"What a load of rubbish!" Iris' cold voice interrupted the female idols' conversation .
The girls all turned their heads in annoyance at being disturbed . However, when they saw that it was Iris Long and Jin Chonglin's group, they looked surprised and amazed at the same time . They all straightened their backs and presented their best behaviours .
"S-senior Jin Ch-chonglin!"
"Senior Iris Long!"
As a domestic superstar, Jin Chonglin was respected and admired by many young artists in the music industry . It wasn't surprising that these young female idols would feel starstruck by his presence .
Although Iris Long didn't have Jin Chonglin's same level of fame (yet), there were still quite a lot of musicians who looked up to her, especially those who focused on music techniques . After all, she was the recipient of a special award for her brilliance in this area .
The female idols felt like total fangirls in front of Jin Chonglin, while they felt intimidated by Iris Long . Her aura up close was on another level, especially right now that she was looking at them with such a cold expression .
Jin Chonglin glanced at Iris who now looked like she wanted to murder someone in cold blood . She might not be showing much emotion on her face, but the potent aura emanating from her was enough to chill weak-hearted people to the core . And indeed, some of the timider girls in front of them were already looking like they were about to cry . If others saw their current situation, they would think that Iris was bullying these poor girls .
Right now, Iris reminded Jin Chonglin of his older brother whenever he teased him . Jin Liwei would also turn cold like this and unnerve people with just his sheer aura alone .
'They're really a couple . Both so damn tyrannical in their possessiveness of each other,' he thought to himself .
Iris started to stride towards the female idols like a predator about to swoop in on her prey, but her manager Tang Yiyi pulled her back and stopped her . Lin Dong looked around with a paranoid expression, afraid that other people might see them and misconstrue the situation as Iris pushing her weight around on the newbies .
The female idols didn't know what they did to anger Iris Long . They cowered from her scary aura .
"Calm down, Iris," Tang Yiyi whispered to her in an urgent tone .
Iris briefly closed her eyes and took a couple of deep breaths to calm herself . When she opened her eyes, her expression somewhat became gentler .
"Hello, my apologies for disturbing you," she told the female idols in a pleasant tone . Her eyes, however, remained cold . "I think I heard you talking about CEO Jin's supposed fiancée? Since CEO Jin is our Senior Jin Chonglin's brother, your conversation made me very curious . May I know more about what you're talking about?"
The girls looked at each other . They were relieved when Iris Long talked to them . She was actually nice and polite . Maybe they were just imagining that she was angry at them earlier . Or maybe her expression earlier was just her resting bitch face and had nothing to do with her actual mood .
"S-senior Iris! Uhm… We normally don't talk about CEO Jin but he's recently trending online after he commented on Prince Lin Lin—I mean, Senior Jin Chonglin's blog post a few days ago . After all, CEO Jin never used his account before . People have become very interested in him lately so…uhm, there are a lot of gossips about him online right now," one of them explained to Iris .
"Yeah! We were just gossiping—uh, I mean chatting about what we read online . Someone posted a few photos of CEO Jin with his fiancée at an online gossip forum just a few minutes ago . Here, Senior Iris and…uhm, Prince—Senior Jin Chonglin . Let me show you the post . "
The girl held up her phone to let Iris and Jin Chonglin see . She blushed when Jin Chonglin smiled at her .
Iris looked at the alleged photos posted online on the girl's phone . Jin Chonglin also peeked over her shoulder . Even Tang Yiyi and Lin Dong stretched their necks to take a look .
Indeed, there were candid pictures of Jin Liwei together with another woman . The person who snapped them must have been far away because Jin Liwei and the woman looked completely unaware that someone was taking photos of them . The quality of the photos wasn't that great either, so Iris ruled out the paparazzi . It might just be a regular person who used his or her phone camera .
Jin Liwei looked tall and handsome as always with his usual cold and indifferent expression . He was in his business suit . Beside him was a woman Iris recognized as Rose Young from the headshots Ketchup gathered from her public records .
The anonymous user who made the post claimed that he or she took the photos at a five-star hotel . Indeed, the background behind Jin Liwei and the woman looked like a hotel lobby . The user wrote an accompanying post with the photos . It said:
"I was waiting for someone at the hotel lobby when I immediately recognized CEO Jin Liwei . I also happened to recognize the woman walking beside him . She is Rose Young, a Chinese Singaporean businesswoman . Her mother's side of the family are members of high society here in China, that's why I managed to recognize her even though Rose Young mostly lived in Singapore . The Jins are close to her mother's family . I heard that the two families have been hoping to pair Rose Young to CEO Jin Liwei for a long time now because they're both high achievers in the field of business . However, they have always been unsuccessful because everyone knows that CEO Jin never showed any romantic interest in anyone before .
"Then all of a sudden, CEO Jin revealed that he's engaged a few months ago . He hasn't introduced his fiancée yet, but seeing him and Rose Young together at a HOTEL made me connect the dots . The most eligible bachelor in the country suddenly got engaged . Then months later, Rose Young suddenly gets promoted to work as an executive at Jin Corporation and moves from Singapore to permanently live here in China . Coincidence? I think not! I bet that Rose Young is actually CEO Jin Liwei's fiancée . After all, the Jins and her mother's side of the family have been hoping to pair them together since a long time ago .
"Both CEO Jin Liwei and Rose Young are smart businesspeople who work at the most elite level of the business industry . They also come from wealthy and influential families . They're also close in age . I personally think that they're perfect for each other . And I know that there are many in high society and in the business world who think the same way . Jin Corporation will surely become an even more successful company if CEO Jin Liwei and Rose Young unite in both business and marriage . Don't you think so, too?"
Then the user suggested that Jin Liwei and Rose Young must have spent an hour or two at a hotel room to find time for some quick loving despite their busy schedules as business executives .
"Hmm… That's Rose Young, alright," Jin Chonglin murmured behind Iris .
"Oh! You know her, Prince Lin—I mean, Senior Jin Chonglin? Is that woman really your brother's fiancée?" one of the female idols asked him .
"No, she's not . " Iris quickly shot down the question .
The female idols were surprised that it was Iris who answered instead of Jin Chonglin . They turned to Jin Chonglin for confirmation .
He flashed them his killer smile, dazing them . Then he said, "Junior Iris is right . That woman is not my brother's fiancée . His real fiancée is more beautiful and more amazing than Rose Young . "
Iris gave him a side-eye, showing no expression on her face .
Jin Chonglin winked at her .
Iris borrowed the phone from the female idol and scrolled through the photos herself . Her thumb froze at the last three photos .
The first one showed Rose Young leaning very close to Jin Liwei, almost rubbing her (non-existent) breasts against his shoulder . The second one showed her touching his arm . The final photo showed her fully holding his arm with her two hands .
Iris gripped the phone in her hand and squeezed it, as a colder and more frightening aura emanated from her in suffocating waves .
Chapter end
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