Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 146
Chapter 146 There’s One Thing I’d Like to Use Your Help
In the absence of her boss, Secretary Zhou could only look for General Manager Shao when she encountered something that she couldn’t handle at work. After she entered the General Manager’s Office, Secretary Mary saw her and quickly stood up to greet her, “Miss Zhou.”
Zhou Ting smiled and said, “There’s no need to be so polite. Just call me by my name. In the past, Nina wasn’t so polite to me.”
Hearing this, Mary only smiled and did not correct herself, “Miss Zhou, are you here to find Boss Shao? Let me tell him first.”
“Okay,” Zhou Ting said. But she followed Mary to the door. Mary opened half the door and knocked lightly on it. Shao Boqing, who was sitting on the big office chair, remained indifferent. His gaze was fixed on a certain place, as if he was lost in thought. Mary was about to knock again. Zhou Ting stopped her and said, “It’s fine, you can go and get busy. There’s no need to worry about me.”
Mary was a smart person. She knew that the atmosphere in the company was strange recently. The PR Department held meetings every day and even worked overtime. Shao Boqing was exhausted. Zhou Ting had to travel here several times a day. The upper echelons kept it a secret. Mary thought that there might be some things they didn’t want her to know, so she went back to her seat knowingly.
Zhou Ting walked to sit down in front of Shao Boqing. The appearing of an extra person before him finally got some of his attention. Shao Boqing’s eyes turned to her, but he was somewhat confused. His gaze was very unfamiliar, as if he did not recognize her. After two seconds, he finally came back to his senses. “Why are you here?”
Zhou Ting put the documents in her hand on the table and looked at him inquiringly, “Boss Shao, your expression is very wrong!”
“How?” Shao Boqing touched his own face.
Zhou Ting laughed, “It looks like you’re thinking about women!”
“What a joke,” Shao Boqing scoffed. “I’m not a young boy anymore, why would I think about women?”
Zhou Ting laughed out aloud. After a long time, she stopped and said, “It’s rare for you to say that you’re not young anymore, Boss Shao. Don’t you hate the most that others say that you’re old?”
Shao Boqing also laughed, as if he was helpless, “Old is old, this is an indisputable fact.”
“Why are you so sentimental all of a sudden?” Zhou Ting said, “Have you been stimulated by something?”
“Absolutely yes.” Shao Boqing leaned back in his chair and crossed his arms. He let out a melancholy sigh but then didn’t say anything else.
Zhou Ting asked curiously, “Boss Shao, what’s wrong? Sighing is not your style!”
Shao Boqing shook his head, sighed again, and remained silent.
Zhou Ting said smilingly, “Boss Shao, tell me what you’re unhappy about. Let me have a happy day!”
Shao Boqing finally smiled. He rolled his eyes at her and said seriously, “There’s one thing I’d like to use your help.” Halfway through, he paused and hesitated for a moment, then continued, “Forget it, let’s talk about it later.”
Zhou Ting was even more curious. On what matter would Shao Boqing use her help? She had no powerful background, no money, and she was not a very smart person. Why would he need anything from her?
The more Shao Boqing didn’t want to say anything, the more Zhou Ting wanted to ask, “Boss Shao, don’t be so polite. As long as you request, I will definitely offer a hand!”
Shao Boqing was amused by her. After thinking for a while, though, he still shook his head. “Forget it, let’s talk about it later. Now we should talk about our President Gu. The rumors on the Internet are all cleaned up, right?”
“Yes,” Zhou Ting said. “The PR Department has worked hard this time. All the rumors have been deleted. I just went online for a look, and everything about Xiaoxian has been wiped clean.”
Shao Boqing said, “Pay a bonus to the PR Department!”
“Then we should pay a bonus to Shen Li as well. Without him, it wouldn’t be so smooth.”
Shao Boqing smiled. “Wait for Gu Nianbin to come back, he’ll give a bonus to him personally. By the way, when will your boss return? It can’t be that he’s happy with the little girl and has forgotten to return, huh?”
“The boss will be back this afternoon,” Zhou Ting said. “I’ve had a lot of documents for him to handle. If he doesn’t return, I will go crazy.”
“Don’t go crazy now,” Shao Boqing said. “You can go crazy in the future.”
Zhou Ting asked curiously, “Why?”
“I still need to use your help. What can I do if you go crazy?”
Since the topic was brought up again, Zhou Ting bluntly said, “I had wanted to help you, but your insincerity makes me feel like it definitely won’t be a good thing. I’d better not interfere.”
“Who says it’s not a good thing?” Shao Boqing suddenly slapped the table. “It’s a very good thing!”
“Then why didn’t you tell me?” Zhou Ting asked.
“I said that the right time had not come. I will naturally ask for your help when the time comes.”
Seeing that Shao Boqing did not seem to be lying, Zhou Ting felt even more puzzled. But she could do nothing about it because Shao Boqing refused to say anything. She pointed at the stack of documents and said, “These are all urgent. Quickly sign them.”
Shao Boqing flipped through the documents casually and looked up at her. “Is that how you talk to your own boss, too?”
Zhou Ting suddenly realized what he was meaning. In private, it was okay that she and Shao Boqing would joke around. But business was business, she had to hold a proper attitude. She quickly smiled and said, “Boss Shao, could you please ask Mary to notify me to come and get these documents after you sign them?”
Only then did Shao Boqing say, “You don’t need to come over. I’ll ask her to send them to you.”
“Okay,” Zhou Ting said and then respectfully took her leave. After getting out, she gritted her teeth in her heart and thought, he still needed to use her help, right? When the time came, she’d let him know the consequences of teasing her!
