This time, Huo Shaoheng changed his appearance again. He no longer looked like a waiter from an African cafe. Instead, he looked like a Caucasian with a high nose and deep eyes.
He wore a khaki hunting suit with light camouflage. His sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, revealing the tattoos all over his arms.
He was wearing khaki overalls and a pair of earth-colored mountain boots from a well-known military boot brand, Black Eagle. It was impossible to tell that he was a Chinese man.
He sat leisurely on a chair in the restaurant, back to back with Gu Nianzhi. The steam rising from his body almost enveloped Gu Nianzhi.
Gu Nianzhi's face reddened.
Zhao Liangze sat across from her. He looked at her uncomfortable expression, then at Huo Shaoheng, who was sitting behind her. He smiled knowingly and picked up the menu to order.
This was the season to eat lobsters.
Zhao Liangze ordered a steamed lobster for Gu Nianzhi. It was fresh from the sea and weighed two to three pounds.
Coupled with the small squid rings that were covered with egg powder and fried yellow, sprinkled with salt and pepper, and then shredded Basque green peppers, drizzled with a little mayonnaise, mixed together to eat, it was truly a supreme delicacy.
The unique sweetness of the fresh lobster was not offset by any other flavors. Then, he took a bite of the fried squid rings sprinkled with salt and pepper. Finally, he finished it with the slightly sweet and sour Basque green pepper. It was like a top-grade perfume. Even the taste was divided into the beginning, middle, and end.
After eating a few mouthfuls, the fragrance lingered in one's mouth, making one forget to return home.
The more Gu Nianzhi ate, the happier she became. She no longer paid attention to the situation around her.
Zhao Liangze took the opportunity to discuss the day's events with Huo Shaoheng, who was sitting behind Gu Nianzhi.
Both of them were wearing Bluetooth headsets and holding cell phones in their hands.
Zhao Liangze texted Bai Shuang's condition.
[Little Ze]: Bai Shuang took the initiative to take us to the bank and asked about you many times.
[Mr. A]: It seems that there is indeed a problem. Go with her, don't worry.
[Xiao Ze]: … I'm not worried. I'm worried about your honey.
[Mr. A]: …
Huo Shaoheng had always used Alex outside, so everyone called him Mr. A.
Huo Shaoheng was speechless when he saw Zhao Liangze's message. He didn't say anything else as he stood up to pay the bill and left.
…
By the time Gu Nianzhi finished the steamed lobster, she realized that Huo Shaoheng had already left.
Zhao Liangze's expression didn't look too good because he still couldn't accept the possibility of Bai Shuang betraying him.
Gu Nianzhi looked back silently and didn't ask Zhao Liangze anything. She quietly ate her dessert.
What she wanted was a small volcanic lava cake. It was freshly baked and melted in her mouth. There was coffee inside, and it was a little bitter, just enough to counteract the excessive sweetness.
Gu Nianzhi's mood improved as she ate.
She saw Zhao Liangze's frown and smiled. "What's wrong? What's bothering you? Lighting and photography, get ready! "
As she spoke, she held a spoon in front of Zhao Liangze like a microphone. Using the tone of a late-night talk show host on a radio station, she coaxed him to speak his mind. "Tell me your story!"
Zhao Liangze was speechless.
He grabbed the spoon that Gu Nianzhi handed to him and threw it away. He pulled her up and said, "Let's go. Get in the car first. I'll take you for a ride along the coast."
It was still early before the time they had agreed on with Bai Shuang. Zhao Liangze felt really aggrieved and had to get some things off his chest.
He got into the jeep with Gu Nianzhi and stepped hard on the accelerator. It didn't take long for them to arrive at the coastal embankment of Cape Town.
At this time, the embankment was empty, and they were the only car speeding under the blue sky.
Next to them was the blue Atlantic Ocean. The sea water lapped against the reef and sometimes splashed onto the embankment.
Gu Nianzhi looked at the magnificent scene outside the car while quietly listening to Zhao Liangze talk about his worries.
She knew that at this time, Zhao Liangze only needed a pair of ears to listen and didn't need her to give any opinions.
Zhao Liangze turned the steering wheel and stepped on the brakes. A few seagulls flew in front of their window and almost hit the windshield in front of them.
"I don't know what happened, but Bai Shuang is really different from before."
Gu Nianzhi grunted. "How is she different?"
"… She didn't like to wear red clothes before because she said that her original look was more gorgeous, and wearing red would make her look tacky."
Gu Nianzhi held back her laughter and nodded. "What else?"
"Now she wears red dresses all the time, and it's not the same every time. I don't know what's wrong with her." When Zhao Liangze said this, he slammed the steering wheel hard, and there was a shrill whistle. Another flock of seagulls was startled, and they fluttered away into the sky.
"That's nothing …" Gu Nianzhi tilted her head. "Women are fickle when it comes to clothes. I didn't like to wear dresses when I was a child, but now I like them very much. "
Zhao Liangze glanced at her with a sneer. "You didn't like to wear dresses when you were a child because you were fat."
Gu Nianzhi's face turned green. "… Don't point out people's shortcomings when you scolded them, and don't hit their faces when you hit them!"
Zhao Liangze pursed his lips and apologized perfunctorily. His mood became even more chaotic.
