736 Rich Kid and Poor Artis (1/2)

Dom and Meimei high-fived each other and started squealing together. They continued gushing about Lu Zihao's big, muscled body and his ”sexy scars”. On the other couch, Chen Fei elbowed Long Jinjing at the mention of Lu Zihao's name. Long Jinjing threw her an annoyed look as she rubbed her waist that was elbowed.

The other three watched their antics in amusement. Because of this light-hearted interlude in what was originally a serious conversation, Iris' unstable emotions due to Long Hui started to calm down a lot.

”Ying Yue, what happened next?” Iris asked when the four finally stopped horsing around.

”Long Hui didn't say if he's still going to see our son before he leaves,” Jiang Ying Yue said. ”But I have a feeling that he won't because I don't have any intention of changing the venue. He did say that he was going to send some presents for Little Jun before he leaves and maybe while he's up in the north. And of course, the child support will continue as agreed upon in court. The money will be deposited to Little Jun's account as usual and I'm not going to touch it until our son grows up.”

Iris nodded. ”Don't worry about Little Jun's money. Qiao Yu is helping manage it. He'll make sure that a part of it is invested properly so that it'll grow until Little Jun is mature and responsible enough to access it.”

”Damn. Lucky kid.” Chen Fei gave a dry laugh. ”Investing a kid's money? Don't tell me that a toddler will soon become richer than I am, a COO?”

”That's possible,” Jin Liwei said in a very serious tone.

”Fuck!” Chen Fei turned to Iris. ”Bitch, I want a salary raise!”

Iris gave her a side-eye. ”You want a raise? Talk to the CFO first. Even I have to strong-arm Big Sister Jinjing whenever I need her to release some money from our company budget to fund my new ideas. It isn't always easy because when it comes to Orchidia Beauty's money, she becomes like a fierce dragon protecting her treasure trove.”

Chen Fei turned to Long Jinjing next, her face filled with expectation.

”No,” Long Jinjing said before her best friend could even speak. ”It hasn't even been a year yet since Orchidia Beauty launched. Giving salary raises shouldn't be our main priority right now. Our number one priority is to grow our company in the most sustainable way possible. We'll talk about salary raises when our company becomes truly stable. We haven't reached that point yet despite our brand's current explosive popularity. I'm especially concerned right now because Little Sister—I mean President Long insists on sending Alona back to Germany to work on opening our first international branch in Europe. I still think that it's too soon.”