The Overnight Chosen Wife: darling, kiss me deeper

"What is it?" Cheng Yu asked, stopping when she was about to conclude that Xiaoshi should use the chance to talk.

Lanni naughtily cleared her throat.

"When that bloke wakes up the next day, ask him to massage your neck and waist. Don’t let him touch you in other parts." She winked. "Make him hard all day. Let him think about what he could be having every night if he spent more time at home."

"That will be torture but serves him right for making his wife so stressed out." Luna seconded.

Cheng Yu thought it was brilliant too. "In the evening, you can tease the hell out of him with a new pair. Choose a red one this time and be a real devil, worse than on the first night. He probably wouldn’t be able to take it anymore."

"Don’t say it, don’t say it." Xiaoshi didn’t think she would be able to handle the embarrassment if Cheng Yu stated the most intimate aloud. The women laughed at her expression.

Cheng Yu resumed after a long pause to let her take it all in.

"When you are done, nestle to him and talk about everything you wish he knew. Air out what he has been making you feel, your insecurities and if he lets you, tell him what you need. If he is really too busy, you can work out a routine that works for you both. As long as he spends more time with you."

What was a happy conversation suddenly took a nervous turn.

Xiaoshi played with her glass. "I’m afraid things will spiral out of control if I open my mouth. I mean, we have planned all of this out while assuming that he still loves me and our daughter deep down, right? But what if he doesn’t? What if my opening up makes him realize that he can no longer put up with me and he decides to let go?"

Lanni’s eyes drooped. It hurt to see her friend so insecure. "Shishi, I think you are misunderstanding something. A man who no longer loves a woman will not want to be anywhere near her—let alone hold her to sleep."

"Lanni is right. He would have been spending the night at the hospital. They have resting rooms after all. The fact that he still comes home no matter what time it is, even if he doesn’t touch you and doesn’t engage in conversations with you, means that he definitely still loves you.

"And to think that the wife of a psychologist needs relationship advice." Xiaoshi laughed at herself.

"He hangs out with Xingyu a few times lately. Not too often but once in a while. I will give him a piece of my mind when I see him." Luna promised.

However, Cheng Yu shook her head in disapproval immediately. "Don’t do that yet. Let them solve their own matters first. If they can’t, then we can step in." If they were under pressure, they might have trouble communicating their sentiments.

"I will be ready for a fist fight." Lanni declared.

Cheng Yu looked at her suspiciously. "Why do I get the feeling that you are more excited about getting to beat someone up than you are about teaching a blockhead a lesson?"

"Because she wants to try out the moves I have been teaching her." Luna exposed her sister mercilessly. Since she was allowed to exercise again after childbirth, she had been teaching Lanni some self defense moves. The latter was yet to use them and was probably itching for a fight.

Lanni shrugged. "Two birds, one stone." The others burst into laughter.

"Thank you." Was all Xiaoshi could say to them. She already felt better with the solution in her hands even though she was yet to try it. She was unsure whether or not it would work but after letting out her pent up emotions, she was relieved. More than anything, she was more convinced that Xichen was not cheating on her—thanks to the reasons that the women had pointed out that made it unlikely.

"You don’t need to thank us, Shishi." Lanni hugged her.

"You need a makeover." Luna remembered in a flash.

"A what?" Xiaoshi asked.

Before she knew it, she had been dragged for a wax and her hair was in perfect waves that made her look bold and seductive. Her nails had been done too and they had shopped for new clothes—none of which was chosen by her. It was only after seeing the reflection of her new look that she realized that for a while, she had started neglecting her looks.

"Good luck. Tell us how it goes." Cheng Yu winked.

"I’ll help you take care of Mumu tomorrow." Lanni offered, which was needed since the adults would be too busy for her.

"Thank you." Xiaoshi hugged her, then they went to pick the kids from the play zone of the women’s clothes store.

...

All they saw was Linhou placing Yue’s hand in his mouth.

"Linhou, that’s not food. Let go of Yue’s hand." Luna facepalmed at her foodie son, as the others roared in laughter.

In the next second, Xiaomu hit Yue on the head.

"Mumu!" Luna pulled her daughter away and reprimanded her, while Linhou tried to hit Xiaomu. Yue screamed on top of her lungs.

"Okay this is a mess." Xiaoshi picked her daughter up to soothe her.

"Excuse me, may I know what happened here?" Cheng Yu asked the attendant.

"Kids fight all the time. It is nothing fatal." The woman answered.

"Mumu, what happened? Could you tell mummy?" Luna asked gently, trying to understand why the usually calm Xiaomu would hit another kid.

"Mommy..." She cried.

"Mmh?"

"Brother." He pointed at Linhou while drawling the syllables that were still hard to pronounce.

Luna looked at Linhou in Lanni’s arms. "What did your brother do?"

"Brother, mine." Xiaomu cried.

Luna didn’t know whether to laugh or cry when she finally got it.

Cheng Yu was at it again. "How cute. She is jealous that her brother is being taken away."

Luna looked over at Xiaoshi. "Is Yue okay?"

"Yes. It wasn’t a forceful hit." Xiaoshi responded, making Luna relieved.

She put her daughter down to reprimand her. "Mumu, I understand that you love your brother but don’t hit other kids, okay?"

Xiaomu nodded with teary eyes.

"Mumu hit Yue, so Yue is sad. She will not want to play with you." She tried to explain in the simplest terms before nudging the girl, "Say sorry to Yue."

"Yue, sorry." Xiaomu drawled.

Luna felt relieved and brought Linhou over, to place their tiny hands together. "Look. He is still your brother. Your brother will always be your brother. No one can take him away, okay?"

It wasn’t sure whether the girl understood.

"Linhou." She took Linhou’s hand, placing it in Xiaomu’s. "Mumu’s brother."

She then poked Xiaomu and looked at them. "Mumu, Linhou’s sister."

They didn’t know what the terms "brother" and "sister" meant on their own, but they understood that it meant they could still play together. The two exchanged a clumsy, adorable hug.

Cheng Yu almost cried watching them. "What happened to the rivalry?"

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