The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

She glanced at him and pretended to think hard about it. "You…" 

"Mmh?" He was anxious under her stern gaze. 

"Just a temporary fling, obviously." 

He was stunned for a second before he looked wronged. "Yu, how can you say that?" 

She burst into laughter after having teased him. Before she could correct herself, he pulled her into his arms and kissed her. "I will not allow you to make me a temporary fling. Even if I am indeed just a fling, I have to be at least a permanent one, the kind that lasts forever." 

She held onto his arm as she allowed herself to rest in his arms. "As you wish." 

He tousled her hair and looked into her eyes. "Yu, I love you." 

Cheng Yu swallowed and returned his gaze, her fingers gently trailing along his handsome face. He leaned down to kiss her, but just as their lips were about to connect, she felt a sudden violent tug on her elbow and just as she turned, a slap landed on her left cheek. 

"You b*tch!" 

"You…" Cheng Yu glared at the incomer, a middle aged woman in luxurious clothing. 

"What 'you'? Do you know what you have done?" 

She was just about to slap Cheng Yu once more when a firm hand blocked her attack. 

Scoffing in anger, Mrs. Cheng glared at Cedric. "Is this the stupid boy toy you have been hanging around with?" 

Cedric tugged on Cheng Yu's arm, trying not to lose his temper. "Yu, who is she?" 

"The woman I used to call my mother." Cheng Yu did not mince her words, her eyes glaring at the middle-aged woman like they could bore fiery holes in her. 

"What did you say? I gave birth to you!" The woman exploded and threw her bag at Cheng Yu's head. 

The latter dodged it easily and smiled scornfully. "If it wasn't because of that, do you think I would have tolerated you for so long? 

My whole life was almost destroyed by you. You did everything in your power to prevent me from chasing my dreams. Shen Yuran, what right do you have to comment about my character? Did you ever take your time to discipline me like other mothers do?" 

It seemed like Shen Yuran's only weapon was launching slaps, she tried to swing her hand again. This time, it was caught and twisted by Cedric. Before she could explode, the young man looked at her condensingly. 

She huffed and pulled Cheng Yu's hand. "I will not allow you to tarnish the Cheng family's reputation! You are coming home with me!" 

"What right do you have to tell me what to do? I'm not your daughter!" Cheng Yu spat and flung her hand out of Shen Yuran's grasp.

Shen Yuran froze in her tracks. 

Cheng Yu didn't care about her anymore. She grabbed Cedric's hand and led him away. "Don't mind her. I will make sure she doesn't bother us anymore." 

"Do you need help getting rid of her?" Cedric suggested out of the blue.

She chuckled at his tone. "Can you not make it sound like she is a supervillain? While she is a villain, she is not that hard to get rid of. I can swat her away any time I want." 

She just didn't want to take extreme measures yet because she was still her mother after all. But if Shen Yuran kept pushing her luck, she could not guarantee what would happen. 

Cedric pulled her to his side. "Look, there's cotton candy. Do you want some?" 

She followed his gaze to the spot he was pointing and nodded. Anything to get her mind off that woman. 

… 

In the next few days, Xiehan tried to talk Li Yuming into telling him what she knew about the Ji family's past. However, none of his words made her willing to utter a single peep. He didn't give up and continued trying.

Meanwhile, Ji Feifei returned on Saturday. Wen Lin happily called her son over for a meal. 

Xiehan didn't plan on wasting a single second. Once he was called over, he picked Lanni up and drove to the Ji family home. 

When they arrived, they found that the so-called dinner was in fact, a feast. Several dishes had been cooked and Wen Lin had invited her closest friends as well. It was not surprising that Ji Meiling and her husband were present, although it was obvious that the former did not want to be here. 

As for Ji Feifei, she had plastered herself beside Wen Lin, enjoying her affection as though it belonged to her. When Xiehan saw her, he almost gave in to the urge to strangle her. However, he maintained his smile and ignored her as he held Lanni's little hand. 

