Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 111

Chapter 111 I Don’t Want the Dancing Party Anymore
Seeing that it was Du Xiaoxian who entered, Gu Nianbin couldn’t help but smile. He put down the pen in his hand and looked at the little girl gently. “How was school today?”

“It’s good,” Du Xiaoxian smiled and ran over to show him the new books, “Sister Zhou bought me these new books.”

“Then did you thank her?”

“Oh, I forgot,” the little girl said and was about to turn around. But she was grabbed by the man and pulled into his arms. He kissed her and felt a little fun in his heart. He really felt like he was taking care of a child!

“There’s no hurry. We’ll talk about it later.” The man’s continuous kisses landed beside her ear. Du Xiaoxian blushed with embarrassment, but she raised her small face bravely, allowing Gu Nianbin to easily suck her lips.

The two of them made out in the big chair for a long time before they separated. Both of them heard each other’s heart beating, which was especially clear in the quiet room. Du Xiaoxian was shy and said something else to cover up her shyness, “Are you tired? Let me read you a story.”

Gu Nianbin said, “Alright, go ahead.” He moved back a bit to make Du Xiaoxian feel more comfortable.

The little girl cleared her throat and began to read crisply, “A long time ago, in a very beautiful country, there was a beautiful princess. She was the king and queen’s favorite little daughter, and the princess had eleven brothers. Her brothers were very outstanding princes, and they doted on the little princess very much. But the good times didn’t last long. The queen suddenly fell ill and soon passed away. The king married a new queen six months later …”

Du Xiaoxian’s voice gradually became somewhat sad, and finally she stopped. Gu Nianbin’s breathing behind her could be heard clearly. She turned around and saw that the man tilted his head and fell asleep on the chair. A lock of hair hung down from his forehead, covering one of his eyes. Du Xiaoxian gently brushed the lock of hair aside and looked at Gu Nianbin’s sleeping face carefully. It was the first time she had seen him sleep like this in broad daylight, but he slept soundly, with his eyebrows unfolded, and the line of his lower palate was loose. His entire person looked he was very comfortable.

Du Xiaoxian wanted to stand up, but just as she moved, the hand on her waist tightened its grip. Gu Nianbin’s eyes were still closed and he said vaguely, “Where are you going?”

“Continue your sleeping. I’m going to sit on the sofa,” Du Xiaoxian said softly.

His hand on her waist hugged her forcefully, and he didn’t show any intention of letting her go. “Don’t leave, stay with me.” As he spoke, his other hand also reached over and pulled the little girl to lean against him.

Du Xiaoxian obediently leaned against his embrace, but she still wanted to convince him to let her go. “It’s not comfortable for you that I press on you like this.”

“Stay like that. I want to take a nap.” Gu Nianbin hugged the little girl and fell asleep again. He was having meetings at noon the whole time without resting. Now, he was really a little sleepy.

Zhou Ting sat outside for a long time. She did not hear any sound from inside, nor did she see Du Xiaoxian come out. She quietly walked over to the door and peeped through the crack. Her eyes widened instantly. Was it safe for them to sleep together like that? Secretary Zhou was very worried about that chair. After all, the two of them added up to be much over 100 kilograms!

Shao Boqing pushed open the door and came in. Seeing Zhou Ting like this, he immediately sneered. Just as he was about to raise his voice to tease Zhou Ting, Secretary Zhou quickly rushed over to cover his mouth and said softly, “Don’t shout. They are sleeping.”

Shao Boqing widened his eyes and lowered his voice, “They are sleeping at this time? Inside the office? A live stream?”

“What are you talking about?” Zhou Ting hit him. “Boss Shao, you’re really nasty. They are really sleeping, okay?”

Shao Boqing walked over and bent to peep through the crack of the door as well. He shook his head while looking inside and said to Zhou Ting, “I’m really impressed by your boss. How can he fall asleep like that? Doesn’t he feel the heavy weight on him?”

