Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 144

Chapter 144 You Sang So Beautifully
After dinner, the two of them sat on the sofa and watched TV. The volume was very low. In fact, they weren’t really watching. They just sat there quietly. The mountain wind howled outside the window, but the air was warm inside. After an entire day’s exhaustion, they didn’t want to do anything. In fact, sitting like this was a good way to relax. At about ten o’clock, Du Xiaoxian stretched lazily, preparing to wash up and then go to sleep.

However, Gu Nianbin stood up and put on his coat. He said to Du Xiaoxian, “Let’s go. I’ll show you something interesting.”

Du Xiaoxian was a child. When she heard something interesting, she immediately became interested. She had seen so many things this day and they were all pleasant surprises. Now, there was something interesting. The little girl was really happy. After she was dressed, Gu Nianbin took out two thick military coats from the wardrobe and handed her one. “It’s cold outside. Put this on.”

It was a real military coat. It was so thick that Du Xiaoxian hugged it in her hands like she was holding a thick quilt. She put it on with some difficulty. Gu Nianbin took another scarf and wrapped it around her head, revealing only her eyes and nose. Only then did he say, “Let’s go.”

The room was well heated. In the time it took for her to put on her clothes, Du Xiaoxian was already so hot that she was about to sweat. But as soon as she walked out of the door, a cold wind blew on her face, causing a little bit of a pain like a knife cutting her face. It was unexpectedly extremely cold!

Only then did Du Xiaoxian understand why Gu Nianbin wanted her to wear such thick clothes. She hid one hand in the sleeve of her cotton-padded coat, and the other hand was held by Gu Nianbin as they slowly walked in the night. Because of the sunny weather during the day, the moonlight was also very clear. Although it was not a full moon, it hung in the air like a sickle, shining brightly up there and illuminating all around. Even the clouds could be seen clearly. Large masses of clouds floated in the sky, like a flock of lambs returning late in the evening.

Gu Nianbin stopped and looked up at the moon. Du Xiaoxian thought that Gu Nianbin had brought her out to see the moon. She smiled and asked, “What’s so interesting about this?”

Gu Nianbin smiled, but he lowered his head to kiss her and didn’t answer. His lips were actually slightly cold, but when they landed on her eyes, she felt warmth. His voice sounded exceptionally charming in the night. He said, “Your eyes are so beautiful, just like the moonlight.”

Her low voice and poetic words made Du Xiaoxian feel as if she was intoxicated. She pulled down the scarf covering her lips, stood on tiptoe, lowered Gu Nianbin’s neck with her arms, and kissed his eyes with difficulty. “Your eyes are like the dark night,” she said.

Gu Nianbin couldn’t help laughing and hugged her tightly. After a while, he let go of her and asked, “Why are my eyes like the dark night?”

Du Xiaoxian tilted her head and looked at him seriously, “Because your eyes are very dark, just like the dark night, and I like night.”

Gu Nianbin was surprised. He didn’t think there were many girls in this world who would say they liked night.

“Aren’t you afraid of the darkness?”

“I’m not afraid,” Du Xiaoxian said. “I feel very safe in the dark. I’m afraid of places with lots of people.”

Because she had suffered too many injuries, she would rather hide in the darkness. It was best if no one could see her. Only then would she feel safe. However, now that Gu Nianbin had replaced the darkness and stayed by her side, she also felt very safe beside him.

When Gu Nianbin heard this, he felt a little sad. He kissed her affectionately and then led her forward until to the place where they could see the sunset. Gu Nianbin pointed to the distance and said, “Look over there.”

Du Xiaoxian looked in the direction where he pointed. The scene was indeed interesting. A long fire dragon was winding along the mountain path. She looked carefully and cried out in surprise and joy, “There, there are also flames there. And up there, too. It’s so long. What is that?”

“Those are all people who come up the mountain to watch the sunrise,” Gu Nianbin said. “It looks close, but actually, it’s still a long way from us. It’ll probably take them three to four hours to get here.”

Du Xiaoxian asked, “Why are they coming up the mountain at this time?”

“I don’t know when it started, but it gradually formed a habit of walking up the mountain at night to watch the sunrise. On the one hand, it saves accommodation fee. The temple houses on the mountain are too expensive for ordinary people to afford. On the other hand, it’s quite fun. People from all over the world walk on the mountain road in the middle of the night, singing and chatting. It’s very lively. We can’t hear them from afar. But if you’re nearby, you’ll hear the bustle. ”

Du Xiaoxian looked at the endless fire dragon and felt moved. It was very warm. There were so many torches and so many faces; strangers gathered together. They could laugh, chat, sing, and walk on the mountain road in the middle of autumn night. They supported each other. Just thinking about it made her feel especially warm.

Du Xiaoxian opened her eyes wide and looked at the fire dragon that was moving slowly across the mountain. Suddenly, she said, “I heard them.”

“What did you hear?” Gu Nianbin asked.

“I heard them singing.” Du Xiaoxian held her breath and listened again. “Really, I hear them singing.”

Gu Nianbin also pricked up his ears and listened carefully. Sure enough, he heard a remote sound in the wind. It’s an old song, Glory Years by BEYOND. This was really a very old song. It was a popular song when he was a student. Back then, BEYOND was a popular band. The band’s glory gradually disappeared because of the lead singer’s early death. However, this old song did not fade out of people’s sight. Every time there was a big rock festival, this song would always be performed and become one of the songs that all people sang together.

