Night Fire Lingering

Gu Yanci remained silent for two seconds, and the atmosphere in the air seemed to freeze slightly.

Soon, a slight smile appeared on his lips, a hint of mockery in his eyes, and he changed his question, "Then why don't you wipe it for me?"

"You didn't even wipe my wound when I was injured."

You want beauty!

Gu Yanci raised an eyebrow. "So Mrs. Gu is unhappy about this. I'll make it up to you tonight."

Wen Yan walked into the bathroom, grabbed a towel, and tossed it to him: "Your hands are fine, aren't they? Dry them yourself, don't get my bed dirty!"

Gu Yanci raised an eyebrow when he thought of the word 'dirty'.

As luck would have it, Wen Yan happened to see his subtle expression, and instantly realized something, glaring at him resentfully.

Gu Yanci chuckled immediately: "Why are you glaring at me?"

Wen Yan said expressionlessly, "Why do you think I glared at you?"

The man shrugged: "Little girl, aren't you overthinking this?"

Wen Yan sneered and slammed the door shut as she left.

Don't talk to shameless people!

Especially shameless men!

The sofa was spacious, and Gu Yanci, with his tall stature and long legs, felt quite constrained lying there, but Wen Yan could even turn over while lying down.

The bedroom door reopened from the inside.

Gu Yanci was still the same as before, with a loose pink bath towel wrapped around his waist, which belonged to Wen Yan.

“Go back to bed and sleep, I won’t touch you,” Gu Yanci said.

Wen Yan refused his kindness and didn't believe the man's lies.

"Gu Yanci, this is my home. If you don't cooperate with my arrangements, you can go back to your own villa and sleep wherever you want."

"..."

Having known her for so many years, Gu Yanci had seen Wen Yan's spoiled side and her shameless side, but he had never seen her give him such a righteous and stern order.

Gu Yanci found it somewhat novel and nodded, unusually obeying Wen Yan's arrangement.

"Don't take me away in the middle of the night," Wen Yan warned again.

Gu Yanci, who was planning to do just that: "..."

……

The blankets were filled with Wen Yan's scent.

Gu Yanci lay on the bed, both physically and mentally in a state of excitement.

This is practically a form of torture for him.

However, he was unwilling to lift the covers, and even couldn't help but bury his face in the blankets, taking deep breaths, which gave him the illusion of stepping into Wen Yan's arms.

Having just recovered from a serious illness, Gu Yanci was still quite weak, but he couldn't sleep. His mind kept uncontrollably filled with images that were currently impossible to realize.

The more I think about it, the more energetic I feel.

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Yanci got up again and quietly opened the bedroom door.

Only the floor lamp was on in the living room, casting a warm yellow light, and the woman's petite figure was hidden in the shadow of the sofa.

The underfloor heating was on indoors, so she wrapped herself in a thin cashmere blanket. The black blanket outlined the woman's graceful figure. Her long hair covered half of her face, making her unadorned cheeks appear even whiter and more delicate.

It's as beautiful as a rich oil painting.

Gu Yanci sat down on the single sofa next to him, gazing intently.

As I watched her, I couldn't help but kiss her forehead and then her cheek.

Such a beautiful person, such a wonderful person, no wonder so many people are thinking about her.

-

After a few days in the hospital, Gu Yanci had accumulated a lot of work.

Early in the morning, Zhou Qi arrived to pick up Gu Yanci, wearing a neatly pressed suit.

"Mr. Gu, you need to go to the financial news agency for an exclusive interview today. This was arranged last month, but it has already been postponed once because of your injury."

The implication is that further adjustments are not advisable.

Gu Yanci looked at Wen Yan: "You come with me."

Wen Yan was drinking milk when she looked over in confusion, her face clearly saying: Why should I be with you?

“Zheng Wenguang has not yet been sentenced, and the Zheng family is an uncontrollable factor,” Gu Yanci said. “Wenyan, I’m worried about you being alone.”

Wen Yan wanted to say that she had also gone to the company alone yesterday and returned unharmed.

However, these words were somewhat tactless, so Wen Yan swallowed them back.

Gu Yanci took the suit back to his bedroom to change.

Zhou Qi lowered his voice and whispered to Wen Yan, "If you go to the TV station today, you might run into Miss Wen Muzhi."

Wen Yan knew that Zhou Qi had deliberately revealed this to her. She glanced at him and said, "I have no interest in seeing Wen Muzhi."

Because of Wen Yan's attitude, Wen Muzhi has temporarily extricated himself from the kidnapping case and has returned to work at the TV station in the last two days.

Zhou Qi said, "But what if Miss Wen Muzhi has feelings for President Gu..."

Wen Yan didn't seem to care much: "Flies don't land on eggs without cracks."

"Who are you calling an egg?" Gu Yanci came out of the room.

Wen Yan looked at the ceiling, neither denying nor admitting it.

Gu Yanci put his arm around Wen Yan's shoulder and half-embraced her as they walked out: "Let's go together, there's a show you want to see."

-

The atmosphere at the TV station is usually quite serious, but today it was unusually noisy—

"It's laughable that an illegitimate daughter is fit to be a leading actress!"

“An illegitimate daughter is an illegitimate daughter, Wen Muzhi. Why are you beating around the bush and saying she changed her surname to Wen after taking her stepfather’s surname? Do you know your identity is shameful?”

"I really feel sorry for that young lady from the Wen family. She's been deceived for so many years by her own father and you two mothers!"

"Wen Muzhi, you still want to interview Gu Yanci? I heard he got married. You wouldn't be thinking of becoming a mistress like your mother, would you?"

……

A group of people gathered together, mocking each other with their own words.

Wen Muzhi's path was blocked. She was dressed in an elegant white women's suit and had exquisite makeup, but her expression was extremely unpleasant.

She climbed too fast, blocking the way for too many people and making too many people envious. There are countless people waiting to kick her when she's down!

"What nonsense are you spouting! You're making things up without any evidence. I can sue you for defamation!" Wen Muzhi tried his best to control his emotions, but his expression still betrayed his panic.

How did these people find out about this information?

"Who's talking nonsense? Your so-called stepfather is your biological father, and your mother is just a mistress who moved into your home!"

Just as Wen Muzhi was about to speak, a clear, cold voice broke in: "Sister, are you at work today?"

Everyone looked over in the direction of the sound—

A beautiful woman without makeup was smiling at them, tilting her head slightly, exuding elegance with a touch of playfulness.

"Sister?" Someone keenly seized upon this title.

Wen Yan looked at the person and replied, "Ah, Wen Muzhi is my stepmother's older sister who was brought into the family."

"You're the young lady from the Wen family?"

"She calls me 'sister'? The child from the first wife is actually younger than Wen Muzhi? My God!"

Everyone was surprised and immediately erupted in chaos.

“Miss Wen, you and Mr. Gu…” Someone recognized Gu Yanci beside Wen Yan and couldn’t help but ask.

The man had handsome features and an outstanding temperament, making him truly eye-catching. Standing next to Wen Yan, they were a perfect couple.

Wen Yan smiled slightly and introduced, "He is currently my husband."

Gu Yanci originally asked Wen Yan to appear with him because he wanted these people to know about his relationship with Wen Yan.

However, Wen Yan actually added 'currently'!