The Overnight Chosen Wife: darling, kiss me deeper

"What?" Lin Jian felt all the strength leave his body while Xiehan stared at the doctor blankly.

"We can prescibe her medicine to slow down the symptoms, but the ultimate cure is a bone marrow transplant. Which is why we would like you to contact her family." He explained. "Although it is not impossible to have a compatible donor with whom the patient does not share a blood relationship, the probability is higher with bioological relatives."

"Then I will contact Mr. Chan right away." Lin Jian wiped the tear he didn’t know had dropped from his eye.

"Please do it as fast as you can." The doctor dismissed them.

The three of them left the office and tried to contact Ruby’s father. Alas, his phone had been turned off.

"I will go and see her. Perhaps she can tell us about her mum and then we will try to contact her." Lanni suggested, suddenly realizing that Ruby had never talked about her mother.

Xiehan nodded. "I will contact Mr. Chan’s assistant.

...

Lanni walked towards the doctor’s office, to ask whether Ruby was awake and if she could see her. She was about to knock on the door when she realized that it was slightly opened. She heard the doctor talk to someone on the phone and laugh joyously. She didn’t mean to eavesdrop on other people’s conversations but curiosity got the better of her.

She didn’t hear much but what she caught was shocking. "The job is done".

She frowned when she heard the doctor say the words to the other party. What job? Why did he seem so sneaky, and who was he talking to?

Although she knew that it might not have anything to do with whatever she was thinking, she couldn’t help feeling unsettled. After all, she, Lin Jian and Xiehan were the last people to exit the doctor’s office.

She turned and went back to where the men were waiting for her.

"Did she tell you?" Xiehan asked as he pulled his phone back from his ear.

Lanni shook her head. "Actually, I found out something troublesome."

"What happened?" Lin Jian joined in worriedly.

Lanni nervously explained what she had heard. "What if Ruby is faking it and she isn’t really sick?"

Lin Jian furrowed his brows at her. "Are you being serious right now?"

"It’s just a suspicion. The doctor was indeed acting sneaky and many things just don’t add up. What if..."

"I didn’t know you are such a heartless woman." Lin Jian scoffed in disbelief. "Ruby is in this condition yet you still have the heart to suspect her of faking it??!"

"I said..."

"Don’t say it. I’m so disappointed. Is it because she once had her eyes on your boyfriend that you want us to stop focusing on how to get her treated, so she can die?"

"Jian, enough." Xiehan felt a headache coming on. He knew that while Lin Jian was currently so madly in love with Ruby that he would never suspect her, Lanni would not trust her. He rubbed his temples. "While we try to contact her family..."

"Don’t say anything about having another test. I know Ruby would never fake such a thing." Lin Jian interrupted.

Xiehan realized that beside him, Lanni was on the verge of exploding from anger. He held her hand. "Let’s go. Lin Jian can look after her and we can help him contact her family later."

___

Lanni’s apartment.

Although Xiehan had told her that she was thinking too much, Lanni couldn’t stop herself from wanting to get to the bottom of it. If the doctor was really talking about another task, it would be for the best. But if he was doing anything sneaky regarding Ruby’s ailment, she would not spare him.

"Have some fruit." Xiehan brought a plate of colorful fruits to the balcony and sat opposite her.

She thanked him and stabbed a piece using a fork, then looked at him. "Xiehan, do you also think I’m unreasonable?"

He shook his head immediately. "No, my love." He sighed. "Well, sometimes you are a little too paranoid but it’s understandable. You have been betrayed so many times that you just cannot trust anyone."

"Forget about paranoia." She sighed. "I still can’t figure out what Ruby could ever gain from faking Leukemia. I mean, she doesn’t have any siblings so the only person who can transplant theior bone marrow to her is her dad.

The only thing I can think of is that she wants to act pitiful and gain someone’s attention."

Although she had stated clearly that she didn’t have feelings for Xiehan and that she had been misunderstood, Lanni couldn’t completely rule out the possibility that she was trying to gain Xiehan’s pity.

After all, who would trust a girl who said one thing and did the opposite just a few moments later? Because she convinced Xiaoshi to help her trick Xiehan into meeting her, Lanni could no longer trust her.

She gazed at her boyfriend seriously. "Don’t get fooled by her, okay?"

"I won’t." Xiehan chuckled, and he meant it. "What are you planning to do now, investigate her?"

"Yes... I would have let Luna help me do that since she can get information much faster than I can. However, Xingyu will chew me out if I bother her..." She looked troubled.

"Leave it to me." He said naturally.

She shook her head instantly. "Feng Ji International is so busy lately. Besides, it’s just a small matter, I can handle it on my own albeit slowly."

"But you already have a matter to settle at work." He was worried that she would be too tired.

Lanni chuckled at his words. "Han Lili? That’s nothing. I can deal with her and still have time to conduct my investigation.

Since she was so confident, he could only leave it to her. He fed her a pineapple piece. "If anything happens and you need my help, you should tell me right away, okay?"

"Yes, sir." She jokingly made a salute sign.

___

Meanwhile, in Moonlight Studios.

After having lunch, Cedric was more serious about their task. Since they were working together, they managed to complete the initial drafts before it was time to knock out.

Cheng Yu was relieved. She had thought that she would have to work overtime because of a certain naughty person despite being so tired that she could pass out. To her surprise, it turned out that the naughty person could also get seriosu sometimes, and when he did, he was so effective at work that she was motivated to go at his pace as well.

As soon as they submitted the drafts, she practically dashed into the elevator as though she was fleeing. Well, to be exact, she was indeed fleeing. She was running away before a certain naughty person could catch up to her and make her life difficult.

Alas, she was in for a surprising turn. When she got to the exit of the building, she was shocked to see the person she was running away from, and he was waiting for her. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

She lips twitched. He must have guessed that she was going to run away from him so he dashed to the exit first, and decided to wait for her there since she would have to leave the building no matter what. Smart move.

"Yu, I enjoyed having lunch with you today. Would you like to join me for dinner at my home later? I will pick you up."

"Of course not!" She was in disbelief. Was he being serious? His home?!

He held his chin in contemplation. Why did she sound like there was something wrong with having dinner at his home? Thinking about it, there indeed was something wrong. Since he had never brought any girl home, his parents might think that she was his girlfriend and that he was taking her over to introduce her.

Of course, he didn’t mind that kind of misunderstanding. If anything, it was the only misunderstanding he could ever hope for. However, he knew that Cheng Yu wouldn’t like it. "Alright, we cannot go to my home. What about your place?"

When he saw her frown, he pulled on a pitiful expression. "Yu, I promise to be good. I will cook delicious food and wash the dishes."

Cheng Yu was helpless. Before she could say no, her phone pinged with a text message from Luna.

[I will stay at Xingyu’s tonight. Have fun! <3]

There was nothing new about that. Luna had been staying over with Xingyu so often that she may as well move in with him. She was wondering whether to order takeout for dinner when she remembered that she was not on her own.

Cedric was still right there, looking at her with a pitiful gaze. "Yu..."

She felt helpless. "Fine. After dinner, you will be on your way. Don’t even think you can whine your way into staying over."

"Of course not!" He had not thought about it. But now that she mentioned it, he wondered whether he could give it a try...