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Chapter 401 - Not An Enemy
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C401 - Not An Enemy
Chapter 401 - Not An Enemy
Days later, the entire Long clan learned that Iris successfully bought 5% shares of Long Industries. Now she was an official shareholder at the company with the right to vote during meetings.
Although her shares might not seem much, she was actually the second biggest shareholder from the Long family after her father. Long Tengfei was the majority shareholder, owning more than 50%.
Before Iris’ purchase, Long Jufang and Long Meng were the next biggest shareholders after Long Tengfei. The two elders each owned 3% shares of the company. This was one of the reasons why the two of them became the most powerful elders in the Long clan.
Of course, they tried acquiring more but just 1% was already expensive on its own. The 3% each that they acquired were something their branch families saved up for many years.
For a long time, the main family owned 100% of the company. Despite this, they still shared the wealth to the other branch families so that the entire clan could prosper together. It was only when Long Tengfei expanded the family business into the shipping industry that shares were made available for purchase in order to fund the massive expansion.
That time, nobody among the branch families could afford to buy any shares. So they could only watch wealthy outsiders buy the available shares. Actually, only the branch families saw these first shareholders as outsiders.
To Long Tengfei, these shareholders were his business partners in making Long Industries a truly international company. Most of them held executive positions in the company just like him. For example, the COO was also a shareholder and a friend to Long Tengfei.
It was only later when the elders Long Jufang and Long Meng had saved enough that they were able to buy some shares from the minor shareholders who were willing to sell. Unfortunately, they could only afford 3% each.
That was why the entire Long clan went into uproar when they learned that Iris acquired 5% shares. FIVE PERCENT!!! How much was that?!
The elders and the other relatives immediately headed to the Long ancestral residence. Long Jufang and Long Meng led them to seek an audience with Long Tengfei.
It wasn’t only them. Long Hui also coincidentally came at the same time to talk to his father about it. He was the only other member of the main family besides Long Tengfei (and now Iris) who owned shares of Long Industries.
He owned 2.5% shares. His mother’s family financed the 2% while he bought the 0.5% with his own money after he became the Deputy CFO. Of course it concerned him now that his youngest sister owned more shares than him when she wasn’t even working in their family business.
Long Hui joined the elders and the other relatives. The old chamberlain led them to Long Tengfei’s study.
It was interesting to note that these people formed their own separate groups while walking. Long Jufang had his own group, while Long Meng and her allies walked together with Long Hui.
As for the other elders and relatives, they either chose Long Jufang or Long Meng’s groups or formed their own separate little groups. However, their little groups were not very impressive, unable to compare to the groups led by Long Jufang and Long Meng.
Later in the master study.
The husband and wife, Long Tengfei and Yang Jiahui, sat together. Long Hui sat on a chair near his father, but he was clearly together with Long Meng and her allies. Long Jufang and his group sat on the other side. The other elders and relatives sat on the remaining available spots.
After the customary greetings, Long Tengfei asked them the purpose of their visit even though he already knew.
"Tengfei, did you give your daughter Xiulan the 5% shares?" Long Jufang asked directly, not skirting around the topic.
"No, I didn’t give her the shares," Long Tengfei immediately answered. "I stand by my personal policy that I won’t give any company shares to my children until I’m dead and they inherit my own shares according to my last will and testament. If they want to own shares before my death, then they have to buy them with their own money. That’s what my eldest son Hui did before. And now, my youngest daughter also bought shares with her own money."
Long Meng snorted. "Bought with her own money? The Young Miss Xiulan is just a singer. How much can a singer earn? Sure, she has her own business now but it has only been a few months since she started it. How much profit, if any, could her company earn in a few short months?"
"Xiulan is also a translator and interpreter. She did some translation work for Long Industries, not to mention for Jin Corporation. I heard that she has accepted more work from Jin Corporation than from my husband. And I bet they pay her more there," Yang Jiahui couldn’t help but defend Iris.
"Madam, I may not know much about the translation field, but I doubt that the Young Miss has earned the millions needed to buy the company shares in the short time that she has been translating and interpreting. I’m guessing that Sir Lu Jianhong provided her with financial assistance for the purchase. That’s the only conclusion that I could think of," Long Meng retorted.
Long Hui opened his mouth, about to defend Iris as well, but immediately stopped himself. It was a different situation now. He was aware of the growing support for Iris within the clan. He had already lost the support of Long Jufang, the most powerful Long elder.
And now Iris had acquired 5% shares of Long Industries, surpassing what he owned. Before he even realized it, his youngest sister who he didn’t think much of years ago had now become his biggest rival.
