That was how things worked in this world. Even if you went through the back door and asked someone to do something for you, they wouldn't be willing to do anything for you just because you said a few words.
Everything had to be exchanged. If you wanted to take something, you had to give it first. This was an exchange of benefits.
General Ji held the phone and was speechless for a long time.
Finally, he coughed heavily. "Then I'll discuss it with them again." He hung up and immediately said to his personal secretary, "I'm going out for a while. Call them and ask if they're home." As she spoke, she pushed a name list towards the personal secretary and said, "Call everyone except Huo Guanchen."
The personal secretary looked at it and saw that it was the members of the Standing Committee of the Military Supreme Council. He didn't think too much about it and went to call them one by one.
There were a total of 15 people in the Standing Committee, including General Ji and Huo Guanchen.
Huo Guanchen didn't need to call them, so he only needed to make 13 calls.
Soon, the calls were made one by one. Seven of them were home and could see General Ji. The other six had work to do, so they arranged to meet the next day.
General Ji ran around for two whole days to discuss with these people about Huo Shaoheng's matter.
There had to be a reason why such a complicated matter could be agreed in two days.
The main reason was that these people wanted Gu Xiangwen to stay in the Hua Xia Empire and wanted Huo Shaoheng to marry Gu Nianzhi.
Gu Xiangwen wasn't a citizen of the Hua Xia Empire to begin with. Although he was registered now, he could give it up at any time after he came to his senses.
Only blood ties couldn't be given up or severed.
Previously, they had been dragging their feet on Huo Shaoheng's marriage application. It wasn't that they didn't agree, but that they didn't want to embarrass Huo Guanchen. Gu Nianzhi was still young and had just reached the legal age for marriage. Even if they agreed and passed the background check, they wouldn't get married immediately.
Therefore, no one was in a hurry. This way, they wouldn't offend Huo Guanchen or embarrass Huo Shaoheng too much. It was a tacit understanding.
Now that General Ji stated Huo Shaoheng's conditions, they finally understood that Huo Shaoheng was already angry and dissatisfied.
Also, they needed Huo Shaoheng's help for many things in the future. The Tan's was only one of them. Their future would be smoother if this matter was handled well.
Since everyone had laid out their conditions, the result was very simple.
At the regular meeting of the Supreme Military Council, Huo Shaoheng's marriage application was approved with a record of 14 votes in favor and one against.
Huo Guanchen's face was livid when he saw the results, but he couldn't say a word.
In the face of such an outcome, if he still objected, then he would really be a fool.
But within a few days, these people had suddenly changed direction. It must have been his precious son who had done something.
Thinking of this, Huo Guanchen felt proud and angry, but there was nothing he could do.
The organization had already made a decision, so it was impossible to change it. In other words, it was too difficult to change it. Even if all the members of the Standing Committee worked together, they wouldn't be able to change it.
…
There was no news for another three days. No phone calls, no text messages, and no one came to see her.
However, this time, Gu Nianzhi didn't feel anxious and uneasy. She hadn't seen him for a day because the shock Huo Shaoheng had given her that day hadn't faded.
Why were they getting married?
Gu Nianzhi sat in front of her computer writing her thesis and spaced out again.
Looking up at the bright summer sun outside the window, her large eyes naturally narrowed to avoid the stimulation of the bright light.
Looking down at what she had written, it was a complete mess. She didn't know what to make of it.
She still felt uneasy.
Gu Nianzhi stopped writing and closed the program. She went to the small fridge to find a dragon fruit and cut it open. She smeared some honey on it and placed it in a white porcelain bowl. She carried it to Ma Qiqi's room.
"Qiqi, do you want some dragon fruit?"
Ma Qiqi opened the door with a sleepy expression. "Nianzhi, it's Saturday today. Why are you up so early?"
Looking at her watch, it wasn't even eight yet.
If they didn't go home on weekends and stayed in the dorms, they usually slept until nine o 'clock.
Gu Nianzhi giggled and dragged the white porcelain bowl to Ma Qiqi. "Look, it's a dripping dragon fruit. It's fragrant, soft, and sweet. There's also wild honey. Do you want some?"
"Yes." Ma Qiqi perked up and nodded firmly. "I'll be out after I wash my face."
Gu Nianzhi sat at the dining table and took two forks to place on the dragon fruit, one for each of them.
Soon after, Ma Qiqi came and sat across from her at the dining table. She picked up a fork and ate with her.
"Mmm, this dragon fruit is really good. It's so juicy and so sticky. It's even more sticky than the ones I've had before." Ma Qiqi's cheeks puffed up as she ate.
Gu Nianzhi was in a good mood and stopped eating after two bites. She watched Ma Qiqi eat and stared at her without blinking.
Ma Qiqi ate a few pieces and said to Gu Nianzhi, "Nianzhi, why didn't you go home this weekend? Didn't your boyfriend come to pick you up? "
Gu Nianzhi was a bit distracted and didn't hear what Ma Qiqi said.
