The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

Xia Luna rolled her eyes. "Get them to leave." She said, referring to the bodyguards in the room. 

"You heard her." He glanced at them, and they swiftly retreated. 

"May I know what I'm doing here?" She asked, and while he was distracted for a second, she shot to her feet. 

Jiang Xingyu grabbed her collar, quickly making her sit back down. "You will have to try harder than that." He had known she would try such a thing. 

"What do you want?" 

"I'll show you." The man said before standing and pulling her to her feet, then leading her to a room she knew all too well. She didn't try to struggle and obediently let him take her to his room. There were many chances to escape. She just needed to earn his trust for a minute, and of course,  she wasn't planning to leave without giving him a piece of her mind.

Making her sit on the bed, he held her shoulders and looked into her eyes. "Make that thread disappear. You know what I'm talking about." 

He walked over to the dressing table he rarely used and took out a small bottle from a drawer, tossing it at her. "Get that makeup off your face too. It's repulsive." 

"And how is that any of your business?" She chortled. 

"I don't want to think I'm keeping a man in my room. Get it off." 

She harrumphed but still did as he said then proceeded to delete the thread. She was still distracted on her phone when he went over to the bed, pulled something from under it, and before she registered what he was doing, she felt a cold sensation on her ankle and a click sound.

It shocked her, and she looked down to see her ankle chained. "Seriously?" 

"You are not leaving again, Xia Luna. Now, where were we?" 

"Jiang Xingyu, unlock this thing!" She roared. 

"I will, but not just yet." 

Xia Luna saved her breath. She knew how unreasonable he could get when he let his emotions control him. Actually, she had already guessed that he might want to lock her up. Even then, she was still slightly shocked that he actually did. Did he think she was some pet?! 

Fine. She would remain silent until he got bored and let her go. If not, she could not guarantee that she wouldn't decide to murder him. 

The two of them were in for long days to come.

...

Li Lanni's afternoon had been totally ruined by that Jiang bastard. If he did anything to hurt Xia Luna, she would kill him!

Once she and Cheng Yu parted ways, she bought a new phone and called her mother. Luckily because she had told Li Yuming that she might be later than usual today, the latter assumed she was still in Star Art International when she didn't hear from her. About her phone, she only said that she had accidentally broken it. 

After she reached home, she laid in her bed and contemplated whether to cancel her date because she no longer felt like going anywhere. But then she needed to cheer up. She still had an hour or so to get ready, so she took a quick shower before finding something to change into.

She quickly changed into a burgundy dress, put on light makeup, and left the house. She did not want to keep Ji Xiehan waiting for too long. 

On the way to the main door, she stopped by her mother's studio and let her know she was going out on a date with Ji Xiehan. 

"You look so beautiful, I'm jealous of him." Li Yuming gushed. "You don't need to hurry back! You can spend the night at his place too." She beamed.

Li Lanni did not know what to say. Why was everyone so eager for her to do something naughty with Ji Xiehan? 

Under the teasing gaze of her mother, she swiftly left home.

It took an hour to reach the restaurant Ji Xiehan had chosen for their date. It was her favourite restaurant-'Berry Cusine'. She had only mentioned it once in the past in passing. At that time, their relationship was not even close as now and didn't expect him to remember it. His consideration touched her. When she arrived, Ji Xiehan was already waiting for her. 

When Ji Xiehan saw her arrive, he stood up with a smile and pulled a chair for her like a gentleman.

"Thank you." Li Lanni returned a smile and sat down. As coincidental as it could get, he was wearing a burgundy bow tie. Li Lanni chuckled at the coincidence. Was this telepathy? 

"I know you don't like flowers, so I got you this instead." He held out a box with a crystal hair clip in it. 

"Thank you." Li Lanni took it from him and directly fixed it in her hair. 

Both of them were nervous for the same reason, and their interaction became a bit restrained. He was wondering what she really wanted to tell him while she wondered how he would react to her confession.

To disperse the awkward atmosphere around them, he quickly called the waiter to order their meals. Li Lanni sighed in relief; she decided to talk about it after their dinner. They ate in silence as Li Lanni gathered her thoughts. Before she realized it, she had eaten a bit too much and felt a bit uncomfortable.

"Ji Xiehan, let's take a walk." She suggested when they were done eating. 

"Okay." He settled the bill and led her out. 

Li Lanni was getting more nervous with every passing second. He wouldn't reject her, would he? That would be too embarrassing. But considering how he been sticking to her, he must love her too, right? 

"Ji..." She was about to speak when a young lad bumped into her. 

"I'm so sorry! Miss, are you okay?" The young man hurriedly picked Li Lanni's purse that had fallen and gave it to her. "Here. I hope nothing is damaged. I'm so..." he froze when he saw Li Lanni's face. 

"It's nothing. You may go." Li Lanni was uncomfortable from his gaze, and so was Ji Xiehan. He held her waist protectively. 

The young man looked shocked and in disbelief. Seconds later, moisture gathered at the rims of his eyes. "Phoenix!" 

He would have hugged Li Lanni if Ji Xiehan didn't stop him. He was still overjoyed nonetheless, wiping the tears that had already started falling from his eyes. "It really is you. I knew I shouldn't believe all that nonsense everyone kept saying about you. I knew you would come back. Are you coming back to the team?" 

"Uhm... I think you got the wrong person. My name is not Phoenix." Li Lanni replied, still shocked at his antics. 

"Of course, you are Phoenix. I could get my own name wrong, but I would never mistake anyone for you." 

"She said she is not Phoenix. Please excuse us." Ji Xiehan was irritated that someone was ruining their time with his tears. He led Li Lanni away right after saying that. 

"She really is Phoenix!" The young man mumbled. "Would anyone get their sworn sister wrong?" 

...

"What an 'entertaining' day." Li Lanni sighed when they finally got rid of the young man. First, she gets kidnapped and leaves her sister in the hands of a bastard, and now someone mistakes her for someone else? 

"You really don't know him?" Ji Xiehan asked. 

"I don't." 

Ji Xiehan looked at her and said nothing else. What if that person was from her past? In the last few months, he had discovered that her past was quite questionable. There were many things he couldn't understand, no matter how hard he thought about it.

"Could it be Luna's alias?" Li Lanni thought out aloud. Her sister had more aliases than necessary. What if this was just one of them? 

"It could be. You should ask her about it later." Ji Xiehan seconded. Indeed, Xia Luna was sneakier than Li Lanni. She was more likely to have such a strange alias, and since they looked alike, one could mistake them for each other. 

Yet again, the mood had been ruined. Li Lanni no longer thought it was the right time for a confession. Especially not when she had started wondering what would happen if that Phoenix name was not Xia Luna's alias but hers instead.

...

At the same time, Xia Luna was also having an entertaining evening. 

Her entertainment was watching Jiang Xingyu fawn all over her and literally beg her to eat. 

"You don't want to eat nuggets? Then what do you want to eat? I will have it prepared for you." Jiang Xingyu pleaded, holding the seventh choice of food. She had wordlessly rejected the last six and wouldn't even say a word. 

He was on the verge of breaking down. Knowing how stubborn Xia Luna was, letting her stay hungry until she decided to eat was definitely not an option. She would rather starve to death than relent.