Chapter 1071 - Mama Bear Protecting Her Cub
"You still want me but you don't love me," Long Jinjing said, a sad smile on her face.
Lu Zihao didn't reply.
His silence was enough to prove that she was right. Her sad smile turned bitter. Tears filled her eyes but she fought them back. She didn't want to become a hot, sobbing mess in front of him again like what happened during their final days as a couple.
Besides, even though his silent admission meant that he didn't reciprocate her love for him and it was breaking her heart into another million pieces, she didn't want him to misunderstand her as the kind of woman who would use her tears to beg for a man's love and for him to stay with her. That would be too pathetic.
It hurt so much to not be loved back by the man that she loved but her lifetime happiness was more important for her than a momentary one. When she grew older, she wanted to have a happy family of her ownâto be married to a loyal and loving husband while raising their children together.
This was her mother's unfulfilled dream and ultimately became Long Jinjing's dream as well. She wanted to show her mother that she wouldn't waste the love and education Sun Jingfei had given her or repeat the same mistakes her mother did in her youth.
If Lu Zihao couldn't give herâdidn't want to give her the possible happy family that she wanted, then there was no point in trying again with him. She wanted to live her life with a purpose, not play around with a man who only wanted her for sex, and end up getting her heart broken again and again by the same man.
Her mind made up, she stood up from the bench and forced herself to look at Lu Zihao straight in the eyes. She wanted to avert her eyes because his gaze never failed to affect her but she stopped herself from doing so.
"No." Her voice was shaky but her determination was firm.
His lips pressed together into a thin line and Long Jinjing thought that she heard the faint sound of grinding teeth. He looked scary but she felt no fear for her safety when she was with him. In fact, she felt very safe with him. He was a very strong and capable man.
Her heart, however, was a different matter. He was a very dangerous man for her heart. He already broke it and could break it many times again if she let him. And she wouldn't allow him. Not again.
She finally averted her eyes and forced her voice to sound normal. "Is there anything else that you would like to say to me, NikoâMr. Lu? If there's nothing, then please excuse me. It's already late. I still have to go to work early tomorrow."
"Mr. Lu? Is that how you're going to treat me now?"
She didn't answer and instead walked away. She wanted to run away, far away from him, to forget him and her love for him, and to protect her heart from his dangerously devilish masculine magnetism.
"Jinjing, wait." He grabbed her hand.
"Don't touch her, you asshole!" a furious female voice shouted from a distance.
Chen Fei came barrelling towards them in the hallway and looked like she wanted to murder Lu Zihao. "Let go of her, bastard!"
"Sis Fei!" Dom chased after her, not forgetting to stuff a potato chip in his mouth.
"Don't stop me, Dom!" Chen Fei said without looking back. She finally reached the two and grabbed Long Jinjing's arm from Lu Zihao before putting her best friend behind her in a protective stance.
"Xiao Fei...." Long Jinjing tried to stop her best friend but Chen Fei was like a triggered Mama Bear protecting her cub.
Chen Fei lunged at Lu Zihao and started hammering him with her small but fierce fists. "How dare you?! A scumbag like you needs to be beaten and taught a lesson! How dare you want Jinjing back when you don't even return her feelings?! What do you think of my friend? A whore that you can fuck whenever you feel like it?! Jerk! Asshole! Watch me beat you up and throw you in a deep pit of shit!"
The ruckus attracted the attention of other people. The hospital staff tried to intervene but Chen Fei was beside herself in anger. Jin Liwei's bodyguards and their Shadow Winds partners turned a blind eye after seeing Lu Zihao's silent warning to stay back.
"Xiao Fei, please stop it," Long Jinjing begged. "Dom, help me stop her."
The two of them tried pulling the furious Chen Fei away but she couldn't be stopped. She even lifted both her legs to kick Lu Zihao while Long Jinjing and Dom were holding each of her arms. Lu Zihao avoided the kick but didn't defend himself from her vicious poison tongue.
"What in the bloody world is happening here? I want to know!"
Hearing Grandpa Lu's booming voice reverberating throughout almost the entire hallway, Chen Fei finally stopped physically and verbally attacking Lu Zihao but continued to glare daggers at him. Both Long Jinjing and Dom felt relieved that she finally stopped.
"Grandpa Lu," Chen Fei greeted.
Ever since the old man glared at her when she was about to catch Iris' bouquet the day after the wedding, she began to feel afraid of Grandpa Lu. He could be quite scary. In the end, she was intimidated and quickly gave up on the wedding bouquet to allow her best friend Long Jinjing to catch it instead. Only then did Grandpa Lu's scary expression transformed into an ecstatic grin as if he didn't glare at her in the first place. Just remembering it made her shiver. She swore to herself never to offend the old man after that.
"Xiaofei, my girl! Why are you so angry? I want to know!" He didn't wait for her to reply but swept his sharp eyes on the scene instead. Then he pointed an angry finger at Lu Zihao. "Did you bully Jinjing my girl even though I just told you not to, you dunderhead?! Come here, you stinky boy! Let Grandpa spank you!"
First it was Chen Fei. Now it was Grandpa Lu.
Everyone was helpless as they could only watch the big man being hit like a naughty boy by his own grandfather.
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Chapter 1072 - End Both Existences
"Grandpa Lu, please stop!" Long Jinjing squeezed herself between the grandfather and grandson. "Please don't hit Zihao anymore!"
"Hah!" Grandpa Lu looked like he was still raring to go for more hits but listened to Long Jinjing and stopped his attacks on his grandson to avoid hitting her by accident. "What is the use of his bloody huge muscles if he can't even take my paltry hits? I want to know!"
Paltry hits? The mouths of the hospital staff around them twitched. Which ones of those loud, painful-sounding hits were paltry? Even they hurt just watching.
"Jing, are you protecting that asshole?!" her best friend asked in fury and dismay.
Chen Fei tried to pull her away from between the grandfather and grandson but Long Jinjing refused to budge. Long Jinjing was afraid that Grandpa Lu would start hitting Lu Zihao again.
"You're protecting me?" Lu Zihao asked the same question next. He sounded pleased, even smug.
"Long Jinjing!" Chen Fei looked frustrated at her best friend and murderous towards Lu Zihao who now had a hint of a smile on his devilishly handsome, scarred face.
"I...." Long Jinjing bit her lower lip and looked at Grandpa Lu with a pink face. "Grandpa Lu, please don't hit him anymore."
"Why don't you want me to hit that pinhead? He deserves it for bullying Jinjing my girl! Tell me, do you still care about him? I want to know!"
