Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 151 Gu Yanci, let me go! Don't go too far!

The prenatal checkup went smoothly, and both Luo Beiqing and the fetus are healthy.

Inspection complete.

Luo Beiqing got into Jiang Huaixu's car, but Wen Yan did not.

"Senior, Bei Qing and I are going in different directions, so I won't trouble you." Wen Yan thanked him again.

Jiang Huaixu's expression stiffened for a moment, but he quickly regained his composure: "I remember your residence is not far from Miss Luo's house, so it won't be troublesome to take you there together."

Jiang Huaixu was referring to Wen Yan's large apartment, which has now been returned to Nan Yun.

“I… I don’t live there anymore.” Wen Yan remembered what Luo Beiqing had said, and simply said, “I’ve moved back to the new house with Gu Yanci now.”

The subtext of this statement is quite clear.

They moved out because they were arguing and talking about divorce.

Moving back now means there's room for the relationship to recover—at least that's the message Wen Yan conveyed to Jiang Huaixu.

Jiang Huaixu was silent for two seconds, then smiled and said, "Okay, then send me a message when you get home to make sure you're safe, okay?"

"of course can."

This request is neither excessive nor inappropriate; it's normal for ordinary friends to give each other an explanation when they get home.

Watching Wen Yan get into the taxi, Jiang Huaixu started the Cullinan SUV and drove towards the small villa in Luobei.

Luo Beiqing looked at the handsome man in the driver's seat and asked, "Young Master Jiang, is there anything you want to ask me?"

"That's a question I should be asking Miss Luo."

When Wen Yan was around, Jiang Huaixu seemed to deliberately suppress his aura, making him seem very approachable, a perfect example of a refined gentleman.

Now, the man has shed his disguise; he remains humble and polite, but reveals his inherent aloofness and taciturnity.

Without further ado, Luo Beiqing asked, "You know that Yan Yan is still married, right?"

Jiang Huaixu gave a very calm "hmm".

know.

What else is there to ask?

Knowing he was already married, he still fawned over Wen Yan; nothing anyone else could say mattered.

As for what constitutes infidelity, Luo Beiqing has a clear understanding of herself; she despises others for cheating.

However, Wen Yan is none other than this person.

She's a complete hypocrite; aside from committing crimes, Wen Yan will do anything.

Besides, she didn't think Wen Yan would do such a thing, otherwise she wouldn't have refused to get in the car today.

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Wen Yan felt a little out of place returning to Longyu Bay.

I stood in the living room for a while, lost in thought, before going upstairs.

The first thing I did after returning from the hospital was to take a shower.

After showering, Wen Yan realized she hadn't let Jiang Huaixu know she was safe, so she quickly grabbed her phone and sent him a short message.

"Ah."

A cold laugh suddenly came from behind.

Gu Yanci returned at some point, dressed in a suit and tie, still in his work attire.

His gaze moved up from the phone and landed on Wen Yan's face: "Who are you texting? Why are you in such a hurry? Your hair isn't even dry."

"classmate."

Wen Yan turned off her phone screen.

Gu Yanci's eyes were filled with coldness and mockery: "Is that classmate named Jiang Huaixu?"

Wen Yan's eyes widened in astonishment.

Before she could even speak, Gu Yanci had already strode over, his aura menacing.

Wen Yan instinctively stepped back, her lower back pressing against the back of the sofa, unable to move.

The man was in front of her in an instant. Without saying a word, he snatched the phone from her hand, threw it aside, and his face was frighteningly gloomy.

"Mrs. Gu, did you enjoy lunch without me bothering you?" The man caressed the woman's cheek, his fingertips conveying ambiguity and danger.

He...he found out?

Wen Yan's expression changed slightly, and she was about to explain, "I—"

"Wen Yan, you're lying to me!"

Gu Yanci interrupted Wen Yan and gave her his conclusion.

Suddenly my waist tightened!

Then came another moment of relief!

Then the belt of the bathrobe was pulled open.

Wen Yan felt a chill on her skin and instinctively cried out. Before she could even gather her clothes up, the man suddenly grabbed the back of her head and kissed her!

The kiss was fierce and extremely aggressive.

It's like a powerful tool for conquering cities, relying solely on violence and possession.

The burning hands wandered uncontrollably.

Wen Yan was startled by Gu Yanci's sudden movement and tried to push him away, but this action only angered him.

Gu Yanci easily pinned her hands behind her back.

There are innate physical and strength differences between men and women. The reason why Wen Yan was able to succeed in her attacks several times before was entirely because Gu Yanci was unprepared and indulged her.

"Gu Yan—Ugh!"

