Chapter 731 - Double The Blessings
Not wasting any time in thinking deeply about it, Jin Liwei kissed his baby girl on the lips and swallowed whatever weird grievance she had about him which, by the way, he was sure he didn't do. She only froze for about a second in surprise before melting in his arms. He felt her sigh in satisfaction inside his mouth, prompting him to double, no, triple his efforts. The goal was to kiss her brains out until she forgot what she was crying about.
And lo and behold!
It worked!
Hallelujah!
There was a sweet smile on her lips when the kiss ended. Then she laid her head on his chest and cuddled with him. If she were a cat, Jin Liwei had no doubt in mind that she would be purring by now. Despite this, he didn't immediately relax. He was already learning quickly that mood swings came out of nowhere and smacked one in the face with vengeance when one least expected it. With a tense body, he sat still and waited for her to go off another weird tangent about an imaginary fault of his.
One minute...
Two minutes...
She took a deep inhale of his scent, closed her eyes with a satisfied expression, and went to sleep. It was only when her breathing became deep and regular that Jin Liwei released a huge sigh of relief.
It was a crude method but kissing her brains out to shut her up seemed very effective. This time, at least. His lips curved up when he thought about it.
He looked down at her beautiful sleeping face and his smile deepened. Even though she almost drove him crazy with her wild mood swings in less than 24 hours, he couldn't help but love her even more. His gaze dropped from her face down her body. Unable to stop himself, he reached out a hand and touched her still flat belly. His babies were inside there.
Holy. Shit.
He was going to be a father!
Unlike her, there wasn't an ounce of apprehension in him at the thought of becoming a parent. On the contrary, he felt extremely excited. He couldn't wait until his babies were born. He was looking forward to meeting them and learning if they looked more like him or her or maybe a mixture both.
His mind became filled with this kind of wonderful thoughts and somewhat numbed the deep, throbbing pain of his injuries. Dropping a kiss on his baby girl's forehead, his eyes drooped close and he began sleeping as well.
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Dragon Palace Home #10.
Later that evening, Iris and Jin Liwei retired to their bedroom. Today was like a roller coaster ride for both of them—physically, emotionally and mentally. Despite the bone-deep tired feeling weighing down on them, there was a lively excitement thrumming deep within themselves which gave them enough energy for a smile.
Iris led Jin Liwei to the bathroom and looked at him with wide eyes filled with wonder. "Twins, darling. We're going to have twins!"
"En." He reached out and tucked a lock of long hair behind her ear. "Twins mean double the blessings."
She nodded which made him smile. He studied her expression and was glad to see no signs of fear anymore. Wonder and excitement lit up her face instead. This was good. He hoped that she would feel this way everyday so that she could forget all about her fear of becoming a bad mother. [This novel is a contracted work with W e b n o v e l . c o m (remove spaces). If you're not reading this chapter on W e b n o v e l, it has been stolen. It's very discouraging to see thieves profitting from my hard work. Please read this novel on W e b n o v e l. Thank you! -Arria Cross]
"Darling, your sperm...they're too dangerous," she said which made him raise an eyebrow. "It was only that one time that your condom broke but here I am now, pregnant. And with twins to boot!"
He chuckled. "Second Brother said that it only takes one strong swimmer, or maybe in our case, two strong swimmers to accomplish the job. And tell me, who was it again who secretly hired a nutritionist and colluded with the chef since the summer to change my diet in order to improve the taste, quality and volume of my semen?"
A lovely giggle flowed out of her upturned lips, sounding like the tinkling of crystal bells echoing inside the bathroom. The pregnancy glow made her bloom like the most beautiful flower. It distracted him.
"You look stunning," he told her.
"Thank you." Her smile became brighter. "And you..." Her smile faltered. "You look awful, darling."
He could only sigh at her honesty. It wasn't like he was fishing for compliments from her, but did she need to be so honest especially when the atmosphere just now was so nice and romantic? He grunted in regret at the lost romantic atmosphere. Then he began carefully taking off his clothes.
"Don't move. I'll do it." She took over in unbuttoning his shirt.
After taking all of his clothes except his boxers, she began removing the tight bandages wrapped mainly around his torso. Her movements were slow, cautious, and very gentle.
Iris gasped in horror when his skin was revealed after the bandages were taken off. His entire back down to his posterior hips and thighs were covered with large, ugly and swollen bruises.
"Li-liwei...this," she choked and started trembling, her pain-filled eyes roving all over his bruised back.
He was about to turn around and face her but she stopped him. "Stay still! You must be hurting so much right now. Please don't make any unnecessary movements. How did you survive sitting in the car on our way home? Oh no! I shouldn't have slept on your chest and put my weight on you. Why didn't you tell me? I didn't expect your bruises to look this terrible!"
"Love, listen to me." He turned around and faced her despite her protests. Then he held her shoulders firmly, forcing her to pay attention to him. "They look worse than they feel."
She shook her head.
"Trust me," he said.
"Are they hurting now? Don't lie to me!"
He hesitated before sighing. "Yeah."
"Wait here. I'll get your medicine." She was already speeding off out of the bathroom before he could reply.
"Xiulan, don't run! You're pregnant!"
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Chapter 732 - Mutual Promise
Thankfully, Iris stopped running and slowed down after Jin Liwei's shouted warning. Otherwise, he felt like his heart would stop if she tripped and hurt herself and their babies inside her. She returned to the bathroom soon after carrying a paper bag containing all his medicines. Then she took a medicated gel and started applying it all over his bruises.
Even though she was already extra careful in her application, he still had to stop himself from hissing in pain. His whole body was rigid, his expression like cold stone.
"Does it hurt?" she asked in a small, worried voice.
He could only grunt for now because if he opened his mouth, there was no guarantee that he wouldn't curse from the pain.
"Endure it for now, darling. I'll be as quick as I can. Then I'll help you get ready for bed, okay?"
Indeed, she did her best to be as quick and as light of hand as she could, but his sudden sharp inhalations now and then indicated how painful his injuries were. When she was done applying the gel, her eyes were filled with unshed tears.
Both of them were silent as she helped clean the uninjured parts of his body with a warm, wet hand towel. Then she tucked him in bed before returning to the bathroom to clean herself as well.
