Show menu
Novel
His Genius Wife Is A Superstar
Chapter 341 - Move In
HIS GENIUS WIFE IS A SUPERSTAR
C341 - Move In
Chapter 341 - Move In
For the next few days, the news were all about Iris Long’s impressive wins at the Harmony Music Awards. Not only did she win the most awards and defeated Jin Chonglin many times, but she also received a special historic award.
Iris became even busier after the music awards. She sat for many interviews and posed for a lot of magazines. Her status within the music industry was elevated. People now respected her more.
Other record labels were also starting to poach her, angering JJ to no end. Iris assured him that she still wanted to work with him. They created great music together. Why would she abandon him? She would rather produce her own music herself than leave JJ to work with another music producer. For her, he was the best producer in the country.
In addition to their effective work relationship, she also felt grateful to him. She was now seeing how he really cared about her. He treated her like his favourite niece. She experienced his concern for her again when he scolded her for forgetting to message him when she arrived home the night of the music awards.
"You damn brat! Did you know how worried I was?! I thought that those Jin brothers had their wicked ways with you! I almost stormed Jin Corporation and declared war against them!" JJ yelled at her on the phone.
It was weird because she was smiling even though she was being scolded. After pacifying JJ, she checked for updates about the veteran male singer who harassed her and the four posh ladies at the after-party. She was about to perform her own investigation when Jin Liwei stopped her.
"Don’t waste your time with that scumbag. I already took care of him. It’s not only me. The Chief of Police is furious at him as well. That bastard is already in police custody," he told her.
"Oh. Okay."
With that, she already tossed the matter of the veteran singer out of her mind, leaving it to her darling to handle. She felt no mercy for the veteran singer at all. He was absolutely disgusting and had no respect for females. Whatever punishment he received from Jin Liwei and the Chief of Police, he totally deserved it and more.
###
After consecutive days of working hard, Iris finally had a much-needed day off. Unfortunately, Jin Liwei had a pressing matter to attend to at Jin Corporation so he couldn’t spend it with her.
As compensation and also as a sort of reward for her triumph at the music awards, Jin Liwei gifted her a full day of pampering at the spa. He also made Dom, Meimei and Jiang Ying Yue accompany her.
"Oh! This is going to be so much fun! A girls’ day out! Yay!" Dom clapped his hands in excitement.
The group enjoyed massages, facials, body treatments, manicures and pedicures. Of course, the twins Dom and Meimei chattered nonstop. After gushing about Iris’ impressive award wins, they focused the topic of conversation on Jiang Ying Yue’s reignited relationship with Long Hui.
Now that the tabloid scandal about Iris and Jin Chonglin having a love child together died out, Jiang Ying Yue and Little Jun left the mansion and moved back to their unit at Gold Heights Condominium. Iris and Jin Liwei improved the security system in the entire building.
During one of her speeches at the music awards, Iris inadvertently revealed that her bodyguard was also the mother of her godson. There were already several photos of Jiang Ying Yue floating around on the internet because she frequently accompanied Iris as a bodyguard. Jiang Ying Yue’s image, including Dom’s, were often included when fans and paparazzi snapped photos of Iris.
Added to the fact that Long Hui also publicly admitted that he was the father of Iris’ godson and nephew, it was very easy for people to figure out that Jiang Ying Yue was the mother of Little Jun.
Iris repeatedly apologized to Jiang Ying Yue for her carelessness.
"No, Xiulan. Please don’t apologize," Jiang Ying Yue said. "It’s the truth, anyway. Little Jun is indeed my son with Hui. Besides, I’m very happy that you consider me as your friend."
"If your relationship with Big Brother Boss continues its progress like this, I’m sure that in addition to being friends, you and boss will also become sisters-in-law! Ehehe!" Dom said in excitement.
"So true! Big Brother Hui is so in love with Big Sis Yue that he even left the Long ancestral residence to move in with her!" Meimei added.
Indeed, Long Hui moved in to Gold Heights to live with Jiang Ying Yue and Little Jun.
Iris’ careless mention of Jiang Ying Yue in her acceptance speech at the awards show revealed Jiang Ying Yue’s identity. Fortunately, not many people were interested in Jiang Ying Yue. After all, she wasn’t a celebrity like Iris. It was only the Longs and the people in the same circles as them who fretted over her. She was now labelled as Long Hui’s mistress, the mother of his illegitimate child, and the bodyguard of Long Xiulan. Needless to say, the Long elders were absolutely horrified, ashamed, and infuriated.
