The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

Linhou and Xiaomu were fully developed despite being born five weeks ahead of their time, so they did not need the incubator. The family of four returned home two days later and soon after, they started preparing for their full moon party.

Because the party was held a few days before Luna and Xingyu's wedding, it was a small party with only close family and friends present.

Lanni couldn't move her eyes away from the crib where the babies were. They wore the same adorable unis.e.x outfit in pink and blue, with "cuter version of mummy" and "cuter version of daddy" printed on them respectively.

She wiggled a toy in front of Xiaomu, who didn't seem to notice her and was trying to grab her twin's tiny hand.

"They're so cute! Xiaomu will definitely take after her mother." She felt her heart melt just watching them.

"No, she will take after her grandma." Li Yuming laughed at the side, making Lanni speechless. What was the difference?

Li Yuming teased the girl who now had her tiny arms flailing, probably seeking her mother's attention. "She looks just like Luna when she was little. Luna was the most curious one too." Li Yuming smiled as she shifted her gaze between her grandchildren.

Xinghe had just arrived, and she was holding the boy. "Linhou is an exact copy of Xingyu. When he was little, he was calmer than other babies but growing up, he would nibble on everything that came his way and that included toys and his own hands."

"Aren't all kids like that?" Xingyu laughed when everyone laughed at him.

"Yours was a special case." Xinghe endlessly made fun of her son, talking about what a naughty little boy he was, that had probably been passed down to Linhou and Xiaomu.

"Forget them, my love. Let's go ahead with what we were doing." Xingyu pulled Luna away so she wouldn't hear about his embarrassing past.

"You are right. They're impossible." Luna consoled him, even though she was curious to know more. She would find out from Xinghe later, so she decided to placate him for now.

They were about to go and greet the guests who had started arriving, only to be interrupted by a shrill cry from Xiaomu who wanted her mother's attention.

Luna took her from Li Yuming with a laugh. "To think I was starting to imagine that she will be the calmer one."

Meanwhile, Linhou, who had been the louder one at birth, was blabbering and giggling in Lanni's arms. It was almost as though he could comprehend what the people around him were saying.

Seeing as he hadn't noticed her presence, she slipped away with Xingyu and Xiaomu.

"You are here. I thought you wouldn't make it." Luna was happy to see Xiaoshi and Han Xichen, who were in France when she told them about the full moon party.

"We wouldn't miss it for the world." Han Xichen focused his gaze on Xiaomu. "How cute. No wonder a certain someone has forgotten about his group of friends—it must be because he is working hard to be the best father." with a daughter that cute, it was hard to not dote on her.

"Luna, you look so beautiful." Xiaoshi gushed in admiration as they walked to the garden to join the others.

After childbirth, Luna looked a bit more m.a.t.u.r.e and much more beautiful than she was before she became pregnant.

"Thank you. You look beautiful yourself. Is Han Xichen making you so happy?" She asked teasingly, having learnt about the relationship between these two.

"Yes. He is so loving. We will get married soon." Xiaoshi smiled shyly.

As expected, Luna was puzzled. "So soon?"

The latter nodded and secretly patted her stomach. "We have to."

Luna held back her shock and whispered, "You're pregnant?"

Xiaoshi nodded and kept her voice low as she explained, "That, and the fact that we don't want to leave anyone or anything the chance to come between us."

After thinking of ways to convince her father that they were meant to be together, they failed each time so they decided to take matters to a level where he couldn't do anything to separate them.

"Of course, I was ready to be with him so I agreed. The baby was just a much-needed bonus." The two of them burst into laughter.

"Congratulations." Luna smiled.

"Is it hard?" She asked, referring to everything that happened during pregnancy. How ironic that just a month ago, she was talking about being scared of having kids because it seemed to be painful—not knowing that she was already pregnant.

"To be honest, it's much harder than it can ever sound. The sleepless nights, the mood swings… sometimes you would be sad without knowing why you are sad, and you might take it out on everyone who comes your way. Xingyu was so patient with me." Sometimes, she would be scared that he might have enough of her and leave. Luckily, he would always hug her when she needed it and give her space when she yelled at him to leave. Sometimes she would show him the door and cry or get mad at him when he left. The thought of it made her laugh at times.

"However, the second you hear your baby cry, all those hectic days will be worth it."

Xiaoshi felt her eyes sting. No wonder parents loved their children so much. Having them was never an easy journey.

"Are you still keeping it a secret?" She asked, referring to the latter's pregnancy.

She shook her head. "Not exactly. I just didn't want to steal the thunder."

"Come on, what thunder is there to steal from a pair of month-olds?" Luna burst into laughter and so did Xiaoshi.

The party went on for the entire afternoon, and the guests almost fought for turns to hold the cute darlings.

In the evening when the babies were asleep, Luna and Xingyu joined her friends for a few drinks. Of course, she could only drink fruit juice while the others drowned themselves in beer.

Xiaoshi was about to pick up a bottle of beer when it disappeared from her hands.

"You can't drink that. Join Luna in drinking natural fruit juice." Han Xichen gently reminded her, making the others raise their eyebrows.

Han Xichen raised his bottle to toast. "We are going to be parents soon!"

"Oh my God! congratulations!" Cheng Yu was the first to react, while Lin Jian looked at him like he was a god.

"That was fast! I only started dating Ruby recently but the two of you are already soon to be parents!" He praised, then looked at Lanni and Xiehan meaningfully.

"I don't have a good feeling about that gaze." Lanni recoiled.

"Why aren't you two having a baby yet? You were the first to start dating!" Cheng Yu exclaimed before Lin Jian ncould say it.

"At least we are engaged." She shrugged and raised her hand to flaunt her ring.

"Being engaged is one thing. Xichen and Xiaoshi got to it before you, Jeez." Lin Jian teased.

"That's because they progressed so fast." Lanni explained. She and Xiehan were in no rush.

Ruby glanced behind her and turned back to them. "You think that is fast? I think they are faster."

Everyone secretly followed her gaze behind her to see Neil and Li Yuming happily chatting about something. Neil said something and Li Yuming burst into laughter.

"I now know who has been sending flowers and gifts." Luna laughed, making fun of her mother.

Lanni raised an eyebrow, caught in between curiosity and excitement. "I have never seen our mother this happy."

"Neither have I." Luna had to admit. Li Yuming looked even happier than she did when she held her grandchildren. She then turned to Ruby curiously. "Does this mean we could become sisters soon?"

"Your point of focus…" Ruby g.r.o.a.n.e.d, and everyone else burst into laughter.

They couldn't help recalling how much these two hated each other in the beginning, when they suspected Ruby of having romantic feelings for Xiehan.

"You two should go shopping sometime, and familiarize yourselves with each other. In fact, you should all go together, The three of you." Cheng Yu suggested to Luna, Ruby and Lanni. "Of course, if you invite me, I will be happy to go along." She added mischievously.

Xxiaoshi chuckled at the progress of things. "Isn't your family growing so large all of a sudden?" SHe teasted Ruby. "Soon after you reunite with your real family, both of your families fuse. Your sister-in-law is now your foster sister as well, and you gained an adorable pair of nephew and niece. I'm jealous of you!"

Lanni burst into laughter and joked, "What if we are the only ones overthinking things? It's quite possible that they are merely two friends catching up while we have come up with a nonexistent relationship and fast-forwarded it to their marriage."

"Don't jinx it!" Luna jabbed her.

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Brace yourselves, a major time skip is coming up in a few chapters.