Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 287 Zhizhi, You're All I Have

Southern style is special here.

She is the mother of the perpetrator, Nan Zhiyi.

She is also the mother of the victim, Wen Yan.

The Jiang family couple and their bodyguards couldn't help but look at Wen Yan, their eyes not with questions, but with... sympathy.

Despite the immense harm Wen Yan suffered, her biological mother not only showed no compassion or concern for her, but instead threatened her for the sake of the woman who had harmed her!

"Who said we were going to hurt you and your daughter?" Wen Yan's amused expression was full of sarcasm. "It's just an eye for an eye. Your daughter wasn't hurt at all. You can sue us if you want."

告？

Nan Yun would naturally not, after all, Nan Zhiyi was definitely the one who made the mistake first, and almost caused Jiang Huaixu's death. He is still in the hospital and has not been discharged yet. If things really blow up, Nan Zhiyi will not have a good outcome either!

"Zhizhi, Mommy didn't mean that. Mommy just wants you all to be well!" Nan Yun cried out in anguish, regretting that she had agreed to let Nan Zhiyi stay in China for a few more days.

She should have realized that Nan Zhiyi's sudden return to China was because she was unwilling to accept the situation!

Wen Yan found this scene offensive and didn't want to look at it anymore. She looked at Gu Yanci, subconsciously seeking comfort.

"Let's go. Leave the rest to Mr. Jiang and me." Gu Yanci understood Wen Yan's meaning, nodded to Jiang's parents to signal them to leave, and then took her hand and walked out.

Wen Yan left decisively, without looking back.

"Know--"

Nan Yun watched Wen Yan's retreating figure, wanting to stop her, but the next second she realized what Gu Yanci had just said.

What happened next?

What's next?

She looked at the Jiang couple in horror: "What...what do you want to do?"

“Ms. Nan, don’t be afraid. We are law-abiding citizens and will not resort to personal attacks or violence. However, there are many things that can cause pain.” Mr. Jiang handed the phone to Nan Yun and said, “Now, you can call an ambulance.”

……

Wen Yan remained quiet the entire way, following Gu Yanci obediently like a well-behaved child.

She sat in the passenger seat, and Gu Yanci bent down to fasten her seatbelt. The next moment, the woman raised her arm and hugged her.

Gu Yanci.

"Ok?"

Wen Yan buried her face in the man's neck, her voice muffled: "I feel a little unwell."

Her voice was soft and gentle, evoking feelings of tenderness and affection.

Gu Yanci let her hug him, and after a couple of seconds of silence, he hugged her back: "Do you want to cry?"

He did not feel any moisture in his neck.

Wen Yan shook her head, her cheek brushing against his neck, making him feel a little itchy.

"I don't want to." Wen Yan didn't look up, maintaining her posture so he couldn't see her. "I just feel empty inside."

It was as if she had personally severed something important from her.

No, it's not 'like'.

She knew perfectly well that today was an invisible pressure on Nan Yun to choose between her and Nan Zhiyi, and as expected, Nan Yun chose Nan Zhiyi again. From now on, she would truly no longer have this mother.

As for what will become of Nan Yun, we can only wait and see.

"I know." Gu Yanci understood this feeling very well; he had experienced these things earlier than Wen Yan.

Disappointment piled up again and again, turning into despair; pain became numb; wounds were torn open again and again, turning into rotting flesh, until finally, they were cut off by one's own hands.

In this process, there was no way to ask for help; I had to bear it all myself.

"Zhizhi, you still have me, and I only have you." Gu Yanci turned his head and gently kissed her hair. "I love you very much, and I will love you for a lifetime."