The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

"What?" Lin Jian was the first to react. Ruby was in love with Xiehan? This was shocking! 

He was about to tease Xiehan for having smitten the hearts of two beauties but then he remembered that Ruby had been unwilling to go to the party with him. But as soon as he said that he was late and Xiehan and the others were waiting for him, she quickly agreed to go. 

At that moment, he had thought that she was just tired of playing hard to get but now that he heard her words, the only reason she had agreed to go was because he had accidentally spilled that Xiehan would be there!

This was a stab to any man's pride and ego. Glaring at the two of them, he stood up and stormed out of the room. 

Jiang Xingyu grinned mischievously. "Obviously, it is Ruby who is after Xiehan and not the other way round. Why is he glaring at Xiehan?" He leaned back in his backrest and took a sip of his drink while enjoying the show. "Serves him right. He has always played with women's hearts and now it is time for him to pay for it."

Seeing that Lanni did not react, he peeked at her. "Aren't you being too nonchalant? A woman just confessed to your boyfriend!"

Lanni rolled her eyes at his desire for drama. "What am I supposed to do? Fight her?" 

Before it could escalate any further, Xiehan pushed Ruby off his shoulder and stood up. "Have Lin Jian drop her off." 

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Chan Mansion—the following morning. 

"Open this door!" Mr. Chan banged on the door to his daughter's room. 

He heard the sound of feet dragging against the carpet then the door opened to reveal a walnut–eyed Ruby. "Dad, what is it? I was still asleep." she complained with a yawn. 

"What is it? I should be asking you what is wrong with you! You really went and did it." 

"What did I do?" Ruby groggily asked. 

In response, Mr. Chan grabbed her hand and dragged her to the living room then sat her on the couch to lecture her. "I told you stay away from the Ji family, didn't I? Not only did you associate with them, you even confessed to Ji Xiehan. Are you crazy?" 

Ruby's sleepiness cleared off as soon as her father's words sunk in. "What…" 

"Do you know that what you have done could ruin all our plans? We have been waiting for years and you want to ruin it just because of a moment of selfishness?" 

Ruby was still confused. She vaguely remembered the game they were playing, then Xia Luna asked her what she felt for Ji Xiehan and she blurted it out. But how did her father even get wind of it? As soon as she asked herself this, she got an answer. The person who dropped her off last night…

"I swear, that man's mouth is at least a hundred times more functional than his brain."

"Don't try to drag other people into this. You are the only one who created this mess." 

Ruby sighed in defeat. "I will go and apologize. I will explain to Lanni and Xiehan while at it."

"What nonsense! What will you explain? Utter rubbish. You will not set foot out of that door until I let you."

Ruby grabbed an apple from the table and bit hard into it. Just great. Now she had been grounded indefinitely. 

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Meanwhile, Lanni had decided to forget about what happened the previous night. After all, Ruby was not the only girl who liked Xiehan. He had admirers everywhere and if she were to get angry every time anyone expressed her interest for him, she would be angry all her life. 

In the afternoon, she was reading through some news articles when her phone chimed. 

She was expecting a call from Xiehan so she involuntarily smiled as she reached for her phone. When she saw the caller identity, however, her sweet smile disappeared and was replaced with a frown as she answered the call. "What do you want?" 

On the other side, Ruby was disheartened when she heard Lanni's indifferent tone. "Lanni, I can explain," she started. 

"I don't need you to explain anything." Lanni dismissed and hung up. She was not going to pretend that she was friends with a girl who just happened to be her romantic rival. 

Not to mention, Ruby had always exuded weird vibes and could not be trusted. 

Xiehan called just as she resumed reading. 

"Do you have time to have dinner together this evening?" he went straight to the point, and she guessed that he had to go back to work soon. 

"Sure, I don't have much to do." 

"I will pick you up when I get off work." He said, then he hung up because he had to rush. 

"Everyone around me is acting strange." Lanni rubbed her temples after setting her phone aside. What was going on with everyone? Or was she the weird one who was being too sensitive over nothing? 

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At the same time, Luna was quietly creating a gaming software on her laptop when she received a call from Jiang Xingyu. Her eyebrows scrunched up.

Knowing that the idiot would keep calling if she ignored it, she grabbed her phone and slid her thumb over the screen to answer it. "You better have something important to say, or else I will hang up. You have twenty seconds."

Jiang Xingyu sounded heartbroken by her cold response. "Baby, aren't you too fierce?"

"Fifteen seconds left." she reminded seriously. 

Knowing that she would really hang up, Jiang Xingyu gathered his courage. "Can we have dinner together tonight?" Afraid that she would simply say no, he added, "I have something important to discuss with you." 

Luna remained silent for a moment. What could he want to discuss? She was pretty sure it had nothing to do with what happened the previous night at the fountain, considering how serious he sounded.