If he defended her now and sang her praises in front of the elders and relatives, he was certain that he would lose more supporters. Long Meng was the second most powerful elder in the clan, and he couldn’t afford to lose her support.
So he remained silent, not daring to defend Iris from the barely veiled insults in fear that he might really lose his position as successor to her. He surely would never reveal that she was a Cross Academy student and that her fiancé was the most powerful man in the country’s business world of his generation.
Jin Liwei certainly had a higher status than Lu Zihao. Almost everyone knew that he was the current head of Jin Corporation.
In contrast, nobody really knew what Sir Lu Jianhong’s flesh and blood grandson did for work. All they knew about him were the rumours that he was a happy-go-lucky fellow who liked dangerous and thrilling stunts. In fact, they already wrote him off as a good for nothing especially after the incident when he almost died in a mountain skiing accident. People assumed that he just lived off of the wealth of the Lu family built by his grandfather.
If Long Meng and the others learned that Iris’ real fiancé was Jin Liwei, they would certainly support Iris because she would immediately become the wife of Jin Corporation’s current head once they were married. Her children would become the direct successors of the number one company in the country. This kind of connection to Jin Corporation would just be too irresistible for the elders and relatives.
Long Hui’s eyes darkened. The threat of Iris’ growing influence within the Long clan weighed heavily on him. His emotions were warping, starting to treat Iris as an enemy.
Then an image of Iris doting on his son Little Jun flashed in his mind. She was always loving of Little Jun and a good friend to Jiang Ying Yue.
Guilt immediately flooded him.
We’re siblings. She’s not an enemy, he told himself.
She’s not an enemy...yet, a small part of him whispered.
The conversation continued while Long Hui was preoccupied with his own thoughts. The elders asked Long Tengfei many questions about Iris’ purchase of the shares. Long Tengfei answered as best as he could.
Fortunately, nobody really insulted Iris other than Long Meng. The most powerful elder, Long Jufang, had already changed his tune and was now obviously championing Iris.
As a result, nobody dared insult Iris in front of him, lest they anger Long Jufang. There weren’t many people in the clan who had the courage to go against him, except for the next powerful elder, Long Meng, who clearly supported Long Hui.
Iris’ purchase of the 5% shares made Long Jufang want to support her even more. Despite this, he also didn’t believe that Iris bought the shares using her own money. He had the same thought as Long Meng that Sir Lu Jianhong must’ve given Iris financial assistance. Nevertheless, Long Jufang didn’t think this as a negative. In fact, he was delighted because it meant that Sir Lu Jiahong cared enough for her that he was willing to spend a fortune to buy shares just for her.
Long Jufang had no love for Iris. He certainly didn’t like her. Then why was he suddenly so adamant in supporting her? He had his own ulterior motives for doing so.
After the meeting, Long Jufang and his allies were in great spirits. In contrast, Long Meng and her allies were clearly displeased. Long Hui also wasn’t in the best of moods. As for the other relatives who were supporting other people besides Iris and Long Hui, they also began really feeling the pressure of Iris’ recent rise to prominence in the clan.
When the elders, the relatives and Long Hui were gone, Long Tengfei and Yang Jiahui were the only ones left in the master study. They sighed in relief after the meeting was over.
"Tengfei, who do you want to succeed you? Your eldest son or your youngest daughter?" Yang Jiahui suddenly asked.
Long Tengfei was caught off-guard by his wife’s question. However, it made him think deeply.
Who did he personally want to succeed him? Before, he would’ve immediately replied that he wanted his eldest son to succeed him. After all, he spent so much time and effort training Long Hui to become the next head.
But now?
He couldn’t give an answer right away.
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Chapter 402 - Disrupted Dinner
Gold Heights Condominium.
Iris and Jin Liwei decided to stay at the penthouse for a few days because of Iris’ consecutive showbiz work obligations. Her workplaces for the next few days, mostly broadcasting stations and magazine publishers, were more accessible from the penthouse than from the Dragon Palace Home mansion.
Jin Liwei didn’t mind where they stayed. Both the penthouse and the mansion were their homes. As long as he and his baby girl were together, he would be happy no matter where they were, even if they had to sleep in a primitive cave.
At the moment, everyone was enjoying a hearty dinner around the kitchen island. The entire household staff joined too, so they had to scooch their seats close together to make room for everyone.
There wasn’t anything fancy in the dishes. They were all regular home-cooked dishes, but they were all very delicious. The cook always went all out whenever Iris and Jin Liwei stayed over, cooking more dishes than necessary. It was always a feast whenever the two stayed at the penthouse.
