"Hey, what are you doing?"
"You won't give it to me anyways if I ask, so I might as well steal it," Jimin spoke as he chewed, looking nothing like a rich heir.
"Jimin... did you draw a cat face on me yesterday?"
"Ahem... no."
"Impossible." Clearly, Lisa didn't believe him.
"I totally drew a tiger on your face, okay? Didn't you see the mark on your forehead?" Jimin objected.
Lisa, "-_-"
She originally thought that Jimin would deny that he drew on her face, but it seemed like she was overthinking things.
He was correcting her that he drew a tiger on her face, and not a cat...
"Jimin... you must be very bored. Doesn't BigHit have any movies to film recently?" asked Lisa upsettingly.
"There is, but I don't have to worry about stuff like that. A vice president reports to me, and he takes care of everything. That's called high productivity."
"Pish... I see it as not doing work..."
"We're going to order food, what do you want? I'll get you some..."
"No thanks, I'm full."
Lisa got up and passed the leftover sushi to Jimin, and said, "I've made too much today, you can have the rest."
Jimin was a bit flattered...
However, he didn't dare to take the sushi, as he only asked confusingly, "Why are you being so nice to me?"
"It's fine if you don't want it, I'll just toss it in the garbage." After Lisa spoke; she pretended that she was about to take it.
"Don't, don't, I want it," Jimin snatched it over, and then happily took the sushi back to the room.
Lisa smiled in success. "Now, let's wait for the big show."
After Jimin returned to the room with the sushi....
Jimin said, "You two order, I don't need any."
Taehyung , "What's wrong? Where did you get the sushi?"
Bang Chan, "He must've stolen it from Lisa, or else why would he be as happy as a clam?"
Jimin, "I didn't steal it. Let me correct you. It was given, she gave it to me."
Taehyung, "She gave it to you? I don't believe it, it must have been her leftovers."
Jimin, "You guys are just jealous that you can't have any. It's a whole box, and the only one missing was just eaten by me, so how could it be leftovers? She totally gave this to me."
Taehyung, "That's so weird, could the sushi be poisoned?"
Bang Chan, "Great minds think alike."
Jimin, "I'll eat it even if it's poisoned. I'll even eat Viagra, as long as she gives it to me."
Bang Chan and Taehyung burst into laughter, as they saw how possessed Jimin was...
Then the two ordered a bountiful meal from Opulent House.
However, Jimin sat on the sofa and slowly ate the sushi without anything else added on.
Half an hour later...
"No, I still have to go to the washroom..." After Jimin spoke, he got up and ran away.
"He already went to the washroom six times in the last ten minutes. The sushi definitely wasn't that good. Good thing I held back and didn't have any," Taehyung exclaimed.
Bang Chan laughed, "I told you that woman couldn't have come in peace. See what happened?"
Just as Jimin was about to go to the washroom for the seventh time, Bang Chan stopped him. "Hey... did you do something to her? From what I know, Lisa might be ill-tempered, but she shouldn't have any reason to torture you like this."
Jimin didn't say anything...
However, Taehyung laughed, "Does drawing a tiger count?"
"What tiger? Did I miss something?" Bang Chan was confused.
So Taehyung told him about how Jimin drew a tiger on her face last night, and Bang Chan roared with laughter when he saw the photo.
The two laughed inside the room nonstop, while Jimin ran to the washroom nonstop...
He never thought that Lisa would place laxatives in the sushi.
Just then, Lisa pushed open the room door, and Bang Chan immediately put away his laughter. "Hello, Head Nurse."
Over the last couple of days, he became aware of Lisa's personality and decided that he wouldn't go against her.
"This is the antidote, give it to him," Lisa slowly said as she tossed a little bag to Taehyung.
"Remember to tell him something for me."
"What is it?" Taehyung asked in anticipation.
"In the future, don't offend women again, especially those who know how to plant poison." After Lisa spoke, she gracefully walked out of the room.
Bang Chan, "Oof... was that a threat?"
Taehyung, "It counts as one, she meant that she only gave him laxatives this time, but who's to say what kind of poison will come next time?"
Taehyung gave the antidote to Jimin when he returned from the washroom, followed with what Lisa said.
Jimin didn't say anything...
"Young Master Park, how does that saying go again? Women have the most poisonous hearts... think about the black widow spider..." Bang Chan displayed typical schadenfreude.
"Get lost, think before you speak!" cursed Jimin.
