Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 179 Even if you're looking for a substitute, you shouldn't go for a substandard on

In the ward.

After Wen Yan and Nan Zhiyi left, Ji Chang's face darkened.

She looked at Gu Yanci, her eyes flashing with dissatisfaction and heartache: "Yanci, are you really planning to fall out with your mother, who gave birth to you and raised you, for a woman?"

"You didn't raise me."

Gu Yanci was raised by Old Master Gu and Old Madam Gu. Although Old Master Gu may have had an element of "stealing" her back then, the fact is that Ji Chang was completely devoted to Gu Jingzhou.

When Ji Chang was a child, she would subconsciously buy clothes and toys for Gu Jingzhou when buying them for her son. She once bought shoes for Gu Yanci, but she bought the wrong size.

So, what's the difference between Ji Chang and Nan Yun?

Perhaps he was a little luckier than Wen Yan.

If you've never had it, don't talk about losing it.

Ji Chang's face darkened, and she was about to say something, but then she held back.

She had said some things many times, but Gu Yanci didn't stop, so there was no need for her to say them again.

"Fine! You like her, so you love to fight with your brother for her. I can't change your mind or teach you a lesson, so I give up!" She seemed tired of the argument, sighed, and said, "If Wen Yan is willing to be my daughter-in-law, then you should at least come back to visit me one day a week from now on."

Gu Yanci looked at Ji Chang with a half-smile. His gaze was clearly calm, but inexplicably sharp, as if he could see through everything.

Ji Chang felt a little uncomfortable being stared at and was about to get angry when she heard Gu Yanci speak.

"We're back, but where's Nan Zhiyi?"

"W-what?"

“If she’s not here, I can bring Wen Yan back.”

Gu Yanci said, "I brought Wen Yan with me."

Going home to accompany his elders is his duty, not Wen Yan's duty as his daughter-in-law.

Ji Chang's face darkened: "Gu Yanci, you're still trying to bargain with me? What's wrong with Zhiyi that you're targeting her!"

"To you, she is not as gentle as Wen Yan, not as understanding of your preferences as Wen Yan, not as insightful as Wen Yan, and not as companionship as Wen Yan once did."

Gu Yanci, finding it impolite to go into such detail, smiled dismissively and said, "Mom, even when looking for a substitute, you don't have to choose a substandard one."

substitute!

This word made Ji Chang's pupils shrink sharply.

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Gu Yanci opened the ward door, but did not see Wen Yan in the corridor.

After walking a few steps, I suddenly heard a familiar voice.

"Do you like Gu Yanci?"

"Given our relationship, I have no obligation to explain my feelings to you."

—"You don't like him."

"Oh? Who told you that?"

Gu Yanci stopped in his tracks, standing in the shadows around the corner, his expression frighteningly calm.

The man's expression remained unchanged from a moment before, yet he somehow sent chills down one's spine.

The weather is nice today; it's a bright and sunny spring day.

However, when Gu Yanci stood here, no sunlight could penetrate.

Gu Yanci didn't go out; he could hear Wen Yan and Nan Zhiyi talking.

He lit a cigarette, letting the smoke rings escape from his thin lips, then disperse and drift around the corner.

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Wen Yan is very sensitive to the smell of smoke, and she started coughing.

She looked around but didn't see anyone smoking. Suddenly, an idea struck her. She quickly walked over, turned the corner, and saw Gu Yanci leaning against the wall.

The crimson flames flickered between the man's fingers.

When he saw her, he slightly raised his eyes and arched his eyebrows, as if to say: Are we done talking?

Wen Yan walked up to him, her fingertips brushing against his sexy thin lips, and took the cigarette he had just put in his mouth away.