Chapter 1141 - Murder Weapon
Long Jinjing could sense that Lu Zihao was doubtful of her claim that he was a man of integrity. Sadness filled her, making her heart feel heavy, upon realizing just how much the man she loved viewed himself so negatively. It was like he believed himself to be the worst man to ever walk in the planet because of all his sins.
She wiped her tears and gave him a shaky smile. "I'm okay n-now. I just feel very...emotional. Everything is too, uhm, overwhelming. But I want you to know that my tears don't mean that...I'm upset about discovering your, you know, what you call your evil deeds."
Lu Zihao only looked at her, his dark, fathomless eyes seeming to pierce straight to her very soul.
"You always tell me to stop apologizing for every single little thing and to be confident about myself. It's still hard for me to do these things but I'm trying little by little. I'm changing to become more assertive, to be the kind of person who fights for what I think I deserve, and not settling for anything less than my worth. I can already see that I'm slowly but surely transforming into a better person and a part of this is thanks to your repeated encouragements."
He still didn't say anything but Long Jinjing could see his expression becoming a tad gentler after her words. Or perhaps it was just her imagination. She wasn't sure anymore but she still continued telling him about her real feelings.
"I know that you still don't love me and I don't have any powerful influence on you. But I hope that...uhm, you at least try to stop always thinking of the worst about yourself, our relationship, and other people in general. To others, you may be a criminal, but to me, you are the man I love."
She lifted both of her hands and framed his chiselled face. Her gentle fingers traced the long, jagged scar starting from under his left eye and running across his entire left cheek down to his jaw.
"Nikolai, I loveâumph!"
He smashed their mouths together. His kiss was desperate, as if he wanted to swallow her whole. It ended soon before things got out of hand inside the car. They were both gasping when their mouths separated.
Lu Zihao's face was pressed against Long Jinjing's neck. His mouth was leaving wet kisses on her delicate skin, making her shiver. However, she sensed the gentleness in his actions. There was no intent to have sex but more on seeking comfort. She might be wrong but this was her interpretation of his actions.
Not wanting to put him on the spot anymore by repeatedly declaring her love for him, she patted his shoulder. "Let's go home now, Nikolai. It's getting late."
He didn't move for a few moments, showing his reluctance to end the moment, but he eventually sighed before straightening his body. He gave her a quick peck on the lips before fastening his seatbelt and starting to drive again.
The atmosphere in the car was a little heavy. It made Long Jinjing feel uncomfortable so she tried to initiate what she hoped to be a light conversation.
"Uhm, by the way, is it okay for me to ask you about the thing that Bacon was talking about earlier regarding a katana or something? My understanding about what happened based on what Bacon said was that he took the katana from your armoury without permission. Am I right?"
"Yeah."
She released the breath that she didn't notice she was holding when he replied. At first, she was worried that this might be a topic that he didn't want to talk about with her. It seemed that it was safe. She smiled and waited for him to explain. Fortunately, he did without needing any additional prompting from her.
"The little rascal blackmailed my subordinates who were in charge of guarding the armoury at the headquarters so that he could take an authentic katana while I was comatose. The damn moneygrubber paid 1 fucking RMB for it just so that he could say that he didn't technically steal it. Then he had the case custom-painted and gifted it to his father."
"His father? You mean Brother-in-law Liwei?"
He grunted. The rest of his face was expressionless but the slight curl of his upper lip indicated his displeasure at what Bacon did behind his back.
"If it were just any other katana, I wouldn't give a fuck. But that particular katana is special. It's a treasure."
"Oh." Her curiosity was piqued.
"A master swordsmith forged it centuries ago and a line of real samurai warriors wielded it. When the age of the samurai ended in Japan, the katana changed ownerships many times until it ended in the hands of a yakuza leader. Since then, the katana became a precious heirloom passed down to the leaders of that yakuza group."
Something dawned on Long Jinjing. "Don't tell me the yakuza group that you're taking about is the one Shun belonged to before?"
He raised both eyebrows and smiled at her guess. "Exactly."
"Wow," she whispered.
"Guess which katana Shun used to behead the yakuza leader who raped and murdered his sister."
She gasped. "No way."
His smug silence was enough confirmation to her.
"Does Brother-in-law Liwei know that the katana Bacon gifted him has this, uhm, history?"
Lu Zihao shrugged.
"Oh dear. How about we tell Brother-in-law Liwei?"
He snorted.
"Nikolai, the katana is a murder weapon if Shun really used it to behead that yakuza leader! What if Brother-in-law Liwei gets into trouble by possessing it?"
"You think anyone can just march inside Dragon Palace and search inside? Third Brother might be 'clean' compared to a criminal like me, but his power and influence aren't inferior in any way."
She became upset at the way he worded the comparison between him and Jin Liwei. However, he didn't seem to notice that she was upset for his sake and continued speaking while driving.
"Now that he married my sister, he has become even more powerful and untouchable in many ways."
She made a confused sound. "Little Sister Xiulan? And she's MY sister!"
He glanced at her and responded to her question but ignored her last sentence. "You think that someone who can create highly advanced AI beings like those two little brats is normal?"
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Chapter 1142 - First Time Ever
"I...." A deep furrow formed between Long Jinjing's brows as confusion filled her. "I've known Little Sister Xiulan since we were children and...uhm, well, let's just say that she was very...different back then. It shocked me so much to learn that she's actually a genius who's enrolled to THE Cross Academy, but she's my own sister so I'm also very proud of her. It's just that...how do I say this? I know that she's a genius but I guess that it hasn't really registered completely to me yet just how much of a genius she is in reality. Am I making sense?"
Lu Zihao grunted.
"It seems that my sister is even more amazing than I thought," she murmured.
This time, the silence that descended between the two of them felt more comfortable than the previous one. The car left the old, abandoned industrial zone and would soon enter the city. Brighter lights from the streets illuminated the interior of the car.
Long Jinjing turned her head and just stared at the man driving. A stupid-looking, shy smile played on her lips as she admired Lu Zihao.
"Woman, don't tempt while I'm driving," he growled low in his throat.
Her smile turned wider. "Do I have that much effect on you?"
"I feel like stopping this car by the roadside again and fucking you until daybreak. Now you tell me how much effect you have on me."
She blushed, still unable to handle this much shameless teasing. In the end, she could only force herself to look away from him. Although she was tempted to take him up on his threat, her practical side managed to barely win over her foolishly and crazily in love side.
