Chapter 1061 - No Reply
Two police partners were tasked to question Jin Liwei while his injuries were being treated. Unlike Rose Young's experience in the other office, these two police officers were businesslike but still polite as they recorded Jin Liwei's account of what happened. They didn't make any unnecessary comments or expressed much of their personal thoughts. Nevertheless, Jin Liwei could sense that they believed most, if not everything, that he was telling them.
The police officers were both men. After learning what Jin Liwei went through tonight in the hands of a desperate madwoman, they couldn't help but side with him. They wouldn't want to go through a similar experience, especially since one officer was married like Jin Liwei while the other had a girlfriend. This kind of incident was not only scary for the victimized man but could also destroy his relationship with his significant other and their family if they had one together.
Jin Liwei felt relieved that the police officers weren't giving him a difficult time because he could hear his brother-in-law's intermittent cursing through his earpiece. It was terribly distracting. Fortunately, the officers attributed his distracted state from being drugged and almost being sexually violated by Rose Young.
The earpiece he was wearing was tiny and designed in such a way that it was concealed behind the ear's cartilage. It was practically invisible if one didn't look too closely. Therefore, the two police officers didn't notice that Jin Liwei was distracted not because of trauma but due to the earpiece instead.
Iris designed the earpiece and Jin Liwei had it made for all of them, including their subordinates. Since Lu Zihao stationed a portion of Shadow Winds at Dragon Palace Home #10, they got wind of the sleek earpieces. Lu Zihao wanted all of his subordinates to have them as well. Iris agreed to her older brother's request, so Jin Liwei had more made and sent to Shadow Winds.
Listening to his brother-in-law's graphic curses, Jin Liwei's Russian vocabulary was expanding yet again. However, he needed to be careful about practicing these curse words to prevent corrupting his AI children.
He was also getting updates about what was happening outside through the earpiece from both his subordinates and Shadow Winds. This way, he didn't bother asking the police officers about any updates which might have contributed to how well they were treating him.
The questions finally ended. The two police officers stood up and prepared to leave.
"Mr. Jin, thank you for your cooperation. We will now leave you to rest and to recuperate from your injuries. We might contact you soon to ask for any additional information that we might need for our investigation. I hope that you'll continue to cooperate with us."
"Of course." Jin Liwei also stood up and shook hands with the officers. "I'll cooperate with whatever the police needs me to do in order to get justice for what I went through tonight. If it were only me, I might not care this much, but I have a wife now."
"I understand what you mean, Mr. Jin."
Indeed, understanding passed between the three men. No additional words of explanation were needed.
"Please stay here for a little longer. We're told that our Chief wants to speak with you. He should be arriving any minute now."
"En." Jin Liwei nodded and sat back down when the officers finally left the room.
A couple of his subordinates entered and joined him inside while the rest waited outside in the hallway. It seemed that Xu Tian wasn't finished being questioned yet in another room.
Jin Liwei leaned back and closed his eyes. Exhaustion swept over him like a heavy weight pressing down on his entire being. His whole body also ached from being punched and scratched by his brother-in-law earlier. This wasn't the main problem, however.
The embers of desire continued to burn low in his stomach. He wanted to be with his wife. Just thinking about her immediately turned the embers into fire that was getting bigger and hotter the more he fantasized about her.
Before his desire got out of control, he pinched his thigh hard. He gritted his teeth and took a few deep breaths while reciting the value of pi in his mind. He wasn't able to completely calm his desire to make love with his wife, but at least he wasn't acting like a horny dog.
Lu Zihao informed him earlier that this office room was bugged. It had a permanent surveillance camera courtesy of the hotel itself, but the police placed additional bugs before bringing Jin Liwei inside to be questioned.
Hence, Jin Liwei didn't dare to speak directly to the earpiece and just tapped on it instead using Morse code.
'Ketchup.'
No reply.
He tried again. 'Bacon.'
No reply either.
'How's your mom?'
Still no reply.
He frowned, feeling worried.
'Is your mom OK?'
Neither of his AI children answered. Now that he thought about it, he hadn't heard from either Ketchup or Bacon since he pretended to lose consciousness and allowed Rose Young's minions to kidnap him and bring him to her. All he knew was that the two of them were busy battling Eagle with their mother.
He was about to ask his brother-in-law instead if the man had any news about his wife and AI children when Lu Zihao released another string of Russian curses, more explicit this time. Jin Liwei only understood a few words but they were enough to let him know that that these curses must never be exposed to his AI children.
"The Chief of Police has arrived," Lu Zihao finally spoke in Mandarin. "Fucking shit. He brought police dogs."
Jin Liwei's eyebrows rose but he quickly smoothed out his expression after remembering that there were bugs in the room.
He tapped his earpiece. 'Drugs.'
"My subordinates already found the drugs that the nympho used on you. The sedative still has a lot left while the aphrodisiac is fucking emptied. You must still be feeling it, huh."
Jin Liwei didn't bother replying. Just being reminded that he had aphrodisiac in his system was enough to awaken the fire of desire in the pit of his stomach. He gritted his teeth and controlled himself once again.
"We left the bottles alone for the police to find," Lu Zihao said. "They're evidence that we need to incriminate that nympho."
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Chapter 1062 - Chief Of Police
"The Chief of Police will reach you soon. Just continue to act according to our original plan. I have to personally lead my subordinates on how to best evade the police dogs' acute senses, so you might not hear from me for now." After saying these words, Lu Zihao's voice was gone.
There was a brief knock on the door before it opened, revealing the Chief of Police. He was a tall, taciturn, and strict-looking man. Jin Liwei stood up to greet him. They could be considered acquaintances through their wives.
The Police Chief's wife was Si Xinyue, a.k.a. JJNumber1Fan, a Black Stars officer and staunch supporter of Iris. The man didn't say itâcouldn't say it because of his own police force's bugs planted in the roomâbut Jin Liwei knew that he must have come tonight because of Madam Si Xinyue.
According to the original plan, tonight's incident should have already spread in the news. Since it involved him, and in direct extension, his wife, the Black Stars wouldn't sit still. They would surely do everything in their power to defend him and his wife's honour while condemning Rose Young. Madam Si Xinyue must have learned about what happened to him at the hotel tonight from this. Hence, why her husband, the Chief of Police, came in person.
With both Jin Liwei and the Chief of Police being naturally cold individuals, they didn't bother with useless small talk. Jin Liwei had already been questioned earlier. It would only be redundant and a waste of time if the Chief questioned him again about the same things.
Instead, the Chief told him, "I'll personally take charge of this case. Justice will be served to whom it's due."
"Thank you, Chief."
