Night Fire Lingering

When Wen Yan appeared yesterday, Wen Muzhi's assistant was not surprised and deliberately made things difficult, clearly knowing in advance that she would be the one delivering the documents.

At that moment, Wen Yan knew that Ye Sisi and Wen Muzhi had conspired in advance!

In an instant, everyone looked at Ye Sisi.

"I...I didn't! I don't know!" Ye Sisi waved her hands frantically, quickly denying it.

The people in the law firm are all good at reading people's expressions. Whether Ye Sisi is pretending not to know or really doesn't know, it's easy to tell at a glance.

The way people looked at Ye Sisi was more intriguing or disdainful.

"Have you made enough of a scene? Whoever's project it is, they should take the blame. If you can't solve it yourself, then leave!" The partner entered the office and stopped the farce.

Wu Lu looked at Ye Sisi with a venomous gaze, but considering that Ye Sisi was the girlfriend of Sun Xingbai, the top-performing lawyer in the firm, she could only swallow her anger and suffer in silence!

Wen Yan sat back down at her workstation and could clearly sense that many people were secretly watching her, but no one dared to approach her to try and build a relationship or ask about gossip.

The project team began final preparations for the bidding process, but Wen Yan still hadn't done any substantial work, spending the entire day just listening in on meetings. The project manager glanced at Wen Yan several times, clearly wanting to say something, but because of his previous bias towards Ye Sisi, he couldn't bring himself to reconcile with Wen Yan.

Friday arrived in the blink of an eye, and Wen Yan returned to school to participate in the debate rehearsal.

The others arrived early and began practicing their arguments and reasoning, but Jiang Huaixu stood at the door, leaning against the door frame. He saw Wen Yan in the distance and raised his hand to greet her.

He was dressed in jeans and a black T-shirt, handsome and approachable, looking every bit the campus heartthrob, showing no trace of the arrogance one would expect from the only son of the Jiang family in Nancheng.

"Long time no see, junior." Jiang Huaixu closed the door behind him after Wen Yan entered the conference room.

The two boys on the debate team exchanged gossipy glances. Even though Jiang and Wen Yan hadn't exchanged more than a few words, the subtle atmosphere between them made them feel like a third wheel!

Wen Yan promised to treat Jiang Huaixu to a meal. After the rehearsal, Wen Yan and Jiang Huaixu left the campus together.

"Doesn't Wen Yan have a boyfriend? Why is she getting so close to Senior Jiang?"

"Song Yudie, even Senior Jiang doesn't mind, so why are you bothered? You wouldn't happen to like Senior Jiang, would you?"

The girl nicknamed Song Yudie has long, curly hair and is the most beautiful girl in the School of Media and Communication. She is currently the second debater on the debate team. She only joined the team this month because the original members chose to focus on preparing for graduate school entrance exams and left the team.

Song Yudie glanced at the boy who spoke up: "You're speaking up for Wen Yan like this, you wouldn't happen to like Wen Yan, would you?"

The two almost got into an argument, but another boy stopped them.

……

In the restaurant.

"Junior, did you turn down the college's direct PhD program?" Jiang Huaixu asked Wen Yan.

This news has recently spread to every corner of Imperial University, and Wen Yan has once again become the subject of discussion and a legendary figure at Imperial University.

A direct PhD spot is so hard to come by, and Wen Yan just said she didn't want it. She's so tough!

Wen Yan nodded: "I'm applying to other schools."

Jiang Huaixu's eyes were practically overflowing with doting affection: "Our junior is a hero."

Wen Yan was a little flustered by his intense gaze and straightforward praise: "Senior..."

Jiang Huaixu lowered his eyes and chuckled: "It wasn't me who said it, it was the students. You dared to challenge authority and fight for more fairness and justice for everyone; you gave up your direct PhD spot and slapped the face of some self-serving teachers. Isn't that something to be praised?"

Wen Yan felt a little embarrassed by the praise and changed the subject: "Senior, we're going to Nanshan for team building next week to soak in the hot springs. Be careful."

The debate team has a tradition of relaxing before major competitions, and now that it's autumn, soaking in hot springs is a good option. However, the alternating hot and cold temperatures of hot springs can be dangerous for people with heart conditions.

"Junior, I feel like you're very concerned about my health?" Jiang Huaixu had always been curious about this.

Wen Yan smiled but didn't say anything.

-

The Gu Group Building.

Zhou Qi knocked on the door of the president's office and went in.

"Mr. Gu, your wife is going to Nanshan Hot Springs next week for a two-day, one-night trip."

Gu Yanci's gaze remained fixed on the documents, without even lifting his eyelids: "Arrange for people to protect her."

"The bodyguards have been arranged."

Zhou Qi was quite familiar with this; Wen Yan was always secretly protected when she went out, but Wen Yan herself was unaware of it. However, this time was a little different...

Zhou Qi forced himself to add, "This time, Madam went on a team-building trip with her classmates from the debate team, and Jiang Huaixu also went with her."

Gu Yanci raised his eyes, his gaze turning cold.

Zhou Qi didn't dare to breathe loudly.

Two seconds later, Gu Yanci suddenly said, "Didn't the marketing department close a big deal last week? Let's arrange a team-building activity to reward everyone."

Zhou Qi blinked, then, as if struck by a sudden inspiration, said, "I think Nanshan Hot Spring is quite nice, why don't we arrange it there?"

Gu Yanci nodded in satisfaction and said, "I'll go with you."

……

"Long live President Gu!"

The marketing department erupted in cheers upon learning that the boss had arranged a team-building activity with all expenses covered.

Before everyone could finish celebrating, Zhou Qi said, "However, President Gu will also be coming this time."

Everyone fell silent.

The silent expression on his face seemed to say: Boss, please stay away from your employees' lives!

"Didn't President Gu not used to participate in these activities?" the marketing director asked nervously.

Zhou Qi reassured everyone, "Everyone should do what they want. President Gu probably just wants to relax and won't be participating in any activities with everyone."

The marketing director breathed a sigh of relief and casually joked, "If I didn't know better, I would have thought that Mr. Gu wanted to see someone at Nanshan Hot Spring!"

Zhou Qi: "..."

The marketing director had worked with Zhou Qi for many years. Although Zhou Qi didn't react much and just glanced at him, the marketing director immediately thought to himself, "Holy crap!"

Could he have been right?!

Zhou Qi smiled, but said nothing: Bingo!

Zhou Qi didn't leak the boss's gossip because he couldn't keep a secret; he deliberately let the marketing director prepare so they could coordinate their efforts.

It must have been incredibly difficult for him to single-handedly serve the CEO and his wife who were going through a divorce!

-

Nanshan Hot Spring is a three-hour drive from Imperial University.

The group set off on Saturday morning and arrived at Nanshan Hot Spring Hotel at noon.

Holy crap! A Pagani!

The first boy to get off the bus exclaimed in surprise.

A striking silver-gray Pagani was parked in the parking lot.

Others were curious to see the luxury car, and Wen Yan followed suit. The more she looked at the car, the more familiar it seemed.

No, why does she feel like Gu Yanci also owns a Pagani like that?

"Yan Yan, do you recognize this car?" Jiang Huaixu keenly noticed Wen Yan's unusual behavior.

Today, everyone present was his junior, and he changed his address for Wen Yan from 'junior' to 'Yan Yan,' which made them seem much closer.

"I don't know him." Wen Yan shook her head.

This hot spring can only be considered mid-to-high-end; Gu Yanci wouldn't look down on such a place for leisure!

The car...it's probably the same model as another car!