His Genius Wife is a Superstar

Chapter 1673: Gone Soft

Lu Zihao forced himself to calm down, or else he might die from high blood pressure from these two insufferable AI brats.

His sister was an angel, and yet she created these two little devils.

Ketchup was normally a sweetheart, yet somehow she had become as annoying as her younger brother today. It should be that Bacon, the little devil, had influenced his older sister to become a little devil like him.

Even until now, he still had no idea which bastard his sister based Bacon’s personality on. If he knew who it was, he would definitely give the a**hole a piece of his mind.

Fortunately, Lu Zihao still cared about his sister’s AI cat children. He reined in his temper by taking a couple of deep breaths.

Once calm, he ignored the two little devils’ comments about him being a deaf, old man, and instead told them, "Your mother can handle that woman even without us needing to interfere."

Bacon turned around and showed him his fluffy butt. His disappointment and displeasure were clear. The little devil most likely ran to his place because he was confident that Lu Zihao would agree with him in destroying Girl Abante.

Unlike her younger brother, who was now sulking, Ketchup nodded. "Yes, yes! The cute and mighty Ketchup agrees one thousand percent with Uncle Haohao! Mommy can handle that poopoo-headed woman even without us! Because Mommy is the bestest mommy in the whole wide world! Right, Uncle Haohao? Meow~"

A light chuckle escaped from Lu Zihao’s lips. "Hm."

Bacon still refused to turn around to face him. It was clear that the little devil still wanted to destroy the woman, Girl Abante. Now he was probably also holding a grudge against his Uncle Zihao for not agreeing with him.

The little devil was truly a little devil.

Lu Zihao sighed. "Although your mother doesn’t need our help in handling that woman, it doesn’t mean that we can’t make that woman’s life difficult."

The black cat peeked at him but stayed silent. His fluffy black tail started swishing from left to right. He waited for his uncle to elaborate.

Lu Zihao almost snorted at the little devil’s silliness. Despite being a powerful AI entity that literally had the power to destroy modern civilization as mankind knew it, Bacon was still a kid after all. He was still quite easy to coax.

"Give me that woman’s dossier," he said.

"Oh, oh, oh! The cute and mighty Ketchup has it! Here you go, Uncle Haohao! Is Ketchup amazing and awesome and wonderful and beautiful and stunning and gorgeous and marvellous and superb or what? Hehehe. Meow~"

"Hm." Lu Zihao fought the urge to roll his eyes. Instead, he took the tablet from the coffee table and opened the file that Ketchup sent him.

While he scrolled through Girl Abante’s background information on the tablet, he heard his AI cat nephew’s seemingly bored voice.

"Why go through so much hassle over such an insignificant person?" Bacon asked. "Isn’t it easier to just destroy that woman, so that she can never crawl her way back to the top of the Filipino entertainment industry? No matter how many times Bacon thinks about it, Bacon still finds her unforgivable for bullying Mother. Bacon’s reasoning is the most valid, yet Uncle Zihao disagrees. Uncle Zihao has gone soft."

Lu Zihao’s finger, which was scrolling on the tablet, froze. He scowled at the little devil on the TV screen. "Me, soft?"

Ketchup tilted her white, fluffy head to the side. "Uncle Haohao is not soft at all! Uncle Haohao has big and hard muscles, and lots of tattoos and scars! Uncle Haohao is even scarier than those inmates in prison! Not soft at all! Bacon is the soft one, like Ketchup! Because we are soft and cute and cuddly and fluffy kitty babies of mommy and daddy! Right, Uncle Haohao? Meow~"

"Tsk, stupid," Bacon muttered under his breath.

"Mreow? Who is Bacon calling stupid?! The cute and mighty Ketchup is not stupid, you Bacon big meanie! Ketchup is mommy and daddy’s precious little white kitty baby! Take this and this and this!!!"

Once again, the white cat executed a series of cat kung fu while the black cat dodged everything smoothly. Despite the inhuman speed of the two AI cats’ movements, Bacon’s expression remained bored.

Lu Zihao ignored the two brats’ fight, not bothering to mediate between them. He finished skimming through Girl Abante’s dossier and tossed the tablet on the coffee table afterwards. Then he smirked like the devil himself.

"Heh. Don’t think I don’t know the real reason you came running to me, you little brats. You just don’t want to get into trouble with your parents, so you not only want me to do the dirty work but also take the blame."

