He Zhichu took Gu Nianzhi to the best top-floor revolving restaurant in H City for dinner.
He had booked the entire floor of the restaurant. There were only the two of them in the empty and vast space.
In the dining room, a female pianist in a long skirt was playing an elegant and beautiful piano piece, accompanied by a handsome violinist.
He Zhichu had ordered the dishes a few days in advance.
The red lobsters from Australia, the famous blue crabs from Maryland in the United States, the golden king crabs from Alaska, the wild arctic shells from the deep sea of the North Atlantic, and the geoduck clams from British Columbia in Canada were all alive before they were served.
Seafood, seafood, eating was all about freshness.
Gu Nianzhi's tastes were very similar to He Zhichu's. Although she didn't really want to celebrate her birthday, the delicacies quickly dispelled her gloomy mood and she ate happily.
It was best to eat seafood with white wine. It could both enhance the taste and kill bacteria.
Gu Nianzhi wasn't old enough yet, so He Zhichu didn't let her drink. He only ordered a glass of water for her without ice. This way, it wouldn't ruin the original taste of the seafood.
He ordered a bottle of Scottish Pomoiret Island Dollos whisky and slowly ate with her.
"Young Master He, you're so considerate." Gu Nianzhi picked up her glass of water. "I'll use water instead of wine to toast Young Master He."
He Zhichu's shimmering almond-shaped eyes flashed. He leisurely raised his glass and clinked it with hers.
girl。”
Gu Nianzhi ignored the affection in his tone and smiled. "I'm still a few days away from turning 20. Don't make me sound old."
He Zhichu: "…"
He looked at her unhappily and lowered his head to take another sip of whisky. His tone was indifferent with the unique coolness of whisky. "I originally booked this meal on your birthday, but you're going to H City. I won't be able to accompany you on your birthday since you're going to H City. "
Gu Nianzhi didn't think much of it. "You go ahead and do your thing. My trip to H City will be considered a vacation. Don't worry about me."
"When are you going?"
"I've already booked the plane tickets. It's the day after tomorrow." Gu Nianzhi was very eager to talk to Xie Qingying. "Jin Dazhuang also applied for a pass for me. I can go to H City and M City at any time. I heard that after the celebration party, there'll be an after-party at M City's casino! "
M City was known as the "Las Vegas of the East", and gambling was their main industry.
After a sumptuous seafood feast, a chef wearing a white tall hat pushed a cake cart over.
There was a nine-tiered pagoda-shaped cake in the car. It was beautiful.
Gu Nianzhi was overjoyed. She pointed at the little beauty on the cake and said, "I want this little person! It's mine! "
He Zhichu curled his lips. "It was made according to your appearance, so of course it's yours."
The little doll had big eyes and an oval face. She had delicate dimples on the corners of her lips, and her long black hair was tied into a ponytail. She was beautiful and lively, and indeed looked better than the dolls that Gu Nianzhi had played with as a child.
The chef took the little beauty off the cake and gave it to Gu Nianzhi.
He Zhichu took out his birthday present, a familiar pink diamond crown, and put it on Gu Nianzhi's head.
"Happy birthday." He leaned down and kissed Gu Nianzhi on the cheek very naturally.
Gu Nianzhi smiled, and a strange look flashed across her eyes.
She looked at herself in the mirror in the dining room and realized that the pink diamond crown was exactly the same as the one she had in the other world.
"… Did my father buy this for me too?" Gu Nianzhi asked nervously.
He Zhichu shook his head. "This is one of my betrothal gifts. My mother gave it to you when the two families were discussing the engagement."
How old was she at that time?
Gu Nianzhi: "…"
Then she couldn't accept it.
Gu Nianzhi was about to take off the pink diamond crown when He Zhichu pressed her hand down. "It's not a betrothal gift now. It's a birthday present from me to you."
"But it's too expensive." Gu Nianzhi still wanted to take it off. "I don't have anywhere to put it here. What if I lose it? You should take it back and put it at your house. "
He Zhichu thought about it and felt that it made sense. He nodded. "Then put it on and take a picture with me. I'll take it back."
"Okay." Gu Nianzhi agreed with a smile. She moved closer to stand beside He Zhichu and asked his personal secretary to take a few photos of them.
Gu Nianzhi picked the best photos and sent them to her phone.
After eating a piece of cake, Gu Nianzhi couldn't eat anymore. Looking at the remaining cake that was like a small mountain, Gu Nianzhi said with a bitter expression, "What about the rest of the cake?"
"You can give it to someone to eat." He Zhichu waved his hand and asked his personal secretary to pay the bill.
Gu Nianzhi was happy. "Can you get someone here to send it to my company? I'll also send one to President Lu and Director Zhao. "
"Director Zhao?" He Zhichu gave a half-smile. "Is it Zhao Liangze?"
He knew Zhao Liangze from the other side, and he also knew that Zhao Liangze didn't join the army but was the technical director of the Lu Corporation.
Gu Nianzhi didn't hide it. "Yes, it's him. Although he doesn't know me, he treats me well."
The two of them ate for two to three hours. After dinner, He Zhichu took a private plane back to the imperial capital.
It was already dark when he returned to the imperial capital.
When he came out of the airport and passed the intersection of the imperial capital's Third Ring Road, he glanced at the traffic lights there.
This was originally the coordinates where he had picked up Nianzhi, but for some reason, the magnetic field suddenly became chaotic and the coordinates failed. Qin Zhining didn't directly return Gu Nianzhi to the intersection. Instead, he landed on the Caribbean Sea Snake Island thousands of miles away.
He Zhichu felt that there was something wrong with this.
However, after the scientists on their side checked, they kept saying that the magnetic resonance device had malfunctioned, which was why the coordinates were wrong.