This was also one of the reasons why Long Hui decided to move in with her and their son. Of course, he wanted to be with them as a family. However, he also did this to protect Jiang Ying Yue. By showing everyone that they were living together, he was making a statement that Jiang Ying Yue was the woman that he wanted to marry. She wasn’t a mistress but his future wife.
Iris also let go of Jiang Ying Yue as her personal bodyguard. She assigned Jiang Ying Yue as the head of security at their Gold Heights Condominium building instead. This way, Jiang Ying Yue would have more time to spend with Little Jun and also wouldn’t expose herself further to the public eye.
Back at the spa, Jiang Ying Yue blushed at Dom and Meimei’s teasing. It was obvious that she was in love with Long Hui.
However, Iris could still sense an uneasiness in Jiang Ying Yue’s eyes. It didn’t help that Meimei was telling them that the Long elders and the other Long relatives were making things increasingly hard for Long Hui recently.
According to Meimei, the Long ancestral residence was becoming more and more unpleasant to live in. The elders and other relatives would come almost every day to complain to Long Tengfei about Long Hui.
Jiang Ying Yue looked upset, but she didn’t say anything. Finally, Meimei realized how her words affected Jiang Ying Yue. She immediately stopped. Then she and Dom started talking about other more cheerful things instead to lighten the atmosphere.
Iris observed Jiang Ying Yue in silence. She didn’t know exactly what Jiang Ying Yue experienced in the past, but she always acted troubled whenever the Long family was mentioned.
’What a bunch of nuisances,’ Iris thought about the Long elders and the other Long relatives.
Putting the annoying Long family out of her mind, Iris enjoyed the rest of the spa day with the others. Finally, their day at the spa ended. They prepared to go home.
While walking along the hallway, they met another group consisting of three women in their early twenties.
The woman leading them suddenly stopped. She looked surprised when she saw their group. Then she spoke directly to Iris. "Little Sister Xiulan, is that you?"
Report chapter Comments
Contact - ToS - Sitemap
Show menu
Novel
His Genius Wife Is A Superstar
Chapter 342 - Long Jinjing
HIS GENIUS WIFE IS A SUPERSTAR
C342 - Long Jinjing
Chapter 342 - Long Jinjing
Iris blinked, not recognizing the woman who spoke to her, nor the other two women accompanying her.
Meimei stepped out from behind Iris and exclaimed, "Long Jinjing! It’s me, Yang Mei!"
"Oh, Yang Mei. You’re here, too?"
After hearing the woman’s name, the original Iris’ memories flooded her mind. Only then did Iris recognize the woman to be Long Jinjing. She was Long Tengfei’s illegitimate daughter with a former mistress. Meaning, she was Iris Long’s older half-sister.
She didn’t recognize her right away because for some reason, there was a bit of a repelling force surrounding the original Iris’ memories about Long Jinjing. Then she understood why.
The original Iris absolutely hated Long Jinjing, feeling jealous of her especially when it came to their father’s attention. She also felt threatened by her older half-sister because Long Jinjing was smart, lady-like, and admired by many. The Long elders might discriminate against her because of her illegitimacy, but the younger members of the family and the servants adored her.
They always compared the original Iris to Long Jinjing, expressing their disappointment that Iris was the legitimate daughter and not Long Jinjing who they thought would have been the perfect young lady of the Long family. The original Iris heard them saying that Long Jinjing was many times better than her.
All of these made the original Iris develop an inferiority complex towards Long Jinjing. It made her hate her older half-sister, treating her like a mortal enemy.
Iris couldn’t sense any hostility from Long Jinjing directed at her at the moment. But even if she was hostile, Iris wouldn’t be surprised based on the memories of the original Iris currently flooding her mind. Fortunately, Long Jinjing was acting very nice to her.
There was no reason for Iris to be rude, so she greeted her, "Big Sister Jinjing, lovely to see you."
Long Jinjing looked surprised at the nice greeting. Then relief flashed in her eyes, perhaps because Iris acknowledged her. She smiled at Iris, acting friendly and even shy.
