Song Jinning hurriedly took a step back, waved Huo Guanchen's hand away, and said displeasedly: "Speak nicely and don't touch me. I told you a long time ago that you don't have to come to my birthday." After that, he turned and left.
Huo Guanchen stood in the parking lot and stared at the direction where Song Jinning disappeared for a while before getting in the car and leaving.
When their car leaves the parking lot of the restaurant, it will pass by the Institute of High Energy Physics where Song Jinning is located.
Huo Guanchen ordered his people to stop in front of the Institute of High Energy Physics, looked quietly through the car window for a while, and asked his people to confirm whether Song Jinning had returned to the Institute of High Energy Physics.
In just a short while, Huo Guanchen actually saw Lu Yuan get out of the car and go to the Institute of High Energy Physics.
This was not the first time that he saw Lu Yuan going to the Institute of High Energy Physics. He saw it again now. He frowned slightly and said to his personal secretary, "Go and find out who Director Song has been closely interacting with recently."
The life secretary agreed and quickly found someone to investigate after returning.
Song Jinning's actions at the Institute of High Energy Physics were upright. In addition to attending classes and conducting experiments, he also held meetings with the institute's staff to discuss the progress of experiments.
Therefore, Huo Guanchen's life secretary easily found out that Lu Yuan came to deliver meals to Song Jinning almost every day.
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"Send it every day?" Huo Guanchen looked at his personal secretary in surprise, "Are you sure? Isn't he doing other things?"
"... It's just a meal for lunch. Director Song will go home for dinner in the evening." The life secretary continued, not daring to look up at Huo Guanchen's face.
Huo Guanchen's hands gradually tightened, and the corners of his lips pursed tighter.
After a while, he waved his hand and said, "I understand, go ahead."
After the life secretary left, Huo Guanchen sat alone in the office for a long time. It was not until dark when his internal phone suddenly rang that he came to his senses.
He reached out to take the phone and said hello. The operator hurriedly said: "Chief, do you want to answer Miss Guo's call?"
Huo Guanchen calmed down, looked at the time and said, "Take it."
After several days, Guo Huining finally spoke to Huo Guanchen again.
Guo Huining had mixed feelings.
She held her cell phone and stood at the window of the Xishan Villa, looking out at the dark night. Her voice was as crisp as ever: "Admiral Huo? Are you finished? I don't want to disturb your work."
Huo Guanchen lit a cigarette, took a puff, blew out the smoke ring, and said with a slight smile: "I just finished my work. There is really a lot going on recently. What's wrong with Miss Guo?"
Guo Huining said hurriedly: "If you are very busy, I can wait until you have time before calling."
She wanted to hang up the phone, but Huo Guanchen chuckled softly, his voice getting deeper and deeper, "It doesn't matter, I will take care of your business no matter how busy I am. Just say it, you're welcome."
Guo Huining's already dead heart came to life bit by bit.
She hesitated for a while and said decisively: "It's like this. Mr. Huo has recovered well recently. He wants to stop using the wheelchair and get up and move around by himself. I want to ask your opinion."
"...What did my father's professional rehabilitation doctor say?" Huo Guanchen's first reaction was to ask what the professional doctor meant.
Guo Huining frowned, "The doctor said it depends on the situation. He also said that Mr. Huo's condition can be tried, but because Mr. Huo is older, his condition may still be worse than that of young people."
That depends on what the family members want.
If there is a problem, don't blame the doctor.
Huo Guanchen also understood. His eyes flashed slightly and he said, "Miss Guo, thank you for your trouble. I'm free now. I'll go back and have a look later."
Guo Huining felt ecstatic in her heart, but she remained calm on the surface and said, "Okay, no problem."
Then asked: "Have you had dinner? Do you want to prepare your dinner?"
Huo Guanchen really didn't have dinner, so he didn't refuse, "Whatever, I'll eat whatever you want."
Guo Huining smiled and said: "How can that be done? But the chef here also knows your taste. I will ask him to prepare a few home-cooked dishes that you usually like."
"Well, you decide." Huo Guanchen said, hung up the phone, rubbed his forehead, stood up, put on his military uniform and cap, left his office and went to the private residence of Xishan Villa.
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Guo Huining was waiting at the entrance of the villa.
She saw a string of car lights winding down the mountain road not far away, and a smile she didn't even know existed on her face.
