Finding Glowing Beauty in Books 『 Liskook』

Chapter 40 lie

When Jungkook's words were spoken, the atmosphere suddenly froze. Lisa's look was no longer as natural as how it was before.
Lisa thought none of them would mention that incident again, but now she is somewhat overwhelmed by Jungkook's words.
She blinked for a moment before she quickly picked up her bag from the sofa. When she just got up, her wrist was caught by Jungkook, "Want to escape again? What are you afraid of?"
"I..." Lisa did not know how to respond to Jungkook's question. She paused for a second and then pulled back her hand, "I just suddenly remembered that I had a courier parcel from the security guard downstairs. I'm going to pick up the delivery...!"
She then ran towards the door just like what she did last time, opened the door and left.
Jungkook put the cake back onto the table, turned back and lay down on the couch again.
Lisa returned home and threw the bag aside. She also fell onto the bed.
What was she afraid of? Is there anything she is even afraid of?
Lisa's brows gradually tightened. She just didn't know how to face it! After all, does Teacher Xing Xin really like her? This assumption itself is scary... Why would he even like her?
And does she... Like him or not?
Throughout the night, Lisa could not sleep because of the 'like or not' question. It did not take too long before she closed her eyes and then had to get up to head into work.
The cover of the 'Mistry' magazine is the full-page advertisement for the 'Death Message' book that is to be published. The online pre-sale link was also made for the first time. The 10,000 copies of stamped were sold out in the first few hours of pre-sale, and the website also made a regular version of the pre-sale link.
Although this accomplishment has little to do with Lisa, she is still very happy as the editor of this book. If things were like before, she would have actively reported the result to Jungkook and congratulated him, but now, she hesitated to even contact him.
Furthermore, the last two days, whenever she even saw his QQ, she would be nervous. She worried that what if he suddenly looked for her? What would she do?
Lisa thinks that this is a little bit ridiculous. After all, she is an adult, and yet she even gets absent-minded just because of this at work. When she was in college, she never easily got distracted while studying just because of love.
The QQ sounded and Lisa looked at it with a tight expression. She took a glance at the blinking icon and then breathed a sigh of relief.
Cha Eunwoo: [Bian bian! I got my payment! So happy (≧∀≦)]
Cha Eunwoo: [Do you have time tomorrow? I want to invite you for a meal ><]
Cauliflower: [Congratulations! And no need, keep the money to buy what you like ^^]
Cha Eunwoo: [I just want to invite you for a meal ah... After all, this is my first publishing fees in my life, so I want to thank Bian Bian (',,•ω•,,)♡]
Cauliflower: [23333 You are too kind ah.]
(T/N: 23333 means laughing)
Cha Eunwoo: [So, are you free?]
Cauliflower: [Okay... But I might be a bit late after work.]
Cha Eunwoo: [It's fine! σ(≧ε≦σ) What do you want to eat?]
Cauliflower: [You choose it~]
Cha Eunwoo: [Okay! Then I'll let you know where we're going to eat later ('｡• ᵕ •｡')]
Lisa smiled and sent an 'okay' sign before logging out.
After work the next day, Lisa went to the subway station and then looked at the message sent by Dongmin.
"'Dream'? A Western restaurant?" Lisa frowned slightly. She thought that students like Dongmin, generally would like to eat at barbecue restaurants or buffet, she did not expect that he would choose a classic Western restaurant like this.
Although his contribution fees include extra rewards, it might not be enough to consume in such a luxury Western restaurant...
Lisa thought for a moment and then replied to Dongmin with a message: [Are you really going to invite me for a meal at a Western restaurant? It seems to be very expensive ah...!]
Dongmin: [Don't worry about it, Bian Bian. I don't usually spend much money, so most of my living expenses are saved (〜￣▽￣)〜 And I also had gained some money from my previous part time jobs already~]
Lisa felt that it seems hard to find a student that is as nice as Dongmin...
Lisa: [But still, having a meal in a restaurant like this will be really expensive :v]
Dongmin: [23333 It doesn't matter, I just have to publish more books for more money! At that time, when I become rich, I'll bring Bian Bian to even better restaurants! (*¯ ³¯*)♡]
Lisa, "..." .
