Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 110

Chapter 110 When She Was Right Before His Nose, He Flinched Instead

After Shao Boqing finished his scolding and took a deep breath, Gu Nianbin came out from inside. It would be strange if he couldn’t hear such loud talking.

Zhou Ting still didn’t want to say a word. She was very sad. Although Shao Boqing was her superior, since she and Nina had often been hanging out with Shao Boqing for so long, there should at least be a bit of revolutionary friendship left between them, right? However, Shao Boqing was so disrespectful. He came to vent his anger on her and scolded her. Not only did her boss hear him, but the staff in the Secretary’s Office should have heard him as well. He made her lose all her face.

Gu Nianbin glanced at Zhou Ting and asked Shao Boqing, “What’s going on?”

Shao Boqing was still indignant. “Ask your good secretary.”

At this time, Zhou Ting felt that she couldn’t remain silent anymore. “Sorry, Boss Shao, it was my fault.”

Zhou Ting’s attitude was so humble that Shao Boqing couldn’t say to her more of other blaming words. “I’ve already told Little Mei to leave. Get me someone who can do the job well, and stop teaching them those messy things.”

“Alright, Boss Shao, I understand.”

At this time, Shao Boqing’s phone rang. He checked it and saw that it was Ling Yun calling. He immediately answered the phone, “Old Ling, how is it? Got any news?”

Ling Yun seemed to have said something on the other end of the phone. Then, Shao Boqing’s sullen face instantly lit up. The corners of his eyes even revealed joy. “Good, good, good,” he said in succession, then hung up the phone and left. When he walked to the door, he turned back to say to Zhou Ting, “I lost my temper against you. Don’t take it to heart. I’ll treat you to dinner another day.” Then, he left in a hurry.

Gu Nianbin shook his head and said, “He’s been acting a little weird lately!”

“Yeah,” Zhou Ting said calmly.

Gu Nianbin glanced at her and suddenly smiled. “In the future, you just need to take care of Xiaoxian. Ignore other people’s affairs.”

Zhou Ting was stunned for a moment. Then she began to feel uncertain in her heart again. Her intuition told her that the boss seemed to be specifically referring to something, so she hurriedly explained, “Boss, I didn’t, I didn’t teach Xiaoxian…”

Gu Nianbin interrupted her, “Xiaoxian doesn’t know anything. She doesn’t know whom to ask when she encounters something. It’s not a bad thing that you can tell her what to do.”

Gu Nianbin’s tone was flat, and his eyes were very gentle. Zhou Ting was inspired and immediately said, “Boss, I know what to do.”

Shao Boqing drove through the streets and lanes and arrived at the address Ling Yun had told him. It was an old-fashioned neighborhood, and the houses were old and square, like large neatly arranged boxes. Shao Boqing parked his car by the side of the road and slowly walked in. The grey buildings welcomed him one after another, and the roads led in all directions, like a maze. He checked the building numbers on the side of the houses and slowly looked for some certain number in sequence. However, as he searched, the number didn’t appear in order again, which jumped from thirty something to fifty something. Shao Boqing stood by the side of the road, scratching his head anxiously. It was a cloudy day, and the wind whistled past the treetops, causing his hair to be blown into a mess. No matter how he fixed them, his hair just remained in disorder, just like the mood he was in at the moment.

He came with excitement but now suddenly felt as if a basin of cold water had been poured on him. Shao Boqing was flustered and depressed in his heart. He lit a cigarette and looked at the densely packed houses. His heart was in a state of chaos. The address was clearly here, but he couldn’t find it. The houses in the surroundings were like large gray beasts, pressing down on him. Occasionally, passers-by would look at him curiously and then continue walking forward.

At this moment, a child walked to the downstairs of the building opposite Shao Boqing and called his companion to go to play in the park. The child upstairs responded and rushed down, then the two of them bounced away together.

Shao Boqing threw away the cigarette butt and quickly followed behind them. Actually, he didn’t know where he wanted to go, but he didn’t want to stay here anymore.

However, god was truly looking after him from above. Wasn’t that Nina who was sitting on the bench in the distance? Shao Boqing’s heart pounded. His heartbeat was so strong that he could hear it, but he didn’t dare to take another step forward.

Nina seemed to have put on some weight. She wore a pair of jeans and a hoodie. Because of the wind, she put the hat on her head. Her curly wavy hair hung on her chest and some were gently blown in the air by the wind. Her hair was like the tip of a reed by the river in the twilight, so gentle that it seemed as if it was going to float away with the wind. She didn’t wear makeup and was completely natural. She looked like a college student who had just graduated. Actually, five years of time had not left anything on her face. Shao Boqing remembered that when he first met her, Nina wore a delicate makeup and stood in front of him in a dignified manner. She kept her eyes down obediently, and her long and dense eyelashes flickered with starlight. He decided to hire her on the spot. He didn’t think too much about it and made the decision. It was so fast that even he himself felt a little strange.

Nina wasn’t doing anything. She just sat there quietly. Occasionally, she would look up at the gloomy sky and then look into the distance. She looked very relaxed. Her hands had been stuck in the big pockets of her hoodie and placed on her stomach, making her look a little bulging.

