212 Sleeping Beauty (1/2)

In these three days, Jin Liwei felt barely alive. He refused to leave Iris' side. As a result, Grandpa Lu stepped in as acting President-CEO of Jin Corporation, astonishing everyone in the country's business world.

Immediately after, rumours started flying around. Did this mean that the Lus would finally demand their claim on half of Jin Corporation? Sir Lu Jianhong had always allowed the Jins to reign over the company after he stepped down and allowed Jin Liwei's father to take over as head.

It was still a big mystery who would inherit Lu Jianhong's half portion of the company. He already announced before that he would pass it down to the person he deemed the most worthy and capable, regardless of whether that person was a Lu or not.

Many business insiders interpreted this as Lu Jianhong planning to give the portion to Jin Liwei. It certainly wouldn't go to that happy-go-lucky Lu grandson who almost died skiing on some snowy mountain somewhere in the world.

Jin Corporation's stock prices rose with the return of the business legend.

As for Iris being comatose, the news was kept secret with the combined power and influence of the Jins, the Lus and the Longs. It also greatly helped that Wang Yingjie had the presence of mind to limit the hospital staff who knew about Iris right from the start. He only allowed people that he trusted to come close to her.

Even Tang Yiyi wasn't informed. It was up to Dom to think up of various excuses to explain why Iris couldn't be contacted. Tang Yiyi was trustworthy, but the same thing couldn't be said for the Bright Summit higher-ups. Dom and the others worried that if the management company learned that Iris was comatose again, they would stop prioritizing her career due to her health. As a result, Dom had to return to the penthouse to continue handling her affairs as usual while she was in coma.

However, Dom could only make excuses for a few days at most. Iris was currently one of the hottest musicians in the country. Not to mention that she was trending because of the upcoming film ”Strong Yet Broken”. People would become suspicious if she disappeared for too long. Dom prayed that his boss would wake up soon.

His prayer was finally answered.

The morning of the fourth day, Iris finally opened her eyes.

She immediately felt disoriented not recognizing where she was. But she soon calmed down when she felt a familiar warmth beside her.

She turned her head and looked at the sleeping Jin Liwei. He looked terrible. He hadn't shaved for days. He also looked a little thinner. The area around his eyes were dark and sunken. His brows were scrunched together from worry even in his sleep.

Jin Liwei woke up from a restless sleep when he felt featherlight touches on his face. His eyes snapped open.

What he saw was his baby girl's beautiful face smiling softly at him. She was looking at him while touching his face.

Was he still dreaming? Could it be…?

”Baby?” His heart began thumping.

”Good morning, darling,” Iris greeted him in a dry whisper.

His eyes watered as relief flooded him, mixed in with excitement, joy and of course worry. He tensed his jaw as he tried to control his emotions.

Iris wiped the corner of his eyes with her fingers.

He carefully gathered her in his embrace and kissed her forehead. ”Thank the heavens you're awake. I'm so sorry, baby.”

She felt him tremble. ”Why are saying sorry? It's not your fault.”