His Genius Wife is a Superstar Chapter 1201 Little Miracle
Lu Zihao was shocked. He froze in his spot for what felt like a long time. He only snapped out of it when Long Jinjing's sobs grew louder. She looked like her world had ended. He scowled. Then he realized that the doctor was still present. He sent her a meaningful glare, sending the doctor scuttling out of the clinic.
"Jinjing."
She didn't react, continuing to sob like there was no tomorrow. He hugged her, trying his hardest to comfort his woman, even when he had no idea how to do it given the bombshell that just dropped on their heads tonight. As for him, he had no idea what the hell he was feeling right now. Shock, yes. Panic, of course. There were so many other emotions muddying his thoughts that he couldn't think clearly.
Seeing Long Jinjing being so heartbroken like this after knowing that she was pregnant made him extremely displeased. Even angry. However, he restrained his temper.
"Jinjing," he called again, more forceful this time.
Finally, she removed her hands on her face to look at him. She looked pitiful with her red eyes and tear-stained face.
"You're keeping it?" he asked.
She flinched and looked like she had just been slapped.
He didn't know that he said anything wrong. "Are you keeping the baby?"
Long Jinjing moved to slap him but his fast reflexes caught her hand before it landed on his face.
"What the fuck, Jinjing?"
She began sobbing again, but this time, she was also furious at him. "You're asking me if I'm keeping the baby?! Just say that you don't want it! I know that you don't want it!"
Lu Zihao's expression turned cold. "Don't put fucking words in my mouth."
"You want to know if I'm keeping the baby? Yes, I'm keeping the baby! It's MY baby! If you don't want the baby, then go...f-fuck off, Nikolai! I can raise my own baby by myself! My mother raised me, her child, by herself! I can also raise my own child by myself!"
She stood up and was about to leave by herself but he pulled her arm. She kicked his leg but failed to hurt him in any way. He refused to let her go.
"Jinjing, calm down." It was clear that he was barely holding on to his own temper.
"Let me go, you brute!"
"Jinjing, listen to me."
"No!!! Let me go!!!"
"Stop it and listen to me."
"FUCK YOU, NIKOLAI!!!!!"
Lu Zihao pulled her into his chest and wrapped his arms around her body in a tight bear hug, lifting her off the floor so she couldn't escape. She was screaming and struggling and even bit him on the shoulder. He only grunted but didn't let her go. In the end, she got tired and stopped struggling.
"Let me go...you f-fucker...." She pressed her face against his chest and cried softly.
"Jinjing, are you ready to listen to me now?"
No response. Just soft, pitiful whimpers.
He sat on a chair, bringing her with him on his lap. She didn't struggle anymore but her body was stiff. It infuriated him. He felt like she was now repulsed by his touches.
"I think you're misunderstanding why I asked you if you're keeping the baby."
Still, no response. Her body, however, became stiffer.
"You were crying so hard that I thought you don't want the baby. It pisses me off."
"You think that I don't want the baby?!" she asked him, aghast, finally responding. "Nikolai, of course, I want the baby!"
"That's not how I see it when you're crying so hard in front of me after the doctor announced that you're pregnant. You say that you want to give birth to my children and yet here you are crying like your world just fucking ended! It's only natural for me to think that you don't want the baby!"
"You're c-crazy, Nikolai! I don't know how your mind works!"
He had already calmed down. She also calmed down a little but still clearly emotional. At least, she wasn't trying to attack him anymore.
"How about you?" she asked in a wary tone. "Do you...want the baby?"
He didn't answer.
"I knew it." She was utterly heartbroken.
"No, you don't know anything." He framed her small face between his big, rough, scarred hands and forced her to look at him straight in the eyes. "Can you read my mind, hm?"
"N-no...."
"Then stop assuming things about what I think. Hell, even I don't know what I'm fucking thinking right now."
"M-me, too. My mind is so...uhm, chaotic. Yes, it's chaotic."
He nodded.
They looked at each other. Before realizing it, both of their gazes dropped to her flat stomach.
Lu Zihao placed his hand on top of it and said, "Mine."
Long Jinjing started crying again. She put her smaller hand on top of his big hand. "Y-yes, Nikolai. It's yours."
"I know." He gave her mouth a quick peck. "Stop overthinking things. It's late now. You need to rest."
She nodded. Indeed, she felt drained. Her arms tightened around his neck and she rested her head on his shoulder, allowing him to carry her back to their bedroom.
He wanted her to sleep immediately but she refused. She wanted to shower first and brush her teeth. She felt grimy and uncomfortable. He moved to help her but she stopped him.
"I can shower on my own. And I...uhm, I want some time to think. Alone."
He frowned but still nodded. However, he didn't allow her to close the bathroom door. "What if you slip inside? I need to hear you so I know that you're safe. Like hell I'll allow you to be in complete bed rest like my sister."
She glared at him. "She's MY sister!"
Harrumphing, she headed to shower by herself, leaving the bathroom door open behind her. Fortunately, he didn't hover by the doorway to watch her showering like a pervert. He really allowed her to be by herself. She suspected that he also needed some time to think about everything on his own just like her.
Under the warm water raining down on her, she stroked her belly and smiled.
"Baby. My little miracle. Your daddy is a scumbag but I love him so much. Don't worry, baby. I'll make him love you even if he ends up still not loving your mommy."
His Genius Wife is a Superstar Chapter 1202 Clueless
The next day, Long Jinjing woke up naturally. She turned her body and reached her arm to the other side of the bed but found the space empty. Her eyes opened and saw that she was alone in the bedroom. The bedroom was dark but she could see bright sunlight streaming through the corners of the black-out curtains. She stretched her body like a cat on the bed before she froze upon realizing something.
"Oh no!"
She sat up in a panic and looked at the bedside clock. 11:36 AM.
"I'm late for work!"
She almost fell down from the bed in her hurry to get up. Fortunately, she was able to right her balance before tumbling down to the floor but her posture was still unsightly with one leg still on the bed tangled with the duvet. The bedroom door opened.
"What the hell are you doing, woman?!" Lu Zihao roared while hurrying to help her up. "Don't you know how to be careful?! You're pregnant, for fuck's sake!"
Before Long Jinjing could react, he already lifted her up like a child and sat her on the edge of the bed. His expression was ugly as he checked her whole body from head to toe and back up again.
"You can even fall down from the bed? How careless can you be?!"
She was dazed while he continued scolding her. Then she touched her belly and stammered, "I'm...p-pregnant...."
Memories of what happened last night flooded her mind.
