The Overnight Chosen Wife: Darling Kiss Me Deeper - Chapter 548

“It’s time. Let’s go and try out your gown.” Luna chirped.

Lanni pulled away from her husband. “Yeah. We should get going. I can’t wait to see it.”

“Me either.” Xiehan added, wincing at the fact that he would not be allowed to see her in her gown before the wedding. He could only imagine how lovely his wife would look walking down the aisle for weeks!

“Are you sure the rule about not seeing the wedding gown before the wedding was not put in place by women to torture men?” He asked, and the women burst out laughing.

“See you later, my love.” She pecked his lips to placate him and disappeared with Luna.

The store had already been notified of their arrival so they were shown to their VIP section as soon as they went in.

After scouring through all the magazines they could find and not finding anything that was perfect for her, Lanni decided to have a custom gown made. She had contacted the owner of the brand who was also the head designer. The latter had required her to fill in a form with her hobbies, likes and dislikes and pretty much everything she didn’t think had anything to do with the kind of gown she wanted. However, everyone said she was the best designer in the country so Lanni gave her the benefit of the doubt.

When they arrived in the VIP section, she and Luna sat on the velvet couches and declined the drinks as they waited for their designer.

“I’m sorry I’m late.” They finally heard a female voice after a few minutes. They both turned to see a woman older than them. She was beautiful and was wearing a simple business outfit but paired with the matching shoes and jewelry on her body, it screamed ‘fashionista’.

“I’m wearing anything designed by her even if it’s crap.” Luna muttered.

Lanni chuckled under her breath. There was no way one could rock a simple outfit like that and design crap.

“I’m Wan Jia.” She extended a hand.

Luan was the first to shake it. “Xia Luna.”

“Li Lanni.” Lanni extended a hand too.

Wan Jia looked at the two of them and made a guess, looking at Lanni. “You must be Mrs. Ji.”

Lanni looked surprised. She had only submitted a surname. “How did you know?”

“Well, the who looks like she has wedding jitters.” Wan Jia joked. “Just kidding. I had my assistant do some research. I hope you don’t mind. It’s the only way to know who really wants a wedding gown made and who is wasting time.”

“It’s alright.” Lanni nodded.

Wan Jia had her assistants bring in a mannequin with a gown for her to try.

She frowned slightly. “This…”

“Why don’t you try it before commenting?” Wan Jia urged. She nodded and entered the dressing room. Well, she would not be forced to take it if she didn’t like it so there was no harm in trying it out.

When she looked at her reflection in the dressing room mirror, her eyes welled up. She was yet to zip it up and may need help with that but from what she could see, no wedding gown could suit her better than this. It was just impossible.

It had a sweetheart neckline but the feathers on the left side of the chest covered her left shoulder and appeared like a false, short sleeve from the front. The material was soft and comfortable and hugged her curves before flowing out at her hip, like a mermaid.

She opened the door of the dressing room. “Luna, could you help me with the zipper?”

Luna looked up and gasped. “You look so beautiful!”

“Thank you.” Lanni’s eyes stung.

“How is it? Do you like it?” Wan Jia asked from the couch.

“I’m taking it.” Lanni fought back her tears. She didn’t want to ruin the dress before the special day.

Luna retreated into the dressing room with her.

“Oh, I have something for you.” She announced, then she scratched her head. “I’ll have it sent to your house later.”

“You did that on purpose.” Lanni smacked her playfully.

“Hey! Your nephew or niece is making me forgetful.” She pouted.

…

After trying out and paying for the wedding gown, they left it in the store so Wan Jia could finish up working on the final details. Lanni then went back home, where Xiehan was placing the invitations in envelopes with the corresponding names.

She slumped beside him. “Why do we have to do this? Can’t we simply create a group of all our guests and send an ecard?” She groaned.

“Some things have to be done traditionally.” He swiftly placed the next card in its envelope.

She took a card and looked for its envelope, shaking her head. Weddings were a lot of work. They had a planner but many things still had to be done by them.

“These will be sent out tomorrow.” He showed her the successfully sealed invites before holding up an envelope without an address. “I don’t know Flynn’s address.”

She thought about it and made a call to Luna, who picked on the second ring. “Luna, do you know Flynn’s address?” She asked.

“No. I can hack it up for you. Hold on.” She promised. Lanni waited and heard her turn on her laptop before the soft sounds of her tapping the keys filled the air. A few minutes later, Luna spoke again.

“There is no permanent address. The last place he was seen was a hotel in Italy.”

Lanni frowned. “How can he not have a place to live?”

“Are you meeting Flynn for the first time?” Luna chuckled. “Hold on. He came to B City after that. Give me a minute.”

She hung up and Lanni waited on edge. Luna called ten minutes later and sounded out of breath. “Lanni.”

“Did you find it?” She asked.

“What are you doing right now?” Luna responded with a question of her own.

“Uhm…waiting for your news?” She frowned. Was Luna high?

“Do you mind taking a seat?” Luna asked.

“Why?”

“Just sit.” The latter insisted.

She could have pretended to sit but she had a nagging feeling that she needed it so she took her seat next to Xiehan. “Okay, you crazy woman. Can you tell me what’s going on?”

“I found news about Flynn.” Luna announced. “Before he came to B City, he was chatting with his girlfriend. He told her that he was coming to see his sisters.”

“Okay?” Lanni probed.

“But soon after he arrived in B City, he passed out on his way to us. He was taken to hospital a week ago. He is yet to leave the hospital.”

“What?” Lanni muttered. Her heart thumped against her chest. Flynn had been in hospital for a week? How come no one contacted her or Luna? Didn’t he have any emergency contacts?

She gasped, feeling suffocated when she recalled the last time they saw each other. She had followed Xiehan on a business trip after their marriage and bumped into him on her way to the bathroom.

He had instructed her and Luna to take care of themselves, and that she should say hello to Linhou and Xiaomu. At the time, she had scoffed and told him to pay them a visit if he wanted to.

But now that she thought about it, he had sounded like… he was saying goodbye.