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Chapter 386 - My Own Company
It was a busy summer season for Iris Long.
She was currently one of the most in demand celebrities in the country. Her status as a multi-award-winning musician and as a genius polyglot increased her fame and reputation. There was no doubt that she successfully established herself as a household name across the country.
Several multi-million endorsement deals were offered to her. Of course, she accepted some of them but also rejected a lot. The Bright Summit higher-ups couldn’t understand why she would reject such enticing deals. Despite doing their best in persuading her to change her mind, she didn’t budge.
The higher-ups were dismayed that they couldn’t reason with Iris. So they scolded Tang Yiyi instead when Iris wasn’t present.
"Manager Tang, I think Iris Long’s head is growing bigger because she’s becoming more famous. These endorsement deal offers are from world-renowned beauty brands! Other celebrities will do anything just to get these deals, but she’s rejecting them?! She should treat these as once in a lifetime opportunities. Anything can happen in showbiz. She won’t always have this level of fame for her entire career! You should talk to her and make her understand what she’s going to miss because of her ignorance."
Tang Yiyi could only apologize, nod her head, and assure the higher-ups that she would talk to Iris and try to persuade her to change her mind. When they finally left, she sighed.
"Of course Iris isn’t going to accept any endorsement offers from beauty brands. Why should she endorse her own company’s competition?" Tang Yiyi muttered under her breath.
She only recently found out that Iris was developing her own beauty company. At first, Tang Yiyi also couldn’t understand why Iris rejected the endorsement offers. She constantly bothered Iris in an effort to change her mind.
Then Iris brought Tang Yiyi to Orchidia Beauty’s factory, then to the warehouse, and finally to the company’s current main office. Tang Yiyi was very confused why Iris was touring her around this unknown company.
"I’ve been using Orchidia Beauty’s products for some time now," Iris told her.
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"Oh? I was wondering why you’ve been glowing, so that’s why! Your skin looks smoother and healthier."
Iris looked pleased at the compliment. "I’ve been using Orchidia Beauty’s skincare products since I returned from Europe. Well, the products weren’t called Orchidia Beauty then, nor were they this developed. The formula and their effectiveness have improved a lot since then."
"Okay... So? Why are you telling me all of these?" Tang Yiyi didn’t understand. "Wait... Did this company made an endorsement offer to you and you want to accept it? Iris, you should tell me these things first. If you really like their products, no problem. I’ll negotiate the best deal for you. But you have to understand that this Orchidia Beauty or whatever isn’t a well-known company in the country. At least I’ve never heard of it before. Endorsing world-renowned beauty brands will be more beneficial to you."
Instead of answering her, Iris handed her manager a freebie bag filled with Orchidia Beauty skincare products.
"Here, Elder Sister Yiyi. You can try them yourself. I guarantee that you’ll love them and you’ll see results after using them for only a few days."
Then she launched into sales talk, describing the benefits of each of the products. She even grabbed Tang Yiyi’s arm and began applying tiny amounts of various lotions and serums.
"Iris! What are you doing? Answer me first!" Tang Yiyi grabbed the bottle of lotion from Iris and stopped her from applying more on her skin.
"Fine. Orchidia Beauty didn’t make any endorsement offers to me," Iris said.
Tang Yiyi frowned. "Then why did you reject the endorsement offers from those other famous beauty brands? Why are you so into this Orchidia Beauty?"
"Because Orchidia Beauty is my own company. I’m not going to endorse my competition. That’s just stupid, Elder Sister Yiyi. Besides, I know that my company’s products are superior to anything available on the market right now."
"Huh?" Tang Yiyi blinked a few times. Her brain momentarily failed to process what she just heard. "What..."
Iris swept her hands. "This entire place, the factory and the warehouse that we visited earlier—everything is mine. So make sure to use my company’s products from now on. Okay, Elder Sister Yiyi?"
A few days later, Tang Yiyi called Iris in excitement.
"Iris, the products you gave me are amazing! My face has cleared up and looks brighter! My skin also feels so moisturized, even though I only use the products once a day! How much are these? Let me buy more!"
Iris chuckled. "They’re not available for sale yet, Elder Sister Yiyi. I can give you some more samples, if you want. But once we launch, you need to buy the products because I won’t give them to you for free anymore."
With that, Iris was able to make Tang Yiyi support her decision to reject the endorsement offers from the other famous beauty brands.
Back to the present.
Tang Yiyi returned to her office after speaking with the higher-ups. She needed to keep Iris’ company a secret. Bright Summit’s higher-ups would certainly be unhappy that there was no chance for Iris to change her mind. Some of them might even discourage Iris from launching her own beauty company and products because Bright Summit wouldn’t get a cut from it, unlike regular endorsement deals.
