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Chapter 331 - Magnetic Force
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C331 - Magnetic Force
Chapter 331 - Magnetic Force
The people put the matter about Jin Liwei’s mysterious fiancée aside when the music awards officially started. The male and female hosts appeared on stage together with much pomp and circumstance. Their opening dialogue hyped the audience for the upcoming performances, and of course, the much-anticipated presenting of the awards later in the evening.
"We want to congratulate all of the nominees because just the fact that you’re nominated is already a big achievement. There are many artists who are dreaming to be in your position. Being nominated means that you’re all the best of the best. You should feel proud of yourselves," the female host said.
"Yes, very true," the male host agreed. "Regardless of whether you win or not tonight, you’re all great and talented musicians that deserve our respect and congratulations. We wish you the best of luck!"
The opening act was by a popular boy band. Their high energy performance set the awards ceremony on the right note.
Everyone was having fun. Loud cheers arose from the audience whenever their favourite celebrities’ reactions were shown on the big screens during the performances.
Jin Chonglin was seen sitting together with his older brother Jin Liwei on the very front row. They had the best seats directly in front of the stage. Excited and crazed screams almost drowned the current performance on the stage when both the brothers were shown on the big screens at the same time.
Just one of them was already enough to make their panties wet, but two of them together? Oh, how soaked their poor panties felt!
The current performer thought that the audience was cheering for him. Feeling excited, he performed even harder.
Since this was an important music awards, the productions of each of the performances were all lavish and spectacular. The performing artists, most of them also nominees themselves, brought their A-game. They wanted to be the most memorable performers of the night. This was an opportunity to boost their fame to greater heights.
During the commercial breaks in between the performances, the general audience’s attention shifted from the stage to the celebrities sitting at the very front. They fangirled and fanboyed.
"Huh? Where’s Boss Iris? I haven’t seen her or JJ since the ceremony started," a Black Star commented.
"Oh, it sounds like you didn’t check her blog. She posted earlier that she’s in a dressing room backstage preparing for her upcoming performance," Zhou Mei’er (a.k.a. CaptainBlackStar) told her comrade.
"Big Sister, look! The four Aunties are sitting right there!" Ming Li (a.k.a. LittlePhoenix) exclaimed while pointing at the front seats where the celebrities, socialites and other important figures sat.
Her fellow Black Stars followed the direction her finger was pointing at. And indeed, the four posh ladies were sitting at the best seats. Feng Wan and her three friends Si Xinyue, Bai Li and Kung Mian, all sat at the very front on the same row as the Jin brothers.
The Black Stars all looked shocked, delighted, envious and bewildered at the same time. They knew that the four posh ladies were rich just based on their appearances and bearing, but they never could have imagined that they were at such a level to be assigned seats beside the VVIPs like Jin Liwei. Even a big celebrity like Jin Chonglin was only given a seat at the very front this year because of his older brother.
But these feelings were all drowned by pride at seeing their fellow Black Stars sitting with the stars. Especially since Feng Wan and her three friends were all wearing black suits just like them. Granted, the posh ladies’ suits were tailored and probably insanely expensive but it still showed everyone their allegiance to the Black Stars and of course to their Boss Iris.
When the commercial ended, the hosts stood on a mini-stage in another part of the arena. They began introducing the next act.
Male host: "When this next performer made her comeback after disappearing for two years, she took the music industry by storm, climbing fiercely up the music charts with her beautiful music that flows straight into our hearts. She disappeared again for a brief period before making her second comeback, successfully topping the charts even at this very moment."
The Black Stars started cheering, instantly knowing who the hosts were talking about.
Female host: "Like a phoenix rising from the ashes, she continues to amaze us with her unbelievable musical talent every time she makes a comeback. It’s no wonder that she has received the most award nominations for tonight. I think you already know who’s performing next."
Male host: "Ladies and gentlemen, please give it up for the beautiful, the talented, and the one and only..."
Both: "IRIS LONG!!!"
Deafening cheers and applause.
The main stage was in complete darkness. The audience lowered their noise volume in order to concentrate on this much-anticipated performance.
In the front row seats, Jin Liwei knew immediately when his baby girl stepped on the stage. Even though he couldn’t see her just yet because of the darkness, he felt her presence like a magnetic force.
