Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 154

Chapter 154 You Want to Disfigure Me?
Xia Manyin pressed down on the brim of her hat and stared fixedly at Gu Nianbin who walked out of the building. The man was not as anxious and haggard as she had imagined. He had no expression on his face, but the corners of his lips were relaxed, as if he would reveal a faint smile as soon as he opened his mouth, which proved that he was in a good mood.

Xia Manyin had studied him deeply. In fact, she never stopped observing and speculating about him for the past five years. She knew all his likes and dislikes. She knew that he liked morning jogging, black pepper steak and steamed fish. Other than vitality mineral water, he didn’t drink any other brands, nor did he drink any drinks. He liked boxing, and he liked to go out to sea. His family was the first in his heart. He loved his younger sister and was filial to his parents. What she knew the most was his long-term affection for Xia Xiaowan.

He was like a legend filled with magic, sowing the seeds of hope in her heart. She finally met Gu Nianbin by chance. It was at a dull reception. The legendary man was standing by the window. Under the giant crystal lamp, his face was incredibly handsome, but his eyes were lonely. He looked at somewhere in the void, as if he was looking at someone, and that gaze instantly attracted her. She raised her neck and drank up the wine in her glass. She swore in her heart that she would definitely get this man, this man who exuded boundless charm.

From then on, she regarded Gu Nianbin as her lifelong goal. As long as she could have him, she was willing to sacrifice everything, even half of her life. So, she went to Korea again and again for plastic surgery, and finally made herself somewhat similar to Xia Xiaowan. Then, she managed to use some connections to go on blind date with Gu Nianbin, and then became his friend logically. Everything was moving in the direction she planned.

Her performance was perfect. She was not clingy, she acted naturally and gracefully, and Gu Nianbin expressed his willingness to see her again. Father and Mother Gu liked her very much, and everything seemed perfect. As long as Xia Xiaowan didn’t come back after five years, Gu Nianbin would be hers. She was sure that Xia Xiaowan wouldn’t come back. After so long, she didn’t even give him a phone call and disappeared into the vast world like a bubble. Even if Xia Xiaowan really came back, she would have a way to prevent them from being together.

She had considered everything, but she didn’t expect that Du Xiaoxian would appear out of nowhere, who was just a little maid. She didn’t take her seriously. No matter in what aspects, Du Xiaoxian was no match for her. However, she gradually felt uneasy, because the way Gu Nianbin looked at Du Xiaoxian was different. She looked at Du Xiaoxian carefully and was sure that the latter was just a naive young girl. Although the young girl looked a little delicate and pretty, she was not qualified to show up on the stage of the rich family. And she was no match for her at all!

She deliberately cottoned up to Du Xiaoxian and said some vague words in front of her on purpose. There was even one time when Du Xiaoxian was serving her tea, she quietly stretched out her foot and tripped Du Xiaoxian. The hot tea poured on the back of her hand and it was painful, but she did not care. She was observing Gu Nianbin’s expression. However, Gu Nianbin did not show any expression. He didn’t scold Du Xiaoxian for being careless, nor did he show any concern for Du Xiaoxian. He sat there very calmly, as if it had nothing to do with him. At that time, she had some doubts in her heart. It was only when Gu Nianbin sent her back that she noticed Gu Nianbin’s anxiety in the fast speed of the car.

In that instant, emotions surged up in her heart. She was extremely shocked. She had done so much and schemed a lot to get to reach Gu Nianbin. Du Xiaoxian did nothing. Why could she win his favor?

When she was racking her brains and trying to get Du Xiaoxian out of her way, Du Xiaoxian left on her own. She finally let out a sigh of relief.

However, the good times didn’t last long. She saw Du Xiaoxian again in Gu Nianbin’s office. At that time, she knew that things would be difficult to handle, but she was unwilling to give up. She had planned for so long, so it was impossible for her to give up so easily. It was such a coincidence that Du Xiaoxian and Yang Liying were classmates and desk mates, and they even became friends. In this way, things were going to be easy to handle. She took advantage of Yang Liying’s jealousy and anger, took advantage of Cheng Mingchi’s eagerness for the future and success, and took advantage of Yu Yuanpo’s admiration for Yang Liying to make up a good show. She had always been patient. Spreading rumors about Du Xiaoxian and Cheng Mingchi alone took her quite a bit of time and she made it sound like real. If Gu Nianbin were to investigate, that would be just what she wanted.

The climax part was set at Du Xiaoxian’s coming-of-age dancing party. In front of so many people, which man would be able to stay awake after knowing that he got cheated on by his girlfriend? It would definitely cause a huge uproar, and they would break up for sure. By then, she only needed to come forward and say something to make mischief, Du Xiaoxian would definitely leave. Gu Nianbin was a proud person. Back then, when Xia Xiaowan left, he didn’t even look for her. Why would he look for a little maid who had lost all reputation?

She calculated everything precisely, but things did not go as she had expected. She only predicted the beginning but did not guess the end. Du Xiaoxian really ran away, but Gu Nianbin followed closely. On the contrary, her family business began to fall in trouble. As long as the person behind the scenes moved his fingers slightly, her family would be utterly defeated. Knowing that it was she who had caused trouble, her uncle immediately announced that he had severed all ties with her family. When things involved relevant benefits, even family relationships could be betrayed! Her father had a medical accident, and his practicing certificate was revoked, and he had to pay a large sum of money. She was fired, and her family got completely cut off from any source of income. Gu Nianbin intended to starve them to death!

