Night Fire Lingering

Wen Yan didn't expect that Gu Yanci would actually move into his apartment.

He sleeps on the sofa every night and gets up every morning to make her breakfast, just like a perfect man.

Wen Yan tried to send him away, but he pretended not to hear her, acting like a complete rogue.

"Gu Yanci, don't you need to go to the company? Is the Gu Group going to go bankrupt?" Wen Yan asked the man sitting on the sofa with a file draped over his shoulders.

He was originally in her study, but Wen Yan wanted to kick him out, saying he wasn't allowed to use her study. However, Young Master Gu was flexible and made do with working on the sofa.

“I’m the boss,” Gu Yanci replied.

As a boss, working from home is his right, and nobody can stop him from doing so!

Zhou Qi came to deliver the documents once again.

Wen Yan said disdainfully, "Assistant Zhou, please, take him away right now!"

Zhou Qi spread his hands helplessly: "Madam, if you can't do it, how can I? I do have a suggestion, why don't you and President Gu go back to Longyu Bay together?"

Wen Yan closed the door immediately.

This person is a useless piece of trash!

Wen Yan and Gu Yanci have been married for three years, but they spend very little time together. Even after they started sharing a bed, most of the time it was just one of them going to school and the other going to work during the day, with only brief exchanges at night—exchanges in bed.

Now that they're getting a divorce, they're spending 24/7 together for several days in a row.

Wen Yan sullenly nestled on the sofa, feeling a sense of disorientation and irony for a moment.

Just as she was thinking this, a sudden cramping pain came from her lower abdomen. Before Wen Yan could react, a warm current flowed down from her lower abdomen.

Wen Yan was startled and instinctively sat up straight. Just as she was about to walk to the bathroom, the sharp pain in her lower abdomen returned.

"what happened?"

Gu Yanci was clearly looking at the computer, but as if he had eyes in the side, he immediately noticed Wen Yan's movements.

Wen Yan didn't answer. She bent over slightly and waited for the pain to subside before heading to the bathroom.

When I pulled down her pants, sure enough, she had started her period.

There were no spare sanitary napkins at home, so Wenyan had to go out to buy some.

As soon as he opened the toilet door, a tall figure named Gu Yanci was standing outside.

"Give."

Wen Yan was feeling unwell and didn't want to see Gu Yanci, so she was unusually cold.

Gu Yanci remained motionless, lowering his eyes to ask her, "What's wrong?"

Wen Yan pushed past Gu Yanci and walked straight towards the main gate.

"Where are you going?" Gu Yanci blocked Wen Yan's path.

"shopping."

"buy what?"

Wen Yan found him so annoying!

Ask her, ask her, ask her, is she a criminal?!

Is it any of his business what he does to her?!

Wen Yan suddenly looked up and glared at him: "Buy sanitary napkins! Is there a problem? Is it not allowed?"

Gu Yanci was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously glanced at Wen Yan's lower abdomen.

"Stay home, I'll go buy it." Gu Yanci took his phone and prepared to leave.

Wen Yan froze, wondering if she had misheard: "What are you doing?"

With his handsome, aloof face, Gu Yanci asked Wen Yan, "Which one should I buy?"

"You actually know to ask which type to buy?" Wen Yan found it unbelievable. Didn't the men in novels not even know that sanitary napkins came in different brands for day and night use, and scratch their heads when buying them?

Gu Yanci looked at Wen Yan with an expression that seemed to say, "Do I look like an idiot?"

"Have you bought these for other women before?" Wen Yan asked, then realized that her question sounded jealous. She added, "I'm just curious, Mr. Gu seems to know quite a bit about women's personal items."

Gu Yanci said, "I didn't say you were jealous."

"..."

Wen Yan pretended not to hear him and said the brand she usually used.

Gu Yanci nodded to indicate that he understood and left.

After the door closed, the room fell silent again.

Wen Yan stood in the entryway, somewhat stunned.

Gu Yanci offered to buy her sanitary napkins?

Whether he sees her as a satisfied Mrs. Gu or is still concerned about her health, has he been showing her too much concern these past few days?

He didn't need to go to such lengths—sleeping on the sofa, getting up early to make her breakfast, and now even buying her sanitary napkins!

He even rejected her advances!

Wen Yan fell into deep thought.

The guess that she had subconsciously suppressed in her heart was becoming increasingly uncontrollable, sprouting out like tender buds after the rain.

Gu Yanci returned quickly, carrying a bulging plastic bag.

Wen Yan experienced some bleeding and immediately wanted to grab a sanitary napkin to go to the toilet.

Gu Yanci dodged away, saying, "Your hand is inconvenient."

