Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 180 Mrs. Gu, is there anything you can't let me hear?

Gu Yanci raised an eyebrow slightly, silently asking: What are you doing?

"This is indoors." Wen Yan extinguished his cigarette and threw it into the trash can.

She has always been a very public-spirited person, which is similar to Gu Jingzhou.

Gu Yanci didn't care about these things at all; it was his social identity that constrained him to be a "good person" in the universal sense.

"When did you arrive?" Wen Yan asked him.

Nan Zhiyi walked over, her eyes filled with a hint of nervousness as she looked at Gu Yanci. It was unclear whether she hoped he had overheard their conversation or not.

"Not long," Gu Yanci said with a smile, "Is there anything you can't let me hear? Mrs. Gu, are you feeling guilty?"

"No, I didn't." Wen Yan denied it.

She didn't say anything bad about him or his family just now, it's just... when Nan Zhiyi asked her if she didn't like Gu Yanci, did he hear her answer?

If he heard this, would he overthink it?

But she didn't say she didn't like it, right?

He probably didn't hear it, otherwise how long would he have been standing behind the wall by himself? Eavesdropping isn't his style.

“Mr. Gu,” Nan Zhiyi interjected politely, “my father said that if you have the time, he would like to arrange a time this weekend to discuss trade cooperation in detail.”

"Do you hold a position in the company?" Gu Yanci asked her.

In his mind, Nan Zhiyi was just a "difficult birth partner of Wen Yan," but this stranger's repeated overly familiar behavior made him lose patience.

"I didn't..." Nan Zhiyi had just answered when she suddenly realized the implied meaning of Gu Yanci's words:

You have no official position, so you have no right to discuss any work with me.

Nan Zhiyi smiled and explained, "After I graduate, I will work at my dad's company."

Gu Yanci ignored her attempt to make amends and led Wen Yan out.

Going later is a matter for the future.

Moreover, even in a company, not everyone is qualified to directly discuss cooperation with someone of Gu Yanci's level and status.

"You don't like her?" Wen Yan asked quietly, sensing Gu Yanci's rudeness towards Nan Zhiyi.

The man glanced at her and said, "I like you."

Wen Yan: "..."

Why the sudden shift to such a direct approach!

Wen Yan returned to the ward and greeted Ji Chang as a sign of politeness.

As she was about to leave, Ji Chang suddenly said, "Xiao Yan! If you're content to be with Yan Ci, come back and spend more time with me in the future."

Ji Chang muttered to herself, "I've never seen a daughter-in-law and mother-in-law have such a bad relationship."

Wen Yan looked completely bewildered.

Before she could react, Gu Yanci had already waved to Ji Chang and pulled Wen Yan away.

"What did Auntie just say?" Wen Yan asked in shock.

"I didn't say anything," Gu Yanci lied through his teeth.

Wen Yan glared at him with displeasure.

She heard it clearly, but she just couldn't believe it.

"She..." Wen Yan carefully chose her words, "...has she suffered some kind of shock?"

Gu Yanci couldn't help but chuckle, nodding rather insincerely, "So just ignore her."

The two chatted and laughed the whole time, completely unaware of Nan Zhiyi, who was supposed to see them off.

Nan Zhiyi pursed her lips, feeling somewhat frustrated, yet unable to pinpoint anything wrong with Gu Yanci's behavior.

In fact, he should be able to refuse decisively like this, and be indifferent and tactful towards others, which is the kind of behavior she approves of.

—If only the object of this action wasn't her.

Nan Zhiyi felt a pang of sadness as she looked at Wen Yan and Gu Yanci's tightly clasped hands.

Just as Nan Zhiyi was about to return to her ward, she suddenly saw a familiar figure.

"Yu Die?"

Upon hearing the sound, Song Yudie turned her head and immediately saw Nan Zhiyi.

"Zhiyi, what are you doing at the hospital?" Song Yudie asked with a pleasant surprise, then replied, "My senior is hospitalized, so I came to visit him."

A glint of light flashed in Nan Zhiyi's eyes.