"Auntie, I've been having dinner with government officials and found out that your land is going to be lost ... For the sake of urban development, the government has already designated your area as a demolition zone. So, no matter if you want to build low-rent housing or other developers, this place will be lost. The approval has already been received and will be notified around New Year's Day, in less than two months."
"Already?" Haruto was a bit surprised.
Lisa was also a bit surprised; Jungkook had never told her about this.
Lisa's mother seemed calmer than he expected ...
"I know, and I'm mentally prepared ... I had a feeling that the Oh corporation was going to demolish it... Sooner or later, your Auntie Song and the others all have relatives working in the demolition office, so there's news that a new district is going to be built here. So, our old houses will be demolished sooner or later."
"Mom ..." Lisa really wanted to comfort her mother, but she didn't know what to say.
Just then, Jungkook said, "So, I've already found a new place for you and ruto. It's a real estate owned by JC, in the southern side of the city, not far from where Lisa works. Considering that you're old and don't like living in the city center, I chose a place for you there. It's very green and has good air quality. It's a high-end building, and it's also very safe, so you and Haruto will feel safe there. As for Haruto, don't worry, this house is for you when you're old. When Haruto gets married, I'll buy him a new house."
Then, Jungkook took out a few keys and placed them on the table ...
"Auntie, I'm sorry that I made the decision without your permission. Your new house in southern side of the city is named as sky blessing court, it is 220 square meters in total. It's already renovated and doesn't lack anything. You just need to move in ... Also, considering that you like to grow vegetables, we've reserved a small vegetable garden for you. You're old now, and the layout of the one-story building suits you very well. Lisa and I can go back to visit you often."
"Sky Blessing Court, I know that neighborhood. Um ... didn't they say that it's as high as very expensive per square meter? " Haruto started calculating in his mind.
"Kook ... how come I didn't know about this?" Lisa was so touched that she was about to die.
Jungkook did all this in silence. He didn't say a single word, which was really a surprise.
Lisa looked at her mother worriedly. She thought that with her temper, she would decline.
Unexpectedly, her mother picked up the keys and said, "That's good. I can't stay here. I'll have to move away sooner or later ... It's better to be closer to Lisa. If you have children, I can help you take care of them."
"Mom ... did you agree?" Haruto asked excitedly.
"Why are you still asking? Mom has already agreed. We'll have a new house in the future."
"Thank you, auntie." Jungkook finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Lisa's mother did not refuse.
"We should be the ones thanking you. You're very thoughtful. This house must be very expensive, right?"
"It's not expensive. Our company made it ourselves." Jungkook smiled.
"Mom ... when are you moving out? Leave a room for me so I can go back and freeload."
Lisa hugged her mother's shoulders and acted cute ...
The family was happy and harmonious ...
Before they left, Jungkook took out an invitation. "Auntie, this is our company's thirty-year anniversary celebration. You and Haruto have to go. Also ... you can bring your friends too. There will be a opera performance."
"That's great ... there will be famous opera singers too. Auntie Song and the others like them the most."
Lisa's mother held seven or eight invitations in her hands and couldn't put them down ...
At the same time, she approved of Jungkook from the bottom of her heart. He was too considerate ...
He was only trying to please them because he loved Lisa.
On the way back, Jungkook suddenly said, "Doll, shouldn't Haruto get a new car? Isn't the Chevrolet a bit cheap? "
"You're crazy ... he's just a kid, don't be so high-profile."
Ever since Hyunjae beat Haruto up, she was even more worried that something would happen to him.
Therefore, she didn't agree to give him a better car ...
"But he's my brother-in-law now, everyone knows that."
"So what? We can't change cars ... we'll talk about it after he graduates. "
"Okay, I'll listen to you."
Jungkook didn't say anything else upon seeing how insistent Lisa was ...
The two of them went home together ...
– The next morning –
Lisa drove Director Li to Soobin's place to give him all sorts of checkups.
Ever since Livi Magazine was released, Soobin gained millions of fans ...
He became the hottest superstar in South Korea, with endless films and endorsements.
However, Lisa didn't want him to have so much work. Instead, she arranged for the company to carefully select the scripts for him.
Endorsements were based on the products, and the best ones were selected.
Therefore, even though Soobin had a lot of work, he didn't overload himself.
After Director Li gave Soobin all sorts of checkups, she nodded at Lisa.
"You're recovering well, much better than I expected."
"Have you been working out lately?" Lisa questioned.
