Lisa smiled. “Do I look like I’m kidding?”
“Brother-in-law, you’re amazing!” Hanbin wasn’t stingy with his praises towards this generous brother-in-law. “No wonder Sister would marry you. It’s so hard to find a man as good as you, Brother-in-law. My sister is really lucky to have married you.”
Lisa happily accepted these praises.
He felt that this brother-in-law of his was really good with words.
It seemed like he deserved more than a car.
He asked, “Besides a car, do you have anything else you want?”
Hanbin was stunned for a moment, then an idea crossed his mind. He was even more excited now. “Brother-in-law, is your status especially impressive? The sort that can get lots of things done, that normal people can’t?”
Before Lisa said anything, Uncle Li laughed in the driver’s seat and replied for him. “Mr. Hanbin, Young Master is a really impressive man. You can let him know if you need to get anything done. Young Master will definitely be able to do it for you.”
He wasn’t being boastful.
The Manoban Family really was one of the most powerful ones in the country.
If even they weren’t able to get something done, others definitely wouldn’t have a chance to.
Uncle Li could tell that Lisa placed importance on Hanbin too, that was why he could speak for him.
As he guessed, Lisa wasn’t unhappy with what he did or said at all. He even nodded in agreement. “Uncle Li is right. If you need anything, just let me know.”
Hanbin’s eyes lit up. “Brother-in-law, I don’t have anything I want. But, I’d like to meet a person.”
“Who?”
“Si Nan, the captain of the E.G Team. He’s my idol, and I’ve been wanting to meet him for the longest time. But it’s fine if I can’t meet him. Just an autographed picture would work too. Brother-in-law, can you help me get an autographed picture of him?”
Hanbin pleaded.
He knew that his brother-in-law was a powerful man, and this shouldn’t be that difficult to achieve.
But Si Nan was someone with an erratic temper.
Although his brother-in-law was impressive and powerful, Si Nan might not necessarily agree to meet him.
Hence, Hanbin would be very content to just have an autographed picture of his idol.
“Si Nan?” Lisa raised a brow. “The E.G Team you’re referring to is an eSports team?”
“Yeah! Brother-in-law, you know the E.G Team too?” Hanbin was shocked.
“I heard a bit about them. Having you meet Si Nan isn’t a difficult thing to achieve. Pick a day, I’ll let both of you meet.”
Hanbin was astonished. “Brother-in-law, you can get Si Nan to meet me?”
Lisa smiled. “Mm.”
“R-Really? You can get Si Nan to meet me?” Hanbin was getting incoherent. His slightly pale face was now a little reddened, and the light in his eyes was unmistakable.
“Of course.”
Lisa wondered if he told Hanbin that the E.G Team was actually signed under the Manoban Corporation, would Hanbin faint from excitement?
He thought for a bit but decided otherwise.
His brother-in-law was someone with a heart condition.
He’d just been discharged from the hospital. It was best he didn’t get too agitated.
If anything went wrong, how would he account for it to his wife?
Hanbin’s tongue got even glibber as he immersed in the happiness of being able to meet his idol soon. “Wow, Brother-in-law, you’re too amazing.”
*
“You’re my second favorite person in the world, after my sister. Thank you, Brother-in-law!”
Uncle Li was speechless.
Young Madam’s brother was so good at flattering him.
He made Young Master so happy.
Uncle Li suddenly felt that Young Master had smiled more in the time since his marriage than in the past decade combined.
In the past, Young Master barely smiled all year round.
Although Young Madam’s family wasn’t so well-off, and her family wasn’t considered compatible to the Mo’s, the fact that she was able to make Young Master so happy was enough.
Young Master’s happiness was all that mattered.
But of course, this was just his personal opinion.
As for Madam, who placed much more importance on her daughter-in-law’s background, it might be a different case.
…
It was a middle-aged aunt who came out to bring Jennie in.
Just like Mother Kim, this aunt liked Jennie a lot too. She had long treated Jennie as Young Madam Kim.
She, too, found it a pity when she knew that Jennie broke up with Kai.
“Miss Jennie, you and Young Master have really broken up?” She sounded rather dejected. “You’ve known each other for so long and been so close. Why the sudden breakup?”
Jennie simply said, “We just aren’t compatible. Aunt Song, is Kai at home?”
