Night Fire Lingering

Chapter 223 Baby, you go out first.

In an instant, the office fell into a deathly silence.

However, Nan Yun's crying and screaming could still be heard.

It seemed like a ridiculous mess.

Professor Zhong's eyes widened in disbelief.

Didn't they say...didn't they say Wen Yan's mother died when she was young? If her mother were still alive, why would this child have to live under her stepmother's thumb? And be sent to a mental hospital to suffer?!

Wen Yan froze, staring straight at Nan Yun, unable to believe that Nan Yun had just revealed their relationship.

How could she...?

How dare she?

Is she really so reckless?

A sharp, uncontrollable pain shot through her heart, making it hard for Wen Yan to breathe.

Amid the woman's continued sobbing, Nan Zhiyi spoke up: "Yan, Mommy can't bear to see me suffer, and I never intended for you to suffer either. There's clearly a way to have the best of both worlds, so why won't you accept it?"

A win-win solution?

Wen Yan was confused for a moment, but then she understood.

The best-case scenario is for Professor Zhong to use both of their work. Since their results are almost identical, using both would prove that neither of them plagiarized, and the similarity would be purely coincidental.

Why is she unwilling?

Why would she agree to that?

She has no obligation to be willing!

Moreover, she never showed any willingness or unwillingness from beginning to end. Nan Zhiyi really knows how to label people as petty and calculating!

Nan Yun was brought back to her senses by Nan Zhiyi's words, and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Zhizhi, Mommy thinks you're all doing well. You can work together. You're sisters, it's never a case of one of us being the other!"

As she spoke, she tried to pull Wen Yan closer.

Gu Yanci stepped forward, firmly protecting Wen Yan behind him. His cold expression carried a hint of indifference and ambiguous mockery, making Nan Yun feel as if she had been slapped in the face.

Wen Yan felt the overwhelming feeling of suffocation suddenly relieved.

When she came to her senses, her view was completely blocked by a solid and reliable back, giving her a chance to catch her breath and the right to choose.

"Baby," Gu Yanci turned around, leaned down and whispered in Wen Yan's ear gently, as if coaxing a child, "Now that things have been explained, you can go out and wait for me, okay?"

In the past, Wen Yan would not have chosen to run away.

However, the boundless sense of security and dependence she felt towards the man in front of her made her relax.

"You can give it to him," a voice told Wen Yan in her mind.

Wen Yan took a shallow breath, her emotionless gaze passing over Gu Yanci's shoulder, glancing at Nan Yun, then hurriedly saying goodbye to Professor Zhong before leaving the office without looking back.

"Know!"

Nan Yun's cries went unanswered.

Gu Yanci's body completely blocked Wen Yan's figure, giving Nan Yun no chance to linger.

"Gu Yanci!" Nan Yun trembled with anger.

Nan Zhiyi looked at Gu Yanci with concern, and used her hand to pat Nan Yun's back to calm her down.

—She has always been a well-behaved and obedient daughter, unlike the rebellious Wen Yan.

Gu Yanci seemed not to hear Nan Yun's rebuke and asked, "Madam Tang, when you faked your death and left, did you ever think of her as your mother?"

“I…” Nan Yun was speechless, only tears streaming down her face.

Gu Yanci chuckled: "Madam Tang, I am cold-hearted and indifferent; tears have no effect on me."

He practically said, "Hold back your tears."

Nan Yun has lived a life of luxury, surrounded by respectable people. The last time she was confronted was by Gu Yanci, and this time she was mercilessly mocked by Gu Yanci again!

"Then what were you planning to do by sending my Zhizhi away?" Nan Yun tried hard to control her emotions.

“Nothing,” Gu Yanci said. “Just reminding you to be responsible for your choices—both then and now.”

If you chose to abandon Wen Yan, then you must bear Wen Yan's resentment.

If you've chosen Nan Zhiyi today, then you must accept Wen Yan's departure.