The bright headlights were like a long river, brightly illuminating the deserted road. The quiet Christmas night suddenly became noisy.
Gu Nianzhi snuggled into Huo Shaoheng's broad embrace and suddenly felt all the loneliness and loneliness disappear.
Her past, present, and future could only be placed in one place, and that was by his side and his embrace.
Gu Nianzhi sobbed quietly. She tried her best to suppress the sound, but it sounded as pitiful as a kitten in the quiet night sky.
She didn't want to make too much noise in case others heard her and laughed at her for acting spoiled at such an age.
Also, her feelings for Huo Shaoheng were no longer purely dependent like before.
After indulging herself for a while, Gu Nianzhi buried her head in Huo Shaoheng's chest and took a deep breath, as if she wanted to absorb the warmth from his body.
Huo Shaoheng gently patted her back, just like how he calmed her when she was nervous when she was young.
Gu Nianzhi closed her eyes and finally lifted her head from Huo Shaoheng's embrace. She took a step back and struggled out of his embrace.
She looked around them and realized that Huo Shaoheng had come to pick her up this time. It could only be described as a grand show of force.
A long row of military vehicles was parked on the street. The three vehicles at the front were actually lightning-proof, explosion-proof, and anti-attack SUVs. Even if they encountered landmines or rockets, they wouldn't be afraid.
Then there were four identical sleek black bulletproof sedans to confuse the enemy. If someone wanted to attack the private vehicles, they would first have to find the one with the real chief sitting in it.
Behind the bulletproof sedans were three small urban military transport trucks. Behind each truck sat about 50 fully armed soldiers.
These people were Huo Shaoheng's orderlies, led by Fan Jian, and only listened to his orders.
As soon as Huo Shaoheng got out of the car, at least 100 armed soldiers immediately got out of the trucks behind him. They carried loaded guns and stood guard at each intersection of the long street.
Occasionally, pedestrians or private cars would pass by, but when they saw this, they were so scared that they quickly took a detour.
The entire street was basically blocked by Huo Shaoheng's people.
Yin Shixiong and Zhao Liangze were both in their Lieutenant Colonel uniforms. They stood on either side of Huo Shaoheng in the shadows and looked around cautiously.
Not far from here, there were snipers in position, lying on top of the wall, watching every blind spot, in case someone shot from the back.
This was the standard for Huo Shaoheng, a major general and the acting commander of the 6th Military Region.
In the past, he rarely used such a standard outfit to travel. Most of the time, he would travel incognito.
Why did they have to send such a big team to pick her up?
Wasn't her identity a secret?
In the past, when she left the Special Operations Forces base to attend university, she had always used a fake identity. Huo Shaoheng's identity as her guardian had never been known to outsiders.
Gu Nianzhi looked at Huo Shaoheng with some confusion. Her jade-like eyes seemed to be able to speak and were filled with desire.
Huo Shaoheng understood what she meant. He looked around and smiled. "You don't have to keep our relationship a secret anymore."
This was going to reveal Gu Nianzhi's identity.
Gu Nianzhi's heart skipped a beat. She couldn't contain her joy, but when she thought about it, she felt it wasn't optimistic.
Her expression changed several times in an instant. Finally, the corners of her mouth twitched. No one knew what she was thinking.
Gu Nianzhi looked down. "Really? But I'm already 18. I don't need a guardian anymore. "
Huo Shaoheng didn't argue with her. He turned around to open the car door. "Let's go. I'll take you home."
Gu Nianzhi looked up at him and couldn't see any emotion on his calm face. She turned back to look at the place where she had been sitting.
Her cherry blossom pink suitcase was still there.
Zhao Liangze quickly walked over and carried her suitcase over.
"Thank you, Brother Ze." Gu Nianzhi's voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible.
Zhao Liangze smiled at her and put her suitcase in the trunk of the car.
Gu Nianzhi bent down to get into the car and sat in the last row. Huo Shaoheng followed behind her and sat next to her.
The car was very spacious. The last row had one more parking space than normal sedans, so it could usually seat four people.
But as soon as Huo Shaoheng sat down, Gu Nianzhi felt the space in the car was unusually tight. She uncomfortably moved closer to the window.
Huo Shaoheng sensed her distancing and didn't say anything. He only glanced at her and raised his chin at Yin Shixiong, who was looking back at him.
Yin Shixiong nodded and turned around to knock on Fan Jian's seat. "Drive."
A series of orders were issued. The soldiers on guard quickly returned to the truck and sat down.
The sniper brought up the rear. At the same time, he issued orders for the sniper at the next station to take over.
The orders were passed down one after another.
Gu Nianzhi sat in the car gloomily. She didn't know what to say.
She had wanted to see Huo Shaoheng for a full six months. But before she saw him, she had just discovered her unspeakable secret. She didn't know how to continue interacting with him.
