Dom didn't care about other people's gazes on him.
Food was life.
He continued eating until he finally felt close to 95% full. The remaining 5% was for the after-meal snacks that he planned to buy later. On the way to this restaurant earlier, he had seen other stores, stalls, and kiosks selling a variety of food. A lot of them looked good and smelled good, so he planned on trying as much food as he could eat.
After lunch, Dom pulled Iris and the others to shop for snacks next. They agreed.
They split into two groups. Alona Bauer led Dom and Chen Fei to queue up for hot snacks.
Iris and her mother-in-law went another way to buy boxed pastries, chocolates, and other specialty preserved food to add to the souvenirs that they planned to give away after returning to their home country.
Alona, Dom and Chen Fei joined the two after buying the hot snacks. They had fun buying edible souvenirs.
Once again, the local business owners were ecstatic to have such great business today thanks to Iris' group.
For the first half of the afternoon, the group shopped but they didn't drop. Not all. In fact, they were still very energetic even after returning to the hotel.
Jin Liwei was so happy to see his wife again. The twins were taking a nap. He thought that he could finally spend some time alone with his wife, but unfortunately, the girls weren't done for the day yet.
"I'm sorry, darling. We booked a spa session downstairs. I'll see you later for dinner, okay?" Iris hugged his waist and looked up at him.
He sighed. What could he do? He held her waist and bent down to kiss her mouth. "Okay, love. Enjoy."
"Let's go, Xiulan my dear," Huang Yuyan called Iris.
"I need to go," Iris whispered.
He gave her another kiss on the mouth before letting her go. He watched as his mother hooked arms with his wife, acting as if they were sisters instead of mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Releasing another sigh, he returned to the suite to check on his sleeping sons.
Little Matcha was well-behaved as usual, staying in one position for the most part.
In contrast, Little Mochi was like a spinning top. His little socked toes were almost on his twin brother's head.
Jin Liwei sighed and carefully put back his son in a proper position.
Little Mochi opened his eyes. "Dada?"
Jin Liwei paused and held his breath.
Thankfully, Little Mochi was in a good mood. Maybe he had been dreaming of something good. He only grinned at his daddy before returning to sleep.
Jin Liwei released a big sigh of relief.
Later that night, after everyone ate dinner together at the restaurant that Jin Liwei booked, Iris finished taking a hot shower in their suite.
"Mama!" Little Mochi bounced on the big bed.
"Mama," Little Matcha also called her.
The twins were surrounded by toys that Iris and the others bought earlier.
"Hi, my sweethearts." She gave each of her sons a big kiss on their cheeks. "Where's Daddy?"
Little Mochi: "Dada?"
Little Matcha pointed a finger at the balcony. "Uh." (There.)
Iris glanced at the balcony. Indeed, her husband was standing outside talking to someone on the phone. She didn't bother him and proceeded to play with her sons instead.
Then she sang them their favourite Russian lullaby. In no time, Little Matcha fell asleep beside her. Little Mochi took a little more time to lull, but he eventually succumbed to dreamland.
Jin Liwei entered by this time. Iris smiled at him but immediately noticed that something was wrong with his expression.
"What happened?" she asked.
"Grandma Li had a heart attack," Jin Liwei said in a too-calm voice.
Those who didn't know him might ask: How could he be so unfeeling in this kind of serious situation?
But as his wife, Iris knew Jin Liwei inside and out. This was just him doing his best to keep it together. He must be dying inside.
Iris also felt like her stomach dropped to the floor after hearing that her grandmother-in-law suffered a heart attack. She climbed off the bed and hugged her husband.
"Is she…?" Iris didn't want to finish her sentence.
"Grandma is still alive," Jin Liwei whispered.
She released a sigh of relief. "As long as she's still alive. Does Mom know about this yet?"
He shook his head before hugging her back. "I asked Grandma's people not to tell Mom yet. I think that it would be better if I was the one to tell my mother. At least, I might be able to better deal with it if she becomes hysterical later."
"I'll help you tell her."
"En." He hugged her tighter, drawing comfort from her.
"Does your brother know about it?" Iris asked.
"En. He's already on his way to the hospital. It's a bit far from where he's at, so he's heading to Dragon Palace first to borrow our helicopter."
"Good."
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