The Overnight Chosen Wife: darling, kiss me deeper-Chapter 397: You are no longer on your own

"Don’t say such terrifying things." Xiehan was startled by what she had just said.

Ruby chuckled, while Han Xichen was in awe. "It’s an excellent idea. Lanni is so smart."

Xiehan smiled dotingly at his girlfriend. Well, he had to agree that she was intelligent to come up with such a sure-win trick. However, the mere thought of having her as his sister almost drove him crazy. He was certain that she didn’t know what that would have meant. It wouldn’t be funny.

Seeing his expression, Lanni laughed helplessly. "Of course, it is just a trap. You cannot be my brother, you already know that. I did a DNA test with my mother for official reasons before."

He pulled her to his side. "When do you plan to expose them, and what can I do to help?"

"Uhm..." She was about to speak when she realized that Han Xichen was still present. Unsure whether she could talk about such confidential matters in his presence, she looked up at Xiehan.

Han Xichen caught her movement from the corner of his eyes and looked at his watch. "I’ll let the three of you have a chat."

When he left, Lanni shifted her gaze between Ruby and Xiehan. "That depends. Who do you think is backing Ji Feifei up?"

Ruby thought about it and shook her head. "I don’t know. I have tried to find clues before but I couldn’t come up with anything. I’m afraid that if I’m discovered, I would endanger everyone."

Xiehan was not used to suddenly having Ruby as his sister but his heart softened when he saw how frightened she looked. He couldn’t help reaching out to pat her shoulder." You don’t have to do it on your own anymore. You have us."

"Now it all makes sense." A restrained exclamation left Lanni’s lips.

When they both looked over at her, she smiled and waved it off. "It’s nothing important. Ruby, Xiehan is right. You have us now so you don’t have to worry about doing anything on your own. Just tell us everything you know so we know how to start our investigation."

Ruby was still giddy after receiving a brotherly pat on her shoulder. She was still smiling happily when she answered Lanni. "I actually know nothing except the fact that they exist. I suspect that they are the culprit behind my kidnapping when I was a teenager but it’s not proven." She sighed at her uselessness. "If only mother could tell us who told her the truth years ago."

Realizing what she had just blurted, her eyes widened in excitement. "Right! We can ask mother. If we know which nurse it was that told her the truth, we can look for that nurse and find out who convinced her to do it. She couldn’t possibly have randomly made such a decision."

Lanni analyzed her words. "That’s such a thin lead, but it’s better than nothing."

"How do we contact your mother?" He was referring to her foster mother.

"Uh...I don’t know." She suddenly looked dejected. Her father had said that she was dead but Ruby didn’t believe it. He must have lied just so she wouldn’t feel so bad about having been rejected when the truth came to light.

"When were you born?" Xiehan suddenly asked.

"Uh...15th August." She blinked, not understanding why her brother would ask this.

"Do you know which hospital you were found?" He probed.

She shook her head. "I will ask daddy."

Lanni finally comprehended his plan. "You want us to use this as a lead instead?"

"It’s safer." He explained. While Ruby’s foster mother could tell them the truth, it was also possible that she was bitter about the fact that her daughter had turned out to be a fake daughter. What if she channeled this bitterness into vengeance? Lying to them deliberately would be the best outcome.

Lanni thought about it and nodded. "Then, let’s follow this lead."

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The following day.

Han Xichen had arrived at the underground parking. Just as he left his car and headed towards the elevator, he noticed a familiar figure leaning against the wall and holding a cute basket in her hands. He walked towards her curiously. "Yun Xiaoshi?"

The girl smiled nervously. "H-hello Doctor Han. I’m sorry to audaciously stop you. I was afraid the receptionist would not let me in so I waited for you here."

"I... I wanted to thank you so I made you a bento. If you don’t mind, you can have it for lunch. There... There are also some fruits and snacks." She spoke in one breath, as though she had been practising what to say to him and let it out before she could get too nervous to speak.

Han Xichen studied the girl before him. She was wearing a blue floral dress with high heels and had her long, red hair in a neat ponytail. When she raised her head to timidly give the colorful basket in her hands to him, her fringe swayed to reveal a beautiful little face and a pair of radiant eyes. It really was a breath of fresh air from his initially gloomy morning.

He wanted to reject the gift; he was a doctor and was merely doing his duty. Not to mention, he didn’t do much. However, he couldn’t bring himself to reject a gift personally prepared by such a pretty girl. In the end, he reached to take the basket with his long fingers. "Thank you."

"You don’t need to thank me. I enjoyed cooking..."

He smiled. "Do you like cooking?"

Although he had asked a normal question, his serious tone made her a little nervous and she shook her head. "Not usually. It’s a new interest."

Who knew what he was thinking, but he nodded in satisfaction. "Then you should do it more often. Partaking in hobbies will help quicken the recovery of your mental health."

"Thank you, doctor." She thanked him once again. "I guess you need to go to work now? I’ll go to work too." She then happily bounced to her car.

He chuckled as he watched her drive off, then entered the elevator and went to the office.

...

By telling her to partake in her hobbies more often, he meant that she should cook more. Yet the girl seemed to have misunderstood him. Not only did she prepare a bento and fruits for him every day, but she also waited for him at the parking lot to give it to him. It was the same for three consecutive days and each time, she would run away as soon as his hand grasped the basket.

When he arrived on Friday, he didn’t see the jovial figure at the spot where she usually waited. For some reason, his mood dampened. Could it be that he was looking forward to seeing her?

He frowned and slapped his head.

’Xichen, get a hold of yourself. She is your patient. Even if she no longer is, she once was. Besides, it has only been three days.’ He berated himself.

So what if she was a patient? He was just happy to see her smile and do something she loved so cheerfully. It had nothing to do with being or not being his patient.

Stopping the mental battle before it could make him start having thoughts he shouldn’t, he exited the car and headed for the elevator.

"Doctor Han!" An anxious voice sounded just as the elevator doors slid open.

He stopped in his tracks. Although he was a psychiatrist and could understand people’s thoughts from a mere glance at their expressions, he was suddenly at a loss. He couldn’t understand why he smiled when he turned to see a radiant-looking beauty in a short, red dress rushing over. Or maybe, he understood but was just neither ready to accept or admit it.

As usual, she walked up to him, handed over the bento box and retreated. This time, he stopped her. "Wait."

She stopped but didn’t dare to turn. "Doctor Han, is there anything else?"

"You don’t have to come tomorrow." He went straight to the point.

The girl turned, suddenly looking deflated like she had just lost her remaining meaning of life. She forced a smile and asked, "Why?"

He intended to tell her that he thought she didn’t need to continue sending him food and that she could cook for the people close to her instead, but he couldn’t bring herself to do it under her saddened expression. Afraid that she may be depressed, he shut his eyes and frowned. "I don’t work on Saturdays."

"Oh." She looked more cheerful. She was scared that he didn’t like what she cooked. Although she was a rookie, she had been trying her best. Her food was passable, if one were to be fair. Hearing that it was because he would be busy, she sighed in relief. "My parents are coming over on Sunday. See you on Monday then!" She skipped away happily.

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Mini theatre:

Doctor Han: I don’t want to dampen her mood. She looks so happy.

Author Ava: Are you sure it’s not just because of how cute she looks when she smiles?

Doctor Han: Well, that too...freewebnσvel.cѳm