"Better not tell anyone about it for now," she murmured to herself.
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Because of Meimei, Iris started to get closer to Long Jinjing and Chen Fei. Meimei would invite all of them to hang out together whenever they were free. Of course, Jiang Ying Yue was also part of the group.
Dom also joined because he and Meimei were self-proclaimed spirit twins. With his addition, the group became insanely boisterous. At first, he clashed against Chen Fei. He didn’t like the woman’s snide remarks about Iris.
He wasn’t aware that it was already normal for both Iris and Chen Fei to insult each other. There weren’t any hard feelings between the two anymore. They even began liking each other. Still, they continued verbally attacking each other.
Meimei, Long Jinjing and Jiang Ying Yue were already used to Iris and Chen Fei. They could feel that there weren’t any animosity or hatred whenever the two insulted each other. Meimei even declared that insulting each other was Iris and Chen Fei’s way of expressing their friendship.
"Who’s friends with this bitch? Not me." Chen Fei said.
Iris looked at Chen Fei straight in the eyes. Then with a lovely smile, she said in a singsong voice, "Roses are red, violets are blue, look at my five fingers, the middle one is for you~"
"What did you say, bitch?" Chen Fei scowled at her.
Iris gasped in exaggerated horror. "What uncultured words, Chen Fei! Your uncouth behaviour deserves a slapping. But if I were to slap you, it would be considered as animal abuse!"
"You!"
"Ahahahaha! That’s a good one, Xiulan!" Meimei burst into laughter while slapping her thighs. "I love that you’re becoming more expressive now and not too robotic anymore! You can even joke now! I’m so proud of you!"
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Iris shrugged. "I learned these from Dom."
"Well, my twin bro is the best!"
Jiang Ying Yue also laughed but more subdued compared to Meimei’s raucous laughter. A giggle escaped from Long Jinjing’s lips before she stopped herself when Chen Fei glared at her.
Chen Fei also glared at Meimei and Jiang Ying Yue. Meimei just laughed harder, even pointing at Chen Fei while doing so. Jiang Ying Yue wasn’t the least bit intimidated by Chen Fei’s glare. She could clearly sense that there was no anger behind it.
Scenes like these became common for the group. However, Dom didn’t know about this kind of relationship between Iris and Chen Fei when he joined. That was why Dom got into heated arguments with Chen Fei. He fiercely defended Iris and treated Chen Fei like an enemy.
Meimei tried explaining to him many times that Iris and Chen Fei weren’t really fighting whenever they insulted each other. However, Dom was extremely loyal to Iris. He would get triggered every time he heard Chen Fei saying something unpleasant about Iris.
Suddenly, the Iris vs. Chen Fei battles became Dom vs. Chen Fei instead. But after a few meetings and after knowing each other more, Dom and Chen Fei started getting along.
These girls’ days out, as Dom called it, continued. They all grew closer to each other.
When Meimei, Long Jinjing and Chen Fei finally graduated from university that summer, Iris and the others threw a celebration dinner for them at a restaurant. While eating, they discussed their career plans.
Meimei already rejected Long Industries’ job offer. She was happily living her dream as a webtoon artist.
As for the other two, they still planned on working at a small branch division of Long Industries. They estimated that it would take them a few years before they could be promoted to the main company like what happened to Long Jian. While they were talking, Iris handed them a file folder each.
"What’s this, little sister?" Long Jinjing asked.
Chen Fei opened the folder and began reading aloud. "Orchidia Beauty is a skin-care company founded by Long Xiulan and the German siblings Alric and Alona Bauer... Huh? Oh, is this one of your companies you were talking about before?"
"Yes," Iris confirmed.
Chen Fei: "So? Why did you give this to me and Jinjing? You want to gloat that you have your own company while your sister and I need to start from the bottom of your father’s company? Hmph!"
Iris leaned back on her chair while looking at both Chen Fei and Long Jinjing.
"Why start from the bottom of an old company as errand girls when you can become executives of a new company instead? Isn’t is more exciting to make something successful with your own abilities? Long Industries? Boring. Come work for my Orchidia Beauty instead."
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Long Jinjing and Chen Fei didn’t immediately agree to Iris’ offer. They took a few days before giving her their final decision. But in the end, they accepted her offer to work for her company, Orchidia Beauty.
Iris was the President-CEO and of course, the owner. Alric Bauer was the CPO (Chief Product Officer). His sister, Alona Bauer, was his assistant for now. Iris had plans for Alona in the future.
Then she appointed Chen Fei as the COO and Long Jinjing as the CFO.