The car steadily set off and drove forward.
Huo Shaoheng rested one hand on the side of the car door and the other on his knee. He looked straight ahead and pursed his lips. He didn't say anything.
The car was soundproof, so it was very quiet in the car for a while.
The car started to move, but it didn't warm up quickly. It was only a little better than outside.
Gu Nianzhi had been freezing outside the car earlier. She thought she would warm up in the car. She didn't expect the car to still be freezing cold even after turning onto the highway.
She breathed on her hands, trying to warm them.
Although Huo Shaoheng was facing forward and wasn't looking in Gu Nianzhi's direction, he could see her from head to toe from the corner of his eyes.
He noticed Gu Nianzhi's action. He looked down and thought about it. He coughed and said to Gu Nianzhi, "Nianzhi, give me a random book from your box."
Gu Nianzhi looked down and saw the small box next to the car door. She reached out and opened it. She took out a book and handed it to Huo Shaoheng.
They were sitting quite far away. Huo Shaoheng didn't reach over to take it, so Gu Nianzhi couldn't reach him even if she stretched out her arms.
She didn't think too much about it. She took the book and moved to the side. She sat closer to Huo Shaoheng and handed it to him.
Huo Shaoheng finally reached his hand out, but he didn't take the book. Instead, he grabbed her wrist and pulled her over to sit next to him with a little force.
His other hand reached over and took the book from her hand. He randomly placed it on the seat. A large, warm hand was already holding Gu Nianzhi's small hands in the middle of his palm.
"You were in the cold for too long. The car can't be too warm. You'll get sick. You have to take it slow." Huo Shaoheng rubbed her hands as he slowly explained why the car wasn't warm.
His deep, magnetic voice caused a warm current to burst from Gu Nianzhi's heart. It quickly flowed through her limbs.
Gu Nianzhi immediately felt warm all over. It was like she was soaking in a hot spring.
She looked up at Huo Shaoheng and whispered, "You knew I was sitting outside for a long time?"
"Yeah." Huo Shaoheng paused. "I should have sent a car for you. You didn't have to wait outside."
He even knew she had been foolishly waiting outside for over two hours …
Gu Nianzhi blushed but didn't want to be mocked. She said angrily, "I'm not a prophet. How would I know Mei Xiawen would be so petty?" As she spoke, she recounted the entire incident, especially what happened in Mei Xiawen's apartment. After she finished, she turned her head away and looked out the window in silence.
Huo Shaoheng's expressionless face finally broke into a smile. He agreed, "… Well said. It'll be either you or him in the future. You don't have to feel bad."
Zhao Liangze, Yin Shixiong, and Fan Jian couldn't help but roll their eyes.
Huo Shaoheng was so protective!
How had Nianzhi felt bad?
She had taught Mei Xiawen and Jiang Hongcha such a lesson that they didn't know which way was north!
Of course, in Huo Shaoheng's eyes, it was already a great injustice that she had been frozen in front of the residential area for two hours. His sweetheart must have been wronged …
Zhao Liangze and Yin Shixiong complained in their hearts, but they didn't dare to turn around and speak no matter how brave they were.
Gu Nianzhi was very happy to hear this. Although she had to look out the window, she couldn't help smiling secretly. However, her smile didn't last long. She froze.
She turned to look at Huo Shaoheng's deep eyes. "Huo Shaoheng, where are we going? This isn't the way to the airport. "
Didn't Huo Shaoheng say he was taking her home?
Weren't they going to the airport to take a plane back to C City?
Huo Shaoheng patted her hand. "We're going home. I'm taking you home."
"Home?" Gu Nianzhi didn't understand. "Home where?"
"My home." Huo Shaoheng didn't say anything else. Not far ahead, a heavily guarded residential area appeared before everyone's eyes. This was where the Hua Xia Imperial Army's top brass lived.
Gu Nianzhi felt even more uneasy.
For the past six years, Huo Shaoheng had always been with her as long as he wasn't working. He had never gone back to his own home.
When she heard that Huo Shaoheng had his own home, Gu Nianzhi was a bit uncomfortable. She even began to tremble.
Huo Shaoheng glanced at her and said dryly, "My father is the director of the military's political department. I have a grandfather who retired a few years ago. I also have a few relatives, but you don't have to worry about them."
Yin Shixiong turned around and appropriately smoothed things over. "Nianzhi, Huo Shaoheng hasn't been home for six years. Thanks to you, Huo Shaoheng can also go home for Christmas."
"I don't celebrate Christmas." Huo Shaoheng said slowly. "I'm just going home for the New Year."
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This was the first update.
The second update today was also two updates in one, including the first update for Bookworm's July 1688 Spiritual Pet Fate. It was around 1 p.m.
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