Taehyung stared at Bang Chan. "Exactly, you really don't know what to say. Our Jimin is so fierce, so wealthy and handsome, how could he be a tiny spider? He's at least a tarantula."
Jimin, "... Come here, both of you. Let me take good care of you guys."
Jimin gestured with his finger, and Taehyung was so scared that he ran onto Bang Chan's bed.
"Don't, Jimin, don't vent your anger on us. You have to vent it on the person who caused you damage. Go find Lisa instead." bang Chan giggled.
Jimin tightly squeezed the pack of antidote; his emotions were a combination of fury and amusement...
"Don't worry, she won't get away. That little girl dares to trick me, I definitely won't let her off the hook."
After punishing Jimin, Huo Mian let of a breath of satisfaction...
She unconsciously opened instagram, which she hasn't logged onto for a while, and even received a private message.
The first was a photo of her face painted as a tiger. It looked very dumb and embarrassing.
Then Jimin sent, "I'm raising a Bengal tiger at home. It's pretty, but it has a hot temper and is very ferocious. Please give me some advice, how should I tame it?"
Jimin was totally teasing her...
No one else but him would use a photo of someone and ask them how he should tame them.
Lisa thought for a few seconds, and then replied with one sentence, "Was the sushi good tonight?"
As soon as the word 'sushi' crossed Jimin's mind, he suddenly ran to the washroom; it already became a reflex...
Lisa logged off of Instagram without any more patience to chat with Jimin, and then she went onto WeChat.
She saw that Haruto and Wonyoung had posted a picture together at the same time, with only one word, "Us."
Then a photo followed beneath of the two smiling happily and sweetly...
They were imitating the relationship announcement of those A-list stars last year.
This method truly couldn't be more out of fashion...
In the end, Lisa reluctantly agreed for them to be together. Actually, reluctant wouldn't be the right word; it was more like a failed attempt to convince them not to date.
So, she couldn't do much else. Wonyoung and Haruto no longer dated in the dark, because his sister already found out about them, so they might as well flaunt their love.
Haruto had Chaeyoung on his WeChat, so Chaeyoung saw the photo immediately after she got off the plane.
She then immediately sent a WeChat message to Lisa.
"That brat, Haruto, is in love?"
"Yup."
"Damn, how are we supposed to live now, he isn't even 20 yet, what's his rush?" Chaeyoung called out.
"What does age have to do with anything? Didn't you see that joke from a while ago?"
"What joke?" Chaeyoung was confused.
"A boy said to a girl outside a kindergarten, 'I've got a lollipop, do you want a bite?' the little girl said, 'I don't want it, I'm afraid I'll become pregnant.' The little boy then said, 'If you become pregnant, just give birth. If anything, we can all attend kindergarten together.'"
"Hahahaha... that's hilarious," Chaeyoung broke into laughter.
However, Lisa spoke in all seriousness, "That's the most responsible thing I've heard. Even kids know what relationships are, what are you waiting for as an adult? I think you have feelings for Bambam, why don't you two just get together?"
"Which one of your eyes told you that I liked him... seriously." Chaeyoung still maintained her 'in-denial' attitude.
"Chae..."
"What?"
"How should I put this? The joke remains a joke, but as your best friend, I still need to say something to you," Lisa spoke in all seriousness.
"Tell me," Chaeyoung immediately replied.
Lisa said again, "In our lifetime, not many get the chance to meet someone they like who likes them back. If you meet someone like that, then how tragic would it be if you missed out on him in the end because of trivial reasons? If you accept this relationship, then even if you two don't end up together in the end, you won't regret anything, because you've already experienced it. When you're old, you won't regret dating someone; rather, you'll regret not dating someone."
"Lisa..." Faced with such a serious Lisa, Chaeyoung suddenly didn't know what to say.
"Chae, I'm not trying to get you and Bambam together, I just want to say that if you like him, and he likes you as well, then why don't you try it out? Life isn't short, nor is it long, but once you miss out on something or someone, it might be forever. Remember that sing named, Later? We used to love that song in high school. Do you remember my favorite lyrics in that song?"
Chaeyoung was slightly convinced, as her voice trembled when she sang back, "Later, we finally learned how to love, but you've already disappeared into the crowd. Later, I finally realized in my tears that some people won't be around once you let them slip away."
"So I won't interfere too much in your relationship, I just don't want you to be left with any regrets when you're older."
