Contract Lover - L.K Adaptation

124

Chapter 124 - I like you ("I want to go on with you")
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Xu Lisa had just finished applying her face mask
and she even used the tip of her fingers to touch her very delicate skin. "I know you want to be nice to me but this really will not be necessary. I just might not be able to perform as well as I could have if you are there."

She needed to use her magic tomorrow. That was the most important part of her plan. She would fail if Mu Jungkook was there.

He couldn't be there.

Mu Jungkook looked at her steadily. After a long while, his thin lips parted and he said slowly "Lili, I
bankrupted JJK purposefully."

"What?!" What Mu Jungkook had just told her made her stopped in surprise.

"JJK was normal all around. Bai Jimin and I
used some methods to bankrupt it," said Mu Jungkook calmly.

"Why?"

Xu Lisa had an idea for a while now, even though JJK had gone bankrupt but the fact that he moved
into this small apartment and selling his old place
and his cars were just a show. In many ways, he
still acted like he was on top of the world. His own
personal assets must not have been affected too
much. She even thought that he might be faking poor to show Mu Sehun and Qin Suho or... maybe Feng Namjoon, the angel investor of the Qin's.

What she hadn't expected was that the entire
bankruptcy was intentional.

"For the rights..." said Mu Jungkook as he lowered
his head and looked at her. "You know that Project
Falcon?"

"Yes, it's a program meant to prevent crimes that has not yet been adopted."

"I have talked to the person responsible for Project
Falcon about selling JJK's research. To launch
Project Falcon, we need two things - first one is
the crime-prediction software developed by either
JJK or the Qin's and the other one is the rights
to all of the surveillance cameras in the city." When
he got to this point, a coldness began to gather in Mu Jungkook's eyes. He paused for a little bit before he carried on, "I wanted the rights but I don't want to sell my application to Project Falcon. Project Falcon's purchase will be a buyout. Once I sold my program, I will never be able to use it again."

"So once you have received the rights, you
bankrupted JJK. You wanted Project Falcon to
feel that JJK's management was poor and that the
product that you have developed is not a good fit for them?" Xu Lisa was starting to follow what he was telling her. "But... Why do you need this right? What is it that you wanted to look into?"

She suddenly figured it out after she had asked the
question. "This.... this is about what happened when
you were 14 years old? You wanted to find out the
kidnappers?"

Mu Jungkook started to grin. "Lili, you are a
smart girl."

Xu Lisa pursed her lips and suddenly felt
nervous. "Didn't you find out anything?"

He nodded slightly. "And not only this. I also found out something else unexpected."

He didn't elaborate so she didn't pry. She nodded with him. "Good then. This way your mother can truly rest in peace."

There were lights in her limpid eyes. He could tell that she was genuinely happy for him. He had picked the right person after all.

Reaching out his hand, he stroked her cheek gently.

"Lili, I'm sorry about not getting your consent
before our engagement." His palm was warm along
with a sense of tenderness that she couldn't figure
out. "Our engagement has nothing to do with the Mu's and definitely not your father. I agreed to it because I like you and I would like to carry on with you after our six-month timeline."

Xu Lisa shuddered - she never thought he would
say such a thing to her.

In her mind, he had always been an assignment to
her. even though she genuinely hoped for his safety
but, in her mind, she had always felt that he'd lose it all in the end.

Her plan was to lay low for this six-month period
and move on.

But he had given her his heart under this circumstance.

That made her feel nervous and loss.