The Overnight Chosen Wife: darling, kiss me deeper

In just a few seconds, it started raining heavily. Xingyu lifted his fiancée by the waist and rushed back to the house.

The stalls were being blown away and houses around the beach were quite far apart so the closest safe shelter was still Xiehan’s manor. Xiehan carried Lanni and sprinted as well, arriving at the same time as Lin Jian and Ruby.

Although it had just been raining for a few minutes, they were thoroughly soaked by the time they arrived.

...

Cheng Yu woke up with a start when she heard the loud growl of thunder. She had unknowingly fallen asleep while chatting with Cedric earlier.

She looked out through the window and panicked. "Oh my God! The others are still at the sea!"

"They’re back." Cedric spoke from behind her just as she prepared to rush out.

Cheng Yu let out a sigh of relief when she heard him. "You still need to rest, don’t simply run around."

After warning him, she opened the door and peeked into the living room from the mezzanine. Seeing that everyone was alright and they were rushing into the house, she was at ease and went downstairs to the kitchen.

She returned from the kitchen with a large flask of ginger soup for everyone just as they returned from their rooms after taking a shower.

"Ginger soup is known to prevent colds. Come on, drink some." She served it to them in bowls like they were kids. She then picked up the bowl she had prepared differently and gave it to Luna. "Yours has a less amount of ginger and honey."

Luna received the bowl and cozied herself on the couch with a smile. "Thank you." Cheng Yu was just too considerate.

"It’s nothing." She sat down on the couch opposite. She could never forget how lovingly Luna had taken care of her before. She had no way to repay the kindness, taking care of her during her pregnancy was the least she could do.

"Why don’t you take some yourself?" Cedric reminded as he inched closer to her.

"I don’t need it. On the other hand, you had a cold this morning so it might be beneficial to you." She stared hard at his untouched bowl to remind him.

"But it tastes horrible." He complained.

Lin Jian held in his laughter. How old was this guy?! He still acted so childish around Cheng Yu.

What was more surprising, Cheng Yu actually tousled his hair and gently promised to make him strawberry pudding if he finished his soup.

That works too?

"I’m so mad! Didn’t the forecast say that it would be sunny and calm today?" Ruby complained, unhappy that she could not learn to swim.

"Well, it really is calm." Lin Jian groaned.

"Weather forecasts aren’t always a hundred percent accurate. We can do something else instead." Lanni suggested.

"Charades?" Luna proposed the game she was best at.

"Good idea. That way, Cheng Yu and Cedric will get to join." Xiehan nodded. He had noticed that his girlfriend didn’t like the fact that they left her friend behind earlier.

It was decided.

The rule was the same as usual: they would play in pairs.

"We are going to win this." Xiehan was excited just thinking about it. Usually, he didn’t need to complete his statements before Lanni understood what he wanted. Sometimes it took just a single word.

Similarly, it usually took just one glance at Lanni’s expression to know what she wanted. With such perfect telepathy, was there still a question of who would win?

Xingyu scoffed from beside them. "In your dreams. Luna and I are both experts at indoor games, and have the best chemistry and telepathy."

However, the girls had something different in mind.

"It would be unfair for couples to play against pairs of friends and enemies." Luna pretended to be concerned for Cheng Yu, even jabbing her while at it.

"Hey!" Cheng Yu pouted. Cedric was not her enemy, okay! But that was not the point...Why did she get the feeling that her friend was plotting something?

"Luna is right." Lanni went along mischievously. "I will pair up with Luna. Cedric can pair with Xingyu, Xiao Yu with Idiot Jian and Ruby with Xiehan."

"Who did you just call an idiot?" Lin Jian was the first to explode.

"That’s your main point?" Xingyu was speechless.

Lin Jian grumbled. "Right. The main point is how I don’t get to pair with Ruby. Xiehan, can we switch partners? I don’t mind pairing with her."

Xingyu no longer knew what to say. Was he the only one who thought that it was unfair for twins to be on the same team?

"Then, who should I switch with?" Cedric looked miserable. He just had to pair with Xingyu. He shot a look at Lanni. She did this on purpose!

Lanni laughed and shrugged. "You are in love with my friend, which means you will get to hang out with us often in future. If you keep clinging onto a spineless grudge with my brother-in-law, wouldn’t that make things awkward?"

"I’ve been meaning to say, what grudge are you even holding?" Luna questioned him.

"They are just being childish. Let’s begin." Cheng Yu rolled her eyes at Cedric.

Hence, no one switched their partner. What was more shocking, Cedric complied.

No one knew it, but Lanni’s words had caused quite an impact on his heart. "You will get to hang out with us often in future"... It was as though she was confident that he and Cheng Yu would definitely end up together. How could he not be happy?

The pairs set the rules and started playing.

Lanni and Luna guessed each other’s word correctly every time and even did it within just a few seconds. It was not surprising that they were leading the scores. However, another pair baffled everyone. Xiehan and Ruby were too telepathic! Their scores weren’t any less than the twins’.

Lin Jian couldn’t help commenting. "We all understand that Lanni and Luna are twins—two sisters, one mind, they say. But what about Xiehan and Ruby?"

"We’re probably just good at it." Xiehan smiled.

However, Ruby inwardly laughed. Of course, they were siblings! Despite not being twins and not staying together for all these years, it was still easy for them to understand each other.

The game continued late into the afternoon, and Lanni sighed. "We may not be able to go to B City tonight."

With the weather being so unpredictable, it would be dangerous to leave tonight.

Luna looked distressed when she thought about it.

As if understanding her concern, Xingyu patted her to comfort her. "Don’t worry about the meeting. We can just have a conference video call later. If not, we can reschedule it."

Naturally, he hoped that they would make it to B City in time but if that couldn’t happen, forcing it was not an option.

She nodded. Luckily, she had been competent since the company set foot into the business world. Since she had never been tardy or lazy, the higher ups would not be unhappy about her rescheduling just one meeting.

They played poker and watched another movie.

When it started raining again in the evening, Lanni helplessly took out her phone and stepped aside to give her boss a call.

"CEO Qian, I’m really sorry to trouble you. I went to the beach but it’s raining heavily, I may not be able to make it back to B City in time for tomorrow’s meeting." She apologized nervously.

On the other end, the other party didn’t sound displeased. Instead, he comforted her. "You have been working so hard. Take this as a break. Don’t rush over until it is safe to do so, okay?"

"Thank you, CEO." Lanni sighed in relief as she hung up. "CEO Qian is so considerate."

"Is he?" A voice resounded from behind her, and she turned to find that it was Xiehan.

She laughed when she understood his expression. "He is my boss, it’s a good thing that he is considerate to his employees. Don’t tell me you are jealous of this too?"

Xiehan didn’t answer her but he was sulky as he closed in on her. "He treats you so well... a little too well."

She tiptoed and tapped his nose. "That’s just because your girlfriend is the most amazing employee. Besides, I have the most handsome and awesome boyfriend. Why would I still notice other men?"

"Mmh." He was placated when he remembered that she was already his girlfriend. Even if the other party had a motive, she would not notice it, let alone be moved, because she had a boyfriend.

She hugged him but still felt that something was not right. "Are you alright? Did something happen?"

He tightened his arms around her. "Nothing. I’m just a little emotionally unstable."

Even he couldn’t understand what was going on.

"I know just what you need." She wrapped her hands around his neck and kissed his lips.