With fragrant clothes and shadows on the temples, Gu Nianzhi's pure eyes reflected Huo Shaoheng's reflection in the bustling bustle, and he was the only one.
Huo Shaoheng stretched out his hand to smooth Gu Nianzhi's waist-length hair hanging down her back.
Gu Nianzhi suddenly felt something. He raised his head and looked across the hall, and happened to see He Zhichu standing tall in the crowd.
In just this moment, the coldness and solemnity in He Zhi's eyes had turned into warmth.
He pursed his lips and smiled at her, whispered a few words to the Prime Minister standing next to him with lowered eyes, and then walked forward.
The Prime Minister's eldest son Dou Haoyan began to greet the guests who came today.
The melodious serenade echoed in the living room. The guests dispersed in twos and threes, holding wine glasses and dinner plates, eating and drinking while talking and laughing. The atmosphere was very lively.
As soon as Dou Qingyan came in, he saw Huo Shaoheng at a glance.
Although six years had passed and she thought she had given up and calmed down, her eyes still became moist when she saw him.
Wen Shouyi was afraid that she would be arrogant, so she hurriedly said: "Qing Yan, can you take me to the bathroom? There is something wrong with the buckle on my clothes..." She winked at Dou Qingyan.
Dou Qingyan came back to her senses, took two deep breaths, calmed down her excited mood, and said to the Prime Minister's wife: "Mommy, Shou Yi and I will go upstairs to change our clothes before we come down."
"Go, go. I'll go with you." She hadn't seen Dou Qingyan for six years, and the prime minister's wife refused to separate for a moment from her eldest daughter, whom she almost never saw again.
"Mommy, don't you entertain the guests?" Although Dou Qingyan was in agitated mood, he still knew the etiquette. How could this dinner be hosted without Mommy, the hostess
However, the Prime Minister's wife smiled and dismissed her worries: "Qing Yan, this dinner is hosted by your eldest brother. They are all young people. Your dad and I are not the hosts. We are here specifically to pick up you and Attorney He. - We have Here, everyone is too reserved and not having fun.”
Wen Shouyi looked around and found that after the Prime Minister had indeed greeted a few acquaintances, he left the hall and went to the office building behind him, escorted by his bodyguards and entourage.
Dou Qingyan glanced at her eldest brother Dou Haoyan and saw that he was indeed bringing his little sister to talk and laugh in front of the guests, so she nodded and went upstairs with the Prime Minister's wife and Wen Shouyi.
Her bedroom suite is on the third floor, accessible by stairs or a dedicated elevator.
In order to get up faster, the three of them took the elevator.
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He Zhichu's entourage opened the way in front and helped him separate the crowd, allowing him to have a clear path until he reached Gu Nianzhi and Huo Shaoheng.
Gu Nianzhi looked at him in surprise, and was about to say hello when He Zhichu said, "Happy New Year, please." Then she looked up at Huo Shaoheng, who was silent beside her, and asked gently: "Nianzhi, is this your guardian too?"
He took the initiative to reach out to Huo Shaoheng and said: "I have been with you for a long time. My surname is He. I am Nianzhi's master's tutor at University B. Last year Nianzhi went to the U.S. Congress for an internship with me for half a year, and she often mentioned her guardian to me. When we met today, it was really different. Fan Xiang, no wonder she admires you so much."
Huo Shaoheng pursed his lips, slowly stretched out his hand, and made a handshake gesture with He Zhichu's hand, but before he touched He Zhichu's hand, Huo Shaoheng's hand had already been taken back, and he put it on Gu Nian's back. Xu held her waist and nodded to He Zhichu: "Professor He is highly respected and a role model. I hope that with a mentor like you, I will definitely succeed in my studies and show off my skills in the legal field in the future."
Highly respected? Serving as a role model? —Is this going to draw a red line for him and not allow him to cross it
He Zhichu sneered in his heart, raised his head and said to Gu Nianzhi affectionately: "Nianzhi, why don't you introduce to me the name of your guardian?" As he spoke, he raised his head and looked at Gu Nianzhi who was standing diagonally behind Huo Shaoheng. Zhao Liangze: "I remember, who is your guardian in the United States? There is another one, I seem to have seen it too... "
Gu Nianzhi was shocked by He Zhichu's series of impeccable words and deeds. After a while, he said: "Professor He, Happy New Year." He looked at Huo Shaoheng and Zhao Liangze again, and simply introduced them together: "Professor He, yes, he is Xiao Brother Ze, used to be one of my guardians. He took care of me when I was in the United States. - This is Mr. Huo, who used to be my guardian. But I am over eighteen years old and I no longer need a guardian."
He Zhichu laughed and patted Gu Nianzhi's head lovingly, "You kid knows how to show off your strength. It's not required by law, but how old are you? You've just turned eighteen, and you're following Huo When the young master grows up, although he is your guardian, he is actually similar to your adoptive father. You will have to rely on him in many ways in the future. Don’t be rude. Now you are shouting that you don’t need a guardian. How uncomfortable will Mr. Huo feel after hearing this? You don’t want to Others say you burn bridges by crossing the river, right?”
Adoptive father
Fortunately he could speak out.
Huo Shaoheng also snorted in his heart and said calmly: "Professor He probably came back from abroad and doesn't know much about Chinese civilization. Guardians and adoptive fathers have nothing to do with each other. - If you don't speak Chinese, you can speak English, Or French, or Latin, I can accompany you."
