Chapter 727: Give Another Chance
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
After hanging up, He Zhichu took a glass of red wine and sat in front of the window. His gaze got lost in the beauty of the night view in front of him, and he felt exceptionally relaxed. He had finally managed to wait for this day to arrive. All his preparations needn’t be brought out anymore. Winning, even without needing your troops, was sothing only the cleverest commander could achieve.
He raised his glass into the air. “Happy birthday, my Princess.”
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Gu Nianzhi fell asleep imdiately after hanging up. She did not have a good sleep. Even though there were no dreams, it did not feel like she had slept deeply. Her heart was left hanging, and she did not feel comfortable at all.
When she woke up in the middle of the night due to thirst, she rembered Huo Shaoheng saying that he would agree to the breakup if she agreed to a condition. So why should she agree to that condition? She was the one who wanted the breakup. It didn’t exactly matter whether Huo Shaoheng agreed or not.
As for agreeing to agree to his condition, Gu Nianzhi rely wanted to end things well, to put a full stop to his care and teachings after all these years. Although there was no more love, she still respected him. Huo Shaoheng was soone who was worthy of respect. Having him was the Hua Xia Empire’s fortune.
Gu Nianzhi rolled over and fell asleep. When she woke up again, it was already past eight in the morning. Gu Nianzhi rubbed her eyes and got up slowly. She only woke up fully after her shower.
She opened her wardrobe and took so ti to decide on her outfit. Eventually, she chose a red knitted turtleneck dress with puffed sleeves matched with a pair of Stuart Weitzman long boots. Leaving her hair down, she had decided to go bare-faced. Her perfect complexion was sothing that no makeup could achieve. This should be able to leave both parties with the best impression.
She put on so moisturizer quickly before her phone rang. “The rain is falling, but the story remains the sa. I heard that you are still on your own...” It was Huo Shaoheng’s personalized ringtone.
Gu Nianzhi answered the call, and Huo Shaoheng’s voice ca from the other end of the line. “Nianzhi, I’m here.”
“I’ll be down in a mont.” Gu Nianzhi took the Hers Verrou bag that she had bought on her own in Germany and left her dormitory.
Ma Qiqi was having breakfast in the living room. Seeing her coming out from her room in red, Ma Qiqi was srized by her beauty. She covered her eyes and shouted dramatically, “Oh! My eyes! My eyes!”
Gu Nianzhi kicked her playfully and left quickly. She saw Huo Shaoheng standing beside his silver-gray rcedes Benz SUV the mont she went to the lobby. He was in his full uniform instead of civilian clothing. The stars on his shoulders could blind anyone anyti.
Gu Nianzhi blinked and thought, I did not expect that Huo Shaoheng and I were thinking the sa thing... They both wanted to end this relationship properly. This was indeed the Huo Shao that Gu Nianzhi knew. Decisive and firm. Gu Nianzhi smiled and walked over. “You look really good in uniform.”
Huo Shaoheng raised his eyebrows and did not hide the surprise in his eyes. “You look really good in red dresses.” Then, he opened the door as a gentleman and let Gu Nianzhi in.
Gu Nianzhi sat in the passenger seat in front. She realized that there was no one else in the car. It seed like he was seriously talking about a breakup with her this ti around. Chen Lie wasn’t there, and Brother Xiong and Brother Ze weren’t there, either.
Gu Nianzhi breathed a sigh of relief. Had she known that Chen Lie was in the car yesterday, she wouldn’t have said sothing so cruel. She should respect Huo Shaoheng a little in front of others, shouldn’t she? However, she had decided that she wanted a breakup no matter what, so it didn’t matter if there was any respect.
Huo Shaoheng got into the car and drove.
“Where are we going?” Gu Nianzhi looked in the direction the car was heading. It seed like they were heading towards the headquarters of the Special Forces.
She felt uneasy.
“Headquarters.” Huo Shaoheng glanced at her. “It’s not like you haven’t been there, right? Even if you were to break up with , it wouldn’t an that we won’t be contacting each other ever again, would it?”
Gu Nianzhi was speechless. Actually, she really intended to not have any contact with him except for work. Just take today as my last ti at the Special Forces headquarters, then. To be honest, she still had so feelings for the place and the people there. They had protected her for seven years, and they were continuing to do so. The two of them who died in Germany because of her ca to her mind. She felt a pang of sadness again.
Gu Nianzhi moved her gaze away and looked at the other end of the car. She remained silent. Huo Shaoheng had stopped talking as well. Both of them remained silent until they arrived at headquarters. Gu Nianzhi breathed a sigh of relief when she realized that Huo Shaoheng had not stopped his car in front of his mansion. Huo Shaoheng opened the door and let her get out. Gu Nianzhi looked up at the building. “Why did you bring here?”
They stood at the empty grounds in front of the headquarters building. Maple trees surrounded them. The clear blue sky above them had fluffy white clouds. So pigeons flew past occasionally, and their chirps could be heard.
Huo Shaoheng brought her to the small eting room beside his office. He looked at her and asked for the last ti, “Nianzhi, you really want to break up with ?”
Gu Nianzhi looked up at his beyond handso face and nodded quietly. She had said it many tis and did not want to repeat herself again.
Huo Shaoheng stood in front of her and looked at her. “I said yesterday that I would agree to the breakup if you agree to a condition.”
Gu Nianzhi nodded again. “As long as it’s not against the law and morals, I’ll agree to it.”
