"Lisa, I also invited your older brother, you don't mind, do you?" asked Irene with a smile.
"Of course... I don't mind." Lisa smiled.
She now realized that this meal wasn't just a meal. Lisa thought too naively of Irene.
Sehun was affectionate. He came in and sat down right beside Irene.
Then, he intimately kissed her on the cheek, as if Lisa was invisible...
"I'm the host today, order whatever you guys want to eat." Irene was very generous.
Sehun raised his eyes to look at Lisa and said, "Let Lisa order. I'll have whatever she's having."
Lisa didn't say anything either, as she lowered her head and looked over the menu...
Then, she raised her hand and called over the server. "One serving of this grilled meat, along with pork belly, squid, and chicken feet as well. Oh right, I also want this tendon and a vegetable platter."
"Any drinks?"
"Just water."
"Then I want water as well." Sehun acted like a child.
"You're not drinking today?" Irene asked Sehun as she looked at him.
"I'm not drinking. I still have a meeting at the company this afternoon..."
After they ordered, the three of them sat around awkwardly...
It wouldn't be as awkward if it was just Sehun and Lisa, but with a somewhat unfamiliar Irene around, things felt a bit... odd.
"Irene, how's work lately?"
"Yes, thanks to President Jeon, JC has arranged for me to only accept jobs that were the best of the best."
"Oh." Lisa nodded, and then suddenly didn't know what else to say.
However, Sehun poured himself a glass of water, and then he looked at Lisa and said, "You've been successfully promoted to a doctor, but you didn't even treat me to dinner despite such good news. I'll just have to congratulate you today."
"Thanks."
"Lisa, you're a doctor now?" Irene appeared somewhat surprised.
"Yea, I passed my exams a few days ago."
"Haha... I didn't even know of such big news, clearly Sehun is much more informed." Irene looked at Sehun with uncertain depth after she spoke.
"That's perfectly natural... how could I not pay attention to my own sister? Even that Nancy... I know all about how much she spends, and how many overdrafts she makes in a month..."
"Hey, Sehun, have you noticed that Lisa and my eyes are kind of alike..." Irene said as she smiled.
Lisa curiously touched her face, and then looked at Irene's, she really didn't think they were alike at all.
Lisa didn't know why she would say that...
"Really? How come I don't think so?" Sehun kept laughing.
"But a lot of people have said so... ever since I came to JC, a lot of people have said that I looked a bit like the young madam. I feel very honored..."
"How could I be as pretty as you? You think too highly of me." Lisa took a small sip of the bottled water.
"Not at all, you're definitely unique and extraordinary... Why else would President Jeon be a wife worshiper?"
"Pish... wife worshipper." This was Lisa's first time hearing this term, but it suited Jungkook quite well.
'That's right... several stars that work with JC occasionally talk about you guys in private. We say that President Jeon is a wife worshiper, the reimbursement bills last time were so ridiculous... but because you promised the employees, President Jeon signed it without another word. It is clear how much he is spoiling you."
Lisa felt a bit uncomfortable upon hearing what Irene said...
"That brother-in-law of mine... is indeed... But then come to think of it, whoever marries my dear sis must have earned great karma in his previous life, so he has to treat her well!"
"I always say that you treat Lisa much better than Nancy, what a biased brother."
Irene interrupted, and Lisa looked up at Sehun. She felt like the way he looked at her was somewhat complex...
"No one likes Nancy, as long as they are normal," Lisa calmly said.
"Exactly... she really is intellectually challenged. The only people who like her are those so-called friends of hers because she is dumb and has tons of money," Sehun said mockingly, as he held up a chunk of spicy radish.
For him, Nancy was incomparable to Lisa. Was Nancy even worth it?
"Haha... you're too funny," Irene chuckled singsongly as she covered her mouth.
"I mean it." Sehun looked all serious.
Just then, the servers began to bring in the dishes of food...
Since Lisa was fairly close to the tongs, she picked it up and began to grill the meat.
However, Sehun quickly took them from her...
"Look at how dumb you are, you don't even know how to do it. Let me."
Irene looked at Sehun with a somewhat complex expression...
Then she coyishly said, "Sehun is actually very caring, any woman would be lucky to marry him."
"You two are really compatible." These words slipped out of Lisa's mouth.
