Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 147
Chapter 147 He Was Bewitched by Her
When Gu Nianbin returned to his office, Zhou Ting hurriedly followed up to listen to his instructions and report on the situation in the past few days.
Before she could say anything, Gu Nianbin said, “Make an appointment with Jiu Mei’s boss for me.”
Zhou Ting hesitated for a moment and said, “Boss, Xia Manyin is no longer working at Jiu Mei.”
Gu Nianbin raised his eyebrows slightly. He was rather surprised and asked, “When did this happen?”
“It seemed to be the day before yesterday,” Zhou Ting said. “She was said to be fired.”
Someone even did such a trivial thing for him. Gu Nianbin bent his fingers and lightly tapped on the desk and said, “Then make a dinner invitation to President Jiang.”
“Alright, boss, I’ll contact the secretary of President Jiang immediately.” Seeing that he had no other instructions, Zhou Ting reported everything that had happened in the company these past few days to him.
Zhou Ting’s report was basically the same as Gu Nianbin’s expectation. When he was absent, Shao Boqing would definitely be able to take good care of the company. He was very relieved about this. The matters concerning Du Xiaoxian were handled beautifully. In just a few days, the ball incident had dissipated, and no one dared to mention it again. He guessed that Shen Li should have also contributed to this. He had to prepare a big reward to express his thanks to Young Master Shen!
Just as Zhou Ting left, Shao Boqing came in again. Sitting casually on the chair, he sized him up and said, “You look well-contented. Now that you have coaxed the little girl back, what do you plan to do?”
Gu Nianbin said, “It’s good to take advantage of this opportunity to make it clear. I would like to see who dares to cause trouble to her in the future.”
“How about Uncle and Aunt…”
“They don’t have any objection.”
Shao Boqing opened his mouth wide. This was beyond his expectations. The Gu Clan’s master and lady in charge agreed to accept such a daughter-in-law?
“Do they really agree? Do they agree to your marriage with her?”
Gu Nianbin glanced at him and said, “Xiaoxian is still young. There is no hurry to get married.”
Shao Boqing still wanted to ask, but Gu Nianbin didn’t want to talk about it anymore. He wasn’t used to discussing his personal matters with others.
“How do you plan to deal with those guys?” Shao Boqing asked. “None of them escaped. I asked Old Ling’s people to keep an eye on them until you are back and make your decision.”
Gu Nianbin frowned. As he saw it, none of the participants was innocent. But he was not Jiang Kaiwei. It was not his style to punish people severely without making distinction between right and wrong.
In fact, Gu Nianbin wasn’t very clear about the whole story. All he knew was that Xia Manyin was behind this. Shao Boqing didn’t tell him all the details. However, he was able to analyze by putting all the information together. He guessed that the whole plan should start with Cheng Mingchi acting as a hero on campus to save the beauty. Then, there were Yang Liying’s pictures at the dance, which were followed by gossips on the love affair between Cheng Mingchi and Du Xiaoxian. After such a long period of preparatory work, they finally staged a play of crazy little lovers doing that thing at Du Xiaoxian’s birthday party!
The best result would be that he was angry because of this and dumped Du Xiaoxian on the spot. Even if he investigated afterwards, what he found out would be the fact that Du Xiaoxian was in love with Cheng Mingchi. Men hated being cuckolded the most. They wouldn’t listen to any explanation when they were furious. Moreover, it was broadcast live and watched by everyone. After losing so much face, which man would be so tolerant and continue to be with Du Xiaoxian? Xia Manyin’s calculations were accurate. She had calculated everything, but she failed to figure out how much he loved Du Xiaoxian.
After expending so much effort and scheming for so long, it turned out to be such a result. Xia Manyin should already know that the Xia Group she relied on was in danger, right? Now that she had been fired, glory and wealth had vanished in a flash. Was it worth paying such a high price?
Gu Nianbin didn’t want to think too much about her and said, “Where did that girl surnamed Liu come from?”
“An ordinary middle class person, no significant background.”
Gu Nianbin pondered for a moment and said, “She’s not the mastermind. Just give her a warning.”