He hated himself even more. He knew that Bai Shuang had a problem, and it was probably a big problem, but he still loved her. He loved her hopelessly …
Gu Nianzhi saw that Zhao Liangze's mood was even more depressed, so she stopped messing around with him. She thought for a while and said, "Bai Shuang has experienced a lot of things, and she has never had anyone around her that she can trust and rely on. Seeing you kiss Director Bai that day may have been the straw that broke the camel's back … "
She had no one she loved, no father, no job, and her father was condemned by everyone for treason. These were all unbearable things for Bai Shuang, who had once been a proud daughter of heaven, right?
Gu Nianzhi put herself in Bai Shuang's shoes and could understand her mood.
However, if Bai Shuang really made an unforgivable mistake, Gu Nianzhi didn't want to absolve her.
She didn't care about the tragic mental journey of the person who committed the crime.
There were many miserable ordinary people, and not everyone who had an unfortunate experience would commit a crime.
When the vast majority of people encountered difficulties, they chose to face them and overcome them.
Only a very small number of cowards and people with dark hearts would take revenge on society and harm others.
There must be a bottom line. This was the principle that Gu Nianzhi had always adhered to.
She analyzed the change in Bai Shuang's behavior only for Zhao Liangze.
She didn't want to see Zhao Liangze sad.
Zhao Liangze said with a gloomy expression, "I thought that might be the reason …"
After a while, Zhao Liangze took a deep breath. "If I go to her and tell her to give up all her current actions, is there still time?"
As long as it hadn't caused a serious mistake, Zhao Liangze always had a glimmer of hope.
Gu Nianzhi shook her head and said lightly, "Brother Ze, I don't think that's appropriate."
"First, we don't have any evidence, and all our opinions are based on speculation. I studied law, and the law stresses evidence. You can't convict someone with only logic and no evidence. "
"Second, what if Bai Shuang just wants to change her mood and start over? For example, when we girls break up, many people choose to cut off their long hair and start over. "
"Third, even if Bai Shuang really … colluded with someone to harm us, I'm not willing to give up this opportunity."
"Opportunity?" Zhao Liangze was surprised. "What other opportunity could there be? Isn't it a trap? You see, what she's been trying to do, isn't it to lure us? "
To be honest, Bai Shuang's plan was very clumsy. Not only did she fail to deceive experts like Zhao Liangze and Huo Shaoheng, but even Gu Nianzhi, a layman, could see that something was wrong.
However, Gu Nianzhi looked at the problem from a different perspective than Zhao Liangze.
She said faintly, "Brother Ze, do you know why Alex and I came to Cape Town?"
"I heard from Alex that you were looking for something?"
"Yes." Gu Nianzhi nodded. "Actually, we have no clues at all. We only know that the thing is in Cape Town. But Cape Town is so big, how can we find it? Looking for a needle in a haystack? How long will it take to find it? Now, thanks to Bai Shuang taking the initiative to come to me with a clue, even if I know she may have ulterior motives, I can't give up this opportunity. Do you understand? "
Even if it was a trap, she had to take a look.
The person behind the scenes obviously understood her mentality and threw out a bargaining chip that she couldn't resist.
Even if it was a pit of fire, she had to jump in.
"… That means you must go, no matter what."
"Yes, I must go, no matter what."
Gu Nianzhi pursed her lips. "That's the clue left by my father. I can't give up."
Zhao Liangze didn't say anything else.
Since she had to go, there was no need to think about it.
This was his mission and duty.
He didn't care about life or death, and he wasn't afraid of danger. He would go through fire and water with an order.
…
The two of them drove on the vast coastal embankment for a while. Zhao Liangze saw that it was almost time, so he turned the steering wheel and drove to the financial street in the city center.
The French Bank was located in the middle of the financial street. It used to be the largest foreign bank in Cape Town, but now it was only a second-rate bank, not even a first-class one.
From a distance, the two of them saw the red dress standing in front of the bank. It was as easy to recognize as a landmark.
To be honest, Bai Shuang's figure was graceful and looked very good in a red dress.
In the past, she had always looked cheerful and bright, so wearing a red dress might have been a bit tacky.
But now, besides her cheerfulness, there was a hint of sharpness like a blade. It miraculously cut through the tackiness, making her look gorgeous and extraordinary, and her aura was powerful.
Zhao Liangze looked at Bai Shuang like this, and his eyes were a little blurred.
He said, "… The Bai Shuang in the past was never very confident. Every time she went out to eat with me or to a concert, she had to go to the bathroom several times to tidy up her makeup. Even her hair had to be tidy."
But now, Bai Shuang stood in front of the bank building, her shoulder-length hair disheveled by the wind, but she didn't care at all. Her big bright eyes seemed to glow, and the expression on her face was even more excited.
Gu Nianzhi couldn't help saying, "At that time, she was chasing after you, so of course she wasn't confident in herself. Now she … "
I'm afraid she has already given up on you.
Gu Nianzhi said silently in her heart.
She had experienced the stages of secret love and open love, so she knew how a woman's mood changed during these two stages.
"Impossible!" Zhao Liangze flatly denied. "I know she still loves me. Her eyes can't lie to me. "
Gu Nianzhi, "…"
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This is the first night watch of the day: Chapter 1197, "I Know She Still Loves Me."
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