The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

The following day, she found Storm and Xu Fangyang. The former was in cuffs and sat opposite them.

"You look like you found something out." Storm was the first to remark, and he sounded surprised. He had not expected her to find anything.

She didn't waste a second because their visiting time was limited. "Axel doesn't hate you. At least not in the kind of way we thought."

"What makes you think that?" Storm asked.

"I met him last night." She explained, even though it sounded crazy. "I made a few observations. One of them is that his edited pictures look a little like you. It must be because he didn't want it to be obvious but you two could be thought of as brothers. Maybe that's why fans used to joke about you being bros in the past."

"That's not related to anything." Storm dismissed her words but Xu Fangyang continued to listen.

"His dressing style is similar to yours too. I checked his pictures from years ago before NV came to life and that wasn't the case. His lyrics style mimics yours. Storm, he is trying to replace you. He is obsessed with you."

Xu Fangyang dropped her face in her palm as if she had heard the worst news, which made Lanni blink in confusion.

"You have no idea how many fugitives use mental disorders as a way to get away with a slap on their wrists. They are checked into mental asylums then show good recovery progress which is obviously fake, but they are allowed to leave within a year or six months. It's heaven compared to the number of years they should have stayed in prison."

Lanni tapped her chin. "I know it sounds like he has some psychological problems. If we prove that the urge to kill is not a symptom of whatever mental health issues he has, he will not get away."

"You're a lawyer, Fangyang." Storm grumbled to remind her of what she was good at.

"I have never done this kind of case." She had always dealt with white collar crimes, so she was nervous.

"It will be okay." Lanni patted her shoulder.

"Right. Star found some chat records between Axel and Annie, as well as the large sums of money he had been sending her. There was also a transaction of a hefty sum that was sent to someone else, a man with a fake identity. We belive that was who was sent to finish off Annie. It might take a few days but as long as there is another suspect who has not been investigated, you will not be convicted. I have already submitted the records to the police."

Storm and Xu Fangyang exchanged shocked glances before the latter hugged her. "Thank you, Lanni. Thank your investigator for me too."

"It's our job." She smiled.

"At this point, you can publish your explosive headline." Storm added.

Lanni's eyes went wide like a kid who had just seen a mountain of candy. "Really?"

"I owe you." He smiled. "I don't care if other reporters start swarming around me like bees or if the rest of my life will be under scrutiny. It doesn't matter anymore."

"I don't know what to say." She was conflicted after thinking about it. "Will it really be okay?"

"It could have been worse." He smiled. "Actually, I was preparing to go into retirement before all tu his happened. I wanted to leave the music industry and take care of my wife and child but all that disappeared like a puff of smoke. So, I'll just silently retire and spend the next several weeks or months courting my lawyer and when I finally entice her…"

"What?" Xu Fangyang was so shocked that she almost broke into tears.

"Are you going to pretend you don't love me? I've been watching you." He laughed.

"Then why didn't you say a thing?" She would have smacked him if it wouldn't be alarming.

He chuckled then his expression turned serious. "I knew you loved me, Fangyang. But I was married to Annie. At the time I had already figured out her motives and hated her but I was still married to her. I couldn't have feelings for another woman.

Even now, I'm sure it seems too early for me to move on. So I'll take it slow. I can't promise to fall in love with you but I promise to respect you, to dote on you like you deserve and to be loyal to you for the rest of my life. I will give you my body and when my heart pieces itself back together, it's all yours."

"You said when." She tears spilled. He was certain that with time, he would be able to give her his heart. It was not a love confession but it felt like one.

Lanni's eyes almost watered as she watched them. This was the most heartwarming scene she had ever seen.

….

Lanni couldn't wait to write the article so she did so on her phone on her way to Lin Media Group.

When she got back to her office, Lin was waiting with news.

"About Skylar…"

"Oh no!" She slapped her forehead.

Lin laughed and placed the files in her hands on Lanni's desk. "It's not what you think."

Lanni heaved a sigh of relief. "What is it?"

"She had to go home for a family emergency and may not be back soon. CEO Lin said to choose another teammate." Lin reported.

"It's okay. The three of us can handle what's left. The difficult tasks are done. It's mostly thanks to Star. Can you call him on your way?"

"Sure." Lin still looked conflicted.

"What is it?" Lanni had a bad feeling.

As expected, Lin dropped a bummer. "Tian Yu Media found out about Storm's case and posted an article about it. They don't have as much details as we do but it will no longer be explosive."

Lanni rubbed her forehead. "It wouldn't make sense if we were the only ones who knew that the previous news was fake, right?"

"Sadly, you're right."

She turned to glance at the article she had transferred to her computer. "On the bright side, we do have a piece of news that will be more explosive than the case in itself."

"Tell me about it." Lin inched an ear.

"No can do." Lanni chuckled. "Wait for the explosion."

"You are so mean!" She complained. Curiosity was killing her.

….

Lanni was right. In fact, the turn up was much better than she thought. Fans cared about their idols' love life more than they cared about crime.

As soon as she posted the article titled [Storm X Fangyang ship finally docks home] and explained the roller-coaster they had undergone before finally finding their way to each other in the visitation room of the city detention centre, the views, likes and shares skyrocketed.

Axel had been arrested while preparing to go into hiding but no one cared about that, all the attention having been grabbed by Storm and his lawyer who was now his girlfriend.

The question on the fans' minds was whether Storm would be proven innocent and leave the courtroom hand in hand with his lawyer or if he would be imprisoned and she would wait for years before they finally go home together. Either way, it would be a happy ending.

With such a juicy piece as the icing of the cake, the article she had written about the case also gained millions of views and surpasses Tian Yu as well as all of Lin Media Group's competitors.

"Phew. Mission accomplished." She stretched her limbs in her office. Someone knocked on the door and she glanced over. "Come in."

It turned out to be Lin Jian and he was carrying a humongous bouquet. "Great job. Everyone is talking about Lin Media Group. I don't know how to reward you."

She chuckled as she accepted the reward. "How about an hour to catch on some sleep?"

"You can take the afternoon off. Cool off some steam before you get back to work."

She glanced at the pile of files on her desk and shook her head. "I wish. A ton of articles need my verification. Some of them have to be posted on tomorrow's issue of Oracle Daily. One hour is enough." She had postponed some of them and now she had to catch up.

"You get one hour then.. I'll help you tell your assistant not to let anyone in."