Chapter 187 - Going Home (1/2)

Chapter 187: Going Home

Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

The headlights of the procession stretched down the road, transforht was suddenly bright with life and excite’s broad chest Every shred of loneliness within her had vanished

She knehere her past, present, and future belonged—by his side, and in his arht, her suppressed sobs were as heartbreaking to hear as the plaintive cries of a new-born kitten

She did not want to cry openly So like a spoiled child at her age

Besides, she was noare that her feelings for Huo Shaoheng had changed: they had grown beyond the innocent, guileless trust of a young child towards her caretaker

Once she was done crying, Gu Nianzhi buried her head in Huo Shaoheng’s chest and took a long, deep breath, as though trying to absorb the warently on the back He was soothing her, pacifying her, the way he used to when she was a er child

Gu Nianzhi closed her eyes and finally lifted her head fro’s chest She took a step backwards and broke away from his embrace

She looked around her, and, for the first tiht an entire procession with hi line of military vehicles were parked on the road The first three vehicles were mine-proof and explosion-proof 4WDs These off-road vehicles were so sturdy, they would be able to run over a h a hailstorm of rocket missiles relatively unharmed

Behind the 4WDs were four identical cars: black, sleek, and bulletproof They served to confuse the ene an attack on the coure out which of the four bulletproof cars he was riding in

The bulletproof cars were followed by three military pickup trucks, the standard form of military transport inside urban areas Dozens of fully-armed orderlies rode in the back of each truck

These were Huo Shaoheng’s orderlies, led by Fan Jian, the head orderly They were under Huo Shaoheng’s direct command, and listened only to his orders

As soon as Huo Shaoheng stepped out of his car, 100 fully-armed soldiers jumped out of the trucks behind hi street, their guns loaded and at the ready

Several pedestrians and cars tried to turn into the street, but all of theht of the ar and his men had practically taken over the entire street

Both Yin shi+xiong and Zhao Liangze were dressed in their full lieutenant colonel unifor as they watched the surroundings attentively for possible threats

A short distance away, s They covered all the blind spots in the vicinity, defending the ainst potential eneeneral and acting coion It was standard procedure for someone of his rank to move about with a motorcade of this size

He had rarely done so, however—in the past, he had aluards, all of the

So why had he brought this grand procession with him just to pick her up?

Wasn’t her identity supposed to be a secret?

When she had e, she had used a fake identity nobody outside of the uardian; it had been a well-kept secret

Gu Nianzhi looked at Huo Shaoheng doubtfully Her evocative, soulful eyes shone like black jade in the night, bright with unspoken fears

Huo Shaoheng understood theof her look He looked at the vehicles andto ser a secret”

This er had to hide her connection with the military

Gu Nianzhi’s heart leapt She was overjoyed, but in the next moment, she was suddenly uneasy and doubtful

A multitude of expressions flashed across her face Her lips curved doards—it was i

Gu Nianzhi lowered her head “Really? But I’uardian anyue He turned to open the car door “Let’s go I’m here to take you home”

Gu Nianzhi looked up at him, but could not see any flicker of emotion on his stoic face She turned to look at where she had been sitting

Her pink suitcase was still there

Zhao Liangze quickly walked to the suitcase and carried it to her

“Thank you, Brother Ze” Gu Nianzhi’s voice was a tiny, sheepish squeak, alze smiled at her as he lifted her suitcase into the trunk

Gu Nianzhi stooped to get into the car She sat in the last row Huo Shaoheng followed her, and sat next to her

It was a big car, a lot e car The backseat ide enough for four people, instead of the usual three

As soon as Huo Shaoheng sat down, however, Gu Nianzhi felt boxed in She moved aardly to the far side of the car, towards the other