Gu Nianzhi shook her head and replied listlessly, "… No."
"Then what's wrong?" He Zhichu's shimmering, sultry eyes were filled with concern, but his tightly pursed lips appeared extremely cold.
"Nothing, it's just a periodic depression. I'll be fine after this period of time. " Gu Nianzhi was already familiar with He Zhichu's slightly contradictory temperament of being cold on the outside and warm on the inside. She looked up and forced a smile.
"Your period?" He Zhichu raised a brow, "You can rest for a few days if you're not feeling well."
Gu Nianzhi was speechless and didn't dare look up at He Zhichu's eyes. She replied awkwardly, "… No, that's not what I meant."
He Zhichu knew he misunderstood and was also a bit embarrassed. He walked to the kitchen and brought over a small plate of muffins, "Have some muffins. I remember you said this brand was the best last time."
Gu Nianzhi looked at it and saw it was her favorite brand.
She pursed her lips and reached for a piece to eat slowly. She drank some warm milk and felt much better.
He Zhichu could see that Gu Nianzhi had something on her mind, but since she didn't want to talk about it, he didn't bring it up again and changed the topic to Gu Nianzhi's studies and work.
"Nianzhi, you're doing very well with your studies and teaching assistant job. Have you thought about finding time to intern at a law firm?" He Zhichu took out a stack of cases and placed it in front of her, "Take a look when you have time. Not only are there internal Hua Xia cases, but there are also foreign cases. I hope that if you have time, you can try to take the American BAR exam as well. That way, you can also apply for the American bar license. "
This was a good suggestion. Gu Nianzhi already had the Hua Xia Imperial bar license. If she could also get the American bar license, she would have even more options in the future.
Gu Nianzhi's heart warmed and she quickly said, "The American BAR is divided by state. Many states require American credits. I'm afraid I don't qualify."
"New York State doesn't require American credits. They also accept foreign law credits. If you want to take the exam, send your transcript to their designated international transcript evaluation agency for evaluation and convert it into the equivalent of American credits. Once you meet the requirements, you can take the exam. "He Zhichu was very familiar with this area, so he explained it in an orderly manner.
"I see, I haven't thought about it carefully. But if Professor He thinks I can give it a try, I can go back and prepare. " Since Huo Shaoheng was going on a mission, Gu Nianzhi had more time. She also wanted to find something to keep herself busy so that she wouldn't have to think about Huo Shaoheng all day.
"Yes, your grades will definitely meet their requirements. Also, your English is much better than your classmates', just like your mother tongue." He Zhichu picked up his coffee and stared at Gu Nianzhi through the rising steam.
Gu Nianzhi hesitated for a moment and remembered that He Zhichu had said he would ask people related to her past. She had been waiting patiently for the past few days, but He Zhichu hadn't made a single move.
She finally asked, "Professor He, last time you said … you would help me ask about the people related to my parentage. How are they doing now?"
"Do you really want to know?" He Zhichu looked down and didn't look at Gu Nianzhi's eager eyes. "But your memory still hasn't recovered. Even if I told you, would you believe me?"
Gu Nianzhi, "…"
This was indeed a problem.
She knew that apart from Huo Shaoheng, she wouldn't easily believe anything anyone said, including He Zhichu.
However, He Zhichu gave her a sense of familiarity and security. Unknowingly, she had already trusted He Zhichu more than she had in the beginning.
Of course, this kind of trust wasn't enough for her to unreservedly believe everything He Zhichu said.
But it was always good to have more clues, wasn't it?
She could analyze it herself and use reasoning to come to a conclusion. Even if she couldn't recover her memory, she would be able to know what was going on. She didn't want to continue like before, where her heart was like duckweed, floating in circles without a base.
Gu Nianzhi picked up the warm milk and took a few more sips. The warm milk warmed her stomach and calmed her emotions.
She looked up and stared at He Zhichu. "As long as you say it, I have a brain and can analyze it myself to see if it's true or false."
Of course, He Zhichu wasn't satisfied with this answer, but what could he do?
He could only take it one step at a time.
It would be great if Gu Nianzhi could recover her memory, but the medical conditions here probably wouldn't be enough for her to recover.