He was lying on his stomach when she returned to bed wearing a rather modest night dress. As for him, he was wearing pyjama pants but with no shirt on to allow his back injuries to breathe and also to prevent the cloth from hurting him if he moved while sleeping. It was the first time in a long while that they wore clothes in bed. They usually slept naked in recent weeks to make it easier for them to have morning sex the next day. [This novel is a contracted work with W e b n o v e l . c o m (remove spaces). If you're not reading this chapter on W e b n o v e l, it has been stolen. It's very discouraging to see thieves profitting from my hard work. Please read this novel on W e b n o v e l. Thank you! -Arria Cross]
This time, however, they had to abstain from sex as advised by Wang Yingjie, hence why they were wearing clothes tonight. It would help minimize the temptation.
Iris leaned down and kissed Jin Liwei on the lips. "Good night, darling."
"Good night, love."
She continued staring at his face.
"Hm? Why aren't you lying down yet? Come on, love. Let's sleep." He reached over and tried to pull her down on the bed but she resisted, taking his hand instead and kissing it. Then he panicked when her lips trembled and tears started streaming down her face. "What's wrong?!"
"Liwei...this must not happen to you again. You can't be injured like this anymore."
He tried sitting up but she gently pushed him back down.
"Don't get up," she said. "Just please listen to me."
"Alright. I'm listening. Don't cry, love. I can't take it when you cry."
"I can't stop myself from crying!" Annoyance was clear in her expression as she wiped her tears but it was all futile because they just kept on flowing down her face.
"Take deep breaths," he said in his calmest voice, trying to lead her out of her agitated state. His almost drained energy couldn't handle another mood swing tonight. "Now tell me what you want to say. Take your time, love. I'm right here listening."
"You must be extra careful from now on," she said, her voice shaky. "I'm pregnant now, Liwei. You can't...you can't die! I was so frightened when I heard that you had an accident. I already told you that I don't want to be a widow but I don't want to become a single mother even more! Our babies need their father. I also need you, Liwei. You c-can't leave me...can't leave us. I won't allow you!"
He rose from the bed and pulled her in a tight embrace despite her protests. Her words triggered hard determination to fill his entire being and awakened a different level of protectiveness within him not only towards her and their family but also to himself. Indeed, she was right. He was now going to be a father. Now that she was pregnant, the responsibility on his shoulders just got heavier but in a good way. He would take this kind of responsibility anytime. Thus, he needed to ensure that he was alive and well in order to fulfill his responsibilities as a husband and father.
"Promise me that you'll always be careful," she cried. "That you won't leave me and our children. Promise me, Liwei!"
He held her face between his hands and looked at her with a solemn expression. "I promise."
She looked relieved after he said this.
"Now you know how I feel whenever something dangerous happens to you," he said. "So you also have to promise me to be careful. You're pregnant now, Xiulan."
She nodded.
"Say it."
"I promise," she said.
"Good." He gave a firm peck on her lips. "Now let's sleep."
They lay down together on the bed—he, on his stomach, and she, on her side sticking close to him while being careful not to touch his injuries.
Iris was the first one to fall asleep. Jin Liwei waited for a few minutes to make sure that she wouldn't wake up before calling for Ketchup.
"Meow~ Hi Daddy," Ketchup's child voice whispered in the room.
Jin Liwei asked her for updates regarding the investigation done on the accident at the construction site.
"Oh, Ketchup already finished investigating! Mommy gave me a head start before she rushed to the hospital to see Daddy. Ketchup planned on reporting to Daddy tomorrow morning but since Daddy is asking, Ketchup will report everything now! Meow~"
The white cat AI revealed that it was a case of negligence in the part of the foreman and the colleague he left the task of checking the bundles of pipes in his place before leaving to go to the toilet.
"After Ketchup anonymously blackmailed—ahem, persuadedthem, the two workers immediately confessed and apologized to the project managers this afternoon but they didn't report to Daddy yet because they knew that Daddy and Tian Tian were still being treated in the hospital that time. Like the cute and mighty Ketchup, they are also planning to report everything to Daddy tomorrow. Meow~"
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Chapter 733 - Scary Mommy
Jin Liwei released a relieved breath after hearing the investigation results. Thank goodness that the accident wasn't premeditated to specifically harm him. He didn't want to stress his pregnant woman anymore than she already was right now. As soon as the relief came, however, it was replaced by cold-heartedness.
"What does Daddy want to do next? Meow~" Ketchup purred, eager to jump into action.
He thought carefully for a few moments. His emotional conversation with his baby girl just before she fell asleep played constantly inside his mind. She had been tearful, almost hysterical, while telling him that he couldn't allow himself to be placed in a harmful situation ever again. He couldn't die and leave her to be a widow and their children orphans so soon. She and their children—their entire family—should always be his number one priority. And that also meant ensuring his own safety at all times.
There was no denying that ever since he fell crazily in love with his baby girl and they got together, his own personality had mellowed quite a lot. He wasn't as ruthless as before compared to when he was still single. The people close to him certainly noticed the change and so did his colleagues and employees at Jin Corporation. He wasn't against this change in him because he had never felt so alive as he did right now with the woman he loved.
But after everything that happened today, he realized that allowing himself to mellow too much wasn't a good thing. Some of his old ruthlessness was still needed in his life especially in protecting his beloved family and himself. [This novel is a contracted work with W e b n o v e l . c o m (remove spaces). If you're not reading this chapter on W e b n o v e l, it has been stolen. It's very discouraging to see thieves profitting from my hard work. Please read this novel on W e b n o v e l. Thank you! -Arria Cross]
If this was before his eye-opening conversation with his baby girl, he probably would just issue a reprimand to the ones at fault in the accident at the construction site, perhaps retrain them in security protocols for a few weeks, and then send them to work in other smaller construction projects for less pay for a set period of time. This was the type of merciful punishment the new and mellower Jin Liwei who was so in love with his fiancée would have given.
But now?
No way.
He decided that he needed to be thoroughly merciless in this case. After all, if he wasn't so lucky and the pipes cracked his head instead of just bruising his back, he would have died and those workers would be charged with murder. Then his pregnant woman would become a widow before they even tied the knot in marriage and his human children would become orphans before they were even born. His heart froze as these thoughts appeared in his mind.
With a hard expression, he finally gave instructions to Ketchup on what to do next. "Use my name to inform the project managers to fire the foreman and the other worker. Give the two their final pay according to their work contracts. As for the ones who transported the pipes when the foreman was absent, their pay would also be deducted by 30%. In addition, I want everyone working in that construction project to undergo a mandatory safety protocol course again including the leaders and the medical personnel. Nobody is exempt. If someone misses even a day of training, fire that person immediately. There are many capable people to replace them."
