The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

"What are you up to?" She asked as she caressed his face. 

"Bribe me and I'll tell you." He grinned. 

In response, she pecked his lips lightly, making him chuckle. 

"I'm not sowing discord between my parents and I, they know better than to push me away. I'm only trying to push that woman on edge and at the same time, creating the perfect opportunity for my sister and my parents to get close." 

"How so?" She tilted her head and asked curiously. 

"Do you really think she will treat Ruby well?" 

Lanni finally comprehended his plan. Was Ruby going to put on the act of a tortured white lotus? It was hard to imagine…

While they spoke, they arrived at Tian Yu Media. 

He glanced at the time and found that she was about twenty minutes early. Pulling her into his arms, he kissed her cheek. "My love, I'm already starting to miss you." 

"Is it just me, or have you been a little clingy lately?" She chuckled as she patted him on his head. 

He held her tightly in his arms, making his reluctance to part with her apparent. When she asked about his clinginess, he thought about it and decided to be honest. "I'm a little afraid." 

"Afraid? What are you scared of?" She looked at him in askance.

"Afraid that you will leave me." 

She glanced at him and was helpless. Baby, how did you come to such an insane conclusion? Why the hell would I want to leave you? Although this is what she thought, she knew that he could be merely acting spoiled and waiting for her to dote on him. Hence, she patted his head like the baby he was acting as. "I wouldn't leave you. Okay, my love?" 

He still looked reluctant to part, so she held his neck and kissed his lips. "Be good. I'll accompany you tonight."

When she was done speaking, she opened the door and entered the building before them. He watched her back until it disappeared among the other employees, then looked down at himself. How could she carelessly throw such words at him? 

Thanks to the words she had mindlessly uttered, he was almost unable to focus on his work all day. His mind was filled with nothing but her. By the time it was lunch hour, he couldn't hold it anymore and gave her a call. 

"Have you eaten lunch?" He asked in a raspy voice. 

On the other side, Lanni glanced at the mountain of work on her desk and lied, "Yes." 

"What did you eat?" Came his next question. 

"Braised meat and rice. How is work, my love?" 

She was trying to divert his attention, but he wasn't so easy to fool. "You sound like you're lying. Go and eat before getting back to work." 

She gasped at his stern tone. "Why would you make such a wild assumption? I…"

"Li Lanni, are you going to eat on your own, or should I come and pick you up for lunch?" 

Knowing that she would not be able to convince him, she could only resign to her fate. Otherwise, he would set his work aside just to take her out to eat. What kind of sin would that be? "Okay, I'll go eat. Do you have to be so fierce?" He even used her full name, jeez! 

"If I'm not strict with you, will you work yourself sick?" He still sounded unhappy. 

She called her assistant over and asked for the latter to send her some food. She then returned to the call. "Baby, I ordered some food. Can you stop being mad at me now?" 

The man was silent for some time, he seemed to be thinking about it. 

His silence was making her more nervous by the second. "Honey… Xiehan?" 

"It seems like… I've been doting on you a little too much. You are getting naughtier by the day."

"Uh…" She was yet to ask what he meant when the man directly hung up. Why did his words sound so wrong? Something felt fishy, but she couldn't immediately figure out what it was. 

… 

Feng Ji International. 

Lin Jian arrived at Xiehan's office just as he hung up the call with Lanni. 

He slotted himself in the seat opposite Xiehan and let out a breath. 

"Ruby is actually your sister… I would never have guessed it."

Because he needed Lin Jian's help slotting Ruby into the Ji Mansion, Xiehan had later explained why he was doing so, or else Lin Jian might have misunderstood something. 

"Don't tell anyone about it." 

"Including Luna? She cornered me earlier and wanted me to provide an explanation for whatever has been going on." 

Xiehan rubbed his temples. It was already within his expectations that they would not be able to hide it from Luna. Although he could guarantee that Lanni would be safe, the only way to convince Luna about it was to explain everything to her. Alas, they still wanted to keep the matter as secret as possible. 

When Lin Jian saw his friend's expression, his eyebrows furrowed. "Xiehan, you do know that you cannot keep everything to yourself, right? We are your friends. Why don't you let us help you?" 

"I don't want to drag everyone into the mess." He explained. He had merely told Lin Jian that Ruby and Ji Feifei had been switched at birth, but he had not said anything about someone being behind it all. 

Lin Jian couldn't guess what was happening no matter how he tried. He could only pat his friend on the back of his shoulder. "If you ever need help, I'll be right here." 

"Would you commit murder for me?" He joked. 

"Who do you want me to kill? Should I get rid of their body too?" Lin Jian was not joking, he looked like he was really ready to kill for him. 

Xiehan's lips curled into a smile. 

… 

Much later in the evening, Xiehan picked Lanni up. She had worked overtime and only left the office at 8pm. 

When she entered the car, she slumped against the backrest and let out a breath. "I'm so tired." 

He glanced at her from the corner of his eye. In the next second, he tugged her abruptly and she landed on her stomach, lying on his lap. 

"Xiehan, you…" 

"You never listen, do you?" As he spoke, his palm landed on her butt. 

Her eyes widened in shock. "Did you just spank me?" 

He slapped her butt again just as her voice fell.