The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

Tuesday. 

Li Lanni could barely think about anything else when she entered the studio, and her increasingly reddening cheeks gave her away. 

"Eh? Someone is very happy today. Tell me, did something good happen? Tell me, tell me!" Cheng Yu cheerfully pulled her chair closer and demanded gossip. 

Li Lanni coughed to stop herself from smiling and showed Cheng Yu her wrist. "I got a new bracelet. Isn't it pretty?" 

"Wow. It's so beautiful!" Cheng Yu exclaimed honestly. But even then, she felt there was more to it. 

When did Li Lanni not have a beautiful bracelet on her wrist or a necklace around her neck, or earrings at least? She must have a collection of the pretty jewelry in her home, each worth a fortune, all of which she only treated like the accessories they were. Since when did she ever pay so much attention to a bracelet? Cheng Yu's eyebrows rose in curiosity. "Was it a present? Look at you, you're blushing! Did Ji Xiehan give it to you? What happened next? Did you kiss him in return? Wait, have you guys made love yet?

Aaah... am I going to be a godmother soon?" 

"So, gossipy." A displeased groan interrupted Cheng Yu's cheerful ramble. She looked back to see Cedric plastered next to her. 

"Hey! What's wrong with you? You are the one who invaded my space, and now you are complaining that I'm gossipy?" 

"Whether I'm in your space or ten meters away, that doesn't change the fact that you're gossipy." He yawned. 

"You...!" Cheng Yu wanted to explode. She huffed and ignored him, turning back to Li Lanni. "Forget him. He must be sad because 'his precious' Ruby left the class, so he wants to take it out on people." 

"Ruby left the class?" Li Lanni was surprised. 

"You didn't know? She was not even in class yesterday. I heard she was asked to quit. Right. You have better things to do now. You don't even have time to concentrate on news that's none of your business." 

Li Lanni wanted to laugh. Why did it sound like Cheng Yu was happy about Ruby's leaving? 

"Are you really going to ignore me? I'm still here, you know." The hornbill at Cheng Yu's side howled for attention. 

Cheng Yu rolled her eyes and ignored him. "Speaking of which, you should take a look at the news. I heard..." Cheng Yu proceeded to talk about celebrity gossip. 

Li Lanni took out her phone and did a search too. Indeed, she had been so preoccupied with Ji Xiehan and other things lately that she hadn't caught up on much entertainment news. 

She had just opened an article with a funny title when a more catchy title in capital letters popped up. 

[THE DARKEST SECRETS OF JIANG CORPORATION.] 

Without a second thought, she opened the article and found even more interesting news. 

[As one of the top ten companies in the country, the Jiang Corporation has been getting better and better in the business world. Yet, here come ten SHOCKING things about this multibillion company that will make you cringe. You're welcome!

[1] In June 1981, The [censored] forced [censored] to [censored] after [censored] 

[2] Many years later, in March 2011, The former [Censored] was also a part of the [censored] that [censored] 

[3] Last year in January  the current [Censored] followed the trend and [censored] 

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After all this madness, the tenth clause was, 

[10] If the Jiang Corporation takes down this post, I will release the whole article without censoring any words.

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Li Lanni exited the article with a cringe. "What kind of nonsense is this?" Why would someone create such a catchy article then censor everything? What stupid prank was this?

Seriously, all those 'ten shocking things' were censored. The uncensored words didn't even make a sense at all. Who was so idle? 

Apparently, Cheng Yu was also reading that article, and so were many students. 

"Do you think the Jiang Corporation caught hold of this article and censored its content before it got released? No one could be so idle as to so this, right?" Cheng Yu speculated. 

"Or... there's someone that is this idle." The thread starter was anonymous, but their style of writing made Li Lanni feel a déjà vu.

"What do you mean?" Cheng Yu leaned in and lowered her voice. "Wait. You're not thinking...

Surely, V couldn't be that idle, right?" Cheng Yu also had the same feeling when she remembered Xia Luna's anger with Jiang Xingyu.

"She is so idle lately."

...

