Night Fire Lingering

"Next Saturday is her birthday party. She was just injured, so she didn't know the party wouldn't be canceled." Luo Beiqing's heart was clearly darker, and her words were pointed.

"No." Wen Yan knew Wen Muzhi well. "Attending with a bandaged wound will garner more sympathy and allow her to strike while the iron is hot. Her birthday party is a perfect opportunity to attack me in public, and she won't miss it!"

Luo Beiqing laughed: "Then we shouldn't miss out, let's prepare a big gift for her!"

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hospital.

Wen Muzhi sat on the bed, silently weeping, tears streaming down his face like a burst dam.

Wan Ying felt a pang of heartache. While wiping away Wen Muzhi's tears, she said, "Muzhi, it will be alright. Trust your mother, your hand will be fine..."

"No, the doctor said no!" Wen Muzhi looked at his left hand and shook his head in utter despair.

"It's all Wen Yan's fault, that jinx!" Wan Ying said viciously. "We can sue her, and settle the old score about the salary from five years ago!"

Gu Yanci finally appeared after Wen Muzhi's surgery and consultation were completed.

He was wearing a standard three-piece suit, clearly having just come from the company.

Wen Muzhi dismissed everyone, leaving only her and Gu Yanci in the ward.

"I heard Yan Yan is also hospitalized. How is her injury?" Wen Muzhi asked slowly, looking at Gu Yanci with undisguised infatuation.

Gu Yanci picked up the medical record from Wen Muzhi's bedside and quickly flipped through it. When she heard "Yan Yan", she subconsciously glanced at Wen Muzhi.

“Yan Yan is probably fine, but I…” Wen Muzhi smiled sadly, “Brother Ci, the doctor said that my left hand will never be able to do delicate work again. Even if it recovers, I can only pick things up. Let alone playing the piano, even typing on a keyboard will be much more difficult than for ordinary people.”

"Do you want to change medical teams?" Gu Yanci asked.

Wen Muzhi could barely contain his emotions: "Brother Ci, you know perfectly well that this isn't a problem with the medical team!"

Gu Yanci put down the medical record and asked her, "So what do you want?"

Sunlight streamed through the floor-to-ceiling windows of the VIP ward, but Wen Muzhi still felt cold.

She bluntly said, "Brother Ci, I like you, you know that! I don't mind being stigmatized for having two women serving one man, I want to be with you! Please give me a chance?"

She wants to be Mrs. Gu!

Gu Yanci seemed to have heard something extremely funny. "Wen Muzhi, why did I arrange the best doctor for you? Do I have to repeat myself?"

Sitting in Gu Yanci's position, one rarely encounters such foolish people who repeatedly do embarrassing things.

Wen Muzhi's face turned even uglier. She stared intently at Gu Yanci, tears welling up in her eyes again.

A few seconds later, she raised her right hand and wiped away her tears.

“But Brother Ci,” Wen Muzhi’s expression gradually changed, becoming more provocative, “once you divorce Wen Yan, you won’t be able to see her often anymore. If you’re with me, at least you’ll run into her during holidays and be able to say a few words—just like when we were kids.”

Gu Yanci's eyes suddenly became sharper.

Wen Muzhi's tears hadn't dried when he slowly laughed again, his expression looking strange and ferocious.

"I thought that when I came to you before, you were willing to see me and chat with me because you were attracted to me. But actually, you were only ever trying to see Wen Yan!"

In their youth, Wen Yan was the moon in the sky, and she was the star surrounded by others. After Wen Yan's mother passed away, she went to study in the capital from Hong Kong. Wen Yan was two years younger than her, but Wen Yan skipped a grade and was in the same class as her.

During my middle school years, I always heard the legend of Wen Yan circulating in the school—she was beautiful and noble like a little princess, extremely smart, and always ranked first in the grade in every exam. No matter how hard Wen Muzhi studied, he could not compare to Wen Yan!

Wen Yan is the daughter of the wealthy Wen family, while Wen Muzhi is the "burden" who married into the Wen family along with her mother!

Wen Muzhi's only source of pride is one thing—the influential Gu Yanci is in love with her!

When Gu Yanci returned to China, he would pick her and Wen Yan up from school whenever he had time and take them home.

Wen Yan and Gu Yanci didn't get along, and Wen Yan often lagged behind.

Wen Muzhi was extremely proud at that time because Gu Yanci, whom everyone looked up to and no one could reach, only spoke to her!

Gu Yanci likes her, doesn't he?

Wen Muzhi was once so certain.

Then one year, Wen Yan returned to Hong Kong for two months. During those two months, Gu Yanci didn't contact her even once!

Wen Muzhi suddenly realized that every time Gu Yanci came to see her, there was never a time for just the two of them; Wen Yan was always there!

The person Gu Yanci sought out was clearly Wen Yan!

Wen Muzhi was burning with jealousy, and what angered her even more was that Wen Yan returned from Hong Kong with a piano competition trophy—Wan Ying had not allowed her to participate in the competition because of her busy studies, but Wen Yan had won the gold medal!

Piano is Wen Muzhi's most outstanding talent. However, after watching Wen Yan's competition video, Wen Muzhi discovered that Wen Yan's piano talent was even greater than hers!

The gold medal that Wen Yan brought back was like a slap in the face to Wen Muzhi. It was a disgrace and a declaration of war!

After that, Wen Yan pushed Wen Muzhi down the stairs, severely injuring Wen Muzhi's left hand and rendering her unable to play the piano again, a tragic end for a generation of piano prodigy.

It was after that that Gu Yanci once again gave her unique attention and more privileges.

"Brother Ci, for the past five years, you've hired the best medical team for me and spent a fortune maintaining my hand. Wasn't it all to keep me calm and prevent the news from spreading that Wen Yan pushed me down the stairs, causing me to lose my chance to play the piano? Now, aren't you just making all your efforts go to waste?"

Wen Muzhi kindly reminded him.

"Threatening me?" Gu Yanci's eyes remained calm and unwavering.

The old injury from five years ago does not affect Wen Muzhi's normal life. Even if Wen Muzhi is disabled today, it cannot prove that it is related to what happened five years ago.

Wen Muzhi's injury this time will help Wen Yan break free from the shadow of five years ago!

"Wen Muzhi, five years ago, was it really Wen Yan who pushed you?" Gu Yanci had asked this question many times.

“Yes,” Wen Muzhi said firmly. “Wen Yan herself admitted it. Otherwise, why would she choose to go to a mental hospital to escape the law?”

Gu Yanci lowered his head and chuckled.

"What are you laughing at?" Wen Muzhi panicked and even forgot to cry.

Gu Yanci didn't answer, but instead asked, "Wen Muzhi, you know I've been keeping an eye on Wen Yan since she was little. Now that I've married her, do you think I'll divorce her?"

"You like Wen Yan? You have a crush on Wen Yan? But Brother Ci, Wen Yan doesn't like you!" Wen Muzhi's smile was cruel and twisted. "I heard she's been getting close to a senior recently. Don't you think that senior looks a lot like the late Brother Jingzhou?"