Chapter 475
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"Understood," Zhao Liangze said . It was obvious that Huo Shaoheng had rescued Gu Yanran, then drifted to one of the islands belonging to the Gu family . As for the masked sniper who kidnapped Gu Yanran, either he was shot, dead, or captured by Huo Shaoheng . There were no other possibilities .
Zhao Liangze and Yin Shixiong admired Huo Shaoheng's execution during tasks . He never disappointed them .
Huo Shaoheng removed his Bluetooth earpiece and placed it beside the basin . Then he took a quick shower . He intended on wearing his own clothes once he was done . Even though they were drenched, they were still wearable .
Huo Shaoheng came out of the shower wrapped in a towel . He heard someone knock on the door, then Gu Yanran's voice followed .
"Mr . Huo, I have some of my father's clothes here . He's about your height, and all these clothes are brand new . They even have the tags . I'll put them on your bed . You can wear them after you're done . " She left after that .
Huo Shaoheng did not respond . After waiting for a moment, he opened the door to take a look . He made sure Gu Yanran had really left and examined the three sets of clothing placed neatly on the bed .
One of them was sky blue, the other light grey, and the last one was a dark olive color . Huo Shaoheng liked the simple colors and designs . He was slightly taken aback by her forethought, but he picked up the clothes and took a closer look . They were all made from a combination of linen and cotton, and their thread counts were high, which made them extremely suitable for a tropical country . The designs were plain and simple but had amazing workmanship . One look and you could tell they were expensive . A second look confirmed that the clothes were still new, with their tags intact . Of course, the price tag had been removed .
After a while, Huo Shaoheng removed his towel and selected the dark olive colored set of clothes . It appeared that Gu Yanran's father was almost as tall as Huo Shaoheng, but perhaps not as muscular as him . The shoulders were smaller than Huo Shaoheng was comfortable with, but thankfully, the fabric contained lycra, so it was slightly stretchable . It would have looked more casual on a slimmer man, but it accentuated Huo Shaoheng's muscles and made him look even more masculine . Once he was done changing, Huo Shaoheng came out of the room . He was rather surprised to smell food .
He did not look for the source of the smell but took a tiny device out of his button and moved around in the house . It appeared as if he was only looking at the house's decor, but he was really testing if the house had any hidden cameras . The members of the Special Forces were trained to do this every time they went to a new location, and it had become an occupational habit . When Yin Shixiong and Zhao Liangze had gone to America with Gu Nianzhi, they'd used the same device to discover hidden cameras in the house they were staying in .
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Huo Shaoheng had also tested the bathroom before he showered . He only began his shower after he'd made sure the bathroom had no hidden recording devices . He wasn't being suspicious . This was merely a habit . Huo Shaoheng walked around the house, but the device showed nothing out of the ordinary .
Looks like this is really just a normal holiday villa with no hidden devices, Huo Shaoheng thought . He turned and walked to the bedroom and placed the device back into his button . Then, he picked up his seawater-soaked clothes and walked into the kitchen to speak to Gu Yanran, who was busy cooking .
"Miss Gu, do you have a washing machine and a dryer here?"
Gu Yanran wore a mustard yellow apron and was about to open the pot and give the soup a taste when she heard Huo Shaoheng's voice from behind her . She turned and was taken aback to see a tall, muscular, handsome man walk into the kitchen . His features were even more handsome than a Greek sculpture . His face was expressionless, but there was no coldness in his gaze . He walked over calmly . His eyes looking like stars in the night sky, able to drown anyone who looked into them…
Gu Yanran's heart skipped a beat, and she suddenly became nervous . She felt her cheeks turn red, and she knew she was blushing furiously . It reminded her of the time she'd had a fever as a child . Her mother had been worried and stayed awake the entire night to take care of her . She would place her cheek against Gu Yanran's to test for the change in her temperature .
She felt the same way now, like she was running a high fever .
"Yes, we do have a washer and dryer . They're in the garage there . Just place your clothes in the basket, Mr . Huo . I'll wash them for you . " Gu Yanran turned away and pointed at the laundry room .
Huo Shaoheng walked over and noticed her face that was unusually red . "Are you feeling well?" He asked .
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Gu Yanran lowered her face and shook her head . "Yes . I'm just feeling warm because I'm making soup . "
Then she moved over to show Huo Shaoheng two pots of soup .
Huo Shaoheng smiled . "Sorry to trouble you, Miss Gu, but I don't eat soup . You can have them for yourself . You've gone through a great trauma today . The soup will give you your strength back . " He looked around the kitchen then left .
