Chapter 150: 1491 - 1500

Chapter 1491 Respect the Original Author's Wishes

Yin Meixing's contract signing with LXC Studio was a big success. Immediately after she became LXC Studio's managed artist, she went on to pose for several popular magazines including the reputable À la Mode Magazine as the cover for the following month's edition.

Tang Yiyi was her assigned manager who also managed Iris Long's showbiz career. LXC Studio prepared a lot of resources for her. It was obvious that they had high hopes for Yin Meixing.

Iris visited her office at LXC Studio to examine Yin Meixing's resources. Her manager, Tang Yiyi, who was also the company's Deputy Chief of Talent Management was present.

There was a brief knock on the door before it opened. Jin Chonglin walked inside followed by his long-time manager, Lin Dong, who was also LXC Studio's Chief of Talent Management.

At first, everyone suggested Lin Dong to manage Yin Meixing, but he declined. He was truly too busy managing just Jin Chonglin and running the company's Talent Management Department. In the end, Tang Yiyi stepped in and became Yin Meixing's manager.

Jin Chonglin acted like he was in his own office. He headed straight to Iris' mini fridge, opened it, and took a bottle of mango juice for himself.

Then he asked the others, "Anyone wants a drink?"

"Go ahead, feel at home," Iris said in a wry tone.

He shrugged and continued waiting for the others' reply.

"No, thank you, I'm fine," Tang Yiyi said.

"Bottle of guava juice for me," Lin Dong said, not feeling shy either.

Jin Chonglin took a bottle of guava juice and tossed it at his manager. Lin Dong caught it, immediately uncapped it, and drank.

"Ah, this stuff is delicious," Lin Dong commented before asking, "Where did you buy this?"

"Dom imported those drinks from the Philippines," Iris said. "He also got some nice Filipino snacks in that cabinet over there." n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

Jin Chonglin indeed treated the place like his own home. He didn't feel embarrassed at all opening the cabinet and taking several snacks for himself and his manager inside an office that didn't belong to him.

"This dried mango is out of this world," Jin Chonglin said while chewing and reading the pack of dried mango.

"I love these pork rinds," Lin Dong said next. The crunch from his bites filled the office. "Ah, I suddenly want a beer."

"Enough of that," Tang Yiyi interrupted the two of them. "We still have some important business to discuss here. Xiulan—"

Iris paused right after tossing a couple pieces of cracker nuts into her mouth. She chewed once, twice, but the crunchy sound couldn't be hidden. In the end, she just chewed with pride and swallowed the snack. Then she cleared her throat.

Tang Yiyi: "You!"

"What?" Iris took a can of coconut water and drank it. "These cracker nuts are so good. Little Jun loves eating them."

Tang Yiyi shook her head. "Those are considered junk food, Xiulan. Mind what you eat. You need to watch your figure as we have to prepare for your comeback soon."

"I know. I just ate two tiny pieces." Iris shrugged before handing the opened pack of cracker nuts to Jin Chonglin who immediately tossed a handful into his mouth.

"Hey, you also need to watch your figure!" Lin Dong scolded him.

"I'll just work out an extra hour later," Jin Chonglin said in a carefree tone. "No worries."

The two managers glanced at each other with helpless expressions.

Iris sat down on the opposite couch. Tang Yiyi sat beside her.

"What's the status of our 'Queen of the Shadows' project?" Iris asked, beginning today's meeting.

"We've already secured the director," Lin Dong said. "The screenwriter, not yet. But we've already extended an invitation. We're still waiting for the response."

She nodded. "Once the relevant people in the production team are finalized, I want Yin Meixing to be included in the cast."

"That's a given." Tang Yiyi nodded.

Lin Dong: "But Princess Porkchop doesn't want anyone to play the female lead besides you, Iris."

Jin Chonglin snorted. "You?"

Iris sent him a death glare. She ignored him and spoke to the two managers instead. "I read the webtoon from the beginning to the latest chapters. I will definitely struggle in the more emotional parts, but I can do the many action scenes."

Tang Yiyi: "I already scheduled acting classes for you. There's still plenty of time to prepare before we finish preparations to begin filming."

Lin Dong: "So you've already decided to accept the female lead role?"

Iris sighed. "We have to respect the original author's wishes. She included in the rights purchase contract that she wants the final say in the choosing of actors to play the main characters. Since she keeps on insisting that she wants me, I have to at least try. If I can't really do it, then we can still find a replacement. I'll still be involved in the project either way because I'll compose the soundtrack and I'll be an executive producer."

Jin Chonglin: "I also want to be an executive producer for the project!"

Iris: "Alright. Prepare a lot of money because this will be an expensive project."

He felt a little offended by her words. "I, Prince Lin Lin, might lack a baby but I never lack money!"

His manager, Lin Dong, quickly looked around the office, feeling paranoid that someone might be eavesdropping on their conversation.

"Are you crazy?" Lin Dong scolded him. "What do you mean you might lack a baby?! Do you want to be a father so badly?!"

Iris snickered but wasn't surprised.

Lin Dong paled. "Is Chen Fei pregnant?!"

Iris' eyes widened and she looked at Jin Chonglin, her eyes filled with accusation.

Jin Chonglin choked on the mango juice he was drinking. He coughed and sputtered, trying to get his breathing to normal. "What are you talking about?! My girlfriend isn't pregnant! Wait...let me call her to make sure!"

He fished out his phone from his pocket and quickly called Chen Fei.

"Hello, babe? Are you pregnant?"

Two seconds pause.

"Hello? Babe, hello?! Dammit! She hung up on me!"

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Chapter 1492 Pitiful Superstar

Iris and the two managers laughed at Jin Chonglin. Their smiles were full of schadenfreude.

"Chen Fei is not pregnant, then," Iris said.

"How do you know that?!" Jin Chonglin asked.

"Because she hung up on you. It means that you're wasting her time by asking what she thinks is a stupid question, especially when you're calling her during office hours. If she's really pregnant, I don't think that she'll hide it from you. Chen Fei is a direct person, you know that. If you made her pregnant, she'll definitely tell you right away."

He thought about it and nodded. "You're right. My girlfriend is indeed a direct person." Then he glared at his manager. "You made me panic for no reason!"

Lin Dong cleaned his ear with his pinkie. Then he cleared his throat. "Iris, you mentioned that you want Yin Meixing to be cast in our TV adaptation of 'Queen of the Shadows'."

Iris nodded. "Yes. This is our LXC Studio's first major TV production. It's a given that Yin Meixing should be included in the cast. Even if Meimei—I mean, Princess Porkchop thinks that Yin Meixing isn't suitable to play the female lead, there are still other important female supporting characters that she can play."

