Chapter 762 - Birthday Party (5) (1/2)

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

Huo Shaoheng hung up and didn’t bother Gu Nianzhi again. He was also very busy with work, so he had to make time every time he contacted her. However, Gu Nianzhi was always studying or sleeping, so she didn’t take his calls often. Before he knew it, two weeks had pa.s.sed, and he hadn’t even seen her once. Huo Shaoheng turned off the computer and wanted to check on the day’s work schedule, but he found himself distracted. His eyes kept instinctively drifting over to his phone, but finally, he held himself back. However, staying up was still a bad habit, and he was going to see her at the Prime Minister’s official residence tonight anyway, so he would remind her then.

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Gu Nianzhi slept very well during the day because she had stayed up all night. By noon, He Zhichu had called her, and then Ma Qiqi also called when Gu Nianzhi didn’t pick up. Ma Qiqi told him that Gu Nianzhi had stayed up all night and only went to bed in the morning. After setting down the phone, He Zhichu immediately drove out to a nearby restaurant to order take out and deliver it to their dorm. When he arrived at Gu Nianzhi’s dorm building, it was already past 4pm. He Zhichu called Gu Nianzhi once again, and this time, she picked up. Her voice still sounded groggy from just waking up as she sat on the bed and rubbed her eyes. “Professor He, what is it?”

He Zhichu replied dryly, “I have some soup for you. Do you want to come downstairs to get it?”

“Soup?!” Gu Nianzhi immediately felt hungry because she had slept all day and hadn’t eaten anything at all. “I’ll come down right now. Thank you, Professor He!” Gu Nianzhi happily dressed to go downstairs and saw He Zhichu wearing a plain-colored suit with a light blue tie. He stood handsomely in front of the dorm building, and many girls snuck glances at him. However, he didn’t appear irritated at all. Gu Nianzhi walked out with a smile and waved to him. “Thank you, Professor He!”

He Zhichu pa.s.sed an insulated lunch box with hot food and soup to her. “Eat it while it’s hot.” He then asked, “There’s a birthday party at the Prime Minister’s official residence tonight. Do you want to go?” He asked casually, like he could take her there at any time if Gu Nianzhi wanted to go.

Gu Nianzhi quickly asked, “You got an invitation, too?”

“Yeah, Gu Yanran gave me one.” He Zhichu heard her say, “too,” so he asked, “Could you have gotten an invitation as well?”

“Yeah, Gu Yanran also gave me one. She even personally came to do it so I could see her gloat.” Gu Nianzhi was a bit helpless. “That arrogance is hard to imagine.”

He Zhichu smiled. “People like that are short sighted. It’s fine if you don’t want to consider her your sister.”

“Huh? That won’t do.” Gu Nianzhi shook her head and said seriously, “It’s not about whether I consider her my sister or not. Since we are both daughters of the Gu family, I won’t abandon my ident.i.ty, even if I dislike her. Like you said, I am Gu Xiangwen’s daughter from a legal perspective. What’s wrong with that? Why do I need to avoid her like the plague? Does she even deserve that?”

“That’s good.” He Zhichu patted her head. “So do you want to go to the Prime Minister’s official residence tonight?”