“Young Master is at home.”
Aunt Song suddenly remembered something and added, “Oh, Miss Jennie, your sister is here too.”
Aunt Song didn’t know about what had happened in the living room.
She just found it strange that Nancy came to visit out of the blue.
Nancy hardly came alone to visit, so she wasn’t sure what she was doing here.
Nancy stopped in her tracks.
“Nancy is here?” She couldn’t help but frown.
Aunt Song nodded. “Yes. She was just speaking to Young Master and Madam in the living room. I’m not sure what happened, but Madam flared up and hurled a teacup. I heard Nancy got scared to tears.
“Madam’s temper has always been very good and she rarely ever flares up. I wonder who provoked her.”
Jennie pursed her lips and kept silent.
She figured that Mother Kim must have lost her temper when she found out that Kai and Nancy were together.
Although Mother Kim loved Kai a lot, she definitely wasn’t one to condone his mistakes.
She was definitely angry to know that Kai cheated on her.
…
In the living room.
Jennie saw Kai and Nancy right away.
They were standing so close to each other that they were like they were conjoined twins.
Nancy seemed to be crying while Kai gently wiped the tears off her face.
Jennie felt disgusted seeing how he acted like a gentleman.
Standing opposite them was Mother Kik, whose expression was awful and whose eyes were still filled with fire.
“Madam, Young Master, Miss Jennie is here.” Aunt Song called out.
Mother Kim immediately looked up. Upon seeing Jennie, her eyes lit up for a moment before they went red.
“Jennie.”
She walked towards Jennie and gave her a hug.
She then started crying. “The Kim family has let you down. I gave birth to a scum, we’ve really let you down.”
Jennie was a little stunned at first. But seeing how badly Mother Kim was crying, she patted her on the back gently. “Aunt Kim, don’t cry. I’ve never blamed you.”
*
“I know you won’t blame me.” Mother Kim was crying incessantly. “But our family has really done so much to hurt you, I’m too embarrassed.”
Mother Kim wasn’t just devastated because Kai cheated. It was more so because she was very clear that after this, Jennie could never be her daughter-in-law.
She was this upset because she liked Jennie that much.
Kai noticed Jennie the moment she entered the living room.
From that moment on, he was unable to take his eyes off her.
He hadn’t seen Jennie in a while, and she’d only gotten prettier.
She didn’t use to dress herself up and often wore very simple clothes with very little makeup. Even so, one could tell she was pretty.
Now that she learned how to doll herself up better, she was way more beautiful than before.
She was in a long black dress today, and it made her fair skin glow.
The dress was simple, but it brought out her charisma.
She was a little more like a lady now.
The makeup on her face was still very light, but she looked so much better than Nancy who had on exquisite and thick makeup.
Without anyone to compare Nancy to, she actually looked pretty.
But once she stood beside Jennie, her looks were no longer outstanding.
Jennie was just like a white swan, while Nancy was just a wild duck with slightly nicer feathers.
Even if she looked good, she was still a duck.
She couldn’t be compared to the elegant swan.
Kai looked at Jennie’s prettier face and felt a tinge of regret.
He suddenly thought that he shouldn’t have broken up with Jennie.
He’d always liked her.
And she had always been the wife he’d wanted.
Nancy was just his partner in bed and he’d never thought of marrying her.
But why did things turn out this way?
Back when Kai was with Jennie, he hadn’t felt that she was that good.
But now that they were apart, Kai was beginning to feel different… especially after he knew that she was with another man now.
The more he thought about it, the more he regretted it.
Nancy was just slightly more successful in her career than Jennie was. But besides that aspect, she wasn’t as good as Jennie in any other way.
Moreover, even though he liked how good she was in bed, flirtatious women didn’t seem so innocent.
Who knew where she got all her techniques from?
On the contrary, the more conservative Jennie was, the more he felt grounded.
The moment he began comparing Nancy to Jennie, he suddenly realized that Jennie was actually such a good girl, while Nancy didn’t seem so suitable for him anymore.
Kai’s eyes were practically burning from paying so much attention to her.
Nancy looked up and saw that he hadn’t even blinked while looking at Jennie.
He seemed almost infatuated with her.
That enraged Nancy.