A loud click and the spotlight hit the back-most part of the stage, showing the grand symphony orchestra in their full glory. The conductor waved his hands and the musicians all moved their instruments in ready-to-play positions. Their movements were so synchronized that it elicited cheers from the audience.
Another set of spotlights lit up the two sides of the stage. It showed a group of perfectly lined up people wearing long black hooded capes.
The symphony orchestra started playing a foreboding opening tune. Then the hooded people started marching slowly from the opposite sides of the stage towards the centre. All of them started humming loudly together, producing a dark vocal choir melody that raised the hair of the people listening.
"This is kinda creepy but so amazing..." an audience member commented under his breath.
Then a louder, more distinct and familiar voice began to hum on top of the eerie choir. The female voice sounded beautiful and powerful yet also mournful and fragile at the same time.
The entire stage was finally lit up. White fog, thunder and lightning effects made the reveal even more dramatic.
Everyone gasped at what they saw.
Their line of vision which was originally looking at the stage floor now shifted up to the air high above the symphony orchestra and the hooded choir.
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Chapter 332 - Phoenix Queen
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Chapter 332 - Phoenix Queen
A big golden cage hung high up in the air above the stage. Iris sat in a broken pose inside, humming a mournful melody. She closed her eyes while her face showed an expression of desolation. She appeared fragile in a white feather dress. The hearts of the people watching all skipped a beat seeing her ethereal beauty.
Not only the Black Stars but everyone else in the audience cheered loudly when she finally appeared. However, they controlled their noise volume when the dark melody and foreboding marching beat intensified like the climax of a battlefield.
Then everything went quiet.
A lone violin played a familiar melody, greatly exciting the audience as they recognized it. Iris finally opened her eyes. She looked directly at the camera and began to sing.
"Caged and chained in a tiny world
Wondering what it’s like outside
A little bird imprisoned by love
Dying little by little inside"
It was the song "Rebirth" which launched her to the top of the music charts after her first comeback.
"I want to be free
Free as a bird
But where are my wings
I cannot fly"
The musical arrangement was a little different than the original this time. It sounded more dramatic and dynamic.
Iris continued to sing while her broken pose gradually became strong. She stood, as the door of the golden cage swung open. She stepped on the edge of the cage’s opening, teetering dangerously.
"At last, I’m free
Will I ever fly?"
Then she jumped down and the symphony orchestra played in full splendour. The audience screamed when they saw her falling. They felt their hearts stop and their breaths catch in their throats.
Jin Liwei almost stood up from his seat to run and catch her before noticing the wires behind her. He heard a snicker beside him. Jin Chonglin was laughing at his reaction. After glaring at his younger brother, Jin Liwei decided to ignore him for the rest of the performance.
Iris’ fall stopped in mid-air. She floated and swept her arms wide to the side as if spreading her wings. It was only at that time that the people realized how long and wide the trail of her feather dress was. She looked like a bird flying in the sky.
"From the ashes, I rise like a phoenix
A little bird no more
I spread my wings, so big and wide
Now I am free
Now I can fly"
The hooded choir removed their capes in a perfect synchronized movement. All of them wore beautiful white, green and blue feathery costumes. They started singing along with Iris, as if she was their phoenix queen and they were her bird subjects.
Iris’ voice became more powerful, not the least bit drowned by her impressive choir singers. She began flying all around the arena above the audience, delighting and exciting everyone. She was really like a phoenix. A beautifully pure phoenix queen.
When the music reached crescendo, she demonstrated her vocal prowess, reaching such high and powerful notes that the people began to think she wasn’t human anymore.
"So this is freedom
I am free
Oh yes, I am free~"
The lights throughout the arena suddenly dimmed. They flashed between the colours yellow, orange and crimson. Crackling sound effects made it look like the entire arena, especially the stage, was caught in a raging fire.
Iris disappeared again within the darkness but not for long. About half a minute later, she reappeared at the centre of the stage. This time, her long white feather dress was nowhere in sight. It was replaced by a blazing red dress instead. Although the red dress had similar feathery details like the white one, it was not as delicate and looked more edgy.
It was a vavavoom dress that was both elegant and sexy at the same time. The asymmetrical structure bared her left shoulder and her right leg.
