The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

Li Yuming's villa. Xiehan had just left a few hours ago and Lanni couldn't sit still. She rested her head against the armrest of the sofa as she sighed softly.

Li Yuming saw her and patted her head, tousling her hair. "Do you miss him already?" She asked.

"Yes." Lanni nodded and confessed. She had started missing him from the moment he entered the plane and she didn't know what to do to make time fly faster. Was there a way to convert two years into two months? If there was, she would prefer to directly convert all the time he had to be away into two hours so he would be back within the time she needed to take a nap.

"He will be back soon." Li Yuming consoled her for the umpteenth time. "They say, distance only makes the heart fond, right?"

Lanni smiled at how much everyone was trying to ensure she didn't feel too lonely. She already knew that time would fly so fast that she would not realize it, she just felt empty inside.

"Though I'm more interested in your love life." She added as she looked up at her mother.

"What love life?" Li Yuming frowned as she asked. There was no such thing as her love life, at least none that she talked to Lanni about. What in the world was her daughter talking about?

"You and Mr. Chan." Lanni chuckled mischievously. "Neil Chan, Ruby's former father, the man who has been sending you lots of gifts lately."

Li Yuming laughed and smacked her on the shoulder. "You and Luna have such a busy imagination. What made you think there was a love life between us?"

Lanni knew that although her mother was not embarrassed, she was fl.u.s.tered at the mention of whatever was brewing between her and the man she had been spending a lot of time with lately, so she did not stop teasing. "Isn't there?"

"Well…" Li Yuming wasn't sure what to say. Was it really alright to discuss her personal matters with her daughter? Why did it feel so wrong?

Lanni took her silence for a blush, and it made her throw her head back and laugh. "You know, I've never seen you blushing all my life. I almost thought you were incapable of loving."

"And you wouldn't mind having a step dad?" She no longer knew what to do with her daughter, who was becoming naughtier by the day. She had to admit that she had always wanted to know what Lanni thought of it, whether she would be comfortable with the idea of having a step family or be saddened by it.

"Why would I mind?" Lanni wondered aloud. She knew that step families were not everyone's dream, but it was hers. If Li Yuming found love again, she would be happy and that was all that mattered. She chuckled as she added, "I might just end up being a real elder sister with cute babies waddling around me. It will be a breath of fresh air from Luna who is always teasing me about being her younger sister because she became a mother earlier."

Li Yuming laughed when she recalled their silly banters, where both of them would fight over who was the elder of the two. They were impossible, but that was not the point right now. "Don't be silly. I don't want Luna's kids to have an uncle or aunt much younger than them." Even if she were to conceive right away, her child would still end up at least a year younger than Linhou and Xiaomu. Would it really be alright?

"It's not illegal." Lanni retorted. It was up to her when she wanted to have her children, and there wasn't any rule about age limits.

"I just don't want kids of my own." Li Yuming finally laughed. "You and Luna are enough. Besides, I have grandchildren already and probably more coming soon."

"You're not wrong…" Lanni chuckled when she thought about how she had been teased lately. What if she was pregnant? She would give Xiehan a huge surprise on his return.

However, she did not want to obsess herself over the idea which she knew was merely her imagination. The odds of such a coincidence happening were way too slim, not that she wanted it any other way.

Meanwhile, Xiaoshi felt lonely too, but it was not about Xiehan's departure. It took one glance for Han Xichen to realize that it had something to do with her father. She still missed him and wished he could come around as soon as possible but he didn't, which made her sad.

He wrapped his arms around her and pulled her head to rest it against his shoulder. "Your dad will change his mind soon. With time, he will realize that he is merely making his own life difficult as well as yours. He will have no choice but to see the truth for what it is."

She nodded. Even though she knew it would take some time, she would wait. She only hoped that it would not take the end of his life to realize his mistake. She also hoped that he would not be sentenced to a long time in prison, so he would regain his freedom sooner.

He tousled her hair. It was not easy to report one's own relative and testify against them, especially the most special person. However, she decided to stand for the truth even if it meant betraying her father who doted on her. He knew it would take a while for her to stop feeling guilty and be convinced that there was no other right choice she could have made. "Would you like me to introduce you to my family?" He asked.

"Mmh." It was not the first time he was asking and she was finally ready for it so she nodded against his c.h.e.s.t.

"Let's go later today, if that's okay with you? You will certainly be busy tomorrow." He suggested. He knew her schedule like the back of his hand.