“Fourth Bro? Fourth Bro!” Seunghoon said as he realized that Mino wasn’t responding to him. He looked at Mino and realized that he was spacing out.
He wasn’t aware of what was going on in his head. But Mino was putting a lot of thought into it.
Seunghoon was speechless. He waved his hand in front of Mino’s eyes and said, “What are you thinking of?”
Finally, Mino stopped spacing out.
He then looked at Krystal puzzledly.
He already didn’t remember clearly what happened when he was ten years old.
But he was sure about the smell. It was rooted in his brain, and even after all these years, he could still remember.
He already forgot what perfume Krystal was using that night.
But after all these years, Krystal already stopped using that perfume.
He did ask her before, but she replied coldly that she didn’t like the smell anymore and that the perfume already ceased production.
But he noticed the same smell on Jennie.
If the perfume already ceased production, how could Jennie still have it?
He had many questions, and he needed answers.
Maybe he should clarify things with Jennie.
He wasn’t sure whether the smell played a part, but he found that he didn’t dislike her that much anymore.
But he still didn’t like her though.
“It’s nothing.”
Mino stopped looking at Krystal, got up, and said, “I’ll be going to the bathroom, you two can continue the talk.”
After saying that, he turned and exited the room.
Seunghoon thought for a while as he saw Mino leave the room. He stood up and said smilingly to Krystal, “Krystal, I need to use the bathroom too. Just order anything you want, I’ll foot the bill for tonight.
“Oh right, there are some new hosts. They are handsome with a good figure, would you want them too?”
Krystal glared at him, threw the pillow at him, and screamed. “Seunghoon, you are asking for death!”
Seunghoon replied innocently, “Whatever floats your boat, then.”
…
Outside of the room.
Mino didn’t go to the bathroom. Instead, he leaned against the walls of the walkway. He stuck his hands in his pockets and raised his head to look at the lights.
The lights were blinding. He had to close his eyes before slowly opening them after a while.
The door of the room opened again.
It was Seunghoon. He was shocked when he saw Mino but quickly closed the door with a smile.
“What’s wrong, weren’t you heading to the bathroom?”
Mino looked at him before replying coldly, “The atmosphere inside was too suffocating. I needed a change in the environment.”
“Me too.”
Seunghoon put one of his hands into his pocket and stood next to Mino. After a moment of silence, he said, “What did Krystal tell you?”
Mino bit his lip and replied, “She didn’t say much.”
“It has to do with Second Bro, right?” Seunghoon could’ve guessed it without Mino’s help. “What’s she thinking? Why can’t she let go? Second Bro is married already. You have seen for yourself how much he cares about Sis-in-law. Fourth Bro, if you keep this up, our friendship won’t last much longer.”
Seunghoon usually had a jovial demeanor. However, he had a serious look now and said, “I can understand why Krystal doesn’t like Sis-in-law, but what’s your reason for not liking her?
“I don’t think she offended you previously. So why do you dislike her?”
Mino’s expression changed, and he bit on his lip even harder.
The light was hanging directly over his handsome face, and it made him look quite scary, especially with the cold look in his eyes.
If he wasn’t so handsome, he would scare people to tears with his expression now.
“It’s because of Krystal, isn’t it?”
As Mino wasn’t willing to confess, Seunghoon had to speak for him. “You knew that Krystal liked Second Bro and that she was really sad from his marriage with Sis-in-law. That’s why you dislike Sis-in-law?”
Mino continued to bite on his lip, but he was now also clenching fist even harder.
Seunghoon noticed the look on his face and shook his head. He then said disapprovingly, “Fourth Bro, you can’t act this way. Sis-in-law hasn’t done anything to you. Do you think that it’s fair for her to receive this treatment from you just because she’s married to Second Bro?
“Second Bro was the one who proposed to her. Even if you feel that Krystal was wronged, you have to be reasonable. Does it mean that Second Bro cannot fall in love with another person just because Krystal is in love with him?