"I know."
"Anyways, I have to go now. I have to get ready to go home, I'm super sleepy."
"Drive safely on your way back."
"Okay."
Lisa hung up the phone and exhaustingly stood up. She took off her white lab coat and changed into her little trench coat.
Then, she took her bag and walked out of the hospital...
However, as soon as she stepped out the entrance, she was shocked by the cars parked outside...
There were plenty of cars that weren't there before, parked messily all around Lisa's car.
Plus, they all violated parking regulations and completely trapped Lisa's car inside.
No one, not even a magician could help her get her car out unless the car had wings. Then, it might be able to fly out...
Lisa angrily walked up to the two race cars behind her own car...
There was a flame-red Ferrari, but since Lisa didn't know much about luxurious cars, she didn't know which model it was.
She only saw that these two Ferraris had blocked her way of backing out...
However, she suddenly noticed a card on the back on the car, which had the car owner's number written on it.
Seemed like this car owner still had some decency, at least he or she left a number...
Lisa angrily picked up her phone and dialed that number. "Hi, your car is blocking mine. I'm in a rush to back out of my spot, please come out and cooperate with me."
No one spoke on the other end of the phone, and they hung up as soon as Lisa finished speaking.
– Five minutes later –
A tall man walked out with a mask covering his mouth, looking quite weak.
"You called?" asked the man coldly.
"Yes." Lisa nodded.
"I will move the car now, you can back out."
"Thanks."
Lisa then got into her car, and just as she was about to drive it, she was shocked by what she saw when she turned around...
A bunch of girls came out from nowhere and all rushed up with a 'swoosh'.
Their screams sounded all around...
Lisa realized just then that the person she just saw was the currently most popular male idol singer, Soobin.
Lisa felt bad since he was surrounded by his fans and couldn't get out, because she asked him to move his car...
She thought for a moment, held up her phone, and dialed the number just she dialed...
"Hello?" The person picked up the phone, his voice remaining extremely cold.
"I have a way to get you out, do you want help?" asked Lisa.
"Tell me."
"I'm going to back my car out, and you have to immediately get off your car and into mine. Your car isn't in such a good spot, so you won't be able to get out. Of course, that's only if you trust me."
The person on the other end was silent for five seconds, but then he said one word, "Okay."
Lisa stepped on the gas, and the sports car roared loudly to life...
The wild fans all stepped back at the scary sound...
Lisa then moved the steering wheel, and the car began moving backward to approach the red Ferrari.
At the closest distance, she slowly parked, and the owner of the car immediately opened the door, got off, and then stepped into hers.
They moved fast, and the whole process took no more than 3 seconds, leaving those people no chance to respond...
Once the fans realized what was going on and began running up to Lisa's car, Lisa already stepped on the gas pedal, and her car immediately disappeared, leaving nothing but dust behind.
After ten minutes of driving, Soobin turned around to check behind them. He finally relaxed upon seeing that there weren't any fans or reporters left.
"Thank you."
"No problem, you were trapped because you came out to help me so I could drive my car out, " said Lisa calmly.
Soobin looked at her once and didn't say anything. He then took off his mask, revealing his incredibly pale complexion.
Lisa didn't fangirl over celebrities, but she still knew Soobin, because he was currently a very popular young star.
Apparently, he debuted five years ago and released three albums right away. Nowadays where albums sales have nearly gone extinct, his album still sold a million copies in three days, which was considered a miracle.
Plus, he only held one concert each year, and the extremely scarce tickets enabled prices to shoot up to thirty thousand per ticket.
The price was staggering and shocking...
There were many rumors about him, some said that a wealthy sugar mommy took care of him and that was why he became so famous.
Others said that he's an illegitimate son of some wealthy man, and that was why he had gotten so much financial support.
Some even said that he was gay, and some gay director liked him, so the latter invested in him and promoted him to become a massive A-list star.
Nevertheless, he was famous, completely and undeniably famous...
News had stated that he was about to leave his original company, Imaginative Group. Apparently, BigHit wanted to sign him for 120 million.
However, no one knew which company he would pick in the end...
He was very strange, as he allegedly didn't like to appear in interviews or reality TV shows, and had always been very mysterious.
So as more and more people liked him, more and more people felt curious about him, and some of the crazier fans would often wait outside his company or his home; the idolization and fangirling had gotten quite out of hand.