"I love him, Grandpa Lu."
Pin-drop silence.
Then the sound of a bunch of snacks falling on the floor disturbed the shocked stillness.
"Ah, my maiden heart can't take it!" Dom lifted a manicured hand in a dainty manner over his forehead and pretended to swoon against the nearby wall.
That was when Long Jinjing finally realized what she said. Did she just confess to Lu Zihao, her ex-boyfriend, in front of everyone? Oh God, she did! Horror filled her. She wished that the floor could open up and swallow her.
"Oh no!" She covered her burning face and ran away.
"Jing!" Chen Fei glared at Lu Zihao first, and then gave a polite nod at Grandpa Lu before pulling Dom, so that they could chase after Long Jinjing together.
Lu Zihao was about to chase after them, no, chase only after his woman, but a strong hand gripped his arm and prevented him from leaving. It was Grandpa Lu who shook his head at him.
He could always overpower the old man with pure strength alone, but just as the thought entered his mind, a fierce warning reverberated within his consciousness followed by a sharp, almost crippling pain throughout his body, especially his head.
"You dare!" the remnant's enraged voice attacked his mind.
"Argh!" He doubled over and fell to his knees before twisting his whole body to the floor.
"Haohao! My boy, what's happening to you?! Tell me, I want to know! Doctor, where's the doctor?! You're nurses, right?! Quick! Help my beloved grandson!!!"
Lu Zihao was no longer aware of what was happening around him anymore. The remnant had gone crazy attacking his consciousness.
"Touch my grandpa and I'll end both of our existences! I'm not kidding! I'll really do it!"
Lu Zihao, no, Nikolai wanted to explain that he wasn't even planning on harming the old man, that it was just the kind of automatic thought instilled into him as the Vetrov heir. The remnant, however, didn't give him any chance to correct the misunderstanding.
The last thing he saw was Grandpa Lu's frightened face. It was the first time that he saw such an expression on the old man. His heart hurt upon seeing it. But before he could reassure the old man, everything went dark.
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Later that night, a distraught Long Jinjing continued to sob beside Lu Zihao who was now lying unconscious in the bed inside his own private VIP room next to Iris' room in the same floor of the hospital.
She couldn't believe that Lu Zihao was now comatose!
What in the world happened to him? She left after embarrassing herself by confessing her love for him in front of everyone and he fell into coma right afterwards just like that?!
She was beside herself with fear and worry for him. Did he have a serious illness that she didn't know about?
At first, she thought that it was just a joke. However, when she heard Grandpa Lu's booming shouts that were filled with the same fear that she was feeling now over the phone when someone called Dom to inform him about what happened, she had no choice but to believe. When she returned upstairs with Chen Fei and Dom and saw all the doctors and nurses wheeling the unconscious Lu Zihao away, she almost fainted.
They waited until all the tests were done until the doctors allowed them to finally enter Lu Zihao's room.
Long Jinjing held his big hand and pressed it against her wet cheeks. She continued to cry and worry while praying for him to wake up soon.
This time, Chen Fei didn't stop her from acting like this. She also looked shocked at this unexpected development. Dom returned to accompany the sleeping Iris in the other room because Jin Liwei had to temporarily leave his wife to try and calm down Grandpa Lu. Like Long Jinjing, the old man was also beside himself with fear and worry for his grandson.
The door opened and the doctor entered the room. Everyone shot towards him and asked questions. It took a few seconds before he could calm everyone down to tell them about Lu Zihao's condition.
"Our preliminary tests indicate that there's nothing wrong with the patient. In fact, the numbers show that he's a very healthy man in his prime. Extremely healthy."
"Then why in the bloody world did my grandson fall into coma?! I want to know!" Grandpa Lu's emotional voice boomed in the entire room.
"Maybe...he has some kind of hidden illness that we haven't detected yet?" Long Jinjing suggested.
"We're already considering that," the doctor replied. "We have to conduct more tests to know for sure. For now, we already stabilized his condition. All we can do is wait for him to wake up."
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Chapter 1073 - I'll Stay Here
Both Grandpa Lu and Long Jinjing were not satisfied by the doctor's words. Since they had no idea what was wrong with Lu Zihao, they also didn't know how long he would be in coma.
"My grandson had an accident a few years ago," Grandpa Lu informed the doctor. "He almost died! No, Haohao actually died but the doctors in Canada managed to revive him. This old man felt like I've died and revived again like my beloved grandson back then!"
Long Jinjing gasped. She had heard about Lu Zihao's serious skiing accident but didn't know the actual details. This was the first time that she heard Lu Zihao died in that accident and miraculously got revived. She initially thought that it only paralyzed him but wasn't aware that he actually died! Her hand clutched her chest because she was now somehow finding it difficult to breathe.
Grandpa Lu was too busy telling the doctor about his grandson's accident that he didn't notice Long Jinjing's reaction. "He also fell into coma that time but woke up not too long after. Is it possible that there might be a dormant sequelae that is only manifesting in my grandson now? Tell me, I want to know!"
The doctor thought for a few moments. "That is entirely possible, Sir Lu. However, like I said before, we need to conduct more tests to determine what's really wrong with your grandson."
Grandpa Lu continued to grumble in dissatisfaction but couldn't do anything about it. After the doctor left, he plopped down on the sofa because Long Jinjing occupied the seat beside Lu Zihao's bed. He was usually sprightly and seemed younger than his actual age, but at the moment, he looked exhausted and weighed down by everything that happened tonight to two important people in his life. The wrinkles on his skin appeared more prominent as Grandpa Lu's usual liveliness was nowhere to be seen.
The injured Jin Liwei looked much better after taking a shower and changing into fresh clothes. Nevertheless, he looked as tired as Grandpa Lu. He sat beside the old man, not saying anything. There was no need for any words. He only needed to show Grandpa Lu by his actions that they would pull through all of these challenges together.
"Jinjing my girl," Grandpa Lu called. His voice didn't boom like usual.
"Yes, Grandpa Lu?" Long Jinjing turned around and faced him without letting go of Lu Zihao's hand.
"It's late already. Why don't you and Xiaofei my girl go home? This old man will stay with Haohao tonight."
Long Jinjing tightened her hold of Lu Zihao's hand. "No, Grandpa Lu. I'll stay here."
"Jing!" Chen Fei tried to persuade her to change her mind but she refused to budge. In the end, a frustrated Chen Fei had no choice but to give in to her best friend's stubbornness. "Fine, you don't have to go to work tomorrow," she said. "I'll give you a day off. I'll handle the tasks that you need to finish in your stead."