Pretty and dainty. These were the first words that would pop in one’s mind to describe Long Jinjing. She was a petite woman—a head shorter than Iris—and looked fragile. She was the kind of woman who at first glance would make most people want to protect her. Although she didn’t have Iris’ stunning beauty, Long Jinjing was attractive in a pretty way.
"How have you been, Little Sister Xiulan?" she asked. Her voice was surprisingly deep and firm in contrast to her petite and fragile appearance. "I watched the Harmony Music Awards. Your performance was amazing. Also congratulations on your many award wins, especially on the special award."
"Thank you, Big Sister Jinjing," Iris replied politely.
Then they made small talk. Long Jinjing mentioned that she would be graduating in about a couple of months and would start working at a small branch division of Long Industries. Then she suddenly looked worried after realizing what she just said. It was as if she was afraid that Iris would think that she was bragging. When Iris didn’t react negatively, she looked visibly relieved.
Then one of her companions began tugging her arm, silently asking Long Jinjing to introduce her to Iris. The two groups began formal introductions. Long Jinjing and Meimei were already acquainted with each other. They met several times at Long family reunion dinners or when Long Jinjing visited Long Tengfei at the ancestral residence by herself. The two were rather friendly to each other.
One of Long Jinjing’s friends was almost trembling in excitement as she greeted Iris. She looked very star-struck and couldn’t make herself call Iris as Xiulan.
"Uhm...can I...I mean, please give me your autograph!"
"Of course," Iris replied.
Iris signed an autograph for Long Jinjing’s friend and also posed together for a photo with her. In contrast, the other friend accompanying them kept her distance. Her name was Chen Fei. She was polite and answered when asked but didn’t initiate any of the conversations.
It was from Chen Fei that Iris detected hints of hostility towards her. She wasn’t the least bit surprised because Chen Fei was Long Jinjing’s best friend. The original Iris got into several catfights with her in the past. They fought because Chen Fei was defending Long Jinjing from the original Iris’ bullying.
Iris didn’t mind the slightly hostile attitude of Chen Fei towards her. It was understandable. In fact, Iris even admired her for still acting civil despite their past feuds.
Finally, the two groups said goodbye to each other and went their separate ways.
"Boss, your sister seems nice," Dom commented once they were inside the executive van.
"Yeah, Long Jinjing is nice and kind. She’s also very humble. Totally unlike most of the Longs," Meimei said. Then she realized what she just said and added in a hurry, "Of course, Xiulan is also very nice, kind and humble. The two of you are the best among the Longs. Even Uncle Tengfei and Big Brother Hui can be snooty sometimes." Then she paused when she thought about something. "Well, actually, sometimes you’re not humble at all, Xiulan. But in a nice, non-snooty way! Perhaps it’s because you’re such a straightforward person that you never deny or devalue any of your achievements when others praise you. It’s not bragging. It’s more like you’re confident of your own abilities and achievements."
"Of course! That’s because boss is the best!" Dom declared.
Jiang Ying Yue nodded in agreement.
"It’s weird because I heard that the two of you are not in good terms," Meimei said. "I was afraid that you’ll get into a fight with her earlier, but you two acted really friendly to each other. What’s up with that? Oh. Is it like when you used to bully my Auntie Jiahui before? Did you bully Long Jinjing too?"
Iris nodded.
"Wow. You were such a b*tch, Xiulan," Meimei said. "I’m glad I didn’t meet you back then or I would most likely hate you."
"That was back then! Boss is the best now!" Dom immediately defended Iris, glaring at his twin.
Meimei rolled her eyes. "Duh. That’s what I said."
"That Chen Fei has some ill feelings against you, Xiulan," Jiang Ying Yue observed.
"Really?" Both Dom and Meimei didn’t notice.
While the three chattered about their encounter with Long Jinjing’s group, Iris inwardly prodded some of the original Iris’ memories. She sank into deep thought because she discovered that on some of the memories regarding specific people like Long Jinjing, emotions that weren’t hers began bubbling inside her.
Her eyes darkened with suspicion at this implication.
Report chapter Comments
Contact - ToS - Sitemap
Show menu
Novel
His Genius Wife Is A Superstar
Chapter 343 - Power Of A Celebrity
HIS GENIUS WIFE IS A SUPERSTAR
C343 - Power Of A Celebrity
Chapter 343 - Power Of A Celebrity
Meanwhile, Long Jinjing and her friends were also on the road, talking about their chance encounter with Iris’ group at the spa.