He never ate anything others cooked, much less at a place like this . Huo Shaoheng's job had trained him to be careful about every little thing .
Taking risks was part of his job, but he never took unnecessary risks .
Gu Yanran did not expect him to not eat the soup and felt disappointed . "Mr . Huo, are you worried this soup isn't safe to eat? I can eat it first to show you . "
She took a small bowl of creamy white soup, lowered her gaze, and used the tip of her tongue to test the temperature . Then she sipped all the soup gracefully . She raised her head and smacked her lips .
"See? It's safe . " Gu Yanran said carefully and looked at the sky outside the kitchen . "It's raining cats and dogs out there, and the temperature will drop soon . It'll be better for you to have some soup to keep you warm . I've added ginger powder . That'll warm you up as well . "
She turned around and stirred the soup . "My little sister had a weak stomach when she was a child, and she was a fussy eater . Mom and Dad doted on her, but I doted on her even more . I wanted her to be exposed to more food types, so I learned a lot of herbal recipes from famous Chines physicians, just because of her fussiness . "
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Huo Shaoheng stopped in his tracks briefly and said, "oh?"
Then he left the kitchen . Gu Yanran waited for a while . She turned around when she felt that there was no one in the kitchen and saw the door to the kitchen was open, but Huo Shaoheng wasn't there .
It's pouring . Where did he go? Oh lord, please don't leave, Gu Yanran began to panic . The island belonged to the Gu family, and she knew it better than anyone . In order to preserve the natural feel of the land, her parents had insisted on only building one villa on the south side of the island . The rest of the island remained untouched . There were animals, poisonous snakes, crocodiles, and Komodo dragons on the land .
Gu Yanran went pale . He removed her apron, put on a poncho, grabbed a torch used for camping, and went into the rain .
"Mr . Huo? Mr . Huo? Mr . Huo?"
Gu Yanran called out for Huo Shaoheng in between sobs, but all she heard was the rain . It drowned out even the echoes of her voice .
At that moment, Huo Shaoheng was walking amongst the coconut plantation . He was wearing a poncho and a pair of rubber boots from the garage of the villa . Looking up, he saw fresh coconuts high up on the coconut tree . Gulping, he realized that he was actually thirsty .
He would not touch anything in the villa, but wild coconuts were natural sources of water . There was also plenty of edible fruit growing in the jungle like bananas, passion fruits, jackfruits, custard apples, and durians . It truly was a tropical island .
Huo Shaoheng threw some stones at the coconut tree, and a couple of huge coconuts fell onto the ground . He picked up a coconut and hit it against a rock . The husk cracked, revealing the flesh and water inside . Huo Shaoheng began drinking from the coconut . Only after drinking from the third coconut, each one the size of a basketball, did Huo Shaoheng feel his was finally quenched .
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Holding the torchlight in one hand and a poncho in the other, Gu Yanran moved slowly through the muddy grounds, hoarse from all the shouting . She walked until she saw a tall figure emerging from the forest, parting the branches as he moved .
It was Huo Shaoheng in a poncho . He had an entire string of fruit in one hand and a huge snake, its body the thickness of a mug, in the other .
Gu Yanran was shocked .
"Be careful, Mr . Huo! That snake is poisonous!"
"No worries . I've already removed its teeth and eaten its gall . We'll have snake soup when we get back . " Huo Shaoheng threw the snake to Gu Yanran . "Miss Gu, do you know how to make snake soup?"
Gu Yanran screamed and moved back . Trembling, she stammered, "Mr . Huo, I- I- I have no idea how to make snake soup . "Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please click www . webnovel . com for visiting .
Huo Shaoheng shook his head . "I'll do the cooking then . I'll borrow your kitchen, Miss Gu . "
"No- No problem . " Gu Yanran entered the kitchen nervously behind Huo Shaoheng .
Using a Swiss army knife, Huo Shaoheng skillfully skinned, washed, and chopped the snake up . Then, he threw the nicely chopped snake pieces into a pot of boiling water . After that, he added some coconut water, salt, and some unknown herbs for taste .
Upon seeing the snake being chopped up into pieces, Gu Yanran did not feel afraid anymore . Moving towards the kitchen, she peeked into the pot of creamy white stew containing snake meat . Taking a deep breath, she couldn't help but say, "it smells so good! Mr . Huo, I didn't expect you to be able to cook so well!"