Yin Shixiong had guessed correctly. He Zhichu's car had already sped to the Prime Minister's official residence.
It was a Saturday night in the Imperial Capital, so although the highway wasn't crowded, the speed was still shocking.
Gu Nianzhi's entire body was shaking when she got out of the car.
The way He Zhichu had driven just now was too scary. More importantly, how could that car drive at such a speed?!
It was inhuman!
He Zhichu's anger finally dissipated after speeding for a whole car.
However, seeing Gu Nianzhi's pale face and how she couldn't even walk properly, he felt guilty.
He walked over and extended his arm to Gu Nianzhi. "Can you still walk? Do you want to give me a ride in? "
Gu Nianzhi originally wanted to say "no" in a very courageous manner, but she hadn't even taken two steps when she felt the world spin around her. She reflexively grabbed He Zhichu's arm and stood still.
"Professor He, are you trying to murder me?" Gu Nianzhi lowered her voice and gritted her teeth. "Your car really can fly."
That was definitely not a figure of speech.
"I'm sorry." He Zhichu pursed his lips. "I didn't control my emotions well."
He turned to look at his car and knew he had already been exposed in front of Huo Shaoheng.
With Huo Shaoheng's shrewdness and stubbornness toward engines, he had probably already arranged for people to prepare to tear his car apart.
He Zhichu reached back to touch the hood of his car, then put his hand in his pocket to grab the car key and quickly pressed the self-destruct button.
A muffled bang immediately came from the hood of the Bentley, and a few wisps of faint white smoke flowed out from the gap in the hood. It was quickly dispersed by the late autumn night wind in the Imperial Capital.
He Zhichu smiled and turned to lead Gu Nianzhi into the Prime Minister's official residence.
Gu Nianzhi didn't use the special invitation Gu Yanran had given her. Instead, she used the normal invitation Yin Shixiong had given her and Ma Qiqi.
She noticed that He Zhichu's invitation was also the normal kind without a name.
Even with how much Gu Yanran sucked up to He Zhichu, she didn't give him a special invitation with her name printed on it. This was enough to prove that the invitation Gu Yanran gave Gu Nianzhi had a special meaning.
Therefore, she once again confirmed that she had made the right decision not to use the invitation that Gu Yanran had specially given her.
Gu Nianzhi composed herself and smiled as she followed He Zhichu to the entrance of the Prime Minister's official residence.
There were security personnel carrying equipment to conduct a security check.
The two of them lined up and placed the gifts on the long table at the side.
There were professionals there to register and receive Tan Guiren's birthday gifts.
Like Gu Nianzhi, He Zhichu also sent red packets.
However, it was much bulkier than Gu Nianzhi's small 250 RMB red packet.
After passing the security check, the two of them passed through the long corridor and walked towards the building where the Prime Minister's family lived.
There were a total of three rows of buildings in the Prime Minister's residence, arranged in the shape of the King character. The Prime Minister's family lived in the middle of the second horizontal bar.
The first building was the main meeting room. Most of the cabinet meetings were held here.
After passing through the conference building's long corridor, they arrived at the second row of the "Wang" character. This small building was where the Prime Minister's family lived. It was considered the Prime Minister's privacy, and Huo Shaoheng's methods could not be used here.
The third and final building was the Prime Minister's office building.
His aides and staff were all in the third building.
Tan Guiren's birthday banquet was considered a family banquet, so it couldn't be used in the first building. Of course, it couldn't be used in the third building. It could only be held in the second building, where the Prime Minister's family lived.
This was Gu Nianzhi's second time here.
The first time she came, He Zhichu was also here. At the time, Prime Minister Dou's family lived here.
Gu Nianzhi couldn't help but think of Dou Qingyan. She should still be in prison, right?
When she thought of Dou Qingyan, she thought of "Yamaguchi Aiko," or "Yamaguchi Youko."
And this person seemed to have a close relationship with Gu Yanran.
When she thought of this, Gu Nianzhi felt that she should find an opportunity to visit Dou Qingyan in prison.
But what reason could she find?
She wasn't related to Dou Qingyan, nor was she her lawyer. It wouldn't be easy to apply to visit her.
If there really was no other way, she could only ask Brother Xiong and Brother Ze for help.
Gu Nianzhi pondered as she followed He Zhichu into the building where the Prime Minister's family lived. As soon as she looked up, she was stunned by the decorations inside.
She saw that the wall facing the main door was decorated with pure white lilies to form the shape of a heart. In the center of the heart was a huge photo of Tan Guiren that was as tall as the wall.
In the photo, Tan Guiren was wearing a white princess dress and a diamond crown on her head.
This diamond crown wasn't the transparent diamond crown Tan Guiren had worn at the Prime Minister's inauguration. It was a pink diamond crown in the shape of a real crown. It looked even more exquisite and precious than the diamond crown she had worn that day. It also made her look more like a little princess.
He Zhichu was also shocked when he saw the pink diamond crown in the photo.
A hint of surprise flashed across his usually cold and aloof face. His shimmering almond-shaped eyes stared at the pink diamond crown for a long time, then quickly swept past the top of Gu Nianzhi's head with a hint of cautious consideration and a sigh of disappointment.
Gu Nianzhi was also lost in thought as she looked at Tan Guiren's photo. She felt that there was something in Tan Guiren's photo that attracted her attention.