However, his agent had been doing a good job maintaining his private life...
So nothing had ever gone wrong yet...
Even Lisa, an employee of South Side, didn't even know that he was here until she saw him.
"Where do you want to go? I can give you a lift," asked Lisa.
"South Side Recuperation Center," he said, without an additional needless word.
"Uhm... you still want to go back?"
"Yes."
Upon seeing his persistence, Lisa had no choice but to drive the car back after all that mess.
Lisa was relieved to see that those fans had already disappeared...
"Thanks," he faintly said before getting off the car.
Then he got off the car and left...
A woman anxiously looked around at the door, and she immediately walked up when she saw Soobin.
"Unnie Ko."
"Oh my lord... where did you go?"
"I was trapped by fans outside the door, but luckily someone saved me."
"My gosh, are you okay? Let me see." The woman was clearly very shocked.
"I'm fine, I wasn't hurt."
"How could this happen to you just as I left to get breakfast? Didn't I tell you not to go downstairs?"
"I know, it won't happen again next time."
If he didn't receive that call, then he wouldn't have rushed downstairs...
However, as soon as he parked there, he knew that he would definitely block the other car; why else would he leave his number?
His assistance, Ko became more furious when she later found out that he left a note. "Don't do that again, you're an idol, how could you leave your number like an ordinary citizen? What if your identity gets out? Plus, what if that woman calls you every day to harass you later on?"
"Unnie Ko, don't always think the worst of other people." Soobin didn't seem to agree with his agent.
"My little lord... how many years have you been in the entertainment industry, haven't you seen through the darkness of it all? Do you still need me to remind you? You have to be always cautious of others. Your trip to South Side is top secret, and if someone writes about it, it might end your career as a superstar..."
"I know."
*
After Lisa drove Soobin back, she headed home, and it was already 9:30 AM when she got back.
Jungkook had to work at his office, so he didn't come back this whole time. She hadn't seen Jungkook for two days now, and she obviously missed him quite a lot.
Just as she picked up the phone to call him, her phone began to ring; Jungkook was requesting a video chat with her.
Lisa took the call and sweetly smiled. "Hello."
"You're off work?"
"Yes, I just got back."
"Why did you get back so late today?"
"Uhm... something happened at work and I had to take care of it."
"Look, you've got dark circles around your eyes. Don't take any more night shifts for the time being after these shifts end," Jungkook urged with concern.
"Yes, after this night shift, I'll have day shifts for the next month. Have you eaten yet?"
"Are you asking about breakfast or lunch?" Jungkook laughed.
"Of course breakfast... it's only a bit past nine..."
"I ate already..."
"Are you coming back today?"
"You still have a night shift, and I'll be bored if I go back, so I might as well take care of work at the office."
"Okay then... don't tire yourself out."
After Lisa spoke with Jungkook for a bit, she felt overwhelmingly tired...
She lied on the sofa and fell asleep...
She didn't know how long she slept; suddenly her phone began to ring, waking her up...
She looked at the caller ID; it was the number from this morning.
"Hello?"
"I left my wallet in your car, and my IDs are all inside, could you bring it to me?"
"Wait, I'll check downstairs."
Lisa held her phone and ran downstairs. She opened her car and saw a male Gucci wallet on the mat of the passenger seat. It was a dark brown wallet that looked very exquisite.
"I see it, where should I take it to?"
"South Side Recuperation Center."
"South Side again... It's pretty far, can I give it to you when I go to work tonight?"
"Bring it over here right now, I won't make you run around for nothing," the person on the other end spoke in an icy tone.
"I didn't mean that..." Lisa wanted to explain that she wasn't looking to benefit from this, but the person on the other end didn't let her finish.
He immediately hung up the phone...
Lisa helplessly sighed; she held up the wallet and flipped through it.
There were bank cards, a resident ID, and plenty of cash, about twenty thousand or so...
Lisa put the wallet in a paper bag, and then after getting ready upstairs, she drove the car back to South Side once again.
It was two in the afternoon when she arrived, but Lisa's night shifts started at six.
Everyone was quite surprised to see her at the hospital so early...
"Head Nurse, you're here early today."
"Yeah," Lisa nodded.
Then, she returned to her office, took out her phone, and dialed the number once again...
However, the line was busy, and so she sent him a text message...
"Pick up your wallet at the head nurse's office in the Orthopedics Department."
Fifteen minutes after the message was sent, a woman knocked on the door and walked in...