The Chief studied him with a sharp, probing look. Jin Liwei didn't cower and faced the other man with calm albeit tired eyes.
"There's a sedative involved," the Chief said. "I heard that you only lost your consciousness for a short period of time before managing to wake up quickly to defend yourself."
"I was beaten up quite badly as you can see. I woke up from the pain. Besides, I have been training my body harder ever since I got a wife. Need to be healthier and stronger to support our family and live longer to grow old together with her. Maybe it's because of that the sedative isn't very effective on me."
The Chief nodded once. "The aphrodisiac?"
Jin Liwei smiled bitterly. "All I can say is that I wish I'm with my wife right now and not with you."
This time, the Chief smiled for the first time since entering the room. "I understand. I won't keep you for any longer then. I heard that you refused to go to the hospital but I insist that you go."
Jin Liwei frowned but didn't agree or disagree.
"You want justice, am I right? To put that woman who did this to you in prison?"
"En. Of course."
"Then get an official medical certificate proving all of your injuries plus blood work confirming the presence of the drugs in your body. It'll help your claim in the case."
Both Jin Liwei and Lu Zihao had thought that they could avoid this when dealing with the regular police officers, but now that the Chief of Police mentioned it himself, Jin Liwei had to do it now or risk casting suspicion upon himself. Forcing himself to remain calm, he nodded.
Satisfied, the Chief of Police didn't stay any longer and left to see the accused suspect, Rose Young.
Jin Liwei's expression darkened. He could have his private doctor write the medical certificate to prove his injuries. Easy. After all, his injuries were very real. Lu Zihao didn't hold back at all.
The problem was the blood work for the drugs in his body. He couldn't risk having his blood drawn and analyzed because his brother-in-law's antidote might cause a bloodbath once detected and exposed.
The door opened once again. It was Xu Tian.
"Sir, we are cleared to go."
"Good." Jin Liwei stood up and walked out of the office with Xu Tian, followed by his subordinates.
The police officers patrolling the place watched his group leave, not stopping them. Jin Liwei knew that his every move was being observed. There were inconsistencies in the story that he and Lu Zihao made up and presented to the police. However, as long as it was more believable than Rose Young's version, then that was all that mattered.
In order to continue their charade under the sharp eyes of the police, Jin Liwei acted weak and unsteady on his feet. Xu Tian had to support him and once again unleashed his impressive talent in acting.
"President, are you still feeling dizzy? Ah, the scratches and bruises on your face have become swollen. Madam Jin will surely become upset if she sees you. Her heart will break! This is Rose Young's fault! What an evil woman! How could she do such a sinister thing to you?! Shameless!"
Jin Liwei glanced at his assistant out of the corner of his eye. It seemed that Xu Tian was becoming addicted to this acting thing. Not that he was complaining because it was helping him out a lot. With Xu Tian acting like this, Jin Liwei didn't need to try too hard with his own meagre talent in acting.
The people in the vicinity heard what Xu Tian said. It wasn't only the police who was present but some of the hotel employees and clients as well. Despite the incident, the hotel continued running as usual. Only certain areas were closed off from civilians during the police investigation.
"President, there are reporters waiting outside," Xu Tian whispered to him. "Do you want to speak to them?"
"No. But they need to see my injuries."
"Understood. I'll do the talking."
His assistant was indeed excellent.
Once they exited the hotel, they were instantly surrounded by reporters and gossip-mongering passersby. Xu Tian did all the talking while Jin Liwei stayed silent all throughout. They didn't stop walking but moved slowly enough so that everyone and the cameras had enough time to take in Jin Liwei's ugly injuries.
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Chapter 1063 - Rescued
ShaWn had already spread the word about Jin Liwei and Lu Zihao's version of events online, using the Black Stars to fuel the fire to make it spread even further. In fact, all ShaWn members signed up as Black Stars members after being repeatedly pestered by Bacon. They joined the Slippers Army as per Bacon's forceful suggestion. Their addition to the notorious troll unit made the Slippers Army even more despicable but also more efficient and a total nightmare to anyone who still dared to bash Iris Long online.
With ShaWn supercharging the entire Black Stars, almost every netizen in the country became aware of what Rose Young did to Jin Liwei tonight. The media swarmed outside the hotel in no time to confirm whether the details being circulated online were true or merely rumours.
"Yes, it's true that Rose Young, that evil madwoman, schemed against President Jin tonight, planning to violate him," a furious Xu Tian ranted in front of the reporters. His eyes were bloodshot as if he was Jin Liwei's aggrieved wife and not Iris Long. "What kind of woman does that immoral thing to a married man?! It's a good thing, no, an absolutely blessed thing, that President Jin managed to wake up and defend himself before it was too late!"
"Did CEO Jin really escape before Rose Young laid her hands on him?" a reporter asked all of a sudden. "Perhaps...something already happened andâ"
"What's your name and which media company sent you?" Jin Liwei asked, his tone cold and threatening. "You'll hear from my lawyer for slander."
Without waiting for the reporter's response or that of the others, Jin Liwei urged his bodyguards to lead him out of the crowd faster with one silent look. Now that his purpose of showing off his injuries to the media was fulfilled, he didn't want to stay with these vultures any longer.
He wanted, no, he needed to find his wife and make sure that she was alright as soon as possible. Not hearing anything about her and their AI children was worrying him to no end.
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Lu Zihao watched a handcuffed Rose Young like a hawk as the police escorted the nympho into a waiting police car. She was now wearing a plain outfit of jeans and a light coat that didn't do anything to protect her from the cold. The clothes looked new but far from the stylish and expensive outfit that she wore earlier. Her clothes were left in the crime scene and collected as part of the investigation. Hence, the police provided her with regular clothes bought from a nearby department store.
Rose Young shivered from the cold while camera flashes and the reporters' shouted questions rained down on her. Her shoulders were slumped, making her look smaller and frail, as if she was a little lamb being led to slaughter. If nobody knew what kind of immoral thing she did tonight, they would certainly pity her based on her current miserable appearance.
She didn't answer any questions the reporters threw at her and just looked down with a blank expression. The officers holding her on both sides were the female and male partners who interrogated her earlier. The kind smile was now gone from the female officer's face, replaced by the same stern expression on his male partner.
Leading them was the Chief of Police who stopped in front of the reporters to give a succinct summary of the case so far and even answered a couple of questions before leaving with the rest of the police to the nearest station.
"Nab Rose Young on the road," Lu Zihao ordered his subordinates through their earpiece channel. "Make it look like she was rescued by her family. We'll drag the entire Youngs down with her."
"Roger, Boss Hao!"