Tang Yiyi glanced at the character list. "We can let her try one of the main antagonist roles. She can have another breakthrough in her acting career if she plays something different."

Lin Dong: "That's a good idea. Ask her what she thinks. Her contract includes a clause that we should give her the final say in any work that we arrange for her."

Tang Yiyi: "I will talk to her after this meeting."

Iris: "Sister Yiyi, I want Yin Meixing to be the face of my perfume company, Liberté. We're planning to launch soon."

Tang Yiyi: "Send me the details and I'll bring it up to Yin Meixing."

Iris: "Alright. I'll have Clover contact you soon."

Jin Chonglin interrupted, "Hey! What about me?!"

"What do you mean what about you?" Iris asked, confused.

Jin Chonglin: "You're not going to hire me as the face of your perfume company?"

She paused. "Let me think about it first."

He looked incredulous at her hesitation. He, the superstar Prince Lin Lin, got snubbed by this woman?!

Oh, right.

She was his sister-in-law, the wife of his older brother, Jin Liwei, CEO of Jin Corporation and the head of the Jin family. She was also a co-owner of LXC Studio. He gradually calmed down.

Right.

This woman wasn't someone he could easily offend.

How could he forget that?

Not to mention his older brother who would flay him alive if he ever offended his wife, her girlfriend Chen Fei might also really castrate him if he disrespected her friend and boss at Orchidia.

Jin Chonglin could only sigh at his pitiful self. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

More and more, he felt his status in the family lowering. Perhaps he couldn't even compare to the status of the cats and dogs in the family.

Ah, how pitiful was he, the superstar Jin Chonglin!

Lin Dong, his manager who had known him for a long time, could sense that Jin Chonglin was once again in the middle of one of his increasingly overdramatic thoughts.

"Don't mind him," he said to the other two ladies.

But at the end of the day, he was still Jin Chonglin's manager, so he couldn't help but say to Iris, "I think that you should still consider your brother-in-law as the ambassador of your perfume company. If you still insist on Yin Meixing, you can have her as the ambassador for the perfumes for females and Jin Chonglin as the ambassador for the perfumes for males."

Iris tilted her head to the side, thinking, before giving a shallow nod. "What you said makes sense, but I still need to think about it."

Lin Dong: "Okay."

He already did his best to fight for this opportunity for Jin Chonglin. If Iris still didn't choose him, then that was just Jin Chonglin's bad luck.

Jin Chonglin finally returned to his senses and found that everyone was absorbed in the meeting. The topic was now on Iris' comeback, specifically the launch of her next album in collaboration with Enrique Valdez and co-produced by JJ.

He also joined in the discussion. This time, Jin Chonglin was more serious, relieving Lin Dong's silent worries.

The meeting ended without any delay.

Lin Dong drove Jin Chonglin to his next work appointment while Tang Yiyi headed to her own office to call Yin Meixing.

As for Iris, Dom arrived just in time to pick her up with the driver and bodyguards. They all headed to JJ's record company to continue recording her new album.

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Time flew by.

The new cafeteria at Long Industries that Iris Long sponsored was finally completed. She personally unveiled it with Long Tengfei.

All the staff couldn't wait to enter and try out all the different food choices that weren't only generous but also nutritious.

Iris, as the Deputy CMO, and Long Tengfei, as the President-CEO, cut the ribbon for the grand re-opening.

Everyone clapped.

When the moment the doors opened for everyone, audible gasps of shock, awe, and excitement could be heard everywhere.

"Wow! Is this really our new cafeteria?!"

"It's like a hotel buffet!"

"Look there! We have desserts!"

"It's not only like a buffet. There are also booths for different styles of cuisines."

"I've only seen pictures of Orchidia's cafeteria which made me so envious. Now that we have our own here, I can finally brag to my family and friends!"

These employees took many photos and videos as they marvelled at their new cafeteria. The media got ahold of them, and soon, gossip sites and accounts featured news about Iris Long sponsoring a new cafeteria at her father's company, Long Industries.

Notably absent from the grand re-opening was Long Hui.

Long Jian sidled up to her and whispered, "Long Hui left the company early. It seems that he doesn't want to embarrass himself even further after what happened to his former in-laws who are now imprisoned with his ex-wife."

Chapter 1493 Biggest Threat

Iris smiled for the others to see while she whispered to Long Jian beside her, "If Long Hui continues jumping around in front of us after what his former in-laws did to his son, then that means he doesn't deserve to call himself a father."

"You're right." Long Jian paused. "By the way, how is Long Jun doing lately?"

At the mention of her beloved godson, Iris' expression softened. "He's recovering well but dealing with a trauma takes time."

Long Jian nodded.

Then she said, "And Little Jun likes the toys and snacks that you sent over for him."

"Glad that he likes them. I have no idea what kids his age like so I had my assistant recommend some stuff to me. I wanted to visit my nephew but you know that I'm not close to him. I don't want to scare him and make him think that I'm a bad uncle."

She chuckled but didn't comment any further about the topic. Whether Long Jian was sincere or not, at least his gifts made her godson happy. That was the most important to her.

Long Jian returned to their previous topic. "Long Hui hasn't made any moves to sabotage either of us so far."

She didn't say anything but her gaze sharpened.

He continued, "I think that he's just biding his time. Even if he doesn't make a move, his minions won't be able to sit still for long. They'll do something sooner or later, especially now that you're standing out too much in the company. Hell, in their eyes, you're the biggest threat to their crown prince."

She gave him a side glance. "Of course, I'm the biggest threat."

He returned the side glance and snorted. "That's what everyone thinks, but make no mistake, I am the biggest threat. Don't get complacent, little sister. Once we beat down Long Hui, I won't give up and will definitely snatch the successor position away from you. I'll be the final winner!"

"Likewise." She smiled at him before walking away to greet her superior, the CMO, and her colleagues from the Marketing Department.

Long Jian watched her and pursed his lips before snorting again and walking away to join his superior, the COO, and his colleagues.

Nobody thought much about their brief conversation. They looked like they were chatting as usual.

To other people, Deputy COO Long Jian and Deputy CMO Long Xiulan were very close siblings compared to their sour relationship with Deputy CFO Long Hui. Others frequently saw the Deputy COO and Deputy CMO chatting. Nobody knew that they were once hostile to each other.

Only insiders within the Long clan remembered the estranged relationship between the siblings.

But the Young Miss Xiulan before was a huge problem child who disdained all her siblings. It was only after waking up from being comatose that she changed for the better.