Of course, the happiest person about all the food was the glutton Dom. He was like a starving mad dog who devoured the food like there was no tomorrow. Of course, even as his mouth vacuumed all the food nonstop, he still found the time to chatter with his sister Clover. The two livened up the atmosphere during dinner, making everyone laugh every few moments or so.
Ice Cream and Popcorn were eating their own food on the floor. When they were finished, they tried stealing some food from the pots and pans, but Yi Mei caught them and harshly scolded them. The two were scared of the old housekeeper because unlike the others, Yi Mei refused to coddle them. She treated the two cats like two unruly children who needed some disciplining.
The two cats ran to their mommy and daddy for comfort. Iris and Jin Liwei placed a cat each on their laps. Knowing that their mommy and daddy couldn’t resist them, the two meowed cutely, silently asking for more food.
"Don’t give them food from your plates!" Yi Mei scolded Iris and Jin Liwei next. "They need to learn some good manners!"
Iris pouted while Jin Liwei sighed. However, the two listened to the strict housekeeper, like they would to a family elder. They could only harden their hearts (at least for now) and do their best to ignore their cats’ adorably pitiful begging expressions.
When the two cats failed to get what they wanted from their mommy and daddy, they jumped to the floor in disappointment. They headed to their cat room instead to play and take a nap.
Little Jun was also there with Jiang Ying Yue. He sat on his high chair feeding himself with his own hands. He also provided everyone with a source of entertainment with his cute delighted laughter. This was why his Uncle Dom and new Auntie Clover did their best to make him laugh with their antics.
The cheerful dinner atmosphere was interrupted by the sound of the intercom. Yi Mei went to answer it. Moments later, she led Long Hui to the kitchen.
"Dada! Dada!" Little Jun immediately started bouncing on his high chair.
Long Hui kissed his son and hugged his fiancée. A maid brought a chair for him, so that he could sit beside Jiang Ying Yue. He was also given tableware.
However, he didn’t get food. He just sat there with an unreadable expression, staring at Iris across the kitchen island.
His stare started to creep out Iris.
"What’s the matter, Elder Brother Hui? Do you have something to tell me? If so, just say it. Please stop looking at me like that."
Long Hui didn’t answer. He continued to stare at her. It was as if he didn’t hear her.
Jin Liwei’s expression turned black.
Iris touched his thigh and gently squeezed it, silently telling him to calm down. Jin Liwei calmed down...somewhat. However, his expression didn’t improve. He glared at his future brother-in-law, not liking the man’s expression as he stared at his baby girl.
"Hui...what is it?" Jiang Ying Yue asked in a whisper, feeling awkward about the disruption her fiancé brought to dinner.
Long Hui still didn’t answer. Now everyone was looking at him, wondering why he was being so weird.
Iris felt annoyed at his weird behaviour. Although she had the urge to snap at him, she decided to ignore him instead. She continued eating. The others followed her example and started eating once again. However, the cheerful atmosphere from before was already ruined by the sudden awkwardness.
"Little Sister Xiulan, why did you buy the 5% shares?" Long Hui finally spoke and asked her a question.
She raised an eyebrow at his question before answering him. "It’s good investment, so I bought it."
A furrow formed between Long Hui’s brows. He wasn’t satisfied with her answer. "Have you been planning to own shares of Long Industries beforehand?"
"No."
"Then why did you buy the shares?"
Iris placed down her chopsticks. Exasperation flashed in her eyes at his insistent questioning. Nevertheless, she was still able to maintain her calm despite the strong urge to snap at him in annoyance.
"The opportunity just came when someone wanted to sell 5% shares of Long Industries. My financial manager and I decided that it would be a good investment for my portfolio, so I bought it. That’s all there is to it," she told him, waving a dismissive hand.
"Really? You only bought it to decorate your investment portfolio?" Long Jian couldn’t hide the skepticism in his voice. "Are you not aware that you’re now the second biggest shareholder from our Long family after our father? You now own more than Granduncle Jufang or Grandaunt Meng, not to mention that you own more than me!"
Iris scowled at his raised voice directed at her.
"Hey now. Watch your tone," Jin Liwei immediately rebuked him.
The future brothers-in-law glared at one another.
"Hui, what are you doing? Please calm down," Jiang Ying Yue urgently whispered to him.
"Dada? Dadaaaaaa!!!" Little Jun was so startled by his father’s voice that he started crying.
Jiang Ying Yue immediately comforted her son. "I...please excuse us," was all she could say before carrying Little Jun out of the kitchen, leaving their unfinished food and the tense atmosphere.
Dom, Clover, Yi Mei and the other household staff also excused themselves. Dom didn’t forget to bring his plate with him, hurriedly putting more food on it, before leaving. When everyone was gone, Iris, Jin Liwei and Long Hui were the only ones remaining in the kitchen.
