The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

Cedric was overjoyed, but he pretended to be troubled. "But… Wouldn't that trouble you too much?" 

Cheng Yu rolled her eyes. "If I say it troubles me, what will you do?" 

"It won't! He quickly returned into the room and unpacked his bag before she could change his mind. He even speedily changed into his silk pajamas and stood beside the bed. Cheng Yu was speechless. 

She was wondering whether he would really keep to his side when she realized that he didn't look like he was planning to sleep on the bed. Instead, he took a pillow and placed it on the carpeted floor and lied down. 

"You…" Cheng Yu scratched her head in embarrassment. "Sleep on the bed. I'll take the floor." 

However, the man did not react. She leaned over to take a peek and found that he had already closed his eyes and was breathing slowly and steadily. Seeing as he had already fallen asleep, she shrugged and climbed onto the bed. Despite the presence of someone else in the room, she was probably too tired so she quickly drifted into a deep sleep. 

About half an hour later. 

When he was sure that the girl had fallen asleep, Cedric opened his eyes and peeked at her. She looked so cute… 

Seeing that she had already kicked the blanket away, he chuckled and got up, then covered her. 

"With these bad sleeping habits, she will probably roll off the bed and fall. Nevermind, I should sleep next to her to guard her." He thought, then lay next to her. 

Fine, he simply wanted an excuse to sleep next to her. 

… 

The next morning. 

Cheng Yu yawned when she woke up. That was the most peaceful sleep she had had in a long time. It was as though she was in a warm embrace all night, lulling her to feel safe and comfortable. When she woke up, her first reaction was to dart her eyes to the space beside the bed. 

Cedric had already woken up. The pillow was no longer on the floor, he must have already gone downstairs. 

Getting up, she grabbed a towel and bathrobe from her clothes and half-sleepily dragged her feet to the bathroom. 

But when she opened the door… 

Her eyes widened as her jaw dropped, all the sleep clearing off from her eyes. The first thing she saw was a muscular back… a naked, muscular back with water dripping down from his hair all the way down his broad shoulder blades and her first reaction was not to look away but to widen her eyes. 

When the door opened, Cedric was shocked and turned reflexively. 

She looked away as soon as their eyes met. "Sorry! I thought… I…" She dashed out of the bathroom before she could embarrass herself. 

Behind her, the man laughed, intrigued. 

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By the time Cheng Yu took a bath and went downstairs, breakfast was ready and everyone was waiting for her. 

Everything was normal, but she had a feeling that they were all giving her weird looks and giggling under their breaths. 

She ignored them and walked over, wondering where to sit. On the dining table that could fit up to ten people, there were three empty seats between Lanni and Cedric. She naturally wanted to sit next to Lanni but if she deliberately kept her distance from Cedric, she would never hear the end of their teasing. Hence, she shrugged her shoulders and sat next to him. 

As if that was what they were all waiting for, they all broke into cheers and teased Cedric. Lin Jian even patted his back and congratulated him for heaven-knows-what. 

Cheng Yu was speechless. Was everyone so idle? 

"Xiao Yu, how was your night?" Lanni asked as she passed Luna a jug of milk. 

Cheng Yu didn't think too much of it and answered honestly, "It was alright. How was yours?" 

"Just alright?" Luna darted her gaze over curiously, unknowingly pouring too much milk into her bowl of cereal. It was only when Xingyu took the jug from her that she looked at him gratefully and turned back to Cheng Yu. "Are you tired… Does your waist hurt?" 

"No, I'm not tired. And why would my waist hurt?" She asked curiously, then comprehended just what her friend was getting at. Her face flushed. "Luna, you're so dirty-minded!" 

