The following days were extremely busy for Iris. She officially began her education as a Cross Academy student. Despite this, she still continued working as usual.
Iris was currently one of the hottest figures in showbiz with the continued success of her album "Rebirth", her upcoming album "Rebirth Melodies", and her appointment as official composer to a still unknown film. People were constantly talking about her.
Suddenly, news came out about the Alarm Girls. A court hearing was finally scheduled for their case of assaulting Mr. Chen's secretary, in addition to the slew of other charges pressed against them by the nail polish company.
In addition to this, someone bailed them out of jail, even providing them with a lawyer. Even more surprising was that the lawyer was from a well-known law firm. It appeared that the girls managed to snag a powerful supporter.
A conspiracy theory quickly became popular online. It said that the girls' mysterious supporter must be an Iris Long hater.
With some digging, it was revealed that the lawyer's firm was fierce rivals with the law firm of Iris Long's lawyer. It should be remembered that Iris Long' lawyer also pressed charges against the Alarm Girls for the incident during her launch party. Plus her injured fans took a class action lawsuit against the three girls with another lawyer financed by Madam Feng Wan and her friends. However, the court hearing for these cases had no schedules yet.
The theory also pointed out that ever since the Alarm Girls were bailed out, they always made sure to blame Iris Long for their predicament during interviews, even though the current case they were facing was the one against Mr. Chen's secretary and the nail polish company.
With these observations, it really seemed like someone intended to taint Iris Long's name and reputation, especially now that her star was on the rise.
Of course, Iris heard about all of these. Her assistant was a big chatterbox after all.
"Boss, look at this!" Dom showed her the news on his phone. "Which stupid a**hole gave those three b*tches a d*mn lawyer?! And they're still spouting bullsh*t about you! Such evil! They're not humans. They're scum!"
She only gave a cursory glance at the phone before ignoring it, focusing once again on her assignment.
"Boss! They're too much! They're clearly up to no good. I'm so upset!"
Iris sighed, a bit annoyed of being disturbed. "Dom, don't waste your time and energy on them. It's not our turn yet to fight against them. They still need to face the nail polish company first. They're just trying to provoke us. We have more important things to do at the moment than react to their petty jabs. Let's focus on our work, okay?"
Dom pouted and grumbled before reluctantly nodding. "Okay, boss. It's just that I have a bad feeling about this, especially about that b*stard who's supporting them behind the scenes. I wonder who it is. Should we investigate?"
If Iris wasn't so busy, she would've already investigated it. But at the moment, she just had no time to spare on the Alarm Girls and whoever was supporting them.
She was now moving forward with her life. To her, the Alarm Girls were just brief stumbling blocks on the road. Why look back and start concerning herself again with insignificant roadblocks when she was already running forward?
Her current priorities didn't include the three stupid girls.
She would let her lawyer handle the matter with them. Only if he couldn't deal with them by himself would she step forward. But if he really failed, then she would have to start looking for a more competent lawyer next time.
These days, her break times weren't for resting but for studying. All her free time consisted of studying resource materials, completing assignments, or video calling her instructors for e-lessons.
Iris would be so exhausted afterwards.
Jin Liwei would pick her up at the library office and carry her to their bedroom. She would already be sleeping by the time he laid her on their bed. He would remove her clothes and put on her pyjamas for her before joining her on the bed to sleep.
One night after her lessons, she managed to stay awake when Jin Liwei picked her up at the library office.
Seeing her exhaustion, he was becoming increasingly worried about her health. He felt very proud of her achievements and would always support her, but if she continued to work and study in this grueling pace, she might collapse again. He didn't want a repeat of that terrifying night when she fell unconscious in front of him.
"Baby, what if you temporarily stop working? You can always make another comeback once you finish your studies," he suggested.
"No," she immediately replied.
"But baby—"
"Liwei, I love my work and I'm also enjoying my studies. Yes, it's tiring to do both at the same time but…I feel so alive right now."
He opened his mouth to reason with her but seeing her earnest look, he swallowed the words he was about to say. Sighing, he tucked a lock of hair behind her ear. "I just want you to be healthy."
He looked at her, his face serious. "If you get sick, you'll drop everything and focus on resting. Okay, baby?"
She frowned.
He lifted her chin with his fingers. "Promise me, baby."
"Fine," she mumbled with great reluctance.
He smiled and quickly kissed her lips, before carrying her to bed.