Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 149

Chapter 149 He Actually Suspected Her?
When Gu Nianbin was back home, Zhou Ting was watching TV with Du Xiaoxian. Seeing that the boss had returned, she quickly took her leave knowingly.

Because of the call to Cheng Mingchi, Du Xiaoxian had been a little restless all the time after hanging up. She couldn’t suppress it and didn’t think too much about the implications. After Zhou Ting left, she immediately asked Gu Nianbin, “Did you ask people to beat Cheng Mingchi?”

Gu Nianbin did not expect to hear such words from Du Xiaoxian as soon as he returned home. His face sank. “Who told you so?”

“I called him this afternoon. I felt that something was wrong with him, as if someone was hitting him.” Du Xiaoxian confessed. “If you did it, order the people to let him go. It really had nothing to do with him. He was also a victim.”

When Gu Nianbin heard that Du Xiaoxian had called Cheng Mingchi, a cold light flashed in his eyes and his voice was also cold. “Why did you call him?”

“Because he called me many times. I didn’t bring my mobile phone with me. I only found it after I came back.” By now, Du Xiaoxian noticed that the man was unhappy. However, she forced herself to explain, “On the day I left, he already said goodbye to me. I didn’t know why he called me so many times. I was wondering if something bad happened to him, so…”

“So you called him?” Gu Nianbin sat down on the sofa, his dark eyes filled with coldness. “Who is he? What does it have to do with you whether something bad happens to him or not?”

Du Xiaoxian was scared. She lowered her head and mumbled, “He, he is my classmate. Furthermore, he, he helped me before.”

“He helped you?” Gu Nianbin snorted coldly. “He was acting. He was lying to you. You’re the only fool who didn’t even know it after you were sold by others.”

“I know.” Du Xiaoxian slowly walked over to Gu Nianbin and sat down. “He told me everything. It was the scheme of Xia Manyin alone. She lied to Cheng Mingchi and everyone else.”

Gu Nianbin remained silent. Although Du Xiaoxian was afraid, but she attentively touched his hand and said in a low voice, “I know you’re angry. You think that Cheng Mingchi is a bad person and harmed me. But he is really not the kind of person as you think. He is very talented and ambitious. Because his family is poor, he swore that he would definitely rise to prominence in the future. He has been striving for this goal. Xia Manyin promised that he would recommend him to go abroad to study at a university and get a full scholarship for him. He agreed only after a moment of foolishness. Actually, he is quite pitiful. His mother is in poor health and solely relies on his father to support the family. He really wants to succeed too much. He…”

Gu Nianbin snorted coldly. “How do you know so much about his situation? Are you two ordinary classmates?”

“Ah?” Du Xiaoxian opened her mouth and was speechless. She did not expect Gu Nianbin to say such words. She told him everything she was thinking, not hiding anything at all. He actually suspected her?

Gu Nianbin was even angrier when he saw Du Xiaoxian’s tongue-tied appearance. The liquor he drank in the evening was burning in his stomach. Actually, he also understood that Du Xiaoxian had nothing to suspect since she had talked about Cheng Mingchi with him so frankly. She just couldn’t bear to see others suffer and wanted to help him. He also knew that Cheng Mingchi was not a very bad person. He was just a young and ignorant person. He took a wrong path on impulse. However, he just didn’t want to hear about other men being mentioned by Du Xiaoxian. He didn’t want her to care about other men. She was his. She could only have him in her heart. How could she be so anxious about other men?

Du Xiaoxian was very aggrieved and had no idea what to say. Gu Nianbin’s cold gaze made her panic. She knew that he didn’t like her mentioning Cheng Mingchi. However, everyone has the right for a clear name, and people must distinguish between right and wrong…She was stupid and timid. She was swept by Gu Nianbin’s cold gaze and did not dare to speak anymore. She sat there with her head lowered and did not say a word.

Gu Nianbin watched her drooped head. Her chin was slightly plump. She was still thin in her body, but her face was somewhat plump. Her long eyelashes were trembling from unease, and her eyes were drooping helplessly. He finally sighed and pulled her into his embrace. Du Xiaoxian was originally flustered and aggrieved. The man’s hug made her look even more aggrieved. Her eyes immediately turned red and she gently sniffed. Gu Nianbin lifted her chin and kissed her gently. It was really a light kiss, but it brought tears out of the little girl’s eyes. They rolled down like broken beads. Gu Nianbin’s immediately felt like being pricked in the heart by thorns. He kissed her eyes again and comforted her gently, “Good girl, stop crying. Why are we quarreling about an irrelevant person? It’s my fault. I didn’t think carefully before speaking and made you feel wronged. Stop crying, baby, you will make me feel heartache. Don’t cry…”

The more gentle words he said, the more bitterly Du Xiaoxian cried. She didn’t want to be crying like that, but she couldn’t help it. Gu Nianbin spoiled her so much that her tears couldn’t stop. She wiped her tears off forcefully and said chokingly, “I’m also to blame. I made you angry. Don’t be angry with me. I just don’t want anyone to get hurt. Cheng Mingchi and I are just classmates. I don’t like other men, only you. I like only you…”

With tears on her face, she confessed her feelings, making Gu Nianbin sense an indescribable feeling in his heart and felt both sad and sweet. He took a deep breath and pressed the little girl’s head against his chest. Her tears soaked his shirt, causing the shirt to stick to his skin. It was scorching hot, making him feel like being burnt.

