Slowly Falling | LK Adaptation

Chapter 27

The next day, Lisa installed a new takeout app. Eunha saw her do this and was very confused. Lisa didn't bother explaining. Eunha guessed that maybe there was a promotion where new users got a discount in their first order?

But it felt strange to Eunha. After Boss changed her takeout app, Brother Jeon didn't visit for two consecutive days. Did their honeymoon period end already? Are they now tired of each other?

She tried holding herself back several times, but in the end, she couldn't restrain her curiosity. She asked Lisa while they were having lunch: "Boss, have you seen Brother Jeon recently?"

As she said this, Eunha carefully watched Lisa to see if she would make a sad expression. However, Lisa had no expression at all. Instead, she said as usual: "He's been studying."

Such a bland response.

Eunha was a little disappointed. But then, she thought for a bit. Jungkook had a good temper. He looks like he seldom talks loudly, let alone quarrel. As for the Boss, well, she doesn't quarrel at all. After all, to fight means to have a great emotional change. She's been with her Boss for quite a while now, and the only time Eunha saw Lisa show emotion was when she was with Jungkook.

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Meanwhile, Ah Mao had collected some information about Jungkook for the past two days and is now reporting it to Taehyung.

"Brother Kim, you might not believe this, but that takeaway guy is a graduate of the University of Engineering!"

Taehyung had been in a bad mood because of Lisa and coupled with some heavy drinking last night, he had another hangover. He had still been in bed when Ah Mao called him. But when Ah Mao's voice started buzzing in his ear, he sat up, hand pressed against his temple. "University of Engineering? What city?"

"What else? City A's University of Engineering! A place I had dreamed of attending!"

"...." Taehyung was silent for a few seconds. He felt like he wasn't understanding Ah Mao properly. "You actually thought of taking that university's entrance exam? Did you dream about becoming the President too?"

Ah Mao: "..."

He thought that Brother Kim is still deeply hurt, but it looks like he's already half-recovered.

After a dry cough, Ah Mao continued to report: "What's more exciting is that he was admitted while being first place in the exam results. And he studied a complicated major too- Aeronautical Design. Do you know what that is?"

"..." Taehyung licked his lips. "Literally, it's designing airplanes."

"Wow, Brother Kim you're so smart! So its about designing airplanes!" Ah Mao had long mastered the essence of a successful younger brother. He took every opportunity given to flatter his elder brother, anytime, anywhere. "I heard that Jungkook did well in university, and even won some awards. He was also recommended to go abroad for postgraduate studies. But something happened at home and he had to give up the opportunity."

Taehyung listened to Ah Mao's report. Although he didn't give any response, his heart was far from being quiet. It looks like Jungkook wasn't just any ordinary delivery boy after all. If he hadn't been in love with Lisa, he wouldn't have noticed him at all. But now, according to Ah Mao, this seemingly typical delivery boy was actually a monk of the Shaolin Temple who had reached rock bottom.

(T/N: The Shaolin Temple is a Buddhist monastery famous for its kung fu monks. Basically, Taehyung is saying Jungkook is a master/top guy who fell from grace.)

"What happened to his home?"

Ah Mao: "I don't know yet. I'm still asking other former students. All I know that he graduated three years ago, yet the university still has legends about him that hadn't died out."

He recalled the expression of that university student he had talked to recently. Her eyes were twinkling when she talked about Jungkook. Forget it, he shouldn't talk about that with Brother Kim.

"I see. Keep asking, and let me know if you learn anything new."

"OK!"

Taehyung put down his phone, then looked at the broken guitar on the other end of his room. He looked at it for a long time, then put on his slippers and approached the instrument. Raising his hand, he gently plucked the strings.

A low, deep thrum sounded. It sounded like a scream.

He slowly drew his hand back, his eyes flickering.

Jeon Jungkook. A top university graduate who studied Aeronautical Design. Had his dream been broken too?

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Jungkook didn't know that Taehyung had someone look into him. For the past two days, other than delivering orders, he had spent his time reading his textbooks and studying. Lisa had been afraid to disturb his work, so she hadn't contacted him. Similarly, he hadn't contacted her either.

Jungkook walked out of the elevator and rang the doorbell for apartment 1703. He quietly waited and soon, a woman opened the door. As she accepted her order he said to her: "Have a good meal."

"Thank you." The woman accepted the delivery, then promptly shut the door. Jungkook stayed standing outside for a while.

The perfume of that woman just now was the same as Lisa's. He had smelled the same scent on her.

He hadn't seen her in two days. He had managed not to contact her for two days, but because of a simple scent, the impulse he had buried in his heart boiled over.

He wanted to see her.

Even when he went to Starlight Park to deliver an order, he didn't pass by Lisa's store. He had deliberately planned it this way.

Eventually, Jungkook turned around and walked back to the elevator. He pressed the button and waited for it to reach his floor.

