430 Hello Daddy (2/2)

Iris bit her lip again. ”Uh…actually, darling… I only spent a couple more hours dealing with him after my last text message to you. I almost traced him but then the coward turned tail and escaped. I have some leads, but I bet that the majority of them are fake identities. I already put him on my watch list, though. It's only a matter of time before I'll be able to uncover who he really is.”

Jin Liwei was about to discourage her from pursuing the motherfucker's identity after remembering his Fifth Brother's warning, but then he frowned at something she said.

”Wait, love. Did you just say that you finished dealing with him in two hours after your last text to me? What were you doing afterwards then? You were inside the computer room for fifteen hours! You weren't answering our calls. We were so worried! I thought something bad had happened to you inside. That's why I ordered my subordinates to break down the door.”

Iris felt guilty, but then she also frowned after realizing something. ”You were going to break my door with explosives?! Jin Liwei, are you crazy?!”

”Those are controlled explosives. They won't damage anything other than the door and they most definitely won't hurt anyone here at home. Long Xiulan, you haven't answered my question yet. What were you doing inside for fifteen fucking hours?! Don't you know how worried I was?!” he asked through gritted teeth.

It was obvious that he was angry but he was doing his best not to raise his voice at her.

Seeing his self-control only made Iris feel even more guilty. ”I…I was working on one of my pet projects. I suddenly had a great moment of inspiration after the hacking battle. It allowed me to develop it so much just this morning. I finally progressed when I struggled with it for so long before. And afterwards, I was very tired so I…I slept…”

Jin Liwei inhaled sharply and gave her a look of disbelief.

”I'm sorry, darling!” Iris threw herself onto his chest and hugged him. ”I have a tendency to forget everything else whenever I become too absorbed in what I'm doing. Sorry for forgetting to contact you! I should've known that you'll worry.”

He didn't reply.

”Don't be mad anymore, darling. I promise I won't do it again,” she whispered and showed him her puppy eyes.

He felt extremely exasperated with her, but how could he resist her when she was looking at him like that? All he could do was sigh, suddenly feeling even more exhausted than he already was.

”Alright. Just don't do it again.” He gently poked her nose with his forefinger.

”I promise.”

Iris was relieved that the situation was resolved without them fighting. It was during moments like this that she would discover that she was actually quite a selfish and thoughtless person. Being in a relationship was slowly revealing her own inadequacies as a person and the things that she never bothered caring before when she only had to think about herself.

Now, however, her actions didn't just affect her alone. They also had a direct effect on her lover, Jin Liwei, and she had to make sure to always remember that from now on.

”Darling, you look like you're going to collapse any moment. Come, let's go to the bedroom. You need to sleep first,” she told him.

Suddenly, there was a loud gasp.

”Iris Long?! You're Iris Long, right?!” one of Jin Liwei's tech people finally recognized her.

”Holy shit, you're right! I was wondering why she looks so familiar! She's Iris Long!” the other one also exclaimed.

”Yes, I'm Iris Long,” she answered them before returning her attention to Jin Liwei. ”They're the ones you've chosen?”

”En. You should speak to them now. I'll accompany you.”

”Another time. You need to sleep first.”

”I'll sleep later. Let's just get it over with. I don't want them staying here any longer than necessary,” he said. Then he gave his employees a cold glare, not liking how they were gawking at his baby girl.

Iris was reluctant at first but she gave in when he insisted. After giving quick instructions to Dom about her missed work appointments, she invited Jin Liwei and the two members of his tech team inside her computer room.

The two tech people were once again dazed upon learning that she was actually Iris Long. They followed her and their President without any understanding of what was going on.

By this time, Jin Liwei's subordinates had already left to get rid of the explosives they brought with them.

Despite his exhaustion, Jin Liwei felt excited. This was the first time that he would be entering her computer room. He only caught glimpses of what was inside before. He always felt curious about what it was actually like inside.

As soon as they entered and the door silently closed behind them, a child's voice suddenly spoke. The sound seemed to come from all directions.

”New people detected.

”Scanning now… Meow~

”First person scanned matched the profile of…

”Jin Liwei...President-CEO of Jin Corporation...

”Also Mommy's lover and future husband. Meow~”

Then the nearest computer monitor lit up and displayed a pure white cat with beautiful green eyes. It looked just like Ice Cream and Popcorn, so it must also be a British Shorthair.

”Meow~ Ketchup greets Daddy Jin Liwei! Hello, Daddy! My name is Ketchup, I'm your third kitty baby! Meow~”