ăăUnlike before, Iris and the others could no longer see that much pain in Jiang Ying Yueâs eyes. Though there was still a lot of anger there, the pain had decreased a lot. This should be one of the positive effects of being in a new relationship with a much better man than her ex.Â
ăăThe friends chattered for a little longer before dispersing to do their own tasks for the day.Â
ăăLong Jinjing headed to the nursery. Dom went to the home office. Jiang Ying Yue got ready for her shift later.Â
ăăAs for Iris, she dropped by the nursery with Long Jinjing to spend a few minutes with the children, cats and puppies before heading to her music room to continue working on her current composition projects, including her collaboration with her mentor, Enrique Valdez.
ăăThere was no hurry to return to her music career especially since she and Jin Liwei were determined to take advantage of this precious time watching their babies grow and bond together as a family. However, she still didnât want to neglect her passion for music.
ăăShe continued to work on composing new music and fine-tuning old ones. She might use the ones she was fine-tuning in the future, but most of them would be given to the new LXC Studio artists to debut.Â
ăăAny samples left behind would be shown to her producer, JJ. If he liked something, he would produce it for his own record labelâs artists. Of course, Iris Long would always be credited as the original songwriter even if she didnât involve herself in the actual recording and post-production process.
ăăIt was rather peaceful at Dragon Palace Home #10 but the same couldnât be said in other places.
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ăăMao Textiles had been in a constant barrage of attacks from almost all directions. It was subtle at first. The Mao family initially didnât think too much about it. After all, which business didnât experience challenges?
ăăBut when the issues started cropping up almost every day and snowballing into danger zone, the Maos could no longer keep still and take the beating without doing anything.
ăăIt was only after investigating did they discover that Lin Yehan was the mastermind in bullying their company. He caused almost all of their old and trusted suppliers to terminate their cooperation with Mao Textiles.Â
ăăAs a result, the company had no choice but to find other inferior and less trustworthy suppliers in a hurry. They couldnât take advantage of the old clientâs price benefit anymore. All of the raw materials they needed had become so much more expensive with the new suppliers.Â
ăăEven though the company could still afford these new prices, it still hurt them. If the companyâs higher-ups decreased their salaries and regular bonuses, then it was easy to circumvent these new expenses.Â
ăăBut how could the higher-ups allow this to happen?Â
ăăThere was no way that they would sacrifice their own benefits for the sake of the company. Mao Textiles didnât want to disturb the status quo either.
ăăThe consequence of this was that all of the lower-ranked employees had to bear the burden instead. Low salaries were cut even further. Meagre bonuses became even more miserable. Worst of all, many were laid off.Â
ăăThese poor and pitiful employees attempted to complain but did Mao Textiles care about them?
ăăOf course not!
ăăThe company and the Mao family ignored them. They were too busy covering up these problems in order to maintain their wealthy front especially during this period when they were preparing for their daughterâs marriage with the crown prince of the Long family.
ăăIn his farm villa, Lin Yehan just finished discussing the finishing details of the gala with the event planner. Then his phone rang and his assistant relayed what happened with Mao Textiles.Â
ăăHis usual gentle expression was nowhere to be seen. In its place was a deep frown of contempt.Â
ăăâContact those that Mao Textiles laid off,â he instructed his assistant. âWe have some businesses related to the textile industry. Although itâs mostly in the supply stage, Iâm sure that they wonât be too picky when they need urgent employment.â
ăăThe assistant obeyed.
ăăAfter the call, Lin Yehan took a moment to calm his anger. He had already expected that this would happen when he started targeting Mao Textiles, but when it really happened, he couldnât help but feel disgusted.Â
ăăAs a tycoon who worked in one of the most humble industries in society, namely agriculture, Lin Yehan despised businesses who had zero moral ethics the most.
ăăMao Textiles was a classic example of a company that only cared about fattening up the already fat pockets of its higher-ups while bleeding the rest of its workers dry and casting them aside like disposable slaves without any hesitation.
ăăIt would be difficult to completely destroy a long-established company like Mao Textiles with a lot of connections but it wasnât impossible.
ăăLin Yehan fell into deep thought.
