave, then I won't play chess with you, and you'll have to sit around alone."
"I'll behave." The grandpa now sounded like a little kid.
After Lisa settled down the grandpa in room 2, she walked out and stretched her body.
Jimin just happened to be heading out for some light exercise with the help of his bodyguards.
He was just about to speak when he saw Lisa, but Lisa turned around without even looking at him.
This angered him, but he couldn't just let go of his ego, so he didn't approach Lisa.
"Young Master Park, what do you want to eat tonight? I'll get the chef to prepare it," Haein walked over and asked carefully.
Jimin looked at Lisa, who was sitting at the on-call station and said, "I want kimbap."
'Uhm... kimbap?" Haein was a bit surprised.
Lisa didn't care at all. She took her phone and house keys and headed out.
"Haein, I'm off now. The grandpa in room two is stabilized, but be careful of what he eats."
"Okay."
Then, Lisa headed out, but as she passed by Jimin, he immaturely stuck out his foot.
He wanted to trip her...
However, Lisa noticed this little trick, and after Jimin reached out his foot, she stepped onto it without any mercy.
"Ah... you stepped...?!!!" Jimin cried in pain and couldn't even finish his sentence.
Then, Lisa coldly looked at him, "How old are you, Jimin-ssi?"
Jimin's face immediately darkened when he heard what she said...
"If you're an adult, then please, don't be so immature. If you continue playing tricks like this, it will only hinder your brain development. Haein, tell the head nurse that the patient in room one not only has a problem with his leg, he also seems to be mentally unstable."
After Lisa spoke, she walked out the front door without a care...
Haein snuck a peek at Jimin and noticed that his facial expression changed, again and again, turning uglier and uglier.
"Young Master Park... do you still want kimbap?" Haein asked carefully.
"Do I look like a kimbap to you?" asked Jimin angrily.
Haein was so scared that she no longer dared to speak.
The bodyguards were afraid to move as well, and they stood around helplessly like robots.
Jimin took a deep breath in and finally pressed down his fury.
"Come, get me back inside," Jimin waved at his bodyguards and then returned to his ward.
If Haein didn't see this herself, she would never believe that Jimin would act so calmly in front of Lisa's mockery.
Although he was a bit mad, he didn't threaten to file complaints or toss glass bottles at Lisa's head.
Could this mean that Lisa was the force that countered Jimin? Everything had its weakness, right?
This shocked even the head nurse...
And because of this, they were more polite to Lisa, because she could take care of any patient.
The grandpa in room two now voluntarily followed his diet restrictions and no longer ate food behind others, because Lisa threatened that she wouldn't play chess with him.
In no more than half a month, Lisa had become quite famous at South Side.
This quickly got around...
Jimin sat on his bed, and instead of being angry, he smiled when he thought of what just happened...
Since he was born, no one had ever dared to ask if he was intellectually challenged; Lisa was the first.
He turned on his phone and flipped out the video of Lisa at the entrance of the Asan Medical Centre from a while back.
A naive-looking girl like that was able to calmly settle a medical scandal with a few words, in front of all of the media.
Jimin thought she was very special; she could speak so calmly and also had such a soothing voice.
The video stopped at the image of Lisa smiling at the press...
Jimin pressed pause, and he looked at the image on his phone as the corners of his mouth lifted up into a smile, "Lisa, huh, very good. My life became much more interesting after you appeared, I look forward to this."
*
Lisa noticed that Jungkook was already home because the lights in the study were on.
She took off her jacket and went upstairs with a cup of coffee. Knocked on the door, Lisa asked with a smile, "Hi, Mr. Jeon, would you like some coffee?"
The second Jungkook turned around to look at Lisa, his eyes immediately grew gentler...
"No need for coffee, can I eat tofu instead?" Jungkook always had a serious face on, even if he was joking but this had a double meaning behind it.
When Lisa understood what he meant by 'tofu' she blushed and walked over. She placed the coffee by his mouse, and flicked his head with her fingers, "Don't get distracted when you're working, or else you really don't deserve to be JC's president."
"Didn't you say that you were staying over at your mother's place on WeChat?"
Lisa nodded, "That's what I planned, but something happened at the hospital and I had to get back. It was already late after I took care of it, and Mom sleeps early so I didn't want to wake her up. Plus, I have to work tomorrow anyway."
"Okay, have you eaten yet?"
"I had some food at the hospital, you?"
"I didn't, but I'm not hungry," Jungkook said as he looked at the documents on his computer screen.
Lisa stood beside him and looked at the documents curiously.
There were three photos of rings... it might be because they were only initial drafts, they didn't look very pleasing yet.
Jungkook looked at them carefully while smoothly putting his hands around her waist, holding her lightly.
Then, he inhaled her unique scent and suddenly felt much happier.
"These are the rings the company is going to release next month, which one do you think is the best?" asked Jungkook.
