Night Fire Lingering

"Xiao Wen, is he really your husband?"

"Xiao Wen, how old are you? How come you're getting married at such a young age?"

"Xiao Wen, how long have you been married? Was it an introduction from your families?"

Wen Yan is the youngest presenter today. She was highly recommended by Professor Zhong, has an impressive resume, and is quite well-known in academia. She is a leader among the younger generation, and is also beautiful, which makes her popular with the elders of the family.

As soon as the academic conference ended, Wen Yan was pulled aside by senior figures in the legal field to inquire about gossip, like a picky family member.

Anyway, they're all academics, not business people, so they're not afraid of offending Gu Yanci!

A stylish and elegant retired female professor held Wen Yan's hand and said regretfully, "Oh dear, it's not good to get married so early! You should have taken advantage of your youth to see more men!"

“…Huh? Haha.” Wen Yan didn’t know how to answer and was very embarrassed.

With a hint of guilt, she glanced at the other party involved, her eyes darting around as if watching a show.

President Gu maintained his composure in public, with a slight smile on his lips. However, a closer look revealed that there was no real smile in his eyes; it was a chilling, insincere smile, and even a hint of gritted teeth.

Wen Yan couldn't help but want to laugh, but thinking of Gu Yanci's temper, she forced herself to hold it in to avoid being punished later that night.

Wen Yan answered these gossipy uncles, aunts, grandfathers, and grandmothers one by one:

“We’ve been married for a while now. I’m from Gangcheng, so the legal marriage age is relatively young.”

“He wasn’t introduced by my family; we’ve known each other since we were little.”

"Professor, we're not dating, really not!"

……

With each answer she gave, the man next to her looked more pleased, clearly satisfied with her responses.

"So, who pursued whom?" Even the usually serious and rigid Professor Zhong couldn't help but ask.

The beginning of their relationship was not a pleasant memory. Even now, people in the industry still say that "Wen Yan used any means necessary to get into Gu Yanci's bed and become Mrs. Gu," making her a negative example in the industry.

Wen Yan glanced at Gu Yanci subconsciously.

The man took her hand and replied to Professor Zhong with a smile, "I pursued her."

"Oh, oh, oh! I knew it!" Professor Zhong nodded in satisfaction, with an expression that said, 'That makes sense.'

Wen Yan had a feeling that someone was bullying Gu Yanci.

Once the seniors finally stopped gossiping about her and started discussing other things, Wen Yan asked Gu Yanci in a low voice, "Why are you here? Aren't you busy with work lately?"

Gu Yanci glanced at Wen Yan coolly: "No matter how busy you are, your wife will run away."

Wen Yan looked completely innocent: "You're talking nonsense, don't wrong me!"

She hasn't had much contact with other young men lately! The one she's been in contact with the most is Professor Zhong, who is about to turn sixty!

Gu Yanci said, "As soon as I came in, I heard someone trying to introduce you to someone, saying something like 'Don't let good things go to outsiders.'"

Wen Yan: "...I don't know, I've never heard of it, don't talk nonsense."

Believe it or not, this is something these professors and senior colleagues would actually do!

Wen Yan glared at him defiantly, "So, are you happy now?"

Now everyone knows I'm married!

Moreover, a simple check will reveal which company you belong to, so there's no chance of anyone trying to steal your partner.

Gu Yanci said calmly, "This is the result of my hard work."

Wen Yan: "..."

Wen Yan was about to say that Gu Yanci was shameless when she suddenly stopped looking!

A woman stood in a corner not far away, her face half-hidden by a black top hat, gazing at her tenderly.

Wen Yan's smile froze.

Didn't Nan Yun go back to Spain with Nan Zhiyi? How come she's here?

When Nan Yun saw that Wen Yan had noticed her, her eyes lit up, and she waved happily. She opened her mouth as if to call out to Wen Yan, but Wen Yan had already looked away first.

"Let's go," Wen Yan said to Gu Yanci.

She didn't want to see Nan Yun again.

Gu Yanci also noticed Nan Yun, but without saying much, he followed Wen Yan to greet the professors and left first.

"That person looked familiar," a professor suddenly said. "Old Chen, isn't that your wife's student from Hong Kong? The very smart and beautiful one!"

"Which one? What's her name?" The professor, who was called Old Chen, wanted to look again, but Nan Yun had already left.

Others also noticed Nan Yun.

Wen Yan had a cold expression, but she ran into Nan Yun again at the exit of the hall.

"Zhizhi!" Nan Yun blocked Wen Yan's path. She glanced at the tall Gu Yanci beside her, then looked back at Wen Yan. "Mommy has something to say to you. Can we talk?"

Wen Yan sneered: "After hiding for so many years, are you not planning to hide anymore?"

"what?"

"Wasn't that jade necklace your signal to everyone?"

Now that she has reappeared at the banquet, Wen Yan is confident that Nan Yun will be discussed again in the circle tomorrow, and Wen Yan will once again become the topic of conversation.

"Zhizhi, what do you mean by that?" Nan Yun didn't understand Wen Yan's sarcasm and explained, "That necklace was left for you. Since you don't want it anymore, Zhiyi said to donate it to charity. It's a token of your appreciation."

What are her feelings?

The necklace was donated under the name of "Miss Nan's mother's belongings," which had absolutely nothing to do with Wen Yan's feelings.

It's more like her retribution!

Gu Yanci couldn't stand it anymore and shielded Wen Yan behind him. "Madam Tang, my wife and I are in a hurry to get home. Please make way."

Nan Yun gave Gu Yanci a disapproving look, then continued to Wen Yan, "Zhizhi, Mommy came to see you today because I have something important to tell you. Give Mommy five minutes, no, just two minutes! I'm your mommy, I wouldn't hurt you!"

Gu Yanci frowned slightly, a hint of something unusual about him appearing.

He knew that Nan Yun was not satisfied with him as her son-in-law, but she had never shown such blatant displeasure before.

Why this time?

what happened?

"If this is the last time you'll bother my life, then fine." Wen Yan's unspoken message was: I'll give you two minutes, and don't come looking for me again. Otherwise, I won't even get those two minutes today!

"Zhizhi..." Nan Yun looked at her hurtfully, tears welling up in her eyes. She took a deep breath, "Okay! Two minutes!"

……

Wen Yan looked at the man smoking by the car a few dozen meters away and urged Nan Yun, "You have one minute and fifty seconds left."

"Zhizhi, Gu Yanci is irresponsible and unscrupulous; he is not a good person. You should leave him!"

Wen Yan said impatiently, "You have one minute and twenty seconds left."

Seeing that Wen Yan wasn't listening at all, Nan Yun steeled her resolve and said, "Yan Yan, I know that your wedding with him was a messy affair. Someone saw you two wake up in the same bed. You haven't been able to find out who leaked the information, have you?"

Wen Yan then looked at her: "What do you know?"

"Zhizhi, it was Gu Yanci! That was all a setup by Gu Yanci!"