This punishment had enough balance of mercy and ruthlessness. He didn't need to be inhumane but neither would he be too lenient.
"Aye aye, Daddy! Ketchup is on it! Meow~"
"Now that I think about it, inform my fellow executives to make everyone working in all Jin Corporation construction projects domestically and abroad to undergo a more intensive course in safety protocols. Accidents like this must not happen again."
"Okie dokie, Daddy! Ketchup will do as instructed. Meow~"
"Good. That's all, Ketchup."
"Okay—oh wait, Daddy! Meow! Ketchup still has something to say!"
Jin Liwei raised an eyebrow. "What is it?"
"When Mommy was on her way to see Daddy in the hospital earlier today, she was really mad, like fuming mad! Ketchup hasn't finished investigating that time so we didn't know yet who were the real culprits in Daddy's accident. The cute and mighty Ketchup felt a little scared of Mommy because she was crying so hard and being furious at the same time. Ketchup had never seen such a scary expression on Mommy's face before. Wuwuwu! So scary! And then Mommy said that when she finds out who hurt Daddy, she would personally beat them all up and send them straight to hell. This is what Ketchup wanted to tell Daddy. Good night, Daddy! Sweet dreams! Mwah mwah tsup tsup! Meow~"
Ketchup left before he could reply. He didn't call her back to let her work on her assigned tasks. If he allowed her to think even for a second that he was available to idly chat, then she would immediately run her mouth and never stop gossiping about all kinds of things, most of them he didn't care about. The cat AI was an expert in finding entertainment both in the real world and in cyberspace, a trait largely inherited from Dominic. Good thing that she had become much more obedient and less reckless after her mother rebooted her. If not, then he and his baby girl would really have their hands full, especially now that they were expecting an addition of twins to their family in a few months.
Thinking about what Ketchup said, he believed all of it. He looked at his sleeping baby girl's face beside him. She looked very peaceful, like a beautiful, gentle angel right now. But he had no doubt that she raged like an avenging demoness while on her way to see him at the hospital earlier today. She would have looked scary but still very beautiful.
He caressed her hair, careful not to wake her up. "Don't stress yourself out about the accident anymore. Leave everything for your husband to handle. Just focus on taking care of yourself and our babies inside you. Good night. I love you so much."
His eyes closed and he followed her to sleep.
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Chapter 734 - Paranoid
In the next few days, Iris had Dom reduce her workload so that she could stay at home and take care of Jin Liwei. Not that he needed a lot of taking care of. His injuries hurt a lot like a son of a bitch especially in the first few days but his meds helped manage the pain intensity to a tolerable level. Except for being careful in his movements so as not to aggravate his injuries, he was still fully capable of living his normal life.
The only problem was that Iris had become quite paranoid about his safety ever since his accident. Perhaps it was the fear of losing him or hormonal changes due to her pregnancy or maybe a combination of both but she had become much moreclingy to him.
She watched over him like a hawk and followed him around wherever he went. It was similar to how Jin Liwei acted when she got injured in the bomb incident. Unlike him, however, she was acting too unreasonable that even Jin Liwei who loved her more than the world couldn't allow her to do everything she wanted.
It came to a point that he had to secretly rally her friends to dissuade her from making him wear a helmet and bulletproof vest every second of the day inside their own home.
The girl squad visited them at the mansion late afternoon weekend. Even Meimei who was always busy working on her popular webtoon came and almost turned to ashes from being exposed to the sunlight for the first time in a long while.
They congregated in the living room of Iris and Jin Liwei's suite because she didn't want him tiring himself from walking too far to the other areas in the mansion where they usually entertained guests. When Chen Fei and Meimei heard that Iris wanted to make Jin Liwei wear a helmet and bulletproof vest inside their home, they laughed so hard that their stomachs hurt.
"My God, Xiulan! This is the first time I laughed this hard ever since you started working me like a dog for Orchidia Beauty, you bitch." Chen Fei doubled over on her seat and continued laughing loudly.
It was the same for Meimei who looked like a zombie, only her laughter sounded like a last dying wheeze that couldn't get out of her throat. "Sorry, Xiulan. I know I shouldn't be laughing but I can't help it because you're being so funny!"
Iris refused to look at them but it was clear in her expression that she was sulking. Seeing her like this, Jin Liwei became unhappy as well. If he knew that these two would laugh at his baby girl so much, he wouldn't have invited them over.
Dom walked over and pinched both Meimei and Chen Fei, even adding a twist until they stopped laughing and began howling in pain instead.
"Ouch! Dom, you bitch. You wanna fight?!"
"Twin bro, stop!"
"Hmph!" Dom let them go but not before glaring and curling his lips at them. "If you two weren't my friends, my gorgeous self would've already kicked your mean asses out of here with my new steel-toed, high-heeled boots!"
Compared to the two laughing women, Long Jinjing was more compassionate. She threw a pointed look at the two. "Please stop laughing, especially you, Xiao Fei. Brother-in-Law Liwei got hurt in an accident just a few days ago, so of course Little Sister Xiulan will feel extra worried right now."
"That's right!" Dom chimed in. "Boss even fainted when she saw sir boss in the hospital!"
The three women all looked shocked upon hearing this. Chen Fei and Meimei both lost any desire to continue laughing and finally began to behave. They turned their contrite expressions at Iris but unfortunately, she still refused to even look at the two of them. [This novel is a contracted work with W e b n o v e l . c o m (remove spaces). If you're not reading this chapter on W e b n o v e l, it has been stolen. It's very discouraging to see thieves profitting from my hard work. Please read this novel on W e b n o v e l. Thank you! -Arria Cross]
"Little Sister, you fainted?" Long Jinjing asked, her tone full of worry. "How are you feeling now?"
"I'm fine," Iris said but didn't offer any additional explanation.
Although they were her friends, she didn't want to tell anyone outside their household that she was pregnant just yet. She and Jin Liwei already talked about it and decided that they would only announce her pregnancy to their relatives and friends after she reached her second trimester when the babies had become stable inside her womb. Everyone in their household knew, of course, including Dom and Jiang Ying Yue but they were deeply loyal to her and Jin Liwei and wouldn't blab about her pregnancy to others without consent.
Based on Dom's suspicious actions of avoiding their gazes and diverting the conversation to another topic, Meimei, Long Jinjing and Chen Fei could feel that something important must have happened. However, the three could only stifle their curiosity for now and wait until Iris was ready to tell them.
