Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 303 Loving Him

Outside the ICU ward is a huge transparent glass panel.

Luo Beiqing stared intently through the glass—the premature baby was tiny, lying in an incubator, its body covered in tubes, barely showing any breathing. Only the stable heart rate on the monitor indicated that the baby was still alive.

"Yan Yan, if I hadn't insisted on my own way back then, would he have turned out this way?" Luo Beiqing's voice was hoarse.

"Bei Qing, you'll get better. Don't blame yourself. You did nothing wrong..." Wen Yan felt sorry for Luo Bei Qing and pulled him into her arms.

"If the baby survives, let's name him Luo Yu," came Luo Beiqing's buzzing voice.

Yu means small island, independent and resilient, far from the mainland, far from... everything and everyone here.

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Gu Yanci led Wen Yan out of the hospital.

He suddenly said, "Wen Yan, we can do without children."

Wen Yan looked at him in surprise, not understanding why he suddenly said that.

"You...didn't you really want a child before?" Wen Yan remembered that he was especially excited when she wasn't wearing a condom, and he would touch her lower abdomen afterward.

Gu Yanci said seriously, "You are more important."

Wen Yan belatedly realized that it was Luo Beiqing's matter that had frightened him.

Wen Yan was both amused and exasperated. She reached out and touched his face, saying, "Young Master Gu, there's a saying, 'worrying about something that's already happened,' have you heard of it? So many women have given birth, and many of them are perfectly healthy."

Gu Yanci neither commented on nor made any clarifications, demonstrating a kind of silent stubbornness.

Wen Yan wasn't in a hurry.

After a while, she didn't believe that this man could resist after she used sweet words to coax him!

After the two got into the car, Gu Yanci drove to a members-only private restaurant.

Wen Yan knew that Gu Yanci had invited guests, but she didn't know who they were.

Upon seeing the handsome man sitting in the private room, Wen Yan exclaimed in surprise, "Senior!"

After the initial surprise, she realized the next second that her joy had been too obvious, and glanced guiltily at the man beside her.

Sure enough, Gu Yanci looked at her with an expression that seemed to say, "Can't you be any happier?"

Wen Yan: "..."

Ugh, you were the one who asked me to come.

"Junior, long time no see." Jiang Huaixu said with a smile, glancing at Gu Yanci without giving a special greeting.

He seemed the same as before, with only Wen Yan in his eyes, but he also seemed different.

He no longer called her 'Yan Yan', but 'junior sister', as if their relationship had returned to square one.

Gu Yanci took his seat and asked the waiter to serve the dishes, clearly indicating that he was the host of the dinner.

Wen Yan inquired about Jiang Huaixu's health and received the good news that he was recovering well. The two chatted casually for a few more minutes, as if they were just ordinary good friends.

Gu Yanci remained silent throughout the meal, occasionally serving food to Wen Yan. His sour face made Wen Yan wonder if someone had forced Gu Yanci to come to this dinner.

"Excuse me, I need to go out for a bit." Jiang Huaixu stood up.

Wen Yan thought Jiang Huaixu was going to answer a phone call or something, but unexpectedly, Gu Yanci also went out the next moment.

Jiang Huaixu was not surprised to see Gu Yanci follow him out.

He stood by the French windows, gazing at the lush bamboo scenery inside, touching his left atrium, and said with a half-smile, "Gu Yanci, does your brother not like you as his younger brother? Otherwise, why don't I feel any brotherly affection for you?"

"you do not need to know."

Gu Yanci was certain that Gu Jingzhou was the one Ji Chang loved more.

"Thank you for asking Grandma to support my wife that day." Although that was the gist of the meal, Gu Yanci didn't hesitate to offer a formal thank you.

On the day Wen Yan went to rescue Luo Beiqing, who was trapped in the villa, it was Jiang Huaixu who noticed the commotion at the hospital and, feeling uneasy, notified Old Madam Gu.

Gu Yanci was a little confused: "Why didn't you step in yourself? It would have been a great opportunity to make Wen Yan pay more attention to you."

Jiang Huaixu lowered his eyes, concealing the emotions within them.

After a long silence, he finally uttered two words: "Never mind."

Never mind, he's just not as lucky as Gu Yanci; Wen Yan's heart isn't with him.

Forget it, he's sickly and disabled, he can't protect Wen Yan for a lifetime.

Never mind, he owes Gu Jingzhou a debt of gratitude, and Gu Yanci is Gu Jingzhou's younger brother.

So, forget it.