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The Black Stars and Jin Chonglin’s army of fans immediately swarmed and took over the internet once the names of their Boss Iris and Prince Lin Lin were mentioned. They watched the trailer in droves to confirm whether it was their boss and prince’s voices who were really singing the theme song together. Their collective action resulted in the trailer becoming the most viewed video within a 24-hour period.
As diehard fans, they instantly recognized Iris Long and Jin Chonglin’s voices. Even if the two changed their faces, their loyal fans would always recognize them by their singing voices.
However, it was much easier to recognize Jin Chonglin’s singing voice than Iris’ because people had already heard him trying to sing in different music styles throughout the years that he had been in showbiz.
On the other hand, Iris Long was still astounding everyone with her almost unbelievable musical range and versatility. People were still not sure what her limits were when it came to music. They felt like she hadn’t shown everything she was capable of yet.
Although there still wasn’t any official confirmation that Iris Long and Jin Chonglin were really the ones singing the theme song for the upcoming romance TV drama, "Our Love, Our Destiny", their fans were already certain that it was the two of them. Almost everyone was freaking out in great anticipation and excitement.
Of course, the ones who were the most overjoyed were the LinRis shippers. They considered this surprise music collaboration as proof of their boss and prince’s romantic relationship. They still believed that their Prince Lin Lin was the real fiancé of their Boss Iris.
People demanded an official confirmation from both Jin Chonglin and Iris Long, Bright Summit, their record labels, and even the cast and production staff of "Our Love, Our Destiny". However, they didn’t say anything.
Their silence only heightened the excitement, boosting the attention and interest the upcoming TV drama was getting from the media and the public.
After more than an entire day of waiting, the long-awaited official confirmation arrived when JJ’s record label made an announcement. It said:
"We are excited to announce that multi-award-winning musician Iris Long will be collaborating with superstar Jin Chonglin to sing the theme song of the upcoming TV drama ’Our Love, Our Destiny’ premiering soon next season. The love song is a duet titled ’Shining Eyes’, composed and written by Iris Long and produced by our very own Mr. JJ. More details will be released in a few days. Please look forward to the release of this dream collaboration and support both Iris Long and Jin Chonglin’s new song. Also don’t forget to watch the upcoming TV drama ’Our Love, Our Destiny’. Thank you very much!"
The public’s reaction was quite predictable. The Black Stars, Jin Chonglin’s army of fans, and most especially the LinRis shippers all celebrated after this official confirmation by JJ’s record label.
"Kyaaaaaah!!! I’m so freaking excited!!! I just know that this will be the biggest love song of the year!!!"
"It says that Iris Long is the songwriter. From her track record so far after her comeback, she’s known for her dark, depressing and sometimes even twisted music. However, ’Shining Eyes’ sounds like a sweet and romantic love song based on what we’ve heard so far from the teaser included in the trailer. I wonder if her songwriting skills will be as effective in this kind of sweet and romantic song as her usual dark and twisted songs that we’re so used to hearing from her."
"Boss Iris is a brilliant songwriter who has already won multiple awards for her music! So of course, this sweet and romantic love song as you call it will also have the same high quality like her previous songs! I bet my precious cup noodles on it!"
"I agree! I bet that this love song is actually Boss Iris’ love letter to her beloved fiancé who I’m super sure is actually Prince Lin Lin! It’s so romantic that the engaged couple is singing a love song together to profess their love to one another through music! #WeLoveLinRis #LinRisForever"
Shortly after, Bright Summit and the TV drama’s production both confirmed the music collaboration as well. The TV drama revved up its promotion, using the popularity of both Iris Long and Jin Chonglin in its publicity.
Then things went even crazier when Jin Chonglin himself confirmed the music collaboration by means of a simple post on his blog.
He posted a photo of himself taking a selfie with an unaware Iris in the background. She was playing the keyboard in a music studio with a big grey cat curled on her lap. It looked like she didn’t know that someone was taking a picture of her at that very moment.
As for Jin Chonglin, he looked mischievous as he pressed a finger to his lips (a "please keep quiet" gesture) while secretly taking a picture of Iris without her knowledge. A striped orange cat was balanced on his shoulder, rubbing itself against the side of his head. It was super adorable.
