The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

Lanni's phone chimed again. She thought it would be another text message from Xiehan but instead, it was a call from a certain annoying boss. 

"Little Mumu, how is it going?" The man was as enthusiastic and infuriating as ever. 

"I'm alright. CEO, today is Saturday." She meant to remind him that it was not a working day and he should not be making any calls related to work, especially since she had already stated on the first day that she would not be able to work overtime on any day. 

"I know, I know… I just wanted to apologize for not being able to make it to your banquet." The man apologized vehemently. 

"It's alright." She didn't want him to go anyway; she had only extended an invitation because it would have been weird if she hadn't. Who knew what kind of trouble he would have caused if he had attended? 

"Little Mumu, don't be upset. I will get you a present to make up for my absence. If you wish, we can also have a few drinks together." 

"No, thanks. It's really alright." Lanni expressed her understanding. Why was this man so hard to deal with?

The only positive side to it was that after this banquet, he would no longer doubt her identity. She knew that he had his people in the banquet, disguised as guests. However, thanks to the guests who would suck up to the Jiang family so much as to claim to have cradled her as a baby, the act became even more realistic. 

Soon, the banquet ended. The guests started leaving for their homes and Lanni went to change into a more comfortable pair of shoes. 

Meanwhile, Jiang Xingyu rushed to look for Luna before she could leave. He found her outside, drinking yet another glass of wine. 

He walked over and tried to pry the stem glass out of her hand. "Don't drink too much." 

She let out a small laugh, diverting her attention from Feng Ci in the distance, who was on the verge of exploding from seeing her perfectly fine. 

"It's just wine. Besides, I can hold my liquor well." 

He stood beside her. "Really? Better than I can?" 

She raised an eyebrow amusedly. "Why don't we find out?" 

"Are you challenging me for a drink?" It was his turn to be intrigued. 

"WHat do you think? Will you accept the challenge, or are you going to cower away like a kid?" She challenged. 

The man scratched his chin. "I'm not scared. I'm just.. not used to taking part in drinking contests with women." 

"There's a first time to everything. So, what's it gonna be?" she twirled her wineglass provokingly. 

"I have a collection of nice bottles at my place. I bet that you will drop after two sips." He responded. 

"You better bet that the first one to drop will be you." She emptied the rest of the wine into her mouth and stuffed the empty wineglass into his hand then headed for his car. 

He gave the wineglass to one of the staff who just happened to pass by, then pressed on his key and went to the car. He opened the passenger door for her, waited until she had fastened her seatbelt and closed the door, then cirled the car to the driver's seat. 

Remembering something, he stretched his body to retrieve something from the back seat. Under her curious gaze, he opened the package to reveal a pair of diamond sandals. "I didn't have the chance to give yiu these earlier." 

A smile flashed across her lips. "Than you." He had actually remembered to get her sandals in case she got tired from wearing heels. She herself had nearly forgotten about it and only remembered when it was too late to go back to the hiuse, then she had decided to buy a pair later if she felt sore. 

She picked the sandals and wore them, getting rid of the heels immediately. 

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Soon, they arrived at his villa. 

It had been ages since she last set foot in this villa, so she found it familiar yet unfamiliar. 

"Are you hungry? Shall we get something to eat first?" He suggested as he took off the coat of his suit. 

"I'm a little hungry." She had not eaten anything at the banquet and had only drunk wine and champagne. 

"What would you like to eat?" He rolled up his sleeves, preparing to go to the kitchen. 

"Any light meal will do." 

The man nodded and went to the kitchen. He had previously sent a notification to all the servants, telling them to take the day off. Hence, it was just the two of them in the villa. 

Luna picked a magazine from the rack nearby and made herself comfortable. 

Soon, Jiang Xingyu finished cooking and set the table. The two of them dug in and ate in silence. When they were done, he led her to the cellar. 

"How about we play a drinking game? We can play truth or dare." He suggested as he picked a bottle with high alcohol content. 

Luna sat down comfortably and shook her head at him. "If you want to get to know me, you can just ask. We don't need a drinking game for that." 

Having been exposed, he ran a hand through his hair. But since she was willing to let him get to know her better, it made things much easier. Heaven knew she could have simply just drunk to each of his questions. 

Hence, the two started drinking while sitting opposite each other. 

"Do you have a boyfriend?" He asked his first question after a while. 

She coughed and looked at him like he was an alien. "Don't you know whether I have one or not?" 

He laughed at his own silly question. "Well, you have not been particularly close to any other man but then there's… that guy… Flynn. He seemed to… act a little too familiar with you." He stated nervously, knowing that if her answer was that she and Flynn were anything other than friends, he would be shattered. 

She gulped a shot. "You don't have to know about our relationship." 

His hands balled into fists. As expected. 

Just as he plunged into despair, he heard her voice again. "However, if I was in a romantic relationship with another man, I would never let you touch me."