The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

"I knew it." Lanni cursed when she snapped out of her shock. "I knew it wouldn't work. I told you… damn it." She bit the inside of her lip in anger. 

"Lanni…" Jiang Xingyu was about to say something but was stopped by her ferocious glare. 

She shifted her gaze between the two of them as she clenched her fists so hard that they cracked. "I told you this was not a fool proof way to deal with her but what did you say? The two of you insisted that leaving it in the hands of the law was the best thing to do. Just great! The precious law has handled it pretty well." 

Xiehan pulled her to his side. "Honey, I understand how upset you are, but pointing fingers at each other will not help us get a solution." 

Lanni stood up, determination written all over her face. "Don't anyone dare to stop me. I am going to find that woman by all means and when I do, I will strangle her with my own hands." 

"Uh…" Xiehan glanced at the frail little hands that were supposed to strangle Li Xiyan but he didn't doubt her. From her fierce expression, she could really do it. 

However, that could be dangerous so he tried to talk her out of it. "Honey, don't be rash. We…" 

"Are you on my side or on hers?" she glanced at him threateningly. 

Before Xiehan could respond, Luna stood up. "I'm with you. Let's show that woman what happens to people who mess with Xias." 

Left with no choice, Xiehan and Jiang Xingyu could only join them. Otherwise, these two might land themselves in danger; they needed to be there for them. 

"Do you think Li Xiyan really has our dad?" Luna asked Lanni. 

"Who else? Isn't it already clear?" Lanni scoffed. It was not a coincidence that Li Xiyan escaped from prison at the same time as Xia Hanchen's disappearance. 

"In fact, it is highly likely that she personally snuck into the hospital and bribed the doctors so they would lie." Jiang Xingyu speculated. 

Luna thought about it for a moment and shook her head slightly. "The first part is probable but the second part seems more unlikely. Li Xiyan wouldn't let anyone see her. That's not her style of doing things." 

Lanni thought so too. "Besides, the doctors may not want to ruin the hospital's reputation so when they noticed that a patient is missing, they would try to cover it up as much as they can." She knew she was thinking the worst of the hospital but that was the brutal truth. She had read many news articles about such cases and the thought of it was horrifying. 

The hospital staff were probably trying to find Xia Hanchen too. 

"That's possible. Whether it was because they wanted to deal with this matter without making the relatives worry or because of their own selfish reasons, we cannot rely on them. Let's conduct our own investigation." Xiehan said. 

"I know someone from the National Intelligence Unit…" Jiang Xingyu started but Luna interrupted him. 

"That woman is a psycho. The more people we involve in this, the more dangerous it will be for our dad. It is better to keep it among us ." 

"Alright." He did not refute. Luna was the one who knew Li Xiyan best, after all. 

"How about Lin Jian? He already knows what is going on so he does not count as an outsider, does he?" Xiehan contemplated and asked. 

"I don't know… how will he be of help?" All Luna knew about him was that he was a willful young master who did as he pleased and swapped women as frequently as he changed clothes. He didn't seem to have any focus in life! What was more dangerous was his mouth which functioned several times faster than his brain. 

Xiehan knew what she was concerned about and reassured her, "Don't worry. He knows when to keep his mouth shut. Lin Media Group owns a private investigation agency that only a few people know about. We can use this agency under the guise of scouting for news and since they have all signed contracts of confidentiality, we will not have to worry about anyone else finding out." 

"That would be helpful." Lanni responded. It wasn't like they had much choice. 

They discussed what to do and when they were done, Luna stood up. "Since it is decided, I will go home now. I have another matter to settle." 

She stormed out of the private room as soon as her words were out, as though it was an emergency. 

"What happened? Did something happen at home?" Jiang Xingyu asked Lanni, who shook her head in confusion. 

"If anything happened at home, I would be the first person to find out. Perhaps it's a personal matter." she speculated, even though she knew it was highly unlikely. The girl simply started a string of curses a while ago and stood up as soon as their discussion was over. 

Thinking about it, she stood up too. "I think I should go home too." 

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Luna rushed all the way home and when she arrived, Li Yuming was in the living room. 

"I was looking for you girls. Where did you run off to?" she asked as soon as she saw Luna. 

Luna was going to ignore her and go to her room but since the latter spoke first, she stopped and looked at her. "Oh yeah, you were?" 

Li Yuming was confused by her tone but smiled it away. "I am attending an art gala in a few days. Do you girls want to come with me?" 

Luna crossed her arms as she looked straight at her mother. "Did you get the wrong twin?" 

Li Yuming was now firm that something was wrong. "What is up with you?"

"You're asking me?" Luna found it ridiculous. "My dad is missing, and you are the only one who is in the mood to attend banquets and celebrate. Do you have something to do with his disappearance?"