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Chapter 406 - Worry
Gold Heights Condominium.
When they reached their bedroom, Iris continued to pull Jin Liwei all the way to the bathroom. She stripped him of his clothes except for his boxers and examined his body under the lights. She felt furious after seeing the small bruises and tiny scratches on his body.
Of course, Jin Liwei’s light bruises and scratches were nothing compared to Long Hui’s nasty injuries. To Iris, however, they were a big deal. She almost called the driver to bring Long Hui back to the penthouse so that she could personally beat him up for leaving marks on her darling.
"They don’t hurt. I don’t even feel them," Jin Liwei assured her.
And indeed, he could barely feel them. In fact, his body hurt more after an intense workout than after his fight with Long Hui. The fucker only got lucky that some of his punches and kicks were able to land.
Iris didn’t reply. She took the first-aid kit and opened it. Then her eyes blanked out as she stared at the contents.
"Uh... Wait here, darling. I need to search this up first...."
Despite feeling pissed off at Long Hui, Jin Liwei couldn’t help but smile in amusement at his baby girl. He pulled her back.
"No need. Here, I’ll show you how to do it."
Iris was a fast learner. But since this was her first time treating injuries herself, her movements were still clumsy. She applied too much medicine, believing that more would make his injuries heal faster.
After treating him, she told him, "I don’t want you getting hurt in a fight again."
"Love, these are nothing. I told you they don’t hurt."
"No, what I mean is that I don’t want you getting hit in a fight again. Or at least, minimize the chance of hits landing on your body. Why don’t I ask Fourth Brother to start coming again? I haven’t had a Systema class with him ever since we returned from Europe. Are you interested in doing Systema with me?"
Jin Liwei thought about her suggestion. "Hmmm... I think I can learn Systema, but I don’t really have any interest in it. I was originally trained in karate, but it has been years since I last practised it. That’s why I’m quite rusty now. Maybe I should start visiting the dojo again."
"It’s up to you. But don’t force yourself, if you don’t have the time. We’re already both so busy that I don’t want anything to decrease our time together any more than necessary."
"Don’t worry, love. Once or twice per week should be enough to refresh my karate skills."
They talked some more about their respective plans of training again in their own respective martials arts while cleaning themselves for the night. Although their conversation was light, they could feel a dark undercurrent in their emotions.
Long Hui’s earlier provocations had effectively killed their earlier desire to make love. Now they were just getting themselves ready for bed. They already tossed out any plans of making love for the night.
When they returned to the bedroom, Iris called Qiao Yu on the phone and instructed him to purchase more Long Industries shares if any were put up for sale at any given time. She gave him permission to immediately buy the shares for her, no matter how much the price, even without informing her first. This was to raise their chances of getting it before anyone else.
After the call, Iris turned and saw Jin Liwei stretching on the carpet. She joined him and they stretched together before going to bed.
"So you want to buy more Long Industries shares? Have you changed your mind and decided that you want the company after all?" he asked. Obviously, he heard the conversation with her financial manager on the phone.
"No. I’m still not interested in Long Industries. At all."
The corner of his mouth lifted into a faint smile. "So you’re buying more shares just to spite that stupid idiot?"
Iris sneered at the mention of Long Hui, but her expression quickly returned to being serious. "Yes, of course I want to spite him after what he did and said to me earlier this evening."
Jin Liwei paused stretching. His expression turned dark, cold and dangerous, as he remembered all of the things the motherfucker said to his baby girl.
She rubbed his clenched fists, soothing him. She could feel an almost murderous aura radiating from him. When he didn’t relax, she moved behind him and hugged him from behind. They were still both sitting on the carpet. She nuzzled his neck until she felt him relaxing a bit.
Then she continued, "I want to spite that stupid idiot but that’s too shallow of a reason. If there’s only him in the picture, I don’t mind using Long Industries to mess with him. But alas, there are other people involved in this situation. Father made Long Industries into a successful international company. I don’t want to belittle his hard work just to punish his stupid son."
"Hmmm... I see." Jin Liwei nodded. He turned his head to the side so that they were looking at each other’s eyes.
