Gu Nianzhi choked. How did she end up being He Zhichu's woman?
But on second thought, He Zhichu was her mentor and a very protective person. Gu Nianzhi had fully experienced this when she was interning at the US Congress, so it wasn't wrong to say that she was the person he was protecting, right?
As she hesitated, Huo Shaoheng walked out of the kitchen with a tray. There were three steaming cups of coffee and a small cup of warm milk.
"Are you done with the self-examination?" Huo Shaoheng asked casually, as if he hadn't heard He Zhichu's angry words.
Gu Nianzhi breathed a sigh of relief and quickly got up to take the tray from Huo Shaoheng. "There's a cup of coffee for Brother Ze, right? I'll bring it in for him. "
Huo Shaoheng nodded. "The milk is yours. Have you had dinner?"
Gu Nianzhi quickly replied, "I ate at home and went back to school."
"Then it's fine. Bring it to Little Ze." Huo Shaoheng was very satisfied with Gu Nianzhi's natural way of saying that his official residence was "home." He didn't care that He Zhichu had said "my people" earlier, which made him feel very uncomfortable.
Gu Nianzhi placed the two cups of coffee on the coffee table, one for Huo Shaoheng and the other for He Zhichu. She then quickly carried the tray back to the small study.
Zhao Liangze was surfing the internet on his phone. When he saw Gu Nianzhi come in and close the door, he couldn't help but laugh. "What are you doing? Acting like a thief? "
Gu Nianzhi smiled and placed the tray on the desk in front of him. "Huo Shao made this coffee himself. Drink it, you can't get it outside."
"Oh? It's that precious? Then you have to drink it slowly and savor it carefully! "Zhao Liangze happily took it and pretended to take a sip.
Gu Nianzhi also drank her milk and looked up at the night sky outside the window. The stars filled the sky, and there wasn't a single cloud in the clear night sky.
Gu Nianzhi couldn't help yawning as she looked at the beautiful night scenery.
Zhao Liangze asked, "… Sleepy?"
Gu Nianzhi looked at her watch sheepishly. "I made a scene today. It's almost nine."
She slowly finished her milk and said to Zhao Liangze, "Brother Ze, do you think I can go back to the dormitory first? Does Mr. Huo have anything else to say to Professor He? "
Zhao Liangze glared at her. "I don't know about that. Huo Shao is my chief. He can't tell me what he wants to do, and I can't rush him. "
Gu Nianzhi sighed. "Then we'll just wait."
The truth was, she was also very anxious. She didn't know what He Zhichu and Huo Shao would say.
…
In the living room, He Zhichu took a sip of Huo Shaoheng's coffee and looked at him in surprise. "I didn't expect Mr. Huo to make such good coffee. This is authentic South American coffee."
"Professor He is a South American. Of course, Professor He should make South American coffee." Huo Shaoheng smiled. "Besides, you have a lot of ready-made South American coffee packets in your kitchen. I'm just offering them to you."
"You flatter me." He Zhichu bowed slightly. "Mr. Huo is truly knowledgeable and meticulous. No wonder you can protect Nianzhi so well."
"You flatter me, Professor He." Huo Shaoheng also played Tai Chi with He Zhichu. "I was only doing what I was supposed to do. She was a mission given to me by the higher-ups, so I must complete it well."
"Really?"
Complete the mission? Could it be that he was not abusing his official position for private gain?
He Zhichu almost mocked him, but he swallowed the words when they were on the tip of his tongue.
Huo Shaoheng was calm and collected. He couldn't lose his composure.
"Actually, I didn't do my job well. The He's are famous in South America, but I only found out about them recently. I was too careless." Huo Shaoheng slowly brought the topic to He Zhichu's hometown. He wanted to dig up Gu Nianzhi's background bit by bit.
A strange smile flashed across He Zhichu's face. It changed so quickly that it disappeared in the blink of an eye. Even Huo Shaoheng didn't notice.
When Huo Shaoheng took a closer look, He Zhichu still had a half-smile on his face as he said, "Mr. Huo, you're too humble. I don't think there are many people in this world who can compare to your work attitude and ability."
"Professor He, you really think highly of me." Huo Shaoheng leaned back on the sofa and took a sip of his coffee before putting it back on the coffee table. "But Professor He, your family's business is so big. Why didn't you stay at home to inherit it? Why did you go to Harvard to be a professor? From what I know, the annual salary of a Harvard professor is probably not even enough to cover your monthly expenses. "
The smile on He Zhichu's face gradually widened. He extended a slender finger and wagged it. "Mr. Huo, it's tacky to talk about money. I went to Harvard to be a professor because I like learning and teaching students. I get a lot more pleasure from this than I do from the business at home. "
Tacky? Haha, how dare you say that …
Huo Shaoheng was secretly laughing. "I was just giving an example. The He's business is so big, it's like it suddenly popped out of the ground. To be honest, when I heard about it, I couldn't believe my ears."
