The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

Her first reaction was to want to rush back to Xiehan's office and tell him about it but she stopped herself at the last moment. Something was not right. Why did he report her movements while outside the car when he could have done it inside? This was a very careful bodyguard from her memory of him and he couldn't have made such a rookie mistake.

Besides, he could have reported the movements via text. The fact that he spoke about it outside and on a phone call loud enough to be overheard was suspicious. Was it possible that he wanted her to overhear it in the first place? It was a wild assumption but more likely than him making a genuine mistake.

It took a while for her to try and figure out whether he had overlooked the possibility of getting caught despite knowing that she was merely in the building and him tricking her. She couldn't figure out a single thing that he would gain from making her believe that she had caught him, but that didn't mean she would simply ignore her gut feeling. She grabbed her phone and made a call to Xiehan, knowing that the bodyguard would hear her.

"Xiehan, I suddenly don't feel like going back to Lin Media Group on my own. Could you accompany me?"

She closely watched the chauffeur for his reaction. He didn't have any, which proved that he either knew she was there all along or was good at hiding his reactions.

"Okay." Xiehan answered. She walked to the car but only spoke to the chauffeur.

"You can go home. Xiehan will take me to the company and you can pick me up later." She instructed.

"But ma'am, sir is very busy." He protested.

She forced a smile. "I know. But there is no such thing as a husband being too busy in a pregnant woman's dictionary. What can I do about that?" She exaggerated, giving a remark that would definitely shut the other party up.

Xiehan hurried down immediately and led her to his car.

"Are you crazy?" He reprimanded her. "You knew something was wrong with him which I guess is why you called me, but you still stood that close to him? What if he kidnapped you?"

"He wouldn't do that right in front of Feng Ji International." She fastened her safety belt. "I think Xiao wanted to let me know that someone was trying to trace my movements."

"Why would you defend him?" He frowned. She had explained the matter and he didn't think there was anything right about what the chauffeur did. He had still revealed important information and it didn't matter why he did it.

"You don't have to go to work. I will be worried about you all afternoon." He made no move to fasten his own seat belt or start the car.

"I can't simply miss an entire afternoon without permission."

"I'll help you get permission from Lin Jian." He offered, which she declined.

"I can't simply do that. It will be unfair to the other employees if they have to work extra hard in the afternoon just because I couldn't go. But I'll be careful, alright? You will not need to worry about me." She promised, caressing his cheek.

"I'll pick you up from work." He said and finally started the car.

As soon as they were in the Lin Media Group, she kissed his cheek and rushed out of the car. "I have to go now, bye!"

She sure ran fast. He chuckled, glancing at his outstretched arm. She must have known that he would grab her to make out before letting her go which is why she had defended herself by rushing away.

He got back to Feng Ji International but the first thing he did was summon Xiao.

The bodyguard cowered before him. "Sir…"

"You know why I called you here. Do you want to save us both time and start talking on your own, or do you want to talk under different circumstances?"

Without having to ask, the said different circumstances were definitely torture. If he didn't state everything he knew on his own, he would be tormented into spilling everything.

"Well, sir, Old Master contacted me earlier today.'' He started, his voice trembling when he met Xiehan's glare. "He kidnapped my wife and told me that the only way to get her back was to tell him Madam's whereabouts. If I didn't report all her movements and if I told you about it, he would kill my wife."

Xiehan listened to the man as he continued, "But sir, I never intended to hurt madam. I knew it would put her life in danger if I revealed her whereabouts so I indirectly let her know. I had contemplated lying about everything she did but that would only raise suspicions because it would be too coincidental that everything changed after I reported it. So I deliberately said it out loud for her to hear and tell you."

"Where is your wife now?" Xiehan asked.

"She is still being held captive." He dropped to his knees. "Please forgive me, master. I should have reported this earlier. But please help me save my wife."

Xiehan massaged his temples. "Your wife will be okay. Make sure you report to me anything else he asks you to do."

"Thank you, master. I will."

As soon as he left, Xiehan's lips twitched. Who was Ji Huifen trying to fool? This man was the very one who would be used to kidnap Lanni once they let their guard down around him. He would not have been able to see through the man if he hadn't run a thorough background check on him before hiring him. His wife had been dead for years and although he had a girlfriend now, he didn't care for her enough for Ji Huifen to think it would get him to work for him if he kidnapped her. Besides, the man had a brand new diamond watch worth tens of thousands of dollars. His salary could not buy that. His savings might, but it was insane for anyone to save so much money just to buy a watch unless it was significant.

"Sir, your 2pm appointment is here." His secretary reported.

"Meet him on my behalf. Cancel my appointments for the rest of the afternoon." He stood to leave the office. He had some serious matters to deal with.

When he arrived at the Ji Mansion, Wen Lin looked nervous.

"Xiehan, you are home."

"You sound like there is a reason why I should not be here." He directly pointed out her nervous reaction, which she brushed off.

"What do you mean? Or course I want you to be here. This is your home." She probably realized she was talking too much because she changed the subject. "Didn't Lanni come with you?"

"She is at work." He dismissed.

"Then why are you not at work?"

"Are you sure you really don't know why I came?" He chuckled at her feigning innocence. She was awkward but he didn't stop.

"I want to have a word with Father."

"He is in the study but Xiehan, we need to talk." She intercepted before he could go upstairs to find Ji Huifen.

"What do you want to say?" He asked.

She insisted that he sit down, which he did, but he was impatient nonetheless.

"Speak."

"Honey, we care about you. Both your father and I. And well, he did something he probably shouldn't have done out of impatience. But you have to understand him. He did it with good intentions and that's definitely not the path he should have taken."

"If you know that he did not do the right thing, why exactly are we having this conversation?" He challenged.

She looked bummed.

"The last thing I want is for you to have a falling out with your dad. He ordered for Lanni to have been kidnapped as you have probably found out, but we talked about it and he is remorseful. He has promised not to do that kind of thing anymore."

He couldn't comprehend why she was so nervous if that was the case. "Then I'll talk to him." He stood and headed for the staircase, aware of how badly Wen Lin wanted to stop him.

Ji Huifen was in the study just as Wen Lin had stated.

"Father," Xiehan called when he opened the door to the study.

The man was sitting behind a computer looking like the sky was falling. It was probably about to fall.

"You must have found out." He guessed.

Xiehan nodded. It was because the bodyguard he had suspected of trying to gain his trust had revealed that he had fallen for their trap.

"Let his wife go." He demanded even while knowing there was no such thing that would happen.

"Well, let my sister go." He countered.

"And here mother was claiming that you are remorseful for what you tried to do." He was speechless.

"We have gone through this discussion over and over and my answer will remain the same, Xiehan. I just want to save my sister." He insisted.

"I see." Xiehan stood up. "Since everyone wants to save their family, then we cannot be the same family anymore."

"What do you mean by that?" Ji Huifen stood abruptly, shocked by his declaration.

"I came to let you know that your plot has loopholes. I know the truth about your plan and that's not all. I also came to let you know that I'm cutting ties with the Ji family."

He was speechless. "Because of a woman, Xiehan?"

"No.. Because of a man who won't spare his innocent, pregnant daughter-in-law, in the name of loving his sister."