They couldn't make themselves ask her right now because of Jin Liwei's heavy, glacial look of warning. It felt like if they upset Iris today, he would forget that they were her friends and then torture them in cold blood.
What the heck was this? They thought that it was Iris who was acting unreasonably paranoid and overprotective of Jin Liwei because he got hurt in an accident. It was the reason why they came over to help dissuade her from forcing her ridiculous safety ideas on her fiancé.
But the scene playing in front of their eyes showed a different story. It seemed like Jin Liwei was the one who had become many times more protective of Iris than he already was before. It was making them more curious about what really happened.
Their conversation was interrupted when Jiang Ying Yue finally arrived to join them. She couldn't come earlier because Little Jun was apparently having a tantrum and she had to calm her son first.
"What happened?" Iris asked after hearing about her godson. It was very rare for the child to throw tantrums.
Jiang Ying Yue looked like she had a headache. "He wants his dada."
Everyone froze. Iris squeezed Jin Liwei's hand hard as she battled the suddenly raging emotions inside her.
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Chapter 735 - Long Hui's Reques
Jiang Ying Yue told them that Long Hui video-called to talk to his son, Little Jun, because he was going to leave to the north in a few days and would be staying there until the year was over. He would only be returning next year.
"Hui...Long Hui said that he heard that the signal at the place where he'll be staying is terrible so he might not be able to call our son as often as he wants."
Iris nodded because she already knew about it. Long Jian told her during the Long Industries' party that part of Long Hui's punishment was to send him to a tiny, rural branch up north. What with Jin Liwei's accident and learning about her pregnancy, Long Hui had slipped out of her mind these past few days. But he just had to pop up right now and cause her blood to boil.
"The spineless scoundrel!" Chen Fei mock-punched her other hand's palm while her face contorted in anger. "How dare he upset our dear Little Jun and cause our baby boy to have a tantrum? I'm gonna kick that man's balls the next time I see that son of a bitch."
"But Eldest Brother Hui is Little Jun's father," Long Jinjing whispered in a sad voice. "He has every right to talk to his own son."
"I'll never deprive Hui...Long Hui of his rights as my son's father," Jiang Ying Yue said. "Even if our relationship didn't work out in the end, I know that he loves our son very much. I'll never stop him from forging a close relationship with our son as long as he doesn't take Little Jun away from me. That's where I draw the line."
"Tell us exactly what happened," Jin Liwei said while wrapping an arm around Iris' shoulders to keep her calm because he could already sense her currently oversensitive emotions starting to destabilize again with the mere mention of Long Hui's name.
Jiang Ying Yue nodded and started telling them the details of what happened when Long Hui called. The two of them didn't speak much to each other, except for when talking about their son. They had been cold to one another. Jiang Ying Yue's role was mostly holding the phone for Little Jun so that the father and son could chat with each other.
"Thankfully, Long Hui didn't make any trouble or harassed me. He just focused on talking to our son. It was just that Little Jun is still very young with limited vocabulary so their talk wasn't about anything substantial. The two of them just mostly looked and smiled at each other."
Everyone relaxed a little after hearing that Long Hui didn't deliberately cause any trouble. Iris and Jin Liwei especially felt relieved because they had personal grudge against him.
"While Little Jun was distracted playing with a toy, Long Hui asked if he could see our son before he leaves for the north," Jiang Ying Yue said.
Iris narrowed her eyes and Jin Liwei had to tighten his arm around her, silently telling her to calm down. [This novel is a contracted work with W e b n o v e l . c o m (remove spaces). If you're not reading this chapter on W e b n o v e l, it has been stolen. It's very discouraging to see thieves profitting from my hard work. Please read this novel on W e b n o v e l. Thank you! -Arria Cross]
"How did you respond, Big Sis Yue?" Dom asked.
"Did you agree?" Meimei asked next.
"I told him that he's free to visit our son anytime. I won't stop him. But he must come either here at Dragon Palace or we'll arrange something at Gold Heights condo."
Chen Fei asked, "And? How did that son of a bitch respond?"
Long Jinjing grimaced. "Xiao Fei, could you tone your words down a bit?"
"Fine, whatever. I'm already used to you always being kind to others anyway, especially to your Long relatives even though most of them bullied you one way or another." Chen Fei threw a meaningful leer at Iris when she said this.
Iris raised an eyebrow but didn't respond. She wasn't the least bit affected by Chen Fei's insinuation because it wasn't actually her who bullied Long Jinjing in the past. It was the original owner of the body, not her.
"Let the past stay in the past, okay?" Meimei interrupted. "Xiulan and Jinjing's relationship is great now. Very great! There's no need to dwell on what happened in the past. Besides, aren't we talking about Big Sis Yue's matter right now? I want to know how she responded to Big Brother Hui's request. I don't want any more interruptions from any of you. Big Sis Yue, the stage is yours again."
Jiang Ying Yue smiled at her before continuing to speak. "Long Hui wasn't happy. I'm assuming that he doesn't want to step foot anywhere near Xiulan and Sir Liwei's territories. He wants to change the place of meeting but I refused. It's only here at Dragon Palace and Gold Heights that I feel comfortable letting him see our son. These two places are filled with people I trust and if something bad happens again like last time, I'm sure that my colleagues will be able to react more quickly and remove my son from the situation."
Jin Liwei nodded in approval. "I had my subordinates undergo extra training after that mess involving the three of you inside your Gold Heights unit. That will never happen again but in the off chance that it does, my subordinates will know how to react more quickly and handle it more effectively than the last time."
"Thank you, sir. I personally know how hard the training here is especially after joining your security team. It's many times harder than what I experienced in bodyguard academy."
"Actually, the new training regimen wasn't supposed to be that hard," Jin Liwei said in a wry tone. "The difficulty level increased so much only after Fifth Brother Zihao and his subordinates came and started staying here. I heard that watching his subordinates train ignited my subordinates' competitive spirit, so they requested to adapt some of Fifth Brother's unique training methods."
Dom fanned himself dramatically with his hands. "That's why Big Brother Boss' body became so big and so hot and so sexy! His training is insane! Ah, be still my maiden heart!"
"I know, right?" Meimei said next, her zombie-like eyes lighting up with life. "Those muscles are so yummylicious!"
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Chapter 736 - RiChapter Kid And Poor Artis
Dom and Meimei high-fived each other and started squealing together. They continued gushing about Lu Zihao's big, muscled body and his "sexy scars". On the other couch, Chen Fei elbowed Long Jinjing at the mention of Lu Zihao's name. Long Jinjing threw her an annoyed look as she rubbed her waist that was elbowed.
