Pill Maker Bullies The Boss ( Stopped )

City Level Heat

The moment Song Chaerin heard her daughter calling it a trivial quiz, her lips twitched. She could not help recalling the same nonchalant attitude Lisa had given her when she asked about the quiz a few days ago. Lisa had called it a dumb quiz, that did not even offer a cash prize.

How could this be trivial if Lisa stood to win a commendation to the country’s best college?

There was a complicated expression on Song Chaerin’s face. What should she do about her daughter? Lisa really deserved a spanking.

Huo Jiyong, along with his wife and daughter, drove their old Volkswagen Santana to the Education Center.

The people standing at the building entrance were mostly students’ parents. Apart from them, a television station was also present there to film the event.

“Hmmm? Will the quiz be aired on TV?” asked Huo Jiyong in surprise.

Lisa frowned when she caught sight of the camera at the entrance. Then she shook her head and replied to him. “I don’t know.”

“It doesn’t matter. Just perform like you usually do,” said Song Chaerin.

Lisa said indifferently, “Mhm.” She seemed very calm and not the slightest bit anxious.

At the same time, the Lu family chauffeur brought Eunha and He Seohyung to the venue.

When Eunha and He Seohyung got out of the car, the cameraman at the entrance swiftly turned to film her, and the host went over to interview her.

Huo Jiyong and Song Chaerin were unsurprised to see Eunha. They were well aware that she had signed up for the quiz.

Since the camera crew surrounded Eunha, they did not go up to say hi. Moreover, He Seohyung was standing right next to her, and they did not like her at all.

Song Chaerin especially detested He Seohyung for her attitude in the past. Just the thought of it made her seethe. Moreover, He Seohyung had dumped Lisa in a small county all her life because she held a contemptible patriarchal view.

Song Chaerin averted her eyes and turned sideways to block Lisa from He Seohyung’s view. She hurriedly said to Lisa, “Why don’t you move to the exam hall? You can go in and locate your seat first.”

Lisa detected that something was amiss with Song Chaerin but did not probe her and replied with a nod. “Okay, I’m going in.”

Song Chaerin patted Lisa’s shoulder and encouraged her. “Good luck! Mom and Dad will be waiting for you at the entrance.”

Lisa hung her student pass around her neck and headed towards the entrance, where the staff scanned her pass before letting her in.

After the television station was done interviewing Eunha, they moved towards other students’ parents.

Even without the camera on her, He Seohyung kept up a gracious smile. But she frowned when her eyes landed on Song Chaerin and Huo Jiyong, who were standing nearby.

She asked her daughter softly. “Why are your foster parents here?”

Eunha was well aware of He Seohyung’s despise for the Huo family, so she could not greet them in her mother’s presence. She merely lowered her eyes and replied gently. “Lisa signed up for the quiz too.”

He Seohyung scoffed when she heard that. “How dare she take part in this quiz with those atrocious grades of hers? Does she think that this is a joke?”

Eunha’s expression turned dark when she thought about the score that Lisa had achieved in the preliminary test.

She said, “Mom, she is not the same Lisa as earlier. She’s gotten quite… good these days.”

“Good? Ok, but can she beat my daughter?” replied He Seohyung without taking Eunha’s words seriously.

She did not even want to find out more about Lisa’s situation. Instead, she checked the time on her watch and became impatient.

She said, “Enough. Hurry up and go in. Do well, and don’t disgrace the Lu family.”

Eunha’s lips twitched as she replied in a confident manner. “Okay.”

The official National Quiz Contest was unlike the preliminary exam, where there was only one test. In this one, other than a written paper, they would also get tested on theory and logic, so it was far more challenging.

The time limit for the written test was an hour. The students were supposed to head to the examination hall next door after finishing the written test to take the next test, which was also time bound.

Lisa read through the entire paper after she received it and shook her head in disinterest. Although it was more challenging than the preliminary test… it was still as easy as pie for her.

She picked up her pen disappointingly and answered each question slowly.

Sigh! She finished the preliminary test too quickly, so her teacher had assumed that she did not treat it seriously enough. This time, she had to look the part.

Although Lisa was confident that she had taken enough time, she still gloriously finished first. Even the invigilator was surprised by her speed.

After accepting the answer script, the invigilator especially took note of her name.