After the class, Li Lanni went along with Cheng Yu to speak to Xia Luna.

Goldenwing Apartments. 

"My dear unpredictable sister. May I know what this is all about?" Li Lanni asked curiously. No matter what angle one looked at it, Xia Luna wouldn't gain anything from doing this. She would only gain trouble at most, if the people from Jiang Corporation found out that she was the one behind it. Did she think her life was too boring and needed some trouble to spice it up?

The girl reclined leisurely in her seat, looking happier than she did in the last few days. "Does it matter why I'm doing it? It's only for fun." 

Li Lanni didn't know what to say. But she was curious. "Does the Jiang Corporation actually have dark secrets?" 

Xia Luna replied nonchalantly, "None that I know." 

"Then why haven't they taken down the thread yet?" Cheng Yu was puzzled. 

"They wouldn't take the risk. What if I actually know some dark secrets? "

"..."

Li Lanni had nothing to say at her sister's antics and looked at Cheng Yu, who was equally speechless by her answer.

They could only watch on as people started speculating and asking numerous questions about what the Jiangs had done. 

Xia Luna was crazy!

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The girls went ahead to chatter all afternoon. 

"Have I told you yet? Lanni and Ji Xiehan kissed!" Cheng Yu excitedly said to Xia Luna. 

"What, really? Congratulations!" Xia Luna looked excited for her sister. 

Li Lanni was taken by surprise and playfully jabbed Cheng Yu. "Who told you we kissed?!" 

"You blushed when I asked you. Doesn't that mean you kissed? Tell us, how was it? Were his lips soft and sweet? Did you let him touch you? How far did you go? Do you think you will be making love the next time you meet?" 

Li Lanni cringed from all these questions. This perverted girl. 

What was worse, Xia Luna was listening too, as though she was also curious. All that was left was her asking, "Do you think I will become an aunty soon?" 

She blushed a little but answered anyway. "We did kiss, but... we can't make love unless we're official, right? I mean, there's nothing wrong with doing it now, but I'm not up for casual s.e.x, so..." 

"Hold on. You're not official?" Xia Luna scoffed. 

"Yeah. How can you not be official? Are you waiting for permission from the skies?" Cheng Yu seconded. 

"But... he hasn't asked me to be his girlfriend." 

"Then ask him to be your boyfriend!" Cheng Yu and Xia Luna said at the same time, echoing each other's thoughts. 

"What? Wouldn't that make me seem too unrestrained?" Li Lanni rested her cheek in her hand and looked them in askance. 

"Really? Just what nonsense have you been reading?" Xia Luna chided. "If a man truly loves you, it does not matter who confesses first."

"Go on! Ask him out and confess. In fact, chances are that you will not have to say a word before says, "Yes, my love. I'll gladly be your man." Cheng Yu deepened her voice to imitate a man's voice, making them all burst into laughter. 

"In fact, do it right now. You can ask him out tomorrow after work. Xia Luna urged her sister with a sparkle in her voice. 

"Uhm...now, why so soon? I can ask him about this matter later....." Li Lanni hesitated.

"Why later? Sooner the better, call him now." Cheng Yu also pressed her.

Under their combined coercion, Li Lanni took out her phone, but still hesitated, "Er... I'm too embarrassed to make a call. I can just send a message, right?" 

Under her sister's and friend's waiting gazes, she tried to compose a message and kept deleting it. 

Then Xia Luna grabbed her phone and typed decisively. [Xiehan, are you free tomorrow in the evening? Let's have dinner together. I have something to tell you.] Then she sent it before Li Lanni could intervene. 

Within a few seconds, Ji Xiehan called back. 

Li Lanni glared at the girls to shut up before picking it. "H-hello..." 

A short silence followed before he asked, "At what time?" 

"7pm... you can choose the venue." She was too nervous to think of it. 

Ji Xiehan agreed and hung up. 

Li Lanni threw her phone beside her and squealed. She had just asked a man out! 

"Make sure you kiss tomorrow!" 

"Kiss? Make out at the very least!" 

The girls chatted away happily, not knowing that trouble was looming their way.