"But that’s only a minor reason. I suddenly have a bad feeling about that stupid idiot. I can’t explain it exactly, but I’m worried about his next actions," Iris said with a frown. "If he continues acting delusional and stupid like what he did earlier this evening, then we’ll truly become enemies. Like I just said, there are also other people involved in this situation. If it’s only him, I don’t mind clashing against him. I’m just afraid that if I really become complete enemies with him, he’ll do something to punish me by using our godson and Ying Yue. I can’t bear that, darling."
Jin Liwei scowled at the idea. "He’s not a man if he dares use his woman and child in that way."
She tightened her arms around him. "That’s why I only banned him here in the penthouse, even though I wanted to ban him from the entire condo building. I’m just worried that if I do that, he’ll do something drastic like forcing Ying Yue and Little Jun to leave here and to come and live with him instead. He might even retaliate by banning us from seeing them. I don’t want that. I want Ying Yue and our godson to be close to us."
"Jiang Ying Yue won’t go with him. She wants a safe and stable home for her son. The condo is exactly that," Jin Liwei assured her. "This is the woman who rejected the stupid idiot’s proposal many times before because I’m guessing that she doesn’t think that he could provide her and their son a safe and stable home."
"You’re right. But don’t forget that he’s still our godson’s father. If he starts fighting Ying Yue for custody, then things will just become messier. I don’t want Little Jun to have to go through something like, Liwei. It’ll scar him for life."
Iris knew what kind of emotional damage a child could suffer when the parents were at odds against each other. Even though she didn’t have any firsthand experience of it as Evelina, the memories of the original Iris were more than enough to prove that an experience like that could warp a person for life.
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Jin Liwei immediately understood what Iris meant. He pulled her from behind him to his front, urging her to sit between his legs on the carpet. Their positions reversed. He was now the one hugging her from behind, pulling her close until her back touched his chest. He embraced her in an almost protective manner.
"If that son of a bitch decides to fight for custody, we can’t do anything to make him and Jiang Ying Yue stay together. In fact, I’d rather that your friend stay away from a fucker like him," he told her. "But what we can do is to give our utmost support and protection to our godson and Jiang Ying Yue. We can’t fully shield them from the pain, but we can lessen the damage that stupid idiot could do to them, if ever."
Iris looked unsatisfied that they couldn’t fully protect Little Jun and Jiang Ying Yue in that kind of possible situation. However, she could only nod at Jin Liwei’s words.
"As much as possible, I don’t want to destroy Little Jun’s relationship with his father," she said. "Although that stupid brother of mine isn’t a reliable enough man for my friend, he’s still a great father to our godson."
"No, love. We’re not going to destroy our godson’s relationship with his father. If it’s ever destroyed, it will be that stupid idiot’s fault, not ours. So don’t ever feel guilty about that. You don’t deserve to carry a guilt that’s supposed to be his."
She nodded, feeling better after listening to him. However, she still couldn’t stop worrying about Little Jun and Jiang Ying Yue. If they weren’t in the picture, she would’ve already declared war against Long Hui. Alas, the situation was much more complicated with the mother and child directly involved in the situation.
Jin Liwei continued speaking. "This is what I was talking about when I said that I see a weakness in Long Hui’s character. He just proved that my guess was correct. He’s nice and confident when he’s secure in his position as the heir, but the moment his top position is threatened, he completely loses his cool. We just saw him crumble from all of the pressure. What’s more, he has shifted the blame on you. What a weak man."
Sighing, Iris leaned back against his chest. She felt comforted by his strong arms and protective embrace. "I agree with you. He’s a weak man but Ying Yue still clearly loves him. I just hope that he sees that and adjusts his attitude. If not, he’s going to send their little family into a great heartbreak."
"It’s difficult, but it’s possible for a man to change. I did for you," he told her in a low tone.
A lovely smile lit up her serious expression. "I know. Thank you for doing it for me."
"I love you."
"I love you, too."
The lovers were side-tracked by the lovey-dovey moment. They smiled at each other like idiots before Iris made them return to the topic about Long Hui. Her worry about her godson and friend because of her fight with Long Hui bothered her like a pest crawling inside her heart. She needed to get it off her system or she wouldn’t be able to sleep peacefully tonight.
"A man can change but not every man can do so," Jin Liwei said. "The question is if Jiang Ying Yue and Little Jun will be enough reason for Long Hui to change himself into a better man."
"You’re right. We can only hope that he changes for the better. But I don’t want to bet everything on hope." Iris pursed her lips, not really liking what she was about to say. "We need some insurance just in case he continues being a weak, stupid idiot like this."
