The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

"What would you do if you were in my place?" He asked, even though he knew Xiehan might not have much to say since he had not had any experience with such a situation. 

The latter let out a smile. "Well, I would make a deal with her. I would ask her to give the baby to me once it's born." 

Jiang Xingyu thought about his friend's idea and decided that it wasn't a bad one. "You know, I would be sad if I'm no longer in peaceful terms with her after taking the baby but if that's what it takes to save our baby then I don't mind giving it a shot." 

"Idiot." Xiehan nudged his friend. When the latter gave him a confused look, he explained, "The deal is just a way of buying time. She is still in shock right now so she is thinking irrationally. By the time eight months are over, she will have grown attached to it and will not want to give it away anymore. After all, I don't think there's any mother who would still hate their baby after carrying it for nine months." 

"You are a genius." Jiang Xingyu was awed at the fact he had been too devastated to think about. But then he frowned. "Well, Luna's mother hates her so much even after carrying her for nine months." 

Xiehan frowned at the thought as well. "Forget about her. She is a weird case." Who would love one twin but despise the other when they were identical? All her excuses were irrelevant too…

"Well, if you are going to try that out, you should be ready for anything. She could still dislike the baby for ruining her life so you may want to be prepared to be a single father in case that happens." 

"I don't mind." He was relieved knowing that he could save his child even though he had not talked to her about it yet. 

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The days went by pretty fast and before they noticed it, a week had passed. 

Luna stared at the screen of her laptop. Her fingers had not moved for the past ten minutes. Cheng Yu couldn't watch it any longer. 

"Luna, are you okay?" When the latter nodded despite not looking alright in the slightest, she sighed. "Are you still thinking about Jiang Xingyu?" 

She shook her head and gave an excuse about feeling tired, even though that was exactly what she was thinking about. 

The man had made an insane request three days ago and she could not get it out of her mind no matter how hard she tried. How could he ask her to have the baby and then give it to him? Was he out of his mind? 

"Have you made the appointment with the doctor already?" Cheng Yu asked. 

"I did this morning." She answered through a sigh. 

Cheng Yu studied her friend carefully. "Are you sure you don't want to think about it?" 

Luna slapped her forehead. "Xiao Yu, you too?" 

Cheng Yu waved her hands in defeat. "Fine, fine. I will stop lecturing you, but right after saying this. Luna, I still think you are doing something you will regret." 

As if on cue, the doorbell rang just as Cheng Yu finished speaking. 

"I'll answer that." She stood up and when she saw who the guest was from the monitor, she gave Luna an eye. "No matter how upset you are, please don't say something you will regret, okay?" 

She opened the door just as Luna was starting to wonder who it was, and Madam Jiang walked in looking solemn. Her eyes grew wide. 

"I'll go buy ingredients for cooking dinner." Cheng Yu fled to give the two women time to talk. 

"My dear, how are you doing?" Madam Jiang still sounded kind despite her bad mood. 

"I'm fine." Luna couldn't bring herself to look into the other woman's eyes or rush to hug her like she always did—not after how badly she knew she had hurt her son's feelings. But she couldn't force herself into something she was unable to do just to protect someone else's feelings, could she? That might simply ruin three lives later. 

"You must have figured out why I'm here." Madam Jiang cut the chase. 

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Earlier, in the Jiang Mansion. 

Madam Jiang was worried after not seeing her son for days. He had been ignoring her calls and when she finally got him to go home, he holed himself up in his room all day. 

She couldn't watch it anymore and barged into his room, only to find him sitting on the floor and reverting back into a depressed state. 

Her heart shattered as she crouched next to him and pulled his head onto her shoulder. "What happened to you?" Luna must have confessed to him. Shouldn't he be the happiest man right now? Why was he like this instead? 

"She is pregnant." He breathed. 

Madam Jiang smiled as her suspicion was confirmed. "So she really is pregnant!" 

"You knew?" Jiang Xingyu was shocked. 

"I guessed so. She was acting weird that time we met you at the grocery store. She had a sudden change in likes. Anyway, I suspected it but didn't want to be the one breaking it to her. But wait. Isn't that supposed to be good news? Why are you so devastated instead?" 

Thinking of something, she threatened, "If you tell me any nonsense about not being able to take responsibility for what you did, I will disown you." 

"Mum, am I such a jerk in your eyes?" He laughed bitterly. 

"Then what's wrong?" 

"She doesn't want it." He sniffed. "She decided to get rid of it." 

Madam Jiang's hand stiffened. How could that be? 

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The present. 

She looked at the young woman before her and didn't know what to say to her. Luna looked sad when she stated the reason for her visit, and her heart broke. She loved Luna so much that she didn't want to see her sad for a single second, but she also didn't want to give up on her son's happiness and her grandchild without at least trying. 

"Luna, could you at least tell me why you are so hell set on this decision?" She asked gently. "I know it's not just about your career, life and whatnot."