Jennie was such a vixen!
Her appearance immediately shifted Kai’s attention away from Nancy herself.
Why was she always seducing men?
And she must have dressed like this today because she knew that Kai was home. She was out to seduce him.
Otherwise, why would she dress up like this just to discuss the rescission of the marriage contract?
“Kai, the man Sister is with must be really nice to her. That dress she’s wearing costs hundreds of thousands of yuan.”
*
“Sister never used to wear such expensive dresses. Now that she’s with a rich man, everything has changed.” Nancy felt threatened when she saw the way Kai looked at Jennie.
Although her feelings for Kai weren’t so intense anymore after she met that mysterious man, she still had to keep her relationship with Kai secure before she managed to win over that man.
Just in case.
In the worst-case scenario, she’d still be able to be a Young Madam of a rich family, as long as she still had Kai’s heart.
Nancy was clear about this.
She wasn’t going to risk losing Kai without getting hold of that man. She wouldn’t let herself end up with nothing to her name.
Even with all her other intentions, she wasn’t going to allow her current man to look at another woman with such eyes.
Especially not when that woman was his ex-girlfriend!
Her words successfully changed Kai’s expression.
He turned away from her as his expression darkened. “You’re saying that man bought her the dress she’s wearing?”
Nancy blinked and acted innocent. “I’m not too sure. But it costs a few hundred thousand yuan per piece. I doubt Sister can get it for herself. Moreover, the shoes she’s wearing are also equally expensive. Kai back when Sister was with you, she didn’t dress up in such expensive goods, right?
“That man is rather generous towards her. It seems like he really likes Sister.”
Kai pursed his lips as his expression turned a little awful.
He thought about the time they met at the clubhouse.
The person he thought was a grimy old man turned out to be a handsome and charismatic young man.
He’d always been confident that after their breakup, Jennie would someday regret it and come begging to get back together with him.
He thought she’d never find a better man.
Although she was very beautiful, their family was almost in shambles now and she didn’t have a good career carved for herself. Even if a rich second-generation heir fell for her, he wouldn’t consider marrying her. He’d probably treat her as a plaything at best.
It was practically impossible for her to find another man as eligible as he was.
But that man…
Kai’s confidence plummeted when he thought about that man.
It was hard for any woman not to fall for such a man.
Could Jennie have fallen for him?
Would she have a change of heart?
With that thought, Kai panicked.
He felt as if someone was taking away something that belonged to him.
Even though he’d thrown it away, he didn’t wish for anyone to pick it up.
“I thought it was a dirty old man, but when I saw him again, I realized that he looked rather young. The man is good-looking and so generous towards Sister, do you think she’ll love him?”
Kai’s expression turned a shade nastier as Nancy said each word.
By the time she was done, Kai’s face was dark.
He seemed furious as he clenched his fist. “You’ve seen that man before?”
“Yup.” Nancy sounded casual. “He looks like a rich second-generation heir. The last time Sister caused trouble back at home, that man even came to help her out. It was because of that man that my mom and I got beaten up.”
Nancy’s voice was filled with a vengeance as she recounted the incident.
*
Previously, when she called Kai after getting hit by Lin Huizhen, he hadn’t thought it was a big deal.
He only came to find her at their family’s house the next day.
When they met, he only comforted her with a few words and bought her some gifts to coax her.
Although he was very generous and had bought expensive gifts, Nancy still felt dissatisfied.
Compared to those gifts, she would rather he be like the mysterious man, rushing to her in time of need to support her and stick out for her.
“I think that man is serious about my sister. She’s probably very satisfied with him. I even told you to introduce a partner to her previously, but it seems unnecessary now. That man has such high qualifications, how could my sister still fancy Manager Yang.”
Kai felt suffocated after hearing this.
He would much rather Jennie be with Manager Yang than that man.
He could control the former, and he knew that no matter what, Jennie wouldn’t fall in love with him.
But as for the latter…
He had no idea.
He was afraid that Jennie would have a change of heart, afraid that she would no longer have him in her heart.
On the other side.
After comforting Mother Kim for a while and making sure that her mood had slowly stabilized, Jennie slowly withdrew from her arms.
“Auntie, since you know the full story, I won’t say much. I’m here to inform you that my marriage contract with Kai is terminated. From now on, I don’t have any relationship with him.”
