Night Fire Lingering

The private hospital room was spacious.

But at this moment, Jiang Huaixu felt an unprecedented sense of oppression.

He almost thought there was something wrong with his heart again, otherwise why would he suddenly be unable to breathe again?

After a long while, Jiang Huaixu finally found his voice, asking in a dry tone, "What...do you mean?"

"Young Master Jiang, we're all smart people, why pretend to be confused?"

As the morning light streamed into the ward, Gu Yanci's expression remained devoid of gentleness, instead radiating an invincible sharpness.

Jiang Huaixu subconsciously raised his hand to touch his left atrium. The IV needle on the back of his hand stung, but he seemed not to feel it.

"Does the owner of this heart like Wen Yan?" He felt his heart pounding strongly.

“Probably?” Gu Yanci lowered his eyes, concealing the emotions in them. “It’s impossible to verify someone who has been dead for many years.”

At that moment, Jiang Huaixu saw mockery and desolation in Gu Yanci.

"What is your relationship with the owner of the heart? And what is Yan Yan's relationship with the owner of the heart?"

“My brother. He also watched Wen Yan grow up.”

Jiang Huaixu finally understood why Gu Yanci's attitude towards him had suddenly become much friendlier. It wasn't that it was particularly good, but rather that it contained a lot of helpless compromise and protection.

That was a compromise and a defense of his brother.

Jiang Huaixu's fingers unconsciously tightened, gripping his heart.

He smiled, but there was no smile in his eyes: "Your brother likes Yan Yan too, and I like Yan Yan too. Have you ever considered giving her to me?"

Gu Yanci calmly observed Jiang Huaixu, not finding Jiang Huaixu's words particularly sincere, but rather thinking they were mostly meant to stab him.

He didn't mince words, saying sarcastically, "You're not him."

He paused, a possessive glint in his eyes: "Even if it's him, I won't allow it. Don't even dream about it, Jiang Huaixu."

Jiang Huaixu's smile froze, and he stared at Gu Yanci expressionlessly.

The atmosphere was somewhat solemn.

After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Huaixu suddenly laughed.

Gu Yanci frowned slightly, not understanding his reaction.

“Gu Yanci, you may not know this,” Jiang Huaixu said, “I first met Wen Yan five years ago in Victoria Harbour. She was leaning on the railing, looking up at the fireworks. At that time, I hadn’t had a heart transplant. I didn’t have a heart transplant, so my liking for Wen Yan has nothing to do with the owner of that heart.”

Gu Yanci understood his meaning: "You mean to say that you fell in love with Wen Yan at first sight?"

Jiang Huaixu answered firmly, "Yes."

Gu Yanci laughed and said, "Was it beautiful? That fireworks display was a birthday gift I prepared for her."

—The moment you fall for a girl, she's looking at the gift I gave her.

Jiang Huaixu's expression faded.

Gu Yanci sat down beside Jiang Huaixu's hospital bed and reminded him, "You should have realized it by now, Wen Yan and I are childhood sweethearts."

The subtext is: She not only loves me now, but when we reminisce together, you won't even know where you'll be!

Murder and kill!

Jiang Huaixu took a deep breath, his already haggard face turning even worse, and he coughed in anger.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

"Do you need me to call a doctor for you?" Gu Yanci was sitting in a position where he could easily reach the call button.

"No need!" Jiang Huaixu was stubborn and didn't want to look like a useless person in front of Gu Yanci.

"Senior, Gu Yanci, you two...?" Wen Yan woke up to find Jiang Huaixu awake, and upon arriving, she was shocked and bewildered to see Gu Yanci there as well.

These two are like kings who can't stand each other, when will they be able to sit down and talk?

"Let's just chat." Gu Yanci stood up and went to the door to greet Wen Yan.

Even though it was only a few steps away, Jiang Huaixu suspected that he was deliberately showing off his affection.

"Why didn't you wake me up when you woke up, senior?" Wen Yan complained softly to Gu Yanci, secretly hitting the man's arm as she thought she was doing.

"Husband and wife are one, I will do it for you, it's the same."

"..." Same as bullshit!

Wen Yan glanced at Jiang Huaixu's unpleasant expression and suspected that if Gu Jingzhou's heart hadn't been inside Jiang Huaixu's body, Gu Yanci would have been trying to drive him to his death.