"Yeah, I run every morning ... Speaking of which, your husband is so generous, the scenery in the mansion he gave me is amazing. There's even a lake nearby, so I run every morning. There are very few people, so it's very private."
"Then keep it up, it's good for you." Lisa smiled.
"Noona ... you're coming to the thirty-year-anniversary celebration, right?"
"Of course."
"I told President Jeon that I wanted to sing with you, but he refused. He said that your singing is too good, and he's afraid that people won't be able to take it."
Lisa was speechless ...
"Did he really say that?"
"Yeah ... so I'm curious, how good is your singing? Can you show it to me?"
"No."
Lisa knew that Jungkook was mocking her.
Other people needed money to sing, but her singing was more like asking for lives ...
When they came back, Director Li, who was sitting in the passenger seat, said meaningfully, "I heard that you will give director Jung a final answer tonight."
"Yes."
"I really hope you'll come to the Neurology Department ... I haven't seen such an outstanding child like you in a long time," Chief Li said in a meaningful tone.
"When the time comes, director Jung will announce the results. I still don't know if I have the confidence to pass the exam."
"Definitely."
Director Li had full confidence in Lisa ...
When she returned to South Side, she began to get busy with work ...
At lunch.
"Head Nurse, dinner is ready. Let's go to the cafeteria."
"You guys go first. I still have some information to sort out."
Lisa was so engrossed in his work that she didn't hear anyone enter ...
"Hey ... Doctor Lisa." Someone suddenly knocked on the table.
Lisa jumped in fright when she heard the sound ...
When she saw that it was Jimin, she cursed, "Are you trying to scare me to death?"
"You were so focused that you didn't hear me knock."
"What are you doing here?" Lisa was speechless to see Jimin at South Side in the middle of the day.
"Doctor Lisa, I'm here to see a doctor."
"What do you want to see? Sexual dysfunction? "Lisa was angry. Jimin scared her just now, so she decided to take revenge.
Jimin: "-_-"
"I suggest you go to a reproductive health center for this condition. We can't treat it here."
"You brat, do you feel bad if you don't mock me for a day?" Jimin was speechless.
"Who told you to scare me on purpose? Don't you know that you can scare people to death?"
"Okay, okay, I'll apologize, okay?"
Lisa ignored him and continued to look at the documents ...
"Dr. Lisa, I really need to see a doctor ... My right wrist has been hurting lately."
"Then you should go to a professional orthopedic hospital. We're a sanatorium, and our goal is to recuperate."
"I know, but aren't we close? Please? "
Seeing that Jimin's eyes were more sincere, Lisa finally put down the documents in her hands helplessly.
"Come with me."
Jimin stood up with a smile and followed behind Lisa ...
After all, Lisa was not a professional doctor. She brought Jimin to the orthopedic consultation room.
Fortunately, one of the doctors had not eaten yet and was still in the office.
"Doctor, please take a look at my friend. He said his right hand hurts."
– Ten minutes later –
The two of them walked out of the consultation room.
"Did you hear that? The doctor said you're have a mouse hand ... You've been using the mouse for too long ... It's causing strain on the muscles in your wrist. "
"Okay." Jimin nodded and followed behind Lisa.
"Okay then, remember to put on some painkillers. I'm going to eat first, I'm starving."
"I haven't eaten either." Jimin looked aggrieved.
"I'm going to eat at our hospital's cafeteria. Are you sure you want to come with me?"
"Uh ..." When he thought of this, Jimin remembered the Korean cabbage he ate with Bang Chan here with Lisa last time.
That taste was so sour and refreshing ...
However, in order to spend more time with Lisa, he nodded firmly.
He looked like he was ready to go all out ...
Lisa smiled and brought Jimin to the cafeteria.
Today's lunch was very simple: one meat dish, one vegetable dish, and one soup.
The meat dish was braised pork ribs, and the ingredients were stir-fried broccoli.
The soup was beef and radish soup ...
The rice was yellow, sticky, fragrant, and soft.
Since they had arrived late, there weren't that many people left ...
Not many people recognized Jimin because he deliberately lowered his head.
Then, he sat down in a corner with Lisa.
Jimin was a little surprised when he took the first bite. "The rice tastes so much better. Did you change the rice cooker?"
Lisa smiled but didn't say anything ...
Jimin tried to take a bite of the sweet and sour pork ribs. Fuck, that expression was extremely shocked.
"How can it be so delicious? Is there something wrong with my taste buds? "Jimin looked at Lisa.
"No, actually, our hospital changed the chef."