Lu Zihao narrowed his eyes as the reporters followed the police cars, creating some sort of a grand motorcade. He couldn't help but curse that the situation became much more difficult for Shadow Winds to complete tonight's mission.
It was the fault of the Chief of Police! His unexpected arrival at the hotel tonight meant more media attention and closer scrutiny in the case so soon.
Some of the police dogs and their handlers remained at the hotel to patrol with the other regular officers under the order of their Police Chief. Despite Lu Zihao's irritation at the man for forcing him to change the details of tonight's plan, making it harder for all of them, Lu Zihao still admitted that the Chief indeed deserved his title as the police force's leader.
The man was thorough, careful, and obviously prepared for possible unforeseen developments in cases in which he was in charge. Bringing police dogs to a case of this nature wasn't common but it was obviously the Chief of Police's idea. He should have a strong intuition and this made the Chief of Police a difficult man to deal with, Lu Zihao judged.
"Be alert for possible unmarked police reinforcements along the way," Lu Zihao reminded his subordinates.
The police station was only about ten minutes away by car. Since Rose Young was being escorted in what was basically a police motorcade, civilian vehicles were giving way to the police cars, so they could arrive sooner than ten minutes.
Time was of the essence.
Lu Zihao knew that it would be many times harder for Shadow Winds to take Rose Young once she entered the police station especially under the nose of the Chief of Police. At least, if they snatched her on the road, they would have more options to deal with the police than if they did it in the police's own territory.
"Boss Hao, we have Jenny Tseng, Rose Young's male cousin named Luke, and an additional male," a subordinate reported to Lu Zihao.
"Bring them to our headquarters."
"Roger, Boss Hao!"
"Are they awake?"
"No, boss. We made them unconscious."
"Good. How about the other accomplices?"
"They escaped using a van but another team is already on their tail." The subordinate paused. "Boss Hao, someone blocked the team chasing after the accomplices. They're being rescued!"
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Chapter 1064 Soul - Deep Fear
Lu Zihao scowled. "Don't chase those insignificant accomplices anymore. But find out who are the motherfuckers rescuing them."
"On it, Boss Hao!"
Since things already developed this way, Lu Zihao knew that lack of the time was their number one enemy right now. They needed to snatch Rose Young before she was rescued.
"Get more people to Rose Young! Immediately!" Even as he barked this order, he already jumped in a car and began driving it himself.
Only two of his subordinates were fast enough to jump in the front passenger seat and backseat before the car was zipping past the highway. The remaining ones scrambled in other cars, some in motorcycles, and scattered in different directions to prevent attracting too much unwanted attention by travelling in a large group especially when there was increased police presence in the area. They might seem to be driving in different directions but all were headed to the same destination.
Despite all of the consecutive challenges being thrown at them tonight, Lu Zihao was calm and focused in making sure that the mission would succeed no matter what. The Chief of Police was a big curveball but the rescue of Rose Young and her minions was a possibility that he and Jin Liwei already considered while planning their counterattack earlier.
The brothers-in-law knew that the Young family wouldn't leave Rose Young alone to fend for herself. She was Romeo Young's only daughter after all, the child of the family head. There was no way that their family would allow her to be imprisoned.
Lu Zihao felt rather confident that his Shadow Winds would be able to deal with whoever the Young family sent to rescue their daughter. Other than being in charge of the Singaporean branch of Jin Corporation, the Young family was nothing special.
The only unknown variable about the Youngs was the mysterious power backing them.
Lu Zihao was wary of their backer because he didn't have much information about them. Even Evelinka was having trouble digging for any concrete information about that mysterious power, except that it kept sending Eagle to attack Jin Corporation.
This meant that this mysterious power had a formidable hacker, not Eagle, working for them who could compete with his sister on almost the same level. Of course, he still believed that his sister was the best hacker in the world. Others might come close to her level but they would always be inferior to her in his eyes.
Even as he thought about these things, he remained focused as he barked commands to his subordinates. However, he still noticed that a certain little devil had been silent for quite some time now. This was the time that his AI nephew's powerful capabilities were needed.
"Bacon."
No answer.
He frowned and called for Bacon again, but like before, there was no response.
"ShaWn, where's Bacon?"
"Uh, Boss Hao...."
He narrowed his eyes, detecting something in his hacker team member's hesitation to answer his simple question. "Spit it out!"
"Boss Hao, the truth is that our comrades you sent to protect Boss Drakon reported something important to us earlier...."
"Why didn't they report it directly to me?"
"Because Boss Drakon told them not to tell you and Mr. Jin until you've completed your plan tonight...and er, Bacon threatened them if they didn't obey Boss Drakon."
Lu Zihao sighed. The little devil was becoming more and more daring in lording over Lu Zihao's subordinates. "And? What did they report to you?"
"Uhm...."
"It seems that I've become too lenient on you lately that you've forgotten who your real boss is."
"No, Boss Hao! You're our boss, nobody else!"
"So hurry up and tell me!"
"Boss Drakon...she's in the hospital!"
Lu Zihao's hands tightened around the steering wheel, a bad feeling growing inside him. His heart thudded in his chest. "Hospital? Why? What happened to her?!"
"She seems to be bleeding...."
"Bleeding," he breathed, suddenly feeling cold all over. "Was she injured?! Tell me which motherfucker hurt her!"
"The report says that Boss Drakon fainted after successfully defeating Eagle earlier. They were already on their way to the hospital when she woke up. It seems that she got access to Boss Hao and Mr. Jin's body cams and saw Rose Young masturbating in front of Mr. Jin."
"Fuck!" Lu Zihao slammed both hands on the steering wheel but otherwise continued driving despite the fury boiling inside him.
"And then Boss Drakon became emotional and insisted that they return to the hotel. The driver refused to obey her order and kept on driving but then she tried to jump out of the moving vehicle."
Lu Zihao felt his heart jump heavily. "She jumped out?! She fell on the road?! That's why she's bleeding?!"
His ShaWn subordinate explained to him what happened during the incident by the roadside and how Iris somewhat calmed down after someone reported the ruckus she made to the police.
"While they were running away from the police, Boss Drakon began bleeding. I'm not sure what the situation right now at the hospital is but...uhm, it's possible that she might miscarry."
Lu Zihao's foot slammed on the brake pedal. The car swerved and drifted around the bend before stopping with a loud screech. If it weren't for the seatbelts, his two subordinates riding with him would have been thrown from the force.
"Miscarry?!"
For the first time since being reborn into the body of Lu Zihao, he felt genuine, soul-deep, and almost debilitating fear crash like tsunami over his entire being. The last time he felt this way was during the fateful night of the Vetrov annihilation.
Even while being tortured for information, he didn't fear for his own life or that of his parents. He only feared for his sister's life.
