Chapter 681 - Thank You For Taking Care Of My Censored
Iris nodded, not noticing Jin Liwei's lusty reaction below the belt. "In addition to the first experiment, I'm also conducting another similar experiment...hmm. Maybe it's not accurate to call it an experiment. It's more of a preventive healthcare method using nutrition I specifically requested for you."
He nibbled on her earlobe, pulling her closer as they lay on the bed. "What is it? Tell me."
"You're eleven years older than me..."
He stopped nibbling and a small furrow formed between his brows. "Is that an issue?"
"For me, no. I think that even if you're twenty years older or more than me, you'll still be able to make me fall in love with you."
He nodded, the furrow between his brows disappearing as a smug smile lifted the corner of his lips.
"But I heard before that as a man ages, his sperm volume declines and so does the quality of sperm," she continued, as straightforward as always. "I asked both Second Brother and Dr. Ching and they both said it's true."
His frown returned. "Love, I'm only in my early thirties. I'm also healthy and fit. You don't need to worry about that for now."
"The earlier we start preventive care, the better," she argued. "That's why I consulted with a nutritionist and designed meals for you in order to increase your semen volume and sperm quality."
"How long have you been doing this?"
"Around the time I started sending lunch to your office."
This surprised him. It had already been a few months since she started regularly sending lunch to him at the company. Once again, his frown disappeared before another smile bloomed on his lips. It was a playful smile.
"Thank you for taking care of my sperm," he whispered directly to her ear as he resumed nibbling on it.
She giggled. "Well, your sperm are mine, too. So of course, I'm going to take good care of them."
"En. I'll leave them in your care then. I'm sure that they're going to make strong and beautiful babies with you."
She rarely blushed but this time, she did. But at the same time, an already familiar flash of anxiety dampened her giggles. Jin Liwei knew that she worried about being a mother, so he would often mention having human children with her to make her more comfortable with the idea. It seemed that it was working because she no longer went into full panic mode whenever the topic of human babies was broached.
Jin Liwei gave a quick peck on her lips, distracting her from her anxiety. They looked at each other, their gazes lingering and becoming more magnetic. He leaned forward for another kiss...longer this time. And then another. Deeper.
A soft sigh escaped from her lips as her arms crept up from his hard, muscled chest and wrapped around his neck. He shifted and pressed her under him on the bed, probing her lips open with the tip of his tongue. She moaned as he delved deeper inside her mouth.
Unfortunately, a ringing phone interrupted them just when things started to get hot. Ã00vâ¬l--Ã1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.
It was Iris' phone.
They tried ignoring it at first but the caller was very persistent. After the fourth call, Iris couldn't take it anymore and broke the kiss before pushing him off her.
Jin Liwei tried kissing her again but she turned her head away. All he could was sigh and move off her but not before giving her breast a last light squeeze over her clothes. He was already cursing whoever was calling his baby girl so late at night and interrupting their sexy time.
She crawled to the bedside table and answered the phone. Before she could even say hello, Jin Liwei heard a booming voice even when the call wasn't set on speakerphone.
He released another sigh and stopped cursing. After all, the old man was labelled as SDTTHLVVVIP on both his and Iris' contacts.
"Maybe we should block him when it's late at night," he muttered under his breath.
Iris heard him with her great ears, causing her bright eyes to shape like crescent moons in laughter. However, she didn't reply to him as she concentrated on speaking with Grandpa Lu.
Back to the present, Jin Liwei continued smiling as he ate while remembering what happened that night. He savoured the delicious food in front of him. As a loyal husband, of course he was going to eat everything his wife sent to him. After all, all of these were specifically designed to take care of his precious sperm. They must be transforming and becoming super healthy and strong right now. Perhaps one had already swam to the finish line and successfully united with his wife's egg cell.
'Hopefully...'
His smile widened.
Sitting opposite him, Xu Tian also ate the delicious meal. However, his eyes would sneakily glance at his boss who was smiling like an idiot in front of him. He fought a shudder when he heard his boss "chuckling". Yes, it was a chuckle, not a giggle! How could a manly man like CEO Jin Liwei giggle? It was a chuckle!
Although this kind of scene always happened whenever Miss Long sent lunch to the office, Xu Tian still found it difficult to get used to his boss acting like a lovestruck teenager. All Xu Tian could do was focus on enjoying his food to prevent himself from being too weirded out by his own boss.
Later, they both finished eating. Xu Tian began serving his boss hot digestive tea while reporting at the same time.
"President, three more local TV stations and two radio stations agreed to air Miss Long's commercial for Long Industries."
"Good. Continue asking other stations. The more, the better."
"Understood, President. I've also successfully arranged for thirty big billboards for Miss Long's ads in different cities. I'm working on obtaining more."
Jin Liwei nodded.
"President, should we also help spread the online ads on the internet and increase their visibility?"
"No need. Xiulan does a better job on anything related to the internet. Just focus on helping her out with the stations and the physical ads."
"Understood."Super-Duper to the Highest Level Very Very Very Important Person
Chapter 682 - Am I Uncool?
Xu Tian continued reporting about the tasks Jin Liwei assigned to him assisting Iris' mission as Long Industries' brand ambassador. Usually, Jin Liwei wouldn't help Iris get ahead on her showbiz work without her permission even if he wanted to because she preferred to use her own efforts in her career, but this was a different matter. The brand ambassadorship was an important step in her plan of winning in the Long clan's battle of succession. The couple already agreed to work together in this matter because these were all for their godson, Little Jun.
Jin Liwei leaned back on his chair and sipped hot tea while listening to his assistant's reports. Afterwards, Xu Tian cleaned up the table while Jin Liwei called his baby girl who just finished guesting and performing "Passionate Flames"on a TV show with his brother, Jin Chonglin.
"Hi, love. Did you receive the lunch I sent you?" he asked.
His baby girl had recently become busier than him that she barely had any time to eat at home, so he also began sending meals to wherever she was working. Sometimes, their chef at home would cook for her but more often than not, Jin Liwei would instruct Xu Tian to contact a restaurant near where she was at and deliver food directly to her.
"Yes. Thank you, darling. I shared the food with Brother Chonglin and his team. We'recurrently eating inside my dressing room," Iris replied.
Jin Liwei frowned. He could hear the chatter on her side. "My brother is inside your dressing room? Chase him out. Tell him to eat inside his own dressing room."
