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Irene and Lisa's wedding was very lowkey.
Lisa was an orphan. She didn't have any relatives. The orphanage's old director and nanny, who had been exceptionally kind to her during her time at the orphanage, had already passed away. She was completely alone in this world; Irene wasn't someone who liked big crowds either. She only invited her closest family members. As per protocol, the two of them flew to a country where gay marriage was legal to get their marriage certificates. Then, they flew back to hold a reception. When they put their rings on, they were technically a married couple.
Originally, Irene's villa already contained a bunch of Lisa's stuff.
Now, they added more into the apartment too.
Very ordinarily and very naturally, they started their cohabitation.
Lisa's dormitory building wasn't too far from Irene's workplace. On weekdays, Irene would go to work while Lisa went to academy.
Normally, Lisa got out of agency earlier, so she would sit in the little cafe across from Irene's office and eat pastries while drawing, waiting for Irene to get off work so they could head home together. If they were planning on making a more difficult dish that day, they would go buy ingredients. Irene didn't like the apartment maid's cooking. Thus, Lisa cooked during the weekdays. She was great at cooking, so Irene ate a lot. The time Irene spent in the gym each day became longer too.
If anyone was busy over the weekend, this was normally Irene. Lisa's schooling was all about continuous practice. Each day, she practiced regularly. Though this was a lot of pressure and work, as long as she didn't have any exhibitions or designs due, all the work she needed to do was regular and easily predictable stuff. Irene was different, though. There were oftentimes emergency situations she had to take care of——they would stay in the apartment. If no one was busy, they would travel together, or head back to the villa.
Aside from being quite clingy when spending time with one another, to the point of even holding hands while on the way to the bathroom, they weren't actually any different from a normal couple.
Lisa was still as cautious and thoughtful as ever.
Only, she worked even harder on her studies than before.
Recently, she was in the midst of learning historic methods of how to make oil paintings from her teacher. Apparently, this could create paintings akin to the solemn but beautiful pieces from the Renaissance. Additionally, these paintings could be saved for a long time.
As soon as she got the opportunity, she would unreservedly start drawing Irene. Her mesmerized expression, that she never bothered trying to hide, was very cute.
One time, Irene couldn't help teasing her, saying, as expected, you're just a face-con. You only fell in love with me "for this great face."
By then, they had already been living together for a little over two months.
Lisa and Irene's interactions were slightly more casual than before. Lisa was starting to learn to change how she addressed Irene. One in twenty times, she would remember to say "sunbaenim". However, after hearing this statement, Lisa instantly threw her pencil away in panic, just like how she had before they had confirmed their relationship.
"No, that's not it. Please don't think that way......" She repeatedly denied.
"I'm joking with you," Irene hurriedly said.
But Lisa still stated, very resolute, "You have a wealth of knowledge, extraordinary insight, and an elegant spirit. Even if you looked like Thanos or Yoda, I would still love you."
"Am I that wonderful?"
Lisa's face instantly flushed red. She lowered her gaze and softly said, "Yes, you are."
Her quivering eyelashes were like the wings of a butterfly that had just left its cocoon.
Irene scooted close and kissed those eyes that hid a deep love.
As they interacted more, Irene gradually realized that Lisa's feelings towards her couldn't be completely described by the term "romantic love" alone. They also included familial love, an obsession, and a very serious case of idol worship. Lisa had no family or other people she was close with.
Lisa's world was pure, but a bit skewed.
Before encountering Irene, it had only encompassed drawing, Rosé, and a few old acquaintances from her orphanage.
After entering a relationship with Irene, it only contained Irene and drawing.
Irene could even sense, through varying hints and clues, that she ranked somewhat higher on this priority list than drawing.
Even so, Irene still hadn't thought that Lisa would compromise this much for her: Irene's mother was Christian. Christmas Eve was a big deal at the Bae house. As usual, Irene needed to return to the main house for roll call. Since she had gotten married this year, she obviously needed to bring Lisa along too—— According to the unwritten rules, they needed to stay for a whole day before being allowed to leave.
Every year, this was the most anxious day of the year for Irene.
Even though it was a family gathering. It wasn't as formal as Lunar New Year.
It was technically her mother's "personal holiday." Each year, there was always a new program. She messed around in an abundance of ways. In the beginning, she treated Irene's dad as her toy. After giving birth to Irene's brother, she treated him as her toy. Following that, Irene became her toy.
This year, she had Lisa. Compared to Irene, Lisa had a better temper and was more obedient. Mother and Sister gained a new toy.
With a great love for the new and a disdain for the old, they tossed Irene off to the side.
Outside, Irene was a big artist whose word was law. Back home, though, she was at the bottom of the food chain, just like her older brother. Years and years of conditioning rendered her not daring to argue against her mother and sister. This year, the only person who could be relied on, Sister-in-Law, was working overtime and couldn't attend. The two siblings could only stare at each other while shivering. They watched with wide eyes as Lisa got taken away.
