590: I Thought I Lost You

I Thought I Lost You

Jin Chonglin flashed Chen Fei his iconic killer smile. A desire to tease the bossy woman made him toss aside his earlier self-pity.2

Chen Fei scowled as soon as she saw him smiling at her. She glared at him and turned her head to the side to avoid looking at his annoying smile. The snickers of her friends grew louder. She knew that they were now laughing at her. The rascals! If she wasn't friends with Meimei, Dom and Clover, she would have already smacked their butts. She didn't notice that her face and neck had turned red. All she felt was a bellyful of irritation.

'That indecisive diva-man! What is he smiling at me for? Did he go bonkers from the bomb incident? I was just concerned that he might be traumatized after what happened and affect the progress of his men's skincare and perfume lines! I shouldn't have worried about him! Just wasted my precious energy and goodwill! Hmph!'

Jin Chonglin's smile grew wider when he saw Chen Fei's irritated expression. It was making him want to tease her more. However, he controlled himself because his family was present. He didn't want them to misunderstand. What if they started matchmaking him to that bossy woman? He inwardly shuddered.

Living with such a bossy woman who didn't think much of his superstar status would be a nightmare for him. She would probably control his entire life once they were married…

'Huh? What the hell are you thinking, Jin Chonglin?! Get a hold of yourself! Why are you imagining yourself married to that bossy woman? You don't even like her,' he scolded himself.

His killer smile turned into a surly pout at the sudden direction of his thoughts. Once again, he envied his older brother for finding a treasure of a woman like Iris Long. If he were faster and more decisive back then, perhaps Iris would've been his. He forcefully tamped down this thought as soon as it appeared.

Jin Chonglin and Chen Fei thought that nobody noticed their silent quarrel. Well, except for the girl squad. The elders continued talking to each other.

Unbeknown to them, a certain old man and old lady noticed. The old man's eyes glinted with mischief. The old lady beside him glared at him, warning him not to interfere in her grandson's love life.

As for Huang Yuyan, she was too busy comforting Wei Lan who once again set off her theatrics.

Wei Lan was trying to drown out the presence of her ex-husband and his third wife. She had bad feelings about them but didn't want to create a commotion in front of her future in-laws.

'I'm such a magnaaaaaaanimous viscountess!'

Just before midnight, Long Tengfei and Yang Jiahui left. They planned on visiting again tomorrow to see Iris. The others decided to sleep over at the mansion.

The night ended with many troubled hearts. Everyone at the mansion hadn't come to terms yet that they almost lost Iris that day. It was a frightening experience, something that they would never forget for the rest of their lives.

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The first thing that Iris heard as she slowly awakened was the gentle sound of flowing water from the wall-mounted waterfall fountain.

Next were the comforting sounds of two cats purring behind her. She could feel one source of fluffy heat against her back while the other one was pressed against her thighs.

As her consciousness became clearer, she could also hear a strong, steady heartbeat against her cheek.

All of these sounds comforted her, making her feel safe and warm. She was lying on her side, embraced by a warm and hard body. She could feel the steady rise and fall of a hard chest in front of her and the soft breathing on top of her head. Her body subconsciously pressed closer to her man. Then she inhaled the familiar masculine scent that she loved so much.

A gentle touch stroked her hair and a gentle kiss touched her head.

Iris sighed in contentment, wanting to stay like this for longer but the injuries on her body started stinging, aching and throbbing until she could no longer ignore them. Her eyes fluttered open.

"G'morning, love," Jin Liwei's low and husky voice greeted her.

"Mmn… Morning, darling." She looked up and saw his handsome face. For some reason, the pain that she was feeling in her body lessened when she looked at him.

"Meow…" Ice Cream poked her head from behind her and patted her cheek with her fluffy grey paw.

"Meow~ Meow!" Popcorn was also awakened and jumped between his parents.

"Popcorn, be gentle. Your mom is injured," Jin Liwei scolded the hyper-active cat.

Iris smiled. The couple greeted the cats and petted them.

"Ketchup, what's the time?" Iris asked.

No answer.

Then she remembered what happened yesterday and her smile disappeared. She felt her chest tighten. Her eyes closed.

"Ketchup…" Iris pressed her face against Jin Liwei's chest, as she tried to calm herself while remembering that Ketchup had been damaged yesterday from going out of control. She was forced to disable the cat AI as a result. 

Jin Liwei hugged her closer, careful not to touch and hurt her injuries.

Ice Cream and Popcorn seemed to sense that their mommy wasn't feeling good so they didn't disturb their parents, even though the two cats felt hungry and needed to go to the bathroom. They kept quiet and purred loudly, trying to comfort their mommy.

Iris opened her eyes and tried to sit up. "I need to examine Ketchup. I need to fix her. I need—"

"Love, not now. Please rest and heal first, okay?"

"But Ketchup is—"

"Please?" Jin Liwei implored, looking straight into her the eyes.

She wanted to argue and insist on checking Ketchup's systems but seeing his concern for her, she could only restrain herself for now. A heavy sigh escaped from her lips before she nodded, reluctantly agreeing with him.

He dipped his head down and gave a gentle kiss on her lips.

"You're the most important to me. Always remember that. I thought I lost you yesterday," he said, his voice a little choked.

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