Waiting for You in a City | [JenLisa Adaptation]

18

The next day, Jennie slept the entire morning again, felt recovered, and was planning on returning to Nodeul Gardens after eating lunch at home.

Before lunchtime, a guest arrived at the house...it was Song Kang. He said he came to look for Eunwoo, but the latter had gone out with Taehyung.

Junghwa called Jennie downstairs to greet the guest.

Song Kang looked Jennie up and down, saw that she was looking much thinner, and asked, "Have you recovered from your cold?"

"For the most part. Thank you for the flowers you sent."

Song Kang smiled, "Are you this polite with everyone?"

"It's always better to be polite."

Song Kang didn't comment further, seeing her rubbing her fingers unconsciously, and as there was sawdust on her fingers, "What were you doing before coming downstairs?"

"Whittling."

"Whittling?"

"Carving some small things."

"You even know how to carve?" Song Kang was obviously a little surprised, "Stone, or--"

"Wood." Jennie immediately interrupted.

"Can I see some of your work?"

"Sure. Let's go."

Jennie's room was very large, with a dedicated living room that was separated from the bedroom area with a screen. Her desk was full of small carvings: small animals, flowers, plants, and people, all lifelike.

Song Kang inspected them one by one with great interest.

Jennie sat down in front of the desk as she picked up the unfinished carving and a knife, "I won't entertain you any further."

"Okay, fine with me. I'll help myself then."

Halfway, Jennie suddenly asked straightforwardly, "Do you like me?" As she spoke, she carved the wood without raising her head.

Song Kang, surprised by her question, froze for a moment, thought for a second, and said, "I have a favorable impression of you, but wouldn't call it like."

Jennie raised her eyes and asked directly, "Can you accept marrying me?"

Song Kang scratched the back of his head, but he didn't feel embarrassed, "To be honest, for me to get married, it'll be someone from a well-matched family, it doesn't matter who."

"I'm envious-- I can't do it." Jennie smiled, lowering her head to carve, "I have someone I like."

Song Kang leaned against the desk, picked up a small wooden kitten, and asked, "But your parents object?"

"Mhm."

"What are you going to do then?" Song Kang was curious, completely forgetting that the two were on a blind date.

This question stumped Jennie.

It was in this room last night, after Taehyung finished listening to what she had to say, he raised his head and stared at the ceiling for a long time, and finally sighed, "Then you should just give it a try, Jen..."

"If you don't try, you won't be resigned to give up. If you've given it a try, even if you end up badly hurt, at least you'll be able to accept things more wholeheartedly when you come back and follow your mother's arrangement, won't you?"

How could things be as simple as what he said?

Besides, Lisa had refused.

It was also in this room, on that Saturday decades ago, Eunwoo angrily barricaded her at home and forbade her to go meet up with Lisa.