"Are you planning on buying more shares of Long Industries?" Long Hui asked.
"If there’s another opportunity to do so and I can still afford it, then why not?" Iris replied.
Her answer triggered Long Hui. He abruptly stood up that his chair fell over to the floor behind him. His troubled emotions got the better of him. He pointed an accusing finger at Iris.
"I knew it! You want Long Industries for yourself, don’t you?! You’re really good at pretending that you don’t give a damn about the company! But now you’re showing your true colours! You want to acquire it for yourself!"
"What nonsense are you spouting, you fool?!" Iris also lost her temper. "Are you listening to yourself?! You sound like a delusional maniac! You’re acting like that beccause of 5%?! I have other investments that are worth more!"
"Long Hui, you’re going too far," Jin Liwei warned in a cold voice. His aura became intimidating and he wrapped a protective arm behind Iris.
Long Hui sneered at the two of them. He had now allowed the envy and insecurity towards his genius sister to take over his good sense. He turned his attention to Jin Liwei next. "You knew about this, didn’t you? Do the two of you plan to take over Long Industries together in the future? Did you help her buy the shares?"
Jin Liwei scowled and opened his mouth to answer but Iris was faster than him.
"You stupid idiot! I bought the shares with my own money! You think that a global billionaire like Liwei will buy a mere 5%? He’d buy the whole damn company for me if I ask him to, you fool!" she shouted at Long Hui.
Despite his fury at Long Hui’s suddenly offensive behaviour, Jin Liwei’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch hearing his baby girl’s words. However, he couldn’t really deny any part of what she said. After all, he did buy her two companies. So all he could do was nod.
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Unfortunately, Long Hui wasn’t receptive to any logical explanations at the moment. His currently volatile emotions were clouding his sound judgment. The only thing that registered in his mind from Iris’ words was the part about Jin Liwei buying the entire company for her if she asked him to. This selective filtering of words caused him to misunderstand Iris even further.
"So you do want to buy the entire company! Huh?!"
Iris was caught off-guard by Long Hui’s utter nonsense. Her provoked emotions calmed down, replaced by cold contempt instead.
"There’s no use trying to reason with an idiot like you. You’re not listening to what I’m saying. Let’s go, Liwei. Let’s leave this stupid fool to cool his head. Perhaps he’ll regrow his brain cells that were drowned and killed by his stupidity tonight."
She stood up and grabbed Jin Liwei’s hand, pulling him on the way out of the kitchen. However, Long Hui wouldn’t allow them to leave just like that.
"Running away, little sister? Still pretending to be a good person?" he taunted her. "Just admit that you want Long Industries for yourself!"
Iris didn’t even look at him. Arguing with a stupid idiot like him was beneath her. She would only kill her precious brain cells trying to understand his foolish nonsense. She continued pulling Jin Liwei’s hand, not bothering to respond to Long Hui’s crazy tirade.
It was this scene that greeted Jiang Ying Yue when she returned after calming Little Jun and leaving him to Dom and Clover. She heard Long Hui’s taunts directed at Iris.
"Hui, what are you saying? Stop it! Xiulan is your sister. Please don’t fight with her," she said, trying to calm him.
She held on to his arm, but he shook her off. Even though she knew that it was just his anger, she was still hurt by his action. However, she put it aside for now. She needed to stop the siblings from fighting.
All of the stress Long Hui experienced from being suppressed by the elders and the relatives during the months that he decided to live with Little Jun and Jiang Ying Yue and also the pressure of losing his supporters within the clan to Iris—everything exploded from inside him in one go. He totally lost his sanity at this moment.
"You’re just the child of the second wife! What’s more, your mother is nothing but a gold digging, social climbing slut who would open her legs to any man that has a fat bank account! She slept with all the men in high society! The daughter of a slut like you has no right to succeed Long Industries!"
Jiang Ying Yue gasped in shocked disbelief at his words. She stepped away from him, putting distance between them. She didn’t recognize this Long Hui.
Iris’ eyes turned cold and dangerous. The miniscule good feelings that she had for Long Hui all disappeared at that very instant. Instead of exploding at his derogatory insults, she became calmer instead. Extremely calm and cold-hearted towards him.
However, Jin Liwei reacted the opposite way.
"Say that again, you motherfucking son of a bitch!!!" he roared and pounced on Long Hui.
Jin Liwei punched Long Hui in the face. Long Hui fell to the floor. Not waiting for him to get up, Jin Liwei followed him to the floor and started raining punches and strikes on Long Hui. Jin Liwei was truly enraged this time. He was like a raging god of destruction meting out punishment to a sinner.
