"How long did I sleep?" Gu Nianzhi hugged her knees as she sat on the bed and wrapped a thin blanket around herself. Her eyes were still a bit sleepy. "Not too long, right?"
Huo Shaoheng looked at his watch and replied dryly, "One day and one night. Not too long indeed."
Her experience in Barbados had been too stressful. She had also been hit by the electric arcs in the blue hole's waters. It had caused some damage to her body, and flying for more than 10 hours was too draining. That was why she was so lethargic after returning.
Sleep was also one of the body's self-healing functions.
Chen Lie came to see Gu Nianzhi and said she was fine. She had just fallen asleep, so Huo Shaoheng didn't ask anyone to wake her up.
Gu Nianzhi rubbed her eyes and mumbled, "It's only been one day and one night …"
She was getting more and more daring to complain in front of Huo Shaoheng.
Huo Shaoheng curled his lips and stood up. "Clean up first. I have a meeting today. Your father has already been admitted to the military's general hospital. Chen Lie is taking care of him. If you want to see him, you can look for Chen Lie or Dr. Ye."
Gu Nianzhi froze. She put down her hand and looked at Huo Shaoheng for a while. "Huo Shao, you're leaving already?"
"Yeah, I still have a meeting in the morning."
Huo Shaoheng was worried about her, so he came to see her and wake her up.
Gu Nianzhi's eyes showed a hint of reluctance to part, but she didn't say it out loud. She only looked at Huo Shaoheng steadily.
Huo Shaoheng smiled and leaned forward to kiss her forehead. "Be a good girl. Get up and eat breakfast. We have to go to school soon."
He left as soon as he finished speaking. He was clean and didn't show any reluctance.
Gu Nianzhi looked at Huo Shaoheng's back as he left her bedroom step by step. He opened the door and finally heard the sound of the door closing. His back disappeared through the door.
He left just like that …
Gu Nianzhi sat on the bed for a while and looked at her watch to see it was only 7am.
She slowly got up and went to the bathroom to shower. She came out to do a skin treatment on purpose.
When she went down, Huo Shaoheng was no longer in the dining room, just as she expected.
Of course, it took her almost an hour to go downstairs.
Zhao Liangze was sitting in the dining room reading the news on his iPad. When he saw her come in, he put down the iPad and pointed to the seat across from him. He smiled and said, "Nianzhi, have a seat. There's millet porridge, beef buns, fried dough sticks, and noodles this morning. What would you like?"
Gu Nianzhi sat down across from him and took a fried dough stick. She cut it in half and ate it with the millet porridge. After eating for a while, she asked, "Has Huo Shao left already?"
"Yes, he left a long time ago. He left when he came downstairs." Zhao Liangze picked up his iPad and continued to read the news. Without looking up, he said, "Nianzhi, when do you plan to go to school? I'll see you off. "
"Why do you have to give it to me?" Gu Nianzhi didn't understand. "Didn't Brother Fan always give it to me?"
"Brother Fan took Huo Shao to General Ji's place today. Big Xiong was busy and didn't come back, so I took him!" Zhao Liangze looked up at her and moved closer. "What's wrong? You don't trust Brother Ze's driving skills? "
"No." Gu Nianzhi chuckled and ate a few mouthfuls of fried dough stick. She finally couldn't help but ask, "Brother Ze, did you know that my passport and ID have been changed? So I used to use fake IDs. "
Zhao Liangze heard a hint of dissatisfaction in her tone. He laughed guiltily and said, "No matter how you change them, your name is the same! No one will get it mixed up … "
"You can't say that." Gu Nianzhi frowned at Zhao Liangze and tapped her slender fingers on the table. "My ID number and passport number are all different. It feels like I've changed my identity. It's very uncomfortable, don't you know?"
"Changed your identity?" Zhao Liangze carefully tried to figure out what Gu Nianzhi was thinking. "You mean, you seem to be dissatisfied with your new identity?"
"I'm not really dissatisfied …" Gu Nianzhi sighed and propped her head on her hand. She didn't have the appetite to eat anymore. "I just think … think … think that you should ask me first, right?"
