Why did she call so many times?
Did something happen?
Huo Shaoheng looked at the time on his phone.
It was around nine in the morning here, so it should be nine in the evening in the United States.
Looking at the missed calls, they were probably from seven to eight hours ago.
Nianzhi should still be awake, right?
Huo Shaoheng swiped his finger to dial back.
…
As an "internet child," Gu Nianzhi never left her phone even when she bathed.
She also had a bubble bath, so she had even more time to play with her phone in the bathtub.
Her phone was placed on the small table next to the bathtub. She lay in the bathtub, rubbing bubbles all over her body. She wanted to blow the bubbles out of the bathtub like she was blowing soap bubbles.
In the quiet bathroom, the sudden ringing of her cell phone made her shiver in fear.
Her eyes moved to the phone and froze for a moment before she realized it was the ringtone she had set for Uncle Huo to call!
Gu Nianzhi's eyes lit up. She quickly reached into the bathtub and scooped up the phone. She glanced at the name "Uncle Huo" flashing on the screen. She shot out of the bathtub, ignoring the white bubbles all over her body.
"… Uncle Huo?!" She was so excited that her voice trembled slightly.
"Yes, it's me." Huo Shaoheng asked as he held the phone, "I saw you call a lot, what's up?"
Gu Nianzhi remembered how upset and depressed she had been when no one had picked up the phone for over two hours. She couldn't help but feel aggrieved, "Uncle Huo, you said I would be able to reach you if I called this number, but you …"
She sniffled and continued, "I understand that you're very busy and can't pick up my calls. But you can't lie to me, just tell me if you don't want to pick up. I won't bother you. "
Huo Shaoheng shook his head helplessly, "… Nianzhi, I was on a mission when you called. I couldn't bring my personal phone with me."
"Oh?" Gu Nianzhi immediately felt guilty and grumbled quietly, "Really? I know you can't pick up the phone when you're on a mission, but I asked Brother Ze and he said you just picked up his call, but you didn't pick up when I called you … "
"That's impossible." Huo Shaoheng flatly denied it, "Little Ze didn't make it clear. Besides, even if I did call him, it was for business. Why would I deliberately not pick up your calls? "
"Really?" Holding the phone, Gu Nianzhi secretly smiled. Her emotions were too easily affected by Huo Shaoheng. One word from him could send her to heaven, and one word from him could send her to hell.
She was hovering between heaven and hell, pain and happiness.
"Of course not." Huo Shaoheng switched his hand to hold the phone and began unbuttoning his uniform with his free hand. He was ready to take a shower. "Tell me, what do you want? Are you in a hurry to make so many calls? "
"It was very urgent at the time, but it's not so urgent now." Gu Nianzhi said carefully, "I just wanted to ask you if you discovered anything."
She was standing naked in the bathtub full of white bubbles. Opposite her was a mirror on the wall. There was steam on the mirror, so only the outline of her body could be seen.
Gu Nianzhi reached out to wipe away the water vapor on the mirror and looked at her face in the mirror.
Her cheeks were crimson, and her big, misty, wet eyes were looking at herself in the mirror. Her seaweed-like hair hung down her back.
She used her hand to wipe away the bubbles that were about to disappear and bent down to pour some more water on herself.
Huo Shaoheng opened the bathroom closet and took out a brand new earth-colored bath towel. He hung it over his shoulder as he said, "It's good that you're fine. I've taken care of everything here. Little Ze will tell you the specifics. Let me know if anything happens. "
Gu Nianzhi quickly agreed. She could tell from Huo Shaoheng's tone that he was about to hang up. She was very reluctant to do so. Holding the phone, she walked a few steps in the bathtub and racked her brain for something to talk about.
She was too engrossed in her thoughts and suddenly slipped. The phone fell into the bathtub with a splash.
"Oh no …" Gu Nianzhi cried quietly and almost slipped. She quickly grabbed the handrail on the wall and bent down to search the bathtub a few times. She fished the phone out of the bathtub.