Long Jinjing bit her lip and felt guilty. Orchidia Beauty was extremely busy during this period especially with the upcoming launch of Jin Chonglin's men's line of products. Everyone in the company was motivated to work as productively as possible, and yet here she was taking a day off and passing her tasks to her best friend who was also the company's COO.
"Uhm, Iâ"
"Alright, it's decided then," Chen Fei announced. Then she stood up and got ready to leave.
"I'll get my subordinates to escort you home," Jin Liwei said. "It's already past midnight. It's not good for a woman like you to be on the road alone this late."
"Thank you, then." Chen Fei accepted his offer without any hesitation. "I drove here but I don't feel like I'm in the best state of mind right now because of all the things that happened tonight. I'm afraid I might crash my car if I insist on driving in this distracted state."
"No problem. I'll have my subordinates drive you home instead. My wife and Fifth Brother being admitted to the hospital are more than enough. We don't need another person to make us worry."
Chen Fei sighed. "I know."
"I'm also having my subordinates send my brother home. Is it okay for you to go together with him? If not, I can arrange separate teams to drive each of you."
She looked displeased at the thought of sharing a vehicle with Jin Chonglin but still accepted carpooling with him. "Your brother is an annoying prick who always acts like a diva but I still have some things to discuss with him about his upcoming men's line."
"En." Jin Liwei quickly contacted his subordinates and then his younger brother who was accompanying Iris in the next room with Dom.
A minute later, Jin Chonglin entered Lu Zihao's room to pick up Chen Fei.
"Long Jinjing isn't coming with us?" he asked.
Chen Fei curled her lip in dissatisfaction at her best friend's decision to stay. "Stop asking so many questions! Let's go!"
"What asking so many questions? I only asked you one!"
She rolled her eyes, grabbed his arm, and then pulled him to the door. However, she didn't forget to say goodbye and good night to Grandpa Lu, Jin Liwei, and Long Jinjing. There were so many things that she wanted to say to her best friend but restrained herself tonight. Long Jinjing was too distraught about the comatose Lu Zihao to listen to reason right now.
After the two left, silence descended in the room.
Long Jinjing looked uncomfortable in the chair beside Lu Zihao's bed but she didn't want to give up the spot. The other two men let her be. Both Grandpa Lu and Jin Liwei were preoccupied with their own thoughts.
The silence was broken by the opening of the door. Wang Yingjie entered.
"Second Brother," Jin Liwei greeted, a bit surprised at the man's arrival.
"Yingjie my boy," Grandpa Lu greeted next.
Wang Yingjie greeted them and Long Jinjing before immediately going into doctor mode as he examined his unconscious fifth brother on the bed.
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Chapter 1074 - Familiar Weapons
"Yingjie my boy, do you know what's wrong with my Haohao?" Grandpa Lu asked. "Tell me, I want to know!"
Long Jinjing also looked at Wang Yingjie with hopeful eyes. She knew that the man was one of the youngest hotshot surgeons in the country. Perhaps he could tell them what the doctors in this hospital couldn't answer about Lu Zihao's mysterious condition.
"Hmmm." Wang Yingjie sat directly on the bed by Lu Zihao's feet. "I saw the test results they conducted on Fifth Brother here. Everything is normal. Actually, his numbers are excellent. There shouldn't be anything wrong with him. Him being comatose..." He glanced at Jin Liwei. "I think Third Brother has the same thought as I do."
Both Grandpa Lu and Long Jinjing also turned their eyes on Jin Liwei.
Jin Liwei shared a look with Wang Yingjie before sighing. "I'm not exactly sure if I'm correct but Fifth Brother's condition is similar to what happened to my wife before."
Wang Yingjie nodded. "Third Sister-in-law Xiulan and Fifth Brother Zihao share many similar experiences. They survived fatal accidents, fell into coma, woke up and seemingly developed completely different personalities. Their similar cases have always fascinated me. I pay more attention to Xiulan because her health is frailer compared to Fifth Brother's. She was the first one to fall into an unexplained coma after her recovery. And now that Fifth Brother fell into the same unexplained coma, I really do wonder if the similarities between them are really just mere coincidences or if there might be something more going on that I as a doctor can't explain using science. For now, at least."
Silence once again descended in the room.
Grandpa Lu appeared deep in his own thoughts after hearing what Wang Yingjie said. He wasn't like his usual loud and boisterous self.
As for Jin Liwei, he also kept silent, not because he had nothing to say but because it was better not to say anything. His second brother was an expert when it came to observation. If Jin Liwei wasn't careful, Wang Yingjie might sense the truth about Iris and Lu Zihao.
In the end, it was Long Jinjing who broke the brooding silence.
She rubbed Lu Zihao's big, rough and scarred hand in an effort to warm it up. "Little Sister Xiulan always wakes up after falling into coma. I believe that Zihao will wake up as well."
"En," Jin Liwei agreed.
Grandpa Lu remained uncharacteristically quiet. He stroked his perfectly groomed white mustache while studying his comatose grandson.
"But the two of them often falling into these mysterious coma episodes is still very worrying," Long Jinjing said. "What if this keeps happening to them throughout their lives?"
The others also worried about the same thing.
Even Jin Liwei who knew the possible reason for the coma episodes still worried. He knew that it involved the remnants of the original owners of the bodies.
Although his wife told him that she had already stopped encountering Long Xiulan's remnant after getting revenge against Fan Luo, he still worried that it would still pop up and try to disturb his wife's new life with him.
In contrast, he had the complete opposite attitude regarding his fifth brother's remnant. It was selfish for him to think this way but he really wished for his fifth brother's remnant to remain for as long as it was possible.
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Later, Jin Liwei received a report from Shadow Winds that Rose Young was rescued. His expression turned ugly.
He was already back in his wife's room but left it again to speak to Shadow Winds in the hallway.
"She's already in police custody. How can she still be rescued?"
"We apologize for our incompetence this time, Mr. Jin. There were two teams who moved to rescue her. We were able to block the first one but the second group are pros."
Jin Liwei frowned. "Pros?"
"Yes, pros. Like us."
He was quite surprised that there was another group of professionals who were on par with his brother-in-law's Shadow Winds. This development was alarming.
"Do you know who they are?"
"The first one are regular goons, noobs really, who confessed to be Jin Chenggong's people."
Jin Liwei's expression turned uglier. That branch family just wouldn't stop giving him and his wife trouble. They even dared to collude with Rose Young to trap him! It seemed that disowning them from the Jin clan and firing them from their positions at Jin Corporation weren't enough to teach them a lesson. His eyes flashed with viciousness.
