Huo Shaoheng didn't care how Gu Nianzhi was going to deal with Cai Songyin. Even if Gu Nianzhi didn't make a move this time, he would.
When Huo Shaoheng heard Gu Nianzhi relay the outline of the essay that Cai Songyin had asked someone to write, he was already furious.
He didn't care that people were trying to smear him. People in this line of work were already mentally prepared. Not only did they already disregard life and death, but they also threw their reputation to the back of their minds.
He didn't care about what Gu Nianzhi cared about.
What he really cared about was how the other party had used that method to smear Gu Nianzhi's name, an innocent 12-year-old girl at the time.
He was very strict with Gu Nianzhi. He could scold her, lecture her, and even make her suffer.
But who were Cai Songyin and Tan Dongbang? Did they deserve to lecture Gu Nianzhi?!
However, he was already used to not showing his emotions. Even if he was furious, outsiders would only see a faint smile or a hint of coldness in his eyes.
Therefore, Gu Nianzhi's concern about not letting Cai Songyin sue wasn't as serious as the fact that He Zhichu was sleeping in Gu Nianzhi's home.
Gu Nianzhi spoke for a long time, but Huo Shaoheng remained silent on the other end of the line. She was a bit confused. "Huo Shao? Are you still listening? "
Huo Shaoheng grunted. With a cigarette in one hand, he turned on the computer with the other and started typing furiously.
Gu Nianzhi heard it and asked curiously, "What is it? Are you still busy? "
Since he was busy, she wanted to hang up and not disturb Huo Shaoheng.
She didn't expect Huo Shaoheng to say, "Little Ze has a signal processing problem that I can't decipher. I don't know what's wrong, but I'm looking into it."
Gu Nianzhi was a bit nervous. "Is it the signal processing I did at your place? I remember there was no problem? "
"The problem is different every time. You adjusted it last time, but when Little Ze and the others changed the frequency, the reception on this side started again. "
Huo Shaoheng spoke calmly as he messed up the processed signal and turned it into garbled code.
Gu Nianzhi was restless. "How could this happen? How about I go take a look tomorrow? "
"It's fine. I'll work through the night, and I'll be done." Huo Shaoheng messed up the signal code even more, treating it as a practice for a surprise attack.
Gu Nianzhi couldn't let Huo Shaoheng work through the night alone. Also, she was the one who left the mess, so she had the responsibility to clean it up.
"How about this, Huo Shao? Let me do it. Or, I'll work with you to see if we can get a better decoder. No matter what happens on the other side, we'll be able to receive and crack it smoothly." Gu Nianzhi said as she walked to her bedroom and turned on her laptop. "I'm online. Send me a portion of the code. I'll encrypt it and send it to you. "
Gu Nianzhi's network was also monitored by Huo Shaoheng's department, so they weren't worried about information being leaked through ordinary network operators.
Huo Shaoheng thought about it and only sent a portion of the civilian code to Gu Nianzhi. He paused and said quietly, "Nianzhi, can we start a video call?"
Gu Nianzhi, "…"
"I want to see you," Huo Shaoheng continued.
Gu Nianzhi's hand trembled, and she unwittingly started the video call.
Huo Shaoheng's face appeared on Gu Nianzhi's laptop. He smiled at her. "Nianzhi, I'll have to trouble you tonight."
"No problem. Come on, let's work together." Gu Nianzhi opened the coding program and began to crack the garbled code.
Huo Shaoheng was also cracking it, but he treated it like a practice question. He did it casually, and his wandering eyes kept looking at the room behind Gu Nianzhi.
He could see that it was her bedroom, and the bed was still clean. It didn't look like anyone was sleeping.
It looked like He Zhichu was either in the living room or the guest room.
Huo Shaoheng pursed his lips and continued to share his insights and lessons from cracking the code with Gu Nianzhi.
Gu Nianzhi didn't have as much experience in this area as Huo Shaoheng, and her knowledge in this area had been taught by Zhao Liangze. Now that she discovered that Huo Shaoheng was even better than Zhao Liangze, she couldn't help but become even more interested.
She was completely immersed in the atmosphere of decoding. She experienced the logic and wonders of the machine language and completely forgot about the time.
Before she knew it, three hours had passed. It was already midnight, and Gu Nianzhi yawned several times.
Huo Shaoheng's heart softened, and he was contemplating whether or not to let Gu Nianzhi go to sleep when a person appeared in the video call. It was a man standing behind Gu Nianzhi.
It was He Zhichu.
He had just woken up and was a bit thirsty. He got up to drink water, but then he heard the sound of typing coming from Gu Nianzhi's bedroom.
He turned around and saw the light peeking out from her bedroom door. He knew that Gu Nianzhi was still awake, so he walked to the door to take a look.
He saw Gu Nianzhi typing on the computer, and she seemed to be video chatting with someone.
He Zhichu walked in quietly and immediately saw that the person Gu Nianzhi was video chatting with was Huo Shaoheng.
