Chapter 939 - The Last to Turn the Tide (7) (1/2)

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

“Who’s scared of who? Miss Gu, do you have lots of confidence?” Huo Shaoheng laughed, his slender fingers reaching over to smooth her bangs and reveal her bare forehead. He bent down to kiss her.

Gu Nianzhi closed her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling like two tiny fans gently fluttering. “Of course I have confidence. It’s because you give me confidence…” Gu Nianzhi murmured. She reached out to embrace Huo Shaoheng’s neck.

Huo Shaoheng focused his eyes on her, the smile gradually fading from his face. “Ok, tell me. What is your plan? Don’t think that you can fool me by being coquettish and flattering me.”

Gu Nianzhi opened her eyes, the pupils so black they glowed. Shaking her head slowly, she rejected his threat. “No, I don’t have any plans.”

“You really don’t?” Huo Shaoheng grabbed her arm to pull her elbow off of his neck. Then he used one hand to clamp both her wrists and pressed them against the pillow. His strapping figure pressed dangerously low to completely envelope her.

“You really won’t tell me?”

Gu Nianzhi pursed her lips. Her large eyes sparkled briefly, but she refused to speak. If she guessed correctly, the elevator accident in their dorm must have been Is.h.i.+hara Taro’s handiwork. She had leaked news about her early graduation in order to force Is.h.i.+hara Taro to take action sooner. Although part of this was due to Gu Nianzhi’s involvement, she never thought that Is.h.i.+hara Taro would also harm Gui Suyao as well.

This person was insane and bloodthirsty. No one knew better than Gu Nianzhi how difficult it would be to bring him to justice. Now that she also knew about her father’s quarrel with the Is.h.i.+hara family, it was all the more reason why she couldn’t stop things halfway.

This matter was not something Huo Shaoheng could get involved in, nor did she want him to. He had many methods, but the Special Operations Forces had too many constraints domestically. A slight lapse in judgement could result in a catastrophic blow to Huo Shaoheng’s future career prospects.

Gu Nianzhi smiled, revealing four pearly teeth. “I really don’t have any plans.” She paused, then continued, “Even if I had one, it’d be a fail-proof plan. You don’t need to worry.”

Huo Shaoheng looked at Gu Nianzhi pointedly, a trace of unease gradually appearing in his calm gaze. Releasing Gu Nianzhi’s wrists, he straightened his back and sat on the single-seat sofa by the bed. Crossing his legs, his strapping figure cast a shadow as his gaze gradually grew dark.

“Gu Nianzhi, look at me. Do you even know what you’re doing? Do you know who the enemy you’re facing actually is? Do you know what methods they have? How much power they hold? If you know all this but are still stubbornly refusing to tell me what you’re going to do, then I really have to doubt if you are the Gu Nianzhi I raised single-handedly!” It was the first time in both their memories that he had spoken so harshly to her.

Gu Nianzhi sat up from the blankets and took a deep breath. She mustered her courage and said, “Huo Shao, I know what situations I’ll face, and I also know you’ll get worried. But can you, just this one time, have some confidence in me?”

“Confidence?”

“Right. Believe me and believe that I can do this properly. I can handle this type of situation.” The truth was, she was the only one who could handle it.

Huo Shaoheng’s brows began to furrow. “It’s not that I don’t believe you, but the more minds at work, the more can be considered. How can I know if I can be a.s.sured or not, if you don’t tell me?”

However, Gu Nianzhi knew she couldn’t tell him. As soon as she said it, the entire situation would change, and this would also become a “false random.” If there were too many variables, the so-called algorithm would be impossible to start up. She would also have no way of fighting against Is.h.i.+hara Taro.

Gu Nianzhi looked down, her hand randomly picking at the silk quilt. “You keep talking about it, but at the end of the day, you still don’t believe in me. You don’t believe in my abilities.”

“It’s not that I don’t believe in your abilities. I know that you’re very smart and very impressive, but…”

“But what?” Gu Nianzhi interrupted Huo Shaoheng, gritting her teeth. “When I was in danger in Germany, I still walked out of the Alps alive—and without you…”

Huo Shaoheng stopped abruptly. His gaze gradually darkened, and his expression was ice cold. He watched Gu Nianzhi unmovingly. Danger in Germany. It was the danger in Germany yet again. That incident had threatened their relations.h.i.+p and was like a giant mountain between the two of them. Sometimes he thought they had already crossed that giant mountain, but after going around in circles, they always ended up discovering they still had a mountain and sea between them.

Gu Nianzhi didn’t want to say too much. She leaned on one side and half covered herself with the blanket as she spoke to Huo Shaoheng with her back facing him. “Huo Shao, you should go. I have a defense this Sat.u.r.day, and I will be considered graduated after the defense. Before that happens, I hope that you won’t come looking for me again. I know what I’m doing. Nothing will happen to me.”

“You’re very determined.” Huo Shaoheng looked thoughtfully at Gu Nianzhi’s back. It was curvy, slender, and alluring, but there seemed to be a thousand mountains and rivers dividing them.

Gu Nianzhi didn’t reply and only answered him with a long silence.

Huo Shaoheng didn’t know whether he should believe Gu Nianzhi, but regardless if he believed her or not, he was always accustomed to controlling the entire situation, even if that meant all of Gu Nianzhi’s “independence and freedom” needed to be within his sight and grasp. They could never leave his control.

“Since you’re unwilling to tell me, I won’t force you.” Huo Shaoheng mused as he stood up, “Then we will have to do our own things and not interfere with each other.” Huo Shaoheng left Gu Nianzhi’s apartment as soon as he said this, not lingering for even a moment more.

He came in the darkness and left in the darkness, so the people from the Is.h.i.+hara family watching Gu Nianzhi didn’t even notice someone moving freely right under their noses.