“I’m pretty sure both of us knew it already. Second Bro never liked Krystal in that way. Even if Sis-in-law wasn’t the one to marry him now, Krystal would never be the one to marry him.”
Mino continued to bite his lip and stayed silent. But he seemed to waver.
He knew that Seunghoon was right.
But Krystal was too important to him.
He could never see her go through so much pain.
Anyone who hurt her would be his enemy.
“Fourth Bro, be honest to me. Would you dislike Sis-in-law if Krystal wasn’t in the picture?”
Seunghoon wanted to resolve this situation properly.
Or else, their kinship for so many years would be in jeopardy.
Both Lisa and Mino were his good brothers.
He didn’t want to lose either of them.
He didn’t want this situation to affect the kinship between them as well.
Lisa couldn’t leave Jennie no matter how much Krystal disliked her.
Also, he was pretty sure that Lisa wouldn’t mind breaking the kinship if they wouldn’t accept his wife.
He knew him too well.
“Fourth Bro, can you respond?” Seunghoon said impatiently as he realized that Mino didn’t reply to him for a while. “Stop thinking of other things and reply to my questions.”
Mino was really irritated.
To him, Seunghoon was like a sparrow that wouldn’t stop chirping.
He was already irritated enough.
He couldn’t be bothered to answer Seunghoon’s questions.
Did he really dislike Jennie?
He never gave much thought to that.
If Krystal wasn’t in the picture, he wouldn’t feel anything about her.
He wouldn’t have disliked her, but he wouldn’t have liked her as well.
He wasn’t the one married to her. Her looks, background, and personality didn’t have anything to do with him.
So… he probably wouldn’t have disliked her.
“It’s alright. I know your answer without you saying anything.” Seunghoon patted Mino’s shoulder and earnestly said, “If you don’t dislike her, how did the situation turn out this way? Krystal and you are two different individuals. You don’t have to change your likes and dislikes for her.”
“Anyway.” Seunghoon took a long look at Mino and asked, “Fourth Bro, I really can’t understand your thought process. Why do you want to matchmake the girl you like to another guy?”
Mino immediately frowned and snapped. “Seunghoon!”
“Aren’t you?” Seunghoon replied while raising his eyebrow. “Lisa’s marriage should have been good news for you because Krystal would have needed to give up her feelings for him. Who knows if she would realize that you have always been there waiting for her. She might even be so touched that she wants to be with you.
“You should be thankful towards Sis-in-law, actually.
“But look at what you’ve done. You have been so upset over Second Bro’s marriage. Are you hoping that Second Bro has a divorce so that Krystal can get together with him?”
Mino frowned even more.
He wasn’t hoping for Lisa to get a divorce at all.
He just didn’t want Krystal to be so upset.
“Put some thought into this. I don’t think he did anything wrong. I would do the same if I was in the same position. No one can insult the woman that I love. Even if you really don’t like her, you shouldn’t show it for Second Bro’s sake.
“How would you feel if Krystal was treated the same way by another person?”
Mino fell silent as he continued to bite on his lip.
As Seunghoon was about to leave so that Mino could think things through, an angelic voice came from one of the rooms.
It was a euphonious voice.
It could even be compared to the chirps of the best sounding songbird.
Seunghoon was shocked by the voice.
The voice was coming from the room opposite theirs. The clear voice had a sharp contrast to the noisy environment, and it was so calming that it would soothe the most anxious person.
Seunghoon had never heard such a voice before.
He loved it.
It was so sweet and gentle that it aroused his interests.
“Damn! Fourth Bro, can you hear that? I wonder who the goddess singing is. Her voice is so nice,” Seunghoon exclaimed as he couldn’t resist such a voice.
Just like how he couldn’t resist sweet and cute girls.
Mino also noticed the voice the moment it appeared.
It was both unique and pleasing to the ear.
But he wasn’t like Seunghoon.
Hence, he didn’t give much of a reaction even though he found the voice to be nice.
He was so caught up with other things that he couldn’t care less about Seunghoon. Hence, he answered patronizingly, “Yup.”
