The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

"I will take care of myself." Luna promised. She was not a child and she knew that she was not just taking care of herself but of her baby too. Of course she would be careful when doing what had to be done. She knew not to let herself be in sticky situations.

However, Li Yuming wasn't having any of it. "I still don't want you to be involved. Let your sister and I handle it."

"Mother…"

"Luna, I said no." Li Yuming's tone was strict, not allowing for further negotiation. She could only give in reluctantly.

"Luna, mum is right. We can't involve you and you know the reason better than anyone. If a physical battle broke out, what would happen? We don't want that monster using you as leverage against us." Lanni added as she patted her sister's head from behind Li Yuming.

She earned a smack from their mother. "Don't be mean."

Luna smiled, not thinking that Lanni's words were mean. Besides, it was true that Xia Hanchen might view her as the weakest among them and decide to use her to pin them down.

"Okay. I'll stay away. But you won't have anything to say against me helping out behind the scenes, right?" Asked Luna, rendering Li Yuming speechless.

"You stubborn girls. What will I do with you?"

The girls laughed and snuggled close to her, looking nothing like the devils they could become when they decided to torment their enemies.

Lanni's phone vibrated with a call from Lin Jian.

"What would he want from me?" She frowned quizzically, knowing that the blabbermouth would never seek her unless he had something to bug her about.

"Young master Lin." She said politely into the phone while pulling away from her mother to sit upright.

"Friend-in-law, how can you be so distant?" The latter sounded like her words had wounded his poor soul.

"What should I call you then? Friend-in-law?" Not everyone used such absurd honorifics, okay?

"You can call me brother-in-law." He said, sounding much happier.

"Okay. What do you need?"

"Are you implying that I only call you when I need something?" Came a grumble from the other end, and Lanni had the urge to roll her eyes.

"If you have nothing to say, then should I hang up?"

"No don't! Friend-in-law, are you free to meet up for a talk? Just drinks and a talk."

She knew that he had something to tell her but he probably couldn't say it over the phone, so she agreed. "Send me an address not too far away from my home."

When the call ended, Lanni stood up from the couch. "I'm meeting Lin Jian."

"I'm coming with you." Li Yuming looked at her worriedly, but Lanni shook her head. "You can't. It's a private matter or he would have said it over the phone."

"But it is no longer safe for you to go anywhere on your own." Li Yuming looked troubled. "What if he comes here instead? You can talk in the study or in the gazebo."

Thinking it a good idea, Lanni called him over. If not, Li Yuming would be worried for every second that she would be away.

The man arrived within ten minutes and the butler showed him to the gazebo in the backyard, before Lanni made her way over.

" What do you want to talk about?" She asked as soon as she saw him. For the sake of his own safety, she had told him to make sure no one stalked him.

The guy looked like he had just woken up, his hair was messy even though his clothes were neat. The getup baffled her but she ignored it. When he saw that he was being rushed even though he had hurries over, he looked pitiful. "You didn't even ask how I am."

"How are you?" She asked, massaging her temples at the antics of this insane man.

"I'm not fine. I'm hungry." He complained.

Lanni called a maid over and had her bring some food over. The man joyously dug in and Lanni was relieved. "Is it okay now?"

"No." He shook his head. "Ruby is ignoring me again."

Lanni wanted to beat the crap out of him. "She just reunited with her family. Give her some time before you start bugging her, will you? Is this the only reason why you wanted to speak to me?"

Lin Jian knew that it was impossible to make her help him get closer to Ruby so he gave up on the thought. "I wanted to talk about something else too."

"Spill."

"Now that you are no longer an employee of Tian Yu Media, can you come over to Lin Media Group?" He suggested in all seriousness.

Lanni chuckled. She should have expected it. She had thought that the guy would have long given up on the idea when she mentioned wanting to start her own media agency. Who would have thought that he was still clinging onto the idea?

"I know that you need the experience and CEO Qian is no longer willing to teach you since the fire you after all." He frowned at his own words, realizing that it was the other way round. It was Lanni who no longer wanted a mentor who had chosen to fire her since they would be making things difficult for each other the whole time. Either way, "You will get all the experience you need at Lin Media Group. Why don't you give it a try?" He tried to convince her.

She shook her head and knew that if she told him no, he would merely find more opportunities to bug her. "Okay. I will think about it. But no promises, okay?"

Lin Jian was overjoyed. At this point, it would be easier to convince her since she had already considered it. "I will send you the employment contract, then. You can sign it when you are ready."

"There you are." A voice said from behind Lanni and she turned with a smile when she recognized it.

"Xiehan, you are here." She ran over to him.

The man gave his friend a long, curious look as though questioning his presence at Lanni's home.

"I'm merely scouting an employee. I will be on my way soon." Lin Jian was intimidated by his friend's scary gaze. How would they interact with each other when they became in-laws?

He scurried away at the thought of it, leaving the couple to catch up.

"Honey, how are you feeling? How is everything?" Lanni asked when they were alone. A lot had been happening to the Ji family within such a short time that it was enough to make one go crazy.

The man pulled her into his arms. "Much better. I have things in control now."

"I'm sorry my dad did all those things." She sighed, and he tousled her hair.

"You don't have to be sorry. It's not your fault." Although Xia Hanchen was her father, he was responsible for his own actions and that had nothing to do with Lanni. He did not blame her or her family for it.

"Are you alright?" She asked when she heard him sigh repeatedly, his emotions seemed to be out of place.

"Mmh. Just tired." As he spoke, he made his way to the fluffed bench in the gazebo with her in his arms. He held her as he sat down to rest.

"Do you want to rest in my room instead?" She offered.

"I'm afraid I will not be able to sleep there." He chuckled. When she understood what he meant, she blushed slightly and moved a few inches away. "Just rest here."

…

Moonlight Studios, the following day.

Luna held a meeting with the software production department in the conference room. She swept a glance through the entire table and was baffled to see that everyone had heavy eye bags under their eyes from lack of sleep. Even those who had makeup on were unable to completely mask their fatigue.

"Why don't you all go home early today? We can resume the project in the morning." She decided. It would be useless if they stayed since they were too tired to be productive,

After the meeting, Luna stood up to make her way out of the conference room but within just a few steps, she stopped with a frown on her face.

"Luna, are you okay?" Cheng Yu noticed her frown and asked in concern.

"Yes." She shook her head to stop overthinking. She thought she had felt someone's malicious eyes on her but the room was only occupied by her employees. She must be overthinking things.

"Xiao Yu, could you arrange for a meeting with the marketing department?" She instructed the girl beside her, and Cheng Yu stepped aside first so she would make a call to notify them.

She had just made a step to continue walking towards her office when a bang resounded at the same time as someone suddenly tugged her.

"Luna!" Cheng Yu's scream brought her out of her shock, letting her know what had just happened.

Someone had shot her… but when she looked down at herself, she was not bleeding. Instead, someone else was in front of her and was now clutching her stomach as she slowly lowered to her knees. It was Xiaoshi.