At the thought of this, Krystal felt that she had to give up on some unimportant matters and focus her attention on Chu Jia’s tuition.
Initially, she had helped Chu Jia only to gain more favor from the Chu family, but now, she felt like she was on steroids. It was as if as long as Chu Jia beat Jennie, it would be equivalent to her beating Jennie.
***
Jennie stayed in the hospital for a few nights.
One day, after she had finished visiting Dong-wook, So-yeon sent her out. Just as she was about to continue resting next door, So-yeon asked her, “Have you not been home for a few nights?”
Jennie suddenly remembered that she had indeed not been back for a few days. She was so worried about her father’s injury that she had neglected Lisa.
So-yeon couldn’t help but laugh when she saw her innocent and cute expression. “I was too muddle-headed and didn’t take this into consideration. It was only when your big brother reminded me that I remembered. You and Lisa are already married, after all. It won’t look good if you don’t go back every day. You should go back early tonight.”
Seeing her mom blinking as she spoke, Jennie felt a little embarrassed. What was her mother hinting at?
God knew that she had only slept with Lisa on the day of her rebirth. At other times, they had treated each other with respect. It was not what her mother imagined. However, it wasn’t appropriate for Lisa to say this to her mother. What was going on? Besides, why hadn’t Big Brother told her this himself?
Jennie realized that there was still some estrangement between her and her elder brother. Hence, he would think for himself, but he would not talk to her.
Seeing that Jennie was frowning and thinking, So-yeon thought that she was still worried about Dong-wook, so she said, “Your big brother said that your father’s injury is fine. He just needs to rest well.”
By the time Jennie walked out of the hospital, the sky was already filled with stars.
It was rare to see such a starry sky in the capital.
She looked up and recalled Lisa. He had always had poor health and problems sleeping, but he inhaled the essence of the yao orchid she had given him every day. His sleep problems should have improved a lot, right?
Even if she did not go back, the situation should not be much different.
After Jennie called for a taxi, she was about to get into the car when her gaze was attracted by a familiar car in a corner not far away.
The taxi driver urged, “Miss, you can’t stop here. Hurry up.”
“Sorry, I’m not leaving.” Jennie closed the car door and ran off.
After grumbling a little, the taxi driver stepped on the accelerator and left.
Jennie ran towards the familiar car. The closer she got, the more certain she was that it was Lisa’s. And it was the one he always used.
Why was he here? To visit her father?
When she got closer, she realized that there was a faint light on in the car. The familiar figure of the man entered her sight through the car window.
Lisa was in the car. He was looking down at some documents.
Jennie knocked on the car window.
It rolled down slowly. When Lisa saw her, he was stunned. He hadn’t expected her to knock on his car window.
“Honey? What are you doing here?”
Lisa was calm as usual as he opened the car door for Jennie. “I’m doing something.”
“Are you done? When are you going back? Can I get a ride?”
“You want to go home?” Lisa’s eyes flashed with excitement.
“Yes. Father’s health is better now. I don’t have to stay anymore.”
“I’m done. We can go back now.”
With a call from Lisa, the chauffeur who was waiting nearby came back.
When the driver heard him say that he was going home, he was obviously stunned. Then he saw Jennie, who was sitting beside Lisa. A look of understanding appeared on his face and he immediately began driving.
Jennie felt that they were acting weird. She couldn’t tell why, but everyone seemed to have something on their mind. Moreover, there was a darkness under Lisa’s eyes. How long had it been since he had slept well? Was the essential oil for sleep she had made ineffective?
When they reached home, Jennie took the opportunity to shower. She turned on the tap and called Seulgi.
“I don’t dare to speak.” Seulgi’s voice was trembling with fear.
“I told you to say it, so just say it. Are you just afraid of Lisa? I promise he won’t touch you.”
Only then did Seulgi dare to open his mouth. “Master Manoban has been staying near the hospital recently. He usually deals with work. If he’s tired, he takes a nap in the car for a while. I can’t persuade him out of it. It’s been a few days and I can’t take it anymore. It’d be so easy for Master Manoban to give me a break. Could it be that he is still there with you?”
“It’s been a few days and you’re only telling me now?” Jennie instantly understood that even though Lisa said it was nothing when she wasn’t around, he couldn’t sleep alone.
Perhaps it was because he was used to it, or perhaps he was still worried about Jennie’s whereabouts, but no matter what, he could not bear to ruin his relationship with his family. He just waited silently to one side. It was no wonder there were so many dark shadows on his face.
He would rather take a nap in the car near Jennie than sleep in a bed alone. How many nights like that had Lisa endured?
Seulgi mumbled, “Aren’t I forbidden from talking about it?”
Jennie put away her phone and took a shower before walking out of the room.
Lisa was sitting on the couch looking at the stock market on the computer screen with red and green lines criss crossing over it. He was probably checking the overseas stock markets.
Jennie walked over in her bathrobe and leaned over to look at him.
Lisa’s eyes went unexpectedly red as he said composedly, “Are you done? In that case, I will take a shower.”
Jennie nodded. “Go ahead. I will wait for you.”
Since she had just taken a shower, there was a faint sweet scent coming from her and it was luring him towards her.
He had to force himself to get up and leave. After he entered the bathroom, he inhaled deeply and turned on the cold water.
Jennie checked her social media as she lay in bed and waited for him.
A famous skincare line owned by the Sheng family called Grace had officially announced online that Wen Yongwei and Jennie were going to appear in their latest advertisements. It was a prize for the top two contestants.
Only the top two contestants were worthy of being brand ambassadors for one of the Sheng family’s products.
After Lisa returned, Jennie naturally made room for him and moved up.
The spot after he got onto the bed was right where she had already warmed the blanket. It was warm, crisp, and carried her fragrance.
Lisa had just taken a cold shower and his back was straight. His heart had been touched and his breathing became heavier. He felt like the cold shower earlier had been for nothing.
In the beginning, she had been too flustered.. However, their brief moment of passion had made Lisa unable to stop himself.