Excited, Seunghoon exclaimed, “I’ve got to know who the owner of that voice is. I love it so much. If she looks as sweet as her voice, I’ll chase after her immediately.”
Mino’s mood was bad. Hence, he didn’t want Seunghoon to be so joyful.
He scoffed. “Everyone with a nice voice is ugly. Go and search for her, then. I’m sure that you’ll find a masculine girl.”
Seunghoon replied, “Shut up. She must be a sweet and cute girl. My instincts have never failed me.”
“Hehe, why don’t we have a bet?”
“Bet? What are we betting on?”
“If the owner of the voice is ugly, you owe me a car. I want your new sports car. Likewise, if the owner of the voice is really pretty, I owe you a car.”
Seunghoon’s interest was aroused, and he asked, “Are you sure about that?”
Mino scoffed. “It’s just a car, who would even joke over it.”
“Alright!” Seunghoon agreed to the bet excitedly. He then said confidently, “You’re gonna lose Fourth Bro. Let me thank you first. I’m so sorry to make you spend so much money again.”
Mino chuckled in reply.
…
In the room on the opposite side.
Jennie was really willing to spend today. She booked the deluxe room. There was only Rosé and her in the gigantic room.
As this karaoke was the best in Yuncheng City, the speakers’ quality here was spectacular.
Rosé clapped excitedly after Jennie sang the first few sentences of a song that she used to sing. She then exclaimed, “Wow, Baby. You were awesome. I’m pretty sure the original singer is nowhere as good as you.”
As of now.
Rosé was like Jennie’s fan, staring starstruck at her.
Jennie was embarrassed by her compliment.
“How so? The original singer is so much better than me.”
“I’m serious, Baby. It was better than the original,” Rosé exclaimed uncontrollably. “Baby, you have such a nice voice. It’s a pity that you’re not utilizing your talent. I’m sure that you will be the champion in any competition.
“Of course, if the winners weren’t already decided beforehand, you would be the champion.”
It was the first time that Rosé heard Jennie sang, and she was shocked.
She couldn’t decide how to describe her voice.
Jennie’s voice wasn’t just nice. It was clean sounding and had a calming effect.
It was a unique voice. Everyone who listened to her would remember it for a long time.
This was such a god-given ability in the singing world.
Everyone could be trained to sing well. But not everyone had such a unique voice.
The same logic could be applied to actors. A lot of them were attractive, but few were capable of capturing the hearts of the audience.
Someone would be instantly popular with a voice as unique as hers.
But sadly, Jennie wasn’t interested in singing even with such a nice voice.
Her interest was in acting.
Rosé felt that it was such a pity.
Jennie was done with the song and put the microphone onto the coffee table.
“Baby, did you really not think of joining singing competitions? You can enter one even if your dream is to be an actress. You can change into being an actress after gaining popularity as a singer.”
Rosé didn’t want Jennie’s beautiful voice to go to waste.
It would be like throwing away delicacy.
Jennie shook her head and refused. “It’s alright. I don’t think it would suit me. I just want to focus on acting.”
Rosé was speechless.
She had such a nice voice and yet dared to say that singing wasn’t suitable for her.
Was she trying to taunt people like her who weren’t musically inclined?
She would shock herself to death if she had a voice like that.
As the music came on, Rosé picked up the microphone and was about to start singing. At that moment, someone knocked on the door and then entered. A waiter holding a big bouquet of roses came in.
“Hello, Ma’am. May I know the person singing just now?”
The waiter was shocked by their beauty.
Rosé and Jennie looked at each other in confusion. Jennie then stood up and answered, “It’s me. May I know what’s wrong?”
The waiter stepped forward and passed her the bouquet of roses. He smiled and continued, “A guy that was shocked by your voice and requested for this bouquet to be delivered to you. It’s his way of showing his appreciation of your beautiful voice.”
“I hope that you will accept it.”
As the waiter spoke, he looked at her again. He thought that Jennie was about to get really lucky.
She was capable of charming Young Master Yan with just her voice.
If he saw her, he would definitely want to claim her as his own.
Which guy could resist such a beautiful lady?
