The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

"Yun Xiaoshi, what is wrong with you?" Luna's stern voice pulled her out of her thoughts. She snapped back and looked up, meeting her boss's strict gaze. "We are discussing an important matter. Why are you blanking out?" 

"I… I'm sorry." 

"I will not repeat anything I just said. If you are not going to pay attention in a meeting, why bother being present?" Luna scolded, then continued explaining the details of the next project. 

After being called out, Xiaoshi was embarrassed but she concentrated for the rest of the meeting. 

As soon as it was over, she went to Luna's office to ask about the details she had missed. 

"Boss, I…" She didn't know how to say it. 

Luna looked up from her laptop. "Is there anything bothering you?" 

"Well…" thinking about it, she decided that Luna already had more than enough on her plate. Besides, they were not even close. So she shook her head. "It's nothing." 

Luna hummed as she looked at the young lady. "I suggest you take care of it. It's affecting your job. Take the rest of the day off, okay?" 

Xiaoshi was stunned. Although Luna was strict, she was kind enough to give her the day off so she would settle her private matter. However, she shook her head. "Thank you boss, but I don't need a day off. I will not let my mood affect my work anymore." 

Luna nodded and let her go. 

Soon after Xiaoshi left, Cheng Yu walked in with her tablet. "The background is ready." 

Luna took the tablet to take a look. "Not bad. Send it to Xiaoshi. The game should be ready in a week." 

"That's manageable. Cedric and I are already done." 

After hearing the report regarding official matters, Luna's gaze suddenly turned into a naughty one. "Speaking of Cedric, how much progress have the two of you made?" 

Cheng Yu blushed at the thought of it. "Why are you so gossipy? Get back to work!" 

Luna laughed and continued teasing. "Did you do it all night?" 

Cheng Yu was flabbergasted. "You and Lanni are indeed twins. No doubt about that!" Even their perverted questions were the same. 

"Don't even mention Lanni to me. That girl forgot all about our meeting yesterday." Luna frowned begrudgingly. 

"How about you seek her for vengeance?" Cheng Yu grabbed the chance to flee.

Luna laughed at her friend's speed of dashing away. Just as she was about to get back to work, her secretary knocked. "CEO, there is a Mr. Xia here to see you." 

"Let him in." She instructed, wondering what her father could be doing here. 

When he was led in, she looked at him curiously. "Dad? Why are you here?" 

The man harrumphed and sat opposite her. "If I didn't come, would you have forgotten that you have a dad?" 

She shook her head guiltily, realizing just how long it had been since she spoke to her father. She had been missing his calls lately and kept forgetting to call back. "Of course not, you are the best dad in the world, how can I forget about you?" 

"You're just trying to sweet talk me." He pretended to be angry. 

She stood up and circled the desk to his side, clinging onto his arm. "Of course not. Don't you trust me anymore? Even if I didn't miss you, your grandchild would miss you to death." 

At the mention of his Grandchild, Xia Hanchen's heart melted. He could no longer pretend to be mad. He carefully led her to the fluffy couch at the side and asked, "How is my grandchild?" 

"He gets a little stubborn sometimes. At times, he is so naughty that I can neither eat nor have a good night of sleep." Although it was so troublesome, her expression was still filled with love and pride when she talked about her baby. 

Xia Hanchen patted her head. "It will be alright. Your mother didn't have it easy either." 

"She didn't?" Luna looked up curiously. She had heard tales about it but this was the first time that Xia Hanchen was mentioning it. 

He shook his head, looking solemn. "She was carrying twins after all—conjoined twins at that. Her second trimester was so troublesome that the gynecologist advised us to consider an abortion. 

However, we were not ready to give up. We endured it to the end, until you were born. As soon as we compared your piercing yells to your sister's silent tears, we guessed that you must have been the stubborn one." 

"No way!" Luna burst into laughter. 

