Chapter 91: I Am Gege's Child
"Small Uncle, it's time for dinner..."
Mingyu looked at Jungkook's shoulder and noticed a small head leaning on it.
A young woman was on his uncle's back, swaying her feet leisurely, and his uncle actually carried her in calmly.
Mingyu wiped his face, took a deep breath, and smiled. "Lisa, are you a child? Don't you have legs?"
Lisa pouted her lips as she wrapped her arms around Jungkook's neck. "I am Gege's child. Isn't that right, Gege?"
"Yes."
Jungkook replied calmly. It wasn't clear whether he was replying to her.
He walked past Mingyu and headed for the dining room.
Mingyu ground his teeth and told himself to forget about it. Ever since Lisa was here, his Small Uncle had changed a lot.
But it still infuriated him!
Didn't she have legs? They were already inside the manor. Couldn't he bear to let her down?
Was he planning to carry her while he ate dinner? Huh?
At that time, Mingyu did not expect that these words would become a prophecy.
...
At the Manoban Household. Zhou Manli couldn't stand the smell of disinfectant, so after an entire day and night at the hospital, she decided to go home.
Of course, she had someone help her walk.
At that time, the members of the family were having dinner. When she saw her enter, Eunha immediately threw aside her chopsticks and ran over to greet her, "Mom, why didn't you tell me you were coming home. I would have picked you up!"
Zhou Manli's face was green like vegetables as she smiled weakly. "You don't have to do that. We have helpers. Your studying so hard. I can't bear to make you run around," she said as her eyes glanced behind her.
Song Rui and Yoongi were also there; the only person missing was Lisa.
When she thought of her, Zhou Manli gritted her teeth. Her intuition told her that her bad luck was because Lisa was a jinx!
"Where is she? Is she not back yet?"
Eunha nodded her head. "Yes, she doesn't want to come back."
"Fine. Don't let anyone look for her. Let her die on the outside!" she said coldly.
Thump—
Song Rui put on a tough expression and casually stood up, "What kind of comment is that?
"If word gets out, aren't you afraid of humiliating us?"
"What did I say wrong?
"Did I shoo her out with a broom?
"She was the one that was being rebellious. Why are you blaming me?"
Zhou Manli stepped forward with her walking stick and said stubbornly, "I have said what I wanted to say. You can do what you want but I will pretend that I never gave birth to her..."
When she first saw dinner, she was initially planning to eat a bit of it.
But now, she was feeling full from anger.
She ordered someone to help her upstairs. Unfortunately, before she got very far, her walking stick suddenly snapped in half. Losing her balance, Zhou Manli screamed as she expected to fall again...
"Mom!" Eunha turned pale in shock and froze in place.
"Ahhh!"
Luckily, the helpers grabbed onto her. After a bit of stumbling, she regained her balance.
"How unlucky..."
Zhou Manli was still in shock. She looked at the broken walking stick and found it unbelievable. "What quality is this stick?"
From the moment she left the hospital and arrived home, she had only taken a few steps. Yet, the walking stick actually broke?! !
Eunha's eyes darted as the atmosphere grew strange.
This was a rare situation. Why was all their bad luck coming at once?
Yoongi leaned over and picked up the walking stick. After examining it, he furrowed his brows. "The walking stick is made from solid wood. It couldn't be this weak..."
"What other reason could there be?" Zhou Manli sneered. "I already told you guys that she's a jinx, yet you refused to believe me!
"Ow...my hip..."
Chapter 92: Gege, Are You Afraid Of Thunder?
She held onto her hip and hissed. The thought of Lisa made her furious.
"Mom...let's not talk about it for now. I'll help you back to your room to get some rest first."
Eunha concealed her true feelings as she interrupted and stopped her mother from talking.
But the more she acted like this, the more Zhou Manli believed Lisa was her jinx.
When she thought about her run of bad luck since the previous night and how she almost lost half her life, she endured and swallowed the words that were about to leave her mouth. She then went upstairs with Eunha.
At the dining table, Song Rui adjusted his glasses and narrowed his eyes. "Yoongi, do you think this has anything to do with Lisa?"
He wasn't a superstitious person, but he couldn't stop his wife from being one. Moreover, his elder daughter did indeed have abnormally good luck. It was hard for his firm heart to not be moved a little.
