Dou Qingyan seemed to have never heard anyone speak to her like that. She froze for a moment, then frowned. "Why are you talking like that? What do you mean by congenital IQ deficiency? "
"Congenital IQ deficiency is a medical term, commonly known as mental retardation." Gu Nianzhi felt a fire erupt from the bottom of her heart and burn in her eyes. She clenched her fists tightly and suppressed the urge to punch Dou Qingyan in the face. Her voice was as cold as ice, as if it had been tempered in a thousand-year-old lake. "Mental retardation? Do you understand now?"
"Never heard of it." Dou Qingyan's frown deepened. She shook her head. "Forget it, you're too young. You won't be able to understand this anyway."
"Why wouldn't I understand?" Gu Nianzhi held out her hand to Dou Qingyan. "Give me your phone. I have something to ask you."
Dou Qingyan noticed that Gu Nianzhi's attitude had changed. She handed the phone to her and smiled. "Cute little girl, what do you want to ask me?"
Her voice was so mushy that Gu Nianzhi had goosebumps. She smiled and took the phone from Dou Qingyan. She continued to look through the photos. "These were taken six or seven years ago, right?"
"Yes, look at the dates." Dou Qingyan leaned over and looked at the photos through Gu Nianzhi's hand. She sighed again. "I can't believe we were so close back then. How did we end up like strangers today?"
Gu Nianzhi took a deep breath and looked at the photos carefully again. None of them had an address. She forced herself to focus on the details. "Where did you live back then? The scenery here looks beautiful … "
Dou Qingyan rubbed her arm against her ear. She smiled. "C City. Have you been there?"
"Yes, I've been living in C City. I just came to the Imperial Capital." Gu Nianzhi looked at the photos again. "Are you sure it was C City? Where you lived together? "
Dou Qingyan suddenly seemed to remember something. She paused, then corrected herself: "Oh, I remember wrong. I don't think it's in C City, but don't ask me where it is exactly. You've never been there anyway."
Gu Nianzhi chuckled. "Really? Really? Let me ask you again. Did you really live with Huo Shao? Were you really boyfriend and girlfriend? "
"Why would I lie to you? We're not just boyfriend and girlfriend, we used to be engaged. "Dou Qingyan grew impatient. She spread out her hands." Give me back my phone. "
"No." Gu Nianzhi actually stood up from the sofa with her phone raised. She retreated to the tall green potted plant next to the sofa. "Miss Dou, it's one thing for you to lie, but how dare you make up Huo Shao's lies in front of me. Are you really retarded, or do you want to die?"
Dou Qingyan was taken aback. She could feel the intense jealousy and anger radiating from the girl, and couldn't help but laugh. She slowly rose to her feet and said meaningfully, "… So, what they said was true. I thought they were just making groundless accusations."
"I don't care who told you what. Anyway, those who talk behind people's backs are all treacherous villains. If you believe them, it's no wonder you still gave money to them after being sold." Gu Nianzhi hated Dou Qingyan to the core. Although Dou Qingyan refused to admit it, she knew in her heart that these photos had caused her great pain and agony.
Even though she was certain that there was a reason for the photos, and that it wasn't what Dou Qingyan had said, she still felt pain and discomfort. She felt so suffocated that she could barely breathe.
But now was not the time to throw a tantrum. Her top priority was to strike back at Dou Qingyan!
She would pay back tenfold, or even a hundredfold for the pain she had caused her!
In that instant, Gu Nianzhi had transformed from a harmless and adorable kitten into a powerful leopard.
"Watch your mouth!" Dou Qingyan's expression darkened. She scolded her, "Give me back my phone!"
"Give it back? We haven't made things clear yet. You want me to give you back your phone? " Gu Nianzhi refused to back down. "Miss Dou, I'll give you one more chance. Tell me the truth. What's going on with these photos?"
"What's going on? It's exactly what you saw. "Dou Qingyan snorted." What's wrong? You don't believe that your good guardian once abandoned me? Or do you really have some shameful feelings for your guardian …? "
She looked Gu Nianzhi up and down, her expression growing more and more hostile.
Gu Nianzhi saw that Dou Qingyan was unrepentant, and decided not to be nice to her.
Although it was not proper to insult the host as a guest, if the host was being mean, she would be the one being mean if she didn't retaliate.
Gu Nianzhi's expression darkened. She first pulled up the photo on Dou Qingyan's phone of Huo Shaoheng and Dou Qingyan in the kitchen.
"Miss Dou, since you won't tell me the truth, I'll have to analyze it myself." Gu Nianzhi pointed at the photo of Huo Shaoheng feeding grapes to Dou Qingyan in the kitchen. She said dryly, "This kitchen is decorated in a minimalist white birch pattern. There's no kitchen hood, and the Italian Verona gas stove. The view outside the kitchen window is of Italy's most famous lake, Lake Garda. That's why this photo was taken in Italy. "
Dou Qingyan froze and instinctively looked at the photo.
