"You know who I am talking about."
"Don't be silly, I haven't slept with a lot of those women," Jimin knew that Lisa saw plenty of different women enter and exit his room, so it was natural for her to assume.
"How many is 'a lot'?" Lisa looked at Jimin as she thought it was funny.
"Why should I tell you? You're not my woman." Jimin raised his head in pride.
"Eww, don't say things like that. I'd rather kill myself than be your woman."
"You…" Jimin rarely won whenever he fought with Lisa, but even when he lost, he would never get mad.
"Who was that man? Your boyfriend? He's not that good looking, he must be one of those vulgar nouveau riches," Jimin mockingly laughed.
"If having money makes someone a vulgar nouveau riche, then you're a super vulgar nouveau riche."
"What? You don't like it when I talk about your boyfriend like that?"
"He's not my boyfriend," Lisa replied as she lowered her head to look at the charts.
Jimin seemed to be happier when she said that person wasn't her boyfriend. He put his hands on the on-call booth and looked at Lisa, "So, do you have a boyfriend?"
"Why does it matter to you?"
"If you don't have a boyfriend, I could introduce someone to you. Look at those bodyguards of mine, they're all handsome and tall, and all better than that kid who was just there."
"Your bodyguards sure are better than you." Lisa said as she raised her head to look at Jimin.
"So? Do you want me to introduce one of them to you?" Jimin smiled mysteriously.
"Doesn't the Park family work in the banking sector? When did you guys switch to matchmaking? Is your business transforming?"
Jimin's face immediately turned grim…
"Hey, you despicable girl, I meant well…"
"I don't need your good intentions, you might as well tightly shut the doors to your room, and don't let your rumors fill every corner of the hospital. Ever since you've arrived, the hospital's reputation has gone down. Those who are familiar with us will think that we're a recovery center, while those who aren't might suspect that we're a brothel."
After Lisa spoke, she rolled her eyes at Jimin and returned to the on-call office with her tteokbokki that Taeyong bought for her.
She left a disgruntled Jimin alone at the on-call booth...
After she finished a delicious lunch, she looked at the time; she had twenty more minutes before her lunch break was over.
Lisa logged onto WeChat and chitchatted with Chaeyoung. She eventually mentioned to her about seeing Taeyong.
Chaeyoung was biased towards Taeyong, so she immediately warned, "Ignore Taeyong, he's a despicable opportunist. Thankfully he knew to back down in the face of adversity, or else Jungkook would have definitely punished him for it."
Lisa laughed reading her message...
"Right, so have you two… I mean did you guys have sex yet?" Chaeyoung gossiped.
"No." Lisa replied with just one word as she didn't know what else to say. This topic was still weird for her.
"Whoa, are you asexual? You guys have been sleeping together in the same bed for so long and still nothing? I don't believe it." Even Chaeyoung seemed to be on Jungkook's side.
After a moment of thought, Lisa replied, "Liking someone means having your way with him; loving someone is learning to control yourself for him. Chae, the deeper I feel for Jungkook, the more hesitant I become. If it really happened between the two of us one day, I would definitely feel much more different than I do now."
"I'm not trying to nag you, but it's not your first time anymore. Don't you remember what happened when you were drunk seven years ago?"
Lisa felt slightly awkward about what happened seven years ago…
"I was young then and didn't care about anything, or about tomorrow. I did it only at the heat of the moment and gave all of myself to him. However, now that I'm older, I've become more cautious about this stuff; being wild was only an immature thing I did when I was young, and I'm mature now."
"But have you ever thought that maybe Jungkook's mom would accept you if you were pregnant with her grandkid?" Chaeyoung suggested.
"And what if I have his baby, but the conflict between us have yet to be resolved? Then my child will have to endure the same kind of torment that I went through. By then, it will only trouble Jungkook."
"So… are you still thinking about divorcing him?" Chaeyoung stopped texting her instead she asked this in a voice message.
"I don't know. Who knows what will come of the future… but honestly, I never imagined that I would be by Jungkook's side again one day, and enjoy such a simple life with him. I don't know what will happen in the future, and what we might be faced with. We can only take it one step at a time." Lisa replied with a voice message too.
"Okay, then you won't be going around thinking about all the other pointless things."
"How are you recently? Have you gotten over your breakup?"
"I've already entered into another relationship, yay!" Chaeyoung proudly announced.
"Oh." Lisa was speechless once again.
"Have you not heard of that saying? 'The best way to get over a relationship is to get into a new one'."
"So who is this new man of yours?" Lisa thought that because of Chaeyoung's job as a flight attendant, many people would immediately think of uniform seduction or something, so they would be biased about her work.
Plus, Chaeyoung had attractive features, so a lot of the passengers tended to ask her for her contact information.
"He's an heir of a rich family and not just any heir. I hear that he hangs around Park Jimin and his friends a lot, and he even promised me that he'll take me to see the infamous Heir of park family, Jimin. I'm quite excited…"
"Uhm… it'll be better for you if you don't see the infamous Jimin, you'll be disappointed."
