Mr Mermaid | LK Adaptation

Chapter 55

Chapter 55

Lisa did not expect someone to be such a shameless rogue, exemplifying shamelessness in such a different way. She had no choice but to raise her head and stare into his satisfied gaze, gentle yet heated. His eyes were a deep, deep ocean, and she was a fish swimming within it, so deeply within it that she could not extricate herself.

She stared at him in a daze, immobile.

Jeon Jungkook did not receive a response from her, so he could only help himself. He clasped her chin and his gaze fell to her lips. He slowly bent his head and leaned in.

Lisa's heart trembled, like the soft flutter of a butterfly's wings. She was suddenly very nervous, so nervous that her legs felt weak. She did not dare to look at him, closing her eyes tightly.

But his kiss never came.

Lisa opened her eyes and saw Jungkook looking somewhere behind her. His expression was as dark as thunderclouds.

Surprised and curious, she turned to look, only to see the back of someone running away from them. She saw that that person had a camera hanging around their neck.

Looks like it was a fellow reporter.

However, this peer was acting so shadily that they must be a paparazzo.

Jeon Jungkook let go of Lisa and chased after the person with large strides. Long legs were an advantage — it didn't take long for him to chase up to that short-legged shrimp. When Lisa caught up to them, Jungkook had a firm grip on the other's camera.

As soon as Lisa saw the paparazzo's face, she instantly cried out in recognition, "Rosé?"

"Lisa?" Rosé's expression was just as shocked. "I thought it looked like you. I can't believe it's really you! You... you two?" She pointed a finger at Jungkook and then at Lisa, the meaning behind her question evident.

Lisa did not know how to explain. Jungkook's expression had initially been very cold and tense, but seeing that the two knew each other, his expression eased a little. He asked Lisa, "A friend?"

Lisa nodded. "A university classmate. Now an entertainment reporter."

Rosé waved at Jungkook, smiling exceptionally brightly. "Hello, Adonis! I'm Rosé."

Jeon Jungkook thought, 'Who cares what you're called?!' Right now, he was rather sick and tired of these entertainment reporters. Wherever he went, there they were, snapping shots willy-nilly and then writing whatever they liked to go with the shots. Thanks to these entertainment reporters, he had already changed his 'girlfriend' several times. Now, things had become even more extreme. This person actually ruined a great moment for him — it was practically unbearable.

Rosé noticed Jungkook's deep frown and how he seemed on the verge of exploding, and she felt rather scared. She quickly let go of her camera so he could take it away. "Alright, alright, you can go ahead and delete the photos yourself."

Lisa leaned in closer to remind Jungkook, "Photos may be restored even after deleting. Check and see if the memory card is empty. If it's empty, just help her format it."

Rosé hissed through her teeth, "Lisa, how could you? Mates before dates!"

Jeon Jungkook smiled wryly in amusement, sweeping a glance down at Lisa. His eyebrows were slanted slightly downwards, and there was a faint fondness even he was unaware of showing on his face.

Rosé was dumbfounded. If Adonis Jeon would look at her like that for just one moment, even death would be worth it!

In the end, Jungkook only deleted the photo before returning the camera to Rosé. He said, "I believe you won't spread the news about us."

"No, no, of course not! Adonis, you must believe me!" Rosé said, raising three fingers to the sky like she was about to swear an oath.

Jeon Jungkook did not wait to hear her oath, turning to leave with Lisa in tow.

Rosé saw their figures disappearing into the distance, and she thudded her head lightly against a tree trunk. "Damn, damn, damn! Why did I have to choose to work in the entertainment circuit, why?! Such a top-notch hunk being nabbed by Lisa just like that!"

Meanwhile, Lisa brisk walked with Jungkook to the gates of the base, where she then adjusted her backpack and said, "Well then, I'll go now."

"What's the rush? Let's have dinner together."

"Um... ok? Then I'll come over again in the evening."

"Don't go." Jungkook blocked her path. "I still need to train right now. If you don't have anything to do, you could come with me and wait. When my training's done, we can then leave together."

Lisa shook her head. "Won't that be a problem? Aren't reporters not allowed to enter the base without permission from the team?"

Jeon Jungkook stared at her with a smile. "Reporters can't, but family can."

With just one sentence, he made Lisa blush again. He reached out to clasp her hand. She was a little embarrassed, worried that someone might see, so she pulled back. But Jungkook stubbornly clasped her hand again, his large hands wrapping fully around her smaller hands. Seeing her blush, he smiled and said, "Why so shy? You're mine now that you've kissed me."

"Stop talking about that..." Lisa turned away, bristling with embarrassment.