She straightened and turned her body around so that they were facing each other.
"Darling, I don’t have any interest in Long Industries and most especially not in the matters of the Long clan, but I’ve decided that I’m now going to fight for control of them. I’ll show everyone, especially Father, that I’m the best person to lead the business and the clan," she said in a determined voice.
Jin Liwei didn’t look surprised at all. He even looked like he was already expecting this. However, he didn’t talk yet. He waited until she finished speaking.
"Our godson, Long Jun, is a rightful member of the Long clan. Our godson shouldn’t be treated like an outsider like this. It’s unfortunate that his father, that stupid idiot, is too weak to really do anything to fight for him. So I’ll do it in that stupid idiot’s stead, whether he likes it or not."
"We’ll do it together," he told her. No, he promised her.
Iris held his hands and smiled. He clasped them together.
"He’s too afraid to clash directly against the elders and the relatives, but I’m not. We’re not," she corrected herself. Then she continued, "We’ll purge all the scum out of the Long clan and make it into a safe haven for our godson. I’ll hold the reins for him until he decides if he wants to become the next head when he grows up. If he does, I’ll hand everything of the Longs for him to manage. But if he decides that he doesn’t want to become next head, maybe one of our future kids would want to do so instead. What do you think, darling?"
Jin Liwei’s eyes lit up hearing her talk about their future children. "If our kid is qualified to do so, then why not? Likewise, our other kid could inherit Jin Corporation if he or she wants to and is qualified for the job. But if they don’t have the qualifications, they have no business inheriting any of these companies."
She giggled and played with his hands. "Mr. Jin, our children haven’t even been born yet, but you’re already so strict on them."
"My dear future Mrs. Jin, our children need to experience some tough love for them to learn discipline and grow into responsible adults. It’s our responsibility as their parents."
A blush coloured her cheeks at being called "future Mrs. Jin". She was already becoming more open about the idea of having children. The fear and insecurity were still there, but she felt assured by Jin Liwei’s reliability.
She just knew that he would be an amazing father, just like how he was an amazing godfather to their godson. That was why she wanted to do all of these things for Little Jun, not only because she loved him and wanted what was best for him, but also because she wanted to prove to herself that she could be a reliable godmother...and maybe a good mother in the future as well.
"So I guess things will become more chaotic and stressful now that we’ve decided to do this. We’re going to end up making a lot of enemies from the Long clan, darling." Then she sighed before saying, "And it’s going to be super expensive, too. Those shares are no joke, but I need to buy them to gain more control. The saddest part is that I don’t even want them." She sighed again.
"It seems that someone is forgetting that her fiancé is a global billionaire."
"But—"
"No buts, love. What’s mine is yours, and what’s yours is...I’ll ask to share."
She giggled and then teased him. "If you ask very nicely, maybe I’ll share with you what’s mine..."
After being distracted by another round of lovey-doveyness, Iris finally agreed to allow Jin Liwei to help her purchase some shares if the price was too much for her. She could still afford minor shares like the 5% she recently purchased, but if it were anything more than 35%, it would really hurt her personal finances. There was no way she would tap into Planet Monkey or Orchidia Beauty’s funds.
Later, both of them felt better and lighter after talking. They moved to the bed and prepared to sleep. Before they could even lay down, however, the sound of the ringing phone interrupted them.
"It’s already so late! Who could be calling me at this ungodly hour?" Iris complained as she climbed off the bed once again for her phone.
When she saw who was calling, she looked at the ceiling and sighed in annoyance. She was tempted to reject the call and turn off the phone, but in the end still decided to answer it.
"Hello, Mother?"
It was Wei Lan.
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Chapter 408 - Mother Missed You Sooooooo Much!
"Helloooooo, my beautiful daughter~ Mother missed you sooooo much!" Wei Lan’s dramatic (and slightly annoying) voice said through the phone.
Iris allowed the woman to talk and talk and talk. When Wei Lan continued to chatter without any signs of stopping, Iris began feeling impatient. She was exhausted with everything that happened earlier tonight. She just want to sleep, especially since she still had to wake up early the next morning for work. She had no time for Wei Lan’s useless chatter.
"Mother, did you have something important to tell me?" she interrupted the older woman. "It’s already so late. I still have work tomorrow."