This is meant to help her.

"I'm injured, not disabled. I've been able to go to the toilet by myself for the past few days!"

Wen Yan felt a strange sense of doubt.

I suspect he did it on purpose!

Seeing that she was really angry, Gu Yanci compromised and took the things to the bathroom for her. After taking them in, he even helped her open a package of daily necessities, took out a sheet from it, and placed it next to her.

The bathroom was small, and a tall man would immediately feel cramped upon entering.

Watching his hand touch the things she would use on her private parts later, Wen Yan felt a strange sensation, and her ears couldn't help but turn red... even though the two of them had done the most intimate things together.

After Gu Yan left, Wen Yan sat on the toilet for a while.

She usually uses different brands for day and night products, which men are not familiar with. Wen Yan didn't really have high hopes for Gu Yanci's "personal shopping" behavior.

However, Gu Yanci hadn't made any mistakes in buying the day and night brand materials he purchased!

He took to heart everything she said and every request she made.

As soon as Wen Yan opened the bathroom door, she saw Gu Yanci again.

"What are you doing at the door? Are you a pervert?"

Gu Yanci glanced at her hand, and seeing that she seemed unaffected, sat back down on the sofa and continued working.

Wen Yan moved back to her beanbag chair, glanced at the man next to her for a few seconds, and suddenly said, "You actually bought all the right things."

Gu Yanci stared at the document in his hand without even looking up. "Wen Yan, are you insulting my intelligence?"

Wen Yan: "..."

Wen Yan hugged her knees, curled up, and asked, "Don't you men feel ashamed to buy sanitary napkins?"

"What's so shameful about hygiene products that half the world's population needs?" In Gu Yanci's opinion, those men must be out of their minds.

"You've really never bought sanitary napkins for anyone before?" That's quite a high level of thinking.

"Wen Zhizhi, I don't have the habit of buying sanitary products for just anyone." Seemingly finding her words unreasonable, Gu Yanci turned around and said, "I've only ever bought sanitary napkins and condoms for you."

Just as Wen Yan was about to speak, she suddenly noticed that Gu Yanci was wearing headphones, and there seemed to be some sound coming from them, which made him frown.

Wen Yan's body stiffened slightly, feeling that this scene was somewhat familiar, as if the same thing had happened before.

"You... are in a meeting again?" Wen Yan lowered her voice, speaking incredulously, each word uttered slowly and deliberately.

"Ah."

Wen Yan's almond-shaped eyes widened, as if she wanted to say something, but then she remembered that he was still in a meeting and held back.

Twenty minutes later, the man took off his headphones and said angrily, "You were in a meeting, why didn't you say so?"

Gu Yanci said innocently, "Mrs. Gu, you only gave me the right to use the living room."

Wen Yan was speechless with anger.

Gu Yanci knew that he was a bit old-fashioned because of his wife, so he kindly said, "The men at today's meeting are all married, and they are aware of these things."

Wen Yan didn't want to talk. Was this a question of whether she was married or not?

"If you say things like this in a meeting, your employees will probably start spreading rumors that you've found a new lover," Wen Yan muttered.

"Change?"

"They used to say that Wen Muzhi and you were a couple."

Gu Yanci had heard such comments before, but in the circles of the wealthy, there are countless rumors and gossip, some of which even spread more and more intensely after the parties involved deny them. Therefore, Gu Yanci never paid any attention to them. After all, he knew very well who his wife was, his family knew very well, and the law knew very well as well.

Gu Yanci had no idea that such rumors would reach Wen Yan's ears.

"You care a lot?" Gu Yanci asked Wen Yan, putting down his work.

Wen Yan blinked and shook her head.

She's already cared, so there's no point in saying anything now.

Gu Yanci couldn't quite describe the emptiness in her heart; she wondered if it was disappointment.

Wen Yan didn't care, there was no misunderstanding, he should be happy.

However, this also proves that she doesn't care about him.

With an upset stomach, Wen Yan was listless and stopped talking. She curled up on the sofa and fell asleep.

Gu Yanci put the documents aside and squatted down in front of Wen Yan.

The woman, petite in stature, lay askew on the sofa, her small hand, clutching gauze, resting on her lower abdomen.

Gu Yanci gently removed her hand and placed his own hand on her lower abdomen.

In her half-asleep state, Wen Yan felt a rise in temperature in her lower abdomen. The warmth made her sleep soundly, and gradually, she lost consciousness completely.

After a while, Gu Yanci gently let her pick him up horizontally and put him back on the bed.

-

When Wen Yan woke up, she found herself in bed and felt as if the sky had fallen.

