The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

"What exactly happened? Did you uncover anything?" She asked Jiang Xingyu. She had calmed down a lot now since Luna was out of danger. 

"My bodyguards betrayed us." He seethed in anger at the thought of it. 

"Why would that happen?" She didn't understand.

"I don't know. Someone must have bribed them. I'm going to find them one by one and interrogate them. Then I will let them know what happens to people who mess with the Jiang family." 

Luna winced as they discussed. They both looked over at her. 

"Luna?" 

She forced her eyes open and glanced at Lanni who was looking down at her in a mixture of worry and excitement, then at Xingyu and her family. 

"Am I in heaven? Are you all angels?" She croaked. 

"Can you not talk about such things when in hospital?" Lanni pinched her arm. 

"Ow!" 

"Be easy on her. She is still a patient." Xingyu took his wife's pinched arm and caressed it. "Baby, how are you? Does it hurt anywhere?" 

"Just my heart." She raised a hand to caress his face. "I don't like seeing you looking so sad." 

Lanni rolled her eyes. "She is alright. She even has the strength to flirt with her husband. Is this the part where we all leave them alone?" 

"Wait." Luna called her over. "I don't mean to startle you, but I think the guys who attacked me thought I was you." 

"What?" 

"How can that be? Wouldn't they have bought over Xiehan's bodyguards if they were aiming for Lanni?" Xingyu inquired. None of it made sense to him. 

"No. I don't think so. They had been following me for a while. I thought they were indeed after me and made sure to take more precaution. However, they tailed us on the way to mother's house and chose the moment to attack. I think they followed the wrong person from the word go." 

"That's insane." Lanni didn't want to think about it. "I'm sorry Luna. You suffered so much just for being my twin." 

"It's not your fault." She hugged her sister before her body froze. In panic, her hand slid down her stomach to feel her bump. 

"Don't worry, the baby's fine." Lanni whispered, knowing what she was suddenly scared of. 

"Really? Don't lie to me just because I'm still in the hospital." She demanded, looking over at her husband for any hint of sadness. 

"Sister-in-law is right. The doctors said that our baby is a strong cookie. It will be alright as long as you have enough rest and maintain a nutritious diet."

She was relieved. She had been in panic when the henchmen attempted to stab her. Reflexively, she had protected her stomach at all costs. It ended in the knife slicing through her left arm but she didn't care. As long as the baby was alright. 

She looked at Lanni when she recalled the horrifying details. "I got it wrong. They were not targeting you. They were targeting your baby." 

"What?" It was even more shocking, and she wanted to explode. "Ji Meiling! I will kill her!" 

"Lanni, what are you saying?" Asked Li Yuming. She had just rushed over after hearing the news of what had happened to Luna, only to overhear this disturbing conversation. "Why would Ji Meiling target my grandchild? Doesn't she love Xiehan? Since she thinks of Xiehan as her son, then the baby you are carrying is her grandchild. Why would she…"

"I don't know, mom." She shut her eyes. "I wish I knew. She has been targeting me. She didn't tell me why she was doing this when I confronted her."

"Don't worry. I will protect you." Xiehan hugged her shoulders. "Luna, we owe you a lot." He said to his sister-in-law, a shiver running down his spine at the thought of what would have happened if she lost her baby. Luckily, that didn't happen. 

Since Luna was alright, Lanni couldn't hold her head up anymore. She fell asleep in Xiehan's arms while still standing, making Li Yuming chuckle. "She can really fall asleep anywhere." 

"I'll take her home." He excused himself and placed an arm under her knees to carry her away. 

Once they were gone, Xinghe finally remarked on what Luna had mentioned. "Are you really sure that this attack was meant for Lanni?" 

"It's a gut feeling. I don't have any enemies but Lanni has one who is hell set on making her have a miscarriage." Luna responded, making Xinghe frown. 

"I thought Ji Meiling was a good person but now she has gone and done it." She cracked her knuckles. "I don't care why she did this. I will make her disappear off the earth's surface when I have the chance."