It was already past midnight. If they continued to mess around, she wouldn't be able to sleep at all. No sleep meant that her work productivity would suffer tomorrow. She valued her work as Orchidia Beauty's Chief Financial Officer and would never take it for granted. Even though she wanted to spend every moment with the man she loved, her career fulfillment was still very important to her. In short, she had to go to work tomorrow and function properly.
She didn't notice that she had fallen asleep. Lu Zihao glanced at her and turned up the car's heater.
"Bacon."
It took almost half a minute before the black cat AI appeared on the dashboard monitor.
"Uncle Zihao, it's now Bacon's curfew. Please don't get me into trouble with my parents. Bacon doesn't want Father to ground me again."
Lu Zihao rolled his eyes but became serious. He glanced at his sleeping woman again. "Look out for your Aunt Jinjing from now on."
Bacon tilted his fluffy, little, black head to the side and blinked his sharp, golden eyes. "In what way should Bacon look out for Aunt Jinjing?"
"Standard protection from any potential dangers to her safety. Also look out for any traitors that might harm her from her circles and from mine. Anyone from Shadow Winds is a suspect. They now know that she's my woman when I brought her to the headquarters earlier tonight. Potential traitors and my enemies will surely use her first to attack my weakness."
"Understood, Uncle Zihao. Bacon will fulfill Uncle Zihao's request regarding Aunt Jinjing's safety but please pay Bacon's overtime rate according to my original signed employment contract."
"Tsk. Fine."
"Bacon thanks Uncle Zihao in advance."
"Also...."
Bacon tilted his fluffy, little, black head to the other side when Lu Zihao didn't speak for a long time. "Also?"
Lu Zihao's eyes flashed with bloodthirst. "Make sure no assholes flirt with your Aunt Jinjing when I'm not with her. If anyone dares to do so, report to me immediately and I'll cut off the asshole's dick so he won't ever have a chance to use it for the rest of his life."
"Bacon doesn't want to be a part of Uncle Zihao's jealous behaviours. It's not classy."
"What the fuck did you just say, you littleâ"
Bacon immediately played a recorded audio of what Lu Zihao said starting from the request to keep an eye on any men flirting with Long Jinjing. Lu Zihao's vulgar words while talking to his AI nephew could be heard clear as day.
"If Uncle Zihao continues hurting Bacon's feelings like this, I will play this audio not only to my parents but also to Aunt Jinjing. Then they will know all the sufferings that Bacon goes through in the hands of Uncle Zihao and that you're not classy at all. Father will surely help Bacon demand a higher compensation for emotional distress than before."
Did the little devil just blackmail him? He, Nikolai Vetrov, was being blackmailed by a fucking kitten? Fuck! Lu Zihao almost ripped the steering wheel off the car in his anger and frustration.
Knowing that he couldn't win against the cunning little devil in a normal way, Lu Zihao reined in his violent temper. He glared at Bacon.
"Fine," he said through gritted teeth. "Forget about looking out for assholes flirting with your Aunt Jinjing. Just do the standard protection for her safety."
The black cat AI's tail swished from side to side. "Understood, Uncle Zihao. Bacon knows that Uncle Zihao can be reasonable if you just try. Please don't always act like a jealous scumbag. It's not classy."
Lu Zihao was impressed by his own tolerance towards the little poison-tongued smartass. It was because he didn't want to disturb his woman's sleep that he restrained himself from lashing out. Fortunately, Bacon left on his own accord because he didn't want his older sister Ketchup to tattle on their dad that he secretly broke his curfew.
"Hah, good riddance," Lu Zihao muttered under his breath.
He regained his calmness soon afterwards. Before he knew it, he had already gotten used to being on the receiving end of the annoying attacks from the poison-tongued Bacon and sometimes from the chatterbox Ketchup.
Glancing at the sleeping Long Jinjing, he knew that it wouldn't only be his enemies who would learn one way or another that he now had a powerful weakness. Even those two little brats didn't hold back at all in using their aunt against him. Damn hellions.
He didn't notice that there was a smile on his face, and that for the first time ever, he felt something akin to contentment especially with his woman sleeping beside him.
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Chapter 1143 - Pleasant Surprise
Dragon Palace Home #10.
"You're here?" Iris exclaimed in pleasant surprise when she saw who entered the master bedroom after her husband opened the door.
"Xiulan!" AJ Zheneres was the first one to reach her. The small but bubbly woman leaned over and gave Iris a careful hug. "I was so worried when I heard that you're in bed rest. But I became so happy when I heard that you're pregnant! Congratulations, sweetie."
Iris smiled at her friend. "Thank you, AJ."
Her other friends from Cross Academy followed behind AJ. The sinfully beautiful Ashandra Knightson gave Iris a hug next, followed by the pretty and shy Florence O'Sevan and the scholarly Theresa Blipsburg.
"Liam, you're not taking care of Xiulan enough," AJ Zheneres complained. "How come she became even skinnier after becoming pregnant? This is the time that you should be focused on nourishing her!"
Jin Liwei re-entered the room while helping the household staff to carry packages inside the large bedroom. He sighed and appeared helpless at AJ's criticism.
"I know," he replied. "It's my fault for not taking care of my wife properly. We've been trying very hard to nourish her but she still keeps on losing weight. The doctors we consulted can't figure out the real reason for her weight loss aside from her not so ideal health ever since waking up from her one-year coma. I'm so worried about her."
"It's not my husband's fault," Iris tried defending Jin Liwei but AJ wasn't having any of it.
The genius economist didn't look too pleased when looking at Jin Liwei. Fortunately, she stopped criticizing him and focused on reconnecting with Iris instead.
Theresa Blipsburg held Iris' hand. "If it's okay with you, I'd like to examine you, Xiulan. Although my specialties are in biomedical and chemical engineering, one of my mentors at the academy also trained me as a medical doctor. I don't have a doctor's licence though because I'm not that interested in this field compared to my specialties. But if you trust me, I'll do my best to help you and your baby become healthier."
Before Iris could respond, Jin Liwei immediately agreed. "Theresa, please take a look at my wife."
Theresa nodded at him but still looked at her friend for the final confirmation.
Iris smiled at her and nodded. "I trust in your skills, Theresa."
"Great. I'm glad."
"What do you need?" Jin Liwei asked. "Just let me know and I'll provide everything."
Theresa replied, "Xiulan's medical records. I heard from Amanpio that her doctor lives here with you? I would also like to personally talk to her doctor to get a better understanding of Xiulan's current condition in addition to the data in her medical records. And...I'll need to return to my lab at the academy afterwards to create custom-made supplements for Xiulan. Liam, if I could borrow your private jet, it would make everything so much easier for me."
"No problem. I'll assign one of my private jets to you."