..Is she being seduced by a little boy? Somehow, she feels a bit shy ah...
Lisa put away her phone and took the subway to the direction of the restaurant.
Half an hour later, she finally arrived at the entrance of the Western restaurant. Lisa was worried that she had kept him waiting for too long, so she quickly ran inside. The waiter at the entrance came over and asked her politely, "This lady, do you have an appointment?"
"Yes." Lisa took a look into the restaurant looking for Dongmin. Before she saw him, he saw her first. Dongmin stood up from his chair and waved towards Lisa at the door, "Bian Bian, over here!"
"Ah, I saw my friend."
"Please follow me." The waiter then led Lisa to Dongmin.
When they reached the table, Lisa looked at Dongmin with an awkward smile, "Sorry ah, today I just had a pretty long meeting, so I came late."
"It's okay," Dongmin laughed and took a bouquet of flowers from the table and handed it to Lisa, "This is for you."
Lisa was stunned. It was a bouquet of bright roses, as passionate as a flame.
"This..." Lisa slightly slanted her head. Giving her a bouquet of roses and eating Western food...
She felt that the atmosphere is somewhat wrong.
Dongmin smiled at her and said, "I just saw it when I was passing the florist. I felt that it's very beautiful, so I bought it. You don't like it?"
"Oh..." The waiter was still standing next to her. Lisa grinned and took Dongmin's flowers, "It's very beautiful, thanks."
Lisa sat down on her chair and placed the flowers down, she then took the menu that was handed to her. She ordered the cheapest items on the menu and returned the menu to the waiter.
Dongmin sitting across her smiled helplessly, "You don't have to help me save money, Bian Bian, I can still afford this meal."
"Ah... Getting a student buying me meal, I'm a bit embarrassed."
Dongmin raised his lips and looked at her, "Don't always treat me like a student."
"Ah..." But you are a student.
When Lisa did not know how to react to his words, Dongmin looked at her with a little helpless look. He apprehensively smiled at her and handed the menu back to the waiter.
During the meal, Dongmin and Lisa had some fun conversations. The atmosphere on the dinner table has been very good. When Lisa was sipping the water from her glass, she suddenly heard a notification sound from her phone.
"Sorry," Lisa smiled at Dongmin and took out the phone from her bag. On the notification bar, there is a recent message from WeChat.
Jungkook: [Where are you?]
Seeing the name 'Jungkook', Lisa's heart skipped a beat. She took a deep breath before unlocking her phone to respond to the message: [I'm out for dinner, what's the matter?]
Jungkook: [With who?]
Lisa's eyebrows moved slightly. He asked such details for what? Somehow, she doesn't feel comfortable to tell him the truth.
Lisa: [My best friend. You don't know that person.]
After she sent out the message, she saw that there was no respond from Jungkook. Dongmin looked at her and asked, "What's wrong?"
Lisa looked up at him and shook her head, "Nothing, just something about work."
"Oh." Dongmin nodded and did not ask anymore.
Lisa stared at the phone again for a few seconds, and saw a reply from Jungkook, but this time, he sent a voice message. It is not convenient for Lisa to listen to it now, so she put the phone back into her bag.
After dinner, Lisa looked at the time. It is getting late. She turned and said to Dongmin, "I have to go to work tomorrow. Thanks for today's meal, I'll go back now."
"No problem," Dongmin looked at her and titled his mouth slightly, "You're heading back on subway? Let's go together."
"Okay."
Maybe because Lisa is still holding a bouquet of flowers, she received many glances from people when walking on the street. Although Dongmin is younger than her, he is a head taller. Both of them walking together, it is easy to be misunderstood as a couple.
When reaching the doorway of the subway, Lisa felt relieved, "Then I'll go first, you go back to school early, don't go running around."
Dongmin smiled at her somewhat helplessly, "Bian Bian, I'm also an adult, so don't always take me as a child."