Anyway, she just needed an identity that he knew through and through. It was an emergency, so he'd leave it at that for now …
He Zhichu crossed his legs and sat on the large single-seater sofa. He glanced at Gu Nianzhi and took out his phone to dial a number.
After a long time, the other side finally picked up.
"Lawyer He, why are you calling me at this hour? What's the matter?" Gu Yanran's slightly raspy voice came from the other end of the line. It naturally had a hint of languid charm.
He Zhichu looked at the caller GPS on his phone and was a bit surprised. "You're not in the Huaxia Empire?"
"Yes, I went back to Barbados the day before yesterday." Gu Yanran lay on the balcony of her bedroom in Barbados and enjoyed the cool breeze that chased away the heat of the day. She was actually in the mood to joke. "What's wrong? Lawyer He, do you miss me? "
He Zhichu's lips twitched, and his shimmering, sultry eyes flashed. "Yes, I miss you. You're a big client of our firm. Everyone misses you."
Gu Yanran giggled and straightened her tropical silk gown. "Lawyer He, you've gone too far. So you're not thinking about me, but about my business?"
"Miss Gu, you're being too polite." He Zhichu's voice softened and was no longer as cold. He spoke to Gu Yanran with some politeness that he didn't have with other people. "We've known each other for so many years. Whether it's personal or business, we know each other better than others."
"I know. That's why I dared to joke with you, Lawyer He …" Gu Yanran changed her position on the recliner. "Ok, Lawyer He, just say what you want to say."
He Zhichu nodded. "Ok, then I won't stand on ceremony."
He hesitated for a few seconds before taking out his other phone and pulling out a file. He looked at the screen and said to Gu Yanran, "Miss Gu, when you became a client of our law firm seven years ago, you asked us to be your representative lawyer and help you handle legal matters related to your sister, Gu Nianzhi, right?"
Gu Nianzhi was confused and didn't know what He Zhichu was laying out.
It wasn't until He Zhichu said this that she jerked her head up and instinctively covered her mouth. She looked at He Zhichu in shock, and his words kept replaying in her mind. "… Help you deal with legal matters related to your sister, Gu Nianzhi … Help you deal with legal matters related to your sister, Gu Nianzhi …"
Who was this Miss Gu?
Could it be Gu Yanran?
Gu Nianzhi remembered that Gu Yanran had once told her that she had a younger sister named Gu Nianzhi.
She had even told Huo Shaoheng at the time, but after their investigation, they discovered that they weren't related by blood, so she didn't think too much about it.
There were so many people in the world anyway, so it wasn't uncommon for people to have the same name.
However, when this question came out of He Zhichu's mouth, it had a different meaning.
Because Gu Nianzhi already had a preconceived notion that He Zhichu knew about her past.
So after all the twists and turns, her past still had something to do with Gu Yanran?
Gu Yanran was also a bit surprised on the other end of the phone. She wore her headset and looked up at the night sky of Barbados. Stars twinkled in the dark blue sky, and the broad-leaved tropical plants on the edge of the balcony swayed quietly in the sea breeze. The sound of crashing waves came from nearby, and there was also the chirping of unknown insects nearby.
Sitting there alone, it seemed like she was the only person in the world. It was lonely at the top.
"Miss Gu?" He Zhichu waited for a long time, but Gu Yanran still didn't speak, so he could only urge her again.
Gu Yanran composed herself and said quietly, "Yes, seven years ago, something happened to my parents, and I rushed to deal with it. My sister, who was only 12 at the time, was left alone in Barbados. However, she went missing when she went out to sea. I couldn't find her anywhere, so I gave full authority to your law firm to help me handle the relevant matters. All these years, I've contacted many world-renowned detective agencies and even cooperated with the American and Barbados police, but I still couldn't find a trace of my sister. "
He Zhichu smiled, his cool voice carrying an indescribable pressure. "Yes, Miss Gu, it's been almost seven years."
For a missing person, there was a completely different boundary between seven years old and almost seven years old.
According to the laws of many countries, if a person went missing for seven years, then they could be considered legally dead.
The case of Gu Yanran's sister, Gu Nianzhi, still hadn't been closed. However, if she couldn't be found after seven years, then the case would automatically be considered legally dead.
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