Lost Memories | A Liskook Adaptation

Chapter 22: The Sophisticated Me

Jungkook takes Lisa to a family restaurant.

The restaurant is relaxing. The cherry-brown wooden windows separate the private dining rooms from the general dining area. Lamps with lotus leaf shaped shades hang from the ceiling. And the river is just outside the window.

Lisa sits down across from him and thinks to herself: he sure seems to like these old fashion decorations.

The server hands the menu to Jungkook. He flips through it and asks, "What do you want to eat?"

Lisa answers, "I've never been here. You pick."

"Mm."

Lisa rests her chin on her palm and looks around until her gaze falls onto him.

Whenever she goes out to eat, she's usually with Taehyung or Bambam. There's no need to compare him to Bambam, but comparing him to Taehyung, she realizes that Jungkook is very different.

Taehyung is always elegant, gentle, and has great demeanor every time he orders. Even the servers don't dare to speak to him in a loud voice.

And as for Jungkook?

He has taken off his jacket and placed it on top of the couch, and his car keys have been thrown onto the table. The top button of his Polo shirt his open.

One of his arms are resting casually on the armrest as he flips through the menu with the other hand without much expression on his face.

He does really seem like a wealthy young master...... yet he's a criminal investigator.

Hee orders a few dishes before raising his head and asking the server "Do you have any cooled watermelon red bird's nestsoup today?"

The server smiles, "Yes."

"We'll have one for her."

The server leaves. Lisa is stunned.

She can't understand why Jungkook has ordered bird's nest soup for her. It's not because of how expensive it is, but rather, does she really look like she needs nutrition?

"Why did you order bird's nest soup?" she asks, "It's so expensive. How much do you make?" She's asking honestly. Nonetheless, it's money that he's spending. There's no need to order such prestigious food.

He tilts his head, lights up a cigarette, leans back, and answers, "Mm. After treating you to this meal, I'll be eating instant noodles for a week. "

Lisa can't tell whether he's talking for real or joking. She lets out a "hmph!" but feels bad about it inside.

She doesn't know why she feels bad.

He inhales two breaths of cigarette, and asks, "When did you arrive?"

Lisa thinks for a second before responding, "The Sunday of last week."

He releases white smoke as he exhales. He doesn't comment. It's afterwards that Lisa realizes that he probably knows now that that was the day she texted him.

They're both silent.

Jungkook takes a sip from his tea and asks, "Are you also participating in the post-training recruiting process tomorrow?"

Lisa is baffled, "Of course." Is this not obvious enough? Tomorrow is the last day.

Under the dim lighting, his eyes look darker than usual, making them hard to read.

She rotates her cup and says, "Did you find whom you were looking for last time?"

He drinks his tea slowly, "No."