It was already noon by the time Gu Nianzhi made the call.
Huo Shaoheng had just returned from the Senate and was having lunch in his room while reading the National Defense briefing in preparation for the high-level meeting at the Ministry of Defense in the afternoon.
When he heard his phone ring, he glanced at it and saw that it was the internal line from Gu Nianzhi's bedroom at the Special Operations Forces base.
Yesterday, Yin Shixiong had said that Gu Nianzhi was on a sudden break and would be staying at the base for a few days.
She had probably already checked in.
Otherwise, no one would be calling this number.
Huo Shaoheng's slender fingers unlocked the phone as he recalled what had happened at Dufeng Mountain Resort Villa last night.
Before he could speak, Gu Nianzhi's surprised voice came through, "Uncle Huo?!"
"Yeah." Huo Shaoheng put down the briefing in his hand, "Nianzhi, you're here at the base?"
"Yeah, Brother Xiong picked me up last night." Gu Nianzhi's voice was usually crisp and delicate, but now that she had just woken up, her voice was soft and raspy. It sounded like a cat's tiny paw scratching his ear. Normal people would not be able to resist that seductive charm.
Huo Shaoheng was unfazed, he grunted in his deep voice, "You're not up yet?"
"Yeah, I just woke up." Gu Nianzhi gradually regained consciousness and blinked. She was still holding the phone in her hand when she opened her eyes to see that she wasn't in her university dormitory or her apartment in Fengya Precinct. Instead, she was in her bedroom in Huo Shaoheng's base building.
Her hand gesture for the phone call was pure and innocent. Awkward.
However, Gu Nianzhi despised herself and couldn't bear to hang up.
Uncle Huo had finally picked up her call, would it be stupid to hang up now?
Gu Nianzhi rolled over in bed, a sweet smile on her face. She practically cupped the phone to her ear with both hands, not allowing a single sound to escape.
Huo Shaoheng heard the fatigue and huskiness in her voice, he raised his hand to look at his watch, "Sleep a little longer then, I'm hanging up."
"Hey! Don't hang up! " Gu Nianzhi panicked and rolled over with the phone in her hand, rolling off the narrow bed with a thud.
Huo Shaoheng, "… Nianzhi?"
"Uncle Huo, I'm fine! I just fell out of bed … "Gu Nianzhi was extremely nervous." Don't hang up! "
Huo Shaoheng was silent for a moment, then grunted again. His voice was even deeper now. "Don't worry, I'm not hanging up."
Gu Nianzhi let out a long sigh. Holding the phone, she slowly sat on a small woolen blanket on the floor in front of the bed. Leaning back against her bed, she stretched out her long legs.
Huo Shaoheng's words kept echoing in her ears. It was just a simple sentence, but it was heart-wrenching in her ears.
Holding the phone, Gu Nianzhi felt dizzy, and her nose started to sting again. She wanted to cry and act coquettishly, but Huo Shaoheng had never been a man who would compromise just because she was coquettish …
Having been by his side for six years, Gu Nianzhi was very familiar with this.
She gently rubbed her nose.
Huo Shaoheng waited for a long time, but didn't hear her speak. He wondered if she had fallen asleep again, so he lowered his voice and called again, "… Nianzhi?"
"Yes!" Gu Nianzhi immediately shouted out loud, just like one of Huo Shaoheng's soldiers.
The corners of Huo Shaoheng's lips curled up into a fleeting smile. His voice was still steady and deep, no different from before. "Are you still sleepy? Go back to sleep if you are. "
"No! I'm not sleepy! " Gu Nianzhi hurriedly denied it, but her mind felt groggy and muddled. She had clearly thought of many things to say to Huo Shaoheng, but now she couldn't think of a single word.
She pinched her thigh hard with her hand, and the sharp pain finally cleared her head.
Gu Nianzhi slowly adjusted her breathing, and twisted the long phone cord between her fingers. "Uncle Huo, I saw you go to Dufeng Mountain Resort Villa yesterday."
Huo Shaoheng didn't say anything.
"Did you see me yesterday? Why didn't you stop the car? " Gu Nianzhi waited for a while, but when Huo Shaoheng didn't answer, she thought it was a tacit admission. She gathered her courage and asked again.
"… Is there anything else? If not, I'm hanging up. "Huo Shaoheng still had no intention of answering her, and his tone became even more indifferent.
Gu Nianzhi's heart clenched, and she had no choice but to change the subject. "Yes, yes. Uncle Huo, I wanted to tell you that Brother Li got hurt because of me, and I want to go see him. "
"Ok, have Chen Lie arrange it for you." Huo Shaoheng didn't stop her.
This time, Huo Shaoheng agreed readily, and Gu Nianzhi was encouraged. She immediately added, "Also, Uncle Huo, I want to return the apartment in Fengya Precinct to you."
Gu Nianzhi hadn't called Huo Shaoheng since he had moved his things out of the apartment in Fengya Precinct.
Now, she finally had the chance to say these words with her own mouth.
Huo Shaoheng said, "… You think the apartment is too small? Fine, I'll get you a bigger one. "
"No, no, no! That's not it! Of course I don't think it's too small! "Gu Nianzhi was exasperated. She was about to go crazy.
"If you don't think it's too small, then why don't you want it?" Huo Shaoheng felt the urge to smoke again, and reached for the pack of cigarettes on the table. He took a cigarette, put it in his mouth, lit it, and took a deep drag.
"… Because this is Uncle Huo's apartment, not mine. I can't take it." Gu Nianzhi said sternly.
Huo Shaoheng was only a guardian appointed by the military, and Gu Nianzhi knew that. She didn't want to take advantage of him.
"Oh, that's true. You'll be 18 in October, and you won't need a guardian anymore. " Huo Shaoheng narrowed his eyes, and flicked the cigarette on the table. "Looks like you can't wait to draw a line between us. That's fine, it's up to you."
What?!
Gu Nianzhi was so shocked by Huo Shaoheng's words that she almost had a heart attack. This was completely different from what she had expected!
All the reasons she had thought of in the past suddenly sprouted tiny wings and flew out of her mind.
Gu Nianzhi couldn't help crying, "No … I didn't … Uncle Huo, I didn't want to draw a line between us … I really didn't … sob sob sob sob …"
Huo Shaoheng listened to Gu Nianzhi sob into the phone, but didn't say anything.
He quietly waited for her to finish crying, then stubbed out the cigarette in the ashtray. He asked dryly, "Do you still want the apartment?"
"Yes! Yes! Yes! I want it! "Gu Nianzhi choked on her sobs as she nodded frantically.
"Okay, good girl." Huo Shaoheng picked up the National Defense bulletin. "Go wash your face and wipe your tears."
Gu Nianzhi shook her head. "No, I'm not hanging up." She wiped her tears with the back of her hand.
Huo Shaoheng was speechless.
"Go wash up, I'll wait for you." Huo Shaoheng turned on the hands-free mode on his phone and opened the National Defense bulletin. He leaned back on the sofa and started reading from the first page.
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This was the first update. Today was the third update. Asking for monthly votes and recommendation votes.
At 1 pm, the second update was Yun Huayue Qing's gift of spiritual pet affinity.
At 6 pm, the third update.
Thank you, Xuanyuan Yushen, for the Heshibi. Thank you, Baby Dou, for the peach blossom fan. Thank you, Fengwu Yuxi, for the perfume pouch. Muah!
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