Zhou Ting said, “Boss Shao, is Mary doing her job well?”

“Not bad,” Shao Boqing nodded, “she’s better than the first few ones. You have to choose a secretary who really knows how to do the job well. Not a single one of those who didn’t pay their attention to the work is capable. Back when Nina was at work on her first day, I told her not to be interested in her boss. She did a good job…”

Zhou Ting curled her lips and said, “The difference between Mary and Nina seems to be a little huge. Boss Shao, your taste has changed too thoroughly.”

“Has my taste been changed?” Shao Boqing smiled and said, “I don’t think so.”

“Oh, right,” Zhou Ting ran to the table and found a document to give it to him, “this is a letter for Chenguang. Our boss has already signed it. You should bring it to Manager Fang, so that she won’t need to come and get it.”

Shao Boqing glanced at the document but did not take it. “Let her come and get it herself. It’s important to distinguish between public and private!”

Zhou Ting said, “Come on, Boss Shao, you just need to lift a finger. If you can’t even do this tiny matter for your fiancée, then you’re too…”

But Shao Boqing changed the topic and said, “Did your boss tell you? It’s Du Xiaoxian’s birthday at the beginning of next month. He wants to hold a coming-of-age dancing party for her.”

“Yes, I’ve been looking for the venue for the past two days, but there’s nothing suitable. The venues are either too small or have been booked. The good venues are all booked six months in advance.” Zhou Ting was a little annoyed when talking about this.

“Alright, leave this to me,” Shao Boqing said, “I’ll think of a way.”

Zhou Ting immediately lit up with pleasure and said, “Thank you in advance, Boss Shao. I didn’t expect that you would still care about me in Nina’s absence. Thank you so much.”

Shao Boqing smiled and said, “Nina, did she call you?”

“No,” Zhou Ting was also filled with grievance when speaking of Nina, “it’s like a rock sinking into the sea. It’s been so long since she called me last time. I can’t find her even if I want to. Does she really want to break off relations with us?”

“She,” Shao Boqing slowly asked, “does she have a boyfriend?”

“I don’t think so,” Zhou Ting said, “but I’m not sure. I’m only sure about that she definitely didn’t have a boyfriend when she left.”

“Did she have any financial difficulties?” Shao Boqing asked again, “For example, did she owe debts or something?”

“Nina doesn’t spend too much money. She is smart in financial management and her salary is not low. How could she owe debts? I have never heard her mention this. Nor did I feel that she was short of money. Her parents are both civil servants, and they haven’t retired. Her family conditions are pretty good, so I don’t think so.”

“But she left so suddenly,” said Shao Boqing, “don’t you find it strange?”

“I haven’t thought about that carefully,” Zhou Ting said. “Maybe it’s because of love issues. But she didn’t fall in love during the time she left…”

Shao Boqing fell silent for a moment and said somewhat hesitantly, “There are rumors in the company. Did you hear any of them? They say Nina left because of me, because of my engagement.”

Zhou Ting sneered. “No way, Boss Shao, do you believe that kind of rumor? Didn’t you just say that Nina wasn’t interested in you and she always did a good job on that point? Impossible, absolutely impossible. Nina herself is kind of a playboy, but she doesn’t like playboys. She used to have some complaints about your loving too many people.”

“Oh, what did she say about me?” Shao Boqing was interested.

“Forget it, I can’t remember clearly. Besides, since she has left, why do you want to know what she said about you?”

“Think about it,” Shao Boqing insisted, “think about it carefully. What did she say about me?”

Zhou Ting frowned and had to recall carefully for a while, then she said, “This is what Nina said. I’ll just repeat her words. Nina said that you were too playful and had no sense of responsibility. Whoever fell in love with you would be unlucky. She also said that a man could easily get over with a relationship, but a woman couldn’t. She said that you might hurt many people.”

“Did she really say that?” Shao Boqing smiled faintly, looking a little happy.

