Confession

32

After dinner, Lisa sat on the carpet under the Christmas tree with a mug in her hands. Leaning against the sofa, she looked up at the glowing lights and the colorful decorations hanging on the green pine needles. She smiled and looked at the man standing beside her. "You asked Mrs. Miso to decorate it?"

"No..." Jungkook intuitively wanted to deny it but realized that he didn't have to hide such things anymore. He had already confessed. But he still felt a little awkward, so his ears were red as he nodded. "I did it."

Lisa's heart turned sweet. She looked at the embarrassed man and wanted to laugh.

"Come sit down." Lisa patted at the empty spot next to her.

Jungkook bent down and sat next to Lisa with his legs crossed. The distance between their bodies was minuscule. Jungkook felt that if he moved just the tiniest inch, he would be able to touch the corners of Lisa's clothes. It made his eyes gentle.

Chu Wu was a labrador, a genius dog. Because he was so smart, Chu Wu decided not to discuss past grudges with his father and instead laid down on the other side of the Christmas tree.

"Back in that small town, there was something you didn't properly explain. You should talk about it now." Lisa suddenly said.

"What did you want to know?" Jungkook asked.

"Do you remember what you said to me yesterday?" Lisa reminded him.

"I...I...." Jungkook glanced at Lisa, then bowed his head. After a while, he managed to look at her in the eye and say: "I like you."

"...." How come she never realized that Jungkook had such a pure and innocent heart, ah? It was so obvious. Look at him, trying to steal a glance. Jungkook was amused by this little wife of hers. Lisa tamped down a chuckle and asked: "When did you start liking me?"

Jungkook hadn't expected Lisa to ask such a thing. He nervously picked at the carpet as he thought about it. In the end, he decided to tell her the truth. "A long time ago."

Sure enough. Lisa nodded and motioned Jungkook to continue.

"To be honest, we've met each other before." Jungkook started. "Although you may not remember it."

"Really? When?" Lisa knew that they must've met before. Otherwise, how could Jungkook have had a crush on her before their marriage? But when did they meet? Lisa really couldn't remember.

"You were in primary school. Grade two or three, I think. I was walking near your school, collecting mineral water bottles at the time." Jungkook explained.

Lisa blinked and tried to remember. She really couldn't remember. She had no recollection of primary school and mineral water bottles coinciding in her childhood.

"At that time, I didn't have, and ID card and couldn't get a proper job. I could only pick up garbage for money." Jungkook said. "Your school is pretty elite, and all the students have good family conditions, so your school's trash has a lot of good things."

"I picked up plenty: brand new pencil cases, school bags, dolls, a football with a little scratch on the side...I would take them off of the trash can and give them to the younger kids in my orphanage." Maybe it was because he had finally established a proper relationship with Lisam When Jungkook talked about his past, he no longer had an inferiority complex.

"But the security of our school should be top-notch. How did you get in?" Lisa asked.

Jungkook answered: "Over the wall. The security guards of your school change shift at 3:00 p.m. every day. That's when I would climb the wall."
　
"Then, how did we meet?" Lisa asked.