James had subtly mentioned the location of the bugs and pinhole cameras at Tan Guiren's house.
Huo Shaoheng could go to Tan Guiren's house now and find those things or destroy them.
Folding the letter and putting it back in the envelope, Huo Shaoheng smiled at Tan Guiren. "It's still early. I'm a bit thirsty."
"Oh, come on in. I'll make you some tea …" Tan Guiren was excited. Huo Shaoheng hadn't come in no matter how she invited him before, but he was willing to come in after reading the letter. Did he want to express his gratitude?
Tan Guiren walked briskly beside Huo Shaoheng. "Huo … Mr. Gu, how should I address you?"
Huo Shaoheng looked at the decorations in the yard as he felt the control of the radio detector in his headset.
There was no radio interference or receiving equipment within a five-mile radius. James had indeed "cleaned" the place very well.
Huo Shaoheng was slightly relieved.
This time, he finally followed Tan Guiren into her house.
Tan Guiren turned and ran back to her room, her steps staggering.
Huo Shaoheng's smile didn't change as he held a tennis racket in one hand and stood under the tree in front of the iron gate.
The leaves rustled softly and made a small noise that mingled with the sound of the waves in the distance.
This was what Tan Guiren saw when she came back with James' letter.
Her heart pounded and she could hear her own heartbeat.
Tan Guiren remembered that he had only been willing to stand at the door for a while before asking her for a favor.
The past was still vivid in her mind. Coupled with the fact that they had been through life and death together, Tan Guiren, who was usually very distant with outsiders and didn't know how to socialize, found that she didn't feel distant with Huo Shaoheng at all.
It was as if she had known him for a long time.
Meeting him for the first time was like returning an old friend.
She personally made a cup of Da Hong Pao and brought it over to him, placing it on the coffee table in front of Huo Shaoheng.
There was a pot of silver jasmine flowers and a small bronze Buddha statue on the transparent post-modern glass coffee table.
Huo Shaoheng nodded politely and picked it up to smell it. He smiled. "This is Da Hong Pao? It smells okay. "
Tan Guiren tilted her head and smiled, her long black hair flowing down like flowing water. "You have great taste."
Huo Shaoheng put down the cup and stood up to walk around. He basically confirmed the locations of the bugs and pinhole cameras that James had indicated.
He put his hand into his trouser pocket and pressed on his phone. A series of ringtones sounded.
Taking out his phone and swiping it open, Huo Shaoheng grunted and said to Tan Guiren, "I'm sorry. My friend has been waiting anxiously."
"Oh …" Tan Guiren was a bit disappointed. She thought she would be able to spend more time with Huo Shaoheng, but she didn't urge him to stay. She politely said, "Then go ahead and do your work. Come back when you have time. My door is always open for you."
"Thank you." Huo Shaoheng nodded and left with his tennis racket.
Tan Guiren walked him to the door. She wanted to say something several times but stopped herself. Finally, when Huo Shaoheng stepped out of the metal door, she called out, "Can you give me your phone number? This way, if there's anything in the future, I can look for you directly. "
This was the first time Tan Guiren had ever asked a man for his number.
In the past, it was always those men chasing after her to ask for her phone number.
She was very annoyed. She didn't expect that the tables would turn. There would come a day when she would ask a man for his phone number.
But she was doing it for business, to pass on his message, wasn't she?
Tan Guiren tried to convince herself, but her heart was still pounding and her eyes were burning.
Huo Shaoheng turned to look at her with a smile. "If there's anything, I'll look for Miss Tan. Goodbye. "
He left just like that without leaving her his number.
Tan Guiren was a bit disappointed. She stood under the tree in front of the door and watched Huo Shaoheng's receding figure until she couldn't see him anymore. Then she reluctantly turned to go home.
…
A few days after Huo Shaoheng left, James came to visit Tan Guiren's house again.
He was now the director of the CIA's Asian Intelligence Division, and Tan Guiren was the only daughter of Tan Dongbang, the popular Hua Xia Imperial Prime Minister candidate.
She was in the United States, and as the director of the CIA's Asian Intelligence Division, it was his duty to visit her and "monitor" her.
Therefore, he could "visit" Tan Guiren from time to time. This was his job and wouldn't arouse any suspicion.
"Miss Tan, how are you living here? Is there anything we can help you with? "James asked politely." If there's anything you need, please let us know. "
Tan Guiren quickly shook her head. "I'm living quite well here. It's safer than at school. But … "
She hesitated. "The letter you asked me to pass on last time …"
"Oh? I'd have forgotten about it if you hadn't mentioned it. " James smiled, but his eyes were glued to Tan Guiren's face. He wanted to see her true feelings from her expression and whether she was lying.
Tan Guiren placed an unopened bottle of mineral water on the coffee table in front of James. "Please have a drink." She then said, "Mr. Gu has already taken the letter."
James heaved a long sigh of relief. "May I ask when it was taken away? It seems like it's been a long time? I don't even remember. "
"Yeah, it's been a long time. He never came, and I couldn't find him. "Tan Guiren was very tactful." This time, he only came to my house after 16 days. "
She remembered it so clearly.