Everyone knew that Young Master Yan was a generous man. He was even more generous to girls that he was attracted to.
A small gift from him could cost as much as what someone could earn in a lifetime.
Jennie was puzzled and asked, “Someone requested for this to be delivered to me?”
“Yes.” The waiter thought for a moment before continuing, “The person is our VIP here. I’m not at liberty to disclose his identity. He’s in the room opposite now, and he hopes to speak with you for a short while.
“If you want, I could bring you there right now.”
Jennie was speechless.
Was she being picked up right now?
“VIP, which VIP?” Rosé asked as she looked at the bouquet. Suddenly, she had an idea and exclaimed, “Baby, could it be Prince Charming? Is he trying to make it up to you?”
Jennie was stunned.
Lisa?
It couldn’t be. How could he know where she was?
She didn’t inform him at all.
She looked at the waiter puzzledly and asked, “May I know his name?”
The waiter smiled and answered, “He’s the Young Master of the Lee family, Seunghoon. I believe you have heard of him before.”
The waiter thought that Jennie would be shocked and elated after hearing the name.
Seunghoon was the symbol of riches and power, after all.
No one could resist him.
But he was about to be disappointed.
Jennie was surprised after hearing the name. But her face afterward wasn’t one of elation.
It was… a really weird smile.
“Seunghoon! Are you sure?”
“… Yes.”
“Alright, I will accept the flowers. Could you help me to pass him a message, please?”
…
A few minutes later.
The waiter exited the room with a strange expression.
He walked to room 888 and knocked on the door lightly.
Someone responded immediately, “Come in.”
As the waiter entered the room, he saw Seunghoon drinking a bottle of red wine.
He approached him slowly and greeted respectfully. “Young Master Lee.”
As he entered, the people in the room looked towards him.
Mino was holding a glass of wine too and joked. “So, how was it? Was it a pretty girl or an ugly one?”
The waiter looked at Mino before replying respectfully, “Young Master Song, it was a very pretty lady.”
To be accurate. It was a very, very pretty lady.
He had never seen a prettier lady in his many years of working in the clubhouse.
She was prettier than most celebrities.
Mino froze, frowned, and asked, “Are you sure she was pretty?”
“She was really pretty.” The waiter recalled. “She was like a goddess.”
“Hahaha.” Seunghoon laughed and clapped. He then said joyfully, “I knew it. My instincts have never failed me. You lost the bet, Fourth Bro. Don’t forget what you promised.”
Mino’s expression wasn’t too pleasant.
He got up and sneered. “We have to see her in person to know if she’s pretty. You said she was like a goddess. If she turns out to just be a usual beauty, that’s not counted.”
“Sure, we’ll see for ourselves.” Seunghoon also got up and grinned. “You will be convinced when you see her. But this is the woman your buddy is taking an interest in, so you can’t fight with me over her.”
Krystal was around too.
Mino immediately turned to look at her when Seunghoon said that as if to make a point. He immediately said, “I’m not interested in those random women with unknown backgrounds. Don’t assume everyone is like you.”
“Tsk tsk.” Seunghoon knew what he was getting at and joked. “If you’re not interested in those random women, then which are you interested in? The one by your side?”
“Ahem.”
Krystal, who had kept silent all this while, shot Seunghoon a glare and stood slowly.
She smiled elegantly. “I’ll go with you. I want to know how exactly that girl looks too.”
Krystal felt a little upset about how Seunghoon and Mino couldn’t stop discussing that girl.
Among the four of them, she’d been the only girl.
So, she was always the most pampered.
And the one everyone had their eyes on.
But now that the two men were discussing a new girl, she suddenly felt neglected.
She was a little frustrated about it.
Especially when Seunghoon kept calling her a little goddess. It was as if she really was some immortal beauty.
She wanted to have a look at how beautiful that girl really was.
Krystal was rather confident of her appearance.
She didn’t think that the “goddess” could be that pretty.
In fact, she wanted to compare herself to that girl.
With her around, Seunghoon and Mino would realize that the girl’s looks were just so-so.