Shao Boqing smiled and said, “I’ll listen to you. Anyway, it’s up to you.”
“What about the two boys?” Gu Nianbin asked.
“Yu Yuanpo is the illegitimate son of Yu Dafu.” Shao Boqing said. “Yu Dafu only has two daughters. He is extremely indulgent with this illegitimate child. Although his wife is powerful and refused to accept this bastard, his identity has already become an open secret. People all know about their relationship. In the past two years, Yu Dafu often brought him to various occasions. I guess he intends to officially recognize him as his son.”
“Find an opportunity to ask Yu Dafu out to have a talk. No matter how indulgent he is with his boy, he can’t let him do such a thing.” Gu Nianbin said indifferently. “He has to give me an explanation. If he doesn’t know how to teach his son, I don’t mind teaching his boy a lesson for him.” Gu Nianbin uttered those words plainly, but Shao Boqing knew the meaning of lesson. He suddenly sighed. Gu Nianbin usually did not act in a tough way. Perhaps he was used to being a gentleman. No matter how much he had a grudge against others, he would settle the scores in the business arena, just like how he dealt with Jiang Kaiwei. Once he said teaching somebody a lesson, it meant he was talking tough. This time, he was really angry. Shao Boqing rarely saw him so angry, but what would he do if he became angry? Shao Boqing had no idea.
He and Gu Nianbin had known each other for more than ten years. He had never seen him love a person like this. He had almost carved the love into his bones and merged it into his blood. He could abandon his pride and neglect his parents. He only loved that little girl wholeheartedly. He had already been bewitched by her. For her sake, he might even dare to kill someone! At the thought of this, Shao Boqing suddenly felt a chill running down his spine. If Du Xiaoxian really left him one day, it would definitely take Gu Nianbin’s life. He firmly believed it.
“What about the other one?” Seeing that he didn’t say anything, Gu Nianbin asked.
“The other one is a small potato. His name is Cheng Mingchi. He came from a poor family. He was enrolled by the school only as an exchange student. It’s probably because Xia Manyin promised him some benefits that he was willing to do this.”
“What benefits?”
Shao Boqing thought for a moment and said, “Maybe it’s money, maybe it’s a bright career.”
Gu Nianbin said coldly, “A person who betrayed his conscience for personal gain is not worthy of living in this world!”
“But,” Shao Boqing hesitated for a moment and said, “Old Ling said that kid had a tough will. The drug is very powerful. He almost burned himself to death, but he didn’t even touch Du Xiaoxian. He is not an ordinary person!”
Gu Nianbin sneered, “What, is Old Ling interested in him?”
“Old Ling said that it’s rare to see such a tough young man now. He wanted to save Cheng Mingchi’s life. If you want to teach him a lesson, it won’t be a problem to cut off one of his hands or legs.”
Gu Nianbin remained silent and played with the ball-point pen in his hand.
Shao Boqing added, “This time, Old Ling has done a great job for you. I think you might as well give him a face. Besides, Cheng Mingchi kept telling Du Xiaoxian not to go over. It showed that he still has some conscience…”
Gu Nianbin raised his eyes and shot two cold gazes at Shao Boqing, “You watched the video?”
“I watched it. The first part wasn’t broadcast. It seemed to me that Cheng Mingchi was also plotted against. He…”
“Who else watched it?” Gu Nianbin’s thick eyebrows were tightly knitted together.
“Shen Li and I watched the video together. We were thinking…” Shao Boqing suddenly realized that something was wrong. He quickly stood up and said, “Don’t misunderstand, we were thinking…”
As he spoke, Gu Nianbin had already walked around the desk towards him. Shao Boqing sensed his threatening aura and quickly retreated. He waved his hand and said, “Nianbin, calm down. We didn’t see anything. Besides, the scheme didn’t work. We just….”
