Sensing her man's pain and fear of losing her, Iris' unhappiness of being stopped from checking and fixing Ketchup evaporated. Her full attention was now on Jin Liwei. She could understand how he must be feeling.If their situations were reversed, she would also feel the same way as him.
"I'm sorry that you had to experience something dangerous and scary like that yesterday," he told her. "I wish I was there to personally protect you, not allowing you to suffer even just one bruise on your body. I wish that I could take away all of your injuries and pain. I don't want you to suffer anything."
A smile softened her expression. She caressed his cheek. There was mutual tenderness in how they looked in each other's eyes.
"Don't apologize. What happened yesterday was not your fault," she replied. "I know that you love me and want to protect me. In fact, I'm now thankful that you and Big Brother insisted on providing me with a large security team. If it weren't for both of your subordinates, I might have been more gravely injured. So thank you."
"This is natural. It's what I should do for the woman I love."
The couple continued staring into each other's eyes, kissing gently and then smiling. Stare, kiss, smile. They repeated these actions until they were interrupted by their two cats who couldn't endure their hunger and full bladders any longer.
"Meow!" Ice Cream's expression looked pitiful. She really tried hard to wait and endure for the sake of her mommy but couldn't anymore. The call of nature was something that was difficult to ignore.
"MEOW!!! MEOW!!! MEOW!!!" Popcorn had already jumped down the bed and walked around restlessly in circles in front of the door.
Jin Liwei sighed while Iris chuckled.
"Alright, I understand. I'll let you out now," Jin Liwei told them, as he gently disentangled himself from his baby girl. He froze when he saw her wince. "Sorry, love. Did I hurt you?"
He nodded and got up, careful of his movements so as not to hurt her. The cats followed him as he led them all the way out of the suite. Fortunately, Ice Cream and Popcorn already knew where to go to do their business without Jin Liwei needing to accompany them.
Iris was on her way to the bathroom when he returned to their bedroom after letting the cats out. He hurried to her and supported her, alarm and worry in his expression.
"I can walk perfectly fine, you know," she told him.
He didn't reply, still continuing to support her to the bathroom.
She was helpless at his overprotectiveness but didn't argue. In fact, she liked it. She felt warm and loved by him, so she allowed him to do what he wanted. It was his way of easing his worry for her. Besides, she didn't have the energy to deny him. Her entire body ached and felt stiff. The wound on her jaw was stinging while the major injuries on her neck and shoulder throbbed, spreading the pain to the surrounding parts of her body.
Jin Liwei saw her discomfort even if she tried to hide it from him. There was a little furrow between her brows, hinting that she was enduring some kind of pain. It pained him so much to see her suffering like this, especially since she was doing her best not to show it.
Then hatred for Tian Kong flooded him. His baby girl was in pain because of that motherfucker! He would never be at peace if he didn't make the bastard pay for attempting to kill his woman.
Iris sensed his sudden fury and instinctively knew to whom he wanted to direct it to. She also felt the same way. That Tian Kong who claimed to be her fan needed to pay. It wasn't only her who was hurt but also many of her true loyal fans, some of Jin Chonglin's fans and also a few innocent bystanders. However, she didn't want that bomber and attempted murderer to ruin this moment between the two of them. Both of them had been extremely busy ever since they returned to the country from France that their time spent together were limited.
She patted his cheek to get his attention. He tossed the son of a bitch out of his mind to focus on his baby girl's needs.
However, he was gentle, careful and tender, so Iris swallowed her suggestion of asking someone more experienced among the household staff to dress her wounds. She didn't want deprive him of his desire to take care of her. He treated her like the most precious treasure in the world, making her feel all mushy inside.
While he was dressing her wounds, her hands subconsciously began caressing his nape and arm. Her wounds hurt and her body ached, but every time he touched her, she could feel a blaze of heat and a zap of electricity on her skin. It made her forget about the aches and pain in her body. Her breathing quickened and a familiar ball of desire slowly formed and tightened in her lower abdomen.
Jin Liwei immediately sensed the change in his baby girl. His eyes were on the same level as her naked breasts, so he saw how her nipples hardened. The rapid rise and fall of her chest was also unmistakable, making her enticing breasts all the more mouthwatering. He looked up and saw that her eyes had gone cloudy and half-lidded with desire. His body reacted in an instant. Blood rushed downwards. He felt something stirring between his legs.
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