The photo was captioned "A typical working day with Junior Iris: she plays the music while I play with the cats. This is the life, I’m telling you."
Just a second after he posted this on his blog, it was immediately flooded with thousands of comments. The LinRis shippers were at the very forefront. They all fangirled, fanboyed, and fangayed over their dream couple.
Of course, the Black Stars immediately recognized their Boss Iris’ cats. They even knew their names as Ice Cream and Popcorn. The fact that one of them, Popcorn, looked so close and comfortable with Jin Chonglin was making them think that perhaps he was really their boss’ real fiancé.
They were confused because Jin Chonglin’s body build was completely different from the man in the photo shown during Iris’ interview with Feng Jiu. Although both of their bodies looked hot and fit, Jin Chonglin was much slimmer while the other man was bigger and a bit more ripped.
There were also a few people who dug up old photos of Lu Zihao. They couldn’t find any recent photos of him. As the photos were from many years ago, nobody could tell for sure whether he was actually Iris’ fiancé just based on body build alone. The general public didn’t know much about him, but the members of high society believed that he was Iris’ fiancé.
Despite all of these conflicting guesses, the LinRis shippers remained steadfast in their belief that their Prince Lin Lin was their Boss Iris’ real fiancé. They speculated that their boss was just using another man to pretend to be her fiancé to deflect the attention from their prince.
However, their belief was shaken when Iris Long made her own post as an indirect response to Jin Chonglin’s earlier blog post.
She posted a photo featuring her two cats as well. This time, however, the two cats were lovingly curled all over the familiar body of the mysterious man she was claiming to be her real fiancé. Once again, the man’s face wasn’t shown, only his body.
The simple caption read: "My kids only have one daddy."
The LinRis shippers were in complete denial. They refused to believe that she was engaged to another man other than their Prince Lin Lin.
"Boss Iris! Why do you put us in this torture?! If you’re really not engaged to Prince Lin Lin, please prove it to us by introducing your real fiancé!!!"
They cried to her with this plea. Unexpectedly, she replied.
IrisLong: "Soon."
A few seconds of shock. Then another uproar.
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While the LinRis shippers and many other people were freaking out about Iris’ promise to introduce her fiancé"soon", she put the matter aside for now and continued to work hard. Despite her busy schedule, she didn’t forget to spend some time being lovey-dovey with her darling even when they weren’t physically together.
She had already stopped monitoring Jin Corporation’s surveillance system because Jin Liwei’s assistant, Xu Tian, had begged her not to do so anymore for the sake of the employees’ mental health. Almost everyone at Jin Corporation was now afraid of being haunted to insanity by the evil demon with a robotic voice.
But one thing that she didn’t stop was the lunch deliveries to Jin Liwei. It came to a point that they had to hire an extra chef at the mansion because of the increased workload.
Jin Liwei informed her that everyone at Jin Corporation was now enthusiastic about meetings because they knew that his fiancée would feed everyone. It was a good thing for the company because his employees’ productivity increased as a result of the anticipation for food.
Both Iris and Jin Liwei also started training again in their respective martial arts. Yu Mo, a.k.a. Fourth Brother, started coming over the mansion to train Iris once again.
Jin Liwei returned to the karate dojo after such a long time. After attaining third-degree black belt years ago, he stopped training because he became too busy running Jin Corporation. He asked his second brother, Wang Yingjie, to accompany him this time.
Wang Yingjie was a fifth-degree black belt and continued to train in karate even when the rest of them stopped. Although he wasn’t as active in it anymore, he still made sure to go to the dojo at least once a month or so.
Their eldest brother, Lin Yehan, reached second-degree black belt but had no interest in karate anymore. He was happy focusing most of his time on his passion: sports shooting.
With all of these going on in their lives, it was quite a wonder how Iris and Jin Liwei still managed to spend time together. But they did.
Both of them felt very happy.
However, Iris felt a faint dread at a certain date that was fast approaching. It was the day that Wei Lan would be returning to the country. If Wei Lan was only visiting, Iris wouldn’t think much of it. But this time, the woman would be staying at the penthouse for who knew how long.
