The Overnight Chosen Wife: darling, kiss me deeper

"Why the hell not?" Lanni did not understand.

"I just don’t want to talk about my private matters in the presence of someone else." Yu Guang insisted stubbornly and before Lanni could speak, he added, "This is not up for negotiation."

"Of course it’s not." Lanni rolled her eyes. "You want help from the media and my guess is that you will need to have something published. If you don’t want to have your matter found out by anyone, you may as well find help from a private investigator instead."

"Is this how you talk to everyone who needs your help?" Yu Guang asked, to which Lanni scoffed.

"Only those who make unreasonable demands." She turned to Lin Jian with a nod to let him know that they should leave.

"Wait. I really need your help. I’ll talk." He grabbed her hand so she wouldn’t storm off. She pulled her hand out of his and sat back down.

"We are going to record this conversation for convenience purposes. Is that okay with you?" She prompted, but it was also a warning for him not to try anything he shouldn’t.

"That’s okay." He smiled to hide his reluctance.

"Do you want something to drink?" Lin Jian offered to go and grab it.

It was not a good idea to leave her alone with Yu Guang, so he ran a hand through his hair with a smile. "I’m not certain what they have to offer. Will you check it out?"

"Sure." She stood, knowing that Lin Jian must have something to say to Yu Guang. "Do you guys want anything? I can bring some for you."

"A lemonade is fine." He glanced at Yu Guang who didn’t look willing to drink anything.

"I’ll order a drink when I feel the need." He looked at her, wondering what she and her so-called boss were up to. When Lanni walked over to the bar to order drinks and food, Yu Guang looked back at Lin Jian. "I need to use the restroom."

"Go ahead and run for the hills." Lin Jian waved him off. He was definitely aware that he wanted to talk to him in private and the bathroom was probably his exit plan. Except, he didn’t go in the direction of the bathrooms. Lin Jian thought it was obvious until he realized that the man was headed in Lanni’s direction.

"Shit!" He cursed and jolted out of his seat, making a beeline for the duo.

"Lanni, be careful!" He yelled when he was close enough, only to be met with a sight that made his jaw drop. Yu Guang was kissing Lanni. The latter pushed him off her and slapped him ruthlessly.

"I’m sorry." He apologized.

"You knew that she was married." Lin Jian grabbed his collar and punched him in his back, a few seconds before the two were locked in a fighting mess on the floor.

...

A few minutes ago.

Lanni had taken her time deciding what she would order and went to the counter when she was certain. She didn’t want to eat yet so she ordered a bottle of distilled water.

"Lanni, are you done?" Yu Guang spoke behind her.

"Why did you follow me here?" She was taken aback. Something felt off. The sudden sensation of his lips on hers just proved that. Fury filled her entire being as well as disgust. She slapped him with enough force to make her palm sting and before she could let him have it for kissing a married woman, he was on the floor, getting a series of blows from Lin Jian.

"Lin Jian, stop!" She ordered, not trying to stop them on her own. "Guards! Somebody!"

The two men were separated by the restaurant’s security guards and asked to leave for causing a commotion. That was a relief, because the last thing Lanni wanted was to continue being here.

"Are you okay?" Lin Jian asked as he helped her into the car. Xiehan would kill him!

"I’m fine." She was enraged. She couldn’t believe Yu Guang had lied about needing the media’s help just so he could get a chance to do that. Now that she thought about it, he didn’t seem to have pure intentions from the word go. She should have known that it was about that. She could still remember his infuriating voice as he was shown the door.

"Lanni, I really like you! I may not expressed it in the right way but my feelings for you are true!"

Screw the true feelings, she thought.

"Are you going to let Xiehan know?" Lin Jian asked, wondering how Lanni intended to handle the matter.

"I probably should." Her voice was a mutter and she still felt repulsed. She should not have come. Luckily she had not come on her own, or she might have been unable to shake him off.

She had come with a chauffeur but Lin Jian made sure she got home, ensuring she had entered the mansion before he left.

Xiehan would be home soon, so she took a warm bath and wore a red set of sexy lingerie. It might soothe the blow if she told him what happened after giving him a perfect ’welcome’.

She kept glancing at the bedroom door every few minutes as she waited for his return. He did, after what felt like forever.

"You’re home." She shuffled out of bed joyously when the door opened, but the sight of him made her stop in her tracks. He looked upset.

"Honey, is everything alright?" She asked gently.

He ignored her question and shrugged his coat off, making his way to sit on the bed. This was so unlike him. No matter how tired he was, he would never ignore her. Something was probably wrong and it was possible that he didn’t even see her because he was deep in thought.

She took his coat and placed it on the rack, then crawled up beside him and tapped his shoulder. "Xiehan,"

"Do you have anything to tell me?" He asked out of the blue. It took a whole for her mind to process it and when it did, she shook her head instinctively.

"About what?"

"Anything that happened? Anything you did?" He tried not to lose his temper before hearing what she had to say about it.

She shut her eyes, dreading the possibility that he had found out what happened in Onyx earlier.

"Well, there are things that happened earlier but you would need to be calm." She started. "Can we talk about it after dinner?"

He looked reluctant but he let her take his hand and lead him downstairs to the dining room. He wasn’t quite in the mood to eat and only ate a few bites before putting down his cutlery.

"What happened?" He asked.

Her hands trembled as she broached the subject. "I went shopping with Luna and Xiaoshi earlier today. I bumped into an old schoolmate from B City University."

"Is that the man you kissed?" He demanded.

"What did you say?" Her heart raced wildly as she realized that he had indeed found out the worst part of what happened. "No. I didn’t kiss him. It was he who kissed me without my consent and I slapped him for it."

She explained frantically, her heart sinking when she met his frown. "Honey, I would never cheat on you. I promise, I didn’t ever meet him before today and..." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

She stopped speaking when he slid his phone over the table to her. She raised an eyebrow and glanced at the headline on the screen.

[Famous reporter Li Lanni’s extramarital affairs catch up to her.]

She gasped at the headline. "This is ridiculous." She shook her head at the enlarged picture of her and Yu Guang kissing. They looked like they couldn’t keep their hands to themselves and no one would doubt their relationship.

She took a deep breath and turned to her husband. "Honey, I can explain."

His expression didn’t change so she told her side of the story nonetheless. "Yu Guang asked me to meet him up for dinner and claimed that he needed help from the media. I went there as a reporter and I knew that he was planning something so I had Lin Jian go with me as my boss."

"You knew he was planning something and went to meet up with him either way?" He furrowed his brows.

She grabbed his arm. "I only suspected that he was trying to chase me. I was certain that if that was the case, he wouldn’t attempt anything with Lin Jian present and if he really needed help, he would get it from us. I didn’t think he wanted to get dirt..." The news on the screen disgusted her more than the forceful kiss from Yu Guang.

The article had dramatically told the story of her relationship with Yu Guang, stating that the two of them had loved each other and had to go separate ways when Lanni’s family made her marry Xiehan. However, they had not truly gone separate ways as they secretly met up with each other and had an affair.

All had been going well until the city’s infamous playboy, Lin Jian, came into the picture. Apparently, Lin Jian couldn’t pass up the opportunity to be with a beauty like Lanni and they had been together right under Xiehan’s nose. The article even provided evidence in the form of the flowers Lin Jian had sent her recently, as well as realistic screenshots of her conversations with both men. The highlight of her affairs was the dramatic fight that had erupted when the two paramours supposedly bumped into each other in Onyx and each found out the other’s affair with the woman they both loved.

She shook her head in disbelief. "Xiehan, this is fake."

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AN

What do you think? Will he believe her?

Would you believe her if you were in his shoes?