His Genius Wife is a Superstar

Dragon Palace Home #10.

Inside her own loft space in the home office, Iris was reviewing the latest revised proposal plan of the old commercial district's revival project. This was considered a large-scale operation so there were many industries involved, making it more complicated.

Dom was also working in another desk. Despite his innate talkativeness, he was highly skilled and competent in his job. As a matter of fact, he had long surpassed his qualifications for his job as Iris' assistant.

However, he refused to leave even when both Iris and Jin Liwei offered him other "better" opportunities like becoming a CEO like his younger sister, Clover Chua. It was easy for either Iris or Jin Liwei to give Dom a company to run. He had the education and the experience after watching and assisting Iris establish so many businesses in a short period of time.

Dom wasn't tempted, though. He loved his job as Iris' assistant. He believed that running a company would be tiresome and very much preferred the unpredictability of working with a genius like Iris instead. His current income wasn't anything to joke about either. He was actually already rich if someone looked at his bank account and investments.

Iris appreciated Dom's loyalty not only as an assistant but also as a best friend. They had already long treated each other as family. Thus, she couldn't shortchange him when it came to his salary. His value went beyond his skills as an assistant. Dom was now an irreplaceable part of her life. Most importantly, all her children adored him.

Dom finished up his desk work and stood up. "Boss, I'll head to LXC Studio now to help inspect the new recruits."

"Oh, it's that time already?" Iris looked up from her desk.

"Yes! Don't worry, boss. The gorgeous me will observe everyone with my sharp Philippine eagle eyes and report my findings to you later. Ehehe."

"Thanks, Dom. Put more focus on the musical talents that have potential and can be nurtured. I have a lot of extra songs that I have outgrown as a performer. It would be a waste to not release them. It's better to use them as debut songs for our own artists at LXC Studio."

"Roger, boss! Please leave everything to moi, Dom the Beauty King!"

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"Ketchup, Bacon," she called.

A white cat and a black one appeared on her computer screen simultaneously.

"Here, Mommy! Meow~"

"Greetings, Mother."

She showed her AI children the current budget proposal for the old commercial district's revival project.

"This line here is the money the two of you contributed. Officially, they're under my name but I will privately put the two of you as shareholders for the revival project."

"There is no need for that, Mother," Bacon said. "The money I used to buy the mall and help fund the repair and renovations is Bacon's gift to you."

"Yep yep, Mommy! Bacon is right! Meow~"

Iris sighed but there was a soft smile on her face. "Then treat the shares as your mom's gift to you as well."

Bacon blinked his golden eyes while Ketchup did a dramatic gasp.

"Just accept the shares. Treat this as an investment. There is no guarantee that you'll receive returns in the future but if the revival project succeeds, then you'll just have to sit back and wait for the dividends to arrive in your bank accounts."

"If Mother insists, then Bacon will accept this offer." Although the black cat AI sounded reluctant, his rotating tail never failed to show his true feelings. A true money-grubber indeed.

Ketchup jumped around her little kitty brother with excitement. "Meowowow! Ketchup is a shareholder in one of Mommy's projects! I'm really so cute and mighty! Meowowow!"

"Mother's revival project will definitely succeed. If someone dares to obstruct Mother's plan, Bacon will obliterate them from the face of this planet. Then Bacon will wait for my dividends, save them up again, and buy another better and classier present for Mother in the future."

"Oh oh oh, great idea, Bacon! Ketchup will do that, too! Meow~"

"Copycat."

"Hey, you little meanie! Mreow!"

"Copy-dog."

"Mommy, Bacon is being mean to Ketchup again! Meowuwuwu!"

"Copy-cockroach."

"Mommy!!!! Meowuwuwuwuwu!!!!!"

Iris shook her head, sighing. "Alright, that's enough. Don't wait for your dad to hear about this quarrel of yours."

Bacon and Ketchup immediately stopped. They didn't dare to provoke their dad or they might get grounded again after such a long time. Nobody wanted to be grounded. It was so sad and boring!