And now, although the situation was completely different, the fear was the same.
"Which hospital?" His tone became soft and calm but his subordinates knew that he was seething with cold fury inside.
After learning the address, he immediately drove towards the hospital.
"Are we not heading to Rose Young anymore?" the subordinate sitting beside him asked.
"The other teams will deal with her. My sister is more important than that fucking nympho. I need to see my sister's condition with my own eyes. If she really miscarried, I'll personally kill Rose Young, chop her up into several pieces, and mail her severed head to her ambitious father in Singapore!"
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Chapter 1065 - Complete Bed Rest
Jin Liwei finally managed to contact his AI daughter and was immediately confused as to why she was sobbing so hard. Then Ketchup told him about what happened to her mom while he and his brother-in-law were busy with their counterattack against Rose Young at the hotel. He felt his heart drop upon learning that his wife was rushed to the hospital.
The words "bleeding" and "miscarriage" repeated over and over again in his head like a nightmarish loop. His group was now speeding to the hospital and violating traffic laws along the way, but to him, it still felt like they were moving too slowly. He wished that he could fly or better yet teleport directly to his wife's side.
They finally reached the hospital. He opened the car door himself and dashed inside like the wind. Xu Tian and his bodyguards also ran after him, forming a protective semi-circle around him.
He ran like he had never ran before. The hallways were like a blur in his peripheral vision as he zipped past them. Only one thought occupied his mindâto reach his wife as soon as possible.
'Please be okay, Evelina. Please be safe, love.'
He wasn't a spiritual man but he prayed to whatever god or higher power who would listen to him and ensure his wife's safety. He was also worried about their babies, of course, but his wife was still the most important person in the world to him. As long as she was fine, he would feel relieved.
He continued to run without caring about the hospital rules. Fortunately, a small number of the hospital staff were already aware of his arrival. They didn't stop him as his group violated the no running rule in the hospital.
Due to Iris Long's special identity as a celebrity and as the new Madam Jin, not to mention that a superstar like Jin Chonglin came with her, their stay in the hospital had to be kept a secret or a huge media chaos might ensue. Secrecy was even more of a priority now because Iris Long and Jin Liwei had yet to make an official public announcement that they were expecting their firstborns.
Jin Liwei's group headed to the VIP wing of the hospital. Finally, he recognized his wife's bodyguards and some of the Shadow Winds members in civilian clothing that his brother-in-law sent to protect Iris tonight. They were guarding a door. A bodyguard opened the door for him and he dashed straight inside.
"Sir boss! Thank the Lord Almighty that you're finally here!"
"Big Bro!"
Both Dom and Jin Chonglin exclaimed when they saw him. Jin Liwei didn't have the time or the attention to greet the two of them as he rushed towards his wife's side.
"Eveâlove!"
He stopped when he reached her bed. His breaths came out in big, loud gasps from all the running. He could also feel his heart thundering inside his chest, reverberating throughout his entire body to the top of his head. Despite all of these, he still made sure to touch his wife with as much gentleness as possible. He was so gentle when he held her small, pale hand that he was trembling.
"Love? Baby?"
Iris' eyes were closed and she looked pale. Extremely pale as if all the blood had been drained from her body. Seeing her like this made Jin Liwei feel like his heart was being squeezed.
"Sir, we sedated Madam," he heard someone say.
That was when he noticed Iris' private doctor standing by the foot of the bed.
"We had to sedate her because she couldn't calm down on her own," the doctor explained. "Don't worry, sir. I made sure to give her a safe amount of dosage. It won't harm her or the babies."
"How's my wife?"
"She's fine now."
He released a long, drawn-out sigh of relief. It felt like a huge mountain of weight was lifted off his shoulders. His wife was safe. Thank goodness!
"Our babies?" he asked next.
The doctor smiled. "The twins are safe, too."
Jin Liwei slumped down to his knees and leaned his head on the bed while pressing his wife's cold hand to his cheek. Then he kissed her hand, feeling grateful that his wife was still with him in this world.
He glanced at the doctor. "Tell me what happened."
The doctor's expression turned serious.
"Please sit on a proper chair first, sir boss," Dom interjected, pointing at the chair beside the bed.
Jin Liwei nodded and sat down on the chair while not letting go of his wife's hand. He leaned to the side to caress his wife's cheek and kiss her cold, slightly chapped lips. Then he gestured at the doctor to speak.
"Madam Jin bled due to overexertion of her mind and body and also overstimulation of her emotions. Thankfully, she was brought to the hospital just in time for us to stabilize her overall physical and emotional state. If she was brought any minute later, I'm afraid that she would have miscarried."
Jin Liwei's whole body tensed but he still forced the hand holding his wife to relax.
"While Madam Jin and the babies are safe now, they're not out of the woods yet."
He frowned. "What do you mean?"
"Whatever she did earlier tonight that caused the bleeding affected the stability of the embryos in her womb. I want her to be in complete bed rest for at least half a month to help stabilize the babies. Maybe even longer depending on her rate of recovery after fifteen days. Please also remember that this is not only for the babies' sake but also for Madam Jin's health. Her pregnancy has made her overall health much more fragile. If we're not careful, she might really miscarry next time."
His expression was grim as he nodded. "Yes, if that's what we need to do, we'll do it. I don't care if it's half a month or half a year. Even if it's an entire year, I'll make Xiulan rest in bed if that's what it takes to ensure that she'll be completely fine. And our babies, too."
Before the doctor could reply, the door slammed open and in came a furious Lu Zihao, looking like a demon king about to destroy humanity.
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Chapter 1066 - Crossed The Bottomline Too Far
"How is she?!" Lu Zihao asked, no, demanded while barrelling towards where his sister was lying asleep on the bed.
The doctor couldn't help but step back in fear at the huge man's threatening aura. However, her professionalism still won over her nerves. "S-sir...p-please be quiet! The madam needs to rest!"
Lu Zihao looked like he wanted to beat up someone into a pulp but still forced himself to calm down. His dark eyes darted over his extremely pale sister. He relaxed a little after seeing that she was still breathing. However, his bloodthirsty aura continued to emanate from him, causing everyone in the room except for Jin Liwei to shiver.
Dom shoved more of Iris' chocolates inside his mouth as a way to cope with the tense atmosphere while Jin Chonglin stared wide-eyed and wide-mouthed at what seemed to be an unfamiliar Lu Zihao.
As for Jin Liwei, he had already gradually gotten used to his brother-in-law's murderous vibes especially after reading the Vetrov report many times. He wasn't completely immune but at least his instincts wouldn't always go into fight or flight mode every time his brother-in-law unleashed his bloodthirst. It also helped that Bacon updated him on a regular basis about his work at Shadow Winds. All of these contributed to desensitizing him towards his brother-in-law's cruel side.