Especially since these last two days had been a bit rough.
"What?"
Yoongi put down the walking stick and laughed, "Dad, do you believe that too? Lisa has no clue what's going on and you guys are condemning her. Don't you think that's unfair?"
"I didn't say anything," Song Rui furrowed his brows.
"Either way, I don't believe that. If you need to find a reason for the bad luck, then I simply think bad luck befalls those that treat Yaoyao bad. Don't you think so?"
Why was everyone else fine? It was only Eunha who fell and hit her head, and Zhou Manli who twisted her hip and got a concussion.
As Yoongi thought about this, he began to laugh. He knew it was wrong for him to laugh at his mother like this, but he couldn't help it.
If this was true, then the brat was quite interesting.
As he watched Yoongi leave, Song Rui narrowed his eyes and whispered, "Does bad luck really befall those that treat her bad..."
If that was the case, then that explained it all.
...
Late at night it was silent.
A wild wind swept past outside the window, blowing leaves all over the ground.
Rumble—
Boom—
Lisa's eyes flew open. She was met with an endless darkness.
She took a deep breath, licked her lips, found her bedside lamp, and turned it on as she sat up.
The room quickly lit up.
Her heart was racing and her throat was dry like something was choking her.
Light footsteps echoed from the corridor. Combined with the sounds of the wind outside, the dark night felt extra eerie.
All of a sudden, Lisa tore off her quilt, ran over to the door barefooted, and opened it.
Jungkook was wearing a gray fleece bathrobe over a set of long-sleeved navy blue silk pajamas and he was passing her door with a cup in his hand at that time.
"Gege..."
The girl poked her head out through the gap in the door. Her head was covered in a cold sweat and her face was pale like paper.
Jungkook raised an eyebrow and estimated the time in his mind.
It was roughly 2am.
"Why aren't you sleeping?"
Lisa sniffed. "Gege, it's thundering outside."
"Yes." Jungkook nodded as he looked at her face. "Are you scared?"
"No!"
The girl's eyes were dark. "I was worried that you'd be scared. Gege, why don't I sleep with you tonight."
As she asked this, she gripped the hem of her pajamas so hard that her fingers turned pale.
She was like a trembling rabbit that was pretending to be composed.
Jungkook's lips curved slightly. "No."
He then started heading back to his room. But a small hand suddenly grabbed onto the corner of his shirt. With amusement in his eyes, he secretly glanced sideways. "I'm not afraid of thunder and I don't need anyone to accompany me."
Rumble—
Another loud thunder roared. Lisa was so frightened that she immediately buried her head into Jungkook's back.
As her voice broke, she said, "No, you definitely need someone...."
Chapter 93: Can You Keep Me Company?
The girl's voice trembled, yet she pretended as though she wasn't afraid of anything.
The man's throat moved a little and he held back his smile.
Curving his lips, he nodded. "Yes, I do need it."
Lisa's eyes lit up as if she was suddenly relieved. Tugging on his shirt, she said cutely, "I knew you would need it!
"Things like thunder are too scary..."
She scrunched up her nose as her lips turned pale.
She looked pitiful and cute.
Jungkook's eyelids lowered and he glanced at her bare feet. Her toes were round, fair, and tender, but because of the cold floor, they were curled up.
He frowned. "Go back and wear your slippers."
As soon as he spoke, another crack of thunder sounded.
"Waaa—"
Lisa almost cried in fear. She shook her head frantically as she held onto the man's arm with both hands. "No!"
She sobbed as though she would burst into tears if Jungkook continued to force her.
Tch...
So delicate.
Jungkook shook his head. Suddenly, he leaned over, pulled her into his arms, and lifted her up.
Like a child, she sat in his arms. She was wearing a set of pink velvet pajamas, her lotus leaf collar was rounded with lace, her black hair reached her waist, and her small palm-sized face was delicate and bright. If she wasn't hugging the man's neck in fear, people would probably think she was a life-sized doll.
"Gege..."
"If you make another request, I will send you home."
Jungkook took big strides forward. His room was on the other side of the corridor. Because he enjoyed the silence, the entire place was filled with his own private spaces.
The man's bedroom was big and empty.
It used gray and white tones with dark solid wood furnishings.
There were practically no digital devices in the room; just a few foreign-language books on the headboard. It appeared plain and simple.
