Contract Lover - L.K Adaptation

96

Chapter 96 - Family ("Lili, you won't leave me,
right?") (3)

Mu Jungkook, too, decided to stop while he was ahead.

He sat back down like Xu Lisa had asked while
taking her hand into his and rubbed it with his palm.

Xu Lisa turned and, once again, looked over at the
old madam sincerely. "Truth was, it doesn't matter
how Sehun think of me. As long as he can recover,
then both Jungkook and I can stop worrying."

Mu Sehun couldn't stand to listen to her anymore. He
stood up, walked back inside his room in brisk steps,
and slammed his room door shut.

Wang Lia, feeling awkward staying there, also left
after Mu Sehun.

The old madam looked over at them and sighed
deeply. "Aye, Jiyong had this child very late in life
so he had spoiled him. Through and through. Come to think about it, it is partly my fault as well. He grew up with me and I didn't raise him properly."

"It's alright, Old Madam." Xu Lisa shook her head
and said, "He is still young. We have all been through
our unruly and uninhibited phase. I am sure he will
understand where you are coming from later on in
life."

"I wonder when he will understand all that you have
done for him." The old madam looked away from
Xu Lisa and looked outside of the window. "If we
are to place blame, I owe Jungkook even more. What
happened back then.... had I listened to his mother and hang in there for longer, or have someone fetch Mu Sehun from Maldives, perhaps.... So many years had passed now and my oldest grandchild had already grown into a man. He is going Through a rough patch right now but I know he will become even more accomplished than Jiyong in the future."

Having said that, she patted at the empty spot on the
couch next to her and said, "Lisa, sit over here
next to me. Stop referring to me as 'Old Madam'. Just call me 'Grandma' like Jungkook."

Having said that, she patted Mu Dara on her shoulder and said, "Hurry up. Play the show."

So much had happened within the Mu's within the last thirty minutes and Xu Lisa's status had increased
to the point that she could sit next to the old madam.
even Mu Dara was surprised by that change. It took
her a bit before she quickly nodded and hit "play".

"Blossoming Us" had already hired the best editor
and also has very outstanding background music. It
had caught all of Mu Dara's attention after some ten
minutes.

Xu Lisa didn't even feel any awkwardness looking
at herself on the screen. Quite the contrary, she
didn't even feel that she was looking at herself. It was like she was truly looking at the character.

Half way through the first episode, the old madam
leaned into Xu Lisa and whispered into her ear.

"I knew that the prescription could only alleviate his
symptoms and not the root of the issue. The real
issue still lies with Aunt Wu, right?"

Having said that, she patted Xu Lisa on her hand
and said, "You are a very understanding child. You
understand relationships between others. You have
your ways of handling matters and you are good at
gauging how far to go. Stay with Jungkook and take
care of Jungkook for me, hmm?"

"Mmm." Xu Lisa nodded at her while she sneaked
a peek over at Mu Jungkook

Low and behold, Mu Jungkook was also looked straight at her. There seemed to be satisfaction in his eyes and there also seemed to be something else other than just satisfaction.

Xu Lisa had the illusion that he was looking at her
like he was looking at his wife.

Her thought startled even herself. She cleared her
throat and focused on the TV show. She was, after all, someone who was about to head into the big screen.

She would need to start looking for her weakness in
her acting and worked on improving herself.

Three episodes were played during premiere and
the four of them binged all three episodes in one
sitting. The old madam, seemingly still didn't have
enough of it, held Xu Lisa's hand, yawned as she
told her how great her acting was.

Xu Lisa responded politely but was felt very
complacent herself.

That night, she picked the most remote guest bedroom.

When she was ready to go to bed, the Mu's was very quiet. She walked toward her bedroom as lightly as she could but Mu Jungkook came out of nowhere and called out to her softly, "Lili..."

Turning, she saw that his hair too was wet and
his buffed chest was somewhat visible under his
sleepwear.

"The whole family had dinner and watched TV
together, I and my mother remained quiet the entire
time. This family finally started to resemble what a
family should be like." He strolled in front of her and lifted her chin gently with his finger. "You, too, are becoming more and more like a part of this family. This warm feeling is so... suffocating."

Having said that, as though he was testing her. He
looked down and looked into her eyes at a close
distance. "You won't leave me, would you, Lili?"