The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

Jiang Xingyu felt even more depressed when his mother asked. 

That girl had seriously abandoned him again. 

Why did she keep doing this to him? 

As a man, how could he take this lying down? 

Yet he knew that no matter how angry he was, he could not bring himself to do anything that would hurt her. 

Actually when he saw Xia Luna again, he had thought of locking her up so she wouldn't be able to escape. But what was the use locking her up if she didn't want to be with him? 

She would only go further away if she ever had the chance.

He had thought that she wouldn't leave without clearing up matters with him, yet that was exactly what she did. Again. That selfish girl!

Seeing her son's expression, Madam Jiang knew she had hit the nail on the head. Jiang Xingyu must be thinking about that girl again.

She hated to see her son so heartbroken. "Xingyu, in this world, you cannot always have what you want. Some things are just beyond your reach. That mysterious girl you like... maybe she has a reason for not liking you back." 

Jiang Xingyu gripped his coffee cup so tightly it could break. "I don't want anything else. I only want her." 

Madam Jiang knew her son too well. Once he was set on something, he couldn't be convinced so easily. 

She could only sit beside him with a worried expression. "What's so special about her anyway? It's just a girl, right? There are very many women who like you. While some are only after your status, there are those who truly love you too. If you get a girl who truly loves you, you shouldn't let her go just because of a girl who doesn't like you." 

Jiang Xingyu frowned at his mother's words. "She loves me." 

"Oh please don't be so naive. You are already in your late twenties. Do you still believe that a girl who loves you can bear to see you missing her so sadly?" Madam Jiang didn't know what happened between her son and that girl he kept fussing about. All she knew was that the girl seemed to have dumped him many months ago. Jiang Xingyu would sometimes think about her and become depressed all of a sudden. Today, it was much worse than ever before. As a mother, she couldn't bear to see her son like this. 

"Is that really the only girl you will ever like?" 

"Mother, I will never marry any girl unless it's her." 

Although her heart broke, she couldn't say anything about it. 

That was her son's choice. 

Actually, she had always wanted a daughter. When she realized that she couldn't have any, she started hoping for a daughter-in-law and a granddaughter. 

She had long decided that no matter what woman her son chose, as long as she was a nice girl, she would treat her like her own daughter. 

So although she was displeased that the girl kept breaking her Xingyu's heart, she wasn't mad at her. Perhaps the girl had her reasons. "Xingyu, who exactly is that girl? Can you tell me about her?" 

"Xia Luna." Jiang Xingyu said before his brain could process it. Then he froze. Why did his mother ask? 

Madam Jiang was currently shocked. "Xia Luna? This name is familiar. Is she a celebrity or something?" 

"No." As if Xia Luna would be a celebrity. With her character? Her fans would probably kick her out of the Entertainment industry. If she would even have any fans, that is. 

"That's strange... I think I have heard some gossip about her before." 

Madam Jiang remembered what she had heard and tensed up. "Right. Isn't that the daughter of Xia Hanchen, the tycoon from Westlake City who has invincible prowess in software development? 

I heard she has impeccable talent in programming, but she is a rebellious girl and does things girls her age should never be able to do. In fact, normal human beings cannot be like her. She might have even committed some crimes. Xingyu, are you sure.... that's really the girl you like?" 

Jiang Xingyu was lost in thought and didn't notice the slight fear in her voice. 

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Meanwhile, the media was blowing up. 

The reporters were no longer being restricted from hovering near Star Art International. 

As long as they kept a safe distance so as to not distract other people, no one cared to send them away. 

When the class finished, Li Lanni dragged Cheng Yu to the restroom and told her what to do. 

While Cheng Yu was still getting the hang of it, she saw Li Lanni take out a make up kit and start applying make up. 

Now the huge bag made sense. "But what's the make up for?" 

Li Lanni smiled mischievously. "I want to apply makeup. Why can't I?" 

Cheng Yu shook her head and watched silently. These sisters were too naughty. Were they really going to do this?

When she was done, she let out a smile to the mirror. She had practiced to do this since the previous day. Even her mother would be fooled if she saw her like this. 

"Let's go." She led Cheng Yu out. 

As soon as they exited the building, the reporters swarmed all around them. 

Cheng Yu took a look at her changed expression and understood what the makeup was all about. She looked so depressed! 

What was this girl trying to pull off? 

"Miss Li, have you read the news online?" 

"Miss Li, why would you have a fake engagement?" 

"Miss Li,  what do you have to say for lying to everyone?" 

"Miss Li, did you really blackmail Ji Xiehan into pretending to be your fiancé?" 

"Miss Li, are you really a promiscuous girl who likes to seduce rich men?"

The questions kept flooding in, while Li Lanni remained silent. She neither tried to get away nor said a word. 

Soon, the reporters started exchanging gazes, wondering whether she was alright. Why was she not speaking? 

Li Lanni took this chance to speak. "Are you done?" 

Although her voice was stern, her expression was anything but. 

One would think she was an abandoned wife. Her pale face and her saddened eyes made her look so pitiful... she had deliberately applied a slightly darker shade under her eyes, so paired with her pitiful expression, she looked like she had been crying.

"If you are done asking, I will answer you. 

I don't know who came up with such news but really..." she looked down sadly. 

Cheng Yu was shocked witless. 

What was this? Was Li Lanni acting like a white lotus now? If there were no reporters, she would laugh. 

Li Lanni looked at the reporters with pain hidden in the depth of her eyes. "I don't understand... is that person so proud to prove that our relationship is fake? 

And you, reporters, are you so proud to prove them right? You didn't even care to ask me whether the news was fake or not but went ahead to ask such insulting questions. Is this..." 

She sighed speechlessly and clutched at the hem of her dress tightly. 

"I don't care about what people say online. But I'm just sad that this news had cast discord between me and my beloved and his family. I have nothing to say." 

The reporters were stunned for a while. So was the news true or false? 

Her answer was nothing but a vague string of words. 

"Miss Li, so is the news true or false?" One reporter asked. 

Li Lanni poked Cheng Yu discreetly, and the latter knew the stage was now hers. 

She looked through her phone then shrieked. "Ahhh.. Lanni, look what I just saw!" 

Her expression was that of shock as she showed Li Lanni the news. 

Li Lanni took a look then she was 'shocked' too. 

In the next moment, she bit her lip. "Unbelievable... She's my friend. She cannot do this to me." 

Cheng Yu frowned at her. "Lanni, don't be naive. She already tried to tarnish your reputation in B City University. How could you still speak up for her?" 

The reporters were curious. 

While Li Lanni's conversation with Cheng Yu was supposed to be discreet, they 'unintentionally' spoke loud enough for the reporters to hear. 

"That's impossible. She would never do this to me." Li Lanni's walnut eyes even watered a bit. 

The reporters started looking through their phones. 

Then they saw something that shocked them. 

In the thread insulting Li Lanni, the true identities of the commentators had been revealed. 

All the other names had been masked but those were just a few. 

The top ten commentators, whose user names were 'Soon to be Mrs. Ji, Ji Xiehan's little doll, Ji Xiehan's favorite toy' and other similar usernames were all Ji Feifei! What kind of insanity was this?

The reporters were shocked and started discussing among themselves. 

"So the whole thread was started and commented on by the same person?"

No wonder all the comments looked similar! So they were from the same person!