After regaining control of his wild emotions, Lu Zihao stood beside the seated Jin Liwei by Iris' bed. He didn't touch his sister, only looked at her.
Jin Liwei observed his brother-in-law's eyes becoming several degrees gentler after looking at Iris. He could relate.
"She okay?"
"En." Jin Liwei lifted his wife's hand and kissed her palm before rubbing it gently to warm it up.
"The babies?"
"Okay, too."
Lu Zihao released a huge sigh of relief. Jin Liwei gave him a brief summary of what the doctor said about Iris needing a complete bed rest for at least half a month to stabilize the babies in her womb.
"Good. Keep her in bed rest until she gives birth. That would be safer."
"I agree," Jin Liwei murmured.
The two heard a loud snort. They turned their heads and saw that it was Jin Chonglin.
"Good luck with that," Jin Chonglin told them. "I've experienced working with Xiulanâ"
"Call her Sister-in-law," Jin Liwei corrected his younger brother.
"Sister Xiulan," Jin Chonglin said instead, reverting to how he usually called her. "Well, as I was saying, I've experienced working with her several times now and will work more closely in the future since we established our own company together, LXC Studio. I know that Sister Xiulan is not the type to idle around. She'll surely rebel if you force her into bed rest for longer than what the doctor recommended."
Dom nodded and finished swallowing the bite of chocolate he just ate before speaking. "Boss will indeed react like that. I think that it's better for us to follow what the doctor recommends. Boss hates it whenever she feels like her freedom is being restricted."
Jin Liwei and Lu Zihao had similar expressions. They both looked torn. On one hand, they wanted to lock up Iris at home where it was safe until she gave birth. And on another hand, they didn't want to trigger her past life's trauma of feeling caged.
In the end, Jin Liwei could only give in. "Fine. We'll follow exactly what the doctor recommends."
Lu Zihao harrumphed but didn't object. He walked towards the window and half-sat on the sill. He crossed his muscled arms over his wide chest. His relaxed posture was deceptive. Jin Liwei noticed his brother-in-law's alert eyes peeking through the gap between the curtains and window to the ground outside like a hunter observing his prey.
The doctor looked pleased now that Jin Liwei announced that they would follow her exact recommendations. Then she asked, "Would you like me to check your injuries?"
"Later. I'll need you to write up a medical certificate to prove these injuries for the police."
"No problem, sir. Please excuse me first. I need to speak with the hospital director to communicate our request on how this place should handle Madam Jin's stay here."
"En."
The doctor left.
"Big Bro, how did you get your injuries?" Jin Chonglin asked. "Did Rose Young and her minions beat you up? You're a black-belter in karate. How could you allow yourself to be beaten up just like that?"
"I beat him up," Lu Zihao said before Jin Liwei could reply.
"Eh?" Jin Chonglin was confused.
Dom choked on a piece of chocolate and began coughing. Jin Chonglin hit his back a few times and handed him a bottle of water.
"Ah, how dangerous!" Dom said, tapping his chest. "My handsome and beautiful self almost croaked my last breath!" Then he looked at Lu Zihao. "Big Bro Boss! How could you beat up sir boss?! Did you two fight? That's not good! You two should be teaming up together against that Rafflesia No-boobie Rose Young Arnoldii and not fighting each other!"
"Who's fighting each other?" a faint whisper asked but it was like the sweetest thunderclap to everyone's ears.
"Love, you're awake!" Jin Liwei sprang up from his seat.
Iris' eyes fluttered open. She looked dazedly at the ceiling for a few seconds before turning her gaze on her husband.
"Liwei...."
"Yes, I'm here."
Her hand that he was holding gave him a weak squeeze. "You're injured."
"I'm fine." He lifted her hand and kissed it several times. "Don't worry about me because I'm not. I'm more worried about you."
Tears sparkled in her eyes. "I'm sorry...."
He frowned. "For what?"
"I endangered our babies."
"It's not your fucking fault," Lu Zihao interrupted. "So don't apologize."
"En," Jin Liwei agreed. "It's our fault. We tried to conceal the details of our plan from you."
"The hell it's our fault! It's that fucking nympho's fault!" Then Lu Zihao murmured in a voice so low that only Iris heard him, "I'll kill her."
Iris didn't say anything about her brother's intent to murder this time. She felt too upset and furious at what Rose Young did tonight not only to her husband Jin Liwei but to their whole family. She almost lost her babies!
Perhaps if she really miscarried, Iris would feel even more murderous than her brother right now. That Rose Young had crossed her bottomline too far!
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Chapter 1067 - Provoked Bull
"Darling," Iris called her husband, her voice a faint whisper.
"I'm here, love," Jin Liwei said while leaning closer to her to make it easier for him to hear her soft, weak voice.
"Jin Corporation is safe."
Jin Liwei's expression hardened and his whole body tensed as guilt ate at him deep inside. His wife shouldn't have overexerted herself defending his company. It was his responsibility, not hers. As his wife, she should be living her life free of any worries, especially now that she was pregnant with their firstborns. And yet she protected Jin Corporation and battled against Eagle despite her fragile health as a pregnant woman.
Although he wasn't a hacker himself, he had witnessed numerous times before how his wife would use up enormous amounts of concentration and also mental and physical endurance during tough hacking battles or complicated programming projects.
She was the type who would become absorbed in her tasks at the expense of her own health. If not for his strict insistence that she take frequent breaks to eat and rest, she would end up locking herself in her computer room for days.
What happened to her tonight was negligence on both Jin Liwei and Lu Zihao's part. The counterattack against Rose Young was important, yes, but not as important as Iris' health and safety and that of the babies. They should have paid more attention to Iris especially after she insisted on staying near the hotel instead of heading straight home.
"Liwei?" Iris asked when Jin Liwei didn't respond for almost a minute.
"Hm?" He forced himself to focus on the present, on his wife, and the fact that she and their babies were safe. He could reflect on his and his brother-in-law's lack of foresight later. For now, making his wife comfortable was the priority.
"I said Jin Corporation is safe. The kids and I defeated Eagle and left quite the damage on them. They should leave your company alone for a while soâ"
"Love."
"âyou can stop worryingâhuh? Yes?"
Jin Liwei reached over with his other hand to caress her hair and cheek while looking at her deep in the eyes. "I know."
Even while lying down on the bed, Iris still tilted her head to the side. "Someone reported it to you?"
He shook his head. "I just know that you'll defeat Eagle like usual. I have full trust in you. Thank you."
