The Overnight Chosen Wife: darling, kiss me deeper

Leaving the CEO’s office, Lanni was in a jubilant mood. How would have thought that she would land herself a mentor just by answering a few questions?

However, she would think about that later. At the moment, she had to prepare for the next day’s interview.

After deciding on the host, she wrote down a series of questions. She was aware that some hosts liked to take advantage and ask questions that made the guests uncomfortable or awkward. Although there was nothing wrong with asking about matters that the audience was most curious about, the guests’ willingness and comfort was the top priority. She would have considered this even if she had not invited her sister this week.

After setting up a series of main topics, she sent them to the host in an email and gave him a call. "You are allowed to ask one or two off-topic questions but make sure they are not too personal. Don’t let the guests feel that their privacy is being intruded too much.

The man listened to her warning before suddenly chuckling. "Little missy, aren’t you a little too controlling?"

Lanni frowned but before she said a word, the other party hung up.

She sighed. It turned out, she was yet to gain enough authority in the agency.

It was not completely unexpected. Although she had dealt with Han Lili and changed everyone’s opinion of her, there were bound to be a few subordinates who still thought her abilities were being exaggerated. Of course, her own physique was more or less a disadvantage.

Putting her age and looks aside, her voice was so soft that it was hard to take a command from her seriously. Despite that, she rolled her pen resolutely. She would let that guy—and whoever else was disrespecting her—that the worst thing one could do is underestimate anyone.

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That evening—Royal Restaurant.

Uncle Yun had reserved a spot and arrived earlier than the agreed time. It was obvious just how much he looked forward to seeing his daughter’s so-called boyfriend.

He sipped on some tea as he quietly waited for his daughter.

At 6pm, she finally arrived. He looked behind her and noticed that there was no one with her. To be honest, he was expecting this.

Since his daughter had claimed that the other party was a doctor, it would be unsuspicious for her to simply apologize and say that he was caught up in an emergency. He frowned as his daughter sat down and placed her bag beside her. "Shishi, you don’t need to lie to daddy. I understand."

Hearing her father’s words, Xiaoshi understood why Han Xichen had been against the idea of her cancelling the meeting in the name of an emergency. It was not believable.

However, she shook her head with a smile." He agreed to the meeting. He should be here soon."

"I see." Uncle Yun said, then they waited.

Time passed by the minute and soon, it was almost 7pm. Xiaoshi was starting to get anxious. Didn’t he agree to be at the restaurant by 6:30? She didn’t have anything against his tardiness but she knew that the longer they waited, the more her father was convinced that it was an act. It would be hard to make him believe them later.

She took out her phone and tried to make a call. When the other party didn’t answer, she sent a string of text messages.

The man silently watched his daughter and was prepared for her to say that her boyfriend could not make it. He suddenly felt bad for her.

"It’s rush hour. Perhaps he is caught up in a traffic jam." She made a reasonable excuse while her heart raced. If he was caught up in traffic, why didn’t he answer her calls?!

After waiting for a while, she couldn’t sit still anymore. She stood up to head to the restroom. She was just about to turn when a pair of hands engulfed her, and a voice spoke beside her ear. "Babe, did you wait for too long? I’m sorry, I had to deal with some matters before rushing over."

Xiaoshi immediately recognized Han Xichen’s voice and she could swear that her heart had skipped a few beats. She was not accustomed to having such close contact with men, let alone being spoken to in such an intimate manner. Paired with Han Xichen’s unbelievably flirtatious tone, her cheeks immediately flushed.

She dared not look up at him when she remembered how he had hugged her from behind. "Excuse me."

She then stumbled to the restrooms.

While Han Xichen and Xiaoshi both knew why she was blushing, that was not what Uncle Yun thought. From his point of view, his little daughter was excited to see her boyfriend but when she recalled that her dad had seen their intimate act, she was embarrassed.

A smile formed on his lips. So the boyfriend was real after all.

Han Xiechen gave himself a thumbs-up when he saw that he had accomplished the desired effect. No matter how awkward she seemed around him, Uncle Yun would mistake it for shyness.

"So you are the guy who’s been making my Shishi cry." The man expressed his displeasure when he recalled how heartbrokenly Xiaoshi had cried the day before.

Han Xichen didn’t understand the entire situation so he had to quickly adjust. He extended a hand in greeting. "Hello sir."

The man ignored him, which was expected. So he sat down and explained, "I would never deliberately make Xiaoshi cry. I love her so much." Seeing the other party’s accusatory glare, he added, "It’s just that I have been so busy lately that I didn’t get to spend enough time with her that Shishi felt neglected. However, I have already submitted a request for a change in department so I will be less busy in future."

"I see." Uncle Yun contemplated. Although these responses were flawless, why did he still feel something was wrong?

Shishi had still been so madly in love with that Jiang guy less than three weeks ago. How was it possible that she had already fallen in love with another man and they were already fighting? It didn’t make much sense.

Understanding the man’s concerns, Xichen seized the chance to cancel out all the possible questions. "I will be on leave next week: I plan to use this time to travel around with Xiaoshi and get to spend more time with her. You see, our relationship was quite rushed and there is still a lot we are yet to know about each other. I hope you won’t mind if you don’t get to see her for a while."

With this, Uncle’s Yun’s question of how long they had known each other and when they started dating was no longer valid. He could only nod. "Take as much time as you want. It’s important to get to know each other."

Even so, he didn’t give up prying as he still had suspicions. "Since you didn’t know each other that well, why did you still rush your relationship?"

To this he smiled slightly. "Uncle, feelings cannot be controlled, can they? We fell in love at first sight: it didn’t matter whether we got together immediately or ten years later, the results would still be the same."

Xiaoshi had just returned from the bathroom when she heard his statement about falling in love at first sight. For a moment, she looked up at the man beside her. How come she didn’t realize that he was so good at bluffing his way out of a situation?

Meeting her gaze, he added, "Don’t some people get married after meeting just a few times?"

When Uncle Yun thought about it, he had no way to refute it. In fact, he and Meiling had gotten after meeting thrice. The third time was on their wedding day. Yet, he loved her so much that no one would think it was an arranged marriage between them.

After ordering their food, he continued asking a few questions. "Which family are you from?"

Knowing that the man would investigate, he answered, "The Han clan from City H."

The awe in Uncle Yun’s eyes was evident. "The Han clan, the widely-known practitioners of medicine? Are you Han Honglin’s grandson?"

"Yes." Han Xichen nodded, while Xiaoshi was curious. Could it be that infamous cardiologist she had heard about?

In reality, not everyone from the Han clan was a doctor. There was in fact just a few of them. However, Han Honglin was one of the most respected figures in the country, hence everyone knew about his family.

Han Xichen had never cared about this but it was convenient at the moment. Uncle Yun would no longer suspect him of having ulterior motives towards his daughter since he had such an impressive background.

Feeling a burning gaze on him, Han Xichen let down his cutlery and picked up the small hand beside him. Xiaoshi was so shocked that she almost yelped, but his gentle smile rendered her speechless.

It was already unfair enough that this man was so talented. Did he have to be so insanely handsome as well ? She was about to pass out from that smile!