Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 171 Gu Yanci, don't even think about it! It's disgusting!

Wen Yan's spirits lifted, and she suddenly realized something. She raised her hand to cover her mouth, looking at Gu Yanci with great resistance.

"Gu Yanci, don't even think about it! It's disgusting! I can't accept it!"

This time, it was Gu Yanci's turn to be stunned.

Two seconds later, he seemed to understand what Wen Yan was saying. He raised an eyebrow and looked at her with a half-smile, his fingertips lingering on her cheek in an ambiguous way.

The burning heat from her fingertips sent a tingling sensation through Wen Yan, from her skin to her soul.

"Zhizhi, what are you thinking about?"

His expression wasn't very expressive, but Wen Yan could tell he was teasing her: You're overthinking it!

Is she overthinking it?

He actually mocked her, saying she was overthinking it?

"That's not what you meant?" Wen Yan asked indignantly, as if to say, "You dare say that's not true?"

Gu Yanci pried Wen Yan's hands away, kissed her lips again, and said innocently, "That's what I meant."

"..."

"What are you thinking? Huh? What disgusting thing?"

He said this on purpose, and the more he spoke, the closer he got to Wen Yan's ear, feeling the warmth of her ear and seeing the blush on her cheeks, he gently kissed it.

Wen Yan trembled uncontrollably, eliciting a low chuckle from the man.

"Hey!" Wen Yan glared at him angrily.

Gu Yanci raised his hand to cover her eyes, burying his head in the sand for her, his smile becoming even more pronounced.

Wen Yan felt her eyelashes lightly brushing against the man's palm. She couldn't see his expression, and he didn't laugh out loud, but sitting in his lap, she could clearly feel the vibration of his chest.

Gu Yanci is a vivid character.

Gu Yanci is so vibrant because of her.

At this moment, beneath Wen Yan's embarrassment and annoyance, there was a unique and subtle feeling, as if a warm current flowed into her heart.

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Gu Yanci was unaware of the relationship between Nan Zhiyi and Ji Chang, but since Wen Yan had asked, he called the old house to inquire about the situation.

"Miss Nan came to visit Madam last week. Madam didn't see her at first, but then she saw her again for some reason. Later, Madam took Miss Nan out for two activities," said the old house's butler.

They seem to have a good relationship.

Gu Yanci narrowed his eyes.

The next morning.

Gu Yanci canceled his company schedule and went back to his old house first.

As usual, he first went to see Old Master Gu and Old Madam Gu, and chatted with them for a while.

Old Madam Gu was exceptionally kind, always smiling as she looked at Gu Yanci, her face showing an expression of 'my grandson is so capable.'

Gu Yanci looked at the old lady helplessly and speechlessly.

Madam Gu continued to laugh, lowering her voice and saying, "Now that you've made up, keep up the good work! I've been waiting to hold my great-grandchild for years!"

“Then let’s wait a few more years,” Gu Yanci said.

Old Madam Gu couldn't help but tap his calf with her cane. "I'm serious! Is Xiao Yan unwilling? You can coax her, Xiao Yan is easy to coax, she's very well-behaved!"

Gu Yanci didn't know which statement to refute for a moment.

The phrases "easy to coax" and "very obedient" have absolutely nothing to do with Wen Yan!

Grandpa Gu, sitting next to them, remained silent. He didn't interfere in the younger generation's private affairs, but his eyes were fixed on them, clearly listening intently—an invisible member of the baby-making team.

"It's me who doesn't want to." Gu Yanci really wanted to, but he didn't want to put the pressure on Wen Yan from his elders, so he said, "She's still young and in school, we can wait a few more years."

Old Madam Gu snorted, turned her face away, and didn't want to talk to her grandson anymore.

Old Master Gu lowered his eyes and took a sip of tea.

Hey!

"I heard we have guests at home these days," Gu Yanci finally got to the point.

"A young girl has come to see your mother." Madam Gu paid no attention to this at all. "It would be good if your mother could move on and stop being so immersed in memories of Jingzhou all the time."

Gu Yanci nodded without saying much. After bidding farewell to Old Master Gu and Old Madam Gu, he went to Ji Chang's place.

Ji Chang was arranging flowers in the living room; she hadn't had such leisure time in a long time.

Seeing Gu Yanci arrive, she waved happily: "Aci, come and see, isn't it beautiful?"

Gu Yanci glanced at them; they were some purple flowers, but he couldn't name them.

Gu Yanci didn't speak, and Ji Chang also minded, having grown accustomed to her youngest son's indifference.

She said to herself, "This was a gift from Zhiyi. I spent the whole night waking up the flowers, and today is the perfect time to put them in a vase."

Ji Chang looked at her flower arrangement from left to right, her face full of joy and satisfaction.

Gu Yanci remembered that Wen Yan had given her flowers before, but she had ruthlessly thrown them away. After this happened time and time again, Wen Yan stopped giving them to her.

She would have liked it if someone else had given it to her.

"When did you meet Nan Zhiyi?" Gu Yanci asked directly.

Ji Chang guessed that he was going to ask this, and said, "What happened during this period of time?"

"What do you want to do?"

Ji Chang took the hot towel handed to her by the maid and wiped her hands casually: "What could I possibly think about? I just feel a connection with her, and I'm all alone, feeling very lonely."

Ji Chang had never said such things before, and Gu Yanci narrowed his eyes.

She put down the towel and looked at Gu Yanci: "You're back now. Will you have lunch with me?"

This request wasn't unreasonable, and Gu Yanci didn't refuse—because Wen Yan was going to eat at the school cafeteria at noon today, so it didn't matter where he ate.

Seeing that Ji Chang had nothing to say to him, Gu Yanci simply sat on the sofa and used his phone to deal with her work emails.

Half an hour passed.

There were sounds coming from outside the door. A maid was saying "please," and a woman's voice, speaking Mandarin with a Cantonese accent, said "thank you."

Gu Yanci frowned.

The next moment, Nan Zhiyi exclaimed in surprise and delight, "Mr. Gu, you're here too! What a coincidence!"

Gu Yanci remained unmoved.

Hearing the sound, Ji Chang came out of the kitchen and said happily, "Zhiyi is here! The food will be ready soon. I asked the kitchen to make your favorite red wine beef brisket!"

"Thank you, Auntie! You're so kind to me!" Nan Zhiyi said sweetly.

Gu Yanci sensed something was wrong, stood up, looked at Ji Chang with a questioning look in his eyes, and even more so with a hint of accusation.

"I already had plans with Zhiyi, but I forgot to tell you," Ji Chang said casually. "It seems you two know each other, so why don't you join me for dinner? You don't mind, do you?"

“Of course I don’t mind!” Nan Zhiyi said first.

After speaking, he looked at Gu Yanci, waiting for his reaction.