The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

This time, the receptionist was a different person, but she wasn't a rude as the previous one. 

Actually at that time, Ji Xiehan had fired the previous receptionist on the same day and had asked the HR department to hire a receptionist who was pleasing to the eye and knew how to behave.

If he hadn't, it was not sure how many guests would be angered by her. No one could blame Feng Ji International, however. They had indeed carefully hired their staff after ensuring that they were well behaved and qualified for their jobs. However, some of them just thought they were too important and became arrogant over time. It couldn't be helped. 

"Miss, do you have an appointment?" The new receptionist asked politely when Li Lanni said that she wanted to see Ji Xiehan. 

"No." Li Lanni cursed inwardly. On her way here, she had tried to call him, but the damned man had ignored her calls for several rings, and in the end, he simply hung up on her. Now that she was here, she wondered whether she would be thrown out. That would be so embarrassing... was it too late to turn back?

It might be because the receptionist recognized her as Ji Xiehan's rumored fiancée; she didn't ask her to book an appointment. "Master Ji is currently in a meeting. It started just a few minutes ago and might take very long. Would you like to wait for him?" 

Li Lanni was even more upset. At this moment, she very much wanted to barge into that meeting room and tear that damned man into pieces. Alas, she couldn't be unreasonable and behave like a shrew.

She took a deep breath to calm down her temper and replied, "I'll wait." 

As soon as she said these words, she saw Qiao Luna strutting towards them and say, "Miss Li, please come with me." 

Li Lanni wordlessly followed Qiao Luna into Ji Xiehan's office, wondering why she was here when her boss was supposedly in a meeting. Shouldn't secretaries accompany their bosses to meetings and take note of important matters? 

"Master Ji said to wait for him here." Qiao Luna said once they reached Ji Xiehan's office.

Li Lanni silently took a seat. So that man knew she would go looking for him if she couldn't get through to him on the phone? It was even possible that he had purposefully ignored her calls. By this time, she had already stabbed him a million times in her heart.

Qiao Luna offered to bring her a drink, but she turned it down politely. 

Actually, she just didn't trust him. He could deliberately kiss her and make headlines with her. Who knew what else he could do if given the chance? 

"Miss Li, if I may be audacious to ask, are you truly engaged to Master Ji?" Qiao Luna suddenly asked. 

Li Lanni frowned. This was the question she hated the most. "No." 

"Oh." Qiao Luna paused before slowly adding, "Master Ji is a really nice man. And he loves you very much. Ever since I was employed in this company, I have heard him mention you at least once every day, and he is always so happy when he talks about you that one's heart could melt. The two of you look so beautiful together as well." 

"Why are you telling me this?" Li Lanni asked uncomfortably. Did her job scope include finding a match for her boss? 

"Every assistant would want their boss to be happy, right? I just thought I should let you know."

Li Lanni nodded expressionlessly. She didn't need to know. Especially because her anger towards Ji Xiehan had lessened significantly, she had even started considering the possibility that it was a misunderstanding all because of a few words from his assistant. 

Goodness! One shouldn't trust negotiation experts. They were dangerous! Even their assistants were so glib tongued that they could make one lose their mind! 

Most importantly, there was something about Qiao Luna that made her take a scrutinizing look at her. There had always been something strange about her, but Li Lanni couldn't grasp it, so she let it be. 

Qiao Luna didn't want to bother Li Lanni any longer -- that, and the fact that she felt uncomfortable under Li Lanni's piercing gaze -- so she said her goodbyes and left her in the office. Once she was outside, she let out a sigh of relief.

Inside, Li Lanni didn't know how long the meeting would last, so she started playing with her phone to pass time. She didn't want to take another glance at the ongoing gossip. Heaven knew what else those reporters must have added to the blogs after being ignored by her.

She kept checking the time, but it seemed to be moving especially slow today. 

After playing all the games on her phone and getting bored of them, she checked the time to realize only half an hour had passed. She proceeded to read the latest updates of the web novels she was following, but that only took a few more minutes. 

With a sigh, she decided to close her eyes a little. The meeting might take two more hours. If she slept for one hour, she would have used up half the time. 

Just like that, she unknowingly fell into a deep sleep, unaware that in the meeting room Ji Xiehan was currently trying to make the meeting as short as possible. 

Ji Xiehan quickly ended the three-hour-long meeting within one and a half hour and rushed back to his office.

He hoped Li Lanni didn't get tired of waiting for him and leave. He had only wanted to make her wait for a little, but he didn't expect that the discussion would be more than an hour long. 

He pushed the door open with trembling hands. As soon as he walked in, he was greeted with Li Lanni's sleeping face.

Li Lanni had her eyes tightly shut; she had curled up on the large sofa with her phone beside her. Some of her hair stuck onto her face making her look irresistibly cute. 

He was bewildered by such an adorable scene and stood there in a daze for a while.

After he snapped from his daze, he slowly made his way towards her. She was even cuter up close, making one want to forget about everything else and just watch her sleep. Gentleness washed over his face as he held back the urge to pull her hair away from her face.

With his mind lost into the peaceful scene, he was suddenly hit by nostalgia! This seemed to have happened before...

What was with this familiar situation? 

He would never forget the first time they met. 

It had been a similar situation. That night, he had spent the night at The Emerald Grand Hotel after a late evening meeting, and just after taking a bath, he had found a girl sleeping in his suite. 

That night, she had taken strong sleeping pills. At first, he had even assumed that she was one of the girls that his mother was fond of sending to him. Up to date, he had never understood what she was really doing in his room that night. Was it because of the sleeping pills that she had become so muddled that she got her room wrong?

But whatever the situation was, he didn't care. It didn't matter anymore because he loved her. She could sleep in his room as much as she wanted. She seemed to like sleeping in his office as well. She could sleep as often as she liked. 

Speaking of which, he should give her access to his office so she wouldn't have to wait for Qiao Luna to bring her up the next time she came looking for him. 

Not intending to disturb her rest, he made as little noise as possible as he walked to his chair and sat. He made a call and keeping his voice as low as possible, instructed Qiao Luna not to let anyone into his office. 

For the next two hours, he simply stared at the little beauty sleeping peacefully. 

When Li Lanni woke up, she saw Ji Xiehan sitting in his chair and was shocked. Wait! How long had she slept?!

She quickly rubbed her eyes and combed through her hair using her fingers to tidy it before looking at Ji Xiehan awkwardly. "I..." 

As soon as he saw her eyelids flutter, Ji Xiehan had quickly brushed the smile off his face and replaced it with a look that spoke of annoyance and a hint of anger. "Have you had enough rest? Now can we talk about the matter at hand?" 

"Huh? What matter?" Li Lanni inquired, shocked by his tone. He should be apologetic, shouldn't he? What was up with the upset tone? Moreover, that was her line!

Before Li Lanni could come out of her shock, he further demanded, "Why is there news of me being your fiancé? Could you explain why this is happening?"