She smiled. "You're welcome. I'm your wife and you're my husband. We're partners in life. I'll always help you whenever you need it and I know that you'll do the same thing for me."
"In a heartbeat," he said without any hesitation. "I'll do anything for you, love. I know that you also feel the same way, that's why you rushed to defend Jin Corporation against Eagle tonight. But please don't do it again if it's at the expense of your own health. It pains me to see you suffer because of something that I should be responsible for. I can't bear it if you're put in danger because of me."
Her smile faded. She rubbed her cheek against his hand. "I'm sorry. I'll be more mindful and careful next time."
"I'm sorry, too."
They stared into each other's eyes and felt grateful that the other was safe from danger. Jin Liwei was relieved that his wife was safe and didn't miscarry their babies. Similarly, Iris was also glad that her husband didn't fall for Rose Young's poisonous honey trap. Their mutual apologies soothed their troubled hearts tonight.
"Just focus on recuperating your health and leave the rest to me, alright?" Jin Liwei said.
She nodded. Her eyelids were growing heavier by the second but she tried fighting sleep to give her husband's hand a weak tug.
"Hm? What is it, love?"
"Kiss me."
He smiled and granted her request. Their lips pressed on each other with the softest, gentlest and sweetest touch. She released a satisfied sigh, but in the next second, her nose wrinkled in disgust.
"You stink. Maybe it's that woman's smell. Wash it off! I hate it."
Jin Liwei stiffened before quickly straightening his body and backing up a couple of steps to put a small distance between them so that she wouldn't smell him anymore. His expression turned ugly. He felt furious and disgusted at the memory of Rose Young's revolting actions in front of him while he was pretending to be unconscious in the hotel bedroom earlier.
"I'll take a shower. I hate that woman's smell, too. Rest now, love. I'll be back soon."
"Alright. Good night, darling."
"Good night, love." He gave her another light kiss on the lips, very quick this time. Then he kissed her tummy as well. "Good night, babies."
Iris chuckled at her husband's adorable action and felt her heart growing warmer. She wanted to look at him longer but the sedative kept pulling her back to sleep. Her eyes fluttered close. She fell asleep in no time.
Jin Liwei caressed her face before walking away with great reluctance. He felt so exhausted that all he wanted right now was to just climb on the bed, lie down beside his wife, and fall asleep while hugging her. Sniffing at his clothes, he agreed that he didn't smell good. He needed a shower first before joining his wife on the bed.
"Xu Tian, prepare clothes and toiletries for me. I'll take a shower here."
"Understood, sir," Xu Tian replied in an instant through their earpiece channel.
Jin Liwei headed to the couch and sat beside his younger brother while waiting for his assistant to deliver his requested items. For now, he would rest a bit.
"You're still here?" he asked his brother. "It's late. I'll get someone to send you home."
Jin Chonglin sighed in relief. "Okay. Thanks, Big Bro."
"En." Jin Liwei was about to instruct his subordinates to form a small team to send his brother home when the door opened again.
This time, a raging old man came charging in like a provoked bull.
"Come here, you two dunderheads! This old man needs to beat some much-needed sense into your pinheaded brains!"
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Chapter 1068 - I'm Your Grandpa
"Grandpa Boss!" Dom sprang up from his seat and tried to stop the enraged old man from continuing to make a loud ruckus. "Please be quiet. Boss just fell asleep again."
Fortunately, Grandpa Lu listened and stopped. His anger, however, had no signs of abating. He glared at his two grandsons and looked like he wanted to bang their hard heads together to teach them a lesson. Then his eyes landed on the beautiful, sleeping young woman on the bed. Concern immediately replaced the fierce glare on his face. He rushed to her.
"How's Xiulan my girl? I want to know!"
"Don't worry, Grandpa Boss. Boss is safe now but the doctor says that she needs complete bed rest for at least half a month."
It was Dom who answered Grandpa Lu. The three other men were completely silent. Both Jin Liwei and Lu Zihao had already resigned themselves to be scolded by the old man. As for Jin Chonglin, he pretended to be invisible, not wanting Grandpa Lu's line of fire to be directed at him as well.
"Good! That's good!" Grandpa Lu nodded in relief as he looked at Iris. "She looks so pale!" He turned his head to glare at Jin Liwei and Lu Zihao again. "Useless rascals! Can't even take care of your pregnant wife and little sister! Hmph!"
"Grandpa Boss, please sit down." Dom tried to lead the old man to an empty armchair but Grandpa Lu waved him away.
"Thanks, Dominic my boy, but this old man is fine!"
Dom pursed his lips but didn't insist and withdrew. He returned to his seat and attacked a box of cookies next. His stress levels were at an all-time high after everything that happened tonight, so he couldn't stop eating.
Grandpa Lu patted the sleeping Iris' hand before marching to scold the two dunderheads for their reckless negligence.
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Upon seeing Jin Liwei's injured state, he only grabbed the younger man's ear and twisted it. Jin Liwei hissed from the pain but otherwise endured it quite well. The sight was too pitiful that Jin Chonglin covered his eyes, no, his entire face with a throw pillow while Dom shoved more cookies inside his mouth.
"Hmph! Serves you right, you pinhead! How dare you leave our company's defence to your wife?! I want to know! You know how sensitive her health has become after becoming pregnant! If you act this bloody incompetent again next time, I'll replace you with Xiulan and make her the new President-CEO of Jin Corporation! Leaving your pregnant wife alone to act out a ridiculous play with your fifth brother, this old man wishes that I use a cane so that I can hit you two dunderheads with it! Hmph!"
Jin Liwei groaned in both relief and pain when the old man finally released him. He quickly massaged his abused ear and remained silent, not saying anything to defend himself.
"And you!" Grandpa Lu targeted Lu Zihao next.
He charged at his flesh and blood grandson sitting on the windowsill and began smacking Lu Zihao. Grandpa Lu didn't hold back at all. The loud hitting sounds filled the room, making Dom and Jin Chonglin wince and sink deeper in their seats.
"Gah! This old man has a bellyful of things to say to you for a while now, you dunderhead! How dare you hide and not show your face to your beloved grandpa for so long?! Do you still treat this old man as your grandpa, huh?! I want to know!"
Lu Zihao stood there like a statue and let the old man release his pent-up anger and frustrations at him. His body could take it. Grandpa Lu was strong for his advanced age, but at the end of the day, he was already an old man and couldn't compare to the strength of men in their prime like Lu Zihao and Jin Liwei.
The hard smacks rained down on Lu Zihao but he was like an immovable mountain who could weather any storm. Seeing him so unaffected, Grandpa Lu hit him harder.
Nobody noticed the slight tremble in Lu Zihao's expression. Regret, melancholy...joy. These emotions combined into one all flashed in his eyes.