"I'm not an expert, you should pick one yourself." Lisa smiled.
"I trust your judgment, so help me pick one." After staring at them for the whole night, Jungkook was quite frustrated.
Three different people designed these rings. The first half-moon shaped ring held stars inside, and was designed by Yerim, which was called, 'Stars Raise the Moon'.
Little girls probably all like this dreamy design...
A young chief designer in their southern subsidiary company designed the second. It was a broken tear shape, both romantic and sad, named, 'Tears of the Devil'.
The third was in the shape of a burning flame and had a complex design, which might shock others with its beauty.
A new designer from the overseas headquarters proposed this daring design, and those were the three that came out on top from tens of thousands of submissions.
As the president, Jungkook had to personally select one as the primary product, and then officially announce it to the rest of the world.
After spending an entire night with the designs, he found advantages and disadvantages to all three, so he was being very indecisive.
Lisa just happened to be back, so he asked for her opinion.
She earnestly slouched over, looked at the computer, and said, "Then I'll tell you what I think, but don't laugh at me."
"Okay." Jungkook's hand unconsciously clasped Lisa's waist tighter, as if he was scared that she would run away.
"The first design is somewhat traditional, but there's nothing wrong with being conservative to go with taking the traditional approach with jewelry. It's a luxury product, and consumers might be scared to try newer designs, so many people would make the most conservative choice. The image of moon and stars is very dreamy, and little girls will love that, so there's a great market for it."
Jungkook nodded...
Lisa continued, "The second one is interesting, the designer must be an artist because the work perfectly portrayed all of the wounds inside his heart, but there may not be many people who will understand it. Tears are already sad enough, so shattered tears represents endless sadness. I'm sure it'll look amazing when the product comes out, but not many people will understand it, and so they won't buy this, no matter how interesting it is. However, it would be a pity if this doesn't exist at all, so I think you could manufacture a few, and sell it as a limited edition."
Jungkook nodded with approval. "Not bad, go on."
"I personally like the last one the most. The design is daring, and the product is shockingly attractive, but it must be difficult to manufacture a design as complicated as this one. If the cost of production is too high, consumers might not want to pay a higher price, and in the end, they will only look at it, rather than buy it. So, I suggest that you get a model to wear it first, and once it has been properly marketed, the design could be sold in stores. Once a customer wants to buy it, you can begin manufacturing it after a deposit is paid. In conclusion, the first design suits the general public, while the other two should be treated as limited edition luxury items that only a few can buy, what do you think?"
"I thought the same, but the first design is far too conservative. With JC's current brand identity, we will be laughed at by the market if the new designs we propose are not creative enough. Of course, profit is important for a business, but so is its reputation. So, I plan on pushing forward the third design as the primary product. As you said, the second would be limited edition, while the first would be promoted as inexpensive jewelry and used to attract the general public."
Lisa nodded in agreement, as she thought that Jungkook would always be right.
"I suddenly feel hungry now, I want to eat something," Jungkook looked at Lisa, as his hands moved around her waist.
"If you're hungry, tofu won't be enough to fill you up," Lisa pushed his hands away and replied with a smile.
"Tofu is definitely enough for me, I just happen to like it," Jungkook protested.
There were hints of bitterness in his eyes as well...
To his surprise, Lisa nodded, "There's tofu in our fridge, I'll make some for you."
Lisa then turned around to head downstairs after she finished her sentence.
Jungkook felt helpless. He didn't actually mean tofu when he said tofu, and she clearly got it but only pretended that she didn't.
What kind of woman did he marry? She looked like a bunny but was actually as smart as a fox.
Half an hour later, Lisa called Jungkook down for dinner.
She made a mushroom meat stir-fry, a vegetable tofu soup, and two egg pancakes.
Clearly, Lisa's cooking immediately stimulated Jungkook's appetite.
The two sat across from each other, and Lisa handed him a glass of water.
Jungkook ate with great appetite...
"The man who donated sperm for my birth was sick, and I visited him with mom today."
"Okay." Jungkook didn't really react when he heard her addressing her birth father in such a hilarious way just because he knew Lisa very well and he had gotten used to her sharp tongue.
"He wants me to go back and said he left me some shares of the company, but I think he only did so to deal with Sehun. He is unable to control the situation, so he had to think of me. He even put on a show for Mom and me."
"Your mom must have bought it, right?" guessed Jungkook.
"Yes, she's still sentimental. After all, she's a normal woman, so she seemed to be slightly moved by it. But after she heard my predictions, she believed me. I think that man only asked to see my mom and me for his own personal gains, I won't be tricked by his lies."
"He seemed capable of doing that. He never asked or even mentioned you for all these years, but even now, he still plans on using you. How surreal it must be to have a dad like that." Jungkook really despised the Oh family, only because they have never treated Lisa nicely.
Whoever treated Lisa badly would always be Jungkook's enemy...