Huo Guanchen got out of the car and saw Guo Huining standing at the entrance of the villa.
The late autumn nights in the imperial capital are already very cold, not to mention that this is in the mountains, which is a bit colder than in the city.
But Guo Huining didn't even wear a down jacket, only homely casual clothes, and a golden and black Persian dahlia pattern shawl draped over her shoulders, which made her tall and thin body look pitiful in the night wind.
Huo Guanchen walked over, stretched out his hand to put a shawl on her, and said Wen Yan: "It's cold, why don't you wear more clothes?"
Guo Huining tilted her head to look at him, and smiled at her most beautiful angle, showing her white and neat teeth, "... I was in a hurry to pick up the leader, so I forgot to wear my coat."
Huo Guanchen laughed and patted her shoulder, "Naughty."
Then he said: "There is no need to be so polite between you and me."
Guo Huining smiled and nodded, "Then I'll call you Mr. Huo."
Huo Guanchen did not refuse. He slowed down to match Guo Huining's pace and asked, "Where is my father? How is he doing recently?"
"Mr. Huo is good, but he just misses his relatives a little bit." Guo Huining said euphemistically, "Mr. Ke Zhang and the others are embarrassed to come to your place so often, so they only make phone calls and video calls."
Speaking of this, Guo Huining's heart moved.
She remembered that when she first came here, not to mention video, even the mobile phone signal was blocked, and she couldn't make calls at all. She could only use the landline, but now she can use her mobile phone at will, even video.
She turned her head and stared at Huo Guanchen, and couldn't help but ask.
Huo Guanchen smiled and said: "In the beginning, I did have very strict security measures here. But now there is no need for it. Huining, you are not an outsider. My father also needs to interact with others, otherwise the elderly will be bored alone." At home, if you are not mentally well, your body will not be well either.”
He actually said that she was not an outsider and called her "Huining"!
Guo Huining's eyes suddenly lit up.
She concealed the excitement in her heart and became more and more calm and natural, "Mr. Huo trusts me so much, so naturally I will not betray Mr. Huo's trust."
"I can rest assured that Huining is doing things." Huo Guanchen said, and he and Guo Huining went to see Mr. Huo first.
Mr. Huo is sitting on the sofa in his room, with his back to the door. He is video chatting with Zhang Baochen and his family. The room is full of laughter and joy. It is indeed a happy family.
Huo Guanchen looked at the door for a while, stopped Guo Huining from saying hello, made a gesture, and quietly left the door of Mr. Huo's room.
Guo Huining followed Huo Guanchen to the restaurant and said apologetically: "Please wait a moment, Mr. Huo will come to talk to you after the video is over."
Huo Guanchen shrugged noncommittally and said nonchalantly: "I know, but I'm hungry. Can I have dinner?"
"Of course." Guo Huining hurriedly waved someone over to serve food to the two of them.
After finishing the meal, Mr. Huo hasn't finished the video yet.
Huo Guanchen held the tea that Guo Huining had brewed for him, sat down near the window in his study on the second floor, and drank tea quietly.
Guo Huining sat opposite him and watched Huo Guanchen place a small gift in her hand.
Although it was not the ring box that she had longed for, she was still pleasantly surprised when she opened it and saw earrings of the same style as the ring Huo Guanchen bought.
Caressing the exquisite jewelry box, Guo Huining asked uneasily: "...Mr. Huo, why are you so nice to me?"
Huo Guanchen's face was hidden in the dark shadow next to the curtain, and the expression on his face could not be seen clearly, but Guo Huining knew that Huo Guanchen must be looking at her attentively, because she could feel the heat of his gaze, which almost made her face instantly piping hot.
Huo Guanchen looked at her like this for a while, and suddenly said with some confusion: "... maybe it's because your name is also Aning?"
Guo Huining's heart immediately beat wildly, and the soft and thin Xie Tush shawl on his shoulders seemed to turn into tens of thousands of Tibetan antelopes, galloping under the pure blue crystal sky of Tibet.
But soon, her face turned pale again.
So she was just a stand-in? Or is it because of the name
She was unwilling and struggling, but at this point, she also knew that even being regarded as Song Jinning's substitute was a great honor for her.
That woman was so powerful and beautiful that she could hardly feel jealous.
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