Night Fire Lingering

Wen Yan was slightly taken aback, then laughed mockingly: "No wonder it took you so long to come looking for trouble, it turns out you were afraid of Gu Yanci!"

Wen Yan practically wore her disdain on her face.

Wen Yonghai was still reeling from Ming's mother's shocking words, and it took him several seconds to react.

He pulled Wen Yan close and asked urgently, "What did she say? You and Gu Yanci got divorced? When?"

"Dad, Gu Yanci and I are indeed getting a divorce."

"Divorce? How can you get a divorce? Who gave you permission to divorce? You're not allowed to divorce!"

If Wen Yan gets a divorce, wouldn't all the business opportunities that the Gu family handed over to him be lost?

Wen Yonghai was completely unable to accept losing Gu Yanci, his golden son-in-law. He wanted to call Gu Yanci to confirm the situation, but he didn't dare to, and he paced anxiously in circles.

“Mr. Ming, Mrs. Ming, everything I did at the school was legal and compliant. The problem lies with Mingzhu.” Wen Yan looked at the Ming couple.

Ming's mother pointed at Wen Yan's nose and gave her a good scolding.

Seeing that Wen Yonghai was deeply affected by the news of Wen Yan's divorce, Ming's father threatened, "Wen Yonghai, you no longer have Gu Yanci as your backer. If our Ming family stops cooperating with you in the future, your company may suffer a cash flow crisis!"

"Mr. Ming, let's talk this out!" Wen Yonghai immediately softened his stance, offering a cigarette to Mr. Ming in a humble manner. "My daughter has been spoiled rotten by her mother since she was little, she's unruly! What do you want to appease you? Just tell me!"

Wen Yan's gaze towards Wen Yonghai turned icy.

It's one thing to slander her, but to say that she was corrupted by her mother is another!

"I want Wen Yan to publicly admit on the school radio station that she committed academic fraud and cheated on the exam!" Mingzhu stood up, slightly raised her chin, and looked at Wen Yan with disgust and smugness.

Wen Yan looked at her as if she were an idiot and laughed contemptuously.

"Wen Yan, you—!" Mingzhu was furious.

"Yan Yan!" Wen Muzhi scolded Wen Yan, then advised, "You should apologize to Mingzhu right now! It's just a matter of saying a few words on the school radio station, it's not a big deal, it's not like you're going to lose a piece of your flesh!"

Wen Muzhi's words were very suggestive; if one wasn't careful, it could easily make people think that Wen Yan was ungrateful.

"Why should I admit to something I didn't do?" Wen Yan looked coldly at Wen Muzhi. "When I was young, there were some things I couldn't refute, so they pinned them on me. But now I'm all grown up, and you can forget about using the same tricks on me!"

Saying a few words at the radio station sounds so easy.

Once Wen Yan said those words, her one-on-one challenge to Mingzhu in the direct doctoral incident would no longer be about upholding fairness, all her achievements during her student days would vanish, and her reputation would be ruined!

Wen Muzhi hesitated, still somewhat shaken.

Her left wrist throbbed with pain—just like back then. Wen Yan didn't remember hurting her at all, but Wen Yan couldn't deny it. Wen Yan was the only suspect. Under the coaxing of those around her, Wen Yan admitted that she might have accidentally hurt her.

"You're not going to apologize, are you? Then your Wen family will just have to wait!" Ming's father was enraged by Wen Yan's words and left with his wife and daughter.

Wen Yonghai tried to stop her, but was berated by the furious Ming mother: "We don't need Wen Yan's apology now, we want your Wen family to pay the price!"

Wen Yan watched them calmly, as if she were watching a madman's performance.

"Wen Yan, you're a jinx! I raised you all these years, and you still repay kindness with enmity!" Wen Yonghai pointed at Wen Yan's nose and cursed.

“Dad, if they really dared to cut off business cooperation with us so easily, would they bother to come to our door and make a scene? Why don’t they just cut off business ties and force us to beg them?” Wen Yan reminded him. “They wouldn’t dare to gamble with their business. They want to regain the Ming family’s reputation without paying anything and make you a laughing stock.”

While some spoiled second-generation rich kids in wealthy circles buy degrees and papers, no one would be so naive as to fabricate a brilliant academic persona and dream of a direct PhD program. It's utterly audacious. Therefore, Mingzhu and the entire Ming family have become the subject of gossip and ridicule within their circle, serving as a cautionary tale for the wives of their own spoiled children.

If Wen Yan were to confess to academic fraud and cheating at this point, she and the Wen family would become the laughingstock instead of Mingzhu and the Ming family.

Wen Yonghai suddenly realized what Wen Yan meant after being reminded.

Yes!

That makes perfect sense!

We almost fell for the Ming family's trick!

Remembering how Wen Muzhi had previously helped the Ming family persuade Wen Yan, Wen Yonghai glared fiercely at his eldest daughter.

Wen Muzhi silently clenched his fingers, not daring to utter a sound.

"So what's going on with your divorce from Gu Yanci? When did it happen?" Wen Yonghai's expression softened a bit, but he still kept a stern face.

"The divorce agreement was signed just a few days ago, and there's no going back," Wen Yan said indifferently.

"You haven't gotten the divorce certificate yet, have you? Absolutely no divorce allowed!" Wen Yonghai said to the maid. "Close the door and don't let the second young lady leave!"

Wen Yan stood up: "Are you going to put me under house arrest?"

Wen Yonghai roared, "Until you figure it out, you'd better stay home and reflect on your actions!"

Wen Yonghai didn't give Wen Yan a chance to speak again and slammed the door shut as he left.

Wen Yan, however, was not in a hurry.

She had promised Old Madam Gu that she would visit her again tomorrow, and Wen Yonghai would at most let her stay here for one more day, so she could also wait for Wen Junming to come home and chat.

Wen Muzhi sat on the single sofa, somewhat lost in thought, a smile unconsciously playing on his lips, clearly indicating his happiness.

Wen Yan leaned back leisurely on the sofa and asked her meaningfully, "Wen Muzhi, you didn't know about my divorce from Gu Yanci? Didn't he tell you?"

Just a second ago, Wen Mu was still immersed in the joy of 'Wen Yan and Gu Yanci finally got divorced,' but because of Wen Yan's words, he suddenly felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

Yes, Gu Yanci has always been special to her, and she has waited for Gu Yanci for so long. Why doesn't Gu Yanci tell her that he and Wen Yan have already signed a divorce agreement?

Wen Muzhi felt that things were completely deviating from the track she had expected. She stood up anxiously, wanting to find Gu Yanci immediately to ask him for an explanation.

"Wen Muzhi, does Dad know that you like Gu Yanci?" Wen Yan asked while eating strawberries.

Wen Muzhi's face turned deathly pale.

She hasn't told Wen Yonghai yet.

"Wen Yan, shut up!" Wen Muzhi's voice suddenly rose, clearly having been hit where it hurt.

Wen Yan yawned.

She didn't get a good night's rest, so she simply closed her eyes and rested on the sofa.

After some time, the doorbell rang.

The maid went to open the door, and after a while, she returned with a strange expression.

"The second son-in-law is here..." The maid glanced at Wen Yan, "He said he's here to pick up the second young lady."