Huo Shaoheng was silent for a moment because this involved the political and business interests. It wasn't something that could be explained in a few sentences, and he didn't want Gu Nianzhi to know about these complicated things for the time being.
He held Gu Nianzhi's hand and changed the topic, "We won the lawsuit. Where are we going to celebrate?"
Gu Nianzhi snapped back to reality and looked at Huo Shaoheng, "Huo Shao, where's the principal you owe me? When do you plan on returning it? "
Before the first court hearing, Huo Shaoheng had promised her that he would return the "interest" and "principal" first …
Before Huo Shaoheng could speak, Yin Shixiong, who was sitting on Gu Nianzhi's other side, asked, "Nianzhi, you lent Huo Shao money? How much did you borrow? I'll return it to you when I get back. "
He was Huo Shaoheng's personal secretary and was in charge of Huo Shaoheng's salary and expenses.
Zhao Liangze also turned around and frowned, "Nianzhi, even if you lent money to Huo Shao, is it really okay to charge interest?"
He didn't mention how much money Huo Shaoheng had raised Gu Nianzhi for six years and even gave her a house later …
When they heard Gu Nianzhi say "principal," they naturally thought of "interest."
Gu Nianzhi was speechless.
She really wanted to kick these two idiots out of the house!
Huo Shaoheng didn't explain. He propped one arm on the window and supported his head with his left fist. He looked at Gu Nianzhi with a slight smile and said dryly, "Yeah, I worked so hard to raise her, and I only borrowed some money and now I have to charge interest. I really raised an ingrate …"
Gu Nianzhi couldn't help pinching Huo Shaoheng's hand.
Was he teasing her on purpose?
She would immediately pounce on him and kiss him to "return" the interest he had paid last time!
Huo Shaoheng saw that she had bitten her lower lip so hard that there were two teeth marks. He finally gave up on teasing her. He glanced at Yin Shixiong and Zhao Liangze with an obvious warning.
Yin Shixiong and Zhao Liangze rubbed their noses and didn't get involved.
Huo Shaoheng looked down and asked Gu Nianzhi, his voice gentle, "How do you want to celebrate?"
Gu Nianzhi wasn't very angry to begin with, and now that Huo Shaoheng was willing to bend over and coax her with such a gentle voice, she was immediately overjoyed and stopped secretly pinching his wrist.
Hugging his right arm, she rolled her eyes and said, "Brother Xiong and Brother Ze are right. You've been so good to me. I really shouldn't charge interest for lending you some money. How about this, Huo Shao, you don't have to pay back the principal. I just want you to find a free day before the Lunar New Year to go shopping with me, okay? "
She actually just wanted to be alone with Huo Shaoheng one day. Even if they didn't do anything, just walking on the streets with him would make her feel incomparably satisfied.
Like a pair of lovers, walking on the street …
Gu Nianzhi added in her heart.
Of course, she wouldn't do anything inappropriate, but she could still hold his hand, right?
Gu Nianzhi looked at Huo Shaoheng expectantly. Her eyes were filled with longing and reliance. She trusted him wholeheartedly.
Even someone with a heart of stone would soften in front of Gu Nianzhi's expression.
Huo Shaoheng looked at Gu Nianzhi silently and raised his hand to stroke her long hair. "Ok, what day do you want?"
"I'm fine with any day! Let's see when it's convenient for Huo Shao! "Gu Nianzhi's eyes sparkled, and her expression was like a lit firework.
Yin Shixiong, who was sitting next to Gu Nianzhi, said, "Nianzhi, do you want Brother Xiong to go shopping with you too?"
Gu Nianzhi was the most angry with Yin Shixiong and Zhao Liangze today. If she had a lamp cord in her hand, she would have yanked on it and extinguished the two big light bulbs.
She shook her head in dissatisfaction and sat closer to Huo Shaoheng. She grumbled, "Huo Shao owes me money, not you guys."
Yin Shixiong rolled his eyes at her. Even if she were to go shopping with Huo Shao, how could they, as his personal secretaries, stay out of it?
He knocked on Zhao Liangze in the front seat. "Is Huo Shao free these days?"
Zhao Liangze took out his electronic schedule to check. "Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, so he's free tomorrow. Today, Huo Shao has to go to the Supreme Military Council to attend the last Chief of Staff meeting of the year. "
Huo Shaoheng wasn't the Chief of Staff, but he was in charge of the Special Operations Forces. He had to give an annual summary at the military's year-end meeting.
