Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 18 Taking off the wedding ring

"Senior, thank you so much for today!"

When Wen Yan recalled the scene just now, she had the illusion that she had been caught cheating, and felt inexplicably guilty.

It must be because she has too high a moral compass, after all, she and Gu Yanci haven't officially divorced yet!

Meng Shuo smiled shyly, "If you feel you need to express your gratitude in any way, how about you treat me to a movie this weekend, and I'll treat you to dinner?"

"..." Wen Yan politely declined, "Senior, I have to go back to school this weekend and I won't be free."

Meng Shuo didn't understand Wen Yan's meaning at all, and said generously, "It's okay, we'll work together, there will be plenty of opportunities in the future!"

Wen Yan: "..." Her polite refusal failed.

Following the address provided by Wen Yan, Meng Shuo arrived at a high-end apartment not far from the city center and was taken aback.

"You... live here?" He looked at Wen Yan in disbelief. This apartment was a top-tier luxury residence.

As Wen Yan nodded, the community security guard came over with an umbrella and respectfully helped her out of the car.

Wen Yan said a brief goodbye to him and thanked him again.

Watching Wen Yan's departing figure, Meng Shuo felt a sense of loss.

His family is considered middle class, and he has never lacked money growing up, but it is far from enough to afford living in an apartment like this.

It turns out that his pursuit of Wen Yan was a step up for him.

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Wen Yan sat on the balcony reading a law book for a while, then got up to go back to her bedroom to sleep, when her gaze suddenly stopped—

There was a Rolls-Royce parked downstairs in her building; it was a Phantom.

The car was dark inside, and you couldn't see the driver clearly through the windshield; you could only see a red dot flickering on and off, which was someone smoking.

Gu Yanci's car today is a Rolls-Royce Phantom.

Wen Yan stood still, trying to see clearly who was downstairs.

A minute later, she suddenly came to her senses—she was really obsessed, actually guessing that it might be Gu Yanci!

Gu Yanci wouldn't be so bored as to wait downstairs at her place.

Just as Wen Yan was about to leave, a beam of light passed by the Rolls-Royce, and the instantaneous brightness in the driver's seat made Wen Yan freeze in place.

The man's superior features were exposed in the darkness, and his eyes and brows were filled with the familiar indifference.

Gu Yanci tilted his head slightly, looking in her direction.

Wen Yan's heart skipped a beat, and she instinctively wanted to retreat back to her room, but she managed to hold back.

She can't show weakness!

Wen Yan's gaze was fixed on the Rolls-Royce, even though they were dozens of meters apart, she could almost feel the intense tension between their eyes meeting.

What exactly is Gu Yanci trying to do?

But whatever Gu Yanci wanted to do, she couldn't continue to entangle herself with him like this.

She can't stay in this project team any longer!

The people on the balcony went back into their rooms.

Gu Yanci tilted his head back, took the last drag of his cigarette, and extinguished the butt.

The name 'Meng Shuo' kept appearing in my mind, and I couldn't help but open the tablet again. It displayed Meng Shuo's personal information, which Zhou Qi had sent me ten minutes earlier.

He graduated with top honors from the law school of Teito University, completing his bachelor's and master's degrees. He was a well-known heartthrob during his studies and has a gentle and refined personality. He comes from a middle-class family with harmonious parents.

Is this the senior Wen Yan likes? Her new love interest?

Wen Yan wants to divorce him for this kind of person, and even took off her wedding ring?

Gu Yanci's face darkened, and he exuded a chilling aura.

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"What? Quit? Are you out of your mind?"

In the small conference room, Sun Xingbo stared at Wen Yan as if he had seen a ghost.

"Wen Yan, it's like a pie fell from the sky for an intern like you to get a case at Mingke. Countless people would kill for this opportunity. And you're telling me you want to quit?"

"Attorney Sun, I'm very sorry for the trouble I've caused the project team!" Wen Yan bowed and apologized, firmly stating her position.

Perhaps she should have chosen to leave the project team the moment she met Gu Yanci on the very first day she joined!

Sun Xingbai's girlfriend is also interning at the firm. He'd love for Wen Yan to leave so his girlfriend could join the team. However, Gu Yanci just specifically requested Wen Yan as the liaison, and if Wen Yan leaves now, it might be detrimental to the project team.

"No! I won't approve it! Wen Yan, this kind of big project opportunity is rare, don't be ungrateful!"

“Attorney Sun, I will complete the handover of my work today. If you do not approve it, I will have no choice but to resign.”

Compared to being entangled with Gu Yanci and disgusted by Wen Muzhi, Wen Yan felt that there were other options for work.

Wen Yan and Sun Xingbo had a falling out, so she didn't go to the cafeteria with the legal team for lunch. Instead, she sat on a bench in the park drinking yogurt.

"Junior, I heard you want to resign?" Meng Shuo sat down next to Wen Yan.

"Senior?" Wen Yan asked in surprise, "Didn't you go to lunch?"

Meng Shuo shook his head: "I don't have much of an appetite."

He glanced at Wen Yan, hesitated several times before finally asking, "Junior, why did you suddenly resign? Is it because I caused you trouble?"

"Huh?" Wen Yan was a little confused.

"I don't know if you've noticed, but to be honest, I want to pursue you." Meng Shuo chuckled self-deprecatingly. "I will try my best to become a better person, so that I can be worthy of you!"

Wen Yan had a vague feeling last night that Meng Shuo might have feelings for her, but considering that she was about to leave the project team and even the firm, she never expected that Meng Shuo would suddenly break the ice.

“Senior, my decision to resign has nothing to do with you. You are excellent, there’s no need to belittle yourself.” Wen Yan hesitated over her words, worried about hurting Meng Shuo. “However, I cannot accept your kindness, I’m sorry.”

Meng Shuo concealed his disappointment and forced a smile. Just as he was about to speak, his gaze suddenly paused, and he looked behind Wen Yan.

"Mr. Gu!"

Meng Shuo stood up in a panic, feeling flustered at being caught confessing his feelings.

Wen Yan turned around and saw a man standing not far behind her. He was wearing a high-end custom-made suit, a shirt and vest that made his shoulders look broad and his waist narrow, and trousers that hugged his long legs. He had a suit jacket draped over his arm, which made him look self-disciplined and elegant.

The man's gaze was deep and cold, which made people feel somewhat intimidated.

Beside Gu Yanci stood Wen Muzhi, who was all smiles!

"It seems we've disturbed you two!" Wen Muzhi teased playfully.

As she spoke, she unconsciously leaned towards Gu Yanci, conveying a sense of intimacy.