It was understandable that she would become close to some of her siblings after maturing. It was also understandable that she would have the worst relationship with her eldest brother, Long Hui, because they were both legitimate children from different mothers.

They were born to be rivals in the battle for succession.

As for Long Jian, although people thought highly of him now due to his excellent performance, nobody really expected him to triumph over his legitimate siblings as the next head of Long Industries.

After Iris showed the CMO and her colleagues around the new cafeteria and recommended some dishes, she glanced at Long Jian on the other side.

She was no longer the naïve caged princess from her past life who had a limited understanding of human relationships and the subtleties of interactions between people. She could sense Long Jian's desire to obtain Long Industries.

Truth be told, she also thought he was an excellent candidate to become the next head of the company—at least he was several times better than Long Hui who was easily influenced by his emotions.

Long Jian's desire was greater than hers, hands down.

If only she wasn't fighting for her godson, Little Jun, then she would have already conceded to Long Jian. In fact, if he didn't have such a fixation for Long Industries, she was even tempted to poach him to work in one of her businesses. A talent like him was hard to pass up.

But she knew that he would never accept the offer. He was too fixated on Long Industries.

She couldn't help but sigh. Perhaps this was fate.

They were destined to be rivals.

For her godson, she would never concede in this battle for succession. Even if Little Jun turned out to have no interest in the company when he grew up, it didn't matter. At least she prevented Long Hui from smoothly succeeding. She could allow other people to become the next head, just not him. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

If Long Hui became the next head, he would never let her and their other siblings go peacefully. It was also inevitable that his actions would inadvertently harm his son, Little Jun.

Iris swore never to let this happen again, especially after Little Jun's kidnapping incident. Once was enough.

Back to the present, the unveiling of the new cafeteria was a smash hit. There were even outsiders who tried sneaking inside the company just to try eating in the new cafeteria. Of course, they were immediately caught and thrown out with a stern warning.

Iris accepted the employees' thanks with a smile.

Today was still a working day, so everyone returned to work after a delicious lunch, including Iris.

She stayed at Long Industries and worked for an hour after lunch. After delegating tasks to her assistant, she promptly left when Dom and her bodyguards picked her up before heading straight to the studio to continue recording her new album.

After she left, Long Hui returned to Long Industries, doing the best he could to avoid everyone. He didn't want to answer questions about why he was absent during the unveiling of the new cafeteria.

In just a few weeks, he had lost a lot of weight and looked like he hadn't slept properly for a long time.

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Chapter 1494 The Twins' Interests

Iris continued to busy herself with many things—recording her new album with Enrique Valdez; working on her businesses including going to work at Long Industries; meeting up with Grandpa Lu for their business mentorship; and attending virtual lessons with her language instructors, Kalisha Schwartz and Hisakawa Akio.

Now and then, she would also check on the progress of the revival of the old, commercial district where the abandoned mall and concert hall that Bacon and Ketchup gifted her before were located.

Her holding company, Eve Holdings, was in charge of the redevelopment of the mall and the concert hall. Her company cooperated with Jin Corporation which was also redeveloping the surrounding areas. Other development companies also entered the picture to get a piece of the huge pie. These companies were working together to revive what was once a dying commercial district.

In addition, Iris also received good news from Alric Bauer.

He finally developed a natural alternative to the widely-used insect repellant available in the market. His product even had stronger effectiveness than the most popular brand today. If it passed several more rounds of lab testing and achieved safety certifications in the domestic and international markets, then it could finally be sold through Orchidia.

Another good news was that Amanpio Kileksy also made progress in his research for developing insect-repellent fabric using natural fibres. The current synthetic insecticide spray for fabric available in the market still had the best effectiveness, but Amanpio Kileksy was a genius. Iris trusted that he would be able to match, and hopefully, even surpass the effectiveness of the synthetic insecticide spray.

With the good news arriving one after another, Iris was in an excellent mood. She didn't feel any exhaustion after such a busy day. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Of course, she didn't neglect her family despite her packed schedule. She even brought her twins to work sometimes.

It was just that her team of bodyguards would triple in size whenever she brought her twin sons with her. Little Jun's kidnapping made her more cautious about her children's safety.

Little Mochi's favourite was the recording studio. Her eldest twin son would become so absorbed and uncharacteristically quiet while watching her recording with Enrique Valdez and their team of musicians.

On the other hand, Little Matcha's favourites were in any office. This son of hers was indeed just like his father. He was born to do business.

Despite their young age, Iris could already detect where their interests lie. However, she was determined to remain open-minded when it came to her children's chosen careers in the future. They might change their minds several times after all.

But at least observing Little Mochi and Little Matcha right now gave her an idea of which directions to steer each of her twin sons in developing their talents and skills.

Today, Iris was getting ready in the walk-in wardrobe that she shared with her husband in their master suite. Jin Liwei already left for work at Jin Corporation.

Dom was helping her organize the several bags that they would bring to the recording studio later today.

There was a handbag for Iris' personal items like a phone, wallet, lipstick, and a few other small items.

There was also a big supply bag that Dom carried filled with snacks, drinks, a first-aid kit, tissues, pads, makeup, and a lot of other things that he thought Iris might need.

Finally, there were two baby bags for each of the twins filled with their pull-up diapers, milk bottles, snacks, toys, extra clothing, and other stuff that they also might need.

Meanwhile, the nannies were watching over and following behind the twins as they unsteadily walked around their parents' wardrobe.

Little Mochi was attracted by his mother's sparkly dresses on display—the ones she used for performances. He also held a large diamond necklace in one hand and an emerald bracelet in the other. Of course, the jewelry belonged to his mother. He also found some of his father's rare coloured neckties, grabbed one, and tried putting it on his head.

Little Matcha, on the other hand, played with his father's shiny leather shoes. Several pairs were now strewn all over the floor. The usually quiet and indifferent child was now doing his best to try on his dad's big shoes but kept on falling down on his butt instead.

Their nannies tried to stop them but to no avail.

"Young Master Haoyu, Young Master Lingyu, please stop making a mess of your parents' things."

Iris smiled as she watched her sons while putting on light makeup. "Let them play with those things. The children are just curious. Look, they're not destroying them. We'll clean up when they're done."

The nannies obeyed and no longer tried to stop the twins from playing around.

"By the way, I haven't seen Ice Cream and Popcorn," Iris said. "Do you know where they went?"

One of the nannies replied, "Madam, the cats are with Young Master Jun in his room."

"I see." Iris nodded.

She glanced and saw her twins' German Shepherd dogs, Pudding and Chowder, guarding the children from the walk-in wardrobe's entrance.

