Night Fire Lingering

When did you learn to smoke?

Wen Yan walked over and stood next to him.

When Wen Junming saw that she had bent down specifically for him, he immediately stood up and moved the cigarette aside so as not to bother her with the smoke.

He was tall, and when he stood up straight, Wen Yan had to look up at him slightly, even though she was wearing high heels.

"Just...just high school." Wen Junming sounded a little awkward, as if he had been caught out of his way.

"Did you not go in at all? Or did you just come out?" Wen Yan asked.

Wen Junming ran a hand through his hair and said honestly, "I just came out."

His awkward, forced attempt to hide his sadness clearly showed that he knew everything.

Wen Yan sighed: "Junming, I'm sorry to have dragged you into this. This was originally a conflict between Wen Muzhi and me."

"It was Wen Muzhi who hurt you, why are you apologizing to me?" Wen Junming hung his head, like a pitiful little dog with its tail and ears drooping. "I should be the one apologizing to you on their behalf... I... I always thought you two just had a little disagreement..."

I never expected it to escalate to this point.

Wen Junming's eyes were a little red; he felt that his mother and sister had bullied him.

Wen Yan patted his head and said gently, "Let's go back."

"And what about you?" Wen Junming immediately looked up and said urgently, "You're not coming back anymore? You're surnamed Wen, this is still your home!"

"Ok, I know."

She had a falling out with Wen Muzhi and her daughter, but not with Wen Yonghai.

She still needs to find out the truth about her mother's suicide through Wen Yonghai!

"Bei Qing, let's go." Wen Yan showed no lingering attachment to the banquet hall behind her.

"Not waiting for Gu Yanci?" After learning that Gu Yanci had replaced the video, Luo Beiqing became more amiable towards Gu Yanci.

Wen Yan shook her head firmly.

Not waiting.

She's waited long enough over the past three years.

-

Wen Muzhi's birthday party came to an abrupt end amidst the sudden uproar.

Wen Yonghai searched around but couldn't find Wen Yan, so he immediately called her.

"Yan Yan, have you already left?" Wen Yonghai spoke to Wen Yan with unprecedented gentleness. "Dad didn't see you and didn't even have time to ask how your injuries were."

On the other end of the phone, Wen Yan gave a mocking laugh.

Wen Yonghai wasn't concerned about her at all; rather, he realized he had wronged her and wanted to mend their relationship so he could continue to ride on the Gu family's coattails!

"Dad, no one there welcomed me," Wen Yan said, feigning misery with a blank expression.

"It's Dad's fault, Dad wronged you!"

"It's not your fault." Wen Yan said it was not her fault, but her tone sounded very aggrieved. "Dad, I'm a little sleepy."

Wen Yonghai was proud and arrogant. He hadn't pursued the matter much when Wan Ying and Wen Muzhi had secretly used her mother's belongings. However, now that the deception had happened a second time, Wen Yonghai wasn't so easily fooled!

Wen Yonghai understood that Wen Yan was heartbroken and didn't want to talk to him for the time being.

His daughter was sensible even without his knowledge; she didn't get angry even though he had wronged her!

Wen Yonghai felt a surge of emotion, and at the same time, he heard Wen Muzhi sobbing.

"Shut up! Stop crying!" Wen Yonghai snapped at Wen Muzhi, annoyed. "You've done something so shameful and you still know how to cry! Wen Muzhi, you've completely disgraced me!"

"Dad! That video was obviously edited; Wen Yan deliberately plotted against me!" Wen Muzhi cried his heart out. "She deliberately chose my birthday to embarrass me and make you lose face! She has ulterior motives!"

Wen Muzhi shifted all the blame onto Wen Yan.

In the past, Wen Yonghai would have believed Wen Muzhi's words. In his original mind, his eldest daughter Wen Muzhi was obedient and compliant since childhood, while his second daughter Wen Yan was opinionated and rebellious. Naturally, his eldest daughter's words were more credible.

However, this video was provided by Gu Yanci!

It's not Wen Yan at all!

He watched the camera being installed, so couldn't he tell if it was edited or not, or if it was real or fake?

"Dad, I swear I'm telling the truth, I—"

"Snapped!"

Wen Yonghai slapped Wen Muzhi, and Wen Muzhi stopped talking abruptly.

Wen Muzhi covered his face, staring at Wen Yonghai in shock and disbelief: "Dad, you...you hit me?"

She had been favored by Wen Yonghai since childhood, and this was the first time she had been beaten.

"Wen Muzhi, the video is right in front of me, and you're still lying! Do you really think I'm a fool who's easy to fool? How many things have you lied to me about?" Wen Yonghai angrily pointed at Wen Muzhi's nose.

“Yonghai!” Wan Ying clung to Wen Yonghai’s hand, feigning pitifulness, “Muzhi was just being careless, she was confused for a moment! She’s your biological daughter too, but she can only have the title of stepdaughter, which puts her below Wen Yan. She’s afraid you won’t like her! She’s had such a hard time all these years!”

Wan Ying quickly gave Wen Muzhi a meaningful look: "Muzhi, quickly apologize to your father!"

Perhaps due to her emotions, Wen Muzhi felt the pain in her left hand getting worse. She was unwilling, but knew she had to obey Wen Yonghai and apologize obediently; the hatred in her eyes intensified.

Wen Junming found the scene both comical and laughable.

Why is he so self-righteous when his mother was a mistress who became his wife and his sister is an illegitimate child?

-

Wen Yan's hands would take another month to fully heal, so on Monday she went to the partner's office and offered to end her internship.

She can't just take an internship salary, occupy an internship spot, and do nothing.

As a result, her partner suggested that she take a month to recover from her injury, and that her internship position be reserved for her.

"Why are you unhappy?" Luo Beiqing waited for Wen Yan downstairs at the law firm. "Are you reluctant to leave this internship?"

Wen Yan shook her head: "They reserved an internship position for me, and I suspect it's because of Gu Yanci."

Managers at Sun Xingbai's level were unaware of her relationship with Gu Yanci, but the partners could probably guess that she and Gu Yanci had a close relationship; otherwise, there would be no reason to reserve an internship position for her.

She really should consider resigning.

"We'll think about the internship after you recover. Let's relax tonight and have some fun!" Luo Beiqing interrupted Wen Yan's thoughts.

"playing what?"

"Playing with men!"

After one hour.

He Tingchuan received a call from his bodyguard: "Young Master He, your wife and her friends have entered Night Bar."

Night Bar, a well-known male model club in Beijing, specializes in catering to wealthy women and rich heiresses who spend lavishly!

He Tingchuan narrowed his eyes: "Friends?"

What kind of friends does Luo Beiqing keep?

The bodyguard said, "It's Mrs. Gu, Wen Yan."

He Tingchuan was unsure whether someone else had corrupted his wife or whether his wife had corrupted someone else.

He Tingchuan opened his contacts and dialed Gu Yanci's number.

"Mr. Gu, have you completed the divorce proceedings with Miss Wen?"

Gu Yanci was working overtime reviewing financial statements when he heard this. He paused, then retorted rather rudely, "Are you sick?"

He Tingchuan laughed and said, "Then why did Mrs. Gu go to the male model shop?"