When Iris informed Yi Mei and the household staff that Wei Lan would be staying at the penthouse for an indefinite period of time, she could sense their horror even when they weren’t showing it on their expressions.
Clover told Iris that she overheard Yi Mei giving an in-depth doomsday sort of lecture to the penthouse’s entire household staff on how to interact with Wei Lan—or more like how to avoid being the target of her wrath.
After hearing about her staff’s anxiety, Iris was seriously having second thoughts about agreeing to let Wei Lan stay in the penthouse. However, she already gave her promise to the woman.
It ended up being quite a stormy day when Wei Lan was scheduled to arrive in the country. Many flights were cancelled. In fact, Yi Mei and the others were hoping that Wei Lan’s flight would be delayed for another day or longer.
Unfortunately, the woman’s flight arrived on time despite the bad weather. The driver picked her up from the airport. Yi Mei and the others had no choice but to welcome their dreaded guest at the penthouse.
Iris, Jin Liwei, Dom and Clover were busy working so they weren’t there to welcome Wei Lan when she arrived. Both Iris and Jin Liwei already decided to stay at the penthouse for a few days to spend some time with Wei Lan after work.
A sense of uncertainty and trepidation enveloped all of them at the thought of having to regularly interact and even live with Wei Lan.
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Later that evening.
Unlike their usual routine, Jin Liwei picked up Iris, Dom and Clover at Orchidia Beauty. Normally, they went home on their own because they had different schedules. Iris especially had an extremely irregular schedule as a celebrity.
Earlier that day, Iris and Dom were busy with her showbiz work. Afterwards, they dropped by Planet Monkey to check on the gaming company. Then late in the afternoon, they headed to Orchidia Beauty to work. Iris and the others were extremely busy preparing for the company’s first grand product launch soon.
As for Jin Liwei, he originally didn’t plan on picking up his baby girl and the others. However, he was informed that his future mother-in-law had already arrived at the penthouse. The two of them hadn’t officially met each other yet.
He didn’t want to arrive home early and meet Wei Lan by himself. He decided that it was best if he met his future mother-in-law in the presence of his baby girl.
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Gold Heights Condominium.
The delicious aroma of food wafted up their noses, making their mouths water, when the elevator door opened to the penthouse.
"Mmm! Yum yum! Junjun hungwy, Mama!" Little Jun told Iris, being the first one to react to the delicious aroma.
"Don’t worry, Little Jun. We’re going to eat soon," she assured her godson. She was carrying him in her arms.
Jiang Ying Yue and Little Jun waited for them to arrive at the condo lobby. Iris invited them to join the welcome dinner for Wei Lan. Although the mother and son almost always had their meals at the penthouse, Jiang Ying Yue was hesitant in joining the dinner because she wasn’t personally familiar with Iris’ mother. All she knew about Wei Lan was her unpleasant reputation, just like the Iris in the past.
However, Iris insisted that she wanted Jiang Ying Yue and Little Jun to join the dinner. She wanted to show Wei Lan that Jiang Ying Yue and Little Jun were family and that they had every right to go in and out of the penthouse. She didn’t want Wei Lan treating the mother and son badly. If she did, Iris would kick the woman out immediately.
So all of them entered the penthouse together.
Then a tall, gorgeous, middle-aged woman wearing a long, flowy, tailored satin jumpsuit stood up from the couch in the living area. Her beauty was undeniable. She was carrying and petting Popcorn in her arms, but in a way that made the cat look like a designer accessory instead of a living creature.
"Oh, there you are! You’re finally here~ I’ve been waiting for yoooooouuu~ Come hug and kiss your mother, honey—oh my! Who’s that gorgeous man standing next to you?"
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This was the first time that Jiang Ying Yue, Little Jun and Clover were meeting Wei Lan in person. Dom had already met her before during her short visits to see Iris at the penthouse.
Although Wei Lan didn’t spend much time with Iris, at least she made it a point to see or call her daughter every few months or so. It was only when Iris went into coma for the second time that Wei Lan "disappeared" and stopped her sporadic visits. However, Wei Lan reconnected with Iris again later to update her on her latest escapades while travelling all around the world.
