"We're going on official business, not private business," Huo Shaoheng retorted instinctively.
Chen Lie laughed so hard that he almost choked. He leaned on the table and said loudly, "No one said you were going on private business. Why are you in such a hurry?!"
"…"
Her other hand reflexively clenched into a fist. She wanted nothing more than to punch Chen Lie's smirking face.
Gu Nianzhi looked at Chen Lie in confusion, then at Huo Shaoheng. She asked curiously, "Brother Chen, we're going to work. Why are you laughing?"
"I'm not going to explain it to you. Hurry up and go work for Huo Shao …" Chen Lie winked at Gu Nianzhi and pouted towards the door.
"…"
"Let's go. Ignore him." Huo Shaoheng's face darkened as he grabbed Gu Nianzhi's hand tightly and pulled her out of the small conference room without looking back.
"Hey! Don't walk so fast … There's still time to do something … You can do it a few more times … Ahahahaha … "
Chen Lie's cheerful laughter stopped abruptly when he saw Ye Zitan's disapproving gaze.
"Lil … Lil Ye, I was just joking with them." Chen Lie scratched his head awkwardly, not knowing where to look.
Ye Zitan shook her head and said softly, "Dr. Chen, Nianzhi is still young. How can you make such a joke in front of her?"
"I … It was just a spur of the moment …" Chen Lie's back was covered in sweat. He couldn't help but feel nervous in front of Ye Zitan. He had really forgotten himself just now. "I was just trying to liven up the atmosphere, nothing else …"
Ye Zitan saw that Chen Lie was blushing, so she didn't scold him anymore. She thoughtfully changed the topic. "Dr. Chen, are you hungry? Huo Shao had dumplings earlier … "
"Oh, yes, dumplings. There are dumplings. Aiya, I'm really hungry." Chen Lie wiped the sweat off his forehead with a handkerchief and hurriedly walked to the door. He said to Yin Shixiong, who was standing there, "Big Xiong, do you have dumplings here? Won't Huo Shao and Nianzhi have dumplings before going out? "
"They still have something to do. The dumplings are ready. Please follow me." Yin Shixiong led Ye Zitan and Chen Lie to the consulate's cafeteria and asked the chef on duty to make dumplings for them.
…
Holding Gu Nianzhi's hand, Huo Shaoheng walked out of the consulate.
Outside the door, the night was in full swing. The starry sky shone brightly, and the faint sound of waves could be heard. The air was humid from the sea, and the melodious chirping of nightingales could be heard from time to time, adding to the quietness of the night.
The two of them held hands as they walked along the brightly lit Embassy Street in Barbados at night. The gentle breeze blew on their faces, making them feel warm and moist, just like lovers who were deeply in love with each other.
It was no wonder that people in the tropics were so passionate. It was because this kind of weather was suitable for love 365 days a year …
Gu Nianzhi glanced at Huo Shaoheng with a smile and looked at his flawless profile. She only hoped that they would continue like this and never see an end.
Unfortunately, this was just a thought. Not long after, they walked out of the embassy district and arrived at the Barbados government office.
It was indeed a very small country. Even if all the government departments were gathered together, it wouldn't be as big as a government in a first-tier city in the Huaxia Empire.
Huo Shaoheng led her to stand in front of a white building and said quietly, "This is the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Barbados. We need their help to restore your identity."
Gu Nianzhi looked at the ordinary building curiously. "It's that small?"
"Yeah, it's very small. There are only about 600 people in the Barbados National Defense Force, so a few gunmen can really start a coup here. " Huo Shaoheng smiled. "We still don't have any leads on those gunmen. If you restore your identity, you'll probably become their target too. Are you afraid?"
"Of course not." Gu Nianzhi shook her head. "What do I have to be afraid of when I'm with you?"
Huo Shaoheng held her hand with a smile on his lips and looked up at the building with her. "I brought you here tonight because I wanted to keep your identity a secret for a while. I wanted to wait and see how things would develop, and then strike later to gain the upper hand. Also, when we go in later, don't say you lost your memory, okay? "
Gu Nianzhi nodded. "I understand. Do you want to go in? "
Huo Shaoheng took out his phone and called the person he contacted in the Barbados government.
Huo Shaoheng said a string of standard British English, and Gu Nianzhi was intoxicated.
She looked at Huo Shaoheng with a smile and gently snuggled up to him.
Huo Shaoheng put an arm around her waist and said a few more words on the phone before saying to Gu Nianzhi, "Okay, let's go in."
Soon after, the door to the Ministry of Internal Affairs opened from the inside, and a middle-aged black man received them.
They sat down inside and Huo Shaoheng handed over Gu Nianzhi's identification documents.
The middle-aged black man hurriedly looked through the documents and kept exclaiming "My God" as he read. When he was done, he looked at Gu Nianzhi with surprise and asked very patiently, "Dear Cereus, do you still remember me? I even carried you when you were young! "He then said to Huo Shaoheng," Mr. Gu is a great man. He helped me and my family. If he hadn't sponsored me to go to university in the United States, I wouldn't be here as a high-ranking government official. He changed my life, and I'm very happy to have the opportunity to repay his kindness. "
Gu Nianzhi's heart skipped a beat. Was Cereus her English name?
