Gu Nianzhi held the key card and a bunch of keys. It was like fire was burning her palm.
Without another word, she opened the door and got out of the car, chasing after them.
"Professor He! Professor He! "
He Zhichu heard her scream but didn't stop. He ran to the front door of his villa without stopping.
The 500-meter walk was neither too long nor too short. He Zhichu arrived at his own door first. He took out his key card and swiped open the cherry wood door. He then entered the house and slammed the door.
He leaned against the door, raised his head, and took a deep breath. He looked at the empty hall in front of him and the crystal chandelier hanging from the high ceiling.
The sparkling and translucent crystal reflected in his moist black pupils, flashing like a sky full of stars falling into his eyes.
Gu Nianzhi was already at the door. She banged on it and yelled, "Professor He! Open the door! Professor He, you can't do this! "
Casually tossing her a key card and a bunch of keys, how was she going to explain herself when she got back?
Gu Nianzhi banged on the door for a long time, but He Zhichu didn't open it. She didn't care anymore and spoke into the intercom at the door. "Professor He, I'm opening the door!"
He Zhichu: "…"
Damn it!
He had forgotten about that …
He Zhichu turned to open the door. Gu Nianzhi happened to be holding up the key card and was about to swipe it on the sensor at the door.
The cherry wood door suddenly opened, and Gu Nianzhi took the opportunity to hand the door card to He Zhichu. She said solemnly, "Professor He, I appreciate your kindness, but I can't accept this gift."
It was too expensive. It had already exceeded the scope of ordinary gifts.
Gu Nianzhi had grown up with Huo Shaoheng, so she had no qualms about using the things he gave her. She had no qualms about using them, but it wasn't the same for others.
Moreover, Huo Shaoheng had always taught her that if she needed anything, she could just ask him. She was not allowed to ask for anything from others, nor was she allowed to accept anything that exceeded a certain value from others.
He Zhichu's eyes dimmed. He didn't take the door card and key. Instead, he said dryly, "… Must you be so clear with me?"
"Professor He, I'm already very satisfied that you accepted me as a graduate student and helped me with my studies and career. But I really can't accept this. "
"You can't take it? What are you going to do about your wedding? Marry out of Huo Shaoheng's family? You're not embarrassed to get married, but I'm embarrassed to watch you get married! " He Zhichu said expressionlessly. His shimmering almond-shaped eyes retracted their sharpness, and the expression in his eyes was inexplicably deep.
Gu Nianzhi quickly said, "I have my own house, it's on the Fourth Ring Road, near B University. Professor He has been there before …"
"Your apartment is just a utility room. If I were to marry from there, where would I put my face? I don't believe that Huo Shaoheng won't prepare another place for you to get married! "
He Zhichu was a little angry. "Huo Shaoheng used to be your guardian, so it's understandable that you lived and ate his food. But now that you're an adult and want to get married and have a wedding, you still have the nerve to ask Huo Shaoheng to pay for your dowry?! "
Gu Nianzhi was flabbergasted. A two-bedroom, one-living room apartment of more than 100 square meters had been called a "utility room"!
If her house had a spirit, it would definitely be crying about being looked down upon …
"Stop fooling around. Keep the key and the card. After your wedding, I'll give you the ownership certificate of this villa. " He Zhichu patted her head and said reluctantly, "Let brother He do one last thing for you. After you're officially married, we won't be able to interact like this anymore. "
He Zhichu knew that Gu Nianzhi and Huo Shaoheng had already received their marriage certificate, but they hadn't held a wedding, so He Zhichu wouldn't acknowledge it.
Moreover, He Zhichu was still brooding over Huo Shaoheng's method of forcing Gu Nianzhi to sign.
In order to make things difficult for Huo Shaoheng, he had to spare no effort to get close to Gu Nianzhi.
Gu Nianzhi knew that even if he was her biological brother, she had to keep a certain distance.
Not to mention that they weren't even relatives …
She was moved to tears by He Zhichu. Holding the key and card in her hand, she whimpered, "Professor He, don't be so nice to me. I don't deserve it. I'm afraid …"
He Zhichu was originally full of melancholy, but now he was so angry that he laughed. "Can't I be nice to you? You're so hard to please! "
"It's not that I can't, but Professor He, you're so nice to me. Even biological siblings are rarely as nice as you are." Gu Nianzhi wiped her tears. "Just tell me the truth. What's your relationship with me? If there's really nothing between us, I definitely can't take this. "
Gu Nianzhi was very stubborn this time.
All this time, she had never forced He Zhichu to reveal what had happened in the past.
Even if she had always felt that He Zhichu knew about her childhood.
But as long as He Zhichu didn't want to, she would never force him.
He Zhichu closed his eyes and thought about what had happened back then. At this point, there was no need to talk about it anymore.
But if he didn't say anything, Gu Nianzhi probably wouldn't accept his gift.
"Come in. If you want to know, I can tell you." He Zhichu stepped aside.
Gu Nianzhi's heart was pounding. Holding the key card in one hand and the key in the other, her palms were covered in sweat.
She sat down in He Zhichu's living room and looked at him silently.
He Zhichu sat across from her with his legs crossed. He rested one hand on the sofa's armrest and the other on his leg. He stared at Gu Nianzhi and said slowly, "Nianzhi, do you trust me?"