Perhaps it was a good thing that Iris and Wei Lan didn’t see each other often during the latter part of last year. It was the time when the remnant inside Iris was the most volatile.
The mother and daughter had a love-hate relationship with each other because they were too alike in their "me first" philosophy in life. The original Iris held a strong resentment against her mother.
If Wei Lan became much more involved with Iris during that unstable period last year, who knew how much more havoc the remnant would’ve caused Iris?
At the moment, everyone (except Iris) couldn’t stop looking at Wei Lan standing in front of them. Wei Lan still retained her youthful, tall and slim model body even at middle age. She was much "flatter" compared to her daughter’s shapely hour-glass body, but Wei Lan actually looked more seductive despite this.
Her face was gorgeous. Iris inherited a big part of her beauty from her mother. The resemblance was unmistakable between the two, but they looked more like sisters than mother and daughter because of Wei Lan’s youthful appearance.
Despite the resemblance, Iris had a more naturally angelic look than her mother, especially if she didn’t put any make-up on. In contrast, Wei Lan’s beauty was devilish with or without make-up.
Upon seeing his family finally return, Popcorn jumped out of Wei Lan’s arms and ran towards the newly arrived group. Since his mommy was carrying Little Jun, Popcorn leaped like an orange rocket to his daddy’s arms instead. The hyperactive yet affectionate cat meowed loudly, catching the attention of his sister all the way from the cat room.
Ice Cream, as always, was suspicious and even hostile to unfamiliar people. Even as Popcorn felt curious and began cautiously interacting with Wei Lan, Ice Cream stayed away from the woman.
If someone could hear the cat’s thoughts, she would probably say this:
"This is my territory. Intruders are unwelcome. Want to become my slave? Work hard to earn my approval first. Hmph!"
Everyone in the group gave the cats lots of love and attention, involuntarily ignoring Wei Lan for a few moments. Surprisingly, she didn’t complain like she always did. She just stood back and observed everyone.
When Little Jun asked to be placed down on the floor so that he could play with Ice Cream and Popcorn, Iris finally remembered Wei Lan. She quickly let go of the toddler before walking to where Wei Lan was standing.
"Mother, please excuse our rudeness," she said.
"Don’t worry about it, honey," Wei Lan replied.
Then she pulled her daughter for a quick hug and air kisses before looking at Iris from head to toe and back up again. She nodded in satisfaction.
"Hm, yes! You’ve become even mooooore beautiful—just like ME! That’s right! It’s only natural that MY daughter is as gorgeous as ME! But oh my goooooodness! Look at that skin! I swear your skin didn’t look like that when I last saw you! Which products have you been using, honey? Or did you undergo some sort of cosmetic procedure? Don’t be ashamed if you did. It’s the responsibility of gorgeous women like us to maintain our beauty for as loooooong as we can! How about you tell Mother your beauty secrets? I’m all ears!"
Wei Lan’s interest in her skin pleased Iris greatly. It meant that Orchidia Beauty’s products were all effective.
"Yes, I’m using new products but they’re not available on the market yet," she said.
"What?! Not available yet?!" Wei Lan exclaimed. "Is it one of those exclusive brands that have at least year-long waiting lists? Which brand is it, honey? Tell meeeeee! If it can make my skin look like yours, then even if I have to wait two years or more, I will!"
"Relax, Mother. The products will launch this coming fall. But you don’t have to wait that long. I’ll give you some samples to try later. If you like the products, don’t forget to buy them when they launch."
"Ooooooh! That’s wonderful! Thank you, honey~"
Then Wei Lan suddenly cupped Iris’ breasts, even lightly squeezing them, in front of everyone.
Iris froze. She was extremely taken aback by the woman’s actions. If this was any other time, her reflexes would not have allowed anyone other than Jin Liwei and her doctors touching her intimate parts. However, she didn’t sense any malicious intentions from Wei Lan, so she wasn’t able to react in time.
It wasn’t only her. The others also froze seeing what Wei Lan was doing to her. Jin Liwei’s eyes went blank, unable to process the sight of his future mother-in-law groping his most beloved breasts—cough cough—he meant, the most beloved breasts of his baby girl.
