The Wife Is A Superstar 3

Chapter 492 - Yes, I'm Engaged

Lisa's words made Jennie smile. It brightened her entire face and made her look even more like a blushing bride.

"I'm also very happy today. I love you, Lisa," she whispered to him.

His eyes darkened with the fullness of his feelings upon hearing her statement of love.

"I love you too, Ruby Jane...or whoever you are. So much," he said, adding the "whoever you are" upon remembering her weird rhetorical questions some months ago.

Jennie's smile grew wider.

Before he could even think of what he was doing, he was already leaning towards her and kissing her lips. The thousands of people in the grand theatre around them disappeared from his perception. To him, there was only his beautiful baby girl together with him right now.

The cast and crew of "Strong Yet Broken" sitting beside them gasped seeing what the two of them were doing. Even the President of JL Productions looked shocked. Guan Jintao asked what was going on and his wife told him in a whisper. He looked amused after hearing about it. They all thought that the couple was very daring to kiss in the presence of so many people.

As for the foreigners around them, they only chuckled, not really thinking too much about it. To them, it was only a kiss. It wasn't like the two were having sex in public. Now that would be scandalous. Compared to that, lovers kissing in public was considered normal and very tame. Besides, this was France, a country which had an ingrained reputation for passionate romance—although many would argue against this now. But still, generally speaking, France was viewed as a place of love and romance.

And also, the couple were only doing a lips-to-lips kiss. It was very tame compared to French kissing in public. Nevertheless, the couple's sweet and lingering kiss still looked very passionate to the people watching them. As a matter of fact, they felt more entertained watching the lovey-dovey couple than the boring opening ceremony.

Like Lisa, Jennie had also lost her awareness of the people around them. After the kiss, she rested her head on the crook of his neck. His arm wrapped around her shoulders and pulled her closer to him.

About an hour later, the opening ceremony finally ended. It was a great relief to everyone. They socialized for a bit before making their way out of the grand theatre. In another hour, they had to go to a nearby ballroom hall for the welcome dinner. All of the casts and crews of the shortlisted films participating in the festival were required to attend.

Thus, everyone from "Strong Yet Broken" had to attend as well. They returned to their Oriental hotel to change into semi-formal attires. Jennie and Lisa would also attend. They followed the others to the same hotel to change into different outfits.

The VIP guests weren't required to attend the dinner, but they were welcome to do so if they wanted. Since Jennie and Lisa were going, Grandpa, Jiyong and Chaerin decided to also attend. They booked one big suite at the hotel, treating it as a dressing room. Alison was waiting for them there with some European makeup artists and hairstylists Jennie and Lisa hired to service them all. It was more convenient to change at the hotel because it was near the ballroom hall. The villa estate was a bit far away.

As for Hoyeon, she decided to return to the villa estate ahead of everyone. She was worried about Little Jun. Although Jae was taking care of the toddler, she still felt restless being away from her son for too long especially since they were in a foreign country. The others understood her concern, so they didn't persuade her to join them. One of Lisa's subordinates drove her back to the villa.

Later, they arrived at the welcome dinner venue in separate vehicles. Jennie and Lisa joined the group of "Strong Yet Broken", while Grandpa, Jiyong and Chaerin formed another group.

There was another red carpet outside the building, but it was more informal compared to the one before the opening ceremony. This time, interviews were allowed. Basically, it was a free-for-all event with everyone allowed to talk to whoever they wanted, as long as nobody harassed anyone.

Grandpa, Jiyong and Chaerin entered first. Lisa's subordinates who were acting as Chaerin's bodyguards surrounded them. Once again, Chaerin had the largest entourage. The media swarmed around them. They were especially curious about Vizcondesa.

Next, Jennie and Lisa walked on the red carpet together with the cast and crew of "Strong Yet Broken". Guan Jintao and his wife were with them, including the President of JL Productions. The local reporters had been waiting for them and immediately started interviewing the couple.

"Jennie, are you really engaged to CEO Manoban?" one of them asked.

Lisa sent the reporter a frosty look and said, "That's Miss Jennie Kim for you."

The poor man was scared of Lisa and immediately apologized. He repeated his question, properly addressing Jennie as "Miss Jennie Kim" this time. Only then did Lisa's expression improved a little.

"Yes, I'm engaged to Lisa Manoban," Jennie answered with a warm smile.

Since Jennie already recounted how she first met her fiancé during her interview with Feng Jiu before, the reporters didn't waste time asking her about it. They turned to Lisa and asked him several questions instead.

"CEO Manoban, were you the one who pursued Jennie—I mean, Miss Jennie Kim? Or was it the other way around."

"I pursued her," he replied.

Jennie chuckled at the question. There was a teasing glint in her eyes, as she looked at her honey.

"Why would I pursue him? I didn't even like him that time. In fact, what I felt for him back then bordered on hatred. He always bothered me, even though I already made it clear that I didn't want anything to do with him. He was so arrogant, overbearing and annoying that I found myself often wanting to punch him in the face so many times."