Night Fire Lingering

"We'll find out if we look it up." Gu Yanci didn't comment much on things he didn't know and immediately contacted Zhou Qi to investigate.

He knew nothing about his mother-in-law, Nan Yun, and had never thought of finding out before.

Just as a wild goose leaves its mark, whether or not there is a Spanish-Chinese man in Nan Yun's life can be found out by checking.

Wen Yan's eyelashes trembled slightly; she dared not think any further.

She suddenly stood up, and Gu Yanci gripped her hand tightly: "Where are you going?"

She immediately realized that her hand was still injured, and instinctively wanted to let go, but dared not.

I'm worried that the person might slip away unnoticed.

“…Going to the toilet.” Wen Yan’s face showed visibly speechless.

"..." Gu Yanci coughed lightly and said, "Zhou Qi went to check the information. If you stay here, you can get the feedback as soon as possible."

Wen Yan tilted her head to look at him. Sunlight streamed in through the large window, illuminating Wen Yan's cheeks with dappled light.

"Gu Yanci, why do I feel like you're dangling an apple in front of me?"

Give her a hook so she won't leave.

The man seemed not to understand her words and let go.

Close the bathroom door.

The world seemed to have fallen silent.

Wen Yan looked at herself in the mirror and examined herself carefully.

……

"Knock knock knock!"

"Wen Yan!"

The knocking and Gu Yanci's shouts brought Wen Yan back to her senses.

She then realized that she had been lost in thought while looking in the mirror.

Wen Yan suddenly remembered something, quickly opened the door, and saw Gu Yanci, the patient with the injured leg, get out of bed again and walk to the bathroom door by himself.

"Why did you get out of bed again?" Wen Yan was furious and immediately helped him back.

I thought he could exert some force on his own and it probably wouldn't be too heavy, but I didn't expect the man's heavy body to press down on me without hesitation!

Wen Yan was caught off guard and her body spun half a circle backward. Her back hit the hard wall, and she barely stopped, only to find herself surrounded by a wall of people.

Gu Yanci braced himself against the wall with one hand, his injured left leg bent at the knee, trapping Wen Yan between his body and the wall.

A strong sense of oppression and a male-centric possessiveness overwhelmed me in an instant.

"Gu Yanci, you did this on purpose!"

Wen Yan realized what was happening and was incredulous; she almost wanted to slap him.

The woman's eyes were wide with anger, but to Gu Yanci, she looked more like an angry cat, posing no threat whatsoever.

Even if she slaps you, tsk, which cat owner hasn't been slapped by their cat?

Gu Yanci parted his thin lips slightly, and stated slowly and deliberately in a good mood: "Wen Zhizhi, you care about me."

Wen Yan smiled and said, "If Zhou Qi had been injured while saving me, I would have cared about him too."

The same reason caused Assistant Zhou to look terrified and made President Gu's smile freeze.

Wen Yan suddenly exerted force, shoving Gu Yanci against the wall and pinning him against it, her arm around his neck: "A patient should act like a patient, Gu Yanci, or I'll tell Grandma!"

Gu Yanci immediately surrendered, extending an arm for Wen Yan to help him back.

Wen Yan didn't want to talk to him, but Gu Yanci was a patient, so she gritted her teeth in anger and helped him back to bed.

"You wait here!" Wen Yan said and walked out.

Gu Yanci subconsciously reached out to pull her, but Wen Yan walked too fast, and he only managed to grab a handful of air.

In that instant, I felt an emptiness in my heart.

Wen Yan was only gone for five minutes, but those five minutes felt like an eternity.

Gu Yanci breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Wen Yan return.

Wait, she's pushing a wheelchair?!

The bodyguards behind him were carrying a bunch of canes?!

The bodyguard put down his cane and quickly left.

“I don’t need this,” Gu Yanci said, frowning.

“Your bodyguards said they helped you to the toilet the past two days because you felt like you were disabled if you used a wheelchair or crutches.” Wen Yan gave him a look that said, ‘I already know, you don’t need to repeat yourself.’

Gu Yanci looked at her.

—If you already know, then what's the point of taking it?

“I think that given your current tendency to disobey and get out of bed, you are more likely to become disabled without a wheelchair or crutches.”

Gu Yanci observed Wen Yan without showing any emotion.

He knocked on the bathroom door because he was worried that she was upset and that she was alone inside.

After she came out, it was as if nothing had happened.

However, if she weren't feeling bad, she wouldn't be acting like this towards him now, arranging for a wheelchair and getting crutches, as if she were deliberately creating things for herself to do.

Zhou Qi's message came back in the evening—

Although it happened nearly ten years ago, Nan Yun did not deliberately conceal her information or whereabouts. Flight information and exit information were easy to find. She also found information about a Spanish-Chinese man named "Daniel" who had been seen entering and leaving luxury stores and auction houses with Nan Yun on several occasions, but no photos were taken.

The time was all during the summer and winter vacations when Wen Yan was not in the port city.

As for whether Nan Yun really committed suicide back then, and whether she is still alive now, more time is needed to investigate.

After listening, Wen Yan remained silent.

Wan Ying did not lie to her.

"Yan Yan?" Gu Yanci looked at her with concern.

"Mm." Wen Yan responded, as if these things were all expected. She stood up and said, "I have something to do, so I'll head back first."

Wen Yan took a few steps and added to Gu Yanci, "If you're worried, you can have someone follow me."

Gu Yanci saved her life. These are extraordinary times, and she wouldn't risk her life.

Her offer to have someone follow her demonstrates her determination to leave.

Four bodyguards personally escorted Wen Yan back to her apartment.

As soon as Wen Yan got home, she went to her study to look through her Nan Yun's belongings.

From Nan Yun's diary to her oil paintings, and then to her favorite jewelry and treasured books.

Wen Yan suddenly realized that several of Nan Yun's oil paintings depicted European landscapes she had never seen before... Were they landscapes she had seen with that uncle named Daniel?

There were also several pieces of jewelry, neither given by her maternal grandparents nor by Wen Yonghai, and Wen Yan did not know their origin.

Was it also a gift from Daniel?

Wen Yan's mind and heart were in complete turmoil.

……

Twilight Quadruple.

The outdoor streetlights cannot shine into the room.

When Gu Yanci entered the room, he saw a person sitting on the floor, her petite figure hidden in the dim light, looking pitiful.

She was holding a notebook and staring blankly.

The lights were so dim that I couldn't see any words at all.

"Zhizhi?"

Wen Yan was startled awake, and the first thing she saw was a wheelchair.

A tall man sat in a wheelchair. Through the dim light from the window, one could see his handsome phoenix eyes. His gaze was lowered as he looked at her, his cool and noble demeanor filled with a rare tenderness.

He was very obedient and sat in the wheelchair she had prepared.

He was also very disobedient; instead of staying in the hospital, he came to see her in person.