The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

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Stuck with you—Ariana Grande and Justin Bieber

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When the call ended, Xiaoshi didn't know how to face her boyfriend.

"I'm sorry…"

"You don't need to be. It's not your fault." He took her in his arms, not blaming her for the fact that her father was not welcoming of him. It was thanks to his own vanity.

"Let's prepare for our movie." He urged her as he stood up.

She was still gloomy, and her eyes suddenly widened when he pulled his shirt off and started fumbling with the sides of his pants. She looked aside with a flushed face.

"Forgive my manners. I forgot that I was still in the living room and had audience with me. I'll go change in the guest room." He didn't look sorry in the slightest, and he turned to grin at her. "Of course, I don't mind the audience. I can change right here if you don't mind."

"Get lost." She pushed him out of the living room with a red face, and only after he left did she realize that she had touched his bare skin. It felt so hot under her palms, tempting her immensely. How dare he tease her?

She rushed to her room and took a shower. When she returned after changing into her shorts and black t-shirt, she quickly forgot about her dad as she wondered how to style her long hair. After thinking for a while, she parted some of her hair with a comb and tied half of it into a ponytail, then made a small braid at the side and let it fall on her shoulder.

Satisfied with her look, she exited the room and wondered whether he was ready.

"Here comes my beauty." Han Xichen, who was waiting on the living room couch, swallowed when he saw her decending the staircase. He had already seen her clothes but they looked much more beautiful on her.

"What should I do? I'm scared all the men at the theater will have their eyes on you." He complained.

"Don't worry. They will be focused on the movie." She walked over to him more confidently and hooked hands with him.

He chuckled at her response. Wasn't she supposed to say that it didn't matter who looked at her, because he was the only one in her eyes or something along the lines?

"Let's go. I'm so excited." She was almost bouncing as she pulled him out of the door, feeling as though he was too slow. She had never thought of wearing a couple outfit with anyone either. She had found the idea online when she searched about simple but fun date ideas that wouldn't make her feel too pressured.

However, she found that searching it and ordering the clothes was one thing but doing it was something else altogether. She was excited yet nervous, especially when he suggested taking a walk instead of driving to the theater, since it was not far away.

"Try to ignore everyone else." He tapped her head, realizing that she was anxious about the look that everyone was giving them. They were obviously a young couple in the initial stages of their relationship in everyone's eyes, which was not a bad thing except everyone had their different opinion of them. While some found them cute, there were some who found their interaction annoying and judged them for being mushy in public. Caring about all of their opinions was too draining.

She nodded and held his hand, feeling more at ease when she felt the warmth of his palm against hers.

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After watching a movie, they happily went to eat supper at a popular restaurant.

"You've been staring at me for half an hour." He observed with a chuckle, that her eyes had not left his face since they placed their orders. She had probably not realized that their food had been brought.

"Where else should my gaze be? You are so handsome that everything else pales in comparison." She laughed, making his eyebrows rise.

"That doesn't sound like something you would say."

She laughed at his slow brain. "Don't you remember? You said it before. That I was so beautiful that everything else paled in comparison, which was why you were staring at me."

"You still are." He affirmed, then pointed at the food so they could eat before it became cold.

"I've never been this happy." She confessed yet again. Just when she thought that she couldn't love him any more than she already did, her heart proved her wrong.

"Then let's get married." He joked.

"Don't make such jokes." She rolled her eyes.

Of course, she didn't know that he was only half-joking. He had long decided to spend the rest of his life with her and was only waiting to know whether she felt the same way.

They were soon done eating, and when they left the restaurant, she was surprised to see his car parked outside. She was familiar with it since he was fond of driving it to work, and she had met him at the parking lot many times. Not too long ago, it was her major source of joy. She would be overjoyed every time she saw it driving into the hospital parking lot.

"I figured you'd be tired so I had it brought over." He explained when he saw how confused yet pleasantly surprised she was.

She smiled as he led her into the car and drove off. He was so thoughtful. He must have noticed her shift uncomfortably earlier.

Before he started driving, she slid an arm onto his neck and kissed his neck. "I love you."

Sliding his hand to hold her waist, he pressed his lips against hers in a deep kiss.

"That's enough." He pulled away even while knowing that she still wanted more. Seeing her complaining gaze even though she didn't dare to tell him what she wanted, he grabbed her hand and pressed it against his crotch.

"You…" She withdrew her hand like it had been scalded, admitting that it really was enough.

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Lanni felt lost after seeing the videos that seemed to lump her uncle and James in one category. She knew that no one in the Xia family was to be trusted but it still hurt her feelings that all her lifetime beliefs were unfounded, that she had been trusting in people who shouldn't even be considered as human beings, but devils.

She massaged her forehead and proceeded to check the information regarding Xia Yuguang, which she had searched online on the night that he saw the video.

Her phone rang, interrupting her from her busy schedule.

"Xiehan." She answered the call in a weak voice, feeling tired from all the work.

"My love, how have you been? It's been long since I last heard from you." He asked worriedly, taking note of how feeble she sounded.

"I'm alright. There's just so many things that are falling into place but they're not good or fun things. I'm just… in disbelief."

"Do you want to come out for fun with me?" He suggested, knowing that what she needed the most right now was a break.

She glanced at the stack of files on her desk and couldn't bring herself to go out yet. "How about we go out tomorrow instead? I still have a lot of work to do."

"What are you looking for?" He casually asked.

"I want to know whether he really is involved with dirty deals with this man whose fake name is James… if they have been in it for a long time or if it's a new thing that's just begun recently." She explained casually, trying to figure it out even though it was difficult to do so.

"What makes you certain that they have been in some dirty deal together?" Xiehan asked.

"I placed a bug on him." She briefly explained.

"Mmh." He hummed. "How long did it take before you caught evidence of their dirty deal?"

"About a few hours after I bugged him." She answered as she wondered what he was up to.

"Then the answer is obvious, isn't it? What are the odds of that being a coincidence—that you bugged him on the day that he just just happened to meet Xia Yuguang for the first time?"

Lanni thought about it now that Xiehan mentioned it. Higher chances were that the deal had been going on for some time now. Especially with how naturally Xia Yuguang had entered the room and how friendly their interaction seemed to be.

"You're right. I really need a break." She shut the files on her desk. It was insane that she couldn't figure out something that was so obvious. It could only prove that she was indeed exhausted.

"Come down." He suddenly chuckled.

"Down…You're here?" It was only now that she realized that it seemed like he was driving a while ago. Was he coming over?

"Yes. Don't keep your boyfriend waiting." He confirmed her words, and she shot up to hurry out of the door.