A bulletproof black sedan with a red flag was quietly parked on the side of the road.
The trees on the side of the road stretched out their bare branches, slanting against the blue sky and white clouds.
The dusky yellow sunset of the Imperial Capital in winter was a round duck egg yolk hanging in the sky.
The rays of the setting sun were like a thin blanket, covering the ordinary-looking red flag sedan.
However, the red flag sedan had its own aura. When it appeared in the Imperial Capital, it was often more eye-catching than those world-class luxury cars worth millions.
Gu Nianzhi looked at the motionless red flag sedan and gritted her teeth as she stood up.
Her legs were so weak that they were about to float, but when she saw the car, she thought of the man in the car who was as immovable as a mountain. She didn't want to be looked down upon by him.
Therefore, even though she was exhausted, she still instantly put on her armor and armed herself.
He Zhichu looked at Gu Nianzhi's change in expression coldly and sighed internally.
"Nianzhi, what's wrong?" Zhao Liangze walked over to them. "Is the lawsuit over?"
Gu Nianzhi stood by the large iron gates of the courthouse and nodded. Her face was glaringly pale and drained of all color.
Zhao Liangze was more attentive than Yin Shixiong. As soon as he walked closer, he noticed Gu Nianzhi's strange behavior.
Without batting an eyelid, he reached out his hand and held her right arm, shifting most of her body weight over to him.
"Professor He, thank you for your trouble. We have some information to ask Nianzhi. Can you let her come with us first? " Zhao Liangze asked politely to He Zhichu, his eyes lingering on He Zhichu's grip on Gu Nianzhi's left arm.
He Zhichu glanced at Gu Nianzhi and asked calmly, "Nianzhi, do you want to go with him?"
If Gu Nianzhi didn't want to, He Zhichu wouldn't let Zhao Liangze take Gu Nianzhi away.
Gu Nianzhi hesitated.
She was indeed very tired today and didn't want to brush anyone off. She just wanted to go back to her dorm, soak in a hot bath, and sleep for a day and night.
However, Gu Yanran's case had more implications than she had expected.
Huo Shaoheng was probably looking for her for official business.
"… I'll go for a bit and call Professor He when I come back tonight." Gu Nianzhi gave He Zhichu a pleading look.
He Zhichu slowly let go of her and placed his hands behind his back. "Ok, go ahead. If you don't call me at 11 p.m., I'll call you until you get back to your dorm."
He looked at his watch. It was already past five in the afternoon.
Gu Nianzhi nodded gratefully. "Ok, Professor He. I'll be going now."
Zhao Liangze felt a weight on his hand. Gu Nianzhi's body seemed to have lost all strength. She was limp and looked like she would slide to the ground at any moment.
… What was going on?
It was as if they had been marching in the army for three days and three nights without rest.
Zhao Liangze had always treated Gu Nianzhi like his own sister, so he didn't care to avoid arousing suspicion. He leaned forward slightly and bent over in front of Gu Nianzhi. "Nianzhi, come up."
He was going to carry her.
Gu Nianzhi couldn't have asked for more. Her legs really couldn't stand anymore.
She didn't hesitate to lie on Zhao Liangze's back and let him carry her.
He Zhichu silently watched Zhao Liangze carry Gu Nianzhi to the red flag bulletproof car. His eyes were slightly worried.
Zhao Liangze opened the car door and put Gu Nianzhi down from his back. He watched her move into the car before closing the door and walking back to the front passenger seat.
After closing the door, the people inside started the car. The square red flag bulletproof car sped away under the winter sun.
He Zhichu squinted at it for a while before walking alone to the courthouse's underground parking lot. He got out of the car and slammed on the accelerator. His car shot forward like an arrow released from a bow. The horsepower was instantly revved and the speed was off the charts.
…
Gu Nianzhi got into the car and saw Huo Shaoheng sitting on the other side of the back seat.
His tall figure immediately made her feel like the car was too small.
Actually, it was just her imagination.
The car was actually very spacious. It wasn't any worse than those world-renowned luxury cars.
She sat on the other side of the back door. There was still a seat's distance between her and Huo Shaoheng.
Huo Shaoheng looked like he had just come out of the conference room. He was still wearing a crisp navy blue military uniform with a brown leather belt around his waist. It made his waist look strong and his shoulders even broader.