Huo Lisa? Was she not the kid who scored full marks in the preliminary test?

The invigilator was in a daze as he held her answer script.

Lisa went straight to the examination hall next door. In there, three invigilators would draw questions for the participant to answer within a ten minute time frame.

Was this not like an interview?

Lisa tutted and griped. The exam was prepared by the Education Association and certainly lived up to her expectation of being absolutely boring.

Very quickly, three questions were drawn. One was related to history, while the other two were science questions. This mainly served to determine the candidates’ level of logical competence in varied fields.

Lisa was not the least bit anxious after she read the questions. After all, her copious amount of reading was bound to come in handy, someday.

Lisa finished answering all her questions within two minutes. It was literally a child’s play for her.

Instead, the invigilators were the ones who were shocked. After Lisa left the exam hall, they could not help lamenting amongst themselves. “This participant is probably the best student I have met in my life.”

“All she took was two minutes. She had ended up receiving three of the hardest questions from the entire lot. When I watched her harness that insane logic of hers, it was as though I was watching the birth of a genius.”

“I have suddenly realised that our country might be about to make its mark in the International Quiz Contest this year.”

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The camera crew from the television station was there to shoot the entire event. The host thought that the first person to finish would be the campus celebrity, Eunha. Hence, everyone was ready and poised to interview her.

After all, given her status as a popular celebrity, it would help sell the show more.

But it was Lisa who unexpectedly came out first. The host was caught by surprise, but she quickly composed herself and went over with the microphone to ask Lisa about the quiz.

Although it was not Eunha, the girl who came out first was an extraordinary beauty who gave off a cool aura and possessed photogenic features.

Lisa slapped her forehead helplessly as she glanced at the camera. If she knew that the camera crew would hound her, she would not have come out early.

“Hi, how do you feel about the quiz? Are you confident about making it into the provincial level competition?” asked the host as she smiled.

Lisa looked at her expressionlessly and replied in a calm manner. “It was quite easy.”

When the host heard this patronizing and arrogant response, she almost choked. This was the first time that she had gone speechless with her microphone in hand.

Wouldn’t people humbly answer the host’s questions if a television station wanted to interview them?

Why was this student giving them an attitude and looking impatient?

More importantly, despite her attitude, the host did not get angry or irritated with her.

Sure enough, people with good looks got away with everything.

The host composed herself and said sheepishly, “Haha, you must be exceptionally confident. I wish you all the best.”

“Thanks.”

The host watched as Lisa left. She clicked her tongue and said, “I wonder which school this girl goes to? She’s gorgeous. If she entered the entertainment industry, countless fans would go crazy for her.”

*

The moment Lisa came out, Song Chaerin and Huo Jiyong quickly spotted her.

“Are you done already? So soon?” asked Song Chaerin. She purposely glanced at the entrance and saw no other students there.

“Mhm,” replied Lisa softly. If she did not deliberately prolong the process to look serious and sincere, she could have come out even sooner.

“How did you fare?” asked Song Chaerin. Despite her confidence in her daughter, she could not help feeling curious about her performance.

Lisa raised her brow and said, “It was easy.”

Huo Jiyong asked her. “When will the results be released?”

“Tomorrow morning at 10:00 am.”

Huo Jiyong nodded and said, “Let’s go. Mom and Dad are taking out to eat and celebrate.”

Lisa’s parents had discussed this while they were waiting for her at the entrance.

Lisa looked at them and asked. “Won’t the results only be out tomorrow?”

“Heehee. My girl is a straight-A student. I don’t have to see it to know that you would have done well,” said Song Chaerin proudly.

Huo Jiyong shook his head in laughter and said, “Come on. You can talk in the car.”

Very quickly, the three of them drove off.

He Seohyung was sitting in her car nearby as she waited for Eunha. She had been watching the Huos since the moment Lisa came out until they left.

When she caught sight of the battered Volkswagen Santana which Huo Jiyong was driving, her look of disdain became even more intense.

Sure enough, penniless families bred beggarly daughters.

He Seohyung raised her hand to check her watch. Despite her exquisite makeup, her face looked twisted and filled with impatience.

She said to the chauffeur, “Go and find out what’s keeping Eunha.”

“Yes, Madam.”

Eunha finally came out ten minutes later. Shortly after she got into the car, He Seohyung angrily asked her. “What took you so long?”

