Chapter 8 - Gu Zhen (II)

A week had passed peacefully. Xiong Zhi continued to observe every target of hers and waited to strike at her first target. Gu Zhen. After her preparations were completed, she finally made her move. She texted Linfeng that he did not have to accompany her to lunch anymore. Besides, it will take him thirty minutes to arrive at the junior's building. At the junior's cafeteria, Xiong Zhi, with her lunch, made her way towards the farthest corner where Gu Zhen?.Sat alone. As usual, the boy was typing while eating lunch. Xiong Zhi quietly sat across from him and put her lunch on the table, and ate quietly. It took 10 minutes after Gu Zhen took a break from typing before he finally noticed that someone was sharing his table with him. He looked around. There were many empty tables since the cafeteria was so big and spacious. He looked strangely at Xiong Zhi, who was still eating with an expressionless face. After a while, Gu Zhen did not bother with it and continued multitasking. Xiong Zhi was finally done eating. She stared at him and waited until he was finished. When she saw that there was no more food on Gu Zhen's plate, she spoke. "Mr. Gu, it was nice to have a meal with you." Gu Zhen looked at Xiong Zhi. He was guessing earlier why this girl ate with him. 'It looks like she needs something from me. Or from my father? But this girl is from the Xiong.' " I'm not in a good relationship with my father right now. So whatever favor you need, I can't help you. " Gu Zhen said while folding his laptop and standing up. When he was about to walk past her, he heard her say, " My favor I need was not from your Father, but from you and your talent." Gu Zhen stopped and looked back at Xiong Zhi. Gu Zhen did not know whatXiong Zhi was talking about. No one knew why he was in a bad relationship with his father right now. It was because before the school started, his father had told him that after he graduated from high school, he would bring him to the military school to train as a future general to follow in his father's footsteps. When he heard that, he blurted out to him his dream to become a game maker. His father got angry and they got into an argument. Now, a week had passed, and they were still in a fighting stance. Except for his father and the faithful maids who heard his argument with his father, no one knew about his dream or what his good at. Outside, he only looked like a weak boy with a strong military family background. So he was confused when Xiong Zhi wanted to ask a favor from him. What can a weak boy like him do? Without his father and his background? Gu Zhen thought he had heard her wrongly. "If you cooperate with me, your dreams and the things you want to do, I will help you to achieve them." Xiong Zhi added with a stern face. Gu Zhen finally turned to her, staring at her to find out if she was joking. But with her expressionless, cold face, Gu Zhen cannot tell at all. Gu Zhen returned to the table and took a seat in front of Xiong Zhi. He taunted, "You are asking me as if you know what I want. What if my dream is to have a war in Western countries? Will you help me achieve it then? With the Xiong family backing you up, maybe you can help to add Gu's military power, but it was not enough to win the war against the Western countries. Xiong Zhi eyed him. "Is that what you want? To lead the army, to be called General Gu? " Gu Zhen was startled. He knew the answer. He did not want to be in the military. Since young, he never played with toy guns or played soldier or police. As far as he could remember, he was playing with their computer in his room. Never play anything except gadgets and computers. At the age of nine, he knew every part of the computer. He learned how to hack, create a virus, and many things, and he enjoyed them all. So his childhood, which they considered dull, was so full of life for him. Even though he did not make any friends in middle school, he did not care. Until now, he did not care to make any connections. He was busy with his own. He was creating his world. He looked down at his laptop. His world he created, was there. He created it when he was ten. He only made some revisions now. But he knew he was ready to take forward to his dream. Gu Zhen stared hard at Xiong Zhi. He remained unfazed, however, his eyes that were hidden behind the glasses, and his dark hair, were burning. "Then tell me, Miss Xiong, as a son of the Gu family, what would be my dream if not leading the army?" Gu Zhen continued taunting. "If it is what you're gonna do in the future, then I don't need your cooperation. What I need is your talent and your passion with that. I'm not asking the son of the Gu family. I'm asking you as Gu Zhen. " Xiong Zhi said. Once again, Gu Zhen was startled. He could not understand what she meant. Tired of taunting, Gu Zhen directly asked Xiong Zhi. "What do you want from me?" "Your cooperation. " "In what?" Gu Zhen was getting impatient. Even though Xiong Zhi was a rare sight, Gu Zhen did not care about that. For him, computers and gadgets were the most enchanting. Xiong Zhi smiled inwardly. It looked like Gu Zhen was baited, getting impatient now. "Fine. I will tell you directly. I need your skills and talent in computers? Programming. I am creating my own company, and I need you as one of my partners." "Ha...are you kidding me? Just talk to me about this thing again after we graduate from high School, and maybe I can consider it." Gu Zhen tried to stand up again.? This girl was not serious. How can a girl like her be pampered since young to create her own company at this age? It was just a plaything for her. But he did not need that. What he needed was a professional. Someone who can help him develop his game. To make it a big shot. He started to walk away when Xiong Zhi beat him to it. She passed him and gave a card. "Fine. I'll give this to you now. Call me if you changed your mind." Xiong Zhi already stood a few steps away from him when she stopped and looked back at him. "One year. I'll give you a year to decide and a chance to prove myself. Next year, I'll find you and you will give me your answer." Then she walked away. Gu Zhen looked down at the? A card in his hand. I H Z H I Below this letter was a telephone number and an address. He stares dumbly at it. She already had a name for her company? Well, that was fast. Gu Zhen did not know that this very company was already standing in the central city with its small number of its employees. He did not know that in the future he would be glad that he kept this card. Gu Zhen walked back to his classroom on his own. Xiong Zhi and Gu Zhen did not know that the moment Xiong Zhi walked to Gu Zhen's table earlier, there was a pair of brown eyes looking at them, watching their interaction the whole time furiously.