Lu Yuan stared blankly at Lu Jin carefully taking care of the sleeping Gu Nianzhi.
Even a person with an interpersonal disorder like Lu Jin would have an unreserved affection for his children.
This was the nature of a normal human being.
Of course, if some people did not have this kind of nature, it could only be said that he or she was not a normal person.
Lu Yuan was immersed in being moved. Just as he was about to praise Lu Jin, Lu Jin said proudly, “You wouldn’t understand what it feels like to have a daughter.”
With a smug look that reflected, “I am proud of having a daughter.”
Lu Yuan retracted his earlier feelings of being moved.
He knew that it was an extravagant hope to speak properly to a person like Lu Jin.
He would either infuriate or sulk him to death. It didn’t matter as he was going to die sooner or later anyway.
Lu Yuan’s face darkened as he took his phone to the balcony to answer the call.
Huo Shaoheng came out of the kitchen and saw that Gu Nianzhi was already asleep on the sofa.
He raised an arm and rested it on the back of his head, revealing his fair and delicate arm.
She was covered with a fresh crystal purple blanket. The edge of the blanket had fleece, which rubbed against the edge of her arm, making her skin look crystal clear. It was as if there was a white lotus knot wrapped around a tender purple lotus root.
Huo Shaoheng’s adam’s apple bobbed up and down. He averted his gaze and walked over.
Lu Jin was wearing a beige casual outfit and was sitting cross-legged on the carpet, right in front of the sofa where Gu Nianzhi was sleeping.
There was a laptop on his lap, and he was typing rapidly.
It looked like he was coding or writing something.
Huo Shaoheng’s eyes lit up when he saw an introductory quantum mechanics book on the coffee table between the two sofas.
He bent down to take the book and flipped through it for a while. It was quite interesting.
He sat down on the sofa opposite Gu Nianzhi and began reading the book.
Lu Jin finished coding a program and sent it back to the main computer in his studio to start testing the program he had just written while he rubbed his stiff neck.
He turned to look at Gu Nianzhi. She was sound asleep and her breathing was slow and even. Her face was a little red. It was the kind of red that could be seen on the most delicate Ru Kiln white porcelain with a few strokes of light rouge and red glaze.
She was charming but not bewitching, gorgeous but not seductive.
She was his daughter she would look good no matter what.
Lu Jin was filled with joy as he watched. He gently tucked Gu Nianzhi under the blanket and put her exposed arm back into the blanket.
He turned his head and saw Huo Shaoheng sitting across from him. He was reading the introductory quantum mechanics book that he had brought over to explain to Gu Nianzhi.
Lu Jin snorted and whispered, “Mr. Peter, were you able to understand it?”
Huo Shaoheng came back to his senses and looked up at Lu Jin. He smiled and said, “I learned a little quantum mechanics when I was in university. This is an introductory book, so I could understand it.”
As he spoke, he praised the introductory book for its simplicity writing, and depth.
Lu Jin was delighted when he heard this, “Looks like you do know quantum mechanics!”
Huo Shaoheng had never studied quantum mechanics when he was in university.
To get closer to his mother, Song Jinning, he secretly looked for books on quantum mechanics so that he could talk to her about the topic that was the most interesting to her.
He hadn’t studied for long on his own, but with Song Jinning’s guidance, he was better at quantum mechanics than the average person.
Although he hadn’t touched quantum mechanics for more than a decade, Huo Shaoheng felt a sense of familiarity when he saw this introductory book.
Seeing that Lu Jin was addicted to studying, Huo Shaoheng’s heart skipped a beat. He took the book and asked, “Uncle Lu, if I want to study quantum mechanics on my own, what basic knowledge do I need to add?”
This was exactly what Lu Jin was interested in.
He immediately started talking non-stop.
“I like your attitude.”
“Quantum mechanics is an advanced subject. To understand it, you would need a solid foundation.”
“Some people say that quantum mechanics is a subject that couldn’t be learned on your own.”
Huo Shaoheng was puzzled.
Lu Jin waved his hand, “However I don’t agree. You could learn any subject on your own, as long as you’re smart enough to find the right way of learning.”
“Take quantum mechanics as an example. No matter how advanced it was, it was still a subject. If quantum mechanics couldn’t be learned on its own, then who created this subject? And where did he learn it from?”
“You could tell that the person who said this was belittling himself and the others.”
