Chapter 764 - Birthday Party (7) (1/2)
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
Yin s.h.i.+xiong hadn’t guessed wrong. He Zhichu’s car had already sped to the Prime Minister’s official residence. Although the highways in the Imperial Capital weren’t busy on a Sat.u.r.day night, that kind of speed was very shocking. When Gu Nianzhi got out of the car, her entire body was shaking. The way He Zhichu was driving just now was too scary, and also, how did that car become so fast?! That was inhuman!
After speeding madly for a while, He Zhichu’s fury finally disappeared. However, he began to feel guilty when he saw Gu Nianzhi’s ashen face and how she couldn’t even walk without stumbling. He went over to offer his arm to her. “Can you walk? How about I walk you inside?”
Gu Nianzi wanted to have the backbone to reject him, but she felt the world spin after only taking two steps. She instinctively grabbed He Zhichu’s arm to stabilize herself. “Proessor He, you want to murder me?” Gu Nianzhi said quietly with gritted teeth, “Your car can fly to heaven.” This was not a metaphor at all.
“…Sorry.” He Zhichu pursed his lips. “I didn’t control my emotions properly.” He turned around to look at his car and knew he had already exposed himself to Huo Shaoheng. With Huo Shaoheng’s keenness and stubbornness towards engines, He Zhichu was sure he had already arranged for someone to completely dismantle his car. He Zhichu turned back to touch the hood of his car and then put his hand back into his pocket to grip the car key inside to quickly initiate the self-destruct b.u.t.ton. He heard a low explosion from under the Bentley’s hood, and then some white smoke wafted up from beneath the hood. It was quickly blown away by the evening autumn wind in the Imperial Capital. Smiling subtly, He Zhichu turned around and walked Gu Nianzhi into the Prime Minister’s official residence.
Gu Nianzhi didn’t use the special invitation Gu Yanran had given her but instead used the normal invitation that Yin s.h.i.+xiong had given her and Ma Qiqi. She noticed that He Zhichu also had a normal invitation without a name on it. As much as Gu Yanran tried to flatter He Zhichu, she still hadn’t given him a personalized invitation, so it was enough to prove that there was a particular reason why Gu Nianzhi had received one. Gu Nianzhi confirmed once again that it was the right decision for her to not use the personalized invitation from Gu Yanran. Gu Nianzhi composed herself and smiled as she followed He Zhichu into the Prime Minister’s official residence.
The security at the entrance used devices to conduct security checks, then guests lined up and set their gifts on a long table to the side. There was a special staff member in charge of registering and receiving Tan Guiren’s birthday gifts. Just like Gu Nianzhi, He Zhichu also gave her a red envelope. But unlike Gu Nianhzi’s measly 250 RMB, his envelope was much puffier.
After pa.s.sing security, they walked through the long hallway and headed to the building the Prime Minister’s family lived in. There were a total of three buildings in a row inside the Prime Minister’s official residence, arranged in three parallel rows with a long hallway connecting between. The Prime Minister’s family lived in the second and middle building. The first building was a conference room mainly used by the Cabinet to conduct most of their meetings. After crossing through the conference building, they arrived at the second building, a smaller structure where the Prime Minister’s family lived. This was considered the Prime Minister’s private area, so Huo Shaoheng’s methods were not allowed there. The innermost building was the Prime Minister’s office building that his aides and personnel worked out of.
Tan Guiren’s birthday party was considered a family affair, so she couldn’t use the first or third building. They could only host it in the second building where the Prime Minister’s family lived. This was Gu Nianzhi’s second time visiting there. The first time she visited, He Zhichu was also present, and Prime Minister Dou’s family still lived there. Gu Nianzhi couldn’t help remembering Dou Qingyan. She must still be in jail?
When she recalled Dou Qingyan, she also recalled, “Yamaguchi Aiko,” or in other words, “Yamamguchi Youko…” This person seemed to have an unusual relations.h.i.+p with Gu Yanran. When she thought about this, Gu Nianzhi thought she must find a chance to visit Dou Qingyan in jail. But what reason could she use? She didn’t have any relation to Dou Qingyan at all and wasn’t her legal representative either, so it wouldn’t be easy to apply to visit her. If she truly had no other option, then she could only ask Brother Xiong and Brother Ze for help.
Gu Nianzhi mused as she followed He Zhichu into the building where the Prime Minister’s family lived. As soon as she looked up, she was completely floored by the decorations. On the wall across from the main entrance of the hall there was a full wall of white lilies arranged in a heart shape, and inside was a giant, wall-height photo of Tan Guiren. In the photo, Tan Guiren wore a white princess gown and a diamond crown. This crown wasn’t the white diamond one she had worn on the day of the Prime Minister’s inauguration but instead was a pink diamond one. It was a real crown and looked even more exquisite, luxurious, and princess-like than the one from the inauguration.
He Zhichu took one glance at the pink diamond crown and was shocked. A look of surprise crossed his typically aloof face, and his s.h.i.+mmery, sultry eyes stared at the pink diamond crown for a while before glancing over the top of Gu Nianzhi’s head. He appeared to be prudently considering something and sighed awkwardly.