The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

With an evil grin plastered on her face, Lanni dialled a number. 

"Yo, sister-in-law!" Xingyu greeted jubilantly as soon as the call connected. 

Lanni couldn't help laughing. The new form of address sounded kinda cute. "Did Luna have you call me that?" 

"She didn't have to. Well, you will be sooner or later, so it doesn't matter when I start calling you my sister-in-law, does it?" He laughed. 

Lanni's tone turned strict. "Then, you must be the only man who would sue his sister-in-law." 

"Eh? When did I sue you?" Xingyu sounded surprised, then recalled that he had indeed sued someone. All he remembered was that his assistant reported that a news agency had published false news about him and tarnished his reputation. In response, he had only given two words: "sue them." Who would have thought that it would turn out to be his sister-in-law? 

Now that he thought about it, Luna had mentioned that Lanni was now the chief editor of a news agency. If there was any problem with a piece of published news, the blame would befall her. What kind of sin had he committed?! 

He panicked. "I didn't know you work at Tian Yu Media and that my actions would trouble you. I'm so sorry, sister-in-law! I'll get my assistant to revoke the suit right away." As he spoke, Lanni could hear him summon his assistant on the other end. 

"Hold on!" She immediately stopped him. 

"Is there something else?" He carefully asked, afraid that she was upset. If he did anything to anger her, heaven knew that Xiehan and Luna would gnash him to death. 

Lanni chuckled at his tensed tone. "Don't revoke anything. Go ahead with the suit, okay? I want to deal with this matter on my end." She instructed. 

"O-kay…" Xingyu was confused by her words. Was there anyone who wanted to be sued? Even so, he could only do as she asked. 

Lanni hung up the call and rolled her pen. Her aim of calling Xingyu was to ensure he didn't drop the suit once he realized that she was the Chief Editor of Tian Yu Media. When she was done, she also notified Xiehan not to take any action once he heard the news. 

This would teach Han Lili a lesson. Did she really think that a mere piece of false news would be enough to kick her out? 

… 

Just as she expected, the matter blew up. Xingyu even helped her fan the flames from his end. 

The following afternoon, Lanni was summoned to the CEO's office. 

The man's expression was grim as he pushed aside the newspaper on his desk and looked up to glare at Lanni who had just walked in. "Miss Li, I believe one of your roles is to ensure that every piece of news that is published or reported is authentic." 

Lanni's expression did not shift in the slightest. "CEO Qian…" 

"Don't give me excuses." He interrupted, looking utterly disappointed. "I did not expect this from you. Get the party behind this to resign. And if you are at fault too, you will not get away either." 

Lanni nodded. "Understood, CEO." 

As she left his office, she was a bit surprised. She didn't expect that the man could already tell that whatever happened was not a result of her negligence but of someone else's meddling. As expected of the CEO. He was so observant… No wonder Tian Yu Media was gaining fame at a rapid pace ever since he took over from the former CEO.

"Someone's going to get dismissed this time. I told you she didn't deserve her position." she heard Han Lili sneer to another employee just as she walked down the hallway. 

The employee being spoken to appeared to be troubled. "I thought she looked quite capable, but looks can be deceiving. If she really doesn't qualify, she might not be able to do a good job and Tian Yu Media would be in trouble because of her." 

As soon as they saw her pass by, the other employee shut her mouth while Han Lili continued jabbering on. 

From such gossip in the company, Lanni knew that it was about time to get rid of annoying flies. Otherwise, her abilities would be doubted forever. 

…

Since she didn't want to drag the matter too much and risk having it soil the reputation of Tian Yu Media, she immediately called for a meeting with the editorial team, publishing team and journalists in one of the largest conference rooms. 

The meeting had been expected since such a huge scandal had arisen, hence everyone rushed to the conference rooms within a few minutes. 

As soon as she walked in, a hush befell the hall. 

She went straight to the point. "I believe that everyone knows why we are here." 

When they agreed in unison, she glanced at Han Lili who had followed behind her like the good asssistant she was doing a horrible job at becoming. She then looked back at the employees. "In that case, I will not waste time. Many of you have been made to believe that I got to this position using corrupt means, and that Han Lili was initially chosen. 

You should know that not only does this rumor destroy my reputation, it also questions the credibility of CEO Qian, who has always believed in doing the right thing." This was the part that annoyed her the most. It was not okay to mess with her, but dragging innocent people into the mix just to make her life difficult was too much. 

" So, I will clear everyone's doubts." She declared, and had Yu Ming play a video on the large screen. "You are all free to point it out if you see anything that qualifies as underhanded means." 

The video was taken on the day of her interview. Interviews were usually recorded in case someone else undertook them and later showed them to the CEO, or if they were to be shown to the board of directors. This time, they just happened to come in handy and Lanni had obtained the permission of CEO Qian to use them. 

When Han Lili saw what was being played, she panicked slightly. 

In the video, Lanni answered every question thrown her way with confidence and eloquence, and she had smart answers for all of them. The CEO and former Chief Editor were visibly impressed. 

When the video ended, Han Lili was the first to speak up arrogantly. "So what if they were satisfied? They may have given kind remarks just to make her feel better about herself. This doesn't prove that she didn't give bribes beforehand!" 

"Are you an idiot? CEO Qian would never receive a bribe!" A male employee wanted to give her a slap. 

"Yeah. If our CEO was capable of accepting brainless employees for money, this company would be shambles. Besides, didn't you see how intelligent chief editor Li is? As if she would need a back door." another seconded. 

Seeing that everyone's opinion was in her favor, Lanni played Han Lili's interview video, which made everyone cringe in disgust. She knew nothing and kept glancing at her palm to read out the answers she had written down, which were all wrong answers.. She even lied that she had once worked for the largest media group in the nation, Lin Media Group, and that she was fired after being accused falsely.