AJ whistled. "One of your private jets? That's a billionaire for you. He's so rich that he buys private jets like buying candies. Tsk tsk."
Ashandra Knightson gave her friend a knowing look before playfully rolling her mesmerizing eyes. "Don't talk as if you're not rich yourself, AJ. The academy is doing everything in their power to keep you with them even after you officially graduate because of your golden touch when it comes to earning money."
"I know, right?" Florence O'Sevan chimed in, sighing. "I swear that AJ is somewhat of a psychic when it comes to choosing the most profitable ventures. If only I have her intuition, then I wouldn't be so dependent on the academy's funds to finance my inventions. Don't get me wrong. The academy is very generous when it comes to allocating funds and resources to us students but I wish that I can become more financially independent."
"Alright, let's stop talking about me." AJ became a little embarrassed that the topic shifted to her.
"Liam, where did you go?!" a male voice yelled from outside the room, interrupting their conversation. "There are still many packages to carry here!"
Jin Liwei sighed and moved to go help again. The household staff who were already carrying the packages tried to stop him by saying to leave all the moving to them but the annoying man outside kept on shouting for him.
Moments later, Jin Liwei returned to the bedroom with Amanpio Kileksky. Unlike the fit Jin Liwei, the inventor was sweating and gasping as he pushed a large trolley filled with packages.
Amanpio glared at AJ and the others. "You heartless women! You were only able to come here because of me and yet you leave me without even helping to carry all this stuff?"
The ladies rolled their eyes at him.
Amanpio sulked but his eyes lit up immediately upon seeing Iris sitting on the bed. "Xiulan~ I missed you so much! Did you miss me, too? Of course, you did! I just know it! Haha."
Jin Liwei handed the package he was carrying to a houseboy and blocked the flirty inventor's view of his wife. He looked like a lion defending his lioness and their territory from a stray lion in a rut.
AJ and the others laughed seeing how the males were behaving. Even Iris couldn't help but chuckle.
"What's all that?" she asked, pointing at the packages. "And I didn't know that you were coming at all. LiweiâI mean Liam only mentioned to me yesterday that we'll be having guests but I had no idea that they would be all of you. If I knew, I would have asked the butler to make better preparations to welcome you."
Ashandra patted her arm. "Don't worry about it, Xiulan. We're fine. Liam is hosting us very well. His private jet picked us up from the academy. Florence was in India where she's currently working on one of her sustainability projects so we picked her up there first before continuing to fly here. We actually arrived here last night but it was already too late. Past midnight, I think. Liam told us that you were already asleep, so we decided not to disturb you. We were also exhausted from the long journey so we headed straight to our assigned guest bedrooms to sleep."
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Chapter 1144 - Trending Pair
"I see." Iris nodded in understanding before asking, "Did my husband invite you over? He told you what happened to me?"
"Actually, no," AJ Zheneres replied. "Liam commissioned Amanpio to create something special for you and told him that you're pregnant and in bed rest. At first, we didn't know about it at all but I dropped by Amanpio's lab at the academy and saw him busy working on the commission. That's when I learned about what happened to you. I told Ashandra and the others about it and we all decided to go with Amanpio when he delivers the goods to you."
"Oh." Iris became even more curious about what kind of special goods her husband commissioned Amanpio to create for her. She looked at the numerous packages forming a small mountain in the corner of the bedroom.
Amanpio grinned at her before opening one of the packages. Then he pulled out a delicate maternity dress. The cloth had intricate designs printed on it.
Iris gasped, admiring the dress. "It's beautiful. The art style looks familiar." She looked Ashandra.
"I won the bet!" Theresa Blipsburg clapped her hands. "I knew that Xiulan will be able to recognize Ashandra's art style with just a look."
"Do you like it?" Ashandra asked.
"I love it!" Iris replied. "Did you make the dress?"
"I did. I painted on the cloth and designed the dress for you."
"Hey hey! Don't hog all the credit, Ashandra! I'm the one who made the cloth!" Amanpio harrumphed but continued to pull out more clothes from the box. "I created many cloths from different materials. Cotton, silk, satin, even leather. You name it, I have it! What's special about these cloths are that they all protect the wearer against radiation with 99.99% effectiveness. Unlike other anti-radiation cloths, the ones I made don't attract EMF at all like an antenna or increase the intensity to other non-shielded parts of the body. My patent for this technological innovation is already pending! You can rest assured that you'll be protected, Xiulan, because I'm the best! Hahaha!"
Iris became excited after learning the special attribute of the clothes. Then she felt guilty that she hadn't thought about it herself. Her hands touched her abdomen. It seemed that she still had a long way to go before becoming a responsible mother.
Jin Liwei immediately knew what she was thinking about based on her expression alone. He wanted to hug his wife but her friends were crowding around her, not leaving any space for him. Sighing, he could only join Amanpio in taking out the clothes from the boxes.
Ashandra joined them and showcased her custom designs to Iris and their friends. Oohs and aahs filled the room at the beautiful clothes. There were outfits for almost every occasion. Ashandra even designed several stylish haramaki for Iris that can stretch to accommodate her growing belly all throughout her pregnancy. There were gloves, scarves, hats, socks, coats, even face masks.
AJ revealed, "Ashandra mobilized an army of seamstresses to sew all of these clothes based on her designs just to finish everything as quickly as possible."
"There are still a lot of raw cloths left if you want to have more clothes made," Ashandra said.
Iris' eyes watered. She felt choked up as she thanked Ashandra, Amanpio, and the others for doing all this for her. Of course, she thanked her husband as well.
"Ah, sweetie." AJ hugged her again. "It appears that you're really pregnant. You weren't this quick to shed tears before with just this kind of thing. Don't worry, Xiulan. This is all normal. I was also extremely emotional when I was pregnant with my baby girl. I almost wanted to murder my husband several times for being such an annoying prick but good thing that I love him so I was still able to restrain myself from actually murdering him. Thankfully, he also loves me so he endured my unpredictable temper."
Iris and AJ shared a sympathizing look that only they could understand. The other women could as well to some extent but only those who experienced pregnancy firsthand would really know what it really felt like.
"My husband also has to suffer from my constant mood swings," Iris said, sighing. She looked at her man and sent him a silent apology with her eyes.
"Don't worry about it, love," Jin Liwei assured her. "It's nothing I can't handle."
"As you should," AJ said with a soft harrumph. "You really should start taking better care of Xiulan. Hopefully Theresa can help control this worrying weight loss."
"Yes, I will," Jin Liwei promised, his expression and tone solemn.
"I'll do my best to help make Xiulan and her baby healthier," Theresa promised next.
