"My parents and family?" Gu Nianzhi shook her head helplessly and smiled wryly. "Didn't you see my information? I'm an orphan whose parents passed away. "
"Your parents are really gone?" He Zhichu took a step forward to get closer to Gu Nianzhi. "Then where are your parents buried? Have you paid your respects to them? "
Gu Nianzhi looked at He Zhichu in shock, and the resistance she had against him disappeared.
Other than Huo Shaoheng, He Zhichu was the first person to care about her parents' real situation. He even mentioned paying his respects to her parents.
This was a form of respect. As a child, it was difficult for her to resent him for having such a respectful attitude towards her parents.
Gu Nianzhi looked at He Zhichu and thought about lying or remaining silent for a long time. In the end, she shook her head and said honestly, "No, I don't know where my parents are buried."
"Didn't your parents pass away? How can you not know where they are buried? "He Zhichu's voice was close to a sneer, but Gu Nianzhi was no longer disgusted.
She thought about it silently for a while and said with difficulty, "Actually, I'm just guessing that they're probably gone."
"Why do you say probably?"
"Because I don't remember the past." Gu Nianzhi gripped the straps of her backpack tightly, feeling very uneasy. "I don't know if my parents are gone or if they're still alive somewhere. But if they're still alive, why didn't they come looking for me? "
Her expression was somewhat stubborn as she finally said the words she had hidden in her heart for a long time.
Deep in her heart, she still believed that her parents were no longer around.
Even with Huo Shaoheng's ability and power, he still couldn't find any trace of her parents after searching for six years.
Even if her parents wanted to abandon her, it was impossible for them to hide so well under Huo Shaoheng's search.
Therefore, Gu Nianzhi truly believed that they were probably no longer in this world.
Sometimes, she couldn't figure out which had hurt her the most.
Was it that her parents were gone? Or were they still alive, but they were unwilling to find her or even acknowledge her?
However, Huo Shaoheng had always believed that her parents were still alive and had been working hard to find them. He had never given up.
"You really don't remember the past?" He Zhichu took another step forward, his voice trembling uncontrollably. "Then how old do you remember what happened?"
Gu Nianzhi raised her hand to rub her temples and murmured, "I was 12 … I really don't remember anything before I was 12."
"What about after 12?" He Zhichu was already standing in front of her and looking down at her.
Gu Nianzhi's hair was thick and dark. She thought it was troublesome, so she often tied her hair into a ponytail when she went out.
He Zhichu almost reached out to touch her ponytail, but he retracted his hand halfway and said as calmly as he could, "Then why don't you remember anything before you were 12? A person's memory cells should be fully developed after the age of six and can store long-term memories. Why can't you remember anything before the age of 12? "
"Well …" Gu Nianzhi hesitated. "Professor He, can you promise me that you won't tell anyone?"
He Zhichu's bleak heart was warmed by these words. He replied gently, "I won't tell anyone. As long as you tell me, I won't share it with anyone."
Gu Nianzhi laughed self-deprecatingly. "Thank you, Professor He. Actually, my file has already been circulated among the faculty and students, so the death of my parents isn't really a secret. I thought Professor He had also read my file and wouldn't have these problems. "
"What file?" He Zhichu was slightly taken aback. "Was it the form you filled out when you applied for graduate school?"
"No." Gu Nianzhi remembered that He Zhichu was from the United States, so he probably didn't know about the Huaxia Empire's student file. She patiently explained it to him.
He Zhichu understood and frowned. "That's a private matter. Can anyone see it?"
"Of course not. But forget it, it's not a big deal. My file doesn't have anything to hide, so it's fine if he saw it. "
Gu Nianzhi didn't want to talk about it anymore. He had already seen it anyway, so there was no point in getting angry.
Could she fire the teacher who was in charge of the file?
Or could she sentence the teacher who spread the file?
Gu Nianzhi knew that she had no choice but to swallow the loss. This was completely different from Miao Yunxiao's incident.
He Zhichu saw that Gu Nianzhi didn't want to pursue the matter, so he didn't say anything more. He continued to ask Gu Nianzhi about her memory loss.
Gu Nianzhi was playing right into his trap. She quickly changed the topic and continued, "… It's like this. I was in a serious car accident when I was 12 years old. I was later rescued, but when I woke up, I didn't remember anything. I don't remember anything at all."
