The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

"Why? Don't you like it here?" Lanni asked, her tone dripping with worry. "Did somegnkng happen?"

"No. Everything is alright. Cedric and I just want some adventure for a while." She hurried to explain.

Luna rolled her eyes at her. "Right. My otaku Xiao Yu who would be happy to stay indoors for an entire week, doing nothing but drawing comics and watching movies suddenly wants to go out for some adventure. How believable."

"It's even more believable that her equally introverted boyfriend can't wait to travel the world with her." Lanni hummed along, both of them eyeing Cheng Yu in a way that reminded her that they were not born last night.

Since they had figured it out anyway, she decided to open up. "Fine. You caught me. But you have to promise that you will still love me, okay?"

"Okay, drama queen." Lanni hugged her. "Spill it already."

"Cedric's family still hates me as much. They have been going out of their way to make my life a living hell." She started.

"What do you mean?" Lanni's brows furrowed.

"Why didn't you tell us?" Luna added, looking like she wanted to punch someone.

"I couldn't, okay? You guys are pregnant. You certainly don't need to deal with any mother versus girlfriend drama." She was helpless. When they shot her a glare, she shrunk into her seat and recounted everything.

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Four days ago.

Cheng Yu had just finished her part of the second volume. For the comic they wrote together, they did everything together at first. However, it had blown into popularity and they could no longer keep up with the demand of new chapters. With Luna's suggestion, they split up the work so he would do one part and she would do another. It had been working perfectly.

Since she had gone through it and was satisfied with everything, she grabbed her drawing tablet and went over to his apartment unit to check whether he was done. Besides, she missed her boyfriend.

She let herself in with his spare key which he left at her place and called out to him.

"Cedric?"

There was no response, making her chuckle. Was he still asleep?

She pushed open the bedroom door and froze when she got a clear view. Why was there a woman in his bed?

Her eyes stung as she pondered whether to wake him up and let him know that she had caught him. However, she decided against it and stormed out, banging the front door shut on her way.

Men were all players. She already knew this. To think she had believed that Cedric was different and even trusted him.

The last thing she wanted was to see him. She flopped onto her bed when she got back to her apartment and cried her eyes out, before getting up and proceeding to the next chapter. It wouldn't do her any good to cry over a cheating scumbag and the bills wouldn't pay themselves.

Alas, the man was a plague that could never be avoided. He knocked on her door frantically not even five hours later and when he realized that she was in but not opening the door, he resorted to blasting her phone with calls and text messages.

Frustration got the better of her. She flung the door open. "What do you want?"

"Whoa, easy there." He held his hands up in surrender. "I wanted to see if you are up for dinner. We could go to the new restaurant across the street and try it out. I heard their steak is to die for." He explained in one breath.

She was about to lash out when she remembered that he didn't know what she had found out. He still thought he had her where he wanted her—slotted in his life like a fool.

"See you in ten." She left him outside and returned to her room to change. There was no better way of dealing with a player than showing him who was better at the game. She chose a black dress that reached halfway down her thighs and let her hair down, then rubbed a pink lipstick on her lips. She didn't look over the top sexy but it was bound to get heads turning.

When she got back to him, he looked stunned. "You look amazing. But, did something happen?" He inched closer worriedly.

"Does it seem to you like something happened?" She threw the question back at him with sarcasm dripping in her voice.

"It does. First, you gave me that 'extra cordial' welcome then you made me stand here and wait for you. And your eyes look puffy."

She swatted his hand away before his fingers could reach her eyes. "If you think something's wrong, then maybe something's wrong."

"Okay." knowing her, the worst mistake would be to pressure her into telling him about it now. He knew that she would open up once she was comfortable so he led the way to the restaurant. It was killing him to not pull her into his arms and kiss her but he was not ready to die yet.

The restaurant was fairly busy but they managed to get a seat by the window, which she loved. The waiter came to take their orders, and she smiled at him.

"What's the most delicious meal on your menu?" She asked, bordering on flirtatious.

The waiter looked nervous. "Well, miss, we all have different tastes."

"Is that so? Then I would like a serving of your favorite dish. I believe one can't be handsome and not have a good taste." She winked slightly.

"Yu!" Cedric couldn't take it anymore.

Feeling the smell of gunpowder, the waiter made a quick dash and returned with the restaurant's specialty, which he claimed most of the customers rated highly after giving it a try.

"What a bummer. I wanted what you would rate highly." Flirted Cheng Yu. Cedric's chair screeched against the floor a heartbeat before he shot up and circled to her side, and his lips were on hers before she could make fun of his jealousy.

"Do I have to remind you that I'm right here?" He growled, nipping her lower lip as punishment.

"Are you here though?" She rolled her eyes and turned to the awkward waiter. "I'm sorry. I just… excuse me."

Then she bolted to the bathroom.

She washed her face and checked that she had not smudged her lipstick. A deep sigh escaped her. She had not meant to make it awkward for the poor waiter, she just couldn't help angering Cedric. Maybe then he would realize that she knew his secret. She was going to torture him with jealousy and humiliation before letting him know what she saw.

But when he kissed her possessively, all her resolve cracked. There was no way a man would cheat on a woman and kiss her with such passion. Besides, he didn't just look jealous when she flirted with the waiter. He looked…hurt.

But if he wasn't cheating on her, how could he explain the woman in his bed earlier? That she was a friend who needed a place to crash last night and he somehow couldn't offer her the guestroom? That would be bullshit, and if there was something wrong with the guest room, he could have let her have his bed and slept at his girlfriend's apartment which wasn't farther than a brief elevator ride away. Besides, if he didn't trust her to leave her alone at his house, there was the option to let her stay at Cheng Yu's as they were both women.

"There's a hotel down the street." She gritted her teeth when she thought of it. There was simply no excuse for what he did.

So she flung the door open and sauntered back to their table to demand an explanation.

"Who was the woman in your bed?"

"The woman in my bed?" He looked shocked. "Yu, what are you talking about?"

"Drop the act." She huffed. "I came to see you this morning. There was a woman beside you. Don't even think of telling me it was a mannequin or whatever lie you could spin. She was a living human being. I saw her clearly and she had her arm wrapped around your torso."

She took a deep breath. "And no. Don't insult my feelings for you by claiming you were drunk and mistook her for me."

When he continued staring at her blankly, she was frustrated. "Talk, will you?"