Chen Fei was driving her car. Long Jinjing sat beside her on the front passenger seat, while their other friend sat in the backseat.
Long Jinjing and Chen Fei were best friends. They met each other in middle school and became inseparable ever since. They went to the same high school and university. While Long Jinjing majored in Finance, Chen Fei majored in Marketing.
They met their other friend in business school. That was why Iris didn’t recognize her from the original’s memories.
"Wow. Iris Long is even more beautiful in person. She’s also very nice," their friend commented. "Totally unlike how you painted her, Xiao Fei. Whenever you talk about Iris, you make her sound like a monster."
"That’s because she is. You have no idea of the hell Jinjing went through in the hands of that evil b*tch," Chen Fei spat.
"That was all in the past, Xiao Fei," Jinjing said. "I heard that my sister has changed. And it seems that it’s true. Our father is very pleased that she has matured and became sensible."
"Hmph! You think a person can change just like that? I don’t believe it." Chen Fei looked very skeptical.
"People CAN change especially after experiencing a traumatic event. Remember that my sister almost died in that car crash and went into coma for an entire year. Her personality change must be because of that trauma. She has experienced a lot. Let’s not be so harsh on her," Jinjing said.
Chen Fei harrumphed and then sneered. "I still don’t believe that she really changed. I will never forget how she bullied you before, Jinjing. I also will never forget about how I suffered bald patches on my head for a few months because she ripped my hair off my head."
"That’s because you scratched her face, Xiao Fei. She’s a celebrity and her face is very important," Jinjing said.
"She started it! She insulted you so my hands automatically moved on their own to attack her," Chen Fei tried to justify her past action. Then she shrugged. "Whatever. I don’t think I’ll ever like her. Don’t worry. I won’t fight with her as long as she doesn’t do anything to you. She better not bully you again or I’ll expose her black heart to those brain-dead Black Stars and the whole world."
"Hey! I’m a Black Star and I’m not brain-dead!" their other friend complained in the backseat. "Want me to whack you with my mighty slippers?! Huh, Xiao Fei?"
Chen Fei ignored her.
"Please don’t do that. She’s my sister. Father will be sad if people attack her," Jinjing said.
"You’re a very kind and compassionate person, Jinjing. That’s good. We love you for that. But more often than not, you’re too kind that others are taking advantage of you. You have to realize that there are people in the world who don’t deserve your kindness. You call that evil b*tch your sister, but does she even consider you as her sister?"
Uncertainty flashed in Long Jinjing’s eyes.
"See? Even you’re not sure. Don’t be fooled just because she acted nice today. Remember that we’re in a public place. She’s a celebrity and she has to watch her image and reputation. We’ll only know if she really changed once we meet her again without the prying eyes of other people."
Their other friend interrupted them. "I don’t really know exactly what happened between you and Iris before, but I think that everyone deserves a second chance. Xiao Jing, I hope that you can have a good sister relationship with Iris."
"Me too," Long Jinjing whispered.
Chen Fei snorted, still not trusting that Iris really changed for the better. Meeting her in person again after more than two years made her feel some phantom pain in the previous bald spots on her head. Her grudge against Iris was something that wouldn’t be so easy to forget.
###
When the media got tired of featuring Iris Long’s incredible award wins and moved on to more recent stories, her endorsement ads started rolling out to the public. The commercials played on TV and even on radio every day. Her posters could be seen in public places all over the country.
The Black Stars swarmed the stores and crashed websites in order to buy the products their Boss Iris was endorsing.
Nail polish by Meili Nails? All sold out. Latest phone model? They lined up hours before the stores even opened. Some even camped out the night before. The high-end headphones and earphones didn’t sell out because they were so expensive, but the sales definitely spiked higher than normal. Many people also switched toothpastes, hoping to at least obtain even just 1% of Iris Long’s beautiful smile.
Similarly, Serenity Premium Tea also sold out within just two days, specifically the varieties Iris Long endorsed. The stores were calling Lin Yehan’s company nonstop to place additional orders. Lin Yehan and his employees were all taken aback, not expecting this kind of development at all. They were so unprepared that their current inventories weren’t enough to supply all of the orders.