She didn’t want to stay long in the Su family’s house.
Hanbin and Lisa were still waiting for her outside.
Besides, with the disgusting scumbag and bitch, Kai and Nancy around, she simply wanted to leave every second.
Mother Kim also knew that her son’s mistake was unforgivable, so even if she was extremely reluctant, she didn’t try to persuade her otherwise.
With reddened eyes, she pulled on Jennie’s hand and said tearfully, “Our Kai don’t have this blessing. We don’t have anything to say as parents if you want to break the marriage contract. Jennie, if I miss you, can I still see you?”
Jennie stared at Mother Kim's sad and reluctant eyes and felt a little upset.
She liked Mother Kim.
No matter what Kai did, Mother Kim had always been very good to her.
However, since she and Kai had already broken up, she still had to keep a little distance from the Kim family in the future.
Otherwise, someone would be green with envy again.
After a moment of silence, she also pulled on Mother Kim's hand and smiled lightly. “Auntie, if you miss me in the future, we can make an appointment and meet somewhere.”
Mother Kim also fell silent.
She naturally understood Jennie’s meaning.
In the future, Jennie would probably not come to their house anymore.
If they wanted to meet, they would have to meet outside.
Although regretful and disappointed, Mother Kim still understood her approach.
“Auntie, I’ve already said everything that should be said. I still have matters to attend to, so I’ll leave first and not disturb you. If there’s nothing else, then… I’ll leave first.”
Mother Kim didn’t urge her to stay no matter how reluctant she was. She nodded and said tearfully, “Since you’re busy, I won’t keep you. I’ll let Old Chen send you back.”
“No need.” Jennie shook her head. “I came with a friend, I’ll sit in his car.”
“Okay, then I can at least send you out, right?”
Mother Kim wiped the tears on the corner of her eyes and pulled her hand to bring her out.
*
Jennie couldn’t refuse further, so she nodded and turned to walk out with Mother Kim.
Behind them.
Nancy saw this scene and was fuming with rage.
What was so good about this little bitch Jennie?
Why did Mother Kim like her so much?
Seeing Mother Kim's attitude towards Jennie and then comparing it to her own treatment, Nancy’s blood boiled and she was foaming at the mouth.
She had already told them about her pregnancy.
She thought that Mother Kim would compromise now that she had the Kim family’s blood in her belly.
Unexpectedly, that damn old thing still disagreed to her marrying Kai, and even said she would only acknowledge Jennie as her daughter-in-law.
“Brother Kai, did I do something wrong?”
Squeezing her fingers and looking down, Nancy quickly concealed her resentful eyes. When she looked up again, she was delicate and lovely again.
Kai couldn’t help feeling anxious when he saw Jennie leaving.
Looking down at her, he said perfunctorily, “What did you do wrong?”
Nancy bit her lip, and a layer of mist formed in her eyes. “Auntie likes my sister very much. She only wants her as her daughter-in-law. Maybe I shouldn’t have gotten involved between you and Sister. If it wasn’t because of me, you and Sister would be getting married soon.
“Auntie will only be satisfied if you marry my sister.”
“Don’t overthink it. Mom just can’t accept our affair for now. With her grandson in your belly, she’ll accept you sooner or later.”
Jennie had gone farther and farther and was even about to walk out of the hall.
Kai couldn’t bear it anymore and stood up abruptly.
“Kai, you…” Nancy stared at him in surprise.
“Wait for me here, I’ll go and see.”
Without any further explanation, he stepped forward to chase after her.
Sitting on the sofa, Nancy was stunned for a few seconds. When she realized that Kai was chasing after Jennie, her expression turned ugly.
…
“Jennie, don’t worry, I won’t agree to Kai being together with your sister.”
After sending her to the gate, Mother Kim looked at her reluctantly, holding her hand and not letting go.
Her eyes were full of regret, and she said with reddened eyes, “I really want to crack open that bastard’s head and see what’s in his mind. You’re so good, how could he…”
“Auntie, don’t be sad.” Jennie didn’t know what to say.
She turned and glanced out the door towards the black Rolls Royce, still parked under a Wutong tree across the road.
Thinking of the two men waiting for her in the car, she was silent for a while, before sighing softly. “Auntie, I’m leaving.”