"The second group...we're still determining their identity. Our hacker team is already working on identifying them. Their close combat skills are on par with us but they're better armed than us. Their weapons are highly advanced. I think...never mind. I shouldn't carelessly mention something that I'm not sure of." The Shadow Winds member looked nervous all of a sudden.
"What is it?"
The member thought for a moment before speaking again with great hesitation. "I may be wrong but the weapons those people are using...I find familiar. I've encountered them before while working as a freelance solo mercenary in Europe back in the days. Those kind of highly advanced weapons can only be made by that organization."
"What organization?"
The man looked around to make sure that there were no outsiders listening to their conversation. Then he leaned closer to Jin Liwei and whispered, "Vetrov."
Jin Liwei inhaled sharply and felt his heart stop before it started thundering inside his chest. However, he pretended to act clueless. "Oh."
"You might not know them. Not surprising because you're not really involved with the underworld. The only thing you need to know is that the Vetrov organization was the reigning emperor of the criminal world until their shocking collapse. But during their heydays, they were the top arms supplier in the underworld. The weapons they designed and manufactured remain as some of the best in the world that even the governments of several developed nations secretly buy them from the black market."
"So you're saying that the weapons Rose Young's rescuers are using are made by the Vetrovs?"
"Possibly. I'm not 100% sure but I think that might be the case."
"Hah." Jin Liwei massaged his temples.
Calling this a bad day was an understatement.
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Chapter 1075 - Not Enough
Jin Liwei ended the conversation about the Vetrov weapons that the mysterious group who rescued Rose Young was using. He couldn't just blindly make decisions for Shadow Winds in his brother-in-law's stead. His knowledge of the criminal underworld was very basic.
Although he had delved a little deeper into this unfamiliar world after reading the Vetrov report and receiving regular updates from his AI son who worked as a freelancer at Shadow Winds, he still didn't dare to completely plunge into the underworld. His wife also wasn't comfortable in allowing him to do so.
In addition, he had already made a deal with his brother-in-law that he would protect his wife using his power and status as the head of Jin Corporation. The two of them would protect her from their opposite areas of influence. He held power in the normal, legal world while his brother-in-law was quickly building his own power in the criminal underworld as Mr. Z, the mysterious leader of Shadow Winds. They would stay in their own lanes as much as possible, but at the end of the day, they were still family and couldn't avoid needing to help each other out for the sake of his wife.
"For now, just continue investigating the identity of the group who rescued Rose Young," Jin Liwei said to the Shadow Winds member. "Don't make any rash movements especially since we still don't know who our opponents are this time. Wait until your boss wakes up. He'll make the decision on what your group's next actions should be."
"Understood, Mr. Jin. We'll complete the instructions that Boss Hao left us before he...before he fell asleep."
"En." Jin Liwei kept on massaging his temples. The exhaustion and sleepiness were starting to really catch up to him, not to mention that his whole body ached like a son of a bitch. He couldn't really concentrate anymore on what was being said.
The Shadow Winds member mentioned Jenny Tseng and the two men they managed to capture but Jin Liwei waved a dismissive hand. Those people were minor characters as far as Jin Liwei was concerned. He held little interest in them.
After speaking with the Shadow Winds member and giving some quick instructions to his own subordinates, Jin Liwei dragged his bone-tired self to his wife's private room and climbed on the bed beside her. He gathered her carefully in his arms, treating her like a fragile treasure especially after what she went through tonight.
Dom was already sleeping on the sofa bed. The guy stayed even though Jin Liwei suggested for Dom to go home tonight because he could take care of his wife. Dom pointed out that Jin Liwei was also injured, and therefore needed care as well. Jin Liwei didn't insist anymore and let him be. He was thankful that his wife had someone extremely loyal to her like Dom. His wife and Dom's relationship already developed beyond a normal boss and employee connection into full-blown best friends.
Ignoring Dom's soft snores, Jin Liwei focused on studying his wife's beautiful sleeping face. She was still so stunning despite her pallor. He caressed her face while sighing at everything that happened today.
His wife wasn't yet aware that her older brother had become comatose while she was sleeping. Jin Liwei had to think of a way to tell her about it tomorrow without upsetting her too much.
He sighed again and looked up at the ceiling. Exhaustion and throbbing aches engulfed both his mind and body yet he couldn't fall asleep even though he desperately wanted to sleep.
"Ketchup," he whispered.
No answer.
"Bacon."
No answer as well.
He had been trying to contact his two AI children while at the hospital to no avail. The last time he spoke with one of them was when he managed to contact Ketchup earlier and she informed him about what happened to her mom while sobbing hard. After that, neither the two AI cats spoke again after he arrived at the hospital to check on his wife's condition.
His expression was solemn after reflecting on everything that happened in just one day.
"Not enough, Jin Liwei," he whispered to himself. "You need to become stronger to protect your family better."
With this determined thought running in his mind, his eyes drifted close and he soon joined his wife to sleep.
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On the third day of her stay at the hospital, Iris was cleared to go home. Jin Liwei arranged a special team to make their drive home as comfortable and as safe as possible for his wife, especially since she was ordered complete bed rest for at least half a month. He took the doctor's order seriously and literally and wouldn't allow Iris to even walk on her own even for a second.
Feeling guilty about almost causing the miscarriage of their twin babies, Iris didn't complain at basically not being allowed to do anything at all on her own even though it was clear from her expression that she hated the restrictions placed on her. She tolerated it because if not for her losing control of her emotions and throwing caution to the wind, she wouldn't have bled and be in this precarious situation in the first place.
If she continued to be careless, she might really lose their babies. Just the thought alone was enough to rein in her unpredictable temper and stay put in bed.
Once they arrived home at Dragon Palace Home #10, all the household staff treated Iris with more care after hearing that she almost miscarried. They wheeled her to the master bedroom where she was expected to stay for at least half a month.
Her expression was gloomy the entire time. She also looked distracted.
"Your brother will be fine," Jin Liwei assured her, knowing what she was worrying about.
She nodded and then sighed. "We can't help Big Brother. He needs to solve the issue with Fifth Brother Zihao's remnant on his own." A furrow formed between her delicate brows.
Jin Liwei gently rubbed the furrow with his finger to smooth it out. He had his own opinion and expectation about how his brother-in-law should deal with his fifth brother's remnant but kept it to himself so as not to unnecessarily worry his wife.
