Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 346 You like Lou Qi, right?

Jiang Xing moved back to his own house, packed his luggage a little, adjusted his mood, and went to Longyu Bay to have afternoon tea with Wen Yan.

Wen Yan is now six months pregnant and rarely goes out. Longyu Bay is big enough that she can stroll around her own garden. When she has nothing to do, Gu Yanci will invite a performance team to Longyu Bay to perform for Wen Yan.

"Why did you do something so big without telling anyone beforehand?" Wen Yan invited Jiang Xing today because she had heard some rumors. "Do you know how dangerous this is? If Lou Qi had been more ruthless and the Lou family had distanced themselves from the situation, you could have faced retaliation from the Cheng family!"

"I'm telling you this in advance, you either have to persuade me or help me. Yan Yan, I don't want to drag you into this—" Jiang Xing stopped mid-sentence, suddenly realizing something, and asked, "What did you mean by 'if Lou Qi were to be ruthless'?"

"I don't know the specifics, but I heard that the Lou family and the Cheng family signed a new cooperation agreement, with Lou Qi taking the lead and making many concessions."

A businessman won't get up early if there's no profit to be made. If he's willing to concede, it's either because he has something to ask for, or because the other party has something on him that he can use against him.

Jiang Xing recalled that on the day of the incident, in Cheng Jiang's suite, Lou Qi gave Cheng Jiang a deep look as he led her away.

No wonder Cheng Jiang let her leave so readily. She thought Cheng Jiang was planning to settle scores later, but it turns out he had already reached a silent agreement with Lou Qi.

No wonder Lou Qi has been so busy lately that he hasn't been home. He looked so pale and tired when he came back this morning...

"How are things going between you and Lou Qi?" Wen Yan leaned over curiously, gossiping about Jiang Xing. "I admit I misjudged him back then; he really has turned over a new leaf."

Jiang Xing looked at Wen Yan with a bitter expression: "Yan Yan, I broke up with him."

"What?" Wen Yan exclaimed in shock. "You...why?"

“I had ulterior motives when I got together with Lou Qi. We are from different worlds. I don’t want him to go against his family for me, and I don’t have the confidence to compromise myself in front of his family for him. With his qualifications, he would have better options.”

However, recalling Lou Qi's tired face and unpleasant expression this morning, she felt a little regretful, perhaps she shouldn't have brought it up today.

We should at least wait until he has rested a bit before coming.

"And what about you?" Wen Yan asked Jiang Xing.

"Huh?" Jiang Xing didn't understand what Wen Yan meant.

"You've been talking about Lou Qi, but what about your own feelings? Jiang Xing, do you like him?" Wen Yan already knew the answer in her heart. "You do, don't you?"

If you don't like it, you won't consider abandoning the building.

They would never allow the proud Jiang Xing to say something like, "He would have a better choice."

……

After Wen Yan became pregnant, Gu Yanci was often late or left early. "You might not be able to find President Gu after 4 p.m." and "President Gu is a henpecked husband" had become an unspoken understanding among the company's senior executives.

When Gu Yanci arrived home, he first kissed Wen Yan's lips, without any lust, simply to express his longing and affection.

Wen Yan was already used to this, and only after they parted did she remember that there was still a customer opposite her. She glared at Gu Yanci helplessly.

Gu Yanci didn't care at all.

He was rather curious and asked Jiang Xing, "Why aren't you at home taking care of Lou Qi? Why are you here playing with my wife?"

"...Take care of?" Jiang Xing frowned, a bad feeling creeping over him.

Gu Yanci gave him a look that said, "You didn't know?" He said, "He got a beating from his family for trying to smooth things over with you. It was pretty bad."