"Mother, you can't do that." Xingyu interrupted. 

"I can and I will! She almost killed my daughter-in-law! Do you have any idea what would have happened to Luna if she didn't know self-defense?" Xinghe was convinced that Luna was unable to get away unscathed only because she was pregnant. It must have slowed her down, and it was already a miracle that the baby had remained safe. "I don't care whether or not you want to seek justice for your wife but watch me get revenge on behalf of my daughter-in-law." 

"Mother, it's okay." Luna patted her hand to calm her down. "Nothing happened in the end and she didn't mean to attack me. On the other hand, doling out a vengeful move might just make her want to strike back." 

She had a point, but Xinghe hated being unable to do anything to that woman. "But it's so unfair to Lanni. All she did was exist. Why do bad things keep happening to her?" 

"I will protect my daughter, Xinghe. You don't need to gain enemies because of this." Li Yuming cut in, and Xinghe was not happy about it. The two women still had a stiff relationship between them. 

Xingyu cleared his throat to stop them from starting with their usual remarks that made both of them feel awkward. 

"Linhou and Xiaomu will be brought over later. Father said they have been looking for their mommy since they woke up." 

"Okay but they can't stay for long. The hospital is not a safe place for kids." Li Yuming remarked.

"Of course." 

Xingyu had to go for an important meeting that he couldn't postpone so he let his mother and mother-in-law stay to take care of Luna. 

It didn't take long before the kids were brought over. The first thing Linhou did was rush towards his mother, only to be stopped halfway. 

"Linhou, mommy is feeling unwell. You cannot jump onto her, okay?" Xinghe explained the situation. 

The boy was displeased but he nodded and slowly went over to Luna. 

"Mommy?" Xiaomu looked at everything curiously and wondered what had happened to her mother. Why was she covered in bandages? 

"Mommy got injured. I'll be alright soon." She promised the little girl, who in turn pursed her lips and blew on the bandaged wound on Luna's arm, mimicking what Luna would do when she fell. 

"Why are you so sweet? Are you blowing the pain away?" 

She nodded, smiling happily after being praised. 

"That's my good girl. Today I will not go home with you, go with grandma, okay? I will come home later." She explained, giving her babies a kiss on each of their cheeks. 

Linhou blinked sadly since he wanted to stay by his mother's side, while Xiaomu ran over to Li Yuming and held her hand. 

Luna had meant for them to go with Xinghe but staying with Li Yuming was a good idea too so she didn't comment on it. However, Xinghe sweetly called the girl over. 

"Mumu, let's go home, okay?" 

"I can take care of my grandchildren as well." Li Yuming rolled her eyes. 

"Of course you can. I just want to do it this time." 

"Uh… can the two of you not start again?" Luna had had enough of their tension. They didn't fight or hurl insults at each other but it was as though they were fighting for her affection. At this point, she almost didn't know whether she had two or four kids. 

"Mom, since Mumu ran to you first, you can stay with her this time. Linhou will stay with mother-in-law." 

The two women were both satisfied by the arrangement, and she only shook her head. Were they unable to think of this on their own? 

… 

Meanwhile, Xiehan was going crazy. As soon as they got home, he had ordered his men to capture Ji Meiling and bring her back to his mansion. Lanni strongly disapproved of the idea. 

"Are you insane? You can't just kidnap. No matter what your reason is, it's illegal."

"Trying to harm my wife and child and sending my sister-in-law to hospital is also illegal." He fired back and continued doling out instructions on the phone. 

"Lock her up in a dark room with no sound going in. Give her food and water but don't let her have any sense of anything aside from taste." He ordered.

"For how long, sir?" Asked the bodyguard on the other end. 

"Three days." He frowned when he realized that it would barely be a drop in the bucket compared to what she had done to Lanni. "One week."

"What if someone looks for her?" She asked, worried of what would happen if his family knew that he was holding his aunt hostage. 

"No one would ask questions if they think she has traveled out of the country.." He bit out.