"I do want to, but he is too good for me... I can't make it all the way up there to his level,"
"Who said so... did you forget how you managed to climb up last night?" Sehun talked dirty.
Irene gently punched his shoulders with her fists...
"Could the two of you let me eat, I have to get back to the hospital in a bit," smiled Lisa.
Sehun flipped the meat for a while, and soon, everything was ready to eat...
The three of them dug in...
Sehun was very considerate, and he kept putting meat in Irene and Lisa's plates.
He also helped them pour water and grab utensils and napkins...
He was more like a server than the actual servers...
Lisa initially thought that Irene only wanted to eat with her and talk about company matters.
Later, she noticed that Irene had ulterior motives...
Immediately after Sehun walked in through the door, Lisa saw through Irene's plots...
All Irene wanted to do was to find out if anything was going on between Lisa and Sehun.
This suspicion might seem somewhat wild to outsiders...
However...
Sehun indeed wasn't Mr. Oh's son; he was just the Oh Family's foster child.
Irene must love Sehun deeply, agreeing to sign with JC as soon as he called her.
This action was enough to prove her feelings towards him...
Lisa wasn't in a good mood when she left the restaurant...
After she got into her car, she received a WeChat message from Sehun.
"Don't eat with Irene alone in the future."
"Why not?" Lisa asked back.
"Why are there so many whys? Just do as you're told."
"Why do I have to listen to you?"
"You damned girl... you're getting rebellious again. Anyway, just remember that Irene isn't as simple as you think."
Just as she was about to drive back to South Side, she received a call from the Chief Physician of the department of internal medicine.
He told her to head to Asan medical center and help pick up some medicine for Soobin's younger brother.
Lisa immediately turned around and went to the Asan medical center...
After she followed the orders and picked up the medicine...
Lisa went downstairs to look for Wonyoung, but she realized that she wasn't in the OB/GYN department.
"Head Nurse, where is Wonyoung?"
"She went out, I think she's by the side door. Her boyfriend seemed to have come."
Lisa was a bit startled, boyfriend? Haruto? Shouldn't he be in class at this hour?
Lisa was very curious. She placed her medicine inside her car, and then she walked over towards the side door.
There were three doors at the Asan medical center, the front, back and side door.
The side door was relatively hidden, and normally patients wouldn't take that door, so only hospital employees used it out of convenience.
When Lisa walked along the dark hallways towards the side door, she saw from far away that Wonyoung was struggling back and forth with a man.
However, that man wasn't Haruto...
At this sight, Lisa's heart suddenly sunk...
"What's the point of doing this shitty work? How much money do you even get paid each month? I said that I could be your sugar daddy... why don't you know what's good for yourself? All of those women want me to pay for them, and I don't even look at them. You're really a dumb woman."
"Let go of me, I have to go back to work. Don't come looking for me at work anymore." Wonyoung seemed to dislike this man quite a lot.
"What? Are you scared that little boyfriend of yours will find out?" The man smiled very disgustingly.
This man had tattoos on his arm and wore a sleeveless shirt on a cold day, which was completely insane.
His hair was short, and he had small eyes, a very large nose, and a very ugly mouth...
He looked to be about thirty or so years old...
Lisa could never imagine how Wonyoung managed to get herself involved with a person like him.
This man was a classic scumbag...
"Don't make up all that nonsense... hurry up and leave, don't let anyone see you. I don't want to be judged by others." Wonyoung reached out to push that man away...
However, he immediately slapped Wonyoung on the face...
"You cunt... you weren't in such a hurry to chase me away when you were on my bed... It's only been a few days since I've hit you, and you think you're better than that now, don't you? I wanted to take you out for lunch out of kindness, and you're being so rude to me... Women are all so degrading... I just haven't tamed you enough in bed."
The man's mouth was filled with filth, and he even hit Wonyoung...
Standing not far from them, Lisa could no longer bear it...
She walked out from the corner and stopped the man's hand from hitting Wonyoung again.
Wonyoung was fairly weak, as she tilted her head to the side in fear... She was too scared to fight back.
"Scumbag, stop it right there," cursed Lisa.
"Who the hell are you?"
"Unnie... why are you here?" Wonyoung quickly looked up when she heard Lisa's voice, obviously shocked to see her.
"If I didn't come to find you, I wouldn't have witnessed such an interesting scene," Lisa said to Wonyoung as she glared at her...