"I'm not kidding. From the start, we thought that you would be the most active while your sister would be the calm type. Who would have thought…" 

He paused when he realized that he had spoken too much. Perhaps because he had been holding it in for too long, he simply let it out. "If I knew Li Yuming was so heartless, I would never have married her. Because of that mistake I made… by falling in love with her, my babies have suffered the consequences all their lives. You had to grow up separated from your mother while Lanni couldn't be with her father. Yet, that heartless creature didn't care." 

Luna hugged his arm. "It's okay, dad. We don't care anymore." 

"But I do. I know that she tried countless times to turn Lanni against me. What is wrong with her?" He patted his daughter's head. "I'm sorry pumpkin. I shouldn't vent my feelings to you." 

"Dad, you can always feel free to tell me how you feel. You can't keep it all pent up. Also, if…" 

"If what?" Xia Hanchen had a weird feeling about his daughter's gaze. 

Luna stuck her forefingers together. "If you want to get someone to keep you company, we don't mind." 

He glanced at her and shook his head in shock, flicking her forehead. "What have you cheeky girls been thinking about?" 

"Dad, we are just worried about you!" She complained as she rubbed the part he had just flicked. 

"You don't need to worry about me." He coughed ambiguously, making her wonder whether he was really seeing someone. 

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That evening, In Xiehan's Highbridge Mansion. 

"Are you going somewhere?" Uncle Yun asked Ji Meiling who had just finished dressing up. 

She slid on a bangle and checked her hair. "I'm going to say hi to Xinghe. It's been years since we last saw each other so she called us over for dinner. Do you want to come along?" 

Before her husband could respond, she recalled a detail and shook her head. "You probably don't. Xinghe's daughter-in-law is Lanni's sister, after all." Since they were engaged and Luna was pregnant, it was not a surprise if they were staying together. Which went to say, it was not impossible for them to bump into each other. If her husband caused trouble for Luna… 

The man frowned when he understood his wife's worries. "Don't worry. I will catch up with Xingren over some drinks." 

"Okay." 

Uncle Yun got ready, and just as they left, they ran into Xiaoshi in the living area.

The girl was surprised. "Dad, mom, you are going out? I was going to invite both of you for dinner at my place." 

Ji Meiling was yet to respond when the man beside her spoke. "We have been invited by some old friends. Come with us, I will introduce you to them. If you encounter trouble while we are away, they can help you out."

Xiaoshi tilted her head in surprise. "If I encounter trouble, I can always tell my cousin about it. Besides, isn't Uncle Ji in B City too?" 

"You know that our relationship with your aunt isn't that great, don't you? Stop asking questions and come with us." He instructed. 

Ji Meiling glanced at her husband and was about to say something but she shook her head instead. She would be there too anyway. Nothing could go wrong. 

In the end, the family of three made their way to the Jiang Old mansion. 

… 

In the living room. 

After making some small talk and catching up, Uncle Yun glanced at Jiang Xingren. "How is your son? I heard he is doing quite well in the business field." 

"It's just some small achievements. That punk finally settled down and became a little more responsible." Although he was proud of his son, Jiang Xingren didn't flaunt too much. 

Of course, Uncle Yun was not interested in Xingyu's achievements and whatnot. He laughed heartily before asking," Isn't he home?" 

Xiaoshi felt something bad coming, so she excused herself to go to the bathroom. 

Just before she left, she heard Jiang Xingren saying, "He went to pick our daughter-in-law up. Ah, speak of the devil. There they are." 

Xiaoshi swallowed and disappeared towards the communal washroom. 

Uncle Yun's gaze darkened. He had brought his daughter along to create more chances between her and Xingyu. Who would have thought that Luna would come along? 

Since there were guests at home, Xinghe took Luna's hand and happily introduced her to Xiaoshi's parents. 

The latter gave a friendly smile to Ji Meiling, but when she shook Uncle Yun's hand, her expression was unreadable. 

The man felt as though her eyes contained some warning in them. Was he overthinking?