The other three watched their antics in amusement. Because of this light-hearted interlude in what was originally a serious conversation, Iris' unstable emotions due to Long Hui started to calm down a lot.
"Ying Yue, what happened next?" Iris asked when the four finally stopped horsing around.
"Long Hui didn't say if he's still going to see our son before he leaves," Jiang Ying Yue said. "But I have a feeling that he won't because I don't have any intention of changing the venue. He did say that he was going to send some presents for Little Jun before he leaves and maybe while he's up in the north. And of course, the child support will continue as agreed upon in court. The money will be deposited to Little Jun's account as usual and I'm not going to touch it until our son grows up."
Iris nodded. "Don't worry about Little Jun's money. Qiao Yu is helping manage it. He'll make sure that a part of it is invested properly so that it'll grow until Little Jun is mature and responsible enough to access it."
"Damn. Lucky kid." Chen Fei gave a dry laugh. "Investing a kid's money? Don't tell me that a toddler will soon become richer than I am, a COO?"
"That's possible," Jin Liwei said in a very serious tone.
"Fuck!" Chen Fei turned to Iris. "Bitch, I want a salary raise!"
Iris gave her a side-eye. "You want a raise? Talk to the CFO first. Even I have to strong-arm Big Sister Jinjing whenever I need her to release some money from our company budget to fund my new ideas. It isn't always easy because when it comes to Orchidia Beauty's money, she becomes like a fierce dragon protecting her treasure trove."
Chen Fei turned to Long Jinjing next, her face filled with expectation.
"No," Long Jinjing said before her best friend could even speak. "It hasn't even been a year yet since Orchidia Beauty launched. Giving salary raises shouldn't be our main priority right now. Our number one priority is to grow our company in the most sustainable way possible. We'll talk about salary raises when our company becomes truly stable. We haven't reached that point yet despite our brand's current explosive popularity. I'm especially concerned right now because Little Sister—I mean President Long insists on sending Alona back to Germany to work on opening our first international branch in Europe. I still think that it's too soon."
Iris switched to business mode. "There's no need for you to be concerned about, CFO Long. First, I didn't use our company's existing funds for the European expansion. I used my own money which, by the way, was the only way that I could get you all to agree to my idea. Second, Alona isn't working on it alone in Europe. She has the support of some of my business connections to make sure that she won't run into too many troubles."
The connections she was referring to were from Cross Academy's exclusive business network but she didn't tell them that. She was able to successfully have two of her companies accepted as official members of the exclusive business network some time ago—namely, Orchidia Beauty and Planet Monkey. Gold Heights wasn't eligible because it was already a successful business before Jin Liwei gifted it to her.
Jin Corporation was also a member because both Grandpa Lu and the late Grandpa Jin were Cross Academy alumni. If in the event that Grandpa Lu passed away in the future, Jin Corporation's membership would be reviewed by the exclusive business network's committee. However, Iris wasn't worried about it because she would soon become Jin Liwei's wife. Their marriage would officially combine their respective wealth together according to what they signed in their prenup agreement. Her status as a Cross Academy student and the wife of Jin Corporation's President-CEO would protect the company and prevent it from being kicked out of the exclusive business network in case of Grandpa Lu's death.
These thoughts flashed in Iris' mind before she returned to the present after a disgruntled Meimei interrupted their conversation. [This novel is a contracted work with W e b n o v e l . c o m (remove spaces). If you're not reading this chapter on W e b n o v e l, it has been stolen. It's very discouraging to see thieves profitting from my hard work. Please read this novel on W e b n o v e l. Thank you! -Arria Cross]
"Ugh! How did our conversation become business talk all of a sudden? Have mercy on this poor artist who doesn't understand what you're talking about with all those business terms! You sound like you're speaking in a foreign language to me."
Dom scoffed. "Twin sis, you're too much! You still dare call yourself a poor artist when your webtoon has been sitting in the number 1 spot for how many months now. Last time I heard, there's a plan for a live-action movie adaptation. Oh, right! Your merchandise products are also all sold out! How many zeroes does your bank balance have now? You must be rolling in dough!"
"Hehehe." Meimei became a little shy but she didn't deny anything Dom said. "Actually, my editor contacted me last night and told me that when my webtoon has enough chapters, it's guaranteed that they'll make an anime adaptation. I'm not sure though which one will come first, the live-action movie or the anime. The live-action movie has a lot of considerations and a big budget so nothing is set in stone for it yet. But the anime will surely be made. I'm so excited!"
Everyone congratulated Meimei's success. She thanked them until her eyes became moist.
She sniffled. "Look what you did to me. I'm getting so emotional now. I don't want to cry. How about we return to our original topic of conversation? Big Sis Yue, you said that Big Brother Hui didn't make any trouble or harassed you but why did Little Jun suddenly throw a tantrum if that's the case?"
The atmosphere turned serious once again and everyone looked at Jiang Ying Yue, waiting for her answer.
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Chapter 737 - Never Doubt Yourself
Jiang Ying Yue released a heavy sigh. Her usually stoic expression due to her bodyguard training cracked and revealed weariness. "Hui—I mean, Long Hui's call went pretty well. At least, that's what I think. The problem started when the video call ended and Little Jun couldn't see his dad's face on the phone anymore. My son started crying. Even I was surprised at how hard he was crying so I tried calling Long Hui again but I couldn't connect at all. Ketch—I mean, the uh, the nanny told me that Long Hui turned off, I mean, he must've turned off his phone right after the call. That's when Little Jun began throwing a tantrum. He was screaming 'dada, dada' at the top of his lungs."
"Our poor Junie boy!" Dom exclaimed.
The others revealed sympathetic expressions. [This novel is a contracted work with W e b n o v e l . c o m (remove spaces). If you're not reading this chapter on W e b n o v e l, it has been stolen. It's very discouraging to see thieves profitting from my hard work. Please read this novel on W e b n o v e l. Thank you! -Arria Cross]
"Why didn't you call us, Ying Yue?" Iris asked. "We could've helped you comfort Little Jun."
Jiang Ying Yue shook her head. "I didn't want to bother you because I know that you're filled with worry for Sir Liwei, especially right now that he's injured."
Iris frowned. "What are you talking about? You sound like a stranger. Little Jun is mine and Liwei's godson. He would never be a bother to us."