"Brother!" Ji Feifei smiled and greeted fondly, ambling over to hug him. 

Xiehan moved away just as her hand was about to touch him, disgust flooding his handsome face. Who is your f*cking brother?! 

Because of this damned girl, his sister had been separated from the family for years. She still had the audacity to call him that? Was her brain filled with nothing but pee? 

Ji Feifei was embarrassed when Xiehan avoided her. Although he was usually unfriendly to her, he had never been this hateful before. She fought back her fake tears and rushed back to Wen Lin. "Mommy, does brother think I'm disgusting? Is it because I spent so much time in jail? But I took a long, thorough bath and changed into new clothes…" 

As expected, Wen Lin couldn't bear to see her daughter looking so sad. She immediately shot Xiehan a glare." Xiehan! How can you treat your sister so coldly? She has suffered so much, why aren't you comforting her?!"

Xiehan shook his head. "Whose fault is it that she was sent to jail? Have you already forgotten what she did? I only got her out because it's what Lanni wanted. However, that does not mean I have forgiven her." 

"Lying! You're lying! She hates me so much. Why would she ask you to help me out? Don't think that you can lie to make our parents accept this venomous snake into our family!" 

Xiehan was speechless at someone's shamelessness. Who exactly was the vile snake? 

Before he could explode, Lanni faced Ji Feifei. "Honestly, I would let you rot in prison if it was up to me. You destroyed too many people's lives and you aren't even sorry for it. However, I didn't have much choice. Luna kept bugging me about it every day and besides, your best friend Ruby did me a big favor and this is the only way I could repay her." 

At the mention of Ruby, Ji Feifei tensed up. She soon recovered when she remembered that Mr. G had already tempered with the DNA results. No one would ever know the truth. 

She pretended to be even more wronged. "That doesn't give you the right to despise me! I'm…" 

"Feifei, come here." Ji Huifen called her to his side. It was already bad enough that he had to constantly witness the fights between his sister and his wife. If his daughter and his future daughter-in-law did not get along either, he didn't think he would want to live anymore. 

Xiehan sat a few seats away from Ji Feifei and pulled Lanni beside him. On the opposite side were Ji Meiling and her husband, and beside them were Jiang Xingren and Xinghe. 

Now that Ji Huifen had averted the possible fight, the room fell into silence. 

"Are we waiting for anyone else?" Ji Huifen asked his wife in a low tone. 

"Yeah. The Lins." Wen Lin responded, stating that the Lins were almost here. 

When Xiehan heard their conversation, his lips curled into a smirk. He excused himself and gave Lin Jian a call, his scheming eyes trailing towards Ji Feifei. 

Want to pretend to be a queen? Let's see if you will still have the courage once the real queen is here. 

Lanni realized what her boyfriend was trying to do and cleared her throat to stop a laugh. How naughty of him. 

She looked up when she heard approaching footsteps and was a little puzzled when she saw Xingyu walking in with Luna. It was not surprising since the Jis had watched Xingyu grow up and treated him like their son, so they must have called him and Luna over; but why in the world did Xiaoshi arrive right behind them? It could be a coincidence, but why did it seem deliberate? 

If Lanni thought so, how could the parties involved not realize it? 

Ji Meiling shot a displeased look at Wen Lin. How childish. 

Just because Ji Meiling had said a few things about Ji Feifei—which were all true, Wen Lin had deliberately brought Xingyu, Luna and Xiaoshi into the same frame? 

Was she trying to force Xiaoshi into making a fool out of herself? 

When Ji Feifei saw the strange trio, her lips curved upwards. Having heard of the situation among them from her mother, she was rather smug, especially when she recalled how Luna had tortured her before. 

How could Jiang Xingyu fail to notice a noble girl like Xiaoshi and instead fall for the daughter of a jinx? 

W ell, it didn't matter. 

A good show was about to unfold.