Huo Shaoheng and Gu Nianzhi looked around the square and chose the nearest supermarket. Apparently, it was selling Lunar New Year goods from a well-known brand.
Even a single fried melon seed had its origins.
Gu Nianzhi looked at the large introduction at the stall and laughed so hard her shoulders shook. She pulled Huo Shaoheng over and asked, "Huo Shao, do you want to eat melon seeds?"
Huo Shaoheng looked at her and didn't say anything.
Gu Nianzhi pursed her lips and glanced at Huo Shaoheng, who was wearing sunglasses and didn't smile. She thought to herself, Fine, I know you don't eat melon seeds.
Eating melon seeds is so bad for your image …
But she had to buy about 10 catties because there would be guests during the Lunar New Year. Melon seeds were a must have snack.
"These sunflower seeds, pumpkin seeds, and watermelon seeds. Give me five catties each." Gu Nianzhi happily pointed at the stall.
Huo Shaoheng held her hand down and said to the salesperson selling melon seeds, "Two catties each is enough."
"Oh? Two catties is enough? "Gu Nianzhi was unhappy." If there are a lot of people coming, are you still going to buy melon seeds? "
"People don't come to my house for Lunar New Year greetings to eat melon seeds." Huo Shaoheng took the melon seeds from the salesperson and diverted Gu Nianzhi's attention. "Didn't you say you wanted to buy rice cakes? Chen's Rice Cakes is a famous brand. I had them when I was young. They're really good. "
"Chen's Rice Cakes? You like them? Then I have to try them. "Gu Nianzhi squeezed her way to the stall selling rice cakes.
Huo Shaoheng looked at the three packets of melon seeds wrapped in red paper and shook his head. He silently followed behind Gu Nianzhi.
Gu Nianzhi stood at the Chen's Rice Cakes stall for a while. She couldn't resist the sticky stuff at all. Finally, she asked for 1.5 catties …
Huo Shaoheng had to stop her again. "One catty is enough. It's a vegetable, not rice."
Gu Nianzhi was about to go crazy. "Didn't you say it was delicious? What's wrong with buying a little more? It's not like we don't have money … "
Huo Shaoheng ignored her and took a kilo of rice cakes from the seller. He held them in one hand along with the melon seeds and held Gu Nianzhi's hand with the other. He turned to look at her. "There's a lot of glutinous rice in Chen's rice cakes. Your stomach isn't good, so it's not suitable for you to eat too much of this kind of glutinous food."
So he was still thinking for her sake …
Gu Nianzhi's gloominess disappeared in an instant. She took Huo Shaoheng's arm and continued walking.
After walking for a while, she remembered. "Huo Shao, isn't it a little heavy for you to carry it? Shall we rent a shopping cart over there? "
There was a unified shopping cart rental place on the pedestrian street. Every shop could push their cart in, and the specifications were the same.
"Okay, go and push one over." It wasn't that Huo Shaoheng couldn't carry it, but seeing that Gu Nianzhi was buying more and more things, he might not be able to carry it all by himself.
Gu Nianzhi happily rented a shopping cart. She took the melon seeds and rice cakes from Huo Shaoheng and placed them in the cart before continuing to shop.
"Huo Shao, is New Year's Eve dinner ready?" Gu Nianzhi saw the supermarket that sold vegetables, fruits, and meat. There was tender and fresh lotus root inside, and she wanted to eat lotus root stewed with spareribs.
Huo Shaoheng also saw what Gu Nianzhi wanted. Lotus root was a healthy food. "Go buy it if you want. You can put it aside if you can't eat it. "
Not only did his official residence have a refrigerator in the kitchen, but there was also a freezer. He could store as many things as he wanted.
With a shopping cart, it was even more convenient for Gu Nianzhi to buy things.
The official residence had seafood and meat, so she didn't need to buy them. The vegetables and fruits were also specially provided. She was only buying them now for the sake of novelty.
Huo Shaoheng felt that most of the things in the cart wouldn't be for her to eat, so he took her to a supermarket that specialized in traditional desserts.
There were many ancient traditional sweets there, such as malt candy, pine nut candy, osmanthus candy, malt candy, poria cake, rose crystal cake, pea cake, donkey roll, and other delicious and good-looking pastries. They couldn't be found anywhere else, and were unique New Year traditions in the imperial capital.
