Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 143

Chapter 143 Watch the Sunrise Tomorrow Morning
Private cars were not allowed from the hillside to the peak. But visitors could take a special cable car. Gu Nianbin asked Du Xiaoxian if she wanted to walk or take the cable car. Du Xiaoxian looked around at the beautiful mountain peaks and said excitedly, “Walk! Since we’re here to climb the mountain, what’s the fun of always taking a cable car?”

“Aren’t you tired?” Gu Nianbin said. “You’ve walked a lot this morning.”

“I’m not tired,” Du Xiaoxian pulled Gu Nianbin to walk up the mountain. “I’m a little too stuffed again. I’d better walk.”

Since the little girl insisted on walking, Gu Nianbin could only agree.

It wasn’t difficult to walk up. Because they were afraid of getting lost, they had been walking along the main road. The scenery along the road was beautiful. The two of them watched and laughed and marched on. They walked for more than two hours in one breath before sitting down and resting on a big rock by the side of the road.

Gu Nianbin opened a bottle of water for Du Xiaoxian and asked, “Do your feet hurt?”

The little girl raised her chin and gulped down a few mouthfuls of water before shaking her head and saying, “No, they don’t hurt.”

“They don’t hurt right now. But you’ll feel the pain when it’s night or tomorrow.” Gu Nianbin also drank a few mouthfuls of water and then squatted down to rub Du Xiaoxian’s feet. The little girl was shocked and quickly stood up to dodge, “No, you don’t need to, I…”

Gu Nianbin pulled her back and said, “What’s wrong with rubbing your feet?” He didn’t allow her to refuse and pressed her down on the stone, then he sat down on another stone himself. He placed Du Xiaoxian’s legs on him and rubbed them.

Du Xiaoxian was very touched. Gu Nianbin was always unimaginably good to her. She was moved but also somewhat overwhelmed. In this life, meeting such a lover was truly her fortune!

A young couple walked past them. Du Xiaoxian heard the girl say to the boy in an envious tone, “Look at him. Learn something.”

The boy lowered his voice and smiled, “Okay. I will rub your feet for you tonight.”

The girl swung her fist and hit him. The boy smiled and ran away. Du Xiaoxian looked at them with a smile and felt extremely happy.

After sitting for a while, the two of them set off again and slowly walked. They slowly enjoyed the beautiful scenery around them. Although it was late autumn, they did not see any withered scenery along the way. The surroundings were either red like fire or yellow like gold, and most of the scenery was dark green. Everything seemed to be full of vitality.

It was not until sunset that they saw a large number of temples on the top of the mountain. This was the first time Du Xiaoxian had seen such a big, red sunset. It was like a big and fresh orange slowly falling from the sky. It was so close that it seemed to be within reach. The light shone on Gu Nianbin’s face, making the cold man look gentle.

At that moment, Du Xiaoxian was somewhat touched again, inexplicably. They stood at the top of the hill, as if they were standing at the top of the world, looking out into the distance. The hills nearby were inky and with strong colors, while the hills in the distance were faint like shadows. Looking from where they were, the scenery overlapped, deepened and dimmed, like a great painting of ink and wash. The world was under their feet, and the most important person was by her side. Du Xiaoxian hugged the man’s waist and leaned against him. She closed her eyes comfortably. She was really happy. Even if she stayed with him on the mountain peak for a lifetime, it would be the happiest thing for her!

“So beautiful!” After a while, she muttered to herself.

Gu Nianbin lowered his head and pressed it against her face. He said warmly, “It will be even more beautiful when we see the sunrise tomorrow morning!”

Du Xiaoxian looked at him in surprise, “Will we stay on the mountain tonight?”

“Of course,” Gu Nianbin smiled and kissed her. “If we don’t live on the mountain, how can we watch the sunrise? Let’s go, it’s windy. Let’s go into the temple.”

Du Xiaoxian rubbed her face that was blown into numbness by the wind and said, “Let’s go in after the sun sets.”

Gu Nianbin wrapped the little girl in his overcoat and quietly hugged her. They watched as the setting sun descended from the green peak inch by inch, leaving behind only the dazzling multicolored light that filled the sky.

Gu Nianbin did not let go of Du Xiaoxian and wrapped his arms around her as they slowly walked towards the temple room in the back. When he came, he had called in advance, so the temple had prepared a room early to wait for them to come.