Ma Qiqi knocked on the table. "Nianzhi, something's on your mind?"
"Oh? Oh … "Gu Nianzhi snapped back to reality. She wanted to hide her panic, but she also felt like she had a stomach full of things to confide in someone.
She grew up with Huo Shaoheng and the others and used to discuss everything with Yin Shixiong, Zhao Liangze, or Huo Shaoheng.
But now that she was older, she couldn't confide in the men about her worries.
When she was an undergraduate, she had Little Temptress, Lady Cao, and Green Tea Fang to give her advice. But at that time, she didn't have the worries she wanted to talk about now.
After a while, Gu Nianzhi finally asked, "Qiqi, what age do you think is a good time to get married?"
"Get married?!" Ma Qiqi froze. Although she was older than Gu Nianzhi, she was only 23. She had just ended a relationship and hadn't started a new one yet. Marriage was still too far away for her. She laughed strangely. "Nianzhi, you're only 18. You're not even 19 yet, right? What marriage?! You're so young and you're going to be an old woman?! "
According to the Huaxia Empire's marriage laws, people could get married at 18.
Gu Nianzhi laughed.
Ma Qiqi's thoughts were exactly the same as hers!
They were both young girls who hadn't entered society yet. To them, their beautiful lives had only just begun.
They were still at the stage of judging men based on their looks. Their imagination of love was all about romance, and they had to trap the man in their imagination.
If the man didn't match up with their imagination, they would have all sorts of complaints.
Greed, anger, love, and obsession were all they wanted for love.
"Qiqi, you're really good with words." Gu Nianzhi thought about it and changed the topic. She was worried Ma Qiqi would continue asking. "Oh right, how have you been lately? Did you get a new boyfriend? I came back from the library last night and saw you talking to a tall, elegant boy under the tree downstairs. Your smile was so gentle … "
"Oh? You saw?! " Ma Qiqi screamed and covered her face in embarrassment. "No, no, he's not my new boyfriend, but …"
She put down her hand and looked at Gu Nianzhi innocently. She leaned over and whispered in her ear, "But he seems to be interested in me …"
"Then do you like him?" Gu Nianzhi asked curiously. "Is he pursuing you?"
Gu Nianzhi had never been pursued before. She was the one who initiated it with Huo Shaoheng, so she didn't know what it felt like to be pursued. Sometimes she couldn't even tell if Huo Shaoheng truly loved her, or if it was because he was used to taking care of her, getting used to her pestering, and getting used to her being his responsibility and obligation …
Ma Qiqi closed her eyes. "I don't know … He's pretty good to me. I'll see …"
"Then what else do you want?" Gu Nianzhi was very curious. "Isn't it enough for him to treat you well?"
"Of course not," Ma Qiqi said seriously. "I still have to like him and be moved. If he's only nice to me and I don't feel anything, then being with him out of gratitude would be a form of humiliation and irresponsibility to him. "
"Oh? Really? "Gu Nianzhi's eyes began to drift." Then how do you know if he loves you? "
"It's very simple!" Ma Qiqi's eyes suddenly lit up like a resplendent crystal chandelier. She cupped her slightly flushed cheeks with both hands and said intoxicatedly, "Yes, I'll always think of you when I don't see you, and I'll have to see you no matter what. If we're not together, then morning-call in the morning and night-call at night are essential. As for you, you almost can't breathe when you see him. All the beautiful things you imagined in the past can't be shown to him because you're already out of your mind. You can't control your every word and action, and your emotions. "
Gu Nianzhi was speechless.
She sounded like a retard.
Gu Nianzhi frowned and thought about it. She regretfully realized that the retard was herself.
In front of Huo Shaoheng, she was the retard that Ma Qiqi described.
Would Huo Shaoheng have a hard time holding it in?
It seemed like she really loved Huo Shaoheng, but she still couldn't tell if Huo Shaoheng loved her that much.
In the past, she had vowed that she would make Huo Shaoheng love her as much as she loved him. However, after the incident in the blue hole, she felt that it was probably impossible.
In Huo Shaoheng's heart, comrades and missions were all more important than her.
That day, she curled up in the corner of the yacht with her entire body aching and unable to move. All she could see was Huo Shaoheng's back as he hurried away.
She had to admit that the scene had such a huge impact on her that she still hadn't recovered from it.
The insecurities in her subconscious grew even more severe.
Was it because she was at odds with Huo Shaoheng because of this that Huo Shaoheng wanted to use marriage to appease her?
However, he didn't understand that she didn't want this kind of peace of mind. She wanted his true feelings.
What if it was possible that Huo Shaoheng would fall in love with someone else?
A woman who was more mature, magnanimous, good-tempered, skillful, smooth, and more beautiful than her?
If there was such a woman, what should she do?
Hand Huo Shaoheng over and dejectedly leave?
Gu Nianzhi thought about it and realized that there were only four words.
She couldn't!
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