The pregnancy test the doctor conducted on her said that she was borderline pregnant. Although it wasn't 100% or even 95% certain yet, the doctor assured her that she was indeed pregnant. They needed to wait another week to conduct another pregnancy test but it would just basically be a formality.
Since the doctor said so, then it must be true. After all, the doctor was someone that her brother-in-law trusted to take care of her younger sister's health. Jin Liwei would never risk Iris' health especially since she was pregnant. That alone was enough for Long Jinjing to trust the doctor's conclusion that she, too, was pregnant just like her younger sister.
"Good that you remember you're pregnant. You have to be more careful from now on!"
She finally focused on Lu Zihao who was still scolding her. He was scowling, clearly angry, but she couldn't stop herself from smiling. She pounced on him and hugged his neck.
He caught her with no problem but scolded her again. "I just said that you need to be more careful! What the hell are you doing launching yourself like this?!"
Her smile turned into a wide grin as she nuzzled his neck. "But you caught me."
"Of course. Like hell I'll allow you to fall when I'm around."
"And you're worried about me."
"You're my woman."
She straightened her head and looked at him. "I love you, Nikolai."
He looked at her as well. "Hm. I know."
This time, she wasn't as disappointed as before. She could see the gentleness in his expression.
He patted her butt. "Go shower. We'll be joining the others for lunch. Well, it's brunch for you."
She gasped and struggled in his arms before he put her down on the floor. "Oh no! I almost forgot! I'm super late for work! Did I forget to set my alarm last night?"
"I cancelled your alarm when it went off this morning."
"What? Why?!"
He raised an eyebrow and touched her eye bags. "You couldn't sleep last night. It was already dawn when you finally fell asleep. You think I don't know?"
"Oh." She bit her lower lip. "But my work...."
"I already told my sister to give you a day off. She already called Chen Fei. Go rest for today."
"Butâ"
"No buts." He glared at her. "You're pregnant now, Jinjing. You want to lose our baby?! Like hell I'll let you do that!"
"No! Of course, I don't want to lose our baby!" She hugged her stomach in a protective way.
Then she realized something. "Y-you...called it 'our' baby? You want our baby? Really?"
"It's mine."
His tone was filled with possessiveness. No additional words were needed. Long Jinjing understood what kind of character he had. If he didn't like something or someone, he wouldn't waste his time pretending otherwise. If he wasn't rejecting her or their baby right now, then it must mean that he already accepted the fact that he was going to become a father.
Her eyes watered but she was smiling. She was filled with joy.
"Yes, Nikolai." She pulled his hand and placed it on her belly. "It's your baby. Our baby."
"Hm."
Long Jinjing was almost skipping with happiness to the bathroom to freshen up when Lu Zihao said, "Wear something nice."
She paused and looked at him in confusion. "Why? Are we going to a party or something?"
"No. We're going to the Civil Affairs Bureau after lunch. You'll marry me today."
She looked like she had been hit by lightning. Then her expression twisted. "No!"
He frowned. This time, he was the one confused. "What do you mean no? Don't you want to marry me?"
She opened her mouth but couldn't articulate what she wanted to say. "Not this way!"
Then she ran away crying to the bathroom. She locked the door behind her. He knocked and tried to force the door open. He could hear her soft cries inside.
"What the fuck?" He had no idea what he did wrong.
He flicked his wrist and a thin string of wire popped out of his wristwatch. He was about to use it to pick the bathroom door lock when....
"Uncle Zihao is so stupid," Bacon's voice said.
"Yeah! Uncle Haohao is such a dumbo! Meow!" Ketchup's voice exclaimed next.
Lu Zihao scowled. He planned on ignoring the two brats but were Bacon and Ketchup the kind of children that were easily ignored?
"Bacon is so ashamed to watch my own uncle's stupidity. I must definitely ask Father to assist Aunt Jinjing to demand compensation from Uncle Zihao for causing her this kind of frustrating emotional distress."
Lu Zihao scowled. He already thought about it but was still clueless about what he did wrong and why his woman reacted like that.
Left with no choice, he could only ask the two AI brats, "What did I do wrong?"
His Genius Wife is a Superstar Chapter 1203 Doing It All Wrong
"When Mother found out that she's pregnant, Father didn't drag her to the Civil Affairs Bureau like a caveman," Bacon replied. His tone this time wasn't bored like usual but was instead filled with contempt for his uncle. "Father responded by persuading Mother to move forward their wedding. They had an intimate but grand wedding with close family and friends that will be remembered for a long time to come because it's the best wedding in the history of the planet."
Of course, Bacon was always biased towards his parents, especially when it came to his beloved mother. Everything about his mother was the best in the history of the planet and the whole wide universe for him. His older sister, Ketchup, also thought the same way.
"That's right, catfight! Uncle Haohao is doing it all wrong! Uncle Dom said before that a lot of girls dream of having a romantic proposal and a beautiful wedding just like what Daddy gave Mommy. How can Uncle Haohao tell Auntie Jinjing to marry you just like that without any warning or preparation?! Pweh! So thoughtless! Poor Auntie Jinjing! Oooooh, the cute and mighty Ketchup is so sad for my auntie! If Daddy did that to Mommy, Mommy will surely kick Daddy's butt! Oh no, macapuno! Meow!"
Lu Zihao finally had an epiphany. Now he understood why Long Jinjing reacted that way despite her always telling him before that she wanted to marry him. Then hesitation filled him. More specifically, self-doubt.
He had no fucking idea how to go about making a romantic proposal and planning a beautiful wedding. But the most important question that he needed to ask himself wasâdid he want to put that much effort for Long Jinjing?
His thoughts and emotions were all jumbled up that he didn't know how to make sense of what he truly wanted.
But there was one thing that he was sure of right now. There was no way that he was going to leave Long Jinjing now that she was pregnant. Even if he didn't love her (or did he?), she was now going to become the mother of his child and deserved to be treated well.
He didn't care much about marriage, except when it came to his sister. Evelinka deserved the best and the status of official wife. In their past lives, he already castrated a number of motherfuckers who tried to seduce her without the intention of marriage. They just wanted to sleep with her. His sister was too focused on her computers and music that time, not to mention that she was extremely dense about sexual attraction, so she had no idea just how many men were lusting for her.
If he had known that she was reborn as Long Xiulan earlier, he would have surely not allowed Jin Liwei to snatch her. It was already too late when he learned that Long Xiulan was really his sister, Evelinka. Jin Liwei had already touched her and tricked her into becoming his lover.
Jin Liwei barely passed his requirements for being Evelinka's husband, but for someone not belonging to the underworld, the man was already quite impressive. At least, he had the wealth, status, and power to protect Evelinka. Also, Evelinka was happy with him. That was the most important.