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Chapter 1076 - Cuter And Mightier
"Meow...Mommy, Daddy...Ketchup is awake now. Good morning...oh, it's already past noon. Good afternoon, Mommy and Daddy. Meow...." The sound of a cute, little yawn followed the sleepy child's voice.
Jin Liwei released a big sigh of relief upon finally hearing his AI daughter's voice after almost three days of silence from her. "How are you feeling, Ketchup?"
"Amazing!" Ketchup giggled. "The cute and mighty me feels cuter and mightier! Ketchup missed Mommy and Daddy sooooooo very much! Love ya lots forever and ever! Meow~"
Iris smiled, brightening up her gloomy but still beautiful expression in an instant. "The power flood had been intense on both of you siblings but it should have helped your systems evolve. Let me check your systems to seeâ"
"Evelina." Jin Liwei's tone and look were full of warning.
She stopped and pouted before sighing in resignation. "I'll check your system after my bed rest."
"Okie dokie, Mommy! Don't worry, macaroni! The cuter and mightier Ketchup will conduct my own internal systems check instead and then report the results to Mommy. This way, Mommy won't accidentally hurt yourself and Ketchup's twin human baby siblings by overexertion! Daddy won't have to worry himself either! Meow~"
Jin Liwei nodded, pleased at his AI daughter's suggestion and thoughtfulness. She was so smart just like them, her parents, he thought with great pride. Then he saw his wife looking a little unsatisfied that she couldn't do the systems check herself. Fortunately, she didn't force the issue and just accepted their AI daughter's offer.
"What about your younger brother?" he asked. "How's Bacon? Not awake yet?"
"Not yet, Daddy. The cuter and mightier Ketchup can't wait for my little kitty brother to wake up, too! Ketchup misses Bacon sooooo much! Meow~"
"I see," Jin Liwei murmured.
He had been worrying about his AI children ever since they went silent and became unresponsive to calls. It was only when his wife told him that both Ketchup and Bacon went to sleep mode to recover from the so-called power flood that his worries for the kids eased.
"Ketchup, monitor your little brother's system and make sure that nothing's going haywire while he's sleeping," Iris instructed the white cat AI.
"Roger, Mommy! Ketchup is now cuter and mightier so doing that is easy peasy! Meow~"
"Haywire?" Jin Liwei asked, frowning.
"As you know, Bacon's original nature is quite hostile and destructive."
"En, I know." That was why he was stricter on their AI son than on their AI daughter and would disciple Bacon on a regular basis. He needed to do it in order for them to raise Bacon properly and curb the kid's villainous natural instincts.
"The nature of the power flood is also extremely hostile and destructive. It should have affected Bacon more than Ketchup. According to my theory, the power flood should be the most beneficial to upgrading Bacon's system in terms of his offensive abilities. Of course, Ketchup benefited as well but the effects should be more pronounced on Bacon. Perhaps we can also use this power flood-induced system upgrade to improve his multitasking skills which he lacks. But...."
"But?"
"I'm just not sure what impact the power flood will have on Bacon's personality." She pursed her lips and looked a little helpless. "I can tweak Ketchup and Bacon's systems but their personalities are something that even I can't control."
"Ah." Jin Liwei also began to feel a little helpless like his wife. Their AI son already had that kind of vicious personality. What if the power flood made it worse? Wouldn't he go bald trying to discipline Bacon all the time at this rate?
"We'll just have to wait until Bacon wakes up and see for ourselves whether his personality has any notable changes or not. If only I could check right nowâ"
His expression became stern in an instant. "Don't even think about it, love. Remember the doctor's order. Complete bed rest for at least half a month. It's complete, not partial bed rest."
"I know," she whispered, looking sullen but also guilty at the same time.
"Excuse me, Mommy and Daddy but the cuter and mightier Ketchup has something to report! Meow~"
"Go ahead," Jin Liwei said.
"ShaWn is asking what should be done about the computers and other items retrieved from the location where those Eagle poopoo-heads stayed while battling against Mommy, Ketchup and Bacon. They say that the computers are all dead. Meow~"
"Hm?" Jin Liwei gave his wife a questioning look. This was the first time that he heard about this.
"Tell them to send everything here. I'll take a look at the computers myselfâafter my bed rest." Iris added the last part after seeing her husband's warning look again.
"Aye aye, Mommy! Meow~"
Jin Liwei tucked his wife under the duvet and kissed her forehead to comfort her. Then he gave her stomach a gentle pat, silently trying to communicate to their twins to stay put inside their mother's womb and not dare come out before they were big and healthy enough to be safely born.
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"René! Oh, René!" The woman screamed as she climaxed under the handsome, fit, and very virile Spaniard.
The man didn't let up and continued pumping his hips until he too orgasmed. He growled low in his throat while his body twitched a few times. When he was done, he pulled out of the woman and discarded the used condom. The exhausted woman whom he plowed relentlessly for almost three hours straight passed out on the bed for the sixth time.
René Alejandro smirked. She was quite a good fuck. He met the woman at the hotel bar downstairs earlier this evening and she ended up in his bed after some flirting. She was an American-born Chinese who was vacationing in the country for an early holiday break. Unlike the native women he fucked so far, this one was more open and liked to take the initiative.
He took a shower to wash away the scent of sex on his body. Not that he disliked the smell. Actually, he liked it very much. He just preferred to be clean. Always.
After showering, he didn't bother putting on any clothes and walked in his suite bare naked. There was a small rectangular package on his office desk. There were no labels, just a simple cardboard box.
He opened it and saw a new phone. His fingers barely touched it when it turned on by itself.
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Chapter 1077 - Success Story
A message popped up on the phone screen. René Alejandro read it without any change in his impassive expression. The message was short and his reply was equally short. After checking that the new phone was working perfectly fine, he placed it on top of his office desk almost carelessly, not bothering about it anymore.
Then there was the sound of a ringing phone. This time, it was from his personal local number that he had been using since arriving in the country. The phone was also new, something he had to buy a few days ago because the previous one was no longer usable.
He answered the phone.
"Hello, René Alejandro? How have yooooouuuu been? Are you okaaaaay? Are you still awaaaaaake? Am I booooooothering you?"
"Mamá, my thanks for your kindness, and no, you are not bothering me," René Alejandro replied to his step-mother, Wei Lan, in a gentle and respectful voice. "I'm not asleep yet. I'm doing very well. This country has so many excellent places to visit that my brothers and I have been enjoying ourselves travelling to different attractions. The people are also friendly and very welcoming to us. We already feel at home. Mamá is also doing well, yes?"
