Night Fire Lingering

Zhou Qi waited downstairs.

He didn't expect that he would only wait for Gu Yanci to come down.

Looking upstairs, the lights were already on in the windows of Wen Yan's house.

Gu Yanci lit a cigarette and began to smoke.

He wasn't addicted to cigarettes; he only smoked when he was in a bad mood.

After considering it for a moment, Zhou Qi decided to tell the truth: "Mr. Gu, I found out that your wife just went to the burn unit of the hospital and asked the doctor. He said that the wound on your wife's hand got wet."

The cigarette was broken at Gu Yanci's fingertips.

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The apartment was quiet.

Wen Yan turned on the light, and even her silhouette evoked sadness.

Luo Beiqing gave her a hug.

Wen Yan gazed out the window, her voice somewhat ethereal, "Bei Qing, I'm fine, I just feel a little tired."

"I understand." Luo Beiqing patted her back reassuringly.

"I just don't understand why he came looking for me. He's already left, so why is he still coming to find me?" Wen Yan found it amusing.

Luo Beiqing did not give her an answer, nor could she give her an answer.

Luo Beiqing knew that Wen Yan didn't want an answer either.

Regardless of the answer, the key point of the whole matter is that Gu Yanci abandoned Wen Yan to accompany Wen Muzhi.

Wen Yan didn't take her health lightly, so she went to a public hospital for a check-up the next morning.

Before I even left the hospital, I received a call from Gu Jinzhi.

"Wen Yan, where are you? Why didn't you tell me you were discharged from the hospital?" As expected of siblings, they speak in the same way.

"Why should I tell you when I'm discharged from the hospital?" Wen Yan didn't actually want to have much more contact with the Gu family.

"Oh my! Even my mom doesn't believe me, but you do. As a thank you, I'll take you shopping!" Gu Jinzhi said excitedly.

Wen Yan politely declined, saying that she didn't like shopping.

Gu Jinzhi pleaded and begged, "Just this once! Please! Otherwise, I'll feel guilty!"

The four words "uneasy conscience" made it impossible for Wen Yan, who had been troubled for years, to refuse.

The agreed meeting place was in the largest high-end shopping mall, and there happened to be an art gallery exhibition that Luo Beiqing was in charge of nearby. Wen Yan asked Luo Beiqing to go to work, and she went to meet Gu Jinzhi herself.

Wen Yan: "..." Unable to refute.

Gu Jinzhi was wearing a Dior tulle dress today, elegant yet energetic. She waved to Wen Yan from afar, and in the eyes of the sales assistants, she looked like a lamb to the slaughter.

"Are you feeling better? I hope I haven't made you too tired?" Gu Jinzhi observed Wen Yan's complexion.

"Alright." Wen Yan was more tolerant of the naive and innocent girl.

Gu Jinzhi quickly led Wen Yan into the luxury store next door and picked out several new seasonal clothes for Wen Yan.

"How about these?" Gu Jinzhi said. "You don't need to try them on. If you like them, we can just take them home!"

Upon hearing this, the sales assistant immediately beamed and brought out the corresponding size of clothing: "Mrs. Gu, these are all your size. Please take a look and see which one you don't like?"

They're so expressive! If you don't like a particular one, just remove it; the rest you can have them all!

"Wen Yan, didn't you say you don't like shopping? How come all these sales assistants know your size?" Gu Jinzhi asked.

The sales assistant smiled and said, "Mr. Gu always tells us to bring clothes to his home so Mrs. Gu can choose the best ones. Mrs. Gu is so beautiful and has such a great figure; she looks good in everything!"

"Wow! My brother is so good to you!" Gu Jinzhi exclaimed with great envy, her gestures exaggerated.

Wen Yan looked at her and asked with a hint of pressure, "Gu Jinzhi, you're being so generous today, did you bring enough money?"

Gu Jinzhi smacked her lips guiltily: "Okay, today Third Brother asked me to keep you company and help you relax. He'll pay."

Wen Yan's smile faded slightly.

No wonder, she said that a little miser like Gu Jinzhi wouldn't be so generous.

Just as Wen Yan was about to speak, several women walked into the shop—

"Oh, isn't this Wen Yan?" Qiao Weiwei walked in carrying a Lady Dior bag, arm in arm with Wen Muzhi, followed by several women of similar age.

Wen Yan wasn't familiar with those people, but she had seen them at some banquets.

"Yan Yan, Ci-ge and I went to see you last night. Why did you leave the hospital on your own?" Wen Muzhi asked with concern. "Are you feeling better?"

"Muzhi, were you with Gu Yanci last night?" Qiao Weiwei smiled knowingly and mischievously. "You two really do have a good relationship!"

Several women who were with them joined in the commotion.

Wen Yan realized that Wen Muzhi was deliberately letting others know that she and Gu Yanci had a close relationship, otherwise she wouldn't have specifically mentioned such an ambiguous word as 'last night'!

"Yan Yan, which dress do you want to buy? I'll give it to you." Wen Muzhi seemed to be in a good mood, opened her wallet, and took out a card.

Wen Yan's gaze fell on the sapphire ring on the right index finger of Wen Muzhi's wallet.

The sapphire is estimated to be ten carats and is very dazzling.

Qiao Weiwei noticed Wen Yan's gaze and immediately said loudly, "This was bought by Young Master Gu for Mu Zhi at the auction. I don't know where the rumor came from before, saying that Young Master Gu spent a fortune to buy jewelry for you, Wen Yan!"

Gu Jinzhi was completely bewildered when Qiao Weiwei, Wen Muzhi, and the others appeared.

She was happily strolling around with her sugar daddy's wife, not having paid back a single penny, when suddenly a group of people came and started nagging her?

"Hey, hey, hey!" Gu Jinzhi pushed Wen Muzhi aside. "I'm paying today, don't try to steal it!"

“Miss Gu, what are you doing here?” Wen Muzhi’s expression changed slightly as he hadn’t noticed Gu Jinzhi earlier.

"I took Wen Yan shopping!" Gu Jinzhi looked at her in bewilderment. "Was that pigeon egg ring on your hand really a gift from my third brother?"

Wen Muzhi nodded with a smile: "Of course, with so many people here, would I lie to you?"

"These photos were taken during my brother's marriage, so they're considered marital property. No way! You have to return them to Wen Yan!" Gu Jinzhi said indignantly.

Wen Muzhi: "...?"

Wen Yan: "…………"

Wen Muzhi's smile froze. How did she end up with this person?

Because of Luo Beiqing, Qiao Weiwei also disliked Wen Yan and said meaningfully, "Miss Gu, you know our circle. Some people are your sister-in-law today, but not necessarily tomorrow. So you should know that there are some people you don't need to flatter."

"Huh?" Gu Jinzhi looked Qiao Weiwei up and down with disdain. "We're all just lazy bums waiting to be paid. Your Qiao family can't even touch my Gu family's tail. Who do you think you are to lecture me?"

Qiao Weiwei was speechless. She had never argued with such a fool who would sacrifice a thousand lives to kill eight hundred enemies!

"Wrap up those items from earlier!" Gu Jinzhi opened the credit card linked to her phone, showed the QR code, and sneered at Wen Muzhi, "What era are we living in? Still using physical cards? What are you showing off for! You even threw in a dress as a gift. My third sister-in-law has never been this stingy when buying clothes!"

Wen Yan was stunned by Gu Jinzhi's outburst.