Long Hui’s survival instincts kicked in.
Fight or flight?
He chose to FIGHT!
Although he couldn’t compare to Jin Liwei’s bigger and stronger body, he still fought with everything he had. He punched and kicked, eventually able to hurt Jin Liwei a bit.
Despite Jiang Ying Yue’s bodyguard instincts, she wasn’t able to react in time when the two men started brawling. She was still too stunned at what Long Hui said to Iris. So she just stood there, a frozen mask of disbelief and shock on her face.
As for Iris, she watched the two men rumble on the floor like street thugs. Her calm state increased her alertness, making her detect when Jin Liwei was about to attack Long Hui. She could’ve stopped him if she wanted, but she didn’t.
It was only when some of Long Hui’s punches and kicks started landing on Jin Liwei’s body that she moved to separate the two men. There was absolutely no way that she would let anyone else besides her leave any marks on her darling’s body.
Physically separating the two men who were currently out of control would be dangerous even for her. So she grabbed a big orange from a nearby fruit basket instead and threw it like a baseball pitcher towards the two brawling men on the floor.
The orange zipped past her darling and accurately hit Long Hui’s front leg, three inches above his knee.
As soon as the orange hit this spot on his leg, Long Hui stiffened before howling in pain. His leg immediately stopped kicking. It was as if all the strength went out of his leg, turning into jelly.
"Aaaaaaaah! My leg!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaah!!!"
Jin Liwei was shocked at the sudden development in their fight. He stopped fighting and got off Long Hui. His gaze was caught by the rolling orange on the floor. Then he turned to look at his baby girl, completely amazed by her.
He had already rained down countless strikes on Long Hui, but the son of a bitch was still alive and kicking. And yet his baby girl only needed an orange—one fucking ORANGE—and she was able to completely immobilize the motherfucker.
At that moment, the adrenaline pumping inside him turned quickly into lust for his baby girl. She looked so cool and damn sexy in his eyes. Her cold expression made her appear like a goddess. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the right time to act on his desire to bed his woman.
Likewise, Iris’ cold expression became slightly seductive, as she admired her darling’s wild and disheveled appearance. His ferocious aura from fighting made him look so hot in her eyes. He was like untamed masculine power and sex personified. She felt a familiar aching hunger in her lower regions as Jin Liwei looked back at her. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the right time to act on her desire to bed her man.
The lovers’ matching thoughts were interrupted by Long Jian’s continued howls of pain. He was now curled on the floor, clutching his leg close to his body.
Jiang Ying Yue finally regained her senses. No matter how offended she felt by Long Hui’s actions, he was still her fiancé. More importantly, she still loved him. She went to him and tried calming him down while inspecting his injuries.
Jin Liwei really did a number on him this time. Many parts of his body were red and swollen. Some even already started bruising. He had a split lip and a bleeding nose. What was more, it looked like he would have a nasty black eye in the morning.
However, all of these injuries seemed trivial compared to the severe pain Long Hui was experiencing from where Iris hit him with an orange. Jiang Ying Yue immediately concluded that Iris must have aimed at his peroneal nerve. That was why he was in so much pain like this.
It pained her to see him hurt, but she couldn’t really blame Iris and Jin Liwei. Long Hui truly acted like a complete asshole this time. Even she couldn’t believe that Long Hui was capable of saying such hurtful and malicious words to others, much less to his own sister.
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The loud commotion attracted the others back to the kitchen. When they returned, they were shocked by what greeted them. They couldn’t immediately make sense of the situation because they were alarmed by the howling Long Hui on the floor.
Fortunately, Little Jun wasn’t with them. Clover stayed with him while Dom and the others checked what the hell was happening in the kitchen. The toddler would surely become upset if he saw his father in such a disturbing condition.
"What happened?! Dom cried dramatically. "Why is elder brother boss screaming like a pig being slaughtered?! Sir boss, did you break his spitting cobra?! Oh no! What if it can’t make babies anymore?! Or worse, it might never stand up again! Poor Big Sis Yue!"
He gasped in horror at the possibility. He even clutched his chest and paled, as if it was the worst tragedy that could ever happen in Jiang Ying Yue’s life.
"Shut up, Dom!" Jiang Ying Yue snapped. She had no time for his dramatics at the moment.
Long Hui’s howls gradually became groans. Jin Liwei had covered him with ugly injuries. With his torn clothes, he looked pitiful.
Yi Mei and the other household staff alternately looked at the two couples. The Long Hui-Jiang Ying Yue couple looked miserable on the floor, while the Jin Liwei-Iris couple looked frightening with their combined aura of cold danger.
