Night Fire Lingering

Gu Jingxi's face immediately turned ashen, a mixture of shock and nervousness at being caught, and a deep-seated fear.

Everyone is a descendant of the Gu family, but Gu Yanci was born different.

All the men in this generation of the Gu family have the character "景" in their names, except for Gu Yanci, whose name was given separately by the old master Gu, showing him great affection and being regarded as the successor of the Gu family.

but……

Gu Jingxi looked at Wen Yan, his gaze gradually hardening.

He took a deep breath, straightened his chest, and mustered his courage to meet Gu Yanci's gaze: "I have 500,000 yuan in pocket money every month, and I will give it all to Yan Yan!"

"Five hundred thousand isn't even enough to cover the Hermes purchase requirement." Gu Yanci's smile faded, and his cold expression was incredibly intimidating, making it hard to breathe. "Gu Jingxi, did nobody teach you how to address your sister-in-law as 'Third Sister-in-law'?"

Gu Jingxi retorted, "Third Brother, you and Yan Yan are getting a divorce, you have no right to interfere!"

Upon hearing the word 'divorce,' Gu Yanci strode over.

He walked with ease, yet his speed was not slow; in the blink of an eye, he was in front of Gu Jingxi. Before Gu Jingxi could react, Gu Yanci had already punched him against the wall.

"It hurts! Bro!"

Gu Jingxi winced in pain, glaring at Gu Yanci like a wolf cub, wanting to fight back but not daring to.

"Not convinced?" Gu Yanci looked down at him expressionlessly.

Gu Jingxi felt that if he said "I'm not convinced," he would be beaten again.

He wasn't afraid of being beaten because of Wen Yan!

"I just like looks—"

"Gu Jingxi!"

Wen Yan interrupted him.

Gu Jingxi looked at Wen Yan with sparkling eyes, full of anticipation.

Gu Yanci glanced at Wen Yan, his expression slightly somber, waiting for her to speak.

Wen Yan said listlessly, "Late-blooming affection is cheaper than grass, and a good horse doesn't eat the grass it has already grazed. Haven't you ever heard of that?"

“Yan Yan…” Gu Jingxi was deeply hurt. How could Yan Yan be so heartless?

Wen Yan picked up her handbag and said to the two brothers, "Excuse me, could you please move aside?"

She didn't want to stay here for even a second longer.

"temperature--"

Gu Yanci was about to take Wen Yan's hand when Wen Yan avoided him.

Wen Yan glared at Gu Yanci with annoyance: "Gu Yanci, isn't it your responsibility as the elder brother and future head of the family to discipline your younger brother?"

After that, leave directly.

Gu Yanci grew increasingly annoyed with Gu Jingxi, and punched his unlucky cousin again.

After Wen Yan's footsteps faded away, only silence remained in the corridor.

"Your allowance is suspended." Gu Yanci released Gu Jingxi from his grasp.

keep?

It depends on how you raise it!

After being released, Gu Jingxi originally wanted to chase after Wen Yan, but upon hearing this, he froze and said urgently, "Third Brother, this is not fair! You can't stop my allowance; it's my due!"

"Gu Jingxi, there is no fairness in the adult world." Gu Yanci said coldly and ruthlessly, as if looking at a ridiculous child. "You have the right to stand here and talk to me because your surname is Gu."

If your surname wasn't Gu, he wouldn't even need to lay a hand on you!

Gu Jingxi stood there, gritting her teeth, her hands clenched into fists in resentment.

Gu Yanci has a head start; how can he compete?

But it doesn't matter.

He has a sincere heart for Yan Yan, but Gu Yanci does not!

-

Wen Yan now wants to go to a crowded place to avoid running into Gu Jingxi, who acts crazy without restraint in secluded places.

Unexpectedly, upon arriving in the garden, they encountered Gu Jingxi's mother, who was dressed in a dazzling array of jewelry.

Wen Yan tried to pretend she didn't see her, but unexpectedly the other person blocked Wen Yan's way instead.

He lowered his voice and warned, "Wen Yan, stay away from my son!"

Wen Yan really didn't want to argue, but she had been harassed by Gu Jingxi just ten minutes ago, and now she was being harassed by her mother. She just couldn't stand it anymore.