"Why are you in such a hurry to take a shower? Hmm?" The man asked, seemingly possessed, kissing her as he spoke. "Are you trying to wash away something shameful?"

His voice was deep and cold, just like his mood at that moment.

Wen Yan didn't realize what he meant at first, until his fingers touched...

He actually thought about her with such a despicable mind!

"Gu Yanci!"

Wen Yan almost screamed, and with a burst of strength from who-knows-where, she angrily slapped the man across the face.

However, the man was faster, intercepting her wrist mid-air.

He raised his eyes, and the bracelet made of gemstones of various materials came into view. The small silver pendant in the center had a hand-carved Sanskrit character on it.

Nan Zhiyi's words echoed in his mind.

"That handsome guy seems to be her senior from school; he even gave her a pretty bracelet before."

Gu Yanci's gaze grew colder as he looked at the bracelet. He asked, "The classmate who gave you this bracelet was also Jiang Huaixu, right?"

"Gu Yanci, let me go!"

Wen Yan's wrist was pinched painfully.

Gu Yanci seemed not to hear anything and continued, "You like it that much? Hmm? You scoffed at the gifts I gave you, but you treasured the junk Jiang Huaixu gave you! Wen Yan, do you even remember we're not divorced yet? You're my woman!"

Gu Yanci still remembers that when she was in Los Angeles, she was reluctant to take off the bracelet when she changed into her dress, but she secretly put it back on after returning to China!

It turns out it was sent by Jiang Huaixu!

"That's not a piece of junk!"

In Wen Yan's opinion, the bracelet was no different from the one Gu Jingzhou gave her. It was a gift from Gu Jingzhou, so what was wrong with it?

Wen Yan turned her head to try to avoid his kiss, but she couldn't escape it at all.

"Gu Yanci, let me go! I don't want to be intimate with you!"

This remark thoroughly enraged Gu Yanci.

"If you don't want to be intimate with me, then who do you want to be intimate with? Jiang Huaixu? Wen Yan, you're quite persistent this time. You've liked him for a long time. What's so good about a sickly guy like him? What if he dies one day?"

Caught off guard, Gu Yanci took the bracelet off Wen Yan's wrist, and with a flick of his arm, the bracelet flew in an arc and crashed into an unknown corner.

Wen Yan instinctively tried to go find him, but the man forcibly pressed her down on the sofa.

"Gu Yanci, don't go too far!"

"Excessive? I can go even further."

Before the words were even finished, the man had already plunged in—

Wen Yan's pupils widened in shock.

Water droplets fell from the tips of her hair with the vibration, dampening the wool carpet...

Wen Yan gradually lost her resistance, staring at the ceiling, feeling as if a piece of her heart had been emptied.

……

Wen Yan became somewhat confused towards the end and couldn't remember when Gu Yanci left.

She regained consciousness when she received a phone call from an unknown number.

"Zhizhi..."

The familiar female voice instantly snapped Wen Yan back to reality.

"Zhizhi, why haven't you been home lately? Mommy has come looking for you twice, but no one answered the door when I knocked," Nan Yun asked gently.

Wen Yan sat up in bed.

As soon as I moved, I felt aches and pains all over my body, so bad that I gasped for breath.

A bright ray of sunlight shone through the gap in the curtains; it was already the next morning.

“I had all the jewelry you left behind delivered to Nan Zhiyi’s hotel. I don’t know if she gave it to you,” Wen Yan said. “You and Nan Zhiyi can stay in that house.”

"Zhizhi, those were all left to you by Mommy. You don't want anything now. Do you really hate Mommy that much?" A woman's sobbing voice came from the receiver, filled with heartbreak.

It seems I received it.

Wen Yan leaned against the headboard, her head feeling dizzy.

"I don't hate you—I'm a little tired, and if there's nothing else, I'd like to hang up now."

Nan Yun noticed something was off about Wen Yan's voice and asked anxiously, "Zhi Zhi, are you sick? Your voice doesn't sound right. Where are you? Mommy is so worried about you. Can you tell Mommy? Mommy wants to see you! Mommy can take care of you!"

"I'm fine." Wen Yan closed her eyes. "I hope you have a happy life. Goodbye."

Since you chose to leave, since you chose a new life and love, then don't look back.

She was dry; Gu Yanci had probably washed her before leaving.

After a while, Wen Yan caught a glimpse of her wrist and suddenly remembered the bracelet that Gu Yanci had thrown away. Despite her discomfort, she got out of bed and searched for it carefully.

However, nothing was found.

Wen Yan got dressed and went downstairs. She happened to see some maids doing housework and asked, "Have you seen a colorful bracelet? In the master bedroom or somewhere else?"