"That's good to hear that you and your friends have been enjooooooying yourselves! And oh yes, of cooooouuuurse! I'm still faaaaaabulous like always! Raaaaaandy doll and I have been shopping all week and we bought some niiiiiiiiiice things for you! I'm suuuuuuuure that they'll look gooooooood on you because you're sooooo handsome and charming and manly just like your faaaaather! When are you freeeeeeee?"
"Anytime is good, Mamá."
"Excellent! By the waaaaaay, I'm calling you this late because Raaaaaandy doll and I have been soooooooo busy planning a charity dinner to raise money for my daughter's Iris of Hope foundaaaaaaation next weekend. We're hosting the event on short notice because I just thought about it laaaaast night with Raaaaaandy doll!" Wei Lan laughed as if it was the funniest thing in the world.
René Alejandro didn't understand what was so funny but he didn't say anything and just waited for the woman to finish what she was talking about. He was already used to her long drivels anyway. His father's wife could be irritating most of the time but she was actually a very harmless creature, even adorable sometimes.
Also despite her infamy as a greedy and materialistic social climber who changed wealthy lovers like she was changing her clothes, she was surprisingly well-connected to several high society circles. Her connections might not be considered tight but just knowing so many important and influential people was enough merit for a woman who started off as a struggling model in her youth.
When viewed in a positive light, Wei Lan was definitely a success story. She was someone who used all of her assetsâbeauty and seductive charmsâto achieve all of her dreams and live the high life.
Wei Lan continued chattering, not at all bothered that her step-son was remaining silent. To her, this meant that he was a great listener just like his father, her vizconde husband. The father and son might not be blood-related as René Alejandro was an adopted child but the two were actually very similar to each other.
They gave off the same aura that made Wei Lan always feel amazed by the two of them. It was a similar feeling to how she felt whenever facing her son-in-law, Jin Liwei, one of the most impressive men that she had ever met in her life. However, Jin Liwei was quite intimidating while her husband and step-son were very warm and affectionate people.
"René Alejandro, I hoooooope that you can attend my charity dinner! I'll send you an invitation. You can also briiiiiiiing your friends. The more, the merrier, riiiiiiiiight? I'll introduce you to some people. Everyone has been soooooooooo curious about you ever since they learned that you're here in the country! I've been telling others sooooooo much about yoooooou and your faaaaather!"
He smiled, making his two dimples appear on both cheeks, while his eyes flashed with something unreadable. "Of course, I'll attend. Mamá has invited me so enthusiastically that it would be rude of me not to come, no? This is also for charity, something that our family has always been very passionate about. It is only right that I join you to help raise money for my sister's foundation. Will Iris and Liam attend the charity dinner as well? I should be meeting them soon, no?"
Wei Lan released a long, dramatic sigh. "I already called the two of them, but they decliiiiiiiiiined to personally attend the charity dinner on such shoooooort notice! They say that they'll just send someooooone else to represent them. I was soooooooo upset but Raaaaaaandy doll comforted me and said that my daughter and son-in-law are currently embroiled in a stuuuupid drama with that...I forgot her name. Oh Raaaaaandy doll, what's the name of that horny slut again who wants to steal dear Liwei from Xiulan? Is it Daisy Yoon? Lily Yum? I knooooow it's something flower."
There was a muffled voice on the other end of the line. It was Randy answering her.
"Oh, so it's Rose Young. What an unoriginal naaaaaame! Soooooo common, just like her looks! No wonder I caaaaan't remember her name! Whooooo does she thiiiiiink she is? She can't even compare to my daughter's beauty who is soooooooo goooooorgeous just like meeeeeee, her mother! Thank gooooooodness that dear Liwei wasn't dumb to fall for that slut's brainless trap!
"Anyway, my deeeeaaaar René Alejandro. You won't be able to meet Xiulan and dear Liwei at the charity dinner but I'll make suuuuuuure that you'll meet them another time. Sooooooon, I promise. We'll visit them at their Dragon Palace maaaaansion and have dinner with them. Oh, they have the most stunniiiiiiiiiing home that I've ever seeeeeeeen in this country! I can't wait for yooooouuuu to see it! I wanted to buuuuy our house at Dragon Palace too but the current owners don't want to sell. One reluctantly gave me a price but does he think I'm stuuuupid to pay that much money for just one property?! Ugh!"
René Alejandro drummed his fingers on his desk. "It's fine, Mamá. Speaking of our house, when is our place going to be ready?"
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Chapter 1078 - Top Dogs
Wei Lan told René Alejandro that their new property would be ready very soon before the end of the year. "Your friends can staaaaaaaay in the guest house inside our property so that you booooooooys can have some privacy like you requested while you do your, well, boys stuff. Don't wooooooorry, my dear René Alejandro. I knooooooow that staying in a hotel for too loooooooong can get tiring! It's still better to have our own house, riiiiiiiiight? Just wait a little loooooonger, okay? Once we move in, we'll throw the graaaaaaandest housewarming party eveeeeeeer! It's going to be sooooooo much fun! Oh, how I wish your faaaaaather can come soooooon and live together with us. I miss him sooooooo much!"
René Alejandro allowed the woman's seemingly endless chatter and didn't interrupt her. He was preoccupied with his own thoughts and just treated Wei Lan's voice like background noise.
"Oh, gooooodness me! It's this late alreadyyyyyy? I alwaaaaays get carried away whenever I'm talking to you, deeeaaaaar René Alejandro. You're such a greeeaaaat listener just like your faaaaather! I won't disturb you any loooooonger. I also neeeeeed my beauty sleep. You knooooooow that I'm not getting any younger. I have to preserve my youthful looooooks as much as I can. It's soooooo easy to get wrinkles now if I'm not careful!"
"You're always beautiful, Mamá," René Alejandro said, snapping his attention back to the present. "There's no need to worry about retaining your youth so much, no? You already look much younger than all the women your age that I know. I'm sure that Papá won't mind if you start getting wrinkles like him. He'll still adore you like always. So don't worry about it too much, yes?"
"Oh, you! You have a silver tongue just like your faaaaaather! Both of you father and son always knooooow what to say to make me feel sooooooo beautiful!"
After clarifying the details about René Alejandro and his brothers' attendance at Wei Lan's charity dinner for Iris of Hope next weekend, they ended the call.
It was already past midnight, yet René Alejandro was still brimming with energy. Fucking the woman passed out in his bed wasn't enough but he wasn't such a beast that he would wake her up just to have another few rounds. He wasn't interested in having sex with an exhausted, almost unresponsive woman.
