The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

When Li Lanni left the employees cafeteria, she was no longer in the mood to go back to the studio. She called Cheng Yu, and they left Star Art International together. 

After she had said her piece to Madam Ji, she no longer felt the need to continue speaking to her, so she had excused herself.  

"Why would Madam Jiang want to speak to you? You didn't do something against the company policy, did you?" Apparently, Cheng Yu was having the same suspicion as she did earlier. 

"No. In fact, it was nothing important.", Li Lanni shrugged it off.

Cheng Yu didn't press further. She was going to paint with Li Yuming later, so she was too excited. 

On the other hand, Li Lanni was going to Xia Luna's. They still had things to talk about regarding Ji Feifei.

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Meanwhile, in a high-end mansion,

A red-haired girl hugged a pillow on the sofa while she glanced at a middle-aged man beside her. He was busy typing on his laptop. After hesitating for a while, the girl spoke to him, "Dad, Ji Feifei has been arrested." 

"Mmh. I know." The middle-aged man responded blankly. 

"Then... is it time to make my move?" She asked cautiously.

"No." The man replied offhandedly, still immersed in his work.

"But why not? The Ji family is weak right now and..." The girl whined in a spoiled manner.

"It's exactly because they are weak. Ruby, don't do anything unless I tell you to do so." The man suddenly lifted his head, looked into her eyes, and warned her.

"But why..." Ruby was surprised. Her father had always allowed her to do what she liked. But when it came to this, he was keeping her waiting for too long. "I really want that b*tch to suffer for everything she did to me." 

"I know, princess, but you should learn to be patient. I'm sure you are not the only one after her blood. That Li Lanni girl, for instance, is after her too." 

Ruby thought about it. Indeed, Li Lanni hated Ji Feifei too. "Then should I befriend Lanni? I have been trying to, but she..." 

"Don't." Her father interrupted. 

"But why?" Ruby was shocked. Her enemy's enemy was her friend, right.

"That girl isn't simple. Don't court trouble. Also, discontinue your Art classes. You are doing nothing but wasting a lot of time there."

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Saturday 

Li Lanni had thought that the pervert had forgotten all about meeting his parents, but she should have known better. 

This bastard was cunningly waiting for the perfect day when she couldn't turn him down. 

"Darling, we still have more than two months before we can break up." He said with all confidence when she tried to make an excuse to slip away. 

"That doesn't mean I should go to your home! What kind of condition is that?" 

Ji Xiehan inched closer to her teasingly. "Honey, the main point was to bring a girl home so my parents will stop bugging me to get a woman. In fact, I am already a few days overdue. We should have met them last week itself." 

Li Lanni was helpless. What kind of mess has she thrown herself into? When she saw Ji Xiehan's teasing look on his face, she gritted her teeth and regretted until her intestines turned green. She shouldn't have agreed to him in the first place. Was it too late back out now?

How could Ji Xiehan not perceive her emotions, so he quickly clutched his heart pitifully said in an aggrieved tone, "Honey, I already completed my end of the deal. Are you going to ditch me now?" 

Li Lanni looked at him speechlessly. Every time she meets this guy, he shows her a whole new level of shamelessness.  "Can you have a little more shame?" 

Ji Xiehan rubbed his head with a hurt expression. "You are the one who doesn't have shame—you heartless girl. You let me decide when and where to appear for the media's sake, but when I want you to meet my parents, you want to come up with excuses and reject me. How could you be so feeling less?" 

"What? When did I..." Li Lanni was about to refute but then remembered that such a thing did indeed happen. 

At the time, she had just wanted to be a little fair since she already had the upper hand. Who would have known that her fairness would land her in his trap again? 

She shouldn't have left him a leeway! If she gave him an inch, this bastard would take a mile.

Seeing that he was on the winning end, Ji Xiehan daringly slipped a hand around her waist. "Let's go?" 

Li Lanni could only grit her teeth and agree to go. 

Even though it was just a fake meeting, Li Lanni felt it would be rude not to get any presents when meeting elders. Hence she dragged Ji Xiehan to a gift store on the way to Ji Mansion.

He was happy to go, of course. That was just another opportunity to tease her, and he didn't waste it. 

After looking around for a while, she decided to get an antique painting. 

While Madam Ji disliked Li Yuming, it didn't mean that she hated all the painters and did not appreciate art. In a particular article on an interview with Madam Ji, she remembered reading that she was fond of many painters and had collected many of the masterpieces.  Ji Huifen appreciated art too, so this covered the interests of both of them. 

Even though this was just a meeting for the media's and Ji Xiehan's sake, but even then, Li Lanni decided to be sincere with her gift.

At the billing counter, Ji Xiehan insisted that he would pay, but Li Lanni stubbornly refused. How could she give the first-meeting gift to his parents with his own money? When he saw her acting stubborn, Ji Xiehan relented and let her pay.

After packing the gift, both of them then headed to his home.

On the way, for unknown reasons, she felt nervous about meeting her in-laws. She knew that meeting them was just an act, but she still felt anxious despite already meeting them.

Ji Xiehan was even more nervous. Knowing that his mother didn't like Li Lanni, he could only hope that the former wouldn't flip upon the latter. 

Both of them felt as if they were sitting on pins and needles.

...

They soon reached the destination in half-an-hour. Ji Xiehan quickly got out of the car and opened the door for her.

At the main entrance, a butler was already waiting for them, anticipating the arrival of their future mistress.

When he saw a gorgeous and elegant lady in a white sleek A-line dress with a minimum make-up on her face walk out of the car, the butler was stunned for a moment. How beautiful!

But he quickly adjusted his expression and went forward and greeted them respectfully, "Young master Ji!"

He then turned towards Li Lanni and greeted her, "I guess this must be Ms. Li. Nice to meet you. I am Wu Feng, the butler of the house you can call me butler Wu."

Li Lanni politely greeted, "Hello Butler Wu"

The butler then took them to the living room where Master Ji and Madam Ji was waiting for them.

Li Lanni exchanged pleasantries with them, trying to ease her nervousness and chatted with them cordially.

As anyone would expect, this was bound to be one of the most awkward meetings between a man's fiancée and his parents. 

The atmosphere was even more tensed thanks to the fact that Li Lanni was not actually Ji Xiehan's fiancée. 

After the talk they had a few days ago, Madam Ji didn't deliberately make things difficult for Li Lanni. But even so, they couldn't like each other overnight. There was still obvious tension between them. 

After exchanging some small talk, Ji Huifen tried to lighten the mood a little. "Xiehan, why don't you take your girlfriend for a tour around the compound? Dinner will be ready soon." 

Madam Ji coughed awkwardly. That was her line. "Yes. The backyard has been redecorated. I'm sure Lanni will love it." 

Hence, Ji Xiehan brought Li Lanni to the garden for a stroll. It was only then that she realized how big and luxurious the Ji mansion actually was.  

The backyard was nothing but a sea of green, with a small flower garden at the side and an ornate fountain at the center. 

It gave the whole place a calming feeling as the water splashed and rolled its way down the tiles.

Ji Xiehan wrapped his arms around her. "Do you like it? If you do, we will have an even more beautiful fountain in our matrimonial home. 

Before she could land him a fatal jab, he breathed against her ear. "Darling, my parents are watching us." 

Li Lanni could only swallow her anger. Very well. She should have known.