Gu Nianzhi nodded. "Of course I do. There are two people in this world that I trust unconditionally. One is Major General Huo, and the other is you, Professor He. "
Her trust in Huo Shaoheng was formed from being with him day and night for the past seven years and being influenced by what she saw and heard.
And her trust in He Zhichu had been influenced by He Zhichu's selfless help in just two short years.
And the longer she spent with He Zhichu, the more she felt like she was meeting him for the first time. It was like returning to an old friend.
She didn't know why this feeling was getting stronger and stronger. She only knew that He Zhichu was showing signs that he was closely related to her forgotten past.
He Zhichu was very pleased with Gu Nianzhi's answer.
She was still his Cereus, the little girl who trusted him wholeheartedly, the little girl who could be carried by him in the middle of the night to watch the night epiphyllum bloom.
"Nianzhi, if you trust me, then remember what I said. If someone says something different from what I said in the future, I hope you can use your own mind to think about who is telling the truth and who is lying to you. "
He Zhichu pointed to his head with an exceptionally serious expression.
Gu Nianzhi also became serious. She sat up straight and nodded. "Please go ahead, Professor He."
"Our He and Gu families have a deep relationship."
"My grandfather, He Shouwang, and your grandfather, Gu Haoze, were both survivors of the Japanese Operation Borrowed Seed against the Huaxia Empire," He Zhichu said slowly.
Gu Nianzhi suddenly remembered that her grandfather, Gu Haoze, had mentioned "my friend, He Shouwang" in his letter!
"The enemy leader was furious and tortured and killed my friend, He Shouwang."
"My friend, He Shouwang's son, He Chengjian, followed me to Europe. On the way, he learned of his father's tragic situation. He swore to avenge his father and left quietly."
These two sentences echoed in Gu Nianzhi's mind. She covered her mouth and said in surprise, "Wait! He Shouwang is your grandfather? Then He Chengjian … is your father?! "
The man who had called her in the Russian Kremlin that day was He Zhichu's father, He Chengjian?!
He Zhichu nodded. "Yes, my father is He Chengjian."
"So that's how it is …" Gu Nianzhi was filled with emotion.
That made sense. Why did He Zhichu seem to know her past so well?
It was because the two families were family friends!
From grandfather to father, and now to their generation.
He Zhichu smiled. "Now do you understand why I said you were my fiancée? Our father joked that if they had children in the future, and it was a boy and a girl, they would become husband and wife. "
"You also said it was a joke." Gu Nianzhi blinked and changed the topic. "How can you take it seriously? But what happened after that? Do you know where my father went? "
He Zhichu sighed. His eyes flashed, and he reorganized his words. He said slowly, "That's a question I can't answer. Seven years ago, your father's plane crashed, and you were taken away from home … After I found out that you were missing, I started looking for you everywhere. It wasn't until three years ago that I finally found out that you were in the Huaxia Empire … "
In order to come to her side without batting an eyelid, He Zhichu had put in a lot of effort and taken a big detour.
In the end, he had predicted everything, but he hadn't expected that Gu Nianzhi wouldn't remember him at all.
"… I tried to awaken your memory, but whenever you tried to recall it, your head would hurt like hell. I later felt that it was fine if you didn't remember the past. People always have to look forward, don't they? "
He Zhichu's expression was still cold and aloof, but his tone was like a spring breeze, warm and genial.
Gu Nianzhi's heart warmed when she heard that. She picked up a tissue from the coffee table in front of her and wiped her tears. "Professor He …"
"You can call me brother He. That's what you always called me when you were young." He Zhichu looked at her coolly, his gaze devoid of any warmth. It was as if all the fire and heat had been frozen by him.
Gu Nianzhi pursed her lips. "It didn't matter when I was young, but now that I'm so old, I'm getting goosebumps if I keep calling you brother He. I'll still call you Professor He. It's familiar and intimate. "
"Up to you." He Zhichu didn't insist. He leaned forward and smiled. "Now, can you accept this gift? Although you're not married to me, with the relationship between our families, I'm more than enough to be part of your family. If you still refuse, not only will you disappoint me, but you'll also disappoint the elders of both families. "
Since He Zhichu had already said this, Gu Nianzhi would really be unreasonable if she didn't accept it.
However, she didn't know how Huo Shaoheng would react if she accepted such a large sum of money just like that. Gu Nianzhi really had a headache.
She focused her eyes and thought about it. "… I still have to discuss this with Huo Shao. Professor He, can I give you an answer after I've discussed it with Huo Shao?"
"Look, girls are really extroverted. You haven't even married him yet, but you're already siding with him. — — Are you stupid? This is my dowry for you. It's a private property that I've specially given you. It's not a joint property with Huo Shaoheng. If you hadn't gotten your marriage certificate a long time ago, I would have asked you to notarize it as a prenuptial property. "
He Zhichu lowered his eyes and smiled mockingly. "Although Huo Shaoheng might not be interested in this small amount of money, others might not. Everyone thinks you're an orphan girl without a family to rely on. Don't you want to slap those people in the face? "
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This was the first update of the day: Chapter 1295, "I'm Your Reliance."
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