Unable to react for a moment, Lu Jin looked at her in shock.
Gu Nianzhi felt even more uneasy. She couldn’t help feeling annoyed at herself for being so shameless as to call him “Dad” after she was treated a little better.
She didn’t even think about the fact that he was a major shareholder of such a large corporation. How could she be so shameless as to let him play games with her on a whim?
Gu Nianzhi blamed herself and couldn’t help blurting out, “Please don’t misunderstand. I was having fun with you today, I didn’t mean to climb up the social ladder…”
Lu Jin’s face turned darker and darker. Gu Nianzhi knew that she was making things worse, so she panicked and her eyes turned red. Soon, tears began to well up in her eyes.
Lu Jin came back to his senses and touched his face. He realized that he was too nervous and had scared the child.
He was at a loss. His brain, which had always been incomparably intelligent, was working at full speed, and his expression was slightly restrained. He said, “Playing games means you have to put in the effort. What’s the point of being insincere? Who wouldn’t be able to tell when you treat someone as a fool? You were very good just now. Why would I think that you want to climb up the ladder? You’re thinking too much.”
Lu Jin paused for a moment, and continued with a bitter smile, “To tell you the truth, although I have a little money, I don’t have a good relationship with people. I’ve never had any friends since I was young, and I’m not as tactful as Lu Yuan. Look, I don’t even show up for business matters. He’s the one in charge, because I’ve offended people the moment I show up. How am I supposed to do business?”
Business was all about harmony and making money. Lu Jin knew that his personality indeed wasn’t suited for him to be a smooth talker in the business world.
Gu Nianzhi looked at Lu Jin in disbelief. “No way. Mr. Lu, you’re such a nice person. How can you not have a good relationship with people?”
Lu Jin was very considerate towards her. He could understand every word she said.
It must have been those people.
Gu Nianzhi was indignant. “Mr. Lu, please don’t be angry. You don’t have any friends because it’s those people who have bad taste. It’s not your fault.”
Lu Jin’s self-reproach was miraculously pacified by her. He smiled delightedly and looked at her with sparkling eyes. Even his ears pricked up. His face was full of eagerness for her to say more such nice things, and every pore on his body felt extremely comfortable when he heard this. His entire being was like a giant bubble that was about to go up into the sky.
Gu Nianzhi felt her heart ache when she saw this.
She thought that she finally understood why Lu Jin, whom she had never met before, was so good to her.
This person was indeed “thirsty for friendship.”It was clear that he really didn’t have any friends.
Therefore, whenever he met someone who didn’t have any prejudice against him and was willing to talk to him, he had the urge to give them all his heart.
That was because Gu Nianzhi was also such a person. Although she was more tactful and clever than Lu Jin, she was actually quite similar to Lu Jin’s style of handling things.
However, after being trained by Huo Shaoheng since she was young, all of her unlikable bad habits had been squashed.
Gu Nianzhi pulled Lu Jin’s furry “lion hand” up, and said sincerely, “From now on, I’ll be your friend. If you don’t mind, I can be your best friend. I won’t let others bully you, and I won’t let them isolate you. If anyone says that you don’t know how to be a person, I’ll teach them how to be a person!”
At the end of his sentence, there was almost a hint of “killing intent” on her pretty little face. She was like a little kitten that had stretched out her claws to show her “I’m super fierce”. She bared her fangs and brandished her claws.
Lu Jin was so happy that he was almost over the moon. He nodded his head profusely. “Okay, okay, okay! With your help, I won’t be afraid that I won’t have any friends because I’m so smart!”
Gu Nianzhi: “…”
Why did it sound like something was wrong?
“… so… smart… that I won’t have any… friends?” Gu Nianzhi’s bright and clear eyes narrowed unkindly.
If Huo Shaoheng was here, he would definitely be able to tell that Gu Nianzhi was already on the verge of an outburst.
Unfortunately, Lu Jin didn’t know much about Gu Nianzhi like this. He still shrugged recklessly and said matter-of-factly, “I can’t help it if my IQ is too high.”
He had an arrogant expression on his face. He had the arrogant look of a “human with fish lips” as he said, “Those scumbags don’t deserve to be friends with me.”
Gu Nianzhi snorted and gritted her teeth.
That look of his was really asking for a beating. If Lu Jin hadn’t been so nice to her, she wouldn’t have wanted to be friends with him!
She had indeed thought too much just now.
She stopped smiling and took out the Ferrari keys from her backpack. She put them in Lu Jin’s hairy “lion’s hand” and said coldly, “Mr. Lu, you must be joking. I can’t take this car key. It’s too expensive. Please keep it.”
Lu Jin could sense that Gu Nianzhi was angry, but he couldn’t figure out what had made her angry. He felt guilty, and his back was covered in sweat.
He looked at the car keys that Gu Nianzhi had returned, then turned to look at her cold and unsmiling face. He said in a low voice, “… Did I say something wrong to offend you?”
