The Overnight Chosen Wife: darling, kiss me deeper

Once Luna had settled the boy, she went back to Xingyu who was waiting for her.

"Are you sure about this?" He asked her, having heard a little about their conversation.

She hooked her arm around his. "Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing."

Because she had everything in order, he nodded. "If you need anything, don’t hesitate to tell me about it, okay?"

"Of course." Although she had not snagged the investment, she may have found a genius. This trip was worth it.

She smiled when she thought about CEO Hu’s words and looked up at him joyously. "While he neither invested nor collaborated with Moonlight Studios in the end, his reaction proved a point; Demons Vs Gods is on the right track."

He smiled and rubbed her head. "My darling is awesome."

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Meanwhile, In Moonlight Studios.

Cedric dashed to Cheng Yu’s office when he heard that he had been called over.

"Yu, you called for me." A smile was plastered across his face, and he was almost flying from how happy he was.

"Mmh." Cheng Yu pushed her laptop aside and stood up, stalking towards him.

Before he could process it, she hugged him. "I missed you."

He felt giddy from the sudden hug, his heart instantly picking up its pace. "Yu, I missed you too. But I can’t presumptuously come over to find you."

Resting her head against his chest, she wrapped her arms around his waist. "You can come any time you want."

"Really? Don’t give me that kind of freedom. Otherwise, I will spend all day here and forget about my work."

She chuckled and said nothing about it.

They barely had any time to spend together. Aside from squeezing in a few minutes to have lunch together, they couldn’t meet up all day. In fact, it wasn’t every day that they got to have lunch together since they ate at different times most of the time.

As for the evenings, they could only meet for a few minutes before they each went their own way. How was this different from a long distance relationship?

"Let’s go shopping on Saturday." He suggested, and she nodded immediately.

"On second thought, let’s go somewhere this weekend. Just the two of us."

This time, she pushed against his chest and looked at him in surprise. "How is that possible? Will your family allow it?"

He shrugged. "Why not? They don’t restrict my movements. Speaking of which, I want to move out soon."

Cheng Yu thought it was a good idea. That way, he would be father away from his family who he no longer wanted to be close to.

"Would you like to move in with me?" He suddenly suggested.

When he saw her glaring daggers at him, he quickly corrected himself. "I won’t speak nonsense anymore. Yu, don’t be mad, okay?"

Cheng Yu looked at him seriously. "Do you know why I cannot move in with you?"

He shook his head innocently.

Obviously, he didn’t know.

She sighed. "Cedric, I don’t want to rush things between us. We only started dating less than a month ago. We are yet to be completely comfortable around one another. How can we be ready to live together?"

He thought about her words. "But Yu, we have already slept in the same room before and we were comfortable about it."

She raised an eyebrow at him. "That’s one night. What does it prove?

Most importantly, I don’t want to take things any step further until I’m sure that there will be nothing coming in between us. I know that we may disagree on some things or even get into arguments but honestly, I can’t take constant fights—especially if they are caused by outsiders. Let me settle things on my end first, okay?"

"No." He shook his head and pulled her into his arms. "If there is any settling, I want to do it with you. Let’s do it together, okay?"

"Stubborn." She pinched his waist as she chuckled at his attitude that seemed to constantly change from that of an attention-seeking boyfriend to that of a mature and supportive man.

"I have to get back to work. See you this evening, okay?" She coaxed him with a kiss.

Holding the back of her head, he kissed her for a little longer before he left unwillingly.

...

In the evening, Cheng Yu contemplated before deciding to carry some work home instead of working overtime. She had already promised to meet up with Cedric after all.

As expected, the guy was already waiting for her at the parking lot. When he saw her, he rushed over like a loyal puppy. "Yu, are you tired? I’ll give you a massage."

Smiling, she launched herself into his arms. "This is enough."

"Really? I thought you would need a kiss too." He teased as he held her.

"That would be even better." She was so comfortable that she didn’t want to move an inch.

Passing by, the other employees’ Jaws dropped to the ground when they witnessed this scene.

"Boss Yu and Cedric?!" a secretary with rectangular framed glasses shrieked.

"What about it? Cedric has been going after her for as long as I can remember." The short-haired employee beside her shrugged.

A chatter slowly broke out.

"It’s such a pity, Boss Yu is his superior. This pairing feels so wrong..."

"Are you nuts? This is Cedric Han we are talking about. The great painter Han! His latest painting is only slightly less valuable than one of Li Yuming’s oldest works." An employee in the know explained.

"Then why does he need to work here?" Another asked.

"Yeah. He can just be a full time painter. If I were to earn half as much money from painting, I would never wish to work in an office."

The first employee scoffed at these ignorant idiots. "Isn’t it obvious? It’s only because he wanted to be close to Boss Yu. Luckily, his hard work paid off."

"Uh... I suddenly remembered something. Boss Yu once posted a picture of a pair of hands then later admitted to being in a relationship. Could it be that her boyfriend is actually Cedric?"

"That’s possible. I heard they were in the same class before."

The girls were awed just thinking about it. How cute!

However, the guys’ hearts broke.

"Stop speculating wildly. They’re probably just friends." One of Cheng Yu’s die-hard ’boyfriend’ fans grumbled.

"Yeah. So what if they kissed? She will jilt her as soon as she realizes that he is not good enough for her."

Gradually, the discussion morphed into a battlefield for girls being happy for their boss versus guys feeling jealous and wondering what was so good about Cedric. In the end, they decided to settle scores via an intense battle of Demons Vs Gods.

...

Oblivious to the battle happening because of them, Cedric hugged his girlfriend and pressed gentle kisses onto her forehead. When they remembered that they were still in the parking lot, they entered his car so they would grab a drink together before going home.

After thinking of where to go and not agreeing on a cafe even after a long while, Cedric suggested taking a walk in the park near Goldenwing Apartments.

She felt it was a good idea since she rarely took a walk lately. She had always carried a pair of flat sandals with her whenever she wore high heeled shoes. When they arrived at the park, he parked the car and she changed her shoes before they started walking around.

"Mmh... The air feels so fresh here." She closed her eyes and breathed in the cool, fresh, calming scent of blossoming flowers. The park was dotted with several types of colorful flowers which were organized into a beautiful collection. She was awed. "How beautiful. This would make the perfect spot for a picnic."

Cedric took her hand and held it. "Indeed. So beautiful." Though he was looking at her, not the park.

"Screw shopping. We can do that online. Let’s come for a picnic on Saturday instead." Her happy mood seemed to have brightened even more.

"Okay." He couldn’t say no to something that brought her so much joy.

She happily pulled him towards a bench surrounded by red and white roses, then sat down and pulled him beside her. "Cedric, I would like you to meet my brother soon."

"Your brother?" He did know that she had a brother, but he was surprised that she wanted them to meet.

She smiled as she looked up at him. "Mmh. He... Aside from Lanni and Luna, I consider him my only family. Obviously, I should tell him about such an important thing as me having a boyfriend."

He nodded, happy that she was considering letting him meet such an important person. "What does he like?"

"Forget the formalities. He is simple minded and will like you as long as he knows that you will treat his sister well."

He was relieved that the boy sounded easy to please. "You said apart from Lanni and Luna, he is your only family? Does this mean you consider the twins as your family?"

"Yeah." It should be an obvious fact by now.

He carefully asked, "What about me?"

He didn’t want to sound like a whiny and jealous boyfriend, he just wanted to know where he stood in her heart.