Mr Mermaid | LK Adaptation

Chapter 92 Part 2 : Side story (4)

4.

Lisa walked at the front with Jungkook trailing after her. Due to the difference in leg length, no matter how fast she walked, he could keep up with her at a measured pace.

He called out to her softly from behind her, "Lili? What's wrong, Lili?"

She remained silent with her head bowed.

Jungkook suddenly came to a stop and put more force into his tone. "Lili."

Lisa took another few steps before turning to look at him. She saw him with his brow furrowed, and the corners of his lips were taut with tension. It looked like he was mad. She felt a little sad and a little at a loss. She opened her arms slightly and said in a small voice, "Jungkook, hug me."

At that instant, Jungkook's heart melted into a gooey puddle. He rushed over in three large steps and enfolded her in his embrace.

She leaned into his arms and mumbled, "Jungkook, don't be mad."

Jungkook kissed the top of her head and said softly, "I'm not mad. I just want to know which bastard bullied you."

"Hmm, it's nothing much really. Those two girls who were so warm and friendly with you just now were actually saying bad things about us behind our backs."

"That's outrageous. What did they say?"

Lisa sighed. Honestly, others' covert remarks in the background were not enough to make her angry, even if she stumbled across it inadvertently. What made her feel so bad was that Yeri had unwittingly hit the deep-seated worry she had kept so carefully hidden away at the bottom of her heart.

She raised her head to look at him. "Jungkook, I want to ask you something."

"What?"

"You...you've been in a slump ever since the World Championships last year. Why?"

Jungkook chuckled. "Finally willing to ask? I thought you'd be able to hold out for longer."

"Cough." Lisa turned away, a little embarrassed.

Still holding her by the waist, his other hand pinched her cheeks and he said, "Honestly, my condition at the World Championships last year was already abnormal. I overextended myself a little during the competition, so I've been reconditioning myself ever since then, till now. I've been slowly recovering and regaining my optimum condition."

Lisa was a little skeptical. "That's what you said to the media. Trying to fool me?"

He said innocently, "I've been telling the media the truth."

But no one would believe him...

She hesitated, then said, "But some people said you were performing beyond your limits, that it was just a one-hit wonder."

Jungkook laughed. "What I'm about to say might be a little idealistic... for some things, whatever you believe will turn into reality."

Lisa stared into his clear and bright eyes, and slowly, she relaxed, bit by bit. Finally, she said, "So many people are doubting you, distrusting you. How can you still be so calm?"

"For me, as long as there is one person in this world who still believes in me, that would be enough."

Lisa dove into his arms, deeply moved. "Boo hoo hoo, Jungkook, I believe in you. I believe in you with all of my heart!"

The two of them walked hand-in-hand under the city nightscape. Jungkook called out again, "Lili."

"Hm?"

"Call me 'hubby'."

Lisa bowed her head and pretended she had not heard him, but her face had begun to turn red. The two were already legally married, but she was still shy to call him 'hubby'.