If Lu Yuan had seen Lu Jin’s humble attitude, he would have been so scared that he would have fallen into the river.
This fearless, highly intelligent man who had been hunted by the entire nation for so many years, but had never bowed to anyone, was actually trembling in fear in front of a little girl. For the first time, he had said something apologetic.
Gu Nianzhi wanted to be angry. She had thought that Lu Jin was a “lonely old man” who “longed for friendship” and wanted to help protect him.
But she had just realized that Lu Jin was actually a very tough person. He had no friends, and it was all his own doing!
She raised her eyelids. She had wanted to poke him a little, but seeing his nervous expression, she saw that he was a completely different person from the arrogant man she had seen earlier.
And although she was unhappy, she couldn’t get angry at him at all.
Because he had the right to look down on all living things…
Gu Nianzhi admitted that she still had a sour attitude.
This made her feel like an idiot.
Thinking of this, Gu Nianzhi blurted out, “You think it’s funny to tease me like this? I’m so stupid that I don’t deserve to be friends with Mr. Lu. I won’t dare accept your gift.”
Lu Jin understood that the little girl was overthinking things.
Gu Nianzhi wasn’t one of those “fish-lipped humans”.
Lu Jin hugged his lion king’s head and spun around in circles. He was a little mad. How was he going to explain his indiscretion?
Lu Jin stroked his lion tail with one hand and suddenly remembered.
He took out his phone and ingratiated himself with Gu Nianzhi. He whispered, “… I also wrote a little program that’s better than Zhao Liangze’s. Didn’t you want to register your account on social media but not be discovered by others? This little program allows you to hide your IP no matter which website you register your account on. And…”
As he spoke, he stole a glance at Gu Nianzhi’s expression.
Gu Nianzhi’s little face tensed up for less than a minute before she was captivated by Lu Jin’s little program.
She tiptoed and almost bumped into Lu Jin. “Is it really that good? Oh my, this program is so simple… amazing, amazing… no blade, no work… how did you write such a good program?!”
Her eyes almost popping out of their sockets, Gu Nianzhi looked at the little program in admiration.
Everyone who was in the know knew that the better the program, the simpler it was. For any program that was ridiculously large, there were so many bugs in it that it could play the Zerg Empire.
In the software world, it was definitely simple is better.
Lu Jin secretly observed and thought to himself, does this mean she’s not angry anymore?
He continued to encourage her and continued to show her, “There’s also a hidden function here. As long as it’s the place where you’ve registered your account, it will immediately alert you if anyone checks your account’s IP.”
“Ahhh! That’s amazing! That’s amazing! Is It for me?!” Gu Nianzhi clenched her fists in excitement.
Such a useful app was a hundred times better than a Ferrari!
Lu Jin nodded and said carefully, “It was specially written for you. Can you not be angry anymore?” He sent the small app to Gu Nianzhi’s phone.
Gu Nianzhi accepted the small app with satisfaction and teased, “What if I’m still angry?”
Lu Jin said seriously, “Then I’ll write another program for you. It’s even better than this one.”
Gu Nianzhi’s eyes curved and she smiled faintly. She shook Lu Jin’s arm. “I was joking. Thank you, Mr. Lu. If I was as good as you, I’d be even more smug than you.”
Actually, she was already good enough, but she was still inferior to Lu Jin.
Lu Jin looked at Gu Nianzhi, as if she was lying, and nodded. He said without hesitation, “You can do it too. You can do whatever you want. I’ll get rid of anyone who dares to say anything about you.”
“Huh? Mr. Lu is that good?” Gu Nianzhi rolled her eyes. “But getting rid of others is against the law! We can’t do anything illegal.”
Lu Jin pulled on his sweaty lion king suit and scoffed. “You think I need to break the law to get rid of people? You’re underestimating your father too much.”
Gu Nianzhi: “…”
Lu Jin came back to his senses and broke out in a cold sweat. His face flushed red, and he was even more embarrassed than Gu Nianzhi had been. He thought about it for a long time and decided to use Gu Nianzhi’s excuse, “I… I… I was too immersed in acting.”
Gu Nianzhi stared at him for a while and chuckled. She reached out to gently brush off a leaf and said casually, “Okay, one for each person. It’s a draw. Two actors competing on the same stage, it’s fun!”
Lu Jin wanted to say something, but when he saw Gu Nianzhi’s meaningful smile, he felt a little guilty.
Just as he was at a loss, his phone vibrated.
Lu Jin quickly took it out to take a look. Seeing that it was Lu Yuan’s phone, he immediately swiped it open to answer. “What’s up?”
Lu Yuan’s expression was very serious. He said, “You’re still at Disneyland?”
Lu Jin grunted. “What’s wrong?”
“Hurry up and leave. Don’t let anyone see you with Nianzhi.” Lu Yuan warned him. “I just got the news that Qin Zhining ran away from the hospital. I know you don’t like him, but he called He Zhichu.”
Lu Jin: “…”
“… You don’t care about Qin Zhining, but what about He Zhichu? That kid is even more cunning than a monkey. Don’t let your guard down.”