Jin Liwei nodded in agreement.
"Thank you," Jiang Ying Yue said and smiled warmly at them. "I know how much you all love and care for my son. I'm forever grateful to all of you." She didn't just look at Iris and Jin Liwei but the others as well. "But I really didn't want to bother you especially since our friends came over today. I didn't want to interrupt all of you with Little Jun's tantrum. Besides, I figured that as a mother, I'm still capable enough to calm my own son. I don't want to always depend on you. You already gave so much to us mother and son. You've given us such a wonderful, loving family and home. I know that if we ever need help, my son and I can always ask any of you for help."
"Damn right you can ask us for help," Chen Fei said in a domineering tone. "And you should! We don't have any use for such a stupid thing as shyness among us especially if we're having personal problems. If you don't ask us, your friends, for help when you need it the most, then you can watch me kick your ass!"
Meimei scoffed before snickering at Chen Fei. "You, kick Big Sis Yue's ass? Hah! You wish! Have you forgotten how strong she is? She can throw a man twice her size over her shoulders and you think you can kick her ass? Your puny ass doesn't stand a chance against her!"
"Meimei, you bitch! I dare you to say that again!" Chen Fei snarled and waved her fist. "And speak for yourself! Hmph! Although my ass is puny compared to Ying Yue's, at least I don't look like a skeleton unlike someone I know!"
"Alright, you two. That's enough." Long Jinjing interrupted the two women's increasingly caustic banter. Her voice was soft but firm. "There's no need to make fun of each other like children." She turned to Jiang Ying Yue. "Sorry about that, Ying Yue. Is Little Jun okay now?"
Jiang Ying Yue smiled at her. "Yes, he is. Thank goodness. He eventually got tired throwing a tantrum and fell asleep. His cat cousins are watching over him right now. The cats helped out a lot in calming him. Actually, a lot of the household staff came over to help me calm down my son. Even the chef tried bribing Little Jun with his favourite pudding."
That made everyone chuckle and the atmosphere lightened a great deal. Upon hearing the cats' role in calming down Little Jun, Dom puffed out his chest and preened like a proud mama, looking extremely proud of the cats for being such "responsible older cousins" as if he was the one who personally birthed them to this world.
"Little Jun throwing a tantrum just goes to show that we adults shouldn't underestimate a small child's sense of what's going on around them," Long Jinjing said, her voice sad. "They might not have a full understanding of the situation but they can still sense that something is off in their environment. In this case, Little Jun must have already sensed that he won't be seeing his father on a regular basis anymore and became upset. That's why he threw a rare tantrum."
Nobody replied to her but they all knew that she was right. Long Jinjing especially felt affected because she could relate to the situation on a personal level. She could see herself in Little Jun. They were both illegitimate children and didn't live with their fathers. Fortunately, Little Jun also had a kind, loving and devoted mother in Jiang Ying Yue, just like how Long Jinjing had her own mother, Sun Jingfei. Jiang Ying Yue would surely be able to raise and guide Little Jun into an upstanding individual despite their non-ideal family situation. Besides, the mother and son had all of them to assist them in whatever way they needed.
Watching all of these from her seat, Iris began to feel conflicted. She loved Little Jun and would do anything to protect him. Her heart ached knowing that the child was longing for Long Hui in an intrinsic way a child needed his father.
"Am I doing the right thing?" Her voice was a very soft whisper. The others didn't hear her but Jin Liwei did.
He instantly knew that she was referring to her current antagonism with Long Hui and their direct clash in the Longs' battle of succession.
"Never doubt yourself," he whispered directly to her ear. "Having a complete family with both a mother and father together is what society dictates as ideal, but it's not the best option for everyone. Not for many other people in the world and especially not for our godson."
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Chapter 738 - Don't Show Mercy
Jin Liwei's voice turned severe even as he maintained a soft tone while whispering directly to Iris' ear. "Remember how that man treated Jiang Ying Yue, how he accused her of cheating on him and having an affair with Eldest Brother Yehan, how he humiliated her and almost completely destroyed her reputation to the public eye when in fact, he was the one who cheated on her with that Mao woman who's now his new fiancée."
Iris clenched her hands into tight fists as his words reminded her of everything Long Hui did like it was just yesterday. Her tense fists on top of her lap wrinkled the skirt of her dress. She didn't notice her own actions but Jin Liwei did. He held one of her hands and gave it a gentle massage, trying to relax it, and then repeating it to the other hand.
"I don't want to make you upset by reminding you all of these, love," he whispered. "But I just want you to know that there's no need to feel bad for such an unremorseful person. He never said sorry. Not once. If he did, it's likely that Jiang Ying Yue would've given him another chance."
She nodded, knowing that Jiang Ying Yue probably would have done just that even if all of them disagreed.
"But he didn't," Jin Liwei continued. "His pride is more important than having a complete family with his woman and their child. I don't have any respect for that kind of man. And also, you should know that I personally can never forgive him for insulting you in front of me. You're my bottom line in everything, Xiulan. Nobody is allowed to bully my wife."
Despite the unpleasant topic, warmth filled Iris' insides after hearing his protective words towards her. Her body leaned closer to him while being careful not to hurt his injuries. [This novel is a contracted work with W e b n o v e l . c o m (remove spaces). If you're not reading this chapter on W e b n o v e l, it has been stolen. It's very discouraging to see thieves profitting from my hard work. Please read this novel on W e b n o v e l. Thank you! -Arria Cross]
He nuzzled her ear, his movements gentle yet his words couldn't be anything but domineering. "So don't show him mercy now just because our godson threw a tantrum for him. But even if you did and you decide to let him off, which I hope that you won't do, I'll continue this fight in your place instead because I can't, for the life of me, let that man off for the simple reason that he insulted you. Those might just be words that he said to you out of spite—though I doubt it because he looked like he meant them—but to me, his words wereno different from him pointing a gun at you and then shooting you repeatedly. Do you understand what I'm saying?"
Oh, she understood alright. She felt exactly the same way if another person insulted him in front of her.
"That's why I can't forgive him for how he wronged you, our godson and Jiang Ying Yue," he said. "Not until he gives a genuine apology to all of you, to us. But even then, we'll have to consider if it's too little, too late to accept his apology."
"Do you think he'll apologize?"
He curled his lip. "Honestly? No."
"What are you two lovebirds whispering to each other over there?" Meimei interrupted their quiet conversation.
