Night Fire Lingering

Wen Yan took a deep breath, not wanting to cause trouble for the law firm, and tried her best to maintain a polite smile: "President Gu, you—"

Before she could finish saying "okay," Gu Yanci had already withdrawn his gaze, displaying the arrogance of a client, and left quickly with a group of executives without giving any feedback.

Wen Yan: "..."

asshole!

-

As soon as the people from the Gu Group left, the project team's office erupted in chaos:

"Holy crap! Holy crap! Holy crap! Their boss is so handsome!"

"He looks so young! I wonder if he's married. He's such a high-quality man!"

"Don't even think about it, Mr. Gu has a girlfriend."

Wen Yan's heart skipped a beat. She stopped turning on the computer and listened intently.

The speaker was a pretty girl named Zhou Keyi who carried an LV bag to work. Her family owned a small company and she was well-informed.

Zhou Keyi raised her chin, showing a hint of smugness at having exclusive information: "President Gu's partner is also a rich heiress, and they've been childhood sweethearts. I think her name is Mu Zhi."

Oh, Wen Muzhi.

It turns out that in these rumors, Gu Yanci's partner had nothing to do with her, Mrs. Gu.

Wen Yan lowered her eyes, unsure whether she felt more relieved or self-deprecating.

"So what if she has a boyfriend? These rich people are unpredictable," another person said. "Didn't President Gu just notice Xiao Yan? Our Xiao Yan is so beautiful!"

Wen Yan didn't know how the topic had shifted to her, the intern, so she quickly waved her hand: "President Gu seems unsmiling, unapproachable, serious, and boring. He's not my type."

"You wish! You've got your eye on someone!" Zhou Keyi rolled her eyes. "President Gu wouldn't even look at someone like you!"

Wen Yan: "..."

That's right, they're getting a divorce!

Wen Yan quietly removed the diamond ring from her ring finger and put it in her bag—no one noticed yet.

Half an hour later.

The law firm team and the legal department met in the conference room for an initial meeting.

Before everyone could sit down, a tall, slender man in a suit with broad shoulders and a narrow waist appeared.

"Mr. Gu, what brings you here—" The legal director stood up to greet Gu Yanci, who had suddenly appeared.

Zhou Qi spoke on Gu's behalf: "President Gu is here to listen in."

Wen Yan was filled with questions.

No, it's just a preliminary discussion meeting, not some important results report. What's the point of Gu Yanci, this big shot, coming to listen? Is he that bored?

Remembering the gossip her colleagues had been discussing about Gu Yanci, she didn't want to see that scoundrel even once!

Gu Yanci sat in the main seat, listening to Sun Xingbai present the plan while flipping through the documents in front of him with little interest.

Suddenly, for some reason, his hand trembled, and he accidentally spilled coffee on the documents.

"President Gu?" The legal director looked at Gu Yanci nervously, thinking there was a problem with the plan.

"Give me a fresh one." Gu Yanci slowly wiped the coffee that had splashed onto his hands.

The general counsel was about to give him his share.

Gu Yanci raised his eyes, his sharp gaze locking onto the corner furthest from him: "Miss Wen, may I have your share?"

Wen Yan: "?"

When Wen Yan was called out, she looked up and couldn't hide her emotions for a moment. Her face practically screamed: "Gu Yanci, is there something wrong with you?"

She suspected that Gu Yanci did it on purpose.

But she had no proof.

As a lowly service provider, she couldn't even openly question the esteemed client!

"President Gu has such a good memory! I only mentioned Xiao Wen's name this morning, and you remembered it!" Sun Xingbo seized the opportunity to flatter the client, then turned to urge Wen Yan, "Why haven't you sent it to President Gu yet!"

As a mere intern at the service provider's company, Wen Yan had no reason to disobey the CEO of the client company.

Reluctantly, she stood up, quickly composed herself, walked over, and presented her documents with both hands: "Please!"

The moment the documents were handed over, the man's hand touched hers.

Wen Yan felt an unusual heat, and the tingling sensation made her tremble.

She glanced at Gu Yanci subconsciously, but the man had already lowered his eyes to look at the documents, as if the moment had been unintentional and he hadn't even noticed it.

Wen Yan turned around and went back to her seat.

"Wait a minute," Gu Yanci suddenly said.

Wen Yan: "..."

unlucky!

“Miss Wen,” Gu Yanci said, pointing to the bottom right corner of a page with the document on the table, “what does this mean?”

Wen Yan turned her head and saw a lifelike line drawing of a little person rolling their eyes in the lower right corner of the document, with the words "None of your business, peace" written next to it.

Wen Yan: "…………"

Mr. Gu rarely surfs the internet, so naturally he is unaware of these trendy internet terms.

Wen Yan smiled sincerely as she translated: "peace, calm."

Everyone: "...?"

WTF?

Mr. Gu is fluent in eight languages, do you need to translate "peace"?

The general counsel craned his neck to see what Wen Yan had written on the document, but couldn't see it and was very disappointed!

Everyone waited for President Gu to make his move.

Unexpectedly, Gu Yanci didn't hold it against him.

His gaze fell on Wen Yan's left ring finger—their wedding ring was gone.

Gu Yanci's presence increased the pressure on Sun Xingbai and the legal department staff. Fortunately, he didn't speak again, as if he was just listening in on a whim during his free time.

Wen Yan sat back down, occasionally feeling a scorching and oppressive gaze fall on her, but when she looked up, Gu Yanci wasn't looking at her at all.

Gu Yanci used his phone to search the meaning of "关你peace" on Baidu.

Oh, none of your business!

"Tsk!" Gu Yanci laughed in exasperation.

-

"Wen Yan, do you know President Gu?"

Back in the lawyers' private office, Zhou Keyi asked the gossip that everyone was interested in.

"I don't know him." Wen Yan shook her head without hesitation.

Zhou Keyi looked at her suspiciously, disbelieving: "Then why did President Gu specifically ask you for the documents when there were so many people in the conference room just now?"

"Perhaps it's because I'm the least important person here as an intern. Even if I don't have the materials, it won't affect the project's progress or quality." Wen Yan acted very innocently. "If I had a relationship with President Gu, the legal director wouldn't be unaware of me, right?"

Zhou Keyi gave a satisfied hum: "Wen Yan, you know 'Yao,' right? It's a high-end jewelry brand under the Gu Group. Countless top actresses would kill for its endorsement, but President Gu only gave it to his girlfriend Wen Muzhi as a gift. So, it's best if you don't have any other intentions!"

Wen Yan's expression was indifferent: "Oh, really? Mr. Gu is so good to his girlfriend."