He Zhichu looked at her deeply. He tried his best to control his expression and didn't change. He asked again, "You don't remember anything? What kind of car accident could cause you to lose six years of memory? "
"It was a very big car accident." Gu Nianzhi even used her hands to illustrate it.
Even the nervous He Zhichu was amused by her. "How can a car accident be compared like that?"
"That's right." Gu Nianzhi also relaxed. "There was a huge explosion at the time. I still remember the flames that blotted out the sky. Sometimes I still dream about it at night and wake up in shock. I find myself in bed and not in the car. I feel especially blessed."
He Zhichu's eyes revealed an indescribable pity and love, but he didn't show it. Instead, he folded his hands behind his back and took a step back to a distance that Gu Nianzhi felt was safe.
The safe distance between people was 1.2 meters. If a stranger came within 1.2 meters of you, it would make you feel insecure.
He Zhichu and Gu Nianzhi weren't strangers, but because they had argued before, Gu Nianzhi was very guarded against him. Therefore, He Zhichu could only put himself in the category of strangers.
He looked at Gu Nianzhi silently. He didn't know how they could go back to the way they used to be.
Perhaps they couldn't go back to the way they used to be because she had already grown up.
Gu Nianzhi was an adult and beautiful young girl. She was no longer the little girl who followed him around every day.
"… Then have you ever thought about seeing a psychiatrist to regain your past memories?" Although they couldn't go back, He Zhichu still didn't want to give up.
He was a part of her past life. He didn't want her to completely forget about him.
Gu Nianzhi spread her hands and smiled mischievously. "I've seen it many times. I started seeing a psychiatrist after I woke up from the car accident. After two or three years, the psychiatrist didn't want to see me anymore. "
He Zhichu also smiled. "Which psychiatrist did you see? Could it be that his medical skills are too bad? I know a very famous psychiatrist in the United States. If there's a chance, I'll invite him here and have a chat with you. Would you be willing? "
Gu Nianzhi remembered Chen Lie's face and couldn't help laughing. "I'm fine with it, but I don't think it'll work."
"Why do you say that?"
"Because I've already seen the best psychiatrist." Gu Nianzhi also took a step back. "Ok, Professor He. If there's nothing else, I'll be going now."
"You don't want to talk about early graduation anymore?" He Zhichu raised a brow. "My coffee was just made."
Gu Nianzhi hesitated for a moment. At that moment, her phone rang. It was Huo Shaoheng's ringtone.
Gu Nianzhi quickly took out her phone and was about to answer it when she looked at He Zhichu hesitantly.
He Zhichu turned around unhappily to pour coffee from the coffee machine. "My rule for meetings is to set everyone's phones to vibrate."
Gu Nianzhi secretly stuck out her tongue. She gripped her phone and said to He Zhichu, "Professor He, it's getting late. I'll be going now. I won't disturb your rest. As for early graduation, we can talk about it later. After all, there's plenty of time. "
He Zhichu was very pleased to hear this. He grunted and when he turned around, he realized that Gu Nianzhi had already slipped away.
"Ran like a rabbit …" He Zhichu curled the corners of his lips. He brought his coffee out of the kitchen and stood on the windowsill to look down.
A few minutes later, Gu Nianzhi came out of the building. She was holding her phone and talking to someone.
He couldn't see her expression from upstairs, but he could tell that she was very focused on talking on the phone. There were a few times when she almost bumped into someone …
There was no need to ask. It had to be that person.
He Zhichu didn't want to look anymore. He turned away from the windowsill and returned to his room.
…
Gu Nianzhi came out of the elevator and jogged to talk to Huo Shaoheng.
Huo Shaoheng knew that Gu Nianzhi had a class meeting that night, so he waited more than two hours before calling her. He didn't expect her to not pick up immediately.
This had never happened before.
He waited for a while before the call connected. Gu Nianzhi's sweet voice came through the earpiece.
"Huo Shao?"
"Yes, what are you doing? You haven't picked up in so long. "
"I'm sorry, Huo Shao. I was in a meeting with Professor He just now. I couldn't pick up."
"With He Zhichu?" Huo Shaoheng pursed his lips. A dart flew out of his hand and embedded itself in the center of the dart board on the wall.
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It was the second night watch. It was the second extra night watch for the leader of the "Beggars in Heaven."
He wanted to remind them about their monthly votes and recommendation votes!
It was seven o 'clock in the evening.
Mwah!
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