However, they had used the magnetic resonance device so many times without any problems. Why did it malfunction when they picked up Gu Nianzhi?
He Zhichu quietly looked at the intersection of the imperial capital's Third Ring Road until it disappeared from his sight.
..
At that moment, in the same place on the other side of the world, Huo Shaoheng was walking alone on the sidewalk beside the Third Ring Road with Little Corgi on a dog leash.
It was already the end of October. It had been almost two months since Gu Nianzhi had been kidnapped.
The leaves of the maple trees by the roadside began to turn red, like umbrellas.
In front of them was the intersection where Gu Nianzhi had disappeared. It was still bustling with traffic and bustling with activity.
The moonlight was hazy, and the stars twinkled in the sky.
A few young couples walked past him, humming softly. It was a song he had been listening to recently, "If Love Had Providence."
"… When we were young, we once thought,
That those who loved each other could last forever,
When we believed that deep in love, we were together,
That we could not hear the sigh in the wind.
Who knows what love is,
A short encounter, but we can't forget,
After spending our entire lives,
We can't learn to forget.
Now that we're far apart,
We live like the people around us,
The person in front of me gives me the most trust and dependence,
I hope you're treated gently.
How many times have I been in a daze,
It's as if I can see you in the sea of people,
Vaguely, you've appeared … "
Huo Shaoheng was in a daze for a moment. He seemed to see Gu Nianzhi running towards him with a smile. She hugged his arm and kept complaining, "Major General Huo, why are you only here now? I've been waiting for you for a long time … "
He stopped in his tracks and looked ahead quietly. Suddenly, he was in so much pain that he sat down silently on a bench by the side of the road.
The little Corgi, Ah Ke, barked at the intersection. Its little short legs jumped and jumped. It wanted nothing more than to rush to the middle of the intersection and bring its mistress back.
He sat there until the sky turned white before he got up and left.
When he returned to the official residence at the headquarters of the Special Operations Forces, he saw that the ginkgo tree in front of the door was covered in golden leaves that looked like small fans.
Nianzhi had once used these leaves in her book as bookmarks. Now that the ground was covered in leaves, no one picked them up to make bookmarks anymore.
After returning to his room, he changed his clothes and went to Gu Nianzhi's room to sit for a while.
Through the floor-to-ceiling window, he could see the treehouse he had built for Gu Nianzhi.
At that time, she loved this treehouse so much that she stayed in it day and night. She even said that she wanted to watch the bird's nest on the tree to prevent it from "occupying the magpie's nest".
Now that he thought about it, she must have had a premonition, right?
Little Nianzhi, who had died young, was here, so where did she come from?
The treehouse was still there, but Nianzhi was nowhere to be found. Little Corgi squatted at the entrance of the base every day, waiting anxiously, but he couldn't wait for his mistress to return.
Huo Shaoheng stood up silently and went back to his room.
There were two pairs of slippers on the shoe rack at the door. One was big and the other was small. They were a couple's style. Gu Nianzhi had put them there.
He went to the bathroom to wash up and prepare to rest.
He saw that there were her usual facial cleansers, creams, and all kinds of powders and essences on the bathroom counter. The bottles and jars of all sizes were neatly arranged according to their height.
His eyes dimmed.
Lying on the bed, he casually flipped through the black T-shirt pajamas under Gu Nianzhi's pillow.
She had secretly hidden his clothes, thinking that he didn't know..
More than half of the closet was filled with her clothes, shoes, and bags.
These things appeared by his side all the time, reminding him that there was once such a person who loved him like life itself.
..
That day, Huo Shaoheng went to the bathroom to wash up in the morning. He seemed to hear the sound of a woman playing around in the bedroom. He subconsciously said, "Nianzhi, it's time to get up."
After saying that, he realized that she was no longer there. He didn't know where she had gone.
After holding back for so long, he finally couldn't suppress his emotions anymore.
He turned on the faucet and let the water flow.
With both hands on the bathroom counter, he buried his head for a long time. His shoulders trembled slightly, and he didn't dare to look at the changes in the mirror.
Huo Shaoheng thought that he couldn't continue living like this as if nothing had happened.
He changed into his military uniform and saluted in the mirror. Then, he drove alone to General Ji's house and asked to see him.
"Shaoheng, what's the matter?" Huo Shaoheng's serious expression made General Ji very uneasy.
"General Ji, it's been almost two months since Nianzhi went missing. Her birthday is in a week." Huo Shaoheng enunciated each word slowly.
General Ji was stunned. "But we're still looking …"
Huo Shaoheng pursed his lips and continued, "I've thought about it for a long time. From the first day I saw her, she has been by my side for so many years. Rather than saying that I took care of her, it would be more accurate to say that she and I depended on each other.
But ever since she got together with me, for the country and the troops, I've put her before the interests of the country, the troops, and even my comrades time and time again.
I'm not complaining, nor am I regretting it. As long as I wear a military uniform for a day, I'll do the same.
Even if she stood in front of me today, I'd say the same to her.
But now, she's gone. It's like she never appeared. She's disappeared.
I can no longer do anything, let alone fulfill my duties as a soldier.
So, General Ji, I want to retire. After I take off this military uniform, I can put her first. I can see her as more important than anything else in my life, including my own life.
I'm asking you to approve my application for retirement. "
Huo Shaoheng stood upright in front of General Ji. The expression on his face was firm and unwavering. It was obvious that he had thought it through and was not acting on a whim.
General Ji also looked at him for a long time. "Shaoheng, what do you think our country and our troops are? You've risked your life for our country and our troops for so many years. We will never stand by and watch you bleed, cry, and be heartbroken. "
"Go, go find her, but don't retire. I will help you with all my strength. Our country, our troops, will use all our strength to help you find her. We will be your strong support! "
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