Ketchup froze, her emerald eyes widening in shock. "Gasp! Uncle Haohao! The cute and mighty Ketchup would never do such a thing! Ketchup is a good kitty baby! Mommy and Daddy said so! Please don’t tell that to mommy and daddy! Ketchup doesn’t want to be scolded. Meowuwuwuwu!"

Bacon, on the other hand, didn’t deny his uncle’s words. Instead, he said, "Uncle Zihao called Bacon and Ketchup ’little brats’, upsetting our young, tender hearts. Bacon needs compensation—"

Lu Zihao snorted. "I’ll send red packets to you two later, but don’t think that you’re in the right just because I gave in. I’m not doing this for you, but for your mother who’s my sister."

"Bacon knows. Bacon is also doing this for Mother."

A teary-eyed Ketchup looked at her uncle and brother. She understood what they were talking about, but couldn’t completely relate. She was more worried about being scolded by her parents! So sad! She didn’t want to be scolded!

Lu Zihao snorted again and thought about the dossier he just finished reading.

Girl Abante was a typical case of an old woman drunk with money and power. She used her wealth and influence to get what she wanted in the Filipino showbiz industry. Most of the celebrities bowed down to her, as she was one of the most powerful producers in the Philippines. She also used her talk show to control celebrities.

If they obeyed her, she would help them by giving more exposure through her talk show, and in extension, give them more projects as a producer. Even if she didn’t give them roles in her own projects, she would facilitate introductions between the celebrities and her fellow producers.

However, if they refused to obey her, she would make her talk show maliciously edit their interviews, showing the disobedient celebrities in a bad light. This would invite criticism not only from the public but also disapproval from the majority of showbiz bosses. In the end, the disobedient celebrities would find themselves effectively blacklisted from the industry. They just needed to wait until their fame faded into total obscurity.

Lu Zihao didn’t think much of someone like Girl Abante. He truly believed that his sister could handle the woman herself without needing him or her AI cat children to intervene.

Even so, he still found himself enraged after watching the bodycam video footage.

Ever since living his new life as Lu Zihao, reuniting with his beloved sister who now lived as Iris Long (Long Xiulan), and eventually building his own family with his wife, perhaps Bacon was right about one thing.

He might have really gone soft.

If it were the past him, Nikolai Vetrov, he would have already completely obliterated someone who offended him and his beloved sister. Not just obliterated the person, but also the person’s loved ones across five generations.

Now, however, he found himself stepping back and letting his sister handle her own problems by herself.

Hm, his brother-in-law was there to protect his sister anyway.

Although he sometimes disdained the man for being too upright, the original Lu Zihao’s trust in his Third Brother Jin Liwei had somehow transferred to him as well. Now, he also trusted Jin Liwei to make sure his sister Evelinka was safe and sound.

Then he glanced at the TV screen where two AI cats stared at him.

He sighed.

Fine, he would just allow his cat nephew (and himself as well) to vent a little.

"Call the ShaWn," he said.

Bacon’s golden eyes glowed. "Connecting...."

Lu Zihao gave several commands to the Shadow Winds hacker team. Of course, Bacon led them.

Ketchup also wanted to join the fun, but Lu Zihao dissuaded her, saying that her parents would surely scold her if they knew that she was trying to meddle in Shadow Winds. She whined a little but still couldn’t win against her Uncle Haohao’s stern refusal. She could only sulk a little, but was soon distracted by a new gossip about his other uncle, Jin Chonglin, at his fan club’s forum.

In the end, she said goodbye in a rush to gossip at her Uncle Lin Lin’s fan club.

Bacon was more than happy to rid himself of his sister’s annoying chatter. He was also very pleased about his Uncle Zihao’s decision to make life a bit more difficult for Girl Abante, the wretched woman who dared bully his beloved mother.

Although Bacon was a tad disappointed that Uncle Zihao didn’t agree with his suggestion to completely destroy the wretched woman, he could only content himself with today’s outcome. At least they were going to do something about it.

Bacon couldn’t wait. He immediately led ShaWn in following his Uncle Zihao’s commands.

Lu Zihao let the little devil do his own thing. Just as he left the study room, he heard a booming voice downstairs.

"Where’s the pinheaded husband of yours, Jinjing, my girl? Is that boy still skipping lunch like a rebellious teenager? Don’t worry, my girl. Grandpa Lu will spank him for you!"