Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 173 Adults Learn to Play Dumb

"you you……"

Ji Chang never expected Gu Yanci to be so blunt. She pointed at Gu Yanci with a trembling finger, speechless for a moment, unsure whether she was shocked or angry.

Nan Zhiyi's expression changed slightly, but she quickly recovered.

She concealed the sadness in her eyes and said with a smile, "It seems that what's being said is indeed unreliable. Mr. Gu and Yan have a very good relationship."

Gu Yanci then glanced at her and said, "I suggest you listen to the recent rumors."

The hottest gossip in the elite circles lately is that Gu Yanci and Wen Yan have reconciled and are now very affectionate. Some people have even begun to suspect that the rumors about their discord and Wen Yan's alleged coup were fabricated by busybodies.

The first person targeted by these busybodies was Wen Muzhi. It's a pity Wen Muzhi was no longer in the country, otherwise he would have been furious.

"Gu Yanci, I asked you to have dinner with me, did you just stay to annoy me?" Ji Chang rebuked sharply.

"I just hope you can see the reality of the situation." Gu Yanci was very calm, almost as if he was saying, 'I deliberately tried to anger you? You overestimate yourself.'

Ji Chang felt a dull ache in her chest from anger: "Gu Yanci, you still want to be with Wen Yan, don't you? You won't listen to my advice at all, will you?"

Having achieved his purpose in staying, and given the current situation, Gu Yanci straightened his clothes and said, "I won't be angry with you anymore. Enjoy your lunch."

The servants were serving the dishes, and one of them was about to call the master for dinner when they heard Gu Yanci say this.

"Isn't the young master going to have lunch?" The maid sensed the tense atmosphere and wanted to help Ji Chang keep him there.

Gu Yanci raised his hand and waved, then disappeared into the greenery of the courtyard.

Teito University.

Wen Yan pouted, looking somewhat unhappy.

After buying her food, she found a seat in the cafeteria and kept checking her phone, but the profile picture belonging to Gu Yanci remained completely silent.

She opened it again and looked at her last conversation with Gu Yanci, which was a statement of magnanimity that she made against her will.

Gu Yanci proactively informed her that Nan Zhiyi was present at the scene, and he did nothing wrong, so she shouldn't have any negative emotions.

However, reason is one aspect, while emotion is another.

Emotions are beyond the control of reason.

"What are you thinking about?"

It wasn't until a familiar male voice suddenly came from in front of her that Wen Yan came back to her senses. She saw Jiang Huaixu put down his plate and sit down opposite her, with his usual warm and gentle smile on his face.

"Senior, it's been a long time!" Wen Yan said with a pleasant surprise.

Jiang Huaixu smiled and nodded, saying, "I went abroad with my mentor a while ago."

As he spoke, he almost subconsciously glanced at Wen Yan's wrist.

The last time they met, he noticed that she wasn't wearing the bracelet he had given her.

Wen Yan followed his gaze and immediately explained, "Um, senior, I..."

Jiang Huaixu gently interrupted her, "You girls usually change your jewelry all the time. You were already giving me a lot of face by wearing it when you saw me before."

Wen Yan was surprised that Jiang Huaixu had already prepared a reason for her, and she felt a mix of emotions.

However, after Gu Yanci returned the bracelet, she did put it into the jewelry box in the dressing room.

I'll keep it safe, but I won't wear it easily anymore.

Because every time Wen Yan saw it, she would think of what Luo Beiqing had said—that Jiang Huaixu probably had feelings for her.

However, since Jiang Huaixu has never expressed his feelings, then he has not!

In the adult world, you have to learn to play dumb with each other.