Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 123

Chapter 123 I Don’t Have a Fiancée
Nina was wearing pajamas and stood in the door with a blank expression. She did not look like she had just woken up. Her eyes were sharp as she looked at him up and down.

Shao Boqing raised his hand and froze there, not knowing what to say for a moment.

But Nina didn’t ask any questions, just whispered, “Come on in.”

Such a sentence was pleasant in Shao Boqing’s ears. He felt like he came to life immediately, and he winked at her smilingly with his good-looking amorous eyes. “You’re still awake at this late?”

Nina was originally expressionless with a sullen face, but seeing him like this, she immediately pulled a long face and said, “Aren’t you awake too?”

Shao Boqing’s smile subconsciously disappeared as he lowered his eyebrows and walked in. This was the first time he had entered Nina’s new home, but he didn’t feel unfamiliar. The decoration inside was almost the same as Nina’s previous home. The only difference was that this was a two-bedroom apartment, having one more room than the previous apartment. Shao Boqing was a little puzzled. Why did a single girl like her live in such a big house?

Standing in the middle of the room, Shao Boqing was at a loss. He wanted to sit down, but he didn’t know what Nina meant. He was afraid that he would be driven out in the next second.

“Have a sit.” Nina came out of the kitchen and brought him a cup of hot tea. Shao Boqing drove all the way here and thought about the past. He felt desolate. Suddenly, he had a cup of hot tea in his hand. His heart couldn’t help but be warm. His gaze towards Nina became gentle.

Nina’s expression darkened when she saw this. She said coldly, “What brings you here so late?”

“No…” Shao Boqing only hesitated for a moment before saying with certainty, “Right!” Then, he told her everything that happened tonight from beginning to end. Finally, he sighed with emotion, “The preliminary analysis is that Xia Xiaowan wanted to destroy Du Xiaoxian because of her hatred from love. Fortunately, we found out in time, otherwise, she would have made a big mistake.”

“Xiaoxian, is she alright?” Nina was a little shocked. She didn’t expect that the innocent little girl would encounter such a thing. It was truly a bit scary.

“She should be fine. Gu Nianbin wouldn’t let anything bad happen to her, right?” Shao Boqing sat on the sofa, carrying the hot tea and sipping on it.

“Is that what you came here so late to tell me?” Nina didn’t sit down but leaned against the table with her hands crossed.

Shao Boqing remained silent and slowly placed the tea on the marble tea table. He did not raise his head and whispered, “Nina, too many things happened tonight. My heart is in turmoil. I drove around the streets and stopped the car only to find that I was in front of your house. Nina, I,” he raised his head and looked into Nina’s eyes, saying word for word, “I really miss you!”

Nina still maintained her original posture, not even blinking her eyes. He could not see any expression on her face and she just stared blankly at him.

Shao Boqing suddenly became a little scared, afraid that she would say those unpleasing words again. He looked at her and cried out sadly, “Nina!”

His low voice seemed to wake up the one who looked like in a dream. Nina’s body trembled and her eyes blinked. Shao Boqing could clearly see a sparkling drop falling down her face. He almost couldn’t believe his own eyes. He called out her name again with a trembling mouth.

Nina suddenly turned around and her shoulders trembled slightly. Shao Boqing was about to cry with joy. He rushed up and hugged her from behind. He didn’t feel like he could say anything, but hugged her tightly. It was a strange feeling, as if his heart had been soothed. Every small folded corner in his heart was unfolded, making him feel extremely comfortable.

After a long time, he called her hoarsely, “Nina.”

But Nina pushed him away and turned around, her face still cold, “Boss Shao, what do you want?”

Shao Boqing felt like he had been drenched in ice water in winter, and his heart, which had just been warmed, instantly turned cold into ice dregs. He slowly loosened his grip and looked at Nina inquiringly, “You, what’s wrong?”

Nina sneered, “I wanted to ask you what’s wrong? Boss Shao, I’ll repeat, I am not the woman you imagined. Don’t think that you can do anything to me just because I’ve left the company!”

“I didn’t do anything to you,” Shao Boqing said seriously. “I like you. After you left, I realized that I like you. Really, Nina, I can’t leave you. Come back to me, okay?”

“Come on,” Nina’s mockery deepened, “you should know that you’re already engaged. You have a fiancée. Your engagement party was even prepared by me. When was that? But now you came to tell me that…”

“No,” Shao Boqing interrupted her, “I don’t have a fiancée. We broke up. I don’t want to lie to myself, nor do I want to lie to her, so we broke up.”

Nina walked to the sofa and sat down. “Sure enough, you’re tired of a woman after just three months. I’ll give you a piece of advice, Boss Shao. Be serious about your feelings. Don’t make mistakes, and don’t harm others!”

Shao Boqing was anxious. He walked over and sat down to hold her hand. Nina shook his hand off and stood up to distance herself from him.

“Nina, you misunderstood me too much. I just didn’t want to make mistakes and harm her, so I broke up with her. The person I like is you!”

Nina lowered her eyes and remained indifferent.

Shao Boqing looked at her and suddenly said, “Actually, you like me too, don’t you? That’s why as soon as I got engaged, you resigned!”

Nina sneered, “Dream on!”

“Then why did you cry just now?” Shao Boqing suddenly asked.

“I was feeling sorry for Xiaoxian.” His answer was reasonable.

“Why did you acquiesce in me hugging you?” Shao Boqing asked again.

“People are weak when they are sad.” Her answer was righteous.