Shao Boqing hid behind the tree and looked at her quietly. She said she wanted to leave G City and start a new life, but in fact, she just changed her place of residence. Moreover, she didn’t look like she had a job now, so what was wrong with her? Why did she suddenly resign, why did she suddenly move house, and why did she change her phone number? Why didn’t she contact them? All these questions flashed in Shao Boqing’s mind, complicated and confusing, and he just didn’t know why.

Nina sat there for a while before standing up. Then she walked out of the street park slowly along the path paved with colorful stones. She walked very slowly, with her hands still in her pockets. She was not as graceful and charming as before. Shao Boqing felt that she had changed a little. He could no longer find a trace of a workplace beauty on her. She was now loose and leisurely, like a house woman.

Shao Boqing secretly followed her and watched her enter the second unit of a building. She supported the wooden handrail and slowly went up the stairs. He raised his head to look at the building number. It was the Building 43 that Ling Yun had told him but he couldn’t find. He didn’t need to follow her up because he knew which floor she lived on. After waiting for a while downstairs, he saw the window on the third floor lit up. Actually, it was still early and it wasn’t dark. But because it was cloudy, and the rays of light in the old house were probably not very good, she turned on the light.

Shao Boqing saw that all sorts of electric wires were densely packed here, connecting one building to another and interweaving into a spider web in mid-air. Some of the balconies were with closed windows and the curtains prevented others from seeing what was going on inside. While some of the balconies were open with clothes hanging there and with some flowers and grass. The green vines hung from upstairs to downstairs, some of which were even blooming with sporadic flowers, decorating the grey daylight with a wisp of bright color.

This place was dirty and messy, but it also revealed the richest atmosphere of life, which was completely different from Nina’s former apartment with housekeeper. Shao Boqing frowned. Was this the new life she wanted?

On Nina’s balcony, there were a few clothes and a large white bath towel with blue dots. Shao Boqing looked carefully: there were no men clothes. The information Ling Yun gave him was also that Nina lived alone. So, what kind of new life would she start in such a messy place alone?

Suddenly, the balcony door opened. Shao Boqing hurriedly flashed to the back of the telephone pole. He saw Nina stand on the balcony for a while, then put away her clothes and bath towel and go into the room.

Shao Boqing stood there for a while longer and memorized some of the surrounding things before leaving.

Compared with his impatience on the way coming here, Shao Boqing drove very slowly on the way back. He did not even react to the horn honking from the cars behind him, and his mind was in a mess. He asked Ling Yun to look for Nina just to confirm that he hadn’t mistaken someone else as Nina in the supermarket that night. If it was really Nina, he wanted to ask her what was wrong? Why would she take such inexplicable actions? However, when he really saw her, he had no idea what to do. It was like that a homesick person would feel timid when coming near the hometown. When she was right before his nose, he flinched instead.

But what was he afraid of? He looked blankly ahead. What on earth was he afraid of…

After returning to the company, Shao Boqing entered his own office and saw a new secretary sitting outside. Although Zhou Ting was occasionally unreliable, her efficiency at work was still not bad.

The new secretary stood up and introduced herself, “Boss Shao, my name is Gina. I’m the new secretary.”

Gina? Shao Boqing frowned. “Did Zhou Ting give you this English name?”

“No, I’ve been using this name since college,” Gina said.

Shao Boqing looked at her up and down. She wore a decent suit, her hair was not in a mess, and her makeup was exquisite. As she spoke, she kept her eyes down and looked like a dignified person. He said, “This name doesn’t quite match you. I’ll call you Mary in the future.”

Gina’s eyelids twitched and she said okay quietly. Mary would be okay. As long as she could keep her position as the General Manager’s secretary, he could call her anything!

Strangely enough, ever since Mary came, the General Manager’s office had been dead quiet. It was never as noisy as the previous again. Everyone felt that Boss Shao should be satisfied this time. Zhou Ting specially took time to ask Mary and learned about the change of her name. She was a little shocked. Looked like Shao Boqing’s taste had become thoroughly different… No matter what, as long as he didn’t cause any trouble, it would be good. During this period of time, apart from working hard for her own boss, she also had to deal with Shao Boqing’s secretary problem. It was really hard for her.

Zhou Ting was even more gratified that General Manager Shao’s mood had returned to normal. He was still the same as before when seeing her. He would laugh and joke with her, as if the person who scolded her not long ago was not him! Zhou Ting was not a petty person. Since that was the case, then she’d pretend that nothing had happened. The revolutionary friendship between them still existed as always!

Du Xiaoxian gently pushed open the door and stuck her head in, calling out, “Sister Zhou.”

“Xiaoxian, school is over?” Zhou Ting waved to her. “Come in quickly. I bought you some new books. Come and see if you like them.”

Du Xiaoxian carried her schoolbag and walked to her lightly. She picked up those books and took a look, then said happily, “I like them. I’ll show them to Young Master.”

Zhou Ting did not say anything. She just smiled and watched the little girl enter Gu Nianbin’s office. Ever since Du Xiaoxian had defended her rights in public that night, the boss had been in a good mood. Now, Du Xiaoxian was no longer allowed to sit outside to read books. The boss said that he was afraid of her interfering with Zhou Ting’s work. Zhou Ting felt very disdainful when she heard this. The boss could even say such an excuse, how shameless! He clearly did not want the little girl to leave his line of sight. But was it really good that they showed off their affection in public like this? Could they think a little for her as a single dog?