"Hey, hey! I heard that, Big Bro! Am I still your brother?!" Jin Chonglin's voice complained.
Jin Liwei's frown deepened. "Speakerphone?"
"No. Brother Chonglin is sitting beside me, so he could hear your voice," replied Iris.
"He's sitting beside you? Tell him to move. Call Dominic to sit beside you instead."
Iris sighed. "Don't be like that, darling. He's your brother and my future brother-in-law. We're family, not to mention that he and I are working a lot together this season."
"Yeah, I'm your brother. We're family! Listen to your wife and stop always drowning in vinegar, Big Bro. It's uncool!" Jin Chonglin's voice sounded louder, so he must be leaning close to Iris.
Jin Liwei's expression turned ugly, prompting Xu Tian to become extra cautious in his movements. Then he asked his baby girl in a low tone, "Am I uncool?"
"Don't listen to Brother Chonglin. It's true that your jealousy sometimes annoys me to the point that I want to punch your handsome face, but that doesn't make you uncool. You always do things for my sake, so to me, you're the coolest, darling~"
The first part of her answer about wanting to punch his face made him sullen but his expression instantly brightened at the last part.
'She says I'm the coolest,' he chuckled to himself, as a wide smile stretched his mouth, showing his perfectly white teeth.
A few steps away, Xu Tian was almost blinded by his boss' smile. Millions of fans worshiped Jin Chonglin's famous killer smile that could literally cause death due to heart attack but Xu Tian thought that his boss' smile was even deadlier, especially because it was rarer, thus making it more potent than the younger brother's smile. Xu Tian patted his poor heart and thanked his lucky stars for being born as a straight male. If not, he probably would have already dropped dead because of his boss' lethal smile.
Back to Jin Liwei, he left the table and began walking in front of the ceiling-high glass windows behind his desk overlooking the modern city outside while continuing to chat with his baby girl. When she told him that he was the coolest in her heart, he felt appeased and stopped being jealous of his own brother.
"What time will you be at home?" he asked. Ãøvâ¬l--Ã1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.
"Very late. Past midnight," she replied. "I'll be attending a party hosted by Bright Summit with Brother Chonglin tonight, remember?"
"I'll pick you up later."
"No need. You better sleep ahead of me because you have to wake up early tomorrow as usual."
"I'll pick you up," he repeated in a firmer tone.
"Fine." She was about to change the topic when a certain feline chatterbox interrupted them.
"Excuse me, Mommy and Daddy. Ketchup has something important to report! Meow~"
"Go ahead, Ketchup," Jin Liwei said.
The noise level on Iris' side decreased. It seemed that she moved to a quieter place.
"The negative content about that good-for-nothing Long Hui in the media are gradually disappearing since this morning. At this rate, most will be gone in 6.8 days. Meow~"
Jin Liwei frowned. He imagined that his baby girl must be frowning as well. "Explain. Who did it? Long Hui?"
"No, Daddy. That good-for-nothing scum already tried removing the negative content about him online several times before but I, the cute and mighty Ketchup, stopped him! Ehehehe. Meow~ Ketchup is a good kitty. Right, Mommy?"
"Yes, you're a good kitty," Iris voice agreed.
The couple heard the white cat's smug purr on the phone.
"I, the mighty and cute Ketchup, planned to once again stop the attempt of removing the negative content about that good-for-nothing scum online but it turns out that it's not him who ordered it. That's why Ketchup hesitated and made a report to Mommy and Daddy first. Ketchup needs further instructions before taking action. Meow~"
"It doesn't matter who ordered it. Just stop them," Iris said. "Long Hui needs to have a taste of his own medicine. He's the one who tried ruining the name and reputation of Ying Yue and Eldest Brother in the media first. This is retribution for what he did."
"Ketchup understands. But Mommy, the person who ordered to remove the negative content about that good-for-nothing scum online is listed in our family list. Ketchup is programmed not to interfere with the affairs of anyone whose name is included in our family list without Mommy or Daddy's permission."
"Family?"
Both Iris and Jin Liwei frowned and wondered who it was.
Chapter 683 - Fighting For Credi
"Who is it?" Jin Liwei asked.
"It's Grandpa Long! Meow~"
The couple went silent after learning who ordered the removal of the negative content about Long Hui in the media.
Iris sighed. "To be honest, I can't say that I'm surprised. On the contrary, I kind of expected Father to help out Long Hui in some way. He is still Father's eldest son, after all."
Jin Liwei didn't speak but the cold expression on his face prompted Xu Tian to quickly make an escape from his office while carrying the empty lunch boxes.
"Father also helped remove negative content about me in the media before, even when we weren't on speaking terms that time," Iris said. She was aware that Long Tengfei secretly helped clean her name in the media when she just woke up from coma. She also discovered at that time that Long Tengfei did the same thing many times before for the previous Iris Long who had no idea about the various things her father did for her in the shadows. "It doesn't feel good that Long Hui's retribution in the media is so short-lived but I can't really blame Father for wanting to protect his son."
Jin Liwei remained silent.
"Then what should Ketchup do next, Mommy? Still awaiting further instructions. Meow~"
"For now, don't interfereâhm? Sorry, darling and Ketchup. I need to go. The director wants to talk to us right now. I'll talk to you later. Bye!"
Jin Liwei and their virtual kitty baby bid her goodbye before Iris hung up in a rush. Although the call ended, Ketchup continued talking to him.
"Mommy says 'don't interfere', so Ketchup won't interfere and let Grandpa Long clean up for that good-for-nothing scum. Is Ketchup correct, Daddy? Meow~"
"No. Go and interfere," Jin Liwei said in a cold voice.
"Meow? But Mommy saidâ"
"Your mom has a kind heart. She may be fine with letting Long Hui off the hook in this situation because of your Grandfather Long but not me. I can never forgive the insults he threw at your mom and at your Grandmother Lan, and of course, the way he mistreated your Aunt Ying Yue while trying to take your Cousin Jun away from us. Long Hui needs to pay for how he hurt them. Even if it's my father-in-law, your Grandfather Long, who's helping him out, I still won't let him off the hook."
"Ketchup understands. Daddy, please give Ketchup specific instructions on what to do next. Meow~"
"Allow your grandfather to remove the worst content about Long Hui from the biggest and most popular media outlets, but don't let him touch the ones from the smaller and less popular sources. The intensity will decrease but at least it won't completely disappear. Make sure to keep the negative publicity going."