"Yes, so I've always kept my attitude firm. I won't help him, even if he calls me daddy."
This definitely broke Jungkook into laughter...
His wife will occasionally say the cutest things!
"What are you laughing about? I was talking about a serious subject with you. It's not the time for you to laugh." Lisa was speechless.
"So, honey, you must be exhausted after a day of work, but you still have to worry about these things. Should I do something for you?"
"Do what?"
"Like, give you a full-body massage to release your tensions... or we could do some meaningful exercise, to help you forget these worries temporarily."
Lisa was overwhelmed with embarrassment when Jungkook spoke so explicitly about his intentions.
"I don't need a full-body massage, but you could always give me more money. If I have more money, I won't be tempted by Oh family's shares, and that so called dad of mine won't be able to get his way."
"I have a solution."
"What?" Lisa raised her head to look at Jungkook, not knowing what kind of idea he concocted in his mind this time.
"You can come work at JC as the deputy CEO. You'll be on the board of directors and will be a shareholder of JC. What could possibly be better than being a JC shareholder?"
"That's true. One percent of JC's stock share is worth more than ten percent of the Oh corporation's stock share. I definitely believe you."
"So, do you want to come? I will have you know that I am sincerely trying to headhunt you. How does an annual salary of fifty million sound?"
"It wouldn't be good if others found out that you pulled some strings for your wife." Lisa smiled.
"Do I really need to pull strings if you're already my wife?"
"Well, instead of being the deputy CEO, I think I will just be JC's first lady. This position is relatively easy, and it pays well too," Lisa joked.
Jungkook didn't say much else as he already knew Lisa wouldn't come to JC. He was just joking around with her.
After their meal, Lisa went upstairs and took a shower. After she came out from the bathroom, she checked her phone and noticed that she received a text message.
She was dumbstruck by the content of the message.
"Fifty million has been transferred to your bank account ending in 1040. Your current balance is ninty-five million and six thousand."
Ninty-five million?
She knew where the 45 million came from, it was Jungkook's monthly income of 15 million for the last three month.
But what was the deal with other fifty million?
She got up immediately to find Jungkook watching the financial news downstairs.
"Did you just transfer money into my account?"
"It wasn't me..."
"No way!" Lisa interjected immediately.
Who else would transfer such a large sum of money to her?
"Didn't you say you wanted to oppose the Oh Corporation? I'm providing you with some funding for now in preparation."
"Are you kidding me? It's too much, I don't want all this money."
"Just take it. In case your hubby goes bankrupt, you can use this capital to help me rebuild my empire," Jungkook said casually as he sipped on a cup of tea as if he was speaking of five hundred as opposed to fifty million.
So there were truly men who would spoil their wives like this? In the millions?
Lisa didn't know what to think, so, was she a rich woman now?
It was sudden of Jungkook to transfer her so much money, but with such a good reason, it was difficult for her to refuse.
She couldn't help but feel a little overwhelmed with emotions, so she posted a status on her Wechat friend circle.
She wrote, "If a woman is with you for the money, then give her enough of it and she will leave you alone despite you being intimate with another woman. If a woman was with you for the relationship, then give her enough love and security and she won't look down on you for not having money. But, if you are unable to provide money or love, and you expect her to forgive your faithlessness, laziness, and lies, then I'm sorry, you don't need a girlfriend, you need an idiot."
Chaeyoung liked her status as soon as she finished posting it.
She then called Lisa, "Hey girl, not bad! I think your status is totally up my alley. I definitely benefited lots from it."
"Nah, you're thinking too much. I saw it on SNS and thought it was funny, so I reposted it." Lisa explained.
"Ha, I know. I'm just kidding with you! Have you been busy recently? I don't see you on Wechat very often now."
"Yes, lots of messes to clean up after I was transferred over to the South Side Recuperation Center."
"Let's go out for a drink!"
"No problem! But Jungkook can't know about it, or else he will choke me to death."
"Don't worry, I won't choke you to death. I have better ways to deal with you." Jungkook walked into the room without Lisa noticing.
Lisa immediately hung up the phone out of fear.
"Mr. Jeon, it's not a good habit to eavesdrop on others' phone conversations."
"So, you going out drinking behind my back is a good habit?" Jungkook stared at Lisa as he crossed his arms and leaned against the door.
Lisa felt a little guilty...
"I was just... saying that to Chae."
"Oh, lying to friends is a really good habit? " Jungkook intentionally emphasized.
Lisa was instantly speechless...
She thought about it for a moment and walked over slowly. She draped her arms around Jungkook's neck and whispered in his ear, "If I were to give you a kiss, will you let me go out for a drink?"
Before Jungkook had the time to respond, Lisa lifted her head, puckered her lips, and gave him a kiss on his lips.
"Lisa, did you get drunk behind my back already?!" That was Jungkook's first reaction when he regained control of his mind.