Seeing Gu Yanran, He Zhichu's cold and indifferent face also showed a trace of emotion. However, that trace of emotion disappeared very quickly, like a drop of rain quickly merging into the ocean, never to be found again.
Gu Nianzhi quickly glanced at He Zhichu and saw him smile at Gu Yanran. She nodded politely to Gu Yanran. "Yes, Miss Gu." She then turned to Xue Jingjiang. "Brother Xue, are you here to have dinner with Miss Gu?"
"Of course I am! I'm here to have dinner with Miss Gu, but she doesn't even appreciate it! "Xue Jingjiang winked at Gu Nianzhi." Oh? You're not with Huo Shao? "
This question was a bit ambiguous.
A bad response would cause people's imaginations to run wild.
Gu Nianzhi played along. "It's Sunday night. Huo Shao has to work, and I have to go to school. How can we have dinner together?"
"Oh, haha! I forgot! "Although Xue Jingjiang was talking to Gu Nianzhi, he kept glancing at Gu Yanran from the corner of his eye.
For some reason, Gu Yanran was very affectionate towards Gu Nianzhi. She walked up and took Gu Nianzhi's hand. Her other hand rested on Gu Nianzhi's shoulder. "Nianzhi, it's so nice to meet you." She then looked at He Zhichu. "Lawyer He, do you want to share a table with us?"
"We already ate." He Zhichu was also very polite to Gu Yanran. He didn't have the cold distance he usually had with other people. He nodded slightly. "You guys eat. I'll take Nianzhi back to school."
Gu Yanran had no choice but to step aside. She turned to watch He Zhichu and Gu Nianzhi walk out of the restaurant.
Xue Jingjiang saw that Gu Yanran's eyes weren't on the elegant and handsome He Zhichu. She kept looking at Gu Nianzhi. He couldn't help but laugh. "Yanran, why are you looking at Nianzhi like that?"
"What kind of look?" Gu Yanran turned around in shock and couldn't help touching her face with one hand. "Is my gaze that scary? Did I scare Nianzhi? Oh, what should I do? I don't want her to be afraid of me. "
"Pfft! Why would she be afraid of you? " Xue Jingjiang shook his head. "Nianzhi isn't a petty person, nor is she a coward. I'm telling you, a girl who grew up with Major General Huo can't be a coward! "
"Oh? Really? I think I heard you mention it once before. Didn't you say that Nianzhi was a distant relative of Huo Shaoheng? "Gu Yanran seemed to be very interested in the relationship between Gu Nianzhi and Huo Shaoheng.
Xue Jingjiang finally had something to talk about with Gu Yanran, so of course he wouldn't give it up.
The two of them chatted as they walked and soon arrived at the restaurant. They found a table by the window, which happened to be where Gu Nianzhi and Ma Qiqi had first sat.
After ordering, they continued to talk.
Unfortunately, Xue Jingjiang didn't really know much about Huo Shaoheng. Most of it was just his own assumptions.
Gu Yanran noticed it after a while, but she didn't interrupt Xue Jingjiang's rambling. Instead, she smiled at him and encouraged him to continue.
"You mean, she started working for Huo Shao six years ago? How old was she then? "
"Twelve? Maybe Thirteen? I don't remember very clearly. " Xue Jingjiang was estimating based on age. He actually didn't know the circumstances under which Gu Nianzhi had started working for Huo Shaoheng.
But this bit of information was enough for Gu Yanran.
She continued chatting with Xue Jingjiang with a smile, but her mind was actually thinking about Gu Nianzhi.
Gu Nianzhi's situation was too similar to her sister's. What was going on?
She thought about it, and her eyes wandered out the French windows. Suddenly, she froze.
…
Gu Nianzhi followed He Zhichu out of the restaurant. He said to her, "Wait here. I'll go get the car."
"How about I walk back myself?" Gu Nianzhi quickly declined. "It's not far from campus. Qiqi and I walked here."
"It's fine, it'll be quick. Give me three minutes." He Zhichu patted Gu Nianzhi's shoulder firmly and turned to leave.
He walked so quickly that Gu Nianzhi didn't chase after him.
It was only a few steps, anyway, so she didn't mind waiting.
Gu Nianzhi put her hands in her trouser pockets and stood next to a large tree in front of the restaurant. She hummed as she waited for He Zhichu to drive his car over.
After a while, she felt a burning sensation on the back of her neck. It was like someone was staring at her.
Gu Nianzhi casually looked back and wondered if she was worrying too much, but she saw a familiar figure out of the corner of her eye. She whipped her head around again, her mouth agape in shock.