"Aye aye, Daddy! Meow~"
The virtual white cat immediately went to work while Jin Liwei remained standing in front of the glass windows. He looked at the view outside with cold, unseeing eyes, as his mind remembered all the horrible and hurtful things Long Hui said to his baby girl and about his mother-in-law. His eyes narrowed, his jaw tightened, and his hands clenched into tight fists. He stood there like a tall, formidable mountain while emitting a dense and heavy aura of cold fury.
Behind him, the door to the office opened and Xu Tian peeked inside with great caution. The poor assistant immediately felt the stifling atmosphere and withdrew, closing the door once again, not daring to enter at this time.
'Is the President still drowning in vinegar because of Second Master Chonglin?' he wondered.
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The next few days saw a sharp decrease in the negative headlines about Long Hui while at the same time, Iris Long's actions as Long Industries' celebrity brand ambassador became more visible to the general public. Tang Yiyi and Bright Summit didn't hold her back, allowing her to spend a lot of time for Long Industries because it was also contributing to her own popularity. Her ads and commercials were almost everywhere in the country.
As a result, the stock prices of Long Industries started recovering at a great rate. They were almost about 75% back to their former value before the crash and it hadn't been a month yet. It had only been less than two weeks since then.
Long Jian and Iris' team insisted that the stock prices were recovering because of their efforts. However, there were others claiming that it was due to the improving name and reputation of Long Hui in the media. Although there was still some nasty content about him circulating out there, the worst ones had already disappeared. Both sidesâLong Jian-Iris Long duo and Long Huiâwere fighting for the credit of rescuing the company's stock prices.
Inside Long Jian's office at Long Industries.
Long Jian sneered. "He didn't even do a damn thing. It was Father who secretly saved him from the media and wiped his ass. And he has the gall to steal the credit from us? Shameless!"
Iris popped a mini-mochi inside her mouth. Every time she worked with Long Jian, she would always ask him for treats, prompting him to ridicule her for acting like a kid which she always ignored. Today, he bought her mochi after they finished attending a PR event. Ãøvâ¬l--Ã1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.
"What do you expect? Long Hui is desperate," she said with a shrug, eating another mochi. "He has been waiting for the two of us to fail, underestimating my impact in the business world. He never expected that a simple campaign from me as a brand ambassador would be so effective in recovering the company's stock prices."
Long Jian snorted in disdain as he looked at her pigging out on mochi. "To be honest, I also didn't expect that you'll be so effective. Before our team could even contact the stations, they were already airing your commercials." He narrowed his eyes in suspicion. "Did you ask for CEO Jin's help?"
"I didn't ask Liwei but he did lend a hand on his own accord," she said in a nonchalant tone.
"Ah. So that's why." He nodded in understanding.
Chapter 684 - Room For Improvemen
Long Jian thought that it was all thanks to Jin Liwei that their plans were going smoothly so far. Never could he imagine that most of the work were done by Iris herself and that Jin Liwei was only assisting her. Ãøvâ¬l--Ã1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.
Iris knew how Long Jian thought of her, but she didn't care, allowing him to continue thinking this way. It was better for him to underestimate her and view her as a lesser threat than Long Hui because even though they were currently allied, she still couldn't fully trust him. Both of them were aiming for the same thing after allâto win the battle of succession.
After their meeting, she left Long Industries and hurried to her next work commitments. Her schedule today was packed to the point that she barely had any time to rest. Even while travelling from one location to another, she continued studying and working inside the executive van.
By evening, she met with Enrique Valdez at a five-star restaurant inside a hotel to finally discuss their music collaboration. The legendary hitmaker already felt tired travelling all over the country's tourist spots, so he decided that it was time to settle down in his penthouse unit at one of Iris' Gold Heights condominium buildings. Then he contacted Iris and urged her to start working on their collaboration.
Iris was very excited and had lots of ideas about what kind of music she wanted to create with the legendary hitmaker. In her past life as Evelina, Enrique Valdez was also her music instructor so she already felt comfortable interacting with him especially when it was about music. Of course, he didn't know that she was already his student in the past. All he knew was that Iris was very easy to get along with despite his intimidating taciturn personality.
Despite their connection in her past life, this would still be the first time that she would be creating music with him for the purpose of releasing it to the world. This was one of her ultimate dreamsâto share her music to as many people as possible. What was even more amazing was that she was collaborating with the best of the best, the legendary hitmaker Enrique Valdez! A superstar!
She still had much to learn from such an illustrious figure in the music industry because Enrique Valdez had continued to improve a lot since their time as an instructor and student in her past life as Evelina. Geniuses never stopped learning and striving for their idea of perfection.
Inside the restaurant, the ambience was elegant and classy yet understated. The beautiful cello melody of Saint-Saëns's "Le cygne"("The Swan") played in the background. Both Iris and Enrique Valdez remained silent while eating their full-course dinner in order to appreciate the lovely classical music.
They were in a private room because not only was Iris a popular celebrity in China but Enrique Valdez was also a global superstar. Although this was a high-class restaurant and most of its guests wouldn't react like mindless fans upon seeing them, the two still decided to enter the restaurant incognito to prevent any unnecessary fuss. They preferred to have a peaceful dinner while discussing their music collaboration.
Iris had fond memories of this restaurant because it was where she had her first meeting with JJ and "auditioned" with "Phantom of Your Love". It was also where she met Madam Feng Wan and the lady's three posh friends who were now her loyal fans and important officers in her fan club, the Black Stars.
Remembering that time, Iris couldn't help but smile. That moment was when her dream of performing her music to the world finally felt achievable. So many things happened since then. It felt like yesterday but also felt like a lifetime.
After a silent but comfortable dinner, Iris and Enrique Valdez enjoyed hot tea and began their discussion. She shared her ideas to him while he listened in silence.
"Your music is evolving," he commented after a pause in the conversation. "You're now shifting from darker and soulful tones to a more romantic style, starting from when you collaborated with Chonglin."
She nodded, smiling. "I just feel very inspired right now."
"I can see that. But based on "Shining Eyes" and "Passionate Flames", you still have a lot of room for improvement. There's still a sense of awkwardness and immaturity in the romantic aspect of your music."
Iris paid rapt attention to Enrique Valdez's words. They were discussing ideas for their music collaboration but she also treated this as a precious lesson time with a world-class music instructor. Indeed, after listening to Enrique Valdez's opinions about her latest music with Jin Chonglin, she agreed with him that she still had much to learn and improve in developing her repertoire of musical styles, techniques and execution.