Zhao Liangze was even more amused.
The little girl who had grown up with them was now starting to become independent. It was amusing to think about it.
"Okay, okay, it's not a big deal. It's just changing my ID." Zhao Liangze didn't understand why Gu Nianzhi was making such a big deal out of nothing. "Okay, there are a lot of things to do. Hurry up and eat. I'll take you to school after. How many days of leave did you take? Won't the school make things difficult for you? "
Gu Nianzhi's thoughts turned to the school. She thought about it and said, "I don't think so? Professor He knows about it. "
Zhao Liangze knew that He Zhichu had saved his life, so he had to make a special trip to thank him.
"Okay, I'll go with you and thank Professor He." Zhao Liangze said as he showed Gu Nianzhi a bag of gifts he had prepared.
It was a gift bag he had bought at the mall. There were flowers, fruits, and a low-key but luxurious gold pen.
Gu Nianzhi gasped and caressed the gold pen. "Brother Ze, you're so generous! This gold pen must be worth a lot! "
Zhao Liangze knocked her head. "Compared to your Brother Ze's life, this gold pen is nothing."
"That's true." Gu Nianzhi nodded and said sincerely, "Brother Ze, it's so good to see you're okay!"
Zhao Liangze teased her for a long time but didn't mention thanking her for saving his life. He had wanted to see her act coquettishly and ask for a gift from him, but Gu Nianzhi didn't think about it at all.
Zhao Liangze was embarrassed. He took out another paper bag from under the table and handed it to her. "Here, your Brother Ze's life is really precious, so Nianzhi, your savior, should also give you a big gift to thank."
"Oh? I have one too?! "Gu Nianzhi was surprised and overjoyed. She didn't know where to put her hands.
Her manga-like big eyes curved into two crescent moons, and her long eyelashes formed two soul-stirring arcs on her fair face. Her red lips formed a beautiful curve, and her smile bloomed. She was even more alluring than the most gorgeous begonia in spring.
"Of course you have one!" Zhao Liangze shook his head and reached out to ruffle Gu Nianzhi's hair. "Nianzhi, you're so silly! Did you forget that you're my true savior?! "
"Me?" Gu Nianzhi waved her hands. "Brother Ze, don't feel pressured. You went to Barbados because of me. It's only right and proper for me to save you. Don't think of me as your savior. I'll be so ashamed … "
"Nianzhi …" Zhao Liangze wanted to say that they would go to Barbados to get Gu Xiangwen back regardless of Gu Nianzhi's existence, but wouldn't that be too cruel?
Zhao Liangze changed his words. "Nianzhi, going to Barbados was half for you and half for our mission. It's not right and proper for you to save me, and I can't take it for granted. So, please accept my gift of thanks. Otherwise, I'll be the one who will feel uncomfortable. "
Hearing Zhao Liangze's words, Gu Nianzhi accepted the small paper bag and took out a small red velvet brocade box.
"Oh? What's this? This brocade box is so cute. "Gu Nianzhi looked at the gift in her hands with delight.
Women naturally had no resistance to delicate little things.
"Won't you know once you open it?" Zhao Liangze crossed his arms and looked at Gu Nianzhi's happy expression with satisfaction. He was very confident in Bai Yueran's taste.
This gift was suggested by Bai Yueran when she came to visit him and heard that he wanted to buy a gift for Gu Nianzhi.
Gu Nianzhi opened the brocade box and saw a VCA five-flower necklace inside. Unlike the jeweled flowers Huo Shaoheng had bought for her before, this one was completely encrusted with diamonds.
The diamonds weren't big, but the particles were full and clear. They were very transparent and inlaid into five small flowers. At first glance, it didn't look like much, but after a second glance, it was impossible to look away.
This was probably what it felt like to be low-key and luxurious.
Gu Nianzhi clicked her tongue. "Brother Ze, you're rich? Van Cleef & Arpels' five-flower diamond necklace isn't cheap … "
It was more than three times more expensive than the five-flower necklace Huo Shaoheng had bought for her.
She was very familiar with Van Cleef & Arpels jewelry.
