Chapter 1364 - Just That Capable

Chapter 1364: Just That Capable

“Yes, sir.” Xiao Ye nodded solemnly. “I will protect Miss Gu with my life!”

Huo Shaoheng looked at Xiao Ye and said calmly, “I believe in you.”

Xiao Ye was one of the best female field officers in the Special Operations Forces. Not only was she outstanding, she was also quick-witted, and had a pure-hearted, loyal personality.

She returned to the team just in time to come in handy.

The two of them finished their business and started eating breakfast.

After finishing breakfast, Xiao Ye went back to pack her things and was ready to become Gu Nianzhi’s personal assistant. Of course, her real identity was actually her personal bodyguard.

Huo Shaoheng took out his computer and worked in the living room while waiting for Gu Nianzhi to wake up.

Gu Nianzhi slept until noon.

When she woke up, she saw that the room was filled with sunlight. She narrowed her eyes and slowly sat up.

The room was quiet. The thick dark green curtains were pulled open and left only the layer of white gauze inside.

The sunlight shone in through the layer of white gauze.

Gu Nianzhi thought that Huo Shaoheng had already gone back, so she nonchalantly put on her nightgown and walked into the bathroom.

Huo Shaoheng heard the sound from outside and pushed open the bedroom door. He saw that Gu Nianzhi was wearing a nightgown and had no belt tied across her chest. She turned around and stared at him in a daze.

Huo Shaoheng’s adam’s apple bobbed up and down as he said hoarsely, “Get dressed.”

Gu Nianzhi finally snapped back to reality. She let out a low “ah” and quickly fastened the belt on her nightgown. She whispered, “… You’re still here?”

“Yeah.”Huo Shaoheng turned around. “I’ll go heat up the steamed buns I bought for you this morning and the rice porridge.”

Gu Nianzhi smiled. “That’s great. I was just thinking about eating, but I didn’t actually want a heavy lunch.”

She went to the bathroom to wash up, then took a shower and washed her hair. Only then did she come out to eat.

Sitting at the dining table in the dining room, Huo Shaoheng had already started eating lunch.

In front of Gu Nianzhi was a bowl of plain rice porridge, a plate of steamed buns with tofu skin, shrimp and vermicelli fillings, as well as milk.

Gu Nianzhi sat down and quietly finished everything in front of her.

Huo Shaoheng finished his lunch as well. As he tidied up the tableware, he said, “When you’re done packing, I’ll send you to the apartment on Sanhuan Road.”

Gu Nianzhi looked up in surprise. “Why? I’m living here perfectly fine.”

Huo Shaoheng didn’t hide anything from her and said frankly, “I’m worried about you living here alone. Luo Jialan contacted that invalid number yesterday. Do you still remember it?”

Gu Nianzhi frowned slightly. “Is that the four-digit international phone number?”

“Yes.” Like Gu Nianzhi, Huo Shaoheng had an animal-like instinct for danger. He said, “Either you come with me to the official residence, or you move to the apartment on Sanhuan Road. You can’t live here alone anymore.”

He couldn’t stay here with her every day. It was unrealistic.

Gu Nianzhi thought about it and said reluctantly, “I’m in the middle of a lawsuit with Cai Shengnan and Luo Jialan. It’s not suitable for me to stay at your official residence for long.”

“Then we’ll go to the Sanhuan Road apartment.”Huo Shaoheng made the decision for her. I’ve found you a personal assistant. She’ll stay with you when I’m not around. Otherwise, I won’t be at ease.”

Gu Nianzhi was even more surprised and amused. “Personal assistant? No way! Major General Huo, I’ve just started working, so why would I need a personal assistant? People are going to gossip about me behind my back.”

“You still care about gossip?” Huo Shaoheng found it funny. “I said I got you a personal assistant, but I actually hired a personal bodyguard for you to protect your safety.”

Gu Nianzhi:”…”

“Major General Huo, I’m very safe here. Don’t you think I need a personal bodyguard? Besides, don’t you have enough security for me?” Gu Nianzhi sat on Huo Shaoheng’s lap and acted coquettishly. “I already have no personal freedom, and you still want me to have no personal privacy?”

