Rebirth of the Film Empress' Beloved Wife [JenLisa Adaptation]

Chapter 31 - Half and Half

The brother-and-sister pair was back downstairs with their family. Mother Kim turned her head and looked out the window.

Although it was still only early winter, she could tell that it was already freezing outside.

It wasn't often that she saw her two children at home. She was reluctant to see them go, so she suggested, "It's been a long time since I last saw the two of you, and it's getting late too. How about staying the night?"

Parents like Mother Kim were some of the most pitiful people on Earth.

Not only was raising children painstakingly hard but after the children grew up, they would proceed to leave and become preoccupied with their own lives. Mother Kim wanted nothing more than to see her children more often.

Taehyung empathized with his mother, so he didn't object.

Lisa listened silently. She thought about how every time Mother Kim suggested this in the past, Jennie would turn it down.

The main reason was that even though she and Jennie were married, they'd never slept in the same room before. It would be too awkward for them to stay in different rooms at Kim Manor, so whenever Mother Kim asked about staying overnight, Jennie would respond with a negative.

Lisa wanted to reject on her behalf; that way, she would be able to spare Jennie the difficulty of having to say no to her own mother. However, it wouldn't be appropriate. Considering the type of relationship she and Jennie had, she would be stepping out of line.

As these thoughts ran through her mind, Jennie interrupted by speaking up. It seemed like she had also been deliberating over something and finally came to a conclusion.

"We'll stay tonight and leave tomorrow morning then."

Everyone —save for Lee Ye-jin— was pleasantly surprised, especially Mother Kim. She instantly revealed a very happy smile on her face.

Jennie naturally had her own reasons for accepting. Since she had disclosed her relationship with Lisa, she wanted to live well with her.

Although her EQ was low, it wasn't low enough for her to not realize that the marriage between her and Lisa was an odd one. Feelings couldn't be rushed; they had to be slowly nurtured. Gradually, the married pair would learn to get along better, but the key word was "gradually."

Things between them would start to change, and she wasn't averse to that change.

After chatting for a while longer, everyone retreated into their respective rooms, with Jennie and Lisa heading towards the same one.

It was Jennie's bedroom. Like her office, it was spacious, simple yet exquisite, and colored with cool tones.

The instant they entered her room, Lisa said, "I'll sleep on the sofa then? The study is fine too." Rather than have Jennie misunderstand and assume she was harboring inappropriate thoughts, she thought it would be better for her to speak up about the sleeping arrangements first.

Jennie was not surprised by Lisa's suggestion. She looked at her sizable bed and hesitated.

Should she let her sleep on the bed? Although she was unwilling, she wasn't disgusted at all by the idea.

It would probably seem a bit odd if she suggested it, but at the same time, not saying it would make her feel... off.

The gaze she had trained on Lisa slowly became complicated as she mulled over the dilemma. The change didn't go unnoticed.

Perplexed, Lisa thought for a moment and guessed that she was probably unhappy about having to share the room with her. Her heart sank. She retreated back to the doorway before saying, "I'll go to the study. You should rest early."

Jennie frowned and stopped hesitating. She directed bluntly, "What study? You'll be sleeping here."

Because she was anxious and somewhat displeased, her tone wasn't a very nice one.

She was annoyed at Lisa for trying to leave. However, the woman interpreted it differently. She thought that she had done something she shouldn't have and made her unhappy again.

Her reasoning for that was understandable. She knew that Jennie was rather considerate of her family members; in front of the Kim family, the couple always acted a bit closer to each other than they really were.

That was what Lisa believed.

Therefore, this time she assumed that Jennie was afraid that her family would find out they weren't sleeping together and be worried, so she was irked at her for trying to go to the study.

She concluded that Jennie was feeling hesitant and complicated because while she opposed her sleeping in the study, she didn't want Lisa to sleep in the same room as her either. When Lisa thought she had figured out the heart of the matter, her chest tightened uncomfortably.

Anyway, the sofa was the only place she could sleep...

Unless she wanted her to sleep in the bathroom?

She shot an uneasy glance towards the bathroom and tried to comfort herself. Even if Jennie didn't like her in the room, she wouldn't be that cruel, right?

Fortunately, Jennie couldn't read her mind. If she could, she definitely wouldn't be happy.

"The sofa is too small. Sleep on the bed, we'll share it half and half," she said with a cold face. Then, she grabbed her pajamas and went into the bathroom, giving her no chance to respond.

Lisa stood there frozen. The slight gaping expression on her face made her look a bit dumb, and internally, she was even more dumbfounded. She kept replaying Jennie's words in her mind like a broken record.

Then, finally, she swerved her head towards the bed.

Jennie was letting her sleep on the bed with her?

Was this the best employee benefit of the century?

She stared at the bed, recalled Jennie's words, looked at the bed again, and after a long while, she seemed to have thought of something. Her face suddenly reddened, and the corners of her lips turned up into a silly smile.

Congratulations on accomplishing the task once!

+1 Point.

Progress: 9/10.

Please continue working hard!

Jennie was just halfway done showering. When she suddenly heard the System beep, she was stunned. Then, she seemed to have thought of something. The tips of her ears warmed up, and the corners of her lips turned up to reveal a slight smile.

Sharing half of her bed gained her a point. She realized now that it actually wasn't that hard to make the woman laugh or smile. Just have some meals, chat a bit, do some sleeping, and occasionally make a fool out of herself. Not bad.

Yes, she was feeling proud and a little coquettish, even. However, when someone as cold as she behaved this way, the stark contrast made her seem very cute.

【 Master, you only need one more point. You have to do your best. Why don't you work hard tonight? Ms. Lisa would definitely smile prettily! 】

001 made a timely appearance, going as far as to replace its normal eyes with shining star eyes. Jennie raised an eyebrow at the sight.

Work hard tonight? Two people sleeping together on one bed, what was there to work hard on?

Judging by 001's excitement... It couldn't be that, could it?