The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

It was almost a ridiculous joke when Xiehan said it out aloud. "At first, her plan was to accuse you of sleeping around and getting yourself pregnant by another man. She would have achieved it and the posts about you and Lin Jian getting together behind my back would have proved her accusation right."

She hummed in realization. So that was the main reason behind the posts. She had wondered why Ji Meiling would use up so much effort and go into so much detail with it. It turned out, it had to convince one man who would probably be too furious to try and check the authenticity.

"She thought that if we had a DNA test, it would only prove that my baby is indeed not yours, right?" She guessed.

"That's right. When she realized that there is no way you would cheat on me and knew that I trust you more than anything, she switched tactics. She must have investigated and found that you were not unnecessarily close to any man around the time when you got pregnant, so she knew that it's my baby and started plotting ways to make you have a miscarriage."

She thought back to the day she had gone shopping with Luna and Xiaoshi, when she had revealed that she did not want to buy clothes before her baby was born as she was uncomfortable with the idea. Within five minutes, Ji Meiling came in and bought her baby boy clothes.

It had seemed like an awful coincidence before but now she was convinced that Ji Meiling had done it to upset her.

"But doing that will never bring her child back to life." She pointed out.

"It wouldn't." He sighed tiredly.

"And it still wasn't your fault. Even if you had hit her with the ball or anything, it would still be an accident. She did strenuous exercise on her own. I don't believe for a second that a few rounds of ball was enough to make her have a miscarriage. She would have felt some pain but that would be it. The fact that it died so easily could only mean that she had been straining herself for a while or the baby had not been healthy enough to begin with."

"Try telling her that. She is set on believing that it was my fault and I need to pay for my crime. No matter what happened, she will forever try to murder my child to get even for what I supposedly did."

"That sucks." She hugged him. "I'm sorry."

"Thank you."

"I think you should hand her over to the police already. They can restrain her. If you continue keeping her, father can break her out and that will be the start of a bigger conflict."

"Do you think handing her to the police would stop them? They would simply bail her out and later bribe the court to set her free." He dreaded.

She was furious. If only everyone would put the same importance on justice. It was hard to think about it but if everyone let their family pay for their crimes, the crime rate might actually decrease. Many criminals had been in jail many times before and had either been helped to break out or had their ways with the court. It was hectic.

"What will we do?" She was suddenly worried.

"If father is going to bribe the police, I will do the same. Let's see who is capable of giving more money in the end and who will be listened to."

It was not a contest to be proud of having but she couldn't blame him.

…

In the end, Xiehan was right. They had enough evidence to make sure Ji Meiling was given a long sentence but even before she could appear in court, Ji Huifen tried to get her out while she was in police custody.

Xiehan had specifically stated that she was vengeful and would try to harm Lanni if they let her out on bail, which infuriated Ji Huifen all the more.

"She is your aunt!" The man yelled out the words that Xiehan had heard uncountable times in recent days.

"And I'm your son!" Xiehan retorted.

Ji Huifen had gone over to Feng Ji International and barged into the CEO's office to demand an explanation from his son.

Xiehan waited for him to calm down slightly. Of course that didn't happen because the man was on the verge of flying off in fury, so Xiehan told him what he wanted to say nonetheless.

"This is the last chance I'm giving you, father. In this matter, you have only sided with your sister and forgotten about your son who has been majorly affected by this matter, and your grandchild who was almost lost. So I'm giving you an ultimatum. Stop trying to influence this case or you will never see your grandchild."

"How dare you threaten me?" Ji Huifen roared.

"I dare alright. This is about my family and I think I have every right to protect them. So, if you don't stop what you are doing, I will cut ties with you, move away with my wife and never let you see your grandchild. You will not lay your eyes on them even for a heartbeat. Don't tempt me."

Xiehan was only saying it to make his father back down but he had no idea just how true his words would turn out to be.

…

Ji Huifen left the office fuming in anger. He was about to go home when he bumped into Lanni in the lobby. His eyes narrowed at her.

"Father." Lanni greeted sweetly.

"If you truly saw me as a father, you would not stand seeing me this sad." He walked away after throwing her the words that made her eyes droop.

She could influence Xiehan's decision if she wanted to. But what would happen after that? If she had to choose between having a good relationship with her in-laws and saving her baby, it didn't take a genius to know what her choice would be.

She watched Ji Huifen leave after yelling at the receptionists for heaven knew what, and proceeded to Xiehan's office.

"Hi."

"Lanni? What are you doing here?" He was pleasantly surprised.

"I brought you lunch." She held up the food bag. She had made his lunch and had decided to drop it off on her own.

"His heart melted." Thank you. "But what about your work?"

"It's lunch break, blockhead. Lin Media group gives pregnant women two hours for lunch instead of the usual one hour for regular employees."

Xiehan was pleasantly surprised. No wonder it was rare for anyone to complain about the staff treatment at Lin Media Group. There were so many benefits and since Lanni started working there, he realized that he just didn't know if before. Most of the employees were given accommodation during their contract period and those who already had apartments of their own would have extra bonuses. It was a paradise for employees.

"Well, did you rush back home to cook?" He asked, hoping that was not the case.

"No. I packed it in the morning. I meant to have Lin Jian bring it over since he had a meeting with you earlier but in the end, I decided to just bring it."

She opened the bag and set the food flask on the table.

"I'll get back to work now."

Her words were barely out when she was pulled onto his lap. "What about dessert?"

He kissed her ear as he ran his fingers down her body to let her know just the kind of dessert he was referring to.

She wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him. "Be good. You can have dessert at home."

"But…" He protested.

"I'll run out of time." She pulled out of his lap reluctantly. She wanted him too, but she didn't want to be late. It was already bad enough that her workmates thought she was receiving special treatment from Lin Jian.

She wasn't actually receiving more special treatment than any other employee in her identical situation would receive but the fact that her husband was the CEO's childhood friend highlighted her and made everything seem unfair.

"I saw father in the lobby. Is everything okay?" She popped a quick question."

"Yes. I settled him." He promised.

"Now, get back to work, Mrs. Ji. Otherwise I will not be able to let you go."

She chuckled and gave him a quick peck on his lips before hurrying away.

Who would have thought that bringing lunch to her husband would be so calming? She had wanted to do it just because she had extra time in her hands and had not expected that all the distress she felt in the morning would disappear in a flash. 

She left the building and headed for the parking lot where the chauffeur was waiting for her. She was about to get to the car when she heard what sounded like the mention of her name. She wasn't certain she had heard it right so she stopped, taking cover behind another car to listen in. 

"Ma'am went to sir's office a moment ago. She should stay there for a while before going back to her office."

She didn't hear what the other party said on the other end but the chauffeur's response baffled her. 

"We will take Seventeenth Street." 

Her eyes went wide and her jaw slacked. Who was he speaking to? More importantly, why was he telling her whereabouts to that person? Including the route they would take back to Lin Media Group?!