If she was a normal person, she would have felt dejected after an ultra-bigshot like Enrique Valdez criticized her work. However, she wasn't normal. She was a certified genius like him! So instead of dejection, she felt energized, challenged and inspired.
"Reflect on what I told you," he told her.
"Yes, Teacher. I will. Thank you."
"For our music collab, I'll let you take the lead as to what kind of music you want to create. What I want people to remember when they hear our music is you first, not me. Understand?"
Her eyes lit up, feeling even more motivated. "Yes! I'll do my best."
"It might be you taking the lead but that doesn't mean that I'll let you do whatever you want. If what you present me is crap, I won't give you Enrique Valdez's seal of approval. Disappoint me and I'll abandon this collab and maybe even drop you as my student." His mesmerizing hazel eyes narrowed, observing her reaction.
She didn't back down and looked at him directly in the eyes, showing him her determination. "I understand. I won't disappoint you, Teacher."
He nodded, satisfied by her answer. Then he waved a hand, gesturing for her to get to work. He already said all he needed to say, so he reverted to his usual taciturn self who valued his words more than gold.
Chapter 685 - Title Is A Spoiler
Dragon Palace Home #10.
"Welcome back, Mistress," the butler greeted Iris when she arrived home with Dom and her bodyguards.
"Thank you. Where are they? Have they all arrived?" she asked while handing him her coat.
"Yes, Mistress. The master arrived about ten minutes ago. He is with Sir Zihao and the three guests in the home office."
Iris thanked the butler again before she and Dom followed him to the home office where people were waiting for her. It was already late in the evening, past dinnertime, but her day wasn't finished yet. She and Dom hurried home after another busy workday because of the important appointment tonight.
After a few minutes, they arrived at the home office. The butler opened the door for her and Dom before announcing their arrival to the people inside.
A streak of orange shot towards Iris and jumped into her arms like a rocket. Popcorn meowed loudly like a needy child while rubbing his sleek body against Iris' chest and face. A slower, fat, grey cat huffed and puffed her way towards Iris, looking as if she was climbing Mount Everest instead of walking on a flat floor. But no matter how exhausting the ten-metre trek from her daddy's lap to her mommy's arms, Ice Cream persevered because of her filial love to her parents.
Iris chuckled helplessly while watching her eldest who was almost wheezing just to greet her. She was tempted to walk over and shorten the distance between them in order to relieve the grey cat's "suffering" but she forced herself to wait because Dom recently complained about the vet scolding him once again due to Ice Cream's weight during the cats' latest health appointment.
"Meow..." Ice Cream collapsed on Iris' feet after finally reaching her and didn't move.
Iris smiled and shook her head. Then she handed Popcorn to Dom before scooping up the exhausted grey cat into her arms. While she comforted the panting Ice Cream, Jin Liwei also reached them and wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her into an embrace.
"Hi, love," he whispered directly to her ear. "Welcome home."
"I'm back," she replied, tilting her head up to receive his light kiss on the lips.
Dom also greeted Jin Liwei with an "ehehehe" at the end but refrained from his usual boisterous chatter after seeing the rest of the serious people in the office. He focused his attention on petting Popcorn instead.
Iris leaned against Jin Liwei but a threatening aura made her stiffen. She shifted her eyes and peeked behind Jin Liwei. That was when she saw a glacial Lu Zihao watching them with expressionless eyes, causing her to hug Ice Cream more tightly and eliciting a complaint from the fat, grey cat. To others, her big brother looked like he was wearing a slight devilish smile. But to her, it wasn't just devilish but an actual devil's smile. Only she was aware of how frightening her big brother was acting right now.
Jin Liwei noticed her reaction but didn't know that it was caused by his Fifth Brother. Instead, he thought that maybe she was just tired from working so hard almost everyday, so she was seeking comfort from the warm and furry Ice Cream. Thus, he comforted her by kissing her on the forehead.
"Don't worry. I already told everyone to make this quick so that you could rest earlier tonight," he told her.
"Okay." She smiled and they walked together to where the others were waiting.
Hong Shaoqiang (Iris' lawyer), Kang Huizhong (Jin Liwei's lawyer) and Qiao Yu (Iris' financial manager) all stood up and greeted her. Lu Zihao didn't speak, only acknowledging her with a nod while his slight devil's smile continued to hang on his lips. Iris sighed at his hidden, intimidating expression which only she could sense.
Jin Liwei gestured for everyone to sit. He and Iris sat together on one couch. Dom sat on the same couch beside Iris. Ice Cream curled on Iris' lap and began sleeping while Popcorn walked around and sniffed at the others, trying to get them to play with him.
Lu Zihao sat by himself near the window. Kang Huizhong also sat by himself while Hong Shaoqiang and Qiao Yu sat together on the couch opposite Iris and Jin Liwei.
Jin Liwei gave an eye signal to the lawyers.
Hong Shaoqiang cleared his throat and passed copies of a document to everyone. "Atty. Kang and I drafted a prenuptial agreement for CEO Jin Liwei and Miss Long Xiulan after taking into account your specific requests." He looked at Lu Zihao after saying the last part of his sentence. Then he addressed everyone again. "Please take a look at your copies. We'll go over the draft together, make changes if applicable, and verify everything before we finalize the agreement."
Both Iris and Jin Liwei looked unenthusiastic. When they announced their rush wedding to their friends, a prenuptial agreement wasn't in their plans. Jin Liwei didn't like it at all while Iris didn't mind whether they had a prenup or not.
However, Lu Zihao interfered and forced them to get a prenup. Jin Liwei ignored him at first but Iris eventually caved from her brother's pressure. It was a challenge for Iris to persuade Jin Liwei to agree to Lu Zihao's insistence on the two of them getting a prenup. Ãøvâ¬l--Ã1n hosted the premiere release of this chapter.
"We don't need a prenup because I'll never let you divorce me after we're married," he told her that time. "So it's useless to get one."
"I know but Big Brother will keep pestering us if we don't. He can be very persistent. Let's just get one and be done with it. Okay, darling? We could just forget about it once we're married," she said.
In the end, Jin Liwei relented and contacted their lawyers to arrange the prenup. Since both he and Iris didn't care about it, Lu Zihao took over in suggesting clauses for the agreement. The couple allowed him because if not for him, they would probably get a standard one suggested by their lawyers because they couldn't care less about it.
