His Genius Wife Is A Superstar novel Chapter 1523

1523 Legend of the Great Fantom (Part III)

"Jianhong, calm down," Grandpa Lu's astronomer friend tried to calm him down but to no avail.

The old man was incensed.

His other friend wasn't afraid of him and said, "Everyone here can speak multiple languages so Iris Long being a polyglot isn't really something special among us. Granted, she might speak more languages than us, but the number of languages she knows and her level of proficiency in them doesn't matter if she doesn't apply them to her main career. And her running multiple businesses isn't a stand-out among us here either who have been standing at the very top of the business industry for decades. We don't look down on celebrities, but we can't help but wonder if she deserves her spot as a Cross Academy student."

Beside Iris, she could sense Jin Liwei's mood plummeting fast. She grabbed his hand and squeezed it, silently communicating with him to calm down.

However, it was Grandpa Lu who couldn't bear the slight toward his beloved disciple. He stood up, red-faced, and pointed at his friend. "You—"

"Grandpa Lu, please calm down," Iris said in a soft, soothing voice.

"Hmph!" The old man glared at his friends but still listened to Iris and sat down again. He crossed his arms over his chest and continued harrumphing.

Iris sighed at the sight of her husband and the old man. Jin Liwei was like a volcano about to erupt. Grandpa looked like a kid who was sulking after throwing a tantrum. She didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the two of them. Nevertheless, her heart felt warm because they were only acting this way for her sake.

She gave her husband another comforting squeeze in the hand and a soothing smile at the infuriated old man before facing the others.

The nerdy tech billionaire looked at her with fanatic eyes. Tears continued flowing down his now red face. His expression was so intense that Iris felt complicated looking at him. Good thing that her instincts told her that he held no malicious intent toward him. He was simply ecstatic to be meeting someone directly connected to his idol, Fantom.

Even though she and Fantom were the same person, he didn't know that. If he did, maybe he would have already croaked from overexcitement and ascended to the heavens.

Iris faced Grandpa Lu's friends. Her expression was calm yet serious.

Her aura changed. Gone was the warm, welcoming host of today's launch party. Instead, it felt like they were now facing a formidable queen who had the power to decide their fates.

"Understandably, you think that way—that I don't deserve my spot at Cross Academy given my achievements so far," she said. "I may appear impressive among the normal, average people, but among top geniuses like you, I fall short."

Most of them nodded, agreeing with her.

Jin Liwei's expression turned uglier. Grandpa Lu was about to lose his temper, but Iris sent the old man another comforting smile while giving her husband another squeeze in the hand—firmer this time.

Her eyes were cold as she looked at each gentleman in the room. "Now that you know I'm Drakon and that Fantom was my master, this should prove that it's not a fluke that Cross Academy recruited me."

The nerdy tech billionaire nodded. "Of course! If the great Fantom taught you even just a fifth of his talents, then you should already be more than qualified!"

Nobody refuted him despite him not being a Cross Academy student himself. Although these alumni had their own pride as certified geniuses, all of them admitted that Fantom was indeed a true legend.