The pure white phoenix had transformed into a fire phoenix!
Then she walked slowly from the centre of the stage to the front. Her hips swayed side to side in an alluring manner with every step. Her footsteps were enhanced by sound effects, making them echo throughout the entire arena.
It was as if she was walking towards her lover. And indeed, she was. Her eyes were looking directly at Jin Liwei who was sitting directly in front of the stage. Their eyes locked at each other. Despite this, nobody noticed that she was looking at a single person. They thought that her passionate gaze was part of her performance.
When she reached the front of the stage, she raised the mic to her mouth and spoke to the audience.
"Ladies and gentlemen, joining me for this next song is the man who took a chance on me, believed in me, and helped me rise from the ashes. Please welcome the multi-award-winning music producer, Mr. JJ!!!"
The smaller stage located among the audience lit up. Everyone gasped. JJ sat in front of the piano and began to play a familiar yet somehow different melody.
Most of the younger audience members and home viewers were surprised that JJ was actually performing on stage with Iris. They never watched him perform before. However, the older people had nostalgic expressions on their faces as they watched him perform again after so many years.
Their generation remembered that JJ began his career as a performing artist. His music was brilliant but his singing voice wasn’t very great. It didn’t help that he had a bad temper and clashed with others a lot. Unable to make a breakthrough in his stagnant career, he gave up being a performer and became a music producer instead.
Within a couple of years, he began collecting hit songs after hit songs under his belt and launched some of the most popular stars in the country. As they say, the rest was history.
After giving it up, why then was JJ performing with Iris Long right now? His friends and peers like DJ Song realized at that moment the extent of JJ’s bond with Iris. It wasn’t just a simple producer-artist relationship. It seemed that Iris was able to reignite JJ’s dormant love for performing.
Back to the performance.
The perfectly lined up choir began humming to match JJ’s piano melody. Special effects continued to make it appear as if Iris was burning in a sea of fire.
Then she began to sing a mashup of her two songs "Phantom of Your Love" and "Black Star". The music was dramatic and spectacular, harrowing yet lifting at the same time.
The musical arrangement was superb, combining the best elements of Iris’ vocal prowess, JJ’s rough yet dynamic style of playing the piano, the grandeur of a full symphony orchestra, and of course the hair-raising sound of the singing choir.
When the melody reached crescendo and Iris reached the highest notes of the song, golden fireworks exploded on the stage. Then the fire effects seamlessly transformed into a dazzling rain shower in the background. The yellow, orange and red colours turned into a shining and purifying white light.
Iris reached behind her back and pulled. Her red phoenix dress came off. She was left wearing a simple yet elegant white tube dress. This quick change occurred in the blink of an eye at the same time the performance ended with a magnificent flourish.
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Chapter 333 - Battle Of The Performances
Everyone stood up and gave Iris a deafening standing ovation. There was not a single person who remained on their seat. The people felt like they would be doing something very disrespectful if they remained sitting after such a beautiful and magnificent performance.
It was the loudest and longest standing ovation for a performance so far tonight. The other artists and celebrities who begrudged and didn’t believe that Iris Long deserved to receive the most award nominations this year finally experienced firsthand her amazing live performance which wasn’t in any way inferior to the recorded versions of her music. Not to mention that they completely lost themselves to her insanely powerful charisma and stage presence.
"Iris! Iris! Iris!"
The Black Stars didn’t need to lead the chant because everyone in the audience started calling her name in unison.
Of course, the brothers Jin Liwei and Jin Chonglin were also clapping their hands with everyone else. The people were too preoccupied cheering and admiring Iris’ spectacular performance that nobody noticed the proud and loving expression on Jin Liwei’s face, nor did they think too deeply about the flying kiss Iris Long sent directly to him.
They thought that her kiss was for everyone. They were wrong. Her elegant curtsy bow and hand waves were for everyone, but her sole flying kiss was for her darling alone.
Jin Chonglin glanced at his older brother beside him. Jin Liwei had an adoring expression on his face. Jin Chonglin elbowed his brother hard on the side, earning a harsh glare from him. Then Jin Liwei quickly reverted to his usual cold and indifferent expression when he realized that a camera was pointing their way.