As a result, Lin Yehan had to choose carefully who to supply first. His company produced premium tea. He didn’t want to compromise the quality just to increase the supply to meet the current insane demand.
Serenity Premium Tea’s price point was also higher compared to its competitors. Lin Yehan already accepted that it wouldn’t appeal to the majority of the consumers. That was why he never imagined his tea products would sell out in just two days.
’So this is the power of a celebrity,’ he thought to himself.
Ever since Iris’ multiple award wins, she had become more famous. She was quickly becoming a household name. Although she still had a long way to go until she reached Jin Chonglin’s level, she was already headed in that direction, especially if her career continued its upward trajectory like this.
The most important thing was that she had now finally stabilized her position in showbiz. She was also now a respected figure in the music industry. Her next career choice from here on would be extremely critical on whether she could move forward or grow stagnant as an artist.
###
In response to her growing fame and influence, Bright Summit placed more importance on her. Tang Yiyi was now one of the star managers in the management company as a result. More resources were allocated for her. More offers were also coming her way.
Inside Tang Yiyi’s office at Bright Summit Entertainment Company.
"I’m so proud of you, Iris, but don’t let all of these go into your head. You worked hard to achieve all of these, but the moment you grow complacent, you’ll start losing everything," Tang Yiyi warned Iris. "We need to continue working hard."
"I understand, Elder Sister Yiyi," Iris replied.
"Don’t worry, Big Sis Yiyi! Boss isn’t like that! She always works hard. I’ll work hard as well!" Dom declared.
"Good." Tang Yiyi smiled. Then she grabbed a pile of documents from the mountain of files on her desk. "Ever since your wins at the music awards, we have received many offers requesting you to write theme songs for TV dramas and movies."
"What?! That’s amazing!" Dom bounced on his seat in excitement.
"It also worked to your advantage that a big part of the success of ’Strong Yet Broken’ can be attributed to the theme song and the film score you composed. I suggest you consider composing for a TV show this time."
"I’ll keep that in mind, Elder Sister Yiyi. Please allow me to look into the offers first," Iris said.
Tang Yiyi handed the pile of offers to Iris. Then she moved on to another topic. "Did you know that we also received acting offers for you?"
Dom gasped. "Really? OMG!"
Iris tilted her head to the side, waiting for her manager to elaborate.
"Iris, you’ve already stabilized your position in the music industry. I think it’s time to diversify and try acting."
Although Iris was curious and interested, she hesitated. She knew herself. Sure, she could act and portray simple emotions. But if she was required to portray deeper and complicated characters and emotions, she had no confidence in herself at all.
Music and acting were similar in that they could portray a wide range of emotions, stories and characters. However, music wasn’t acting and acting wasn’t music.
She was confident when it came to music. But acting?
Tang Yiyi could guess what she was thinking. "Don’t stress about it for now. We’ll put you in acting workshops first. How’s that?"
"I’ll leave everything to you then, Elder Sister Yiyi," Iris finally said after much thought.
"Don’t worry, boss! I’ll help you! My gorgeous self is good in acting, too! Ehehe," Dom said.
They chuckled before continuing to discuss Iris’ next work schedule.
Report chapter Comments
Contact - ToS - Sitemap
Show menu
Novel
His Genius Wife Is A Superstar
Chapter 344 Mr - Z
HIS GENIUS WIFE IS A SUPERSTAR
C344 Mr - Z
Chapter 344 Mr - Z
Shadow Winds Compound, Main Headquarters.
Lu Zihao and his subordinates worked tirelessly in the last few months to obtain more resources and manpower. They already destroyed quite a number of small to medium gangs. For now, they hadn’t touch any of the biggest triads in the country yet.
Those powerful triads, however, were already cautious and guarded against the Shadow Winds. The group’s rise to power was too rapid and yet stable that it was alarming. The Shadow Winds were disturbing the power balance in the country’s underworld. And many weren’t happy with it. Some of these triads even reached out to the Shadow Winds, wanting to acquire and swallow it within their own respective organizations as a subordinate division. Of course, Lu Zihao declined.
Apart from his most trusted subordinates, nobody else knew Lu Zihao’s identity as the grandson of the business legend, Sir Lu Jianhong. He was only known as Mr. Z.
He also started wearing a mask even when inside the Shadow Winds headquarters as a precaution to the new members of the group. Although he was fairly confident that the original members of his group were loyal to him and wouldn’t betray him, the same couldn’t be said to the new members.
