The Overnight Chosen Wife: darling, kiss me deeper

Xiehan was so excited when he went home that Wen Lin noticed him smile to himself once in a while.

"What’s got you so happy?" She asked curiously, wanting to share her son’s happiness.

"Come here, mother. I have good news." He pulled her over with a deep smile on his face, and Wen Lin sat down to listen. Even Ji Huifen, who was reading a magazine on the opposite side from them, peeked from the top of the large magazine and tried to listen in.

Wen Lin looked at her son and tried to guess what could make him this happy. Was Lanni expecting a baby?

If she learnt that she was going to be a grandma, heaven knew she would fly to the sky before coming down to brag about it to her circle of friends. Heaven knew that since Luna got engaged to Xingyu and everyone found out that they were expecting a baby, Xinghe had been walking on clouds.

She had long stopped talking about it but the smile that was permanently plastered on her face proved just how elated she was.

Wondering how it felt to actually be a grandma, Wen Lin’s lips curled into a small smile. Her son was handsome while Lanni was beautiful, her grandchild would be the cutest.

"Lanni said yes." He finally announced, doing an internal happy dance.

His voice pulled her back the present and her smile deepened. She stood up to pull him into a hug. "Finally! Wait. I hope it’s the kind of yes I’m thinking about?"

"She agreed to be my wife." He clarified while wrapping his arms around his excited mother.

"Punk. What took you so long?" Ji Huifen scolded his son, even though it was evident that he was overjoyed from how deep his grin was.

Before Xiehan could answer him, Wen Lin came to his rescue by glaring at her husband. "What’s wrong with you? Our son finally proposed. Shouldn’t you be congratulating him?"

"You’re right, dear." Ji Huifen was too happy to argue over anything. His boy was finally a mature man. Not only was he taking over the company soon, he had also successfully found himself a wife-to-be.

"Let me show you something." Ji Huifen urged, and Xiehan followed him out of the living room while Wen Lin looked at them curiously. Deciding not to mind them, she did a happy dance and grabbed her telephone to brag to her friends, before she prepared to celebrate over dinner. She even went to her husband’s cellar to select the best wine.

Meanwhile, Ji Huifen led Xiehan to the old library.

"Father, why did you bring me here?" Xiehan asked. He had been to this place before, and he didn’t think there was anything that his father would want to show him. Perhaps he only wanted to talk in secret, he concluded.

Ji Huifen pressed his palm against a wall and a section of it rolled away, revealing rolled pieces of paper that were so old that they looked like ancient parchment.

Picking them up, Ji Huifen blew the dust away before untying the ribbon keeping them rolled up and unrolling it, under Xiehan’s surprised gaze. Such a thing existed? He thought he had combed through the entire library. It turned out, this library was more vast than it looked.

"It’s your grandfather’s will along with property ownership documents." Ji Huifen explained. "This is the only place I could keep them safely, ensuring that none of my siblings ever found out about it. Your grandfather wanted my son to inherit all his secret estates, which are more vast than everything he left us."

"Why?" Xiehan wondered.

Ji Huifen shrugged. "Who knows? No one could understand his train of thought. The prerequisite was that you settle down, and being engaged counts as settling down. So, this belongs to you now."

Xiehan flipped through the documents and realized that the properties were much more than he had thought. No wonder Ji Huifen would hide the documents here. Otherwise, they would cause too much controversy. Even if he received these documents as a pauper, he would become a billionaire overnight.

Ji Huifen let him read whatever he wanted before taking out another file and giving it to him. "This is a share transfer document."

Xiehan glanced at it in surprise. "Why would you transfer your shares to me?"

"I want you to gain a strong foothold in the company. Having the highest shares is a major step at that. Initially, I wanted you to buy them from the Feng or Gu family but that’s no longer necessary thanks to your quick wit."

Suddenly understanding something, he asked, "Is this why you were rushing me into marriage before?"

Ji Huifen nodded and leaned against a firm, antique shelf. "I knew you would need a lot of money to buy the shares, but I was the CEO and couldn’t give all of mine to you."

Xiehan finally comprehended his reason, and he didn’t blame his father. It was all for the company and he had not actually been forced into anything.

" You will make a good CEO." Ji Huifen encouraged his son with a pat.

Xiehan nodded. "I’ll do my best."

By the time they got back downstairs after a long chat, Wen Lin was waiting for them and the food was ready.

"There’s my son!" She hurried to meet him with a hug.

"Mother..." He smiled at how doting she was of him today.

As though she understood what she was wondering about, she patted him matter-of-factly. "You are my only son. We once shared a life and you have grown up so fast. Soon, you will not only be my son but someone else’s son too, as well as a husband and a father too. It’s so overwhelming."

He smiled and hugged her. "I will not be any less of your son than I am now."

"Thank you, son." She was relieved. It was every mother’s fear that their child would forget her once they got married, and hers had just been cleared. She urged him to the dining table. "I cooked your favorite foods. Why didn’t you invite Lanni?"

"She went home." Xiehan answered as he made his way to the dining table. He was still lost in thought, wondering whether it really was happening. Did Lanni really say yes to his proposal, or was he dreaming about it?

"Then call your friends over. You punk, don’t you know how to share your happiness?" Wen Lin urged him, so he took his phone and called Lin Jian and Xingyu. Luckily they were home so they immediately rushed over.

"What’s the good news? I ran over as soon as I got your call." Lin Jian hurried to Wen Lin to ask about it.

"He proposed to Lanni and she said yes." Xingyu, who was a little upset about his Luna leaving him all alone to rush home, broke the news before Xiehan had the chance to say it.

"You did? She did?" Lin Jian did a happy dance as though he was the one who had proposed. "We have to drink to that! Let’s drink till we drop."

"I’m sorry but I have to miss out. If I have time after dinner, I would like to ask my fiancée out instead." Xiehan smiled as he called a rain check.

Lin Jian looked like his heart had been struck with an arrow. "You traitor. As soon as you propose, you start flaunting your love and ditching your bros. So it’s wives before bros to you, huh?"

"What would a man like you know? Only engaged men can understand it." Xingyu added salt to Lin Jian’s injury.

"Aunty, they are bullying me." Lin Jian complained to Wen Lin, who was too busy laughing at him. The kids were too cute. It felt surreal, seeing the troublemaking trio finally grown up and discussing engagement and wives.

"Will the three of you bicker all day, or will you serve yourselves some food to eat before Huifen scarfs all of it down?" Wen Lin laughed as she glanced at her husband who was ’tasting’ large portions of the food.

"Who is to blame? My wife cooks such delicious dishes." Ji Huifen sat down guiltily.

"Dear, I only prepared the ingredients." Wen Lin laughed.

"My wife prepares such amazing ingredients. As long as she sets foot in the kitchen, everything becomes delicious." Ji Huifen corrected himself and continued with his flattery.

"Uh... I feel full already." Lin Jian groaned. It was uncertain how much dog food they would be stuffed with before the actual meal.

"Aren’t you used to it?" Xingyu laughed at him. Heaven knew what happened but since Ruby returned to the Ji family, Wen Lin and Ji Huifen had been lovey-dovey. They looked like an ordinary couple in the past but their love had never been obvious. However, it seemed as though they had recently ignited a spark. Perhaps Ruby was their cupid?