The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

The duo held hands as they went to the grocery store. She snuck glances and smiled occasionally, making him curious about what she was thinking. At one point, she even tangled their fingers together and smiled. 

"What's making you smile so sweetly?" He couldn't help asking, his mood being lifted along with hers. 

She glanced at their hands and raised her head to look into his eyes. "No one has ever made me feel this happy." 

He raised an eyebrow curiously. What did he do to make her so happy? He knew that he had not done anything particularly, but the fact that he was making her happy was enough to make him even happier. 

She bashfully stood on her tiptoes to give him a kiss on his cheek. He looked down at her with a gentle smile before returning the kiss on her forehead. Her cheeks flushed scarlet. "Xingyu…" 

He looked at her curiously. There was something about her tone that sounded strange. Just when he was about to ask if anything was wrong, her hands flew around his neck. Pulling down on his neck, she pressed her lips against his. 

There were a few people at the store but neither of them cared about that. He wrapped his arms around his neck and pulled her up against him, deepening the kiss. His hand ran along her back but before he could do too much, she pulled away, blushing furiously. "We are in public." 

"Right…" He coughed and wondered whether that meant they would be able to continue later. 

She took up his hand again. "Xingyu, we need to talk later." 

He felt as though his heart had skipped a beat from his tone. "Okay." He looked forward to hearing what she wanted to talk about. Contrary to the anxiety he felt the last time, he was excited this time. Was it because he had a feeling that it would be a piece of good news? 

"Luna?" A female voice suddenly interrupted them. They looked over to the right at the same time, and saw Madam Jiang walking towards them and dragging her husband along. 

"My dear, I missed you!" She pulled Luna into her arms cheerfully. 

"I missed you too, aunty." Luna was already in a good mood and when she saw Madam Jiang, her mood brightened all the more. "How have you been? It's been ages since we last saw each other." 

"What do you mean it's been long? You were home for dinner three days ago!" Jiang Xingyu whined. 

"That's an awfully long time!" The women exclaimed in unison, as though he had mentioned years instead of days. 

He looked at them and turned to his father in defeat. "She didn't even notice me. Am I still her son?" 

"Are you asking me?" Jiang Xingren shrugged, having been ignored as soon as his wife saw her favorite future daughter-in-law. 

"Sigh, what are you doing here anyway? Did you get dragged over to shop together because Luna was too busy?" He asked mockingly, gloating in his father's misfortune.

"What nonsense are you spewing? Of course, I wanted to accompany my wife!" Jiang Xingren berated. 

Jiang Xingyu looked his father up and down. "Sure…" As if he would believe that kind of crap. He must have been pulled out of the door by the ear or threatened with divorce. 

…

Meanwhile, the ladies decided to shop around together. 

"What was Xingyu planning to buy exactly?" Luna wondered aloud, sweeping her eyes through the vegetable section. She had merely wanted to accompany Jiang Xingyu after all, and she had no idea what exactly he wanted to buy. 

She saw him having a talk with his father and wondered whether to ask him. Before she could make a decision, she spotted fresh apples in another row. "They look tasty…" she almost drooled at the sight. 

"Luna, what are you staring at?" Madam Jiang questioned, realizing that she had been speaking to thin air for a while. 

The latter silently rushed to grab an apple and started munching on it before paying for it, leaving Madam Jiang with a slacked jaw. She paid up and studied the young woman from head to toe. "You are acting strange." 

"Am I?" Luna continued wolfing down her apple like her life depended on it. 

"You hate apples." 

She paused, shocked with her own behavior. "Perhaps I'm just hungry?" 

Madam Jiang scrutinized her and thought of something but remained silent about it. "That useless punk! How could he drag you to go shopping with you without getting you something to eat? I'll give him a good scolding later." She harrumphed, sending a glare in the direction of her son who was also frozen stiff from shock after seeing Luna eat something she disliked so much. She pulled her future daughter-in-law to a restaurant within the store. "Forget that useless idiot. Let's have something to eat together." 

"Aunty, I'm fine." She giggled at her dramatic reaction. 

That didn't stop Madam Jiang from dragging her into the restaurant. A waitress soon came over, making Luna realize just how hungry she was. She quickly made her order. "I'll have fried chicken and…" 

"No no…" Madam Jiang interrupted in a flash, quickly composing herself when she realized that she had startled Luna. "Why don't you eat grilled chicken instead? It's tastier." 

"Alright." She nodded obediently and changed her order. 

Madam Jiang secretly sighed in relief. She didn't know what she was thinking about, and she didn't know whether she was dreading or looking forward to it. Amid her mixed feelings, she randomly asked, "Do you like Xingyu?" 

"Wait, what?" Luna was so startled that she dropped her phone onto the table. A flush crept onto her cheeks when she processed what she had been asked. Seeing that the other was waiting for her answer, she battled her thoughts with an embarrassed smile on her face then decided to come clean. "I was going to tell him… tonight perhaps." 

Taking that as a yes, Madam Jiang let out the breath she had been holding and cheered on behalf of her son. "That lucky punk. He is lucky that I am not a man myself. Otherwise, I would have won you over."