"Let's begin."
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Chapter Title: "Prenuptial Agreement"
Chapter 686 - Parental Quality
Lu Zihao's suggestions for the prenuptial agreement were heavily favourable to Iris. The most prominent clauses he suggested were as follows:
Iris would receive US$10 million for every child she had with Jin Liwei.
If Jin Liwei ever cheated on Iris, he would pay her US$50 million as compensation.
In the event of a divorce, Jin Liwei would need to pay hefty child support to all of their children which would equal to 65% of his total monthly income. As a billionaire on a global level, this was a HUGE amount of money every month.
Also, he would need to pay US$900 million in alimony to Iris. Lu Zihao actually wanted at least US$1 billion but Kang Huizhong, Jin Liwei's lawyer, strongly opposed when the amount reached the billion-dollar mark. However, Lu Zihao didn't back down and wouldn't allow anything lower than 900 million.
After the divorce, Iris would get full custody of their children while Jin Liwei would only be awarded with limited visitation rights. This arrangement was just like the results of Jiang Ying Yue and Long Hui's custody battle for Little Jun that both Iris and Jin Liwei's expressions turned dark upon hearing it.
There were other clauses in the prenuptial agreement but these were the major ones that elicited the greatest reactions from not only the couple but also Dom and Qiao Yu. Hong Shaoqiang and Kang Huizhong saw their reactions but kept their expressions professional and neutral while continuing to painstakingly read and explain each of the clauses. The origin of this chapter's debut can be traced to N0v3l--B1n.
Kang Huizhong was especially feeling conflicted at the content of the prenup. As Jin Liwei's lawyer, of course he would prioritize his own client's interests over anyone else. This kind of prenup which placed his client at a severe disadvantage made him extremely unhappy. He attempted to block and change almost all of the clauses in order to make them more favourable to Jin Liwei but unfortunately, Lu Zihao was surprisingly a force to be reckoned with during the drafting of the prenup. He knew exactly what he wanted and was determined to get it, only allowing very minor adjustments to his suggested clauses no matter how hard the lawyers tried dissuading him.
Jin Liwei's lawyer felt confused. Wasn't Lu Zihao a sworn brother of Jin Liwei? As someone who had been working closely for Jin Liwei throughout the years, Kang Huizhong was privy to his client's relationships so he knew just how close all five sworn brothers were to each other. Even Lu Zihao's grandfather, the business genius Sir Lu Jianhong, didn't discriminate by blood and treated all sworn brothers as his own grandsons.
So why then was Lu Zihao so adamant on favouring Iris Long in the prenuptial agreement? Shouldn't he be backing his own sworn brother instead of an "outsider"? Shouldn't it be bros before hos all the time?
Kang Huizhong mulled about it numerous times but still failed to understand Lu Zihao's purpose for doing this. He even suspected that Lu Zihao and Iris Long were having an affair. Maybe there was an insidious plan of stripping Jin Liwei of all his wealth and then divorcing him so that Iris and Lu Zihao could get together in the end.
However, Kang Huizhong eventually discarded this speculation. As a successful lawyer, he was also quite adept at reading people. Although not always accurate in his analyses, he could still sense whether some people were hiding something from him. And just by observing the interactions between Lu Zihao and Iris Long, he couldn't detect anything romantic between them at all. On the contrary, Iris and Lu Zihao acted more like a guilty child and a strict father rather than secret lovers having an affair.
'Weird,' the lawyer thought, as he detected the parental quality on how Lu Zihao treated Iris. It was a completely different kind of overprotectiveness from a lover. It was simply...a father's overprotectiveness. Kang Huizhong had no other way to explain it. He looked at Iris and Jin Liwei who both had expressions that looked like they ate something sour and bitter at the same time. Iris' expression didn't look like she was faking it.
"Big Brother! What is this?!" Iris exclaimed, unable to hold her dismay any longer. Then she glared at the lawyers. "I don't want this agreement! Tear it up! It's so unfair! Just draft a standard prenup. I don't need all those ridiculous clauses!"
"10 million per child... 50 million in the case of cheating... 900 million alimony... Wow," Dom gasped. He lifted the document closer to his face, his hands trembling a little. "Wait...uh, did it say that it's all in US dollars? This is a mistake, right? It's in yuan, right? Not American dollars, right?"
"Mr. Chua, we didn't make a mistake. Everything is really in American dollars," Hong Shaoqiang told him in a serious tone.
"Oh..." Dom's voice became weak. Two seconds later, he started hyperventilating.
Iris and Popcorn both freaked out after seeing Dom like that. (Ice Cream continued sleeping on Iris' lap, dead to the world.)
"Dom? Dom! Ambulance. Liwei, call an ambulance! Oh no. What's happening to you, Dom? Don't die!"
"MEOW!!! MEOW!!! MEEEEEOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!"
Dom wasn't just an assistant to Iris anymore but was now her best friend as well. Seeing her best friend unable to breathe in front of her made her panic.
As for Popcorn, Uncle Dom was his most precious Slave #1 who understood him and his sister Ice Cream better than anyone else in the world, even better than Mommy and Daddy. Like his mommy, he also began panicking and crying for his Uncle Dom not to die. He began slapping his Uncle Dom's increasingly pale face with his fluffy paws in an effort to "revive" him.
"Calm down, love. Dominic will be fine," Jin Liwei said, holding Iris in a firm embrace.
Qiao Yu stood up and left his seat. Then he pushed down on Dom's back until the guy's head was hanging upside down between his legs.
"Breathe, boy."
For some reason, Qiao Yu had a sense of déjà vu as Iris continued to panic and demand for an ambulance behind him.
Chapter 687 - Do You Dare Marry Without My Blessing?
Qiao Yu remembered the time when he first visited Iris Long in her newly-renovated Gold Heights penthouse after she recovered from waking up from coma. During that time, she shocked him so much with her profitable, self-directed investments worth half a billion RMB that he froze and became speechless, causing her and her silly assistant Dom to panic and think that he was having a stroke. Seeing Iris panicking and demanding for ambulance right now reminded him of that moment back then.
Nostalgia hit him after the sense of déjà vu. Time sure flew swiftly. Never did Qiao Yu imagine the heights Iris would reach right now not only in showbiz but also in her business career. And it didn't look like she was stopping anytime soon. He had indeed made the right decision to follow her. Managing her wealth fulfilled his career aspirations and made him a happy man, and for that, he was thankful to her for the opportunity.