Huo Shaoheng smirked and picked up a set of docunts in a big envelope. “Confidential” was stamped on it.
“Yes, we can break up, as long as you give another chance.” Huo Shaoheng put the envelope in front of Gu Nianzhi.
“What did you say?!” Gu Nianzhi did not believe what she had just heard. She looked at Huo Shaoheng blankly. Her mind was in chaos. She felt that Huo Shaoheng wasn’t going according to the rules again.
“I said that we can break up, as long as you promise to give another chance,” Huo Shaoheng said steadily, his body language showing that he was relaxed, but his eyes revealed his anxiety.
“But we’ve already broken up. Why should I give you another chance?” Gu Nianzhi tightened her fists. “Huo Shaoheng, you’re not the only one who knows how to play the word ga.”
“This isn’t a word ga.” Huo Shaoheng stood in front of her. His height felt suffocating to Gu Nianzhi. He lowered his gaze to look at her. “By breaking up, it ans that whatever happened in the past has ended. However, it also ans that sothing new has just begun. Do you an that we will never be able to be together after breaking up? Won’t you accept my pursuit?”
Gu Nianzhi took a step back instinctively, and her eyes widened. “You want to pursue ?” It looked like she had just heard the most ridiculous thing in the world. She couldn’t believe it.
Seeing Gu Nianzhi’s reaction, Huo Shaoheng felt a tinge of pain. He controlled his emotions and continued steadily, “Yes. I am going to pursue you. As long as you promise to give another chance, I’ll agree to the breakup.”
Gu Nianzhi used so much effort to calm herself down. Huo Shaoheng actually wanted to pursue her. If she had heard this before going to Germany, she would’ve been so happy...
Gu Nianzhi patted herself on the chest lightly. She looked at Huo Shaoheng for a good while before shaking her head. “No.”
“That isn’t fair. You can pursue , but you don’t allow to do it?” Huo Shaoheng folded his arms and took a step forward to be closer to Gu Nianzhi. “How can sothing like that even exist? Since you are not going to agree to my condition, then we will not break up.”
“Of course we will!” Gu Nianzhi stomped her foot. She pointed at Huo Shaoheng accusingly. “Don’t co any closer!”
Huo Shaoheng did not stop in his tracks. He took another step forward. “Then tell , do you agree to it or not?”
Gu Nianzhi looked blankly at Huo Shaoheng. Her full lips opened and closed without a sound. After a while, she finally managed to compose herself and reasoned with Huo Shaoheng. “Mr. Huo, I’m happy to hear you say that. However, the problem between us isn’t as simple as you pursuing .”
“So your best thod to solve it is to break up totally?” Huo Shaoheng’s eyes narrowed. “That thod doesn’t seem very clever.”
“But it’s the only thod I can think of.” Gu Nianzhi was determined. She wasn’t his match. Therefore, she wanted to get lost on her own accord before soone tried to chase her away in the future.
“If I have a better option?” Huo Shaoheng stuck his right hand out. “Co. Let’s return to our topic. You agree to my condition, and I agree to the break up. Deal?”
Gu Nianzhi looked at Huo Shaoheng suspiciously. What does he want?
“You’re not agreeable? Fine, then, we will not break up.” Huo Shaoheng took another step forward. Gu Nianzhi was already confined in between the wall and his embrace.
She pushed him away. “Mr. Huo, this is your office! You wouldn’t want to scream anything that would reflect badly on you, would you?!”
“Go ahead. No matter what you say, I wouldn’t care, unless you agree to my condition.” Huo Shaoheng was satisfied as he watched her struggle and hesitate, yet also be so determined and brave.
“Okay. I promise you. You can pursue all you want, but it does not an that I will need to accept your pursuit.” Gu Nianzhi raised her head defiantly at Huo Shaoheng.
“But you have to agree to give a chance. If you are not going to accept my pursuit, how is that called giving a chance?” Huo Shaoheng made everything sound so logical, there seed to be no other way out. It was the first ti Gu Nianzhi realized that Huo Shaoheng was so damn good with his words!
She looked at Huo Shaoheng, mouth agape. There’s sothing wrong. There’s definitely sothing wrong! But what?! What’s wrong, exactly?! She wanted to rebut Huo Shaoheng’s words, but she couldn’t find any loopholes anywhere. His logic was as smooth and perfect as a circle.
If she really wanted to rebut, it seed like the only way out was to go back on her word. However, if she were to go back on her word, Huo Shaoheng wouldn’t break up. What must I do now?!
Just when she was almost at her limit, Huo Shaoheng opened the envelope stamped “Confidential.” He produced two sets of docunts and two red booklets. He placed them in front of her.
“Nianzhi, give another chance. This ti ’round, we won’t go through a relationship anymore. We shall get married imdiately. I’ve prepared the certificate of marriage. This is a copy of marriage approval from the army, and this is the notice of marriage form that I’ve already signed. As long as you sign these, we will officially be married.” Huo Shaoheng took a pen and pushed it into the hands of the lost and pale Gu Nianzhi. “Don’t worry, there’s also a divorce agreent here. I’ve also signed it. Give three years of your ti. Three years from now, if you still feel that we’re unable to be together, you shall sign the divorce agreent, and our marriage will be imdiately void.”
Gu Nianzhi was bombarded ti and again by Huo Shaoheng. Her clever brain had stopped thinking. She did not understand. She was here to discuss a breakup. How on earth did it escalate to a marriage?!
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