"You should have changed it a long time ago ... Compared to the previous one, the difference is like ... heaven and earth. Dogs wouldn't even like to eat the previous one. This one is really delicious. It's not any worse than the ones made in big restaurants."
Lisa only smiled and didn't say anything else ...
In fact, the old canteen had been monopolized by Deputy Dean's relatives, so they had no choice.
Now, the hospital took it back, and the new dean was very capable.
After that the canteen was filled with delicious food, everyone's mood improved ...
Jimin actually didn't have a big appetite. A bowl of rice was enough to fill him up ...
However, in order to stall for time, he deliberately yelled, "Get me some more food, I'm not full yet."
"How can you eat so much? Did you do it on purpose because you swiped my meal card? Do you think I'm a sucker? "
"Haha ... don't be so stingy, I can give you some food."
"No need."
"Really, add me on WeChat."
"No need."
Lisa didn't fall for it at all. She got up and went to get her some more food ...
After they finished eating, the two slowly walked out of the canteen ...
"Lisa."
"Yes?"
"I heard you're going to take an exam. If you pass, you can become an official doctor."
"You're quite well-informed ..." Lisa smiled.
She guessed that Jennie and Taehyung must have told him.
"I wish you all the best ..."
"Okay, I'll try my best."
After leaving South Side, Jimin was in a good mood. He drove all the way back to the BigHit headquarters.
Lisa was busy all the way until it was almost time to get off work.
Her phone rang in the consultation room ...
"Hello?"
"Lisa ... have you thought about your choice?" Director Jung's slightly older voice came from the other end.
"I've thought about it."
"Which department?" The truth was, Director Jung was also looking forward to Lisa's choice.
"Neurology."
"Haha, good, I knew I was right about you. If Director Li hears this, she'll be so happy that she won't be able to sleep."
Director Jung was in a great mood and laughed heartily ...
"That's only my choice, but I'm still unfamiliar with neurology, so I might not be able to pass the exam. If I embarrass you, I hope you won't scold me."
"We all know how capable you are. Work hard, I'll arrange a time for you to take the exam as soon as possible."
"Director Jung..." Lisa suddenly said just as he was about to hang up.
"What is it?"
"How's Krystal doing in Chicago?"
"She's doing well, she'll need some time to get used to it. Her parents are both there, don't worry."
"What about the baby?"
"She is very good and healthy," Director Jung said lovingly.
"That's good."
"I already fired Kai ... because of this, he caused a scene at the hospital and went to the forums to smear our reputation. I think he's a bit extreme, so you should stay away from him."
"Mhm, I will."
"Okay, that's all."
After hanging up with Director Jung, Lisa's mood suddenly lightened up ...
In the end, Lisa decided to stay true to her heart. Jungkook was right, she chose neurology.
Jennie would probably be even happier to hear this news, because neurology and psychology had a lot in common.
Would she be able to ask Jennie for help if she didn't understand anything? Haha.
Lisa thought happily as she left the hospital.
Tomorrow was the company's thirtieth anniversary celebration.
Therefore, JC's headquarters worked overtime tonight.
Lisa ordered a lot of food and drinks online and delivered them to JC's employees.
She also personally bought some soup dumplings and vegetable congee for Jungkook.
– Outside the President's Office –
"Young Lady," Assistant Lee said.
"Is Jungkook here?"
"Yes, but ... Miss Joy is also inside."
Lisa nodded, pushed open the door, and entered with the lunchbox ...
"President Jeon, it's time to rest. Here's your supper." Lisa placed the food box on the dining table.
Joy sat on the sofa with her wavy hair ...
Her lips were painted bright red ...
It felt very ostentatious ...
She was wearing a short skirt, revealing her fair legs ...
"What's the situation?" Looking at Joy, then looking at Jungkook, Lisa smiled and asked.
"Doll, you came at the right time. You can tell her. I'm busy right now and don't have time to deal with it."
Afterwards, Jungkook continuously answered phone calls regarding tomorrow's venue and tonight's rehearsal...
There were also a lot of foreign celebrities who had made arrangements for their accommodations that night.
"Do you see that? He is busy. You can tell me if you have something to say. "
"Can you really make any decision?" Joy looked at Lisa with disdain.
"If you don't believe me, you can open the door and leave. We have nothing to talk about."
"Here's the thing. Why do I have to sing with three other people at tomorrow's party? There's only a few lines in a song, and I have to sing with three other people? What the hell ... Tomorrow night's ratings will be very high. I want to sing or dance alone, and Soobin and Irene both have time to perform alone. Why should I compromise? The president is too biased ... "
Joy was a very troublesome woman ...
