The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

Monday—19th November. 

Lanni knocked off work early since there was nothing much for her to do in the afternoon. 

After passing Xing Han's test of her loyalty, she realized that the man was no longer too guarded against her. Hence, she had an inkling of what was going on beneath the surface. On that very day, she had overheard him discuss with someone else and promise them to deliver the goods on Wednesday night. A few hours after that, the company's bank account received an astronomical amount of money. 

As she left her office, she let out a smile of half victory. The latter half was more difficult to attain but at least there was something for her to hope for. 

Sge had just arrived at the underground parking and was about to enter her car when someone stopped her. "Xiaomu!" 

Her mood dropped when she saw the enthusiastic woman but she kept up a smile and pretended to be pleasantly surprised. "Sis Ci, what are you doing here?" 

Feng Ci closed in as though the two of them were best friends. "I was just discussing a deal with Xing Han and did not expect to run into you. It must be fate." 

Lanni pushed a lock of hair behind her ear. "It must be fate indeed." 

"Since we are fated, why don't we go shopping together?" 

Lanni had already made plans to go pay her mother a visit later but this was a heavenly chance. She had wanted to find a way to befriend Feng Ci—as Jiang Xiaomu—without being suspicious, but now the best chance had presented itself. 

She knew that Feng Ci was a proud woman and if she kept rejecting her, the latter would simply stop trying to get close to her. 

Hence, she sent a text message to Li Yuming and let her know that she would be late for dinner and stay the night. 

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Li Yuming glared at the text message on her phone so hard that it seemed like fireballs would shoot out of her eyes and burn the phone to ashes. 

"Master, are you alright?" The housekeeper, who had been taking instructions a moment ago, was worried when she suddenly saw Li Yuming's expression. 

The latter remained silent, but the housekeeper knew that there was only one thing that could rile her master up. "Did you have a fight with miss?" 

Li Yuming glared at her and she shut her mouth. 

She gripped the phone tightly in her hand. It was all because of that side. Because of them, her daughter had to pretend to be someone else's daughter and couldn't even go back home freely in fear of being followed. In fact, ever since this act started, the only time she had seen Lanni was at the banquet and even then, the latter had to act like a stranger and call her "Aunt Yuming". 

Because of them, her relationship with her daughter was deteriorating. How the hell was she supposed to appreciate that?! 

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Unaware of her mother's tirade of emotions, Lanni followed Ji Feifei's lead to the shopping center. Since she didn't want to go back to the company after shopping, they each drove their own car and arrived one after another. They chose to go to a street full of nothing but rows of clothes and jewelry stores. 

Lanni got off the car first and was about to lead Ji Feifei to one of the stores she frequented when she remembered who she was right now. Xiaomu had been abroad for years and should not be familiar with many things here. Hence she smiled and pointed at a random store. "Let's start here! The dresses look pretty nice." 

Feng Ci agreed and went along. 

While Lanni randomly checked a few dresses, checked their sizes and decided to buy those she liked, Feng Ci rarely found interest in any of them. 

Lanni knew that she must be bored to death. After all, she didn't want to shop! She wanted something else and Lanni so badly wanted to know what it was. If she was not hurrying up to go and keep her mother company, she would have loved to try out hundreds of dresses and waste Feng Ci's time. Alas, it would waste her own time too so she dropped the idea. 

Instead, she sought out Feng Ci. "You don't look well." 

Feng Ci looked troubled. "I'm just worried about Xiehan. Is he alright?" 

Lanni's lips twitched. As expected. Feng Ci had only sought her because she, as Jiang Xiaomu, seemed close to Xiehan and even treated him like a godbrother. 

She flashed a delicate smile. "Xiehan is alright. Last I checked, he was taking care of his fiancée." She deliberately added. 

As expected, Feng Ci almost blew her top. "That scheming b*tch? How does she qualify to have him take care of her?" 

Realizing that she may have given herself away, she calmed down. "I'm sorry. It's just… hard to watch him being taken advantage of by that girl. She is so cunning!" 

Lanni laughed. The feeling of listening to a complaint about herself was indescribable. "I totally understand. The feeling of seeing something(or someone) you care about being treated unfairly is hard to bear." 

Her words held a double meaning, and Feng Ci was overjoyed when she heard it. She was right! Xiaomu did like Xiehan. Otherwise, why would a grown woman cling onto a grown man and call him godbrother? It would have been believable if she kept a safe distance but she had sent someone to spy and just this morning, Xiaomu insisted on dropping Xiehan off at his workplace and kissed his cheek. 

She grabbed the opportunity. "Xiaomu, do you like Xiehan?" 

Lanni was overjoyed by the question but kept her cool. "Xiehan is such an outstanding man. There's probably no woman who won't like him, right?" 

Feng Ci grinned at the troubled look on the girl's face. "You know what I learnt in this unfair world? You should aim to grab what you want no matter what. Don't let it slip." 

Lanni mocked the woman in her heart. She wanted to use Xiaomu to get rid of Lanni? 

Hehe.