The man bent over and placed Lisa on the bed. "Sleep." His voice was low and raspy.
Lisa loosened her grip around his neck. Her big, dark eyes focused on him and she opened her mouth sweetly, "Gege, are you not sleeping?"
Her dark pupils sparkled like stars.
Jungkook leaned over slightly, his expression did not change. As usual, he was calm and unfazed.
He slowly stretched out his hand, curled his finger, and gave her a flick on the forehead.
"Ow!" Lisa yelped as she covered her forehead.
Jungkook took this opportunity to stand up. He looked at her condescendingly and held back a smile.
"At your age, why do you have so many messy thoughts?
"Hurry and sleep."
He pulled off his bathrobe and threw it onto the black sofa on the side.
He then picked a book casually and turned around.
Unsurprisingly, she held him back by the corner of his shirt.
The girl's eyes were red. "Gege, can you stay here and keep me company?"
Jungkook laughed. He flipped open his book and asked, "Weren't you the one that was supposed to accompany me?"
"I..."
Lisa was speechless. She gradually blushed and her eyes sparkled.
"That's enough. Sleep."
He sat on the edge of the bed and pulled up the quilt with one hand, wrapping her like a cocoon.
"Then, you—"
"Huh?"
Jungkook raised an eyebrow as he placed his long slender finger on her lips. "Either sleep now or go back to your room to sleep. Understood?"
His tone was serious and his gaze was profound.
Lisa could tell that he wasn't joking. She immediately huddled under the quilt, revealing only her almond eyes. She then glanced at him secretly before she quickly closed them.
Her soft voice was careful. "I'm asleep!"
"Ahem..."
Jungkook curved his lips and shook his head quietly.
Outside, it was pouring rain as flashes of lightning mixed with the sound of thunder.
Chapter 94: I Suspect Someone Cast Black Magic On My Small Uncle
The girl huddled up in the gray quilt. Her small face was white and dazzling, but with each crack of thunder, her brows furrowed into a lump.
After a long time...
Jungkook flipped another page, and next to him, he sensed some movement.
She was rustling around but she thought he didn't notice.
A small hand was quietly holding onto the corner of his shirt.
"Gege, good night..."
Jungkook lowered his eyes. An arc of light on his lower eyelid masked the dullness under his eyes.
Good night.
As time passed, the breaths behind him started to stabilize.
Jungkook knitted his brows, closed his book, and looked sideways. The girl was lying on the bed that belonged to him, sleeping soundly, but her hand was still clasping onto his shirt and she refused to let go.
As soon as he moved, she immediately grumbled and held onto him tighter.
"Little Liar."
His lips curved upwards slightly. The man's cold voice was extra alluring on a rainy night.
"Gege..."
The girl suddenly rubbed his hand, buried her head into his palm, and fell asleep.
She seemed to be talking in her sleep.
...
The next day, the sky was even gloomier.
With his jacket hanging around his elbows, Mingyu played a game while he walked down from the other end of the corridor.
Click—
A door opened.
A girl in pink and white pajamas and a pair of extra-large slippers walked out of the door.
The two of them looked at each other.
A few seconds later.
"Fuck!! !"
"Lisa!
"Explain!
"Give me a clear reason why you're coming out of my Small Uncle's room!"
Mingyu turned off his game. He opened his eyes wide, unable to process the scene he had witnessed.
Why was Lisa coming out of his Small Uncle's room?
Had they progressed that quickly?
Lisa rolled her eyes. After a good night's sleep, her cheeks were rosy without any trace of the paleness from the previous night.
Her lips parted and she spat out one word: "Idiot—"
Wearing the slippers, she slowly headed back to her own room.
Mingyu followed behind her, keeping at her pace. "Lisa, did you seduce my Small Uncle?
"Wow! At your age, you sure have your methods!
"Let me warn you, don't hurt my Small Uncle. He will never compromise for a woman..."
"Gege!"
Lisa pouted her lips and looked at the man who had just walked out of his room in a fresh set of clothes. Stretching out her hands, she said, "The slippers are too big. I can't walk properly..."
The man glanced at the slippers that were 1.5 times the size of her feet and furrowed his brows. "How troublesome."
He strode over, lifted her in his arms, and carried her back to her bedroom.
