Mr Mermaid | LK Adaptation

Chapter 52

Chapter 52

Lisa felt that she might have been teased by Jungkook again, but she had no idea how to get back at him for it. Her little heart pattered wildly, like a fawn which had just learned to run. And then there was that final loaded gaze. Hmph, hmph, hmph! Just you wait! This sister will eventually get even and tease you back someday! You get a pass for today...

Just like that, the two's brainwaves diverged once again. That night, Jungkook waited for a good long while by the west wall carrying a box, but Lisa did not come. Inside the box was the coolest and latest model of a voice recorder which he had asked Nana to buy. It was to be a belated birthday present for Lisa.

In the end, she still did not come.

At this point, Jungkook had no choice but to admit that he and Lisa really had very little mutual understanding.

It must be because they haven't yet become an official couple.

So he should hurry up and confess.

To confess is a major event in one's life. One must choose a good time, a good place, and a romantic atmosphere.

However, as an athlete, there was not much free time available for him to choose from.

No matter, he would be returning to China tomorrow. As far as he knew, Lisa did not have much work left in Japan after this either, so she should be going back tomorrow as well. At that time, they would be able to see each other back at home.

Back on his territory, he would be able to do as he pleased...

This flight of imagination quelled his regret at not being able to see Lisa tonight, and so he happily went back to his room.

The next day, the flight the national swimming team was on landed at City-B at 10 in the morning. Jungkook kept his head down as he focused on perfecting his confession plan in his mind, unknowingly falling behind to the very back of the group. Jaehyun was busy joking around with Nana at the front and so did not notice.

As Jungkook stepped out of the entrance to the airport at the tail end of the team, a torrent of camera flashes pounced on him out of nowhere like continuous bolts of lightning. Jungkook squinted, slightly turning his head away, and waited for the discomfort in his eyes to dissipate.

The reporters swarmed forwards, almost surrounding him. Many microphones were thrust before him, like sprouting bushes in the wild. Immediately behind the microphones were quite a few voice recorders — due to the limitation of distance, they were the secondary option, and there were even some who were trying to interview him just by using their smartphones.

Jungkook saw the reporters jostling before him and then looked at the black lenses of the flock of cameras behind them. Even as perpetually calm as he was, he was honestly a little frightened right then.

Reporter A: " Jungkook, did you know that you've become a national idol? May I know how you're feeling about that right now? Is there anything you'd like to say to your fans?"

I don't know.

Reporter B: " Jungkook, what do you think helped you obtain the results that you did? What are your next plans?"

I plan to confess.

Reporter C: " Jungkook, asking on behalf of your vast number of female fans, do you have a girlfriend?"

I will soon.

Reporter D: " Jungkook, what's your ideal woman like?"

Like Lisa.

Reporter E, F, G...

Even though Jungkook had reflexively answered all these miscellaneous questions of the throng of reporters around him in his mind, he did not say a single word in reality. Before they had returned to China, RM had cautioned him not to simply accept interviews from reporters after disembarking from the plane. As his coach, RM would arrange suitable exclusive interviews for him later on. Back then, Jungkook had thought that this time would be like all other times before — that the reporter's main target would be bro Jaehyun, and that those who settled for interviewing him, Jungkook, were just grasping for anyone they could get.