Mother Kim was reluctant but didn’t keep her.
She nodded with red eyes and said in a choking voice, “Take good care of yourself, and tell me if you face any difficulties. Although you and Kai have broken up, you’ll never be an outsider in my eyes.”
Jennie’s eyes flashed red. “Okay, I know.”
Mother Kim was really good to her.
If Kai hadn’t cheated on her, and if they had really gotten married, she would have been incredibly blissful to have a mother-in-law like Mother Kim.
What a pity…
It was impossible for her to have such a relationship with Mother Kim now.
Jennie urged Mother Kim to take care of her body, before turning to leave.
“Jennie.”
As soon as she stepped forward, she heard a very distasteful voice call her from behind.
*
Frowning, she originally wanted to ignore him, but she didn’t want him to follow after her. As soon as she walked out of the Kim family’s door, Kai caught up with her.
He stood in front of her, blocking her path.
“Jennie, let’s talk.”
Jennie looked up and glanced coldly at him. “Make way.”
Kai didn’t move and just stared at the girl in front of him. He said in a strained voice, “Jennie, can we talk? I have something to say to you.”
“I have nothing to say to you,” Jennie said with disgust, her voice cold.
Kai felt very hurt by her indifference and the disgust in her eyes.
Jennie was now a hedgehog covered with pricks.
Her thorns stood up at the sight of him.
She refused to communicate with him.
She was more indifferent and alienated to him than to strangers.
Kai was unaccustomed to it and found it very difficult to accept.
He started to miss the soft and cute girl from the past.
“Jennie, don’t be like this.” Kai looked very hurt. “I know I have let you down, and I’ve also thought of making it up to you. But you’re not willing to give me a chance to make it up to you. Tell me, what can I do for you to forgive me?”
Jennie didn’t expect Kai to have the face to say such things.
He still wanted to gain her forgiveness?
How thick was his skin for him to say such shameless words?
He was so shameless that even Mother Kim couldn’t stand it anymore.
Stepping forward, Mother Kim simply slapped him on the head. “You bastard. After everything you’ve done, you still have the face to ask Jennie for forgiveness? Go back quickly and don’t come out again to embarrass yourself!”
“Mom.”
Kai avoided Mother Kim's slap and said angrily, “I really have something to say to Jennie. You don’t understand anything, so don’t mess with my affairs.”
Mother Kim slapped him again, her body shaking with rage. “I don’t understand? You have even made that shameless vixen pregnant, so am I wronging you? Let me tell you, don’t think that she can enter our Kim family just because she has a child. She won’t succeed as long as I’m alive.”
“Mom, that’s your grandson!”
“What grandson? I won’t acknowledge him! She’s such a casual woman. If she can seduce you shamelessly, she can seduce other men as well. Who knows who the baby in her belly belongs to. Do you believe her that much?”
“Mom, what are you talking about? Other than me, Nancy doesn’t have another man. Who else could the baby be other than your grandson?”
They started quarreling.
Jennie stood aside and watched for a few seconds, before giving up the idea of mediating between them and simply turning to leave.
Scum like Kai should be taught a lesson by Mother Kim.
She had no reason to stop Mother Kim.
Walking quickly across the road, she headed towards the black Rolls Royce that was parked quietly under the Wutong tree.
As soon as she walked to the door, the car door opened with a “click”.
The man sitting in the back compartment looked up, revealing a handsome and noble face. His dark and deep eyes fell on her, and he stared tenderly at her.
Meeting his gaze, Jennie’s lips curled up involuntarily.
She bent down and got into the car.
The moment she got on, the strong man pulled her into his embrace.
He wrapped his slender arms around her waist, encircling her possessively.
“Is everything resolved?”
The man said in a low, magnetic voice when the car door closed.
*
Jennie struggled a little, embarrassed. But when she felt the arms around her waist tighten, she quickly gave up resistance.
Then, she obediently let Lisa hold her.
Although she couldn’t see Hanbin’s expression at the moment, she could almost guess it.
Her face was a little hot, and a light blush appeared on her fair cheeks. Pursing her lips, she whispered back, “Yes, it’s solved.”
