High School Again: The President's Secret Lady Boss | Jenlisa

9. Chance Encounter

Jennie is still smirking to herself when she finally turns away and enters the convenience store.

Of course, she would notice that there was someone following her. The luxurious limousine is too attention-catching to go unnoticed, to begin with. Feeling quite confident that she has finally piqued the curiosity of that ever scrupulous and heedful Lisa, she also doesn't doubt that she is the one who is trailing after her.

'Well, following me was just probably a decision she made in the spur of the moment. She can practically do anything, so it will only be a matter of time before she makes an in-depth research on my background or something...' Jennie mused quietly, not at all that bothered.

'It is fine if she finds out everything about who I am. In fact, that will work better for me. Anything that can draw her interest to me is a good thing. That way, I will finally be able to start my plan for revenge for real–'

"Huh? Jennie... Kim?"

At someone's call, she suddenly halts on her tracks and snaps out of her train of thoughts. She then turns to the direction of the person who has recognized her.

That is when she finds this roguishly charming teenage boy with unkempt platinum blonde hair. For a young man, he already has quite a well-developed frame and toned figure.

His striking features alone have helped her recognize her as that famous guy at school who keeps topping the popularity poll. He is claimed to be a campus heartthrob who possesses both the looks and the talents–the star player in the basketball club, an aspiring musician who sweeps ladies off with his heart-songs and soulful music, and a student leaded in the making.

More than any of that, thought. Jennie recognizes him because he is her classmate.

"Oh, you are..." she trailed off before tilting her head quizzically.

"Who are you again?'

"How cold. We're seatmates, you know," he muttered with a deadpan look.

"Huh? We are?"

"As I thought, you were really acting odd these days, Kim."

"Uhh... Y-Yeah... I hear that a lot."

Now, this is awkward.

Jennie thought for sure that she knew him. While she does recall all those things about him, she can't remember his name at all. Then again, she is not wrong about her acting odd. At school, she has become more distant and unsociable than ever. She no longer pays that much attention to what is happening in her surroundings–even those people who are around her everyday.

She is too focused on her schemes, and even if she is not, she doubts that she will be any less reserved due to certain reasons.

"It's Taehyung, you blockhead. I can't believe you seriously forgot my name–"

"Oh, right...!" she then blurted out cutting her classmate off.

"Right, right. You're Taehyung. Right."

"Weirdo..." he chuckled while she only fell quiet and gave him a look.

"By the way, what are you doing out here? I thought little girls have curfews. It's already almost midnight."

"Well, maybe because I'm not a little girl."

"Hmm... I doubt that."

As expected of the most popular guy at school, Taehyung knows how to carry out a conversation, though Jennie doubts that he will even remember talking with her once tomorrow comes. After all, he is always the center of attention, receives tons of love letter, and hangs out with different kinds of people. A trivial encounter like this does not mean much to him.

"Well, maybe you are right. I am still a little girl, so I gotta get home..." Jennie continued before turning back around and taking her leave.

"See you around."

"Huh...? Already...? Oh, but don't forget my name next time, okay...?" Taehyung said with a playful smirk while she only shrugged nonchalantly in reply.

"How cold."

Little does she know that this chance meeting may not be that meaningless to a guy like him. To her, that might be the case since she is one who easily disregards things like a seatmate's name. But to him, it has made his day–perhaps, more than enough to get his feet making small leaps on his way back home.

"And there she goes."

As soon as Jennie is out of sight, Taehyung drops his playfulness and slackens a little, feeling quite disappointed at himself for not even managing to say a proper goodbye.

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It had been a week since Lisa has last saw Jennie.

At any rate, she did not give up after failing to know her home address. In the first place, she did not even need to follow her like a stalking. It was just an impulsive action on her part. She had more than one means of digging out her personal information–and that she did.

'Ms. Jennie Kim... Seventeen years old, student at YG High School, adopted child of the deceased Kim couple, currently living with her adoptive older brother...' Lisa pondered deeply, recalling all the basic data that she collected about Jennie.

'No matter how I look at it, she is only a normal girl.'

At the moment, she is waiting for her date near the entrance of one of the most popular attractions in the city–the amusement park.

The woman she is going to meet up with is another one of her targets–Mira Myoui. This theme park is only one of their continuously thriving enterprises. Their corporation may still be no match for the Lloud Empire, but their wide-ranging influence reaches even outside of the country's borders.

Per the lady's request, she agrees to go on a date with her in this amusement park, though she kind of presumes that she only chooses this place so that she can brag it to her or something.

"Good day, Miss Manoban!"

A little taken aback by that sudden greeting, Lisa stills for a second before turning around, expecting that she will see Mina. But much to her nonplus, it turns out to be someone she has not been anticipating at all. Once more, this person caught her off guard. She should have probably expected it even just for a bit at the very least, though.

Jennie appears before Lisa out of nowhere–still in her school uniform like always.

"What now? You're here to play around or something?" she flatly greeted back and crossed her arms.

"Play around? Hmm... Well ,you can say that..." she coyly mused out loud.

"Anyway, what do you think of a news headline about a prestigious businesswoman fainting inside a haunted house?"

"Huh? What?"

"Isn't that ridiculous? What a way to advertiseYou're not making any sense."

"Well, don't hope for it to make sense. It won't be good if that really happened, wouldn't it?"

Again, Lisa has been thrown in a world of bewilderment. This girl just keeps saying the strangest, most random things. Worst, she doesn't seem to be lying. What's more, the mentions of these 'prestigious businesswomen' and a 'haunted house' are like something out of a forthcoming premonition. It unnerves her a little for some reason.

"This date won't be good for your heart, Miss Manoban. Run while you still can." Jennie then quipped, making Lisa raise a brow.