Standing under another tree was a tall, handsome man in a black trench coat. It was Huo Shaoheng!
Huo Shaoheng froze when he saw Gu Nianzhi look over and slowly walked out from under the tree.
The two of them stood under the two trees and stared at each other. Perhaps they were too shocked or too conflicted, but neither of them walked over. They just stared at each other across the small flowerbed.
The street lamps in front of the trees glowed with white light, making the bright areas even brighter and the dark areas even darker.
Black and white, light and shadow, the two of them stared at each other in silence.
The bustling restaurant and the bright red lanterns became their background.
After a while, a screech of brakes broke the silence between the two of them.
Gu Nianzhi instinctively looked in the direction of the brakes. It turned out that He Zhichu had returned with his car.
He parked on the side of the road and got out to walk to Gu Nianzhi's side. He said to Huo Shaoheng, who was behind the flowerbed, "Mr. Huo, are you coming for dinner too?"
Huo Shaoheng nodded at He Zhichu. "Good evening, Professor He." He paused for a moment and reached out to Gu Nianzhi. "Nianzhi, come here."
Gu Nianzhi bit her lip. After a while, she finally said to He Zhichu, "Professor He, you should go back first. I still have something to do. "
He Zhichu was acutely aware of Gu Nianzhi's dilemma. He also sensed something unusual from her and Huo Shaoheng's attitudes.
But he didn't say anything more. He bowed to Huo Shaoheng. "Mr. Huo, then please take Nianzhi back to the dormitory later." He then said to Gu Nianzhi, "Is half an hour enough to solve your problem? If it's enough, I'll call you in half an hour to see if you're back at the dormitory. "
Huo Shaoheng looked at He Zhichu's retort without batting an eyelid. He continued to extend his hand to Gu Nianzhi. He said again, "Nianzhi, come here." His voice was getting lower and lower.
Gu Nianzhi knew this was a sign of Huo Shaoheng's accumulated anger. She quickly said to He Zhichu, "One hour. One hour is enough."
"One hour isn't enough." Huo Shaoheng saw that Gu Nianzhi wasn't coming over and finally strode over. "Professor He, Nianzhi will be on time for class tomorrow." As he spoke, he had already taken Gu Nianzhi's hand and turned to leave.
Gu Nianzhi stumbled from Huo Shaoheng's pull. She couldn't help but look back at He Zhichu.
She saw He Zhichu standing there alone under the bright streetlights. The lights slanted down from above. She could only see an unusually regal figure. His face was hidden in the darkness of the lights, so she couldn't see his expression.
Gu Nianzhi's heart suddenly softened. She waved at He Zhichu. "Professor He! Go back first! I'll go to your office tomorrow morning! "
Huo Shaoheng's hand tightened but he didn't turn around. He took Gu Nianzhi and strode away.
He Zhichu's expression relaxed slightly. He raised his arm at Gu Nianzhi and made an "OK" gesture. He then opened the door to his parked car and drove away.
Huo Shaoheng took Gu Nianzhi's hand and walked to his Hummer SUV on the opposite side of the street. He opened the door and said to Gu Nianzhi coldly, "Get in."
"Huo Shao, it's already very late. I want to go back to the dorm." Gu Nianzhi was almost trembling with fear as she mustered the courage to reject Huo Shaoheng.
She actually didn't feel confident. If Huo Shaoheng left without another word, she felt that she would still have to chase after him …
"It won't take up much of your time." Huo Shaoheng looked away and said calmly, "It's fine if you don't want to."
He didn't rush Gu Nianzhi anymore. With great willpower, he pulled himself away from Gu Nianzhi. He walked to the driver's side and opened the door to get in.
He inserted the key and started the car. Huo Shaoheng put both hands on the steering wheel and didn't look in Gu Nianzhi's direction. It was just like when he was in the Special Operations Forces doing various anti-seduction training.
Gu Nianzhi saw that Huo Shaoheng didn't seem to be joking. She quickly opened the door and got in.
…
Inside the Hubei restaurant, Gu Yanran and Xue Jingjiang watched everything unfold through the floor-to-ceiling window.
Huo Shaoheng's Hummer SUV drove away with Gu Nianzhi in it, but Gu Yanran couldn't look away for a long time.
Xue Jingjiang coughed lightly. "Yanran, they've already left …"
Gu Yanran composed herself and smiled at him. "Huo Shao seems to be very strict with Nianzhi. It makes my heart ache."
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