Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 231 Accident

Wen Yan stared at those lines of text, remaining silent for a long time.

She had expected to cry and be heartbroken, but instead, she felt only a strange numbness.

Her reaction to Nan Yun was both unexpected and reasonable.

Nan Yun didn't receive a reply from her daughter for a long time. She sent several more text messages but still didn't get any response. Finally, she couldn't help but call.

Wen Yan didn't want to answer at first, but remembering that this person might call back from another number, and not wanting to get entangled with her, she pressed the answer button.

"Zhizhi, I'm sorry, Mommy yesterday—"

"I'm actually quite surprised that you remembered it was my birthday yesterday so quickly." Although she had taken the throat lozenges that the family doctor had given her, Wen Yan still had some difficulty speaking.

Fortunately, her voice should be back to normal by tomorrow. If she really went to school with a hoarse voice tomorrow, she would really want to take a knife to Gu Yanci!

The words "so fast" carried a heavy sarcasm, leaving Nan Yun somewhat at a loss: "Zhizhi, I'm sorry, Mommy, I'm so sorry..."

Wen Yan listened quietly to her rambling apologies, taking a few sips of water to soothe her throat.

She was so calm that even she was a little surprised.

"Are you finished?" Wen Yan waited until Nan Yun stopped speaking before slowly saying, "Actually, I don't really want to receive your so-called caring phone calls, do you understand?"

Wen Yan wasn't saying it out of anger; she was telling the truth.

Her initial longing for her mother transformed into grief and resentment upon Nan Yun's appearance, but now she no longer cares much about her.

Wen Yan's words were too hurtful to Nan Yun, and Nan Yun hung up the phone in tears.

A short while later, Luo Beiqing called to inquire about Wen Yan, his words laced with teasing about whether she and President Gu had spent a sleepless night the previous night.

Wen Yan generously told her best friend about the latest developments.

Luo Beiqing was shocked: "Holy crap! It's really inside? And you were the one who suggested it? Wen Yan, this could be a pregnancy!"

As night fell again, Wen Yan thought of last night. Apart from Nan Yun, the rest of the night was as beautiful as a dream.

Wen Yan looked down at her flat stomach, her hand resting on her abdomen, and murmured, "Gu Yanci isn't that good at hitting the bullseye in one shot, is he? It's okay if he does hit the bullseye, he can grow up with your child just like the two of us."

"You doubt your man's abilities? If I told your man that, Wen Yan, you'd be dead in bed with him!"

"..." Wen Yan cleared her throat. "Ahem! I haven't even asked you what's going on between you and He Tingchuan yet!"

Luo Beiqing lay by the French windows, basking in the sun and trying to get calcium. "He seems to really regret it."

Wen Yan doesn't understand men at all.

So, after returning home, even though she was very tired, she forced herself to stay awake and waited for Gu Yanci to come home.

Gu Yanci had worked overtime tonight and attended two emergency meetings. When he got home, he saw Wen Yan leaning against the headboard with her eyes half-closed. The bedside lamp shone on her face, and he could see the little downy hairs on her cheeks. She looked very cute.

Gu Yanci tiptoed over, kissed her cheek, and originally wanted to carry her to lie down in bed, but Wen Yan was not asleep and woke up with a start.

"Why aren't you sleeping?"

Now that she was awake, Gu Yanci simply propped himself up on the headboard with one hand, cupped Wen Yan's cheek with the other, and gave her a deep kiss.

He asked cheerfully, "Wait for me?"

Wen Yan nodded.

You can almost tell a man's good mood just by looking at his eyes and eyebrows.

But the next second, that smile froze on his face—

Wen Yan asked, "Gu Yanci, why were you unwilling when I brought up divorce?"

Gu Yanci clicked his tongue and asked coldly, "Wen Zhizhi, do you have a problem with my performance last night?"

Wen Yan blinked, then realized that what she had just said was really a bit of a mood killer, especially since the man's gaze was becoming increasingly dangerous, making Wen Yan's scalp tingle.

"No, no, no! It's He Tingchuan. I feel like he might be sick lately."

Gu Yanci took off his tie, loosened it, and threw it on the sofa, not quite understanding his wife's statement: "Hmm?"

Wen Yan sat up straight and analyzed seriously: "He married Bei Qing because of Bei Qing's mother's dying wish and an exchange of benefits. Over the years, he and Bei Qing have spent little time together. He signed the divorce agreement himself. Why is he now so devoted to Bei Qing?"

Gu Yanci was about to say something when he heard Wen Yan say, "Is he trying to steal the child from Bei Qing's belly?"

Gu Yanci was immediately speechless.

He paused for two seconds and said, "Zhizhi, in most cases, the only person a child can hold back is their mother, not their father."

For women, pregnancy and childbirth come at a high cost: uncontrollable hormonal influences, at least ten months of emotional development, and huge sunk costs.

For men, a child is just a fleeting moment of passion.

It was effortless.

"Then why?" Wen Yan couldn't understand. "Does he like Bei Qing?"

Gu Yanci neither agreed nor disagreed.

Wen Yan said again: "You're crazy! You didn't cherish her when she was his wife, and now you're acting like a big shot!"

Gu Yanci had a hunch that when Wen Yan asked him for a divorce but he refused, Luo Beiqing probably cursed him behind his back in the same way.

"If you keep scolding him like that, what if Luo Beiqing starts thinking about getting back together?" Gu Yanci reminded him.

Wen Yan waved her hand: "I asked her, and she didn't. Otherwise, would I have been cursing like that?"

"..."

Mr. Gu didn't quite understand the logic behind his wife's best friend relationship with Luo Beiqing, and said he was going to take a shower.

Upon hearing this, Wen Yan immediately turned off the light and lay back in bed.

She wanted to fall asleep quickly, but the more she tried to sleep, the less she could!

After getting into bed, Gu Yanci casually pulled the person into his arms. He could feel the person in his arms pretending to be asleep, and he couldn't help but chuckle softly.

Wen Yan: "..." Absolutely not making a sound!