"Young Madam, we don't have to buy it. This row of stores all belong to our company anyways, so we just have to take it back."
"Okay, that's easier and better. Take them all back... I will open a super big cafe."
Lisa's decision shocked everyone...
Then, Lisa looked at the waiter who was going to kick them out and said, "Sorry, you just got fired..."
The waiter was dumbfounded and didn't know what to do.
The owner of the cafe had just arrived and seemed like he wanted to apologize to Lisa.
However, he was blocked outside by bodyguards and was spinning in a circle in anguish...
"I've bought all the cafes here, so... your gold cards or whatever membership is useless... Also, you've been blacklisted from now on and can't come in again."
"You... do you think you can do everything with money?" One of the women who was with Tzuyu was slightly flushed by anger.
"Isn't that what you told me? Weren't you the one that was showing off the gold card just now?" Lisa looked at her with an amused expression.
"That's what you get for being pretentious... Let me tell you something, don't compete with Lisa when it comes to money... She's too lazy to do that, you'll be crushed to dust any minute." Chaeyoung challenged.
"Lisa.... you don't have to make such a big deal out of it, can you do me a favor and let this go?" Tzuyu awkwardly asked.
"Where were you earlier? Where were you when they said that Lisa was a bastard child... and now you're being a mediator? Damn, this woman is one of a kind," Chaeyoung furiously said.
"Miss Tzuyu... I am sorry, I don't mean to target you... but I hate it when people put me on the spot. I'm not Mother Teresa and am not obligated to put others' feelings ahead of my own. Like I said, if others go easy on me, I'll settle. If others make me uncomfortable, then nobody will be comfortable."
Lisa had never flexed her wealth, but today, she recalled a whole row of storefronts on this famous Road, impressing and shocking everyone.
She was as domineering as a person could get...
"Young Madam, the deal is done... From now on, this cafe is yours. We'll transfer it under your name when we get back to JC headquarters."
Lee and the owner of the coffee shop negotiated a contract and signed over the store immediately.
"Good, now the first thing that I want to do is to send that table of guests out."
A few bodyguards walked over one after the other....
The girls were choking on fear and left the cafe alongside Tzuyu...
"Lisa, sorry about today. I'll personally visit and apologize to you another day."
Tzuyu didn't forget to say that before leaving...
Lisa felt like it was a little fake of her to say those words at a time like this...
"Lisa, who was that woman? Her voice is too coy, but she looks okay." Chaeyoung checked Tzuyu out, eyeing her up and down, obviously judging her with a disgusted look on her face.
"She's... Jungkook's childhood friend."
"Ahem... your romantic rival?" Chaeyoung was spooked.
"Romantic rival? No, because they don't have much of a history together. They just knew each other when they were younger, but don't mess with her from now on." Lisa warned Chaeyoung.
"What? Is she really powerful?"
"No, she has a strong background."
"Like, who's her father?" Chaeyoung was becoming more and more curious by the minute.
"Her dad is Han Bo-Seon."
"Pff... she's the daughter of the mayor?" Chaeyoung was stunned, she had coughed up blood twice in three minutes.
"Mhm."
"Okay... I'm too slow on intel, I actually didn't know that."
"If they love to gossip so much, just let them do it... don't stoop down to their level."
"Mhm."
"But do you think it was a good idea to buy such a big cafe? Do cafes make a lot of money?"
Lisa felt like crying; was she too impulsive just now?
"I don't need to pay for coffee from now on, great!" Chaeyoung excitedly flailed her arms.
"You piece of work... such a freeloader!"
Lisa pinched Chaeyoung's face...
– At the headquarters of JC Headquarters–
"Sir, that's what happened."
"Are you saying that my wife... is going to open up a cafe?" Jungkook was a little dumbfounded as he looked at Lee in disbelief.
"Most likely. I saw that the young madam was quite enthusiastic, she recalled all the storefronts in that row."
Lee calculated in his mind that if JC charged a rent of 5 million per storefront since that row of storefronts was located at the prime strip, then 13 storefronts would make them sixty-five million annually.
"Okay, help her with whatever she wants to do."
Jungkook didn't ask too much since Lisa had her reasons behind everything she did...
Then, this incident slowly spread around the circle...
– That night –
Bang Chan and Taehyung went to Jimin's estate for drinks, and they purposely brought up what happened.
"I heard that Lisa flexed today."
