Night Fire Lingering

The ward was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

Wen Yan lowered her eyes and met the gaze of the man lying on the hospital bed.

Her expression was indifferent, carrying a mixture of scrutiny and self-mockery.

Gu Yanci's languid expression vanished, and he said helplessly, "Zhizhi, if you're stupid, where are the smart people?"

Gu Yanci asked with interest, "When did you start to suspect it?"

"When they treat your wounds with herbs, the more they bandage it, the clearer your mind becomes, and you feel like an idiot."

Wen Yan, who had been sitting and hoping to speak to him calmly, couldn't help but stand up.

Staying calm and composed would be beneath her!

"Gu Yanci, why did you do this? Did you find it amusing to see me worry about you? Or were you certain you were tough enough not to die there? Or did you hope I would be incredibly grateful to you because of this and fall hopelessly in love with you?"

The words "I've fallen in love with you" made the man's pupils shrink.

Gu Yanci let Wen Yan vent her anger, and after a while, he said, "Zhizhi, even with a locator, it will take Zhou Qi time to find us."

He was pleased that she was worried about him, but he didn't find it amusing. Seeing her tears streaming down her face broke his heart. He even knew very well that if another man were hurt because of Wen Yan, she would worry too.

He was never certain that he was destined for good fortune.

When he was trapped in the mountains, he didn't think about himself.

He never risked his life because she was right beside him.

Gu Yanci sighed: "I admit, I did have some ulterior motives towards you."

"Which ones?" Wen Yan asked coldly, raising her wrist. "From the very beginning of the injury, are you going to give me the bandages?"

"I told you to leave at dawn."

Wen Yan was slightly taken aback, not expecting it to be here.

"you……"

"I want to know, would you give up on life, or give up on me?"

The man's eyes were exceptionally deep, making Wen Yan feel a burning sensation under his gaze. Wen Yan looked away, her heart skipped a beat, and for a moment she felt something was amiss, along with a touch of panic.

She chose him.

Now he knows, and she will choose him.

Wen Yan looked at Gu Yanci again and asked, "I didn't choose to give birth. What are your thoughts, Young Master Gu? Are you satisfied?"

Gu Yanci didn't expect Wen Yan to ask that question, and said, "I am grateful for Madam's kindness in not abandoning me."

My dear wife, I will never abandon you.

A pun!

What he meant was that since he was grateful that the man hadn't abandoned him, he was even less likely to agree to a divorce!

Wen Yan's hands, hanging at her sides, clenched unconsciously: "If I had chosen to leave, would the outcome today have been different?"

Gu Yanci's expression darkened upon hearing the "if".

She still has regrets?

Do you regret choosing him?

"No." Gu Yanci's answer was very firm.

Even if Wen Yan leaves alone at dawn, he will not agree to a divorce.

Wen Yan's thoughts were completely different from his. She said, "If I leave alone without a GPS tracker, I might get lost halfway and something unexpected could happen. If I abandon you, I'm also giving up the chance to be rescued immediately, aren't I?"

Gu Yanci chuckled: "The locator is in the Swiss Army knife."

If she abandons him, she also forfeits his chance to be rescued immediately.

The choice was handed over to her from the very beginning!

Wen Yan looked at him with incomprehension, opened her mouth, but hesitated to speak.

He actually gave her the locator?

he……

"What else do you want to know?" Gu Yanci asked.

Wen Yan pursed her lips.

Just ask him directly, "Do you like me?"

But what if the answer is no?

Wouldn't she be humiliating herself?

Over the past three years, she has had enough of disappointment and self-humiliation!

"Bei Qing said you had someone keep an eye on Wen Muzhi, why?" Wen Yan changed the subject.

Gu Yanci said helplessly, "Wen Yan, I've said it before, I have no romantic feelings for her."

Wen Yan hadn't originally thought of it that way, but after Gu Yanci said that, she changed her mind and said, "Really? That's for the best."

After all, she was about to completely break ties with Wen Muzhi!

“I heard from Bei Qing that the sports car Wen Muzhi asked me to repair was found to have brake failure. If I had been in that car at the time, I might have died in the accident. However, that car belongs to Junming, so if I had been in an accident, she wouldn’t be implicated.”

This is where Wen Muzhi's brilliance lies!

However, the matter involves Wen Junming, who is the apple of Wen Yonghai and Wan Ying's eye. Wen Muzhi has essentially dug a huge hole for himself!

"Don't worry, I won't stop you." However, Gu Yanci was somewhat surprised, "You're so sure it wasn't Wen Junming who harmed you?"

Wen Yan spoke frankly, "He doesn't have the means or the brains to harm people."

Gu Yanci: "..."

"Take good care of yourself and get well soon." Wen Yan sent Luo Beiqing a text message, planning to go and complete the discharge procedures first.

Gu Yanci sat up almost instantly. "What are you doing?"

"Let's go home." Wen Yan opened the ward door, turned back and smiled slightly at the bedside, "I just had a wound infection and a fever, so I can be discharged now. But Young Master Gu, you and I are different. You were shot and have internal bleeding, yet you still have the energy to scheme against me. You really should stay in the hospital for a few more days, and it would be best if we both got our brains checked."

The servant waiting outside the door heard this and was speechless.

"Wen Yan!" Seeing that Wen Yan was really about to leave, Gu Yanci hurriedly called out.

He instinctively wanted to chase after them, but his injured left leg was still not flexible, so the maid pressed him down on the bed first, begging him to behave.

Wen Yan seemed not to hear him and left immediately.

The elevator door opens.

Zhou Qi came out and met Wen Yan's eyes. He immediately beamed and asked, "Madam, where are you going?"

Wen Yan didn't answer him, but asked, "Where is Wen Muzhi?"

"He's been staying at the hospital where Wen Shao is."

The implication is that, on the surface, she was taking care of Wen Junming, but in reality, she was being kept under control in the hospital.

Wen Yan nodded and then asked, "What are your plans to do about Zheng Wenguang's matter?"

"You—you?" Zhou Qi was completely bewildered.

Isn't it 'we'?

"I am me, and he is him." Wen Yan, realizing she wouldn't get any more useful information from Zhou Qi, stopped wasting time. "Gu Yanci is in the ward. Please have Assistant Zhou convey this message—"

Zhou Qi: "...?!"

No, you've been through life and death together, how come you haven't made up yet?

No, what did Mr. Gu do to upset his wife this time?

Zhou Qi was puzzled.

When I arrived at the ward, I saw the boss lying on the hospital bed with a dark expression, and the maid was trying to persuade him not to leave the hospital.

"Mr. Gu, I just ran into Madam," Zhou Qi lied through his teeth. "Madam told you to take good care of your injuries."

Gu Yanci didn't believe it at all and asked, "What were her exact words?"

Zhou Qi struggled for a moment, then steeled himself, closed his eyes, and said:

"She hopes you will be an obedient patient, so that if you develop a chronic illness or become lame, it will be difficult to find a second marriage partner in the future."