Gu Nianzhi turned around and grabbed Huo Shaoheng's collar tightly, crying so hard that her entire body trembled.
Choking with sobs, she said intermittently, "My father and mother, where are they? Where did you put them? "
"On the boat, you …" Huo Shaoheng had just finished speaking when he realized that Gu Nianzhi was exhausted and had finally fainted.
The huge emotional impact, coupled with the exhaustion of running all night, was something that even a person made of iron couldn't withstand.
Huo Shaoheng carried her horizontally and walked towards the guest house.
The sky was bright, and the sun was rising over the sea.
Huo Shaoheng took one step at a time and steadily carried Gu Nianzhi back to her residence.
Chen Lie had already been called over by Song Jinning and was waiting at the entrance of the guest house.
When he saw Gu Nianzhi in Huo Shaoheng's arms with her eyes closed, Chen Lie quickly took a step forward and asked worriedly, "What's wrong with her? Did she fall asleep or fainted? "
"She probably fainted." Huo Shaoheng carried her into the suite.
He went to the bathroom first and washed her hands and feet, dried her hair, changed out of her wet clothes, then wrapped her in a bath towel and carried her out.
Xiao Ye was supposed to help her do all of this, but Huo Shaoheng didn't hesitate at all. He didn't look embarrassed at all. Xiao Ye quietly retracted her feet and waited in the living room with Yin Shixiong, Chen Lie, and Song Jinning.
They were already engaged and were going to get married soon, so it didn't matter.
After carrying Gu Nianzhi back to the bed, Huo Shaoheng called Chen Lie in to examine her.
"She's fine. She has a fever, but the temperature isn't very high," Chen Lie said as he examined her. "Give her a glucose injection and she'll be fine after a day of sleep."
Huo Shaoheng was slightly relieved and said, "The ceremony is at night. Will she be able to wake up?"
"It shouldn't be a problem. She's very healthy and will recover very quickly. "Chen Lie glanced at Huo Shaoheng, then turned around to pack up his medical kit and leave.
There were still a lot of things to prepare today, so he couldn't stay here with Gu Nianzhi the entire time.
There were still a few big shots waiting for him to report on the mission in the luxurious presidential suite on the fourth floor.
Huo Shaoheng leaned over and kissed Gu Nianzhi on the forehead. He asked Xiao Ye and Yin Shixiong to stay here to watch her while he went to report to the big shots.
Song Jinning brought her laptop over and stayed to accompany her.
…
Gu Nianzhi woke up in the evening. She was in a daze when she saw Yin Shixiong and Xiao Ye sitting on the sofa opposite the bed, as well as Song Jinning typing on her laptop at the desk.
"What time is it?" she asked in a daze, licking her lips, feeling a little thirsty.
Xiao Ye turned to look at her and quickly said, "It's past five in the afternoon. What's wrong?"
Seeing her licking her lips, Xiao Ye poured her a glass of water.
Gu Nianzhi rubbed her temples as she recalled what had happened from last night to this morning. She also remembered the last thing Huo Shaoheng had said to her. "I'll take you to see your parents."
She struggled to sit up and said weakly, "Where's Huo Shao? He said … he wanted to bring me to meet my parents … "
Xiao Ye felt a headache coming on. Thinking that she was still unconscious, she quickly coaxed her softly, "Do you still want to see him? Didn't you see him this morning? "
Gu Nianzhi gasped. "I've seen it? Where is it? "
"A rainbow," Xiao Ye quickly said, "Major General Huo personally created a rainbow for you with artificial rain. Don't you remember?"
Only Major General Huo could think of and create such a lavish rainbow!
Gu Nianzhi stared blankly at Xiao Ye. Her gaze gradually widened. "That rainbow was artificial? Major General Huo made it rain? Didn't my parents come to see me? "
Yin Shixiong saw that Gu Nianzhi's condition wasn't right. He quickly pushed Xiao Ye away and comforted Gu Nianzhi in a gentle voice. "No, the rainbow this morning wasn't artificial. You also know that artificial rainbows can only spray water and create a small rainbow in front of you that's less than a meter tall. How can it be made into the sky? Right? That's a real rainbow. "
That was true. The rain was real. Although it was artificial rain, of course, rainbows appeared naturally.
This was because the cause of rainbows was because different colors of light refracted differently in water.
When sunlight passed through a certain angle and was refracted by the water droplets in the air, the seven colors that made up sunlight would arrange themselves according to a certain pattern, forming a rainbow that looked like an arch bridge.
Gu Nianzhi looked at Yin Shixiong for a while and completely understood.
She didn't want to brush off Yin Shixiong's good intentions. She lowered her head and lowered her eyes.
Song Jinning had already called Huo Shaoheng.
When Huo Shaoheng heard that Gu Nianzhi had woken up, he quickly said, "Give the phone to Nianzhi."
Song Jinning took the phone and handed it to Gu Nianzhi. She said gently, "Nianzhi, it's Shaoheng."
Gu Nianzhi reached out to take it and said softly, "Hello."
Her voice was delicate and soft, like a kitten that had just woken up.
Huo Shaoheng walked to a place where there was no one around and softened his tone. "… You're awake?"