"Ying Yue, bring that stupid idiot to the hospital. Even I’m not sure if the orange dealt permanent damage to his peroneal nerve." Her way of phrasing her words cast the blame entirely on the orange, as if it launched by itself to hurt Long Hui. "Leave Little Jun here with us. We’ll take care of him. Go and babysit that delusional fool who clearly lost the majority of his brain cells tonight due to his sudden stupidity. Maybe you can squeeze some sense back into his decomposing brain."
Everyone was already used to Iris’ occasional sharp tongue, but they still couldn’t help but wince at her cutting words towards her own brother. It was only Jin Liwei and Dom who didn’t think that her words were too much.
Jin Liwei loved her more than life itself. He would always side with her, even if she were to burn Long Hui alive or anyone else for that matter. He would even give her an endless supply of fuel and a diamond-encrusted lighter to do the job.
As for Dom, he was extremely loyal to Iris. If Iris declared that she hated Long Hui or frogs, he would treat Long Hui and all the frogs in the world as if they were his mortal enemies as well.
"Xiulan, I’m so sorry about what Hui said. I’m sure he didn’t mean any of it," Jiang Ying Yue apologized for her fiancé. Her eyes implored Iris for forgiveness.
Iris’ eyes softened at her friend.
"Why are you saying sorry to her?! I meant everything I said!" Long Hui roared at Jiang Ying Yue. "Do you really believe that she has changed for the better? Open your eyes! She has never changed! Mark my words. She’ll become exactly like her mother, that slut!"
He had truly lost control of himself. There were only rage and resentment against Iris and Jin Liwei in his heart at the moment.
"You son of a bi—" Jin Liwei was about to attack Long Hui again but Iris stopped him.
"Liwei, don’t dirty your hands anymore on scum like him. He’s not worth your time or energy." Then she instructed the housekeeper. "Yi Mei, call the driver and have him drive Ying Yue and that stupid idiot to the hospital."
"Right away, Young Miss." Yi Mei left to do her bidding.
Long Hui threw his head back and gave an ugly, mocking laughter. "Hospital? Still pretending to be a selfless and magnanimous person? Huh, little sister?"
"I never claimed to be selfless or magnanimous," Iris said in a cold voice. "I just don’t want scum like you dirtying my floor longer than necessary. I’m sending you to the hospital because it’s either that or have you thrown to the dumpster where you rightfully belong. Besides, it’s better to send you to the hospital so Father won’t be able to blame me for your injuries which, by the way, you totally deserve.
"And even if we forget that we’re siblings, you’re still the father of my godson. Just for that alone, I’ll let you go relatively scot-free tonight. But if you continue acting like a stupid idiot after this, then don’t blame us if Liwei and I retaliate a hundred-fold. You can only blame yourself."
Then she instructed the other staff. "Help Ying Yue get that stupid idiot into the car, so that they can go to the hospital. No need to be careful. Just drag him. If he resists, just put him in a sack or something and then dump him into the trunk."
"Whoa, boss! You’re so bad-ass!" Dom exclaimed. "You’re just like the female lead from the webtoon Queen of the Shadows by Princess Porkchop!"
Nobody responded to his off-topic remark, especially in this kind of tense situation. He didn’t really mind, though.
As for Jiang Ying Yue, she felt torn between the siblings. However, she couldn’t really defend any of Long Hui’s actions tonight because he was clearly in the wrong. Besides, he was the one who started insulting his own sister.
"Before you go, I want all of you to know that I’m banning that stupid idiot from entering the penthouse until further notice," Iris announced.
"Xiulan..." Jiang Ying Yue’ expression fell.
"Don’t worry, Ying Yue. You and Little Jun are always welcome here. But that scum isn’t. That’s all. Now go." Iris waved a hand, dismissing them.
"Hah! So what if you ban me? Go ahead! I never want to enter this forsaken place ever again either!" Long Hui pointed threatening finger at Iris. "You want Long Industries for yourself? Think again! I’ll never let you!"
Iris had no interest in Long Industries. Ever. However, she thought that Long Hui’s foolish provocations might just compel her to take over the damn company just to spite him.
"If I do want Long Industries, what are you going to do about it? Stop me?" She flipped her hair back and crossed her arms over her chest while raising an eyebrow at Long Hui. "Just try it, Elder Brother Hui. May the best Long win."
After that, she grabbed Jin Liwei’s hand and they both marched away. Jin Liwei made sure to throw an intimidating look at Long Hui before leaving the kitchen with his baby girl.
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On the way to the hospital, a fierce argument was taking place inside the car.
