The Overnight Chosen Wife: darling, kiss me deeper

Lanni found the man’s character peculiar but she did as she was told and got a cappuccino. When he summoned her to his office once again, Lanni was pensive. Were CEO’s this difficult to work for?

This time, the man probably didn’t even need anything. He simply glanced at her and claimed to have forgotten what he needed, and that he would call her back once he recalled it.

Lanni pursed her lips when she returned to her office. ’Please do not call me back, thank you very much.’

It was already hard enough to get used to her work as well as try to figure out the perfect timing to start her investigation.

Just a few minutes later, Xing Han’s hand hovered over the telephone on his desk. He was just about to make the call when he caught a glimpse of Lanni from across the glass wall.

A smile surfaced on his lips. Because he never paid attention to his former assistants unless it was related to work, he had almost forgotten that the wall separating their offices was made of glass. He stared at Lanni’s side profile. She looked exceptionally beautiful even while working. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶

He chuckled to himself. He could stay in his office doing nothing all day and be rewarded with such a beautiful view! The best part was that he would have to disturb the beauty anymore.

He was just thinking about it when the girl stood up and headed for his office. He straightened up like a rod, subconsciously checking to ensure that he looked good enough. He couldn’t help scolding himself. He had dated a few times already. Why was he acting like a teenager experiencing the first awakening of love?

Lanni knocked on the door and entered after being let in. "CEO, your meeting with Mr. Feng starts in ten minutes."

"Got it." He smiled charmingly. "But, Xiaomu, you don’t have to be so polite and call me CEO every time. You can just call me Xing Han or whatever else you like. You can even call me honey."

Lanni frowned slightly, finally understanding what was going on. Was this man hitting on her? She maintained a nonchalant expression. "I’m afraid that’s not appropriate, CEO."

"Tch." His lips twitched, especially when he noticed the deliberate emphasis she had put on the last word to remind him of his place. What an arrogant girl... but why didn’t he dislike it?

...

When Lanni got back to her office, she gathered the documents required for the meeting. As Xing Han’s assistant, she would naturally have to accompany him to such an important meeting.

Lanni glanced at her purse for a while and she pondered whether it was the right time. Considering her reason for coming to Xing Real Estate, Luna had given her a bug that could record long videos. They would be important if she wanted to obtain evidence of the illegal dealings.

But on second thought, it was not the best idea to show her fangs on the first day of work. She could not guarantee that Xing Han was not suspicious of her. What if he set a trap for her? She pondered for a moment before deciding to learn her surroundings first.

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In the conference room, Lanni sat next to Xing Han as they waited for the other party to arrive. She turned on her laptop so she would take down important notes.

When the man next to her saw this, he grinned and leaned in closer to her. "Xiaomu, you don’t have to bother about these useless things. Let me handle them—your beautiful hands should be used for other tasks instead."

Lanni uncomfortably created more distance between them. "CEO Xing, respect yourself." She was on the verge of exploding. If this man kept acting flirtatious, she might blow the cover from fury.

Luckily, the door opened at that moment and the man had to sit upright, putting up an indifferent front. Ling Yu led a middle aged man and a young woman into the conference room and retreated.

Lanni stood up to greet the guests but when she saw the young woman, she froze in her tracks. Feng Ci... and the man next to her was Old Master Feng...

She had only known that Xing Han was meeting with a Mr. Feng from the schedule made by the previous assistant. She didn’t think it would be these Fengs! And they actually had an alliance with Xing Han?!

She quickly pushed her thoughts off her mind and greeted the two of them as though she was meeting them for the first time.

Feng Ci scrutinized her for a while. "Have we met before?"

Lanni froze. Had she been uncovered?

She was about to say that they had never met but smiled instead, "yes. However, it’s been so many years, I didn’t think Miss Feng would remember me."

Feng Ci seemed to be deep in thought and couldn’t exactly remember where she met this woman. Why was she giving off a vibe which was somewhat familiar?

Lanni generously explained, "We met at my brother’s birthday many years ago, before I left the country."

Feng Ci scrutinized her for a while, trying to recall who her brother was but she couldn’t no matter how she thought about it.

Lanni maintained her smile and acted as naturally as possible. She would rather have Feng Ci think she had forgotten something than risk letting Xing Han suspect her identity.

The meeting started, and Feng Ci naturally forgot all about Lanni and focused on the main agenda.

On the other hand, Lanni listened carefully in case there was something important for her to take note of. Naturally, the Feng family would not randomly seek Xing Han for a trivial matter. There had to be some shady deal going on.

The meeting proceeded normally and there was nothing out of the ordinary.

"So, about the goods..."

Lanni was about to give up getting information when she heard Old Master Feng’s words and her ears perked up.

However, the latter stopped speaking and glanced in her direction awkwardly.

In the next moment, Xing Han cleared his throat. "Xiaomu, help me inform everyone in the project planning department that I would like to have a meeting with them this afternoon. While at it, bring some snacks for Old Master Feng and Miss Feng.

Lanni sharply understood what was going on. They must be about to discuss something discreet and Xing Han was finding random excuses to send her away so they would have time to discuss it.

She had thought that he wouldn’t mind since she had already signed the employment contract.

Masking her disappointment, she went ahead and tactfully gave them space.

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That evening.

When Lanni arrived at her new apartment, she found three unexpected figures sitting comfortably in the living room.

She was frightened for a second before she patted her chest from the horror. "What are the three of you doing here? You almost took my life from the fright you gave me!"

Luna smiled as she munched on a packet of chips that Jiang Xingyu had brought her. "I came here to look for you and found that Xiehan and Xingyu were coincidentally here as well. Xiehan has the key so we got in."

Lanni flopped onto the couch and kicked her high heels off her feet. What a tiresome day.

"How was your first day at work?" Luna asked.

"How was your first day being my sister?" Jiang Xingyu asked at yhe same tkme.

Xiehan ignored them and sat beside Lanni. "It must have been hard on you, working under a scumbag all day. Did he do anything he shouldn’t?"

Xiehan sounded like if Xing Han did anything he shouldn’t, he would get someone to chop his hands into pieces.

Lanni laughed at his protective stance. "I happen to know of a way to make him drop his advances in the blink of an eye. He will not spout any more nonsense. But you would never believe who I saw earlier."

"Li Xiyan?" Luna quickly asked.

"Of course not." Lanni rolled her eyes at her. Would she be this calm if she saw Li Xiyan? "Old Master Feng and his beloved daughter. They have a secret deal with Xing Han."

The three were stunned to the core. No wonder the Fengs had gone MIA. It turned out they were merely being kept bussier.

"What kind of deal?" Xiehan asked, and Luna amd Jiang Xingyu also curiously listened.

"I don’t know. Xing Han sent me out." Lanni tiredly removed the spectacles and pulled her wig off, letting free the natural hair she had missed.

"What a bummer. I was hoping the bug would become of use soon." Luna was disappointed.

Lanni was disappointed too. She had thought too much of herself and had expected to be able to get evidence within the first day. It would probably take more time than she anticipated.

She suddenly thought of something amd her eyes sparkled. "Hey, I have an idea!"

"What?" The three asked in unison.

"Xing Han suddenly has such an unreliable teammate by his side. Wouldn’t it be a waste if I don’t utilize her?" Lanni raised an eyebrow suggestively.