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Published at 7th of May 2019 02:35:04 AM
Chapter 285: 285


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Chen Lie walked in with a breakfast tray stacked with his favorite food . He heard what Huo Shaoheng had just said, and frowned heavily . "Boss, you can lecture Little Ze and Big Xiong all you want, but why are you dragging me into it? When have I ever been a gossip? Tch, what an insult! Don't you know what everyone calls me in the military general hospital? I'm Dr . Icy Cool Dreamboat over there!"

Pffffft!

Zhao Liangze and Yin Shixiong burst into laughter .

"What? You don't believe me? Well, I'm not going to treat you the next time you fall sick, then!" Chen Lie played his trump card .

Zhao Liangze and Yin Shixiong immediately began to suck up to Chen Lie . They pulled out a seat for him, and poured him a glass of milk . "Have a seat, Brother Chen . Are you tired? Do you want us to feed you?"

"Bah, go away!" Chen Lie shot Huo Shaoheng a glance, before turning to survey the dining hall . He asked, surprised, "Huh, where's Nianzhi? And Mrs . Song?"

The orderly in charge of the dining hall quickly spoke up . "Mrs . Song informed me that she wants to have her breakfast in her room . Do you want to ask Mrs . Song to come to the table instead, General Huo?"

"No, that won't be necessary," Huo Shaoheng replied with a dismissive wave of his hand . He looked at the breakfast on the table, and added: "Take Nianzhi's breakfast tray to her room, and bring it back once she's done eating . "

"Yes, sir . "

The orderly lifted Gu Nianzhi's breakfast tray and walked to her bedroom . He knocked on the door, but no one answered .

He pressed the intercom beside the door and spoke into it . "Miss Gu, I brought you your breakfast . "

Gu Nianzhi was in the middle of a shower . She heard the orderly over the intercom in the bathroom, and hastily turned off the water . She said loudly, "You can leave it in the living room, thanks! I'm still in the shower, you can open the door and come in . It isn't locked . "


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"Okay, I'll leave your breakfast on the coffee table in the living room . " The orderly opened the door, set the breakfast tray on the table, and left the room, shutting the door behind him . He returned to the dining hall .

Zhao Liangze saw the orderly, and asked anxiously: "…Did Nianzhi eat her breakfast?"

The orderly shook his head . "Miss Gu was in the middle of a shower, sir . I left the tray on the coffee table . "

Zhao Liangze and Yin Shixiong breathed a sigh of relief . The two exchanged a look as they tried to hide the smile on their faces . They knew what was up: Nianzhi was taking a shower because Zhao Liangze had said she smelled of sweat .

"Oh, our little girl is beginning to care about her appearances . She's all grown up now, hahahaha!"

Zhao Liangze and Yin Shixiong felt like proud fathers . They laughed heartily .

Huo Shaoheng did not react . He continued eating his breakfast, his face entirely devoid of expression .

Chen Lie was still annoyed at Huo Shaoheng for calling him a gossip . A sly smile crept over his face; he turned to the orderly and asked: "Miss Gu was in the middle of a shower? How did you enter her room, then?"


The orderly was a young man of 17, younger than Gu Nianzhi, and was extremely honest . He answered seriously: "Miss Gu told me to enter the room myself, because she didn't lock the door . "

"She didn't lock the door…?" Chen Lie said with cunning emphasis . He kept sneaking looks at Huo Shaoheng . "So she doesn't lock the door when she's taking a shower? Tsk tsk, the little lady shouldn't make a habit out of it . She's safe enough here, but if she gets used to it and forgets to lock the door when she's taking a shower elsewhere… oh my, I can't bear to think what might happen…"

Chen Lie's sharp eyes saw Huo Shaoheng's fingers tighten on his knife and fork, but only for a split second . After that momentary, almost imperceptible lapse of control, he continued eating his breakfast with all the calmness of a placid lake .

The major general ate unhurriedly, showing no signs of anxiety . After he had finished his food, he leisurely drank a small cup of coffee, before turning to Zhao Liangze to say: "You told me yesterday you had some documents to send over to me . I have some time now, send them over . "


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Zhao Liangze was still in the middle of his breakfast . He almost choked on his food, and had to quickly down an entire glass of juice to keep from choking . "I'm still in the middle of preparing those documents . Do you want them now, Mr . Huo?"

"Yes, right now . I have to attend the meeting with the military's Supreme Council in the afternoon, but I have some free time before that . " Huo Shaoheng got up and strode out of the dining hall without another word .

"Yes, sir!" Zhao Liangze immediately abandoned his breakfast and hurried off to prepare the documents for Huo Shaoheng .

Chen Lie rubbed his chin thoughtfully as he watched Huo Shaoheng's retreating back . He was impressed: the son of a gun had gotten even better at hiding his feelings .