“These aren’t important compared to your life.” Huo Shaoheng kissed her on the lips. “Listen to me. After I get to the bottom of that invalid number, I’ll get rid of your bodyguard, okay?”

Gu Nianzhi rolled her eyes. “Major General Huo, is the bodyguard you found for me a man or a woman?”

“Of course it’s a woman.” Huo Shaoheng didn’t think much of it. “How could I let a man live with you every day?”

“But brother Xiong and brother Ze used to live with me!” Gu Nianzhi poked Huo Shaoheng’s burlesque chest with her finger and said unhappily, “What do you mean?”

“You were still young then, and I don’t have to worry about Big Xiong and Little Ze.” Huo Shaoheng grabbed her naughty finger. “But now Big Xiong and Little Ze both have their missions and can’t leave. This female bodyguard doesn’t pale in comparison to them.”

“Huh? She’s that capable?” Gu Nianzhi was excited. “You mean, she’s also your subordinate?”

“Yes, you’ve met her once. She’s Xiao Ye. Do you remember her?” Huo Shaoheng observed Gu Nianzhi’s expression carefully.

Gu Nianzhi immediately remembered the beautiful lady she saw yesterday.

“Huh? No way? It’s her? How capable is she? Is she as powerful as Miss Lina from Russia?”

Among all the people Gu Nianzhi had met, other than Huo Shaoheng, she was most impressed by the Russian girl, Lina of the KGB.

Huo Shaoheng had a strange expression on his face.”… You mean Lina?”

“Yes, it’s such a pity. How could she have died?” Gu Nianzhi rested her head gently on Huo Shaoheng’s chest and wrapped her arms around his waist. “It’s too dangerous for you to be in this line of work.”

Huo Shaoheng hugged her and gently rested his chin on her head. After a while, he said, “She’s very capable. She’s as capable as Lina from Russia.”

Gu Nianzhi looked up in surprise. “That means she’s even more capable than Miss Lina!”

Huo Shaoheng:”…”

Her train of thought jumped a little too quickly, and Huo Shaoheng couldn’t keep up.

Gu Nianzhi smiled and pinched Huo Shaoheng’s face then pulled it towards both sides and said, “Because she’s prettier than Lina! That’s why she’s more capable than her!”

Huo Shaoheng was speechless.

After patting Gu Nianzhi on the back, Huo Shaoheng told her to come down. “Let’s go and pack. If I don’t go to your place these days, Xiao Ye will stay with you.”

Gu Nianzhi thought about it and felt like she would have another roommate, so there was nothing wrong with that.

She and Ma Qiqi had happily roomed together in the same dorm at school.

“Okay.” Gu Nianzhi agreed. “I’ll go pack. Thankfully, summer is coming and the clothes I’ll need would be light so it would be easy to pack.”

Even though the clothes would be lighter, there were more sets.

Gu Nianzhi used up four large suitcases of clothes just by casually sorting out her things.

Huo Shaoheng didn’t say anything. He helped her carry the suitcases to the car and sent her to the Sanhuan road apartment, which was more private and safer than this one.

Gu Nianzhi stood at the entrance of the luxurious apartment on Sanhuan Road and looked upstairs. “Gu Yanran’s apartment is upstairs.”

Huo Shaoheng said aloofly, “She bought it with the Gu family’s money. It doesn’t belong to her anymore.”

Gu Nianzhi would only have to wait for Gu Xiangwen’s death notice to expire before she could take over all of the Gu family’s assets.

But Gu Nianzhi wasn’t happy at all.

She lowered her head and silently followed Huo Shaoheng inside.

Huo Shaoheng rubbed her head. “Don’t be unhappy. Your father wouldn’t want you to be like this.”

Gu Nianzhi closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and nodded heavily. “Okay, I understand.”

Huo Shaoheng had already sent someone to clean up the apartment. Gu Nianzhi took out the clothes and daily necessities she had brought from her suitcase and placed them into the closet and bathroom.