It was rare for Ice Cream to leave the twins alone, but ever since Little Jun's traumatic kidnapping, she joined Popcorn in sticking closer to Little Jun.

Perhaps the cats sensed that their human cousin needed a lot of comfort after what happened. They might have also sensed that Little Jun was scheduled to leave the mansion again soon to live with his parents at the farm villa. This must be why they were spending more time with Little Jun now than the twins.

Iris didn't interfere. If possible, she also wanted to spend more time with her godson, but Jiang Ying Yue and Lin Yehan encouraged her to start working again. They didn't want her to sacrifice too much of her time for Little Jun especially when they were still around as the child's parents.

Fortunately, she could still see Little Jun after coming home from work every day. But this would change soon when the little guy moved out again. This was something that she was already prepared for but would still make her sad for a while.

Chapter 1495 Gorgeous People Make Beautiful Babies

"Mama!" Little Mochi called with a big smile on his adorable face. He waved the sparkling diamond necklace and emerald bracelet at her. "Yah yah yah!"

Iris quickly finished her makeup before walking toward her sons on the floor.

"Wow! My Little Mochi is so handsome!"

She hugged her eldest twin son, causing Little Mochi to giggle.

Little Matcha looked at them quietly but his eyes were filled with longing. Iris chuckled at this son of hers who resembled her husband so much. She went over to her other son and also gave Little Matcha a big hug.

Little Matcha rewarded her with a small, adorable smile. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Iris couldn't stop hugging her sons for a long time. She would have hugged them longer if not for Dom reminding her that it was almost time to go.

"Boss, the driver just informed me that the traffic on the road might worsen if we don't leave within half an hour," he said.

"Okay, let's go now," she replied.

Iris and Dom each carried a child while the nannies carried their bags. The German Shepherd dogs, Pudding and Chowder, followed behind them.

Travelling with children was always an event despite the help of so many staff. The twins always wanted to stay beside their mother.

Iris, who was always soft-hearted to her children, allowed them to act spoiled until they reached the recording studio.

Fortunately, both children were mostly well-behaved all the way, especially the calm and quiet Little Matcha. As for Little Mochi, today seemed like a good day because he didn't throw a tantrum at all.

They finally arrived at JJ's record company and entered through the underground parking area. The security had been tightened ever since the attempted theft happened. Upon the arrival of Iris' group, they were immediately surrounded and escorted into the building, not giving any opportunity to anyone who might sneak any photos or videos of Iris and her children.

If she didn't bring her children with her today, then she would have felt more than willing to spend a few minutes interacting with fans.

Today, however, she didn't want to expose her babies to any risks.

The Black Stars were already aware of her concerns and they respected her privacy whenever she was with her babies. Her babies were also their babies. They would do anything to protect the adorable Little Mochi and Little Matcha even though they had never seen what the twins looked like.

The twins wore superhero masks today while Iris and Dom carried them through the record company. The staff and other artists were already used to their presence after Iris brought them over a few times.

Those lucky enough to see the babies without masks were stunned by their good looks.

One resembled their mother more while the other was the carbon copy of their father.

Indeed, when two gorgeous people got together, they would make beautiful babies.

Finally, Iris' group reached the recording studio. Enrique Valdez and JJ were already waiting for her inside.

"Oh!" JJ's eyes widened in pleasant surprise upon seeing the twins. "Come give Grandpa JJ a hug, Little Mochi and Little Matcha!"

Iris and Dom released the two children and allowed them to walk on their own. They appeared unsteady on their feet but they didn't fall down, especially Little Mochi who broke into a reckless run.

JJ crouched down and spread his arms wide, waiting for the babies to come to him.

"Come to Grandpa JJ—eh?!"

Unfortunately for him, the twins bypassed him and headed straight toward their Grandpa Enrique instead.

"Ampa!" (Grandpa!) Little Mochi reached Enrique first. "Yah yah yah!"

Enrique Valdez had a slight smile as he caught the babies in each arm.

"Ampa," (Grandpa) Little Matcha followed suit, calling the legendary hitmaker Grandpa Enrique in a cute, sweet voice.

JJ looked heartbroken, causing everyone watching him to laugh with schadenfreude. He glared at the others but they just continued laughing.

Everyone loved having the twins over because they noticed that JJ controlled his bad temper whenever the babies were around. Of course, they wouldn't provoke him normally, but it was still a huge relief to have some respite from dealing with his temperamental outbursts.

"Your turn to take out the kids today?" Enrique Valdez asked Iris.

She nodded. "My husband has an important site inspection today, so he can't take the children."

He nodded before carrying the two babies around the live room, satisfying their curiosity about the various instruments inside.

Little Mochi appeared especially excited, pointing here and there for his Grandpa Enrique to explain even though the child shouldn't understand what he was saying yet.

Iris and Jin Liwei made a tacit agreement to take turns bringing their children to work on days that they were expected to be too busy to go home early. This way, they would still be able to be with their children despite their busy schedules.

After completing the preparations, Dom and the nannies watched over the children in the studio's control room.

Little Matcha was easy to take care of. He rarely threw tantrums, but whenever he did, it was worse than Little Mochi's more frequent tantrums. It was a good thing that it only happened very few times.

Little Mochi loved staying in the studio. Unlike his usual naughty behaviour, he was always uncharacteristically quiet and attentive whenever he listened to his mother perform with the musicians.

This was why Iris had ordered customized baby-safe headphones for her twin sons and connected them to the control room so that they could also listen to what was happening inside the live room without damaging their delicate little ears.

Today, they were doing a live recording of another song.

The musicians got ready, including Enrique Valdez with his iconic lead guitar. Iris took the grand piano. This time, they would record the instrumentals first.

JJ spoke through the microphone in the control room and cued everyone in the live room.

"Ah 1, ah 2, ah 1, 2, 3—go!"

Iris, Enrique, and the musicians started playing their instruments.

1496 Emotional Baby

Iris Long, Enrique Valdez, and the musicians already rehearsed the song for several days. They played the entire song for the live recording on the first try.

Both Iris and Enrique felt satisfied.

However, when they listened to the playback with JJ in the control room, they discovered that some parts weren't captured well during the recording.

The technicians adjusted several microphones in the live room.

Iris, Enrique, and the musicians played the song a few more times. The technicians also readjusted the equipment in the live room each time to get the best results.

Finally, everyone felt satisfied after the final playback.

They took a short break, especially Iris who had to work the hardest for the rest of the session later.

After the break, it was now time for her to record her vocals.