"Tomorrow, then?!" Gu Nianzhi was overjoyed. She clasped her hands in front of her chest, and her eyes almost sparkled.
Huo Shaoheng nodded. "Yes, tomorrow then."
"Huo Shao, you're the best!" Gu Nianzhi couldn't help herself. She lunged forward to hug Huo Shaoheng's neck and kiss him.
Huo Shaoheng stopped her. He held the back of her neck with one hand and fastened her seatbelt with the other. "Sit properly and fasten your seatbelt."
Yin Shixiong found it funny. He poked Gu Nianzhi's shoulder. "Nianzhi, you're already 18. You can't be a little kid and cuddle around Huo Shao anymore. It's fine for us to watch, but if someone else sees, it'll cause trouble for Huo Shao. "
Gu Nianzhi glanced at him. Yin Shixiong actually sensed a murderous intent in her eyes.
He froze. When he looked again, there was only disdain left in Gu Nianzhi's eyes. She pursed her lips and said coolly, "I'm doing this because there are no outsiders around. I'm not an idiot. Why would I do this in front of outsiders … "
If it weren't for Huo Shaoheng's presence, she would have rolled her eyes all the way to the sky.
"I know. I'm just reminding you." Yin Shixiong snorted. He felt that Gu Nianzhi was getting more and more mischievous. She always talked back to him, and her eloquence was getting better and better. Even someone like him, who was known to be a good talker, couldn't outtalk her.
Gu Nianzhi also knew that Yin Shixiong was right, but she still felt a little upset. She couldn't show it in front of Huo Shaoheng, so she could only sniff and hang her head in the car seat. She looked sullen.
Zhao Liangze saw Gu Nianzhi's expression in the rearview mirror and felt sorry for her. He wanted to speak up for her. "Big Xiong, you're such a busybody. Is Nianzhi the kind of person who doesn't know what's important? Also, Nianzhi just turned 18. She's still young. While Huo Shaoheng doesn't have a girlfriend or fiancée, Nianzhi can still cling to him. When Huo Shaoheng has someone in the future, Nianzhi won't be able to cling to him even if she wants to. "
It would have been better if Zhao Liangze didn't try to persuade her. Now that he did, Gu Nianzhi wanted to cry even more.
Brother Ze, will you die if you don't speak up?
Yin Shixiong felt that Zhao Liangze's words were very reasonable. He nodded repeatedly. "Well said, well said! Little Ze, you're getting better at talking. You're starting to resemble me! "
Zhao Liangze turned around and gave Yin Shixiong the middle finger. He also gave him a look of disdain.
Gu Nianzhi's face instantly turned white.
Her left hand had been holding onto Huo Shaoheng's wrist. She was just about to let go when Huo Shaoheng quickly grabbed her hand.
Gu Nianzhi was a bit unhappy. She secretly used force to try and free her hand from Huo Shaoheng's large palm.
However, Huo Shaoheng held onto her hand firmly. His grip was getting tighter and tighter, but it wasn't to the point where it hurt her and she couldn't break free.
Huo Shaoheng was only wearing a dark blue shirt and a standard military alpaca coat today. It wasn't a military uniform, so he was dressed more casually.
He sat ramrod straight and didn't show any signs of discomfort. One of his hands was tucked into his wide sleeve, and his fingers were intertwined with Gu Nianzhi's.
No matter how much Gu Nianzhi's little hand struggled in his palm, or even if she used her newly grown nails to pinch his palm, his expression didn't change. No one in the car knew that the two of them were still fighting a "lawsuit" in his coat sleeve.
Gu Nianzhi struggled for a while and felt her arm get tired. She looked at Huo Shaoheng, but he was still as calm as a mountain.
He looked down at her. The words "stop it" were written in his deep eyes. It was as if she was being unreasonable.
Gu Nianzhi felt ashamed again and stopped struggling. She sat in his hand for a while, unwilling to give up. Seeing that they were in the car and there were no outsiders, she slowly tilted her head and gently leaned on Huo Shaoheng's shoulder.
Huo Shaoheng didn't move away, but he also didn't move his body to let her lean on him more comfortably. He only maintained his original position and didn't move.
Yin Shixiong and Zhao Liangze began preparing for Huo Shaoheng's meeting and tomorrow's trip. They were so nervous and busy that they didn't notice the change in Gu Nianzhi's mood.
Gu Nianzhi leaned on Huo Shaoheng's shoulder and slowly calmed down. Although she was still a bit jealous, she thought it was human nature.