"Mhm, they said that she recalled thirteen storefronts and gave word she'll be opening the biggest cafe in the city."
"Cafe? What is she trying to pull this time?" Jimin was a little stunned.
Then, Bang Chan, the big mouth, retold everything according to what had happened, even adding some personal touches to make it more lively.
Upon hearing what happened, Jimin fell silent...
"She really is a weird girl, so high-key about opening a cafe."
"So... from now on, can we stop spending money on coffee? After all, we all know Lisa really well, right?" Bang Chan joked.
"You're thinking too much..." Taehyung looked at him and quietly said.
"Don't you have to stay with your doctor tonight?" Jimin looked at Taehyung, who rarely came out for drinks these days.
"The doctor is working overtime at the City Bureau, and she asked me to pick her up at 1 AM."
"Oh, oh, oh? So you can't bear to be alone?" Bang Chan dirtily laughed.
"Shut it... what unbearable loneliness, I'm just drinking and talking about life with you two. Isn't this great?"
Jimin leaned back onto the recliner with a beer in hand, and he looked up into the starry sky...
He seemed to be way less outspoken than before...
"Big Boy Jim... do you want to go to Rio? The Olympics are about to start, and all the countries sent representatives to Brazil. We should go too, no? They say that Brazilian women are very enthusiastic and have big boobs!" Bang Chan was extremely interested.
"No... you guys should go."
"I'm not going either, you should go," Taehyung immediately added.
"Damn... can we still have fun from now on?"
"Jimin... what's your plan for the rest of the year? You're not going to travel abroad to take a break?" Taehyung asked seriously.
"No, I am going to focus on the company. I can't let JC ride on my head," taking a sip of alcohol, Jimin said.
"Good job..."
The three chit-chatted until late into the night...
When Jungkook returned home from work, he found to his surprise that Lisa wasn't home yet.
Hmm? Strange, wasn't his wife on break today? Why wasn't she home at this hour?
He held up his phone and dialed her number...
"The number you have dialed is busy now, please try again later"
The line was busy...
Just then, Tzuyu called...
"Jungkook."
"What's up?" Jungkook didn't really want to have too much contact with Tzuyu, as it made him feel quite uncomfortable.
She was a highly intelligent woman, but she kept trying to remind Jungkook what happened when they were young.
Jungkook didn't like being led around, so he instinctively avoided her.
"I did something wrong today, and it made Lisa unhappy."
Jungkook heard bits and pieces of the incident since Chaeyoung mentioned in their WeChat group.
It wasn't about Tzuyu, as she had not said one single negative thing about Lisa from start to finish.
Furthermore, she wasn't Lisa's friend, so it was normal for Tzuyu to not have defended her. Lisa didn't blame her anyways.
Why was she apologizing now? What was she apologizing for?
"It wasn't your fault... It was those people that were trying to start a fight."
"But, Lisa seems to have misunderstood me, she was furious... and even bought the cafe," Tzuyu said.
"My wife is like that, her thoughts are wild and come from everywhere. Don't worry about it."
"How about this, I'll treat you and Lisa to dinner, okay? Consider it as my apology."
"Of course, if you can't forgive me, it's fine too..." Tzuyu said with a wronged tone.
"I didn't mean that."
"Then let's meet tonight at eight, at the Korean restaurant at Hilton Hotel."
Before Jungkook could reply, Tzuyu hung up...
At that moment, Lisa just happened to open the door and walk in.
"Doll, where've you been? My calls couldn't go through."
"Ah... I was just calling the design team, we were talking about the cafe's renovation."
"I heard that you lavishly bought thirteen stores today?"
"Mhm."
"Are you really opening the biggest cafe?" Jungkook looked at her.
"Of course not, I won't make too much money from it. Why would I do that, I'm not retarded..."
"Then you...?" Jungkook really wanted to ask what she planned to do with the thirteen stores.
Then, he heard Lisa say, "I thought about it, out of the thirteen stores, two will be combined to be a cafe, three will be branch stores for JC Jewels... I looked into the area, and there's actually a lot of foot traffic, and we don't have any jewelry stores nearby. Two stores will be combined to become a hot pot restaurant, the traditional old hotpots. It's almost winter, the business should be able to have a great start. Two other stores will become bookstores, located right next to the cafe. There are lots of schools nearby, so it's a good business opportunity. We'll renovate it to be a bit more comfortable and high-class, so the kids who won't be buying books can still quietly read and study there. Three stores will be photography studios, we can provide photography services to our artists and charge others who wish to have their photographs taken; it's hitting two birds with one stone. Finally, the last two stores will be an "ancient times" themed bar... it'll be decorated like ancient Korea and be open twenty-four hours a day. We'll hang lanterns at the entrance too, I'm sure the atmosphere will be amazing."