Literally, Cereus was the epiphyllum, Queen-of-the-night, Queen of the Night. It wasn't a common name.
Gu Yanran's English name was Jasmine, a very common female name. It meant jasmine.
Huo Shaoheng smiled and looked at Gu Nianzhi as he said to the middle-aged black man, "Mr. Mike, do you still remember her?"
"I remember what Cereus looked like when she was young." The middle-aged black man studied Gu Nianzhi carefully. "I have to say, she's completely different from now. If it wasn't for your investigation documents, I wouldn't have believed it … "
He couldn't believe she was Mr. Gu's youngest daughter.
"Yes, that's understandable. If I hadn't watched her grow up, I wouldn't have believed it either. "Huo Shaoheng nodded politely." May I ask if you need any more proof? Nianzhi was a missing person in Barbados back then, right? "
"Yes." Mike had already found all the documents on Gu Nianzhi. "She disappeared seven years ago. To be precise, in two weeks, she'll have been missing for seven years. You know, after seven years, a lot of things won't be easy to do. "
"Yes, so it's Mr. Gu's good fortune to have Nianzhi return to the Gu family before the seven years are up." Huo Shaoheng took Gu Nianzhi's hand. "Take a look and see what other proof you need to restore her identity and close the case."
"I need time to verify these documents." Mike still spoke in a businesslike tone. "But don't worry, I'll keep it a secret. I swear in the name of Christ, Jasmine won't find out. "
"I believe you." Huo Shaoheng shook Mr. Mike's hand. "The reason I asked you is because you are Christ's most loyal servant. Mr. Gu will thank you when he wakes up."
Mike carefully placed his right hand on his chest and saluted Huo Shaoheng. "Don't worry, Mr. Huo. I'll take care of it."
Gu Nianzhi didn't speak for a long time after walking out of the small building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Barbados.
"What is it?" Huo Shaoheng looked down at her. "You don't believe Mike can keep it a secret?"
"That's not it." Gu Nianzhi stopped in her tracks and looked up at Huo Shaoheng. "I was thinking, if Huo Shao could give such an important thing to him and trust him, then his identity … can't be that simple, right?"
Huo Shaoheng froze. His sharp gaze was like an X-ray that could see through a person's heart. It swept over Gu Nianzhi's face. "Why do you say that?"
"It's just intuition." Gu Nianzhi smiled shyly. "Maybe I'm wrong."
"No, you're right." Huo Shaoheng smiled slightly. He took Gu Nianzhi's hand and kissed the back of it. "My Nianzhi is the smartest."
Gu Nianzhi's cheeks flushed. Under the moonlight, her smile was even more beautiful than the epiphyllum flower. It was also more alluring.
Huo Shaoheng seemed to be tempted. He couldn't help lowering his head and kissing her bright cheek. Then the kiss automatically moved to her lips.
He kissed her once, then again. Reason told him to stop, but his feelings took over. He cupped Gu Nianzhi's face and tasted her lips again.
Gu Nianzhi tiptoed and was dizzy from Huo Shaoheng's kiss.
She seemed to hear the nightingale's cry in her mind, and large epiphyllum flowers bloomed under the moonlight.
The moonlight penetrated the darkness in her mind, and some sporadic images appeared in her memory.
Someone held her in his arms like a child. He pointed at the epiphyllum flower in front of her and taught her to pronounce it word by word, "Ce-re-us, Ce-re-us, that's your English name …"
She couldn't see the person's face, but the voice was familiar.
Who was it?
Gu Nianzhi closed her eyes. A spasmodic pain in her mind made her stop searching for this memory. She hugged Huo Shaoheng tightly and rubbed his neck like a kitten.
"Sleepy?" Huo Shaoheng patted her head and finally stopped the long kiss.
Gu Nianzhi's plump lips were already bright red and even a little swollen.
Looking at Gu Nianzhi like this, Huo Shaoheng seemed to hear Chen Lie's teasing tone. "… Go do your job … Do it well …"
He took a deep breath and suppressed the restlessness in his body. He moved himself away slightly. "Go back to sleep. Stay at the consulate for the next few days and don't go anywhere."
"Okay." Gu Nianzhi leaned her head against Huo Shaoheng and began to act shamelessly. "Huo Shao, I'm tired. I can't walk anymore."
Huo Shaoheng: "…"
"I really can't walk anymore. Look …" Gu Nianzhi tried to lift her legs. "I can't even lift my legs."
Huo Shaoheng couldn't help but laugh. He turned around and bowed. "Come on, I'll carry you."
A tall figure bent down in front of her.
Gu Nianzhi was excited and touched. There was also a slight sourness in her chest. Finally, it intertwined and turned into sweetness.
She lay on Huo Shaoheng's back and was carried forward by him.
The streetlights stretched their shadows so long that she couldn't see the end.
…
It was already 11 o 'clock at night when they returned to the consulate.
Chen Lie walked out of the room and saw Huo Shaoheng carrying the sleeping Gu Nianzhi. He chuckled and clicked his tongue. "Huo Shao, you should take it easy. You made our Nianzhi faint on the first day of work. What are you going to do in the future?"
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