"Unnie... I've failed you and Haruto," Wonyoung wailed out in tears.
"Don't speak right now, we'll talk about this later."
After she spoke, Lisa walked over to that man and fiercely kicked him in his crotch...
Lisa was quite experienced with this 'die without descendants' attack...
"Ah... you hateful woman... how dare you kick me, do you know who I am?"
"I'll kick you even if you're the Monkey King... Let me tell you, men who hit women are all fucking cowards... Why don't you go fight the war if you're so brave, there's nothing glorious with hitting women at the hospital, you big dumbass." Lisa had never cursed so harshly in her entire life...
Her emotions now were beyond anger...
Lisa turned around after she spoke and headed back into the hospital as she held Wonyoung's hand...
"You little piece of trash... just you wait, I'll get you for this later on," the man clamored behind them, as he covered his crotch...
Wonyoung kept crying, and she didn't say anything along the way. Lisa took her to a remote rooftop at the hospital.
Then, Lisa suddenly let go of her hand...
"Tell me what this is about." Lisa crossed her arms around her chest as she sternly looked at Wonyoung.
She truly never expected that one day, Wonyoung would fool around with another man behind Haruto's back.
Plus, that man wasn't even as handsome as Haruto. He was old, ugly, had a tattoo, and looked like a complete hooligan.
"Unnie... I didn't want this to happen either, I really didn't mean to lie to you and Haruto on purpose... I'm completely out of options."
Wonyoung cried helplessly; perhaps she didn't expect Lisa to run into this.
"You're going to have to explain everything to me. First tell me who that man was, and what kind of relationship he has with you," Lisa demanded and she glared at Wonyoung.
Wonyoung dispiritedly leaned against the ice-cold wall...
After a moment of silence, she slowly spoke, "Unnie, I've let Haruto down..."
"You already said that..." Lisa coldly reminded her.
"I met him during a classmate reunion party... He is my classmate's older brother... That classmate organized the party back then... and we didn't even need to split the bill, and so there were a lot of people there, and I went as well... But who knew... I drank too much... Then... then I slept with him. I swear I only like Haruto. I was too drunk and don't even remember anything. That person won't stop harassing me afterward and often comes looking for me at the hospital and my apartment. I'm really, really scared of him. He muddles around on the streets... and claims to be in a gang. I'm scared to offend him, and he threatened to find Haruto at school and cripple Haruto if I didn't listen to him... I'm really scared of dragging Haruto down with me... unnie, I'm really sorry for what I've done to you guys, I'm too scared to even tell you guys. I'm scared that you guys will despise me, and I'm scared that Haruto wouldn't be able to forgive me."
Wonyoung cried as she spoke; it didn't seem like she was lying...
Lisa slightly sighed after she heard what Wonyoung said. "Why didn't you tell me about this sooner?"
"I was afraid to... that man is really scary... I'm scared of dragging you guys down, seriously... you guys don't even know how terrible he is... he can and will do anything."
Wonyoung was a little bunny and had never interacted with people like him, so she was truly terrified...
Therefore, she chose to stay silent and suck it up.
She also chose to hide from Haruto...
"That's why you've been avoiding Haruto this entire time?" Lisa continued to ask.
"I know that Haruto treats me very well, but I feel incredibly filthy now... I can't face him."
Wonyoung kneeled to the ground and covered her hands over her head as she spoke, once again bursting out in tears...
She was only a young girl and truly wasn't able to withstand such pressure...
"Have you considered calling the police?"
"Police? How can I do that? He's in a gang; if the police arrest him... then his people will kill my entire family. You don't know anything about them, they're all gangsters."
Wonyoung was terrified after she was brutally beaten by that man several times...
"But how long do you plan on keeping this terrified state up? When will it end?" Lisa asked calmly.
"I don't know either... I only want to drag this on for as long as I can... I never thought that you would find out... Unnie, please don't tell Haruto, I'm scared that he will never forgive me."
"Haruto really cares about you... don't you think that you should tell him about it?"
Lisa didn't know what to say. At this point, Wonyoung still wanted to continue hiding this from Haruto and make him suffer from lovesickness.
Did she really love him, to put him through all this?
"I... I must give him an answer. I will break up with him tonight when I get back."