Thinking about that Shao Boqing said he needed her help, Secretary Zhou began to wonder if Shao Boqing had misappropriated public funds and wanted her to cover it up. He had too many debts to women outside, and he had to repay those debts with money, in that case, it was a bottomless pit!
Was it because he had taken a fancy to some female employee of the company and wanted her to introduce him to her? Thinking about it, she felt it didn’t make sense. Shao Boqing would never flirt with the female employees in the company. Otherwise, how would he let go of Nina, who was as beautiful as a flower?
Or was it that he had provoked a powerful woman outside and couldn’t get rid of her, so he needed her to disguise as his girlfriend?
Secretary Zhou went back to her office without thinking of a reliable reason, so she could only give up the wild imagination and start to do serious things.
Du Xiaoxian slept very comfortably. When she woke up, she found herself hugged by Gu Nianbin. He was holding her horizontally like a child. Gu Nianbin also closed his eyes, but he hugged her tightly. She could tell at a glance that he did not fall asleep. Du Xiaoxian felt that Gu Nianbin must be tired and uncomfortable hugging her like this. She struggled and tried to get down from Gu Nianbin so that he could sleep more comfortably.
As soon as she moved, Gu Nianbin tightened his grip and made her unable to move. He opened his eyes and said, “Are you awake? Are you hungry?”
Du Xiaoxian could not get up, so she could only say, “Let me down.”
Gu Nianbin didn’t let go of his hand, “Why? We’ll arrive soon. Let’s just keep it so.”
Du Xiaoxian was surprised. So soon? It was only seven o’clock in the morning when they came down from the mountain. It was over an hour from Tongshan to S City, and then they needed to go back to G City from S City. It would really pass the noon.
She asked, “What’s the time now?”
“It’s almost one o’clock in the afternoon.” Gu Nianbin finally let go of his hand and let her down. “Let’s have some food first after we enter the city, then we’ll go home. I have to go to the company this afternoon. Do you want to go with me?”
Upon returning to G City, Du Xiaoxian immediately remembered the matter and felt uneasy. She did not dare to see anyone else. So she quickly shook her head and said in a low voice, “I want to go home and sleep.”
“Haven’t you slept enough?” Gu Nianbin touched her head and noticed that the little girl’s expression was not very sunny. In Tongshan and S City, she was incomparably lively. However, upon returning to G City, she became the cowardly and timid Du Xiaoxian again. Gu Nianbin knew her thoughts and did not want to mention that matter anymore. He thought that it would be good for her to go home first.
They found a familiar Chinese restaurant to have some food. After getting out of the car, Gu Nianbin told the driver back to S City. He went to S city this time was to coax Du Xiaoxian back first, then make some preparations at the subsidiary to attack the Xia Group. However, the Xia Group was already at the end of their glory. They would not be able to survive for a few days, so there was no need to target at them. However, he didn’t know what Jiang Kaiwei meant. He thought that he would meet him sometime in two days.
Back in G City and in the familiar surroundings, with all sorts of troublesome affairs to handle again, Gu Nianbin felt that it was relaxed when they were at Tong mountain. After he came back, he felt as if he had put on a heavy shackle. He had obviously just returned, but he had already begun to miss that good time.
After dinner, Little Ding came to pick them up. He first took Du Xiaoxian back to the apartment. Gu Nianbin carried the luggage and took Du Xiaoxian upstairs to the door. He did not intend to enter. He put down the luggage and kissed the little girl before turning around and leaving. He had always been a diligent boss. He knew that he must have left a lot of things to deal with in the absence of these few days. He had to return to the company quickly to deal with them.
After walking for a few steps, he suddenly had a trace of worry. Could it be that when he came back from work and the room would be empty again? He turned around and hurriedly walked back. Du Xiaoxian was changing her shoes in the entrance. She was suddenly pulled over by the man from behind and he kissed her fiercely. The kiss was so sentimental that the little girl misunderstood him. She thought that he suddenly had some kind of interest in doing that thing. She said timidly and vaguely, “The door, the door hasn’t closed…”
As soon as she spoke, Gu Nianbin let go of his grip and took a deep breath. His fingers gently brushed her pink lips and he kissed her again before turning around and leaving.
Looking at the door that he had closed, Du Xiaoxian was puzzled. But she didn’t think too much. She walked into the living room, looking around, and sighed with emotion. When she left, she really thought that she would never see Gu Nianbin again. She would never return to this familiar place again. However, in just three days, she had returned. The room was exactly the same as when she left. There was half a glass of water she had left on the tea table, her phone and keys on the dining table, but that note was missing.
She walked over, picked up her phone and unlocked the screen. There were actually many missed calls. When she opened the details, she saw that they were all from Wang Qian and Cheng Mingchi. It wasn’t strange for Wang Qian to call her. As a good friend, she did owe Wang Qian a reasonable explanation, but Cheng Mingchi had already said goodbye to her that day. Why did he still call her? Why did he call her so many times? Was there something urgent?
Thinking of this, Du Xiaoxian dialed the number.
The phone call quickly went through. Cheng Mingchi’s voice was somewhat pleasantly surprised, “Xiaoxian, is that you?”
“Yes,” Du Xiaoxian said slowly. “You called me a lot of times. Is there anything wrong?”
Cheng Mingchi hesitated for a moment and said, “Nothing. I just want to know if you are okay.”
“Thank you,” Du Xiaoxian said. “I’m fine.”
“That’s good,” Cheng Mingchi paused for a moment before continuing, “that’s good. There’s nothing else. I’ll hang up first.”
“Okay,” Du Xiaoxian said and then heard a beeping sound from the phone. Du Xiaoxian still felt that something was wrong when she heard the beeping noises. Cheng Mingchi called her so many times, could it be that he was really wanting to ask if she was okay?