In his eyes, Mingyu did not exist.
Mingyu: "???"
He stood frozen in place for two seconds before he suddenly rushed downstairs.
"Uncle Zhang!
"Uncle Zhang!"
Uncle Zhang, who was in the garden instructing some people to sweep up the fallen leaves, heard the noise and thought something big had happened. Turning his legs sharply, he ran back into the manor and saw the anxious Mingyu. "Young Master, what's the matter?" he asked.
Mingyu glanced upstairs, grabbed onto Uncle Zhang, and asked, "Uncle Zhang, do you have the contact details of the Fengshui master that our family is familiar with?
"I need to speak to him!"
"Huh?" Uncle Zhang was dumbfounded. "What's wrong, Young Master?
"You're in such a panic. Why don't you sit down and eat first."
"Oh! There's a huge problem!"
Mingyu couldn't calm down. He patted his head and said quietly, "I suspect Lisa cast black magic on my Small Uncle!"
"Huh?"
Uncle Zhang was confused. "Young Master, did you have a nightmare and not sleep well?"
As he heard this, Mingyu almost died from anger.
Chapter 95: Miss Song Is Cute And Loveable
He asked dumbfoundedly, "Uncle Zhang, what do you think about Lisa?"
Uncle Zhang: "Are you talking about Miss Manoban?
"She's really good. She's pretty, well-behaved, loveable, and sweet."
Most importantly, the Master liked her.
However, he had never expressed this directly.
Before he admitted to it himself, they were not going to assume what he was thinking.
Mingyu: "???"
Mingyu felt that the Lisa he knew was a different person to the one that Uncle Zhang knew.
"Is she well-behaved and loveable?" She was violent, filled with lies, and a hypocrite.
That's the real Lisa!
"Yes. Why do you dislike her?
"Look at how cute she is. She is also innocent and kind with good manners."
Mingyu: "Haha."
He would never believe that!
As he spoke, Uncle Zhang's eyes lit up and a smile crept onto his face.
"Good morning, Sir."
"Good morning, Miss Manoban."
"Uncle Zhang, good morning~~"
The girl wasn't wearing her uniform today. Instead, she was wearing an outfit that Sana had bought for her. It wasn't one of the big brand names; just a brand that was suited to girls of her age.
A furry white sweater with a plaid skirt, a pantyhose, and small leather shoes.
Holding her pink backpack in her arms, her whole body was full of vigor.
"Oh, morning, morning, morning"—Uncle Zhang nodded—"Do you want breakfast?
"The kitchen made seafood congee, some sandwiches, and fried eggs. What would you like to eat?"
Mingyu rolled his eyes and complained on the inside: fuck, do I even exist?
Did stupid Lisa cast black magic on Uncle Zhang as well?!
Only when he boarded the car later did he process what had happened that morning.
His gaze was complicated as he looked at the well-behaved girl sitting on the other side. In all fairness, she wasn't bad looking like Uncle Zhang had said.
But she was simply not bad!
In Mingyu's heart, Lisa had a horrible personality!
She was a little swindler who loved to act.
"Lisa."
He hesitated for a moment and didn't manage to ask what he wanted to.
"What's wrong?" Lisa didn't even lift her head.
"You and my Small Uncle..." He didn't know what to say. With much difficulty, he asked, "Did you do it?"
"Do what?" Lisa shook her head speechlessly. "If you want to say something, then make it clear."
"You know. That!" Mingyu was so frustrated that he wanted to hit someone.
"What's that?"
Lisa was also frustrated as she ground her teeth. "If you can't speak clearly, then don't speak. At your age, don't you know how to express yourself properly?
"If you keep annoying me, I'm going to hit you!"
She shook her fist threateningly.
Sigh—
Mingyu gritted his teeth and laughed in anger. "Have you forgotten whose house you're living in and whose car you're sitting in?
"Lisa, I've never met such an arrogant person!"
"Well, you've seen it now. Are you satisfied?"
Lisa spread her palms indifferently and grinned.
Her expression was arrogant, smug, and irritating.
Mingyu took a deep breath. He remembered his Small Uncle's warning and secretly clasped his hands.
He told himself not to be impulsive; impulse was a demon!
Saying one word at a time, he gritted his teeth, "Satisfied!
"I can't be more satisfied!"
