Mr. Perfectionist

Chapter 13

He was always kind.

Even when things didn’t go well between them, he never raised his voice at her. He always seemed to shine as he carried his dreams on his back. She was very proud of him.

“Was that your ex-boyfriend??”

His words drew her reeling mind back to reality. When she lifted her head and looked around, she realized that they have already arrived at their apartment lobby. It also seemed like they have been there for a while.

“Well, was he?”
Jungkook impatiently asked again, as if urging her to answer. Lisa absently nodded and a beat later, he heard her say, “Yes.” His brows furrowed slightly as he unlocked the door of the lobby. Afterwards, they hopped onto the elevator together.

“I’m sorry for acting on my own.”

“Huh? About what?”

“He probably wanted to get back together, didn’t he?”

Hearing the dejected tone in his voice, Lisa finally realized what Jungkook was talking about.

“No, I was actually trying to refuse him. It’s fine.”

“Is that so…”

The rest of the elevator ride was filled with silence. Only the sound of the motor could be heard. Jungkook was still holding her hand and lisa felt prickly at the touch.

When they reached her door, Jungkook finally let go of her hand. With that warmth feeling instantly gone, Lisa stared unconsciously at her hand.

Then she opened her eyes in shock.

“Ahh! I didn’t get to buy a bento, Jungkook!”

“Ah…” Jungkook also muttered in realization.

They left the convenience store in a hurry so neither of them were able to buy anything.

“This is bad! I have nothing to eat at home tonight! Ugh, it’s annoying to go back to buy now!”

Jungkook smiled at Lisa who was hugging her head in distress. There was no trace of the dejection in his face a while ago.

Lisa also looked characteristically brighter than before.

“I only have potatoes and onions in my house right now. Even if I wanted to make something, I don’t have enough… I guess I have to go back to buy after all-”

“I have carrots and beef. Are they enough to make curry? I think I also have the spices for it.”

At Jungkook’s suggestion, Lisa’s face lightened up in delight.

“That’s good! Oh but it’s a pain to cook rice now…”

“I was going to say it’s not that much of a pain but I’m also tired today. If you’re okay with instant rice, I have about 150 grams we could share…”

“Great! Let’s just have that!”

Lisa smiled while clapping her hands. Then she opened her door.

“Let’s meet in your room in twenty minutes?”

“If you’ve tidied up properly, we can also stay in your room, right?”

“Doing a spot check is not allowed!”

Announcing it like some sort of a slogan, Lisa dashed into her room. Watching her back, Jungkook slightly arched his brows.

***

“You changed clothes?”

At Jungkook’s question, Lisa looked down at her clothes as she was taking off her shoes at the entryway. She was wearing a hoodie and loose pants, which were a lot more casual than what she wore earlier.