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Dragon Palace Home #10.

”Welcome back, Mistress,” the butler greeted Iris when she arrived home with Dom and her bodyguards.

”Thank you. Where are they? Have they all arrived?” she asked while handing him her coat.

”Yes, Mistress. The master arrived about ten minutes ago. He is with Sir Zihao and the three guests in the home office.”

Iris thanked the butler again before she and Dom followed him to the home office where people were waiting for her. It was already late in the evening, past dinnertime, but her day wasn't finished yet. She and Dom hurried home after another busy workday because of the important appointment tonight.

After a few minutes, they arrived at the home office. The butler opened the door for her and Dom before announcing their arrival to the people inside.

A streak of orange shot towards Iris and jumped into her arms like a rocket. Popcorn meowed loudly like a needy child while rubbing his sleek body against Iris' chest and face. A slower, fat, grey cat huffed and puffed her way towards Iris, looking as if she was climbing Mount Everest instead of walking on a flat floor. But no matter how exhausting the ten-metre trek from her daddy's lap to her mommy's arms, Ice Cream persevered because of her filial love to her parents.

Iris chuckled helplessly while watching her eldest who was almost wheezing just to greet her. She was tempted to walk over and shorten the distance between them in order to relieve the grey cat's ”suffering” but she forced herself to wait because Dom recently complained about the vet scolding him once again due to Ice Cream's weight during the cats' latest health appointment.

”Meow…” Ice Cream collapsed on Iris' feet after finally reaching her and didn't move.

Iris smiled and shook her head. Then she handed Popcorn to Dom before scooping up the exhausted grey cat into her arms. While she comforted the panting Ice Cream, Jin Liwei also reached them and wrapped his arm around her waist, pulling her into an embrace.

”Hi, love,” he whispered directly to her ear. ”Welcome home.”

”I'm back,” she replied, tilting her head up to receive his light kiss on the lips.

Dom also greeted Jin Liwei with an ”ehehehe” at the end but refrained from his usual boisterous chatter after seeing the rest of the serious people in the office. He focused his attention on petting Popcorn instead.

Iris leaned against Jin Liwei but a threatening aura made her stiffen. She shifted her eyes and peeked behind Jin Liwei. That was when she saw a glacial Lu Zihao watching them with expressionless eyes, causing her to hug Ice Cream more tightly and eliciting a complaint from the fat, grey cat. To others, her big brother looked like he was wearing a slight devilish smile. But to her, it wasn't just devilish but an actual devil's smile. Only she was aware of how frightening her big brother was acting right now.

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Jin Liwei noticed her reaction but didn't know that it was caused by his Fifth Brother. Instead, he thought that maybe she was just tired from working so hard almost everyday, so she was seeking comfort from the warm and furry Ice Cream. Thus, he comforted her by kissing her on the forehead.