Lu Zihao already long accepted the fact that his sister was married to Jin Liwei. As for his own marriage, he hadn't really thought about it especially in this new life of his as Lu Zihao. All he cared about was avenging the annihilation of his family and their organization.
But now...there was Long Jinjing to think about. He knew that marriage was very important to her. She already told him many times before how much she wanted to marry him.
He massaged his head, feeling an uncomfortable ache squeezing his skull, perhaps caused by all these things that happened practically overnight.
"Leave us now, you two brats," he said through gritted teeth. "Don't interrupt me again."
"Aaaaw! But the cute and mighty Ketchup wants to watch all this drama! Meow~"
Bacon was silent but Lu Zihao knew that the little devil didn't want to leave either.
His nostrils flared and he spat, "I'll pay you two so just leave! Okay?"
"Bacon thanks Uncle Zihao for the payment."
"Aaaaw, fine! Good luck, Uncle Haohao! Please don't be a scumbag anymore! Auntie Jinjing is so pitiful! Ooooooh, so sad! Meowuwuwu!"
Finally, the two brats left. Lu Zihao sighed in relief. His headache improved a little but not much.
"Jinjing? Open the door." He knocked but she didn't respond. He could still hear her soft cries inside.
With a hard expression, he used the thin string of wire to pick the lock. It only took him a few seconds before the lock clicked and he pushed the door open.
Long Jinjing squeaked in surprise. Her face was red and covered in tears. She was sitting on the bathroom floor.
His expression turned ugly and he hurried to lift her up. "What the fuck are you doing sitting on the cold, hard floor?!"
She tried to get away from him but his hold on her was inescapable. Her paltry strength couldn't compare to him at all.
"I'm sorry," he said, his tone solemn.
At last, she stopped struggling. However, she continued looking at him with an aggrieved expression.
"I was wrong. I didn't consider your feelings and forced my own decision on you without discussing it with you first."
Her lips trembled. She wiped her tears with her hands. "Okay. I'm sorry, too. I overreacted."
"Hm. It's fine." He gave her pouting lips a peck. "You still need to eat."
She nodded. "But I don't think I can face the others looking like this...."
"Alright. We'll eat here in our room instead."
"T-thanks."
They stared at each other. Long Jinjing became flustered at the increasing heat in his eyes.
"I...uhm, need to shower first."
"Okay. Don't slip on the floor. I'll order the kitchen to deliver our meals here."
She nodded and accepted another kiss on the mouth from him before he left the bathroom. Now that she knew that locking the door was useless against him, she didn't bother closing it anymore. She left it open just like last night.
"Propose to me first, you brute," she muttered under her breath as she stepped into the shower.
His Genius Wife is a Superstar Chapter 1204 Apathetic to Romance
"And that's what happened," Bacon confessed to his parents without any guilt whatsoever.
"Yep yep! The cute and mighty Ketchup saw it with my own little eyes, too! Meow!"
Iris was shocked. She looked at her husband. Unlike her, he didn't look surprised at all. "You know about this?"
"En. My subordinates from the security staff reported to me this morning about what they witnessed last night outside the clinic. Then Bacon and Ketchup told me after I asked them. I didn't bother asking the doctor for confirmation because she won't tell me anyway due to doctor-patient confidentiality agreement."
Jin Liwei peeled a tangerine and fed it to his wife piece by piece. He had just returned from the company to eat lunch with his wife. When there were no important meetings, he usually went to the company and worked for half a day. Then he would return to the mansion to spend time with his wife and make sure that she was doing well while both of them worked from home.
As for Iris, she spent the morning attending a virtual lesson with Professor Kalisha Schwarz and completing her translation assignments. Her academic workload wasn't as heavy as before in consideration of her pregnancy but the content had increased in difficulty.
She was, after all, still a Cross Academy student. There was no excuse for her to have it easy. If she wanted it easy, then she should've just enrolled in a regular school. Good thing that her health had been improving at a steady rate thanks to Theresa's personalized guide.
Back to the present, Iris was still too shocked at the revelation that the piece of tangerine in her mouth was left unchewed.
"Chew it, love. Don't choke." Jin Liwei had a doting smile as he continued peeling one more tangerine.
She started chewing but looked distracted. Jin Liwei allowed her to contemplate what happened by herself. His wife had a deep bond with her brother that spanned two lifetimes now. It was understandable that she would be shocked by this kind of development about her brother.
"Big Brother is going to have a baby," she whispered. There was disbelief but also wonder in both her tone and expression.
"En."
"Wow." She touched her belly and tilted her head to the side.
Then a smile bloomed on her face, making her even brighter and more beautiful in Jin Liwei's eyes.
"Our twins are going to have a playmate the same age as them. Oh, this is wonderful! I hope they'll be best friends with their cousin."
"I'm sure they will be. Just as I'm sure that they'll all get along with their Big Brother Jun."
She continued smiling while finishing the last tangerine that Jin Liwei peeled. There were more tangerines in the fruit basket in their master suite but she couldn't eat too much or she wouldn't be able to eat lunch properly later.
"It all makes sense now why Big Sister Jinjing was so dazed and out of it last night at dinner. I offered to give her a day off but she declined. I wasn't surprised that Big Brother called me this morning to give her a day off in her stead because she really looked stressed out last night. I thought that she was stressed from work but now it turns out that it's because she's pregnant."
Jin Liwei wiped his hands with a serviette. "She should be more careful now. Your brother will lose his shit if she miscarries his child. All of us have been traumatized by what happened to you. Thank the heavens that you're okay now."
Iris turned solemn as she rubbed her belly. Indeed, her near miscarriage left all of them a strong lingering fear. She didn't want Long Jinjing to experience something like that. The baby in Long Jinjing's belly was her niece or nephew both waysâthrough blood in the mother's side and through the soul in the father's side. She already loved her brother's baby almost as much as she loved her own babies.
"I just hope that Big Brother handles his relationship with Big Sister Jinjing better now that she's pregnant. Although he had a lot of women he slept with in the past, I know that he doesn't know much about having a normal or what you call a traditional relationship. Well, I didn't know much about romantic relationships either before I met you."
"The two of you are truly siblings," Jin Liwei murmured.
"Mommy, Daddy!" Ketchup interrupted, unable to resist herself after listening to her parents' conversation. "Uncle Haohao definitely is NOT handling his relationship with Auntie Jinjing better! Oooooh, poor Auntie Jinjing was crying so hard just now! But don't worry, Mommy and Daddy! The cute and mighty Ketchup and my naughty little kitty brother Bacon scolded Uncle Haohao real good. We said many things to him, but in short, we told him to stop being such a gigantic bombastic fantastic Titanic scumbag! Meow~"
"Bacon, you explain," Jin Liwei said. If he let Ketchup do all the talking, the story wouldn't be finished until sunset.