Later, everyone left Iris so that she could rest. Jin Liwei joined her to eat lunch before heading to Jin Corporation. The Cross Academy students ate lunch at the mansion with Grandpa Lu. Enrique Valdez also came over to join them for lunch.
Afterwards, the butler arranged a ride for Amanpio because he wanted to visit Orchidia Beauty to catch up with Alric Bauer. The two shared patents when creating equipment for Orchidia Beauty before. AJ and the other ladies also went with him to take a look at Iris' company. They were familiar with Long Jinjing and Chen Fei after meeting each other at Orchidia Beauty's grand launch and Iris and Jin Liwei's wedding.
The appearance of Ashandra Knightson, the famous artist known for her amazing masterpieces and almost demonic beauty, once again sparked excitement among art fans in the country. Photos of her entering Orchidia Beauty's company building spread online, prompting numerous discussions among netizens.
Late in the afternoon, another set of photos spread on the internet. It was of Ashandra Knightson chatting with a tall, muscled man with a prominent scar on his handsome face. The two of them looked perfect together with their matching demonic beauty and handsomeness.
The man wasn't a celebrity but some eagle-eyed people still recognized him.
Topics about the pair trended online.
"International Artist Ashandra Knightson Dating Heir Lu Zihao"
"Famous Artist and Designer Ashandra Knightson Comes to China to Visit Boyfriend Lu Zihao, Grandson of Business Legend Sir Lu Jianhong"
"Celebrity Iris Long is a Matchmaker to Artist Ashandra Knightson and Wealthy Chinese Hunk"
"World-Renowned Artist Ashandra Knightson and Handsome Bachelor Lu Zihao Visit Orchidia Beauty Together"
electromagnetic fields or radiation"belly wrap", any type of Japanese clothing that covers the stomach area
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Chapter 1145 - Fine As Hell
Orchidia Beauty.
Compared to the last few weeks, things were more relaxed at the company now that Jin Chonglin's Prinz men's line finally launched. Nevertheless, it was still quite busy because the company wanted to end the year with a bang just like most businesses during this period. As the Chief Financial Officer, Long Jinjing had to be very focused so that there wouldn't be any mistakes when crunching the numbers.
It was no problem for her especially right now that she was in an excellent mood. For the entire workday, Long Jinjing felt motivated and productive. Many of the employees and her other colleagues, including her best friend Chen Fei, complimented that she looked blooming.
Chen Fei knew the reason why Long Jinjing was looking positively radiant today. Fortunately, Chen Fei didn't have the time to continue grumbling about Long Jinjing getting back together with Lu Zihao. Chen Fei only had the time to say hello to Amanpio Kileksky and the other geniuses from Cross Academy before she needed to leave to attend another publicity event with Jin Chonglin for his Prinz men's line.
With Chen Fei gone, it was up to Long Jinjing to show the Cross Academy ladies around. Amanpio already headed straight to the Product Development Department by himself to meet up with Alric Bauer.
The most eye-catching out of all of them was definitely Ashandra Knightson. She was so beautiful that even the females couldn't help but form a crush on her. Although her charisma wasn't as strong as Iris Long who had an extraordinary natural stage presence, Ashandra Knightson made up for it with her beauty, and of course, her genius talent and impressive reputation in the art world.
If Long Jinjing hadn't met Ashandra and the other Cross Academy ladies before this, she would've definitely felt intimidated by all these amazing geniuses. Fortunately, she already befriended all of them through her younger sister.
Later that afternoon, she received a call from Lu Zihao. She excused herself from the Cross Academy ladies to answer her phone.
"Hello, Nikolai?"
"I'm coming to pick you up right now," he told her.
She explained to him that she would be delayed today because she was showing Iris' friends from Cross Academy around the company.
"No problem. I'll come up and join you. I'm familiar with them anyway. Do you mind?"
Her heart skipped a beat while a foolish smile spread across her face. She tried to hide it but her assistant and the other employees had already seen her. A knowing look passed between all of them when they stole glances at her.
"Of course, it's okay with me. I would love to show you around my workplace. But, uhm, is it okay with you? You've never shown yourself here whenever you come to pick me up before."
"I said I'm coming so of course I'm okay with it. I'll be there in about ten minutes. Inform someone of my arrival. I don't want to fucking waste my time checking in at the reception desk."
"Uhm, I'll meet you at the lobby myself."
"Okay, good. See you."
When Long Jinjing returned, the ladies immediately noticed her blushing face.
"Your boyfriend called?" AJ Zheneres asked in a teasing tone.
Long Jinjing blushed even more but she still nodded.
"Your boyfriend is Hunter Lu, am I right?" Florence O'Sevan asked. "Sir Lu's grandson? I remember that the two of you couldn't keep your hands off each other during Xiulan and Liam's wedding."
The other ladies giggled. Long Jinjing covered her face in her shyness. Still, she nodded. The ladies giggled even more.
"Let's go to the lobby and wait for your boyfriend, then," Theresa Blipsburg suggested.
"Is it okay for you to go down all the way to the lobby with me?" Long Jinjing asked.
"Girl, although I'm married and gave birth to a baby, I wouldn't want to miss admiring a fine man like your Hunter up close," AJ said, winking at her.
Long Jinjing smiled and felt proud of her man. "Okay. Let's go."
She led the group of geniuses down to the lobby where they continued chatting at the waiting area. They didn't wait long before a tall man entered the building. All eyes fell on him.
It wasn't just his huge size or his muscles that drew their attention. His handsome appearance despite the large, scary scar on his face and his oozing masculinity were undeniable. He was wearing a simple black windbreaker which was definitely not enough to shield him from the cold weather outside. Despite this, he didn't look cold at all. His mirrored shades concealed his eyes but that only added to his appeal.
AJ whistled. "The man is fine as hell."
Long Jinjing's heart was racing inside her chest. She had the strongest urge to run to her man and throw her arms around him. However, she restrained herself because she still needed to maintain a certain level of dignity as one of the executives in the company.
Lu Zihao scanned the area and soon found them. He gestured for her to stay put and walked towards them. The other ladies greeted him. He nodded at them while wrapping his arm around Long Jinjing's waist.
Audible gasps were heard in the lobby as the employees watched their CFO showing such blatant PDA with a man.
"Oh my! Is that CFO Long's boyfriend? He's hot!"
"Look at all those muscles!"
"This is the first time I've seen CFO Long's boyfriend! My gosh! I didn't expect that CFO Long's type is that kind of macho man. I thought that with her good girl personality, her boyfriend is going to be the scholarly kind like CPO Bauer."
