Every time Gu Nianzhi thought back to what had happened on her 18th birthday, the one that left the deepest impression was the silver-gray fighter jet roaring through the wind and rain.
Although it was a pity that Huo Shaoheng hadn't come in person, Gu Nianzhi stubbornly regarded it as "beauty without regret."
The pinnacle of beauty was beauty without regret, such as Venus' broken arm and the unfinished "Dream of the Red Chamber" …
He Zhichu had not hesitated to repair his relationship with the US military and borrow a Navy warship to rescue her. She was grateful, but she had never thought to accept such a big gift from him.
After that, she kept her distance from He Zhichu and devoted herself to her work and studies.
He Zhichu sensed her alienation, and although he felt bad, he knew he couldn't force her too much. He had to give her time to slowly adapt, so he temporarily put Gu Nianzhi's matter aside and traveled between Harvard University in Boston and B University in the capital of the Huaxia Empire, teaching and mentoring graduate students.
…
Time always passed the fastest when one was working hard.
Soon, it was December, and winter had arrived in Washington.
In the evening, Gu Nianzhi walked out of Capitol Hill in a delicate silver-gray cashmere horn-button coat and walked to her apartment hotel.
Because her apartment was very close to Capitol Hill, she had insisted on walking back for the past two months and considered it a form of exercise.
When she arrived at the door, she saw a voluptuous Chinese-American woman in a dark red coat standing there, talking to the hotel doorman.
The doorman recognized Gu Nianzhi, and quickly waved when he saw her. "Miss Gu! Someone's looking for you! "
Gu Nianzhi looked at the woman. She had a fair complexion and eye-catching arched eyebrows. Beneath the arched eyebrows was a pair of almond-shaped eyes that were kind and gentle. She had a dainty nose and a pair of similarly dainty lips that were lightly colored. She looked like she was in her twenties and was very calm and steady.
She was very beautiful and refined, but Gu Nianzhi was sure she didn't know this woman.
Gu Nianzhi nodded to her. "Hello, may I ask who you are?"
The woman smiled as she looked at Gu Nianzhi, her eyes filled with amazement. She quickly walked over and introduced herself to Gu Nianzhi. "I'm Jiang Hongcha, I don't know if Mei Xiawen mentioned me to you."
The Weibo name "Black Tea's Sky" flashed across Gu Nianzhi's mind. This woman must be Mei Xiawen's first girlfriend …
"I don't remember if he mentioned it or not." Gu Nianzhi smiled. She hadn't been in much contact with Mei Xiawen lately.
Mei Xiawen felt that he was always the one taking the initiative to approach Gu Nianzhi. It had already been half a year, but Gu Nianzhi was still lukewarm. He was unwilling to give up and decided to leave Gu Nianzhi out in the cold for a while, playing hard to get. When she couldn't take it anymore and came to him, he would treat her well. That was the only way he could truly win over this little girl's heart …
Gu Nianzhi knew that she would be going back at the end of the year, but she hadn't figured out how to face Mei Xiawen, so she didn't take the initiative to contact him.
Now that she saw Jiang Hongcha, Gu Nianzhi couldn't help but sigh inwardly. "Did you need something from me?"
Jiang Hongcha felt uneasy seeing Gu Nianzhi like this.
She had seen Gu Nianzhi's face and thought that she was just a pretty and smart commoner girl. She could do whatever she wanted to her.
However, the woman in front of him had just passed her eighteenth birthday, and the aura she exuded was clearly the elegance and restraint that could only be nurtured in the upper-class society.
Could it be that she had been reborn in just half a year in the US Congress?
Jiang Hongcha suppressed the bitterness in her heart and smiled warmly at Gu Nianzhi. "I do have something to tell you. It's about me and Mei Xiawen. Would you like to have a cup of coffee with me?"