Lisa came back after changing into Irene's mother gift clothes.
The effect was quite, emm......
No matter how skinny Lisa was, she was still hot. Aside from the fact that her legs were extremely long and her waist was extremely thin, everything else looked quite strange.
This caused Irene to feel a twinge in her heart. She pulled Lisa over, hugged her, and said, "If you dislike it, just say it straight. My mom and sister won't make things difficult for you."
"I don't dislike it." Lisa twisted her waist. "I like it. I'm very happy. I never thought that I would gain a mother and older sister in this lifetime, or that I would be able to celebrate the holidays with 'family'.'"
Irene could tell that she wasn't lying, so let her be.
Unexpectedly, in a moment of inattention, Lisa was pressured into drinking alcohol and became as drunk as Irene's mom. Like a newborn kitten, she couldn't even walk. She whimpered and whined while sprawled out in the break room.
Irene knew that her mom only drank vodka. Anyone who took that shot knew how it felt. Irene was rather pained. Her older sister had also forced quite a bit of alcohol into her too. Emotions awry, she couldn't help holding onto Lisa and stammering out, "Heavens pity us. I've kidnapped you to be my sugar baby."
Lisa was dazed. She couldn't even say anything. She could only blearily shake her head around before falling asleep.
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The next morning, Irene woke up in her room back at the villa.
Lisa had already gotten out of bed and was dressed. Upon seeing that she had opened her eyes, she ran over and tested Irene's forehead with her hand, then asked if the other was uncomfortable or not.
Irene had good genes. Though she felt great discomfort when drunk, she never really felt anything the morning after. Instead, she was more worried about Lisa, who had obviously just had vodka for the first time.
Lisa hurriedly shook her head. "I'm fine. I'm not in discomfort. I have a present to give you."
Her eyes were twinkling. The excitement was painted on her face. She looked like a bird in spring who was eager to jump onto a branch and start singing.
"What?" Irene became interested.
Lisa didn't answer, though.
She held Irene's hand during the entire trip to the art studio. With a whoosh, she quickly drew back a curtain that had previously been covering a wall revealing an enormous oil painting the same size as the wall.
It had been painted using historic methods.
The coloration and lines in the painting were in a very obvious Renaissance style. The topic of the painting was also from the Renaissance.
Irene instantly recognized that the topic was Arnolfini portrait.
The painting was of the exact moment that his wife, Giovanna Cenami's hand had held by Giovanni Arnolfini. As such, her head was turned and her face wasn't visible.
Because of this, Irene stared at the painting for a while before belatedly realizing that this Cenami didn't seem look like usual. After that, Irene's gaze slowly travelled higher. She suddenly discovered that this "Arnolfini" had her face and Cenami had Lisa's.
The entire time, Lisa nervously followed Irene's gaze.
This time, she finally sighed in relief. She smiled, then gently wrapped her arms around Irene's waist from behind. She pressed her forehead against the bottom of Irene's ribcage.
"Let's go to Paris, I have an MV shooting schedule there, my company is suck, they didn't support my solo project as well. Since now they let me to go abroad, why don't you come with me? I won't think about this stupid company too much if you're willing to fly with me."
"Sunbaenim... everybody's got their poison, and mine is sugar. Thank you for introducing me what butterflies feel like."
Fin.
(Epilogue)
"Still using 'Sunbaenim'?"
"I-I'll slowly change that!"
"You can't deposit excuses." Irene looked into Lisa's eyes deeply.
"Umm... Punish me. And... stop undressing me with your eyes."
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if you know, you know.
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Tsk, finally. I'm so confused how to wrap it up. I'm sorry if this book is not good enough. Like I said, there's a chance I might delete this later ㋛. Actually, I have 2 or 3 completed stories, it's just I don't think this is the right time to publish those.
Thank you for reading, thank you my loyal readers. Thank you for bearing with me. 🐻
Keep streaming Lalisa and Money, please. Support her solo activities. Hope her collabo with DJ Snake will be mega hit. Ahh, i know i rarely talk about Irene, lol, to be honest Irene is my bias wrecker. The funny thing is I often took some characters from Irene side first. As for Lisa, she's suitable with any characters, as for Irene, consideration needed.
Juliarosy12 , luvsreve , hyun_and_lali you good? Thanks for wasting your time to read this, lmaoooo
(I'm able to tag in the right way now 🤣 )
not an update
UNBELIEVABLE!! I'M AT LOSS FOR WORDS
Restrictions overload for Lisa 😂
COV!D ONLY APLLIES TO LISA
This is not the first time brands or any person who worked with Lisa speak up about this. Never ending sabotage from her own company. They are hindering Lisa's success!!
*brb drink SM Water*
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