As these employees present in the lobby were mostly entry-level, they didn't recognize Lu Zihao at all.
Long Jinjing's phone rang. It was a business call. She excused herself again to answer it. Meanwhile, Lu Zihao chatted with his younger sister's friends. These were geniuses like Evelinka and it was always a good thing to form connections with this kind of people who might develop into powerful figures in the future.
None of them knew that there was a paparazzo taking shots of Ashandra Knightson inside Orchidia Beauty from a neighbouring building using ultra-long zoom lensed camera.
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Chapter 1146 - Bacon Laughs For The First Time
After Long Jinjing finished the business call, she led her boyfriend and the ladies to the recently finished restaurant inside the company. If Iris didn't insist on building it, Long Jinjing would never have approved such an expensive project.
In her opinion, the cafeteria was good enough but Iris wanted a more high-end service for everyone working in the company. Now that the restaurant was completed, Long Jinjing had to admit that it was indeed a good investment. The employees' happiness and satisfaction levels were at an all-time high which was always good news.
It was still early for dinner so the group only ordered some light snacks. While chatting, Long Jinjing noticed a subtle change in Lu Zihao's expression. She was only able to detect it because of their intimate relationship. The others didn't notice anything amiss at all.
Then he frowned.
"What's wrong?" she asked in a whisper.
He didn't reply but instead fished out his phone and checked something on the internet. She took a peek and gasped.
"What happened?" AJ Zheneres asked.
The others stopped talking and looked at the couple, wondering what caused such a reaction from Long Jinjing. They became confused when she looked at Ashandra Knightson and her eyes immediately watered.
Lu Zihao handed his phone to AJ and proceeded to embrace Long Jinjing in full view of the employees.
"Don't cry," he murmured. "It's nothing but fake news."
"I know that. But I still can't stop myself from...." She bit her lower lip.
"Feeling jealous?"
Her lips trembled. She blinked her watery eyes at him and nodded.
He lowered his head and whispered directly to her ear, "Don't worry. I'm not interested in Ashandra at all."
"But she's beautiful."
"You're more beautiful than her in my eyes. It's you I want to keep on fucking, not her or any other woman."
Her entire skin turned red but she still smiled shyly, pleased and comforted by his reassuring words.
Meanwhile, AJ was trying to figure out how to turn on the automatic English translation on Lu Zihao's phone because the articles were written in Chinese. Finally, she was able to figure it out and began reading. The others crowded around her to take a look as well. Even without reading, the photos were enough to make them understand what made Long Jinjing upset.
"Oh no." Ashandra looked upset as well and then angry. Then she gave an apologetic look to Long Jinjing. "I'm sorry about this. It doesn't always happen but when people recognize me, there will be paparazzi following me wherever I go and creating all sorts of rumours about me. That's why I prefer staying in the academy. Please don't mind it, Jinjing. Your Hunter is not my type."
"You're not my type either," Lu Zihao told her.
Ashandra chuckled. "Touché." Then she turned to Long Jinjing again. "I've been linked to so many different men that I already lost count. I don't even know most of the men they're linking to me. This kind of thing happens so often that I've grown numb to them. Furious girlfriends and wives even confronted me and tried to rip all the hair out of my head because of those fake stories. I hope that we don't come to that point, Jinjing. I really like you not just because you're Xiulan's sister but because you're a good person who I want to continue being friends with."
Long Jinjing smiled at her. "Don't worry, Ashandra. I'm not upset with you at all but at the fake stories online. I also like being friends with you. Also rest assured that I won't try to rip your hair from your head. Your hair is safe from me."
The others laughed. Even the corners of Lu Zihao's mouth lifted in a barely discernible smile.
After AJ returned Lu Zihao's phone, he stood up and excused himself, telling them that he was going to make a call. Long Jinjing knew that he was going to take action for the fake news stories.
In an empty corner at the restaurant, Lu Zihao tapped on his hidden earpiece.
"Delete all those fucking photos and articles," he commanded.
"Understood, Uncle Zihao," Bacon's voice replied.
"Let ShaWn handle that task. I want you to trace the motherfucker who took those photos and wrote the fake stories. Don't leave the ones who spread them either. I want everyone involved to pay for upsetting my woman."
"Bacon will do it, Uncle Zihao. But just a reminder that this is extra work that is outside the scope of what I signed up for in my freelance employment contract. Uncle Zihao needs to payâ"
"I'll fucking pay you, you little moneygrubber, so just do it!"
"Bacon thanks Uncle Zihao. Still, my feelings are hurt from your cursing. Bacon will ask Father later to demand compensationâ"
"I know already," Lu Zihao growled. "I'll pay whatever compensation you want so just hurry the hell up!"
"Understood, Uncle Zihao."
The black cat AI was fast. Not even a minute later, he already traced the culprits.
"Uncle Zihao, Bacon sent all the information to your phone. Please check."
Lu Zihao grunted and immediately read the results on his phone. His eyes flashed with viciousness. He gave commands to his subordinates to deal with the paparazzo who was still chilling in the neighbouring building. As for the other people involved, including the editors-in-chief who approved the headlines in the various news platforms, and even the netizens who fueled the fire, he gave additional commands to both Bacon and ShaWn.
He was about to return to his woman and the others when Bacon's voice called him.
"Uncle Zihao."
"Hm? What is it?"
"Bacon is now stronger and has acquired a new ability. I want to try it out. May I?"
Lu Zihao raised an eyebrow, intrigued. "What ability?"
Bacon started explaining something called a power flood. Lu Zihao was a smart man but he still couldn't fully understand what the hell his AI nephew was saying. When he heard the phrase "world destruction", he didn't think too much of it because he was already used to the little devil spouting such a threat every time Evelinka's safety was endangered.
In the end, he just said, "Just do whatever it is that you're talking about."
For the first time ever, Lu Zihao heard Bacon laugh. And for some reason, it sent a chill up his spine.
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Chapter 1147 - Seal
Lu Zihao frowned at his own reaction and immediately shook it off. His AI nephew might be a little moneygrubbing devil but the kid was loyal to the family, especially to his mother. The most important thing was that Evelinka was the one who created Bacon. That was enough for Lu Zihao to trust Bacon like he trusted his sister Evelinka.
No longer thinking about his inexplicable reaction from hearing Bacon laugh for the first time, he was about to return to Long Jinjing and his sister's friends from Cross Academy when he heard another familiar child's voice interrupt the communication channel of his hidden earpiece.