It was also around this time when Dom’s sister, Clover Chua, finally arrived from the Philippines. She graduated a couple of months earlier than Chen Fei and Long Jinjing, but her papers took longer to process before she received approval to work in China.
Clover immediately joined the girl squad. The twins Dom and Meimei were ecstatic, as they became triplets again. The three already bonded when the Chua family visited the country. She connected so naturally with the rest of the girl squad, as if she had been friends with them for years.
For now, Clover was assigned to work as Iris’ administrative assistant at Orchidia Beauty. Iris wanted her to polish her Mandarin language skills and get used to the Chinese business industry first before promoting her to an executive position later on.
Iris also placed Clover to live at the penthouse. Yi Mei and the other household staff were delighted to have someone in the place once again for them to take care of.
Long Jinjing, Chen Fei and Clover were all very excited in their new positions and the endless possibilities of a newly established company. They were all very motivated and determined to make Orchidia Beauty a success.
At first, Chen Fei and Long Jinjing thought that Iris hired them to run the company in her stead. They had the impression that Iris would only be a symbolic figurehead of the company.
Within a week of closely working with her, however, they quickly realized that Iris not only had the skills but also the experience of effectively running a business. She knew what she wanted, was very methodical in creating a strategy to achieve her business goals, and was very decisive in implementing the strategy.
It was actually the three newly graduated business majors who were learning a lot from Iris. They were like sponges absorbing all of the knowledge and experiences of running a business. Their business smarts were improving as the days passed by. It also helped a lot that they felt passionate about what they were doing.
Surprisingly, Iris and Chen Fei developed a balanced dynamic in their leadership.
Iris was more of the daring type who forged ahead at top speed to accomplish whatever ideas she came up with. It was an excellent quality for a business head to have. But sometimes her fearless attitude in business was alarming to the point of recklessness.
Chen Fei introduced cautiousness into the mix. She was more of the conservative type who tended to play by the rules in business.
The two of them still squabbled a lot while working, just like when they hung out together. But as they continued to work closely together, they were able to influence each other in positive ways.
Iris continued to fly daringly in the sky with her business ideas, but Chen Fei tethered her to the ground with a loose string of caution, keeping her on track with their specific goals. Likewise, Iris was able to show Chen Fei that it was okay to explore new ideas and not to be so rooted to the traditional way of doing business.
As for Long Jinjing, she immediately controlled the company’s budget. Despite her somewhat timid personality, she was surprisingly strict and unyielding when it came to doing her job.
"Little Sister Xiulan, I mean Miss President, you can’t just indiscriminately give away free samples to other people as you like. It’s like giving away free money. We haven’t made any profit yet, but you’ve already given away so much. This must stop." Long Jinjing told Iris.
"Miss CFO, I’m not indiscriminately giving away free samples. This is called marketing. I’m giving away the samples to our future customers," Iris retorted.
"I know what marketing is, but what you’re doing is too excessive, Miss President. There is no need to give multiple free samples to the same person. Letting them try once is enough. That’s the purpose of a sample. It’s not meant to be a regular free supply. If they want more, they just have to wait until we officially launch so they can buy our products. From now on, you’re only allowed a limited number of samples per month to give away. I also suggest not to give to the same person more than once."
Iris complained but Long Jinjing didn’t budge. She continued to grumble but, in the end, she understood Long Jinjing’s point.
"Fine, you’re right. I’ll just have to inform my manager and the others that I can’t give them free samples anymore," Iris muttered.
Long Jinjing sighed in relief. Persuading someone like Iris who had a strong stubborn streak was quite challenging. Fortunately, Iris had an open mind and would listen to reason. Long Jinjing was glad that she was able to make his sister understand that being too generous wasn’t always good when it came to business, especially for a company as new as theirs.
Orchidia Beauty’s finances were now tightly regulated by Long Jinjing. She guarded the company’s money like an evil dragon guarding her treasure trove.
One thing that she wasn’t allowed to restrict, however, was the product development team. Alric Bauer was given first priority of the company’s funds to develop products. It was part of Iris’ original agreement with him. But of course, he was only allowed this kind of privilege as long as his research and development benefitted Orchidia Beauty.
Long Jinjing could only sigh at the astronomical expenses of the product development team, even though she knew that the products were the lifeblood of the company. It was just her instinct as the CFO to save as much money as possible.
Qiao Yu, Iris’ personal financial manager who temporarily held the company’s CFO position, was relieved when Long Jinjing came along. He approved of Long Jinjing’s strict control of the company’s finances.
Managing the Young Miss Xiulan’s personal finances is already very challenging on its own. Now I don’t have to suffer the headache of managing her companies’ finances as well, he thought to himself.
