The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

Li Yuming stared at the man before her in horrr. She had never met him before but from the description of her daughters and her late brother in the past, this should be Xia Hanchen's son; the child he had with his German girlfriend—Flynn.

She didn't need anyone to tell her that he must mean harm. After all, he must think that it was partially her fault that Xia Hanchen dumped his mother after using her. She also knew that whatever happened to Li Xiyan was his handiwork, so it was obvious that he was definitely not here to make friends.

"What are you doing here?" She asked instinctively, and a second later decided that she didn't need to know. "Please leave."

"What was that? Aren't you too hospitable? You are sending me away even without knowing why I'm here." Flynn's lips curled into a smile.

"I don't have any business with you nor do I need your presence. If you don't leave, I will call the police." Li Yuming threatened as she took out her phone to dial the emergency number for the police.

The man grinned. "You don't need to do that. I only came to say hi."

He snatched the phone from her hand to confiscate it then entered the house much to Li Yuming's horror. "Aren't you going to offer your guest anything to eat? How hospitable you are."

"Please leave." Li Yuming didn't want to entertain him even for a second.

"Why? I really only want to say hello to my sisters' mother." Flynn looked up at her like she was heartless by sending him away.

Lanni entered the house and was surprised by the gloomy atmosphere, then her gaze landed on Flynn who was making himself comfortable on the couch. Her first reaction was to rush to Li Yuming and check her all over. "Mom, are you alright?"

Li Yuming nodded even though she was clearly uncomfortable, and Lanni glared at the man on the couch.

"What are you doing here?"

Flynn raised an eyebrow at her antics. "I see, my sister does not trust me."

"We are uncomfortable about your presence. Just go." Lanni insisted, and Flynn had no choice but to stand up to leave.

"What's the commotion all about?" Asked Luna, who had just woken up from her nap. She then saw Flynn who was about to leave and shook her head. He knew fully well that his presence was still bound to make everyone nervous. Why the hell would he come without a notice?

Flynn turned when he heard Luna's voice, and smiled when he saw her make her way down the staircase. "Luna, your mother and sister don't trust me. Can you tell them that I mean no harm?"

Before Luna responded, Li Yuming jumped in the young man's way. "Don't look at my daughter. Luna, go back to your room and wait for me to tell you when to come out. Lanni, go up too."

Flynn laughed, his gaze still on Luna since Li Yuming was shorter than him and did not manage to block his line of sight. "Do you think I'm dangerous? Surely, you don't think so, right? After all, you trusted me with your sister's life more than a year ago."

Lanni frowned at Flynn's insane words and pushed his back to lead him out.

"Alright, alright, I'll go. Tell me if you ever want me to pay a visit." He left willingly, but Lanni was still skeptical.

"Are you really okay?" She asked Li Yuming. She also knew that there was no way Flynn would like a woman who was married to Xia Hanchen before.

"He didn't do anything." Li Yuming patted her chest in relief and sat down. She then looked at Luna who had made her way over. "What does he mean you trusted him with your sister's life before?"

"He is talking about that time when I asked him for drugs to make Lanni lose her memory." She confessed, making Li Yuming's eyes widen. "I knew he cared about Lanni but I didn't know why he did. I thought he liked her until I learnt who he truly is." She explained. In truth, she had questioned her conclusion many times in the past but didn't have any evidence so she had let it slide.

Thinking about what she did, she took Lanni's hand. "I'm sorry Lanni. I shouldn't have made you lose your memory without your permission."

"It's alright." She dismissed it. It was all in the past. Besides, perhaps she would have still forgotten what she had to even if Luna did not induce it.

"I don't think he means any harm." Luna stated. "Otherwise, he would not have come here. We all know what he is capable of."

Lanni nodded in agreement. If he could sneak Li Xiyan out of her house under the watch of so many people and not be noticed by any of them, then he could have done the same for Li Yuming if he wanted to. "Even so, he is like a double-edged sword that can help us but once we do something he doesn't like, he could harm us. It is still safe to stay as far away from him as possible."

...

Ruby's banquet was set to happen a few days later so it would coincide with her birthday.

Because of this, the Ji family only invited close friends.

The banquet was being held in the Old Ji Mansion and Ruby had called Lanni and Xiaoshi to help her dress up.

"Lin Jian is here asking for you." Xiaoshi reported when she returned with drinks for them. Since they knew that the two of them were cousins, they had become closer so when she saw Ruby smile at the news, she didn't hesitate to ask for gossip, "Are the two of you finally together?"

"He's on probation." Ruby joked and the girls laughed, even though Lin Jian really was on probation. He had been walking on eggshells lately and did not even dare to smile at any woman when greeting her.

"I must say, if he has managed to last this long before getting kicked out by you, then he really does love you." Lanni commented.

No one would find it comfortable to be super cautious especially if it involved avoiding something they liked doing. He must love Ruby to be willing to drop all his bad habits and avoid everything that Ruby could misunderstand at all costs.

"Lanni is right." Said the deep voice of the man who had just walked in and happened to overhear what Lanni had said in his favor.

Ruby peeked at him through the mirror. "Don't take her words as a cue to revert back to your old self, do you understand?"

"Why would I do that when I have the world's most beautiful woman as my girlfriend?" He closed in on her and took the chance to kiss her cheek. "Babe, you look beautiful."

"Thank you."

Lanni and Xiaoshi slipped away so they would not interrupt the couple. As soon as they got downstairs, a hand appeared before them and dragged Xiaoshi to the side. Lanni was startled for a moment before she noticed that the incomer was Han Xichen. She waved at Xiaoshi with a smile. "You guys catch up, I will see you later."

"About that, Xiehan is looking for you." Han Xichen spoke as he held Xiaoshi's waist.

"Stop it, there are people around." Xiaoshi was embarrassed that Han Xichen didn't hold back and was acting as though they were on their own.

"They are just arriving and have a lot of catching up to do. No one will care about us." He held her chin up so she would look up to meet his gaze. "I missed so much I almost became ill."

"But I give you bentos every morning. You don't even have the chance to miss me." She protested.

"That, you do. But you send a maid to drop it off at my office. That is not the same as you bringing it." He countered.

"I thought it was the food that mattered." She looked up at him quizzically.

He nodded. "Of course it does. Not everyone is lucky enough to get a taste of your yummy delicacies everyday, so it matters a lot. However, the person who cooked it matters even more and I miss her every day."

"You flatter me too much." Xiaoshi averted her gaze when she noticed the heads that had turned her way, and just happened to see Luna who was walking past them with Xingyu.

"Hey, boss." She offered Luna a smile.

"You can just call me Luna." The latter corrected yet again. "How have you been?"

"I'm doing great." Before she could say anything else, Luna and Xingyu were swarmed with countless people who looked ready to tumble over each other just to say hi to each other.

"Now that I look at them clearly, they are the perfect match." She said in a low tone, referring to Luna and Xingyu.

"They are meant for each other." Han Xichen added, then took her hand. "And so are we. But we are a more perfect match than them."