Night Fire Lingering

"Wen Yan, shut up!" Wen Yonghai shouted angrily.

"Damn it! Aren't you guys annoying?!"

Wen Junming, who had been sitting next to him playing mobile games, suddenly stood up and impatiently scratched his messy hair: "Can't Wen Yan keep her things herself? She's an adult and married. Why is she leaving her things at our house? Take them away today! Take them all away! This is such a hassle, it's so annoying!"

Wen Yan was overjoyed.

Taking her mother's belongings was her goal for today, and Wen Junming actually had the same idea?!

The rest of the Wen family fell silent.

Most of Nan Yun's belongings are priceless items, and none of Wen Yonghai, Wan Ying, or Wen Muzhi are willing to return them to Wen Yan.

Before anyone else could react, Wen Junming had already picked up an antique ornament and started walking out, turning to Gu Yanci and asking, "Brother-in-law, isn't your woman's stuff going to get you to help her out?"

Despite the hot-tempered boy's rude tone, Gu Yanci didn't get angry. Instead, he actually picked up the two jewelry boxes, acting like a good-natured porter.

Wen Yonghai tried to stop him, but Gu Yanci had already made his move. Moreover, these were all Wen Yan's mother's belongings. If something went wrong with the belongings, what reason did he have to continue holding onto them?

Not only is there no reason to continue withholding it, but we also dare not just stand by and watch!

How did things get to this point!

It's all Wan Ying's fault, that spendthrift woman!

With a heavy heart, Wen Yonghai had the servants move the belongings. In no time, they packed all the items and put them in Wen Yan's G-Class, filling the entire trunk and back seats.

"Yanci, Yanyan, it's almost noon, why don't you stay for lunch?" Wen Yonghai wanted to build a closer relationship with Gu Yanci.

"No, I have classes at school this afternoon." Wen Yan was worried that she might get indigestion if she stayed here.

Wen Muzhi looked at Gu Yanci expectantly: "Brother Ci, I made your favorite dishes today."

It was disgusting that he was seducing her ex-husband, whom she hadn't officially divorced yet, right in front of her. Wen Yan couldn't help but roll her eyes.

She couldn't care less about her ex-husband and turned to leave.

"Of course my brother-in-law would send Wen Yan off. Would he stay behind alone?" Wen Junming looked at Wen Muzhi with a 'Are you out of your mind?' expression.

Wen Yan almost burst out laughing.

How come I never noticed before that Wen Junming is kind of cute?

In front of the elders of the Wen family, Wen Yan smiled meaningfully and said, "Sister, if you have ulterior motives, don't be so obvious about it. It's not very dignified."

Wen Muzhi's expression changed slightly, but he quickly regained his composure.

She sighed, as if helpless against Wen Yan's petty and unreasonable behavior: "Yan Yan, Ci Ge and I have been friends for many years. You should be more sensible now. Don't overthink things, and don't say things carelessly. It's not appropriate."

"Who did this to her face?" Gu Yanci suddenly asked.

One second Wen Yonghai was heartbroken over his deceased wife's belongings, the next he was jolted awake, cold sweat poured down his back, and he opened his mouth for a long time, unable to utter a word.

Gu Yanci looked at him coldly, saying nothing, yet exuding an overwhelming sense of oppression.

"It was a misunderstanding..." Wen Yonghai stammered under the pressure, and quickly apologized to Wen Yan, "Yan Yan, Dad was just angry, you know, Dad didn't mean any harm! I will never do it again, never, my dear son-in-law, don't worry!"

When Wen Yonghai made his move, he never expected that Gu Yanci would cause trouble because of this!

Wen Yan found it somewhat absurd and laughable, and her eyes stung a little.

What, this person came to protect Wen Muzhi, and also wants to know who hit her?

He's really good at playing the slap-and-give-a-sweet-date game!

Seeing that Wen Yan didn't speak, Wen Yonghai tried to appease her by saying, "Your Aunt Wan will buy that jade beaded string back for you and return it to you!"

Wen Yan knew when to stop: "Okay, I'll wait."

My mother's belongings are the biggest find of the day!

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When Wen Yan got her mother's belongings back, she couldn't suppress the smile on her face. But if she smiled too wide, it would pull on the muscles on her left cheek, making her gasp in pain.

"You were bullied and didn't know to complain?" the man in the passenger seat asked.

"Who are you complaining to? You?"

Wen Yan was about to mock him when she remembered that it was indeed Gu Yanci's words that made Wen Yonghai change his attitude, so she swallowed back the sarcastic remark that was on the tip of her tongue.

Recalling the slap in the bar, Wen Yan felt a pang of guilt.

She cleared her throat dramatically: "Ahem! The Zheng family has conceded. Why didn't you tell me about this? Otherwise, I wouldn't have..."

I won't slap him anymore.

Wen Yan took a deep breath. "Anyway, thank you—"

"It wasn't me." Gu Yanci took in her barely concealed joy and looked away. "It was the old man's idea."

"Oh." Wen Yan's smile froze for a moment, then she nodded, feigning ease. "Grandpa is still the best to me!"

It's her fault for lacking self-awareness and bringing shame upon herself.

She casually made up a story that it was Old Madam Gu who helped, but the truth was that it was Old Master Gu who intervened, which is about right.

"Am I not good to you?" Gu Yanci asked.

Wen Yan asked with genuine doubt: "You're nice to me? You think you're nice to me? If you were nice to me, would I have let you play tricks on me last night?"

“Miss Wen, if you don’t want to be Mrs. Gu, then naturally you can’t enjoy the rights of Mrs. Gu.”

Just as Wen Yan was about to say something, Gu Yanci's phone rang.

Gu Yanci answered the call: "I admire him."

Wen Yan's lively expression from a moment ago suddenly collapsed, her long, curled eyelashes concealing her deep dejection.

She looked at the man listlessly. His expression gradually became serious. He then replied with a single "Okay" and hung up.

"Yan Yan, take me back to the Wen family," Gu Yanci said.

Wen Yan laughed in exasperation, her anger rising from the depths of her heart.

It hadn't been long since they left the Wen family villa, and Wen Muzhi was already acting strangely!

"Am I your driver? I just picked you up from there, and now you want me to take you back? Taking you back to the Wen family isn't enough, Gu Yanci, do you want me to send you to her bed?"

With obvious reproach, Gu Yanci called her by her full name: "Wen Yan, Mu Zhi's hand is injured."

"What do you mean?"

"Mu Zhi said that you pushed her, and now her left hand is starting to hurt."