His job became even more exciting and complicated when Iris allocated a large part of her wealth to be invested within the Cross Academy’s exclusive business network. The academy’s business network spanned the entire globe, consisting of some of the most lucrative investment opportunities in the industry.
Jin Corporation was a member of this network because of Grandpa Lu. Almost all of the Cross Academy alumni and partners signed their businesses up as members in this exclusive network. The goal was to support each other and profit together. It also benefitted the members because their businesses were backed by the legendary Cross Academy.
Iris submitted a membership application for her Gold Heights company but it was rejected. It being gifted to her without any effort from her worked against her. She could only sigh at the rejection and shrug it off.
As for Planet Monkey, it needed to reach a certain profit threshold first before it could qualify for consideration. Iris planned on submitting applications for both Planet Monkey and Orchidia Beauty in the future to make them members of the academy’s exclusive business network.
Managing all of these was Qiao Yu. Exploring and navigating the impressive business network of Cross Academy was like a dream come true for him. It felt like he just ascended from the mortal plane to join the realm of immortals.
No, that was incorrect. He was just an emissary sent to represent Long Xiulan, a.k.a. Iris Long, who was the real member of this exclusive network of immortals.
Ever since he discovered this exclusive network, Qiao Yu felt like he had just discovered his real purpose in life. He already achieved the goal of making Iris a billionaire in China at the age of 20. Although Iris didn’t give him a new goal, he made up another one for her instead.
"In China, you’re already a billionaire. But in a global scale, you’re just a multi-millionaire. I’m going to make you a certified billionaire in the world, not only in China, before you’re 25. And you don’t need to marry into the Jin family to do that. I’ll make you a billionaire in your own right," he promised her.
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Iris’ eyebrows rose after hearing Qiao Yu’s promise.
She was already comfortable with her current financial position because it was allowing her to pursue her ambitions freely and independently.She didn’t really have that much of a desire to become a billionaire on a global scale—at least, at the moment. That wasn’t her goal from the beginning, anyway.
Her goal was to have enough resources to pursue her dreams and to live a life of freedom and independence on her own terms. Then Jin Liwei came along. Her life plans had to change a bit to include him now, too.
However, it seemed that her personal financial manager had a different idea about what was enoughresources. In his definition, it was to become a billionaire on a global scale.
And she wasn’t against it. In fact, she liked it!
She nodded in approval. "Good. This way, I’ll have more dowry when I marry Jin Liwei. Not that he minds whether I bring in dowry or not. Mr. Qiao, go ahead and do what you think is needed."
After receiving her permission, Qiao Yu immediately focused on making Iris many times wealthier than she already was. He invested her wealth using the Cross Academy’s exclusive business network.
Compared to the world-level investors like Sir Lu Jianhong and even Jin Liwei, she was still considered a pipsqueak based on her level of wealth.
"It’s time to change that. She’ll surely become the next powerful dragon who will astound the entire business world. And one of the key figures who will make that happen is me, Qiao Yu! Mwahahaha!"
He cackled in excitement and rubbed his hands together, looking very much like an evil villain plotting world domination.
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The news about Long Jinjing and her friend Chen Fei rejecting Long Industries’ job offers after their graduation to work instead for Iris’ company spread among the entire Long clan.
In addition to this, they confirmed that Long Industries already started shipping for Iris’ company. And they weren’t some small-scale shipments either. These were big shipments from different parts of the world being delivered to her mysterious company.
Long Jufang called for a secret meeting at his home. Most of the elders and other key relatives gathered together to discuss Iris’ recent rise to prominence and her potential impact on the Long family.
The meeting was secret in the sense that the main family and the branch families supporting it weren’t informed about the gathering.
The most powerful elders, Long Jufang and Long Meng, led the meeting. It lasted for several hours until the sky turned dark.
After the meeting, the participants left Long Jufang’s home. Discontent was obvious in their expressions. It seemed that the meeting didn’t go well.
One of the participants during the meeting, Long Xiaopeng, drove away in a hurry. Less than an hour later, he arrived at Long Jian and Zhu Ning’s home.
Inside the living room, Long Xiaopeng relayed everything that happened during the secret meeting to Long Jian and his mother, Zhu Ning.
"Elder Jufang wants the clan to support Young Miss Xiulan to become the next head of the family and Long Industries. He says that she’s currently the best candidate to succeed your father because of her recent accomplishments, not to mention that she’s engaged to be married to Sir Lu Jianhong’s grandson. This means that she’ll also become the next Madam Lu. Elder Jufang’s plan is to make Young Miss Xiulan both Madam Lu and the Long family head. This will ensure that our Long clan will ascend to the same level of status as the Lu family."