While his mind thought this way, Qiao Yu continued helping Dom to calm down and breathe properly. He looked a little awkward doing so because he was usually stern and stiff.
"Calm down, Little Sister," a devilish voice said in an almost lazy manner. "Your assistant is just hyperventilating. It's not that serious. He won't die."
Lu Zihao sat on a single recliner. One elbow rested on the seat's arm while he leaned his head on his fist. Despite the ruckus happening in front of him, his expression didn't change at all. There was even a hint of an entertained glint in his shadowed eyes.
Iris pursed her lips at him, giving him an unhappy look, as if telling him that it was his fault for causing her assistant to hyperventilate. She had already started calming down, thanks to Jin Liwei's firm but gentle reassurances.
Popcorn had also stopped meowing loudly but still continued slapping his Uncle Dom's pale face with his fluffy paws while Ice Cream remained dead to the world asleep on her mommy's lap. The exhausted, fat, grey cat had no idea that her Uncle Dom was causing such a commotion and made her mommy and brother panic so much. But even if Ice Cream were awake right at this moment, she probably would have just given her Uncle Dom an annoyed look that said "Quit being so overdramatic. You need to calm down and let me have my beauty rest in peace."
About ten minutes later, Dom finally stopped hyperventilating. Hong Shaoqiang handed him a glass of water.
"Phew! That was so scary! I thought I was gonna die! Oh heart attack, stay away from the gorgeous me! I'm still too young! Let me live longer and experience a world-shaking romance first! Dear future lover, where are you? I almost died before meeting you! Ah~" Dom cried dramatically while fanning himself with his hands.
Iris released a breath of relief upon seeing colour returning to Dom's skin. He was even cracking jokes again. "How are you feeling? Are you alright now?" she asked.
"Yes, boss! Don't worry! I'll be fine in a minute," Dom replied and then turned to everyone and apologized for interrupting the important meeting. "That prenup was just too shocking that my delicate heart couldn't take it."
Iris heard the last sentence Dom mumbled. She sighed in understanding. Like him, the prenup also shocked her. Not just shocked, she was also upset! She couldn't help but throw a look of complaint at her big brother who was lounging on the recliner by the window like a devious emperor who had everything in the palm of his hands.
"Now that your assistant is fine, let's continue discussing the prenuptial agreement," Lu Zihao said.
"Big Brother! I already said that I don't want this prenup!"
"Heh...is that so?" The slight devil's smile on his lips turned several degrees colder.
Iris pressed herself closer to Jin Liwei. Her heart shook but she forced herself to look at her brother straight in the eyes. "Big Brother, I know that you're doing this for meâand I'm very thankful for thatâbut I don't want this kind of unfair prenup. I love Liwei so I can't bear to place him in such a disadvantageous position like this."
The brother and sister had a stare-down. Iris looked like she was going to succumb to Lu Zihao's intimidating pressure but she managed to resist and show her determination.
"There will be no wedding without a prenup," Lu Zihao said in a voice so cold and low that it was almost a whisper but everyone still heard him.
Jin Liwei's expression turned ugly before glaring at his fifth brother. He looked like he wanted to grab his sworn brother's collar and shake him. Iris held his arm and squeezed it, silently telling him to calm down and not fight.
"Xiulan and I will marry regardless of what anyone says," Jin Liwei growled. "We don't need other people's permission, not even yours."
"Heh...are you sure about that, Third Brother?" Lu Zihao's devil smile widened but his eyes remained cold as he looked at Iris. "Do you dare marry without my blessing?"
Iris bit her lip, feeling torn. She hated seeing the two most important men in her life butting heads like this. "Big Brother, please. Liwei and I love each other. I want to marry him. I'll marry him."
Dom, Qiao Yu and the two lawyers watched from the sides. The scene really looked like a father who was disapproving the marriage of his daughter and her boyfriend. It felt very weird, especially since Lu Zihao and Jin Liwei were supposed to be close.
Lu Zihao looked at Iris with intensity for a few seconds before releasing an almost imperceptible sigh. The coldness in his eyes also receded a little. "Fine. Marry if you want. You're no longer a child but I still prefer that you marry with a prenup. The security will make all of us feel at ease. Tell me, which part of the agreement did you not like?"
"Everything," Iris said.
"The payment prices," Jin Liwei said. Ãøvâ¬l-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter.
Iris looked at him in confusion. "You only want to change the prices?"
Chapter 688 - Crazy In Love With You
"En." Jin Liwei nodded.
"You want to lower the prices?" Lu Zihao asked.
"No."
Iris scrunched her delicate brows. "What do you mean? Don't tell me you want to increase the prices."
"En." Jin Liwei nodded again.
Lu Zihao raised both eyebrows, his devil's smile becoming bright. Dom gasped dramatically while Qiao Yu and the lawyers looked at Jin Liwei like he had gone insane. Iris also felt the same way as them.
"What?! Have you gone crazy?!" Iris couldn't help but glare at him.
"En," he agreed with a soft smile. "Crazy in love with you."
"Ayiiii!!!!!" Dom, who had been hyperventilating just a few moments ago, was now flushed red with excitement and hugging Popcorn while ehehehe-ing like a creepy person.
Iris was about to scold Jin Liwei for his insanity but upon hearing his words, her heart immediately melted into a warm puddle and a stupid grin spread on her beautiful face. She batted her shining eyes at him and pressed her body in his embrace. "You crazy man," she told him in a sweet voice. "Why do I love you so much?"
"Because we belong together."
She giggled and rested her head on his shoulder and started nuzzling his neck. The couple had now completely forgotten the others' presence while immersed in their own little world.
Dom was already used to Iris and Jin Liwei always acting lovey-dovey but Lu Zihao's expression turned dark as they watched the couple on the verge of making out indecently in front of them. The three guestsâHong Shaoqiang, Kang Huizhong and Qiao Yuâaverted their eyes from their employers. They felt awkward and wished that they could escape this cruel attack of the dogfood.
"Hey," Lu Zihao called out.
No reaction.
His expression turned darker.
"Hey!"
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He stretched out one long leg and banged it down hard on the coffee table in front of him, causing everyone to jump at the loud sound.