The man’s warm big hand pinched the soft flesh on the girl’s waist, then he turned his head to look out the window before saying to Uncle Li, “Let’s go.”
“Yes, Young Master.”
Uncle Li started the car and glanced out the window.
He saw a young man in a white suit at the gate of the villa, staring at them.
Although that man wasn’t as good-looking as his Young Master, he was still considered handsome.
He was considered outstanding among ordinary people.
His gentle facial features were supposed to give people a soothing feeling, but for some reason, his handsome face was covered with a layer of haze. Combined with his slightly harsh eyes, he gave people a very uncomfortable feeling.
Uncle Li guessed that he was probably the Young Madam’s former fiancé.
He looked so decent but committed such a disgusting act.
He actually cheated on his fiancée with her sister.
Uncle Li only took one look before withdrawing his gaze. He quickly started the car and drove the Rolls Royce out of the villa area.
…
On the road, inside the car.
Lisa reached out to stroke the soft long hair of the girl in his arms and casually asked, “What did Kai say to you just now?”
“Huh?” Jennie blinked and raised her head.
He looked down and met the girl’s dark and soft eyes. Thinking of how she had cried in grievance when he suspected her because of Kai, he hesitated and thought hard about his words before saying, “I saw you talking to him at the gate just now.
“I know you wanted to ignore him, but he pestered you instead.
“Does he regret it and don’t want to break up with you?”
Across the road, Lisa naturally couldn’t hear what Kai said.
But he was still concerned.
Jennie was so good that even he couldn’t resist.
How could Kai resist her?
It wasn’t uncommon for someone to regret after breaking up and want to reunite.
Compared to Kai, he was confident that he was more outstanding.
But no matter how outstanding he was, he didn’t have a relationship of more than ten years with Jennie.
This was the only area in which he lost to Kai.
And it had to be the thing he cared most about.
At the thought of how she knew Kai ten years ago, he couldn’t help but feel uncomfortable inside.
Jennie was stunned by his question, and when she realized that he was jealous again, she immediately explained, “No! He said he wanted to talk to me, but I didn’t agree.”
“He wanted to talk to you?”
This answer was obviously not satisfactory to Lisa.
He was still on guard.
The man’s good-looking eyebrows knitted together in a frown. “What can you talk to him about?”
“Yeah, I also don’t think I have much to talk to him about, so I told him to get lost.” Jennie hurriedly explained before his jealousy exploded.
As expected.
The man’s knitted eyebrows eased a little and his expression also relaxed.
“You told him to get lost?”
“Yes.” Jennie nodded. “I told him to get lost.”
“Baby, good job.”
*
The man’s sexy thin lips curled up in a satisfied smile, and he said in a joyful voice, “Continue doing this in the future. If he pesters you again, just tell him to get lost.
“If he clings to you shamelessly and refuses to leave, just tell me. I’ll get someone to break his leg.”
Jennie was speechless.
Wasn’t breaking his leg a little too violent?
But she felt like he was thinking too much.
Why would Kai cling to her shamelessly?
He was now with Nancy and was absolutely not interested in his ex-girlfriend.
Hanbin, sitting in front, wanted to shout “Brother-in-law is so mighty and domineering”.
He felt like he could rest assured now.
He no longer had to worry about his sister getting bullied.
With such an awesome brother-in-law covering for her, what did she have to be afraid of?
His brother-in-law pampered his sister so much and was both rich and powerful. He could definitely take good care of his sister.
He wouldn’t let anyone bully her.
…
Lisa received a call halfway on the road.
It was Madam Manoban.
“Lisa, today is the weekend, shouldn’t you come home? You didn’t come back last week, so your grandma has been asking for you. She said she misses you.” Madam Mo’s voice still sounded young and, in fact, she herself wasn’t too old.
She was only in her forties this year.
She got married early to Lisa’s father, Manoban Yuncheng, just when she reached the legal marriageable age.
Lisa looked down at the girl lying obediently in his arms and hesitated. He gave a soft “Ok” to the person on the other end of the phone.
But Madam Manoban seemed a little unsatisfied. “What do you mean? Are you coming back or not? Let me tell you, there’s a guest here tonight. So, unless you have something important to do, you better come back.”
“Guest?” Lisa raised an eyebrow. “What guest?”