Lisa smiled slightly. "That's good~"
As soon as she said this, she suddenly felt a little curious. "So what did you think me and your Small Uncle did?"
Mingyu's gaze was complicated as he stared at Lisa in detail for a couple of seconds.
All of a sudden, he laughed. "Lisa, why didn't I notice that you're actually a fool?"
Chapter 96: You Look Like You're Asking For A Beating
As soon as he finished speaking, Mingyu heard the sound of knuckles cracking.
His head felt numb as he looked at Lisa.
Lisa smiled slightly. "Guess what you look like to me."
Mingyu's eyelids twitched and he stepped back. With a threatening tone, he said, "Lisa, don't you dare— Ahhh!"
The girl's fist slammed into his face. Blinking, Lisa said, "I think you look like you're asking for a beating."
"Fuck, Lisa!"
He lifted his hand and looked into Lisa's bright and beautiful face. With her chin raised slightly, she looked fearless.
"Go ahead, hit me! When we get back, I'll tell Gege that you bullied me!"
"I'm the one that's going to tell Small Uncle that you bullied me!" Mingyu glared at her childishly and lowered his hand.
"Ha~ Gege wouldn't believe you!"
Lisa pulled a face at him and looked out the window. "Uncle, stop here, I want to buy something!" she quickly said to the driver.
She hadn't forgotten about her promise of bringing gifts for Jennie and the others~
If not for Bambam's help the previous day, she wouldn't have made so much money!
So, she had to carefully select some gifts!
As he watched her step out of the car and run lightly into the distance, Mingyu wiped his face,
His eyes met with the driver's through the rearview mirror.
Mingyu's gaze sharpened. "If you dare say a word—"
"Young Master, I didn't see a thing," the driver lowered his head and replied calmly.
That's about right!
From the moment that Eunha arrived at school, she kept guard over the gates. When she saw Mingyu step out of his car and the car leave without any sign of Lisa, her heart finally relaxed.
"Mingyu~"
She quickly rushed over, her nose red from the cold and looking pitiful. "Good morning~"
After being angered by Lisa and seeing the well-behaved Eunha, he felt a lot better. "Good morning. Why are you standing here?
"It's cold outside."
He asked curiously.
"I was waiting for you, of course~" Eunha looked down with embarrassment and laughed shyly. Running her hand through her hair, she suddenly said, "Oh, that's right, where's Lisa?
"Didn't she come with you today?"
"Her?"
Mingyu gritted his teeth at the mention of her name. "Who knows where she went. She can do whatever she wants!"
Eunha's lips curved in secret, but when she lifted her head, her eyes were filled with worry. "Oh?
"Isn't Lisa staying at the Huo Manor anymore?
"Where could she possibly go..."
"Of course she's still there."
Mingyu glanced at her curiously. "But why isn't she going home?" Why was she staying at his home anyway? It was so annoying.
Eunha's expression froze. Clasping onto her bag, she said sadly, "Oh...yes, why isn't she?
"You see, Lisa...sh-she had an argument with my mom. Because of a few words of scolding, she ran away from home impulsively. When I tried to persuade her to come home, she didn't listen to me. Oh, that personality of hers. Just the thought of it gives me a headache..."
"I know, right? You also think she has a bad temper?"
Mingyu brushed back his hair and strode inside. In a strange tone, he asked, "She's nothing like how she appears. Why is she so violent?
"You have no idea what she did this morning..."
He was tall and his strides were big and fast. However, he didn't notice Eunha's gaze grow colder and colder behind him.
Mingyu probably didn't realize either. He had never been a person of many words. But when he spoke about Lisa, he couldn't stop.
He was the Young Master of the Jeon Family. When had he ever been hit and not had the ability to fight back?
Chapter 97: Do You Like This Gift?
Could he not do it? Or did he not want to?
The two of them entered the classroom in silence. Somehow, their relationship wasn't as close as they once were.
...
As soon as Lisa entered the classroom, she looked into a few sets of eyes that were as bright as lightbulbs.
"Quick, quick, quick, gifts!"
Jennie drummed on her desk with anticipation.
"You guys..."
Lisa's gaze drifted from Jennie to Yugyeom, and finally onto Bambam.
The boy's hair was messy and he had a scar on his face as he lifted his head sleepily.
He looked straight...
...at her.