On his feet was a pair of autumn and winter riding boots. His long legs filled the empty space in front of the seat.
Gu Nianzhi carefully avoided his long legs and found a suitable place to sit.
She tried her best not to get close to him.
Huo Shaoheng didn't say anything. He quietly watched Gu Nianzhi sit far away from him. His eyes lingered on her legs in a suit for a moment.
She wore a long, slim coat that fell a little above her knees and revealed a section of her calves.
Gu Nianzhi felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze. She greeted him sheepishly, "Huo Shao, what's up?"
Huo Shaoheng looked away and said dryly, "Drive."
The driver was Huo Shaoheng's orderly, Fan Jian.
Soon, the red flag bulletproof car left the Imperial Capital High Court and drove to Gu Nianzhi's house in the Hepingli District.
This was also the direction of her school.
Gu Nianzhi discovered that the car was heading in the direction of her school. She relaxed and suddenly felt sleepy.
…
When Gu Nianzhi woke up, she found that her vision was pitch black. She couldn't see anything.
She panicked and felt a kind of absent-mindedness and nervousness, not knowing what day it was.
A large hand patted her gently on the back at just the right time.
Gu Nianzhi finally snapped back to reality.
She found that she was leaning against a broad chest. Her hands were still holding onto someone's collar. She was curled up in someone's arms like a little baby.
She immediately tried to push the person away.
A low and soft laugh came from above her head. It was like a breeze blowing across the surface of the water, causing ripples.
It was so good it was killing her.
She remembered that before she fell asleep, she had gotten into Huo Shaoheng's car.
The chest she was using as a pillow was familiar and warm. Who else could it be but Huo Shaoheng?
Gu Nianzhi struggled to get off his lap.
Huo Shaoheng's hand closed around her. Gu Nianzhi couldn't move.
She didn't dare move too much. Fan Jian and Zhao Liangze were still in the front seat, right?
Huo Shaoheng saw that she wasn't moving. He held one of her hands and slid it across his face. It was like she was caressing his cheek …
Of course, his skin wasn't as soft and smooth as a woman's, but the warmth and elasticity unique to men made Gu Nianzhi's palm heat up.
She tried her best to calm herself down and said, "… How did I fall asleep? Did I delay Huo Shaoheng's business? "
Huo Shaoheng's hand paused. He didn't answer the question. "… Exhausted?"
She was indeed exhausted.
After sleeping, Gu Nianzhi found that her symptoms didn't improve. They seemed to have gotten worse.
"How long did I sleep?"
"Three hours."
This meant that it was already past eight in the evening.
Gu Nianzhi was embarrassed. "That long? Why didn't you wake me up? "
"… I asked Little Ze and Little Fan to go back." Huo Shaoheng said calmly. "Go up. Are you hungry? What do you want to eat? "
Gu Nianzhi was speechless.
"Didn't you want to ask me about the situation?" Gu Nianzhi realized that she had been tricked again …
Huo Shaoheng didn't answer her. He opened the side door and got out. He bent over and carried Gu Nianzhi horizontally.
He was so tall and strong that he walked steadily with her in his arms.
Soon, the two of them went straight upstairs from the underground parking lot to the front door of the second-hand house Gu Nianzhi had bought.
It was dark, and the neighbors' doors were tightly shut. Only light spilled out from the cracks in the door.
Huo Shaoheng carried Gu Nianzhi into her house and closed the door behind him. He also turned on the lights in the living room.
Gu Nianzhi hadn't been here for a while, so it actually felt a bit unfamiliar.
"I'll go turn on the water. You take a bath first. Come out for dinner after. It won't be too late to talk business after that. "
Huo Shaoheng arranged everything so well that Gu Nianzhi couldn't find a chance to refuse.
After all, he still had to "talk business" after a bath and dinner.
Gu Nianzhi agreed and was carried to the bathroom by Huo Shaoheng. He sat on the round stool in the bathroom.
He filled the bathtub with water and sprinkled some rose essential oil and bath salts. A steaming bathtub of rose essential oil bathwater was ready.
Gu Nianzhi couldn't wait to soak in.
Huo Shaoheng closed the bathroom door and left. Gu Nianzhi used the bathroom wall to walk step by step to the side of the bathtub. She took off her clothes and flipped into the water.