He raised his hand to look at his watch, and the veins on his forehead bulged. He walked over to Huo Shaoheng with a cold expression. "It's late. Are you going to let Nianzhi sleep?"
Gu Nianzhi was shocked. She looked up to see He Zhichu and quickly said, "Professor He, you're awake? Do you want to sleep in the guest room? "
He Zhichu pointed at Huo Shaoheng in the video call and looked at Gu Nianzhi. His shimmering, sultry eyes were full of anger. "Nianzhi, didn't you say that you broke up with him?! But you went to his house for the New Year, and now …! "
Gu Nianzhi bit her lip and felt a bit guilty.
In front of others, she could say without hesitation that she had nothing to do with Huo Shaoheng. But in front of He Zhichu, who valued her and cared about her so much, Gu Nianzhi couldn't say that now.
It was true that she had broken up with Huo Shaoheng, but Huo Shaoheng had also forced her to sign a marriage certificate.
More importantly, Gu Nianzhi knew that her heart had been warmed up by Huo Shaoheng bit by bit.
She was working hard to reach her goal, but Professor He … She couldn't hide it from him anymore.
Huo Shaoheng looked at the gloomy He Zhichu in the video call and said calmly, "Since Professor He is awake, please go back. Nianzhi is home alone, and it's not convenient for an outsider like you to stay here. "
He Zhichu sneered and ignored Huo Shaoheng. He only looked at Gu Nianzhi. "Nianzhi, you're also kicking me out, right?"
Gu Nianzhi closed her eyes and turned to Huo Shaoheng. "Huo Shao, I have something to do. That's it for today." She hung up and turned off the video call.
He Zhichu had just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard Gu Nianzhi say, "Professor He, I have something to say to you."
He Zhichu suddenly didn't want to listen anymore and turned to leave. "I'm sleepy. Let's talk tomorrow."
"Professor He." Gu Nianzhi stood up as well. "Listen to me. I don't want to hide it from you anymore."
He Zhichu's heart pounded like a drum, and his mind went completely blank. He didn't know what he was feeling or how he should react.
It was like he had lived for so many years because of Gu Nianzhi. Now that she was going to take it away, not only would he have nothing left, but he would also have nothing to live for.
He Zhichu stood there ramrod straight. Even his back exuded an endless sense of loneliness and desolation.
Gu Nianzhi couldn't bear it, but she also knew that it was better to make things clear as soon as possible. She really didn't want to lose a mentor and helpful friend like He Zhichu. To her, He Zhichu was truly like family.
But perhaps, she, Gu Nianzhi, would never have a family in this lifetime …
Gu Nianzhi slowly walked over and stood a meter behind He Zhichu.
He Zhichu turned around and looked at her coldly. The expression on his face made Gu Nianzhi feel extremely guilty.
She gathered her courage and said, "Professor He, I wanted to tell you that I did break up with Huo Shaoheng before, but later, he … he … he signed a marriage certificate with me."
He Zhichu had been mentally prepared. He knew that he was late by the most crucial six years. It wouldn't be easy to catch up to Huo Shaoheng.
But he never thought that Gu Nianzhi would say that she was already married to Huo Shaoheng!
"Nianzhi, you can't joke about this!" He Zhichu's expression changed as he took a step forward. "Married? Do you think this is child's play?! "
Gu Nianzhi recalled the day she was forced to sign the marriage certificate and also felt very wronged. "I know this isn't child's play, but …"
"What about the wedding? Huo Shaoheng married you without a word and didn't even have a wedding? Are you sure he didn't mean to play with you? "He Zhichu was so cold he was about to kill someone." Nianzhi, did he force you?! "
Faced with He Zhichu's interrogation, Gu Nianzhi looked up and begged, "Professor He, don't be angry. I'll tell you everything. Don't be angry, okay? I didn't tell anyone about this because I didn't admit it. But whether I admit it or not, I really signed a marriage certificate with him, and … "
"And what?" He Zhichu grabbed Gu Nianzhi's arm, his expression extremely pained. "Tell me, who is the person you like?!"
"As long as you tell me that you really like him, I … I … I …"
He Zhichu said the word "I" three times in a row. His heart was in so much pain that it felt like someone had taken a knife and cut off one of his ribs.
The wound was a bloody mess, and there was a huge hole in his heart that he would never recover from for the rest of his life.
"Professor He, I've never stopped loving him." Gu Nianzhi bared her heart to He Zhichu. "But I used to think that the difference in status between us was too great, and we couldn't really be together. So I broke up with him and wanted to leave him. But he didn't give up on me. I know everything he did for me, and he's also changing for me. I don't have too many expectations. I just want to work hard to become someone who can stand shoulder to shoulder with him. "
That way, there would be fewer people hindering them, and they could live happily without worrying day and night about someone trying to break them up.
He Zhichu took two steps back and used all the strength in his body to stabilize himself.
He understood what Gu Nianzhi meant.
But even so, he couldn't say the words to leave her.
Because leaving her would be worse than giving up on her.
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