"Are you sure you want to break up?"
"What else can I do... Haruto won't like me anymore once he finds out." Wonyoung's eyes were red and swollen from crying.
"You're not Haruto, how would you know what he'll think?"
Wonyoung shook her head. "Even if Haruto doesn't mind, I still can't get over this myself... Plus, that man said that if I continued to contact Haruto, then he'll kill him... I can't hurt him."
"Then you'll live like this your entire life?"
"What else can I do?"
"Why didn't you come and find me? I can help you deal with him, we can face these problems together," Lisa said, enunciating each word.
If this was in the past, then Lisa perhaps wouldn't be brave enough to face those thugs either, but things were different now.
She had Jungkook, along with Bambam at the Public Security Bureau, and even the people at Seductive Fox.
No one had a bigger underworld influence than the owner of Seductive Fox...
However, Wonyoung never told her anything...
"Even if you helped me deal with that person, what about his accomplices? If you can't get rid of all of them, then my family will always be in danger. My parents love me so much, I don't want anything to happen to them, not even the tiniest scratch. Unnie, can you understand what I'm trying to say?"
Wonyoung sadly begged Lisa and didn't even want Lisa's help.
However, her way of dealing with this issue was truly absurd...
"So... you don't want me to help you, is that right?" Lisa looked at Wonyoung with slight disappointment.
"No, I don't want your help," Wonyoung replied as she gritted her teeth.
"Fine, if that's what you want, what else is there for me to say?" Lisa smiled bitterly.
"Sorry,unnie, I know that you're good to me, but I've got too much to worry about..."
"No, you don't need to apologize to me. Haruto is the one whom you let down... I disapproved of you two dating back then because you were both too young and also because your way of handling things was immature, and I knew that you two would hurt each other... But Haruto fell hard for you, and as his older sister, I couldn't bear to tear you two apart... I won't blame you for how things turned out. I only hope that you no longer keep Haruto on a leash. If you want to break up, just tell him, don't make him wait around like a dummy."
"Okay... I will tell him tonight," Wonyoung said with difficulty.
Lisa glanced at her. "Then take care of yourself... and... if you need my help, call me by the end of the day... or else, I wouldn't interfere with any of your problems later on."
Lisa wasn't merciless, she was just being swift and determined with her decisions...
Actions and behavior had to be straightforward. Wonyoung refused Lisa's help because she was scared of offending that thug.
She also didn't want to continue dating Haruto, because she was scared of that person's threats.
She was too cowardly, so scared that she was overcautious and indecisive, so scared that she would give up her boyfriend she loved to satisfy a scumbag.
That was her own choice...
If she missed the chance Lisa gave her, then Lisa would never help her again.
Lisa gave her a chance; if Wonyoung didn't take it, then she was no longer worth it.
"I'm sorry, unnie," Wonyoung said again.
Wonyoung's word annoyed Lisa...
She turned around and left the hospital. Then, she got into her Audi R8 and drove back to South Side at the speed of lightning.
She gave the medicine to Soobin's brother' physician at the Internal Medicine Department and then returned to her own office to organize documents.
"Dr. Lisa, someone made an appointment with you, do you want to see him?" asked the assistant nurse.
Lisa looked down at her watch and then nodded, "Sure, I have time for one more."
"Okay."
Then, the nurse brought the patient in...
"What is it? Tell me about it first," Lisa quietly asked as she looked at the data on her computer.
That person didn't say anything...
"Why are you...?" As Lisa raised her head to scold the patient, she was immediately stunned by who she saw.
It was Kai...
"Why are you here?"
"Lisa... congratulations, you've become a doctor."
Kai looked very weary; he was unshaven, and his jacket was old and worn out.
He didn't seem to be doing so well...
"Thanks," Lisa said faintly.
"Did my parents come to see you a few days ago?"
"Yes, they couldn't find you, so they came to find me."
"Yes, I called them afterward... Thanks for hosting them for me and giving them money."
"No problem. They were very nice to me as well, and I treat them like family." Lisa still felt heartbroken at the thought of the earnest couple...
"I... after I divorced Krystal, Director Jung fired me."
"I heard that it was because you made a mistake during a cataract surgery," Lisa said as she stared at him.
Kai nodded...
"I was very unsettled at that time. I don't know why, but I couldn't focus... After I left Asan medical center, I found a job at a small private clinic."