"Huh? You've met him?"
"He's here at the recovery center and bosses everyone around as if the whole hospital needs to worship him just to get by."
"Really? Haha, tell me more, how is this Jimin in person? Is he as good looking as he is in the photos? Is his voice sexy? Is he generous when it comes to money? Does he have tons of girlfriends? That popular star, Kang Seulgi, did she sleep with him?" Chaeyoung asked a ton of questions from the other end of the line.
Finally, Lisa only replied, "That brat of a person is super annoying and arrogant, with a terrible temper. He's not one of the so-called Four Princes, he's a T-rex that spits out fire."
"Hahaha, this is the first time I've heard of someone judge Jimin like that! You're so weird."
"I'm telling the truth, believe it or not."
"I know, I know, you only got eyes for your McDreamy Jungkook right now. Other men don't satisfy you anymore."
After a few more back and forths with Chaeyoung, it was time to get back to work. She signed off of WeChat and began to work.
After she got off her shift, she casually flipped through the calendar and noticed that Kai's wedding was in a few days.
At dinner that night, Lisa asked indecisively, "Kook, should I still go to Kai and Krystal's wedding?"
"Of course, and remember to give them a hundred thousand or something as a wedding gift," Jungkook said casually.
"What? That much? Are you crazy? I'm not even that close with him, why would I give him so much?"
"It's to tell him that your husband is rich."
"So, are you showing off?"
"I'm trying to make him forget about you."
"No, a hundred thousand is too much, why would you give him all that money?" Lisa felt upset.
"A hundred thousand is too much? Clearly, our standards and values are different. Don't fuzz over it anymore, just listen to me. I'll get the accountant to transfer you the money tomorrow, and you'll just head in, give the gift, and leave before they serve the food. Just give them the money and come back."
Lisa nodded, "I know, but there's no need for you to transfer the money to me, I've still got plenty on my card."
Jungkook raised his hand and spoilingly touched Lisa's head. He just left a few words, "Just trust me on this, doll."
The next morning, not long after Jungkook went to work, Lisa received a two hundred thousand transfer.
How generous was her Husband, to spend two hundred thousand so carelessly on her ex-boyfriend? Was he one of those people with a lot of money and a small brain?
Three days passed by quickly, and Lisa hesitated for quite a while before she finally decided to wear a maroon Chanel dress, graceful and elegant.
She arrived on the third floor of some Luxurious Hotel which apprently was their wedding venue all alone…
She saw Kai in a groomsman suit from far away, greeting the guests with a fake smile on his face.
Hints of pleasant surprise flashed through his eyes when he saw Lisa.
"Lis…" He called out her name the same way he used to.
Kai mostly saw Lisa wearing a baggy loose white coat in hospital and even in her daily life, she loved to wear baggy clothes so he was truly amazed by Lisa's beauty when he saw her in a Black, elegant, ladylike dress.
The dress ended right above her knees, fitting perfectly on her each curve as if it was her second skin. The long sleeves were made up of Black laces with V neckline which complimented the delicate platinum chain adorning her neck with a small diamond pendent.
This was also, one of the dresses that jungkook had personally picked for her. He personally loved black colour on her. According to him, it made her skin glow.
Lisa's hair was too long and fell down from her shoulders till her ant waist. To match the dress, she had intentionally put up her hair with a crystal hairpin. This time her bangs were slightly parted.
Even though she did not come to the wedding to take the attention away from the bride, she was not about to lose in beauty from anyone not even from bride herself. She looked stunning even with minimal efforts of looking presentable.
"Congratulations on your wedding," Lisa said as she passed over an envelope.
Kai took over the envelope and placed it into his pocket. Then, he smiled and said, "Thank you."
Lisa nodded and didn't say much else...
"You are… very beautiful today." In his mind, Kai thought that she looked even more gorgeous today than at her university convocation.
But he was too embarrassed to talk about his university days with Lisa because back then, their relationship was still pure and untainted.
Lisa was just about to speak when Krystal walked out with the help of her two bridesmaids.
She shouted from afar, "Kai."
"I'm sorry, excuse me for a moment. Please go in and have a seat." Kai quickly scurried towards Krystal's direction.
Lisa turned around to walk towards the door. She did not feel like sitting down to eat and watch the ceremony. It was not that she was jealous, nor that she was unwilling to put the past down…
She only felt that she was not close friends with them to begin with, so why would she waste her time here?
Just as she walked out, she bumped into Director Jung, who was accompanied by his male assistant.
"Lisa," Director Jung greeted.
"Director Jung," Lisa said with a bow.
"Have you gotten accustomed to working at South Side Recuperation Center? I heard that you are doing quite well."
"Yes, I've gotten used to working there, and everyone has taken great care of me."
"That's good. When I have time to go there on an inspection tour, I'll make sure to speak to you alone."
"Sounds good."
After saying goodbye to Director Jung, Lisa walked out of the hotel and took a deep breath before calling Jungkook.
"I just came out of Kai's wedding."
"Okay."