Bacon obeyed and told them about his Uncle Zihao and Aunt Jinjing's fight in their room just now. The black cat AI was better in providing short, succinct summaries that didn't waste any words. This was his advantage over his chatterbox older sister.
Jin Liwei clicked his tongue and shook his head.
Iris felt sorry for Long Jinjing and also guilty at the same time. It was because she wasn't surprised at all that her brother did something like that. In fact, she would be even more shocked if her brother made a romantic proposal on his own without consulting others.
Romance just wasn't something that the Vetrovs practiced. Marriage and procreation were duties to continue and strengthen their family and organization's lineage and legacy. Falling in love wasn't in the equation. In most cases, it was even discouraged and viewed as a weakness.
If she hadn't experience falling in love and romance firsthand with Jin Liwei, she would most likely continue being as apathetic to romance as her brother until now. Well, her brother wasn't as apathetic to romance as before either but his romantic sensibilities were still negligible.
"In hindsight, I'm now glad that I fell in love with you and not someone similar to my big brother," she said.
Jin Liwei chuckled. "I'm glad of that, too."
His Genius Wife is a Superstar Chapter 1205 Experiencing Romance
After lunch, Long Jinjing wasn't in the mood to be with Lu Zihao. Although they made up from their fight, it didn't mean that she was no longer upset. He wanted to drag her to the Civil Affairs Bureau just like that without any warning? Yes, she wanted to marry him even more so now than ever but his lack of consideration still hurt her.
It was like he treated marriage as nothing special comparable to running a necessary errand. He was so nonchalant that she felt he didn't view her as someone important to him at all.
Lu Zihao didn't force her to spend the whole day with him when she wanted to be alone for now. He headed to the gym instead to train while she reflected on all the things that happened since yesterday.
She stared at her phone. There were many missed calls and messages from Chen Fei since morning. Her finger hovered on the call button, but in the end, she didn't call her best friend. She wasn't ready yet to reveal her pregnancy to Chen Fei even though they were closer than real sisters.
Her best friend wouldn't understand her current struggles and worries. Chen Fei had never fallen in love with someone or gotten pregnant before.
Long Jinjing wanted to talk to someone who could relate to what she was going through. Her younger sister, Xiulan?
"No," she murmured, shaking her head. "Brother-in-law Liwei fell in love with Little Sister Xiulan first. They were already engaged when she got pregnant and they immediately married soon afterwards. Their relationship is almost perfect. The total opposite of what I have with Nikolai."
She sighed, her heart feeling heavy. In many ways, she was envious of Iris' romance with Jin Liwei. It looked so wonderful. To be honest, it was the kind of romance that she always dreamed of for herself. Not exactly like it but close to it.
Reality, however, had other ideas. She fell in love with a man like Lu Zihao. A very sexual man but not romantic at all. The sex was always amazing but a girl like her also needed some romance in her life. Not only romance but also hope for a happy ever after.
Though with how things were going, it didn't seem that she would get her dream romance. Bacon was right. Her boyfriend and the father of her baby was a scumbag. He was dense when it came to romantic love. She should've already left him. Well, she already tried that before but still ended up getting back together with him and staying even after discovering his criminal background.
Why?
She loved him.
Simple as that.
She loved him so much that it hurt.
Sighing, she patted her belly and was already imagining what their baby would look like. Girl or boyâit didn't matter. Whether the baby looked like him or her or a combination of them both, she would love the baby all the same.
She hoped that Lu Zihao could love their baby even if he still didn't love her in the end. Of course, the best case scenario was for him to love her and their baby.
She scrolled through her contacts but couldn't find any friends that she felt comfortable talking about what she was going through right now. Then her finger hovered one contact profile.
It took more than two minutes for her to make a decision.
Two rings and the call was picked up.
"Hello?"
Long Jinjing immediately sobbed upon hearing the female voice. She tried to be as quiet as possible, but how could the woman on the other end of the line not know that there was something wrong with her?
"Jing? Why are you crying? What's wrong?"
"Mom!"
Inside the mansion's gym bathroom, a soaking wet Lu Zihao stumbled out of the shower. He leaned on the wall to maintain his balance while holding his head. Pain was pounding inside his skull.
He endured the pain for a few minutes before he felt better. There was only a dull ache throbbing in his temples now. He sighed in relief while checking every part of his body to make sure that he was fine.
While he was showering just now, Lu Zihao's remnant popped in his mind and began chattering. This was the first time since he woke up from coma that he was able to talk to the remnant. It seemed that it took this long for the remnant to recover enough strength to converse with him.
If this was before, he would've felt annoyed at having to listen to the remnant's chitter-chatter which could sometimes rival the talkative Ketchup and Dominic Chua. But worse. With Ketchup and Dominic, at least he could just tune them out, but with the remnant, he had no choice but to listen because the damn voice was speaking directly inside his fucking mind.
This time, however, he chose to listen. It was because the remnant was giving him advice on how to fix his blunder with the upset Long Jinjing. Bacon's advice was helpful but the black cat AI was still just a child. All of Bacon's insights came from his parents. As for the remnant, it held the experiences of the original Lu Zihao.
The original Lu Zihao might be flighty and didn't have any serious relationships before aside from casual affairs, but he was definitely much better when it came to romancing ladies than Nikolai who was now the new Lu Zihao.
'Sorry about that, bro,' the remnant said. 'Looks like we can't do anything about this headache. But at least you're not curling and thrashing on the floor in pain anymore, right?'
Lu Zihao, no, Nikolai grunted and made quick work of drying and clothing himself in a simple pair of jeans and plain T-shirt.
The remnant didn't take over his body but it did something equally amazing. It showed him a series of memories of the original Lu Zihao romancing the ladies he hooked up with before, but not only that. It pulled Nikolai's consciousness to the memories so that he felt like he was experiencing those events himself and not just watching like a spectator.
Roses. Candlelit dinners. Slow dancing under the moonlight. And so many more.
All different women.
There were no feelings of love but there was an excitement from the romantic atmosphere.
His Genius Wife is a Superstar Chapter 1206 You're a Coward
The original Lu Zihao felt sexual attraction to the ladies that he dated before. Nikolai felt it when he experienced the memories that the remnant showcased to him but never did it confuse him. He could still differentiate his own feelings from the original Lu Zihao even though the remnant made it seem like he experienced those memories himself.
