Grandpa Lu’s booming questions about the new white cat lightened the atmosphere and temporarily diverted everyone’s attention from their worry about Iris’ safety and well-being.
"Sir, that’s Ketchup. She’s Ice Cream and Popcorn’s new cat sister," Jiang Ying Yue answered him.
Jin Chonglin began muttering under his breath. "Huh... Ice Cream and Popcorn... Now it’s Ketchup... What the hell is with that woman’s naming sense? Now I feel nervous about what she’s gonna name her kids with my brother in the future... I don’t want a niece named Tofu or a nephew called Steamed Bun..."
The others cringed after hearing Tofu and Steamed Bun, except for Grandpa Lu who threw his head back and guffawed. His booming laughter echoed in the grand foyer. Like Jin Chonglin, the others also worried about what Iris and Jin Liwei were going to name their future children. They prayed that it wouldn’t be Tofu or Steamed bun or any other food names for that matter.
"So where’s this Ketchup then? I want to meet her! Also where are the other cats? They haven’t greeted their beloved great-grandpa yet!"
"Sir, Ketchup is, uh, she’s...er, shy around people. She likes to hide all the time. She must be hiding somewhere, I think," Jiang Ying Yue explained in an awkward tone. "Or maybe she’s with Ice Cream and Popcorn in Xiulan’s room."
"I see, I see. Liwei my boy and Xiulan my girl got a timid one this time, huh. Tsk tsk."
The ones who knew that Ketchup was a talkative and naughty cat AI could only blink in discomfort. Ketchup was timid? That was an adjective least suitable to describe the cat.
Jiang Ying Yue used the break in the conversation to lead everyone to the living area where the butler and a maid served them calming tea and light biscuits. Dom appeared at this time, coming out of his bedroom after hearing about their arrival.
After a dramatic "reunion" with his sister Clover and the other members of the girl squad, he began telling everyone about everything that happened. Despite his injuries, he was very energetic in re-enacting the scenes, complete with exaggerated expressions and gestures, and of course, self-made sound effects.
"Boss threw the cake box up in the air like a professional baseball player. It went up so high to about the same level of the second floor and then she grabbed me and Big Sis Yiyi to the floor..."
He actually threw himself to the floor. "And then BOOM!!! The bomb exploded and I can’t remember all the things that happened after that because I was so shocked and scared!" Then his face suddenly contorted in pain. "Aiyaya! My back! Oh, my back! It hurts! Wuwuwuwu!"
"Big Bro!" Clover helped him from the floor and peeked at the injuries on his back underneath his shirt.
"Don’t move too much, you careless child!" Yi Mei scolded him but there was worry in the old housekeeper’s eyes. She also checked his injuries.
Jin Liwei arrived while Dom was taking a break from his dramatic re-enactment. Everyone asked him about Iris. A flash of worry broke his usual cold and hard expression.
"Xiulan has a lot of injuries all over her body but nothing life-threatening. She’s sleeping right now and I don’t want her to be disturbed. I want her to get plenty of rest and focus on recovering," he told everyone in a firm tone, knowing that they all wanted to see her, especially Wei Lan who started crying again in the arms of his mother. freewёbnoνel.com
Hearing about Iris’ injuries, all of them were concerned about her. On one hand, they felt relieved that she was alive. On the other hand, they were all shaken after learning that Iris was the central target of a bomb attack from a crazy, obsessed fan. It was no wonder that Jin Liwei was being extra protective of her right now and didn’t want anyone to disturb her.
"Yes, dear Xiulan should focus on healing from her injuries," Grandma Li agreed. "It’s already very late, anyway. We’ll talk to her tomorrow instead."
Jin Liwei nodded at his grandmother before addressing everyone. "Talk to my butler if you wish to sleep over here tonight. He’ll arrange your accommodations. If you’ll excuse me, I need to be with Xiulan right now. I don’t want to leave her for too long."
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