But Wei Lan wasn’t done yet. After touching Iris’ breasts, she reached down and around, and then began lightly squeezing her daughter’s butt next.
This time, Iris caught the woman’s hands and pulled them off. "Mother, what are you doing?!"
"Oh, don’t mind me, honey. I’m just checking whether you had implants or not because your boobs and butt look bigger than what I remember," Wei Lan replied, sounding as though it was the most natural thing to say and do in the world. She withdrew her hands, but continued to examine Iris’ body.
"I don’t have implants, Mother."
"Yes, I know that now after feeling them. Let me look at you again. Hm, yes... I think you gained a little weight since I last saw you, honey. Be careful not to gain too much or your man will leave you if you become too fat."
"That’s not true," Jin Liwei’s cold voice cut through the weird atmosphere. He walked forward until he was standing beside Iris. Then he wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled him closer against the side of his body. He looked directly at Wei Lan. "Madam, I’ll continue to love your daughter no matter what size she becomes in the future. I certainly won’t leave her. Likewise, I hope that she won’t leave me if I ever get fat."
"Oh Liwei. You’ll always be my darling even when you become a cranky, fat, old man," Iris replied, wrapping her arm around his waist as well.
And with that, the two became absorbed in their own little world again. They stupidly grinned at each other like idiots. Of course, their number one fan Dom fangirled like crazy in the background with his sister Clover.
"So you’re my daughter’s fiancé? I knew it from the moment you walked in!" Wei Lan’s (annoying) voice interrupted the couple’s lovey-dovey moment. "Honey, why don’t you introduce your handsome fiancé to Mother?"
Iris finally introduced the two to each other.
Wei Lan didn’t have much reaction when Jin Liwei’s name was mentioned. It seemed that she didn’t recognize him right away. Just like what she did with her daughter, Wei Lan examined Jin Liwei from head to toe and back up again. Thankfully, she didn’t grope him like what she did to Iris. She nodded her head in satisfaction as she looked at Jin Liwei’s appearance.
"Xiulan is really my daughter! What a great catch! She has excellent taste in men—just like ME!"
Then she started asking Jin Liwei questions about his height, weight, blood type, horoscope, family background, education, career, income, if he was really straight or maybe bisexual, how many lovers he had before Iris, and so many other intrusive questions.
Iris shut down the other questions, not hiding her cold displeasure at Wei Lan. Fortunately (and surprisingly), Wei Lan was very nice and didn’t push for Jin Liwei to answer her other questions.
Jin Liwei answered the basic questions. It was only then that Wei Lan finally realized who he was. Her eyes widened in shock, as she looked at him like he had suddenly transformed into a king right in front of her eyes.
"Y-you’re Jin Liwei?! That Jin Liwei, head of Jin Corporation?!"
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"Yes, Madam. I am indeed Jin Liwei of Jin Corporation," Jin Liwei confirmed in a calm tone. "And I’m going to marry your daughter."
Iris tightened her arm around his waist while focusing all of her attention on observing Wei Lan’s reaction.
Wei Lan blanked out for a few moments, as she stared at Jin Liwei and Iris together. Her brain couldn’t seem to immediately process the idea that her daughter was engaged to the most powerful man in the country’s business world of his generation. Although younger, Jin Liweiwas certainly wealthier, more powerful and influential than her ex-husband, Long Tengfei.
But this was Wei Lan. Her opportunistic nature allowed her to recover her senses fairly quickly. After the initial shock and disbelief, pride and elation immediately filled her.
Her daughter was really her child! She already knew that her daughter would be able to marry well because Iris inherited her beauty. However, even Wei Lan never expected that her daughter would marry the most eligible bachelor in the country. Her daughter had done extremely well—even better than Wei Lan herself—in choosing the best husband.
A glint of avarice flashed in Wei Lan’s eyes.
Then a peculiar thing happened.
Realizing the direction of her thoughts, Wei Lan visibly paused and even faintly shook her head, as if forcing the avarice out of her.
Afterwards, Wei Lan expressed her excitement at learning that the two were engaged. She congratulated them and gushed about such a perfect match. Everything that came out of her mouth were all very nice and warm words. Although her voice was still annoying, she didn’t seem like she was faking her well wishes to the couple. If she was acting, then she was an excellent actress—better than Iris, at least.