Seunghoon didn’t know that Krystal had all these in mind and simply nodded. “Alright, Krystal can come with us. Otherwise, you’d probably be all bored on your own. You can also take the opportunity to know my new girlfriend.”
Krystal was stunned. “New girlfriend? You don’t even know her yet, and you’re thinking of her as your girlfriend?”
Seunghoon squinted, with the desire for love in his eyes. “I have a feeling that this time, it’s true love. If her looks are also my ideal type, then I’ll stop looking at other women from now on. I’ll just be true to her.”
Krystal was speechless.
Mino also didn’t know what to say.
This guy was so dramatic.
“Ahem, uh…” Seeing that they were about to leave the private room, the waiter recalled that Jennie wanted him to relay a message. He immediately went over to Seunghoon and said, “Young Master Lee, that Miss over there would like me to relay a message to you.”
“Oh?” Seunghoon stopped in his tracks and stroked his chin. “What did my girlfriend say to you? Is she extremely happy and excited because of the flowers I gave her? She wants to meet me right now?”
The waiter: “… No.”
“No? Then, what is it?”
“That Miss said…’Is Third Lee asking for a beating?’.”
The few of them were stunned.
Seunghoon looked confused. “She called me Third Lee?”
“Yes…”
“Damn!” Seunghoon broke out in cold sweat right away. He seemed startled. “Is that my sister?!”
But, his sister didn’t have such a good voice.
Did his sister actually sound so sweet and gentle?
Why hadn’t he noticed it before?
Why did Seunghoon immediately think it was his sister?
Well, because only a few people would call him Third Lee. Besides his grandma, mother, and Krystal, the only other female who would call him Third Lee was his sister.
The waiter had never seen the First Miss of the Lee family, but he could guess that the girl definitely wasn’t the Lee family’s First Miss.
Not her charisma, not her age.
“Young Master Lee, it’s a very young girl. I don’t think she’s First Miss Lee.”
“Not my sister?” Seunghoon was even more confused now. “Then, who could it be?”
At this point, even Mino and Krystal were getting curious too.
…
The waiter led them out of their private room.
After knocking on the door, they heard a sweet girl’s voice coming from inside. “Come in.”
Music was playing in the room.
So her voice wasn’t so clear.
But Seunghoon was already starting to have a bad feeling about this.
He felt that… this voice was a little familiar. He’d heard it before.
When the waiter pushed open the door, he was the first to enter. He stiffened the moment he saw Jennie.
“S-Sis-in-law?!”
Mino and Krystal were shocked as well.
A few seconds later, Krystal turned towards Jennie with a strange expression. She bit her lip and said, “So, it’s you.”
Krystal’s expression went a little cold as she recalled what happened in the revolving restaurant.
When Mino’s gaze met Jennie’s bright eyes, a strange feeling came up inside him again.
“So, it’s you.”
Rosé stood up with an unpleasant expression the moment she saw Krystal. “Yuncheng City is too small. I’m just out for a singing session, and I managed to bump into the person I detest most. I wouldn’t have come here if I had known.”
Rosé had something against Krystal, especially after what happened at the revolving restaurant.
After learning more about Krystal and Lisa’s relationship from Jennie, she was even more annoyed by Krystal.
So what if this woman knew Prince Charming for a long time?
He ended up marrying her Baby instead.
If they were really good friends, she should have known to keep her distance from him. Even though they were good friends, it was only right to stay away from him, since he was already married.
And it was time for her to let go of whatever intentions she might have had.
Otherwise, she should at least keep it all in, and express none of it.
But that day at the revolving restaurant, she could tell that Krystal still had an interest in her Prince Charming.
What she felt towards Prince Charming was surely more than what a friend did.
Her best friend’s love rival was her enemy too!
Krystal was a rich Miss from a good background, and she’d been pampered and praised all her life.
Moreover, Seunghoon and the group of guys had always taken good care of her, so she practically never had to feel upset or aggrieved.
And it wasn’t as if anyone dared to anger her, anyway.