After Lisa finished speaking, Jungkook was dumbfounded...
"What's wrong with you? Why are you looking at me like that?"
"Doll... you really are a genius."
Jungkook heard Lee say that out of the thirteen stores there, only the cafe was thriving. The other stores, like the toy stores and clothing stores, were basically half-dead and weren't having good sales figures.
It had been less than half a day since his wife forcefully recalled the storefronts, yet she planned out everything. She was truly one-of-a-kind.
He could understand her idea behind the bookstore, jewelry store, and hotpot restaurant.
But what the hell was with that bar?
Did she want to drink whenever she wanted from now on? Was she crazy?
Jungkook rubbed his nose and said, "Doll, let's not open a bar. It's not profitable."
"Who said that... the bar will definitely be profitable. We'll be a special bar. Rather than selling beer or red wine, we'll only sell Soju. I decided to import the traditional kind of Soju... I'm sure this place will become very popular."
Jungkook was speechless...
"Kook, do you support me?"
"I'll support you, as long as you don't secretly drink there," Jungkook said.
Lisa randomly became a landlord after arguing with those socialites.
She even personally planned thirteen storefronts...
What was more strange was her actions made the headlines of the entrepreneur's paper the very next day.
The title was "JC's Brilliant Young Madam Recalled Thirteen Stores to Create a Luxurious Shopping Strip".
When Lisa came back from work, she was quite tired and was just about to head upstairs to shower... when Jungkook said, "Oh right, dopp, Tzuyu wants to treat us to dinner."
"Treat us to dinner? Why?"
"She said she was very sorry about what happened today, and she wanted to apologize to you."
"Please... it didn't have anything to do with her today, why would she apologize to me? It's so strange..."
"Then are we going or not?" Jungkook wanted to ask for Lisa's advice.
Out of his expectations, she took out a coin and said, "I'll let fate decide."
"You're flipping a coin?" Jungkook's khad no words.
"If it lands on heads or tails, it means God doesn't want us to go," Lisa smiled.
Jungkook was speechless.
"If the coin stands up, then God wants us to go."
After speaking, Lisa tossed the coin into the air...
"Doll, never mind, by the look of it, I don't think God wants us to go."
Jungkook was just about to say that the possibility of it standing up was close to zero...
The coin landed on tails...
Lisa righteously said, "See, this is what God wanted. You can't blame me."
"Mhm." Jungkook nodded.
At that time, Tzuyu called again...
Lisa picked up Jungkook's phone...
"Hello?"
"Lisa, did you leave yet? I already booked a spot at..."
"Sorry, Tzuyu, my husband and I are trying to get pregnant, so we are very busy... We can't go, hope you can understand."
After speaking and before Tzuyu could reply, Lisa hung up the phone with a 'bang'.
Looking at Lisa with a smile on his face, Jungkook said, "So do you want to be on top, or should I?"
"Uh... that's just my excuse for Tzuyu, you thought it was real?"
"Doll... you can't go back on your words... You have to be the role model for the kids, or how are you going to parent children in the future? So... we have to take action."
After speaking, Jungkook princess-carried Lisa and walked upstairs...
"But the sky's not dark yet..."
"What does it have to do with the darkness of the sky..."
"But I am still on my period."
"You're lying again... I know your period better than you, and it left last night."
Lisa was speechless...
"Jungkook, are you going to let me down?"
"Sure, after I finish with you."
"Ah..."
After their hot and intimate session, the two went to shower...
When Lisa walked out, Jungkook had already made steak and fruit salad.
The dishes were all very alluring...
"Kook... say, does Song Tzuyu like you?" Lisa said as she leaned on the sofa and played with her phone.
"I don't think so, since we haven't seen each other for years."
"Why does she constantly bother us then?"
"Maybe because she doesn't have many friends in the country?" Jungkook made a guess.
"Maybe... it would be best if she doesn't like you. I don't want to be romantic rivals with her."
"Why not?"
"Because she doesn't look like she's easy to deal with..."
"Ha... stop making wild guesses, come and eat."