It was so comfortable that she closed her eyes.
…
After the bath, Gu Nianzhi found that her strength had finally returned.
Although her legs were still sore, they were no longer in a state where she couldn't walk.
Gu Nianzhi changed into her two-piece pink coral cashmere bathrobe and wrapped her head up. She pushed open the bathroom door and walked out.
The aroma of food wafted from the direction of the dining room.
Gu Nianzhi practically followed the fragrance to find it.
In the dining room, Huo Shaoheng was sitting at the dining table with a newspaper in his hand. He was quietly flipping through it.
His handsome face practically glowed under the light.
Gu Nianzhi gulped and forced herself to look away. She looked at the dining table.
There were four side dishes on the table. One was green stir-fried hollandaise beans, one was yellow shredded potatoes with vinegar, one was fried prawns with salt and pepper, and one was red shredded pork in Beijing sauce. There was a small plate of flatbread on the side for wrapping the shredded pork, green onions, and cucumber.
In the middle was a blue and white porcelain soup bowl with a lid. She didn't know what kind of soup it was.
Seeing her come in, Huo Shaoheng opened the lid of the soup bowl. It was actually a very nourishing bowl of black-boned chicken ginseng, wolfberry, and mushroom soup.
The soup was clear and fresh, and the taste was so delicious it could make one's eyebrows drop.
Gu Nianzhi didn't hesitate to sit at the table and reach out to ladle a bowl of soup for herself.
Huo Shaoheng's expression didn't change as he said calmly, "Drink slowly. It's all yours. What's the rush?"
Gu Nianzhi was so hungry that her stomach was rumbling. She completely ignored him and drank a bowl of soup first, then ladled another bowl before slowing down. She stirred the soup slowly with the blue and white porcelain spoon and raised her eyebrows. "This is the business matter Huo Shao wanted to discuss with me?"
"I said eat first, then talk about business." Huo Shaoheng poured a small bowl of rice for her.
Gu Nianzhi refused to eat, so Huo Shaoheng poured another spoonful of soup for her. She only took it and ate the rice in the soup.
On a winter night, eating a bowl of hot and fragrant rice in the soup could soothe one's internal organs that had been tense all day.
"… Why aren't you eating?" Gu Nianzhi ate a few mouthfuls and looked at Huo Shaoheng.
Huo Shaoheng took the bowl and chopsticks and also started eating.
His eating posture was very elegant and graceful. It was obvious that he had been carefully trained since he was young. It was completely different from his aggressive style of doing things.
Gu Nianzhi's eating manners were also trained by Huo Shaoheng.
The two of them finished their meal very tacitly. The unfamiliarity and alienation between them seemed to have gradually faded away.
Gu Nianzhi was happy for one moment, but she was secretly groaning in her heart.
It was this kind of "boiling a frog in warm water" routine that made it impossible for her to refuse.
When the day came that she was cooked, she would be at Huo Shaoheng's whim …
Routine, it was full of routines!
Including all the delicious food on the table.
Gu Nianzhi swallowed a mouthful of saliva and got up to make a cup of pu 'er tea for Huo Shaoheng. She warmed half a cup of milk for herself and brought it over.
Placing the pu 'er tea in front of Huo Shaoheng, Gu Nianzhi looked at him with a smile. Her smile was so sweet that it made people want to hug and take a bite …
Huo Shaoheng was also a bit surprised to see Gu Nianzhi's sweet smile and attentive behavior. He couldn't help but be wary.
Tricks, Nianzhi also knew tricks …
Gu Nianzhi smiled and raised her head. "Huo Shao, can you tell me now?"
But before Huo Shaoheng spoke, Gu Nianzhi thanked him first. "Thanks to Huo Shao asking Brother Chen to do DNA sequencing. Otherwise, I would have failed miserably."
Huo Shaoheng calmly agreed. "I didn't think so much at the time. If you hadn't reminded us about the East Asian genetic map in court, I'm afraid we would have missed a lot of important clues."
Thinking about the narrow victory this time, she couldn't help but think about the "bone marrow matching transplant" that Gu Yanran had mentioned.
She frowned and held the cup of milk anxiously. "Huo Shao, do you think what Gu Yanran said about the daughter of the Gu family having a genetic disease is true?"
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