"Grandpa...."
The hits stopped. Grandpa Lu whipped his head up and looked at him.
"It hurts."
Jin Liwei glanced at them, alert. His eyes narrowed, several emotions also flashing within them. However, he didn't interfere and stayed silent.
"Hah." Grandpa Lu gave him a final smack on the head but there was no power in it. Then he chuckled but there was a sad note in his voice. "You silly, stinky boy."
Lu Zihao's expression turned cold and hard. Then he was suddenly soaked in sweat. His nostrils flared as he breathed faster and harder like he was trying hard to stay upright on his feet.
Grandpa Lu saw all of these but he only sighed. He patted his grandson's sturdy shoulder. "Why are you such dunderheads? Both of you? I want to know. Silly boys."
A deep furrow formed between Lu Zihao's brows while Jin Liwei looked like he was deep in thought.
"Old man," Lu Zihao began to speak in a hoarse voice.
The pats on his shoulder became a hard smack.
"Call me Grandpa, you pinhead! How many times does this old man need to tell you this? I want to know!"
"Grandpa," he said, his tone a little stiff.
"Grandpa..." he said again, this time in a more comfortable and familiar manner.
This time, it was Jin Liwei's expression that trembled. Nobody noticed it either.
The old man nodded, satisfied. "That's right! I'm your Grandpa! Don't forget that again or this old man will give you another round of spanking. You hear?!"
Grandpa Lu finally headed to the couch and plopped down his old but still energetic body. He turned to Jin Liwei and announced, "I'll bring Xiulan my girl to my mansion in the suburbs where the air is fresher. She'll have her bed rest there."
"My wife stays with me," Jin Liwei objected.
"Hah!"
"Uhm, Grandpa Boss," Dom interrupted. "I think that Boss will want to stay with Sir Boss."
"Hmph! Fine! Then this old man will move to Dragon Palace instead! I'll stay at your place until Xiulan my girl gives birth to my great-grandbaby." Then he glared at Lu Zihao again. "You pinhead come with me, too! No more hiding!"
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Chapter 1069 - Can't Compare To Her Pinky Toes
Lu Zihao only grunted in response. Then he started walking away, almost staggering but quickly regaining his balance as if nothing was wrong with him.
"Where are you going, you dunderhead? Are you leaving now that this old man is here? Running away again from your beloved grandpa? I want to know!" Grandpa Lu's questions sounded displeased but there was still a hint of concern in his voice that he was trying to mask behind his fierceness.
"Restroom," Lu Zihao said through gritted teeth. He was almost soaking in his own sweat.
"You don't look good, Big Bro Boss," Dom commented. "Are you okay?"
Lu Zihao only grunted again in response, waving Dom's concern away. Then he hurried to the ensuite bathroom and locked the door behind him before the others could ask him more questions.
"Tsk." Grandpa Lu stared at the bathroom's closed door for about a couple of minutes. His expression indicated that he was deep in thought. Then he turned to Jin Liwei. "My boy, keep an eye on your fifth brother, will you?"
Jin Liwei didn't reply right away but observed Grandpa Lu's expression first, trying to read his real thoughts. There were so many questions that he wanted to ask the old man about his fifth brother but restrained himself for now. This wasn't the right time or place. Furthermore, his wife was still his number priority at the moment. Any other issues could wait another day.
"En, I will," he finally replied.
Grandpa Lu nodded, satisfied by his answer.
There was a knock on the door. It was Xu Tian. He opened the door after hearing Jin Liwei's permission. In his hands were the items he requested.
Jin Liwei was relieved. He couldn't wait to take a shower. It wasn't only because his wife requested it. Although he couldn't smell exactly what she smelled on him, he still felt disgusted by whatever trace Rose Young's scent left on his body. Just remembering what she did in front of him while he was lying in the hotel bed pretending to be unconscious was enough to make bile rise to his throat.
Xu Tian left the neat muslin bag containing clothes and toiletries on the coffee table. Jin Liwei wanted to shower as soon as possible but Lu Zihao was still inside the bathroom so he needed to wait for now.
Just as Xu Tian was about to leave and close the door, another visitor arrived.
A teary Long Jinjing still in her office attire dashed inside the room. "Dom, how's my sister? I rushed here as soon as you informed me about what happened!"
Before Dom could reply, she finally noticed the other people present. However, she only gave them a quick nod before hurrying to Iris' bed. Seeing her sister's ashen pallor, the tears she had been holding escaped. She wiped them with her fingers.
"Sis Jing, don't worry anymore," Dom told her. "Boss is safe."
"The baby?" she asked.
"Okay, too." It was Jin Liwei who replied this time. "It's already so late. You didn't have to come."
She glared at him. "Of course, I'm going to come! How can you say that, Brother-in-law Liwei? She's my sister!"
Jin Liwei paused before smiling. "En. Thank you for caring."
"That goes without saying." She looked at the sleeping Iris again and sighed in relief that her sister and the baby were both okay. She was so scared and worried while rushing to the hospital after receiving Dom's message that she didn't think of bringing anything. Sighing, she decided to buy some fruits and flowers tomorrow for Iris.
Feeling calmer now after being assured that her sister was fine, she finally remembered to greet the others in the room properly.
"Sir Luâ"
"Call me Grandpa Lu!" the old man's voice boomed. For the first time since he arrived at the hospital, Grandpa Lu sounded happy. "How many times do I need to tell you that there's no need to be so formal with this old man? I want to know! This should be the last time that you call me Sir Lu. Okay, Jinjing my girl?"
Long Jinjing felt shy facing her ex-boyfriend's grandfather who didn't seem to treat her any differently now that she and Lu Zihao had broken up. "Gra-grandpa Lu," she stammered, her face turning red.
"Bahahaha! Good! Come here, my girl. Sit beside Grandpa Lu." The old man scooted to the side to make space for her on the couch.
She still felt shy but couldn't find any reason to reject Grandpa Lu's enthusiastic offer, so she sat down as instructed. Then she gave Jin Chonglin a polite greeting as well. They had seen each other earlier at Orchidia Beauty to work on his soon-to-be-launched men's line.
"Jinjing my girl, I heard that Haohao broke up with you?" Grandpa Lu asked without any warning. "Is it true? I want to know!"
Long Jinjing paled at the sudden question. She had no idea how to answer. Her chest felt tight. She subconsciously touched the lily pendant hanging around her neck hidden beneath her clothes.
The bathroom door opened and out came Lu Zihao with a dark, unreadable expression. His eyes found the target and stared straight into Long Jinjing.
