Avoiding The Male Lead-1

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Mo Bei stood in the hallway outside the bathroom. After waiting a few minutes, he saw Sheng Eunha coming out of the bathroom with teary eyes. 

He shoved his hands in his pockets and leaned against the wall, saying, “You’ve seen it yourself today. When would Jungkook ever do something like that for a woman?”

Sheng Eunha remained silent, but stared at the plant pot in the hallway. 

“Sheng Eunha, wake up. You can’t win Xin Lisa.”

“Why?! Give me a reason.” She calmly retorted. 

Mo Bei thought it was better for her to vent her feelings hysterically rather than suppressing it. 

“Because Jungkook doesn’t love you.” Mo Bei said, “As long as a man was interested or placed a woman in his heart, he wouldn’t allow a woman to live by herself all these years and not ask anything about it. When did he ever place your work, company, or life in his heart? Or at least even asked about it once? Eunha, you saw how he cherished and adored that woman. It’s impossible between the two of you!”

Sheng Eunha stubbornly refused to look at him but her eyes were still red. Mo Bei stared at her shaking shoulders, unable to force himself to speak harshly anymore. 

When Sheng Eunha returned to the private room, she drank two glasses of red wine in a row before suddenly standing up. She raised her wine glass and said to Jungkook, “President Jeon, I toast you.”

Everyone looked at Jungkook, eager for gossip.

Jungkook lazily looked at her. 

Xin Lisa’s gaze landed on Sheng Eunha. She downed the glass of wine in one gulp, not waiting for Jungkook’s response at all. 

Mo Bei sat by the side and leaned back. But his gaze wasn’t on Sheng Eunha either. He watched with his arms folded. 

Xin Lisa guessed that the two had an unpleasant conversation outside which was why Mo Bei was acting like this.

Jungkook didn’t move but this didn’t stop Sheng Eunha from continuing, “President Jeon, thank you for helping me so much while I was in college. You helped me feel motivated.” She downed another glass of wine. 

“I am thankful for you, President Jeon. While I was abroad all these years, it was because of you that I persisted.” She slightly choked with emotions and continued, “I kept on going for such a long time just for you. But I can’t seem to find a goal to keep me striving.” She paused momentarily and said in a slightly hoarse voice, “Jungkook, I just want to ask you a question. What did all the beautiful memories that we had together mean to you? I clearly remember each time we were together. Our hugs. Our kisses. Where did you toss these memories to?! You clearly…you clearly like me…but why…”

Under everyone’s bright and gossip-filled gazes, Jungkook stood up. He interrupted her endless rant by saying, “You’re drunk.”

Sheng Eunha chuckled. “I’d rather that I was really drunk but I’m clearly sober.  Jungkook, do you understand how it feels to be heartbroken? No. You will never understand.”

Xin Lisanraised her eyebrows and looked at the two. 

Jungkook looked at her and held her hands, helping her up. He took her bag and coat from behind her and hung it on his elbow. He replied to Sheng Eunha, “You are right that I don’t know, because my life is complete.” 

He linked hands with Xin Lisa and ignored Sheng Eunha who had a tear-stained face of a beauty. He said to Zhuang Zhu. “She needs to work tomorrow morning so I’m going to take her home now. You can put the bill on my tab.” After that, they silently left. 

Once the car was started, Xin Lisabpurposefully sighed after she slowly put her seatbelt on. 

This noise was particularly loud in a silent car.

Jungkook looked to the side. 

Xin Lisanseriously looked at him too. 

Jungkook was unable to endure her sparkling gaze so he shifted his gaze. He stared ahead and said, “If you have something to say, just say it.”

Xin Lisa said pitifully, “It’s sad that we left so early. We didn’t even win Zhuang Zhu’s money back.” Originally, Zhuang Zhu had met with Jungkook so that they could play cards. 

“It’s the same if we win the next time.”

“I was looking forward to you playing cards.” She knew that Jungkook had great card skills. 

“You’ll have a chance in the future.” Jungkook said this and changed the topic, “How about I drive you over to my house and you play a few rounds with my mother and grandfather?”

Wouldn’t he be indirectly bringing her to see his parents?

Xin Lisa hurriedly rejected, “No, no, no. I’m not good at playing cards. I’ll look bad if I keep losing.”

“You have me. What are you scared of?”

“What?”

“If you lose, I’ll just help you win double the money back. If you lose, it’s on me. If I win, it’s on you.”

Xin Lisa pondered over this and believed that she wouldn’t be losing anything. 

When Jungkook saw that she didn’t respond, he continued to ask, “How does this sound? Want to come over?”

“Of course not! I didn’t prepare anything. I’m not going. I want to go back home.”

Jungkook glanced at her and didn’t persist. He drove her back to her house. 

Once they arrived at the Xin Residence,  Jungkook said, “I’ll come over to pick you up early morning tomorrow.”

“You don’t need to go through all this trouble. My driver can drive me over.”

“So it’s settled.” Jungkook didn’t care what she had previously said. 

Xin Jungkook glared at him and said, “Hey, President Jeon, can you take my words seriously?”

“Yes, I always remember your words.” Before she could ramble on, he continued, “We won’t be able to see each other for another few days. Let me hug you for a while.”