She liked to find fault and compare herself to others ... She didn't even reflect on whether she was more famous than them.
"Oh, so Miss Joy is unhappy with our arrangement."
"Quite unhappy, I don't even know how those people do things. I, Joy, have won the Best Actress Award before. Why do I have to sing with those second-rate singers? Not only is it degrading, it's so embarrassing ... If that's the case, I might as well not show up. "
Joy said arrogantly. As soon as she entered the president's office, she started acting coquettishly towards Jungkook.
However, Jungkook took one call after another and ignored her. Therefore, she stayed on the sofa and refused to leave.
"What do you want, Miss Joy?" Lisa sat across from her and asked with a smile.
"Do you even need to ask? Of course I have time to sing alone. It's best if it's between 8 PM and 9: 30 PM. That's when most people are watching, " Joy said arrogantly as she crossed her legs.
Lisa smiled but didn't say anything ...
"What are you laughing at?" Joy looked at Lisa in an unfriendly manner.
"Soobin has 40 million followers on instagram, Irene has 55 million followers, and Miss Joy, you only have 7 million."
Joy immediately looked at Lisa with disdain and said, "They bought zombie fans, mine is the real deal."
"Don't panic, listen to me ... Soobin posts on instagram, and within 24 hours, there are 100,000 shares, 10,80,000 likes, and 90,000 comments. Irene posts on Instagram, and within 24 hours, there are 170,000 shares, 12,10,000 likes, and 110,000 comments. Miss Joy, you, on the other hand, claim that your numbers are the real deal. You have 7 million followers, and within 24 hours, there are 5,000 Shares, 820,000 likes, and 2,000 comments. "
Perhaps it was a bit embarrassing to be exposed by Lisa ...
Joy looked down and played with her nails. She said in disdain, "That doesn't mean anything. The numbers on Instagram can be manipulated, including the number of people attending concerts, album sales, and box office sales.
"But the company's profit numbers can't be faked. I've already seen the financial statements ... Ever since Irene signed with JC, she's accepted three movies, seven endorsements, and a spy drama. The pay for the drama is 4 million per episode, and there are 50 episodes in total. Soobin, on the other hand, has accepted two movies, three endorsements, one mobile game endorsement, and seven music festivals. You, on the other hand, haven't received any offers since you came to JC. You didn't get any movies, but you did get two TV dramas. However, the pay is 100,000 per episode, which doesn't match your net worth, so the company didn't agree ... That means ... after the three of you signed with JC, the profits you've made are less than two-thousandths of Irene and Soobin's ... JC is a business, and our goal is to make profits. We're not a charity, so we value data ... As for Miss Joy's scandal after you signed with JC, we've been trying to fix it ... It's bad enough that you're not grateful, but now you're forcing yourself to show up at the gala, giving President Jeon a hard time, and ignoring the company's arrangements ... Do you think it's a good idea to compare yourself to other artists? "
"Me ..." Joy thought that even though Lisa was a Young Lady, she was just a nurse at the hospital. She didn't know anything other than the president's love for her.
Therefore, she didn't think highly of Lisa. But to her surprise, Lisa presented her with so much data.
Those words just now had left her speechless, and she was too ashamed to show her face ...
"You know, according to the contract, the negative news about you has already affected the company, so we can completely freeze you ... You might say that the company will lose money if we freeze you, since we signed you with a huge sum of money ... But let me tell you, JC has always had a lot of money, so we won't care about your signing fee. President Jeon is a fair man, and he's willing to give every artist a chance ... He doesn't want to block your path to stardom, so you should be grateful instead of taking the opportunity to make things difficult for him ... Threatening the boss won't do you any good, really, think about it. As for your request to appear in the primetime slot of the gala, I can tell you with certainty that it's impossible ... The program has already been arranged, so you can either sing like we have arranged for you, or you can choose not to appear and we'll replace you with someone else. If you want to jump ship back to BigHit, that's fine too ... But I hope that President Park is willing to pay you in liquidated damages."
After speaking, Lisa ignored her and walked over to Jungkook...
Joy's face had already turned completely pale ...
Lisa's words struck a chord in her heart. Originally, she wanted to use this opportunity to scare her boss and tell him that she could go back to bigHit if things didn't work out. However, she knew that Jimin wouldn't pay her that much for the liquidated damages.
She wasn't worth that much anyway ...
She originally wanted to act coquettishly in front of Jungkook and ask him to give her a good time slot ...