The dining room roared in laughter. Cheng Yu silently buttered her bread and ignored the taunts that followed. Jeez, was everyone so corrupt? What made them come to the conclusion that something happened between her and Cedric? While thinking about it, her brain formed the image she had seen in the bathroom earlier.. .that sexy back… 

Because he was still fairly young and with his physique that looked a bit skinny, she never would have thought that his body would look that muscular with no clothes on. He only turned for a brief second but when she caught sight of his chest, she almost had a nosebleed from how seductive it looked. 

She shook the thought off her head. When did her thoughts become so corrupt? It must be the effect of staying close to these dirty-minded people. 

"What's wrong?" Lin Jian asked Ruby next to him. She had been silent throughout, and didn't even laugh when everyone was making fun of Cedric and Cheng Yu. 

She shook her head. "Nothing." 

She just wasn't sure how to interact with everyone. More than that, she was scared of Xiehan's reaction later when he learnt that they were siblings. Would he be accepting of her, or would he think she was lying? Actually, all that mattered was that the Ji family found out the truth and prepared themselves for a possible calamity. 

Lin Jian saw that she was not willing to talk about whatever was bothering her so he let it be, and passed a de-shelled egg to her. "It's nutritious." 

"Thank you." She smiled briefly. 

Breakfast went smoothly and when everyone was full, they decided to stay indoors for a while before going to the beach later. 

Hence, Xiehan, Lanni and Ruby met in the study. 

Ruby was the last to arrive, and she was unsure where to sit so she kept standing. "I'll go straight to the point." 

Lanni nodded in approval. That would be for the best. This had dragged on for too long. She would not have come along if it wasn't because Xiehan wanted her to get first-hand information of whatever Ruby was going to say. Obviously, the man was afraid she might misunderstand if he secretly met Ruby on her own. 

Trying not to look at Lanni, Ruby looked elsewhere. "The truth is, Ji Feifei is not your sister." 

She waited for the news to sink in but neither of them looked surprised. Instead, she was the one who was shocked by this outcome. They knew? 

"Just this?" Xiehan's question confirmed her suspicions. 

"You… You already know?" She couldn't help asking. 

Xiehan's expression didn't change. "I guessed out of logic." 

At first, it was merely a guess out of logic—the fact that Ji Feifei did so much to seek their parents' attention, and the absurdity of her boldness while seducing her brother, was too questionable. His guess had been confirmed by a detail that Lanni remembered from her past. 

All she remembered was that she had found out something about Ji Feifei and it made the latter want to take her life, but it proved Xiehan's guess right. This was the only thing that someone like Ji Feifei could care about—being stripped of the identity she was so proud of. 

"What's this got to do with you anyway?" Lanni asked, then it dawned on her. She suddenly remembered how she had once thought that Ji Meiling's eyes were familiar. Now that she thought about it, it was only because they were quite similar to Ruby's! 

In fact, now that she scanned Ruby, she realized that the more she looked at her, the more she found her similar to Xiaoshi, Ji Meiling, Ji Huifen and even Wen Lin. Could it be…

Ruby's next statement confirmed this guess. "Ji Feifei took my place. It was a conspiracy and… I'm your real sister, Xiehan." She went ahead to explain what had happened in the past, and how she needed up as Neil Chan's daughter. 

Xiehan was not sure how to immediately react to the news. When Ruby was done speaking, her phone rang so she stepped out to take the call. 

Lanni glanced at Xiehan. "Do you believe her? Because I don't." 

Xiehan held her hand with her frown. "Of course not. Would you believe anyone who appeared out of nowhere and claimed to be your sibling? Obviously, I'm going to get to the bottom of it." 

Even if he thought Ruby could be telling the truth and even if she bore some similarities to his parents, he couldn't blindly bring her to the Ji family. 

In a society where plastic surgery was no longer novel, anything was possible. It was in fact, highly possible for this to be a bigger conspiracy. 

What if she initially wanted to marry him and get into the Ji family but couldn't, so she found another way in? 

When he told Lanni his speculation, she burst into laughter. "That would be a bit overboard, but nothing is impossible.. I'll help you investigate."