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In Lisa's store, Eunha slid her phone away from herself and concentrated on her takeaway food. Suddenly, the wind chime on the door rang and she blurted out "Welcome."

Eunha stood up and when she looked towards the door she startled. "B-brother Kim?"

"Good afternoon." Taehyung entered the store, the door gently closing behind him.

Eunha's heart was shaken. Taehyung had come to the store countless times, but this was the first time he had greeted her so warmly. It seems that he was in a good mood today. Compared to the last time he visited, he was practically glowing.

Eunha guessed his sunny mood was related to the flowers in his hand.

Taehyung had given Lisa red wine and snacks from abroad before, but he had never given her flowers. Especially red roses.

Lisa saw him come in from her workshop so she walked downstairs. She looked at Taehyung without any expression in her face. No one could tell whether she was angry about last time. "What are you doing here?"

Taehyung had long gotten used to Lisa's cold face. He walked over with the roses on hand and stood by the stairway to wait for her. Lisa stepped down from the last step and stopped. He smiled at her and handed out the flowers in his arms. "This is for you. An apology for last time."

"No need."

"I was wrong, last time. I shouldn't have been so impulsive." He replied as he pushed the flowers into Lisa's arms. The sweet fragrance of the roses immediately filled the room. "I promise I won't do it again."

Taehyung, this man, was frivolous and a little bit impulsive, but he had done everything he had promised Lisa. Last time he promised that Zhu Bing wouldn't bother her again. Lisa didn't care about it, but sure enough, Zhu Bing hadn't bothered her again.

She stared at him for a moment, silent.

Meanwhile, just outside the store, Jungkook had arrived just in time to see Taehyung giving Lisa the roses. He looked at Taehyung's smile, then at the red roses. Little by little, Jungkook's eyes grew calm and still. In the end, he didn't get out of his scooter. Instead, he continued to drive away.

None of the three people in the store noticed that he had come by. Lisa examined Taehyung's expression, then finally asked: "Did you look into Jungkook?"

Her question wasn't without merit. During high school, although she had a cold disposition and preferred to be alone, some boys still tried to pursue her. They liked a challenge. Her good looks and family conditions were a plus too. At the beginning of her senior year, a lot of boys rushed to confess to her.

Taehyung met with these boys one by one and had a 'talk' with them. By the end of the year, there were no more boys interested in Lisa.

And now she was dating Jungkook. According to Taehyung's personality, it would be impossible for him to not get Jungkook checked out.

When Taehyung heard this, his gaze turned a little heavy. With a wry smile, he said: "Do you have to mention him to me?"

But Lisa was relentless. "Did you meet with him?"

Taehyung turned away. Impatient, he said: "I asked Ah Mao to look into him. I didn't expect him to be such a talented person. University of Engineering? Did you know from the very beginning?"

"I didn't find out until later." Lisa looked at him. "What did you do that for?"

"Of course I had to check him. Auntie and Uncle are abroad; I'm the only one here that can look out for you. Can I not make sure that he has good intentions?"

Lisa pursed her lips and told him: "My mother came back from abroad a while ago."

Taehyung was shocked. "Auntie is back? Why didn't you tell me earlier?"

"She already met Jungkook." She continued.

Taehyung was quiet for a while. After a long silence, he sarcastically replied: "So that's how it is. Sorry for bothering with that then."

Then he turned and walked out without looking back.

He had walked off in the opposite direction Jungkook had left in, so they naturally didn't cross paths.

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As Jungkook drove his scooter, the red roses in Lisa's arms lingered in his heart.

After he delivered an order in an office building, he had just sat on his scooter when his phone rang. He took it out of his pocket and saw that the caller was an unknown caller.

Because his line of work often involved him calling strangers, Jungkook didn't think much of it. He answered the call: "Hello?"

"Hello Mr. Jeon, this is the BUNNY counter." It was a woman's voice on the other end of the line. "You inquired to us previously about our new lipstick, Serenade 007. We've just replenished our stock, would you like us to keep one aside for you?"

Jungkook remembered that he had left his phone number to the sister manning the counter. After a while, he said: "Yes, please. When can I pick it up?"

"We close at 10:00 p.m., so anytime before that is fine."

"Alright." He figured he could pick it up during his day off. After finishing his talk with the woman, he started his scooter and drove to the next destination.

On Friday, Lisa checked Jungkook's schedule, then sent him a message: Do you have a day off tomorrow? Do you want to go to the cinema?

Their last date had effectively been canceled. To be honest, she still had regretted the fact that it fell through.

Lisa had no friends, but she did like watching movies. Every time a movie she was interested in was showing, she would go see it alone. She had once seen a loneliness ranking on the internet, and one of the things on the list was watching a movie by yourself.

Lonely? Lisa had never felt lonely when she watched a movie alone. But now, she thought that watching a movie with Jungkook would be much more interesting.

After looking at her message, Jungkook thought about it. Then he replied: I wanted to study on Saturday.