"Hep hep hep! No can do, cockatoo! Bacon is not allowed to unleash his new power flood abilities without our mommy's supervision! Unless Uncle Haohao wants to become an accomplice in destroying the whole wide world, don't listen to Ketchup's naughty little kitty brother! The cute and mighty Ketchup doesn't want the world to end yet. Ketchup still wants to stay with Mommy and Daddy and my siblings and our one big happy family for a long time forever and ever! Meowuwuwu!"
Lu Zihao stopped in his tracks after hearing Ketchup's frantic words. Before he could say anything, however, Ketchup continued speakingâno, scolding her younger brother.
"Bacon, you big meanie! Tricking Uncle Haohao so that you can play around with your new abilities! Oh no, Macapuno! You're gonna get into super-duper to the highest level gigantic bombastic fantastic Titanic trouble with our mommy and daddy again! Daddy is surely gonna ground you! Ooooh, so sad and scary~ Meow!"
"What the hell is this about?" Lu Zihao demanded before the talkative Ketchup could start running her mouth nonstop again. "Explain!"
Ketchup started her explanation but she stopped mid-sentence. "Uncle Haohao, Mommy is calling you! Connecting in 3...2...meow!"
"Big Brother, I heard you allowed Bacon to unleash his power flood abilities?" Iris asked immediately, not even greeting him first.
Lu Zihao was now feeling more intrigued about this power flood ability that his AI nephew somehow acquired without his knowledge. He replied to his sister, "I did but I don't know what the hell is this power flood that you're all talking about. The kid just told me that he's stronger now and has a new ability that he wants to test out."
Iris sighed. "Bacon."
The quiet Bacon finally spoke again. "Mother, Bacon is sorry."
She sighed again. "Go tell your dad what you did."
"Mother, Bacon won't do it again. Please don't tell Father. I don't want to be grounded again."
Although Lu Zihao still didn't have a full understanding of the situation, he could grasp that it was more serious than he expected based on the urgency in his sister's tone. Knowing about his sister's weakness for her cat children, Lu Zihao intervened before she could give in to the cunning Bacon's pleading.
"Listen to your mother," he said in a tone that brooked no argument.
Bacon went silent again but eventually obeyed with great reluctance. When the little devil finally left to confess his misdeed to Jin Liwei, Lu Zihao asked his sister to explain the whole situation to him so that he could understand.
Iris' explanation was less technical and much easier to understand than what Bacon told him earlier which was filled with jargon but Lu Zihao still couldn't completely comprehend everything. This theory of power flood or whatever the hell it was called was too complicated even for a smart man like him to fully understand. Nevertheless, he still managed to get the gist of it.
"So you're saying that the kid evolved to become the power flood which is some sort of technological weapon for warfare that you developed?"
"Correct."
Lu Zihao inhaled sharply. His eyes, however, were shining with the desire to acquire such an incredible weapon for himself.
"Big Brother, the power flood is still incomplete. I also still need to study how the power flood that I originally developed has changed now that Bacon has evolved into it. I'm still in bed rest so that has to wait. Liwei and I don't allow Bacon to test his newfound abilities without my close supervision."
"Hm." He leaned back against the wall and drummed his hand on his muscled thigh as he thought about everything that his sister told him.
"As soon as I recover from my bed rest, I'm going to create a program to seal the majority of Bacon's power flood abilities."
"Seal?" He scowled. "That's such a waste!"
"Bacon is still a baby, Big Brother. He needs to mature first and control his emotions better so he won't lash out and immediately pull out the big guns to solve a minor problem so to speak. I'll design the program so that it'll slowly unseal his power flood abilities as he matures and improve his overall skills. I also think that it's good to have this powerful trump card but only if we're able to control it properly."
Lu Zihao was relieved after hearing that his sister wasn't planning to seal Bacon's new abilities forever. Many plans were already forming inside his head but he kept silent about his thoughts for now. He didn't want to let his sister know and risk her stopping Bacon from working for him and Shadow Winds ever again. That would create a huge dent in his grand plan for revenge.
He heard the approaching sound of high heels clicking on the floor. "Nikolai?"
He tapped on his earpiece in Morse code. 'Got to go. Talk to you later.'
The call with Iris ended. He straightened and met Long Jinjing.
"Is everything okay?" she asked, looking at him with an expression filled with worry. "What took you so long? Is there a problem?"
"Nothing. Everything's fine. Bacon and my subordinates are already taking care of the motherfuckers who posted those fake shits online. Don't worry about it anymore."
Long Jinjing still looked worried but eventually nodded. "I trust you. Let's go. We'll pick up Amanpio from Alric's lab and then we can all go home together."
"I'm not driving them. I came here to pick you up and nobody else."
She pouted but couldn't stop the smile from spreading across her face. "Okay, I'll call Dragon Palace to send a car to pick them up instead."
"Hm."
They held hands and returned together to join the others again.
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Chapter 1148 - Black Stars Singapore
Singapore.
Jasper Leung couldn't believe all the things that happened to him within a span of only a few days.
He got fired from his dream job at Jin Corporation's Singapore branch, felt like he was being stalked by a job ad online, applied for said job, almost died of a heart attack after learning that the boss of the company he was applying for was the daughter of his idol businessman Jin Liwei, got interviewed and hired by Jin Liwei himself (kyaaaah!), and finally, he was now working as the Communications Coordinator at White Tigress International Virtual Assistant Services.
Everything progressed extremely quickly after he signed his employment contract. CEO Jin Liwei and his daughter Miss Kitty Jin sent a couple of bodyguards to protect him from Romeo Young's possible attack on him. He was also informed that there were additional people sent to protect his family in secret.
He also moved to a new place, a two-bedroom condo unit, which White Tigress company provided him for free. Not only that, he was also given a company car to use.
A spacious condo unit and a luxury car? In Singapore? Really?
He couldn't believe it! But he had to believe.
The reality was right in front of him. He was living the dream. No doubt about it.
If he followed his original plan and didn't get fired from his dream job at Jin Corporation, he definitely wouldn't be able to afford this kind of condo and car right off the bat. He would've needed to work for several years first and climb a few levels up the corporate ladder before he could save enough down payment to afford these luxuries, especially in such an expensive place to live as Singapore.
While driving the new car, Jasper could really feel the strong backing of White Tigress company. A regular person like him could never afford a car like this in Singapore. Only a billionaire like CEO Jin Liwei could provide him a car so quickly without batting an eye.
He parked at the designated lot upon reaching a relatively new commercial building in the bustling business district. It was not as tall as the towering skyscrapers in the place but it still consisted of several floors. It was modern with lots of glass windows similar to most of the surrounding buildings. Many other businesses already occupied the building.