The chef in Huo Shaoheng's official residence didn't know how to make these things, so he bought them for Gu Nianzhi to try.
Gu Nianzhi smiled, her large bright eyes curved into two crescent moons, and her long eyelashes fluttered like butterfly feathers. When she looked up at Huo Shaoheng, her gaze was focused and affectionate, and she leaned against his side with great reliance.
Huo Shaoheng pushed the shopping cart along the streets of the shopping plaza. There were many people on the road, but he didn't look around. He put one hand on the cart's handle and held Gu Nianzhi tightly with the other.
He was tall and had a strong presence. Even if they didn't know his identity and status, many women turned to look at him just by looking at his appearance.
Gu Nianzhi felt warm from walking, so she planned to buy a small ice cream to eat.
Although it was New Year's Eve, the shops on the shopping street had ample heating. After getting in the car and returning to the official residence, the central air conditioning was set at 25 degrees, so she wouldn't freeze.
Huo Shaoheng didn't object. He sat alone in front of a cafe on the street and ordered a cup of black coffee. He lit a cigarette and sat there calmly, smoking while waiting for her.
A beautiful young woman wearing a mink coat walked over with a cigarette between her pale fingers. She raised her eyebrows at Huo Shaoheng. "Sir, can I borrow a light?"
Huo Shaoheng blew out a puff of pure white smoke and said dryly, "… No."
The woman didn't expect to be rejected, and her expression changed. She simply sat across from Huo Shaoheng. "Sir, do you have to be so cruel? I'm just borrowing a light. Do you have to be so cruel? "
Huo Shaoheng wore sunglasses and looked the woman up and down before looking away. He pretended nothing had happened and looked into the distance. He had no intention of replying at all.
The woman sat awkwardly for a while, but finally couldn't stand Huo Shaoheng's coldness. She snorted softly and stood up to leave. She deliberately muttered, "… What a jerk! Why are you so arrogant … "
Huo Shaoheng ignored her and pretended not to hear her.
Not long after, another young girl dressed like a student walked over and smiled at Huo Shaoheng. "Handsome, I made a bet with my classmate. You'll look even more handsome if you take off your sunglasses! Do you want to work with me and split the money 50/50 if we win? "
Huo Shaoheng didn't move and still had no intention of speaking. It was as if the young girl standing in front of him didn't exist.
"Handsome …" The young girl was even bolder than the beautiful young woman. She actually wanted to go up and help him take off his sunglasses.
Very few men would be willing to push away a young girl who was so close to their chest.
Huo Shaoheng looked up. Although he was wearing sunglasses, the young girl felt his aura was too powerful. She almost stopped breathing. Her entire body was enveloped in his gaze and she couldn't move.
Huo Shaoheng said calmly, "… Scram."
His words were like a bolt of lightning to the young girl's head. Her face instantly turned red. She couldn't care less about her bet with her classmate. She burst into tears and ran away.
Gu Nianzhi had only been gone for less than ten minutes when four or five girls tried to hit on Huo Shaoheng.
Handsome men were a scarce resource these days. Young girls were already more daring than grown men to openly hit on them on the street.
Huo Shaoheng shook his head speechlessly. He was glad that Gu Nianzhi had grown up with him and didn't have the guts to openly hit on men outside …
When Gu Nianzhi returned from buying ice cream, she happened to see Huo Shaoheng use the word "scram" to chase away another beauty who tried to hit on him.
"Tsk tsk, Huo Shao, you really don't have any tender feelings for the fairer sex." Gu Nianzhi sat across from him and licked the ice cream cone in her hand. She asked him, "Do you want some?"
Huo Shaoheng put out his cigarette and threw it into the trash can under the trees. He took a sip of black coffee and smiled at Gu Nianzhi. "Yes."
"You really want some?" Gu Nianzhi was put in a difficult position. She was just being polite. She had never seen Huo Shaoheng eat ice cream. She didn't even want to buy it for him. "Then I'll buy you another one."
"You don't have to buy another one." Huo Shaoheng crooked his finger at her. "Just this one."
"Oh? But I've already eaten this one … "Gu Nianzhi was sweating profusely. Not only had she eaten it, but she had also licked the ice cream cone from top to bottom.
"It's okay. I don't mind you. " Huo Shaoheng's lips curved into a faint smile. His long legs stretched out leisurely, almost reaching Gu Nianzhi's feet. He fiddled with the coffee cup in front of him and looked down slightly. "You're not giving it to me?"