At that moment, Huo Shaoheng received a call from General Ji, asking him to go to the military for a last-minute meeting. He called Yin Shixiong and asked him to go to the special supply store in the military compound to buy some groceries and send them over.

Yin Shixiong quickly agreed and bought some vegetables, fruits, and seafood that Gu Nianzhi liked to eat. He drove to Gu Nianzhi’s apartment on Sanhuan Road.

The doorbell rang. Gu Nianzhi thought it was Xiao Ye who had come. She peeked through the peephole and realized it was Yin Shixiong.

She opened the door excitedly and said, “Brother Xiong! Why are you here?!”

Yin Shixiong was carrying two large bags of things. He smiled and said, “Major General Huo ordered me to come. I wouldn’t dare to not come!”

“Hmph! Now that you have a fiancée, you threw me, a good friend, aside!” Gu Nianzhi pretended to be angry.

Yin Shixiong knew she was joking, so he smiled and stretched out a hand to pat her on the head. “Alright now, stop fooling around. Major General Huo asked me to buy some groceries, so he must be cooking for you. Where’s the kitchen? I’ll go wash the vegetables.”

Gu Nianzhi pointed in the direction of the kitchen and followed Yin Shixiong to ask him questions.

“Brother Xiong, did you know that Major General Huo found me a personal assistant called Xiao Ye?”

“Xiao Ye?”Yin Shixiong turned around and squinted at her.”… Our colleague?”

Gu Nianzhi nodded. “Yes, I only saw her once yesterday. She’s so beautiful! But Major General Huo said she’s even better than the Russian female KGB. I really don’t believe it…”

She couldn’t bear to refute Huo Shaoheng just now.

Yin Shixiong couldn’t help laughing. “Don’t be incredulous. She’s just that capable.”

“Really?” Gu Nianzhi’s big eyes widened even more. Her pupils were big and round. They were so pure and black that even the whites of her eyes appeared slightly navy and her eyes appeared especially charming.

“Let me tell you something. She used to have a nickname in our base, and her name was night owl. You know how capable she is now, right?”

Among a group of smart and powerful men from the Special Operations Forces, it was extraordinary that a woman like Xiao Ye could have the nickname “Night Owl”.

Gu Nianzhi was impressed. She kept praising her on the side, but Yin Shixiong started muttering to himself.

He had sent the famous “Night Owl” from the Special Operations Forces to be Gu Nianzhi’s “personal assistant”. Could it be that Nianzhi was in even more danger than before?!

Yin Shixiong washed the vegetables and cut them, then nagged Gu Nianzhi, “Take care of your safety these days. Don’t run around by yourself. Since you’ve been given “Night Owl” as your… personal assistant, don’t be too naughty. Remember to be obedient and take her with you wherever you go.”

“You want me to take her with me even when I go to the Special Operations Forces’ Headquarters?” Gu Nianzhi deliberately argued with Yin Shixiong.

“Hehe, you’ll have to ask Major General Huo about that. It’s not up to me.” Yin Shixiong glanced at her slyly and quickly cut the vegetables then started cooking. “You go out first. I’m going to cook.”

“Can’t I watch from the side? I want to learn too.”

“No.” Yin Shixiong didn’t even turn his head. “I’m afraid that if you stand by the side, the fire will recognize you and want to greet you to play games.”

He was talking about the last time she cooked at Huo Shaoheng’s official residence and almost burned down the kitchen.

Gu Nianzhi was so angry that she pinched Yin Shixiong’s arm. “Brother Xiong, you’re being mean! I’m going to complain to Qiqi!”

“Go ahead, tell Qiqi and Qiqi would also advise you to ‘cherish your life and stay away from the kitchen.'” Yin Shixiong said this with a cheeky smile. “Go out, go out. I’ll be done soon.”

Gu Nianzhi turned around and walked towards the kitchen door. She suddenly remembered something and asked, “Brother Xiong, does ‘Night Owl’ know how to cook?”

“Yes, our colleagues in the company are all very good cooks!”