In the photo, Tan Guiren was smiling innocently at the camera. The rarest thing was that there wasn't a trace of impurity in her eyes. She was as bright and beautiful as a newborn baby.
It was very rare for a 25-year-old girl to maintain such a pure heart.
Gu Nianzhi stood under the lily photo wall and sighed silently.
Only a girl who had been spoiled by her parents since she was young and lived a comfortable life would have such carefree eyes.
However, Gu Nianzhi felt that it had nothing to do with one's family environment or whether one's parents were still alive.
This was probably a failure of family education.
When Gu Nianzhi stood under the lily photo wall and looked up quietly, many people also saw her.
Gu Yanran saw Gu Nianzhi in the stairwell on the second floor. She was very surprised that no one had informed her of Gu Nianzhi's arrival …
According to her plan, the staff responsible for reception at the door would immediately send her a message as soon as Gu Nianzhi arrived with the specially made invitation. She would then wait at the door to stop her …
However, she didn't know what went wrong, but the first step was no longer possible.
When she saw the handsome He Zhichu standing beside Gu Nianzhi again, Gu Yanran couldn't help but grip the railing on the second floor tightly.
Without Huo Shaoheng, she actually had He Zhichu …
This Gu Nianzhi was really capable.
But so what if she had He Zhichu?
This wasn't the United States …
There was a trace of coldness in Gu Yanran's gentle eyes.
In the Hua Xia Empire, Gu Nianzhi's only backer, Huo Shaoheng, was no longer there. She, on the other hand, had Prime Minister Tan as a huge backer. The outcome of their battle had already been decided, and today was the day she could hold her head high.
If only she could expose Gu Nianzhi's true colors …
The more Gu Yanran thought about it, the more agitated she became, and her usually gentle and charming face revealed a slightly fierce expression.
She looked at Gu Nianzhi quietly for a while, and when she looked away, she suddenly saw the reflection of herself gritting her teeth in the mirror-like pillar in front of her. Shocked, she quickly patted her face and forced an extremely gentle smile before slowly walking to Tan Guiren's room.
What a pity …
Gu Yanran sighed internally and pushed open the door to Tan Guiren's bedroom. Her face was already full of smiles. "Little Darling, the banquet is about to start. Are you ready?"
…
When Huo Shaoheng followed Yin Shixiong and Ma Qiqi to the inner hall of the Prime Minister's official residence, he also immediately saw Gu Nianzhi standing under the lily photo wall looking up.
She had grown a bit taller and was wearing a smart pantsuit. Her seaweed-like hair flowed down her back, and a pair of mid-calf boots made her legs look even longer and more androgynous. Only the puffy sleeves of her mid-century neckcloth top and the front of her waist added a bit of feminine charm to her.
It clearly wasn't a tight-fitting outfit, but from the side, the curves of her undulating like mountains were simply breathtaking.
Huo Shaoheng took one look, and a trace of heat rose in his heart.
His Adam's apple bobbed up and down, and his eyes dimmed slightly. It was like there was a fire that had just burned out. Although it was only ashes, it was still shockingly hot.
Without realizing it, he walked to Gu Nianzhi's side and clasped his hands behind his back. He said calmly, "Nianzhi, your house has already been renovated. Do you want to go take a look after the banquet?"
Gu Nianzhi was speechless.
She really wanted to refuse, but what could she say?
The corners of her eyes lifted slightly, and the lilies on the wall were reflected in her starry eyes. A calm and happy smile appeared on her delicate face. "Huo Shao, it's very late now. Maybe another day."
Gu Nianzhi secretly gave herself a thumbs up for the polite and polite reply.
She never thought that she would one day say such a tactful and appropriate refusal in front of Huo Shaoheng.
He Zhichu heard it clearly from the side, and an appropriate smile appeared on his aloof face. He bowed slightly to Huo Shaoheng. "Huo Shao actually came to Miss Tan's birthday banquet as well. You truly live up to your reputation as a flower protector."
"Coming to the birthday banquet means you're a flower protector? Then Professor He is also here to protect Miss Tan? "
Huo Shaoheng usually didn't pay attention to this kind of nonsense, but he knew that this was one of the things that bothered Gu Nianzhi, so he refuted it anyway.
Ma Qiqi and Yin Shixiong, who were standing behind the three men, watched in horror as He Zhichu and Huo Shaoheng exchanged tit for tat.
"Big Xiong, aren't you going to go persuade her?" Ma Qiqi quietly nudged Yin Shixiong and suggested a bad idea. "How about I go ask Nianzhi to leave?"
"Don't be a busybody." Yin Shixiong glared at her and quickly glanced around the hall. He pulled Ma Qiqi away. "There are more and more people here. Let's leave first."
Before he left, he still reminded the three people standing under the lily photo wall. "Huo Shao, Nianzhi, Professor He, we're going over there."
He pointed to the sofa in the corner behind the greenery by the wall. There was still a buffet of drinks and food on the long table against the wall.
Ma Qiqi also saw it, and her eyes instantly lit up.
But before the two of them reached the wall, Yin Shixiong ran into a familiar face.
"Big Xiong? Is that you? " A pleasantly surprised voice came from behind them. It was familiar with a hint of intimacy. It was Jin Wanyi.
Yin Shixiong couldn't help but roll his eyes in the air.
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