"What did you say?! They want that little slut to become the next head?!! Have they gone crazy?!!!" Zhu Ning shrieked at the top of her lungs, looking absolutely furious.
Long Jian’s expression darkened. "Long Jufang is the most powerful elder in the clan. His words have great influence. If he wants to support Long Xiulan, then the others will also follow suit."
"Not necessarily," Long Xiaopeng told them.
"What do you mean, Uncle Xiaopeng?" Long Jian asked.
"Elder Meng surprisingly disagrees with Elder Jufang. She wants Young Master Hui to remain as the heir. After all, the Young Master is the one who was trained since childhood to become the next head. She thinks that he is still the best candidate to succeed Cousin Tengfei. However, she doesn’t like the Young Master’s fiancée and their illegi—I mean, their son. She wants to separate them and find a more suitable marriage partner for the Young Master.
"If I remember correctly, Elder Meng was the one who pushed for the union between Young Master Hui and Wu Qianxi the most. Her branch family also had the closest relationship with the Wus. She was the most upset when the friendship between the Wus and our Long family was destroyed," Long Xiaopeng explained.
Zhu Ning snorted. "I bet that hag received a promise from the Wus to favour her branch family after Wu Qianxi marries that swine Long Hui. So of course she’s going to be upset!"
"Please continue, Uncle Xiaopeng," Long Jian said.
Long Xiaopeng nodded. "Elder Meng thinks that Young Master Hui’s only flaw is his fiancée and their son. She believes that taking them out of the picture and getting a more suitable wife for the Young Master will make him the best possible successor."
"So who has more supporters, Long Jufang or Long Meng?" Long Jian asked.
"I’m not sure exactly," Long Xiapeng admitted.
Both Long Jian and Zhu Ning looked dissatisfied by his answer.
"However, I can estimate," he quickly added. "I’ll say that at the moment, Young Master Hui still has the most supporters. However, he already lost a lot of them in the last few months. Many of them decided to support Young Miss Xiulan instead. Her supporters within the clan are growing by the day. The clan is currently divided into different camps. But there are more than just two camps. Obviously, Young Master Hui and Young Miss Xiulan are the two biggest camps. However, I know for sure that some of the branch families are planning to fight for their own candidates as well.
"Of course, my branch family fully supports you, Jian’er. We also already gotten the support of two other small branch families. Even though it’s difficult for us to gain the support of the big branch families, we are quite successful in gathering individuals from different branches to support you."
"Oh, that’s wonderful!" Zhu Ning exclaimed in delight and nodded in approval. "Son, you need to thank your Uncle Xiaopeng for working hard on your behalf.
"Thank you, Uncle Xiaopeng."
The older man looked slightly embarrassed. He cleared his throat and waved his hand modestly. "Don’t be so formal. We’re family. Besides, I personally believe that Jian’er is the most suitable successor. He’s intelligent and has the skills to lead not only the clan but Long Industries as well."
"You’re absolutely right! My son was transferred to the main company only recently, but he already got promoted to Deputy COO! How long did that swine Long Hui take before he got promoted to Deputy CFO? Years! It took him years! But my son only needed months! It’s already obvious who’s better between the two of them. My son is the best among Tengfei’s children! Of course, it’s because I’m the mother!" Zhu Ning laughed in a mixture of pride and glee.
Long Jian smiled. He was also extremely pleased by his recent accomplishment.
He worked so hard to become the most useful member of the COO’s team. He worked overtime almost everyday and made sure that all of his work was of the highest quality. It didn’t take long until the COO made Long Jian accompany him everywhere. He became indispensable to the COO, even more so than the man’s own assistants.
So when the Deputy COO quit because of personal issues, the COO immediately appointed Long Hui, bypassing the order of seniority. Of course, Long Hui accepted. He didn’t give a fuck about those grumbling in discontent because they were bypassed for the promotion.
This happened after the international business conference.
"Jian’er, congratulations," Long Xiaopeng said.
"Thank you, Uncle." Then Long Jian became serious again. "Never did I expect that my youngest sister, Long Xiulan, will become my biggest threat—"
"Don’t call that little slut your sister!" Zhu Ning scolded. "You’re an only child. You don’t have any siblings! That fucker and those sluts don’t deserve to be called your siblings! First, it was that fucker Hui and Xiulan slut teaming up. Now, even that Jinjing slut joined together with Xiulan slut! It’s obvious that they’re teaming up against you because they’re afraid of your brilliance, my son! Because they know that you’re the most worthy successor of your father!"
Long Jian listened to everything his mother said. He also began to believe that his own siblings were teaming up against him.
