Gu Nianzhi lowered her head and whispered to Speaker Long, "Speaker Long, General Huo is also here. I'll go greet him."
Speaker Long frowned. "General Huo? You mean Shaoheng's father? "
Gu Nianzhi nodded. "I think he came with a friend. I'll go ask what's going on."
It was rare for soldiers to appear at such an occasion, so Huo Guanchen's military uniform and the gold star on his shoulder were particularly eye-catching.
Speaker Long had been talking to someone and didn't see it with his own eyes.
When he turned back, Huo Guanchen had already walked back to the small reception room.
"Then go see." Speaker Long raised his hand and said helplessly, "I told you that you didn't have to come, but you insisted on coming. Look, you've made yourself unhappy. Come over after you finish talking. I saw a few friends, and I'll introduce them to you. "
Speaker Long sincerely wanted to train her to be his successor, so he spared no effort to share his circle of friends and connections with her so she could familiarize herself with his scope of work.
Gu Nianzhi smiled at him. "Thank you, Speaker Long. I'll be right back."
She came for Huo Guanchen, so how could she give up this opportunity?
Leaving Speaker Long, Gu Nianzhi walked to the small reception room with her two assistants and two security guards.
Her ostensible purpose for attending the Christmas party today was for official business, not personal reasons, so there were still many people around her. They all followed the style of the chief legal counsel of the Senate.
When she walked into the small reception room with her own people, Gu Nianzhi didn't miss the disgust on Guo Huining's face.
However, it was only for a moment before Guo Huining returned to normal. She smiled and said affectionately, "Nianzhi, you're here too? Is Shaoheng here? "
As she spoke, she even looked out the door and pretended to be searching.
Gu Nianzhi nodded at her politely but didn't reply. Instead, she looked at Huo Guanchen and said with a smile, "General Huo, I didn't expect to see you here."
Before Huo Guanchen could speak, Guo Huining had already called out, "Nianzhi, how can you speak to Mr. Huo like that? You are the fiancée of Mr. Huo's only son. Can't Mr. Huo be worthy of you calling him uncle? "
Gu Nianzhi finally looked at Guo Huining and said dryly, "I'm here today for official business, not personal matters. In public, we don't consider relatives. "
She had no problem addressing Huo Guanchen by his military rank.
Guo Huining blushed at Gu Nianzhi's rebuke. She instinctively looked at Huo Guanchen and whispered, "Mr. Huo, did I cause trouble for you?"
Gu Nianzhi didn't wait for Huo Guanchen to reply and interrupted Guo Huining. "General Huo, are you here for official business or personal reasons?"
Huo Guanchen didn't seem to notice the undercurrent between the two women. He only smiled and said, "So Chief Gu is here for official business, but I'm here for personal reasons."
He looked at Guo Huining beside him and said with a trace of pity in his voice, "It was Huining's friend who invited her. She asked me to accompany her. But I only have 20 minutes before I have to go back to the meeting. "
Guo Huining finally puffed out her chest and said confidently, "Nianzhi, don't tell me Mr. Huo doesn't even have his own private time?"
"Of course, so I'm just asking. Miss Guo, what's the point of being so hostile towards me? Did I offend you? "Gu Nianzhi couldn't be bothered to beat around the bush and asked directly.
Guo Huining was angered by Gu Nianzhi's attitude and tone, not to mention the fact that she kept asking if she had offended her!
God! Was kicking her out of the Hong Corporation not considered offending her?!
Guo Huining laughed dryly. "Only you know if you've offended me or not."
"I really don't know." Gu Nianzhi glanced at her calmly. "Miss Guo, on the other hand, you've offended me before and haven't formally apologized to me yet. But forget it. Since you're General Huo's personal friend, I'll let bygones be bygones. I won't make things difficult for General Huo. "
Guo Huining originally wanted to be angry, but when she thought about it again, Gu Nianzhi's words seemed to have acknowledged her relationship with Huo Guanchen. She suddenly felt happy, and the anger from earlier dissipated like a balloon that had been pricked by a needle.
She beamed and quickly said, "I was indeed in the wrong last time. I'll formally apologize to you now!"
The corners of Gu Nianzhi's mouth twitched, but she didn't say anything else. She nodded at Huo Guanchen and smiled. "I didn't expect General Huo to have such bad taste as always."
"… What does it have to do with you?" Huo Guanchen said in a low voice. "Since Huining doesn't like seeing you, don't appear here again. Go back! Do you want me to call Shaoheng?! "
As he spoke, he took out his phone and quickly dialed Huo Shaoheng's number.
Gu Nianzhi wasn't the only one stunned. Even Guo Huining couldn't believe her ears.
Huo Guanchen had actually slapped Gu Nianzhi in the face for her!
He really was sincere towards her …
Guo Huining almost cried tears of joy.
Gu Nianzhi quickly composed herself and said with a dark expression, "What does General Huo mean? I'm here for official business. Why can't I? "
"It's not that you can't, but I can't tolerate you being rude to Huining." Huo Guanchen changed his usual ambiguous attitude and actually publicly supported Guo Huining.
Guo Huining felt bad and quickly tugged at Huo Guanchen's sleeve. She whispered, "Guanchen, don't be like this. Nianzhi didn't mean it. Besides, I'm a few years older than her. Even if she was disrespectful to me, I wouldn't take it to heart. "
"You don't take it to heart because you're magnanimous. But she can't not have the right attitude. " As Huo Guanchen spoke, he put his hand on Guo Huining's shoulder and glared at Gu Nianzhi. "Huining doesn't like seeing you. From now on, you can't go anywhere she goes!"
Gu Nianzhi was speechless.
… Was he putting on an act, or was he using too much force?
Gu Nianzhi realized that she couldn't figure out Huo Guanchen anymore.
She looked at Guo Huining deeply and turned to leave without saying a word.
Her heart was in turmoil. She didn't walk far before she received Huo Shaoheng's call.
She walked to the window to answer the call. "… Huo Shao?"
Huo Shaoheng's voice was as deep and magnetic as ever. It came from the phone, and just his voice alone was enough to make her ears tremble.
"Nianzhi, did you have a conflict with General Huo?"
"I didn't …" Gu Nianzhi pouted. "I was one-sidedly lectured."
She looked at the transparent floor-to-ceiling window in front of her and habitually swiped her fingers on the window.
Because it was a Christmas party, there was a circle of colorful light bulbs on the windowsill, giving off colorful lights. The window couldn't be used as a mirror at night like before.
So after a while, Gu Nianzhi saw a refined and handsome man standing not far from her in the reflection of the window. He was looking in her direction with a smile.
When she turned around, the man was already walking over.
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This is the first chapter for today: Chapter 2041, The Fisherman and the Fish (4).
Eight o 'clock in the evening the next day.
Mwah mwah, everyone, little angels ~ ~ ~
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