"Ah..." Who asked you to be so adorable on the Internet ah! She then waved to Dongmin and head to the ticket gate. Dongmin looked at her going through the ticket gate before turning to go toward the opposite direction.
After getting on the subway, Lisa thought of the voice message that has been sent by Jungkook. She then took out the phone and plugged in the headphones.
After finding the voice message, she clicked to listen to it.
Jungkook chuckled was heard over the phone, then he said in his melodious voice, "I now believe what you said. When people are in love, even if they know the other person is lying, they will still subconsciously believe in it."
Lisa's heart thumped and then started beating quickly.
What does he mean? He knew that she lied to him? How did he know? If it is being said face to face, he may be able to judge from her tone or expression... But she sent a text message! Is it based on her reply speed?
Somehow, Lisa suddenly became flustered, just like when she lied to her parents when she was a child and failed.
Lisa thought for a while staring at her phone. Then, she went on Weibo and browsed around. It was not what she expected... Cha Eunwoo uploaded a post in the afternoon: [Received my first manuscript fees~ I'll be going out with my editor for dinner tonight (っ.❛ ᴗ ❛.)っ]
Lisa, "..."
She suddenly feels stupid.
Dongmin's status was posted at 6:10 p.m. The time Jungkook sent the WeChat message to her was about 7:30 p.m, so that means he only saw Dongmin's Weibo post before sending her a WeChat message. At that time, she even told him that she was with her best friend...
Lisa leaned back, like a piece of salted fish leaning on a chair.
She looked at the screen of her phone. In the upper right corner of the screen is a bouquet of eye-catching red roses. Dongmin also took a selfie in the restaurant.
The phone slowly turned black and screen locked. Lisa then stared at the roses in her hand.
She only said a small lie, but why does she feel so guilty? Who she is with and what she is doing, there is no reason for her to report it to Jungkook.
Lisa felt confused. What does he mean by 'when people are in love'? And he sounded like he was hurt, as if she was a bad girlfriend that was cheating on her boyfriend...
She frowned and threw her phone back into her bag.
After returning to the apartment, Lisa took a look at the apartment block where Jungkook lives. The sky was dark and the windows of the apartment were all lit up, but she still couldn't tell which one was Jungkook's.
Lisa stood still for a moment and walked back to her apartment. When she arrived at home, she found a vase and put the roses in it. Then, she lay down on the bed.
The phrase spoken by Jungkook has been lingering in her mind torturing her just like Tang Dynasty's mantra. Lisa tumultuously rolled a few laps and eventually got up and picked up the bag before heading out of the door.
She arrived in front of Jungkook's apartment. She worried that she might change her mind, so she quickly pressed on the door bell.
After a while, the door was finally opened. Jungkook stood inside and looked at her slightly.
Lisa's mouth moved but she didn't know what to say. Jungkook looked at her for a moment and turned before walking back in without saying a word.
Lisa hesitated at the door and decided to follow him. She closed the door and looked at Jungkook's back while calling, "Teacher..."
Jungkook stopped walking, but still did not turn back. After Lisa called him, she did not know what else to say.
The room was quiet enough to hear each other's breathing. Lisa bit her lips and said to him, "I'm sorry to lie to you earlier."
Jungkook was silent for a moment and turned to looked at her, "Why did you lie to me?"
Lisa gentky raised her brows. She also did not know why she lied to him. Right, why did she even have to lie to him? There is nothing wrong with telling him that she was eating with Dongmin.
"Ah, I just thought that you don't really like Dongmin..."
Lisa's voice was soft, but Jungkook still heard her. He slightly smiled and looked at her, "Is it true?"
"Yeah... Anyways, there's no reason for me to let you know who I'm eating with."
"No reason? You think that I wasn't being clear before, right?"
"What... What's clear?" Lisa was a little guilty. She suddenly thought of the last times she escaped from him, seems like she cannot escape this time...
Jungkook turned and walked towards her direction, "Then I'll make things clear this time."
Lisa subconsciously stepped back, but behind her was the door, blocking her escape.
Jungkook held onto the door with one hand and slowly leaned forward to kiss her lips.