373 Trophy Wife (2/2)

As for Jin Liwei, he finally realized what he had done. He was already regretting making the suggestion in the first place. Another duet meant that the two would have to work together longer and more closely with each other. He trusted both of them but still couldn't stop the green-eyed monster inside him from rearing its ugly head.

All he could do was scowl as he watched his baby girl and brother sing a love song together. He had no idea if his brother would also write a love song. The song wasn't even written yet but he felt like he already hated it.

'Calm down, Liwei,' he told himself. 'He's your brother.'

Jin Liwei could only sigh at his unkind thoughts. But at least he noticed that he wasn't that jealous of his brother anymore regarding his baby girl compared to before when they just started their relationship. It was because he felt more secure in his position in her heart now.

The thought made him smile.

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With her winning streak in the awards show and the recent revelation of her close connection with the legendary business genius Sir Lu Jianhong, people in high society continued to talk about Iris Long as their hottest topic of discussion.

Her reputation in these circles weren't that good. There were two big reasons for this.

The first one was because of Iris' mother, Wei Lan, who these people scorned as a gold digging and social climbing slut. They loved to mock her. Some even hated her because of suspicions that she had affairs with their husbands. However, nothing was ever proven from these suspicions.

The second one was because of Iris' own trouble-making behaviour as a teenager. She had terrorized and bullied many of these people's children in the past. She thought that being a celebrity gave her the right to do whatever she wanted.

In short, Iris Long was nobody but a problem child to these people.

Although many of them were amazed at her drastic change for the better, some of the old-fashioned ones still thought of her as nothing but a showgirl. These people were similar to the Long elders. They looked down on people working in the showbiz industry. They even looked down on Jin Chonglin.

Nevertheless, Iris Long's status and reputation within these circles improved recently when it was reported that she was engaged to Lu Zihao. If she married him, then she would become a Lu. The Lus were many levels higher than any of them on the social hierarchy.

Of course, this generated a lot of envy and hate from them.

”What's so special about her? She'll just become a trophy wife in the end. The Lus gain nothing from her. What can she contribute to the Lu family? She has nothing but her beauty and her ability to sing. That's it.”

This kind of opinions were widely spread in these circles. Many of them just couldn't accept the possibility of Iris ascending several levels above them on the social hierarchy. Why couldn't it be them instead?

Even most of the Longs, especially the elders, only saw her worth as the bridge which would connect their family to the Lus. They still didn't think highly of her own abilities and accomplishments. However, they must act nicely to her on the surface for the sake of leaving a good impression to the Lus.

As for Iris herself, she wasn't directly aware about any of these, nor did she care. So what if they were looking down at her? To her, these people were nobodies and strangers. What they thought about her was none of her business. They could look down on her however much they wanted.

It was a different matter to Jin Liwei and Grandpa Lu. They were clearly aware of all of these talks about her. Both of them were enraged for her sake. However, they didn't do anything to shut them up.

The two couldn't wait until Iris slapped them all when she made her translating and interpreting debut at the upcoming international business conference in a few days. It would be much more effective and satisfying that way.

”I wish I could record the reactions of all those snobs who keep on looking down on Xiulan my girl! That would be so funny! Bahahaha! They dare look down on Lu Jianhong's beloved granddaughter and student? Hah!” Grandpa Lu (who felt very bored) told Jin Liwei after disturbing him at work.