Night Fire Lingering

Wen Yan's gaze was unwavering as she stared directly at Gu Yanci.

Zhou Qi approached and respectfully greeted Wen Yan, "Madam, it's been a long time."

"Yes, what a coincidence." Wen Yan glanced at him indifferently.

Zhou Qi explained with a smile, "Madam, we're having a team-building activity for a company project today."

"When did President Gu start coming out to play with the project team?" Wen Yan asked Gu Yanci.

Gu Yanci suddenly laughed, looking at Wen Yan with a leisurely air, his eyes carrying a hint of mockery and teasing.

"What is Ms. Wen suspecting? Is she suspecting that our company deliberately chose this location for our team building event? Or is she suspecting that it's not a coincidence that I'm staying next to your room?"

He had indeed noticed her before!

Wen Yan did indeed have this suspicion.

But when Gu Yanci said these words, and she nodded, she seemed exceptionally narcissistic!

"I didn't suspect anything. Have a great team-building activity, Mr. Gu." Wen Yan said emotionlessly, then turned and left.

Gu Yanci narrowed his eyes as he watched the woman leave without looking back.

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"What's wrong? You seem unhappy?" As soon as Wen Yan returned, Jiang Huaixu noticed her change in mood.

Jiang Huaixu beckoned to the waiter and ordered a pistachio cake for Wen Yan: "This is the hotel's signature dish, want to try it? They say desserts can make people feel good."

"It's nothing, just... some family matters." Wen Yan didn't want others to see her distress, so she took the initiative to chat with Jiang Huaixu to divert his attention.

"Senior, I read a report that said some people's hobbies change after organ transplants. Is that true? -- Um, sorry, will discussing this offend you? It's okay if you don't want to talk about it!"

“There’s nothing I’m unwilling to do.” Jiang Huaixu was infinitely tolerant of Wen Yan. “I don’t know about other people, but I do have some changes in my hobbies, though, in terms of taste preferences.”

Wen Yan opened her eyes wide with curiosity.

Jiang Huaixu was charmed by her appearance and smiled, "I used to not eat spicy food at all, but now I quite like it."

Wen Yan's eyelashes trembled slightly.

Jingzhou's older brother likes spicy food.

Wen Yan couldn't help but glance at Jiang Huaixu a few more times.

Looking at Wen Yan and Jiang Huaixu chatting on the shore, Song Yudie felt a pang of bitterness in her heart. The more she thought about it, the more sour and angry she became.

She walked out of the hot spring pool, wrapped in a bath towel, and sat down next to Jiang Huaixu.

"Senior, what are you talking about? You seem to be having a lot of fun." Song Yudie was steaming hot, and water was still dripping from her body.

"Song, don't get your clothes wet!" Wen Yan was worried that Jiang Huaixu would catch a cold if his clothes got wet.

"Wen Yan, you have a sharp eye." Song Yudie's tone was slightly sarcastic.

She deliberately got close to Jiang Huaixu and wet his clothes, so she could have an excuse to apologize to him and wash his clothes. After a few times, they would become friends, wouldn't they?

Wen Yan was clearly deliberately ruining her plans!

Jiang Huaixu glanced at Song Yudie's body, which was almost pressed against his clothes, his gaze indifferent and somewhat cold. He didn't tell Song Yudie to sit further away, but strangely, he gave her the feeling that she had nowhere to hide.

"Sorry, senior, I didn't notice the water." Song Yudie reluctantly moved a little further away.

Afterwards, Wen Yan and Jiang Huaixu talked about publishing papers, but Song Yudie was academically hopeless and couldn't understand a word. She wished she could just use her phone to search on Baidu right then and there!

As soon as the topic of the thesis came to a stop, Song Yudie couldn't wait to change the subject.

When Jiang Huaixu spoke to Song Yudie, Song Yudie's eyes sparkled, and she was very enthusiastic.

Wen Yan belatedly realized:

Could it be that Song Yudie is in love with Jiang Huaixu?

After dinner, everyone went back to their rooms to rest.

Wen Yan glanced at the suite next door; the lights were off, and Gu Yanci hadn't returned.

She changed into her swimsuit and soaked in the private hot spring.

This is a red wine pool, with a hint of rose scent, which Wen Yan really likes.

She couldn't resist soaking in the tub a little longer, leaning back against the edge and dozing off. Gradually, her consciousness began to fade.

At a certain moment, his head tilted downwards!

In that split second, she sensed a danger warning, but instead of falling into the water and choking, she leaned steadily against something.

Immediately, Wen Yan felt her body lighten as she was lifted into the air, but her head was so dizzy that she couldn't open her eyes.

In her dazed state, she felt something enveloping her.

"Wen Yan!"

"Wen Yan, wake up!"

After a long while, Wen Yan finally recovered and opened her eyes.

The lights were a bit too bright, and Gu Yanci was backlit, making his handsome face somewhat indistinct.

"Gu Yanci?" Wen Yan tried hard to bring her consciousness back to normal, but it wouldn't listen.

Wen Yan was held in Gu Yanci's arms. She struggled to get up, but her limbs had no strength at all.

She then noticed that she was wrapped in a large men's bathrobe, while the man... was shirtless.

"Wen Yan, you can't soak in a hot spring for too long. It can easily cause insufficient blood supply, dizziness, and tinnitus. You actually fell asleep in there. Don't you have any common sense?" Gu Yanci's tone was very stern.

Reason told Wen Yan that she had accidentally soaked in the water for too long and almost got into trouble. It was Gu Yanci who saved her, and she should thank Gu Yanci.

But emotionally...

Why is this jerk being so fierce?!

What right did he have to be so mean to her?

He broke into her room and yelled at her!

"This is my room! How did you get in?" Wen Yan glared at him defiantly.

Gu Yanci raised an eyebrow and leaned closer to Wen Yan with a hint of provocation.

The man's hot breath brushed against her earlobe, causing Wen Yan to shiver.

His voice was deep and mellow, like fine wine: "It is no coincidence that my room is right next to yours."

This man was a frank and despicable man at times, openly admitting: "Wen Zhizhi, you know, all the coincidences were premeditated!"

The last four words were spoken very slowly.

"You—!" Wen Yan was so angry that she almost couldn't catch her breath. She pushed against the man's chest, struggling to get up and get away from Gu Yanci.

Suddenly, her body was firmly pinned down by the man.

"Wen Yan!"

The man reprimanded her, his voice hoarse.

Wen Yan stopped moving.

Because she sensed the changes in his body...

"Wen Zhizhi, don't you understand your own man?"

"I didn't do anything, it was clearly you—"

"You're rubbing against me."

"I'm confused—?"

Wen Yan suddenly felt a sense of helplessness, like a widow being falsely accused.

She just wanted to leave!

Seeing that she had regained some consciousness, Gu Yanci carried her back to the room, quickly dried her off, and put her on the bed.

Those large expanses of porcelain-like skin shone brightly under the light, and Gu Yanci stared at them intently, his desire and fire in his eyes making no attempt to conceal them.