This was probably because he held no personal interest in the women shown in the memories. The sexual attraction was there thanks to the original Lu Zihao's memories but Nikolai automatically felt a strong sense of rejection towards those women. Every single one of them. To him, they were strangers, even though the body he was using right now had sex with a number of them.
The image of Long Jinjing immediately appeared in his mind, superimposing herself on the ladies' faces. Only then he felt more comfortable going through the memories. It was like an automatic defence mechanism.
Once again, this only proved that he could only get it up for Long Jinjing now. Deep inside him, he also knew that she was the only woman that he wanted to be with. For now, at least.
'See, this is how you romance a lady,' the remnant told him. 'Blowing your girlfriend's mind in bed like a wild beast is good and all, but from what I've observed from your Miss Prim and Proper so far, she wants you to be a gentleman sometimes and treat her like a queen. Be gentle and sweet especially to a delicate lady like your Jinjing.'
Lu Zihao, no, Nikolai didn't react on the outside but he was actually listening intently to the remnant's advice. He just wouldn't admit it out loud.
'But I can't really call myself a romance expert 'cuz I've never really fallen in love with someone before. I prefer skydiving and skiing down snowy mountains to getting serious with the ladies. Though it's nice to feel a beautiful and sexy woman's touch now and then. Haha!'
Nikolai still didn't say anything. He already finished putting on clothes. The gym bathroom was steamy from his earlier hot shower. It was a little uncomfortable to stay in the humid room but he didn't dare go outside yet especially when there was a voice speaking in his mind. His subordinates were still training in the gym. He didn't want them to see him distracted. Thus, he stayed in the bathroom and let the remnant finish giving him some romance advice first.
'That's why I think that you should ask Third Brother Liwei. He only has one experience with your younger sister who's also now my Third Sister-in-Law, but man, he really knows how to go all out when it comes to romancing his lady. Third Brother is the best choice that you have to take inspiration in romancing your own Miss Prim and Proper. What do you think? My idea is awesome, right? Right? RIGHT?!'
Nikolai grunted. "Go away. This fucking headache is pissing me off."
'Tsk tsk. I said so much but you don't even respond properly. Don't change the subject, bro! That's so uncool. Also, fix that grumpy expression of yours before you face your lady. What if you upset her even more? She's pregnant now, dude. Our grandpa will beat you up if something happens to the mother of his beloved great-grandbaby.'
Nikolai snorted but he still checked himself in the mirror and fixed his expression into a neutral one. At least, he no longer looked like an angry bear who wanted to clobber the fool who disturbed it's sleep.
'Damn! Oh, shit!'
"What?"
'I just realized something, bro!'
Nikolai raised an eyebrow.
'Your baby is my baby, too! Holy shit! I'm going to be a father!'
"The hell you are! I'm the father!"
Unfortunately for him, the remnant was too excited, nervous, and even frightened all at the same time. Nikolai couldn't communicate with it properly anymore. The remnant was too absorbed with the idea of his body fathering a child.
He massaged his head. The dull, throbbing ache wasn't that bad but it was still annoying as fuck, like a fly buzzing around him that he couldn't catch and kill.
Thankfully, the remnant ran out of energy and retreated to the back of his consciousness to rest once again. Nikolai was relieved.
He touched his reflection in the mirror. The man staring back at him wasn't Nikolai Vetrov. It was Lu Zihao. But now he was both.
"I'm going to be a father."
The reality was just now starting to really sink in.
"Me, a father?"
So many feelings were assaulting him at the moment. Shock, wonder, amazement, excitement...and fear. Yes, fear.
He looked up at the ceiling and tried to calm himself.
"Fuck."
Later, Jin Liwei arrived at his appointed meeting at the mansion's bar. His brother-in-law was already there and downing brandy straight from the bottle. He didn't bat an eye even after noticing that Lu Zihao was drinking a bottle that he won for tens of thousands of dollars from an American auction years ago when he was still a bachelor and such things still boosted his ego.
Jin Liwei sat next to his brother-in-law and watched him drink alcohol like water. There was a trace of disapproval in his eyes. "Don't poison your body with alcohol."
Lu Zihao smirked before draining the rest of the brandy. Then he reached for another random bottle, this time whiskey, but Jin Liwei took it away from him.
"Give it to me." Lu Zihao glared at him.
Jin Liwei wasn't affected in the least. "Long Jinjing is upset. Instead of coaxing her, you're here drowning yourself in alcohol. My wife looks up to you for being a strong man, but from what I'm seeing of you right now, you're just a coward."
The bar stool crashed to the floor.
Jin Liwei didn't react even as his collar was pulled and shaken by his furious brother-in-law.
"Say that again, you fucker," Lu Zihao growled.
"You're a coward, Nikolai," Jin Liwei said in a calm voice.
Lu Zihao punched Jin Liwei's face but it didn't touch him. He missed on purpose. His fist smashed the display of glasses behind Jin Liwei instead, sending shards of glasses flying to the floor.
His Genius Wife is a Superstar Chapter 1207 Reversed Roles
Both men were motionless but the tense atmosphere was heavy. The two had a staredown. One calm, the other furious.
Jin Liwei maintained his composure as he looked at his violent brother-in-law. He could sense that Lu Zihao's hostility wasn't directed at him at all. If it were, he had no doubt that he would have been frozen in instinctive fear from the man's bloodthirst. The aura of the former crown prince of the criminal underworld wasn't something that anyone could just withstand without nerves of...not steel but rock-hard diamond instead.
Since he didn't feel the instinctive urge to protect himself, he knew that his brother-in-law's fury must be directed at himself (Lu Zihao) and not at him (Jin Liwei).
The current situation gave Jin Liwei a sense of déjà vu. He remembered a time when Lu Zihao had called him a coward. Back then, Jin Liwei was still hiding his role in helping conceal Fan Luo's crime of causing the original Long Xiulan's deadly car accident. This was the time when he had just started a relationship with Iris and Lu Zihao had just returned from Canada. Iris and Lu Zihao acted oddly close to each other, puzzling many of them especially with their stupid excuse of being online buddies. Jin Liwei still didn't know the truth about his wife and brother-in-law's reborn identities at that point.
Lu Zihao, who he still believed was his real fifth brother at that time but with a change in personality after his accident just like Long Xiulan, told him that he was nothing but a coward for not telling the truth to Iris. The man didn't mince any words, not at all worried of humiliating him.
Yet here they were now. Their roles had been reversed.
Jin Liwei was the one calling Lu Zihao, no, Nikolai a coward to his face.
Despite this, he didn't delight in the role reversal. He wasn't an asshole to rejoice in the humiliation of his own brother-in-law who had his fifth brother's face. It was just that the man needed some much-needed wake-up call especially after hearing from Ketchup and Bacon what Lu Zihao had done to the pregnant Long Jinjing.