Gu Nianbin stayed here every year on the fourth day of the first lunar month. He was very familiar with the environment of the temple. He did not need to be led by a monk. He took the key himself and led the little girl into the room.

The temple room looked ordinary from outside, but inside, it was well decorated, almost no different from staying in a hotel. Du Xiaoxian was somewhat pleasantly surprised. She did not expect that there would be such a comfortable room in such a place. “Ah—” She lay on the soft bed and stretched comfortably.

Gu Nianbin smiled and looked at her. He took off his coat and hung it on the hanger. Then, he went to pull the little girl up, took off her shawl and coat and hung them up for her. Just as he sat down by the bed and wanted to make out with his little girl for a while, someone knocked on the door from outside.

Gu Nianbin had no choice but to open the door. A young monk stood outside with his palms together and asked Gu Nianbin in a low voice where they wanted to have dinner.

Gu Nianbin turned to look at Du Xiaoxian and then said he would like him to bring the food to their room.

The monk gave a salute with his palms together and walked away.

Du Xiaoxian rolled over and lay on the bed. At this time, she began to feel a little tired. She closed her eyes and wanted to sleep, but something pressed down heavily on her body. A familiar aura instantly surrounded her. She did not open her eyes and whispered, “I want to sleep for a while.”

Gu Nianbin rolled over to get down and brushed away the hair covering her face. He half propped himself up and looked at her, “Are you sleeping now? It’s time for dinner!”

Du Xiaoxian had always been sensible and obedient, but for some reason, she rubbed against the man’s arms now and said like a spoiled child, “I really want to sleep.”

“Okay, just sleep. I’ll ask them to deliver the food later.” Gu Nianbin picked up his phone and made a phone call. Then he also lay down, pulled the quilt and covered the two of them. They fell asleep hugging each other like this.

The night in the mountains was the quietest. But the wind blew by and the leaves rustled, sounding as if it was raining lightly. The autumn insects were chirping in the grass. Du Xiaoxian felt she seemed to have returned to her hometown in a trance and was lying on her small wooden bed. When she slept alone, she always felt cold. No matter how many quilts she covered herself, she felt cold. Now, she was nestled in a familiar embrace. She was very warm and at ease. She quickly fell asleep.

Gu Nianbin was also a little tired. After all, from morning until now, they were either in the car or walking. They did not have a good rest at noon, and his exhaustion made him fall asleep very quickly too.

When he woke up again, Gu Nianbin heard Du Xiaoxian’s stomach growling. The little girl’s breathing was light, and she was clearly still asleep. He did not want to wake Du Xiaoxian up, nor did he want her to starve. He lay down quietly for a while and patted the little girl’s face gently. “Wake up, Xian’er, it’s time to have dinner.”

Du Xiaoxian obviously didn’t sleep enough. She snorted and rubbed against his embrace. Her hands were wrapped around his waist, and the hot air she breathed was sprayed on his neck. He felt numb there.

Gu Nianbin tilted his body and lightly kissed her earlobe. Du Xiaoxian felt itchy. She turned around and dodged. Gu Nianbin kissed her neck again. He bit her very gently. It was like a little ant crawling. Du Xiaoxian felt even itchier. Finally, she opened her eyes and snorted. She pushed Gu Nianbin away, “What are you doing? It’s itchy!”

Gu Nianbin said, “I wanted to wake you up to have dinner!”

Du Xiaoxian said, “You can wake me up. Why did you make me feel itchy?”

“I tried, but you didn’t wake up.” Gu Nianbin smiled and said, “So you will wake up in this way. I know that now.”

Du Xiaoxian blushed and pushed Gu Nianbin again, “No, you’re talking nonsense.”

Gu Nianbin laughed loudly. Looking at her red face, he couldn’t help but take a bite on it. He rolled over and pressed Du Xiaoxian down, staring fixedly at her.

Du Xiaoxian blushed even more, and she was more embarrassed under his gaze. She lowered her eyes and mumbled, “So, are we going to have dinner? I’m really a little hungry.”

Gu Nianbin raised his eyebrows and smiled meaningfully, “I’m hungry too.”

“Then let’s have dinner.” Du Xiaoxian gently pushed him, but he didn’t move.

