834 Gossip (1/2)

After the meeting, everyone felt elated that they would finally be proceeding to the actual production of Jin Chonglin's men's line. They were filled with great purpose and felt excited to meet their original plan of releasing the men's line before the end of the year. It would be a huge deal.

If they were successful, Orchidia Beauty would have truly made its mark in the country's fiercely competitive beauty industry dominated by well-known foreign companies for many years. Jin Chonglin's influence as a superstar was no joke. If his image was used effectively, he had the power to make a completely new, unknown brand into a household name overnight.

Orchidia Beauty was certainly a new brand but it was not unknown thanks to its successful and record-breaking grand launch. If Jin Chonglin's men's line became a hit, Orchidia Beauty would become a skincare and beauty brand targeting not only females but the male population as well.

They wanted to be a trusted brand of high-quality natural beauty products for all genders and skin types. It was better to set the tone this early so that the public impression of the brand wouldn't be too fixed on a limited range of products.

Back at the meeting room, the trinity of goddesses left first with Jin Chonglin and Lin Dong. Alric Bauer returned to his lab.

Jin Chonglin walked beside Iris and leaned close before whispering, ”Is that my big bro's shirt that your teddy bear is wearing?”

Iris smiled and nodded. Then her smile froze and was replaced by a frown. ”Ugh. What's that horrid perfume you're wearing today?”

Dom appeared seemingly from out of nowhere as soon as he saw Iris' expression change. He immediately blocked Jin Chonglin, allowing Iris to put distance between them in a hurry.

Everything happened so fast that the others who witnessed the scene couldn't understand what happened. All they saw was Dom blocking Jin Chonglin and Iris escaping as if her future brother-in-law was a plague. Then she plopped down on a nearby sofa with her big teddy bear and pressed her face against it.

Jin Chonglin's expression also indicated how confused he was at the current situation. His cologne smelled horrid? He sniffed his sleeve and even his armpits but thought that he smelled good, amazing even.

”Do I smell bad?” he asked his manager.

Lin Dong sniffed Jin Chonglin, too. ”No, you smell fine.”

Jin Chonglin stared at Iris who looked like she was strangling her teddy bear with how tightly she was embracing it. He wondered if the woman had some sort of grudge against him and this was her way of expressing her anger towards him.

”Ah.” Jin Chonglin finally understood. He nodded as relief flooded him. So it wasn't because of anything he did but due to her pregnancy instead.

”What happened?” Lin Dong asked beside him.