The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

Lin Jian felt his soul leave his body. "Lanni…" 

Lanni scoffed through the phone. "Lin Jian, are you seriously letting her have her way even while knowing that she is trying to seek another man's attention? Don't you spoil your little princess too much?" 

Lin Jian had nothing to say to her sarcasm. It hurt him too, okay! But if he blatantly rejected Ruby's request, she would be upset and that would definitely not help him get closer to her. Hence, he could only hang up and hope that Ruby would soon realize just how much time she was wasting by trying to get close to a taken man. 

In the end, Lanni shrugged. "It's just paying her a visit, right? Alright, I will go tomorrow in the evening. Of course, I will check with Xiehan first." 

Lin Jian remained silent. Whether Xiehan went or not depended on Lanni, but he loved his life so he didn't dare to point that out. 

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The following day, Moonlight Studios. 

Looking at the information she had gathered, Luna let out a helpless sigh. 

"What happened?" Cheng Yu asked worriedly. 

Luna picked a pen on her desk and uncapped it, then leisurely tapped the top of the desk as she gathered her words. "Xiao Yu, I'm sorry." 

"What's this about?" Cheng Yu was curious. She pulled the white leather chair and sat opposite Luna, raising an eyebrow to the other's apology. 

Luna looked troubled. "I found out the reason why Han Xiaoli is so much against you being together with Cedric." 

"Oh…" Cheng Yu had almost forgotten about it, and her heart felt uneasy when she suddenly recalled it. She did want to know, but part of her was reluctant to hear what Luna had to say. She felt as though she was sitting on needles as she observed her friend's expression. 

Luna nervously stated, "This has nothing to do with you. In actual sense, you are merely suffering because of me." She explained. "It is because Han Xiaoli once confessed to Xingyu, and he rejected her. She has been holding the grudge for ages and hates me for supposedly taking away the heart of her man. Since you are my friend, she doesn't like you either. 

It's just an unfortunate coincidence that you and her brother like each other, so she cannot let this opportunity to revenge slip." 

Cheng Yu was rendered speechless by the explanation. Here she was thinking that she had done something wrong. It turned out to be a strike of vengeance by a spoilt heiress was in denial after a failed confession?! 

"I will help you deal with it." Luna promised resolutely. She would not let her own choices ruin the happiness of her bets friend. Of course, she wasn't going to break up with Xingyu either. Han Xiaoli would have to wake up from her delusional slumber. 

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In the evening, Lanni went to the hospital where Ruby was. Earlier, she had sent a text message to Xiehan so he would go first. When she arrived, he had long arrived and was making some small talk with Lin Jian and Ruby. 

The girl looked frail as she lay between the white sheets, wearing a pale blue hospital gown. Her hair was a mess, her little face was almost as pale as the sheets, and even her lips were drained of color. Such a pitiful sight, no wonder the two men were at her beck and call, serving her fruits and telling her jokes to cheer her up. 

"Lanni, you are here!" She smiled sweetly and looked much happier when Lanni walked in through the door. 

"How are you feeling?" Lanni was not as enthusiastic as her, but she smiled anyway. 

"I'm fine now. I should be discharged tomorrow at the latest." Ruby said through a pale smile. "Thank you for checking up on me." 

"It's nothing." Lanni found a spot to sit. 

Ruby glanced at Xiehan and added, "And, thank you for not leaving me alone on that day. If you didn't bring me to hospital, who knows what would have happened to me…" 

"You don't need to thank me. It would be too heartless of me if I neglected anyone in that situation." Xiehan felt uncomfortable, probably because of the tension that was starting to build up between Lanni and Ruby. The former's eyes looked like they were about to start emitting daggers, so Xiehan held her hand and rubbed it gently. 

" Since Ruby is alright now, I guess we should take our leave." He suggested, knowing that Lanni was not willing to continue being here. 

Naturally, she was happy to leave as well. Though for some reasons, she was curious about something. 