Gu Nianbin slowly lowered his head and said in a hoarse voice, “I want to eat you.”

Du Xiaoxian’s face was so hot that it looked like her cheeks were burning. She did not dare to look at Gu Nianbin. She moved away her gaze, and her voice was low and inaudible, “Wait, wait after we finish dinner, then we can…”

After saying that, she felt too embarrassed and pulled at Gu Nianbin’s clothes to cover her face.

The little girl’s shy appearance was so lovely that Gu Nianbin almost couldn’t restrain himself. If it wasn’t for that Du Xiaoxian was really hungry, he would want to have her right now.

The food was served, which were all vegetable dishes without any meat. Du Xiaoxian rarely had dinner without meat now. Seeing this, she was a little surprised. She raised her head and asked Gu Nianbin, “All vegetable dishes?”

“Of course, we’re in a temple now. It’s a little difficult if you want to eat meat,” Gu Nianbin said.

Only then did Du Xiaoxian remember that there was only vegetarian food in the temple. She quickly waved her hand and said, “No, vegetarian food is good.”

Gu Nianbin put a bowl of rice in front of her and said, “Don’t underestimate these vegetarian dishes. The taste is not bad. There’re many people who come to Tong mountain for these vegetarian food but won’t have the chance to have them.”

Du Xiaoxian picked up some purple-skinned eggplant with chopsticks and put them into her mouth. It really tasted delicious. She chewed a few times and swallowed it down. She said happily, “It’s delicious.”

She then tasted the other dishes which were all very delicious. They weren’t any worse than meat. But these were all extremely ordinary dishes, how could they be so delicious? Du Xiaoxian tasted the food carefully, feeling puzzled in her heart, and her expression was filled with doubt.

Gu Nianbin hurriedly asked, “What, isn’t it delicious?”

“It’s just too delicious,” Du Xiaoxian said. “They’re all ordinary dishes. How can they be so delicious?”

Gu Nianbin laughed, “You want to learn how to cook these? No way. The vegetables here are famous for hundreds of years and the cooking skills have been passed on for hundreds of years too. There’re always people who want to learn but no one has ever succeeded.”

The dishes that had been passed on for hundreds of years? Then she had to taste them properly. Du Xiaoxian began to chew more slowly.

Gu Nianbin scooped up a small bowl of green vegetable tofu soup and gave it to her. “Try the soup. It tastes very delicious with original flavor.”

Du Xiaoxian held the soup bowl and looked carefully. There was not even a trace of oil in it. The green vegetables floated among the white tofu. It was really clear! She took a sip. The fragrance of tofu and the slight sweetness of green vegetables were very faint. But after swallowing it, there was still a lingering fragrance in her mouth. She wanted to take a second sip.

After they finished the vegetarian food, the little monk came to collect the bowls and chopsticks. He brought two cups of tea and told Gu Nianbin that it was specially given to the two benefactors by the host.

Gu Nianbin thanked him and handed a cup of tea to Du Xiaoxian. He said smilingly, “You are lucky. Not everyone that comes will have the tea the Master offers.”

Drinking a cup of hot tea on such a cold night was simply a kind of enjoyment. Du Xiaoxian held onto the hot tea and took small sips constantly. She felt that the tea was extremely sweet and immediately raised her eyebrows happily.

Gu Nianbin looked at her smilingly. “This is not an ordinary tea. Even the monks in the temple, it’s not like that anyone of them could drink it. The tea grows in the back of the mountain. It is called Expecting Spring. Even the name means spring, the tea will only be available in early summer. Spring comes late in the mountain, and this tea grows in the shade of the back of the mountain. I heard that it can only provide a little every year and it’s very precious. As for the water, it is the spring water of the Jade Dragon Spring not far from here. Good water matches with good tea. The Master will only deliver this tea when a distinguished guest arrives.”

It turned out that it was such a precious tea. Du Xiaoxian drank it and felt it was even sweeter.

Gu Nianbin couldn’t help but laugh when he saw Du Xiaoxian’s cautious look.

If there really came a day when they could leave behind everything and settle down between these green mountains and rivers to become a pair of romantic lovers, so what if they might not live a luxurious lifestyle? Holding the hand of the lover and growing old together were the happiest thing…