Iris, who had been closely observing Wei Lan, saw all the changes in her expression. She caught the earlier glint of avarice in the woman’s eyes before it either disappeared or was covered up. Iris felt extremely curious and confused at this new Wei Lan.
However, Iris remained vigilant. Perhaps Wei Lan was just presenting a good impression to Jin Liwei because they were meeting for the first time. Iris was expecting that Wei Lan would revert to her usual self and start requesting some mother-in-law perks from Jin Liwei, like borrowing his yacht or private plane, for example.
Inside Iris, there was a mixture of different emotions.
There was a longing for Wei Lan to become the mother figure that she craved, especially this nice Wei Lan. At the same time, there was also apprehension that this good change wouldn’t last, that Wei Lan would continue being the opportunistic woman that she was, even to her own daughter.
And finally, there was indifference. It was an almost dismissive attitude towards the woman whom Iris didn’t really have much of a relationship with, except for the occasional communication whenever Wei Lan had the whim to contact her daughter.
Even to the original Iris, Wei Lan wasn’t much of a mother. Now that the current Iris was a different soul, the blood connection didn’t really apply to them anymore. The current Iris was just being respectful to the previous’ Iris’ parent-child connection with Wei Lan, just like how she handled her relationship with Long Tengfei after waking up in this new body.
All of these different emotions were a result of the remnant fusing with her. The fusion had greatly slowed down lately but it had already reached around 90% completion. Despite this, 90% was already enough to completely change Iris’ overall personality.
She had become a bit more emotional and empathetic and also much better at reading other people. Her range of emotions definitely widened, but she attributed this as the effect of falling in love with Jin Liwei and having the freedom to experience new things. Even now, she had no idea that the remnant was permanently changing her from deep inside.
But because the remnant opted for a fusion instead of an aggressive takeover, she still retained her original calm and logical personality as Evelina. It was just not as extreme as before. At least, she didn’t act like a cold robot anymore.
These two conflicting personalities were balancing each other out. They were melding into one personality, instead of remaining as two separate ones. However, there was still the remaining 10% that hadn’t fused yet.
Back to the present,Iris requested for Wei Lan not to divulge the truth to anyone else.
"Mother, we’re keeping our relationship a secret for now. We want to be the ones to announce it to the public."
"Don’t worry, honey. Mother understands. My mouth is zipped," Wei Lan promised.
Despite this, Iris was already anticipating that a leak would somehow occur because Wei Lan was a known gossip. She was already mentally making other contingency plans if Wei Lan couldn’t keep her mouth zipped like she promised. Iris wanted the official announcement to be special, but if others discovered the truth before that, then she would just announce it earlier than she planned.
After the future in-laws met, Iris introduced the rest of the group next.
Wei Lan already knew Dom, so she was nice and warm in meeting his sister, Clover. Then Iris introduced Jiang Ying Yue and Little Jun next, describing the mother and son as her friend and godson.
"Little Jun, come here. This is Grandmother Wei Lan. She’s my mother," Iris explained to the toddler, as she carried him again.
Little Jun looked confused by her explanation. He hugged Iris’ neck tightly while staring at the unfamiliar woman.
"Oh! Grandmother! ME, a grandmother?!" Wei Lan clutched her chest in horror. "Tell the child to call me Auntie. No, better yet tell him to call me Big Sister."
"Don’t be ridiculous, Mother. What Auntie? What Big Sister? Little Jun is my godson, so of course you’re his grandmother. He also calls Liwei’s mother as Grandma, so it’s only natural that he should call you Grandmother as well," Iris told her in a no-nonsense tone.
Jin Liwei took the toddler from Iris, telling him, "This is your Grandma Wei Lan. She’s your Mama’s mama."
"Amma Weiyan?" Little Jun asked.
"En. Grandma Wei Lan," Jin Liwei replied with a nod. Then he looked at Wei Lan and asked, "Madam, would you like to hold him?"
"Oh goooooodness, no!" She looked horrified. "The last time I held a child was two decades ago when Xiulan was still a baaaaabyyyy. I’ve already forgotten how. What if I drop him?"
