Mr Mermaid | LK Adaptation

Chapter 31

Lisa and Bambam stayed at the highlands training base for two days. Besides the swimming team, they also took the chance to interview the two provincial track teams who were training there as well. The structure and facilities of the highlands training base were pretty good, but unfortunately, its surroundings were especially undisturbed — pure wild nature — so there was nothing much fun to do. Bambam was still making noise about going to Qinghai Lake which was about 100 km away; Lisa told him to go on his own. In the end, he could only follow her back to City-B.

Meanwhile, Jungkook had to stay and train at the base for another half a month.

When they returned to the office, Lisa was once again extremely busy. She was responsible for covering the water events, which not only encompassed news on swimming, but also diving and synchronised swimming. Moreover, as she was still a junior reporter, she would occasionally be conscripted by the more senior reporters to run errands for them. The good news was that GD's attitude towards Lisa had improved noticeably — at least, they looked amicable from appearances — so the budding malicious rumours from before had no chance to spread any further.

Frankly, Lisa really wanted to know who had been acting against her from behind the scenes. However, she truly could not figure out who she had offended and even Bambam could not think of anything, so she could only let it be.

In the blink of an eye, April was coming to an end. On this day, Lisa was working overtime in the office to finish up a manuscript on a diving tournament when she received a WeChat message from Jungkook.

Jungkook: What are you doing? Are you done with work?

Lisa: Overtime. qaq

Jungkook: Till what time?

Lisa: Don't know, but it'll be very late. Publishing tomorrow.

Lisa: What's up?

Jungkook: I'm home now, and I was thinking to treat you to dinner today. This meal has been delayed for two months already.

Lisa: Is your house nearby?

Jungkook: Yes.

Lisa: Today won't work, I think. I don't even know when I'll be done with work ...

Jungkook: How about supper?

Lisa: No. You should rest early. Treat me another day. (*^__^*)

Jungkook: It's not safe to go home too late.

Lisa: It's fine, it's fine. I have a minion to send me home.

As Lisa sent out the message, she raised her head to glance at Bambam seated at his desk in front of her. He was currently sprawled over his table, sleeping, his body rising and falling evenly with his breaths. It had to be said that, of this minion Bambam, even though his professional skills had yet to show up, he was very loyal. When he found out that Lisa had to work overtime, he stayed back as well without being asked to wait to send her home. She needed to walk for about 15 minutes from her agency to the place she was renting. Honestly, Lisa was not that afraid — she felt that City-B was very safe. After all, it was the capital of the country. However, recently, the public security bureau had issued several wanted notices within the neighbourhood, trying to hunt down a fugitive murderer. After Bambam found out about it, he constantly felt as if his life was under threat, and he had even cautioned Lisa more than once to be careful. Thus, he was worried about her going home alone at night after her overtime this time.

Lisa was very touched by this. She had come here to the North on her own to work and forge a life for herself, so her life was really lacking in love and care — every bit of kindness others gave to her was like sweet rain during a long drought. What's more, Bambam was being more than a little bit nice to her.