The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

Xingyu shot a glare at Lin Jian. "Where do you get the audacity to include yourself among single people?! You literally have enough girlfriends to fill an airplane." 

Lin Jian looked distressed. "What do you know? I may have uncountable girls by my side, but none of them is my true love. Most of them are with me simply because of the benefits I give my exes when breaking up." 

Xiehan shook his head in ridicule. "Such an easy way to get money… how many people do you think wouldn't be tempted by that?" Many women now knew that they only needed to date him for a day or two to receive a hefty amount of break-up benefits. How could he blame them for taking advantage of it? 

"Right? It's such a surprise that you are not getting hit on by men as well." Xingyu chuckled. 

"You meanies!" Lin Jian complained. "Do you know, this is just the least of my woes. Recently, I have fallen in love with a girl." 

"How is that anything new?" Xingyu raised an eyebrow. 

"I'm being serious this time," He repeated the words he had said every other week. When he saw that his friends were looking at him like they were scolding him for being a jerk, he felt wronged. "I really love Ruby. But she hates me so much… the more I go after her, the more she wants to stay away from me." 

"Serves you right." Xiehan laughed. 

"How could you be so heartless?" The man complained and looked at Xingyu as though seeking solace. 

Alas, the latter seconded Xiehan. "You really deserve it. How many girls' innocent hearts have you broken? Your record is so notorious that no one can trust you now. It's just logical that Ruby doesn't want anything to do with you." 

Regarding these heartless friends, Lin Jian had nothing left to say. He decided to save his words and use more effort when chasing Ruby next time. 

"Wait. Ruby?" Xingyu was suddenly curious. "She is the girl you love?" 

Lin Jian was on the verge of losing it. "Isn't that what I just said? Why do you look so shocked?" 

Xingyu snuck a glance at Xiehan and coughed. "Nothing." He seemed to understand why Ruby wouldn't spare Lin Jian a glance. This wasn't going to create trouble between Xiehan and Lin Jian, right? 

Lin Jian followed his gaze and recalled the same thing. He had thought about it before, but the girl didn't seem to try to get close to Xiehan either, so he thought she might have been momentarily charmed by him. 

Anyway, tonight was not about him and his romantic woes so he shifted the focus back to Xingyu. "What are you planning to do now? Since you guys are already expecting a baby, I would suggest having your wedding as soon as possible. Any later and your beauty will not be able to handle the hassle and bustle of preparing for a wedding. With us here, you can have the perfect wedding even if you decide to have it in two days." 

"Thank you." Xingyu smiled genuinely. He had always known that he could rely on his friends. 

"However, I would suggest having the wedding after the baby is born." Xiehan voiced his thoughts. "After all, you proposed and got engaged as soon as she became your girlfriend. If you want to have an engagement party as well, don't you think it might be too much for both of you to handle?" 

"Now that you mention it, our relationship is quite rushed. I was too excited to realize that." Xingyu contemplated. 

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Meanwhile, in a luxurious restaurant. 

"Then he went on one knee and held out a rose… I was so shocked and excited!" Luna narrated Xingyu's proposal cheerfully. 

"That's so romantic. And your ring is so beautiful." Xiaoshi gushed in admiration. 

"And it suits you too," Lanni added. 

Luna glanced at her ring finger with a smile. She loved it too… She didn't remember ever talking about rings with Xingyu but he had managed to get exactly what she loved. 

As they finished up their food, Luna's phone rang. She blushed. "My man's call. He must be missing me and wondering why I'm not home yet." 

Lanni grabbed her phone to text Xiehan while Xiaoshi nursed her wounded single soul. 

Lanni chuckled at her deflated expression. "I guess the men have finished their meeting and my future brother-in-law is looking for his fiancée. We should go home as well." 

When Xiaoshi nodded, they all left the restaurant and walked Luna to Xingyu's car where the chauffeur was waiting. 

"Thank you for the treat, Xiaoshi." Luna thanked the other genuinely. 

"It's nothing much. I enjoyed it as well." Xiaoshi smiled. 

"How about we add each other's cintact numbers so we chat later?" She suggested as she took out her phone. "Right. Do you read comics? I know a really awesome app with hundreds of interesting comics." 

"I love comics! What's the app?" 

When Luna recommended it, Xiaoshi installed it on her phone right away. 

At the side, Lanni chuckled. She had thought that Luna had forgotten all about her company after getting engaged. On the contrary, she was still business minded enough to scout for more users even when simply having a meal. 

Promising to go out for fun more often, the girls bid each other and each went their way. 

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The Jiang Mansion. 

Because it was already late, Xingyu and Luna did not go back to Frais Villa and decided to spend the night in the Jiang Mansion instead. 

After Luna had a bowl of nourishing soup, they went to Xingyu's room and talked about the plans for their future. 

"When do you want to have the wedding?" He asked, considering what she wanted first. 

"After the baby is born." She responded, giving similar reasons to those that Xiehan had stated. 

"As for the engagement banquet, we can have it soon. What do you think of the third day of March?" 

"3rd March sounds great." He nodded and noted it down in his Ipad. 

She pieced in some details too, and selected the most suitable venue after agreeing about it with him. "Could we just invite close friends and relatives?" 

He nodded in agreement. "I don't want to have too many guests either. We can give some invitation cards to our parents so they invite their close friends, and then invite our own friends." 

"I only need one invitation card." She stated with a shrug. "That one's for Xiaoshi. My dad doesn't need to have a card in order to attend his daughter's engagement. Lanni and Xiao Yu don't need them either." 

"Who is Xiaoshi?" Xingyu was curious. 

"Xiehan's cousin." 

He hummed in approval. A certain someone was finally letting go and making more friends. It was a good sign. 

Actually, Luna didn't ever think she could ever make friends with other people, much less with a girl she just met. However, she liked the fact that she was free to mingle with other people now; unlike the cold introvert she once was. 

While they wrote their guest lists, Xingyu wrote down his mother's name and that reminded her of something. 

"Do I need to send an invitation to… her?" She asked hesitantly, unable to get the word out of her mouth. 

Xingyu knew she was talking about Li Yuming. He had almost forgotten about her. 

He pulled her into his embrace soothingly. "You can just send one out of formality. If you don't want her to attend it, then you don't need to invite her." 

She nodded. "Just take it as inviting an enemy—one who will receive the invite but will definitely not come." 

He kissed her forehead. "I'm sorry." 

"It's alright, It's not your fault. Besides, I am not sad about it anymore." After all, Madam Jiang had pretty much taken up the role of a mother in her life and not only did they love each other so much, she was about to be her mother-in-law as well. Why else would she be sad? 

Resuming the initial preparations, they sent their suggestions to their friends to seek their opinions, then went ahead to try and come up with designs for their invitation cards. 

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Lanni's apartment. 

Lanni was on the balcony, going through some news forums when she received a pop-up notification of Luna's message. When she saw the suggestions for the venue and the theme, she smiled and reacted to the message with a heart to express that it was perfect. 

[Have you come up with an invitation card yet?] She asked in the group chat. 

[Not yet T_T 

Xingyu's taste is such an insult to aesthetics and I'm so lazy that I cannot think of anything!] Came the reply from Xingyu's phone, and Lanni knew that it was her sister's reply. 

She laughed and responded, [May I suggest this?] 

Opening another window on her tablet, she made a few changes to an invitation card she had created before and then sent it to the group chat. 

[It's beautiful! We don't need to think of a design anymore, thanks sis! <3] Luna was the first to react. 

[Wait, why do you have a custom invitation card?] Xingyu asked. 

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