Sometime later, Iris and JJ walked together to their assigned seats a few rows behind the Jin brothers. They changed back to the outfits they wore on the red carpet earlier. Everyone greeted them warmly, praising them for their brilliant performance.
JJ looked extremely smug and puffed out his chest. He immediately started bragging to his friend DJ Song. Iris sat between the two friends. She wasn’t really listening to their conversation. Her eyes were gazing directly at the back of her darling’s head. She felt tempted to just walk over to the front and then hug and kiss him in front of everyone. A giggle escaped from her lips at the thought.
It was as if he heard soft laughter because Jin Liwei turned his head behind him for the first time. They locked eyes at each other. They showed no outward expression but their eyes were filled with love.
Then Iris’ expression darkened when she realized that many women were giving her darling flirty looks. She closed her eyes and fought against the urge to leap over to those women and slap them until their faces became swollen.
Similarly, Jin Liwei’s expression turned even colder and slightly menacing when he saw several men looking at his baby girl with obvious interest. Some of them didn’t even bother disguising the lust in their eyes.
The people sitting around him paled when they saw his scary expression. They also shivered and shifted their bodies away from him. They wondered if someone displeased or offended him in some way.
Farther back in the audience, the Black Stars were busy monitoring something on their phones. They were watching the real-time polls, specifically for the people’s choice award of Most Popular Female Artist.
"Come on, comrades! We only need less than 500 votes to get our boss to the number 1 position. We can do this!" Zhou Mei’er (a.k.a. CaptainBlackStar) encouraged her fellow Black Stars.
"Oh! I just refreshed! We only need 300 more votes...no, 200! 130...60...what..." Ming Li (a.k.a. Little Phoenix) gasped and looked at her companions in excitement.
"Yes! We did it!!! Our Boss Iris is now number 1 in the ranking! Whoop whoop!!!"
"Uwah! Look! We didn’t just surpass the previous number 1 but we’re now widening the gap!"
All the Black Stars celebrated this victory. However, they couldn’t grow complacent because the voting hadn’t ended yet. Anything could happen, especially since the competition in the Most Popular Female Artist ranking was extremely fierce compared to its counterpart Most Popular Male Artist where Jin Chonglin was already deemed to be the clear winner. The gap between him and the number 2 consisted of millions of votes.
Zhou Mei’er pumped her fists, as she watched the number of Iris’ votes grow quickly. At the moment, the gap between the number 1 and the number 2 was more than 5,000 votes. And it was still growing by the second.
"It seems that many people are impressed by our boss’ performance," she observed.
"Of course they’ll be impressed. I think this is Boss Iris’ biggest and most spectacular performance yet," Ming Li said.
All the Black Stars agreed with her. Iris usually played the piano during her performances. But this time, she opted for an eye-popping and mind-blowing stage production and threw JJ to play the piano for her. It was really a performance worthy of the Harmony Music Awards.
It completely overshadowed all the earlier performances. If the next performances failed to outshine Iris’, then her performance would definitely be the most memorable one.
The only other person who could perhaps leave a more lasting impression than her was Jin Chonglin. The two not only competed against each other for the awards but also for the unofficial title of best performance of the night.
Who would win in this battle of the performances? Would it be Iris or Jin Chonglin? Would Iris beat Jin Chonglin again just like she did in the music charts?
After a few more acts which all felt lukewarm after Iris’ amazing performance, it was finally Jin Chonglin’s turn on the stage.
During Iris’ performance earlier, she flew in the air via suspended wires. This time, Jin Chonglin was driven to the stage in a cool vintage sports car. He stood on the backseat of the open-top vehicle while he sang and gyrated his body with his sexy back-up dancers.
When he reached the stage, an impressive number of synchronized back-up dancers joined him in a fun, energetic and sexy hip hop R&B performance. Not only was Jin Chonglin a great singer and musician but he was also a superb dancer. All his moves were on-point. Combined with his oozing sex appeal and charisma, nobody could resist going crazy for him.
There were quite a number of fans who fainted from over-excitement whenever he winked, smiled or pointed a finger at them.
The only person who remained unaffected by his deadly charm was his own brother. Jin Liwei sat motionless on his seat while all the others went crazy around him. Even Iris was dancing and singing along to the music.