She first hugged her babies, inhaling their milky scent to draw energy from them. Their adorable grins also motivated her to want to do her best. She wanted to show her sons the best version of their mother.

Most of the musicians were already done for the day, but they still stayed near the record company just in case they got called for an emergency re-recording.

Enrique Valdez stayed with JJ and the sound engineer in the control room to direct Iris in the live room.

Meanwhile, Dom and the nannies continued watching over the twins who were being good little boys. They were so well-behaved today!

Their guard dogs, Chowder and Pudding, also didn't bother anyone. Their handlers, who also doubled as part of Iris and her sons' security team today, took the dogs for a bathroom break a couple of times. But other than that, the German Shepherd dogs didn't leave their little masters' side even for a bit.

Finally, the time had come.

Iris put on her headphones and positioned herself in front of the microphone. She listened to her music instructor Enrique Valdez's cue. Then she began to sing.

Her soulful raw vocals started out soft and delicate at first before building momentum and peaking with high power.

Those listening couldn't help but get goosebumps.

They had been working with Iris for some time, but she never failed to amaze them with her powerful and emotional voice. It always felt like she was mesmerizing them, hypnotizing them to feel whatever she wanted them to feel.

The song was her spell, her voice was pure magic, and they could only be left spellbound at the end.

Everyone became so focused on listening to Iris.

Only Dom had the presence of mind to record the babies' reactions on video with his phone camera.

Little Matcha stared at his mother with eyes and mouth wide open. He always listened to his mother singing Russian lullabies to him and his twin brother, so he was already used to her voice. He loved his mother's singing, but listening to her this time felt like a completely different experience. The customized baby-safe headphones made the listening experience so many times better than usual. It felt like his mother was singing directly to his brain. His mother was indeed the best in the entire world.

Little Mochi had a similar expression as Little Matcha at first—eyes and mouth wide open. However, as his mother's voice became higher and higher and more and more powerful, his eyes became red and teary. Then when the song was about to reach a crescendo, his lips trembled. And when the climax was reached, Little Mochi jumped as if startled. His face crumpled and tears fell down his smooth, chubby face in a heavy flood. What was interesting was that he didn't wail but held it in and continued listening until his mother finished singing the song.

Dom saw all of the twins' reactions from start to finish. When he first saw Little Mochi's crying face, he had been about to jump over and comfort the baby, but he stopped himself. And indeed, he made the correct decision.

Little Mochi didn't look like he was crying from discomfort. Dom realized that the baby cried because Little Mochi felt touched by his mother's singing.

'As expected of my boss' baby!' Dom thought.

Iris was about to go over the playback when she noticed her eldest twin son's crying face. She immediately rushed out of the live room to the control room and swept the crying child in her embrace.

"What's wrong, sweetheart?" Iris asked while comforting Little Mochi. "Why are you crying? Something hurts, baby?"

Unlike his usual way of throwing a tantrum, Little Mochi just continued to silently cry while hugging his mother's neck.

Iris felt like her heart was being sliced open. She would rather have his son throwing a full-blown tantrum than deal with a pitiful silently crying Little Mochi like this.

Little Matcha finally realized that his twin brother was crying. He reached up his arms and gestured, trying to comfort Little Mochi.

The others also noticed what was happening.

"What happened?" JJ asked, his voice filled with concern.

Enrique Valdez didn't speak but his expression showed his worry for the baby.

Dom interrupted them, "Excuse me, everyone. I don't think our Little Mochi is crying because he's hurt or anything like that."

"What do you mean?" JJ demanded.

Dom showed them the video he took of the twins' reactions. "So you see, I think that our baby just feels emotional after listening to his mother's singing."

Iris watched the reaction video again. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

JJ laughed. "Dominic, send me the video! Hahaha!"

Enrique Valdez fished out his phone as well. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

Dom sent the video to both of them.

"As expected of my protégé's son!" JJ said while continuing to laugh like a stupid idiot. "Still a baby and already feeling emotional from music!"

Enrique also looked pleased.

Iris sat down and pulled Little Matcha to sit on her lap as well. Little Matcha hugged his twin brother, trying to comfort him. Little Mochi had calmed down now.

"Mama," he whined as he blinked his large, teary eyes at his mother.

1497 Ultimate Group Chat (Part I)

Iris' heart melted at her son's adorable teary expression. Her other son also melted her heart by his natural concern for his brother. These children were indeed the biggest blessings that she received in this life.

She spent a few moments comforting her eldest twin son with her other baby. JJ, Enrique Valdez, and the others didn't interrupt her. They returned to their respective work, checking on the progress, while giving some time and space for the mother and babies to spend time together.

Some staff, especially the female ones, even joined in playing with the twins because they couldn't resist the cuteness. They had never seen such beautiful babies before. The twins were also rather well-behaved compared to other babies who would disrupt other people without any care.

The way the babies became so absorbed in listening to their mother's music performance was enough to make the staff mentally squeal from too much cuteness.

Indeed, the twins were the children of a multi-award-winning musician. Just babies and they could already appreciate good music. They were, without a doubt, babies of culture.

After Little Mochi had calmed down and returned to his usual lively self with Little Matcha playing with him, Iris handed them to Dom and the nannies. At the same time, she resumed the rest of the recording session.

Her music instructor, Enrique Valdez, told her in a whisper, "It's good to expose your kids to music at a young age. Look at them now. Even if they don't follow in your footsteps as a musician, I'm still happy for them to learn to appreciate excellent music when they hear one. You have great kids."

"Thank you, Teacher," she replied and beamed at him.

She loved listening to others praising her children. It never failed to make her happy all the time.

After this episode, Little Mochi would often have similar reactions to his mother's singing especially when Iris performed her best.

In no time, the twins' reaction video to their mother singing circulated within their family and close friends. Everyone was amused especially by Little Mochi who couldn't control his emotions.

The replies flooded in their group chat after Dom posted the video.

Jin Liwei: "As expected of my children. They share their father's appreciation of their mother's incredible talents."

Long Xiulan: (flying kiss sticker)

Lu Jianhong: "My great-grandbabies inherited their Great Grandpa Lu's excellent taste! Bwahahaha!"

Jin Chonglin: "Grandpa Lu, my nephews don't share a drop of your blood. How could they inherit anything from you?"

Lu Jianhong: "How dare you say that, you little pinhead?! Come here and let this old man smack some sense back into your little pinhead!"

Jin Chonglin: "Little Matcha is, of course, my big bro's mini-me. But take a look at Little Mochi. He inherited his great music taste from his Uncle Lin Lin!"

