143 Unqualified (2/2)

The four Long siblings were never close to each other due to not growing up together and having different mothers. Long Hui's position as the heir apparent was unshakeable so the other siblings never really challenged him, opting to maintain a civil relationship with him instead. It was only Xiulan who dared to fight him because she felt secured of her status as a legitimate daughter.

All the siblings, including Long Hui, looked down on this youngest sister of theirs who was the most spoiled and entitled of them all. Because she was the youngest, their father would always tell them to back down whenever they had a disagreement with her. They resented that their father was too soft on her and never harshly disciplined or reprimanded her whenever she besmirched the Long family name. It was so unfair because they had to always act their best, careful not to shame the Long family name in any way.

Long Hui had long heard that his youngest sister had a drastic change in personality after waking up from coma. Of course, he didn't believe it at first. But when she made a showbiz comeback and her songs started playing almost everywhere, he began to believe. Her new music was able to affect him to the point that he began to doubt if this new and elegant Iris Long was the same person as his spoiled youngest sister.

Meeting her now for the first time after so long, he decided to test whether her personality change was genuine or perhaps just mere acting to get into their father's good graces. Either she unlocked a hidden talent for acting or she really changed for the better because he was impressed that she was able to keep her cool after his repeated provocations.

Iris finished her cup of tea and then made a show of glancing at her wristwatch. ”It's getting late. Please excuse me. I need to call my boyfriend to pick me up.”

”Eh? What? You're leaving already?” Meimei whined.

”Not immediately. I'll still have to wait until my boyfriend arrives to pick me up.”

”Xiulan, why don't stay over tonight?” Yang Jiahui suggested.

Meimei: ”Yes! Then we can continue to hang out.”

Iris: ”Thank you but I'll have to decline. My workload will increase starting tomorrow. That's why I visited today before I become too busy.”

Besides, Iris was already missing Jin Liwei despite it only being a few hours since he dropped her off earlier. She wanted to spend as much time with him as possible, especially now that both of them were so busy. Now that her workload would start increasing, they would have even less time to spend together.

Meimei: ”Aaaw! Fine. But will you visit us here again?”

Iris: ”Yes, when I have the time. If you're free and don't have any classes, you can come over to play at my place or accompany me at work if you want.”

Meimei: ”What, really?! I can?!”

Iris: ”Of course. Just give me a call beforehand.”

Meimei: ”Yes, of course! Oh wow. I'm so excited. I've always wanted to see what goes on in celebrity's daily life.”

Iris chuckled before excusing herself to give Jin Liwei a call. Within half an hour, Jin Liwei called informing her that he was already waiting outside the compound's main gate.