The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

17th November. 

To make the banquet as realistic as possible, the Jiang family had invited several aristocratic figures. 

Lanni, who was waiting in one of the rooms in the hotel, was speechless when she peeked and saw regal figures litter the hall. She looked up at Madam Jiang with worry written all over her face. "Aunty, aren't you concerned that you will offend too many people? After all, if they find out that I am fake and that they have been used as a pawn to make my identity more believable, they will not be happy in the slightest bit!" 

Madam Jiang passed a gown to her. "Don't worry. Since I dared to do something of this sort, I naturally put everything into consideration and ensured that there will be no repercussions." 

Lanni felt reassured. She then took the gown carefully and her eyes widened when she saw it. "Is this…" 

Madam Jiang knew why she was so shocked. She sat on the bed with a smile. "This is the gown I wore during my coming of age banquet." Although that was almost almost three decades ago, the gown was still beautiful, elegant and could not be considered as out of style. She had kept it carefully so it was still perfectly new as well. 

It had been designed by the most famous designer from all those years ago, an elderly man at the time. Since it was his mpst treasured piece of work as well as the last before his passing, it had garnered tremendous fame and was considered as a treasure. Alas, after Madam Jiang wore it those many years ago, no one had seen it ever again. In fact, Lanni had only seen it in pictures. 

"I had always wanted to give it to my daughter and let her wear it to her coming of age banquet. But… you know what." 

She didn't end up having any. Lanni finally understood why Madam Jiang was especially nice to every young woman she found to be obedient and likeable. It appeared that her desire for a daughter was stronger than it was rumored. Luckily, she had a son so she could have a daughter-in-law and granddaughters. 

She touched the fabric of the dress and still felt uncomfortable. "Aunty, I think it would be more suitable if Luna wore this gown. After all, she…" 

She didn't complete her statement but Madam Jiang understood it. She was the girl that Jiang XIngyu liked and highly likely to be her daughter-in-law On the other hand, Lanni had a boyfriend already, so it was not appropriate and might make things awkward. 

"What nonsense are you saying? You are my daughter right now so you should wear the gown I kept for my daughter. As for Luna, I have another gown which I specially kept for my daughter-in-law." 

Since this was the case, Lanni did not press anymore. She changed into the gown and waited for the banquet to start. 

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Most of the guests arrived and the banquet soon started.

Madam Jiang went to the stage with her husband and picked the microphone. Instantly, a hush befell the hall. This was partially because the hosts were about to speak and partially because Madam Jiang was too stunning! 

Even though she was no longer a young woman and even had a son who was old enough to marry and have kids, she still possessed the beauty and elegance that she did when she was still just a newlywed. The maturity she had garnered over the years only served to make her more imposing and ultimately authoritative. 

The man beside her was no different: he was still handsome and in perfect shape. No wonder their son was so gorgeous that the girls drooling over him could circle the entire city! It was all inherited from his parents. 

Madam Jiang swept a glance across the hall before speaking. "Thank you all for attending this special banquet…" after giving a speech of thanks, she smiled. "I would like to introduce someone to you—my darling daughter, Xiaomu!" 

It was then that all the guests remembered the agenda for this banquet. It was to welcome the Jiangs' precious daughter. 

Everyone turned to follow Madam Jiang's line of sight. 

Then they saw a young woman descend the stairs gracefully. Her wavy hair had been pinned to her back, exposing her delicate and beautiful face. She had on a dash of light makeup that made her look stunning without being over the top. 

She was wearing a dark red one shoulder evening gown whose design was quite simple yet elegant. Paired with Lanni's beauty, it was breathtaking. 

"How beautiful! Here I was saying that Jiang Xingyu must have inherited all the genes of beauty from his parents, but isn't this too heaven-defying? Xiaomu is so beautiful!" One of the female guests exclaimed. 

Everyone finally snapped back to their senses. 

So stunning! They didn't expect the Jiangs' daughter to be so mesmerising as well! 

"A beautiful mother, handsome father, handsome son and now the daughter is this beautiful too? How is this still fair?!" A guest lamented, envious of the Jiang family but not haboring resentment. 

Lanni smiled gently as she heard all those exclamations. There was no woman who hated to be complimented. Even she didn't know that she would look this beautiful. 

Since she was going to be in public, she had chosen to stray away from her usual style so no one would recognize her. Hence she had purposely styled her hair and made herself to look more mature—she could easily pass off as a twenty-five-year-old woman. Madam Jiang's gown accentuated her body perfectly and was coincidentally befitting with this kind of style. 

Hence she relaxed, knowing that no one would recognize her. She walked to the Jiang couple. "Mother, father." 

"Good girl. Xiaomu, do you want to say hello to the guests?" Jiang Xingren got into character and asked with the tone of a doting father. 

Hence, Lanni smiled and oicked the microphone. 

But, before she could speak, a crash resounded. 

Everyone turned to the source only to see�� Li Yuming had shattered her glass in her hands...