Lu Jianhong: "How dare you ignore me, you little pipsqueak?! What do you mean Little Mochi inherited his great musical taste from you?! The baby clearly inherited it from his mother, you dumb skull! How about you make your own baby, so you don't go around bragging about other people's babies? When are you and Chen Fei girl going to give me great-grandbabies? Tell me, I want to know!"

Chen Fei: "Grandpa Lu, please don't put any more ideas about having a baby into his head."

Lu Jianhong: "Chen Fei girl! Are you pregnant yet?! Tell me, I want to know!"

Jin Chonglin: "She's not y—hdahkdhayuhIHIDHKHikz!!!!"

Grandpa Lu: "What in the bloody hell does that mean?! Is this some sort of a new code from your younger generation? Tell me, I want to know!"

Jin Chonglin: "Sorry about that. My girlfriend grabbed the phone from me just now. The scuffle caused the mistyped words. Just ignore my previous message."

Huang Yuyan: "My grandsons are so cute! I think they've grown yet again. Xiulan, tell me their new clothing and shoe sizes. I want to go shopping for my grandsons before I visit."

Long Xiulan: "Mom, no need to buy anything for them. Just visit the twins. They already miss their grandma."

Huang Yuyan: "Just tell me their new sizes. I insist."

Long Xiulan: "Okay, Mom." (attachment for photos showing the twins' current clothing and shoe sizes)

Li Zhiruo: "How to save this video on my phone?"

Lu Jianhong: "Hah! You old relic don't know how?! Bahahaha!"

Li Zhiruo: "Shut up, you old gorilla! And my Chonglin is right. Little Mochi and Little Matcha are MY great-grandchildren. They share MY blood, not yours!"

Huang Yuyan: "Mom, please calm down. I'll video call you later and teach you how to save the twins' video."

Li Zhiruo: "Thank you, my dear. Where's Chonglin?"

Jin Chonglin: "Grandma."

Li Zhiruo: "Why haven't you brought Chen Fei to visit me at my mountain villa yet?"

Huang Yuyan: "Yes, son. You haven't brought Chen Fei to our family house yet either. I already reminded you several times to bring her and have dinner with me."

Dominic Chua: (sticker of sparkly-eyed cat watching the drama while eating popcorn)

Jin Chonglin: "It's not my fault! I wanted to bring my girlfriend—dkjfksjaouhehil!ojkjkjfadljieyhk!!!!!!!!!!"

Dominic Chua: "Sis Fei! Stop grabbing the phone from Prince Lin Lin! We wanna read what he's gonna say!"

Clover Chua: (sticker of a rabbit frantically nodding)

Chen Fei: "Oh, shut up, you Chua siblings."

Dominic Chua: (sticker of a classy lady tossing her hair)

Clover Chua: (sticker of a teary rabbit)

Chen Fei: "Oops. I didn't mean to say that."

Jin Chonglin: "Mom, Grandma Li, I'll bring my girlfriend for you to formally meet in a few days when we have our day off." n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Huang Yuyan: "Tell me which day in advance so that I can prepare."

Li Zhiruo: "Good. I'll be waiting."

Huang Yuyan: "Chen Fei, my dear. Do you have any dietary restrictions?"

Chen Fei: "Auntie, I can eat anything."

Li Zhiruo: "Ignore your Grandpa Lu's senseless talk about having a baby. It's better to marry first before giving birth. Chonglin's career is especially unforgiving if he has a baby before marriage."

Lu Jianhong: "You traditional old lady! We must look forward to the future and not get stuck in the past! This old man needs more great-grandbabies! Give me!"

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Chapter 1498 Ultimate Group Chat (Part II)

Jin Chonglin: "See, I told you I'm not the only one with a baby brain—kjadkhihdkfdkjdkjjiiiiiiljljs!!!"

Dominic Chua: "Sis Fei, stop it!!!"

Clover Chua: (sticker of a curious rabbit)

Lu Zihao: "The Jin twins inherited all their good points from my sister alone. Case closed."

Lu Jianhong: "Haohao, my boy! There you are! This old man will eat with Little Misha and Little Dima at your house for dinner again later!"

Long Jinjing: "Grandpa Lu, you know that you're always welcome at our house. This is your home, too. The babies love their great-grandpa."

Lu Jianhong: "Of course! Will Haohao be at home for dinner later? I want to know!"

Lu Zihao: "Yes."

Lu Jianhong: "Good! If you don't come home early today, this old man will smack your butt like when you were still a little boy! Hah! Let my great-grandbabies see how their great-grandpa disciplines their daddy!"

Li Zhiruo: "Still a brute, I see."

Lu Jianhong: "Still a stiff old cow, I see."

Long Jinjing: "My nephews are so adorable! I'll bring my twins to visit their cousins again soon."

Lu Zihao: "I'll bring you mother and sons. I have a bit more free time now."

Lu Jianhong: "This old man will come, too!!!"

Yang Mei: "@LongXiulan @JinLiwei, look. I sketched this after watching the video during my break time." (attachment of a chibi-style sketch showing Little Matcha absorbed with eyes and mouth wide open and Little Mochi bawling his eyes out but still trying to hold it in)

Dominic Chua: "Twin sis!!!"

Dominic Chua: "OMG!!!"

Dominic Chua: "SO FREAKING ADORBS!!!"

Dominic Chua: (heart sticker)

Dominic Chua: (sticker of a cartoon cat dying from too much cuteness)

Chen Fei: "Dom, stop flooding the chat! I want to see the sketch properly!"

Long Xiulan: "Meimei, this is amazing! Thank you! Can I share it on my social media accounts? I want my fans to see this sketch of my twins."

Yang Mei: "Feel free! Don't forget to tag me so that my fans can also see it."

Dominic Chua: "I'll post it for you, Boss!"

Long Xiulan: "Okay, Dom, please. Thank you."

Yang Jiahui: "I'm going to have this sketch printed into a big canvas and framed. Then I'll hang it at the ancestral house."

Long Xiulan: "Won't that not match the traditional aesthetics of the house? Father might not like it."

Long Tengfei: "It's a sketch of my grandsons drawn by my niece. Your Aunt Jiahui is in charge of the house's decorations."

Yang Jiahui: "@LongXiulan @LongJinjing, please send me more photos of the Jin and Lu twins. I'm going to frame and hang them all."

Long Tengfei: "Come visit the ancestral house sometimes. Your children's photos are all over the place."