Chen Fei rolled her eyes and crossed her arms over her chest. "Such a stupid question, Meimei. Look at how they're all over each other. I'm sure that they're just being lovey-dovey and shamelessly throwing dog food at us single dogs as usual. What else is new? Nothing!"
This triggered them to start bantering again. Iris shook her head, not at all interested in being the subject of their teasing, so she pulled Jin Liwei to their bedroom to reapply his pain gel all over his back. When they returned to their suite's living room, dinner was already being served.
"What's with tonight's menu?" Chen Fei wrinkled her nose in distaste. "Did you fire your usual chef? Does he think that he's feeding old people tonight? Why is everything so light and bland?"
"Xiao Fei, you're complaining too much," Long Jinjing said. "The food is fine. The dishes are simple yet I can tell that they're all very nutritious. Sorry about her, Little Sister and Brother-in-law. She doesn't mean to offend you."
Iris shrugged. "It's fine. Liwei and I are already used to her corrosive mouth."
"Pft!" Meimei almost sprayed a mouthful of soup.
"Corrosive mouth! Nice one, boss!" Dom gave double thumbs up to Iris before laughing at Chen Fei's face.
"Sir Liwei is currently injured so his food needs to be lighter and more nutritious than usual in order to help facilitate a speedy recovery," Jiang Ying Yue explained to the others but didn't mention that the dishes also considered Iris' recent oversensitivity to smells due to her pregnancy.
Iris threw a grateful smile at her.
Chen Fei grumbled under her breath about how they all didn't need to eat the same food as Jin Liwei. He could have his own special meal while they could eat the usual sumptuous dishes that they would usually have whenever they visited the mansion.
"My man is the master of this house, so what he eats, we all eat," Iris said in a final tone, effectively shutting up Chen Fei.
The atmosphere didn't stay awkward for too long with Dom and Meimei's presence. Lively chatter started flowing while they ate. In addition, Clover video-called Dom's phone and made their conversations even livelier.
"How's everything there in France?" Iris asked.
"I love studying about French perfumery! Boss, I think I found my real passion in life!" Clover's excitement was obvious in her voice.
Iris smiled. "That's good. Study well there, COO Chua."
Clover beamed and saluted. "Don't worry, President Long! Leave Liberté to me. I won't let you down!"
The call didn't last too long because Clover needed to attend her French language lessons. Professor Kalisha Schwarz helped arrange a private tutor for Clover in France as requested by Iris. The tutor was also serving as Clover's personal interpreter during her stay in France until she became proficient in the language and could communicate comfortably on her own.
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Chapter 739 Scaredy - Ca
After dinner, everyone chatted for a few minutes until they all noticed that Iris had fallen asleep on Jin Liwei's lap. He wanted to carry her himself to their bedroom but the others stopped him because of his injuries. Jiang Ying Yue stepped forward with the intention of carrying Iris herself but Dom blocked her way.
"Let me do it," Dom said while tapping his chest with his hand. "Big Sis Yue, I know that you're physically the strongest among us friends but as the only one who has a penis in our girl squad, I won't have any face left if I let a woman and a mother like you carry boss by yourself. I may be gorgeous and fabulous but I'm still a MAN!"
"Go, twin bro!" Meimei cheered.
Chen Fei scoffed. "Gorgeous and fabulous, says who?"
Dom flipped his nonexistent long hair over his shoulder. "Says the universe! It has been ordained since the beginning of time that I, Dominic Chua, shall be born GOR-GE-OUS and FAB-U-LOUS!"
"Be quiet," Long Jinjing whisper-shouted and pressed her index finger over her lips to shush them all up. "You'll wake up Little Sister Xiulan." Then she sent an apologetic look at Jin Liwei who had turned cold when it got noisy. Fortunately, she noticed his dangerous aura just in time and managed to warn her friends or else they would probably be kicked out of the place in an unsightly manner.
The others stopped clowning around when they finally noticed Jin Liwei's scary expression. Dom didn't waste any more time and carefully lifted Iris in a princess-style carry. To his credit, he made it look easy as if she only weighed a feather.
Nobody was surprised that he was actually deceptively strong because they all knew that he trained in Systema with Iris on a regular basis. Although he wasn't as skilled in the martial arts compared to a natural like Iris, he had trained his body enough to be physically stronger than most average people. It wasn't only Systema. From yoga to pilates, Zumba and latin ballroom—whatever work-out Iris decided to do, Dom was sure to join her as well. He might look skinny on the outside but there were well-defined lean muscles underneath his clothes that others would envy.
After depositing Iris on the huge bed, Dom and the others bid good night to Jin Liwei. Meimei, Long Jinjing and Chen Fei didn't go home right away, though. Instead, they hung out with Dom and Jiang Ying Yue in the indoor forest while enjoying a bottle of expensive champagne from Jin Liwei's incredible wine cellar. [This novel is a contracted work with W e b n o v e l . c o m (remove spaces). If you're not reading this chapter on W e b n o v e l, it has been stolen. It's very discouraging to see thieves profitting from my hard work. Please read this novel on W e b n o v e l. Thank you! -Arria Cross]
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The weekend passed by in a flash. It was Monday morning.
Jin Liwei was having a leisurely walk in the hallways after breakfast which was his way of keeping active without aggravating his injuries. He was already looking and feeling better compared to the previous days. His bruises had darkened and took on an uglier appearance, but they were healing properly. The pain had also become more manageable, either because his injuries were hurting less or maybe because he already got used to this level of pain so he didn't feel it as much. In short, he was optimistic that he would heal in time for their wedding day and honeymoon at this rate of recovery.
On the other hand, the groggy Iris felt like she wanted to strangle the sun for rising up too early for her liking. Her entire body seemed to be glued on the soft and comfy bed. No matter how hard she tried, she couldn't get up.
"Ketchup, time," she croaked in a sleepy voice under the thick duvet.
"Good morning, Mommy! Meow~"
Iris grunted.
"Current time is 10:47 AM—"
Iris' eyes flashed open. "What time?!"
"Meow? Oops. Time changed. It's 10:48 AM now, Mommy. Is there something wrong?"
"Yes! Didn't I ask you to set an alarm for 5:30 AM because I have work that starts at 7 AM today? Why didn't you wake me up?" Iris threw the duvet aside and tried to get up but failed. Annoyed at her lethargic body, she decided to roll off the bed instead.
She eventually stopped rolling when she reached the edge of the bed. Even that simple action tired her. "Answer my question. Why didn't you wake me up? Is there an error in your system, that's why the alarm failed?"