To tell the truth, she couldn't remember where the photo had been taken. Whenever she looked at the photo, her eyes would always be drawn to the man in the photo. She had no time to look at the kitchen decoration or the view outside the kitchen window.
"The second photo is of Huo Shao reading a book in a wicker chair under the sun." Gu Nianzhi pointed at the multicolored butterfly orchids in the small flowerbed near the wicker chair. "This butterfly orchid is a species unique to Northern Ireland. Although it's also cultivated in other places, such a clear and bright multicolored flower can only be found on the soil of Northern Ireland. Although the distant view in this photo has been blurred, it can still be seen from the blurred background that this is the famous highland of Glenarm in Northern Ireland. That's why this photo was taken in Northern Ireland. "
"Miss Dou, tell me, where exactly did you 'live together'? C City? Italy? Or Northern Ireland? "Gu Nianzhi's disdain was obvious.
As Gu Nianzhi spoke, Dou Qingyan's face turned from red to white, then from white to green, and gradually darkened.
After a while, she snorted and said lazily, "So what if it was taken in different places? The important thing is that Shaoheng and I used to be together. Our home is where we are. "
"Is that so?" Gu Nianzhi also smiled, and pulled up the third photo in Dou Qingyan's phone album. It was the "bed photo" that disgusted her the most. "What about this photo?"
"Haha, there's only a bed, and Shaoheng and I in this photo. Can you tell where it was taken, too? " Dou Qingyan flicked her long, wavy hair, then crossed her arms in front of her chest to squeeze her already perky breasts even higher.
"Haha, of course I can't tell where this photo was taken." Gu Nianzhi chuckled. "But I'm curious, why did you get a photographer to take such an intimate photo? Shouldn't such an intimate bed photo be a selfie? "
Dou Qingyan suddenly dropped her arms, her brows furrowed, and said angrily, "Nonsense! How could this be taken by someone else? I was the one who took the photo with a tripod! "
"Is that so?" Gu Nianzhi pouted. "How could a tripod take a photo with this kind of perspective, angle, and composition? Miss Dou, it's okay that you don't have a brain, but don't assume that others don't either. "
"In the end, you still won't admit that Shaoheng and I are lovers. What's wrong? Is it painful for you to admit our relationship? "Dou Qingyan clenched her fists, her heart trembling slightly.
These photos had been her only pillar of support all these years. She couldn't let this young girl destroy it so easily.
"What does it have to do with me? Miss Dou, please don't add to the drama. " The more upset Gu Nianzhi was, the more relaxed she appeared on the surface. Just like Huo Shaoheng, she didn't like it when people saw through her true feelings.
Of course, in front of Huo Shaoheng, she was like a transparent crystal. It wasn't because she was shallow, but because she wanted Huo Shaoheng to understand her.
Dou Qingyan closed her eyes. "Forget it, what's the point of telling you this? I'll go find Shaoheng … "She took a step towards Gu Nianzhi." Give me back my phone, or don't blame me for being rude. "
"How dare you threaten me? Besides, when have you ever been polite to me? Can you be any more rude? " Gu Nianzhi didn't want to waste her breath. "More importantly, Miss Dou, six or seven years ago, you and Huo Shaoheng were soldiers, and Special Operations Forces at that. You were not allowed to leave the country as you pleased. But as you said, not only did you leave the country, but you also went to different countries, lived together, and even took these intimate photos. Can I conclude that you didn't leave the country on your own accord, but on official business? Am I right? "
Dou Qingyan's heart sank. She couldn't help taking two steps back. She stared at Gu Nianzhi in disbelief. She couldn't believe her ears, and couldn't believe that someone was so smart as to be able to tell the truth from just a few photos!
"… What … What did you say? I don't understand what you mean. " Dou Qingyan suddenly remembered the gravity of the situation, and remembered that these photos could never be made public. She couldn't help but panic. She no longer cared about her manners and manners. She lunged at Gu Nianzhi. "Give me back my phone!"
"I won't! I won't! " Gu Nianzhi nimbly moved to the side, and quickly ran out of the hidden corner of the wall. She ran towards the hall.
"Stop her!" Dou Qingyan shouted, and hurriedly chased after Gu Nianzhi.
Several servants and guards from the Office of the Prime Minister immediately rushed to Gu Nianzhi's side.
Zhao Liangze and Yin Shixiong finally noticed the situation on Gu Nianzhi's side, and their faces turned pale with fright. They didn't know what trouble this little girl had gotten into this time. Without another word, they parted the crowd and ran to block the angry servants and guards from the Office of the Prime Minister.
Gu Nianzhi was as nimble as a fish in the crowd. She turned left and right, and quickly ran out of the hall to the back door.
As soon as she ran out of the back door, a tall figure walked up the steps, and she plunged into his arms.
It was Huo Shaoheng, who had just returned from his conversation with the Prime Minister.
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