The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

When the game ended, the demons had managed to steal the treasure from the camp of the gods, albeit with their 'lives' almost depleted. 

Xiehan had almost managed to kill them but luckily they had Luna. 

[I rule the leaderboard. Bite me. : That was foul! How could you hypnotise us to fight against each other?] Lin Jian complained. 

To his words, Cheng Yu scoffed. 

[Yu07: Idiot, she didn't hypnotise you. She charmed you. It's one of her powers.]

Lin Jian was speechless. Was it too late to be a demon? Although he ranked second on the leaderboard, he didn't have any special powers and could only use ordinary weapons. 

[The moon's ONLY star: (@Little moon) Luna…] 

Luna saw her man's message that sounded aggrieved and immediately asked, [My love, what happened?] 

[You can only charm me. You can't charm other men.] Came the childishly jealous reply. 

Luna was speechless. [It's just a game. In real life, I only want to charm the hell out of you.] 

[Little sun: Uh… is it too late to run away?] 

Lanni had just logged out of the game when she received a private message from Luna. 

[What was that all about?] 

She was talking about the fact that Lanni had dragged her into the same team as Li Yuming. 

Lanni shrugged. [I found her playing. Anyway, forget it. She left and won't be joining us anymore.]

[Oh…]

Lanni stared at the monosyllabic reply for a while. Why did it feel as though her sister was not happy about the news? 

Setting her phone aside, she made her way to the kitchen where Li Yuming had gone. 

Li Yuming was lost in thought as she prepared the ingredients to start cooking. When she heard Lanni walk in, she looked over with a smile. "Are you hungry? I'll get you a snack as you wait for dinner." 

Lanni shook her head. "I just wanted to ask you something." 

"Go ahead." Although Li Yuming said so, her hands tightened around the handle of the knife she was using to chop onions. She hoped it wasn't a question whose answer would worsen their relationship. 

Earlier, Lanni and Xiehan had agreed that they could tell Li Yuming the truth so she asked, "You were close to the Ji family before Ji Feifei was born, right? Did you ever… Notice anything strange about them?" 

Li Yuming looked at her in surprise, obviously not expecting that kind of question. "Strange? What kind of strange?" 

"The thing is, someone vowed to revenge many years ago and… they sent a letter in a weird language and Ji Feifei…" 

"Lanni, stay away from trouble." Li Yuming's tone was suddenly stern, and the knife in her hand dropped with a clutter. 

"You know something?" Otherwise why would she react like that? 

Li Yuming picked up the knife and placed it on the kitchen counter before closing in on Lanni. "Lanni, what I know is…unbelievable. No one would ever believe me if I said it. Not even you and Xiehan. 

It's best if the two of you don't try to investigate." 

Lanni was baffled. Li Yuming knew everything? They were just trying their luck. No, the point was, "If we don't investigate, the Ji family might be in danger. Xiehan might be in danger too." 

Li Yuming flinched when she heard her words. "The thing is, they…" She sighed halfway through her words. "It's just, Lanni, things aren't always the way they appear. Sometimes the truth is more cruel than speculation." 

Lanni blinked as she tried to figure out what her mother meant. "Mom, tell me what you know." 

Li Yuming cupped her face, looking aggrieved. "No. I vowed to remain silent." 

Lanni could tell that the second part was a lie. However, what was baffling was, why was Li Yuming so sure that she and Xiehan would not believe the truth? 

Unless, Xiehan's father was the one behind his own family's potential destruction? 

She laughed at her wild thoughts. 

Don't be silly. He cannot threaten himself, now can he? 

When Lanni explained Li Yuming's reaction to Xiehan, the man was not entirely hopeless. 

"It's a clue." 

"How so?" She asked in surprise. 

"I'll talk aunty into telling me something more specific." He looked determined. 

She frowned. How would he do that when even she couldn't get anything clear out of her mouth? Before she could ask, she remembered what he was best at. "Well, good luck." 

He smiled and took her hand. "I may not be able to do it in a day, but I will do it nonetheless." 

Lanni smiled and leaned against his shoulder as they waited for dinner. 

___

The following day. 

In the morning, Xiaoshi made a bento and rushed to the hospital. Although she was allowed to go to his office, she still wanted to wait in the parking lot for some strange reason. 

Five minutes into her waiting, Han Xichen arrived. He seemed to have expected to find her here as he smiled while stepping out of the car. "You have a thing for the parking lot?" Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click <a href="#&apos;t-always-how-they-appear_51900345445565542">#&apos;t-always-how-they-appear_51900345445565542</a> for visiting.

She smiled sweetly and tried not to stare at him. The man was wearing black pants and a navy blue shirt. Although it was nothing complicated, she couldn't help imagining how handsome he would look if he dr.a.p.ed a lab coat over him. 

The man walked towards her and took the bento from her hands. "Thank you." 

She nodded. "Then...then I'll leave now." 

"Wait." He frowned when he caught sight of something on her finger. 

"Mmh?" She looked at him quizzically. 

Silently, he took her hand. She felt as though she had been struck by electricity as his hands touched hers. He examined her fingers with a frown. "What happened?" 

She finally remembered the cut on her forefinger when he mentioned it. "That… I

I cut myself while chopping vegetables." 

He frowned at her nonchalance. "Don't you know how to clean and cover a cut? How old are you?" 

When he saw that she was starting to let out that silly smile yet again, his handsome brows furrowed. "Come, I'll treat it for you." 

Thus, he led her to his office and sat her down before bringing over a first-aid kit. He cleaned the cut in fast, precise movements that were pleasing to her eyes. When he was done, he placed a band aid over it. 

She looked down at her finger then up at him in displeasure. 

He glanced at her and raised an eyebrow. "What's wrong?" 

She averted her gaze timidly. "I want a cute, cartoon-printed one." 

He looked at her and wanted to burst into laughter. Even so, he went to find one of those band aids that were meant for little girls; a pink one with an animation princess drawn on it. 

In reality, he knew that she had nothing against the former band-aid. She just wanted to act a little spoiled. 

Even she didn't know why she was doing it. All she knew was that she didn't want to leave so fast. 

"Don't get it wet." He instructed when she was done. 

"Mmh." 

He let go of her hand, and only then did she realize that she was holding onto his. She looked up and met his deep, black eyes that seemed to suck the soul out of her. 

She had the urge to look down but at the same time, she wanted to keep looking into those eyes that sucked her in like a pair of vortices. 

"I…" She wanted to say something but nothing left her parted lips. Her heart picked up its pace when she realized that his face was getting closer to her… So close that their lips were only the width of a finger apart. 

Her eyes shut as she fought the urge to lick her lips. 

Seconds passed. The kiss she awaited did not arrive. When she opened her eyes, she was met with his fiery eyes. His lips were curled into a smile that seemed to make fun of her. 

"You will be late for work." He reminded her with a smile. 

"Oh." She snapped back, but she did not avert her gaze from his eyes. It was only several seconds later that she realized what he had said, and jolted out of the seat. 

"I have to run! See you tomorrow." She rushed away like a scared rabbit. 

He chuckled when she rushed out and tousled his hair as he gazed at the door. What was he doing just now? Was he out of his mind? 

… 

Xiaoshi ran all the way to Moonlight Studio's and only paused to take a breath when she entered the elevator. Her mind was in a mess. 

Earlier, was Han Xichen going to kiss her? 

Surely, he wasn't right? 

But if not, why did he get so close to her? 

If he was, why did he stop? 

And why the hell did it matter so much? 

While deep in her own thoughts, Xiaoshi didn't realize that someone had walked in on the fifth floor, and neither did she realize that the person who had walked in was Xingyu.