"Ooooh! Why didn’t you say so? Honey, you should’ve interrupted me sooner!" Wei Lan cried. "A lady’s beauty sleep is super important! Like the most important ever! But yes, I called because I wanted to tell you something important. Like super important! Oh my goooodness! I almost forgot about it!"
Iris forced herself to be calm and politely urged Wei Lan to speak.
"You see—"giggle giggle"—Mother has finally married again!" Wei Lan revealed in excitement.
Iris blinked a few times. This would only be Wei Lan’s second marriage. Even though she had countless lovers, she surprisingly didn’t marry again after divorcing Long Tengfei. She claimed that marriage wasn’t for a free spirit like her (more like she wasn’t the type suited for long-term commitments).
"I see. Congratulations, Mother," Iris greeted her politely.
She was surprised, but not too surprised. She figured that if the woman met a man who was several times wealthier and more powerful than Long Tengfei, Wei Lan would marry him in a heartbeat. And Iris assumed that was what happened in this case.
"Ooooh. Thank you soooooo much, honey! Mother is sooooo happy right now! I finally met the love of my life! We married in Rio de Janeiro. It was such a small, intimate but beautiful ceremony! I felt like a blushing girl again!" Wei Lan gushed. Then her tone became a bit sad. "I’m sorry that I wasn’t able to invite you, honey. I heard about everything that happened to you back there with the car crash actually turning out to be attempted murder and all that, so I didn’t want to make it stressful for you by asking you to travel all the way to Rio just to attend my wedding."
Iris tilted her head to the side and frowned a bit. Something was off about Wei Lan.
Was it just her or the woman actually sounded nice and considerate? These were words that she would never associate with Wei Lan.
She looked at Jin Liwei who was observing her. She turned on the speaker so the he could also hear the entire phone conversation.
"My new husband is a foreigner, so the difference in culture is challenging. But I love him sooooooo much! I hope that you’ll like him, honey. He’s the kindest and understanding man that I’ve ever met in my entire life! And I’ve met soooooo many men in my life, including your father. You know that." Wei Lan giggled.
Iris’ impatience was gradually replaced by curiosity. She didn’t give a whit about the woman’s new husband, but she was extremely curious about this seemingly nicer and considerate Wei Lan.
Even Jin Liwei looked surprised. He had listened in on phone conversations between the mother and daughter before. He also noticed the change in Wei Lan’s way of speaking to her daughter. It was as if she really cared this time.
"I want you to meet my husband soooooon! Unfortunately, there are still many things that he needs to finish in South America. He’s sooooo hard-working! But I’m really starting to feel homesick, so I decided to return to China ahead on my own. Surprise~ I’m coming home soon!" Wei Lan happily announced. "I can’t wait to see my dear baby girl! I missed you soooo much! I know that you’ve become soooooo beautiful—just like ME!"
Iris and Jin Liwei looked at each other. It seemed like it was finally time for the future mother-in-law to meet her future son-in-law.
"So honey, can you have someone pick Mother up from the airport?" Wei Lan asked.
"Of course, Mother. Just send me your flight details."
"Really? Ooooooh! Mother is soooooo happy to have such a filial daughter! Thank yooooooou~"
Iris rubbed her temples, starting to get a headache listening to the older woman’s voice. Wei Lan might have become nicer and considerate but she could still be really annoying, especially when she talked and talked and talked nonstop.
Jin Liwei crawled on the bed and positioned himself behind her. Then he started massaging her shoulders and back.
She sighed in pleasure and appreciation of her darling’s thoughtfulness.
"One more thing, honey. Can Mother stay at your penthouse? Pleeeease?"
Iris frowned. "Don’t you have your own place, Mother?"
"Yes, but I want to spend quality time with my beautiful dear daughter. I haven’t seen you for sooooooo long! I also want to meet your fiancé! Let’s bond together! We’re familyyyyyy~"
Iris turned her head and looked at Jin Liwei, silently asking him for his opinion. He nodded.
"Alright, Mother. You can stay at the penthouse. I’ll have a room prepared for you."
"Oh! Thank you soooooo much, honey!"
After another five minutes of listening to Wei Lan’s enthusiastic chatter, the phone call finally ended. Iris sighed in relief that it was over. Talking with the older woman was actually quite exhausting.