Shao Boqing thought for a moment and then asked again, “Why are you still awake so late?”

“I’ve always been a night owl,” Nina rolled her eyes at him, “besides, does it have anything to do with you?”

“Why did you open the door before I even knocked?”

“You knocked,” Nina said confidently, “I heard you.”

Did he knock? Shao Boqing scratched his head and remembered that he didn’t knock!

“Since you hate me, why did you let me in so late?”

“It’s precisely because it’s so late, I let you in fearing that you’ll disturb my neighbors.”

He asked and she answered, without showing any flaws. Shao Boqing was helpless. He looked at the watch on his wrist and suddenly rubbed his temples hard. “It’s too late. I drank too much today and can’t go back. I’ll stay here for the night.”

Nina was stunned for a moment. She probably didn’t expect him to do this. She stood up and berated him sternly, “Shao Boqing, don’t act like a scoundrel at this moment. Leave quickly!”

Since Shao Boqing had said that, he planned to play the rascal to the end. He smiled and stood up, walking to the bedroom and saying, “Don’t be stingy. You have two rooms anyway, so I’ll stay for one night. Do you want me to pay your rent?”

“Shao Boqing, don’t be shameless!” Nina came up and wanted to pull him to the door. But she was grabbed by Shao Boqing and forcefully brought into the room.

“This is my room!” Nina struggled in his arms.

“What does it matter for me to just take a look?” Shao Boqing pretended to be a scoundrel. He let go of Nina and walked in the room to take a look. The room wasn’t big and was seen all in a glance. In the past, Nina always liked to make the bedroom smell good. However, this room didn’t smell anything. There were only a few bottles of skin care products on the dressing table. There were no other beauty makeup bottles, cans, tools or anything else. For the two times Shao Boqing had seen her, she didn’t wear any makeup, but there wasn’t much difference in his eyes. She was very beautiful with heavy makeup, and she was also refreshingly beautiful without makeup. What he liked was the person herself, and it had nothing to do with whether or not she was wearing makeup.

“Have you seen enough?” Nina stood behind him and shouted fiercely, “Get out if you’ve seen enough!”

Shao Boqing was scolded, but he was inexplicably happy in his heart. He smiled and walked out of the door and into another room. Shao Boqing did not expect there to be a bed in this room. If not, he would find a way to stay on the sofa outside and sleep for the night. However, as the light was turned on, he was pleasantly surprised to see that there was a bed in the room. Although it was small, he could barely put himself in it.

He hurriedly threw himself onto the bed and said to Nina, “I’ll sleep here. It’s too late. You can go to bed too. Don’t worry about me.”

“I don’t have any extra pillows or quilts for you,” Nina said.

“It doesn’t matter,” Shao Boqing closed his eyes and said, “that’s okay. I’m going to sleep now. Good night! By the way, turn off the light for me when you leave.”

Nina stood quietly at the door for a while. Perhaps she was helpless, but she still left. She turned off the light and closed the door. Shao Boqing opened his eyes and laughed silently in the darkness. In fact, he rarely played rascal in front of women. Young Master Shao relied on his own charm to attract women, so he never needed to play such a trick.

No matter what, he finally stayed and slept with her across the wall, which made him feel very happy.

It was very cold in the evening. Young Master Shao, who was not covered by a quilt, was woken up from time to time due to coldness. Not only did he feel cold, he was also hungry. He only drank wine tonight and did not eat anything. At this moment, he was really a bit hungry and cold.

Someone came in when he was in a daze and gently covered his body with a quilt. Shao Boqing narrowed his eyes and grabbed the hand that tucked him in. The warm and soft touch kept him from letting go of the hand.

Someone in the darkness shouted, “Get out if you keep doing this!”

Shao Boqing could only let go of the hand, but he said, “I’m hungry.”

Nina said angrily, “Don’t push your luck!” Then she quickly left the room.

Shao Boqing lay there motionless. After a while, he heard her turn on the stove. He immediately rolled over and got out of bed. When he entered the house, he took off his shoes. Nina did not have any men slippers, so he was now barefoot. He stepped on the ice-cold floor, but he did not feel very cold.

Nina was cooking noodles in the kitchen. The boiling water was rumbling. She cooked noodles and added an egg in it. She added salt, soy sauce, sprinkled a handful of onions, and dripped a few drops of sesame oil. Then, a simple bowl of noodles was done.

Shao Boqing leaned against the door and watched silently, feeling that Nina was like a good wife who was cooking for her late husband. This was completely different from Nina’s usual image in his mind. In his impression, Nina was charming and attractive. The clerks all called her a vase in private. Shao Boqing had occasionally heard such criticism, but he did not take it seriously. He thought that beautiful women were for pleasing the eyes. In his eyes, a vase was actually a compliment.

However, all of a sudden, the enchanting and attractive vase suddenly turned into a gentle woman who cooked in the kitchen, bringing him far more than pleasing to the eyes. Instead, the scene brought him peace, tranquility, and great happiness.

After the noodles were cooked, Nina said, “Put the bowl in the sink after you finish this.” Then, she left without looking sideways.

Shao Boqing stood at the dining table alone, having the noodles. In the quiet room, only the sound of his having the noodles could be heard, as if he was filled with endless satisfaction. After finishing the noodles, he had wanted to wash the dishes. After thinking for a while, he didn’t wash them. He put the bowl in the sink and then went back to his room to sleep.

After eating and drinking to his full, Young Master Shao quickly fell asleep…