"Don’t worry, my son. I’ll make sure to place you as the next head of the Long family and Long Industries before I die. They have to crawl over my dead body before they can wrench that title away from you. I’d even sell my soul to the devil just so you can succeed. Just do your best and continue to work hard, my dear son. Leave everything to Mother."
Zhu Ning’s promise reassured Long Jian and calmed his troubled heart.
On the other hand, it made Long Xiaopeng shiver. He momentarily imagined Zhu Ning as the devil herself before he shook his head, dismissing his overactive imagination.
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Dragon Palace Home #10.
The executive van carrying Iris and Dom entered the massive gates of the property. It would take about twenty minutes before they reached the mansion. The sky was already dark.
Dom was currently taking a nap, while Iris was deep in her own thoughts.
She had turned twenty-one years old some time ago. Not long afterwards, Jin Liwei also celebrated his birthday and turned thirty-two.
Recently, she read an online article about how semen volume decreased with age. Although it was still possible for men to remain fertile until they were sixty years of age, conceiving became more difficult.
Iris was still young, so she wasn’t too worried about herself. Besides, she wasn’t ready to give birth to her own children yet. On the other hand, Jin Liwei already mentioned that he was ready to have children with her anytime.
Although he already told her that he was willing to wait until she was ready, he wasn’t getting any younger. Yes, he was currently still in his prime and was extremely virile, but the article she read caused her some concern.
"I wonder if there are ways to delay the decline of semen volume...or maybe even boost it. Hmmm. I need to search this up," she murmured. "Or maybe I should ask a doctor. Dr. Ching? Or maybe Second Brother? I’ll have to think more about this."
Jin Liwei had no idea that his baby girl was thinking of making him undergo another round of her weird experiments. But whatever it was, he would surely offer his body as her personal test subject to do as she pleased.
Finally, the van reached the mansion. Iris woke up Dom. It was already late in the evening.
They came from shooting a music video with Jin Chonglin. It was for the song he composed after Jin Liwei’s suggestion that he compose his own song instead of making major changes to Iris’ song. Since Jin Chonglin wasn’t allowed to make any major changes to the love song, Iris wasn’t also allowed to interfere with his song’s composition.
But before they were able to shoot the music video, they had to learn and rehearse the dance choreography for a few weeks first. They had to squeeze their rehearsal times into their busy schedules.
It was exhausting. But at the same time, she also found it fun and exciting because this was her first time performing a song like this. The song reminded her of Jin Liwei.
The first time she rehearsed it in front of Jin Liwei at their home gym while he was working out, he suddenly lost control. He grabbed her and made love with her right on the floor. Good thing he always kept a couple of condoms in his pocket wherever he went just for moments like this.
After that, she made several attempts to rehearse in front of him because she wanted to hear his opinions about the performance. However, he would lose control and make love with her every single time.
It reached a point that whenever Iris wanted to make love, she would perform the song in front of him. She was never disappointed because he would always lose control and make her scream in pure pleasure afterwards.
Iris smiled while remembering how hot her darling would become whenever he lost control of his desire for her. The delicious memories made her forget the aches in her body from shooting the music video with Jin Chonglin during the week. She felt relieved that they finally completed shooting the music video earlier today.
As for the love song she composed, they already finished recording it. JJ also completed its post-production, and then submitted it to the TV drama producers. The love song was quickly approved and would be officially released a few days before the TV drama premiered in autumn this year.
Back to the present, Iris and Dom climbed out of the van and entered the mansion. They walked into the grand foyer but stopped in their tracks at the sight that welcomed them.
Thousands of red rose petals rained over them from the ceiling, flooding the wide expanse of the marble floor like crimson carpet. A full symphony orchestra—the one Iris always performed with—were arranged in a spectacular manner on the twin grand staircases. They played beautiful, romantic music as soon as Iris and Dom arrived.
Jin Liwei slowly walked over the carpet of red rose petals. In his arms, he carried a huge bouquet of flowers filled with mostly carnations and roses. There were even some real crystals weaved into the bouquet. They sparkled under the chandelier lights.
"Kyaaaaah!!!" Dom squealed and pretended to faint.
Iris didn’t notice Dom’s antics because all of her attention was on her darling. Jin Liwei looked so handsome that he took her breath away. She just stood there and stared at him like an idiot—COUGH COUGH—like a woman in love.
Finally, Jin Liwei stopped in front of her. He handed her the huge bouquet of flowers.
"For you. Happy First Anniversary, love," he told her.
"Thank you, darling. Happy Anni—huh? What?"
