444 Jin Liwei’s Fiancée (2/2)

The hosts focused their questions on their song ”Shining Eyes” first. Since Iris was the one who wrote it, she answered most of the questions. Jin Chonglin just shared his experiences working with Iris and with the notorious hothead music producer, JJ.

Fortunately, these questions were over quickly. It seemed that the audience wasn't the only ones who felt impatient. The hosts would've already asked the juiciest questions as soon as the interview started, if it weren't that they were required to ask questions about the song first.

Male host: ”Now let's move on the most anticipated part of the interview. The two of you have mentioned before that you'll announce something important to everyone. The floor is yours.”

The entire studio became quiet, as everyone leaned forward in anticipation. They didn't want to miss any word of the important announcement. The LinRis shippers were trembling in excitement, their expressions hopeful.

Iris gestured for Jin Chonglin to make the announcement. He nodded.

”We have a very important announcement to make, so please listen very carefully,” he began talking. ”Junior Iris wrote 'Shining Eyes' by herself. This is our first ever music collaboration but it is most definitely not our last. We have another collaboration coming up which we will release next month. This time, I wrote the song. We will release the teasers and previews in the next few days, so please look forward to them. Thank you very much for supporting 'Shining Eyes'. We hope that you'll continue to support our next collab single again when we release it next month.”

Jin Chonglin stopped speaking and lowered his mic. Iris nodded and continued to smile.

Everyone blinked several times and waited for him to say more, but he didn't.

'Huh? That's it?'

Female host: ”Uh… Jin Chonglin, is that it?”

”Yes,” he replied with a nod.

Iris tilted her head to the side, wondering why the atmosphere suddenly felt awkward. She had already tossed out the fans' earlier misunderstandings about her relationship with Jin Chonglin out of her mind. So she didn't fully understand what was causing this awkward silence. Wanting to ease awkward atmosphere, she lifted her mic and spoke as well.

”Our next collab single will be very different from 'Shining Eyes'. It will be…hmm…sexier.”

Eyes lit up after hearing what she said.

”Oooooh!”

People started recovering from their earlier disappointment. Now they began to feel excited for this next music collaboration. However, they still felt unsatisfied by the interview.

The hosts were of the same mind as them.

Female host: ”Jin Chonglin, Iris. Just to clarify everything once and for all, are the two of you in a romantic relationship? Is it true that you're engaged?”

”No,” Iris immediately answered. Her expression remained pleasant but her tone was firm. ”I already said this many times before. I am engaged to another man who I love very much. In fact, my fiancé who is NOT Senior Jin Chonglin is my inspiration for writing 'Shining Eyes'.”

Throughout Iris' answer, Jin Chonglin didn't say anything. He just maintained his smile.

The LinRis shippers felt their dreams shatter right before their eyes. Some of them even started crying from heartbreak.

It was unfortunate that they already ran out of time. The hosts wanted to ask more, but they received directions from their earpieces to finish up the interview.

Everyone didn't know exactly what to feel about the finale. The performance was amazing, but the interview was very anti-climactic. Sure, a new collab song was exciting but it wasn't the announcement that many hoped for.

When the show officially ended, Iris and Jin Chonglin returned backstage. The staff and the other artists welcomed them with a warm round of applause and congratulations. Despite the anti-climactic interview, the two still gave the best performance of the night. They were the night's bigshots, so everyone gave them the respect they were due.

Many of these people wanted to take pictures with both Jin Chonglin and Iris. Surprisingly, more asked Iris than Jin Chonglin this time. They were very curious about her. Jin Chonglin hovered around her, making sure that the males didn't get too close. He was doing his ”duty” as her senior.

Their managers, Tang Yiyi and Lin Dong, alongside a few of their bodyguards began to escort them back to their dressing rooms.

Along the hallway, Iris heard something with her great ears that made her stop in her tracks. Jin Chonglin and their entourage also stopped, confused at her sudden action. Then they saw her focusing her attention on a group of female idols gossiping among themselves in a corner. The girls were looking at something on their phones.

”So this is what CEO Jin Liwei's fiancée looks like.”

”Let me see. Oooh. She's pretty.”

”Yeah. She's apparently a successful businesswoman. It seems like CEO Jin personally hired her to be a new executive at Jin Corporation. The two of them are a perfect match.”

”Eh? She's Singaporean?”

”Yup. Her name is Rose Young.”