The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

Lanni let out a breath as she looked back at Lin Jian who was seriously waiting for an answer. "None that should be your concern." She finally answered emotionlessly. 

She knew that Lin Jian was only looking out for Xiehan and was afraid that his friend might be betrayed. Despite this, she didn't think she and Lin Jian were close enough to discuss such personal matters. How could she tell Lin Jian who Flynn was? If she did, she would also have to explain why she was in contact with such a person—then she would have to disclose her past altogether. 

As expected, Lin Jian was dissatisfied with her dismissive answer. He frowned and gave her a warning glare. "I don't personally care who that guy is nor why he seems to be close to you but I'm warning you. If you do anything to break Xiehan's heart…" 

Xiehan sent him a chilling glare and he shut up, mumbling to himself, 'I'm only looking out for you, Geez!' What an ungrateful friend! 

When Xiehan finally got Lin Jian to stop interrogating Lanni, Jiang Xingyu spoke for the first time since Flynn barged into their car. "Was what he said true? Did you really knock up a girl and ditch her?" 

Now that he asked, everyone was curious too. Was Lin Jian really such a jerk? 

"What the—! Of course not!" Lin Jian quickly defended himself when he saw their curious gazes. "I don't know what that man has against me but I would never knock up a girl. And even if it somehow happened—the possibility is almost zero out of a hundred but if it actually happened, I would take responsibility for my child. I would never let my own child suffer a loss just because I'm not ready to settle down. Not to mention, kids are adorable. Why wouldn't I want him?" 

Lanni saw the playboy swear that he couldn't shirk responsibility and found it comical. So the idiot actually had a brain. But from the looks of it, he didn't seem to know anything about kids aside from their cuteness. 

"What's the next move?" Jiang Xingyu changed the topic, quickly moving on from Lin Jian. 

"Obviously, use the information we have obtained to blackmail Li Xiyan." Lanni answered him then recalled that there was something she had not confirmed. 

"Can I use your laptop?" She asked the man beside her. He turned it on and gave it to her. As though he already knew what she was going to do, he ran the codes for her. Lanni smiled and kissed him on the cheek. "Thanks my love." 

On the driver's seat, Jiang Xingyu's eyes narrowed. These two just wouldn't stop flaunting their love, would they? "You can display your affections all you want. Soon, Luna will be by my side and we will blind you with our love." 

Lin Jian had nothing to say. All he wanted was to complete this task and rest. 

Lanni was not listening to Jiang Xingyu. When she had inserted the USB in Xiehan's computer, thousands of files showed up. They included emails, reminders and notes. "Whoa so many?" 

She randomly opened one of the emails and frowned at the content. It was an exchange between her and someone surnamed Wu. Disgust and horror filled her face when she understood the content. "She is trading with Zeus." 

"What?" Lin Jian was shocked. 

Jiang Xingyu almost lost control of the steering wheel in shock. "You're kidding, right?" 

"I'm not. The emails prove so. Even though it's not clear what they are trading since they reffer to it as 'the goods', it is still clear that it has been going on for a long time."

Even Xiehan was shocked. Even though he had expected Li Xiyan to be one of the worst human beings ever, he had not expected her to trade with such a gang as Zeus. Even if she was only trading with an individual and not the whole gang, it would still be terrifying.

Zeus was a notorius underground organization known to produce terrifyingly skilled assassins. Not only that, but they also indulged in drug and weapon trafficking for fun and who knew what other crimes they committed that no one knew about. 

They were top on the wanted list of the police but up to date, no one had been able to catch any of them. Their base was unknown and everything about them was mysterious. 

Yet Li Xiyan was trading with such an organization? 

"No wonder she is so capable." Lanni sighed in realization. "Do you think Zeus is backing her up?" 

Xiehan looked over at the emails and read a few of them before drawing a conclusion. "It is most likely just a trade relationship between them." 

Her worries dissipated a little. If it was just a trade relationship, Zeus wouldn't possibly bother with little fries like them if they messed Li Xiyan up. 

Lin Jian took a look at the emails too and when he did, his expression darkened. That woman was really in close contact with that gang.

The remainder of the car ride was silent, and Jiang Xingyu naturally drove to Xiehan's mansion where they all sat around the dining table to resume their prematurely ended discussion. 

"Do you need me to publicize this news? I can make sure the whole country knows about it within thirty minutes. I could even have it pop up as an ad in mobile applications." Lin Jian offered. 

"No. While that is one of the right things to do, we need Li Xiyan's 'help' at the moment." Lanni answered. 

"She should try to retrieve the evidence. Since she will be unable to, she will contact us." Jiang Xingyu hypothesized. 

"And we will keep her waiting. Her hands are tied anyway. Let her feel how agonizing it is to wait." Xiehan said seriously. 

"Honey, you are so charmingly evil." 

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In the end, they let Li Xiyan wait for three days before they agreed to meet her. They would have made her wait for longer, but the longer they waited, the longer Luna stayed in prison. 

Hence, they organized a meeting with Li Xiyan. Lanni went to meet her at the restaurant, with several bodyguards ready in case of any emergency. 

She walked into the VIP room that Li Xiyan was waiting and sat down like she owned the place. Her gaze was mocking as she looked at the woman across the table. "Li Xiyan, I never thought we would ever meet under such circ.u.mstances." 

"Go straight to the point." Li Xiyan didn't want to admit defeat although it had come to this point. There was no way she could be completely defeated by a useless little girl like Lanni. 

Lanni played with a lock of her hair as she looked at the invincible woman—who had just been conquered by her. "Isn't it obvious?" She planted her elbows onto the table. "I want you to prove Luna's innocence. Obviously." 

"As long as you prove Luna's innocence, I will give you back your folder and the USB. This matter will end between us." 

Li Xiyan scoffed when she heard that condition. "I may as well just kill you." 

"Go ahead." Lanni challenged. "Then my friends will make sure the whole world knows who you are. When it comes to that, not even Zeus will save you. Instead, they will abandon you and use you as a scapegoat for all your deals with them." 

Even though Li Xiyan did not want to admit it, Lanni had a point. She was not so full of herself as to think that she would be protected by that side. From the start, she had been warned to be careful of everything she did. If anything were to happen to her, she would be on her own. 

That was why she had always deleted everything. It was a surprise that these idiots had managed to get their hands on everything but as soon as this matter ended, she would make them pay.

She gritted her teeth hatefully. "Is that all?" 

Lanni thought about it. She had wanted to know how Li Xiyan had forced Luna to confess to a crime that she had not committed. But did it matter anymore? Thinking about it, she still asked in the end. "What leverage were you holding against my sister?" 

"Don't you get ahead of yourself." Li Xiyan gritted her teeth. 

"Sure. Instead, I will just go back and release the news. What do you think?" 

Li Xiyan forced herself to calm down. She would still find chances in future to make these two brats suffer to their deaths. "Fine. I will prove her innocence. After that, she will tell you the answer herself, now won't she?" 

Lanni smiled slightly. Right. Luna would be more truthful anyway. "Well, as soon as you do, I will personally hand over the items." 

"Why should I trust you?" Li Xiyan narrowed her gaze. 

"Because you have no other choice." Lanni gloatingly yawned and stood to leave. 

Li Xiyan indeed had no choice. But so what? Lanni seemed to be too confident. She was going to use her overconfidence to destroy her.