Near the end of his performance, a back-up dancer handed a bouquet of red roses to the singing and dancing Jin Chonglin. Then he jumped down the stage and walked past the first rows. Just as he sang the last lines of his song, he threw the bouquet hard.
Iris was shocked and extremely confused when the bouquet shot towards her. It was only her reflexes that allowed her to catch the bouquet a few inches before it could hit her on the face.
"Oh baby, you’re the only one for me~"
Jin Chonglin sang this last line of his song and then winked at Iris.
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Chapter 334 - Big Favour
Shocked silence.
One second. Two seconds. Three sec—
The audience and home viewers started squealing. The LinRis shippers went out of control. They jumped up from their seats and almost vomited their own throats out from screaming so hard.
"LinRis! LinRis! LinRis!"
Their crazed chanting was infectious to the point that the entire arena started chanting along with them. Since this was a live telecast, the cameras focused on both Jin Chonglin and Iris’ expressions.
The smile on Jin Chonglin’s face was mischievous and flirty. As for Iris, the cameras recorded her confused expression before she was able to smooth it out with a polite smile.
Seeing that the cameras were still focusing on her, she smiled a bit more deeply. She ignored the teasing from the people around her.
"Thank you," she mouthed at Jin Chonglin.
She decided not to think too much about his unexpected action. Perhaps it was part of his performance. Besides, the man was her future brother-in-law. He was family. What was wrong about giving flowers to family members?
Jin Chonglin gave her a thumbs up and another wink. Then he and his back-up dancers bowed and waved at the audience.
The show went into a commercial break right after. Jin Chonglin and his back-up dancers began leaving. Nobody noticed that he avoided looking at a certain direction and hurried to the backstage instead, as if running away from something (or someone) dangerous.
Back in the audience, the people around Iris continued to tease her. She just smiled politely at them, not taking their words seriously.
"Iris, tell us the truth. Is Jin Chonglin your fiancé?" a female idol asked behind her.
Ears pricked to their direction, eager to eavesdrop on the conversation.
"No, he’s not," Iris answered. "I already mentioned before that my fiancé is not from showbiz. He’s a businessman."
They gave her a knowing look. The skepticism was clear in their eyes. It was obvious that they didn’t believe her.
"You seem very close to Jin Chonglin," another commented.
"He’s my senior and we work under the same management company. We’re colleagues, that’s all."
They were about to pry more about her and Jin Chonglin, but JJ glared at them. They had no choice but to stop, retreat, and laugh awkwardly. There were only a few people who dared to butt heads against the infamous hothead JJ. Unfortunately, they weren’t included in that short list of brave people.
"Hmph! Just a simple bouquet toss and they’re already acting like they saw a live sex show. Bunch of gossipmongers!" JJ complained.
The "gossipmongers" pretended not to hear him. They looked at each other instead in an awkward manner.
Iris only chuckled with DJ Song at JJ’s tirade. Before sitting down, she glanced at her darling’s direction. The smile on her face froze when she saw Jin Liwei’s dark and menacing expression. She immediately tossed the bouquet of red roses carelessly on her seat before smiling at him sweetly.
His expression improved seeing her charming smile but only slightly. He gave an imperceptible nod before turning around and sitting like a cold statue.
Only Iris caught his nod. She instantly recognized it as a reassurance. A big sigh of relief was released from her lips, knowing from his nod of reassurance that he wasn’t angry at her. After opening her eyes to her own possessiveness towards him, she now had a better understanding of jealousy. She didn’t want him to feel jealous because she now knew how ugly and unpleasant it felt like from experiencing it firsthand.
As she sat down, the bouquet got squished beside her on the seat. A strong urge to strangle Jin Chonglin suddenly consumed her. Because of his action, her darling now had to suffer from jealousy. Her mood plummeted.
"Iris, the world is watching. Don’t treat the bouquet so roughly or Jin Chonglin’s army of fans will tear you apart," DJ Song whispered the warning to her.
"Hmph! If you don’t like it, just throw it in the garbage. Better yet, just burn it," JJ muttered under his breath.
"You—" DJ Song gave an exasperated sigh at his friend. "Old J, Iris is a sensible person unlike you. As her music producer, you should be advising her to protect her image."