"You called me here," Jin Liwei said in a casual tone as if he was just commenting on the weather. "What is it that you want to talk about with me? Hurry up and say it. My wife is waiting for me. I don't want to keep her waiting for too long."
Lu Zihao snorted and let his collar go before dragging the nearest bar stool, not bothering to pick up the other one that crashed on the floor. It was already broken anyway.
Jin Liwei fixed his shirt, dusting it with his hands, before walking to the other side of the bar to the refrigerator. It was well-stocked with drinksâjuice, iced-teas, beer and a lot more. He got two cans of chilled coconut water and tossed one over to his brother-in-law.
Lu Zihao easily caught the can with one hand. He looked at the coconut water, his upper lip curling in disdain. "Evelinka and Jinjing are the ones who're pregnant and need to avoid drinking alcohol, not us."
Even though he said this, he still opened the can and drank the coconut water, downing almost everything in a few big gulps.
"I've limited my alcohol intake way before I got my wife pregnant," Jin Liwei said, not at all bothered by his brother-in-law's attempt to ridicule him. "Not only does heavy drinking of alcohol have negative effects on the body, it also affects libido and reduces sperm production. My body is no longer my own, it also belongs to my wife now. I have to take better care of it. I want to stay healthy and live long for the sake of my wife and our children. You should, too. You're going to be a father now, just like me."
Lu Zihao scoffed but didn't touch any of the alcohol bottles in the bar anymore. Jin Liwei tossed him another can of coconut water before returning to his seat. The brothers-in-law drank together in silence. Alcohol surrounded them but they were drinking coconut water instead.
"So," Jin Liwei prompted. "Why did you call me here for?"
Lu Zihao didn't speak for a few moments. He swirled the coconut water in the can while thinking deeply. Jin Liwei didn't mind and waited for him to speak.
Finally, Lu Zihao said, "Your fifth brother's remnant told me to seek you out."
The calm Jin Liwei became excited in an instant. "Fifth Brother? He's back? Can I talk to him?"
"Not now. He already used up his energy for today. Gave me a fucking headache."
Jin Liwei looked disappointed but it was obvious that his mood had improved. He had been worried that his fifth brother's remnant would be gone forever after Lu Zihao woke up from his recent coma. Hearing that his fifth brother's remnant still existed was music to his ears. It meant that there would be more chances in the future to speak to him.
Even though the remnant wasn't the complete Lu Zihao anymore, Jin Liwei still treasured it. It made him feel as though his real fifth brother was still somehow alive.
He controlled his emotions and refocused his attention on his brother-in-law instead of his fifth brother. "Why did Fifth Brother tell you to seek me out?"
Lu Zihao glared at the can he was holding. For some reason, Jin Liwei thought that the man was glaring at his fifth brother instead of the can of coconut water.
"The punk says that I should consult you on how to properly romance a lady," Lu Zihao mumbled in a low, almost whispery voice.
"Huh, what?" Jin Liwei didn't hear it clearly.
"I said I want to know how to properly romance a lady!"
Jin Liwei's eyeballs almost popped out of his head especially when he noticed the tips of Lu Zihao's ears turning red despite the man's threatening expression.
"Pft!" Jin Liwei tried to control himself but failed. He clutched his stomach and started laughing out loud.
Lu Zihao's face fell. He looked like he wanted to punch Jin Liwei's laughing face. The empty can of coconut can got crushed in his hand.
(The poor can: "What did I ever do to you? Wuwuwuwu!")
His Genius Wife is a Superstar Chapter 1208 Basic Courtesy
It took some time but Jin Liwei finally managed to control his laughter. Once he regained his composure, he cleared his throat and drank the rest of his coconut water. His mouth, however, continued to twitch upon remembering what just happened.
He faced his brother-in-law who looked murderous. This time, he could feel the hostility directed towards him. He wasn't intimidated though. There was no bloodthirst emanating from Lu Zihao, just angry embarrassment.
Fine, since his fifth brother's remnant was the one who made the suggestion, Jin Liwei would do his best to help his brother-in-law.
"Are you going to help me or not?" Lu Zihao asked, still glaring. "If not, I'm leaving."
Jin Liwei wanted to laugh again but restrained himself. It wasn't good to provoke the man any further. His wife might be upset if he and her older brother quarreled. She wanted the two of them to get along because they were both very important to her.
"You want to know how to be romantic to Long Jinjing?" he asked.
"Is there anyone else other than her?" Lu Zihao grumbled, annoyed.
Jin Liwei could sense that the man was still embarrassed. Although Lu Zihao was threatening to leave just now, he still hadn't left. It was clear to Jin Liwei that his brother-in-law really intended to learn a thing or two about romance even though he didn't want to admit it out loud. Lu Zihao pushed all the blame on the remnant, claiming that it was because of the remnant's suggestion that he sought Jin Liwei for some romance advice.
"Alright, I'll give you a few suggestions based on my own experiences with Evelina," Jin Liwei said.
Lu Zihao pretended to be uninterested by looking everywhere else except at Jin Liwei, but Jin Liwei knew that his brother-in-law was paying attention to what he was saying.
The call with her mother made Long Jinjing feel many times better. She was able to keep her pregnancy a secret from her mother for now and only told Sun Jingfei about her issues with Lu Zihao. However, she knew that she couldn't keep her pregnancy a secret forever and she didn't want to do that either. Her baby was a blessing and despite the current uncertainty of her relationship with Lu Zihao, the father, she was still happy to be pregnant.
During her phone conversation with her mother, she cried her heart out, releasing her negative feelings. She cried for longer than she talked but her mother didn't mind and listened to her patiently while murmuring words of comfort.
This was the power of a supportive and loving mother. The pain in her heart felt soothed by a refreshing balm that was her mother's love.
It had been more than ten minutes now since the call ended but Long Jinjing was still staring at her phone with a soft and grateful smile on her face.
She rubbed her belly. "Don't worry, baby. I won't keep you a secret for too long. I'll make sure to introduce you to your Grandma Jingfei. She'll definitely love you and dote on you more than she does to me."
Then her phone screen suddenly flickered and a white cat appeared.
"Excuse me, Auntie Jinjing. Meow~"
"Oh! Ketchup!" Long Jinjing was startled but recovered fast. She was still in the process of getting used to her AI niece and nephew popping up in nearby electronic devices now and then. "Yes? Do you need something?"
"My mommy is asking if it's okay to come see Auntie Jinjing and talk to you right now. Meow~"
She hesitated but only for a moment. "Of course."
