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Published at 22nd of February 2020 01:10:06 AM
Chapter 731: 731

Gu Nianzhi fully understood Huo Shaoheng’s position . This was also part of the reason why she wanted out of this relationship . For someone of his position, he should have been at the inauguration . Now, so many people were calling him…


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However, Huo Shaoheng held onto the steering wheel and replied calmly, “I don’t want to, because I have something more important to do . ” Getting married, of course . That was the most important thing in his life . The only thing .

Gu Nianzhi smiled . She looked outside the car and said gloomily, “Look, it’s nothing good being with me . I’ll still delay your work . I hope that you’ll be able to think clearly after a few days so we can end this properly . ”

“Attending the inauguration isn’t my job . ” Huo Shaoheng placed his arm around Gu Nianzhi’s neck and turned her head to face him . “End properly? You can get that out of your head . Even if we really have to in the future, it wouldn’t be proper . ”

“What do you mean?!” Gu Nianzhi felt herself boiling with anger again . “We’re all adults . We’ll stay if we can get along and leave if we can’t . You don’t even understand this logic?”

She had not shown any temper in front of Huo Shaoheng in the past . She was easily contented—a little affection could make her bloom . Heck, she bloomed even without affection . However, over the past two days, she had realized that she wasn’t able to control her temper very well .

“You still remember that you’re already a legal adult?” Huo Shaoheng’s tone had a hint of mockery . “An adult would think of running away from problems instead of solving them?”

“When did I run away from problems? I’ve been trying hard to solve this issue . ” Gu Nianzhi tried hard to push Huo Shaoheng’s hand away . “Don’t touch me . How many times have I told you? I’ll apply for a personal protection order from the court if you continue doing so and not allow you to appear anywhere near me!”

“Is breaking up the solution to a problem? And you’re still denying that you’re running away . ” Huo Shaoheng retracted his hand and looked at her sideways . “You still want to apply for a personal protection order? Are you sure? Nianzhi, you’re a lawyer, not a heartless reporter who merely wants to capture attention with headlines . ”

Gu Nianzhi snorted and turned away . “To be honest, our problem is not solvable . Therefore, only a breakup will work . However, you refuse . You even brought out a marriage certificate . You’re sure it won’t be worse three years from now?”

“That was why I said that there won’t be a ‘proper ending’ between us . ” Huo Shaoheng looked ahead, and his tone clearly became more lighthearted, like he was talking about something that wasn’t important . However, his words were full of impact . “We don’t have to think about what will happen in three years . It wouldn’t be of use now, even if we thought about it . ”

Gu Nianzhi couldn’t help but bite her nails . Huo Shaoheng’s masculinity used to be extremely attractive to Gu Nianzhi . However, she felt suffocated now .


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Taking a look at Gu Nianzhi, Huo Shaoheng sighed . It looked like she was stressed out by him . She hadn’t bitten her nails in a long time, but she was doing it again now . He knew that she would bite her nails whenever she was stressed out . Huo Shaoheng fell silent and concentrated on driving .

After a while, his phone rang again . This time, it was his father, Huo Guanchen . “Shaoheng, your grandfather and Jialan are coming back today . Are you picking them up?”

Huo Shaoheng put on his Bluetooth earpiece and said calmly, “I’m sick, won’t be going . ” However, he continued after a pause, “I will get people to pick them up . ”

“Yes . Just don’t forget . They’ll land at one o’clock in the afternoon . ” Huo Guanchen sounded extremely unhappy . “And I heard that you won’t be attending the inauguration? Why? Are you that sick?”

“Yes . I can’t even fetch my grandfather, so how can I attend the inauguration?” Huo Shaoheng turned the steering wheel and exited the expressway . “It’ll be fine if you just go . Isn’t grandfather going as well? So would it matter if was there?”

Huo Guanchen fell silent for a while . “How did you know that your grandfather would be there as well?”

Huo Shaoheng’s grandfather, Huo Guanchen’s father, Gu Xuenong, was also a general, but he had already retired a couple of years ago . Usually, they wouldn’t invite people like them to ceremonies like this, unless he was an important right hand man in the past, just like General Ji . However, Huo Xuenong had never been one . He was at most the right hand man’s assistant . Therefore, Huo Guanchen was taken aback that Huo Shaoheng would know that his grandfather would be attending the inauguration .

He knew because Cai Songyin had told him personally . When she found out that Huo Xuenong was recuperating in the Xie’s mansion in France, she passionately invited them back to attend the inauguration . She even sent the plane tickets and invitation all the way there .

Huo Shaoheng did not know about that yet, as it happened before he began to spy on the Tan’s . Anyway, the spying would only happen at their workplace . He wouldn’t be able to spy on them in their home . Therefore, he was merely analyzing the situation based on common sense .

“…Grandfather has been in France for so long . If there wasn’t anything important, why would he come back?” Huo Shaoheng was indifferent . “We already have two people attending from our family . How would it look if I was there, too? Must we work under them now? Father, I didn’t know we’ve stooped so low already . ”

Huo Guanchen was furious . Of course he wasn’t going because he wanted to bootlick the Tan’s . He was going because he wanted the Tan’s daughter, Tan Guiren, to be his daughter-in-law . To Huo Guanchen, the girl who would be able to marry his son should be good tempered and filial on top of coming from a good family and having a good character and looks . Being filial was of utmost importance .