Iris’ smile transformed into a confused expression. Her brows furrowed as she quickly combed her mind to confirm whether today was really their anniversary. The process only took a few seconds.
"Darling, today is not our anniversary. I’m certain of it."
Some of the musicians were so shocked hearing her words that they stopped playing. The mansion’s household staff who were watching close by almost tripped on their own feet. Their eyes widened, looking at their master in disbelief.
Did he forget the date of their anniversary?!
Dom stopped squealing, closed his eyes and placed his index fingers on his temples.
"Hmmm!!!" He strained hard to remember whether today was really his boss and sir boss’ anniversary. Then his eyes opened. He also looked at Jin Liwei in confusion.
"Eh? Sir boss, boss is right. Today is not your anniversary. You’re a few days too early."
Everyone gasped. The music completely stopped, followed by an awkward silence. They couldn’t believe that Jin Liwei would make such a dreadful mistake like this. The household staff already started retreating, afraid to face the wrath of their mistress.
Jin Liwei frowned. "No, today is our anniversary."
Iris was already feeling unhappy. "No, you’re wrong. It’s not today."
"Love, it’s today. I’m sure of it," he insisted.
"I said no!"
The musicians and the household staff all flinched at her raised voice.
A lone red petal fell from the ceiling and landed on the tip of her nose before falling to the floor with the rest of the rose petal carpet.
Iris looked at the huge bouquet in her hands, at all the flowers and the other romantic decorations, at the musicians, and finally at Jin Liwei. It was obvious that he put in a lot of effort to prepare all of these for her.
"I’m sorry, darling." She threw herself into his chest. His arms immediately wrapped around her. She felt him kiss the top of her head. "I didn’t mean to shout at you. I’m feeling tired, plus it’s also your fault because you got the date of our anniversary wrong. But I appreciate all of these. Everything looks beautiful. Thank you."
"My pleasure, love. But I told you. I didn’t get it wrong. Today is our anniversary," he continued to insist.
Annoyed, Iris bit him on his chest. He grunted but otherwise allowed her to bite him.
"Oh! I get it now!" Dom suddenly exclaimed. "Maybe sir boss is too excited to celebrate your anniversary that he decided to celebrate it early! I’m right, aren’t I? Ehehehe! That’s so romantic and cute~"
"Really?" Iris asked.
Jin Liwei frowned. "Of course, I’m excited. But no, today’s celebration is correct because it’s our anniversary. Exactly at this date one year ago, Xiulan and I had our first kiss. So it’s our anniversary today."
"Eh?" Dom was taken aback.
"Huh?" Iris’ expression mirrored Dom’s.
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His Genius Wife Is A Superstar
Chapter 390 - Explosive Rages
HIS GENIUS WIFE IS A SUPERSTAR
C390 - Explosive Rages
Chapter 390 - Explosive Rages
The symphony orchestra musicians on the double grand staircases all leaned forward, while the household staff edged closer. They all pricked their ears to listen.
"Are you serious?" Iris asked. She looked up at Jin Liwei in disbelief.
"Of course, I’m serious," he replied. And indeed, his expression showed that he was.
She released a heavy sigh. "Darling, didn’t I already tell you that I don’t acknowledge being in a relationship with you before you officially asked me and I agreed to be your girlfriend? I don’t understand why you would think that we became lovers when you first kissed me. I remember wanting to punch you on the face that time. I even borderline hated you."
The eyes of the symphony orchestra musicians and the household staff widened.
Wow! They didn’t know about this. How interesting!
They all leaned forward a bit more to the point that some of the musicians almost fell down the stairs. Fortunately, their colleagues caught them.
A hint of sulkiness appeared on Jin Liwei’s expression when he heard that she hated him in the past. However, it quickly disappeared and he became subdued remembering how he acted that time. He was such an asshole back then, not to mention his despicable role in hiding the truth about the car crash that almost killed her and sent her into coma.
Thinking more deeply about the matter, it was actually quite surprising that he was able to make her fall in love with him. Fate really intertwined their lives in mysterious ways. All of the challenges that they faced to be where they were at now made him love her more.
And now they were even engaged. If things went according to plan, they would get married, have babies and create their dream family together. He was looking forward to achieving all of these.
Looking at his baby girl’s exasperated expression, Jin Liwei framed her beautiful face between his hands. Stroking her soft cheeks, he told her in a low voice, "Thank you for loving me, Long Xiulan...or whoever you are."
Iris’ exasperation instantly melted, replaced by a warm and fluffly feeling inside. She couldn’t stop herself from smiling at his words.
"Jin Liwei, you’re annoying but I also love that about you. Still annoying, though."
One corner of his mouth curved up into a lopsided half-smirk.