“Krystal has returned, don’t tell me you didn’t know.” Madam Manoban's voice was much gentler when talking about Krystal. “This child is very filial. She just returnedband has come to see us. She has even brought us many gifts.
“I didn’t dote on her in vain all these years. It would be great if she was my own daughter. With such a caring daughter, I feel like I can live twenty more years. Unlike you, bad boy, I’ve been worried about you since you were young. Now that you’re in your twenties, you’re still so worrying.”
Madam Manoban complained. “You’re already reaching your thirties, yet you still don’t have a partner. Just look at your childhood friend, Seunghoon. He has changed partners time and time again, why don’t you have the same skill as him?”
Lisa listened expressionlessly as Madam Manoban scolded him.
After she finished speaking, he simply replied faintly, “He’s fickle in love, it’s not considered a skill.”
“He’s still better than you!” Madam Manoban sounded very angry at the mention of this. “At least he’s normal, unlike you. Only Krystal has been by your side since young, what other girl do you know? Krystal is a good girl. I would also agree if you can be together with her, but you said you only saw her as a sister.
“I introduced you to so many excellent girls, and you won’t even look at them. Are you trying to make me die of anxiety? Can I even watch you get married and give birth in my lifetime?”
Lisa’s expression was dull as he listened to Madam Manoban's furious voice.
*
He stared at the soft and cute girl in his arms, his eyes deep and dark, and couldn’t help but reach out to gently squeeze her fair and soft cheeks.
The girl’s face was fair and tender and soft to the touch, like an egg.
Lisa’s eyes softened at the sight of her curled up in his arms like a kitten.
The grave and stern contours of his face also became a lot softer.
When Madam Manoban finished speaking, he said with a smile, “Don’t worry, Madam Manoban. You’ll definitely see it in the future.”
“What are you saying?” Madam Mo’s tone changed. “Did something happen to you?”
Lisa had always been silent when she talked about such things.
But this time, he had actually responded to her.
Looking down at Jennie, Lisa said in a gentle voice, “Prepare more light food and let people boil some brown sugar water in advance. I’ll go back later.”
“What- what? Brown sugar water?” Madam Manoban was dazed.
“Yes, add some ginger and red dates as well. Okay, I’m hanging up. We’ll talk when I return home.”
He hung up the phone after he finished speaking.
Jennie listened to him speaking on the phone and looked up at him with dark eyes. “Your mother called you?”
He nodded and smirked, speaking out to correct her, “Baby, she’s your mother too.”
Jennie was a little stunned and embarrassed.
She was married to Lisa.
His mother was indeed her mother.
But she still wasn’t used to their marriage, let alone changing her greetings.
She blushed a little and pursed her lips. “Your mom… Does Mother want you to go back?”
“Yeah.” Lisa groaned, and then asked her in a consulting tone, “Do you want to go back with me?”
He and Jennie had gotten married hastily.
He hadn’t had time to bring her back to the old house to see his family.
However, Krystal’s words had reminded him that his original plan had been to bring her home in the near future.
Coincidentally, Madam Manoban had called him to go home today, so he was thinking of bringing the plan forward.
Jennie was startled. “Go home with you? You mean, to see your family?”
“Yes.”
Lisa caressed her head and said gently, “Jennie, we’re already married. I’ve already met your family, but you’ve never met mine. I want to take you home and introduce you to them.”
Jennie suddenly became nervous.
“See- see your family?” She bit her lip. “But I’m not prepared.”
Although she was now married to Lisa, she didn’t want to be taken home by him so soon.
She just wanted them to live their own lives.
She was a little afraid of going home with him to see his parents.
At the thought of the fight in prestigious families as seen on TV, she felt a sense of resistance.
Lisa treated her very well and pampered her.
But as for his family…
A super-wealthy family like the Manoban Family must be a group of very powerful people.
Too powerful people weren’t easy to get along with.
“Don’t worry, there’s no need to be afraid.” Lisa could tell that she was nervous, so he caressed her head soothingly and said in a softer, gentler voice, “With me around, nobody can do anything to you.
“Furthermore, Baby, you’re so good. My family will definitely like you.”
“But…”
“Jennie, what are you worried about?” Lisa stared at her gently. “Are you afraid that you won’t get along with my family, and they’ll make things difficult for you?”