Fortunately, the phone was fine. It was just that the call had been cut off. Her phone was quite waterproof.
Gu Nianzhi hurriedly called back.
"Nianzhi? Nianzhi? "Huo Shaoheng could only hear the sound of static on the other end of the line before it was cut off.
He looked at his phone, and his expression gradually grew serious. Just as he was about to call Zhao Liangze to ask what was going on, his phone began to vibrate. It was Gu Nianzhi.
He unlocked his phone and answered the call.
"How did it break? What happened? "Huo Shaoheng asked sternly, his voice deadly low.
Gu Nianzhi pressed the dripping phone to her ear and blushed when she heard Huo Shaoheng's voice. "It's fine, it's fine! I dropped my phone in the bathtub … "
"… How did you fall into the bathtub? Where are you? What are you doing? "
"When you called, I was taking a bath. I was taking a bubble bath." Gu Nianzhi quickly explained, "… So the bathtub is slippery."
"Slide? Are you taking a shower? " Huo Shaoheng frowned and remembered the time in the United States. It was indeed nighttime, and it was time to take a shower. He only scolded her. "Why did you pick up the phone when you're taking a shower? What's wrong with him? — — Can the phone still be used if it falls into the water? "
Gu Nianzhi nodded nervously, then shook her head. "Yes, yes! I was very careful! I stood up from the bathtub when I answered the phone. I made sure the phone wasn't wet. It's true. If I hadn't been careless just now, the phone wouldn't have slipped and fallen. "
Huo Shaoheng closed his eyes and was silent for a moment. He asked her in a hoarse voice, "… Are you hurt from the fall?"
"No, I was holding on to the handrail. I didn't really fall." Gu Nianzhi looked at the phone. "It's just that the phone is wet. I'll get a hairdryer to dry it after I finish showering and put on my clothes."
"Then continue with the shower." Huo Shaoheng couldn't continue the call. He slid his finger to end the call and threw it into the small bath basket on the bathroom table.
He walked to the shower and turned on the hot water valve to let the hot water rush over his body.
Droplets of water wet his hair, rolling down his broad shoulders and flowing down his defined back muscles.
The frosted glass shower stall was suddenly filled with steam.
He raised his arms and leaned against the wall with his head buried. His tall figure didn't move at all as he allowed the hot water to wash over his body.
It was still swelling …
Finally, he sighed and turned off the hot water, switching to cold water.
The cold water at the military base was groundwater, so it was much cooler than normal room temperature water.
The ice-cold water rinsed his entire body twice before he finished showering.
Huo Shaoheng used a towel to wipe his head and wrapped the earth colored bath towel around his lower body. He expressionlessly grabbed the phone from the basket and left the bathroom.
Returning to the bedroom, he looked at the large bed and thought it was a bit dazzling.
He changed into casual clothes and laid on the sofa to close his eyes for a while until knocking on the door woke him up.
"Huo Shao? Huo Shao? Are you inside? I'm Chen Lie. Big Xiong said you were looking for me? "Chen Lie's voice rumbled from outside the door.
Huo Shaoheng opened his eyes and got up to walk to the outer room. He opened the door and saw that it was already dark outside.
He had only taken a nap. How did it get dark?
Huo Shaoheng looked at his watch and saw that it was already past eight in the evening.
He had slept from day to night. What a high quality sleep.
Huo Shaoheng was secretly pleased and turned to let Chen Lie in.
"Huo Shao, why are you looking for me?" Chen Lie carried his briefcase. "I just performed two surgeries today and am going crazy with hunger. Ask the cafeteria here to send me some food."
Huo Shaoheng raised a hand to his orderly. "Go get some food."
The food was quickly delivered. Chen Lie ate as he listened to Huo Shaoheng say to him, "… Nianzhi's case in the United States. I want you to make a trip there."
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