Lisa's eyes curved. "Are you guys this excited?
"Okay then..."
She walked over to her seat, sat down, and slowly opened her bag.
"What is it?
"Food?
"Toys?
"It wouldn't be a gaming console, right?" Jennie asked curiously as she stretched her neck. As she asked, she saw the item in Lisa's bag and her expression slowly froze. "You..."
How heartless!
Lisa pulled out a few of the newest practice question textbooks from the collection, '5 years of college entrance exams, 3 years of practice exams'.
She then handed them two textbooks each.
She patted her hand on the books and said sweetly, "Look! "I specifically bought these this morning. It's the same as the ones I have~ From now on, you can do practice questions with me after school!"
She had a smile on her face and a vigorous expression, but she was not forceful at all.
Clearly, she was being serious.
Thump—
Bambam dropped his head onto his desk, pretending to be dead.
Meanwhile, Jennie frowned. "Lisa, can I refuse?"
"Why?
"Come on!
"Let's study together! Doing practice questions is the only way not to waste time."
Yugyeom's eyes turned dark and he quickly waved his hands. "Don't worry about me. I don't want any gift!
"I already have two textbooks here. You can just give them to Brother Bam and Jennie. One each. Perfect!" he sincerely suggested.
As a poor student, he simply wanted to eat, wait for his death, and be a small subordinate.
If he wanted to work hard, he would go to the first class!
"Huh?
"What did you say?"
Bambam smiled slightly as he turned his head. He was still lying on his desk as he stretched out his hand to pat Yugyeom's head. "Gyeom, can you repeat yourself?"
As he was still going through puberty, his voice was slightly raspy. Combined with his sleepy tone, he sounded extremely gentle.
But Yugyeom still wanted to cry. "Brother Gyeom, just kill me!"
He'd rather die than do practice questions!
"Why would I do that?
"Come, let me give you my two books as well. Study hard and keep moving forward."
Yugyeom: "..."
He'd rather die.
Lisa didn't understand. Was studying so hard?
She looked at the practice paper that she had already half completed. After thinking for a while, she suddenly understood.
"Oh...is this because you guys don't know how to answer the questions?"
Bambam's eyelids drooped. "Yes, we are useless trash."
Jennie who was forced to be called trash: "..."
Fine, as long as I don't have to do questions, I don't mind being trash.
"It's fine. Taking the 300,000 into consideration, you guys must not go out after school from now on except to go to the toilet. I will tutor you seriously."
The girl's face was fair and tender, patting her chest as her eyes sparkled.
She was filled with passion.
Bambam: "I'm dead..."
Yugyeom: "Me too..."
Jennie: "I—"
Lisa turned her head sadly and looked into Jennie's eyes pitifully, "JenJen..."
Seeing that she was sobbing and about to cry, Jennie's mind was a blur as she quickly wrapped her arms around her and comforted her.
"Okay, okay, okay, I'll study with you!
"Don't be sad, Precious~~"
Chapter 98: Do You Want To Be An Actress?
Lisa's lips curved and she said coquettishly, "I love Rourou the most~"
Her voice was the perfect amount of sweetness and gentleness.
Bambam, who was playing dead, lifted his eyes. "If I study as well, will you love me?"
Lisa remained in Jennie's embrace as she turned her head and curved her almond eyes with a harmless expression. "If you don't, I will give you a loving beating. I don't want my underling to be an illiterate piece of trash."
Bambam tried to suck it up, but he couldn't.
"Fuck..."
Lisa, you're no angel, you're a demon!
Subsequently, an amazing scene befell upon the useless class 3-3.
With the most unnoticed student taking the lead, she and 3 of the worst students were doing practice questions together...
Amongst them was Bambam who had an injury and a bandage on his nose. He was gritting his teeth and gripping onto his pen impatiently. The vibe he gave was not of someone answering questions, but someone that was about to start a fight with the pen in his hand transforming into a sword at any moment.
Outside the window, the weather was gloomy with a light drizzle.
The school's principal, Wang Mingjiang, walked past with a middle-aged man. The students in the third class shrunk their heads as they played on their phones and whispered. No one dared to make a loud noise.
"Eh?"
Wang Mingjiang suddenly reversed and looked at the class number again. It was the third glass indeed. But weren't they too quiet?