However, she was unlucky and ran into the boss's wife, who made her intentions very clear.
Joy thought for a moment, then stood up and said, "President Jeon, Young Lady, I'm still willing to listen to the company's arrangements. Thank you."
"Go back, be at the hotel on time tomorrow." Lisa smiled.
After Joy left, Jungkook looked up at Lisa and smiled. "Doll ... why did you waste so much time talking to her? Just ban her directly. "
"Forgive and forget ... Plus, Joy didn't go back when BigHit's artists collectively breached the contract and put our company in danger, right?"
"She signed a real contract and didn't dare to go back because she couldn't afford to pay the penalty. To put it bluntly, she's just a pawn that Jimin abandoned."
"Even so, I'm still grateful that she didn't kick us when we're down ... Although she doesn't use her brain when she speaks, she's still a good person. She's much better than those women who pretend to be nice on the surface but are actually scheming behind our backs. I'm actually quite willing to support her."
"When did my wife get involved in politics?" Jungkook put down the documents in his hands and couldn't help but laugh.
"I saw that my husband was working too hard, so I wanted to share your burden ... If you don't want me to, I won't."
"Don't ... My wife's so smart, you have to help me."
Jungkook had been busy for almost half a month for the thirty-year anniversary, and today was the last day.
Everyone at JC Headquarters was working overtime to welcome the thirty-year anniversary.
"Doll, I'm going to have dinner with a few old performing artists from out of town ... They didn't come because of the money, but because they were moved by my sincerity ... The older generation of artists are very respectable ... But aside from them, there are also government officials, so it's a business dinner. Do you want to come with me?"
"No, I hate business dinners, you know that."
"Okay, then what do you want to eat later? Ask Lee to buy it for you, or you can drive there yourself."
"Okay."
Just then, Lee knocked on the door and walked in. "Sir, it's almost time. The dinner party is about to start."
"Okay."
Jungkook got up and kissed Lisa's cheeks reluctantly ...
Then, he went to attend a business dinner.
Lisa originally wanted to have dinner with her busy husband, but it seemed like she wouldn't be able to.
"Young Lady ... what do you want to eat? I'll order it for you, or I'll buy it for you."
"It's okay ... talk to the finance department and arrange supper for all the colleagues who are working late. I'll take care of it myself."
"Okay, Young Lady."
Lisa then went downstairs and sent a WeChat message to Chaeyoung...
However, this girl said that she was doing her hair. Come on, tomorrow was JC's thirtieth anniversary. Why was she so enthusiastic today?
She sent Haruto a WeChat message, but Haruto was at a basketball game at school. It was Wonyoung who replied.
Lisa sent a WeChat message to Jennie with her last glimmer of hope.
In the end, it was Taehyung who replied that she was still asleep ...
"Uh ... It's already past six o 'clock in the evening, and she's still not up yet? Are you two trying to defy the heavens? "Lisa was speechless.
In the end, she drove around the city center by herself, but she still didn't find anything she wanted to eat.
Seafood, cuisine, Thai pineapple rice, hot pot, barbecue ...
None of them she wanted to eat. In the end, the car drove to the main entrance of Seoul intersection High ...
It happened to be the evening self-study period. The students walked into the school one after another. Some of the girls were holding milk tea in their hands and wearing school uniforms.
Some of the boys were holding basketballs, while others were holding books.
Lisa immediately recalled the memories of her youth ...
After watching the kids walk in, she drove around to the back of Seoul international high school.
Anna's Ramen.
Yes, it was this small noodle restaurant. The simple and delicious ramen always made Lisa satisfied.
"Boss, one bowl of ramen. I want a big bowl with extra beef. I'm so hungry."
She was like a little girl, yelling as soon as she walked in ...
"Okay ..." The owner was very familiar with Lisa, so he immediately began to prepare the ramen.
She was in a good mood, so she took out her phone and took a selfie. At six o 'clock, the sky wasn't dark yet.
The sun was setting, and the light was beautiful and soft. Lisa took a selfie wearing a coffee-colored trench coat with her hair tied up in a bun.
She posted it on her WeChat Moments and added, "Familiar street, familiar smell."
Immediately, people commented ...
Sehun and Jimin were attending a business dinner. The two of them sat next to each other.
Sehun lowered his head and played with his phone. Jimin immediately leaned over and saw Lisa's photo.
He couldn't help but snatch Sehun's phone and put it in his own hand.
"Hey ... Jimin, you shouldn't do this, right?" Sehun smiled helplessly.