"Mother," Bacon called.

"Yes?"

The black cat AI's fluffy tail swished from side to side. "Bacon also has presents for my twin baby brothers and twin baby cousins."

"Oh oh oh! Ketchup, too! Meow~"

"That's because you copied Bacon again."

Ketchup grinned, not the least bit ashamed.

Iris raised an eyebrow. "What presents did you prepare for your younger siblings and cousins?"

"They're not ready yet," Bacon said in a bored yet also mysterious tone.

"Hihihi! It's a secret, Mommy. Meow~"

Iris chuckled. "Fine. I'm looking forward to it. I'm sure your siblings and cousins will love whatever presents you prepared for them."

Her two AI children looked excited and proud.

"The two of you are really your dad's children. You all love to give presents regardless if there's a special occasion or not."

Iris also liked giving presents but her husband was on another level. The morning after she gave birth, she received a notification from her bank saying that Jin Liwei sent her 20 million US dollars. It was then that she once again remembered the ridiculous clause he included in their pre-nup that he would pay her 10 million US dollars per child she gave him.

By now, she already received a total of 60 million US dollars from him for all their six children—Ice Cream, Popcorn, Ketchup, Bacon, Little Mochi and Little Matcha.

He had never forgotten about their agreement. In addition to the money, he also gave her and their newborn twins a lot of other presents almost every day during her confinement. Not all of them were expensive or luxurious.

Some were simple handwritten cards or flowers he personally picked from their garden. But these were the kind of gifts that she appreciated more than the expensive ones that he custom-ordered for her.

The more simple the gifts, the more they highlighted the truth that he often thought of her and wanted to make her happy every single day.

There was really no need for Jin Liwei to give her any material things so often especially when there were no special occasions. Nevertheless, Iris still loved her husband's thoughtfulness. This was just one of his many ways of demonstrating his love for her.

It seemed that their AI children was going to take after their dad when it came to this tradition of giving thoughtful gifts.

Iris smiled and felt profound happiness. The family that she had built with Jin Liwei was her greatest treasure. She would do everything in her power to protect it and she was sure that her husband would also do the same.

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Iris became busier with the addition of the old commercial district's revival project in her workload but this didn't mean that she neglected her twin babies. No matter how hectic her workload had become, she still prioritized caring for the twins.

Jin Liwei was better in balancing his family and work. He would help Iris whenever she started struggling on how to organize her schedule.

There were a lot of things on her plate right now. She wasn't only focused on developing all her companies. She also made sure that she had enough time to work on her music. After all, music was her biggest passion.

In addition, she didn't forget to continue with her academic lessons. Her study schedule might be flexible but she couldn't just completely put aside her education. Even if she was a genius, Cross Academy would still expel her if she didn't complete her assignments. After all, Cross Academy didn't lack geniuses. If she wanted to finish her education, then she needed to put in the work.

Today, she personally represented Eve Holdings and attended a meeting at Jin Corporation to discuss their cooperation regarding the old commercial district's revival project. She was accompanied by Dom and her executive assistant plus the other executive officers at Eve Holdings.

Jin Liwei was also there to represent Jin Corporation, of course. The two of them sat on the opposite ends of the conference table as the leaders of their respective companies.

The other participants in the meeting, mostly the ones from Jin Corporation, wasn't really expecting much from the meeting. They only treated this as an extracurricular project to make their boss' wife happy.

Little did they know that they would witness a shocking role reversal during the meeting.

How come their President Jin took on the passive role while his wife, Iris Long—ahem, President Long acted as the domineering boss? She was actually the one who led the entire meeting even though they were in Jin Corporation.

It wasn't only her undeniable aura of a leader that surprised everyone. They were also shocked by her eloquence in using business jargon and her knowledge of the entire project itself and everything it entailed.

This was the first time that they realized that perhaps Iris Long wasn't a symbolic head of her companies as most of them initially believed. She might just actually be every bit as competent a leader as her husband, Jin Liwei.