Night Fire Lingering

Gu Yanci lowered his eyes and gazed at Wen Yan.

Her face was still pale, but she was in better spirits. Especially when she was intersex, her almond-shaped eyes were bright and beautiful, making her particularly attractive.

"Wen Zhizhi, I have never mentioned divorce," Gu Yanci reasoned with her.

Wen Yonghai, who had been listening nearby, belatedly realized what was happening and asked Wan Ying in disbelief, "What...what did you just say? Mu Zhi...she..."

He had always worried that Wen Yan and Gu Yanci's divorce would affect the company's business and cut off the family's source of wealth. It turned out that Wen Muzhi had been coveting Gu Yanci all along, and his wife knew about it and even seemed to support it!

No wonder Wen Yan wanted a divorce, no wonder... it turns out he was the only one kept in the dark!

Wen Yonghai couldn't help but feel angry.

Wen Yan was very satisfied with Wen Yonghai's reaction and chuckled softly.

The laughter was cold, tinged with sarcasm yet also with delight: "Dad, if you really can't bear to part with Gu Yanci as your son-in-law, you don't only have me as your daughter, do you?"

Wen Yonghai glanced at Gu Yanci, whose face was icy cold.

With just one glance, Wen Yonghai, being a man himself, understood: Gu Yanci would not marry Wen Muzhi, and had never even considered marrying Wen Muzhi from beginning to end!

Wen Yonghai immediately said, "Yan Yan, you've misunderstood this. Mu Zhi and A Ci grew up together and are just good friends. Don't be impulsive when it comes to matters of the heart. Marriage is not a game; you can't just get a divorce so easily."

Having achieved her goal of exposing Wen Muzhi's ulterior motives, Wen Yan was too lazy to bother with Wen Yonghai.

“Aunt Wan, if you believe I caused Wen Muzhi’s injury, you’d better call the police directly.” Wen Yan didn’t want to waste any more time with them, so she closed her eyes and pretended to sleep. “I’m tired, please go back.”

"You—! Wen Yan, do you think I wouldn't dare call the police? I'll—"

Wan Ying immediately took out her phone, but before she could even read the numbers, she was startled into stopping by a single look from Gu Yanci.

Gu Yanci looked at her calmly, yet his presence was incredibly oppressive, making her feel terrified.

Wan Ying's lips twitched, but she couldn't utter a word.

"What are you doing!" Wen Yonghai snatched Wan Ying's phone away and scolded her, "Aren't you going to cause more trouble than you already?!"

Before leaving, Wen Yonghai, in his capacity as a father, told Wen Yan to rest well, clearly wanting to play the role of a good father in front of Gu Yanci.

Wan Ying was indignant and dragged Wen Junming away with her, determined not to let her son fawn over Wen Yan.

"Gu Yanci, you should leave too," Wen Yan said again.

Gu Yanci sat down on the sofa, pretending not to have heard Wen Yan's words.

Wen Yan stared at him for a few seconds, somewhat puzzled: "Gu Yanci, why have you suddenly become so clingy?"

The man's gaze shifted from the phone screen to Wen Yan's face, his eyebrows slightly raised, clearly indicating his disagreement with her words and finding them inexplicable.

Wen Yan stared at the ceiling and helped him recall: "Before, Wen Muzhi could use the excuse of his hand hurting to call you out of my bed with just one phone call. How come you have suddenly changed? You don't even blame me for Wen Muzhi's hand. Instead, you help me and protect me. It's so strange that I feel flattered."

The phrase "overwhelmed with gratitude" was full of gentle irony.

“Wen Yan, you know very well that you didn’t push Wen Muzhi this time—” Gu Yanci saw her blanket slip off, walked over, and gently covered her up. “I know very well too.”

"What...what did you say?" What do you know?

Wen Yan stared at him in shock, her eyes filled with wariness.

"Zhizhi, don't look at me like that." Gu Yanci raised his hand to cover her eyes and sighed helplessly, "I didn't mean to hurt you."

Wen Yan pushed him away, and a sharp pain shot through her bandaged wound, causing her to gasp in pain.

"Wen Yan! Can't you behave yourself!"

"Gu Yanci, what do you know?"

“You installed a miniature camera in the Wen family’s living room.” Gu Yanci lifted her hand to check, making sure there was no blood. “If it’s discovered, this will be another piece of evidence that will put you in court.”

Installing cameras in someone else's home is a violation of their privacy. However, part of the Wen family villa belongs to Wen Yan, so Wen Yan's actions fall into a gray area.

Wen Yan stared at him, gritting her teeth and refusing to admit it.

She had secretly placed the miniature camera inside an antique ornament when she visited the Wen family home. Wen Yonghai wouldn't allow anyone to touch the antique, so it was safe. Even if it were accidentally discovered, there were no fingerprints on it, so it couldn't be traced back to her.

Gu Yanci used her phone to pull up the video she had just watched, which showed the scene of Wen Muzhi suddenly bumping into her that morning!

However, this angle is from above the ceiling, not from the angle from which she installed the miniature camera!

"You...you installed cameras in the Wen family's house?" Wen Yan asked incredulously.

"Your dad agreed." As if to prevent Wen Yan from making any more excuses, Gu Yanci asked bluntly, "Do you want to see the footage from the miniature camera you placed?"

"Why install cameras? To watch Wen Muzhi?"

"What are you thinking about?" Gu Yanci couldn't help but tap Wen Yan's forehead.

When Wen Yan was bullied during her last visit to the Wen family, Wen Yonghai apologized to Gu Yanci and, as a gesture of goodwill, agreed to allow Gu Yanci to install cameras in the Wen family hall to prevent Wen Yan from being bullied again. Obviously, Wen Yonghai did not tell Wan Ying and Wen Muzhi about this.

When Gu Yanci received Wen Yan's call, he didn't expect her to call him while injured, especially with such a serious injury. He thought she was, as before, competing with Wen Muzhi.

"Why didn't you dodge when Wen Muzhi crashed into you?" Gu Yanci put his phone aside and suddenly asked.

Wen Yan's eyelashes trembled slightly.

Gu Yanci realized it.

"Gu Yanci, this is my business." Wen Yan could indeed avoid it, but she wanted to take a gamble.

Du Wenmu is already eager to frame someone a second time!

She was too young then and had no defenses against Wen Muzhi, so she was powerless to refute him.

So this time, she lured them into a trap!

Once a person has lied and been exposed, the public will not easily believe them a second time, no matter what the truth is the second time.

Wen Yan looked at Gu Yanci with a cold gaze: "What, does Young Master Gu want to speak up for Wen Muzhi? You saw it yourself, she bumped into me on her own, she injured me, and she even barked like a mad dog."

“Wen Yan, you can set up a scheme, but—” Gu Yanci began slowly.

Wen Yan's pupils trembled, her breath hitched slightly, and she subconsciously thought that Gu Yanci was going to use this to blackmail her.

Unexpectedly, he said, "You shouldn't risk your life."

Wen Yan breathed a sigh of relief, but then stood there stunned.

Gu Yanci... that's what he was talking about?

"You..." Wen Yan looked at him in astonishment, somewhat confused by his actions. "Have you fallen for someone else? Do you still like Wen Muzhi?"