"Then where are you living now? Your mother said that you rented out your old place."
"Yes, I'm living at the accommodation the hospital provided. It's cheaper that way."
"Oh..." Lisa nodded.
"My mental state isn't very well lately... can you give me some prescription drugs?"
Kai suddenly said...
"You shouldn't rely on drugs. You still have to adjust on your own... You're a doctor, so you should know that."
Lisa didn't want to hurt him, because a lot of antipsychotic drugs can make people dumber.
"Then can you lend me some money? I'm in quite a tight spot recently," Kai suddenly asked.
Lisa felt a bit speechless...
However, she still asked out of courtesy, "How much do you need?"
"A hundred thousand... is that okay?"
"What do you need that much for?" A hundred thousand wasn't a lot for Lisa, but she wanted to know what Kai wanted to do with all that money.
"Ah... I want to open up a pharmacy and work alone. I don't want to work under others, it's a pain being micromanaged."
"A hundred thousand isn't enough to start a pharmacy, you need at least three or five hundred thousand just to invest in one."
"Ah... I'm working with someone else... that person is investing two hundred thousand, and I'm investing one hundred thousand." Kai changed his story again.
"Where is this pharmacy? How much is the annual rent? Is it fully licensed? Who is the legal representative?"
Lisa dropped several questions all at once...
Kai was overwhelmed by the questions. Lisa was very detail-oriented.
She decided that if Kai told her the truth, then she would be willing to lend him a hundred thousand.
However, all of his responses were mumbled, and he seemed to be dodging the question... Something was definitely off.
"I'm not sure either. My friend arranged it."
"There are plenty of scam artists these days, you'd better be sure."
"Can you just lend me one hundred thousand right now? I will definitely pay you back when I have money," Kai asked anxiously.
"I can... but my position remains. Give me the detailed information and documents, and I'll lend you the money. But just so you know, I help those in need, not the poor... If you want to squander money, then no one can help you," Lisa said, word for word.
"Fine, I admit that I lied to you. I'm not going to open some pharmacy... I don't have any money to spend anymore... You're my ex-girlfriend after all, why can't you just help me out? Isn't Jungkook super wealthy? He even bought you a luxurious mansion and condo, you guys even spent over one hundred million on a single anniversary celebration, why can't you just lend some money to me?"
Kai seemed to be full of resentment...
Lisa was shocked by his behavior...
"Then what you mean to say is that those who are poor should all ask for money from the rich, and the rich have to agree?" Lisa mockingly laughed.
"But aren't we friends? Friends should help each other, shouldn't they?"
Kai spoke as if it was a given...
"Is that so? Since we're friends, then why didn't you help me when I came to see you in such a hurry when Haruto was in a car accident?"
Lisa smiled...
"I... if I helped you, then you would have never gotten back together with Jungkook...In the end, he needs to thank me for getting you out there," Kai said shamelessly.
Lisa truly wanted to curse...
"This session has ended, you should go. I don't have anything else to say to you."
"You won't lend me the money, will you?"
"I won't." Lisa shook her head.
"Fine... very well... haha, just you wait, you'll pay for this," Kai spat viciously.
"You've got it all wrong, only devious people will pay for their deeds... I, Lisa, have lived a guilt-free life for 24 years. I've never done anything wrong, so why should I have to pay for anything?"
"Ha, is that so? Then why haven't you had a kid after being married for so long?" Kai laughed viciously.
Lisa's complexion turned pale immediately...
"What? You don't know what to say? I caught your weak spot, didn't I? Did you really think that you would be happy after you married into a rich family? That mother-in-law of yours scolds you every day. You're only pretending to be some young madam on the surface. The truth is that you can't even have a kid. How long will Jungkook love you like this?"
"Kai, shut up..." Lisa trembled with anger.
Perhaps he really did touch her pressure point, so she couldn't remain calm...
"Is your husband incompetent in that area? Huh? Do you need me to be a saint this time, and let you borrow my seed?"
Just as the words left his mouth, Lisa threw a penholder over, and it clashed onto Kai's head with a 'bang'.
"Kai, don't be too malicious, don't forget, you're a father now... There's no benefit for you to push yourself over the edge."
Lisa was furious. Kai didn't just talk ill about her but also spoke ill about Jungkook.