Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 172 Showing Affection: My Wife is an Exception

“Aci, the last time you had dinner with me was two months ago,” Ji Chang said to Gu Yanci.

She didn't say anything explicitly, nor did she make any demands, but the subtext was clear.

Gu Yanci glanced at Ji Chang, then looked at Nan Zhiyi.

Perhaps because she grew up in the open West, or perhaps because of her good family background and the unconditional love of her elders, Nan Zhiyi had no idea what shyness was. She met Gu Yanci's gaze directly, her eyes filled with a smile and blatant expectation.

"Aci!" Seeing that he didn't speak, Ji Chang didn't want to hear him refuse, so she said in a slightly somber tone, "You just promised me."

"Fine." Gu Yanci's voice trailed off with a hint of coldness.

However, neither Ji Chang nor Nan Zhiyi noticed that the former nodded in satisfaction and the latter smiled with delight. Such straightforward expressions of emotion were irritating to Gu Yanci.

—If Wen Yan had received love from her parents since childhood, instead of having to grow up with difficulty after her mother left, would she not be as arrogant and awkward as she is now?

Nan Zhiyi sat down on the sofa next to Gu Yanci and took the initiative to talk to him.

At first, Nan Zhiyi tried to break the ice by mentioning her father Daniel's collaboration with Gu Yanci's company, but Gu Yanci gave a cold response.

A few minutes later, Nan Zhiyi continued her casual conversation, but Gu Yanci pretended not to hear and focused on looking at his phone.

He sent Wen Yan a message: 【Nan Zhiyi came to see my mom】

Wen Yan had just left the library and was heading to the cafeteria when she stopped and typed a reply: "Please give my regards to my grandparents."

Gu Yanci's use of the word "come" indicates that he returned to the old house.

Gu Yanci frowned, very dissatisfied with Wen Yan's reaction.

Gu Yanci: [Mom asked me and Nan Zhiyi to have dinner together.]

Together with Nan Zhiyi?

By sheer coincidence, the two of them happened to go to see Ji Chang at the same time?

A minute later, just as Gu Yanci thought Wen Yan might be unhappy because of Nan Zhiyi and was therefore not replying to his messages, the woman sent a message: [Then you can take a look at whether she and Auntie are really close.]

She wasn't upset at all?

Last time Nan Zhiyi came to pick me up at the airport with flowers, wasn't she quite sarcastic?

Gu Yanci had a slightly wicked motive. He told Wen Yan about this for two reasons: first, to inform her and not to hide anything; and second, to hope that she would throw a little tantrum.

If she gets jealous, it makes him feel more secure, proving that she cares.

He was willing to patiently coax her after he had acted foolishly.

"Mr. Gu, are you busy with work?" Nan Zhi asked, noticing that Gu Yanci was constantly looking at his phone.

Gu Yanci looked up and replied, "Chatting with my wife."

Nan Zhiyi was slightly taken aback, somewhat surprised: "I... I heard before that you like online chatting."

Gu Yanci said, "My wife is an exception."

Ji Chang went upstairs to put on a shawl, and when she came downstairs, she heard Gu Yanci's words.

Her amiable expression, which had been gentle all morning, suddenly turned cold, and she said in a low voice, "You seem to be very biased towards her."

"Otherwise what?" Gu Yanci asked calmly.

Shouldn't his wife be biased?

Ji Chang was even angrier: "How long has it been since your wife came back to see me? She's not as considerate as Zhiyi! Is she any kind of daughter-in-law?"

"She is first and foremost my wife, and only secondly your daughter-in-law." Gu Yanci leaned back on the sofa, somewhat amused. "Why doesn't she come to see you? Don't you think about that?"

Why don't you look for the cause within yourself?

Gu Yanci and Ji Chang looked at each other without saying a word, but the atmosphere suddenly became stiff.

"Auntie, your shawl is so beautiful!" Nan Zhiyi walked to Ji Chang's side, changing the subject and breaking the ice.

Gu Yanci continued, "Mom, Wen Yan and I have a very good relationship, and I hope you will remember that."