James looked at Tan Guiren in surprise and couldn't help but smile when he saw her hidden thoughts from the redness on her face.
It looked like this mysterious Major General Huo also had a weakness …
No wonder he had personally come to rescue her. It must be because this Miss Tan was no ordinary person.
No wonder their people had chosen Tan Guiren as a hostage. It turned out that they knew about their relationship.
And Huo Shaoheng didn't stay with her after rescuing Tan Guiren. Instead, he tried his best to distance himself from her. From James' point of view, it was easy to understand.
Because it was to protect Tan Guiren.
If he loved her, he had to neglect her.
That way, Tan Guiren would be safe.
James thought about it from beginning to end, and the more he thought about it, the more he believed his analysis was reliable.
He didn't expect Huo Shaoheng or Tan Guiren to publicly admit their relationship, but from the clues, James felt like he had discovered the truth.
He didn't touch the mineral water Tan Guiren placed in front of him and stood to shake her hand. "Thank you for your help, Miss Tan. From now on, I will come to Miss Tan's house for tea at this time every three days. If Mr. Gu is free, we can come together. "
Tan Guiren raised her brows in surprise. "You like tea too? Sorry about that. "
She didn't like coffee and only liked simple things like tea or plain water. She politely declined coffee and other beverages.
James was a Westerner. Although Westerners also drank tea, it was different from the tea of the Hua Xia Empire.
She thought he wouldn't like tea from the Hua Xia Empire.
"I really like tea from the Hua Xia Empire." James left after saying that.
Tan Guiren memorized this message.
However, Huo Shaoheng didn't come again for a while.
Until one evening, when the weather outside suddenly turned gloomy. Thunder rumbled and rolled over the sea.
Dark clouds pressed down on the horizon, and the entire sky seemed like it was about to collapse.
Although this scene looked scary, the people who lived by the sea had already turned a blind eye to it.
Wasn't there going to be a hurricane?
Why would people living by the sea be afraid of hurricanes?
The people who were afraid had already moved away.
So everyone continued to leisurely do their own things.
The TV station had already predicted the approaching hurricane a few days ago.
This time, it was named "Isabella."
The sea breeze grew stronger as Tan Guiren returned from outside in the nanny car driven by Sister Fen.
She remotely opened the metal gate and drove the nanny car to the garage.
The garage was connected to the main house, so they didn't have to worry about the rain after entering.
In fact, as soon as they drove into the garage, the torrential rain brought by the hurricane came crashing down.
The sky seemed to have been torn open, and the water from the Milky Way poured down. The raindrops were so heavy that they could practically smash a deep hole in the ground.
Tan Guiren got out of the car and quickly entered the main house through the garage's small door.
Sister Fen took out the food and groceries they had bought from the back of the nanny car.
Because of the hurricane, people were worried about water and electricity outages, and traffic safety. Everyone was used to stocking up their fridges before the hurricane.
Tan Guiren had just entered the house when she heard the video communicator on the living room wall start beeping.
The other end of the communicator was outside the main door. Visitors usually communicated with the people in the main house through the video communicator before they could enter.
She glanced at the video intercom and was stunned.
Instinctively turning to look at the pouring rain outside, she rushed out without a second thought.
Sister Fen had just carried a few large bags of food and groceries into the main house's living room when she saw that the living room door was wide open. The howling hurricane mixed with the torrential rain immediately soaked the living room's cashmere carpet.
She could still see Tan Guiren running out of the house from the wide-open door.
Sister Fen was dumbfounded. She put down the food and groceries and hurriedly grabbed the big black umbrella she often used by the door and rushed out into the rain, shouting, "Miss! Miss! It's a storm! You need an umbrella! "
Tan Guiren didn't hear anything. All she could see was the figure soaked in the rain in front of the metal gate not far away!
She had actually seen Huo Shaoheng standing outside the yard's metal gate in the video communicator!
He must be completely soaked in such heavy rain!
Tan Guiren ran to the yard's gate, panting. She quickly opened the metal gate and turned to say, "Come in! Why didn't you bring an umbrella in such heavy rain? "
Huo Shaoheng walked in with a tennis bag on his back and a tennis racket in his hand. He glanced at Tan Guiren and said, "Thank you."
Tan Guiren actually hadn't brought an umbrella. She was already soaked from the rain in just a few steps. Her silk dress clung to her body, revealing the outline of her beautiful breasts, slim waist, and long legs. Her hair was also wet, and the rainwater flowed down her slender neck and into the shadow of her chest.
At that moment, Sister Fen had already caught up with them with the big black umbrella. She quickly covered Tan Guiren while sneaking a peek at Huo Shaoheng, who was also soaked.
Huo Shaoheng was still in his tennis attire and big sunglasses. He looked at Sister Fen's curious face and said, "Go in quickly. Your miss is soaked. I'm here to play tennis, and there's a storm. I'd like to borrow your place for shelter. "
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