“He set his intelligence as the benchmark, believed that what he could not do, others could not as well. This kind of person had a restricted outlook and he treats himself as a machine. He only knew what to do when you gave him instructions. If you don’t, he would become useless.”
“Don’t pay attention to this kind of person.”
“If you want to learn quantum mechanics on your own, start working on your foundation.”
“First would be advanced mathematics. You need to understand this aspect thoroughly. Otherwise, you won’t understand the thinking method of quantum mechanics.”
“Second is linear algebra. When quantum mechanics involves the theory of multidimensional space, you would find that linear algebra is simply God’s mathematics!”
“Third is probability. You must have some basic knowledge in this area. You could use some statistics courses.”
“Finally, it would be here,” Lu Jin pointed at his head, “Your brain must be flexible to integrate the knowledge of various subjects. Although smart people may not be able to learn quantum mechanics well, those who were not smart would not be able to understand quantum mechanics.”
One could not learn quantum mechanics well, and the other could not understand quantum mechanics. The difference between the two was obvious.
Huo Shaoheng nodded continuously as he listened, opened the introductory book on quantum mechanics, and asked a few random questions.
Of course, these questions had a certain level of proficiency. Huo Shaoheng was asking the quantum mechanics questions that Song Jinning had discussed before.
Lu Jin was elated when he heard this. He almost wanted to drag Huo Shaoheng to his studio to give him a computer demonstration.
Huo Shaoheng quickly nodded in Gu Nianzhi’s direction and said in a low voice, “Uncle Lu, Nianzhi is still asleep…”
Lu Jin came back to his senses and turned to look at Gu Nianzhi. He happened to see that her eyes were closed, but under those eyelids, her eyes were moving.
Lu Jin laughed, “Nianzhi, were you awake? Did daddy woke you up?”
Gu Nianzhi had been awake for a while now. She lay on the sofa motionlessly and listened to Huo Shaoheng and Lu Jin chatted about quantum mechanics.
Lu Jin’s attitude towards him had completely changed.
Gu Nianzhi was speechless.
Huo Shaoheng was too cunning.
Not only had he easily subdued Lu Jin with a book on quantum mechanics, but the key point was that Lu Jin had brought the book in an attempt to explain it to Gu Nianzhi!
This was called using the spear to attack the shield.
Now that she had been seen through pretending to sleep, she did not blush. She slowly opened her eyes and smiled at Lu Jin, “Dad, you were so charming when you talked about quantum mechanics.”
“You little flatterer! You fell asleep even though it was charming?!” Lu Jin smiled as he pulled her up. He was afraid that she would catch a cold, so he covered her legs with a blanket to block Huo Shaoheng’s line of sight.
Gu Nianzhi giggled, “I’m awake again, it wouldn’t be hard to make me fall asleep, but it would be really difficult to wake me up!”
“You’re right!” Lu Jin smiled as he patted her head and looked at his watch, “Should we start cooking dinner now? It’s the New Year’s Eve dinner, the highlight of the day!”
Gu Nianzhi looked around, “Where’s President Lu?”
“He went back to his room to take a call,” Lu Jin said nonchalantly. “It might be a call from a female confidant… Haha, he went to answer the phone behind our backs.”
As soon as he finished speaking, Lu Yuan pushed the door open and entered.
Gu Nianzhi smiled and turned around to ask, “President Lu, was it a call from your female confidant? Do you want to invite her over for the New Year? It would be more lively!”
Lu Yuan knew immediately that Lu Jin was making things up, holding the phone in his hand, he calmly said, “I don’t have any female confidants. Your father was the best back then. He spent all his time in the university doing experiments in the laboratory. There were also a bunch of female graduate students who were infatuated with him. When he went out to give a lecture, he attracted so much attention.”
“My father, that’s amazing!” Gu Nianzhi’s attention immediately turned to Lu Jin and said in surprise, “Have you thought of finding a new girlfriend?”
Lu Jin suddenly blushed and said, “Young lady don’t talk nonsense, and weren’t you hungry? Lu Yuan, hurry up and prepare New Year’s Eve dinner!”
He stood up and pushed Lu Yuan towards the kitchen.
Lu Yuan glanced at Huo Shaoheng, who was sitting on the sofa.
Huo Shaoheng gave him a look.
Lu Yuan understood and pulled Lu Jin along, “You were so capable. Why don’t you help me and prepare for the New Year’s Eve dinner and be my assistant? If you don’t agree, I would go and tell your daughter about how popular you were back then…”
“Alright! I would help you!” Lu Jin hurriedly covered Lu Yuan’s mouth and complained, “Don’t talk nonsense. You would ruin my image in my daughter’s heart!”
