The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

Snuggling in Jiang Xingyu's arms, Xia Luna completely let herself go. 

Jiang Xingyu didn't mind her. He hugged her closely and let her cry her heart out. 

When her tears ran out, she stabilized her emotions, pulled away, and looked at Jiang Xingyu awkwardly, finally realizing what she had just done. She was even more embarrassed when she saw a huge wet patch on his shirt. She guilty evaded his eyes and apologized, "Er...Sorry!" 

Jiang Xingyu ignored her apology and took her hand. "I'll take you home." 

"Jiang Xingyu, I can..."go by myself. Xia Luna swallowed the other half of the sentence when she saw Jiang Xingyu ignore her and drag her into the parking lot, where he had parked his car.

Xia Luna didn't protest anymore and sat in the car when he very gentlemanly opened the door for her. It wouldn't hurt to hitch his ride anyway. 

Jiang Xingyu still couldn't believe that the girl in his car was the same girl he had looked for in every corner of the earth. 

That girl who had left without saying a word was finally sitting beside him. 

The more surprising thing was that he neither admonished nor asked the reason for her disappearance. Instead of being angry, he felt as though the missing piece of his ribs had finally been slotted back. How could he even have the strength to get angry? 

"Where do you live?" He asked as he started driving. 

When he was met with silence, he turned to look at her in askance. 

The girl had her eyes closed. She was deep in a peaceful sleep and even had a slight smile on her lips. He was dazed for a while by her appearance and couldn't bear to wake her up.

Thinking about it, he simply drove to his villa. If she woke up and wanted to leave, he would then drive her to wherever she lived. 

Once they arrived, he gently carried her out of his car all the way to the master bedroom on the second floor. The servants would usually retreat to their rooms after finishing their work and only come out if they were needed, so there was no one in the vicinity. 

Jiang Xingyu carefully put her on his bed and removed her shoes before going to the bathroom. He returned with a damp towel and wiped the dried tears off her face. 

When he was done, he covered her and left the room. 

Xia Luna heard the door close then she didn't hear any footsteps for a while. She knew Jiang Xingyu must have left the room, so she opened her eyes slowly.

Actually, she had been awake all along. She just didn't know how to face Jiang Xingyu, so she closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep. 

But why did the man bring her to his house? He was not planning to lock her up, right? 

Looking around, she found this place quite familiar. 

This was the same house they used to spend time in a year ago. This was the room they slept in a couple of times, and if she hadn't claimed to be too young, this would have been the bed where they made love. 

Her real reason, however, wasn't her age. She was already of legal age. It was just that she couldn't bring herself to do it with a man she wasn't emotionally attached to. 

Although that was what she thought even now, she couldn't help feeling guilty. 

Jiang Xingyu loved her so much. She could tell that he was mad at her, but even then, he didn't take it out on her. She would have preferred it if he yelled at her or even cursed her, she would be less guilty then. 

Looking around, she decided to believe that he wasn't planning to lock her up. He knew her well enough to know that she would escape easily. If he wanted to lock her up, he would look for a place she wasn't familiar with. 

While she thought of what to do, Jiang Xingyu came back with a bowl of noodles in his hands,

So he had gone to cook for her. 

Seeing her awake, Jiang Xingyu smiled happily. "You're awake. I knew you would wake up soon, so I made you a bowl of egg noodles." 

Xia Luna didn't utter a word. 

"You don't want noodles? Then what do you want to eat? I will make it for you." Jiang Xingyu thought her silence meant she didn't want to eat noodles. 

When Xia Luna heard him, she reached for the bowl silently. She didn't want to owe him, but rejecting it would make him sadder, so she just ate it. 

When she was done, Jiang Xingyu took back the bowl to the kitchen and washed it, then came back. 

"You should rest a little more. It's already late; you can just spend the night here." 

Xia Luna still didn't say a word. She didn't know what to say. 

"Don't worry, if you are uncomfortable with my presence, I'll sleep in the guest room tonight." 

"Jiang Xingyu, we need to talk." She said before he could leave. 

Jiang Xingyu's body froze. A few seconds later, he shook his head. "I had many meetings today, and I'm tired. We will talk later." He didn't wait for her to respond before leaving the room. 

How could he not know what she was about to say? She was not going to talk about what happened a year ago. She was obviously going to ask to leave. If she said she wanted to break up with him, he would not know how to make her stay. He would rather not hear it. 

In the master bedroom, Xia Luna sighed. She knew he was avoiding the topic.

Alas, they had to talk about it sooner or later. It was already heartless of her to have left the way she did. She didn't want to keep his hopes up. 

He must be thinking that if they stayed close to each other, they might reignite the spark. But the problem was that spark didn't exist, to begin with.

Forget it, she would speak with him tomorrow.

She was so exhausted from crying earlier, so she quickly fell asleep. Strangely, being in Jiang Xingyu's bed didn't prevent her from falling into a deep sleep. 

Meanwhile, in the guest room, Jiang Xingyu couldn't sleep a wink. He kept thinking that if he drifted into sleep, he would wake up to find his Xia gone. 

In the end, he got out of bed and snuck back into his room. He had to laugh at himself. This was clearly his own house, but he was acting sneakily like a thief. 

Seeing that she was asleep, he heaved a sigh of relief. 

He went to her side and sat on the edge of the bed, taking her hand into his palms. He didn't forget to maintain a safe distance between them.

Although he had held her to sleep before, he knew that she would be uncomfortable if he simply slid next to her and slept. 

So he held her hand tightly like an insecure kid scared that others would snatch his favorite toy. He rested his back against the headboard and closed his eyes while reminiscing about the past when they were still dating. 

...

He thought he had only closed his eyes for a minute, but it was already morning when he opened his eyes again. His first instinct was to look down. Xia Luna's hand was no longer in his, and she was not on the bed! 

"Xia?" He called out then looked towards the bathroom. There was no one there. He stood up and was about to run out when a note fell from his lap. 

He knew what this must mean but still picked it up with trembling hands and unfolded it anxiously. 

[Jiang Xingyu, thank you for being there for me. I appreciate your love...] 

He didn't read anymore and crumbled the note into a tiny ball, cracking his knuckles in the process. 

"Xia, how could you do this to me?"