Jiang Ying Yue: (attachment of a video showing Little Jun with a cast on his arm and leg asking his mother why his little cousin was crying)

The attention of the group chat shifted to concern for Little Jun's well-being. Jiang Ying Yue assured them that her son was quickly recovering from his physical injuries. His casts were scheduled to be removed in another few weeks. It was only Little Jun's mental trauma that was still slowly being treated with the help of Dr. Grace Poon, the child psychologist that Wang Yingjie recommended. Thankfully, Little Jun liked Dr. Poon and responded to therapy well.

Lin Yehan: (attachment of a video showing Little Jun petting his German Shepherd dog, Gravy, who was limping but still doing his best to guard his little master)

Lu Zihao: "My people trained that dog. It might be handicapped now but he can still do his job. I also already got a new puppy for Little Jun. I'll give it to the child after it graduates from training. Together with Gravy, the new puppy should keep the child protected."

Jiang Ying Yue: "Thank you, Sir Zihao."

Lin Yehan: "Thanks, Fifth Brother."

The group chat remained active for the rest of the day. They talked about many topics. The next day, Yu Mo and Wang Yingjie also appeared and commented on the Jin twins' reaction video and the various topics talked about in the group chat.

On Iris Long's social media accounts, her new post already garnered millions of likes and comments gushing about Princess Porkchop's adorable chibi sketch of their Boss Iris' twin sons.

The caption read: "Little Matcha speechless and Little Mochi getting emotional while listening to their mommy's new song. Thanks to Auntie @PrincessPorkchop for sketching the chibi versions of the Jin twins! Please look forward to Iris Long's much-anticipated new album in collaboration with the legendary hitmaker himself, @EnriqueValdez! Coming soon!"

The comments continued to flood in.

User1390: "Waaaah, so cute!!! Even though we've still never seen how our Jin twins look like in real life, it's obvious from Princess Porkchop's sketch that Little Matcha looks like his dad and Little Mochi resembles our Boss Iris!"

CaptainBlackStar: "As expected of our Boss Iris and CEO Jin's sons!"

MrsLovePhantom: "These children are as beautiful as their parents."

User1487: "@MrsLovePhantom, madam, you know our Boss Iris and CEO Jin in real life, right? Have you already met their twins?"

MrsLovePhantom: "Reply to @User1487: Yes."

Her response drew a lot of excited and even envious exclamations.

Other notable members of the Black Stars also appeared. Some of them like MrsLovePhantom and her classy friends—JJNumber1Fan, JJNumber2Fan, and JJNumber3Fan—had already met the Jin twins because they moved in the same circles as Iris Long and CEO Jin Liwei in high society.

Some online news outlets immediately featured Iris Long's latest post, riding on the popularity of Iris Long, CEO Jin Liwei, Enrique Valdez, and Princess Porkchop.

When the superstar Jin Chonglin also reposted the post, the chibi sketch spread even more abroad. n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om

He captioned it: "My twin nephews. One is my big bro's carbon copy. The other one inherited his Uncle Lin Lin's excellent taste in music."

Most of his army of fans praised him and his nephews, blowing rainbow farts at him left and right. But others teased him.

User0005: "Prince Lin Lin, please don't take credit for other people's babies!"

User7861: "Little Mochi clearly inherits his music tastes from his mother, not his uncle!"

Chapter 1499 Big Announcements

Jin Chonglin couldn't stop himself from retorting to some of the comments teasing him. Of course, his interactions with these fans were mostly in a good-natured, joking manner.

Those that were rude to Jin Chonglin were ignored while the ones that targeted the babies were directly blocked and reported.

Even the Black Stars sent its notorious troll group, the Slippers Army, once they detected comments trying to bully their Boss Iris' twin babies. They never joked about the safety and privacy of the babies, especially after what happened to their Boss Iris' godson, Little Jun.

The kidnapping was a wake-up call to everyone. They became even more protective of all the children related to their Boss Iris, especially her babies. If anyone dared to even say a single bad thing about the kids, then the Black Stars, especially the Slippers Army, would be the first ones to beat down the evil netizens hiding behind anonymity with their mighty slippers.

Thankfully, with everyone's conscious effort, these evil netizens balked under their righteous counterattack.

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Time flew by.

Iris Long continued to polish her new album. There were leaks that she collaborated with other artists besides Enrique Valdez, but their identities remained unknown. This only fueled the music industry and the fans' interest and anticipation for the new album.

In the meantime, Iris Long made several big announcements regarding her businesses.

Her perfume company, Liberté, formerly known as Sang Bleu, was launching soon. Of course, as the new owner of the rebranded company, Iris Long was its permanent ambassador.

In addition to her, it was announced that Liberté was going to have two celebrity ambassadors to promote their first perfumes under the rebranded company.

Within a day, Iris Long introduced the new verified social media accounts across different platforms of her perfume company, Liberté.

Then Liberté's accounts tagged three accounts in its first-ever post. It said:

"Dive into a new world of fragrance where freedom to mix traditions with progress is celebrated!

"Introducing Liberté's owner, @IrisLong, as she promotes her signature scent called 'Eve'.

"Also please help us welcome our two new celebrity ambassadors: the superstar @JinChonglin to promote our first men's fragrance called 'Valliance' and the international best actress @YinMeixing to promote the women's fragrance called 'Sérénité'.

"Pre-orders opening soon!

"Respecting traditions, working toward progress. We are Liberté!"

Iris Long, Jin Chonglin, Yin Meixing, and LXC Studio all reposted Liberté's announcement at the same time.

Their fans all looked forward to the three new perfumes.

The Black Stars were ecstatic. Jin Chonglin's army of fans also couldn't wait for the pre-orders to open and for the official launch.

Although Yin Meixing wasn't as popular as Jin Chonglin or even Iris Long, her prestige as an international best actress still counted for something. After becoming an LXC Studio-managed artist, she became more visible in the media. Also, being closely associated with Iris Long and especially with Jin Chonglin made her an overnight household name. Her loyal fans were almost crying from gratitude. She also welcomed new fans every single day.

The news about Liberté's launch and new brand ambassadors hadn't even died down yet before Iris Long dropped another major business announcement.

This time, it was about the precious company that she founded by herself—Orchidia.

The popular profitable company with extremely viral products posted on all its official accounts:

"We are pleased to announce that Orchidia is finally going international! To our loyal fans who are doing their best to import from abroad despite the strict and heavy duties, we made this happen for you.

"Orchidia Germany will cater to our European customers.

"Orchidia Philippines and Orchidia Singapore together will serve most of our customers in Asia. Orchidia Singapore will also temporarily serve our North American customers until we establish our North American base in the future.

"To our clients in other parts of the world not covered by our new international bases, please don't worry because we are continuing to work on expanding our brand so that we can better serve everyone who believes in our amazing products.

