Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 130

Chapter 130 Who Bullied Who?
The rain fell without any suspense. At first, it was just a few drops silently soaking on the ground. In an instant, it was as if someone had spilled a handful of soybeans. It was noisy and endless. Du Xiaoxian stood under the eaves and looked at the vast expanse of whiteness everywhere. She was also at a loss in her heart.

She only knew that she was going to leave, but when the time really came, she didn’t know where she was going.

With a strong wind blowing and heavy rains pouring down, the sky and earth seemed to be shaking. Everyone was hiding in the ticket hall. Only Du Xiaoxian was standing under the eaves alone. The heavens seemed to be a bad-tempered man who wanted to trample on everything in the world. The strong wind blew nonstop, carrying raindrops with it as it made its way to the eaves. Du Xiaoxian almost leaned her whole body against the wall, but the part under her knees was still wet. Her trousers were wet and cold and stuck to her legs tightly. The coldness seemed to follow the veins of her legs bit by bit until it cooled down to her heart…

Ever since her childhood, no matter what kind of suffering she faced, she did not feel much. But now she felt dejected, as if nothing mattered anymore. It really doesn’t matter anymore. She looked at the splashes of water below her feet in a daze. The small splashes of water were leaping and translucent, just like the crown she wore that night. When she thought of that night, Du Xiaoxian felt so uncomfortable that she wanted to die. She had become a bad woman, and she was finally like her mom. Although she didn’t do it on purpose, she was hugged by another man and was seen by Gu Nianbin. If he scolded her, accused her, and looked down on her from now on, then she would feel more comfortable. But Gu Nianbin didn’t say anything. He chose to become a common target for scorn, ridicule and criticism without letting her know. So many people were waiting to have a good laugh at him! At this moment, Du Xiaoxian understood why Gu Nianbin had been to the Gu’s mansion early in the morning. Master and Madam must have found out about what happened and called him over to scold him.

“Boom!” With a loud explosion, a thunder exploded in the sky, causing her body to tremble and waking her out of her contemplation. She slowly squatted down with her arms crossed in panic. She wanted to shrink herself up. When she was afraid, she was used to doing so.

But why didn’t the thunder hit her? Wasn’t a bad woman going to be struck by thunders? When she was a little girl, she heard the villagers cursing her mom. They always said that the heavens didn’t open its eyes, because it didn’t send down a lightning bolt to kill that bad woman. Every time she heard those people cursing outside the courtyard, she would open her arms and hug her mom, wanting to give her some comfort. No matter what insults were hurled by the people outside, she believed that her mom was not a bad woman. But now, she seemed to understand that although she herself remained the same innocent girl, she had inexplicably become a bad woman. The second aunt said that mom had a sick fate, but in fact, she was no different. So fate was something that could be inherited.

A man who stood by the window smoking peeked at her and shouted, “Miss, come in and hide from the rain. You’ll get wet.”

Du Xiaoxian was like a frightened bird. Any disturb from the outside world would make her inexplicably uneasy. She shrank her body and buried her head low, not looking at the person who spoke to her. That person probably felt that he was making himself unwelcome, so he didn’t pay attention to her anymore.

Du Xiaoxian looked at the splashes of water at her feet and thought, “Will Young Master be sad to find she had left? Or will he be furious? Would he come looking for her?”

She raised her head and saw that someone was walking towards her in the heavy rain. She turned her face to have a closer look. That person wasn’t carrying an umbrella, but he was not afraid of the storm. Just like that, he stepped forward in the rain. Watching his tall figure and big strides, Du Xiaoxian felt like seeing a ghost. She suddenly jumped up and stared blankly at the man who was striding in the heavy rain. She could not believe it. Did she hallucinate? She only thought for a moment before he really came. It must not be true. She shook her head and muttered to herself, “It must not be true.”

Maybe she missed him too much so that she hallucinated. It must be so. She rubbed her eyes hard, but Gu Nianbin did not disappear. He stopped a meter away from her and looked at her coldly.

Du Xiaoxian felt that it was still an illusion. Gu Nianbin had never looked at her like this before. So this wasn’t him, it was just an illusion she had made up.

The man’s entire body was dripping with water, as if he was the product of the heavy rain. He looked at her without blinking. The rain flowed into his eyes, and then flowed out from them. He was like a statue. However, his eyes looked extremely cold and sharp, shooting straight at her like sharp arrows.

Du Xiaoxian couldn’t help but take a step forward. Half of her body was drenched in the rain. She reached out and touched him, wanting to prove whether this was really an illusion or not.

However, the man roughly hit her hand away. She could hear the sound clearly and feel the slight pain. Du Xiaoxian retreated in disbelief until her back was against the wall. “Brother, why are you here?”

Only then did Gu Nianbin wipe the rain off his face. He stepped forward and stood under the eaves, gritting his teeth. “You still have the face to ask? Why am I here? I am here to find you!”

The man’s angry look was truly frightening, and Du Xiaoxian trembled even more. She shrank back and said timidly, “You, what are you looking for me for…”

When Gu Nianbin heard this, he became even angrier. His temples suddenly jumped. He laughed furiously, “What am I looking for? You left without saying goodbye. I was afraid that you would take away my things!”

“No, no,” Du Xiaoxian hurriedly waved her hand, “I didn’t take anything. Only the clothes on me were bought by you. The rest are mine.”