As the most difficult class in Liyang, Wang Mingjiang usually let them do what they wanted. After all, they were all rich socialites who would eventually be sent overseas by their rich parents after graduation. For them, entering college never posed an issue.
Since their families didn't care, Wang Mingjiang couldn't be bothered dealing with them either. All he had to do was ensure their safety at school.
"What's wrong?"
Creases appeared on the bearded middle-aged man's forehead, a result of furrowing his brows too often.
When he had a straight face, he looked particularly strict.
"Oh, these kids aren't being rowdy today," Wang Mingjiang sighed as he rubbed his head. "I'm not used to this silence."
"Is this the unruly third class you were talking about?
"I think they're quite good. Look over there..."
The man's name was Kang Yuan. With a chuckle, he pointed to the two desks in the last row. "Look at how passionate they are about studying!"
"Passionate about studying? Oh, don't say that. They might be up to no good!" Wang Mingjiang squinted his eyes and looked at them. "Come, let's check on them. I bet they're reading novels or comics."
Kang Yuan found this amusing but he still followed Wang Mingjiang over.
Can't you see they're holding pens, he thought.
Why would they use pens to read novels and comics?
"Oof, Old Wang is here!"
"Who did something wrong and got caught?
"Quick, stand up. The principal's here!"
The students weren't afraid of the principal at all as they chuckled and teased him. They even called him by his nickname.
Wang Mingjiang glared at the cheeky monkeys and laughed, "Stop!"
He wasn't used to the silence earlier. This was more like it!
He walked over to Lisa's side.
The girl lifted her head when she heard the movement and looked into the eyes of the two men in front of her.
The girl had red lips, white teeth and her eyes were big and dark. When she looked at them blankly, there was a sense of naive innocence and pureness.
After a few seconds of silence...
Kang Yuan's eyes lit up. He opened his mouth and asked, "Student, do you want to be an actress?"
Lisa: "?"
Actress?
What did he mean?
Chapter 99: Rather Than Being An Actress, I'd Rather Study
"Ahhh!"
There was a sharp scream, and Lisa subconsciously covered her ears.
Jennie gripped onto her arm tightly. The sharp scream was coming from her.
"It's Director Kang! Do you know Director Kang?"
Lisa was confused. "Am I supposed to know him?"
Jennie was like a fangirl as her cheeks turned red with excitement and her voice trembled. "Have you heard of the drama, 'Prince of Big City?' Director Kang filmed it! He later changed to filming movies. Have you heard of, 'The Last Day' and 'Forever Reincarnation'? Ohhh, they're both classics!!"
Kang Yuan looked in amusement at the bright-eyed girl who was introducing him to Lisa.
There was no denying that he was slightly dumbfounded when he saw Jennie.
Both these girls were very attractive.
One was charming and eye-catching, the other was radiant and sweet.
Two different styles, yet they had one similarity: they were both beautiful.
Lisa continued to shake her head. "Never seen them before..."
"Oh my! Lisa, have you been living under a rock? On the last day of screening, his zombie sci-fi movie broke all records! It made 51 billion yuan! And, it swept through Asia. How could you not have seen it?"
Lisa: "..."
She was simply someone who had scanned through a novel before she was transmigrated into it. Yet, she was being questioned about the details.
Lisa was completely confused. It would be a surprise if she managed to actually answer.
"Aiya, forget it. Haha, it's normal for a young girl to not know me."
"Uh huh."
Jennie nodded her head and casually picked up the book on her desk. Lifting it in her hands, she said, "Director Kang, I am your fan, can you give me your autograph?"
Kang Yuan accepted the book happily.
"Oh, are you studying the 5/3 textbook? Good job. Keep working hard on it. You'll be free once you make it into university! Keep it up!" Kang Yuan gave her his autograph and casually opened the book to have a look. His expression froze.
"What's wrong?"
Wang Mingjiang grabbed the 5/3 textbook from her hands and flipped through it. He then placed it back down without any change in his emotions.
"Good luck. Keep it up."
Apart from a few multiple-choice questions that she accidentally guessed right, the rest were ridiculously wrong.
But...consciously putting in the effort was already a big improvement.
Kang Yuan was still interested in Lisa, especially since he had been recently filming an artistic teen movie. Inside the movie, the secondary lead was yet to be confirmed.