"Yes."
"Does your head still hurt?"
"It doesn't hurt anymore."
"Do you still have a fever?"
"It's not burning anymore."
"… Can you get up and walk?"
Gu Nianzhi rubbed her legs and seemed to be fine.
She smiled self-deprecatingly.
With her physique, she would probably recover the next day even if the sky collapsed.
She nodded. "Yes."
"Okay, come over with Big Xiong and Xiao Ye."
"Is there anything else?" Gu Nianzhi asked timidly. She wasn't in good spirits.
"… Bring your parents ashore." Huo Shaoheng paused. "You still have to offer flowers."
That's right!
This was what Major General Huo meant. He was going to take her to see her parents …
Gu Nianzhi almost immediately lifted the blanket and jumped out of bed. She said anxiously, "I'll be right there!"
She rushed into the bathroom and washed her face. She didn't put on any makeup and changed into a more solemn and dignified black dress.
Gu Nianzhi carried the two bouquets of night epiphyllum wrapped in glass beads and came to Yin Shixiong's side. She said, "Brother Xiong, Major General Huo asked you to take me there."
"Let's go." Yin Shixiong took her hand and led her away.
Xiao Ye hurriedly followed behind.
Song Jinning sighed. She packed her laptop bag and followed him down the stairs.
..
Gu Nianzhi followed Yin Shixiong, Xiao Ye, and Song Jinning into the makeshift auditorium.
Although it was temporarily built, the furnishings inside were meticulous.
A long red carpet ran through the auditorium and extended to the gangplank by the sea.
General Ji was wearing a formal military uniform and a military hat. The golden epaulets with three stars and one tassel were especially eye-catching under the lights.
He stood there without a smile.
Speaker Long and Prime Minister Bai were both wearing suits, while Grandfather Xie was wearing a Chinese-style suit.
The four of them stood side by side at this end of the red carpet.
Seeing Gu Nianzhi and the others enter, General Ji waved at her.
Gu Nianzhi looked at Yin Shixiong and then at Xiao Ye.
The two of them nudged her at the same time. "Go."
Gu Nianzhi pursed her lips and walked over with two bouquets of night epiphyllum wrapped in cellophane.
General Ji moved aside, and she stood in the middle of the four of them.
Gu Nianzhi felt uncomfortable being surrounded by the four big shots.
However, she didn't dare to move again and stood there stiffly.
The atmosphere in the auditorium gradually became heavy, and even the air seemed to stop flowing.
Gu Nianzhi felt a little suffocated.
However, this suffocating feeling didn't last long. She saw eight soldiers in military uniforms carrying two coffins down the gangplank and walk towards the red carpet.
Her heart was beating violently.
Her body trembled uncontrollably, and her eyes were empty as she looked ahead.
General Ji gently raised his hand and held her arm.
Gu Nianzhi glanced at General Ji. Her big eyes were red and swollen.
General Ji felt bad. He pursed his lips and said softly, "Go, child. Go and offer flowers to your parents."
In the auditorium, the emcee in a senior colonel's military uniform was announcing the ceremony one by one.
The national anthem was played, and military music was played. A small honor guard of the three armed forces was holding their guns.
As if they were being reviewed, everyone's eyes were on the coffin-bearers who were slowly moving forward.
Among the eight tall and calm coffin-bearers, Huo Shaoheng was still the most eye-catching.
They walked in unison and placed the two cherry coffins on the ceremonial platform in the auditorium.
The coffins were covered with a bright red national flag and were placed quietly.
Gu Nianzhi held back her tears and walked over slowly with two bouquets of night epiphyllum in her arms.
She placed the two bouquets of night epiphyllum on the two coffins, then bent down and kissed the coffins devoutly.
When she straightened up, two drops of tears fell again and fell on the white petals of the night epiphyllum.
The tears on the petals were crystal clear. Under the lights of the auditorium, the colors of the rainbow seemed to appear again.
Gu Nianzhi wiped her eyes with the back of her hand and said silently in her heart, "… Mom and Dad, these are the tears that I haven't finished crying this morning. I'm not crying again."
The auditorium was very quiet, and everyone's eyes were on Gu Nianzhi.
General Ji walked forward and stood beside Gu Nianzhi. He gave a speech to everyone with a heavy expression.
"There are two martyrs lying here. They are not Huaxia citizens, and they have never returned to their homeland before they died. However, they are descendants of Huaxia. Even if they have never set foot on Huaxia soil in their entire lives, they have never forgotten that they are Huaxia people."
"Our nation has gone through many storms and disasters, but we have been able to rise from the ruins every time because we Huaxia people, no matter where we are, have never given up on this land."
"The last wish of these two martyrs before they died was to return to their homeland. They have made great contributions to our country, but they do not ask for anything in return. "
"Because they know what a prosperous and powerful country means to every Huaxia person."
"There are other countries that don't understand our patriotism and think that this kind of love is too narrow."
"I want to say that if you don't have 5,000 years of history and haven't experienced the displacement, war, and slaughter that our nation has suffered, you don't deserve to talk to us about patriotism."
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This is the second watch of the day: Chapter 1402, "Better Today".
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