Gu Nianbin coldly glanced at the clothes on her body. “Since you’re leaving me, why don’t you leave this clothes behind?”

Du Xiaoxian opened her mouth, unable to utter a single word. It was just a set of clothes, so what if she left wearing it? Gu Nianbin wouldn’t have chased after her to S City just for a set of clothes, would he?

However, the man’s expression was extremely frightening. He stared at her, panting heavily, his hair falling down and dripping with water. His expression was extremely fierce.

Du Xiaoxian suddenly trembled, and she started to unbutton her coat with a shiver. Her voice was drowned in the noisy rain, “Alright, I will return it to you, right now.”

Gu Nianbin was so angry that he almost exploded with anger when her soft voice entered his ears! Did she really think that he was rushing over for a set of clothes? And she dared to take off her clothes in public?

Gu Nianbin angrily grabbed her hands and said fiercely, “Is it just a set of clothes? I provided you with food, personal items, and clothes. Now, return all of them to me!”

His hands were like iron claws, tightly grabbing onto Du Xiaoxian’s hands. The little girl’s face twisted with pain. She said grievously, “Brother, you are bullying me. You clearly know I can’t afford to pay.”

“Am I bullying you?” Gu Nianbin laughed loudly and glared at her fiercely, “Who on earth is bullying who?”

Du Xiaoxian actually understood why Gu Nianbin was so angry. She lowered her head guiltily and remained silent.

Gu Nianbin raised her chin and asked, “Why did you leave? Why did you leave without telling me?”

The man’s eyes were too sharp and cold. Du Xiaoxian dodged, but she said bluntly, “I don’t want to be a drag to you. My reputation was ruined, so I can’t stay with you anymore.”

“Ha!” Gu Nianbin knew it was because of this. He glared at her, “Didn’t you say that you would stay by my side forever? Didn’t you say that you wouldn’t leave me unless I kicked you out? Didn’t you say that we would stay together forever? So you lied to me! When did you learn to lie?”

“No, I didn’t.” Du Xiaoxian cried out, “I want to stay by your side and stay with you forever, but that will destroy you. I am a bad woman, I can’t ruin your life!”

“Who said you’re a bad woman?” Gu Nianbin shouted, “What others say doesn’t count. I’m with you every day. You are a bad woman only when I say you are a bad woman.”

Du Xiaoxian finally cried out, “But you saw it! You saw it with your own eyes. Aren’t I a bad woman?”

“No,” the man’s heart softened when he saw her crying. He was still angry in his heart, so his expression was still gloomy. However, his tone softened. “It was a trap. You are not to blame. You’re also a victim.”

After this incident, Du Xiaoxian always felt that it was her fault. She blamed herself, felt uneasy, and panicked. She only thought about how she could make it up for Gu Nianbin. She did not think of herself at all. Now that she heard the word “victim”, she felt wronged and cried loudly, as if she wanted to melt all her sorrow and pain into tears.

Gu Nianbin had already wanted to hug her, but his entire body was soaked. He was afraid that the little girl would feel uncomfortable, so he didn’t dare to make a move. Now that he saw Du Xiaoxian like this, he couldn’t help but hug Du Xiaoxian in his arms and gently patted her in the back. “Be good, don’t cry. I will prove your innocence.”

Du Xiaoxian cried so sadly that she didn’t even hear what he was saying. While crying, she habitually clenched the clothes on Gu Nianbin’s chest so tightly that water dripped out of the clothes. Only then did she remember that Gu Nianbin’s clothes were all wet. She quickly straightened up and wiped away her tears, saying, “Brother, quickly find a place to take a hot bath and change into clean clothes. Otherwise, you will catch a cold.”

Gu Nianbin didn’t want to stand in this damn place and talk anymore. He held Du Xiaoxian’s hand and said, “Come, let’s find a better place to talk. Your clothes are a little wet and you need to change.”

Du Xiaoxian bit her lips and took back her hand. She whispered, “Only my coat was a little wet. It’s okay with me. You go away quickly. Leave me alone.”

“You’re not coming with me?” Gu Nianbin was stunned. He hadn’t expected that after speaking for so long, the little girl would still remain so stubborn and became somewhat unfriendly and distanced in her words.

Du Xiaoxian shook her head, “Even if I was set up by someone else, the situation has ended up like this. I don’t want to be a drag to you.”

Gu Nianbin understood Du Xiaoxian and knew that once she made a decision, it would be very difficult to change her mind. No matter what, she was wholeheartedly trying to do good for him. It was useless to reason with her at this time. He was angry in his heart, but he could only suppress it and wait for a proper time to settle the score.

Gu Nianbin glanced at the unabated rain and said, “It’s better to find a place to take a bath and change clothes first. Otherwise, I will really catch a cold. Do you have any money with you?”

Du Xiaoxian was stunned. She opened her mouth and paused for two seconds before saying, “Yes.”

The money Du Xiaoxian carried was her salary when she worked as a maid in the Gu’s mansion. Afterwards, she stayed with Gu Nianbin. She had never had the chance to spend her own money, so she left it in her bag. This time, of course, she took her hard-earned money with her. But why did Gu Nianbin ask her whether she had any money with her? Could it be that he didn’t have money?

Gu Nianbin saw through her doubts and said, “I left in a hurry. I didn’t even take my mobile phone and wallet. I’ll have to rely on you for dinner and accommodation tonight.”