Contract Lover - L.K Adaptation

98

Chapter 98 - kiss ("Lili, do you really not
understand what I am saying or are you just
pretending?") (2)

Mu Jungkook paused for a second and, with the
corners of his lips raised up high, he grabbed her by her wrist before she was able to run away.

Just when the two were stuck at an anxious stalemate, noises came from the foyer area.

Xu Lisa turned her head and looked over at
the source of the noise and saw a large-framed
middle-aged man with a head full of white head
walked inside the house.

There was a lot of similarities between the man and
Mu Jungkook.

The name Mu Jiyong popped into her head
immediately. Xu Lisa brushed off Mu Jungkook's
hand immediately only to have her shoulder pressed
back into his chest again the next second.

Mu Jiyong casually changed into his slippers and, the second that he looked up, also discovered the two of them standing there in their sleepwear. As he looked up and down at Xu Lisa, an odd look crossed his slightly older looking corners of his eyes.

Xu Lisa was the first to break the silent. She
gently and politely said, "Mr. Mu."

"Miss Xu Lisa?" Mu Jiyong loosened up his
necktie as he walked over to the two of them. "I think the old madam had mentioned that she had invited you over today to watch TV and chitchat with her. Thank you."

Xu Lisa shook her head. "Don't mention it."

She looked up at Mu Jungkook then looked away again.

Oddly, even though Mu Jungkook and Mu Sehun were half-brothers, but Mu Sehun looked completely
different then the two of them.

Mu Sehun looked more like his mother Wang Lia.

The two of them looked almost like clones of each
other.

"Here I thought you won't be back because you
are too ashamed to show up in front of me." Mu Jungkook chuckled a few times sarcastically. "How
disappointing."

A slight hint of embarrassment crossed the corners
of Mu Jiyong's eyes before he recollected himself
as though he had been here many times. Casting
Mu Jungkook one more look, he walked upstairs and walking into his room.

He had not forgotten to say polite to Xu Lisa
before he left, "Get some rest, Miss Xu."

After Mu Jiyong had gone upstairs, Xu Lisa and
Mu Jungkook exchanged a look before they both
looked down, each occupied by their own thoughts.

A little while later, Mu Jungkook spoke again. "He had always wanted me to marry Liang Yeri as though it was his dying wish. Why was he so polite to you today? That was odd."

Xu Lisa had some idea about that from reading
the original novel. Mu Jiyong was intimidated by Mu Jungkook. He wanted him to marry someone who'd hold him back, not someone who'd help him along.

Which was why he had his eyes on the daughter of
the bankrupted Liang's and insisted on him marrying
her.

Now that Liang Yeri had made a comeback with
Qin Suho's help and had no chance of getting back
together with Mu Jungkook, Mu Jiyong must think
that someone like Xu Lisa, a little actress with no
family backing and no background, was a good match for Mu Jungkook.

In any case, a better option than any girls from a
prestigious family set up by the old madam.

Preferably, he was so charmed by this little "demon" that he'd stop fighting over the family business with his little brother.

That must be what was going through Mu Jiyong's
mind.

Xu Lisa smiled but didn't say it out loud. She merely
said nonchalantly, "Perhaps because I don't pose any threats to him."

"Party pooper." Mu Jungkook lowered his head,
pinched her on her cheek slightly and said, "Go and
get some rest."

She was only too happy when Mu Jungkook let her
return to her room. She nodded immediately and
quickly turned and walked toward the guest bedroom.

Right when she had reached the bedroom door, she
could hear him talking softly to himself, "Why isn't
there a thunderstorm tonight?"

Recalling how she had forced her way into his
bedroom the first night she had transmigrated over
because of the thunderstorm, Xu Lisa knew why
he said what he said right away.

Licking her lips that he kissed, she quickly opened the door and hid inside the guest bedroom.