The maid shook her head: "Madam, when did you lose the bracelet? The master said you were still resting, so we didn't go in. We last cleaned yesterday morning."

Wen Yan slumped onto the carpet, her eyes stinging again. She covered her face, pressing her fingertips against her eye sockets to suppress the stinging sensation, forcing herself not to cry.

What's the use of crying?

Gu Yanci saw her crying, but he still did what he did.

unacceptable.

Tough and ruthless, that's the real Gu Yanci.

The atmosphere between the two, which had finally eased up a bit recently, plummeted to freezing point again.

"Madam, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?" the maid asked anxiously.

Wen Yan shook her head, waited for the sour feeling to pass, then slowly stood up and went out the door.

The maid dialed Gu Yanci's number.

"Sir, Madam is awake."

Gu Yanci sat in his office chair, rubbing his temples, and remained silent for two seconds before asking, "What is she doing?"

The maid was taken aback: "Madam...she's gone out."

Gu Yanci asked, "What did she eat for breakfast? How much did she eat?"

Wen Yan has a small appetite, but she eats less when she's in a bad mood and more when she's in a good mood.

"My wife didn't eat breakfast and went straight out the door. She didn't seem to be in a good mood."

Gu Yanci's expression darkened, whether because of the first half of the sentence or the second half, it was unclear.

……

Wen Yan didn't know where she was going, and wandered aimlessly on the asphalt road.

With her phone out of power, Wen Yan quickly ran out of battery and had no choice but to turn back.

I had just gotten home and was still changing my shoes when the front door, which I had just closed, was suddenly opened again.

Gu Yanci appeared at the doorway; his tall figure blocked half of the light.

Wen Yan subconsciously looked up and met his gaze, then looked away as if she hadn't seen him at all.

"Sir, why are you back?" the maid asked, puzzled. "Did you come back to see Madam?"

She wondered if she had said something that made her husband worry, so she couldn't wait to come back and check on him herself.

"No," Gu Yanci said, watching Wen Yan's retreating figure. "I got the documents."

The maid glanced at Wen Yan, then at Gu Yanci, and dared not say anything more.

This atmosphere is so strange and suffocating!

No, your wife has come back to live here, shouldn't you have made up?

Why are you arguing again?!

Gu Yanci glanced at the servant.

The maid looked completely bewildered.

In a moment of sudden realization, the maid understood and immediately said to Wen Yan, "Madam, the kitchen has prepared bird's nest porridge. Would you like some?"

"No need." Wen Yan went upstairs directly.

They completely ignored Gu Yanci from beginning to end.

Gu Yanci was instantly furious and felt a tightness in his chest.

However, since the person returned and didn't try to run away from home again, Gu Yanci secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He knew that he had to thank Nan Yun for this, because he had just moved back to Longyu Bay from Nan Yun's residence. If he were to move out of Longyu Bay again because of his struggle with her, it would seem like moving was a childish game that threatened people.

That's exactly what Wen Yan thought.

Furthermore, Gu Yanci's statement that "she has a share in this villa" did convince her to some extent.

However, Wen Yan immediately contacted a real estate agent to help her look for available properties, intending to finalize her new home as soon as possible for future convenience.

Wen Yan opened her laptop to read some academic papers, but her mind was foggy and she couldn't concentrate.

Looking around at her surroundings again, she was immediately reminded of everything that had happened from yesterday afternoon to evening. She closed her eyes, not wanting to see or think about it anymore.

I don't know how much time had passed when the servant came to knock on the door.

"Madam, it's time to eat."

Wen Yan found it a bit strange. In the past, the servants did not live in the villa and would not knock on the door to remind her to eat. She would always set the meal time in advance and the servants would prepare the food on time.

But her head was spinning, and Wen Yan didn't want to think, so she went downstairs.

She had barely sat down in the restaurant for a minute when Gu Yanci came over and sat down directly opposite her.

Wen Yan had no appetite, so she immediately put down her chopsticks, got up, and left.

"You're throwing a tantrum at me and refusing to eat?" Gu Yanci suddenly spoke up.

Wen Yan's body ached, she was exhausted, and she didn't want to talk to him.

The maid, after being glanced at by Gu Yanci, immediately went to Wen Yan's side and asked, "Madam, is the food tonight not to your liking?"

"The food is fine."

After Wen Yan finished speaking, she went upstairs.

Gu Yanci heard what she said.

So you have no appetite?

Are you trying to say he's disgusting?

Anger was rising when Gu Yanci suddenly remembered Wen Yan's appearance just now, her cheeks flushed with an unusual redness, as if... she was sick?