Part 2 Hello, Mr. Major General I'm Gu Nianzi

202. I'm not an animal!

Something very strange happened Gu Nianzhi was suddenly overcome with a feeling of contentment. Everything seemed perfect; she was at peace with the world.
There was a large picture window, so big it took up an entire wall. She sat beside Mei Xiawen, watching the bright lights and the frenzied hustle and bustle beyond the window. She smiled.
Mei Xiawen saw her smile, and could not help smiling either. "I'll write something for you and post it when I get back. I hope you'll take the time to read it, and post what you think about it afterwards."
"Oh no, I can't do that. I'm a reader, not a writer." Gu Nianzhi shook her head. "I'm not like you, Class Rep. You're a real poet."
Mei Xiawen humored her. "It's okay, you can just read my posts then. Give me a call when you've read them, and tell me what you think, won't you?"
"I will if the writing is good enough." said Gu Nianzhi slyly.
The two of them finished the tea and left the restaurant. They returned to their respective dormitories.
Upon returning to her room, Gu Nianzhi took a bath and washed her hair. After that, she picked up the hair dryer and began to blow-dry her hair. She was so preoccupied with what she was doing she completely forgot about Yin Shixiong.
She had wanted to call Yin Shixiong before going to bed, and ask if he had gotten ahold of Huo Shaoheng, but this was not to be: she was so tired she nodded off to sleep as soon as her hair was dry,
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After ending his phone call with Gu Nianzhi, Yin Shixiong quickly called Zhao Liangze.
The two of them chatted idly for a bit. A few minutes into the conversation, Yin Shixiong brought up what Gu Nianzhi had told him over the phone.
"When you get the chance, ask Mr. Huo if he's okay with Nianzhi interning at the United States Congress for half a year, after she graduates." Yin Shixiong deliberately skipped over most of the details.
Zhao Liangze and Huo Shaoheng were in Europe, and Yin Shixiong was communicating with them via satellite transmission. None of them could say for sure how secure their connection was; it was therefore necessary for them to be as vague and cryptic as possible.
Zhao Liangze was very surprised. He could not contain his burning curiosity. "That Professor He isn't he being a little too nice to Nianzhi?"
"He's been very nice to her, yes. But then again, our girl Nianzhi is the real deal: she's beautiful, smart, cute, and charming. Who wouldn't be taken in by her?" Yin Shixiong's voice was full of pride. "Show me a man who can resist her charms, and I'll show you he isn't normal!"
A tall figure was now standing behind Zhao Liangze, right in the camera's blind spot.
Zhao Liangze suddenly gave a violent cough.
Yin Shixiong had not seen Huo Shaoheng come over. He was talking animatedly and enthusiastically now, as though Gu Nianzhi were his precious daughter: "Little Ze, men are all the same. It doesn't matter if they're 18 or 80; they all have the same standards when it comes to women. Nianzhi is beautiful, and curvy in all the right places. And she's barely an adult! Can you imagine what it's going to be like when she's fully grown and mature? Hooboy, men are going to drop at her feet like flies!"
"What about you? So you like Nianzhi, too? Or are you not normal?" A deep, resonant voice suddenly sounded from Zhao Liangze's side of the connection.
Yin Shixiong wasn't really paying attention; his brain automatically assumed the question had come from Zhao Liangze. He waved his arms about, furious. "I'm not like those other men, okay?! I'm Nianzhi's guardian! I watched her grow up! Why would I think of her that way?! I'm not an animal!"
Huo Shaoheng stepped forward and revealed himself to the camera, his arms folded and his expression deadpan. He jabbed a finger at Yin Shixiong and said, "Good answer. You're not as hopeless as I thought."
Yin Shixiong almost had a heart attack when he saw Huo Shaoheng's devastatingly beautiful face appear on the computer screen.
He gave a loud shout and lost his balance. He rolled off the sofa and onto the floor, landing on his butt with a loud thump.
"So what's this about an internship at the United States Congress?" Huo Shaoheng seated himself beside Zhao Liangze. He took over the mouse, and seized control of the computer.