Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 6 Wen Yan wrapped her arms around his neck

But then the man suddenly raised an eyebrow and clicked his tongue: "Wen Zhizhi, with your temper, you still want to be my lover?"

Before he could finish speaking, the man had already walked out of the private room.

Wen Yan understood what he meant—

He has plenty of women vying to be his mistress, but he doesn't fancy someone as disobedient as her!

-

Gu Yanci returned to the original private room.

Lou Qi immediately noticed several faint finger marks on his brother's handsome face. Surprised, he lowered his voice and asked, "What happened to your face?"

Gu Yanci didn't expect to have a mark on his face, but he wasn't ashamed at all. He lied without expression and said, "I was scratched by a cat."

"The cat's surname is Wen?" Lou Qi laughed, not afraid of stirring up trouble.

Gu Yanci glared at him.

Lou Qi shifted to a more comfortable position, leaned closer to Gu Yanci, and whispered gossip: "What exactly do you think of Wen Yan? Even if it's just a fling, after three years, the novelty should wear off."

The young men in the private room were barking wildly into microphones, chugging from bottles of liquor, and cuddling with their female companions.

The dim lighting concealed Gu Yanci's expression.

He felt a sudden surge of inexplicable irritation and lit his cigar again.

So the novelty wore off?

No wonder she couldn't wait to get a divorce!

Lou Qi, having been rebuffed, waved to the hostess in the private room who was eagerly waiting nearby. The hostess, beaming, jogged over.

Another stunningly beautiful woman with a great figure quickly sat down next to Gu Yanci, rubbing her ample breasts against his strong arm and speaking in a sweet, coquettish voice.

"Mr. Gu..."

Gu Yanci turned his head to look at her, scrutinizing her.

Seeing this, the beauty thought there was hope and excitedly raised her hand to reach towards the man—

"roll."

Gu Yanci's voice was extremely cold.

A chill ran through the air, and the air pressure dropped.

"Mr. Gu, I...I'm clean..." The beauty's hand froze halfway, startled and trying to dodge to the side, but unwilling to give up, she leaned forward slightly, revealing an alluring cleavage, "Am I not pretty enough?"

When the light shone on him, Gu Yanci had shed his gentlemanly facade, his eyes so cold they seemed to want to tear someone to pieces on the spot.

The beauty dared not speak further, looking helplessly at Lou Qi, pleading with him to say a few kind words for her.

Lou Qi embraced the girl beside him, his smile both charming and cold, and shook his finger: "You are far inferior to the one at his home."

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"How did the talk go? Gu Yanci didn't do anything to you, did he?" Luo Beiqing waited for Wen Yan in the booth.

"No." Wen Yan shook her head.

She even slapped him.

I wonder how he'll retaliate.

Luo Beiqing opened his phone and showed Wen Yan a photo: "Yan Yan, is this jade beaded necklace Auntie's? It's an item up for auction at the Kyoto Auction House next month."

The photo shows a string of imperial green jadeite beads, a rare and priceless item with a pure color.

This imperial green jadeite beaded necklace was left by Wen Yan's maternal grandmother and was also the jewelry that Wen Yan's mother, Nan Yun, loved most when she passed away.

The Wen family kept the relics under the guise of remembering their loved ones, but now they've appeared at an auction house!

Wen Yan's chest heaved with anger.

She looked up at the second floor, her gaze resolute.

She needs to have leverage in negotiations with the Wen family!

"Bei Qing, why don't you go home first? I still need to see Gu Yanci."

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The door to the private room was pushed open again.

A fair-skinned, beautiful woman in a long dress with an excellent temperament stood at the door, seemingly looking for someone.

"Wen Yan?"

"Why is she here again?"

Before anyone could react, Wen Yan had already spotted Gu Yanci in the center of the sofa.

Wen Yan strode over, and perhaps because she was too conspicuous, the alluring woman beside Gu Yanci immediately stood up and defensively blocked her way.

"Miss, what do you want to do?"

When Wen Yan looked at the other person's attire, she thought that he was quite good-looking, but the feigned innocence in his eyes was really lacking.

Wen Yan pointed to the man behind her and said with a smile, "Miss, before you hoard your food, please check whose bowl it is."

"Who are you calling a dog!" The alluring woman was so angry that she couldn't suppress her voice.

Lou Qi didn't try to hide it at all and burst out laughing.

It's best if they don't answer; anyone who does is a dog. These big-breasted, brainless idiots!

Gu Yanci leaned back in his chair, his posture languid and elegant, his beautiful fingertips twirling the whiskey glass in his hand as he leisurely watched Wen Yan.

Seeing his attitude, the young men began to make sarcastic remarks:

"Oh! What brings Miss Wen here again? Is she here to check up on things?"

"Honestly, Wen Yan, we're all respectable people. Everyone knows how you ended up marrying Brother Ci!"

"Wen Yan, one should be content and mind one's own business."

……

"Why would I need to check up on him?" Wen Yan chuckled, giving the alluring woman a once-over. "You're introducing this kind of woman to President Gu? She can't even compare to me. You expect President Gu to be interested?"

What do you mean by "even you can't compare"?

In terms of looks and figure alone, Wen Yan is second to none in the socialite circle!

A group of young masters were so angry they almost couldn't breathe.

Wen Yan looked at Gu Yanci.

The man took a sip of wine, exuding elegance and aloofness, seemingly unconcerned about his wife's well-being and showing no intention of helping her in any way.

Wen Yan, driven by malice, pushed aside the alluring woman, walked around the coffee table, and in the blink of an eye, straddled Gu Yanci.

The snow-white satin dress completely covered her legs, and because of the straddling posture, her waist and hips were even more sculpted, making one's blood boil.

Gu Yanci was taken aback by Wen Yan's sudden move, as she was usually reserved in public. He was stunned for a moment and instinctively raised his hand to protect her waist to prevent her from falling.

"you……"

what are you doing?

Before Gu Yanci could even ask a question, he felt a slight heaviness in his lower abdomen!

—Wen Yan's right hand landed there!

She leaned close to him, so close that their noses almost touched, and smiled with her eyes crinkling.

She lowered her voice, speaking in a tone only the two of them could hear, and said provocatively, "Young Master Gu, you reacted so quickly, huh?"

Gu Yanci remained expressionless.

Gu Yanci's face was ashen.

The others could only see that Wen Yan was straddling Gu Yanci, and knew nothing else. However, noticing that Brother Ci's expression was off, they all quieted down, looked at each other, and dared not utter a sound.

Only Wen Yan's soft laughter rang out. She glanced sideways at the alluring woman and commented coquettishly, "I told you she wasn't good enough!"

The alluring woman was so angry that her face turned red, regretting that she hadn't just gone ahead and confronted him.

Gu Yanci cursed under his breath, his voice already slightly hoarse, and coldly ordered Wen Yan, "Get down!"

Wen Yan lifted her leg, realizing she was wearing high heels, and said shamelessly, "My feet hurt."

He then lowered his voice again, leaned close to Gu Yanci's ear, and chuckled, "Mr. Gu, don't you need me to cover for you like this?"

As he spoke, he exerted a slight force with his right hand.

Gu Yanci didn't want others to notice anything amiss, so he didn't pinch her hand.

The man's Adam's apple bobbed, and his tall figure suddenly stood up, taking a step forward to walk out.

Wen Yan gasped in fright and wrapped her arms around his neck:

"Ah—Gu Yanci!"