Night Fire Lingering

Wen Yan was stunned: "You...you're alright?"

That scoundrel actually lied to her?!

The worry that Wen Yan had been forcibly suppressing on her face vanished. As she spoke, she rushed to the bedside in a few quick steps and reached out to touch the man's forehead.

It was scalding hot to the touch.

Wen Yan's cold expression softened slightly, but she frowned again, looking annoyed.

It would be better if he lied to her; at least he'd be physically alright!

Wen Yan removed her hand from his forehead.

The moment her palm left her hand, the man grabbed it again—in that blink of an eye, he even made sure to avoid the injury on her hand.

"Do you want something to happen to me?" The man's face was very pale, but his cheeks were abnormally flushed.

Wen Yan felt an unusually hot temperature coming from her fingers and palms.

He does have a fever.

Still has a high fever.

"Zhou Qi said you had a fever and fainted." Wen Yan indicated that she did not mean anything immoral.

Gu Yanci did have a high fever, but not to the point of falling into a coma.

Wen Yan kept looking at him and noticed that he twitched his eyebrows almost imperceptibly, and that's when she knew.

"Fine, Zhou Qi lied to me!" Wen Yan angrily pulled her hand back.

A smile flickered in Gu Yanci's eyes as he said firmly, "You're worried about me, Zhizhi."

Wen Yan pursed her lips and glared at him, but the man was not affected by her negative emotions at all and seemed to be in a good mood.

It's like a high fever damaging brain cells!

"Gu Yanci, whether it's you or someone else, I will care about and worry about the injuries I suffered." Wen Yan's attitude was very cold.

There are doctors at the hospital, she must not have rested well to rush to the hospital in the middle of the night!

As Wen Yan reflected on her actions, she grew angrier and angrier. As her mind relaxed, she couldn't help but yawn.

Seeing this, Gu Yanci patted the empty seat next to him and invited Wen Yan to join him.

Wen Yan rolled her eyes, sat down on the sofa next to her, and started playing with her phone. She planned to wait until the doctor came to check on Gu Yanci's condition at dawn before leaving.

Her eyelids started to droop, and Wen Yan felt sleepy uncontrollably.

Just as I was drifting off to sleep, there was a sudden knock on the door.

Wen Yan woke up with a start, her morning grumpiness making her look at the ward door with an unfriendly expression.

Looking at the man on the bed again, Gu Yanci was staring coldly at the door, as if he was about to rush over and beat him up at any moment.

The patient needs rest, especially one with a high fever. Does the person outside have any serious illness?

Wen Yan stood up and, without hesitation, opened the ward door.

Just then, the middle-aged man outside raised his hand again, wanting to knock on the door again, but Zhou Qi stopped him.

"Madam, I'm sorry, it was my oversight just now," Zhou Qi apologized.

Wen Yan didn't blame Zhou Qi. Stopping these people was difficult because, in essence, Zhou Qi's status was lower than that of these elders of the Gu family.

“Xiao Wen, we just want to go see Yan Ci; we’re very worried about him,” the middle-aged man said.

Wen Yan glanced at him, ignored him, and instructed Zhou Qi: "Have the bodyguards come and guard the area. No one is allowed to approach without my permission."

When Wen Yan gave her orders, her cold face exuded an imposing aura.

Zhou Qi immediately complied.

Within a minute, four bodyguards arrived and stood guard at the door. With Wen Yan's orders, they weren't afraid of offending the elders of the Gu family.

"Wen Yan, don't go too far!" another uncle said.

Wen Yan's gaze swept over the elders of the Gu family, and she pointed to the door behind her that was not closed properly: "Anyone who wants to go in to see Gu Yanci, say it now. He can hear you. As long as he nods, I will definitely not stop you."

In an instant, everyone turned to look into the ward.

The design of the wards meant that they could only see the foot of the bed and couldn't see the person lying inside.

A full minute passed, and no one uttered a sound.

Wen Yan spoke to them with the door open, but Gu Yanci didn't react at all, which showed that she was completely fearless!

These people dared to boss Zhou Qi around and chat with Wen Yan about random things, but they didn't dare to utter a single arrogant word in front of Gu Yanci.

Wen Yan chuckled lightly, her tone dripping with sarcasm. "If any of you are older and don't get enough sleep, it's fine to stay here for a while. However, please keep quiet—Assistant Zhou, thank you for your hard work, go back and rest."

Before she finished speaking, Wen Yan retreated back to the ward and closed the door.

The crowd was so angry that they hesitated to speak several times.

No, isn't Wen Yan about to become a discarded woman? When are these two finally getting a divorce?

……

"Mrs. Gu is so impressive."

Gu Yanci looked at Wen Yan with a half-smile, his gaze following her from the ward door all the way to the sofa.

"Is there a problem with Young Master Gu?" Wen Yan asked expressionlessly.

"No," Gu Yanci praised, "Madam did a very good job."

If Wen Yan hadn't acted quickly, he would have had Zhou Qi chase the person away.

He didn't mind a bunch of people standing as punishment outside, but if those people disturbed Wen Yan's sleep, then that wouldn't do.

Wen Yan didn't bother talking to Gu Yanci and sat back down on the sofa.

She did some things that exceeded her own expectations.

She originally had no intention of continuing to appear in public as Mrs. Gu.

Wen Yan forced herself to stop thinking about her actions and how they would affect Gu Yanci.

"Why are you unhappy?" Gu Yanci keenly sensed Wen Yan's emotions.

Wen Yan looked up and said, "Young Master Gu, patients need to rest more. If you have a fever, you should sleep more."

What are you doing, opening your eyes and saying such things!

Gu Yanci obediently closed his eyes, a rare occurrence, and turned off the main lights before doing so, leaving only a set of nightlights on.

The lights in the ward were dim.

Gradually, Wen Yan, who had relaxed, also became drowsy.

The woman unconsciously slumped onto the sofa, her head resting on the armrest, her breathing becoming long and even.

Gu Yanci opened his eyes, showing no sign of sleepiness.

He quietly got up, shifting his weight onto his uninjured right leg, and limped over to pick her up in his arms. Despite the pain in his left leg, he gently placed Wen Yan on the bed.

He was about to get into bed when he hesitated for a moment and then gave up.

He covered the woman with the blanket and looked down at her.

Darkness is the best disguise, concealing the obsession in the man's eyes.

……

Wen Yan woke up feeling refreshed.

She hadn't been sleeping well lately, but last night she slept soundly without any dreams in the second half of the night.

Wait, sleep?!

Wen Yan suddenly snapped out of her daze and sat up in bed. Turning her head, she saw that Gu Yanci was asleep on the sofa, while she was lying on his hospital bed!

Wen Yan immediately rolled over and got out of bed.

Gu Yanci woke up as soon as she made a sound.

"How come you fell asleep on the sofa? How come I'm in bed?" Wen Yan asked incredulously.

Gu Yanci laid his injured left leg flat on the sofa, bent his right knee and placed it on the ground, and sat up.

She said very innocently, "I went to the bathroom and when I came back, you took over my bed."

"Gu Yanci! I don't have a sleepwalking problem!" Wen Yan immediately went to check on the injury on his left leg.

The moment her hand touched the man's trouser leg, Gu Yanci pressed it down:

"Madam, I tend to be more aroused in the morning. Are you sure you want to take my pants off?"