“These are all her original words. I said I was just repeating what she said.” Zhou Ting suddenly felt strange. “Boss Shao, look at you, don’t you really think that Nina left because she had a crush on you?”

“Can’t I think that way?” Shao Boqing raised his eyebrows proudly. “As an outstanding man, it’s normal for girls to like me!”

Zhou Ting curled her lips in disapproval. “I’m not sure about others, but Nina definitely won’t like you. She knows what kind of person you are, then why would she have a crush on you? Boss Shao, you feel a little too good about yourself. Besides, why are you still thinking about Nina now? Even if she wasn’t gone, you’ve already had Manager Fang!”

Shao Boqing said meaningfully, “Who can be so sure about his own feelings for someone?”

Zhou Ting still wanted to refute him. But thinking about it, she realized that Shao Boqing had always felt good about himself on these things. He just wished all the women in the world could like him.

“Boss Shao, why are you here?”

“I’m here for your boss,” Shao Boqing said, “but since your boss is holding his little girl and sleeping, it’s not convenient for me to disturb him. I have to wait here.”

“If there’s something important, I can report to the boss for you.”

“I’m not in a hurry, I can wait.” Shao Boqing suddenly glared at Zhou Ting. “Are you driving me away?”

“No, no, how dare I?” Zhou Ting smiled. “I’m afraid of wasting your time.”

“I’m good.” Shao Boqing stretched out his long legs and sat in a different posture. He then glanced at the clock on the wall and said, “They haven’t woken up yet after sleeping for so long. Will they sleep until tomorrow morning? It’s uncomfortable to sleep like that!”

Zhou Ting looked at him and said, “Boss Shao, you’re in a good mood recently. Is there any good news?”

“When am I in a bad mood?” Shao Boqing asked her back, “You should be energetic at work and don’t bring negative emotions with you to the company.”

Zhou Ting really couldn’t help it and snorted loudly. Who was the one who seemed to have lost control and just vented his anger on whomever he met? Who was the one who caused a great chaos in the General Manager’s Office and made his secretaries come to complain to her with tears one after another? Now that the situation had changed, he refused to admit it.

Just as Shao Boqing was about to speak, the door opened and Du Xiaoxian walked out. Shao Boqing smiled meaningfully at her. “Are you two up from bed?”

Du Xiaoxian could never understand what he really meant. She said seriously, “We weren’t sleeping in bed.”

Shao Boqing was instantly bored, leaving her behind and heading straight in.

Gu Nianbin was sorting out the documents. It seemed that he wanted to get off work early. Shao Boqing walked over to sit on a chair and said, “Are you sure you want to hold a dancing party for Du Xiaoxian?”

“Of course. Why would I tell you if I’m not sure?” Gu Nianbin said in a flat tone.

“You want to hold the dancing party for her in whose name?” Shao Boqing asked, “There has to be a host to send out the invitation cards. Do you want to put Du Xiaoxian’s name on the cards? Who knows her? Who will come?”

“I’ll hold the party for her. Of course I’m the inviter.”

“Forget about that,” Shao Boqing said, “you have to think about it carefully. If you are going to be the inviter, Du Xiaoxian will be exposed from now on. Other people could be ignored for the time being. But what are you gonna tell your parents? Tell them that you are in love with a maid? Your mother must faint from anger. Can your father’s weak body withstand this stimulation?”

Gu Nianbin remained silent for a while before he said, “Things will be settled. I’ve already decided on the dancing party, so I won’t change my mind.”

“I advise you to think about it twice,” Shao Boqing said, “I know that you want Du Xiaoxian to have an unforgettable birthday. If you want to have a grand and impressive dancing party, you can’t hide it from others. But the problem is right in front of you. You can’t care about Du Xiaoxian and ignore your parents.”

Du Xiaoxian quietly walked in from the door side. “Brother, I don’t want the dancing party anymore.”