Chapter 750 - Determining Truth and Falsehood (3) (2/2)

But Gu Nianzhi still thought that the two men were different from her. Regardless of whether their parents truly loved them, they both knew who their parents were and where they belonged. She was different because she didn’t remember her parents, her childhood home, or memories, and it made her insecure. She craved a mother’s love much more than they did. So, she must graduate quickly and be able to be independent shortly after, then begin to search for her mother. She couldn’t rely on others at all… Gu Nianzhi’s thoughts began to blur and sleep slowly overtook her. She fell asleep leaning against the window. The day had been too tiring, and even as an extremely energetic person, she was a bit overextended.

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Huo Shaoheng didn’t hear her talk for some time and noticed her breathing gradually soften like she had fallen asleep. Turning around, he saw she really was asleep. Only her head was leaning against the window, and her arms were hugging her chest tightly as she curled up in the corner. Huo Shaoheng’s eyes glittered quickly as he shuffled over and pulled Gu Nianzhi to him so she could lean on his shoulder.

Gu Nianzhi was deep asleep, and in her dreams she noticed a familiar scent move close to her, so she instinctively leaned over and found a comfortable position. Listening to a familiar heartbeat, it was the perfect lullaby to ease her into a deeper sleep. Huo Shaoheng looked down to see that Gu Nianzhi had already nestled against his chest and was grabbing his collar as she slept. He smiled faintly and hugged her like that and allowed her to sleep on his chest until they arrived at her dorm.

He Zhichu saw it all from the rearview mirror, and the veins popped on the back of his hand as he squeezed the steering wheel. However, he gritted his teeth and kept quiet.

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Yin s.h.i.+xiong had already arrived and was waiting alone after Ma Qiqi went upstairs. It was already past midnight, so there weren’t many people on campus. He didn’t have to wait long before he saw He Zhichu’s car drive over and park in front of the dorm building. The doors opened, and Huo Shaoheng got out of the car. He then turned back to carry someone out.

He Zhichu also got out of the car and called out to Huo Shaoheng, “Huo Shao, that’s not appropriate, is it now?”

Huo Shaoheng stopped walking and glanced at him. “How’s it not appropriate? Nianzhi is asleep.”

“It’s only a few steps. I can wake her up.” He Zhichu came over with an icy expression and called out, “Nianzhi, wake up.” His voice seemed to explode by her ears.

Gu Nianzhi opened her eyes in a daze and soon noticed something was wrong. She quickly struggled to stand up and vaguely remembered she had leaned against Huo Shaoheng as she slept. She instantly felt mortified and didn’t look up as she said, “Professor He, thanks for driving me back home. Goodnight.” She turned and ran back to the dorm.

He Zhichu didn’t reply but sent her a text asking her to rest well before getting in the car and driving away.

Yin s.h.i.+xiong finally came over and smiled. “Chief, can we go back now?”

Huo Shaoheng didn’t look at him as he reached out. “Keys.”

Yin s.h.i.+xiong gave him the keys and followed him in the car. They left B University and returned to the Special Operations Forces headquarters base.

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The following day was Monday, so Gu Nianzhi and Ma Qiqi both had morning cla.s.ses. They got up around 7am and quickly wolfed down breakfast before taking their backpacks and running to their cla.s.srooms. That Monday at the B University campus, the young students welcomed their race against the sun and were full of high spirits.

However, the world outside the campus was not as stable and peaceful. The new First Lady being taken away by the Procuratorate on Prime Minister Tan’s first day in office was like a storm migrating from Weibo to reality. Everyone online and offline followed the big news. Tan Dongbang and his aides discussed it all night and finally decided to have lawyers escort Cai Songyin back from the Procuratorate early the next morning. The jurisprudence they based the action on was that the Procuratorate hadn’t issued a court summons, so they couldn’t detain her without establis.h.i.+ng proper cause. If they needed her to a.s.sist with investigations, then there must be a lawyer present. She also couldn’t be forced to do anything or be detained for more than 12 hours.

Tan Guiren cried all night and finally fell asleep in the morning. Tang Dongbang couldn’t care at a time like this because he was in hot water himself. He could only hope that Tan Guiren would stay obedient. Just as he sat down in his office, he heard the internal phone line ring. The operator said Miss Gu Yanran was asking to see Prime Minister Tan and also had the latest news about Mrs. Tan.

Gu Yanran didn’t come alone but also brought Ye Xuan. Ye Xuan had observed Cai Songyin’s incident from last night until now. Afterwards, he told Gu Yanran that within the people setting Cai Songyin up, there was a very powerful computer expert.