Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 108
Chapter 108 Find Someone for Me
Shen Li arrived at the company early the next morning and entered Jiang Kaiwei’s office directly without even going to his own office. “I finally know who your ally is,” he said as he walked in.
Jiang Kaiwei was completely confused and asked, “What ally?”
Shen Li said, “The one who has taken your side and doesn’t hope Gu Nianbin is doing well. Although you want to deal with Gu Nianbin and she wants to deal with Du Xiaoxian, the result will be the same. No matter whom, Gu Nianbin will not be able to live peacefully.”
Jiang Kaiwei’s eyes lit up and he hurriedly asked, “Who is it?”
Shen Li smiled, as if he was deliberately keeping him guessing. He walked to the wine cabinet and poured two glasses of red wine. “Her name is interesting. You wouldn’t think of it even in your dreams.”
“Do I know her?” Jiang Kaiwei frowned. “Other than me, who else in G City can’t get along with Gu Nianbin?”
“It’s not that she can’t get along with Gu Nianbin, it’s that she can’t get along with Du Xiaoxian.” Shen Li walked over with the two glasses and handed one of them to Jiang Kaiwei. He sat down on the chair and continued, “Her name is Xia Xiaowan, but she’s not the Xia Xiaowan you know. The meaning of her name is gentle spring dawn. I’ve checked it overnight and found that she is from the Xia family in S City. Speaking of which, she is actually a distant relative of the former Xia Xiaowan. Not only are their names similar to each other, they also look somewhat similar. Don’t you think it’s very coincidental?”
Jiang Kaiwei’s brows furrowed even more heavily. “Is that so? Does she like Gu Nianbin? Is that why she wants to deal with Du Xiaoxian?”
Shen Li nodded and said, “She is Yang Liying’s cousin, so she was also at the dancing party last time.” Shen Li shook the glass of red wine. “This woman is interesting. She’s quite a genius.”
Jiang Kaiwei looked at the red wine sparkling like a flowing ruby in the glass in his hand. His eyebrows slowly relaxed, but his gaze was cold. He softly said, “Xia Xiaowan.”
“However,” Shen Li added, “she would not necessarily succeed even if she did everything she could. Gu Nianbin has already been obsessed with Du Xiaoxian. Even if the real Xia Xiaowan came back, it would be useless. He has been totally enchanted by and loyal to Du Xiaoxian. According to his personality, he must have secretly investigated the photos published in the newspaper last time. He probably had also found out a lot of things that were to Du Xiaoxian’s disadvantage. But last night, I did not see the slightest clue of unusualness from his face. He treats that little girl very well to the extreme.”
“Did you tell Gu Nianbin about last time?”
“He doesn’t even care at all. Why should I tell him?” Shen Li said, “Besides, don’t you forbid me to tell him?”
Jiang Kaiwei nodded and said, “That’s right. Don’t tell him anything. Let them fight against each other. I’ll wait for the good show.”
“I don’t think Xia Xiaowan will give up. Gu Nianbin’s behavior last night made her very hurtful. Just wait and see. There will be a good show soon.”
Jiang Kaiwei silently drank his wine. After a while, he said, “The bids for the Eco-Garden have passed the first trial, so have the Gu Group’s. There are still two more trials to follow. Keep an eye on the project. The results of selecting two from six will be announced soon.”
Shen Li asked, “If Jiang Group and Gu Group win after the final trial, what will you do?”
Jiang Kaiwei laughed heartily and put his legs on the table. “Then I’ll cooperate with them sincerely! I’m quite looking forward to working with Gu Nianbin!”
Shen Li laughed. “Why am I hearing something else in what you said?”
Jiang Kaiwei said with a smile, “Partners can be friends or enemies. Compared with clear competitive relationship, the difficulty factor of our cooperation is higher!”
Shen Li sighed and said, “Fine. Even we will be cooperating, we’re still enemies. Shao Boqing even had a wishful thinking and said that if we two companies won in the end, with the long-term of getting along with each other slowly, you and Gu Nianbin might become friends.”