– Inside some nightclub –
Sehun was drinking and talking with a group of young heirs.
Someone brought up that Lisa forcibly recalled thirteen stores today.
Then, somebody flattered, "People from the Oh family sure are domineering, she's exactly like you, Young Master Oh."
Sehun smiled and swirled the wine in his glass...
"That sister of mine likes causing trouble... but she won't make a bad deal. If you don't believe it, wait and see. In a month, that street and those thirteen stores will be bright and prosperous for sure."
"Yes, yes yes, that's for sure. The Oh Family is always reliable and trustworthy."
The other people began flattering him...
Sehun took out his phone and sent a WeChat message to Lisa...
"I heard that you grandly struck today."
"How's that any of your business?"
"I'm happy for you."
"I suggest that you focus on dealing with the old man. Time's running out, so don't get pushed over."
"Ha... it seems like you want to see others push me over?"
Sehun was willing to tease Lisa even if she argued with him because he always enjoyed their bickering.
Lisa didn't reply...
"Your test is tomorrow, try your best."
"I will."
Lisa was quite appreciative that Sehun still remembered that her test was tomorrow...
Then, she saw Sehun send her a money transfer from of 8888 won; an extremely lucky number.
Lisa was just about to reject it when she saw him send, "I heard that you took in a kid with uremia at South Side. Go buy the kid some supplements with this money."
"You know how to do charity?"
"Of course... I'm trying to save myself, I don't want to die young."
When she heard him say that, Lisa didn't pretend to be coy and immediately accepted the transfer.
– The next morning –
Early morning, Lisa drove to the designated location to take her test.
Director Jung had already called, telling her to not be nervous.
Jennie pulled an all-nighter reviewing neurology knowledge with her.
"Lisa?" a worker at the entrance of the test site asked.
"Yes."
"Come in with me."
Lisa nervously followed the worker in...
The exam lasted from the morning all the way to the afternoon. She only had an hour for lunch.
Lisa only drank some water and had a couple bites of bread.
She was there the entire day, and her phone was on silent too; she didn't want to take any calls.
Because this was of utmost importance to her and she didn't want to be distracted...
At three in the afternoon, the proctor brought Lisa into a freezer in a somewhat secluded corridor.
A few examiners looked at her with caution.
"Have you dissected a corpse before?"
"Mhm, I did it when I was in school, but not by myself. I did it alongside many classmates."
"Have you performed a dissection on your own?"
"Not yet."
"Then do you know how long it takes to dissect a corpse?" the proctor asked.
"I know it's usually between one to three hours, someone more skilled could also take less."
"Good, then you can start now, I have a male corpse here and I want you to do a thorough dissection."
"Uh... Professor, can I ask you a question? I'm being tested for neurology... it seems unrelated to human dissection."
"Yes, but Director Jung told us that you're a genius. The other examiners want to see what the genius Director Jung recommended is like, so this is an additional test. But, you can also choose to give up."
Lisa fell silent after hearing that...
They've already said everything, and if she gave up now, it'll be like a slap to Director Jung's face.
The major directors from the Asan medical center and South Side worked hard to send her here; this opportunity was unprecedented and once-in-a-lifetime.
If Lisa didn't give it a try and gave up now, she would be letting everyone down.
So she nodded. "I'm not going to give up, I can do it."
"Good, then you can start now."
After speaking, the proctor walked out... and the timer began...
With a bright glass wall separating them, Lisa pulled on her white gloves in the freezer.
On the other side of the glass were four examiners and one proctor...
The five of them sat there like stones and watched as Lisa dissected the corpse...
They were very close to her and could see everything clearly.
"Can this girl do it? What do you guys think?" one of the professors asked.
"I can't say... she doesn't look like she has enough years of experience, so she might not be able to finish such a hard task."
"How long did those kids testing for internal medicine take to finish?"
"About two hours and twenty minutes, which isn't bad."
"She used to be a nurse, and she only came across dissection once at school. She might not be able to finish, so I think we're being too hard on her."
"Didn't Director Jung say that she was a genius? Shouldn't she show us what she's capable of?"
The professors seemed to disagree with each other.
Some thought they were being hard on Lisa, and others thought she should display her talents. Otherwise, how would they know if she was actually a genius?
As the professors discussed amongst themselves...
The door to the dissection room opened...
Lisa walked out, "Professor, I'm finished."