"Stop the damn car! I don’t want to go to the hospital!" Long Hui roared.
"My apologies, sir. My employer is the Young Miss Xiulan, not you. She instructed me to bring you to the hospital, so I must do it at all cost even if I have to knock you unconscious," the driver politely replied.
"You! How dare you?! This is kidnapping! I’ll call the police!"
"Go ahead, sir." The driver remained polite all throughout, not the least bit intimidated by Long Hui’s threats.
The driver knew that the Young Miss protected all of the members of her household as long as they remained loyal to her. He also knew that her lawyer was one of the best private lawyers in the country, not to mention that Sir Liwei’s own lawyer was the very best in the corporate world.
"Hui, I beg you to please calm down. This is not you," Jiang Ying Yue pleaded with him. She was doing her best to remain calm.
Long Hui glared at her. "You did absolutely nothing to defend me earlier! Am I still your fiancé? Huh, Ying Yue? Do you still love me?"
"What are you talking about? Get a hold of yourself. Of course, I still love you. It’s just that you’ve said so many hurtful things to Xiulan. This is so unlike you, Hui. I beg you to calm your anger."
"Why are you siding with her?!"
"Because Xiulan is my friend!"
"I’m your fiancé and the father of your child!"
Jiang Ying Yue flinched at his yell. But she quickly straightened her already ramrod straight back, trying to stay strong even when she was upset at Long Hui’s uncharacteristic behaviour.
He pointed an angry finger at her. "It may seem like it’s because of Xiulan that you now have a comfortable life being the head of security at the condo, but you should know that I was the one who asked her to hire you as a bodyguard in the first place! You think that she’s your friend? Think again! I begged her to hire you! I was the one who did things for you! You should be grateful to me, not to her!"
Her lips pressed hard into a thin line. "I refuse to talk to you when you’re being unreasonable like this. Please cool your head first. We can talk like two decent adults then."
"Xiulan has banned me from her place and now you don’t want to talk to me? So you’re really siding with her, huh? Is it because she’s richer than me? Able to buy company shares like they’re candies? Has close connections with powerful people? You’re choosing her over me because she can give you more expensive things than me? Is that it?"
Jiang Ying Yue slapped him hard on the face, while tears began falling down her eyes.
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His Genius Wife Is A Superstar
Chapter 405 - Invisible Wall
HIS GENIUS WIFE IS A SUPERSTAR
C405 - Invisible Wall
Chapter 405 - Invisible Wall
"How dare you say that, Hui? How dare you?" Jiang Ying Yue tearfully whispered.
Long Hui’s expression cracked upon seeing the obvious hurt in her eyes.
Even though tears were streaming down her face nonstop, Jiang Ying Yue still forced her voice to be clear and strong.
"Right from the start, I already knew that you asked Xiulan to hire me. Yes, I started off as her bodyguard but we became genuine friends later on. Don’t downgrade my friendship with her just because she showers me and our son with nice things. She’s just a naturally generous person to those she cares about. And she loves our son like her own.
"And besides, if I really wanted nice and expensive things like you’re insinuating, I would’ve forced you to marry me the moment I found out that I was pregnant. But I didn’t! If I only cared about wealth, I would’ve accepted your proposal the first time despite all of the humiliation and threats your relatives threw at me! But I didn’t! Don’t you ever paint me as an opportunistic person, Hui! Do you realize how extremely hurtful you’re being today?
"I bore your child, experienced the unbelievable pain of childbirth, and decided to try again with you because I love you, not because of your wealth or status! I didn’t come from a rich or powerful family like yours. My family wasn’t destitute, but we experienced many difficulties in making ends meet. But at least my family taught me to treasure my dignity, to work hard and earn a living with an honest job, and to not fight with my own siblings and relatives because of inheritance.
"My late parents may not own their own company like your father, but they were still able to send me, their daughter, to university. When I finished my degree, they treated it as their biggest life achievement! I’ll forever be thankful for their sacrifices, even now that they’re gone. How about your family, Hui? All of you just know how to fight against each other because of money and power! The Longs don’t deserve to be described as family! You’re all a bunch of enemies pretending to be family!
"So keep your wealth and status to yourself! I don’t need it nor want it! My son and I will survive even without your Long money. I also don’t want my son to call such power-hungry people as his family!"
All of these words tumbled out of her mouth in an emotional explosion. She needed to take a brief break to catch her breath while hopelessly trying to control her tears. She angrily wiped her tears with her hands.
Her emotional speech was the only thing so far that managed to penetrate his abnormal state of mind. It made his good sense gradually return.
"Ying Yue..." He reached for her.