Seeing Gu Nianzhi's hesitation, Jiang Hongcha immediately said, "We're not going anywhere else, just here. This is a hotel, so there should be a coffee shop, right? "
"Yes, come with me." Gu Nianzhi didn't want to talk to Jiang Hongcha at first, but when she heard that it was about her and Mei Xiawen, she didn't want to refuse.
Most importantly, she was very hesitant. She couldn't see any way out of her relationship with Mei Xiawen, so she needed to listen to other people's opinions.
Jiang Hongcha was Mei Xiawen's first girlfriend, so she should have the right to speak.
They went to the Capitol Hotel's coffee shop and found a corner to sit down.
Large pots of green plants formed a small, secluded space.
Gu Nianzhi ordered a cappuccino and slowly swirled the spoon in her coffee cup. She propped her head up with one hand and looked calmly at Jiang Hongcha, who sat across from her.
Jiang Hongcha didn't order coffee, but a glass of warm milk. "I can't drink coffee right now." She smiled gently at Gu Nianzhi.
Gu Nianzhi thought that Jiang Hongcha's smile was filled with the radiance of motherhood. She looked down and tossed the spoon away, then took a sip of the warm cappuccino.
Jiang Hongcha held the warm milk in her hands and looked as if she didn't know where to start. After a while, she said, "Nianzhi, can I call you Nianzhi?"
"Whatever." Gu Nianzhi smiled and looked up at Jiang Hongcha. Her voice was soft and slightly raspy. She'd been debating with people on Capitol Hill all afternoon about appropriations, and her voice was now hoarse.
"My family and the Mei family are family friends, we were childhood friends." Jiang Hongcha was lost in fond memories. "But we were only together in high school."
Gu Nianzhi frowned slightly. She was getting impatient.
She had been busy with work and hadn't had lunch today. She was in a hurry to go home for dinner. If Jiang Hongcha continued to tell her story from the beginning, how long would it take?
Gu Nianzhi coughed lightly and said, "Xiawen mentioned that he had a first girlfriend who went abroad after high school. They broke up later. That was you, wasn't it?"
Jiang Hongcha hadn't expected Gu Nianzhi to tell her all about her beautiful first love in one sentence. She felt a little uncomfortable.
Gu Nianzhi had brought up the beautiful memories of her first love with Xiawen in such a way.
As expected, this girl had grown up without parents. Her upbringing wasn't good. She must have felt bad for rudely interrupting others like this …
Jiang Hongcha's smile grew wider as she thought about it. She nodded leisurely, "You could say that. But after I graduated from university four years ago and returned to China, Xiawen and I … met again. "
Gu Nianzhi raised an eyebrow, "Miss Jiang, please get to the point. If you keep stuttering, I'll regret coming here to have coffee with you. "
"… Ok, Miss Gu, I'll cut to the chase." Jiang Hongcha sat up straight and leaned forward slightly, "The thing is, I wanted to ask, are you Mei Xiawen's girlfriend?"
Gu Nianzhi closed her eyes, "… Not yet."
"Then you're not, are you?" Jiang Hongcha smiled good-naturedly, "Then I don't feel so guilty anymore. The thing is, Xiawen and I can't forget our first love, but there's a barrier in our hearts that we can't get over if we want to be together. Therefore, we made an agreement to give each other another chance to have a try. However, this time, there are no restrictions. Don't worry, Miss Gu, we are in an open relationship. Even if I can date someone else, he can also court other women, such as you. "
Gu Nianzhi opened her eyes and looked at Jiang Hongcha quietly.
Jiang Hongcha said sympathetically, "I know Miss Gu and Mei Xiawen also had an agreement. You let him wait six months, and if he still likes you after six months, you'll agree to be his girlfriend, right? Ah, little girl, how can you be so naive? How can you let a man do as he pleases? "
"Miss Jiang, this is between me and Mei Xiawen. I don't think I need to explain anything to you." Gu Nianzhi looked out the window impatiently.
"Don't be angry, I'm just stating the facts." Jiang Hongcha bowed slightly and clutched her stomach again.
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