“You’re worried about your image now? You spared no effort to ruin mine,” Lu Yuan snorted coldly and closed the kitchen door. He started the smoking machine and began to cook New Year’s Eve dinner.
The preparations for the various dishes had been completed, and the steamed and stewed vegetables were ready. All that was left was to prepare the stir-fry and cold dishes.
…
Gu Nianzhi and Huo Shaoheng were left alone in the living room.
Huo Shaoheng looked at her quietly and smiled without saying a word.
Gu Nianzhi was holding back. She looked back at Huo Shaoheng with a smile and exchanged pleasantries with him, “Mr. Peter, who was in your family? Are you Chinese? Did your family celebrate the Chinese New Year?”
The Chinese New Year was a holiday shared by all the Chinese people in the world.
No matter which country you were in, you would never neglect the most important holiday of the year.
Huo Shaoheng crossed his long legs and smiled casually, “My parents died a long time ago and I grew up with my grandmother. Soon after, my grandmother also died on a mission and I’m all alone.”
He knew that if he said that, Gu Nianzhi would not probe further.
Sure enough, Gu Nianzhi showed a sympathetic expression, “Huh? Apologies, I shouldn’t have asked. Pardon my ignorance.”
Huo Shaoheng replied sorrowfully, “It’s fine, I don’t mind. That’s why I hope to spend the New Year with you guys and also experience the New Year atmosphere. Could I call you Nianzhi? Would you be willing to let me spend the New Year with you guys?”
Gu Nianzhi was also thinking, “Haha, this was like attacking her weak spot…”
When she went back, she would “complain” to Ms. Song, who was “long gone”.
Gu Nianzhi thought about it, but the expression on her face became more cautious. She said softly, “Sure, aren’t you staying here now? You even got along with my dad.”
Huo Shaoheng kept quiet.
What was she saying?
What did she mean by getting along with her dad?
Who was he doing this for? Why would he try to think back to the time when Ms. Song was interested in some quantum mechanics questions?
Gu Nianzhi held back her laughter and said, “I understand now. Your parents weren’t around when you were young, so you lacked fatherly love and envied me for having a good father. That’s why you had been following me, isn’t it? You could treat my father as your godfather. That way, you don’t need to pretend to woo me to get closer to my father.”
Huo Shaoheng pulled a long face.
What was wrong with Gu Nianzhi?
She had twisted his actions of wooing her and trying to gain Lu Jin’s favor into “lack of fatherly love”?
Gu Nianzhi looked at Huo Shaoheng’s darkened face in an instant, and the evil, horned man in her heart smiled like a little devil.
“Did I get to the point?” Gu Nianzhi tilted her head and said, “Don’t be shy, I’ll tell my dad later. Don’t worry, as long as I make a request, my dad would agree to it. It’s just another godson…”
It was becoming ridiculous.
Huo Shaoheng stood up and walked over to Gu Nianzhi’s side and sat down. He held her hand and whispered into her ear, “What godson? A son-in-law was equivalent to half a son, I shall be your father’s son-in-law instead.” As he spoke, he bit Gu Nianzhi’s earlobe with hatred.
The lychee jelly that had seduced him for a long time was finally in his mouth. It was as soft and delicious as he remembered it to be.
He couldn’t let go of it once he bit it.
He subconsciously wrapped his tongue around the soft, trembling piece of meat.
Her round earlobe was almost sucked thin in his mouth, but as soon as he let go of the tip of his tongue, the thin piece immediately bulged up again, as if showing off to the tip of his tongue.
So he sucked again and gently left a bite mark on the earlobe with the tip of his teeth before slowly letting go of Gu Nianzhi’s earlobe.
Gu Nianzhi did not expect Huo Shaoheng to bite it. The earlobe almost melted in his mouth, and a warm current surged from the most sensitive part of the ear, turning half of her body numb.
She could not move.
Huo Shaoheng stopped what he was doing. Gu Nianzhi came back to her senses and pushed him away. Her face was red as she said, “If you continued this, you won’t be able to live through the year!”
Huo Shaoheng kept quiet and grabbed her arm forcefully. After Gu Nianzhi vented her anger, he said in a hoarse voice, “Nianzhi, did you not have feelings for me?”