If she didn't have any emotions after hearing those words, she would have doubted whether she really liked Huo Shaoheng …
Huo Shaoheng's car drove to the entrance of his official residence when they returned to the Special Operations Forces headquarters.
The car door opened. Fan Jian, who was driving, Zhao Liangze, who was sitting in the front, and Yin Shixiong, who was sitting in the back, got out one after another to prepare for Huo Shaoheng's meeting at the military headquarters.
Only Gu Nianzhi and Huo Shaoheng were left in the car.
Huo Shaoheng finally let go of her hand.
They had been holding hands the entire way, and as soon as they let go, they both felt a bit uncomfortable.
Gu Nianzhi rubbed her left hand and looked at Huo Shaoheng. She asked quietly, "Huo Shao is going to the meeting?"
"Yeah," Huo Shaoheng replied. "You must be tired recently. Rest early."
Gu Nianzhi originally wanted to ask when he would be back for dinner, but Huo Shaoheng's words meant that he wouldn't be coming back to have dinner with her.
"Ok." Gu Nianzhi didn't look happy at all. She pouted slightly and thought about what Zhao Liangze had said. It was like a thorn in her heart.
Since the thorn had been planted, who knew what would happen in the future if it wasn't pulled out immediately?
Gu Nianzhi didn't want to keep this thorn in her heart for the New Year.
She hugged Huo Shaoheng's arm and glanced around to make sure no one was around before whispering into Huo Shaoheng's ear, "… Huo Shao, if you have another girlfriend or fiancée in the future, will you ignore me?"
Huo Shaoheng glanced at her without batting an eyelid. He removed her from his body and placed her on the seat. He replied dryly, "Of course. If you weren't my fiancée, why would I care about you? "
Gu Nianzhi's tears gushed out instantly. She couldn't help punching Huo Shaoheng. "No, no! Even if you have a wife, you still have to care about me! "
She couldn't imagine Huo Shaoheng ignoring her.
In the past, she thought she could stay away from Huo Shaoheng and leave quietly when he had another relationship.
Now she knew that was very, very difficult to do.
At least for now, she couldn't do it at all.
"Huo Shao, don't find another girlfriend, okay?" Gu Nianzhi begged him softly. Before she knew it, she was already half-lying in his arms. "You said that if I seduce you, you'll be mine. How can you go back on your word?"
"I didn't go back on my word." Huo Shaoheng was still sitting upright, but his arm was weakly wrapped around Gu Nianzhi's waist. "I said that if you seduce me, I'll be yours. You can continue seducing me. "
"Then what if someone else seduces you?" People in love couldn't help but worry about gains and losses. Even someone as confident as Gu Nianzhi would sometimes ask questions that lacked confidence.
Huo Shaoheng caressed her face. "Then you have to work harder and do better than others."
"I've never seduced anyone before … I don't have enough experience …" Gu Nianzhi stuttered. "Should I find someone else to practice with? Try it … "
"Gu Nianzhi, I dare you to seduce someone else." Huo Shaoheng interrupted Gu Nianzhi. He was slightly displeased by her words.
Gu Nianzhi looked at Huo Shaoheng and asked timidly, "Huo Shaoheng, are you also worried that I'll seduce someone else?"
Huo Shaoheng looked down at her for a while and said nonchalantly, "Yes, you're not good at seducing people. I'm worried that you'll embarrass me."
Gu Nianzhi gasped and punched Huo Shaoheng a few times unhappily. "Why would I embarrass you? I'm amazing. Just wait and see if you don't believe me! "
She puffed up her cheeks and looked at Huo Shaoheng. Her features were especially vivid and beautiful.
Huo Shaoheng didn't want to push her too hard. Sometimes, pushing too hard would have the opposite effect.
It was like a rubber band that would snap if it was too tight.
"Be good." Huo Shaoheng tightened his arms and pulled her to his side. "Don't seduce anyone else. If I find out, I'll break your legs. "
"Huo Shaoheng, are you jealous?" Gu Nianzhi looked at Huo Shaoheng suspiciously.
However, Huo Shaoheng's expression was too calm. She couldn't see any changes in his emotions.
"I'm never jealous." Huo Shaoheng patted her face. "Don't think too much. I still have a meeting. Be good."
"… Okay, you rest early too. You have to go out with me tomorrow. "Gu Nianzhi reminded Huo Shaoheng again.