When JJ opened his mouth to argue, Iris quickly spoke to prevent them from arguing.
"Thank you for the reminder, DJ Song," Iris said and then fished out the squished bouquet and tossed it on her lap.
At that moment, Jin Chonglin returned to his seat beside his brother. He waved and greeted at the people, even as cold sweat soaked the inside of his pinkish-grey suit. He almost didn’t want to go back to his seat where a cold and furious demon was surely waiting for him.
’What are you so afraid of? He’s your brother,’ he pep-talked himself to prevent himself from chickening out and running backstage with his tail between his legs.
As soon as he sat down, the hostile aura emanating from his brother almost choked him, making it hard to breathe. It wasn’t only him who had to suffer. The people sitting around them were shivering. They were confused and frightened, wondering why Jin Liwei looked so pissed.
"Big Bro, I can explain," Jin Chonglin whispered after gathering much courage.
"Speak." Jin Liwei’s cold voice could freeze hell.
Jin Chonglin cleared his throat and spoke in a low voice to prevent others from hearing. "Because of the bombshell you dropped earlier on the red carpet, everyone is now hunting for your fiancée tonight. On the internet, they removed sister-in-law’s name from their hunting list, but I heard some staff backstage accurately guessing sister-in-law’s identity. They’re already suspecting that the two of you might be engaged. A few of them are even examining your body shape on the cameras right now and comparing it to the photo sister-in-law shared of you and your cats during her interview with Madam Feng Jiu."
The hostile aura abated a little. Jin Liwei gave a side glance at his brother and said coldly, "Continue."
"Because you’re wearing a suit tonight, they can’t really see an accurate outline of your body. Also, there aren’t a lot of photos showing you in regular clothing available to the public. The ones floating on the internet are from way back when you were younger in your early twenties. You were slimmer back then. Many of them are unsure whether you’re the same person or not as the one in the photo sister-in-law shared. However, there are a couple of them who think that it might be you," Jin Chonglin explained.
Jin Liwei subconsciously rubbed his LX bangle around his wrist hidden underneath his long sleeve. If he pulled his sleeve up, it would expose him. The photo his baby girl shared to Madam Feng Jiu clearly showed him wearing it.
A strong temptation to let others see the bangle almost overcame him before he was able to control himself. As much as he wanted to shout proudly to the entire world that Long Xiulan, a.k.a. Iris Long, was his woman and future wife, he didn’t want to do it without her approval. He didn’t want to give her any reason to leave him again.
"So you see, Big Bro. I did all of that to shift everyone’s attention to me and sister-in-law, instead of letting them continue speculating about the possibility of a relationship between the two of you. I actually sacrificed myself to do the two of you a big favour!"
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Chapter 335 - Am I Still Your Brother?
"An ’unnecessary’ favour," Jin Liwei blocked his brother’s claim in a cold voice. "If people discover my relationship with Xiulan on their own, then so be it. We are hiding our relationship for now because it’s not the right time to announce it yet, but we have no intentions of denying it if we’re discovered. Don’t interfere next time."
At the moment, Jin Chonglin really wanted to cry. Wuwuwu! He did so much for the lovers, but they didn’t even appreciate his effort!
But Jin Liwei wasn’t finished yet.
"You should be thankful that we’re brothers. I almost lost control earlier. If not because I don’t want Mother to be heartbroken, I would’ve already beaten you up in a pulp. Xiulan is mine."
’How brutal! Am I still your brother?’ Jin Chonglin cried inside.
He was now regretting what he did. He shouldn’t have thrown the bouquet to Iris during his performance. He really thought that he was doing them a favour but look! No appreciation at all!
"Fine," he muttered and then began to sulk.
Jin Liwei glanced at his brother before returning his line of sight back to the stage. "Great job on your performance," he suddenly told him.
"Thanks," Jin Chonglin replied, feeling a bit better.
Jin Liwei nodded and then added, "But my wife’s performance is still the best."
The poor Jin Chonglin’s eyes turned blank. Why did he feel like he already experienced this before? Was this déjà vu or what?
Then he remembered. His older brother told him something similar when he and Iris performed their new songs at "MusicFest Tonight" earlier in the year.
"I get it already," he said through gritted teeth. "Your wife will always be your number 1. You don’t have to rub it in my face every single time."