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Dou Qingyan, the daughter of the previous Prime Minister, was from a good family and had good looks as well . However, Huo Guanchen was not happy with her, as he felt that that girl was willful, stubborn, and not filial . He knew that Huo Shaoheng was stubborn too, much less filial . If his wife wasn’t filial, Huo Shaoheng would think that he had support and become even more distant from the family .

Tan Guiren left him with an impression that she came from a good family, was a good girl, clever, and beautiful . He also heard that she had never had a boyfriend before and was extremely obedient and filial .

“What do you mean by bootlicking? Shaoheng, when did you become so rebellious? This is basic courtesy!” Huo Guanchen was extremely angry . “Your grandfather and I will be going tonight . Your mother will be going as well . Come along if you have nothing going on . ”

“I’ve said that I’m sick . ” Huo Shaoheng almost wanted to honk his car horn . “I have no obligation to the Tans . If you’re going to continue forcing me, I can only blacklist your number . ”

“Don’t you dare!” Huo Guanchen stood up from his chair in his study in a fit of anger . However, the next moment, he realized that the line had already been cut off . He called back again frantically and realized that Huo Shaoheng had not blacklisted his number . He had merely stopped picking up the calls and forwarded them to his voicemail mailbox .

Huo Guanchen breathed a sigh of relief .

After Huo Shaoheng’s phone call, Gu Nianzhi fell silent as well . She knew that the phone call was from Huo Shaoheng’s father . However, she did not ask about it . She only thought about her father, Gu Xiangwen, who was recuperating in the Special Forces headquarters .

After contemplating, she took out her phone and called Chen Lie . “Are you busy, Brother Chen?”

Chen Lie was looking through some data analysis in his office . Seeing that it was Gu Nianzhi who called him, he picked it up immediately . “No, I’m just looking at some documents . Is there anything the matter, little bride?”

Gu Nianzhi ignored the “little bride” and asked, “My father, Mr . Gu, how is he? I forgot to visit him when I was at the headquarters today . ” She reflected that she wasn’t a filial daughter .


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Chen Lie was taken aback . He chuckled . “It’s okay! Mr . Gu is still in a vegetative state . He wouldn’t know, even if you had come . ” Then, in order to make Gu Nianzhi feel less guilty, Chen Lie continued, “Actually, your sister, Gu Yanran, has been coming less, too . Just take care of yourself well and stop letting your thoughts run wild . ”

Gu Nianzhi smiled and said, “Gu Yanran isn’t my father’s biological daughter, but I’m different…”

Chen Lie’s brows furrowed . Did she not know that her DNA did not match Gu Xiangwen’s? Chen Lie contemplated for a while before saying, “Nianzhi, hold on . I’ve got to answer a call,” and used the landline to call Huo Shaoheng .

Huo Shaoheng answered the call with his Bluetooth earpiece .

“Mr . Huo, regarding Nianzhi’s background, should we tell her the truth? We can’t keep the fact of the DNA a secret much longer . Since Gu Yanran has already spilled the beans, I don’t want Nianzhi to be the only one in the dark . ” Chen Lie tried to convince Huo Shaoheng quietly .

“Go ahead . ” Huo Shaoheng agreed . Since they were already married, he wouldn’t have to worry about Gu Nianzhi’s protection .

Chen Lie returned to the call with Gu Nianzhi and began talking gently . “Nianzhi, I have something to tell you . ”

“Yes, Brother Chen?”

“Gu Xiangwen’s… and your DNA don’t match . You’re not his biological daughter . ” Chen Lie felt an overwhelming sense of silence from the other end of the call . Gu Nianzhi seemed to have even stopped breathing .

Chen Lie continued, “But Gu Yanran and Gu Xiangwen’s DNA match . They’re biological father and daughter . ”

Gu Nianzhi only felt hot on her face, like it had been slapped . Even though she did not have much familial love with Gu Xiangwen, she had always thought that she was the biological one, and Gu Yanran was the adopted one . She knew that her DNA was different from Gu Yanran’s, but she didn’t know that it was also different from Gu Xiangwen’s . Now this would be awkward .

Gu Nianzhi forced a smile . “I got it . Thanks, Brother Chen . ”

Upon hanging up, Gu Nianzhi looked at Huo Shaoheng . “Did you know that Gu Xiangwen wasn’t my biological father?”

Huo Shaoheng looked at her . “Yes . I only found out recently as well . However, there are still things that we cannot explain in this incident . Therefore, we kept it between ourselves…”

…until Gu Yanran spilled the beans when Gu Nianzhi was missing .

Gu Nianzhi and Huo Shaoheng’s thoughts were on the same wavelength . She immediately thought about this question . “Since no one said it, then why tell me all of a sudden?”

Huo Shaoheng did not hide this fact from her, either . “Gu Yanran spilled it when you were missing . ”

Gu Nianzhi was speechless .

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