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ăăA couple of days before the gala (and Long Hui and Mao Qiuyueâs wedding), Wei Lan finally returned to the country after her long shopping spree across Asia. She only freshened up in her mansion before dragging Randy and RenĂ© Alejandro to Dragon Palace to meet her new grandsons.Â
ăăFinally, RenĂ© Alejandro had an excuse to meet Jin Liwei, Sir Lu Jianghong and the others again. Deep inside, he was grumbling about Wei Lanâs tardiness in returning, but on the outside, he was all smiles.Â
ăăJin Liwei had a meeting at Jin Corporation and Grandpa Lu was out visiting Grandma Li up in her mountain villa so those two were absent when Wei Lanâs group arrived. RenĂ© Alejandro was disappointed but there was nothing that he could do.Â
ăăOn a brighter note, he could try to develop a close relationship with the Jin and Lu twins instead. If the children became close to him and treated him as an uncle, then Jin Liwei and Sir Lu Jianhong would surely feel closer to him as well.Â
ăăâXiulan, honeeeeeeeey!â Wei Lan strutted after finally seeing her daughter after so long. âMother is baaaaack!â
ăăShe air-kissed Iris on both cheeks before studying her daughter from head to toe and back up again. âOh, goooooood! Youâve lost all thooooooose baby weight. Your figure is not as goooooooood as mine when I gave birth to you back then but not baaaaaaaaaaaad, honey. Itâs just thatâŠyour boooooooobs have become toooooooo big! Big booooooooobs are easy to sag, you know?â
ăăThe ever straightforward Iris replied, âMy boobs are fine. My husband is more than satisfied with them.â
ăăWei Lan laughed and lookedâŠproud. âThatâs right, honeeeeeeeey! Itâs important to alwaaaaaaaays satisfy your husbandâs neeeeeeeeds! You can always have a boob lift in the future, riiiiiiiiiiight? Iâm sure dear Liwei wonât miiiiiiiiiind paying for the procedure when heâs the one whoâs going to benefit with his wifeâs perky boooooooobs.â
ăăIris rolled her eyes. âI can pay for my own procedures, thank you. And I might not need that kind of procedure in the future.â
ăăWei Lan also rolled her eyes. âTrust meeeeeeeee, honey! With those biiiiiiiiiiig boobs, youâll definitely need a boob lift.â
ăăWhile the mother and daughter were talking about boobs, the other people around them were pretending that everything was normal.Â
ăăThe butler and the other staff were all professionals. They were already long used to their young madamâs overly straightforward honesty. Their expressions didnât change at all.Â
ăăRandy was barely holding on to his laughter. He couldnât wait to meet with Dom and gossip about it.
ăăAs for RenĂ© Alejandro, he showed a rather awkward expression. It was all for show, of course. He honestly didnât care about this kind of conversations at all. There was no way that someone like him would be embarrassed listening to something like this.
ăăIris was an attractive woman. That much he could admit. If not for the fact that he was focused on befriending Jin Liwei on the surface and entering the manâs close circles, RenĂ© Alejandro might even attempt to seduce Iris. She was just his typeâbeautiful, sexy and appeared to know what she wanted.Â
ăăUnfortunately, he wasnât the type to mix his work with pleasure. He wouldnât fuck anyone who was related to his missions in any way. He was different from the Matador who was now keeping their hostage, Rose Young, as a convenient mistress.
ăăAfter the boob conversation finished (thank goodness), Iris sniffed and frowned.Â
ăăâMother, your perfume is too strong. I canât have you meet the babies like this.â
ăăWei Lan complained but she still went to take a shower in the end.Â
ăăIn the meantime, Iris took RenĂ© Alejandro and Randy to the nursery first.
ăăâThank you for the presents,â Iris said. âYou didnât have to.â
ăăRenĂ© Alejandro smiled. His two dimples on both cheeks made him appear very charming but Iris wasnât affected at all.Â
ăăâItâs just a little something for the babies,â he replied. âThis is the first time that Iâm meeting MamĂĄâs grandsons after all. In a way, theyâre also my nephews. Of course, I have to get them something as their uncle. I also brought something for your sisterâs twins as well. I hope she doesnât mind.â
ăăIris mentally raised an eyebrow at the manâs reasoning, but on the outside, she only nodded before saying, âI donât know if Big Sister Jinjing will mind your gifts for her babies or not. You have to personally give them to her to find out.â
ăăâI understand.â He smiled again.
ăăAt last, RenĂ© Alejandro met Jin Liweiâs sons and Sir Lu Jianhongâs grandsons when they arrived in the nursery.Â
ăăLong Jinjing was inside with the nannies. She thanked RenĂ© Alejandro for the presents but didnât talk much.Â
ăăRenĂ© Alejandro didnât mind. Long Jinjing wasnât one of his targets anyway. She was actually dangerous because her husband, Lu Zihao, hated him. It was better to steer clear of the woman to avoid any unforeseen problems to his mission.
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