880 Perfect Balance (1/2)
”You don't like the two of them together?” Jin Liwei asked after noticing his baby girl's silence.
”It's not that,” Iris whispered, shaking her head. ”I'm just worried about my brother's relationship with Big Sister Jinjing. You should now have an idea about what kind of group my big brother created. Shadow Winds is…not typical to say the least.”
”I know.”
Silence.
Jin Liwei gave her legs a gentle pat before announcing, ”Alright, that's enough worrying about others. Your brother and Long Jinjing are already adults. They know what they're doing when they decided to be together. You already have enough on your plate as it is with your pregnancy, our upcoming wedding, your remaining work and everything else that you put in your never-ending to-do list. I don't want you to stress so much about others right now. I want you to focus on your own health and that of our babies', okay?”
The corners of her mouth curved up. ”Okay.”
”Good.”
She removed her legs from his lap and straightened her back. Her expression now became more serious. ”Now let's discuss Bright Summit.”
”En.”
”We need to work fast about this matter, darling. Brother Chonglin is currently in a limbo. It won't be good for him if this takes too long, especially now that he's in the headlines. People will put more pressure on him. Some are even starting to criticize him and accusing him of being too greedy for not accepting Bright Summit's generous offers.”
”Oh oh oh, Ketchup wants to speak! May the cute and mighty me interrupt Mommy and Daddy's important conversation? Meow~”
”Go ahead,” Jin Liwei said.
”Thanks, Daddy! Love ya~” Ketchup made a couple of loud kissing noises before grinning like the Cheshire Cat. ”Can Ketchup mobilize the Slippers Army to troll those who're falsely accusing Uncle Lin Lin of being an ungrateful and greedy bastard? Oopsie daisy! Uh oh! Ketchup said a bad word! Sorry! Meowuwuwu!”
”It's fine this time,” Jin Liwei assured his overdramatic but extremely adorable AI daughter. ”Continue what you're saying.”
Iris chuckled in amusement but at the same time felt proud of her AI children's trolling skills. ”Do what you want. But be careful not to bring trouble to your Uncle Chonglin.”
”Yipee! Aye aye, Mommy! Ketchup can't wait! Bacooooooooooon, where are yoooouuu? Let's do something fun—I mean, let's defend our Uncle Lin Lin's honour and reputation! How dare those poopoos badmouth a member of our happy family?! Let's go, avocado! Meow~”
The black cat appeared in an instant beside his sister Ketchup who was jumping up and down in excitement like usual. Bacon's stone face looked bored as always but his tail was already rotating like a helicopter's rotor blades.
”Yay! You're here, Bacon! Ketchup missed you so much, even if you're a big meanie! Meow~”