But as soon as he saw Lisa, he immediately remembered that the character had a pair of eyes that could talk, and Lisa happened to have a pair of clear and bright almond eyes.
"Student, I was being serious earlier. Even your classmate recognizes me, so I'm not a liar. Do you want to be an actress? I have a role that's perfect for you."
"Lisa!"
Jennie looked at her with envy. They were talking about a Director Kang movie!
To debut in a Director Kang movie, even if it was just a supporting role, was a huge starting point!
But Lisa said without hesitation, "No. If I have time, I'd rather work on practice questions."
"Ahem..." Wang Mingjiang twitched his lips.
A third class student was actually talking about studying? He curiously picked up Lisa's practice paper and had a look. A moment later, he froze.
"Huh?"
"What's wrong?" Kang Yuan stretched his neck curiously and had a look as well.
They used to be schoolmates. At that time, no one expected that Kang Yuan would choose to pick up a video camera and become a director.
But the fact that they were friends meant that Kang Yuan was also once a top student.
Just a simple glance of the paper and he knew that the amount of correct answers was shocking.
Chapter 100: Is It Hard To Rank First In The Grade?
Wang Mingjiang was stunned as joy slowly spread through his eyes. "This student is quite smart! It's almost the mid-semester exams. What rank do you think you'll get?"
He simply asked this question casually because of the high accuracy rate of Lisa's paper.
Who knew Lisa would play with her pen calmly and reply, "First."
"Pfff—" Yugyeom was hiding in the back row drinking something. When he heard Lisa's reply, he almost spat out all the liquid in his mouth.
Lisa was certainly brave!
"Oh..." Wang Mingjiang's lips curved slightly. "That's a good goal. Keep going! This goal can be easily achieved within the third class!"
"When did I mention the third class?" Lisa gave Wang Mingjiang a weird look with her clear eyes. "I was talking about coming first in the grade..."
"Cough...cough cough cough... What did you say?"
Wang Mingjiang was shocked. Even if he walked into the first class, the students wouldn't easily tell him that they wanted to come first.
What if they got a faceslap? That would be so awkward!
If a naughty and unruly student was telling him this, Wang Mingjiang would simply dismiss it like a joke.
But the girl looked well-behaved and quiet. And when she spoke to people, she looked straight at them with her dark almond eyes, and she seemed quite serious.
She gave the feeling that she was telling the truth and she had the ability to achieve it.
"Coming first in the grade..." Lisa didn't understand their dramatic reactions. "Is it that hard to come first?"
She didn't understand because she had never attended a school in her previous life.
She had always been homeschooled by a home tutor.
From a young age, there had never been a question that she couldn't answer. She also vaguely heard her parents say that she was a genius. But she had never been compared to anyone. So she felt a little uncomfortable when she said her last sentence.
"I heard this contains questions from previous college exams. I find them really easy... It shouldn't be that hard to rank first, right?"
Lisa patted on the almost filled-out 5/3 textbook questioningly.
Could the mid-semester exam be more difficult than this?
As Lisa's deskmate, Jennie had witnessed Lisa's craziness over the last few days. She patted her on the head and comforted, "Not hard, not hard. With your abilities, Precious, it would actually be strange if you didn't come first!"
Yugyeom rolled his eyes.
Bambam lay on his desk and secretly chuckled. But as he laughed, he saw the 5/3 textbook on his desk, and couldn't laugh anymore...
"Really? Let me see."
The textbook from earlier was for English, but the one in her hand was a maths multiple-choice book.
Wang Mingjiang suddenly felt curious. If it was someone else, he may have lost his patience.
But who told Lisa to be so attractive with a convincing face?
Apart from Yuju who didn't get along with Lisa, everyone else lifted their ears in curiosity as they surrounded and watched.
Of course, most people thought Lisa was just talking big. The first-place ranking in the class had always belonged to Mingyu from the first class! And the only person capable of being on the same level as him was Eunha from the first class, Lisa's twin sister.
As for the third class, they were historically known for ranking first from the back, and they always occupied the first dozen rankings from the back.
How could she talk big like this? Was she asking for a faceslap?
Wang Mingjiang looked at the textbook and quickly finished an entire page.
"Eh?
"Huh?
"This..."
His sounds of surprise made everyone behind him nervous.
What was the situation?!