"Now that I think about it, there's no way he can be compared to my dear husband."
Out of the blue moon, Lisa started to flatter Jungkook… and as the saying goes, 'flattery will get you anywhere'.
Her words sat well with Jungkook…
His lips curled in satisfaction. "It's true that not many can be compared to me."
"Yes, yes," Lisa agreed with a smile.
"Did you give them the money as discussed?" Jungkook asked again.
"Ahem… I did, but I didn't give him the amount you told me to." Lisa decided to be forthcoming.
"How much did you give them? Three hundred thousand?" Jungkook thought that she must've felt bad, so she gave them more gift money. But even if she gave them five hundred thousand, it still wouldn't affect their family's financial situation.
"No."
"How much then? 500,000? 1 million?" Jungkook was quite curious of how much she gave her ex.
"Two thousand."
"T- tw- two… two… two thousand?" Jungkook repeated, not sure if he heard right.
"Yes, two zero zero zero. After thinking about it, I can't bear to give them so much money. Even though you are well-off, that money belongs to us. Why should we give it to Kai and Krystal? Kai is just a friend from the university while Krytal is just a colleague I didn't get along with. My relationship with each of them is not worth more than that."
After hearing her words, Jungkook chuckled...
"What are you laughing at?" Lisa was slightly resigned.
"Good job, doll." The surprising amount of gift money that Lisa gave was quite funny to Jungkook; it also seemed like Lisa truly hated the newlyweds.
After hanging up, the smile on Jungkook's lips still remained…
Assistant Lee walked into the office with some documents. When he saw his boss's bright smile, he immediately asked, "Boss, did something good happen today?"
"Yes."
"Can you share it with me?" Assistant Lee asked as he ran forward, ready to kiss some ass.
"No."
"-_-"
Alright, his boss was always so willful, and today was not the first day he acted like this. Good thing that Assistant Lee was used to it already.
*
When Kai and Krystal returned to the hotel, Krystal immediately took the envelope from Kai's hands when she saw Lisa's name on it.
"Krystal, what are you doing?"
"I want to see how much money your old lover gave us," Krystal said mockingly.
Krystal's expression darkened when she opened the red pocket and saw the two pitiful 1000 bills inside it. She pointed at Kai and exclaimed, "See? What did I say? You shouldn't have told her about our wedding, she only gave us 2000, which is not even enough for me to eat breakfast. How can she do this? Each table at the wedding cost us thrice the amount she gave. Is she not embarrassed?"
"She did not stay to eat. She just left after giving me the money," Kai refuted.
"You're very observant, there are so many people there today but you still remember if she ate. Kai, what's up with you? Do you still have feelings for her?"
"Krystal, you're thinking too much again. If I haven't forgotten her, would I still have married you?"
"That's hard to say, maybe you have other motives. After all, my family bought our house and car, and your future career also depends on my Uncle. How else could a third-rate university graduate like you become a full-time employee so soon?"
Krystal's words were filled with disdain towards Kai. All men are prideful, so Kai was quite angry to be spoken to like this by Krystal.
"If that was my intention, I would have gone back to Lisa. She is the illegitimate daughter of the Oh, and isn't her family better than yours?"
"Ha, Kai, you are finally speaking the truth. Are you regretting our marriage? Then let's get a divorce, I don't want to marry you either. I'll get an abortion. I don't want to live my life with someone like you, and I know that you can only think about Lisa. I hate that woman, and I don't want to ever hear her name again."
After speaking, Krystal threw the 2000 bills at Kai's face before leaving the room.
Kai sat dispiritedly on the bed, and he was not in the mood to chase after her.
Kryatal was a classic example of a girl with 'Princess Syndrome'. Whenever she was upset, she would complain nonstop.
She did not treat Kai's parents well either. Krystal's parents and uncle went up to the wedding stage today, but Kai's parents were not invited up. Clearly, they all looked down upon his family.
His colleagues were envious of him on the surface and said that he found a good wife.
But they called him a live-in son-in-law behind his back.
Kai was so sick of the Krystal's family wealth and influence, and her 'Princess Syndrome',
Thinking back, other than being less caring towards him, Lisa was a thousand times better than Krystal.
After Krystal slammed the door and left, she sped to the nearest nightclub.
Then, she called a few of her best friends over and started drinking, despite the fact that she was pregnant.
In a corner, a woman in a short skirt looked at Krystal meaningfully.
"Isn't that the bride? Why is she drinking here instead of enjoying her wedding night? How interesting."
"Dahyun, what are you looking at?" A guy asked as he pervertedly placed his hand around Dahyun's waist.
"I saw my enemy, so I'm quite upset."
"Who? I'll help you teach her a lesson," the guy said loyally.
Krystal was at the nightclub for over an hour; during this time, she checked her phone multiple times, but Kai did not call her.
In the end, she left the nightclub angrily, prepared to go home and ask him if they were still going to stay married.
However, to her surprise, a black car crashed right into her car at an intersection.
Krystal screamed as her head crashed towards the steering wheel, and she immediately fell unconscious.