Night Fire Lingering

“I know Wen Yan. If she says she didn’t do it, then she didn’t do it.”

Wen Muzhi wanted to argue, but Gu Yanci's attitude was too firm. She knew that if she continued to insist on her point of view, it would displease him.

“Brother Ci, the situation was a bit chaotic at the time. I originally wanted to hold Yan Yan’s hand, but she pushed me away. She probably didn’t do it on purpose, and she probably didn’t even realize that she pushed me.”

Wen Muzhi smoothed things over.

Before Gu Yanci could press further, Wen Muzhi quickly changed the subject: "Brother Ci, why did you suddenly come today? Are you worried about Yan Yan?"

Gu Yanci's sudden appearance startled her, but luckily she reacted quickly.

After Gu Yanci and Wen Yan got married, he would only accompany Wen Yan to the Wen family once a year during the Chinese New Year. Now, he actually came because he was worried about Wen Yan.

Could it be... that Gu Yanci has really fallen for Wen Yan?

How can this be?

Impossible, this is impossible...

Wen Yan is spoiled and aloof. Gu Yanci has disliked Wen Yan since childhood. The two have been married for three years but have rarely seen each other. It is impossible for Gu Yanci to suddenly fall in love with Wen Yan!

Alarm bells rang in Wen Muzhi's mind as he felt his sprained ankle hurt even more. He forced a smile and said, "But aren't you and Yan Yan getting a divorce?"

"Who told you that?" Gu Yanci looked up at her, his gaze cold.

"Listen to what Yan Yan said, and didn't she have your lawyer contact her today?" Wen Muzhi didn't understand why she saw extreme dissatisfaction in Gu Yanci's eyes.

Wen Muzhi subtly sowed discord: "Yan Yan is a bit childish, and her feelings for people are unpredictable. When she was in middle school, she would exchange love letters with different boys every few days."

Wen Muzhi was eager for an answer, "Brother Ci, what are you and her planning to do now...?"

"No." Gu Yanci stood up, preparing to leave. "I have no plans to divorce. You should get some rest."

Wen Muzhi lay dejectedly on the hospital bed, watching the man's departing figure.

It's widely rumored that Gu Yanci likes her.

However, she has yet to receive a definite answer from Gu Yanci.

-

Zhou Qi waited for Gu Yanci outside the outpatient building.

Gu Yanci got into the car: "Didn't I ask you to take Wen Yan home?"

Zhou Qi: "Um, Madam said she doesn't live in Longyu Bay anymore, she went back to her own apartment."

"When you saw her, was she angry?"

"I'm quite angry."

"Are you angry that I accompanied Wen Muzhi?"

Gu Yanci frowned unhappily as he recalled Wen Yan's words, "disgusting."

Zhou Qi shook his head: "My wife is angry that I cut off her car."

Gu Yanci: "..."

Zhou Qi thought to himself, "My wife also said that she doesn't want you anymore."

But he valued his life, so he didn't say anything!

If he's guilty, deduct his bonus. Don't let him get involved in the boss and his wife's family affairs; it's bad luck!

"President Gu, the board of directors is still waiting. Shall we go back now?" Zhou Qi glanced at his watch. Two hours had passed since President Gu left the board meeting.

Gu Yanci hummed in agreement and then instructed, "Cancel the shipping contract we were planning to give to the Wen family."

"Withdrawn?" Zhou Qi asked in surprise. "Okay."

That contract was basically Gu Yanci feeding it to his father-in-law Wen Yonghai, and now he's demanding its cancellation... When did the Wen family ever offend Mr. Wen?

“Mr. Gu, there’s one more thing.” Zhou Qi started his Maybach. “My wife is interning at Jinhe Law Firm. Jinhe Law Firm won the bid for our Mingke M&A case and will come to our company next week to conduct due diligence and interviews.”

Jinhe Law Firm is a top-tier law firm in China, renowned as one of the cradles of top lawyers.

"Do they arrange interns?" Gu Yanci asked casually.

Zhou Qi is the president's special assistant, with executive power on par with department directors, making him a senior executive. Why would he concern himself with whether there are interns in the external legal team for a merger and acquisition case?

