The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

Li Lanni pressed her lips to his, unwilling to hear him declare his love for another woman. She loved him. Although she kept backing out every time she was going to tell him this – or other factors kept coming in her way, her feelings were undeniable. 

Ji Xiehan held her waist and stopped the kiss. If he didn't tell her this right now, they might get interrupted again. 

His action snapped her back, making her realize just how childish she was being. So what if she kissed him? If his heart belonged to another woman, there was nothing she could do to make him hers. If she forcefully clung to another woman's man, how different would she be from Li Xiyan, her stepmother who collaborated with her grandmother to forcefully break her parents apart? 

"I'm sorry for being selfish..." she started. "I just… the thought of you being with another woman…" She realized she was not making any sense and stopped midway. She had been clouded by jealousy just now and there was no way to explain it. 

"Lanni, what nonsense are you thinking about? Who said I was going to be with another woman?" Ji Xiehan finally had the chance to squeeze in a few words. 

"Huh? You were not? But you and her…" 

"Don't be silly." Ji Xiehan flicked her forehead and hugged her. The thought of her being so jealous and riled up because of him made him happy. 

When she was calm enough from the hug, he finally explained what she had seen. "Lanni, I know this sounds overboard but Feng Ci came to talk. That was why we were in the study; I thought she had serious business to discuss. What you saw back there was the result of her suddenly throwing herself into my arms. I swear, I didn't do anything." 

Li Lanni chuckled. He looked like a little kid admitting his mistakes. 

"Why are you laughing? Is it because you do not trust me?" 

"Of course I trust you." 

"Lanni," 

"Ji Xiehan…" 

They called each other at the same time, and then both pointed at the other to say "you go first". 

"They say 'ladies first'." Ji Xiehan laughed when it looked like they would be stuck for a day. 

"Okay…" Li Lanni's cheeks flushed crimson when she thought about what she was going to say. She was not prepared at all! 

"I..." She almost tore her gaze away from his eyes. After a while, she finally blurted it out. "Ji Xiehan, I love you!" 

Ji Xiehan's eyes went wide. Although he already knew it, he was still surprised. A smile swept across his face. 

"Ji Xiehan, we were not exactly friends when we first met and you were definitely not the kind of guy I would want to date. I thought you were one of those sweet talkers who use their tongues to lure women into their charm and end up playing with their hearts like their feelings do not matter. That, and my insecurity towards everyone in general and men in particular made me want to stay away from you. But when I got to know you, I realized that you are a straightforward man who only does things when you are ready to handle the consequences. Not to mention what a gentleman you are. Your handsome looks are a perk to all these." 

She searched her head for the right words to compliment him but all of them felt like understatements. "Ji Xiehan, I don't know when it happened either but I fell in love with you." 

Ji Xiehan held her hand, taking in everything she had just said. All along, he had been wondering why she had always tried to keep her distance from him in the past. It turned out it was because she was insecure. Now that she trusted him enough to even fall in love with him, his heart was filled with happiness. 

"Lanni, I was not trying to play with your feelings the first time I said that I love you. Even now, I'm not kidding either." 

Before he could say anything else, she threw her arms around his neck and pressed her lips onto his. Ji Xiehan hugged her and pressed her body against the car, deepening the kiss. 

Unlike the other times, the kiss was passionate, making Li Lanni feel a sense of fulfillment after a long time. Finally kissing him when they were both sure of what they felt for each other, it was a different kind of feeling and they both liked it. 

Li Lanni lost herself in the waves of passion, m.o.a.ning slightly when his hand trailed along her back. 

*Crash!* 

A series of crashes in the distance interrupted them from their passionate moment. 

Ji Xiehan turned to the source, panting slightly as his heart raced from the kiss. He frowned when he saw the culprit who had dared to ruin the moment.  

In an instant, he glanced at the maid who was nervously cleaning up the remains of the beautiful antique flower pot.

"What is that woman still doing here?" He almost yelled. He had almost forgotten about her.

"Sir, I will..." the maid spoke up nervously.

"Kick her out!" He ordered. 

"Ji Xiehan! How could you?!" Feng Ci ordered. It was already enough that he was kissing that slût. Now he was even ordering for her be kicked out?" 

Before she could throw another tantrum, two bodyguards came and dragged her out, making her limp because her shoes were broken.

Everyone ignored her yells as she got literally thrown out. 

"I had momentarily forgotten about her." Ji Xiehan explained to Li Lanni, holding her waist. 

"Let's go to the house." It was weird to keep kissing out in the open. 

Still holding her waist, Ji Xiehan led her into the house. 

The few servants who saw them enter held in their gossip but they still exchanged glances and blushed. Was their young master and his fiancée going to do it? 

When he passed by the broken shards that were fomerly his vases and decorations, Ji Xiehan frowned and turned to the butler. "Calculate the cost of everything she has broken and send the bill to the Feng family." 

"Understood, young master." The butler acted on it immediately. 

It was not that Ji Xiehan was so materialistic and cared so much about vases, but Feng Ci was truly mannerless. How could he tolerate random people entering his mansion and breaking things as they please? 

If the Feng family did not teach their daughter properly, they better restrain her so she wouldn't go causing trouble in people's houses. 

That said, he should thank her. Her arrival had made Li Lanni so jealous that she finally confessed her feelings. 

Li Lanni shrugged as she saw the servants take note of everything Feng Ci had broken. That was such a mild punishment for her but whatever. As long as she didn't bother Ji Xiehan anymore. 

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In the bedroom, the kiss didn't continue as Li Lanni had expected. The two of them sat on Ji Xiehan's bed, starting to talk about random things. 

Now that they had confessed to each other, Li Lanni had a new question. What was their relationship now? 

Ji Xiehan remembered that they had not talled about why she was here. "Were you looking for me?" 

Li Lanni was more comfortable to talk about such things with him now. "Yeah... I needed to get my mind off everything. My life right now is just so jumbled up that I don't know what to do." 

Ji Xiehan understood her. It was normal to feel that way sometimes. "You are probably mentally exhausted. I was going to suggest going on a vacation and it's a coincidence that you seem to need it. What do you think?" 

"I think it's a good idea. I definitely need it. Where did you want us to go?" 

Ji Xiehan had yet to settle on a location but now that she was here, it was better. Two heads were better than one. " I was thinking of going to Europe. We can go to  France, Germany, and... have you been to Ciel?" 

"Ciel?" Li Lanni frowned. Where was that? 

"It's a small district in Paradise City, Olphire.[1]  It is almost detatched from the rest of the country and is known for its calm and peaceful environment. The air there is so fresh that some people go over to recuperate." 

Li Lanni's eyes lit up as she listened. That did sound like a nice place to go on a vacation. Although it didn't sound exactly romantic, it seemed to be peaceful and relaxing together was definitely going to be romantic in a way. 

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[1] Olphire is a fictional country in Europe, the setting of my third book (Villainess 101) 

I thought that since they are going to Europe, they might as well also go to my own fictional country while at it.