"How do you feel?" Jin Liwei asked her, knowing that the mother and daughter weren’t close at all.
She shrugged. She didn’t really have any other strong feelings besides curiosity and slight annoyance. If possible, she didn’t want to trouble herself with Wei Lan on a regular basis. However, she also felt curious about Wei Lan’s change. She wanted to know if the woman had truly changed or was just faking it. In the end, her curiosity won over.
Jin Liwei nodded, accepting her shrug as an answer. He turned off the lights after they settled on the bed.
After a few seconds of getting comfortable in his arms, his baby girl immediately fell into deep sleep as usual. As for him, he thought about all of the things that they had to deal with today. So many things happened in just a few hours.
And now his future mother-in-law was coming. It wasn’t a secret that a huge part of his baby girl’s bad reputation in the past could be attributed to Wei Lan. She was notoriously known as a gold digging, social climbing seductress. In high society where many women hated her, she was called a slut.
Even Long Hui used Wei Lan to insult Iris earlier which pissed Jin Liwei off so badly that he beat the motherfucker. If the brother could use Wei Lan to insult Iris, how much more the other people?
Jin Liwei couldn’t help but feel a little trepidation that Wei Lan chose to return to the country at such an unstable period in the Long clan. His baby girl just decided that she would directly join the battle for succession. She needed to arm herself with the best weapons, and also to boost her position and reputation.
He hoped Wei Lan wouldn’t create trouble for his baby girl, especially at such an important time like this.
I hope she really changed for the better, he thought before falling asleep while embracing his baby girl.
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The next day, Long Hui was discharged from the hospital. His injuries looked nasty, but they weren’t life-threatening.
What relieved him the most was when the doctor told him that his peroneal nerve was only hurt but not permanently damaged. The doctor warned him that if just a bit more force than what he was hit with was used, he would’ve ended up with chronic leg pain or numbness. Worst case scenario would be leg paralysis.
Both he and Jiang Ying Yue paled when they heard what the doctor said. Now Long Hui had developed a deep trauma for oranges. He would never eat oranges for the rest of his life ever again. It also deepened his resentment towards his younger sister, Iris, and to her fiancé, Jin Liwei.
Mixed with the resentment and other negative emotions like envy and insecurity was the feeling of guilt. After getting some sleep, albeit a restless one, he realized just how crazy he acted last night. He totally lost control of himself.
He was ashamed of his uncharacteristic behaviour. He felt sorry for all the insults he threw at his own sister, but the pride of being the firstborn prevented him from apologizing first. It also didn’t help that he was still feeling threatened by Iris’ growing prominence and support within the clan.
Nevertheless, he didn’t want to become enemies with her. After thinking about things more clearly, he concluded that it would be extremely difficult for him to win against her if she seriously began competing in the Long clan’s battle for succession.
All of these conflicting emotions were stressing him out. It was causing him great confusion. He needed some time to carefully analyze everything before choosing the best course of action.
That was why he didn’t return to Gold Heights with Jiang Ying Yue. The condo unit was given by Iris to his son. Staying there would make him constantly think of her and would only worsen his already troubled state of mind.
As a result, he returned to his primary residence at the Long ancestral compound instead. He tried persuading Jiang Ying Yue to come and live with him and their son, but she refused. He wasn’t surprised, but he couldn’t help but be disappointed.
He didn’t force her, however. The last thing he wanted was to worsen the invisible wall between them. Perhaps this temporary living separation would help cool off the tension between them. He hoped that they could restore their previous happy relationship when they decided to live together again.
When he left Jiang Ying Yue and his son at Gold Heights, he didn’t bring any of his clothes or things with him. This was a clear indication that he still planned on returning to them.
The question was...when?
He didn’t know.
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Long Ancestral Residence, Eastern Wing.
The eastern wing was Long Hui’s personal residence. Like the rest of the compound, the undeniable ancient aura could also be felt here. However, it had more modern elements compared to the main wing where Long Tengfei and his wife lived.
Long Hui opted to use modern furniture, appliances and decorations instead of using the original antique ones that his ancestors used for centuries. As a result, only the building itself retained the ancientness in this wing. Everything else inside was modern.
His father and some of the relatives, especially the elders, disapproved of his interior design choices. However, they couldn’t really do anything to stop him because it was his space. Although Long Tengfei didn’t like the overly modernized place, he allowed Long Hui the freedom to decorate it as he pleased.
