Iris and Jin Liwei already laid out a plan on how to officially announce their marriage to the public. Everything had been arranged. For now, however, the two of them wanted to enjoy their honeymoon first without any unnecessary interruption.
As for her pregnancy, the official announcement would need to wait longer, perhaps when she reached her second or even third trimester. Or maybe, they would only announce it after she had given birth. Even they weren’t sure yet.
Jin Liwei, the proud husband and father-to-be, wanted to announce everything to the whole world but had to restrain himself because his wife had become easily stressed ever since getting pregnant. Although Iris usually didn’t give a whit about public opinion regarding herself, her pregnancy hormones made her more sensitive to other people’s comments about her worthiness as a mother. This was further exacerbated by her remaining fear of becoming a mother.
Before learning about his wife’s real identity in her past life as a member of the infamous Vetrov family, Jin Liwei didn’t fully understand this fear of hers. But after learning how cruel her mother Madam Vetrova was in treating her own children, he could now somehow understand where his wife’s fear of becoming a mother stemmed from. Even Nikolai confirmed that Evelina and their mother never truly got along with each other.
Just imagining what kind of horrors his wife went through in her past life was enough to make him furious. He vowed to never let her experience that kind of abuse ever again because that was what it was no matter how much his wife and brother-in-law tried to gloss it over as training—abuse, plain and simple.
His thoughts were interrupted by the caretaker who started giving them a tour around the large private villa.
Iris stopped walking and took of her shoes. “I want to walk barefoot and feel the sand under my feet.”
He shook the dark thoughts of her past life from his mind and smiled. “Alright. Me, too.”
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Iris lifted her head and closed her eyes to enjoy the cool breeze. “It’s so beautiful and peaceful here.”
“I’m glad you like it here, Young Madam.” The caretaker was pleased and became more enthusiastic in giving the newlyweds the tour.
Afterwards, the caretaker left Iris and Jin Liwei at their opulent master bedroom suite. The decorations were very tropical, evoking a sense of the exotic but also feeling very relaxing at the same time.
There were petals on the floor forming a path to the huge canopied bed. More petals were arranged on top of the bedsheets into two big interlocking hearts. There was also a welcome package of fresh fruits, refreshments, flowers, and interesting souvenirs for the two of them on the coffee table with a card addressed to “Mr. and Mrs. Jin”.
Iris noticed her husband looking smug after reading the card. “You like it so much that I’m now Mrs. Jin?”
“I love that you’re now my wife,” he corrected.
She wrapped her arms around his waist and rested her head on his chest. “Me, too. I love that you’re now my husband. I thought that since we’ve been living together, things wouldn’t feel so different whether we married or not. But I was wrong. Something seems to change now that we’re officially married to each other. I’m not sure what exactly it is that feels different but I can feel it. Do you?”
“En. I feel it, too.”
They gazed into each other’s eyes. The sounds of the ocean waves and the rustling of the plants outside reached them through the open windows.
“Let’s take a walk on the beach,” she suggested.
“Alright, love.”
While Iris was freshening up in the ensuite bathroom, Jin Liwei checked the entire bedroom suite. This was a habit he was trying to instill to himself after noticing his brother-in-law doing it every time Nikolai entered a new environment.
“Ketchup, are you here?”
The TV flickered on and showed a smiling white cat. “The cute and mighty Ketchup is in the house, Daddy! Meow~”
A second later, a smoky shadow materialized beside Ketchup and formed into a black cat. “Bacon is here too, Father.”
Jin Liwei smiled. “Good. You don’t have work today?”
“Uncle Zihao gave Bacon a day off so that I can help Big Sister Ketchup and our security team to secure the entire private island.”
Jin Liwei gave a sound of approval. “You already know our family’s security protocol. I’ll leave it to you two. I want your mom to be completely stress-free during our entire honeymoon.”
“Okie dokie, Daddy! Have fun with Mommy! Meow~”
“Please take care of Mother, Father. She needs a lot of rest after all the wedding preparations.”
“Of course, I’ll always take care of your mom. There’s no need to remind me.”
After talking to their cat AI children, Iris and Jin Liwei walked hand in hand on the beach and watched the sunset together while having dinner outside. There were some dishes that didn’t agree with Iris, but overall, they had a nice romantic meal to mark the first day of their honeymoon.
Back to their bedroom, Jin Liwei propped himself on the bed. He was reading the area’s tourist booklet while waiting for his wife to finish soaking in the bath. He already finished showering and was n.a.k.e.d underneath his bathrobe. His hair was still damp. Originally, he wanted to shower together with his wife but she declined and insisted that they wash separately.
He wanted to make love with her so badly that it literally hurt to wait any longer. It had been too long since he had her.
Despite his own raging desire, he still restrained himself. What was another hour or two when he already abstained for weeks before this? In addition, his main priority for this honeymoon trip was to pamper his wife and make her relax to the brim so that she would be fully refreshed when they returned home.