"You finished dissecting?" the examiners looked at her in disbelief.
"Mhm."
"God, it's only been thirty-two minutes..." the proctor looked at the timer in his hand and thought he was going crazy.
"Do you not know the steps to dissection? Are you just messing with us?"
A medical professional mockingly looked at Lisa...
"You can check." Lisa didn't want to argue, as they would understand as soon as they saw the corpse.
The glass was transparent and she had no way to cheat...
The professors rose and walked in. Lisa took off her white gloves and washed her hands in the sink outside.
She was extremely calm...
"This is quite unbelievable," the main examiner said.
"Did she really do it by herself? It's perfect." Another teacher was filled with surprise.
What did they see? In just thirty two minutes, a corpse was perfectly dissected without a single flaw.
"Lisa."
"Here."
"Did you really do this?" After the fact, some of them still didn't believe the truth that was lying before them.
"Well, yes." Lisa sincerely nodded.
"This kid... I'm speechless," an examiner exclaimed.
"Professor, is there something wrong?"
"What's wrong is why it's too perfect... you really didn't study medicine before?"
"I graduated with a nursing degree. I'm a nurse and I've been a nurse this entire time," Lisa said truthfully.
"You really are incredible..."
The professors exclaimed one after another. They've been in the medical field for many years, and the fastest dissection that they had seen was the professional forensic technician employed by the city bureau.
He took thirty minutes and even applied for the record time within the country...
As for Lisa, under their supervision, she used thirty-two minutes, and her technique was perfect.
"Child... if you haven't had much experience, then this is pure talent."
An examiner said in a deep tone to Lisa...
"So... professors, have I passed?"
"Go out and wait for a bit. We'll go over your scores today and give you a reply in a bit."
"Okay."
Lisa nodded, walked out, and sat down to wait on the long bench in the front foyer.
Because it wasn't a standardized test, she didn't have to wait for them to officially announce the score.
A few experienced professors could go over the scores and announce it on the spot...
When they were about to announce her score, Director Jung's car stopped outside the door.
Director Jung walked in with his assistant...
"Director Jung."
"How was it? Was it okay?"
"Thanks to you, everything went smoothly." Lisa smiled.
"Why are you here?"
"The director here called me and told me that they're announcing your score today. I happened to be passing by and came to check up on you."
"Thank you."
Lisa was really thankful for Director Jung's help and support.
Although he indeed looked after Lisa partly because of Jungkook, Director Jung was somebody with principles.
They waited for about half an hour.
Lisa and Director Jung had nothing to do and chit-chatted...
Towards the end of the day, they saw a few professors and the proctor walk out.
"So? How did Lisa do?" Director Jung seemed to be more nervous than Lisa.
The teachers smiled but remained silent...
"Did she pass?" Director Jung nervously asked.
The grading of the doctor's exam was different than school exams, they didn't count the score.
They separated it into either a 'pass' or a 'fail', as simple as that.
If she passed, she could be a doctor, and if she failed, she could take another test or give up.
Lisa stood up nervously...
She wasn't as knowledgeable in the field of neurology as she was in gynecology or neurosurgery.
She chose this area purely due to interest...
When she worked with Jennie to treat Soobin, she found out that the country's approaches to treating depression were lacking and flawed.
So, she thought that she may have potential in this field.
"Director Jung, you have to treat us," an old man, who was close with Director Jung, joked.
"So, Lisa passed?" Director Jung was in a great mood.
"Not only did she pass, but you might not believe it if I told you that... she passed with perfect scores in every subject. She didn't simply pass, she excelled."
"She got perfect in everything?" Director Jung was somewhat shocked.
"Mhm, and for our additional dissection, she finished perfectly in thirty-two minutes, with no mistakes or accidents to speak of and surprisingly fast speed. She is an unique existence."
Then, the professors couldn't help but clap...
The applause was for Lisa...
"Jung... where did you find this girl? She's so talented that it's surprising," one of the main examiners asked.
"I knew that I wasn't wrong about her." Director Jung wholeheartedly laughed.
"Lisa, are you going to come here and get your certificate?"
The proctor waved the black book in his hand...
Lisa excitedly walked over, step by step...
A/n-
Nurse Lisa has finally become doctor Lisa. Yay!! Our heroine completed her dream to become a doctor.
I will be updating alot today as well as tomorrow. So, stay tuned!! It will get more interesting henceforth with additional characters being added.