Nobody insisted on letting her carry Little Jun. What if she really dropped him?
"But he’s sooooo cute~" Wei Lan gently poked Little Jun’s cheek with a manicured finger. Fortunately, she wasn’t wearing any long nails.
The poke made Little Jun giggle. It seemed that his innate charm worked even on Wei Lan because the woman was soon cooing at the toddler.
"Honeeeey, why does this child look a little like you?" Wei Lan asked. "Don’t tell me that he’s reeeeaaally your child with dear Liwei? Oh, my goooooodness! If that’s the case, then wouldn’t that make me a real GRANDMOTHER?!"
"No, Mother. Little Jun is not my child. But it’s true that he resembles me a little because we are blood-related. He’s actually Elder Brother Hui’s son with Ying Yue, so that makes him my biological nephew," Iris explained to her.
"What?"
Wei Lan instantly turned cold and stopped interacting with Little Jun.
Seeing the abrupt change in her expression, Iris’ eyes also turned cold. She stepped in front of Jin Liwei carrying Little Jun in a protective manner. Jiang Ying Yue and the others also went into protective mode. Even the two cats joined in.
Popcorn looked alert, while Ice Cream was openly hostile. The big grey cat hissed loudly at Wei Lan and even bared her trimmed claws in a threatening manner.
"Mother, both Little Jun and Ying Yue are members of my family with Liwei. This household is their home, and everyone here knows to treat them with respect like how they treat Liwei and me," Iris told Wei Lan in a cold voice.
The rest of her words—
"They have more right to be here than you."
—weren’t said out loud, but Wei Lan understood Iris’ indirect warning.
Wei Lan pursed her lips at everyone’s protectiveness.
As for Iris and the others, they waited with bated breath for Wei Lan’s next actions. Would she start creating trouble?
Iris’ eyes turned even colder at the thought. If Wei Lan dared to do that, she would immediately kick her out.
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Wei Lan closed her eyes and took a few deep breaths. Her struggle in controlling herself was obvious to the others. When she opened her eyes, her cold expression became warm and nice again. However, she looked past Little Jun and Jiang Ying Yue as if she could no longer see the two of them.
"I see. So that’s how it is. I understand, honey. There’s noooooo need to be so uptight. I absolutely don’t like your father’ other children and anyone or anything related to them, but since you’re close to this friend and godson of yours, then they must at least bedecent people," Wei Lan said.
Then she finally glanced at Little Jun and Jiang Ying Yue again. Her eyes may not be very warm, but at least they weren’t cold anymore. Then she turned to Iris again.
"Mother will be good, honey. Don’t worry," she tried to assure Iris.
The atmosphere eased after that. However, everyone still remained vigilant and protective of Little Jun and Jiang Ying Yue.
As for Iris, her confusion and curiosity at this new Wei Lan only deepened even more. Since when was the woman able to control her emotions so well? If this was before, Wei Lan would’ve already exploded and spewed hatred on Jiang Ying Yue and Little Jun because of their connection to Long Hui.
Iris continued to observe Wei Lan, trying to detect whether the woman was really genuine or was just faking this positive personality change. However, Iris still wasn’t that great in accurately reading other people’s emotions.
Shortly after, Yi Mei called everyone to the dining room for dinner. All of the household staff acted stiff and formal, totally unlike their usual comfortable and relaxed behaviour when it was just them at home. They were especially cautious around Wei Lan.
Iris sighed seeing her staff like this. It was also making her uncomfortable watching them act so unnatural and unlike their usual selves. They reminded her of Jin Liwei’s staff at the mansion when she first started living there. They were almost like robots.
She was already doubting her decision in allowing Wei Lan to stay at the penthouse for an indefinite period of time. But so far, the woman was being good like she just promised. Only time would tell if Wei Lan would be able to keep this up.
During dinner, the atmosphere was a little awkward. It was mostly just Wei Lan and Iris talking, while the rest ate in silence, only speaking when directly addressed to by either Wei Lan or Iris. Of course, Jin Liwei also talked because Wei Lan was very interested in him.