Her heart almost jumped out of her chest. She looked elsewhere, avoiding his dark eyes. He was like a devil who wanted to swallow her whole.
"Not true," he said, his voice low and devilish. "She was the one who broke up with me."
"Whoa! Seriously?" Jin Chonglin looked shocked, then impressed. He grinned. "Haha! Fifth Bro Zihao got dumped!"
Lu Zihao looked like he wanted to kick the man's ass to another continent.
"You're one to talk!" Grandpa Lu pointed an angry finger at the laughing Jin Chonglin. "How dare a pinheaded playboy like you with a bloody horrid taste in women criticize my Haohao, huh? I want to know! So what if my boy got dumped!? At least his taste is many times better than yours! Hmph! Your countless exes can't even compare to Jinjing my girl's pinky toes!"
Long Jinjing covered her face, unable to take Grandpa Lu's undeserved compliment. At the same time, she felt terrible for being exposed as the one who dumped Lu Zihao in front of everyone.
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Chapter 1070 - Another Chance
Jin Chonglin felt like he had shot himself in the foot for his thoughtless comment. He was just trying to make the atmosphere lighter but look at what happened. Grandpa Lu ended up directing his line of fire at him. Not only was he called a playboy (which was trueâin the past), his taste in women was even criticized and called "bloody horrid". How mean!
Although Jin Chonglin was full of grievances at the old man's harsh criticisms, he didn't dare to defend himself. How could he? They were all true. But that was all in the past. He stopped playing around with women ever since his nightmarish breakup with his ex-fiancée, Fan Luo, and realizing his feelings for....
His eyes landed on the pale beauty sleeping in the hospital bed. Realizing the direction of his thoughts, he mentally berated himself before glancing at his older brother with a guilty conscience.
While he was dealing with his own thoughts and feelings, Grandpa Lu continued nagging on both Lu Zihao and Long Jinjing.
"Old manâGrandpa, stop it for now," Lu Zihao said. "You're making Jinjing uncomfortable."
Grandpa Lu harrumphed but still listened and stopped. Long Jinjing gave a thankful glance at Lu Zihao, then quickly avoided his eyes again. She was blushing hard but also looked like she was going to burst into tears.
Jin Liwei chose that moment to stand up and excuse himself to finally take a much-needed shower. He took the muslin bag with his clothes and toiletries and dragged his exhausted and injured body to the bathroom.
When the bathroom door closed, Lu Zihao ran his fingers through his hair and sighed. "Jinjing."
"Y-yes?"
"Let's talk."
"You stinky, smelly boy!" Grandpa Lu raised his foot and struggled to remove his leather shoe. He wanted to throw it at his stupid grandson, but in the end, gave up because he tied his shoelaces too well. Why did he choose such bloody, inconvenient shoes to wear today? The old man wanted to know! Now he couldn't even throw it at the dunderhead.
"Don't you know how to ask a lady nicely, huh? What's with the 'let's talk' while wearing such a scary expression? I want to know! Bah! No wonder Jinjing my girl dumped your pinheaded butt. You can't even speak to her in a nice way and sound like you're always ordering her around. Hmph!"
Lu Zihao scowled, but like the others, didn't defend himself. He had already long resigned himself to receiving all of the old man's scolding tonight.
Gritting his teeth, he tried asking again. Nicely this time. "Jinjing, can we please talk? Only the two of us."
"I...." Long Jinjing began panicking. "Uhm...."
"Please, Jinjing."
Dom snickered. Lu Zihao shot him a frosty glare. The cheeky guy dared to "ehehehe" at him some more before focusing all his attention on a small pack of dried mangoes.
Lu Zihao, no, Nikolai looked like he ate a fly. This was the first time that he was being so considerate to a woman who wasn't his sister. He did so out of respect for the old man but also because he thought that Long Jinjing deserved this gentleman-like treatment.
Long Jinjing bit her lower lip. The indecision was clear on her face. "NikâZihao...."
"It's your choice whether to talk to my pinheaded grandson, my girl," Grandpa Lu interjected to reassure her. "Don't feel pressured just because he's acting all scary! Why is his face like that all the time? Does he think he's the Terminator? I want to know! Bah! In this old man's eyes, he's only a stupid, stinky dunderhead! Don't worry, Jinjing my girl. If Haohao bullies you, tell me and this old man will beat his butt for you! Hah!"
Lu Zihao sighed and looked up, trying to tamp down on his growing annoyance. Then he returned his eyes on the woman who had been invading his thoughts almost every fucking moment of the day.
"Uhm...o-okay....."
He sighed in relief. "Let's go."
Grandpa Lu shook a fist at him.
Lu Zihao corrected himself. "Shall we go, Jinjing?"
"Hmph!" Grandpa Lu crossed his arms over his chest and shot him a warning look before turning to Long Jinjing with a smile on his face. "Go ahead, my girl! Don't let that smelly boy bully you, understand?"
"Yes, SirâGrandpa Lu."
Grandpa Lu grinned then turned to the glutton. "Dominic my boy, go follow them but stay at a distance. Make sure that Haohao my boy doesn't bully Jinjing my girl!"
Dom mumbled something incoherent due to his full mouth. Nobody understood him so he saluted Grandpa Lu instead to silently tell him that he would do it.
"The hell I'm gonna bully Jinjing," Lu Zihao said, scowling. "She'll be safe with me."
He couldn't direct his complaint to the old man so he could only glare at Dom.
The glutton, however, didn't take him seriously and busied himself with packing the snacks so that he could continue stress-eating while keeping an eye on them from a distance. His eyes sparkled with excitement as his gossip radar was activated.
Dom followed the two out of Iris' private room. Lu Zihao walked first, followed by Long Jinjing. Dom was about ten to fifteen steps behind. He wanted to get closer but stopped after receiving Lu Zihao's threatening glare. Disappointed, he opened a bag of chips and started another round of stress-eating.
Lu Zihao and Long Jinjing stopped when they reached the end of the hallway where there were some waiting benches. He gestured for her to sit down. She did. He, on the other hand, chose to lean against the wall with his muscled arms crossed over his wide chest.
Silence.
Nobody spoke.
Lu Zihao continued to stare at her. His sharp gaze bored into her like persistent jabs to her heart. In the end, her nerves couldn't take it anymore.
"N-nikolai, what do you want to talk about?"
He remained silent, continuing to stare at her with his deep, fathomless, almost predatory eyes. She shivered, not from fear, but from desire. She still wanted this man. Loved him. Oh God, she loved him.
She gripped the hem of her long-sleeved blouse. "You promised...that you won't...that we'll stay away from each other after our breakup."
Finally, he opened his mouth and spoke. "I still want you, Jinjing. Can you give me another chance?"
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