After an exponential growth in the number of members, Lu Zihao recently slowed down recruitment. He wanted to focus on training these new members, while at the same time weeding out those whose loyalty he wasn’t sure of.
Aside from their exploits in the underworld, they also targeted publicly "upright" businesses and organizations but were actually running illicit activities behind closed doors. As a result, Shadow Winds had now acquired several legitimate businesses they used as cover for their own activities. These businesses also served as major and sustainable streams of income to the group.
Lu Zihao also ordered several small branches to be established in different parts of the country and even in select other countries abroad. The teams he sent to build these branches were small in number. A team ranged from only two to six members each. This was to avoid arousing the suspicion of both the authorities and the local criminal groups.
Overall, the Shadow Winds had grown quite powerful. And standing behind this rising power was its leader, the mysterious Mr. Z.
Inside the control room, Lu Zihao played with his black blank mask with his hands. The subordinates present were among the original members. They were fiercely loyal to him and knew his real identity. They were also only the ones allowed to refer to him as "Boss Hao". The new members had to call him "Master Z" instead.
"Boss Hao, regarding the person you instructed us to monitor, we are sorry and ashamed to say that we have lost track of him once again. He’s a very slippery guy. It also doesn’t help that he has various powers that are assisting in hiding him and covering his tracks," the leader of the hacker team reported. "However, we are able to discover signs that he has contacted several international publishers, mostly in the U.S. and the U.K., using his other identity Edward Coben, the one who is an American investigative journalist."
Lu Zihao stopped playing with the mask. His eyes narrowed.
"This might be an indication that the biography is nearing completion or maybe it’s already finished. We are not sure," the hacker leader said.
His subordinates didn’t visibly cower anymore when Lu Zihao released a murderous aura. Their intense training helped a lot in hardening their bodies, minds and wills into sharp blades of steel. Nevertheless, their hearts still trembled inside at their leader.
"Get me a copy of that f*cking biography," he ordered.
"We’ll do our best, Boss Hao." The hacker leader hesitated before saying, "But we can’t guarantee that we’ll succeed. We already tried many times to obtain a copy or even just some parts of the biography but to no avail. That man is very careful. We suspect that it’s either he’s writing the book by hand or he’s using a separate device to write it that isn’t connected to the internet. My hacker team is helpless in these cases. That is unless we send a team to where he’s at—wherever he is—and snatch the biography directly from him."
Lu Zihao stood up and started pacing back and forth in the control room. He moved like a restless and bloodthirsty panther. Silent and dangerous.
"What else?" he asked in a tone that exerted a very heavy pressure upon his subordinates.
"There is also the possibility that he’s using a highly-advanced concealment or encryption software that prevents us from accessing his data, specifically his files regarding the biography. If this is the case, we still have a chance. We just have to dig harder and deeper."
"Do that, then."
"It is just unfortunate that our skill level as a team is still not enough to increase our success rate in obtaining more information about the biography. It is highly likely that either he or the major powers assisting him hired some hackers to help conceal him. We are only able to obtain traces of him before he disappears again." The hacker leader took a few deep breaths, looking nervous while wanting to say something.
"Spit it out."
"I...Boss Hao, we already suggested this before but...uh..."
Realization flashed in Lu Zihao’s eyes. Then he scowled. "No. I already said before that we will not involve Drakon in any of this business."
The hacker leader already expected his boss’ decision, but he still wanted to try persuading him to change his mind. "Boss Hao, I think you should reconsider your decision. Boss Drakon is the only top-tier hacker that we know of who’s the most likely to willingly help us because of your connection to her. All of us in the hacker team are confident that she could gather everything you need more quickly."
Lu Zihao glared at his subordinate, making the guy lower his eyes to the floor.
"Boss Hao! We got a hit!" an excited voice interrupted them. It was a female hacker who barged inside the control room carrying a tablet. She panted as he handed the tablet to Lu Zihao. Then she explained, "We found traces of our target in South America."
"South America?" Lu Zihao frowned as he studied the information displayed on the tablet. The information was incomplete but his eyes widened when he realized something. He instructed, "Continue monitoring him. Do everything you can to get me a copy of the biography. And also..."
The hacker leader and the female hacker paid attention.