"Kyaaaaaah!!! Ah, my heart!" Dom squealed and clutched his chest in a dramatic manner.
The household staff looked visibly relieved that their master and mistress weren’t going to fight and were acting lovey-dovey again. They already learned that their mistress could be just as scary as their master when she was angry.
What scared them was her unpredictability. With their master, they already knew what he was like when he was angry. His was more of a cold fury that transformed the entire mansion into frozen hell.
In contrast, they didn’t know exactly what to expect whenever their mistress was angered. Sometimes, she would also go into cold fury like their master. However, there were times when she would go into explosive rages, wreaking destruction throughout the mansion.
These instances happened quite often after the night she attended her father’s birthday party. The first time they experienced one of her explosive rages, they were all shocked and frightened out of their wits.
She was furious at something she read online and smashed her tablet on the floor. Then she went on a smashing spree in one of the lounge rooms. She only calmed down after their master arrived and sweet-talked her.
When she had these frightening mood swings a few more times, it reached a point that the butler couldn’t hold it in any longer. He talked to Jin Liwei.
"Master, I think the mistress is pregnant. Should I buy a few home pregnancy tests? Or should I make an appointment with a doctor to come here to personally examine her?"
"Calm down. She’s not pregnant," Jin Liwei assured his butler. "Although I wouldn’t mind if she was. We’ve been using the condoms you’re providing us without fail."
The butler didn’t look convinced. "Master, condoms aren’t 100% effective. Besides, the mistress’ mood swings have become too extreme lately. She’s usually calm and unaffected, but this time, she loses control so easily."
"Yes, she’s usually calm and unaffected, but she also has this side. She just doesn’t show it often," Jin Liwei replied calmly.
He remembered the time when she lost control and attacked him after he confessed to her that he hid the truth about her car crash. Her recent explosive rages reminded him of that time.
"This is also a part of her, so we should just accept it," Jin Liwei told his butler. "Don’t worry about this anymore. Advise the rest of the household staff not to take her rages personally. She’s just stressed out right now. Besides, she feels sorry after raging."
Despite their master’s reassurances, the household staff still believed that their mistress was pregnant. They treated her with more care and fed her nutritious food. Then after some time, she stopped having these explosive rages. She was back to her usual calm self.
They also noticed that she became more expressive and warmer when interacting with them. It was only then that they believed their master’s reason that she was only stressed out and not really pregnant.
Nevertheless, the household staff remained watchful of her mood. Having experienced her explosive rages before, they wanted to be prepared for when she exploded again in the future.
Back to the present, the household staff felt like they just avoided a natural disaster from happening.
As for the musicians, they wished they brought some popcorn to snack on while watching such an entertaining real-life drama happening right before their eyes. They were glad to have accepted this gig from Jin Liwei. Of course, they needed to sign an NDA first before they were allowed to perform at this private romantic event.
When they discovered that Jin Liwei, the President-CEO of Jin Corporation, was actually Iris’ real fiancé, they were all extremely shocked. Many of them were already friends with Iris from working closely together on her music.
Their admiration for her only increased after learning who her real fiancé was. If it were any other women, they would’ve already bragged about their relationship with Jin Liwei and used him to their advantage. But not Iris. She did things her way and used her own abilities, instead of relying on a man for everything.
As for the lovey-dovey couple, they had already forgotten that there were other people around them. They had become too preoccupied with each other as usual that they even failed to hear Dom’s loud squealing and cheering.
"Darling, I still don’t recognize today as our anniversary but since you already made all of this effort, let’s not waste it. Let’s call it our pre-anniversary celebration instead. We can celebrate our real anniversary again on the actual date which is in a few days," Iris said.
Jin Liwei could only sigh. In his mind, today was really their anniversary. But his baby girl had spoken and according to her, today wasn’t their anniversary yet. "Alright, love. I understand. We’ll do this again in a few days."
She giggled. "Our pre-anniversary is already so extravagant. Let’s do something much simpler on our actual anniversary."
"If that’s what you want. Anything for you."
"I’ll plan it."
"No, love. You’re too busy. You’ll be too exhausted if you add this one more thing to your schedule. Leave this to me, okay?"
"Mmn... Okay. Thank you, darling. Happy Pre-Anniversary. I love you." She stood on her tippy-toes and gave him a chaste kiss on the lips.
One of his arms circled around her waist, pulling her closer against his body. The huge bouquet got squished between them. His other hand squeezed her plump butt through her dress.
"Happy Pre-Anniversary. I love you more. Always," he told her before kissing her deeply.
The symphony orchestra started playing romantic music again, serenading the two lovers kissing above the carpet of red rose petals.
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