However, the necklace Huo Shaoheng had bought was suitable for young girls. The one Zhao Liangze had bought was more suitable for mature women.
"I told you, your Brother Ze is rich." Zhao Liangze put down his arms and leaned forward to look at Gu Nianzhi. He thanked her solemnly again. "Nianzhi, thank you so much. When I was at the bottom of the blue hole's waters, I was really prepared to die. But who doesn't want to live? You saved me and gave me another chance to live. What's this little bit of money? I can even give you my life! "
Gu Nianzhi laughed and waved her hands. "I'll take the necklace! I'll take it, okay?! Brother Ze, don't make it sound so serious. You're scaring me … "
"Hehe, you wouldn't have taken it if I didn't say that." Zhao Liangze stood up. "Let's go. I'll take you to school."
Gu Nianzhi had left school in a hurry and had only brought her small bag. Her bag and suitcase were all in the dormitory, so it was convenient to only bring her small bag back.
The two of them got into Zhao Liangze's car and drove to the south gate of B University.
At the same time, a private plane slowly landed at the Imperial Capital Airport.
Gu Yanran sat in her private plane and looked at the misty morning at the Imperial Capital Airport through the window. Her expression was a bit blank.
She had stayed in Barbados for an extra day and specifically looked for her and Gu Nianzhi's family doctor and dentist to investigate the dental models and blood samples.
The doctors all confirmed that the data provided by Huo Shaoheng was real and exactly the same as their test results.
So the Gu Nianzhi in the Huaxia Empire was really her sister?
But she had clearly gone out to sea seven years ago. How did she go to the Huaxia Empire now?
Gu Yanran held a photo of Gu Nianzhi when she was young and flipped it over. It really didn't look anything like her now.
"Miss Gu, you can enter now." Her newly hired housekeeper was a plump British woman in her fifties. She had been attending a housekeeper's school and came from a family of housekeepers.
Gu Yanran had spent a lot of effort to hire her. She had paid double the market price to get her to sign the contract.
Gu Yanran stood up and smiled at the housekeeper. "Thank you, Mrs. James."
Mrs. James also smiled. "You're welcome, Miss Gu. Please."
They alighted from their private plane and went through the customs procedures. Then they got into the car to pick up Gu Yanran and went to the villa Gu Yanran had bought.
…
Gu Nianzhi arrived at school and first went to see He Zhichu with Zhao Liangze to cancel her leave.
"You're back?" He Zhichu looked at Gu Nianzhi carefully. "Are you tired? Do you want to take a few more days off? "
"No need, no need." Gu Nianzhi quickly waved her hands. "I've had enough."
Zhao Liangze handed over his gift and said sincerely, "Professor He, thank you for saving my life in Barbados. It's just a small gift. I hope you'll accept it. "
He Zhichu nodded and directly ordered Gu Nianzhi, "Nianzhi, take it and put it in my room."
Gu Nianzhi grunted and said, "Professor He, do I have to do this too?"
"You're my teaching assistant. My only teaching assistant. If you don't do this, who will?" He Zhichu's tone was matter-of-fact. His shimmering, sultry eyes were calm, and his cool voice sounded distant.
Fine, you win …
Gu Nianzhi grumpily accepted Zhao Liangze's gift and carried it to He Zhichu's room to put it there.
Zhao Liangze chatted with He Zhichu for a while more before saying to the room, "Nianzhi, I'm leaving now. Call me if you need anything!"
Gu Nianzhi quickly walked out to see that Zhao Liangze had already left. She couldn't help but stomp her feet. "Why are you leaving so fast? I still have things to ask him."
"What do you want to ask?" He Zhichu's tone was much gentler now that there were no outsiders around. "Is your body really fine?"
"No." Gu Nianzhi spun around in front of He Zhichu. "Everything is fine. I slept for a day and night, and all my injuries are healed. But … "
She looked at He Zhichu and felt that she should tell him about this. After all, he was her instructor, and all the IDs registered at school had to be changed.
So she told him, "… My passport and ID have been changed. I'm now a naturalized citizen of the Huaxia Empire. I'm an immigrant. I'm no longer the person I used to be."
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