"Look into the latest activities of the Alcatraz Organización." Hatred boiled within Lu Zihao when he mentioned this group which was one of the biggest archenemies of the Vetrovs in the past.
The female hacker gasped aloud. "Boss Hao! Don’t you think it’s still too early for us to mess with such a gigantic organization? We haven’t even dared to cause trouble with the biggest triads in the country, and now we’re going after the most powerful organization in Latin America? Isn’t that too much?"
All of the subordinates inside the control room paled.
"Shush! What are you doing? I already told you to control your mouth when in front of the boss," the hacker leader reprimanded her. Then he turned to Lu Zihao and bowed, forcing the female hacker to bow as well. "Boss Hao, please forgive her this once! She’s still young and doesn’t yet know what’s good for her!"
Lu Zihao nodded but made sure to give the female hacker a warning look. Although he didn’t really mind what she said, he needed to instill discipline to all of his subordinates or things within the Shadow Winds might spiral out of his control.
"Sorry, Boss Hao," she mumbled, trembling.
After instructing his subordinates on what to do next, Lu Zihao dismissed everyone. They went to do the tasks assigned to them. As for him, he wore his mask and headed to his room.
He wasn’t really sure whether the Alcatraz Organización had something to do with the man writing the biography about the Vetrovs. It was possible that the Alcatrazes might have something to do with the Vetrov’s downfall and annihilation. Everything was still a conjecture on his part, though.
Lu Zihao wanted to know the truth. It was an obsession. The progress of his hacker team was too slow that he was starting to run out of patience. There was also a sense of urgency, especially now that the biography might be published soon.
He fished his phone from his pocket. He tapped on it a few times but suddenly stopped when he realized what he was doing. His thumb hovered over Iris’ phone number.
’No. It’s better not to involve her in this dangerous business. She’s living a great life now. I should let her enjoy a life of peace and happiness,’ he told himself.
A sense of loneliness bubbled within him. He sighed and tried to shake it off.
’She chose her path and I chose mine. Better keep it that way.’
Lu Zihao looked straight ahead, determined not to falter in his path of revenge.
Report chapter Comments
Contact - ToS - Sitemap
Show menu
Novel
His Genius Wife Is A Superstar
Chapter 345 - Conditions
HIS GENIUS WIFE IS A SUPERSTAR
C345 - Conditions
Chapter 345 - Conditions
Dragon Palace Home #10.
Jin Liwei arrived home late that night from work. It was already past dinner. The butler told him that both Iris and Dom were in the cat room, so he headed there.
He was about to open the door when he heard some muffled voices inside. Curious and not wanting to disturb them, he quietly opened the door just a crack to eavesdrop. He heard his baby girl and Dom talking inside. The cats meowed now and then. Well, it was actually just Popcorn asking for attention. Jin Liwei couldn’t hear Ice Cream at all. She was probably sleeping like usual.
"No, boss. Your expression still looks flat. You need to harness the emotion of shame," Dom said. "Let’s go through the scenario again. ’You are a teenager and you have been caught smoking at school grounds. Your teacher and the school principal scold you and call your parents. Your parents come to pick you up. They are very disappointed.’ Now you have to act guilty and ashamed of yourself. Okay, boss? 3, 2, 1, action!"
"I don’t like this scenario. It’s so stupid. I never smoked and I don’t want to try it. So I have no idea what it’s like. Let’s change it," Iris complained.
"But boss, this is the scenario your acting coach gave you. We have to practice it. Or if you want another scenario, we can practice the other emotions instead. Oh, here’s a good one. It’s for the emotion of surprise. ’You receive a letter informing you that a great-grandfather that you’ve never met before has died and left you 50,000 RMB in his will.’ Now you have to act surprised."
"50,000 RMB? Is that supposed to be surprising? But I’m already a billionaire."
"Pft!" Jin Liwei couldn’t stop the laugh from escaping from his lips.
"Meow? Meow!" Popcorn ran like an orange rocket and launched himself at his daddy.
Jin Liwei caught him and immediately started petting the needy cat.
"Darling!"
"Sir boss!"
It was Iris’ turn to come running. Then she threw herself at him, hugging his waist tightly. Popcorn meowed loudly in complaint as he got squished between his mommy and daddy.