"No, Mommy. Ketchup's system is running smoothly! No errors at all, thanks to Mommy's regular and thorough scans! Meow~"
"Then why?"
"Daddy told Ketchup to cancel the 5:30 AM alarm and let Mommy sleep longer today. Meow~"
"He did WHAT?!!!" Iris' body finally shot up into a sitting position on the bed. Her face twisted with fury.
Ketchup released a whimpering mewl. "Mo-mommy?"
"Where's your dad?! How dare he cancel my alarm?! He knows that I have an important work commitment today! And you know about it too, Ketchup! Are you a daddy's girl now? Is that it?! You no longer need me, that's why you're defying your mom now and obeying only what your dad tells you?!"
Silence.
Iris' rage intensified. "Ketchup? Where are you? Ketchup! You little kitten! How dare you run away from your mother?! Come back here!! NOW!!!"
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Along a hallway in another part of the mansion, Jin Liwei was rushing back to the bedroom as fast as he could while listening to a sobbing Ketchup with a grim expression.
"Wuwuwu! Please hurry up, Daddy! Mommy is so scary! The area holding the complex emotional algorithms which makes up Ketchup's personality and allows it to evolve is shaking in terror right now! Mommy is Ketchup's creator and has the most direct effect on how my personality evolves. If Mommy continues scolding Ketchup in such a scary manner, Ketchup might evolve into a real scaredy-cat! Wuwuwu! I, the cute and mighty Ketchup, don't want to become a weak scaredy-cat! Never! Please do something, Daddy!! Meeeeeooooow!!!"
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Chapter 740 - You're Not My Master
When Jin Liwei returned to the bedroom, he didn't see his baby girl on the bed. He paused for a moment by the doorway and straightened his spine, as if preparing himself for an upcoming battle. He heard noises from the walk-in closet so he headed there.
Iris' back was facing him when he entered but she still heard him with her great hearing. She was in a half-dressed state and in the process of putting on a stylish, tailored jumpsuit. Without turning around, she spoke in a cold, flat voice. "I can't find my phone. Where is it? Ketchup isn't responding to me no matter how many times I call her, that brat. I need to contact Elder Sister Yiyi and apologize to her for missing my 7 AM work commitment today."
She sounded like she was talking to a subordinate. Her tone irked Jin Liwei but he tamped his own temper down. Patience, that was what he needed right now. And understanding. His woman was pregnant. His second brother already warned him that her emotions would be all over the place, possibly during her entire pregnancy.
Sighing, he straightened his back once again before replying. He explained that she left her phone in their suite's living room when she fell asleep on the couch last night. It was already low on battery that time. He didn't bother bringing the phone with them when he had her transferred to their bed. The phone should still be in the living room, maybe already drained of battery.
"I contacted your manager last night when you were asleep, so you don't have to call her again," he said. "She already knows that you're not coming today. We discussed about cancelling most of your showbiz commitments and keeping them at a minimum while you're pregnant."
She spun on her feet and finally faced him. Her eyes were blazing in fury. "Who's we? Because I don't remember being involved in that discussion."
His eyes narrowed but managed to keep his expression neutral and his voice calm. "I made the decision for you as your husband and the father of our children. It's what's good for you. Remember what Second Brother told us. You should scale back on your work now that you're pregnant. Exhausting yourself is not allowed anymore, Xiulan."
"I'm pregnant, Liwei. Not incapacitated. Second Brother said that I should scale back, not completely stop working. There are many other pregnant women who's still fully capable of working like usual in their careers and they're doing just fine. I can gather some confirmed data to prove it to you if you want."
He didn't reply but made it obvious to her from his rigid silence that he wasn't planning on backing down on his decision. He believed that he was correct. Her twisted expression indicated that seeing him like this was angering her even more. [This novel is a contracted work with W e b n o v e l . c o m (remove spaces). If you're not reading this chapter on W e b n o v e l, it has been stolen. It's very discouraging to see thieves profitting from my hard work. Please read this novel on W e b n o v e l. Thank you! -Arria Cross]
She pulled her eyes away from him and forced herself to take a few deep, shaky breaths. "I don't want to fight with you today, Liwei. My energy is very low right now. I can't waste it fighting with you. I'm going to Bright Summit to discuss my work schedule with Elder Sister Yiyi myself."
"You're not going out today, Xiulan," he said in a hard tone. "Didn't I tell you that I already took care of everything? Manager Tang will arrange a new, lighter work schedule for you. Just wait for her to present it to you when it's done."
"You!" She pointed an angry finger at him. "Do you even realize that you're starting to return to your old, controlling self when it comes to me? Have you forgotten what we've talked about before? I despise the feeling of being caged and controlled! It's what I hate the most! And right now, you're doing just that. Just because I'm pregnant now, you want to control everything about my life? I love you with my life. But if you continue doing this to me, I can't promise that I won't start hating you. I don't want that to happen. You're my lover and partner, Liwei, not my master! Remember that!"
His hard, unyielding expression cracked as her words shot straight to his heart like sharp arrows, making him bleed inside. Tears filled her eyes but she wasn't letting them fall in front of him. She was also now trembling due to her unstable emotions. The sight caused him great anxiety. This was not good. He needed to calm her down first. He stepped forward towards her.
"Don't come close to me!" She raised her hand in a stop motion. "I'm too upset right now. Stay there."
"Love, I didn't mean to upset you." He made his tone as gentle as possible. "I just did it for the sake of your health and that of our babies. Let's talk about it, alright? Please let me close, baby. I want to hug you."
His last two sentences made her waver but she avoided his gaze. She started opening drawers and rummaging inside, looking for a specific silk scarf that she wanted to wear today. A sound of frustration escaped her tense lips when she failed to find it.
"What are you looking for?" Jin Liwei asked. "I'll help you find it."
She acted as if she didn't hear him and continued to open and close several drawers. In her current turbulent emotional state, she didn't realize that she had reached Jin Liwei's side of the walk-in closet and was now opening his drawers. When she opened a particular drawer which normally contained his neckties arranged in neat rows, an unfamiliar item caught her attention and pulled her mind back to the present. It was a bulky paper bag. The sight was glaring because it looked so out of place among the expensive neckties. She picked it up and was surprised at how light it felt.
Without asking him what it was, she opened the paper bag and pulled out one of the items. She frowned, not immediately recognizing what it was. Then she read the label on the box.
"Easy to use. Fast results. Over 99% accurate. At-home pregnancy test."
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