"Ay kabayo!" Dom was so startled that he tossed the equally alarmed Popcorn who ran away and hid under Jin Liwei's desk nearby.
"Me...ow?" Ice Cream lazily opened her eyes on her mommy's lap, glaring and grumbling a complaint at the loud sound for disturbing her beauty sleep before changing her position and returning to sleep, dead to the world once again.
Qiao Yu and the two lawyers whipped their heads at Lu Zihao and looked at him with caution. Their eyes shifted to the coffee table made of sturdy wood but now had a long crack from where Lu Zihao hit it to almost the other end. However, the three guests remained quiet and didn't comment.
The loud, jarring sound burst the love-filled bubble the couple was immersed in. They turned their heads at the same time and discovered that it was Lu Zihao who disturbed them. Jin Liwei threw a cold glare at his fifth brother while Iris looked unhappy and embarrassed at the same time.
Lu Zihao retracted his foot from the cracked table. His dark expression was gone, replaced by an emotionless one. "Third Brother, weren't you the one who told us to make this meeting quick? And now it's you and little sister who're prolonging it. It's getting late. We should finish up." Then as if finally noticing the crack he made on the poor table, he added, "I'll replace it."
Both Iris and Jin Liwei didn't care about the broken table. They were annoyed at being disturbed but Lu Zihao's words reminded them of the important meeting. Sighing, the couple straightened themselves and prompted the lawyers to continue.
"CEO Jin, you mentioned that you want to increase the prices in the prenuptial agreement," Kang Huizhong addressed Jin Liwei. His hawk-like features appeared sharper than usual, barely able to hide his disapproval at his client's words. However, he was still a professional so he maintained a neutral tone while asking, "Could you clarify the specific changes you want to make?"
Jin Liwei nodded and began explaining. Simply speaking, he didn't mind the severely unfair prenuptial agreement at all because he believed that they wouldn't need to ever use it.
Besides, he already expected that his Fifth Brother Lu Zihao would come up with the most ridiculous prenup clauses in order to protect the most important woman in their lives, Long Xiulan. He already accepted the special sibling bond between his baby girl and fifth brother for quite some time now and understood that it had become much more precious than their own brotherhood. In fact, he understood it extremely well because he, too, viewed his baby girl as the most important and precious existence in his life above anyone else including the family who raised him and his own sworn brothers. She was now his family and he also wanted to protect her even from himself, so he didn't mind the prenuptial agreement drafted according to Lu Zihao's suggestions.
"I know that I'll never cheat on Xiulan nor will I ever allow the two of us to divorce after we marry," he said to everyone. "Even if she wants to divorce me in the future, I'll do everything in my power to persuade her otherwise and to win her love again so that she'll stay with me forever. In short, the possibility that I'll cheat or divorce Xiulan is zero. Even so, if the impossible ever happens and I become retarded for some reason and ended up cheating on her, then I deserve the worst punishment for my crime and need to give Xiulan full compensation for hurting her."
Iris took his hand and squeezed it as she looked at him. She initially wanted to make the quip "I'll castrate you if you ever cheat on me" but stopped herself upon seeing his sincere and serious face. She remained silent just like the others and let him finish what he was saying, not expecting that he would drop a huge bombshell next.
"That's why I want to change the prices in the prenup. Make it so that if I ever make the mistake of cheating or divorcing Xiulan, she'll get 100% of my total wealth."A mild Filipino expletive typically used when someone is startled. "Kabayo" means "horse".
Chapter 689 - I Belong To The Shadows
Jin Liwei's declaration made Iris and the others speechless. Even Lu Zihao couldn't hide his amazed disbelief.
"Liwei! You...you..." Iris didn't know what to say to him. All she could do at that moment was give him a complicated look.
He clasped their hands together and then looked at her straight in the eyes. "Long Xiulan, neither my entire wealth nor any wealth in the world is enough to measure my love for you. Not only are you the love of my life but you ARE my life. No matter how much money I earn or how many properties I obtain, they can never compare to you because you ARE my most precious wealth. What do I need riches for if I don't have you beside me? What's mine is all yours. If the unthinkable ever happens and we separate, life will become meaningless to me. So I don't care. Go ahead and take everything from me if you leave me because I know that I'll never be able to live without you."
Iris suddenly found it difficult to breathe. Her chest felt tight as emotions swirled within her, causing her eyes to water. She wanted to say something but was afraid that speaking would make her lose control and burst into tears, so she bit her lip instead, trying to hold back her emotions from making her into a mess in front of everyone.
Jin Liwei wrapped his other arm around her and pulled her in a tight embrace before pressing a firm yet gentle kiss on her forehead.
They embraced for quite some time as Iris tried her best to control her emotions. The others watched them in silence, giving them a moment to themselves. It was already very late in the evening but nobody complained.
Sitting by the window by himself, Lu Zihao also watched the scene in silence and didn't interrupt the couple. He wasn't so evil as to ruin the emotional moment for his sister. Deep inside, even he was moved by Jin Liwei's words and decision about the prenup. He knew that the man loved his sister but didn't expect that Jin Liwei would readily give up his everything including his life and billions worth of wealth for his sister.
A proud harrumph sounded within his consciousness. There were no words but he felt a smug "I told you so. That's my Third Brother!" from the original Lu Zihao's remnant. The feeling was faint, almost illusory, but he felt it as if it was his own. It was becoming more and more difficult to differentiate his own emotions from the remnant's inside him. He didn't like it one bit because it made him feel like he was losing control of himself, of his life, and of his fate.
Although he was now living as Lu Zihao in this second chance in life, he still considered himself as Nikolai Vetrov, the fallen crown prince of the former reigning criminal organization in the international underworld. Taking Lu Zihao's identity was just a means to achieve his final goalârevenge.
However, his relationships with Lu Zihao's sworn brothers and that noisy old man who always pestered him for great-grandbabies was causing him great confusion. He tried distancing himself from everyone because he didn't want the remnant's feelings to distract him from his final goal and veer him away from his road of revenge. Unfortunately, it didn't work because those sworn brothers and that noisy old man were all close to his sister and he couldn't stay away from her for too long, so he had no choice but to interact with them, too.
Watching his sister in the arms of another man left a phantom bittersweet taste in the back of his mouth. It was at that moment that he finally realized that his beloved sister may not necessarily need him anymore. She now had a devoted man by her side who would love and protect her and even willingly offer his entire life and everything just to make her happy and safe.
