Night Fire Lingering

"mom!"

Gu Yanci's face was dark and cold, his eyes seemed to be gathering a storm, and he was suppressing his emotions.

"Gu Jingzhou is dead. If you still want to rely on me for the rest of your life, I advise you to think carefully before you speak or act!"

"You're angry because I hit the nail on the head?" Ji Chang said defiantly. "Gu Yanci, are you angry because I said you and your brother are fighting over a woman, or are you angry because Wen Yan doesn't like you? Huh? If Wen Yan liked you, would she have gone abroad as an exchange student two years ago as soon as you returned to the country, avoiding you like the plague? If she liked you, would she have given up a perfectly good life to ask you for a divorce? Gu Yanci, Wen Yan wouldn't like someone as cold-blooded as you! How can you compare to your brother?"

Gu Jingzhou was a truly self-disciplined, refined, and gentle nobleman.

Gu Yanci was taken away by Grandpa Gu and raised by him personally when he was still an infant, and his studies were very demanding. Before starting school, he was not familiar with Gu Jingzhou, but every time they met, Gu Jingzhou would gently call him "Aci", ask if he was happy, secretly bring him his favorite little toys, and also tell him to study hard and take care of his health.

When Gu Yanci was a child, he had a cold and expressionless face. When Wen Yan first came to the capital, she was frightened to tears by Gu Yanci's cold face. It was Gu Jingzhou who comforted her.

Later, Gu Yanci wanted to play with Wen Yan and begged his gentle older brother to accompany him, and Gu Jingzhou readily agreed.

All of their parents' love was given to their eldest son, Gu Jingzhou, who was physically weak, but Gu Yanci received a great deal of brotherly love.

When he was young, he asked himself if he hated his brother for taking away all of their parents' love.

Gu Yanci's answer was: No.

How could he possibly hate such a good brother?

He even tried to become someone like Gu Jingzhou.

He donned the guise of self-discipline and adherence to propriety.

He became a role model for wealthy young men in elite circles.

He was worried that he might frighten Wen Yan again.

But only he himself knew that his heart was still a barren wasteland, cold and ruthless.

Having grown up together since childhood, Wen Yan knew his true nature.

It's understandable that I don't like him.

But so what?

She eventually became his wife.

-

Wen Yan caused quite a stir at the live broadcast, and when she got home, she received several WeChat messages from close classmates offering their condolences.

Wen Yan replied to each of them that she was fine and that they didn't need to worry.

Wen Yan's gaze fell on the last person who hadn't replied.

Jiang Huaiyu: [Junior, you are very brave and amazing.]

Wen Yan replied with a thank you.

Then the other party showed that they were typing, but ultimately nothing was sent.

Another few minutes passed.

Jiang Huaixu entered "typing" mode again, but Wen Yan didn't receive a message from the other party. Wen Muzhi's caller ID popped up.

"Yan Yan, do I need to return that sapphire ring to you?" Wen Muzhi asked seriously over the receiver. "It's not that I don't want to return it to you, it's just that I'm afraid you'll feel uncomfortable keeping it, after all, it was a gift from Brother Ci."

Wen Yan smiled silently. Wasn't this a coincidence?

She then learned some new information.

"Wen Muzhi, have you heard that I caused a huge scene at school today?"

Wen Muzhi frowned: "What?"

News from the school never travels as fast as gossip from within the industry, especially since Mingzhu has lost face so badly this time that the Ming family couldn't keep up with the news.

“That’s not important,” Wen Yan said. “I didn’t know you had such a good relationship with Gu Yanci’s mother. She just gave you a sapphire ring worth nearly ten million yuan without a second thought.”

When his lie was exposed, Wen Muzhi's expression changed slightly, but he forced himself to remain calm: "What...what are you talking about?"

"I met Gu Yanci's mother today."

"..." Inside the Wen family villa, Wen Muzhi's fingers unconsciously clenched, trying to control herself and not panic.

Wen Yan gazed at the night scene outside the window, "Wen Muzhi, just how many lies have you told?"

Wen Muzhi gritted his teeth and asked with some urgency, "Wen Yan, do you not want to divorce Ci Ge anymore?"

"you guess?"

Wen Yan deliberately raised her voice at the end.

Wen Muzhi stood up from the sofa and saw his face distorted in the mirror not far away.

"Wen Yan, you don't actually think a sapphire ring can prove anything, do you? You know better than anyone what Ci Ge has done for me all these years. If we don't get a divorce, then you will experience the neglect, abandonment, and ridicule you've endured over the past three years again and again in the future!"

"Wen Muzhi, you've become impatient." Wen Yan tapped the table with her fingertips, in a good mood, and chuckled. "You used to be very good at pretending, and you would never say such things to leave yourself with any leverage."

Wen Muzhi pursed his lips and remained silent.

She was indeed getting anxious because she noticed that Gu Yanci was treating Wen Yan in a different way.

Perhaps, things were different from the very beginning, but she didn't realize it before.

Wen Muzhi took a deep breath, desperately searching for something to support himself.

Suddenly, she thought of something and her mood improved.

"Wen Yan, do you know why Gu Yanci agreed to marry you?"

Her voice seemed to be filled with boundless malice.

Wen Yan had never thought about this question.

She always thought that Gu Yanci married her because Old Madam Gu favored her and forced him to.

"You don't actually think it's because of Old Madam Gu, do you?" Wen Muzhi's laughter grew louder and louder on the other end of the line.

Wen Yan's silent attitude made Wen Muzhi feel particularly pleased.

"Because—Gu Yanci is jealous of Gu Jingzhou! He wants everything Gu Jingzhou has, including you!"

……

The senses seemed to disappear, and the world became a void.

You know how much time passed, but the WeChat message notification suddenly brought Wen Yan back to her senses.

Jiang Huaixu sent a message: [Junior, I heard you have a boyfriend?]

This topic came up so suddenly that Wen Yan hadn't thought of how to answer it.

I don't have a boyfriend, but I do have a husband.

Just as I was thinking this, the doorbell rang.

Wen Yan sensed something and turned on the security camera at the door, and sure enough, she saw Gu Yanci standing outside.

The man stared intently at the door, his gaze intense, giving Wen Yan the unsettling feeling that if she opened the door, he would grab her tightly.

—Because Gu Yanci is jealous of Gu Jingzhou! He wants to possess everything Gu Jingzhou has, including you!

Wen Muzhi's words echoed in Wen Yan's mind like a demonic chant.

I pressed the doorbell twice but no one answered.

Gu Yanci called Wen Yan directly.

Wen Yan looked at the caller ID, hesitated for two seconds, and then answered the call.

"Where are you?" Gu Yanci asked directly.

"..." Wen Yan looked at him in the camera, "Is there something you need?"

"Wen Yan, where are you?"

Ji Chang's words made Gu Yanci eager to see Wen Yan.

Wen Yan took a shallow breath: "Gu Yanci, thank you so much for today... Can you tell me why you agreed to marry me three years ago?"