Du Xiaoxian pressed herself on the man’s chest. She listened to the heartbeat in his chest, which sounded so strong and forceful like a muffled drum in her ears. The sound calmed her down slowly. Her tears dried up and she felt a little uncomfortable on her face. However, she didn’t want to move. She just wanted to stay in the embrace of the man like that. The beating of his heart seemed to have a strange power that drove away the uneasiness and grievances in her heart. It only made her feel peaceful and attached.

Gu Nianbin patted her in the back gently. “I’ll get a towel to wipe your face. Otherwise, your eyes will feel uncomfortable.”

However, Du Xiaoxian did not move. After being wronged, she was still a little stubborn. Gu Nianbin was helpless and could only hug her like this. After a while, he slowly said, “I didn’t ask anyone to beat Cheng Mingchi. I won’t make things difficult for him in the future either. However, Ling Yun seemed to be interested in him and wanted to enlist him. That is beyond my control. Old Ling is a patient person. Whether Cheng Mingchi can endure it or not depends on his own ability.”

Du Xiaoxian was a little surprised and asked, “Why did Mr. Ling want to enlist him?”

“Didn’t you say that he is a talent? Old Ling was impressed by him.” Gu Nianbin wiped the tears from the corner of Du Xiaoxian’s eyes with his hand. “Being able impress Old Ling is also his fortune.”

“Then, what if Cheng Mingchi rejects?” Du Xiaoxian asked worriedly.

“That’s why I said that whether he can survive or not depends on his own abilities.” Gu Nianbin smiled. He could imagine that Ling Yun would use all sorts of tricks to enlist Cheng Mingchi into the gang. Since Cheng Mingchi regretted his mistake, he wouldn’t be tempted anymore, so Old Ling could only use force. He probably had used all sorts of ruthless tricks, and Cheng Mingchi wouldn’t have a good time for the moment.

Even if Cheng Mingchi had only half his life left after being tortured by Ling Yun, he would still teach him a lesson personally. However, there was no hurry. He would wait until Cheng Mingchi recovered. He had plenty of patience.

Gu Nianbin’s guess was correct. Cheng Mingchi was indeed having a hard time right now. He was placed under house arrest in Ling Yun’s villa, who ordered his men to try all sorts of means day and night to make him exhausted both physically and mentally. Ling Yun knew that everything else in this world was easy to obtain, but it was most difficult to gain people’s heart and loyalty. He wanted to dampen Cheng Mingchi’s spirit. If he really succeeded in subduing him, he would take time to nurture him properly. He believed that Cheng Mingchi would be a thorough-bred horse!

Cheng Mingchi spat out a mouthful of bloody phlegm on the ground and staggered to his feet. He pointed at a man with an azure dragon tattoo in his right arm and cursed, “F**k you, if you are a capable man, kill me! Or just beat me to death. What kind of ability is it by torturing me like this?”

The tattooed man laughed sinisterly. “I am not a capable man. You are the most capable person in this room. Even our big brother admires you.”

Cheng Mingchi held the back of the chair to support himself, his legs trembling. He simply sat down in the chair and shouted, “Call your big brother over!”

“Our big brother will not come to see you. He said that you are not in the right state yet. He was afraid that if he became anxious and failed to control himself, he would really make you a cripple. Then he would regret it. Our big brother is a person who cherishes talent!”

“I say your big brother is a coward. What kind of underworld man is he? He doesn’t even dare to come to see me. Bah!”

The tattooed man wasn’t angry at all. He sighed, “Tsk, tsk, tsk.” and shook his head. “Don’t provoke me. It’s useless. My big brother will come to see whenever he wants. But if you want to see him, you must think it through.” He paused for a moment and then said, “I’m not afraid to tell you the truth. My big brother asked Mr. Gu to save your life. But Mr. Gu said that he wanted to have a boxing match with you. His skills are not inferior to my big brother. If you don’t accept my big brother’s kindness, you will die in vain if Mr. Gu kills you. Why don’t you think about your family? They raised you up, fed you, and sent you to school, but you didn’t repay them at all. Isn’t it unfilial and unjust for you to die such a death?”

Cheng Mingchi clenched his fists tightly and sat silently. The people on the side were impatient and said to the tattooed man, “Brother Sheng, stop talking nonsense with him. Give him another round of teaching. Let’s see if he can stand it!”

Brother Sheng waved his hand, signaling the man to shut up. He continued, “Your mother doesn’t look very well today. I saw her trembling as she walked. What if she accidentally falls when she is away from home?”

Cheng Mingchi’s eyes widened. “If you dare to hurt my mother, I will fight to the death with you all in my lifetime!”

“That’s right, you must fight us to the end!” Brother Sheng smiled and said. “It’s your good fortune that you were favored by our big brother. Many people cried and shouted to be enlisted by our big brother, but he didn’t even raise his eyelids. He only favored you. Don’t you think you’re lucky? What’s wrong if you follow our big brother? Your dad doesn’t have to work so hard, your mother can also go to a better hospital. Don’t think that everything we do is sinister. Actually, we’re much better than those hypocrites. Although we also make money by doing some unusual business, we don’t do things that are against reason and nature. There are some things that you’re unwilling to do, and big brother won’t force you to do them. Our big brother is an extremely righteous person. He’s the best for our brothers. You’ll know when you follow him in the future.”

Cheng Mingchi sighed, “Let me think about it. I’ll give you an answer tomorrow morning, okay?”

“Sure!” Brother Sheng’s face was filled with joy as he ordered his subordinates, “All of you, listen up. Tonight, you should try your best to wait on Ah Chi. Let him sleep comfortably and don’t cause any trouble!”

“Yes, Brother Sheng.” The subordinates said in unison.