"Sorry," Iris mumbled before quickly taking Popcorn and putting him on the floor. Then she returned to hugging Jin Liwei tightly, rubbing her face against his chest.
Jin Liwei wrapped his arms around her, pulling her closer to him. He kissed the top of her head and rubbed her back. He could feel her frustration in the stiffness of her body.
"What’s wrong, love?" he asked.
She didn’t answer, continuing to bury her face in his chest instead.
"What happened?" Jin Liwei asked Dom instead.
"Oh. The acting coach told boss earlier today that she sucks in acting. Boss has been in a bad mood because of it."
"What?" Jin Liwei’s expression turned ugly. "That acting coach is a quack. Fire her. Let’s get a new one. How dare she say that to my Xiulan? That acting coach doesn’t know what she’s talking about."
"No, don’t," Iris finally spoke. "Elder Sister Yiyi says that she’s one of the best acting coaches in the industry. Apparently, many of her past students are now some of the top actors and actresses in the country."
"She’s only one of the best in the country. Let’s get you a better acting coach from abroad," Jin Liwei suggested.
Iris was feeling better now after hearing his words. "It’s okay. There’s no need to go that far. I’ll stick with her. I heard that Bright Summit made a lot of effort to persuade her to take me in as a student."
He gazed down at her beautiful face. Then he stroked her soft and smooth cheek with his fingers. "So what if Bright Summit made a lot of effort? Don’t force yourself to endure it if she’s being mean to you." Then he asked her, "Do you even like acting?"
She tilted her head to the side and thought about it. "No, I don’t think I like acting..."
"Then there’s no reason for you to do it," he told her.
In all honesty, he didn’t want her to go into acting. When she first informed him that she was going to take acting workshops and start working with an acting coach, he was taken aback. She said that she wanted to try acting. He didn’t stop her, but he made her agree to certain conditions first.
First, she needed to consult him before accepting an acting project. They would decide together if she should accept it or not. Second, absolutely no love scenes allowed. No kissing, no hugging, and no intimate touching with the opposite sex. Third, she needed to bring her bodyguards to shoots all the time.
Fortunately, she accepted all of his conditions without any protests, even the one about the bodyguards. Then she started going to acting workshops and working with an acting coach. At first, she was very excited. But after a few days, he noticed that she was increasingly becoming downhearted.
"You’re right. But I still want to try acting. I’m struggling right now and I’m starting to dislike it, but I don’t believe that I can’t do it. I already attended a number of acting classes, so I might as well finish what I started. I want to at least try working on an acting project. I want to take on this challenge and see how far I can go. If in the end, I still suck at it, then I’ll stop and stick to music."
The corner of Jin Liwei’s lips lifted into a smile. It seemed that his baby girl’s competitive spirit had been ignited when the acting coach told her that she sucked at acting. Seeing her trying so hard like this even though she was bad at it, he couldn’t bear to discourage her from acting anymore.
She did say that she just wanted to try and experience it. His baby girl was still young compared to him. He should allow her to experience new things and enjoy herself before they married.
"Alright, love. Do whatever you want, but remember our agreement. Okay?"
Iris gave him a sweet smile and pulled his head for a chaste kiss on the lips. "I love you, Jin Liwei."
"I love you more, Long Xiulan. So much," he replied in a serious voice.
"Ehehehe."
"Meow~ Meow~"
Ice Cream opened her eyes and looked at Slave #1 and her brother Popcorn spying on Mommy and Daddy. Yawning, she closed her eyes again and went back to sleep.
"Have you eaten dinner yet, darling?" Iris asked Jin Liwei.
"Not yet."
They all headed to the kitchen. Dom, the glutton, ate dinner again with Jin Liwei even though he already ate earlier with Iris.
"Oh, I almost forgot," Iris suddenly said. "I’m writing a theme song for a TV drama. It’s a love song. You’re my inspiration for it, darling. I think of you whenever I’m working on it."
"Yeah?" Jin Liwei looked extremely pleased and delighted. "Can I hear it?"
"Yes, of course. It’s not finished yet but I’ll play it to you later in our room."
Jin Liwei nodded, a faint smile on his face.
"Oh. I also forgot to mention that it’s a duet. I’m planning on inviting Brother Chonglin to sing it together with me. I think his voice will be perfect for the song," she told him.
His smile instantly disappeared.
Report chapter Comments
Contact - ToS - Sitemap