“Become friends?” Jiang Kaiwei drank all the wine in his glass and smiled mockingly. “He was truly dreaming!”
Shen Li asked hesitantly, “Why do you hate Gu Nianbin so much? Why? Brother, can you give me an answer?”
“No reason,” Jiang Kaiwei said indifferently, “I just don’t like him.”
Shen Li stopped talking, put down his glass, stood up and left. Jiang Kaiwei stopped him and said, “I’ll treat you to dinner tonight.”
Shen Li turned around and looked at him vigilantly.
“Why are you looking at me like that?” Jiang Kaiwei smiled and said, “You told me a good news early in the morning. Can’t I treat you to dinner?”
“Alright,” Shen Li said, “it doesn’t matter what to eat. The key is get me a good bottle of wine.”
“How’s Romanee-Conti?”
Shen Li’s eyes lit up and he snapped his fingers happily. “It’s settled then.”
During dinner, Jiang Kaiwei and Shen Li met Shao Boqing and Fang Xueqing. Shen Li and Fang Xueqing knew each other. So Shao Boqing introduced Jiang Kaiwei to Fang Xueqing. Hearing that Jiang Kaiwei was the President of Jiang Group, Fang Xueqing’s eyes immediately widened. She shook hands with Jiang Kaiwei with a bright smile, “President Jiang, I’m very pleased to meet you!”
“Miss Fang is so beautiful and capable. Boss Shao, you’re so blessed.” Jiang Kaiwei shook his hands with Fang Xueqing and then let go. He smiled at Shao Boqing.
After a few more conventional greetings, Jiang Kaiwei and Shen Li left. Fang Xueqing looked at Jiang Kaiwei’s back and said, “President Jiang is different from the legends!”
“What’s different?”
Fang Xueqing smiled and said, “Legend has it that he is very conceited and arrogant. He is arrogant and looks down upon others. But he was quite a gentleman when I saw him just now!”
“He praised you as beautiful and capable, so you say nice things about him!” Shao Boqing pulled his lips.
“Yoh, are you jealous?” Fang Xueqing reached out to pinch Shao Boqing’s face, but he turned around and dodged.
Fang Xueqing looked at him seriously. “Are you really jealous? I was just praising him as a gentleman!”
“No,” Shao Boqing said, “I don’t think much of Jiang Kaiwei. Other than money, I don’t think he is better than me on anything else.”
Fang Xueqing laughed. “You feel pretty good about yourself.”
“Of course,” Shao Boqing blinked his beautiful and amorous eyes smugly, “don’t you know who I am?!”
“Stop it!” Fang Xueqing glanced at him and put a piece of beef into her mouth to chew. Then she said, “Hey, since you know Jiang Kaiwei, introduce him to me more!”
“Didn’t I just introduce him to you?”
“I mean, I want to ask him out and chat with him in the future. If I have more chances to talk with him, we might become friends!”
Shao Boqing took a sip of wine and said, “I’m not familiar with him, but I’m kind of Shen Li’s friend.”
“Shen Li will also do. He is Jiang Group’s General Manager. If I can get some business from him, my boss will definitely reward me with a big bonus.”
Shao Boqing laughed. “It’s not even enough to have Gu Group as your big client. You really have such a big appetite!”
“More is better! Please~!” Fang Xueqing said coquettishly. Shao Boqing looked at her and was stunned for a moment. Then, he lowered his eyes and seriously cut the steak on the plate. Fang Xueqing really looked like someone just now.
When Fang Xueqing saw that he didn’t say anything, she said, “Hmm? Would that be okay? Alright?”
“No,” Shao Boqing replied straightforwardly, “Gu Group and Jiang Group have always been at odds. I don’t want Gu Nianbin to misunderstand me.”
Fang Xueqing rolled her eyes at him and said angrily, “If you don’t want to help me, I won’t need it. Don’t think that without you, I won’t be able to do anything.”
Shao Boqing only smiled and had his steak silently.