An imperceptible sad sigh escaped from Lu Zihao's lips. He turned his head away from the scene of his sister being embraced by her lover and looked at the night sky outside the window instead. The others were too absorbed in watching the lovers' touching moment to notice his lonely image by the window.
'This is for the best. I made the right decision to leave my sister to this man. He'll be able to take care of her and keep her safe when the time comes that I'm no longer able to do so myself. Not to mention that he can make her happy in a way that I never could.'
His eyes dimmed, as an air of loneliness covered his figure like a blanket unnoticed by the others. The usual devilish aura surrounding him was nowhere to be felt. It was as if he absorbed all of his presence within him and made himself invisible.
'Yes, this is how I should be. I belong to the shadows.'
If this was before, he would have thought this with great confidence and even pride. Now, however, there was just sadness while he tried persuading himself that basking in the light and love like his sister wasn't meant for a corrupted man like him who had blood staining not only his hands but also his entire body and his very soul. Still, he wouldn't admit that he was sad even to himself. Emotions like sadness had no business affecting someone like him.
Minutes ticked by in complete silence. Even the usually vocal cat Popcorn was silent and didn't bother anyone. Nevertheless, the affectionate cat was the only one who sensed that something was wrong with his Uncle Haohao, so he jumped and curled on the man's lap and began rubbing his sleek, warm, fluffy, orange body to comfort his lonely uncle.
Lu Zihao didn't react at first and just looked down on the orange cat rubbing itself all over him. But after a few moments, his hand began stroking the cat's warm fur.
Popcorn purred.
Lu Zihao began to feel better, the loneliness gradually dissipating, replaced by warmth.The origin of this chapter's debut can be traced to N0v3l--B1n.
Chapter 690 - Perfect MatChapter
In the end, both Iris and Jin Liwei came to an agreement to change the clauses in the prenuptial agreement. They decided to keep the clause saying that she would receive US$10 million for every child she gave him. She wanted to remove it at first but Jin Liwei was adamant on keeping it, even wanting to increase it to US$100 million per child but she managed to stop him.
"Just like you, no amount of money could measure the worth of our kids but I still want to give you something for every bundle of joy you bless me. Don't deny me this privilege, love," he told her.
She sighed. "You're so annoying. But fine. I'll just save the money and invest it until our kids grow up. Then I'll give it to them when they're responsible enough to handle it on their own."
With that, the 10 million per child clause stayed. Next were the cheating and divorce clauses. Instead of being heavily favourable to Iris and severely disadvantageous to Jin Liwei, they changed it so that both would pay the same price if they ever violate the clauses. The new clauses were as follows:
If any of them cheated on the other, the violator would give up his or her entire wealth to the other.
In the event of a divorce, both of them would transfer 50% of their total wealth to their children. That wealth would belong to their children and they wouldn't be allowed to touch them. Their lawyers, Hong Shaoqiang and Kang Huizhong, would be the legal financial guardians for their children when that happened so that Iris and Jin Liwei wouldn't have any access to their children's wealth. As for the remaining 50% of their wealth, they would donate everything to various charities of their choice, not including the ones belonging to them, namely Iris of Hope and the Jin Corporation Foundation. Hence, both Iris and Jin Liwei would be left with nothing and need to start from scratch if they ever divorce.
The child custody clause was also adjusted to take into account the children's preferences. If a child was too young to make his or her own decision, then it would be up to a judge to determine an appropriate custody arrangement. Ãøvâ¬l-B1n was the first platform to present this chapter.
They also made similar changes to the other minor clauses in the prenup. Iris and Jin Liwei were very satisfied at the changes especially because they made them together.
Dom looked at them in awe, his eyes sparkling. He still couldn't wrap his mind around the contents of the prenup which handled money and other assets worth billions of dollars as if they were nothing.
'Can't relate,' he thought.
Given how many salary raises and bonuses he received since he started working as Iris' assistant, he was now actually quite rich in his own right especially in comparison to people around the same age and social class as him in his mother country, the Philippines. Nevertheless, he still acted in the same way like he always did from when he started working for Iris. It was one of the many important reasons why Iris appreciated him so much because he didn't let everything get into his head and still managed to remain humble, albeit still overdramatic as usual, no matter how high his salary had become.
The Chua family wasn't wealthy. Dom would say that they belonged in the lower bracket of the middle class. Nevertheless, most of them were educated and were working modest but successful careers, especially the younger generation. It was actually Dom and Clover who were treated as the most successful ones among the Chuas, giving tremendous pride to all of them. Both Dom and Clover regularly sent money and packages to the Philippines every month, helping out not only their parents and immediate family but also their other relatives. As a result, the entire Chua family's quality of life had greatly increased ever since the siblings started working for Iris Long.
Iris didn't know it but she was now being worshiped by the entire Chua family and their relatives in the Philippines. To them, she was their great benefactor who gave such amazing career opportunities to both Dom and Clover and in turn, improved the entire family's social station.
Dom was the right-hand man of an extremely talented musician, polyglot and now businesswoman like Iris Long. Meaning, he also basked in her success. Similarly, Clover had been promoted and became the COO of Iris' perfume company which would be launching in the near future if things went well.
How proud could the Chuas be? Super-duper!
No matter how they thought about it, everything was due to Iris Long's generosity. If she ever visited the Philippines, the entire Chua family would guarantee to treat her like royalty.
Back to the present, Dom continued to feel amazed at the prenup. Although billions of dollars worth of wealth were mentioned, there was no greed in his eyes at all. His loyalty to his boss and best friend Iris ensured that he would always support her no matter what, even if he couldn't relate to the things she was doing.
As for the others, Lu Zihao felt like he was going to have a headache when he heard the changes his sister and her lover made to the prenup he originally suggested. He made the suggestions as extreme as possible in order to provide his sister with maximum security for the rest of her life and also as a warning to Jin Liwei not to hurt her.
It wasn't only him who felt flabbergasted at the new changes.
Even Qiao Yu and the lawyers could barely maintain their professional demeanors. Yes, the prenup became fair to both parties, making Kang Huizhong, Jin Liwei's lawyer, relieved for his client.
But still.
What the heck?
Lu Zihao's original version of the prenup was extreme but it turned out that the weird couple was even more extreme. If they ever divorced, both would basically become broke. Even their children would automatically become richer than them.
'Hai! They're truly a perfect match,'Qiao Yu and Hong Shaoqiang thought.