The day he returned to the eastern wing, it seemed that the servants reported his pitiful appearance to his father because Long Tengfei and Yang Jiahui immediately visited him.
"Who did that to you?" Long Tengfei asked as soon as he saw his son. Hiseyes darkened with cold fury.
Which stupid person dared to beat up the son of him, Long Tengfei?
"Little Sister Xiulan and her fiancé, that wild man, did this to me," Long Hui replied in a sullen tone.
Long Tengfei was caught off-guard that he didn’t know how to react for a few moments.
It was his wife, Yang Jiahui, who reacted first.
"What?! Xiulan and Liwei beat you up?! Why?"
She looked shocked, then skeptical. It was hard for her to imagine that Iris and Jin Liwei could beat up a family member so badly like this.
"Hmph! He deserves it!" Meimei’s voice sounded from the doorway.
The young woman looked pale and exhausted. Her eyes were red, decorated by dark circles and heavy eyebags. She had been working on her webtoon in her room for hours before taking a much-needed break. The servants informed her that Long Tengfei and Yang Jiahui left to visit Long Hui who just returned to the eastern wing.
Meimei already learned what happened from Dom, Clover, and even some tidbits from Jiang Ying Yue herself. Needless to say, it angered her as Iris’ friend.
She immediately followed her aunt and uncle to the eastern wing.
"Big Brother Hui insulted Xiulan, so of course Big Bro Liwei beat him up! If I was there, I would also beat you up, Big Brother Hui! Hmph! I can’t believe you would do that to Xiulan! She and Big Bro Liwei have been so nice to you and your little family, but this is how you repay them?! Gah! I’m so mad!"
"Xiao Mei, calm down," Yang Jiahui told her niece.
"You insulted your sister? What did you say to her?" Long Tengfei asked his son in a cold and strict voice.
Long Hui didn’t answer.
Long Tengfei turned to Meimei, silently asking her instead.
"I don’t know exactly what Big Brother Hui said. All I know is that he insulted Xiulan, that’s why Big Bro Liwei beat him up," she answered. Then she turned to Long Hui and challenged him. "Man up, Big Brother Hui! Tell us exactly what you said to Xiulan! Don’t be such a coward!"
"Xiao Mei, that’s enough," Yang Jiahui warned her.
"Hmph!" She crossed her arms over her chest.
Meimei had no idea that her "man up" challenge worked on Long Hui. It effectively pricked his machismo.
"I’m not a coward!" he hissed at Meimei. "Fine, I’ll tell you what I said to her!"
He told them how he used Wei Lan’s reputation as a social climbing, gold digging slut to insult Iris. All three were horrified after he finished speaking.
Yang Jiahui: "Oh no...."
Meimei: "What the hell?! Did you really—"
"HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT TO YOUR OWN SISTER?!!!" Long Tengfei roared.
His voice was so loud and fearsome that everyone, including Long Hui, Yang Jiahui, Meimei and the nearby servants, all flinched and were frightened.
Long Tengfei rarely raised his voice in fury like this. So when it happened, everyone shut up and froze. They were afraid to say or do anything that would anger him even further.
Long Hui just sat there and accepted his father’s harsh scolding. He didn’t defend himself.
"Go apologize to your sister and make up with her! Then return to your son and fiancé! Stop hiding here!" Long Tengfei punctuated his scolding.
Then he marched out of the eastern wing with his wife and Meimei, leaving Long Hui alone with his extremely chaotic thoughts and emotions.
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A few days had passed since Long Hui left the hospital and returned to his wing at the ancestral residence. He took a leave from the company to recover from his injuries. However, he continued working from home.
He hadn’t seen his father since the day Long Tengfei scolded him. He also hadn’t made up with Iris yet, nor apologized to her.
At the moment, a physiotherapist was treating his leg in the living room. It still hurt a bit and felt tender, causing him to walk with a limp. As for his other injuries, they looked worse than they felt. The bruises and cuts looked ugly, but they were already healing and didn’t hurt as much as before.
When the physiotherapist left, a servant entered carrying a basket filled with fruits and pastries. They were sent by Long Meng.
Not long after, Long Hui received a call from the elder. He felt paranoid for a moment, thinking that Long Meng was calling to tell him that she would no longer continue supporting him. He was able to catch himself in time before his negative thoughts spiralled out of control again.