However, just as Xiehan walked past the bed, his hand was grabbed by a small, cold hand. He turned to look at the girl on the bed curiously. 

"Xiehan, don't go. Could you accompany me a little longer?" Ruby pleaded, her eyes looking up at Xiehan pitifully. 

Lin Jian clenched his fists at the side. 

Lanni couldn't hold it in anymore. She leaned over and swatted Ruby's hand away from Xiehan's wrist. "That's enough. First, you fake your illness and now you want to deliberately seduce someone else's boyfriend, right in front of his girlfriend? Have you no shame?!" 

Ruby recoiled in shock. "Lanni, how could you say that?" 

"If you are going to put up and act, make sure it is believable." Lanni glared at her fiercely. 

Lin Jian was displeased. "Lanni, I understand how you feel, and the fact that you don't trust Ruby, but how can you accuse anyone of faking illness?" 

Although Xiehan didn't say anything, he was not pleased by the accusation either. 

Meanwhile, Ruby fought back tears as she looked at Lanni in disbelief. "I know I have said this before but I really don't have that kind of feelings for Xiehan. It's really not what you think…"

The latter was disgusted. "Forget the feelings part, you can say anything about that. I'm just curious… your "truth" is that you really had Leukemia and now, you have been treated? Who was the bone marrow donor?" 

Actually, this development was not similar to what Lanni had expected. She thought that for the sake of making Xiehan get close to her, she would fake the medical details so her only possible compatible donor would be Xiehan. Afterwards, she might use "being grateful to him for saving her life" as an excuse to get closer to him. 

Although her guess was luckily wrong, it didn't make much difference. She was still using this fake illness to get closer to Xiehan and was even doing it right in front of everyone! 

Lin Jian answered the answer for Ruby. "Her father. Who else would it be?" 

Lanni scoffed. "Really? Why do I recall hearing the doctor state that only her biological relatives could be possible donors?" 

"Isn't that exactly what happened?!" Lin Jian was getting impatient. 

Lanni smiled evilly, under Ruby's tensed and shocked gaze. "Well, I hate to break it to you, but Neil Chan is not even her biological father. May I know how exactly this happened?" 

"What did you say?!" Lin Jian was shocked, while Ruby burst into tears. 

Xiehan frowned at the scene. "Enough. Lanni, bone marrow donors don't have to be biologically related to the patient." What he didn't mention was, Ruby must have wanted to keep the fact that she was Neil Chan's biological daughter a secret. It was revealed in such an accusatory tone, wasn't this too hurtful? 

As though reading her boyfriend's mind, Lanni glanced at him then at Ruby with a scoff. She then opened her handbag and took out a stack of paper. "Of course, I know that. Which is why I kept investigating. And guess what? They are not compatible either."

Xiehan leaned over to read the content of the doc.u.ment and so did Lin Jian. The analysis was baffling. Lin Joan's eyes widened in disbelief and he pulled the doc.u.ment out of Lanni's hand, then showed it to the tearful Ruby. 

If Neil was not a compatible donor, then he couldn't have donated his bone marrow to save Ruby. Then how could she explain her current condition? 

He almost didn't dare to ask, "Did you orchestrate this?" 

The girl wiped her tears using the back of her fist. "I really don't know how this happened!" 

Lanni couldn't believe that she was still trying to deny the claim. She looked at Ruby sharply. "I have an interesting audio clip. Does anyone want to hear it?" 

The two men looked at her with obvious curiosity, so she scrolled through her phone and played the clip. She deliberately fast-forwarded to the part everyone was waiting for. 

[Dad, why would you want me to do this?] It was Ruby's voice. 

A chuckle resounded, followed by a man's voice, which was Neil Chan's. [Silly girl, aren't you trying to get close to Xiehan?] 

"Stop, don't play it anymore." Ruby tried to grab Lanni's phone in despair. Lanni was faster, and held her phone above her head with a glare. Her reaction was akin to admitting it, so she had no choice. "I'll admit it. It was all fabricated."