"Here! Why not! "Gu Nianzhi quickly pushed the ice cream cone in front of Huo Shaoheng." Here, for you. "
Huo Shaoheng didn't use his hands to take it. He only stared at Gu Nianzhi and opened his mouth slightly. "Feed me."
In that instant, not only was Gu Nianzhi petrified, but Zhao Liangze, who was on the other side of the surveillance camera, and Yin Shixiong, who could hear the conversation through the headphones, were also stunned.
What the f * ck!
Was Huo Shao possessed?!
Gu Nianzhi's face was so red it could drip blood. Even the tips of her ears were bright red, spreading all the way to her neck.
"Huo … Huo Shao … You …" Gu Nianzhi's hands were trembling, but Huo Shaoheng had already reached out to hold her wrist. He steadily pulled the ice cream cone from her hand towards himself, then lowered his head to take a bite. He bit off the tip of the ice cream cone.
Gu Nianzhi watched her ice cream cone go down in the blink of an eye. The corners of her mouth twitched, but the next moment, she froze again.
Huo Shaoheng held her wrist again and fed the ice cream cone from her hand to her own lips!
The ice cream cone, with its rich milky flavor and icy chill, lingered on Gu Nianzhi's lips. She reflexively took a bite, right where Huo Shaoheng had just bitten her.
This was an indirect kiss in front of so many people …
On the morning of New Year's Eve, although the sun was shining brightly, it was still cold and dry outside the shopping mall in the southern district of the Imperial Capital.
However, Gu Nianzhi only felt that her entire body was burning hot. Even a few bites of her favorite ice cream cone couldn't cool her down.
…
Zhao Liangze, who was far away at the headquarters of the Special Operations Forces, instinctively cut off all contact with the sunglasses Huo Shaoheng was wearing. He also completely erased the image from the central surveillance computer. Nothing was saved.
His heart was pounding. He finally had an answer to the slight awkwardness and uneasiness he had been feeling for the past few days.
But when did the two of them start?
Or was it only one of them who was interested, and the other was just playing along?
…
Yin Shixiong realized that there was no sound coming from his earpiece, but he didn't care. He just stared fixedly at the beautiful man and woman at the entrance of the cafe not far away. They were sharing an ice cream cone.
When did the two of them hook up …
Yin Shixiong felt a pang in his heart.
Damn it!
The superior that he had wholeheartedly respected like a god, and the little girl that he had wholeheartedly loved like a daughter, had gotten together just like that?!
What was this supposed to do to him?!
How was he supposed to address them in the future?!
It was fine if they were together, but what was the meaning of publicly flaunting their affection on the streets to bully single dogs like him?!
Yin Shixiong raised the newspaper in his hand even higher in anger to block his view. What the eye doesn't see, the heart doesn't grieve over!
However, not long after, he quietly lowered the height of the newspaper and peeked at Huo Shaoheng and Gu Nianzhi from the top of the newspaper without blinking.
…
"Huo Shao, I thought you didn't like sweets?" Gu Nianzhi's face was burning. She had no choice but to make conversation. She only dared to look down at the ice cream cone in her hand.
Huo Shaoheng simply took her wrist and pulled her towards him. "Come here."
Gu Nianzhi was pulled over by him and sat on his lap with his arms around her waist.
The sun had already risen high in the sky, and the sunlight shone on the pedestrian street. It didn't have any warmth, and the clear and transparent light set off the clear blue sky and white clouds. It made one's heart jump with joy.
Gu Nianzhi's body stiffened for a while before finally softening.
Why was she afraid?
Wasn't this what she had always hoped for?
Holding hands under the sun, hugging, kissing …
Gu Nianzhi thought about it and licked her lips. She actually boldly walked up to Huo Shaoheng and quickly kissed him on the lips. Then, before he could respond, she quickly tried to pull away.
However, she underestimated Huo Shaoheng's reaction.
His large hand was wrapped around her waist, and she couldn't move at all. She couldn't run even if she wanted to.
"You want to run after flirting with me?" Huo Shaoheng looked at her with a half-smile. "You're quite brave, aren't you?"
He leaned close to her to speak, and his hot breath lingered in her ear. He didn't say anything sweet, but his tone was the most intimate whisper between lovers.