When I got up, I saw several patches of red blood on the sheets!

Gu Yanci noticed the movement, looked up, and saw that Wen Yan had woken up at some point and was standing at the bedroom door staring at him with her little face puffed up, as if she wanted to throw a tantrum.

"You carried me to the bed?" Wen Yan didn't need his answer and said, "Gu Yanci, do you know why sanitary napkins are divided into nighttime and daytime uses? Because nighttime ones are for lying down to sleep!"

Gu Yanci still remembered the daily necessities he had taken apart for her, and because it was daytime, he paid special attention to it.

Gu Yanci had no personal experience with this, but Wen Yan's reminder immediately reminded him of similar experiences they had had in bed before... only the things were different.

Thinking of that vivid and sensual scene, Gu Yanci's eyes darkened, but he quickly suppressed it with his reason.

Gu Yanci walked over, glanced at the uncovered blanket, and said, "I'll call someone to change the sheets."

His composure made Wen Yan feel a little embarrassed.

Menstrual cycles affect hormone levels and can make one more irritable. Wen Yan knew she was making a mountain out of a molehill, but she felt that Gu Yanci also bore some responsibility.

If he hadn't stayed here, she wouldn't have gotten angry!

"I'll change it myself," Wen Yan refused.

The maid Gu Yanci called was from the old house. Now that she's called over, even before sunset today, Old Madam Gu will call with a smile to ask if they've made up.

Wen Yan pinched the bed sheet with her fingers, trying to pull it out, but this was indeed a bit difficult for her.

Wen Yan was thinking about whether to hire a housekeeper when a pair of large hands reached out from behind, grabbed her waist, and then her body felt light as she was lifted and put to the side.

Gu Yanci picked up Wen Yan, threw the blanket aside, and quickly took off the soiled sheets.

Where are the clean sheets?

"...in the closet."

Gu Yanci rummaged through the cabinet and found a clean sheet, then bent down to put it back on.

Wen Yan had seen Gu Yanci make waves in the business world and be the center of attention in wealthy families, but at this very moment, his hands, which could create hundreds of millions in wealth, were helping her make the bed!

The thought that Wen Yan had suppressed in the corner of her heart burst forth wildly—

Gu Yanci…

Is Gu Yanci... falling for her?

Wen Yan was shocked by her own guess.

If that's really the case, then her previous doubts would be easily resolved.

Why is he unwilling to get a divorce?

Why is he staying at her house and refusing to leave?

Why was he so attentive to her?

Why would he buy her sanitary napkins?

Why would he condescend to change her bed sheets?

"Wen Yan?"

Gu Yanci remade the bed and saw the woman staring blankly at him.

Wen Yan snapped back to her senses, instinctively averting her gaze, not daring to look at him. Realizing this, she felt it was too deliberate, and turned her gaze back to him, her heart racing uncontrollably.

Boom!Boom!Boom!

“You…” Wen Yan cleared her throat, “It’s laid out quite well.”

Gu Yanci noticed that she was acting strangely, but assumed that the old-fashioned young lady was just feeling awkward.

"Are you still sleeping?" Gu Yanci asked.

Wen Yan shook her head.

I can't sleep now.

She didn't understand Gu Yanci.

She can't figure it out!

No, what is he thinking?!

Wen Yan didn't want to be too close to Gu Yanci, so she sat on the balcony basking in the sun.

As I was sunbathing, my gaze involuntarily drifted towards the sofa.

Gu Yanci was very busy with work; the coffee table had practically become his desk, filled with his computer and piles of documents. He probably had obsessive-compulsive disorder, as every document and piece of paper was arranged meticulously.

"Wen Zhizhi, what are you thinking about?"

The man's voice pulled Wen Yan back to reality.

As soon as she came to her senses, she met Gu Yanci's eyes, which seemed to be smiling but not smiling.

Gu Yanci had noticed Wen Yan's gaze early on. He originally didn't intend to pay attention to it, but she really had the ability to distract him with her gaze, making him almost misread the financial report figures. He couldn't even finish reading a single page of the report in ten minutes.

He had glanced at her several times before, but she hadn't noticed, and she was frowning, lost in thought.

Even though he didn't know what she was thinking, just knowing that she saw him and only him in her eyes made Gu Yanci feel happy.

The small apartment living room was filled with her personal belongings and the man's office documents, suggesting that their lives were intertwined, intimate, and inseparable.

Wen Yan took a light breath and stared straight at him.

"Gu Yanci," she said slowly, "you said you don't like Wen Muzhi, but from childhood to adulthood, from the past to the present, have you ever liked anyone? Have you ever had feelings for anyone?"