*Knock Knock*
Jing popped his head out of the cupboard and blinked at Jin, who was standing at his room's entrance. Jin coughed awkwardly. "Can I come in?"
His uncle blinked once again and suddenly, the room was filled with a golden brilliance - the source of which was his brilliantly shining face.
"My dearest nephew!!"
Ugh...
Jin gave out a tight expression as Jing jumped to hug him as if he was meeting him after a hundred years. He was almost crushed in that hug.
"Uncle I cannot breathe..."
"Don't be such a spoilsport! You don't visit your Uncle at all these days!" He burst into tears and squished his face against his as if he came face to face with his long lost child.
Ugh, dramatic as always...
Jin pushed him away with all his strength and heaved breathlessly. He pouted heavily. "You wouldn't mind sister-in-law Nana hugging you like this or even Nuo! What is this unfair treatment against your fluffy Uncle!"
His brow twitched. "Do you always act so childish with Uncle Yukito too?"
Jing shyly grinned. "My Yukito spoils me a lot~ He is the best husband in the whole world!" He beamed until Jin thought he would go blind.
Jing then wrapped his arms around his neck and raised his brow with a sly smile. "What about you?"
"Me?"
"When will I get to see my nephew's doting side for his lover? I really want to see it because you are always so grumpy except the times Jun's with you~ I wonder what your doting side looks like."
"Not gonna happen."
Jing choked hard with lightning shock dropping upon him. "Why not!? Did something happen to Shui! Let me call her right away!"
"..."
He glared. "Shui is fine, idiot Uncle!"
"Oh. Phew..." Jing let out a huge sigh of relief.
"Why did you even mention her in the first place?"
"Aren't you gonna marry her?" He didn't beat around the bush at all.
"Then?"
"It's for somebody else."
His brow twitched hard. "Obviously, I understood that. I am asking who?"
Jin's heart filled with bitterness and grievance. "...Ren Alix."
"Ah? Wait, Ren family's Ren Alix?"
"Yes."
"Why does she need it-"
Suddenly Jing was lost in his own train of thoughts and he swiftly concluded. "Is this about her taking over her family business?"
"Yes."
As a fashion designer himself, he was well aware of all his big and small rivals in the industry. He also knew about the turbulence in the company.
"So she is taking over but how is it related to us?"
Jin made a face and said with long pauses in between. "I...might have..."
Jing blinked and waited.
"...given her...a twenty million check to revive her failing company."
"..."
Jing stared at his nephew and Jin looked anywhere but at him.
"Huh?"
There was a period of steep silence.
"Huuuuhhh!?" It finally registered in Jing's brain. "Wait, wait, wait! You did that? Why? Isn't she your adorable Uncle's rival? So not only did you invest in her company but are also asking me to give her my contacts so that she can compete with me with my own resources? Why this betrayal, my dear nephew!?" Jing cried a swimming pool of tears.
Because I would rather betray you than let Bro Jun know about my smoking...
His bitterness increased ten fold. It would look like a ridiculous threat to others but Jin, who respected Jun so much, didn't want him to know about his smoking habit at any cost.
"Is she threatening you? She must definitely be threatening you, right? Don't worry Jini-boy! Your Uncle will come to your rescue! Nobody can bully my nephew!" His nostrils flared. "Call Ren Alix right away! I will set the record straight!"
"..."