Gu Nianzhi trembled so hard she almost fainted. Happiness came too suddenly, and she couldn't believe it was real …
"Huo Shao, didn't you say that you're mine only if I flirted with you? Then why are you acting like this today? Does that mean I flirted with you? "Gu Nianzhi reached out to poke Huo Shaoheng's chest. His hard chest muscles felt good.
"Did I say that?" Huo Shaoheng cocked his head and looked around nonchalantly. Luckily, the evergreen tree in front of the cafe blocked many pedestrians' view, so not many people saw.
He stood up with Gu Nianzhi in his arms. "Do you still want to buy something?"
"Of course, I haven't finished yet. But not here. Let's go to Scion Plaza. "Gu Nianzhi was in a great mood. She held Huo Shaoheng's hand tightly and refused to let go.
The two of them were like a couple, their fingers tightly intertwined as they left the shopping plaza in the southern district of the Imperial Capital.
When they arrived at the parking lot, Huo Shaoheng put the things they bought that day in the trunk and drove Gu Nianzhi to Scion Plaza to buy a gift.
The earpiece didn't have the familiar alternating sound of electricity, so Huo Shaoheng roughly knew how shocked Zhao Liangze and Yin Shixiong were. He didn't plan on comforting them, nor did he plan on explaining.
But he didn't want to explain, and he didn't want Zhao Liangze and Yin Shixiong to ask.
At that moment, Yin Shixiong also got in the car and was arguing with Zhao Liangze over the earpiece.
"Big Xiong, what else did you see?!" Zhao Liangze asked over the phone. "I cut off all contact just now so that Huo Shao wouldn't leave any records. Do you think it's easy for me?!"
"What else could you see?" Yin Shixiong said sarcastically. "Isn't it just being lovey-dovey? Nianzhi even kissed Huo Shao. Tsk tsk, this child is so daring. "
Zhao Liangze: "!!!"
Holy sh * t!
He lost big time!
He should've cut it off later!
"Really, really? Nianzhi's Huo Shao, or Huo Shao Shao's Nianzhi? "
"Of course it's Nianzhi's Huo Shao." Yin Shixiong remembered very clearly that Gu Nianzhi's kiss wasn't even considered a kiss. It was just a fleeting glance across Huo Shaoheng's lips.
Unfortunately, from his angle, he couldn't see clearly if Gu Nianzhi had really kissed him.
After all, he was very confident in Huo Shaoheng's skills. Even at such a close distance, if Huo Shao didn't want Gu Nianzhi to kiss him, she wouldn't be able to do so even if she lay on top of him.
Yin Shixiong had such skills himself, so Huo Shaoheng could only be faster and stronger than him.
"Oh? Is it really Nianzhi's Huo Shao? " Zhao Liangze's heart sank. He recalled the look in Nianzhi's eyes that day in the interrogation room. It was deep-rooted love …
But with Huo Shao's age and experience, was he someone an 18-year-old girl like Gu Nianzhi could handle?
Also, she had always worshipped Huo Shao like a god.
Also, were her feelings for Huo Shaoheng really love?
Zhao Liangze thought further and further than Yin Shixiong.
Even if Gu Nianzhi really loved Huo Shaoheng, she wouldn't be able to pass the background check alone!
There was no way the two of them could be together, so why waste time?
More importantly, everyone in the military knew that Huo Shaoheng was Gu Nianzhi's guardian. If the two of them were together now, then Huo Shao … would really have one more stain on his record …
Zhao Liangze was very frustrated. He hadn't smoked in a long time, so he finally walked to the open space outside. He lit a cigarette and took a deep drag.
Yin Shixiong was still talking to him through the earpiece. "Little Ze, when do you think these two got together? We two personal secretaries are so derelict in our duties. We don't know anything about the Chief's love life. "
Zhao Liangze blew out a ring of smoke and steeled his heart. He nodded. "Yes, we were too slow. That's why Huo Shao used this method to reveal it to us. Otherwise, we don't know how long we would have been confused."
"Oh? You're saying Huo Shao did it on purpose?! "Yin Shixiong was shocked." Then … then … then Huo Shao knew we were peeping and still let Nianzhi kiss him?! "
"Are you stupid?!" Zhao Liangze put one hand in his trouser pocket and took a deep drag. "Huo Shao didn't do anything! It was Nianzhi who took the initiative! You have to remember, it was Nianzhi who took the initiative! "
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