"En." Jin Liwei nodded, satisfied that his brother finally understood.
If not for the fact that people were watching them right now, Jin Chonglin would’ve already cried at being abandoned by his own brother. However, he didn’t resent them. Not at all. Thinking about the beautiful and talented Iris Long, he understood why his older brother was so in love with her.
It was a pity that she was a troublemaker and nuisance when he personally met her years ago. Now that she had matured and changed for the better, he had to find out that his own brother already snatched her up for himself. Sighing, he felt a little envious of their relationship.
Jin Chonglin’s thoughts were interrupted when the show resumed. He was able to quickly recover from his brother’s brutal abandonment by immersing himself in the next performances.
Finally, it was time for the most important portion of the evening—the presentation of awards.
Everyone was excited. This was the moment that they had all been waiting for. The nominees began to feel nervous.
Female host: "The voting polls for the people’s choice awards are now closed. Thank you everyone for casting your votes!"
Male host: "We will now announce the winners and present the awards."
The people’s choice awards ceremony began. The minor categories went up first. After several speeches, applause and loud cheering from the fans who voted, the last two and the most important categories in the people’s choice awards were finally up next.
Female host: "The Most Popular Female Artist Award goes to—"
Both: "Iris Long!!!"
Everyone rose to their feet and started clapping and cheering.
Iris nodded at JJ and DJ Song beside her before walking amidst the congratulations to the stage. The male host helped her up the steps, not knowing that a certain man drowning in vinegar was already mentally decapitating him for touching his baby girl.
An official of the Harmony Music Awards handed her the heavy golden award which was shaped like a treble. The noise lowered as she walked in front of the microphone.
"Thank you so much!" Iris’ voice reverberated throughout the entire arena. "Wow. This is very heavy," she said, waving the award with her two hands. "But it’s nowhere near as heavy as the overwhelming support you’ve given me. I dedicate this award to my fans, the Black Stars! I would not be standing here today and receiving this award if not for your love and loyalty. All I can do to repay you is to continue to work hard. Thank you, Black Stars! Thank you, Harmony Music Awards! And thank you to all who voted for me!"
Iris kept her speech short. She didn’t want to bog it down by thanking too many people. Besides, it was indeed the Black Stars who allowed her to win the Most Popular Female Artist Award. They deserved the dedication and recognition for their support of her. She was truly grateful to them.
As she headed back to her seat, the ceremony was interrupted by an impressively loud cheering chant. Iris stopped halfway the steps as she looked at where it was coming from.
"Our boss is number one! Never number two! She’s always the best in whatever she decides to do! Go boss! Go boss! L-O-V-E Iris Long! B-O-S-S that’s our boss!"
The Black Stars chanted these words at the top of their lungs. They even choreographed some cheering moves to go along with it. It was actually secretly taught to them by Iris’ assistant, Dominic Chua.
Touched, Iris gave her fans a deep curtsy bow to show her gratitude. Then she hurried down the steps to Feng Wan and her three friends. Since they were the closest Black Stars to her at the moment, she gave them a hug each, thanking them for supporting her. The four posh ladies wiped tears from their eyes, looking very proud of Iris.
Iris turned her head towards her darling. They shared a quick intimate look before she returned to her seat beside JJ and DJ Song.
The final people’s choice award was for the Most Popular Male Artist. There was no suspense. Jin Chonglin was the undisputed winner. Like Iris, he also thanked his army of fans and dedicated the award to them.
Then as he headed down the stage, another chant took over the entire arena.
"LinRis! LinRis! LinRis!"
The LinRis shippers once again became excited because their favourite couple just won the two most important people’s choice awards together. They believed that it was destiny and further proof that their Prince Lin Lin and Boss Iris belonged together forever and ever.
Despite Iris’ insistence that her fiancé was not from showbiz, they still hoped that she was just lying to hide the truth that she and Jin Chonglin were really engaged. Their belief was cemented when Jin Chonglin threw the bouquet of red roses to Iris earlier during his performance.
Jin Chonglin only gave a careless wave at them before hurrying back to his seat. He was praying for the people to stop chanting "LinRis" because his older brother might just explode.
And indeed, Jin Liwei’s expression became more and more terrifying the longer the chant continued.
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