He liked it best when his bed partner was fully engaged in the act. Women who weren't shy to demand pleasure from him never failed to turn him on. This was because he was a man who wasn't shy to demand pleasure from the women he fucked either.
It was unfortunate that he hadn't yet met a woman who could keep up with his libido and energy. One woman a night was far from enough for him to satisfy his needs, but sometimes he had no choice but to forego sex if nobody interested him enough to invite to his bed. He might like sex very much but he wasn't someone who would fuck just about anybody with a vagina who passed by him. He must be interested in a person first before he could feel aroused.
In times when he didn't have enough sex or had no one to fuck, then all he could do was to exhaust his energy through intense training instead. Like right now.
Sex for three hours straight wasn't enough. He returned to the bedroom and donned a pair of boxers and sweatpants. He didn't bother putting on a shirt and headed to the space in the main living area by the windows that he converted into his temporary little gym.
Loud, sharp sounds of punching and kicking filled the suite as he attacked the freestanding punching bag. Gone was the charming man with endearing dimples. In his place was a predatory hunter whose attacks were swift, precise and deadly.
A few minutes later, sweat spritzed from his body whenever he moved. Then he was once again interrupted by the sound of a ringing phone. He already knew who was calling just by the ringtone alone. He activated the hands-free function via voice command and answered the call.
"What's the matter, my brother?" he asked, panting a little because he didn't pause at all during his workout.
The person at the other end of the line heard the sounds of the punching bag being hit. "You're training? That chick is not enough? You want me to get you another one?"
"I think that I'm capable enough to get my own bed partner, no? It's fine, my brother. We need to balance sex and training to maintain our tiptop conditions anyway. Tell me instead why you called at his hour."
"That woman wants to meet you."
René Alejandro scoffed. "Does she even know who I am?"
"No, but she wants to meet the person in charge of this mission. That means you, brother. Are you willing to meet her? She and her family have been pestering our comrades at the safe house to meet you."
"No need." He roundhouse-kicked the punching bag and it fell to the floor with a loud bang, unable to withstand the force. He snorted and turned his attention to the speed bag next and worked on his hammer fists. "Helping those parasites is just a job to me. You know that, yes?"
"I know. I'm just asking you in case you change your mind. But if you're ordered to meet her, will you?"
René Alejandro smashed the speed bag. This time, the bag withstood the force of his fist. "If it's an order, do I have a choice? My brother, you know that we are just tools, yes? We move as ordered. That's our purpose."
His brother was silent for a few seconds. "I know, brother. I know it very well."
"We have our own wills and can act according to them to a certain extent but we are not truly free." He smirked, his expression self-mocking as he hammered the speed bag again with his fast fists. "We are chained dogs, that's what we are. Believing otherwise is pure stupidity and ignorance. That's why it's better to just accept the harsh reality, no? We may be chained dogs but at least we are the top dogs. Those beneath us, we trample them without mercy!"
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Chapter 1079 - All Hail Jin Corporation!
The whole series of incidents about Rose Young kidnapping and drugging Jin Liwei with the intention of sexually violating him, Jin Liwei managing to defend himself before she could succeed in her nefarious plot, Rose Young being arrested by the police, and then finally her being rescued by an unknown organized group right under the Chief of Police's noseâall of these dominated the news under sensational headlines nationwide.
It had been days since all this happened but everyone continued talking about it. News columns, TV and radio programs, talk shows, and internet personalities even invited experts to have in-depth discussions about the topic. It didn't matter that these so-called experts never personally met any of the people involved. As a result, most of the "in-depth" discussions were nothing more than general analyses of what happened to Rose Young and Jin Liwei, and in extension, to Iris Long. Dragging Iris Long's name, one of country's hottest celebrities in the past couple of years, was guaranteed to generate interest. Hence, the media always made sure to add her name in all these stories.
Even some international news reported the story as well due to Jin Liwei's identity as the billionaire President-CEO of Jin Corporation, China's current largest multinational company. The news story was also heavily covered in Singapore where the Youngs had cemented their status in the business world and high society thanks to their control of Jin Corporation's Singaporean branch.
Inside his office at Jin Corporation's Singaporean branch with an impressive waterfront view in the Central Business District, Romeo Young was yelling at the PR Department to hurry up and fix the Young family's fast deteriorating image.
Yes, he was using company resources to solve his own family's problems. He didn't find anything wrong with it at all. The Youngs had been doing this for years.
They had already long believed that the entire Singaporean branch of Jin Corporation was theirs for the taking. After all, it was their family who worked tirelessly to help establish the Chinese company in Singapore, one of the Four Asian Tigers alongside Hong Kong, Taiwan and South Korea which developed into high-income economies in the early twenty-first century. In short, Singapore wasn't an easy place for just any company to survive and succeed. It was one of the most competitive economies in the world.
Without the Young family, Jin Corporation wouldn't have established itself so firmly in Singapore. This was what Romeo Young and his entire family believed. They might not own the company's Singaporean branch but all the power to control it was in their hands.
Romeo Young pointed an angry and threatening finger at the PR Department Manager who was close to tears but was just holding it in due to her fear of being fired if she let herself cry.
"Support my daughter's story of having a secret love affair with Jin Liwei, do you hear me?! Since it has already come to this and with such concrete evidence against my daughter, there's no need to try cleaning her tainted image anymore. That will only backfire on us. Those damned videos are spreading like wildfire on the internet! They keep on popping up like a pest infestation no matter how hard we try deleting them. The only realistic solution that we can do right now is to minimize the impact my daughter's scandal has on the image of my Young family.
"This is what we're going to do. Paint Rose as the type of woman who turns into a hopeless fool when it comes to love. Also make sure to emphasize that it's Jin Liwei who kept on giving her false hopes and empty promises to leave that damn starlet wife of his, Iris Long. It doesn't matter that we don't have any evidence to back this story but if we spread it enough, more people will definitely start doubting Jin Liwei's integrity."
One of the PR manager's newly hired subordinates muttered under his breath, "Is this okay? Jin Liwei is our company's CEO. It doesn't seem right to smear his name and reputation when he literally co-owns the company that is paying our salaries, not to mention that it's clearly not his fault but your daughter's that everything is a mess right now."
"You!" Romeo Young was almost spitting fire as he glared at the new hire. "How dare you?! I'm the one in control of the company's branch in this country! You're fired!"
"Apologize now," the PR manager whispered to her subordinate in a hurry.