He had not been able to catch the slightest change in the major general's expression, and he was his closest friend!

What amazing composure!

Chen Lie gave Huo Shaoheng's back a thumbs-up .

Yin Shixiong stared at him, baffled . He stuffed his mouth with mashed potatoes and cheese, and mumbled with his mouth full: "Doctor Chen, what do you mean by that?"

Chen Lie smiled cheekily . "I was just complimenting General Huo . Look at him, he's as steady and as inscrutable as a mountain . I don't think anything can faze him now . "

"Well, duh! That's what sets him apart from the rest of us . Why else do you think he's a major general, while I'm just a lieutenant colonel, even though we're the same age?" Yin Shixiong rolled his eyes . "Dr . Chen, you should learn a thing or two from Mr . Huo . You've been stuck at the rank of senior colonel for ages now . "

This was a sensitive topic for Chen Lie, and it angered him to hear Huo Shaoheng's personal secretary tease him about it . He shouted: "Get out!"

He wished he could shoot daggers out of his eyes at Yin Shixiong .

Yin Shixiong chuckled . He leisurely popped two dumplings into his mouth, one after the other, before sauntering out of the room .

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Huo Shaoheng returned to the second floor, and hesitated before the door to his suite . He looked at the opposite door, the door to Gu Nianzhi's room, and decided to pay her a visit . He walked over and opened the door .

The orderly had been telling the truth: the door wasn't locked . He noted the untouched breakfast tray on the coffee table—was Gu Nianzhi still in the shower?

Huo Shaoheng locked the door behind him . He made his way across the living room to the bedroom further inside .

The bathroom was inside the bedroom .

He walked into the bedroom, but did not hear the sound of running water from the bathroom .

The silence puzzled Huo Shaoheng . He called out: "Nianzhi?"

Gu Nianzhi was in the bathroom, rubbing body lotion into her skin as she stared at the bottles of perfume on the dressing table . She could not decide which to use .

She was momentarily taken aback to hear Huo Shaoheng's voice . She hurriedly wrapped a bath towel around her and walked out of the bathroom . "Huo Shao? Is there a problem?"

Huo Shaoheng turned around and saw Gu Nianzhi standing before him .

Drops of water rolled off her dark hair . Her bath towel, wrapped around her chest, was only long enough to reach her thighs .

She was fresh out of the shower, and her skin shone like a lustrous pearl . She seemed to glow all over .

Huo Shaoheng swallowed heavily . He said in a low voice: "…Who taught you to bathe without locking the door?"

Gu Nianzhi looked around, perplexed . "We're in your official residence, Huo Shao . It's 100% safe in here . In fact, I feel safe enough to run around naked . "

"Are you insane?" Huo Shaoheng knew Gu Nianzhi was right about his residence being secure, but he could not stop the anger welling within him . He took a few steps towards her, his expression solemn . "Care to repeat that?"

Gu Nianzhi took two steps backwards, alarmed . She tightened her hold on the bath towel around her and summoned the courage to say: "Am I wrong? Everyone here is nice and respectable, they would never do anything to me . And even if there's a bad egg among them, your residence is so heavily monitored they'd be arrested before they can try anything! Why should I be afraid? Why do I have to lock the door?"

"And you think that makes it okay for you to take a shower without locking the door? To run around naked?" Huo Shaoheng frowned heavily at Gu Nianzhi . She was too relaxed around men . Was she merely careless, or had he failed to educate her properly?

Gu Nianzhi did not understand why Huo Shaoheng was angry . She blinked her large, misty eyes at him as she said in a small voice: "…It was just an example, it's not like I plan on running around naked… I know the men here wouldn't dare lay a finger on me, but I'm not that shameless to walk around in my birthday suit, you know…"

"Couldn't you have come up with a better example?" Huo Shaoheng clasped his hands behind his back . He made no move to close the remaining distance between himself and Gu Nianzhi . "Remember to lock the door when you take a shower next time . No exceptions . "

"Well, at least I locked… the bathroom door… yes, of course…" Gu Nianzhi suddenly remembered that she had not locked the bathroom door either…

She tried not to think about it . She nodded and said, a little guiltily, "Don't worry, I'll remember to lock the outer door next time . "

Huo Shaoheng could tell something was wrong from her tone . "…You locked the bathroom door just now, right?"

If Huo Shaoheng hadn't asked, Gu Nianzhi could have kept quiet about it, and it wouldn't have counted as a lie .

But Huo Shaoheng had asked, and she had to answer him .

She recalled how furious Huo Shaoheng had been a moment ago, and was worried he would be even angrier with her if she told him the truth .

Tears swirled in her eyes, but she refused to let them fall .

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