"Hi, I'm here for the wallet."
"But the wallet isn't yours," Lisa said alarmingly.
"I'm his agent. It's not convenient for him to show up here, you can give it to me."
"Sure, but wait, I have to make sure." To prevent being scammed, Lisa dialed the number once again.
"Hello?" This time, someone picked up.
"Your agent came for your wallet, is it okay if I give it to her?"
"Yes."
"Okay," Lisa quickly hung up the phone after she spoke and handed over the wallet...
Soobin's agent checked over the wallet after she took it to make sure there nothing had gone missing. Then, she took out few paper bills and handed it to Lisa.
"What is the meaning of this?" Amused, Lisa looked at the agent.
"He's a public figure, so please don't tell anyone about this. Plus, you must have seen his age on his identification card, so please don't tell anyone about that as well. You know that age is a secret in the entertainment industry, so consider this as a thank you."
"No need, I will keep it a secret, don't worry. Take the money back, I at least have the basic decency as an employee of South Side."
"Okay." Upon Lisa's refusal, the agent didn't force it upon her, and so she turned to leave.
Lisa really didn't look at Soobin's identification card; how old he was had nothing to do with her.
She didn't crazily fangirl stars.
The hospital nearly turned into a film festival while Jimin was here, as female stars came to visit him every day.
Male stars even came to kiss their boss's ass, so she had gotten fairly used to it...
She saw that it was still early, and there wasn't much to do at the hospital, so Lisa drove back to her mother's old house.
Her mother was just bathing in the sun with the family's cat in her arms.
Lisa saw this warm scene as she entered the courtyard...
"Mom..."
"Why are you back?" Her mother opened her eyes and saw Lisa; she looked happy.
"Nothing, I just wanted to see you, so thought I would stop by and bring you some groceries along the way."
Lisa knew that her mother had simple meals when she was alone at home, so she passed by the grocery store to buy plenty of vegetables and meat.
Then, she helped her mom place it in the fridge...
"Don't waste money, I've got stuff to eat here, and there's a market nearby. Why do you keep spending unnecessary money? Food is too expensive at the grocery store," her mother nagged.
Lisa only quietly smiled...
"Haruto came back last night, and he brought along a girl with him," her mother suddenly said.
"Huh? He told you?" Lisa was a bit surprised.
"Yes, he might be young, but it's perfectly normal for him to be dating. Everyone dates these days. I'm not that conservative, and that girl is quite pretty. She said that she's from your hospital, was she from that hospital you were at before?"
Lisa nodded, "Yeah, she graduated from the same medical college as me, so technically, I'm her senior."
"How's that girl's character?" asked her mother with concern.
"She's a good girl, but since she's still young, I'm afraid we won't be able to predict what might happen in the future."
"Ah... our family isn't that wealthy, and Haruto's school isn't that good either. I'd be happy as long as he just finds a good girl who can live a stable life with him, that's all I want for him."
Lisa placed her hand on the back of her mom's hand. "Mom... he definitely will, I'll take care of Haruto's wedding, you don't have to worry about anything."
"Ha... it's a bit early to talk about this. He hasn't graduated yet, it'll be years before he gets married."
"Yes, but as his sister and mother, we're both worried about him. Maybe we all value Ruto too much, but luckily he's been quite well-behaved over these years and hasn't caused any trouble for us."
Lisa adored Haruto, and all of the neighbors nearby knew just how much she loved her little brother...
When they were little, if they only had one apple, then she would definitely give it to Haruto; she always spoiled him to no end.
Even though now she found out that she wasn't related to him by blood, her love for Haruto was still the same, if not more.
"Have you been busy at work lately? You don't look too well."
"I took several night shifts in a row, it's probably because I've been staying up too late." Lisa smiled as she touched her eyebags.
"Sleep more if you're staying up late, don't run around too much, and drink more soup that's good for your body and skin. You're still young, you don't want to become a rugged old lady."
"I know, Mom, I will definitely keep that in mind." Lisa smiled as she held her mom's arm.
It had been quite a while since she dared to be this close to her mom... she was scared that her mom would be cold and unapproachable.
However, her mother's attitude towards her has changed for the better; perhaps, Haruto's harsh words to her worked, and she finally came to her senses.
"Is... he good to you?" Her mother suddenly asked, after a few moments of silence.
Lisa knew that by 'he', her mom meant Jungkook...