"Another exciting news for our international customers is the launch of our universal website. You can now order through our new website wherever you are in the world. Your orders will be delivered from the most convenient country base for the quickest and most affordable shipping.

"We are always working on creating new products to make everyone naturally beautiful. We thank everyone for your continued support!"

This announcement caused a celebration among overseas Chinese who had been buying Orchidia products through their family and friends in the country. The customer base had exponentially grown due to word of mouth. Now, there were fans of other nationalities who became loyal customers after their Chinese friends recommended various Orchidia products.

The most profitable ones were, of course, the Orchidia Beauty products. The effects of these products were almost miraculous while being kind and gentle to all skin types. Almost everyone who used it the first time would become a loyal customer.

The only problem was the difficulty of buying it from abroad. Now that Orchidia had announced the launch of its universal website, they could now order however much they wanted at a more affordable price.

Those from Europe, Asia, and North America were the most excited. They would no longer have to pay too much import taxes to buy Orchidia products.

Even the original domestic customers were happy. Although at first glance, it might appear that they weren't affected by these international expansions, at least they wouldn't have to compete with international customers for the products anymore.

The headquarters would finally be able to focus on serving their domestic customers while the new bases abroad would serve the international customers instead.

Everyone hoped that incidents of products selling out would lessen. It was torture to wait for restocks when they already emptied the products they used at home.

Using other products that they used before was no longer possible. Their skins could no longer tolerate the harsh chemicals used in other brands' products. They could only use Orchidia products from now on.

Chapter 1500 Touch Down in Paris

Iris Long's friends from Cross Academy messaged her after learning that Orchidia would be launching internationally soon. The ladies were especially excited.

AJ Zheneres, Ashandra Knightson, Florence O'Sevan, and Theresa Blipsburg couldn't wait until the universal website opened for orders. Since Amanpio Kileksky worked with Orchidia several times before to help develop some of the products, the ladies even hounded him at the academy to ask him for more information whenever Iris was too busy to reply to their messages.

Iris thanked them after they sent their early congratulations. She was especially thankful to AJ Zheneres who she consulted a few times during the planning stages of Orchidia's international expansion.

The woman was a genius economist whose financial and market instincts bordered on psychic. Even Grandpa Lu had the highest opinion of her. Unfortunately, AJ Zheneres had already been recruited by Cross Academy early on. Even while still a student, she was already working for the academy to help them maintain and grow their great financial power.

With both of them being busy in their own careers, Iris felt grateful that AJ still took the time and effort to give her sound advice. All of AJ's tips helped make Orchidia's transition to the international market smoother.

Now Iris felt more confident in her decision to expand abroad all at once.

Indeed, only her fellow geniuses had the guts to forge ahead despite all the people who warned her against doing so. This was why becoming friends with like-minded individuals was important. It gives a sense of belonging like no other.

"I'll send samples of the three Liberté perfumes to all of you ahead of the launch," Iris told them during a video conference call in their ladies-only Cross Academy group chat. "You can give the men's perfumes to others if you want."

They thanked her again.

AJ Zheneres: "Ashandra, Theresa, and I are currently staying in the academy, so we'll definitely attend the European launch in Germany. I don't know about Florence, though."

Florence O'Sevan: "I might attend either the one in Singapore or in the Philippines, whichever is more convenient in booking flights because I'm in India right now implementing my latest research on sustainable water filtration systems."

Long Xiulan: "Thank you for your support, everyone! I'll attend all three international Orchidia launches plus the one in France for Liberté. I should be able to squeeze some time before I launch my new album with Teacher Enrique."

Theresa Blipsburg: "Oh my gosh, Xiulan! I can't wait for your collab with our senior to come out! I'm a huge of Enrique Valdez. And of yours, as well, of course."

Ashandra Knightson: "I might be able to attend your Liberté launch in France. I just need to check my schedule first. It might coincide with the exhibition of my latest art pieces."

Long Xiulan: "Okay, Ashandra. I'll send you Liberté's launch schedule. Hopefully, we get to meet in France too. I also hope that I'll get to attend your art exhibition as well."

Ashandra Knightson: "Looking forward to it, Xiulan."

AJ Zheneres: "Unfortunately, I can't attend the launch in France. I have to accompany our headmaster, Professor Dupont, to attend an important finance assembly at the European Union."

Theresa Blipsburg: "Same here. I also have to present my latest research at a biomedical engineering symposium in America."

Florence O'Sevan: "I can't attend in France either. It's too much of a hassle flying all the way from India."

Long Xiulan: "That's fine. I don't mind. All of us are busy with our own work plus our personalized studies. I'm already happy that you can even attend one event in the first place."

After chatting with the Cross Academy ladies, Iris dove back to her own busy but fulfilling life. Every time she felt tired from the everyday grind, she would just go to her husband and their children to recharge.

This kind of life was something that she never even dared to imagine in her past life as Evelina Vetrova. But now she was actually living it.

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Finally, it was time for the much-awaited launch of the rebranded perfume company, Liberté.

Iris and Jin Liwei brought their twins and flew using LX Air, their jumbo airplane. Of course, Dom and the nannies accompanied them.

Flying with them were Jin Chonglin and his girlfriend, Chen Fei. Yin Meixing, the other female ambassador, also came with them with Tang Yiyi, the manager she shared with Iris. n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

Grandpa Lu also decided to come with them at the last minute because he said that he wanted to meet with some old friends in France. He would also go with them straight to Germany for Orchidia's European launch afterwards.

They also came with a huge entourage of bodyguards. Some were obvious, but some were disguised as normal assistants.

At first, Iris and Jin Liwei were worried about bringing their twins, but they couldn't imagine leaving them at home for too long at such a young age. Even if it would be riskier to bring them along abroad, they could just tighten their security team to prevent any potential dangers.

They wouldn't be able to feel reassured leaving the twins alone while they left for another country and continent.

Especially Iris who would tear up just imagining not seeing her precious babies before she slept at night.

In the end, she and Jin Liwei decided that it was better to bring their twins for their own peace of mind.

Among their huge security team were members of Shadow Winds personally chosen by Lu Zihao to protect Iris and her twin sons. One team flew with them in LX Air while the other one travelled by commercial flight in advance.

Once LX Air touched down in Paris at a private airport, customs was a breeze because they were the only aircraft that landed at that time.

Jin Liwei already arranged chauffeured vehicles to pick them up and drive them straight to his Paris residence.

His family along with Jin Chonglin and Chen Fei plus Dom, their nannies, and personal staff stayed with them at his place.