After dinner, it was still early. Fang Xueqing suggested going to the nearby supermarket to buy some food. Shao Boqing was familiar with and capable of this kind of task. He pushed the shopping cart and followed Fang Xueqing closely. The two of them bought fruit and yogurt in the fresh area, and then walked towards the snack area. Shao Boqing walked while looking around. Suddenly, his gaze froze. Not far away, there was a woman wearing a blue baseball hat and a wine red sweater, who was standing there and selecting preserved fruit slowly. She looked like Nina very much. Shao Boqing looked at the woman for a long time, but he was still not sure, because the way she dressed was not Nina’s style at all. She wore a hat that covered her eyes and brows, but that feeling she gave out…
Seeing Shao Boqing suddenly stop, Fang Xueqing turned around and saw that her fiance was staring at a beauty. She was so angry that she reached out and twisted his arm. She had used much of her strength to pinch him. Shao Boqing hurt so much that he cried out in pain and shouted at Fang Xueqing, “What are you doing?”
“What am I doing?” Fang Xueqing said angrily, “I wanted to ask, what were you doing? You’re back to your old ways, aren’t you? Can’t you move your legs when you see a beauty? What did you promise to me when you pursued me?”
“What beauty?” Shao Boqing looked over again, but the woman had disappeared. He shouted at Fang Xueqing again, “Where is the beauty? Is there something wrong with your eyes?”
Fang Xueqing snorted and rushed forward angrily. Shao Boqing rubbed his arm and looked around, but the woman seemed to have disappeared out of thin air. Not a single trace could be found. Unwilling to give up, he pushed the cart forward and still stretched his neck to look around.
Fang Xueqing walked for a while angrily. Seeing that he didn’t follow her, she turned around and saw that Shao Boqing was obviously looking for someone. She was even angrier now. She stomped her foot and walked straight to the exit and left.
Shao Boqing glanced at her and didn’t care. He was still looking for the woman in the vicinity. She really looked like Nina. The more he thought about it, the more he felt she looked like her. He searched around for a few times, but still couldn’t find her. Shao Boqing dropped the shopping cart and ran out of the supermarket. He drove along the side of the road at a low speed. After driving for a long time, he turned around and looked for the woman again. However, he still didn’t find her.
He pulled over and lit a cigarette. The trees on the roadside rustled in the night breeze, with leaves continuously falling, falling on the car roof and making rustling sounds. A fallen leave slid past the windshield in the front like a tired butterfly, falling down lightly.
Shao Boqing took a deep breath of cigarette and tasted it with full attention. The piercingly sweet taste of tobacco reached his internal organs as if it was burning, making him feel comfortable. Then he exhaled the smoke from his nose. The car was filled with the smell of tobacco. He looked at the red light on his fingertips and was stunned. Was that Nina? She didn’t leave? Or was he mistaken?
For him, he was too familiar with some things so he was afraid that he might lose them. Since some of the rules were already set by himself, he was too embarrassed to break them. Therefore, he deceived himself and thought that he could stay with her for a longer time. As time passed, it became a habit.
Shao Boqing suddenly felt a little uneasy. Something seemed to be sprouting in his heart. It broke through the hard membrane and grew crazily. In an instant, it became a continuous expanse…
He opened the window and threw out the cigarette butt. The tiny red dot drew a beautiful arc in midair, as if a meteor had cut through the darkness of the night, bringing hope to others.
Shao Boqing took a deep breath, took out his phone and dialed Ling Yun’s number. “Old Ling, help find someone for me.”
Ling Yun smiled on the phone. “If I’m not mistaken, you want me to look for a woman, right? Tell me, who are you looking for?”
“You know her, Nina,” Shao Boqing said. “She said she left G City, but I think she’s still here. Check it out for me. The sooner the better.”
Ling Yun said, “Didn’t she resign? What are you looking for her for?”
“She took something very important from me.”
“Ah,” Ling Yun exclaimed, “what important thing? Was she running away with money?”
Shao Boqing said, “Sort of. Act quickly. Is one day enough?”
Ling Yun said, “Do you think I’m a mighty god? At least three days, and I can’t guarantee it.”
“Alright, then three days.” Shao Boqing’s tone was added with some pleading. “Old Ling, you must help me find her.”