"Don't worry." Huo Shaoheng nodded. "The whole day is yours tomorrow."
Gu Nianzhi's mood improved. She extended a hand to Huo Shaoheng. "You have to keep your promise!"
Slap!
Huo Shaoheng also extended his hand to give her a high-five.
Gu Nianzhi finally got out of the car happily. She didn't immediately enter the house. Instead, she stood at the door and waved at Huo Shaoheng's car. She watched him leave.
She turned around and entered Huo Shaoheng's official residence. Gu Nianzhi immediately returned to her room to tidy up.
First, she showered and washed her hair. Then, she applied a variety of skincare products all over her body. She continuously applied facial masks to her face. Hydration, exfoliation, whitening, and nutritional masks. One by one, she used the most intensive procedures to maximize skin care.
Although she was already fair enough, she couldn't help but stock up on a box of whitening facial masks.
After completing this set of procedures, three to four gorgeous hours passed.
After showering, she wrapped her hair up and went to the closet to find clothes for tomorrow's outing. She picked out and matched them for a long time. Finally, she chose a pea green cashmere turtleneck pullover and slim-fit trousers. She could wear it with boots and a leather coat.
Paired with a Hermes blue and purple rudder scarf and a large pair of Prada floating cloud sunglasses, she would definitely look stylish and handsome.
Girls naturally liked to tinker with these kinds of outfits.
She unknowingly spent the entire afternoon in her room like this.
When she was completely tidied up and came out of her room for dinner, her entire body seemed to glow. It could only be described as radiant.
…
Song Jinning was the only one sitting in the dining room.
Seeing Gu Nianzhi walk in with a radiant face, Song Jinning put down the iPad in her hand and nodded at Gu Nianzhi with a smile. "Seeing that you're in such a good mood, you must have won the lawsuit, right?"
Gu Nianzhi couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed.
She had been so busy with her own matters after returning that she had actually forgotten to tell Song Jinning about the lawsuit.
Gu Nianzhi quickly sat across from Song Jinning and first told her about Bai Jinyi's sentence. "… Death penalty, but with a two-year suspension."
Song Jinning stirred a bowl of thick sea cucumber soup in her hand as she mused, "The Bai's are powerful. If the death penalty isn't carried out immediately, she probably won't die."
Gu Nianzhi pressed her hands on the dining table and said indignantly, "I know, that's why I'll keep an eye on them. If they dare to bribe Bai Jinyi, I'll definitely not let them off the hook. "
Song Jinning actually didn't try to persuade Gu Nianzhi to let the matter rest. She nodded solemnly. "I don't understand the law, but I know that murder must be paid with one's life, and debts must be paid. Since Bai Jinyi killed Luo Xinxue, she must pay with her life. "
Gu Nianzhi couldn't help clapping her hands. "Auntie Song, you're so right! Although I'm a law student, I also believe that murder must be paid with one's life, and debts must be paid! That's why I've never been in favor of abolishing the death penalty. "
The ancestors all said to repay evil with good. How to repay good with good?
Why should the murderer receive more attention than the victim?
Pleading for the murderer's life — have you thought about the consequences of doing so?
Just like the juvenile protection law, it doesn't protect real minors, it only encourages juvenile delinquency.
Song Jinning smiled as she listened to Gu Nianzhi ramble on about her understanding of the law. She nodded from time to time and chimed in with a few words, so that Gu Nianzhi could continue talking.
The two of them chatted happily and took another bottle of red wine to drink as they chatted.
The dinner went on for two hours, but they still hadn't had enough.
When Huo Shaoheng returned, it was already 9pm. He took off his coat and handed it to the orderly. He asked casually, "Mrs. Song and Nianzhi are asleep, right?"
The orderly giggled. "Good morning, Chief! Mrs. Song and Miss Nianzhi are still having dinner in the dining room. "
"They're still eating?" Huo Shaoheng was surprised. "How long have they been eating?"
"More than two hours. It was just a casual dinner, but then Miss Gu said she wanted to drink, so she ordered a bottle of red wine to drink with Mrs. Song. "
Huo Shaoheng walked to the dining room and saw that there wasn't just one bottle of red wine on the table. There were already two empty bottles …
Gu Nianzhi was still shaking the empty bottle drunkenly. Her large, misty eyes were wide open. She said in a daze, "… Huh? Why can't I pour it out? There's clearly more? "
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It was the second watch. There were ten watches today, and each watch was 5,000 words.
O(∩_∩)O。
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