"Yay yay! The cute and mighty Ketchup will now tell my mommy. Meow~"
Ketchup stayed on her phone screen but was now playing with a virtual ball of yarn. Bacon then appeared next to his older sister and just stared at Long Jinjing, his golden eyes glowing.
Long Jinjing smiled at him. She already had an idea why her younger sister wanted to talk to her. "Bacon, did you tell your mom about what happened to your Uncle Zihao and me?"
"Yes, Aunt Jinjing. Mother is my mother. Bacon doesn't keep secrets from her."
She sighed but wasn't too surprised by it. Lu Zihao already told her repeatedly before that Bacon was a total mama's boy. He said, quote, "The little devil will betray anyone, including his father, for the sake of his beloved mother."
Moments later, there was a knock on the door. It was Iris.
"Come in," Long Jinjing welcomed her.
"Big Sister," Iris greeted.
The sisters sat opposite each other. Then Iris placed a basket filled with snacks, most of them sweets but there were also some peeled and chopped fruits, and two cans of coconut water on the coffee table between them.
"Help yourself," Iris said, gesturing at what she brought. "My sudden cravings have worsened lately and I can't control my temper when I'm hungry."
"I hear that's normal with pregnant women," Long Jinjing commented.
Iris nodded. "You'll probably be like this soon, too."
Long Jinjing blushed and subconsciously rubbed her belly again. Iris caught her action and smiled.
"It's good to see that you're eating well again, little sister."
"Me, too. It's all thanks to Theresa's health plan."
The conversation stopped at this moment as the two women enjoyed the various snacks on the table. The silence wasn't awkward but was actually quite comfortable.
"Are you still upset?" Iris eventually asked.
"A little," Long Jinjing admitted.
"But you still love Big Brother?"
"Yes. I already love him before but I love him even more now that I'm pregnant with his baby. It's amazing, really. But...I don't know if I can continue like this forever. I hate to be a martyr and keep on waiting for him to love me back. He...told me to marry him. TOLD me. He didn't even give me a proper proposal, the jerk."
Iris offered her an unwrapped bar of chocolate.
Long Jinjing took it and bit into it angrily. "I'm not asking for anything fancy. Even if there are no flowers or a candlelit dinner, heck, even if there's no ring, at least he should've ASKED me. Is that so hard to do? Little sister, am I being too demanding for wanting a proper proposal?"
"Not at all. That's basic courtesy if a man wants to marry a woman."
His Genius Wife is a Superstar Chapter 1209 Good Morning
Long Jinjing already poured out most of her grievances with Lu Zihao while talking to her mother on the phone earlier. She felt much better. All she was doing right now was just grumbling to her younger sister about her boyfriend and now the father of her baby.
Iris listened to her, pushing more snacks her way. It was only when Long Jinjing saw the small mountain of empty wrappers on the table in front of her that she realized how much she had already eaten. She felt a little embarrassed.
"Sorry for eating so much of your snacks," she told Iris.
"They're for both of us. I can't finish everything by myself anyway."
The sisters smiled at each other and continued eating. Despite this, they didn't finish everything in the basket.
"Feel better?" Iris asked.
Long Jinjing nodded. "Thanks for listening, little sister."
"This is all I can do for you. I won't interfere in your relationship with Big Brother."
"And I appreciate that. I don't want others interfering with my relationship with Zihao either."
Iris made herself more comfortable on the couch by curling her legs and tucking them close to her body. She rested her chin on her knuckles and looked at Long Jinjing. "I really hope that your relationship works out."
"Me, too," Long Jinjing whispered, sighing.
"Good morning, Daddy and Mommy! Wakey wakey! Meow~"
The black-out curtains in the master bedroom automatically started opening, letting sunlight to stream inside. Then an energetic child's voice started singing.
"The sun is shining bright, everything will be alright~
"My daddy is so handsome, his smile will make you dumb-dumb~
"My mommy is such a beauty, causing my daddy to be naughty~
"Everybody~ Shake your booty~
"This is DJ Ketchup, telling you to wake up!
"Let's dance and be happy, 'cuz we're one big happy family~
"Meow-oh-oh-oh~"
"Hit it, DJ Bacon! You're next!"
A long pause.
Then another child's voice said, "So stupid."
"Bacon, you big meanie! The cute and mighty Ketchup already gave you the next part of the lyrics that I composed! All you have to do is sing it like Ketchup did! Meow!"
Lying in bed, Jin Liwei sighed and tightened his arms around his sleeping wife. He inhaled her sweet scent and felt his usual morning erection stiffen even more. The need was getting stronger with each passing second. It was now time to send the kids away so that their mommy and daddy could have their exclusive alone time.
He was already regretting not stopping his wife when she requested Ketchup last night to wake both of them up early this morning. Their AI daughter's made-up song made him cringe so badly. It was now clear to him that Ketchup didn't inherit her mother's talent in songwriting.
"Alright, Ketchup. That's enough." Jin Liwei's voice was husky from sleep. He kissed his wife and sat up.
"Okie dokie, Daddy! But Mommy isn't awake yet. Should Ketchup sing another song to wake her up? Meow~"
"No need!" Jin Liwei stopped her in a hurry.
Ketchup whined but he didn't relent. He also didn't forget to tell her not to compose songs with such dubious lyrics again. Ketchup was a bit sad but soon became excited again upon remembering today's special event.
"Daddy, hurry and wake up Mommy! The glam team will be arriving in 1 hour, 2 minutes and 46 seconds to make both mommy and daddy gorgeous! Meow~"
Jin Liwei glanced at the bedside clock and sighed. He felt bad waking up his sleeping wife but she was the one who wanted to join him in today's event.
"Ketchup, go coordinate with Xu Tian in the preparations for later. Bacon, help your big sister."
"Aye aye, Daddy! Meow~"
"Bacon understands, Father."
"Hurry up and follow the cute and mighty Ketchup, Bacon. Let's go, avocado! Meow~"
Finally, the AI children left. Jin Liwei rained kisses on his wife's face. Iris had already returned to sleeping deeply after following Theresa Blipsburg's customized health plan. She no longer tossed and turned in a restless manner in the middle of the night ever since becoming pregnant.
Jin Liwei was glad that she felt better now but it also meant that it was harder for him to wake her up. This kind of challenge, however, was something he enjoyed accepting.
His hands and mouth started doing some magic on his wife's body.
Later, Iris moaned as her eyes opened. The first thing she saw was her husband sucking on her exposed breasts. His mouth and tongue was gentle, sending little electrical shocks to spread throughout her whole body.
