The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

He took a set of work clothes and went to another room, freshened up and changed before going downstairs. Xia Luna wasn't  done yet, so he sat on the couch to wait for her. While at it, he took one of the newspapers that had been delivered a few minutes ago and started reading through it. 

"Tsk." He cringed when he read one of the headlines from a slightly popular media house. [Heroes to Zeroes: Oracle Daily in hot soup for reporting false news.] 

These days it was quite common for many news agencies to report news they thought was right and later finding out that whatever they had reported was fake, or it was not entirely true.  But even after finding out the facts, most of them would not correct the articles, fearing that it would ruin their reputation. However, such a thing had never happened to any of the agencies under Lin Media Group. It was even more shocking that Oracle Daily, the largest and most famous agency under Lin Media Group, was the one being caught up in such a scandal. 

"Lin Media Group is seriously deteriorating." Jiang Xingyu frowned as he went on to read the comparison between the news reported by Oracle Daily a few days ago and the actual facts. What a huge difference. Did the journalists even try to check through anything, or did they just hear rumors and blindly dump them into articles? 

He was still immersed in the news when a maid reported, "Sir, Madam is here." 

Jiang Xingyu thought the maid was talking about Xia Luna but was shocked when he heard the footsteps emanating from the entrance and froze. 

Xia Luna was still here! Not only that, but she also wanted her presence to remain unknown, and his mother's arrival was definitely not going to help that happen. 

He turned robotically to face his mother. "Good morning, mother, why are you here?" 

Madam Jiang crossed her arms over her chest in disapproval. "Hello to you too." 

She reached over to smack his head in annoyance. "You punk. You rarely ever make your way home, and now I cannot even visit my own son unless I have a reason? I guess I should have booked an appointment six months earlier as well?" 

Jiang Xingyu was embarrassed by his mother's words. Now that he thought about, it had been a while since he visited his mother. No wonder she came here early in the morning. Jiang Xingyu awkwardly coughed, "Mother, I didn't mean it that way. Don't exaggerate it." 

"Yeah, yeah." Madam Jiang had a hurt expression. "Now, I cannot even say a word. Great." 

Jiang Xingyu didn't know what to do with his mother, who loved to act and make a big deal out of everything. Couldn't she just be like other mothers? 

His mother's voice pulled him out of his thoughts, "I called your phone, but it was unreachable, so I decided to drop by since I was on my way. 

Li Yuming is holding an Art charity banquet on Friday. She has invited the Jiang Family. Your father and I are going but you must definitely be present as well." 

"I understand, mother." It was on such short notice, but he would definitely be there. Even if he was on the moon, he would make sure to return on time. He wanted to grab every opportunity to get on the good side of his future mother-in-law. How could he miss such an opportunity readily served on a golden platter?

Madam Jiang was happy when she saw her son nod obediently.

Since she was done here, she wanted to leave but before that, of course, she was going to nag her son endlessly about his love life. She casually said to him, "Are you still hung up on that girl who dumped you? Don't waste away your whole life because of her. If you give up, just say the word, and I will introduce you to a very beautiful and nice girl." 

"Mother, is there anything else?" Xia Luna should be done changing soon. He didn't want her to meet with his mother under such circ.u.mstances. 

Madam Jiang felt sad by his words, "This is why I want a daughter. While my son finds all sorts of excuses to send me away or stay away from me, she would cling to me and spend the lonely days with me." 

Jiang Xingyu tittered at his mother's theatrics. He wordlessly promised to bring her a daughter-in-law soon. 

Seeing that her son didn't outright reject her as always, her eyes brightened up and she turned to leave after achieving her purpose of coming, "I'll be leaving then." 

"I'll walk you out." Jiang Xingyu secretly heaved a sigh of relief. 

But then at that moment…

"I'm done." A soft voice resounded from the top of the stairs. 

Jiang Xingyu cursed under his breath. 

Madam Jiang was shocked. If she didn't hear it wrong, it was a woman's voice. There was a woman in Jiang Xingyu's house? 

She turned in excitement. No wonder he wanted to send her off so fast. But when she saw the young woman, she raised an eyebrow in confusion. 

What was Li Lanni doing in her son's house early in the morning? Wasn't she Ji Xiehan's fiancée? 

It was not that she minded it if Li Lanni fell in love with her son; in fact, she would be overjoyed if that happened, but she was worried that the two friends would fight if Li Lanni was involved with Jiang Xingyu before properly breaking up with Ji Xiehan. 

"You punk. No wonder you wanted me to leave so fast." She jabbed her son then beamed at the girl who was equally shocked to see her. 

"Lanni? It's nice to see you again. Come here. Let aunty hug you. I missed you very much." 

Xia Luna balled her fists, not knowing whether to impersonate her sister or tell the truth. 

It was definitely easier to impersonate her sister since Madam Jiang didn't even know that Li Lanni had a twin. However, that might make Madam Jiang misunderstand Li Lanni, and in turn, she might tell Madam Ji that Li Lanni was a two-timer. Creating a wrong impression of her sister in front of her future in-laws was definitely not one of the things good sisters should do. 

Not to mention, she would create a wrong impression of herself if she lied right now.

She gulped and walked over. 

Jiang Xingyu was also expecting her to impersonate Li Lanni. He was currently weaving a story about how Li Lanni and Ji Xiehan broke up already in case his mother started asking questions. 

However, Xia Luna shocked him by admitting her identity. "Aunty, I'm sorry you got the wrong person. I'm not Li Lanni." 

Madam Jiang c.o.c.ked her head in confusion. "What? What are you even saying? You are obviously Lanni. There's no possibility of two different people being this identical." 

Xia Luna nervously explained. "I'm Li Lanni's sister. My name is Xia Luna." 

"Oh… are you twins? No wonder you look so similar. Xia… wait. What? Who did you say you were?" 

Xia Luna gulped and repeated her name. 

Madam Jiang's smile froze. "Let me confirm this. Is your father's name Xia Hanchen?" 

"Yes." 

From Madam Jiang's shocked expression, she could already tell that the latter must have heard about her. It was definitely time for that "stay away from my son" drama to begin. 

Madam Jiang was so shocked that she had to sit. She did not know whether she was more shocked about 'that' Xia Luna being Li Lanni's twin or that she was in Jiang Xingyu's house. 

So this was the girl that dumped her son. She had been wondering just what she looked like, but never in a million years would she have expected this.

When she had recollected her brain, she looked at her equally puzzled son. "You do know what type of person she is, don't you?" 

Jiang Xingyu bit the bullet. "You mentioned a snippet of that the last time I was home. However, mother, some things aren't always as they appear. Xia was framed. Mother, I'm sorry, but this is not my secret to tell. So I cannot explain beyond this, but I trust her."

"Is that so?" Madam Jiang thought about it. Since her son trusted the girl even while knowing her reputation, it should mean that there were good reasons behind what happened, right? 

All she wanted to be was for her son to be safe. However, that was not going to be a reason for her to stand in the way for her own son's happiness. 

She looked at the nervous girl with a warm smile. "I have heard about you, they were definitely not good things. I was going to question your past, but I have faith in my son's judgment. Since my son trusts you, I guess I should trust you too."

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