968 No Need to Choose Sides (2/2)
”Should I call her?”
”Not today, love. Maybe tomorrow.”
”I wonder how she's feeling right now. I hope she's okay. I could tell that she likes my brother very much. Maybe she already loves him.” She released a deep sigh. ”Now I feel bad and also torn. I consider Big Brother as my real sibling but Big Sister Jinjing is also a close friend of mine. They're basically both my siblings. Since we don't know the real reason why they broke up, I don't know who to side with.”
”There's no need to choose sides. Like you said, they're both your siblings. Meaning, they're members of our family. We just need to be there for them.” He paused before admitting, ”But things might be awkward for the two of them during our gatherings.”
She nodded.
He pulled her back down to a lying position on the bed and tightened their embrace. ”Stop stressing yourself over their relationship. I'm sure that they don't want to worry you about their problem knowing that you're pregnant.”
”Fine.” She rubbed her face against his chest and inhaled his scent. Her simple actions made him smile. A few minutes later, she finally fell asleep.
”Father, is my mother asleep?” Bacon's polite whisper interrupted the comfortable silence in the bedroom.
”En.”
”May I have a few minutes of Father's time, then? Bacon is ready to report on the things you asked me before.”
”Oh oh oh! The cute and almost mighty again Ketchup also has something to report to Daddy! Ketchup will report after my little kitty brother because I'm a kind and understanding big sister! Meow~”
Jin Liwei stilled and glanced at his sleeping wife before sighing in relief after seeing that she didn't stir. Although Ketchup also whispered, her excited voice might still awaken Iris who had great hearing. He carefully disentangled his arms around her before going out of the bedroom to the suite's living area.
Bacon immediately provided him with the latest updates about Shadow Winds. Jin Liwei frowned after he was done reporting.
”Shadow Winds is handling too much at once. This doesn't look good. The authorities are beginning to take notice of them especially after that issue with the latest shipment of weapons. They're acting too conspicuous.”
”Bacon agrees with Father. I also already warned Uncle Zihao about possible complications if things continued to progress in this way, but so far, he has not made any significant steps to err on the side of caution.”
Jin Liwei's frown deepened.
”Bacon told Uncle Zihao that he's being too reckless but he threatened to cancel my upcoming holiday bonus. His actions are not classy at all. Father, please fight for a salary raise for me as compensation for my emotional injury caused by Uncle Zihao's threat.”