Confession

39

Father Manoban liked collecting wine, so Lisa picked a 50-year-old bottle of wine from Jungkook's pile of presents. Jungkook knew that Mother Manoban had a weak body, so he had prepared many different types of supplements as gifts, but Lisa knew that her mother couldn't eat too many. In the end, she picked out an embroidered silk scarf as her mother's gift.

"Just these two?" Jungkook was uncertain as he held the wine and the scarf.

"Yes." Lisa nodded.

"Isn't this too little? I've prepared a lot, why don't you pick some more?" Although the gifts he had prepared were very valuable, Jungkook had always felt timid and inferior when facing his in-laws.

"You're afraid you won't be able to finish this pile?" Lisa had no words. "In the future, we'll visit every week."

(T/N: afraid he wouldn't be able to give all the gifts he had bought if they only give them one gift each per visit.)

"Every week?" Jungkook was a little stunned.

"What? You don't want to?" Lisa raised a brow.

Jungkook didn't dare contradict her and frantically shook his head.

"That's more like it. Alright, let's go in." Lisa smiled and walked back into the house with Jungkook.

Father and Mother Manoban were sitting in the living room, reading a newspaper, and peeling an apple. When Lisa and Jungkook entered the room, the old couple looked up but didn't take the initiative to say hello.

The atmosphere was a bit awkward. Lisa wanted to say something to lighten the mood, but Jungkook stepped forward before she could say anything. He lifted the presents, and respectfully greeted: "Dad, Mom, sorry I'm late."

Father Manoban glanced at Jungkook, shook the newspaper in his hands, and continued to ignore him.

Mother Manoban looked at her husband. Nobody knew what she was thinking, but surprisingly, she didn't make a sound. Mother Manoban simply lowered her head and continued to peel the apple in her hands.

Jungkook was a bit embarrassed. As expected, father-in-law and mother-in-law still don't like him. Jungkook smiled and placed the presents on the coffee table that was in front of the old couple. "I bought some gifts, I hope you like them."

"Okay." Father finally acknowledged his presence, but his eyes never left the newspaper.

However, Jungkook was already delighted. He couldn't help but look back at Lisa, a big smile on his face. His expression showed he was clearly asking for praise, saying: Look, your dad accepted the gift!

But Lisa wasn't as easy to satisfy as Jungkook. She ran to her father, angrily grabbed the newspaper from his hands and said: "Dad, why are you reading a newspaper you've already read this morning? Jungkook is talking to you, ah."

"How do you know I read it this morning?" Father Manoban retorted. "You weren't here this morning."

"Mom." Lisa saw her father acting like a rouge, and turned to her mother for help.

Mother Manoban grinned and put down the fruit knife she was holding. She looked at her husband and said: "Alright, alright, you can end your pretentious act. Otherwise, Lisa will get anxious."

Father finally looked up at Jungkook. However, it didn't matter if Father Manoban looked at him or not, either way, he was angry at the man. What's more, this stinky boy had the gall to bow his head and smirk in front of him!

"What are you laughing for?" Father Manobansnapped.

"Nothing." Jungkook quickly wiped the smile off his face. He hadn't expected Lisa to protect him from his father-in-law. He got so happy he couldn't hold back a smile.