The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

That night Li Lanni was restless all night. She very much wanted to know how Cheng Yu and Xia Yuna knew each other. Her whole mind was a mess.

The next morning, she woke up early and sent a message to Cheng Yu to ask her when she was leaving for the studio. She didn't get any reply even after a while, so she freshened up, had breakfast, and left for Star Art International early.

 That girl was probably bundled in a corner somewhere with some canvas. Her enthusiasm for the classes was off the charts.

Alas, when she reached the studio, she realized that Cheng Yu hadn't arrived yet. 

Li Lanni was surprised. For the first time, she reached the school before that bookworm. 

But since she was on her own, she was bored. 

She took an easel and started sketching absentmindedly. Honestly, her heart wasn't into it. She only started sketching to calm her restless mind. 

She heard footsteps approaching and thought Cheng Yu had arrived, so she pushed the easel uvaside and turned towards the door with a smile. 

But instead, she was greeted with a beaming girl with a head of red hair. It was the type of red that was bound to look weird or even scary on many people. She wondered just how Ruby managed to look so good with it. Well, that was one of the perks of being good looking. Even if she dr.a.p.ed on a wig with a random mixture of all sorts of blinding colors, Li Lanni believed that she would still look good. 

"Lanni, what are you thinking about?" Ruby asked when she realized that Li Lanni was staring at her hair. 

"Nothing, your hairstyle suits you. Do you need anything?" 

Ruby was overjoyed from the compliment, and her smile grew even wider. "Really? Thank you." 

When she had calmed from the mini excitement, she showed her the food flask she had brought. "Have you had breakfast yet? I brought some for you." 

Li Lanni chuckled, wondering why people liked giving her food and treating her to meals. Did they take her for a foodie?

Then she took a glance at the large food flask with four tiers. Was this really breakfast for one? 

But, "I already had breakfast." 

Ruby was visibly disappointed. She urged, "But you can still eat a little more, right? Most of the dishes are low in fat. You will not get fat if you eat a little more." 

"But I'm really stuffed."

Most importantly, how could she simply accept food from someone she wasn't that close to? 

"Then I guess I'll have to throw it away," Ruby said sadly, looking at the food flask.

Li Lanni shook her head quickly. "Throwing food is a bad habit. You should give it to your other friends." Ruby had already gained many admirers in class. They would walk on the clouds if she gave them breakfast. 

"But isn't it rude to give someone else something that was rejected by others?"

Li Lanni wasn't surprised by this mentality. It did sound like something a girl like Ruby would say. "Not really. This is food anyway." It was different from a present. 

Ruby looked like an abandoned puppy. "Then can you at least have a taste of the buns? I made them myself. Do you dislike them?" 

Li Lanni really couldn't stand her pitiful demeanor, especially since she had made them herself. 

However, she couldn't bring herself to trust a friend of Ji Feifei's no matter what. 

So she decided to say frankly, "Ruby, it's not that I dislike the food you made. I just don't trust you." 

Surprisingly, she felt like a load had been lifted off her shoulders once she said it.

Although the words stung, Ruby didn't kick up a fuss. Trust was earned; it couldn't be forced. "Well, your loss then." She shrugged and went off to give the food to Cedric instead. 

However, the guy looked at her disdainfully. "I'll only accept food from my mother or my future wife!" 

"You're heartless!" Ruby gritted her teeth and took out the buns from the first tier to start eating herself while sulking pitifully. 

When Cedric saw her eating, he snatched some and started eating as if nothing has happened with a blank face.

Ruby had no words to say. How could one be so shameless? How thick was his face! But she secretly felt delighted.

Cheng Yu had arrived, just in time to watch the epilogue of the amusing scene. For some reason, she felt that the scene was a bit funny.

"You're here at last." Li Lanni said with a smile when she saw Cheng Yu arrive. Today, Cheng Yu looked brighter than usual. "Did something nice happen?" 

Cheng Yu sat next to her and took out a bunch of new paintbrushes in different sizes. "Nothing new, really. I had a good night of sleep." 

Li Lann didn't say it out loud, but somehow she had a feeling that Cheng Yu was hiding something from her and hadn't spent the night at home. Given how she and her parents are currently on bad terms, she wouldn't be this happy if she was coming from the home.

Li Lanni shrugged it off. Every person has their own secrets that they wouldn't like to share with others. Now that reminded her of why she was waiting for Cheng Yu. She went straight to the point. " Cheng Yu, Tell me about Xia Luna." 

Cheng Yu didn't look shocked as she had already expected Li Lanni to ask. "Sure, I'll tell you everything you need to know. But are you sure this is the right time?" 

Though she was eager to know, Li Lanni admitted that it was indeed not the right time and definitely not the right place.

...

After class, Li Lanni suggested they eat lunch at a nearby restaurant. 

The restaurant had a peaceful vibe and wasn't noisy. It was perfect for both of them to sit together and have a nice chat.

Cheng Yu didn't have any problem with it, so she went along. She knew that Li Lanni was curious about Xia Luna's past, so after they were done with their orders, she started telling about Xia Luna.

"I am not very sure of where to start. It's kind of a long story but I'll keep it short. Luna and I haven't known each other for very long. Just a little over a year."

Li Lanni frowned. Xia Luna had made it sound like they knew each other from their mothers' w.o.m.bs. She thought both of them were familiar for many years.

Cheng Yu didn't realize Li Lanni's shock. She stared at the window in a daze while reminiscing how she had met Xia Luna for the first time, "One evening when I was returning from an errand; someone tried to rob me. It was quite late, and there was barely anyone on the streets.

The thief snatched my bag and was running away. I was quite tired that day and had no energy to deal with that thief. But then a 'guy' rushed out from heaven knows where and knocked down the thug before retrieving my bag for me. When I took a good look at 'him', I was shocked. I thought it was you.

That person's disguise was shabby, just a change of clothes with no makeup, so as soon as her scarf fell off, I could tell that she's a girl." 

Li Lanni thought that it was a typical 'hero saving the damsel in distress' type of scenario. But unfortunately, the hero turned out to be a girl.

Cheng Yu snapped back. "Oh, right. I was staying at the university hostels at the time, so I invited her back for a drink. My impression was that I was inviting you. It was only when she helplessly introduced herself that I realized she wasn't you. Even then, I only believed it after testing both of you several times." Cheng Yu felt stupid every time she remembered that. She had almost gone crazy from thinking that Li Lanni was double-crossing her as a prank of sorts. 

"Anyway, that's how we met. Xia Luna said she was from Westlake City and had come to B City to look for her sister, the one I had mistaken her for, and I instantly knew that she is your twin. 

Even then, I didn't trust her yet, so I didn't tell her anything. I thought she might have some bad intentions. I even once thought of her as an impostor. She didn't get offended by my lack of trust and just brushed off with a smile. 

But with time, I realized I was wrong. She would spend her time doing her work, and if she wasn't working, she was looking out for you." 

"Looking out for me?" Li Lanni was surprised. 

"Yes. She didn't really ever have to do anything since you never needed help with anything, but I could tell that she was ready to protect you if anything ever happened. She cared about you more than anything. In fact, she's a good person. At first, I thought she was pretending to care about you to gain my trust. 

But one day, something happened to me, and I was so sad..." Cheng Yu didn't mention what exactly happened, and Li Lanni thought it better not to ask.

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What to expect in this arc: 

--Not much about Luna

--Ji Xiehan and Lanni might get closer 

--Things might get a bit... uhm... interesting

If you don't want to be informed of what to expect, you can ignore it or tell me to stop warning.

Enjoy your reading ❤