Perhaps he was moved by the spectacular fire dragon on the other side, Gu Nianbin was filled with heroism. And perhaps it was because he stood on the silent mountain peak, he wanted to shout for some reason. Then, Gu Nianbin did something that even surprised himself: he actually sang along with them…

The bell rings for home

In his life

It seems he’s been booing sighs

The meaning of black skin to him

Is to have a life-long battle over skin color

Years turn possession into loss

His tired eyes are filled with expectation

Today there is only a remnant of the body

To welcome the glorious years

Embrace freedom in the wind and rain

After a lifetime of hesitant struggle

Self-confidence can change the future

But who can do that

…

His deep male voice echoed in the night sky. Gu Nianbin once stayed in Hong Kong for a few years. His Cantonese accent was quite natural, so his singing was naturally not bad. Du Xiaoxian could not understand a word of it, but she felt that it sounded very good, even better than the singers on TV. She had never heard Gu Nianbin sing. Last time at KTV, he refused to sing even if she wanted him to. Shao Boqing also said that he did not like singing, but Du Xiaoxian did not expect him to sing so well. She was completely stunned. She didn’t stare at the fire dragon opposite anymore, and her eyes were only focused on Gu Nianbin, shining with lights.

Gu Nianbin smiled and sang loudly to the dark valley. At this moment, he was extremely shocked in his own heart as well. He could unexpectedly sing the whole song from his schooldays. That time was clearly as remote as another world, but as he recalled, he could remember the lyrics.

When he was a student, he liked to sing, and he sang very well. He also played the guitar well. Every time at the school art festival, he sat on the stage with the guitar in his white clothes. Before he began to sing, there was already an uproar below. Once he started singing, the audience quieted down suddenly. The boys’ gazes towards him were full of appreciation, while the girls’ were full of admiration. But he only cared about one person among so many eager gazes from the audience.

At that time, he had studied very hard to make himself outstanding, but he still couldn’t compare with the brilliant Jiang Kaiwei.

At that time, Xia Xiaowan had already told him her little secret in her heart. But she wasn’t happy either, because she didn’t dare to tell her feelings to the man she liked. The pain of a secret love was something he knew better than anyone else. So he often sang to her. But one time she cried when she heard him singing. She didn’t make any noises, just shedding tears silently, as if there were endless grievances in her heart. She was so pitiful and made him feel pain in his heart. Then he no longer sang for her, even if she begged him sadly, he did not sing. He used the excuse that he had suddenly lost his interest in singing. Since then, he really did not sing in public. As time passed, he even did not remember that he could sing.

Xia Xiaowan was also so remote like she were a person from another world. In fact, thinking about it carefully, he realized that it had not been long since he forgot Xia Xiaowan. He met Du Xiaoxian in early autumn, and it was only the end of autumn now. It was not even longer than a season, but he felt that he had forgotten Xia Xiaowan for a long time. Perhaps it was because this song reminded him of the past that he remembered her again.

After Gu Nianbin finished singing, he sighed softly. He sighed for the past that had been gone, for the endless longing and waiting. On this late autumn night, he bid farewell to his past. From now on, he would no longer be alone, and would no longer be lonely. With his little girl by his side, his happiness would be tangible.

“Let’s go. Go back to sleep for a short while and then we need to get up again,” he said in a low voice. He held Du Xiaoxian’s hand and they slowly walked back. The fire dragon on the other side was still crawling bit by bit in the mountains. Actually, it was not a lonely night.

Only then did Du Xiaoxian regain her senses. She looked at him with her big bright eyes, which were full of admiration, “You sang so beautifully! You sang better than the singers on TV!”

Gu Nianbin pinched her face lovingly, “Little flatterer.”

“I’m not flattering you. It’s true. It’s really nice,” Du Xiaoxian said seriously. “Last time at KTV, Mr. Shao said that you didn’t like singing. I didn’t expect you to sing so well.”

“Do you like it?” Gu Nianbin put her hands in the pockets of his coat to keep them warm, “Then I’ll sing to you in the future.”

Du Xiaoxian nodded her head vigorously and happily said, “There are only two people in this world who have sung songs for me. One is my mother, and the other is you.”

“What did your mother sing?”

“I don’t know. She sang the song for me when I was sleeping.” Du Xiaoxian thought for a moment and began to sing softly, “It’s getting dark and the birds are back. Bugs, you whisper. The baby is going to sleep. Moon is gone. Stars are blinking. Wind, you whisper. The baby is going to sleep.”

Du Xiaoxian sang it in her native tongue. Her voice was soft and faint, as if she was really coaxing a child to sleep. Gu Nianbin listened quietly and suddenly said smilingly, “If I can’t fall asleep in the future, just sing the song to me like this.”

Du Xiaoxian gave him a funny glance, “How can such a mature adult want to be coaxed to sleep?”

“Then what about singing it to our children in the future?” Gu Nianbin held her in his arms. As he spoke, his breathing sprayed over her head, like a gentle warm breeze that blew away. But then it was immediately blown off by the cold mountain breeze, making it feel even colder.

Du Xiaoxian was stunned for a moment. She didn’t even dare to imagine that, she was already so happy with him by her side, how happy it would feel like to have his child…