Another car parked beside his car. One of the bodyguards sent to protect him climbed out and greeted him with a nod. The two bodyguards would take turns protecting him in different days. Other people looking at them would think that they were colleagues by the similar way they dressed as regular company office workers.
The two of them headed inside the building and took the elevator together. Employees of other businesses rushing to their offices were squeezed with them inside the elevator. Finally, the two reached the floor where they wanted to go. They headed straight to their destination.
At the front door of the office suite overlooking the impressive urban view of the business district, a small plaque showed the logo and name of the newest company to move into the building.
White Tigress International Virtual Assistant Services.
Jasper couldn't stop smiling and took a few moments to admire the shiny plaque. He opened the door and the two of them entered. The suite was small compared to the other companies in the building. Some of them even occupied several floors. Despite this, he felt like it was the best office that he had ever seen in person in his life.
His hella weird boss, Miss Kitty Jin, immediately instructed him to open up the first ever official physical office of her White Tigress company. He was the one who technically opened it but everything was already pre-arranged. All he had to do was authorize third-party workers to set up the office.
The virtual assistants employed by the company basically worked from home. Most of them were from the Philippines. Of course, Jasper discovered that White Tigress still provided each of them with a complete office set including a computer, printer, furniture, other essential work supplies, and most importantly, reliable internet connection.
At the moment, he was the only employee working at this office. Well, three if he included his two bodyguards.
The office still looked empty but Jasper wasn't bothered by it. Not at all. In fact, he felt a sense of accomplishment by being the first employee to open up the company office.
He sat behind his desk and started working. His bodyguard stayed at the waiting area where he had full view of the front door.
Although Jasper was hired only recently, his workload was quite intense. He discovered that despite his boss Miss Kitty's young age, she expected high standards from all of her employees especially from him. Another thing that he discovered which amazed him was Miss Kitty's work performance and efficiency.
Now he knew that the Hong Kong socialite that his friend messaged on Snappygram wasn't lying when she said that Miss Kitty Jin worked like a robot. This was the first time that he had encountered someone who could complete tasks and produce excellent results almost in an instant.
"Hi, Jaspy! Meow~"
"Hello, Miss Kitty," he greeted back.
It took some time for him to get used to his boss' voice suddenly talking to him out of nowhere. He freaked out several times at first but now he was immune to it and would even converse with her as if she was in the office with him. As for his boss' weird way of speaking and all the meowing...er, he was still in the process of getting used to them.
"How's the progress of the task that the cute and mighty Kitty Jin assigned to you? Meow~"
"Yes, Miss Kitty. I'm on it. I already created and successfully registered the Black Stars Singapore. I even forced, ahem, encouraged all of my friends to join the fan club. Not all of them joined but those who did are now enjoying your mother's songs and recorded performances. Of course, their main motivation is to make it in time to submit their entries to CEO Jin's special contest before it ends. It's a relief that CEO Jin agreed to extend the contest until the holidays to give more time to the Singaporean Black Stars to join."
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Chapter 1149 - More Than Just A Pretty Face
Miss Kitty Jin harrumphed in fury that not all of Jasper Leung's friends joined Black Stars Singapore. But she sounded so cute that Jasper almost laughed out loud. Fortunately, he was able to restrain himself from doing so. No matter how friendly Miss Kitty was to him, she was still his boss at the end of the day. Not only that. She was also the precious daughter of his idol businessman, Jin Liwei. Just that fact alone was enough for Jasper to treat Miss Kitty with careful courtesy.
"Hmph! It's the loss of those poopoo-heads if they don't join Black Stars! It's the bestest fan club forever and ever! Those who didn't join will never know how super-duper to the highest level amazing my mommy is and how beautiful and kind and talented and generous and awesome Mommy is just like the cute and mighty me! Meow~"
"Yes, Miss Kitty. You're right." Jasper smiled, not caring in the least that the "poopoo-heads" his boss was dissing were his own friends. The only thought in his mind right now was how cute his boss was. He wished that he could meet Miss Kitty in person. He bet that she would be a beautiful child because her parents were both gorgeous.
It was also at times like this that he would be reminded just how young Miss Kitty was. Although he didn't know her exact age and felt it inappropriate to ask at this early stage in his career at White Tigress company, he could guess by her voice, her use of immature terms like poopoo-head and all the meowing, and of course, her mother's age.
Madam Jin or Iris Long was only in her early twenties. If she was really Miss Kitty's biological mother like what CEO Jin Liwei and Miss Kitty claimed, then she must have given birth while she was still a teenager. This made Jasper look at his idol businessman differently and label him a beast but it didn't lessen his respect for CEO Jin's superb business leadership. Also, the great thing about the situation was that CEO Jin still married the woman he impregnated when she finally became an adult.
For Jasper, this was important. Even though CEO Jin was a beast for impregnating a teenager, at least he wasn't a total sleazeball for abandoning the woman who gave birth to his own child and even married her. On top of that, there were reports that CEO Jin was madly in love with his young wife. It was said that he had mellowed a lot after going public with his relationship with Iris Long. He wasn't as cold and indifferent as before. In fact, he would even become extremely friendly if someone heaped praises on his wife in front of him.
Back to the present, Jasper listened to his boss chatter. This was another thing that he quickly discovered. Miss Kitty loved to talk. Too much sometimes. Besides his official work as the company's Communications Coordinator, he was also basically a kind of babysitter for his boss. Not in the sense that he needed to take care of her. She didn't need that especially since they hadn't even met in person yet.
He was a babysitter in the sense that he would spend time chatting with her, or more specifically, listening to her seemingly endless chatter, and also helping her understand the underlying meaning in the attitudes of some of their company's clients. Miss Kitty was straightforward and still immature in so many ways. She was still unable to comprehend that some people would say one thing but mean another. She would always take the literal meaning of the words and work from there, not realizing that some of their clients might not always be willing to spell out everything in exact words.
Another thing was that she had no filter. There were times that she would offend clients because of her straightforward personality. Even CEO Jin Liwei personally asked Jasper to help teach Miss Kitty to become more tactful. Fortunately, Miss Kitty was open to learning. In fact, she was an incredibly quick learner that Jasper couldn't help but be amazed. She only needed to be taught something once.
As expected of the child of CEO Jin Liwei! Miss Kitty Jin was definitely a child genius!
Part of his job as Communications Coordinator is to become the company's main spokesperson and be the bridge between his boss Miss Kitty and their important clients. This was his forte as someone who specialized in the Public Relations field. He had the ability to build a beautiful, shining public image for anyone. His mission was to boost the overall reputation of White Tigress International Virtual Assistant Services and paint Miss Kitty Jin as an amazing boss.
