Something Beautiful
Chapter - 45
It turned out so easy, Lisa thought with a deep smile four weeks later as she stood up, surrounded by friends and admirers. At Jisoo's suggestion, she ordered many new dresses in bright pastel colors and strong colors, dresses that accentuated all her advantages and matched her bright skin. In addition, he only needed to ignore the grandmother's various rules regarding manners and instead, say whatever came to his mind.
The infuriating nobility who ruined Lisa's reputation would settle the rest, by appearing in public and giving her blessing to Lisa, who, here are some important pieces of advice that include getting Lisa to be friends with Mingyu's former mistress, Una Jung.
"Because you've been naively giving praise for your husband's illusory kindness," the noble explained as he accompanied Lisa to her first dance, "and your ridiculous praise of her former mistress' beauty, you have no choice but to be friends with them. Society will thus consider you a modern young woman with a great sense of humor, rather than a very foolish one, when you really are."
Lisa followed that advice along with the other suggestions of the tough nobleman, and in four weeks alone she was very successful.
Among the young girls who first followed her debut and are still timid, Lisa's dexterity and natural intelligence make her look modern and voluptuous. In the midst of modern married women, her cheerfulness and gentle smile make Lisa appear softer, more feminine and less rigid. Among the dimness of the blond and pale-skinned women, Lisa with her fair skin and dense reddish-brown hair, shone like a jewel on a pale satin cloth.
He is impulsive, intelligent and witty, but what makes Lisa popular among men who are looking for a wife is not primarily because of her beauty and intelligence, or the large dowry that Yugyeom provides, or even his connections with the Kim family.
It has become an interesting puzzle, a mystery. He was once married to the most popular and most famous playboy in England, so it is only natural that people assume he is skilled in bed. However, despite being very cheerful, there was still a fresh and innocent glow within him that made many men hesitant to be insolent, an aura that exudes high self-esteem that warns men not to try to come closer.
As one of her admirers described, "Lisa made me want to know everything about her but at the same time she also made me feel like I couldn't get it. I dare say no one really knows the real woman. I think young widow Mingyu is a mystery. Everyone thinks so. And it's very curious."
When a nobleman repeated the words in the article's quote to Lisa, the woman's lips trembled as she tried hard to hold back the laughter. He knew exactly why the upper class gentleman considered him 'mysterious' and difficult to understand. That's because, underneath the mask of the modern woman he wears, Lalisa Bruschweiler Kim is an accomplished con man!
On the surface, he attempted to appear indifferent which was an absolute requirement among the noble elites, and especially among the haughty Mingyu friends, but even the rigid rules of the nobility and Lisa herself could not really suppress her carefree nature or her intelligent brain. He cannot prevent his eyes from shining if someone praises him as high as the sky, nor can he stop the amused light that jumps on his cheeks when he is challenged to race at Hyde Park. Or hide his admiration of hearing the stories of adventurers who had just returned from traveling to the jungles of a distant continent where the original inhabitants carried spears dyed into deadly poison.
He again felt the world and the people who inhabit it as something exciting and interesting as he used to look at this world when he was a little girl sitting on his grandfather's lap. The way of seeing the world was always the biggest reason for the difference with Mingyu.
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This whole week was only one time Seungkwan gave Lisa a reason to hate him and that was when the man repeated Lisa's story about his first encounter with Mingyu, which Lisa told him secretly after forcing the man to promise not to spread the story.
In just 24 hours London was raided by a raging rumor that Lalisa Kim, at the age of seventeen, saved Mingyu Kim.
Within 48 hours, the 'mystery' that enveloped Lisa increased tenfold. So does his popularity and number of admirers.
When Lisa scolded Seungkwan for his carelessness, the man just looked at her as if he was an idiot. "My sweet girl," said the man in a lazy tone, "I have promised not to tell anyone that you shot people to save Mingyu, and I have done so. But, I don't promise I won't tell anyone that you've saved Mingyu's life. Such tantalizing news is too delicious to eat alone. Your late husband, you know," the man explained with a mocking smile, "known as a rather dangerous man when angry. He's a sharpshooter and a master swordsman, as acknowledged by the husbands whose wives had cheated on him."
In her heart, Lisa was reluctant to hear the hypocritical attitude of her husband, but she tried not to judge too harshly. In this case, he tried not to judge anyone too harshly, because he clearly remembered how painful it was to get that judgment. Although Lisa certainly did not deserve it at all. It's just a victim.
As a result, the shy young men gathered near Lisa because they knew Young Madam Kim would not embarrass them with a cynical glance or make fun of their flaws. Older and more learned men were elbowed at each other for a chance to take Lisa to dinner or to the dance floor, as she did not ask them to make a dreadful appeal. In fact, they can talk about various interesting topics with Lisa.
A shy young man from a not-so-famous family admires Lisa, not only for her beauty but also her fencing skills, and they huddle at Lisa's house hoping to see the woman fencing, although they are rarely allowed. Or, even better, be able to fencing along with young Mrs Kim so that they can show their skills and can attract special attention from Lisa.
For the latter reason, a shy young man from a small family who is too clumsy to fencing and too shy to ask Lisa to dance, beats all her competitors, although that of a high-class noble family. After noticing that Lady Jisoo Jeon and the elderly butler's assistant in Lisa's house, who seemed to be somewhat deaf, called Lisa by a small name, the man wrote a poem for her and published it. The poem is titled "Ode to Lisa."
Not wanting to be defeated by a 'little child' like that young man, the other nobles who felt superior to his position, dedicated the rose variety he had just bred in Lisa's name, and called it 'Glorious Lisa."
Lisa's other admirers were annoyed to see the presumptuous actions of the two men, but eventually they also followed the way they had been labeled presumptuous. They all called her Lisa.