He Zhichu was slightly taken aback. He secretly thought that Huo Shaoheng had such sharp instincts …
The He's business had suddenly popped out of the ground …
But these things had nothing to do with Huo Shaoheng or Gu Nianzhi. He didn't need to know.
He Zhichu gently twirled the handle of his coffee cup. "Mr. Huo, no matter how capable you are, there are places where your eyes and ears can't go. Besides, the He's aren't actually that powerful. It's all because of our peers that we stand out. If you completely believe those rumors, then you've been tricked. "
"Oh? Is that so? "Huo Shaoheng nodded." Maybe, but I haven't verified it yet. Oh right, where's Teaching Assistant Wen? Did she go back to South America? "
He Zhichu grunted but didn't say anything else.
The two of them were quiet for a while. Neither brought up the topic they wanted to bring up. They were both waiting for the other to bring it up first.
…
Gu Nianzhi paced around the small study. She really wanted to go out and tell He Zhichu to let her go back to her dorm first, but she didn't have the guts. In the end, she could only stick her ear to the back of the door to hear when they would finish talking.
She heard He Zhichu and Huo Shaoheng beating around the bush, but the topic never strayed from South America. Gu Nianzhi couldn't help but feel strange.
She turned to Zhao Liangze and asked, "Brother Ze, is Professor He from South America?"
"Yeah, you still don't know?" Zhao Liangze took out his phone and showed Gu Nianzhi the information on the He's in South America.
These things were related to Gu Nianzhi, so Zhao Liangze could show them to her. Huo Shaoheng was the one who first suggested this idea.
Gu Nianzhi took Zhao Liangze's phone and quickly scanned through it.
As soon as she finished, she gasped. "Oh my god! Professor He's family is so powerful! No wonder … "
No wonder they had so much money and manpower. They were also powerful in the US political and legal circles.
"Yeah! Amazing, right? "Zhao Liangze almost laughed. He winked and said," Nianzhi, do you want to go to South America? If you do, you can suggest to Professor He that we go to his farm … "
Gu Nianzhi recalled hearing that Wen Shouyi was also in South America. She didn't want to go at all, so she waved her hand. "Brother Ze, if we want to go to South America, we can go ourselves. Why take advantage of Professor He?"
"Oh, how am I taking advantage of him? How can you say that, child! " Zhao Liangze pretended to be angry and rolled his eyes at her. He took the phone from her and was about to turn it off when he suddenly saw a message.
He quickly got up and opened the door to the small study to say to Huo Shaoheng, "Huo Shao, everyone is here. The meeting is about to begin."
He was talking about the emergency meeting of the Supreme Military Council. He hadn't gone immediately because General Ji's personal secretary had refused to give him a specific time.
Now that the message had come, everyone was probably here and waiting for Huo Shaoheng.
Huo Shaoheng nodded and said goodbye to He Zhichu, "Professor He, I have something to do. I'll be going now."
Gu Nianzhi followed him out of the small study and quickly said, "Then I'll go back too."
Huo Shaoheng didn't say anything, but He Zhichu had already refused. "Nianzhi, stay. I still have something to say to you."
Gu Nianzhi looked at Huo Shaoheng, the meaning in her eyes clear. She wanted to go back to the dormitory.
Huo Shaoheng thought this was a good opportunity.
He could see that He Zhichu was already on the verge of revealing his secret. If he missed this opportunity today, he wouldn't have it tomorrow.
The opportunity was fleeting, so he had to seize it.
Huo Shaoheng patted Gu Nianzhi's shoulder. "Nianzhi, since Professor He has something to say, you should stay and listen. Remember to call me when you go back. I'll be waiting for your call. "
The last sentence was for He Zhichu to hear, so he wouldn't be able to keep her for too long.
He Zhichu's expression darkened, and he resumed his cold demeanor. "Mr. Huo, have a safe trip. I won't be seeing you out."
Huo Shaoheng smiled at Gu Nianzhi and turned to leave.
His tall figure quickly disappeared from the room. With a soft clang, Zhao Liangze closed the door behind him as he exited the room.
Gu Nianzhi looked at the door, then at He Zhichu. She crossed her hands in front of her and asked uneasily, "Professor He, what else do you want to say?"
He Zhichu looked at her quietly for a while, then pointed to the sofa. "Nianzhi, sit down first. I'll show you something."
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