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"Don’t be so willful all the time and insist on doing whatever you want," Enrique Valdez said through the video call. His usually captivating eyes were now strict as he reminded his student to be more careful in the future. "I know that we’re the creative kind of people who like doing our own thing, but there will be times when we’ll have to temporarily stop and rebalance our personal lives first. You’re pregnant now, Xiulan. It’s not only your own body anymore that you need to take care but your baby as well."
"I understand, Teacher," Iris said in a humble tone, feeling like a child being scolded by an elder. She had no choice but to inform all her instructors about her pregnancy and the miscarriage scare. She couldn’t hide it while constantly attending their virtual lessons in bed for the past few days.
Most of the time, Enrique Valdez was a man of few words but even he couldn’t stop himself from scolding Iris this time for her carelessness after hearing what happened to her. Unlike everyone else who all blamed either Rose Young or even Jin Liwei for causing Iris’ miscarriage scare, the legendary hitmaker didn’t mince his words and directly chided his student, telling her that her actions that eventful night were her own responsibility and nobody else’s.
Iris accepted her music mentor’s scolding without any complaints. In fact, she felt relieved that someone finally placed the blame on her. Ever since she was ordered to stay in bed for at least half a month, guilt for endangering her and Jin Liwei’s babies constantly plagued her.
Sure, it was Rose Young’s evil plot against Jin Liwei that triggered all the unfortunate series of events that night, but Iris was still the one who lost control of her own emotions and recklessly tried returning to the hotel when her presence there wasn’t really needed. As a matter of fact, she now realized that her presence at the hotel only served as a distraction to both her husband and big brother because they worried about her safety.
It was pure foolishness to do the things she did that night. Instead of using her brain, she allowed her extremely volatile emotions to cloud her judgment.
Sighing, she continued listening to her music mentor’s harsh but sensible lecture on her foolishness. The more Enrique Valdez pointed out her mistakes, the lighter Iris felt. It was as if the weight of her guilt was gradually being lifted off her shoulders.
This wasn’t a masochistic tendency but more of Iris treating her mentor’s scolding as a catalyst to finally forgive herself and free her from the guilt.
"Thank you, Teacher. I know my mistakes. I’ll make sure not to do them again."
Enrique Valdez’s grave expression finally eased a little. His hazel eyes also gentled. He sighed. "Good that you know. Take a break from our collab project for now. There’s no rush. I’ll visit you soon. I’m looking forward to the birth of your child with Liam." freewёbnoνel.com
The mentor and student chatted for a bit longer before the video call ended. Iris put the tablet on the bedside table and adjusted her body into a more comfortable position on the bed.
Since she couldn’t do it herself, Iris gave Ketchup several instructions instead to assist Bacon’s approaching awakening. This was to help her cat AI son deal with the drastic change in his system after evolving into the true power flood. Iris wanted to create some new protective programs to seal a big portion of Bacon’s new capabilities until he reached a certain level of skill and maturity but this plan needed to wait until after her bed rest.
She monitored the fluctuations in Bacon’s system and guided Ketchup in controlling the activity within a safe level. Finally, after almost half an hour, all the fluctuations stopped and settled down.
Iris held her breath.
Then....
The tablet’s screen flickered and a black cat appeared, his familiar golden eyes glowing brightly.
"Mother, Bacon is back."
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