The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

Xia Luna furrowed her brows and slapped her forehead in realization. "I had to attend to an emergency at that time so I had to leave early, and you were in a deep sleep, but I left that note and told you to… wait, did you even read that note?" 

From his expression, he probably didn't read it. Xia Luna just didn't know what to tell him. If he didn't read that note then… did she misunderstand his silence? 

The turn of events also dumbfounded Jiang Xingyu. Wasn't that a mushy note about how she couldn't be with him?… if that was not a rejection note, what was it? Did he misunderstand her intentions? 

Xia Luna glared at him fiercely. What was the meaning of all this ruckus then? 

Whatever it was, she still needed to get this done with once and for all.

"You want answers, right? I will give you the answers to all your questions." She peeked at his unreadable expression, but she could see that the fork in his hard had been gripped so tightly that his knuckles were turning pale. 

"You want to know why I left, don't you? I will tell you why I left, why I stayed in hiding for all these months, and why I'm now using fake identities. But before that promise me one thing, will you?" 

"What?" Jiang Xingyu was more terrified than curious. Why did she make it sound like a huge deal? 

"My condition is…" she was hesitant and closed her eyes, taking a deep breath. "Jiang Xingyu, promise me you will not hand me over to the police."

"Erm…" Jiang Xingyu was speechless.

Weren't they talking about them, their love life, and their misunderstandings? How did the topic of the law and the police suddenly pop up? 

Xia Luna became more anxious when he only coughed and didn't say a word. What was he thinking? It would be better if he spoke it out. His silence was making her anxious.

She clutched the hem of her shit nervously. "I really didn't want to abandon you without explaining anything. But if I contacted you, you would be implicated." She sounded… helpless? 

Jiang Xingyu gulped and stared at her. Everything she was saying was suddenly so foreign that he didn't know how to wrap his mind around it. 

"What do you mean by implicating me?" He finally remembered to ask after a long pause. 

Xia Luna looked like she was battling with herself to say this. "Jiang Xingyu, I'm wanted by the police. If anyone knew I was contacting you, you might have been deemed to be hiding a criminal."

"What?" It was a half-whisper. Jiang Xingyu was so shocked that no right words could come out of his mouth. He opened and closed his mouth like a goldfish, not being able to utter a peep. 

He only found his voice later. "How could the police want you? What did you do?" 

"I stabbed my stepmother." Xia Luna took a deep breath and replied solemnly.

The plate in Jiang Xingyu's hand found its way to the floor with a loud clatter. He looked at the woman before him in disbelief. "You're joking, right?" 

And, my dear Xia, could you drop one bomb at a time? 

"I wouldn't joke with such matters." 

Jiang Xingyu didn't know what to think. Aside from being a troublemaker to some extent, he had always thought of his Xia as a damsel who was mild and tame and couldn't even bring herself to hit someone. 

Yet now she revealed that not only did she stab someone, but she also hid away to escape charges? 

Where was he? What was this universe called? Who was this girl, and what did she do to the real Xia Luna? 

When Xia Luna saw how horrified he looked, her heart was filled with sadness. She stood with a shrug. "I guess there was no difference, after all. If you don't want to see me anymore, I understand." 

Jiang Xingyu grabbed her hand and made her sit. "Xia, what nonsense are you saying? No matter what you did, it will never change what I feel for you. Besides, you must have had your reasons, right?" 

Xia Luna's eyes grew cold as she just spat it out. "It was self-defense." 

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Fifteen months ago. 

In her stupor and shock, Xia Luna rushed back home even though it was late at night. As soon as she was home, she locked herself in her room, hugged her knees, and sobbed.

"It's all my fault." She muttered. "Lanni, I'm so sorry." 

Li Lanni wouldn't have left her home if she hadn't advised her to do so. She had told her that she would take care of her. But little did she know that she was only pushing her sister to her near death. 

They did say that accidents are by fate, and humans can neither foresee nor control them, but that didn't erase the fact that the person who asked her sister to leave was her. To make it worse, she had been a coward. Her first instinct was to hide away when she felt someone else's presence. 

After crying her heart out for hours, Xia Luna stood up. What was the use of crying? She had to go back to B City. 

According to what her father had said, her mother must be a kind woman. If she could convince her mother to let the Xia family take care of Li Lanni, it would be much better. After all, her father could access the best hospitals in the nation. 

She wobbled her way to the master bedroom and was just about to knock the door when she remembered that her father was out of the city for a business trip.

To avoid being asked questions by anyone else, she left through the backdoor. But then something caught her eye. What was Li Xiyan doing outside so late at night? 

That's right. Her step mother's surname was also Li. 

Heaven knew where her paternal grandmother got that scheming woman and forced her on her own son. 

But that didn't matter for now because Li Xiyan was currently speaking to someone on the phone. Oblivious of Xia Luna's presence, she hung up and grinned devilishly then kept her phone away. It was a cell phone, different from the phone she usually used. Xia Luna furrowed her brows in suspicion. She definitely had something to hide. 

Xia Luna momentarily forgot about where she was going. That could wait for a little. Something was fishy about Li Xiyan, and she had to know what it was. 

Hence she sneakily followed the woman, keeping a safe distance. 

Unaware that she was being followed, Li Xiyan grinned and sauntered her way to the kitchen and grabbed a glass of water. "One down, two to go.", she whispered in excitement with a wicked grin on her face.

Xia Luna felt chills down her spine. One down, two to go? What did that even mean? 

A cold glint flashed across her eyes. She had a bad premonition. It might have meant nothing if this was any other day. 

But just a few hours ago, something huge happened to Li Lanni, then the demoness made a phone call and was smiling so happily. It was not sure whether the demoness knew about Li Lanni's existence, but she couldn't rule out that possibility either. What if she knew about Li Lanni and Li Yuming and was trying to eliminate them? 

Xia Luna knew it was just instinct, but she somehow felt the two were related. Her mind was in a mess. She needs to look into the matter immediately.

She was just about to go back to her room to check when Li Xiyan took out the cellphone and made another eerie call. 

"Li Yuming too. 

Yes. 

Wait for my update." 

As soon as Xia Luna heard her mother's name come out of the woman's lips, her blood boiled and she barged in without thinking, "Don't you dare!"  

"Oh. Look what the cat dragged in." Li Xiyan was shocked when she saw Xia Luna suddenly barge in but controlled her expression and mocked her with a smirk.

"You hurt my sister, and now you want to hurt my mother. Li Xiyan, where is your conscience? Haven't you tortured me to your heart's content?" She raged. 

"Who asked them to try and invade my territory? She replied languidly.

Not only is your sister trying to threaten my position by being alive, but she is also even trying to investigate my family as well. How dare she?! If she wants to save the world so much, why can't she become a superhero?!" 

"You…" Xia Luna didn't know what shocked her more. Li Xiyan's stupidity or the fact that Li Lanni investigated Li Xiyan's family? Was her sister crazy? Why would she do that? 

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Author's note: 

A few chapters ago, I asked you guys whether you want the story to be changed and you all said you want it to go the way it is.

Because I respect my readers' and fans' opinion, I will only edit it and remove those parts that don't make sense but the story will remain the same. 

Thanks for reading❤

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