Eunha was startled. Since she detected He Seohyung’s impatience, she said gently, “The quiz was tough, so I had to spend more time on it. Also, the television station wanted to interview me, so I was held up.”

The fury on He Seohyung’s face swiftly dissipated when she heard Eunha. Then she smiled maliciously.

That’s true. He Seohyung’s foster daughter must have turned in her answer script early because it was too hard for her.

“How do you think you fared?” asked He Seohyung.

“It was okay. I should be able to make it into the next round,” said Eunha. Although she sounded nonchalant, it was clear that she was confident.

“Mhm. Good. The Lu family’s daughter has to be a cut above the rest, especially Lisa!” sneered He Seohyung softly.

Eunha stared out of the car’s window with a cold look in her eyes, but He Seohyung did not catch it.

Eunha hated it when her mother compared her to Lisa. It made her feel like she was always being pitted against Lisa’s level.

Huo Jiyong brought his wife and daughter to a famous seafood restaurant in the city.

After getting off the car, Lisa stared at the restaurant’s magnificent décor. Every inch of the restaurant looked so posh that she went into a daze.

Huo Jiyong dropped the ladies off before going to park the car. Song Chaerin turned to look at her daughter in confusion when she noticed that her daughter had not followed her. She turned around and asked her. “Lili, why have you stopped?”

Lisa blinked and said solemnly, “I’m wondering how much it would cost to dine here. After all, we aren’t rich.”

Her daughter’s words tickled Song Chaerin. With a composed face, she said, “Don’t worry. We can dine here every day if you like. We can afford it.”

After all, this restaurant was their family’s business.

Their daughter had mistakenly thought that they were poor. Since both Song Chaerin and Huo Jiyong found it entertaining, they had decided not to tell their daughter about their family’s true financial situation.

Lisa teasingly replied when she heard Song Chaerin. “I have a feeling that you are hiding a lot of things from me.”

Their family, which was known to be poor, had started to appear less and less impoverished to Lisa.

Song Chaerin coughed and said, “No, we aren’t hiding anything.”

Lisa simply said, “Ohhhhh.” She dragged her last note for long and clearly did not believe Song Chaerin.

The restaurant manager had already gotten a call from their boss, so he stood at the door waiting for them. When he caught sight of Song Chaerin, he quickly walked out to welcome them and said respectfully, “Madam, you’re here.”

Lisa raised her brow when she heard the greeting. Her eyes landed ambiguously on her mother as if saying, “Is this your so-called ‘no, we aren’t hiding anything’?”

Song Chaerin rubbed the space between her brows.

Oops! Busted!

Song Chaerin cleared her throat and told herself not to panic. Then she nodded to the restaurant manager indifferently before telling Lisa with a straight face. “What do you think? Doesn’t this restaurant have great service?”

The restaurant manager went, “…”

Did the lady boss just praise him?

Lisa’s lips twitched. She glanced at the man, who was still bowing at them. It definitely seemed as though she was going further and further away from poverty.

After some time, Lisa nodded and said, “Yes, it’s pretty good.”

“Carry on. We will go to the private room on our own,” said Song Chaerin as she eyed the restaurant manager and signaled for him to leave.

Although the restaurant manager had no idea what the lady boss was up to, he naturally understood what she wanted. He was an employee who was sharp and observant.

Very quickly, the restaurant manager left and told the staff not to disturb the Huo family while they were enjoying their meal.

Song Chaerin was happy with the restaurant manager’s reaction. She pulled her daughter along and went upstairs to the Huos private room on the second floor.

The private room was huge, and its décor was extravagant and opulent.

“Lili, what would you like to have?” asked Song Chaerin as she placed the menu in front of Lisa and told her to order whatever she liked.

Lisa picked up the menu and flipped to the first page. When she caught sight of the price, she went quiet again.

Lisa felt as though she was following the wrong plot.

After parking the car, Huo Jiyong reached the restaurant. He rolled up his sleeves and said, “Namjoon called to say he’s coming over to eat with us.”

Song Chaerin was caught by surprise. “Is he back?”

“Mhm. He came back yesterday,” said Huo Jiyong as he nodded and looked sideways at his daughter.

“Lili, you’ll get to see your second older brother in a few moments.”

Lisa asked as she handed the menu back to him. “What does my second older brother do for a living?”

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