The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

When the current video finished playing, the next one automatic played. This time, it was a monologue of Flynn.

He smiled at the camera but unlike the usual grimace that usually joyously laced his lips, this time he looked like he was hiding his sadness behind that handsome smile. "If you got to this video, you must have watched the others. You must have found the answers to many puzzles."

Lanni nodded even though she knew that he would not see her, while Luna stared blankly at the screen. It was unsure whether she could hear a word.

"I don't know how long I'm going to stay alive as I found out things I shouldn't. Just like your second uncle, my days are numbered now. I need to ask you for a favor."

Luna jolted and listened carefully when she heard this. Her lips trembled as she asked," Just like Second Uncle?"

Lanni suddenly understood. "Mum's brother!"

Now that they recalled it, Li Yuming had once mentioned that Xia Hanchen was behind their maternal uncle's death, because the latter had found out shocking secrets about him. At the time, they had thought she was bluffing and forcibly making up reasons to prevent Lanni from going to save her father from Galaxis.

Thinking up to this point, Lanni burst into laughter. "Wait. Why did I need to save him from Galaxis? He is the boss… meaning that's his territory. How could he have been forcefully kidnapped?"

Luna facepalmed when she realized what was going on. "He tricked us. He made up the whole 'kidnapping' charade to make you work for him." Luna almost couldn't contain her anger. At the time, Lanni had used up all her effort and when she was done, the boss of Galaxis had wanted to make her continue working for him. It was only when Xiehan made a deal with Flynn that they let her off. Who would have thought that the person behind it all was Xia Hanchen himself?

They had missed out a huge part of the video so they rewinded it.

"Once you find out the truth, pretend you know nothing. Until you are strong enough, don't try to counter him. Or else what happened on the last night you were with your Senior Yang might just happen again." Flynn concluded and the screen turned black.

Lanni felt her mind explode when she thought back to his last words. What happened on the last night when she was with Senior Yang? The accident more than a year ago, the one that put her in a coma for six months?!

If this was before, she would have denied it, and found every reason to claim that her father would never have anything to do with it. However, she had clearly heard him from the video. He had agreed with Li Xiyan that she deserved what had happened, and it was just not the right time for her to die because he still needed to use her.

She couldn't believe it. The person they had been looking for was right beside them. All along, they thought of him as the person who cared about them the most when in reality, he hated them so much in secret…

Although she was disheartened, she gently patted her sister who looked like the world had just collapsed on her. "Luna, don't be upset. Betrayals happen."

Although that was what she said, she knew just how much it hurt deep down. No matter who betrayed her, it would never amount to this kind of pain. It was agonizing, numbing and cold enough to send one to the shackles of despair.

Luna sucked in a breath when she thought about everything that had happened. "You had already left his side but I came to find you. I looked for you myself and brought you back close to him… I accidentally helped him out. I'm so sorry, Lanni."

"You didn't know. It was not your fault." Lanni hugged her.

No matter how hurt they were, they had to get up and find a way out of this. Before they could gather their thoughts, Lanni's phone rang and the screen displayed [Dad <3]

This contact name would usually bring a happy smile on Lanni's face. While she was smiling at this moment, her smile was filled with ridicule and self-mockery. Even so, she cleared her throat and pretended that everything was alright.

"Cupcake?" The man called sweetly.

"Mmh?" Lanni bit her tongue to stop herself from hurling a string of insults.

"Did something happen? You sound upset." His fake worried voice infuriated her, but she had to put up the act.

"I lost my job."

Because anyone would be upset after losing their job, he didn't suspect a thing.

He was silent for a moment before he said, "Forget it. It's that agency that doesn't know better. How dare they fire my perfect and talented daughter? How about you come to dad's company?"

If this was before, she would have felt touched and thought that her father cared about her. But after learning the truth, it was not hard to tell that it was part of his scheme to lure her to his side to use her.

"You don't need to worry about it. I'll find another job in a jiffy."

The man sounded disappointed but he quickly changed the topic. "Come home for dinner, okay? I'll cook your favorite braised pork."

Lanni agreed but rolled her eyes when the call ended. Was she blind before? The man didn't even know what her favorite meal was! Braised pork was probably what Li Xiyan liked, since it wasn't Luna's favorite either.

She let out a sigh. "I'll go and have a meal with him, to gather some facts. Shall I drop you off at Xingyu's?"

When she finished speaking, she realized that Luna was getting ready to leave. "Where are you going? Luna, you heard what Flynn said. We are still too weak to take any action. Besides, you are not in the best condition to confront him."

"I'm not going to look for him." She understood her sister's worry.

Lanni remained silent when she thought about a possibility. Was she going to find Li Yuming?

….

Lanni was not wrong. After thinking about it, Luna decided that it would be best to look for Li Yuming as soon as possible.

Li Yuming's villa.

"Madam, the young miss is here." The housekeeper announced to Li Yuming, who was cooking in the kitchen.

She was overjoyed and let go of the tools she was holding then dashed to the living room, but was surprised when she saw Luna. "It's you? What are you doing here?" She had thought that 'the young miss' that the housekeeper had talked about was Lanni.

Luna hadn't thought about what she was going to say. When she saw Li Yuming, the grief she had been holding back burst out in tears. "I'm so sorry..."

"You found out the truth?" Li Yuming guessed. Otherwise, Luna would never wish to be in the same space as her.

The girl nodded as she tried to fight back her tears. "I blamed you for things you did not do and…"

Li Yuming sighed and interrupted her, as she closed in to wipe her tears. "It's not your fault. You had been blinded by that sly fox."

Li Yuming didn't know what to talk about so she asked, "Where is your sister? You girls have to stay by my side."

Luna looked up in shock. "You..you acknowledge me?"

"I'm still mad at you. But you are my daughter, I cannot deny that. If you remain close to that man, what if he hurts you?" Li Yuming shrugged then added, "But don't think too much of it. I'm only worried about my grandchild."

"Mother!" Luna buried her face into Li Yuming's arm, making the latter feel helpless.

"What should I do with you?"

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Meanwhile, Lanni was asked the same question as she dined with Xia Hanchen.

"Where is your sister?"

"She went to say hi to mother." She deliberately said to test out his reaction, and when he gripped his fork, she asked, "Is something wrong?"

He frowned as he shook his ejad like the sly fox he was. "No. I'm just scared. She hates Luna so much after all. What if she were to hurt my daughter and grandchild?"

"She won't." Lanni had no appetite but she had to pretend to eat.

"Lanni, I'm telling you, looks can be deceiving." The man said.

"Uh huh. I agree." Sarcasm rolled off Lanni's tongue, but the man did not realize it.

How stupid she had been! All along, the man had been trying his best to slowly create misunderstandings between her and Li Yuming. How could she not have realized it?

No wonder he wanted her to change her surname. Just like Luna, she would be on bad terms with her mother if she changed her surname to that of the man Li Yuming hated the most.

Now that she thought about it, she couldn't help but realize that before he regained consciousness from coma, Luna and Li Yuming had started getting closer. However, as soon as he woke up, their relationship worsened in a flash. How manipulative of him!