Wei Lan asked the couple a lot of questions about their relationship. She also didn’t forget to admire Iris’ beautiful engagement ring, even asking if she could try it on herself. However, Iris rejected the idea. Wei Lan just laughed the matter off, as if she wasn’t even serious about it.
Perhaps after getting bored of Iris and Jin Liwei’s love story, Wei Lan started talking about her own love story instead.
"I was in France attending fashion shows and doing my seasonal shopping at my favourite luxury designer boutiques when I decided on a whim to visit Spain—to shop some more, of course! Then I met this tall and handsome Spanish vizconde—that’s a viscount, I was told. He started courting me right away but I ignored him because I had bad experiences with people from nobilities. Do you have any idea how much grief the Looooong clan gave me when I was still married to your father? Oh, the horror of it all!"
Wei Lan’s face twisted into a disgusted expression before she quickly smoothed it out. It wasn’t because she was trying to be nice again but because she didn’t want her face to become too expressive for fear of wrinkles. She continued her story.
"Well, at least the vizconde is an official noble up to this day, unlike the Longs who still act all high and mighty when they aren’t really nobility anymore! What’s more, the vizconde is the mooooost humble, kind, gentle and generous person that I’ve ever met in my entiiiiiiiire life! He was also very patient and continued to court me. It was only a matter of time before he was able to make me completely and hopelessly in loooooooooove with him!
"Oh honey, I never imagined that I would ever fall in love so deeeeeeeply like this! I never hid the fact that I didn’t love your father or my other lovers that much, but this time, I really love my new husband! Oh! My heart is beating sooooooo fast just remembering him. I’m already starting to miss him sooooooo much!" Wei Lan gushed while clutching her chest with her manicured hands.
And indeed, even with her make-up on, the others could see that she was blushing.
"Madam—" Jin Liwei began to speak but was quickly interrupted by Wei Lan.
"Dear Liwei, call me Mother from now on! Madam is too formal! You’re going to be my only daughter’s husband so we’re family now!"
Jin Liwei hesitated.
Wei Lan pouted. "Fine. You can call me Auntie for now. But I hope that you get used to calling me Mother soon!"
This time, he was more agreeable. "I understand, Aunt Wei Lan."
Wei Lan looked absolutely pleased at hearing his new form of address of her. She smiled so brightly that it lit up her whole face. Dom and the others gasped at her beauty (except for Jin Liwei who still thought that his baby girl had the best smile in the world). Now they knew where Iris got her stunning, photogenic smile.
Jin Liwei was unaffected by the smile, so he continued what he was going to say earlier before he was interrupted.
"Aunt Wei Lan, you say that your new husband is a viscount. Since you’re now married, doesn’t that make you a viscountess?"
Wei Lan giggled. "Yes, I’m officially a vizcondesa now. Specifically, I’m the Viscountess of Castillo de Estrellas, an official member of the Spanish nobility."
Then she suddenly paused, remembering something, before throwing her head back and laughing out loud.
Everyone looked at her, unsure of what was going on with her. They thought that perhaps she finally lost all of her marbles and had gone cuckoo in the head.
"Mother, get a hold of yourself," Iris told her in stern voice. "You’re scaring my godson."
Indeed, Little Jun’s face was now buried deeply between his mother’s breasts. Soft whimpers could be heard from him. However, he didn’t cry loudly this time.
"Oh! Excuse me...ahahaha!" Wei Lan tried to control her laughter while wiping tears from her eyes. (The tears were from laughing too much.) "I’m just amazed at how destiny works, honey~ Your father’s clan, they’re all so proud of their noble roots, even though they don’t hold any official title anymore. I suffered sooooooo much insults from the elders and the relatives while I was still married to your father. They constantly rubbed it in my face that I was just a lowly model and would never be on the same level as your father.
"But look at me now! Aren’t I a viscountess? Aren’t I a member of nobility with an official title? I dare them to call me lowly again with my current status! And you, my beloved only daughter who’s as beeeeaaaauuuutiful as ME—aren’t you the daughter of a viscountess now? Is this what they call karma or what? I dare those Longs look down on us mother and daughter again! Ahahaha!"
Wei Lan continued to laugh as if she heard the funniest joke in the world.
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