The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

Ji Xiehan couldn't believe what he saw in the photo. He was shocked beyond words.

Ji Xiehan carefully scrutinized the girl. There was no way he would believe that this girl was Lanni. But no matter what angle he looked, it was her. Whether it was her eyes, her nose, her neck, or her ears, it was the same. Even the estimated height was the same. The way the girl smiled was also similar. He thought of countless possibilities but eliminated them one at a time until he had no choice but to face reality. The girl indeed was Li Lanni. He was forced to accept that he and his best friend had fallen in love with the same woman. No wonder the way Jiang Xiehan stared at Li Lanni earlier was odd. He looked at Jiang Xingyu in askance, but he had, 'I told you so' written all over his face.

'What the…" His brain froze for a second; he did not know what to say. 

Looking at his friend's dumb expression, Jiang Xingyu wanted to say something to comfort him, but he too didn't know what to say. Minutes passed. Both of then stared at each other, each wanting to say something but not knowing how to say it. 

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Unaware of the storm she had just created, Li Lanni continued her life normally.

Star Art International was very efficient; on Wednesday morning, they delivered Cheng Yu's admission contract to Li Lanni's home.

Li Lanni was very excited when the butler gave her the contract.  She could not wait to tell Cheng Yu the good news.

But there was a slight, no, a huge problem. She had forgotten to tell Cheng Yu her intention! 

Training at Star Art International would start from tomorrow. How could Cheng Yu prepare for training within one day? But she couldn't be blamed. She wasn't sure that she would secure this contract for her friend. If she shot her mouth off and failed, it would only bring more pain to Cheng Yu, who was still nursing her disappointment. She could only tell her about it today. Luckily it had arrived before she left for school. 

Li Lanni kept the contract in her bag and left the house excitedly. Since early in the morning, her mother was already busy painting, so she didn't disturb her. 

Li Lanni eagerly wanted to share the news with her friend, so she reached school early. When Li Lanni arrived, only Cheng Yu was there. 

Li Lanni sighed in relief, 'Fortunately, Cheng Yu also came early today.'  But for some reason, today, Cheng Yu didn't look well. She was absentmindedly stroking a paintbrush over the canvas before her. She didn't even seem to notice that she had smudged the painting. 

"Are you alright?" Li Lanni asked as she pulled a chair to sit beside her, concern written all over her face. 

"I'm alright." Cheng Yu answered half-heartedly. 

"Is it about your parents again?" Li Lanni asked cautiously. 

Cheng Yu sighed. Since she had already been exposed, she might as well come open with it. More importantly, she needed nothing more than a pair of ears to listen to her and a shoulder to lean on. "It couldn't be about anything else. I refused to withdraw from the art class, so we were already in bad terms. Then I failed in my only way to prove myself to them. Now they're using the hard way. They have given me an ultimatum. If I don't drop out of the art class, they will discontinue my learning." 

"That's so absurd. How could they fall so low to threaten you?" Li Lanni felt bad for Cheng Yu. How could they do such a thing?

Cheng Yu had already given up on convincing her parents.  She let out a chuckle self mockingly. "It's not a threat. They will do it if it means proving to me that I'm nothing without them." 

Li Lanni's heart ached when she saw Cheng Yu chuckle self mockingly. She couldn't bear to see Cheng Yu sad. She quickly took the contract out of her bag and presented to Cheng Yu, "Forget about them. Look what I have got for you."

Cheng Yu curiously opened the contract and was greeted with Star Art International on top of the page. She was dumbstruck for a while when she saw that it was an admission letter for her. She woke up from the daze when she heard Li Lanni say, " Don't worry, you are still something without them. Congratulations! You are now a trainee at Star Art International! Go through the contract once and sign your name on it. I am sorry I didn't tell you this earlier..."

"Ah!!!" Li Lanni was still rambling when Cheng Yu jumped from her seat and screeched in excitement. She suddenly hugged Li Lanni. "You're not kidding! You're not kidding, right?" 

Li Lanni was shocked by Cheng Yi's sudden outburst. She quickly shushed her. "Cheng Yu, keep it down."  

There was no one aside from them in class because they were early, but that didn't mean someone wouldn't come in. 

"Lanni, I really have been admitted to the Star Art International! Hahaha…I can't believe it! I really can't believe it! Lanni, you really made my day. I can't stop myself from being excited over it!" Chen Yu continued with her musings. Her mood was a stark contrast to what it was before a few seconds. Li Lanni was also happy for her friend and waited for her to stop shrieking before continuing where she had been interrupted earlier. "Yes, you really received an admission letter from Star Art International, but the training lessons start tomorrow. Will you be able to prepare for it?" 

Cheng Yu's excitement was still at its peak and shrugged it off. "What about it? I would be ready even if they started right now!" 

Li Lanni chuckled. Well, she had been worried about nothing. 

After a few minutes of doing a few happy dances, Cheng Yu finally calmed down and thought about it carefully. 

"What's wrong?" Li Lanni asked when she suddenly saw her frowning. 

"Lanni, how did you get this contract?" Cheng Yu asked carefully.