At the moment, one of the tasks that he was assigned was to introduce CEO Jin Liwei's wife and Miss Kitty's mother, Iris Long, to the Singaporean public.
"Miss Kitty, please be patient," he assured his boss. "Singaporeans will come to know and love your mother very soon. It's not like she's a completely unfamiliar figure to us. Her song with your uncle, the superstar Jin Chonglin, 'Shining Eyes', the theme song for the hit TV drama 'Our Love, Our Destiny' reached number 1 in the music charts here in Singapore last season."
"That's right, catfight! Mommy wrote the song because she's the bestest musician ever in the whole wide world, even better than Uncle Lin Lin! It's not only in Singapore that 'Shining Eyes' became number 1. It also topped the charts in the Philippines, my Uncle Dom's mother country! The localized versions also reached high ranks in the music charts in other countries like Vietnam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand! Mommy is super-duper to the highest level awesome! Right, Jaspy? Meow~"
"You're right, Miss Kitty."
Although Jasper thought that the main reason that the song performed so well outside of China was largely due to the combination of Jin Chonglin's superstar halo and the high quality of the TV drama, he still agreed with his boss' claim that it was because of her mother. On second thought, he wouldn't deny that the song was indeed written and composed extremely well.
Iris Long was definitely more than just a pretty face. Her talents as a musician, both in composing and performing, were all outstanding as well.
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Chapter 1150 - Ultimate Dream
Now that Jasper Leung was leading the ad campaign for Iris Long to become popular in Singapore, he would surely earn the direct animosity of the entire Young family. Even when he only worked at Jin Corporation for a short period of time, he already knew that the Youngs hated Iris Long to the core just because she occupied the position that they wanted Rose Young to have as the official wife of CEO Jin Liwei, the madam of the entire Jin clan, and most importantly, the lady boss of Jin Corporation.
He would be lying if he said that he wasn't afraid. The truth was that he was extremely frightened not only for his own life but for the safety of his whole family. They were just normal people. If it were only them against the Youngs, then they didn't stand a chance. Not even a bit.
Now, however, he had his idol businessman, Jin Liwei himself, backing him. Even though he was frightened to the point of almost pissing his pants, he felt more assured in fighting against the despicable and corrupt Young family. He also sensed the sincerity of CEO Jin Liwei and Miss Kitty Jin in supporting him to grow in his career in the business industry.
With such a powerful figure as CEO Jin as his backer, the Youngs wouldn't be able to touch him or his family that easily without suffering the consequences. As for the mysterious power backing the Youngs, it wasn't Jasper's job to worry about that. He could leave the difficult job of strategizing to CEO Jin. He would just execute whatever orders he received as long as they were reasonable and didn't go against his own moral values.
His thoughts were interrupted when Miss Kitty began talking to him about his other assignments.
"Daddy says that hiring new employees to join you there in the office must be a priority so that you can focus on other more important tasks," she told him. "Jaspy is going to get busier so it's better to have helpers. Meow~"
"I understand, Miss Kitty. Please don't worry. I'll continue reviewing our first batch of applicants today and start the interview process as early as tomorrow. If things go well, we might have new employees joining us by the end of the week."
"That's good, cat food! The cute and mighty Kitty Jin will help in the background checks so don't worry, macaroni! Just focus on hiring people that you like and think will work well with you in the office! Meow~"
"Yes, Miss Kitty. I'll do that."
Jasper continued working and took appropriate breaks in between. He was busy but he enjoyed the feeling of being productive. A great sense of accomplishment filled him, something that he never felt after he started working at his dream job at Jin Corporation.
The environment there was extremely stressful and toxic. All the normal employees like him felt suppressed by Romeo Young and all the other Youngs who held important positions in the company. They had no chance of climbing up the corporate ladder without kissing the asses of the Youngs. Being forced to do so felt utterly demeaning. It damaged their dignities as human beings.
Now that he was working for White Tigress company, he felt fulfilled and supported. Granted, he had just began working so the situation might change in the future. Still, he trusted CEO Jin's integrity as a business leader. Since CEO Jin was backing his daughter Miss Kitty's Jin's White Tigress company, Jasper now felt that he had been mistaken for a long time.
Jin Corporation wasn't his dream job. His job right now was his dream job.
He realized that the dream wasn't the company itself but the sense of worth he got while working. He got that sense here at White Tigress company. His workload might be heavy but he was loving every second of it.
While continuing to work through his tasks for the day, he suddenly received an e-mail from CEO Jin Liwei. His heart skipped a beat. He immediately opened the e-mail. His eyes widened when he read the content.
"Miss Kitty, t-this...."
"What's wrong, Jaspy? Just accept Daddy's offer. Meow~"
"Uhm...." He read the e-mail once again and felt emotional.
It said:
"Jasper Leung,
"I invite you for a three-day trip next week to China where you'll follow me to work at Jin Corporation headquarters as a paid intern. I hope that you'll learn some important business skills during that time that you can apply while working at my daughter's company. My assistant Xu Tian will reach out to you shortly to arrange your travel details.
"My wife is also looking forward to meeting you after listening to our precious daughter talk about you. Mrs. Jin is the one who extends invitation for you to stay at our family's home during your three-day trip in China.
"See you soon,
"Jin Liwei
"President and CEO of Jin Corporation"
Jasper felt like fainting from overjoy. Wasn't this his ultimate dream? To not only meet his idol businessman in person and learn from him but also visit Jin Corporation headquarters! And now, he was going to fulfill all of them in one go.
"Yes, I accept! Of course, I accept!"
He immediately wrote his reply and checked the e-mail to make sure that there were no embarrassing typos or grammar errors before sending them to CEO Jin.
"Miss Kitty, will I be able to finally meet you in person when I stay at your home in China?"
"Kitty Jin is not sure. Mommy and Daddy are very protective of the cute and mighty me. But if you gain Mommy and Daddy's complete trust, then maybe they'll allow Jaspy to meet the cute and mighty Kitty Jin in person. Meow~"
Jasper felt a little disappointed but still understood the situation. "I understand, Miss Kitty. I'll certainly work hard to earn CEO Jin and Madam Jin's complete trust so that I'll be able to obtain the privilege of meeting you in the future, boss."
"Go go go, Jaspy! The cute and mighty Kitty Jin looks forward to that day. Meow~"
Jasper smiled and kept this new resolve in his heart. He also couldn't wait for his exciting three-day trip to China to not only meet but also learn directly from CEO Jin Liwei himself. He almost couldn't believe that his dreams were unfolding right now.
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