"Third Aunt." Wen Yan looked at Gu Jingxi's mother with a forced smile.

Aunt Gu raised her chin and snorted.

In the past, when she warned Wen Yan, Wen Yan obediently accepted it, so she took it for granted this time. Wen Yan was first engaged to her son, and then used tricks to marry Gu Yanci. Wen Yan could only keep a low profile in front of her, afraid that these things would be mentioned by others.

Wen Yan said, "Instead of warning me, you should keep an eye on your precious son and make sure he doesn't bother me!"

"What...what did you say?" Aunt Gu asked in disbelief. "What nonsense are you spouting! My son would never look at a woman like you who used tricks to marry into the Gu family!"

She was so emotional that her voice rose, drawing the attention of the women around her.

The way he looked at Wen Yan now held a strange, almost spectator-like quality.

It's been three years since Wen Yan used tricks to marry into the Gu family. Outsiders like them don't mention it openly, but they never expected that someone from the Gu family would bring it up!

It seems that Wen Yan's position as the third young master's wife is not yet secure!

Wen Yan frowned, her face immediately turning cold, and reminded Aunt Gu, "Aunt Gu, today is Grandma's birthday banquet. I suggest you don't say anything inappropriate."

When Aunt Gu heard the first half of the sentence, her mind had calmed down, but when she heard the second half, she became even angrier.

"You give advice? What right do you, a junior, have to give me advice?" Aunt Gu sneered. "It's a good thing my son didn't marry you. It's just that Ji Chang lives a secluded life, otherwise she would have been driven to death by you, a daughter-in-law who doesn't know her place!"

More and more people gathered around.

Aunt Gu rushed over upon hearing the news and tried to persuade her.

Wen Yan wasn't afraid to argue with her, but she didn't want to ruin Old Madam Gu's birthday banquet.

"Third Aunt, are you sick? Do you think everyone likes your son?" Gu Jinzhi rolled her eyes. "How can Gu Jingxi compare to Third Brother? He's so stingy when you ask him for pocket money. Wen Yan is already very poor, she wouldn't like a poor guy!"

Wen Yan: "..."

She said the child was a bit dim-witted.

After finally calming down, Aunt Gu shoved Aunt Gu aside and pointed at Gu Jinzhi's nose: "Gu Jinzhi, how dare you talk like that? I am your third aunt!"

When Aunt Gu saw her daughter being scolded, she immediately flew into a rage and retorted sarcastically.

"Get me a glass of water." Wen Yan was a little thirsty and said to Gu Jinzhi, "I'll transfer you five hundred as pocket money."

She thought this cousin was somewhat interesting; she wasn't short of money, so giving her some pocket money wasn't a problem.

Gu Jinzhi's eyes lit up, and she hurriedly brought Wen Yan a glass of lemonade.

Wen Yan said thank you, but after only two sips, she felt discomfort in her throat.

A dense, itchy sensation quickly crept up my throat, my chest felt incredibly tight, my heart pounded, and I experienced difficulty breathing in an instant.

"Clap!"

The glass slipped from Wen Yan's fingers and fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.

"Wen, Wen Yan, what's wrong? Holy crap, don't scare me! Hey, hey, hey!"

Gu Jinzhi hurriedly helped Wen Yan, who was unsteady on her feet, and saw Wen Yan clutching her throat, gasping for breath.

Wen Yan wanted to speak, but couldn't get the words out.

She looked around, but couldn't find a single reliable person.

The surrounding noise suddenly stopped without anyone noticing.

"What's wrong with the Third Young Mistress?"

"What's wrong? It sounds like he's having some kind of illness."

"Oh my god, could something have happened?"

……

Gu Yanci watched from afar as a group of people surrounded Wen Yan and talked about something. Before he could walk over, he was stopped by a business partner and exchanged pleasantries.

Suddenly, they heard someone shouting something in a panic not far away, and they could vaguely hear Wen Yan's name.

Gu Yanci rushed off without even saying goodbye to his business partner.

"Wen Yan!"

Just as Gu Jinzhi was about to lose her footing with Wen Yan, Gu Yanci pulled her into his arms.