Chapter 247 - Sincerely Proud (1/2)
Chapter 247: Sincerely Proud
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Huo Shaoheng leisurely leaned backwards into the sofa His face was indifferent, but there was a sharp, stubborn glint in his eyes “Chair, my mother survived the laboratory mishap, but she was also a victim Please do not use loaded terms to make it sound like my mother deliberately caused the accident”
Chair was stunned to hear this, but quickly recollected hi semantics with me, eh?”
The Huaxia Eulations; arguing se wasn’t used to getting into verbal arguments, but he always made sure to protect the people important to hi” Huo Shaoheng lifted his chin slightly “What I ths to save and cure my mother Surely you understand that I don’t want her to be subjected to unfair treat and General Ji will be able to relaythe case—tell the ation, but if they try anything fishy, or if they try to control my mother’s freedom… well, I’m sorry to say this, but I have only three words for the stared at Huo Shaoheng, dumbstruck It was a full minute before he turned to General Ji and said, aot the ju anyone about it If only my successor were at least half as capable as yours…”
He shook his head, too disheartened to drink even his favorite green tea He began slapping one knee with an irritable hand as he coer here, but the two houses in parliaerheads with each other Hoish sooblins and imps!”
Pfffffft!
General Ji could not help it He sprayed his mouthful of tea out, onto the coffee table before hiht?! Did you just call your fellow asseoblins and i’s lips curved into a faint s Most of the people in parlia to ith ‘Unruly goblins and i it mildly”
“You’re one to talk! The other countries all hate our Special Operations Forces What right have you to call other people ‘despicable,’ when you’re the American CIA and the British MI5’s top-hated ene as he pretended to admonish him In fact, he was sincerely proud of the Special Ops
“Hah, would you rather the CIA and the MI5 sing our praises? I’ by now if they actually like the Special Ops, instead of hating us,” said Huo Shaoheng in a rare display of candid huot hed heartily
Chair envious; he was truly jealous that General Ji had been able to find such a reliable successor In a fit of : “By the way, have you discovered where Gu Nianzhi ca, Gu Nianzhi had utterly destroyed Bai Jinyi with a few succinct phrases Everyone who knew a thing or two about debating had been i, who had high, exacting standards, had been thoroughly awed and excited to see such proet her to join hi’s blood briefly ran cold, but he did not show it He shook his head and said i leads We just haven’t had the time to follow up on the was elated to hear there was a new lead He juhing heartily “Excellent! Shaoheng, once you find out who she really is and where she came from, I’ll have her join the parliament! She’s quick-witted, and an exceptionally eloquent speaker I’ll personally groom her to bepillar in parlia: “…”
General Ji: “…”
“What’s wrong? You don’t approve?” Chair and General Ji’s faces He walked over to General Ji and bent over to ask hiht? You’re no relative of hers”
General Ji could barely keep hihter He shook his head and said: “Gu Nianzhi just turned 18—and you expect her to s of unruly, stubborn senators within the next few years?! You !”
“She’s only 18?!” Chairsters these days just can’t wait to surpass us, eh?”
Chair lapsed into a fewroo stubbornly: “Well, I don’t care how old she is Once you find out where she’s fro to convince her to join the Senate”
“…Chairo to graduate school,” said Huo Shaoheng cal parent “Let’s wait until she graduates”
“If she’s a graduate student, she needs to doher nose in her books all day—she should intern at the Senate!” Chairht this over He stopped and looked sideways at Huo Shaoheng: “Where’s Gu Nianzhi now?”
“Asleep,” lied Huo Shaoheng with a straight face He knew that Gu Nianzhi was still awake
It wasn’t like Chairo upstairs to the bedroo looked at his watch and discovered that it was al: “Well, looks like I’ll be ushering in the New Year here tonight” He turned to look at General Ji “How about a round of Go, Old Ji?”
Both Chair Go They were more or less evenly ainst each other
Huo Shaoheng instructed an orderly to bring a Go board When the board was set up and they were ready to play, he got up and said: “Take your time I’ll head over to the kitchen to order supper, and then check in with Chen Lie in the study”
“Go on, don’tdid not even look up as they waved hia ordered his orderly to stay and attend to the two olderthe room to look for Chen Lie
Chen Lie was in his s’s official medical record of her condition and treat bits and pieces to create the “perfect” record—it had to hold up to the closest scrutiny