"Oh? Really?" Although He Zhichu was talking to Huo Shaoheng, his eyes were still on Gu Nianzhi, "I didn't expect that your guardian is a talented person. He can even speak French and Latin."
Gu Nianzhi was sweating profusely. She always felt that the two people were tit for tat as soon as they met, and there was something in their words. She really didn't like hearing He Zhichu say that Huo Shaoheng was similar to her adoptive father. She was already unhappy, but the look on her face was still a little bit... He didn't change. He hugged Huo Shaoheng's arm with a smile and said, "Professor He did grow up abroad and doesn't speak Chinese well. Mr. Huo was entrusted by someone to be my guardian temporarily. When I reach the age of eighteen, Naturally, there is no need for a guardian. About the adoptive father, Professor He, you are speaking too harshly. After all, you are a great professor in the law department and a barrister in the United States. How could you use such inappropriate words? Don't let me down... "
He Zhichu was suffocated, but he didn't expect that Gu Nianzhi was also very taboo about establishing a generational gap with Huo Shaoheng...
Although he was mentally prepared, he still couldn't help feeling sour. His eyes stayed on her face for a moment before he nodded and said, "That's right. I really don't know the difference between the two. Thank you both for clarifying."
Gu Nianzhi smiled at him and took two cocktails from the passing waiter, one for He Zhichu and one for Huo Shaoheng: "Happy New Year to both of you!"
He Zhichu and Huo Shaoheng held the wine glasses, slowly raised them towards each other, and then drank them all at the same time.
"Shao Heng? I'm very happy that you can come to my New Year's dinner." A seductive female voice came from behind He Zhichu.
He Zhichu didn't look back and knew that Dou Qingyan was coming.
He put the wine glass in his hand back on the waiter's tray, took another glass of fruit wine and put it in Gu Nianzhi's hand, "This is fruit wine. The alcohol content is very low. You should drink some too."
Gu Nianzhi's eyes had long been attracted by Dou Qingyan, who had just walked over.
I saw that she had changed into a tight-fitting deep purple velvet cheongsam, which outlined her undulating figure like peaks and ridges, making her breathtakingly beautiful.
Her beauty is the beauty of a woman who has matured to the extreme, but has not withered in the flowering stage.
"Take it and drink it slowly." He Zhichu's voice was like mellow wine, pouring into Gu Nianzhi's heart. She took the glass absentmindedly and took a sip without looking at it. Her eyes stayed on Dou Qingyan's face for a moment. , then moved to Huo Shaoheng's face.
Although Huo Shaoheng's face remained calm, Gu Nianzhi was so familiar with him that he actually saw a hint of mood swings in his eyes...
Looking at Dou Qingyan again, he looks down-to-earth and generous.
Gu Nianzhi was secretly shocked.
Dou Qingyan stood in front of Huo Shaoheng holding a snow-white cashmere shawl, and said with emotion: "I haven't seen you for six years, and you are more calm than before." After a pause, he chuckled again: "You are more handsome too."
Huo Shaoheng smiled and said, "Qing Yan is still so funny."
He put one hand in the pocket of his suit pants and held a new cocktail glass in his other hand, shaking it gently.
Dou Qingyan then said hello to He Zhichu and said to Huo Shaoheng: "I ran into some trouble abroad, and it was Lawyer He and Lawyer Wen who helped me resolve it." After hesitating for a long time, Dou Qingyan stroked it with his hand. Holding her left wrist, which was wearing a one-inch-wide antique gold bracelet, she added: "I didn't want to come back, but after such a big thing happened abroad, it's boring to think about it. It's still my own country." Well, I also missed my family and friends, so I came back.”
"It's best if you can figure it out." Huo Shaoheng raised his glass, "Happy New Year."
"Happy New Year." Dou Qingyan casually took a glass of cocktail, clinked the glasses with Huo Shaoheng, and they both took a sip at the same time.
Seeing Dou Qingyan and Huo Shaoheng chatting, He Zhichu smiled and whispered to Gu Nianzhi: "Nianzhi, I sent you a text message saying that there was something going on at school and asked you to report to school in advance. Did you receive it? No?"
"Oh, this matter..." Gu Nianzhi's attention was completely on Huo Shaoheng and Dou Qingyan, and he almost didn't care to talk to He Zhichu, but He Zhichu didn't allow her to be distracted, so he simply stretched out his hand and took her arm. , pulled her towards the screen in the corner, and whispered: "When my comrades are reunited, don't stand by and make light bulbs."
"Are they comrades in arms?" Gu Nianzhihu asked, wanting to ask Zhao Liangze to come over and ask, but found that Zhao Liangze had left at some point.
"Of course he is a comrade. Didn't your good guardian tell you?" He Zhichu also put one hand in his trouser pocket and held a cocktail glass in the other, with a smile dancing in his peach blossom eyes, "Dou Qingyan and your guardian Mr. Huo joined the army almost at the same time, but six years ago, Dou Qingyan suddenly retired from the army and went abroad, and did not return until this year."
Gu Nianzhi: "..."
She looked at Dou Qingyan standing in front of Huo Shaoheng with a cheerful smile. Huo Shaoheng didn't stay away from other women like he did.
There is a tacit understanding between the two that is difficult for outsiders to describe.
The smile on He Zhichu's face grew stronger. He lowered his head and whispered in Gu Nianzhi's ear: "...Are they a good match? Whether it's their appearance or their family background?"
Gu Nianzhi remained unmoved, raised his eyes and looked at He Zhichu calmly, and said, "Professor He, how do you know so much?"
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