Night Fire Lingering

Wen Yan gave a forced smile: "I'm afraid you might become sexually harassing me."

Gu Yanci ignored Wen Yan's sarcasm and said, "Wen Yan, you haven't realized where the problem lies yet."

Wen Yan's toes were already pointing towards the door, but upon hearing this, she turned back.

"what?"

Gu Yanci changed to a half-smile, looked at Wen Yan, and said nothing.

He picked up the coffee cup beside him, about to take a sip, when he realized it was empty. He then looked at Wen Yan, raising an eyebrow slightly.

Wen Yan understood what he meant and stood still, saying, "I'm not your secretary, I have no obligation to make coffee for you."

“Ms. Wen, you are not my subordinate, and I have no obligation to instruct you on your work.”

Wen Yan: "..."

So angry!

Reason told Wen Yan that she should turn around and leave immediately, ignoring Gu Yanci!

But her strong thirst for knowledge kept her glued to her feet.

has a problem?

What's wrong?

Is the problem with her or the document?

After struggling for a full two minutes, Wen Yan went to the tea room to make coffee, still feeling indignant.

Gu Yanci always drinks black coffee, so Wen Yan deliberately made a latte with triple the sugar and brought it back.

Gu Yanci glanced at the latte, said nothing, and took a sip.

So sweet!

It was clearly awful, but thankfully, President Gu maintained his good manners, only frowning slightly and not spitting it out on the spot.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Gu, I've never served anyone before, so I'm not very good at these things." Wen Yan smiled, her eyes crinkling, like a cunning little fox who had just succeeded in her scheme.

Gu Yanci was too lazy to argue with her, and gave an ambiguous chuckle, saying, "Yes, I'm the one who serves you."

Wen Yan's smile froze instantly: "..."

She couldn't help but feel that the scoundrel's use of the word "serve" wasn't entirely innocent!

"Mr. Gu—" Wen Yan asked with a forced smile, getting back to the point, "What exactly is the problem?"

"Why haven't you been eating in the cafeteria these past two days?" Gu Yanci suddenly interrogated him.

"What does whether I eat in the cafeteria or not have to do with my work?"

Wen Yan's heart skipped a beat:

Is Gu Yanci... concerned about her? Or does he care about her?

“Ms. Wen, if outsiders think that our Gu Group is exploiting the employees of our contractors, it will affect the company’s stock price.”

Wen Yan lowered her eyes: "Oh, I'll go have dinner later—so, Mr. Gu, is there a problem?"

"Wen Zhizhi, the workplace is not school; everything you do is linked to your status." Gu Yanci clasped his hands together, speaking succinctly.

Wen Yan banished her irritation. "I'm an employee of the law firm. I'm handing over the firm's documents to the client. What questions do you have—"

题？

something wrong.

Wen Yan stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence.

She was an employee of the law firm representing Party B, and Party B's work should have been submitted directly to Party A's legal department, as that was the direct point of contact. Gu Yanci, however, was the boss of Party A and the head of the legal department; given her rank, she had absolutely no right to have direct contact with Gu Yanci.

“But your legal director asked me to submit this document.” Wen Yan lowered her voice unconsciously.

"He told you to strip naked and lie on my bed, and you did it too?"

"Gu Yanci, you—!"

Gu Yanci raised an eyebrow slightly.

Wen Yan ceased all activity.

Indeed, the general counsel should have instructed his subordinates to send documents to Gu Yanci. Even if the agency team wanted to contact Gu Yanci, it should have been at least at the level of Attorney Sun, or even a partner.

A look of appreciation and pleasure flashed in Gu Yanci's eyes.

Wen Yan is just that smart; with a little guidance, she can figure everything out.

Unfortunately, we always think too highly of people.

"Then why did Zhou Qi deliberately let me in?" Wen Yan asked, her voice muffled with anger.

Gu Yanci chuckled and asked, "Why do you think he did it on purpose, Mrs. Gu?"

Wen Yan clenched her little fists and said fiercely, "Zhou Qi can't distinguish between public and private matters, he's two-faced, and he doesn't fulfill his duties. His bonus should be deducted!"

Gu Yanci subconsciously reached out to drink the coffee, but then withdrew his hand.

"it is good."

Wen Yan looked at him suspiciously. Why was he suddenly so easy to talk to?

Gu Yanci made an internal call to summon Zhou Qi.

When Zhou Qi came in, he was stunned, thinking, "You two don't want me to listen in on your arguments, do you?"

As a result, the boss's first words were: "Zhou Qi, this quarter's bonus is deducted."

Zhou Qi: "???"

Zhou Qi looked at Wen Yan: No, Grandma, what did I do to make you angry?

Wen Yan was satisfied: "President Gu, I'll leave the documents here. I'll go back to work now."

Despite having his bonus deducted, Zhou Qi still had to smile and see Wen Yan off at the door.

Upon returning, Zhou Qi quietly removed Wen Yan's overly sweet latte and replaced it with a black coffee for Gu Yanci.

"Year-end bonus doubled." Gu Yanci said as he opened the document.

Zhou Qi was taken aback, then his eyes lit up: "Thank you, Boss Xie!"

His decision to have employees from the vendor's team deliver documents to the president's office was indeed against regulations.

But what's wrong with him having the president's wife deliver documents to the president's office?

There are no problems anywhere!

Moreover, it seems that President Gu is quite satisfied!

Zhou Qi was Gu Yanci's confidant, and the two had known each other for many years. Even so, he couldn't understand Gu Yanci's attitude towards Wen Yan.

If we're talking about liking someone, everyone knows that Gu Yanci doesn't like Wen Yan.

If you're talking about dislike, Wen Yan lives better than any other wealthy wife in the industry, and she has the greatest privileges with Gu Yanci.

Just now, President Gu deducted his bonus in front of his wife, clearly just to please her!

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After get off work, Wen Yan returned to her apartment and continued sorting through her mother's belongings.

Nan Yun had a habit of writing a diary before her death. Wen Yan looked at the beautiful running script and suddenly sat up straight, noticing something was wrong.

We look forward to seeing Zhizhi grow up; she'll definitely be the most beautiful baby.

Life is beautiful, and I'm increasingly looking forward to the future.

How could someone who is suicidal and psychologically negative write such words full of longing for the future?

The year Nan Yun committed suicide, Wen Yan had just turned ten. At that time, Nan Yun's parents had already passed away, and Wen Yonghai, citing the horrific nature of Nan Yun's body, quickly had her cremated. By the time Wen Yan rushed back from school, Nan Yun had already become a pile of ashes.

As Wen Yan grew older, she became increasingly suspicious; Wen Yonghai's speed in 'destroying the evidence' was too fast.

The last two entries in Nan Yun's diary two days before her death:

Yonghai, meeting you was my luck, and it's also what I've wronged you.

Yonghai, I'm sorry.

The mother's death was indeed inextricably linked to Wen Yonghai!

Wen Yan took a deep breath.

She couldn't afford to break ties with the Wen family yet.

She wants to find clues about the truth behind her mother's death in Wen Yonghai!