Her eyes went cold as she clenched her fists. She took a deep breath and turned to Jennie. “Jennie, is this your friend? I don’t think I’ve offended her before. Didn’t she go a little overboard?”
Mino and Seunghoon were around.
Krystal wouldn’t vent her anger in the open no matter what.
Jennie used to think about maintaining a civil relationship with Krystal.
Even if they couldn’t be truly good friends, they could be ordinary acquaintances.
After all, Krystal and Lisa were friends for so many years.
She didn’t want to ruin their friendship with her appearance.
But she’d changed her mind.
She gave up thinking about maintaining a superficial friendship with Krystal ever since she insulted her brother.
She looked at the three people entering and turned towards Krystal. After eyeing her for a few seconds, she smiled and said, “Miss Jung, we aren’t that familiar with each other. I think you should address me as Miss Kim. As for what Rosé just said, excuse me, I don’t think she was overboard.”
Krystal stiffened. “You…”
“Everyone has the right to like or dislike others. Miss Jung cannot think that Rosé is overboard just because she dislikes you. After all, the only thing that everyone loves is the Chinese yuan, isn’t it?”
Krystal went pale.
A few seconds later, she turned around almost helplessly and bit her lip. “It seems like I’m not welcome here. I- I’ll take my leave first, then.”
If Krystal had said this in the past, Mino and Seunghoon would surely stop her from leaving and stand up for her.
But this time, none of them seemed to be making a move to keep her here.
Not a single one of them was going to speak up for her too.
Seunghoon even nodded. “Mm, Krystal, you can leave first. I have some things to say to Sis-in-law. I’ll look for you later.”
“Mino, are you accompanying Krystal?”
Seunghoon saw that Mino was glancing at Jennie.
The way he looked at her was a little weird.
Mino seemed not to have heard him. He didn’t respond.
Seunghoon suddenly felt his heart sink as a strange thought emerged in his head.
No way.
Why is Fourth Bro looking at Sis-in-law like this?
It’s such a weird look.
Could he have… fallen for Sis-in-law because she’s so beautiful?
Seunghoon shocked himself with this thought.
If this was true, it’d be terrible.
There would be a world war.
Krystal noticed Mino’s odd silence too. She turned around and saw him looking at Jennie in a daze.
He was so distracted that he hadn’t responded to Seunghoon.
Krystal’s expression changed instantly.
She felt threatened.
Mino never used to look at Jennie like this.
Krystal could see very clearly that there wasn’t a single trace of despise in Mino’s eyes. He had a completely different attitude towards Jennie now.
She felt an unprecedented sense of panic.
Why was this happening?
Hadn’t Mino detested Jennie because of her?
As of now, only Mino was willing to stand by her side, to help her and protect her. If even he…
“Mino.” She couldn’t stop herself from calling out to him.
But Mino seemed not to have heard her.
His eyes were still on Jennie’s.
Krystal looked awful. A ball of anger and jealousy rose inside her.
She glared at Mino and then turned around to look at Seunghoon. “Fine, none of you want to leave? I’ll leave on my own!”
With that, she dashed out of the private room.
“Krystal, wait up!” Seunghoon hit Mino on the shoulder when he saw that Krystal had left the private room. “Fourth Bro, what’s with you? Krystal is mad now, you’d better chase her.”
Mino’s current state really troubled Seunghoon.
He was out of himself.
Usually, all his attention was on Krystal whenever she was around.
Besides Krystal, everyone else was practically invisible to him.
But just now, even Krystal hadn’t managed to snap him out of his daze.
It was no wonder that Krystal left so suddenly.
Could he really have been entranced by Sis-in-law’s beauty?
Mino finally snapped out of his daze from that pat on the back. He took his eyes off Jennie.
“Krystal left?” Mino only just realized it.
Seunghoon was speechless.
“Did you not hear me talk to you just now? Krystal is mad at you, hurry up and chase her.”
Mino was shocked. “Mad at me?”
“Who else if not you? You ignored her when she spoke to you, so she left in a fit of anger.”
