The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling, Kiss Me Deeper

But when she called her out, she was interrupted by Cheng Yu's sudden shriek.

"Ah! It feels like my idol has come back to life! I am so excited that I can't put it into words." 

Her shriek was so loud that Li Lanni had to cover her ears. "Girl, is that why you were silent?" 

"Yes! Do you now see what I was trying to tell you before? You didn't believe it when I said to you on that day. Now, do you believe me?

Although Cedric is quite proud and annoying, his talent is way off the charts!" 

Li Lanni didn't know what to say anymore. Well, she should have expected her to fangirl over such a rare talent. She had thought that Cheng Yu was exaggerating things about Cedric. But today, when she saw his paintings, she had to accept that Cedric was indeed on another level.

She somehow felt that she very much lacked in the painting skills. So she turned towards Cheng Yu and said, "We need to practice more. How about we stay at my home tonight? We can practice together, and my mom can give us a few pointers." 

When Cheng Yu heard her, she was even more excited. Everyone who knew Cheng Yu knew that she admired masters of the art. 

Since she was so excited just by the mention of Cedric, one could imagine her reaction once Li Yuming was mentioned. This was Li Yuming they were speaking of! 

She had always dreamt of having someone like Li Yuming for a mentor. Although she was her friends' mother, she didn't dare to ask Li Lanni for this favor. And now Li Lanni had suggested it herself?! 

She felt today was her luckiest day. She was so overwhelmed that her brain even stopped for a while before she stuttered, "Then... then let's swing by Luna's apartment first. I'll bring my favorite paint and brushes." She had left them behind when she spent the night at Xia Luna's.

Li Lanni was amused. "Is that necessary?"

"Of course! I'm going to meet a god. How can I not bring my best everything?" 

Li Lanni chuckled at how Cheng Yu called her mother.

Both of them packed their bags and left for Xia Luna's apartment.

All the way to Xia Luna's apartment, Cheng Yu kept chattering about how great Li Yuming was and how much she admired her, making Li Lanni go speechless.

Xia Luna was not at home, so Cheng Yu used her spare key to unlock the door and quickly took her belongings before they left for Li Lanni's home.

Unbeknownst to them, there was a low-profile car parked nearby.

...

In the car,

Ji Xiehan reclined to make himself invisible when the girls passed near the car.

 He had been secretly tailing Li Lanni lately. 

 Last Sunday, the bodyguards had reported that Li Lanni was meeting someone they thought was unusual.

He had asked for the person's whereabouts and followed them to find out who they were but he was shocked. 

There were two Li Lannis?! 

The other "Lanni" had gone to Goldenwing apartments. 

He thought that he must have imagined it, so he followed the genuine Li Lanni on Monday, and after class, she surprisingly went to that apartment with her friend. 

So today, he  worked out a time when Li Lanni should be in class and went to wait near the apartment. He hypothesized that if there were really another girl that looked like Li Lanni, she would get out of the building at some point. 

He waited for a few hours and saw nothing strange. 

He was just about to give up and leave when he saw two girls giggling their way into the building. One of them was Lanni. The other one should be her friend, Cheng Yu. 

Why was Lanni here again? 

Don't ask him how he was so sure that the girl was Li Lanni and not the other girl. He just felt it was his Lanni. 

Perhaps this was Cheng Yu's apartment, and she had only come here to visit her friend? 

No, that was impossible. 

This was a high-end apartment. 

For the sake of Li Lanni's safety, he had investigated Cheng Yu, and he knew that she didn't have a good relationship with her family. It was so bad that she had to do odd part-time jobs for a living. But at the moment, she had lost her previous job. There was no way she could afford an apartment in such a luxurious neighborhood. 

It couldn't be Lanni's apartment either. She lived in her mother's villa. 

He waited for a while even after they left, but he saw nothing out of the norm. 

Perhaps he was overthinking it?

But no, that was not possible. He had clearly seen that girl on Sunday, and he was sure she was not Li Lanni. 

Even though they looked alike, the vibe that girl exuded was a bit different. 

Besides that, they looked extremely identical. Even if one were to make a clone, they wouldn't be that similar. Even cosmetic surgery could not produce a result close to that. In fact, not even twins... wait. 

He thought of a possibility.

Could it be... she was Lanni's twin? 

But, if Lanni had a twin, he would have known. 

But then again, he had been overseas for many years and hadn't known about Li Lanni's existence either. He only knew about her when they met at the Emerald Grand Hotel two months ago. 

Was it possible that there was a twin he didn't know about?

Just who was the other girl?

After thinking about it, he made his way to the Ji mansion. If there was a twin, there was someone who would definitely know about it.

...

Madam Ji was overjoyed when she saw her son. "Xiehan, you're finally here. It's been long since I last saw you." 

"Hi, mother." 

Madam Ji was so excited that she pulled him onto the sofa and asked how he was and nagged him for not coming home for days.  Ji Xiehan knew that this time it was his mistake for not coming back and consoled her. After making sure that his mother was calm, he slowly asked her, "Mother, I want to ask you something." 

"Ask away."

"Do you remember... Li Yuming? You know, the woman who saved me many years ago?" 

"Ah, you mean that woman who looked after you when you were six? What about her?" 

Ji Xiehan acted ignorant and asked casually. "Where is she?" 

Madam Ji wondered why he suddenly asked about her. "Don't tell me you still want her to look after you? It's been so many years, and that woman met her retribution." 

"Retribution?" 

Madam Ji looked so horrified that she made a cross sign on her c.h.e.s.t. "She must have done so many wrongs in her past life that the gods punished her in this life. 

I heard her marriage wasn't smooth. 

 She was also unfortunate to give birth to a pair of conjoined twins." 

"Conjoined twins?!" Even Ji Xiehan was shocked. Such a rare thing actually happened? 

The main point was, she had twins? 

"I saw them once; they were so pretty." Madam Ji continued. "Too bad they were so unfortunate. That woman was labeled a jinx along with her babies. 

I don't know what happened afterwards. 

But years later, I met her, and she had a beautiful little girl with her. She should be one of the twins. She was even in Feifei's school, and they later became friends. 

I didn't see the other twin, and I didn't even ask."