Night Fire Lingering

Whom to see?

Wen Yan pursed her lips but did not answer.

The vast presidential suite was silent. Gu Yanci looked at Wen Yan with an innate sense of pressure in his eyes.

After a while, Gu Yanci sighed, walked up to Wen Yan, bent down gently, and brought his handsome face close to hers.

At such close range, they could see each other's reflections in their pupils.

Wen Yan could sense his breathing and clearly see every single one of his eyelashes.

"Zhizhi, am I really that unworthy of your trust?" Gu Yanci asked.

Wen Yan smiled enigmatically: "Gu Yanci, the only person I trust now is Bei Qing."

Gu Yanci's gaze froze for a moment, then he asked, "I can't?"

After asking that question, he felt he had humiliated himself, but he still wanted to know—how much he meant to her.

Wen Yan looked into his eyes and shook her head without hesitation.

No.

Gu Yanci felt a pang of pain in his heart.

Wen Yan said softly, "Gu Yanci, I once believed in you."

I have complete faith in it.

However, her trust resulted in her being hurt.

The presidential suite has a second bedroom.

Wen Yan went to the second bedroom to rest.

The names "Nan Yun" and "Nan Zhiyi" kept appearing in my mind all night.

She hoped that the shared surname was just a coincidence.

-

The next day.

Wen Yan has a good natural look, so makeup didn't take much effort. However, the tailor still spent more than three hours altering the dress on the spot according to her figure, and the entire styling was completed five hours later.

Wen Yan chose a simple, moon-white, shimmering satin gown. The dress was extremely simple, with no extra colors, only subtle embroidery at the waist and diamond embellishments. Paired with a rich, pure sapphire necklace and earrings, she looked both elegant and noble.

Gu Yanci was momentarily lost in thought, but quickly lowered his eyes to conceal it and returned to normal.

Then, his gaze fell on the colorful gemstone bracelet on Wen Yan's wrist—the bracelet that her classmate had given her was completely out of place with this dress.

Gu Yanci asked, "Does it have special significance?"

"No." Wen Yan took off the bracelet and put it into her shoulder bag.

Gu Yanci didn't ask any more questions, but the details of the bracelet kept replaying in her mind.

The characters on the small platinum metal plaque appeared to be Sanskrit.

Nowadays, very few college students are interested in Buddhism.

In his memory, the only young person who liked Buddhism and Buddhist scriptures was the late Gu Jingzhou.

So who gave you this bracelet?

Why does he just look so irritating?

……

Twilight Quadruple.

Luxury cruise ships docked in the port appear extravagant and aloof.

The dock was filled with elegantly dressed women and luxury cars. Men and women, dressed in their finest attire, boarded the ship hand in hand, each wearing a polite, feigned smile.

Asian faces are rare visitors here. Gu Yanci kept a very low profile during his time in the United States, but that didn't stop him from being the heir to the renowned Gu Group, and he was well-received wherever he went.

"I'll go take a walk by myself," Wen Yan said softly to Gu Yanci.

She subtly looked around, observing the women coming and going, trying to find someone who might be Nan Zhiyi.

"Don't you want to meet other people?" Gu Yanci grabbed her hand.

He wanted to introduce his wife to other people.

Wen Yan shook her head: "I don't want to."

A middle-aged white man came to talk to Gu Yanci.

Just then, Wen Yan saw a familiar figure!

The woman wore a long, elegant emerald-green silk dress, exuding grace and nobility. She was slender, clearly of Asian build. With her back to Wen Yan, she turned slightly to speak to someone beside her, revealing a small portion of her beautiful and gentle face.

That half-face seemed to awaken Wen Yan's memories, gradually making the figure that had long been blurred in the years clear again.

Wen Yan opened her mouth, the word "Mommy" was on the tip of her tongue, but she couldn't make a sound.

As the woman walked further and further away, Wen Yan's body reacted faster than her mind, and she chased after her.

Gu Yanci was being pestered by a middle-aged white man, and he kept glancing at Wen Yan out of the corner of his eye. But when he did, he found that the person standing next to him had suddenly disappeared!

Gu Yanci's expression changed slightly. Ignoring etiquette, he looked around but still couldn't see Wen Yan's figure.

"Gu, what happened?" the white man asked.

Gu Yanci's face was grim. He asked the people around him, "Have you seen my wife? She's the girl who was with me."

……

Wen Yan chased after him all the way to the second floor of the ship's cabin.

"Miss, please wait!"

Wen Yan was stopped halfway by a black bodyguard.

“That person might be someone I know!” Wen Yan said urgently, then, remembering that they were in Los Angeles, she repeated herself in English.

In the blink of an eye, the woman in the emerald green dress had entered the room at the end of the corridor, and her figure had completely disappeared.

The bodyguard chuckled dismissively: "Miss, you're the fifth person today to try and get close to Mrs. Tang."

"Madam Tang?" Wen Yan was completely unfamiliar with this title and form.

Could it be that she saw things wrong just now? Has she forgotten what her mother looks like and started mistaking other people for her mother?

This realization left Wen Yan feeling very frustrated, and a deep sense of self-reproach welled up inside her.

“Madam Tang looks a lot like an old friend of mine. Could you please convey my intention to visit?” Wen Yan was still determined to see the lady’s face.

The bodyguard nodded and went into the room to announce the arrival.

Wen Yan waited nervously in place, her hands twisting together, each second feeling like an eternity, a mixture of anticipation and fear welling up inside her.

I hope that it really is the mother I've been thinking about day and night.

But if it really is her mother, then what does it mean that she has ignored her all these years?

Finally, the room door was reopened!

Wen Yan looked over nervously, holding her breath, her heart almost stopping.

But all they saw was a black bodyguard who came out and said, "Miss, our lady doesn't know any Asian girls. Please leave. Trying to get close to her by claiming to be Asian won't work!"

"do not know?"

This answer is strange.

That Mrs. Tang clearly had an Asian build. Even if she wasn't purely Asian, she should have Asian ancestry and couldn't possibly not know other Asian women.

Besides, Madam Tang has never met her, so how can she be so sure that she doesn't recognize her?

It's obvious they don't want to see me!

"Miss, if you don't leave soon, I'll have to ask you to leave." The bodyguard began to issue the order to evict her.

Seeing that Wen Yan didn't move, the black bodyguard gave his partner a look, and the other two bodyguards walked towards Wen Yan, looking as if they were about to throw her out.

"Wen Yan!"

A man's voice suddenly came from behind.

Gu Yanci was panting, his hair slightly disheveled, clearly having run there. When he saw that Wen Yan was unharmed, the worry in his eyes disappeared, and he breathed a huge sigh of relief.

Gu Yanci strode over and, without saying a word, pulled Wen Yan into his arms. The force was so strong that Wen Yan felt a little pain, as he was afraid that if he loosened his grip even slightly, she would disappear again.

"Wen Yan, you're trying to scare me to death, aren't you?"