With that, Mino quickly went after Krystal.
But he stopped at the door.
He turned around and looked at Jennie straight in the eye. He hesitated for a split second, and then said, “Miss Jennie, can I ask you a question?”
Jennie turned to look at him in shock.
No way.
Did she just hallucinate?
Mino addressed her as Miss Jennie? And he sounded so polite?
He used to call her by her full name in a harsh and rude tone.
Why had he become so different today?
Did the sun rise in the West this morning?
Jennie nodded, on account of his politeness. “Sure.”
Mino looked at her for a while, then asked, “Can you tell me what perfume you use?”
Jennie was slightly confused.
Seunghoon was completely bewildered.
What was this guy trying to do?!
Mino didn’t say anything more after that as he waited for Jennie’s response.
Jennie was stunned for a few seconds.
She thought Mino asked this because he wanted to get a gift for a girl. She thought about it very seriously and said, “I don’t use perfume, so I can’t answer you.”
“You don’t? Then why do you smell so nice?”
There was no response.
Everyone went silent when he said that.
Seunghoon widened his eyes and grabbed Mino’s arm. He tried to lower his volume as he said, “Fourth Bro, what’s wrong with you! Jennie is our Sis-in-law, what are you saying.”
It sounded ambiguous for a guy to tell a girl something like that.
And it was even more inappropriate if the girl was already attached.
Mino didn’t seem to share that sentiment. He shook Seunghoon off and looked straight at Jennie. “You really don’t use any perfume? Then, what about the fragrance on you?”
He so badly wanted to know the answer.
Jennie found it a little strange now. She furrowed her brows and said, “I’ve already answered you.”
“Then, why do you have a fragrance?”
Seunghoon said, “Fourth Bro, are you out of your mind? What are you doing?”
Mino was very stubborn. “You just have to tell me how you got that scent. If it’s not perfume, what is it?”
Jennie was a little angered now, and she responded coldly, “Mr. Song, this is very disrespectful.”
“I know, but I really need to know the answer. Your answer is very important to me. Miss Jennie, take this as a favor. Please, can you tell me?”
He sounded so polite, Jennie could barely believe that it was Mino speaking to her.
He looked so lost and confused, even helpless.
Jennie looked at his handsome face and felt like she disliked him a little less now.
She had to admit that Mino was pretty good-looking under usual circumstances.
She could tell that this was very important to him.
Otherwise, he wouldn’t be talking to her so nicely, given his dislike for her.
And honestly, she didn’t hate him whatsoever. She just didn’t have a very positive feeling towards him.
She felt like being a nice person since he was being civil. “Perhaps, it’s my shampoo?”
Lisa also told her that she smelt good and asked her what perfume she used.
But she couldn’t detect it on herself.
She thought about it and guessed that it could be the residual fragrance of her shampoo.
“Shampoo?” Mino blinked. “What brand is that?”
Jennie was speechless.
“And that shampoo, is it still in production?”
There was no response.
Mino asked these strange questions and then left.
Seunghoon stood at the door and watched him leave. He was puzzled.
When he was finally out of sight, he couldn’t keep it in any longer. “Damn, what play is Fourth Bro acting in?”
He had no idea, and Jennie was all the more confused about it.
“Sis-in-law, you’re not keeping a secret with Fourth Bro that we don’t know about, right?” Seunghoon had so many questions. He eyed Jennie, a little skeptical.
Jennie said, “… Does it seem like he and I would have a secret?”
Seunghoon replied, “… No.”
“Young Master Lee, let’s not talk about Mr. Song for now. We’ve got something more interesting to talk about.” Jennie bent over and picked up the bouquet of red roses on the table. She smiled sweetly and added, “… Like this bouquet of roses?”
Seunghoon’s expression stiffened immediately.
When he saw Jennie sitting in the private room, he already knew what went on.
At that point, he was so frustrated.
And full of regret.
He thought that he’d really met his soulmate, but as it turned out…
He tried to force a smile. “It’s a misunderstanding, Sis-in-law, it really is. My flowers here…”