Gu Nianbin did not say anything. He looked at Shao Boqing coldly, approaching step by step…
Shao Boqing could only beg for mercy, “Alright, alright, alright. I didn’t think it through. I should seal it up and watch it with you after you came back. I did the wrong thing. Calm down. This place is too small. Let’s go to the boxing club to practice tomorrow. Alright, calm down…” Shao Boqing retreated as he walked until he reached the door. He quickly opened the door and ran away.
Gu Nianbin stopped there and looked at the door that had been closed by Shao Boqing. After a moment of silence, he walked to the desk and picked up his mobile phone to make a call.
The call was to Ling Yun. The moment he got through, he said, “Is Cheng Mingchi in your hands?”
“He is.” Ling Yun said. “Don’t worry, I’ll keep an eye on him myself. He can’t escape.”
“I heard you wanted to vouch for him?”
Ling Yun chuckled, “I was impressed by his personality. It’s rare to see young people who are so tough these days. I wanted him to work for me. But this brat refused. He insisted that he would not work for the underworld. He also said that he had been wrong once and couldn’t be wrong a second time. I think the boy is worth teaching, so please let him live. I told Boqing that if you want to cut off his leg or hand, just give me an order. I will do it without hesitation.”
“I don’t want either,” Gu Nianbin said indifferently. “Just let him have a boxing match with me, and that will be the end of the farce.”
Ling Yun took a deep breath and said, “So you really want his life?”
Gu Nianbin continued in a faint tone, “That depends on whether he is really tough or not.”
Ling Yun was silent for a while, but his tone was somewhat helpless, “Alright, that will be it. Let’s see if that kid is really tough.”
While Gu Nianbin was deciding Cheng Mingchi’s fate, Du Xiaoxian, who was staying at home, was also thinking about Cheng Mingchi. She held her mobile phone in her hand and kept thinking. Finally, she called him again. This time, the phone rang for a long time but no one answered. Du Xiaoxian was a little uneasy. She always felt that Cheng Mingchi’s tone was strange. She did not hate Cheng Mingchi. Even now, she still treated him as a friend. She did not want anything bad to happen to Cheng Mingchi.
A mechanical female voice came from her mobile phone, “Sorry, the call you dialed is temporarily not answered…”
Du Xiaoxian hung up and called again. Once again, no one answered. She seemed not ready to give up and kept dialing. Finally, someone answered. It was a man’s voice. He shouted rudely, “Who are you? Can’t you be smart? Why did you keep calling all the time?”
Du Xiaoxian was shocked. Why didn’t Cheng Mingchi answer the phone? Who was the person that answered the phone and spoke in a threatening manner? With great care, she asked, “May I know if Cheng Mingchi is there? Please tell him that Du Xiaoxian wants to talk to him.”
The person on the other end of the phone seemed to be stunned for a moment, and then his attitude took a 180-degree turn. He even adopted an attentive tone, “So you are Miss Du. He’s here. Please wait a moment.”
Du Xiaoxian held her phone and waited quietly. Sure enough, Cheng Mingchi’s voice came from the receiver, but he sounded a little tired. “Xiaoxian, are you looking for me?”
Du Xiaoxian said, “Yeah, I made numerous calls to you. Why didn’t you answer?”
Cheng Mingchi said, “I have been busy. Maybe I didn’t hear the ring. What can I do for you?”
Du Xiaoxian was somewhat puzzled. The person who answered the phone a moment ago scolded her for “keep calling all the time.” That proved that they both heard the ring, but why didn’t they answer it? What was Cheng Mingchi so busy with that he couldn’t even answer the phone?
Seeing that Du Xiaoxian was silent, Cheng Mingchi asked, “Xiaoxian, why did you look for me??”
Du Xiaoxian said, “Last time, you said you were going to find a job. Did you find it?”
“Not yet.” Cheng Mingchi suddenly coughed loudly, and then he coughed a few more times. Someone beside him cursed, “Why did you pretend to be pitiable? It’s been just a few blows…”
Before the man could finish his sentence, he cried out, as if he had suddenly been hit by someone, and then there was no sound.
After Cheng Mingchi finished coughing, he continued, “Since you have nothing for me to do, I’ll hang up.” Before Du Xiaoxian could reply, he hung up.