"No! Don’t touch me!" She slapped his hand and moved away from him until her body was almost plastered on her side of the car door.
"I... Please, Ying Yue..."
"Just shut up for now. Let me finish what I’m saying."
A tense silence enveloped the car. The driver wished he could drive faster without breaking the traffic rules, so that they could reach the hospital sooner. This kind of tension wasn’t good for his heart. He might be the one who would need to be admitted to the hospital for heart attack if he had to endure witnessing the couple’s distressing fight like this.
Finally, Jiang Ying Yue spoke again. She looked directly at Long Hui’s eyes, a heartbroken expression on her face.
"Hui, I love you because of who you are. Even when I’m still so hurt by what your relatives did to me back then, I still decided to give us another chance. But now it seems that I never really knew the real you. I didn’t know that you’re this kind of narrow-minded and malicious man. You’re just like your relatives, all extremely BIGOTED!!! You’re indeed a member of the Long family. It seems that your sisters are the only decent people in your family!"
After saying her piece, Jiang Ying Yue began sobbing hard. Her loud, heart-rending cries filled the car.
The driver had now become upset, even teary, witnessing everything happening in the backseat. He wanted to bash Long Hui’s head, but he remembered that the man was still the Young Miss’s brother. Although it seemed that the siblings were fighting now, unless the Young Miss officially declared her brother as an enemy, he and the other household staff still needed to treat Long Hui with politeness just because he was the blood relative of the Young Miss.
Long Hui had now recovered from his malicious outburst. Guilt and shame filled him until he almost felt nauseous. Seeing his woman and the mother of his child sobbing so hard made his heart feel like it was being squeezed painfully into a pulp.
"Ying Yue... I...I’m sorry. I didn’t know what came over me. I feel like I was possessed or something." He desperately tried to find the right words to tell her but could only struggle.
He felt mortified remembering everything he did and said at the penthouse. Just like Jiang Ying Yue, it seems that he also never really knew the real him. He had no idea that he was this kind of narrow-minded, malicious, and bigoted man.
"I’m sorry. So sorry..." he could only mumble over and over.
Jiang Ying Yue gave him a tearful side-eye. "It’s not only me you should apologize to, Hui. Don’t forget all of the things you said to your sister. She doesn’t deserve the insults you threw at her."
Long Hui frowned. A hint of unwillingness surfaced in his expression. The pride of being the firstborn made him reluctant to be the first one to lower his head to his younger sibling.
"You’re the one in the wrong, Hui," Jiang Ying Yue reminded him.
"Does this mean that you won’t forgive me if I don’t apologize to Xiulan?" he asked.
She looked at him like he was turning into a stranger right in front of her eyes.
"Does apologizing to your sister need to have an incentive? Apologizing is what decent people do, Hui. Decent people apologize because they feel sorry. If you feel forced, then it’s better that you don’t apologize at all because even if you do apologize, it wouldn’t be genuine."
He didn’t reply.
"Tell me, Hui. Do you really feel sorry about what you said and did earlier at the penthouse?" she asked.
"I feel sorry for hurting you and making you cry," he immediately replied.
She rephrased her question. "Do you feel sorry for insulting Xiulan and fighting with her?"
He frowned, unable to answer as quickly.
Jiang Ying Yue gave a sad smile, as if she already expected this from him. When he still didn’t reply, she knew that he was preoccupied with his own thoughts.
It was obvious that his injuries were still hurting him. The bruises and cuts on his face and body were now turning into a myriad of ugly colours. Fortunately, it seemed that the pain in his leg wasn’t as severe anymore.
Her heart softened seeing his beaten-up appearance. Even though she felt hurt by him, she still loved him. She hoped that he would soon realize how destructive he was suddenly becoming and stop himself before it was too late.
If she was ever forced to choose between Iris or Long Hui, she would choose the one who would provide her son, Little Jun, with a better environment to grow up in. And she didn’t think that the Long family as it was now would be able to give her son a peaceful and nurturing home.
The car stopped.
"We have arrived at the hospital," the driver announced.
Jiang Ying Yue turned to Long Hui. "Let’s go. I’ll take you inside. We’re all feeling emotional right now. Let’s cool our heads first. We can talk again after we’ve thought things through."
Long Hui nodded.
The two entered the hospital. She accompanied him all throughout. However, there was some kind of invisible wall separating them now.
They continued to love each other deep within their hearts, but they could also feel this invisible wall blocking them from getting closer once again. It was uncomfortable, unpleasant...and painful. Yet neither of them made the first move to smash this intangible separation between them.
If they didn’t do anything to fix it as soon as possible, they would truly start drifting apart from each other.
This was the other side of love—the ugly and the painful.
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