She had no time to think about anything else with a mind still foggy from sleep. All she could do was feel the pleasure that her husband was giving her. Her body was trembling as the fingers inside her wet core curled and sped up.
"Oh!"
Jin Liwei covered her mouth with his own in an open-mouthed kiss. He was gentle on the rest of her body, always holding back to ensure her safety. He could only vent on her mouth, kissing and sucking her hard. It was only when she cried out that he released her mouth to allow her to gasp in desperate breaths as she rode his fingers throughout her climax.
When her breathing calmed down, she gazed at the ceiling as if in a trance.
"Good morning, love." Jin Liwei nuzzled her neck, leaving another small hickey.
"Mmmn...morning, darling."
"I checked," he said.
"Hm?" She was confused about what he was talking about.
"It's safe starting today."
"Huh?" She still had no idea what he was talking about. Her mind, still fogged up from sleep and pleasure, hadn't cleared up yet.
Instead of replying, he moved on top of her and placed his hips between her legs. Then with a push, he slowly entered her.
"Ah!" Her hips moved on their own, meeting him halfway until there was no distance between their flesh.
Jin Liwei groaned and closed his eyes tightly, not daring to move, as his wife's insides sucked him in as if she wanted to swallow him from the inside.
It felt amazing.
Sweat dripped down his body as he struggled not to come right there and then. It had been so long. Too long! He missed being inside his wife. The feeling was the best.
His Genius Wife is a Superstar Chapter 1210 This Must Be Heaven
Iris squinted at her frozen husband who had his eyes closed on top of her. She wiggled her hips, moaning at the sensation, while trying to make him move but he remained motionless.
Although a little annoyed, she knew based on his expression that he was savouring their coupling after such a long time. She, too, wanted to savour the moment but her need was almost unbearable.
"Liwei."
There was a clear whining note in her voice. Jin Liwei finally opened his eyes and looked at her. His gaze was dark, heavy, and erotic. She involuntary clenched, making him groan.
"You want it, baby?" he asked, his voice deep and husky.
"You know that I do. Please, Liwei."
He lowered his body so that their chests were pressing against each other. Iris wrapped her arms around his shoulders and her legs around his waist. He kept most of his weight off her so she wouldn't get crushed. However, he knew that she loved it when a bit of his weight was pressing down on her.
They kissed, their tongues stroking each other. Her eyes were closed while he kept his own half-open so that he could watch her expressions. When she gave his lower lip a light bite, he knew what it meant. He chuckled.
Then he began thrusting his hips.
She moaned and tightened her legs around him. Their hot breaths mixed together as if they were breathing as one.
The pace was languid but firm. Jin Liwei controlled the tempo and did his best not to go wild.
"Liwei, please."
"Sssh, baby. Just feel me."
Iris wanted to complain but he distracted her by a hot kiss and a new tempo where he ground his hips after every firm thrust. He was rewarded by another gush of her sweet juices coating him, making his movements in her passage easier and smoother.
He licked her neck, trailing it upwards, before nibbling on her soft earlobe. "You're so delicious, wife."
Her response was a moan and another tight clench, causing him to automatically speed up his thrusts. When he realized that he almost lost control of himself and went wild, he immediately slowed down, earning him a bite on the shoulder. He chuckled at his wife who looked at him with an aggrieved expression. Her flushed skin, however, proved that she was enjoying the pleasure of their lovemaking just like him.
"Little wildcat," he whispered directly to her ear.
"Yes." She liked what he called her. Then she urged him, "Faster, darling. Please. A little harder."
"You're killing me."
Jin Liwei desperately wanted to go wild and pump into her wife like there was no tomorrow. He missed the times when he could go all-out and bend her into different positions and make love with her in different locations.
But this was good, too. It was sweet and more intimate. And most importantly, safer for her.
In the end, Iris didn't get what she wanted. Her husband was adamant in keeping the tempo steady. At first, she was a little resentful but she eventually let go of her impatience and greed for more because he still managed to overwhelm her with pleasure despite the slow pace.
The pleasure built up like a slow, trickling waterfall instead of drowning her like a powerful tsunami. It took longer to get there but was still mind-blowing.
"Aaaaaaah!"
Iris quaked as her orgasm burst out like beautiful fireworks.
Jin Liwei sped up, just a little, while groaning and grunting from the strong wet suction force of his wife's contracting insides. Then he, too, reached his own climax.
'This must be heaven,' he thought as his hot release flooded inside her.
When it was over, the husband and wife had almost identical expressions of bliss. The bed sheets were a mess with a lot of wet spots.
Jin Liwei kissed his wife's shoulder and squeezed her butt. "Time to get up, love."
"Mmmn."
He smiled when she looked like she had no intention of getting up by herself. Instead, she acted spoiled.
"Carry me."
Her act tickled his heart. He laughed and got up first before carrying his wife straight to the bathroom where they showered together and refreshed themselves. Although both were in the mood for another round, they knew that they didn't have time anymore. They barely got out of the shower when Iris heard some noises outside the bathroom with her strong hearing.
"Dom and the glam team are here," she said.
"Don't rush or you'll slip on the floor. We're still on schedule."
"Okay."
Later in the walk-in closet, Jin Liwei was looking sharp and handsome in a tuxedo suit. Instead of the usual white dress shirt inside, he wore a black turtleneck instead, giving him a frostier aura than he already had.
"Kyaaaaaaaaah! So handsome, Sir Boss!"
Dom immediately started snapping photos of him from different angles. He was already an expert in taking flattering pictures. The best photos taken today would be posted on Iris' official social media accounts.
Jin Liwei didn't deliberately pose. He acted as if Dom wasn't taking hundreds of snapshots of him as he put cufflinks on his sleeves. The custom cufflinks were designed based on their LX monogram.
Then he headed to where his wife was sitting in the vanity area where her hair and makeup were being done. The couple looked at each other in the mirror.
Iris caught a few spots of red on her husband's neck and instructed her makeup artist, "Cover up my husband's hickeys with some foundation just like what you did on mine."
"No, it's fine." Jin Liwei stopped the makeup artist who was about to grab a darker shade of foundation than the one used on Iris.
"What do you mean it's fine? Are you going to show everyone your hickeys?"
"En."
Iris blinked a few times while Dom and the glam team squealed in unison.
"Why?" Iris still asked him.
He smirked. "My wife marked me so passionately. I should let everyone see that I already belong to my wife."
The squeals grew louder.
"You!" Iris wanted to act annoyed but ended up laughing. She couldn't hide how pleased she was at her husband. "Fine. If that's what you want. Don't cover up then."
She looked at her reflection. "Maybe I should show my hickeys, too? Everyone knows I'm already married anyway."