Lu Jin instinctively looked at Gu Nianzhi, who was happily playing with her phone beside him. He happened to see the side of her face, which was covered in sweat. She looked like a peeled lychee that had just been taken out of the snow. She was moist and pink from the inside out.
Her nose was exquisite and straight, and her long eyelashes, which were as thick as a small fan, covered her bright and beautiful eyes. Her pupils were so dark that it made people dizzy when they looked at her.
The corners of her lips curved into a natural smile. He couldn’t get enough of her no matter how he looked at her.
How could he bear to leave her now?
When Lu Yuan heard that he didn’t say a word, he knew that he was being naughty again. He quickly advised him, “If you can’t bear it, you’ll mess up the big plans. You’ve been waiting for so many years. Are you still short of a few days?”
“If you don’t think about yourself, you have to think about Nianzhi. She’s new here and has nothing. Only you, me, and He Zhichu can truly do good for her.”
“But if He Zhichu finds out, don’t you know that Nianzhi will be in a difficult position?”
“It’s not easy for her to leave the imperial capital and live her life in peace. Why are you in such a hurry? There’s still plenty of time in the future…”
Lu Yuan’s “plenty of time in the future” raised Lu Jin’s hopes once again.
He gritted his teeth and said, “Okay, I’ll leave right away, but you have to promise to do a few things for me. They’re all related to her.”
Lu Yuan knew he was talking about Gu Nianzhi. He slammed his hand on the table and chided him jokingly, “That’s enough. When have I not helped you? Besides, Nianzhi is a member of my family. How can I not help her?”
Lu Jin spat, “A member of your family? Lu Yuan, I didn’t expect you to be so thick-skinned.”
He hung up the phone with a displeased look on his face. Lu Jin gritted his teeth.
Gu Nianzhi looked up and was a little confused. “Mr. Lu? Is that CEO Lu?”
She heard Lu Jin say “Lu Yuan”.
Lu Jin said regretfully, “I have something to do at the office, so I have to go. Take off your little Simba set and give it to me.”
“Oh, okay. “Gu Nianzhi quickly took off little Simba’s little lion cartoon set and put it in the same bag as before before before handing it to Lu Jin.
However, Lu Jin didn’t take off his lion king set. He put on the Lion King mask and opened his arms to Gu Nianzhi. He said in the tone of a lion king, “Simba, give Dad a hug.”
Gu Nianzhi looked up at him, and a spark lit up in the depths of her eyes. She smiled slightly and walked over to give Lu Jin a hug.
Lu Jin lowered his head and whispered in her ear, “Don’t tell anyone that you were with me today. Remember, we haven’t met today.” As he spoke, he quickly turned and left.
He ran very fast, as if he was worried that if he slowed down, he wouldn’t be able to leave.
Gu Nianzhi watched Lu Jin leave in a hurry and frowned slightly. After a long time, she curled her lips into a faint smile.
She didn’t want to leave right after Lu Jin did, so she sat in the small room for a while and went online with her phone.
After not surfing the Internet for a day, she realized that the world outside had changed drastically.
Zhao Liangze’s app should have been written as well, because just this morning, a new account appeared on Twitter. It announced some of the important information that Dresden had brought out, that the United States was spying on internet users all over the world. In particular, the spying on the leaders of several Western countries had already caused a huge uproar in the western world.
The United States was in chaos from top to bottom. The US Department of Justice was in a panic to sue Dresden for “treason”.
Meanwhile, Dresden had already contacted Senator He of the Legislative Council in H City and hired him as his lawyer to respond to the US Department of Justice’s lawsuit.
This way, the news that Dresden was in H City of the Huaxia Empire spread like wildfire.
Various powers gathered in H City, and the small city once again displayed the charm of the “pearl of the east”.
Gu Nianzhi looked at the storm that she had created with one hand and smiled. She tapped her phone with her finger and thought to herself, this is only the beginning…
She had just come out of her room when she saw that the sky had already darkened.
Disneyland was about to close, and the tourists walked out in twos and threes.
Her expression relaxed and at ease, Gu Nianzhi walked alone in the crowd of strangers. Tiny beads of sweat formed on her forehead, and she gently wiped it with a tissue.
Not long after, her phone vibrated.
Gu Nianzhi took it out to take a look. It was He Zhichu’s phone call.
She quickly swiped open the call and said cheerfully, “Young Master He, why is it you? Where are you?”
She actually knew that he was in H City, but she had to pretend that she didn’t know.
He Zhichu had been flustered ever since he received Qin Zhining’s call. He kept feeling that this incident wasn’t a coincidence.
He had been worried that something would happen to Gu Nianzhi.
It was only when he heard her voice on the other end of the phone that he let out a long sigh and said, “Where are you? Just stand there and don’t move. Wait for me to come and find you.”
Gu Nianzhi stopped in her tracks and said half-jokingly, “Sure, but don’t buy me oranges.”
He Zhichu: “…”
