"Yes, it's Gu Nianzhi." Ye Xuan lowered his voice and didn't dare look at He Zhichu's expression. He quickly turned to look at the mountains outside the car window.
The mountains surrounding Little Rock Canyon were actually large canyons. The red rocks had been eroded by the wind, revealing the iron mountain within. It was very pleasing to the eye against the blue sky and white clouds.
He Zhichu only snorted quietly. "Gu Xiangwen treats you so well, but what about her?"
Ye Xuan frowned and turned to look at He Zhichu. "What does Mr. He mean by that? Nianzhi is his biological daughter, so he can only treat her better. In fact, I've never seen a father treat his daughter so well. "
The corners of He Zhichu's mouth twitched as he rested a hand on the side of the car window. "That's because you've seen too little."
"… Really." Ye Xuan didn't want to hear people talk badly about Gu Xiangwen, and he was even more unwilling to hear people say he treated Gu Nianzhi badly. "Gu Nianzhi is very smart, but she has a bad temper and gets angry very easily. Once she throws a tantrum, no one can calm her except Uncle Gu. One time, I saw Gu Nianzhi hit Uncle Gu with a rock and made his head bleed, but he comforted her in a very good manner until she wasn't angry anymore. Only then did he carry her back. "
He Zhichu was speechless.
Who was he talking about?!
"Are you sure the bad-tempered little girl you saw was really Gu Nianzhi?" He Zhichu couldn't help but ask. He thought what Ye Xuan was saying was too ridiculous.
Ye Xuan nodded firmly. "I remember what she looked like when she was young. Although she's completely different from now, the age matches. Also, her current appearance is similar to Uncle Gu's, especially the nose. She didn't look like Uncle Gu at all when she was young, but she looked like Auntie Gu. "
He had originally thought Gu Nianzhi would look like Gu Yanran when she grew up, but he later found out that wasn't the case.
"You see her often?" He Zhichu actually wasn't interested in listening to Ye Xuan, but Gu Nianzhi cared about Ye Xuan and Gu Xiangwen so much, so he had to ask around.
"… Not often." Ye Xuan sank into the past. "When Uncle Gu came to the orphanage, he would sometimes bring her along. At that time, she always wore a big white wide-brimmed hat and a pink princess dress, and Uncle Gu always held her hand. "
It was so many years ago, yet he could still remember it so clearly. It was clear that he had a deep impression of it.
He Zhichu didn't know what to say, so he could only listen quietly.
Ye Xuan was silent for a while, then said shamefully, "After that, I fell into the sea and was saved by her. She got sick because of this, and I was sent to a boarding school in the United States for many years. If I go back, I'll … I'll … recognize the wrong person. "
He Zhichu's other hand rested leisurely on the car seat. His fingers tapped lightly as he said dryly, "How could you mistake her for someone else? It's obvious that your impression of her is only so-so."
Ye Xuan shook his head with a wry smile. "Yes, most of my impression of her came from chatting with her online all those years ago. After that, we got to know each other better, and I found out that she had always been sick. Uncle Gu was very worried about her health, and took good care of her. "
"Sick?" He Zhichu was surprised. His fingers stopped tapping. "Nianzhi was sick when she was young? Are you sure? "
"That's what she said on the Internet. She said that her health wasn't good and that she was sick when she was born. Her parents were very good to her, but they didn't know if they could cure her." Ye Xuan propped his head up with his hand and leaned against the window on the other side. His deep-set features softened because of his longing. It was as if the sharpness of a knife had suddenly been wrapped in a scabbard. Now it was He Zhichu's turn to frown.
"Who is Gu Nianzhi's mother?" He Zhichu shifted uneasily as he looked over with his long, narrow eyes.
Ye Xuan wasn't familiar with Gu Nianzhi's mother, so he thought about it and said, "I think her name was Grace. I heard Gu Nianzhi mention it on the Internet once. Her mother and Uncle Gu used to be classmates, and they had a very good relationship."
It sounded like a normal, peaceful, and beautiful family.
Unfortunately, the family was almost broken up now.
He Zhichu was a bit lost in thought.
It was really different now …
Both of them were lost in their own thoughts, so no one spoke in the car.
Then the driver in front suddenly spoke to He Zhichu through the car's intercom. "Mr. He, I just received news that the road ahead has been cordoned off. We have to take another route."
He Zhichu sat up straight and asked, "What is it?"
"The radio said that the Commander of the Pacific Fleet's motorcade is here, so we have to make way for him." The driver was a local, so he seemed a bit indignant as he hit the steering wheel.
There was a "pfft" from the intercom.
He Zhichu narrowed his eyes and thought about it. "Are we on Route 95 yet?"
"Not yet. We have to get off the highway here to get to Route 95."
Route 95 was an interstate highway that traversed across the United States. They were still driving on the Little Rock Canyon highway.
"If we take a detour, how long will it take?"
"It depends. Everyone can't leave now, so it won't be easy to turn around if we're stuck here." The driver was also very helpless. He turned on the GPS and repositioned himself to find the way.
He Zhichu rubbed his forehead as he pondered what to do.
Ye Xuan heard that the Commander of the US Pacific Fleet had arrived and was very surprised. "What is this person doing in Little Rock Canyon?"
"I heard that he's here to inspect the Ovi Air Force Base here." The mockery on He Zhichu's face grew stronger. "He thinks he's important too …"
Ye Xuan had attended boarding school in the United States, so he was no stranger to American political news.
When he heard that it was the Commander of the US Pacific Fleet, he couldn't help but laugh. "Did he want to come of his own accord, or is someone deliberately trying to mess with him?"
"What do you mean?" He Zhichu put down his hand and pondered whether to take a detour or wait until the curfew was over before leaving.
"The Commander of the Pacific Fleet is Japanese, and the Ovi Air Force Base is the training base for the B29 stealth bomber. The planes and pilots who dropped the atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki left from here. But this Japanese commander specifically came to inspect this air force base. Do you think this commander is too careless, or is someone deliberately causing trouble for him? "As Ye Xuan spoke, he looked around to find out where they were.
He Zhichu laughed. "Maybe it's neither. The Japanese have a problem, and that is, they fear power and do not have virtue. To put it simply, it's useless to use virtue to win people over. You must beat them to the ground before they will be respectful to you. "
Therefore, although the Americans had taught the Japanese a lesson in the past, the Japanese didn't hate the US military. Instead, they had an indescribable feeling for them.
Ye Xuan seemed to understand something after hearing it. "You mean this commander doesn't think of himself as the person from that day?"
"No, it's the exact opposite. He thinks of himself as the person from that day." He Zhichu finished speaking and smiled. He had also made up his mind. "Take a detour to 95."
Not far ahead, they could already see the Commander of the Pacific Fleet's motorcade heading over in a grandiose manner.
At the very front were seven or eight motorcycles clearing the way, followed by four identical Ford bulletproof limousines. And behind the limousines were two trucks.
In the back of the truck sat a hundred or so armed guards, all of them wearing hoods that covered their faces.
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This was the second update. Sorry, dear, I have to go back on my word today.
I can't even keep my eyes open. I have to sleep early today and update again tomorrow ~ ~ ~
PS: The first few chapters have been edited.
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