However, as a close associate of the boss, he still has some ability to make these kinds of guesses.

Assistant Zhou spoke nonsense with a straight face: "Our merger and acquisition case is large in scale, so we will naturally arrange interns."

Gu Yanci didn't ask any more questions. He opened WeChat and transferred a five-figure sum to Wen Junming.

The internet-addicted teenager replied instantly: 【Thanks for the pocket money, brother-in-law! I'll tip you off next time!】

The person who called Gu Yanci and asked him to come to the Wen family was not Wen Muzhi.

It was Wen Junming.

Wen Junming's exact words were: "Brother-in-law, Wen Yan is being bullied to death at my house!"

-

Wen Yan was suddenly pulled into the Mingke M&A project team, and she was completely bewildered.

The Mingke M&A project is the largest project the firm has won in the past year. The partners attach great importance to it, and the project team members were selected again and again. Only Wen Yan was added temporarily.

"These days, young girls rely on their looks to do crooked things. Do interns even deserve to be on this project?" Project manager Sun Xingbo said sarcastically on the way to the client's company.

Sun Xingbo is in his early thirties and always wears a suit and has his hair slicked back, looking meticulous.

Wen Yan looked out the window, pretending not to hear.

Her school, GPA, and resume were the most outstanding among her cohort of interns. Her selection for the project team was personally finalized by the senior partner, and she has no regrets.

Since she was not a member of the project team before, Wen Yan was unaware of the project's clients and content.

It wasn't until the company vehicle stopped in front of the familiar Gu Group building that Wen Yan suddenly remembered: she had overheard Gu Yanci making a work phone call before, and Gu Group was planning to absorb and merge Mingke!

The client for this project is the Gu family!

What if I run into Gu Yanci at the company...

"Wen Yan, what are you daydreaming about? Don't act like you've never seen anything like this before on your first visit to a big company headquarters. It's affecting the professional image of the law firm!" Sun Xingbo was furious when he saw the intern.

"I'm sorry." Wen Yan lowered her head and admitted her mistake, too lazy to argue with the other party.

The Gu Group is so large, and Gu Yanci is a very busy president; she and he shouldn't run into each other. As for the other employees, let alone the staff, even among the senior executives, very few people know what Gu Yanci's wife looks like, so she probably won't encounter anyone she knows.

The moment the thought crossed his mind, he saw a large group of people in suits walking out in front of him.

The person in the very center, surrounded by everyone, was none other than Gu Yanci, whom she thought she would never encounter just two minutes ago!

The man was wearing a bespoke, mouse-grey suit and a dark blue tie, a gift she brought back for him when she went to Cambridge University as an exchange student.

"Mr. Gu, these are the project team members from Jinhe Law Firm. They're starting their on-site work at our company today." The Gu Group employee, who was leading the law firm team, introduced them to both sides. "Attorney Sun, this is our Mr. Gu."

Sun Xingbo beamed and tried to shake hands with Gu Yanci in a fawning manner, but before he could raise his hand, he saw Gu Yanci's gaze pass over him and land on Wen Yan behind him.

Gu Yanci was looking at Wen Yan's face.

It was as white as jade, and the glaring handprint had disappeared.

Wen Yan kept her eyes down, looking as if she had never seen the world and dared not meet the big boss's gaze.

"President Gu, this is a new member of our team, Wen Yan." Sun Xingbo tugged at Wen Yan's sleeve and winked at her, "Wen Yan, aren't you going to greet President Gu?"

"..." Zhou Qi's brow twitched when he saw Sun Lu tugging at the president's wife's sleeve.

Just talk, why are you pulling and tugging at me!

Zhou Qi subconsciously looked at his boss, and sure enough, the coldness in his boss's eyes had intensified.

Wen Yan reluctantly raised her eyes and met Gu Yanci's gaze. Her eyes were calm as water, but she was just short of saying "What are you looking at?"

To everyone's surprise, the man raised an eyebrow with interest.

Wen Yan immediately understood his subtext: Who said 'we don't need to meet until your lawyer contacts me'?

Wen Yan: "..." What bad luck!