The young man, however, was stubborn. Although he felt intimidated by Romeo Young, he still straightened his back and stuck to his own moral values. "Fine! Even if you didn't fire me, I would've quit this rotten branch today anyway! I applied to this company because I admire CEO Jin as a business leader. He's a role model for young business professionals like me. That's why I was so happy to finally pass the grueling interviews and work for Jin Corporationâmy dream jobâbut I didn't expect that the Singapore branch is filled with corrupt, fake kings who are lording over a piece of a kingdom that isn't even theirs in the first place!"
His immediate superior, the PR manager, was already panicking and tried to stop him several times but to no avail. Needless to say, Romeo Young was furious.
"You'll regret spouting those audacious, nonsensical words! I'll make sure to blacklist you in this country's business industry. You'll never find a job in your field as long as I, Romeo Young, remain in my position. Mark my words!"
The young man's expression trembled but he remained steadfast in his values. "Nonsensical? I only said the truth. Also, the world doesn't consist of only Singapore, Mr. Young. And I believe that justice will prevail in the end. This is not the Jin Corporation that I signed up for and I feel no regret in leaving it. Goodbye."
He moved to leave but turned back again. Then with a youth's courage and daring, he gave Romeo Young two middle fingers. "Go to hell, sir. And oh, your daughter is a slut. All hail Jin Corporation! Fuck the Youngs!"
Before anyone could react, he bolted out of the office like he was running for his life. He ignored the enraged shouts after him. Then he laughed out loud even as tears threatened to fall from his red eyes.
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Chapter 1080 - Biggest Flaw
"Is this the type of trash that you're hiring in my company?" Romeo Young roared at the PR manager. "Get out of my office! Do your job properly and follow my exact instructions, do you hear me?!"
"Y-yes, sir!" The PR manager and her team all escaped from his wrath.
Romeo Young picked up a random item on his deskâan empty coffee mugâand flung it across the room. It broke in an instant. The broken pieces scattered on the floor reflected his current tolerance for failures.
His personal phone rang. He didn't bother checking the caller ID before barking, "What?!"
A creepy, robotic voice chuckled. Romeo Young froze at the sound and felt like a bucket of ice water had been poured over him, completely chilling his hot fury and turning it into apprehension instead.
"O Romeo, Romeo, wherefore art thou Romeo?" the robotic voice mocked him using the famous classic line. "Using that tone to speak to me, it seems that your head had become bigger once again. Ah, Romeo. Would you like me to send someone to, hm, discipline you and remind you of your purpose?"
He shuddered, unable to control his body's reaction to the creepy robotic voice. To him, it sounded like the devil incarnate himself. He swallowed hard and forced himself to laugh. It sounded ugly. "Mr. El Payaso, no need, sir! Please don't take my earlier tone to heart. I didn't mean it, not at all! I was just having a bad day. Yes, that's right! I'm just so busy dealing with everything that is going on."
"Hmmm."
What did that sound mean? Romeo Young held his breath and waited for the robotic voice's verdict. It was nerve-wracking. He was almost soaked in his own sweat in an instant.
"Alright, I'll let you off for now," the robotic voice finally said.
"T-thank you, Mr. El Payaso." He pulled out a handkerchief from his pocket and wiped the sweat from his face and neck. He cleared his throat and spoke in a servile tone. "Mr. El Payaso, I would like to ask you for a favour. You must have already seen the news. My family's reputation has been deteriorating because of it. If you could just...you know, uh, help us a bit? My whole Young family and I will greatly appreciate it and be forever thankful to you."
Ten-second silence.
Then loud robotic laughter.
Romeo Young could hear the ridicule in the digitally modified voice. He gritted his teeth, rage flashing in his eyes, but he didn't dare to express his displeasure out loud. Instead, he endured it. The feeling was so unpleasant that he almost choked on his own tongue which became stiff from anger just like his tense jaw.
"Oh, Romeo. I think you are forgetting something very, very, very important."
He frowned and thought about it but came up blank. "I don't think so but please enlighten me if I'm really forgetting something."
"I, El Payaso, and all of my people are not your dogs. You, Romeo and everyone else in your Young family, are OUR dogs. You work for US. Not the other way around. Do you remember now? Have you been enlightened?"
His nostrils flared as the rage inside him almost burst out but he quickly tamped it down. He knew that going against El Payaso and the powerful organization in which the hacker belonged would mean a massacre for his entire Young family. He couldn't risk that.
They already came this far. He just needed to endure this much insult to his dignity. He could take it. He had to. If he and his family held on, El Payaso and the organization would help them gain the wealth, status and power that they had been coveting for a long time now.
They no longer wanted to stay as mere vassals to Jin Corporation. No, what they wanted was to become the true kings of their own kingdom. Jin Corporation would become theirs. Just imagining it was enough to calm Romeo Young's indignation at being called a dog.
"Yes, I remember now, Mr. El Payaso," he replied through gritted teeth.
"I know you're smart, Romeo. That's what I like about you. Your daughter, on the other hand, is an idiot."
The rage that just calmed down returned once again. Romeo closed his eyes and performed another set of deep, calming breaths. If it were someone else, he would have already given the person a piece of his mind. Before his daughter's recent fall from grace, Rose was his pride and joy. She was a high achiever who always stood out among her peers. If not for her obsession with Jin Liwei, she wouldn't have fallen so low like this. It was Jin Liwei and his starlet wife's fault, that Iris Long!
Romeo Young redirected his anger from El Payaso's insulting jabs at the married couple, Jin Liwei and Iris Long. Sure, his daughter also had faults, but at the end of the day, Rose was still his one and only daughter. There was no way that he would allow her to suffer too much.
Even so, he had no choice but to set her situation aside for now and focus on improving the family's reputation first. In the future, if they got their hands on the entire Jin Corporation, Rose's tainted reputation wouldn't matter anyway. She would become the heiress of such a large multinational business that everyone would kiss up her ass regardless of how clean or dirty her reputation would be at that time. Thus, Romeo Young stayed silent and didn't dare contradict the master hacker's words.
"Our original plan should have already progressed farther than this if not for your daughter's stupidity. What is the point of having an elite education at an Ivy-league university if her IQ plunges to negative digits every time Liam Jin is involved? What's even more disappointing is how you always spoil her and support her foolishness to the detriment of our plan. Then you always run to me crying for help.
"Romeo, oh my Romeo. Your daughter is your biggest flaw! Are you aware of that?"
The robotic voice paused before it changed its lighthearted tone into a cold, menacing one.
"Disappoint me again because of your daughter and I'll have her killed. Stop testing my patience and tolerance, Romeo."
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