Long Meng heard that he had returned to the eastern wing and that he was recovering from some injuries. However, she didn’t know anything about what kind of injuries he had or how he got them. It seemed that Long Tengfei locked down the information from leaking out of the ancestral compound.
Long Hui didn’t tell her either.
After wishing him to get well soon, Long Meng finally moved on to the purpose of her call. Unsurprisingly, it was about Iris owning 5% shares of Long Industries and how she now owned more than any of them.
"The rightful heir is you, Young Master Hui. You should be owning more shares in the company than any of your siblings," she told him. "That being said, I’ll sell you my 3% shares so you can add it to the 2.5% that you currently own for a total of 5.5%. This way, you’ll own a bit more than the Young Miss Xiulan."
Of course, he was immediately tempted. There was just one big problem, however.
"Grandaunt Meng, thank you for the offer but I can’t afford to buy your shares at the moment."
"Don’t worry about it for now. You can pay me back in installments in the next few years, maybe even decades. If I’m dead by then, you can continue the payments to my children or grandchildren."
His eyes lit up. "Really? You’re willing to let me do that?"
"Yes. I’ll even help you purchase some more shares if any were put up for sale. My branch family and several others are willing to loan you money to buy them."
He was about to accept the offer, but his father’s harsh scolding a few days ago played inside his mind. Guilt filled him once again. He had been contemplating of whether to apologize to his youngest sister or not.
His pause saved him because Long Meng added, "But on one condition."
"Condition?" He frowned. Although he already expected it, he still didn’t like that her help came with conditions.
"Yes. I’ll help you and do all of these for you if you break up with that woman and marry a nice, suitable lady we approve of who also matches your status as an heir."
Long Hui didn’t answer. He was completely silent.
"Please think about my offer carefully, Young Master Hui. Our allies and I will do everything in our power to help you become the next head. But of course, you also need to do your part and do this for us. Actually, this is for your own good. That’s all what I want to say for now," Long Meng told him before bidding goodbye.
Although he didn’t accept her offer, she was already satisfied that he didn’t reject it right away. It meant that he was thinking about it. There was a chance that he would agree to her terms.
When the phone call ended, Long Hui felt even more torn than ever before.
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The summer season would be officially ending soon, but the weather still remained hot. Despite the uncooperative weather, the promotions for upcoming TV shows that would soon be released in fall season were already well under way.
One such promotion for a particular romance TV drama was currently trending all over. It was a live-action adaptation based on a popular romance . Although the TV drama adaptation casted young, not-so-popular actress and actor as the main leads, many still looked forward to watching it because of the original . The fans eagerly waited for its premiere to judge whether the drama would do justice to the original work.
As a result, "Our Love, Our Destiny" was one of the most anticipated TV dramas in the fall season. Its teaser previews were watched numerous times both on TV and on the internet.
Netizens couldn’t stop talking about it.
"I can’t wait for summer to end so that we can finally watch ’Our Love, Our Destiny’!"
"Me too! Although I’m disappointed with their choice of actress to play the female lead, I’m quite happy about the actor playing the male lead. OMG! He’s so hot!"
"As a diehard fan of the original , I also can’t wait to watch the live-action TV drama adaptation! But putting that aside for now, who else is loving the theme song?"
"LOL. The teaser previews only feature a few seconds of the music. We can’t even hear any lyrics."
"But that few seconds are already enough for me to love the theme song. I wonder who’s going to sing it."
Some of them made a few guesses, but the topic of conversation quickly changed into something else. Nobody was really that interested in the theme song at the moment. They were more focused about the drama itself and the choice of cast.
That was until someone began freaking out online.
"Holy shit! The full trailer was just uploaded. Watch it right now! I’m freaking out! OMG!"
"Relax, buddy. I’m watching it right now. Although I’m feeling excited, I don’t think it’s enough to make me freak out."
"Relax?! How can I relax?! Do you not freaking recognize the voices singing the freaking theme song?!!!"
"Huh?"
"!!!"
"WHAT THE HELL?!!!"
"Is this real? Am I dreaming?! OMG!! Please tell me I’m not dreaming!!!"
"Jin Chonglin and Iris Long are singing the theme song of ’Our Love, Our Destiny’ together?!!!"
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