It was all because of Du Xiaoxian. Fragile as she looked, she fascinated Gu Nianbin deep to his heart. He actually didn’t mind that Du Xiaoxian had done such a scandalous thing in public. He even wanted to exterminate her for that girl!

What a fox spirit! Xia Manyin raised her head to look at Du Xiaoxian who was waving at Gu Nianbin on the balcony. A sinister light flashed in her beautiful eyes. Du Xiaoxian, she said to herself in her heart, if your pretty little face was ruined, would Gu Nianbin still like you?

After Gu Nianbin’s car turned a corner, she flashed out from the wall and walked into the apartment building with her head lowered.

It was working time and there were a lot of people coming and going. No one noticed her. Xia Manyin exited the elevator and slowly approached the familiar door. She put her hand into her bag and held a glass bottle. The bottle was ice-cold, but it was not as cold as her heart. Her heart was like a barren world of ice and snow. There was nothing left. Thanks to Du Xiaoxian, she had nothing left…

Xia Manyin suddenly remembered that night, when Du Xiaoxian was lying on Gu Nianbin’s back in front of everyone. She deliberately did that to embarrass her. Du Xiaoxian usually pretended to be incomparably innocent, but it turned out that she was more scheming than anyone else. Du Xiaoxian didn’t say a word, but instead told her in such a way that Gu Nianbin belonged to her, Du Xiaoxian!

When she walked out at that time, her legs were trembling. The little girl had openly started a war with her. There was no need to hesitate. In this war, there would always be someone going to hell. It was either Du Xiaoxian or her.

It was her, unfortunately. Winner took all. She lost, so it was. However, staying alone in hell was too lonely. She did not mind having a companion. Xia Manyin looked at the door right in front of her nose and chuckled softly. She was not afraid of death. What she was afraid of was that she was dead, but her enemy was still alive.

After ringing the doorbell, she heard footsteps come from inside. The moment the door opened, Xia Manyin saw the frozen smile on Du Xiaoxian’s face.

In a panic, the little girl somewhat stammered, “Xia, Miss Xia, you, you’re here…”

“I came here to have a talk with you.” Xia Manyin’s expression was very calm. “May I come in?”

“Oh, please come in.” Du Xiaoxian hurriedly stepped aside and invited Xia Manyin in. “Have a seat and I’ll get you a glass of water.”

Xia Manyin stood in the middle of the room. Scanning the surroundings, she saw that there were two biscuits on the plate on the cabinet. They were made into human shapes. One man and one woman, which were both handmade. She walked over and took a closer look. On the back of the biscuit, the letter “D” was written in chocolate oil. She guessed that the back of the other biscuit must be a “G”. Turning over that biscuit, she surely saw that it was indeed a “G”. She smiled and put the two biscuits as they were!

Du Xiaoxian brought out the tea and said, “Miss Xia, have some tea.”

Xia Manyin turned around and pointed at the biscuits on the plate. “You made these by yourself, didn’t you? It’s really nice.”

Du Xiaoxian nodded unnaturally and asked, “Miss Xia, what are you looking for me for?”

In Du Xiaoxian’s heart, she hated Xia Manyin. She never hated anyone, but she wanted to hate Xia Manyin. Because she was going too far. She had schemed against her, schemed against Cheng Mingchi, and dragged Gu Nianbin into the trouble. Du Xiaoxian had thought that if she had the chance to meet Xia Manyin, she would definitely scold her fiercely. But now that she was right in front of her, she could not scold her at all. It was useless to blame her for what had happened and what couldn’t be changed. She thought Xia Manyin must have felt guilty, so she came to apologize to her, right?

Xia Manyin sat down and took a sip of tea. “Because of the incident last time, Gu Nianbin targeted at my family. My uncle’s business went into trouble, and my father’s career was ruined. I was fired from the company. Now I have nothing left. Are you happy?”

Du Xiaoxian did not know these things at all. She could not believe that Gu Nianbin had done so much in such a short period of time. “It could not be Young Master. He would not do this. Miss Xia, you must be mistaken.”

“He wouldn’t?” Xia Manyin laughed in a strange tone, “He would do anything for you. Little girl, you are a treasure in his heart! Even if Xia Xiaowan really comes back, she probably won’t be your match.”

Du Xiaoxian was accustomed to resign herself to adversity since she was young. Even if she was bullied, she never thought of retaliating. Therefore, what Xia Manyin said shocked her. She had been the victim, but now, she felt that Xia Manyin was the victim. She was so simple-mined, and the exchange of roles made her completely confused.

She kept apologizing to Xia Manyin, “Sorry, Miss Xia, I didn’t know about these. If I had known, I would have definitely not let Young Master do these. Don’t worry, I will persuade him to stop…”

“No need,” Xia Manyin said coldly, “If you were to persuade him, he might not stop. Besides, there is no way to make up for the damage he caused.”

“Well, then, what should I do?” Du Xiaoxian was so anxious that she looked for her phone and wanted to make a call, “No, I have to ask him, he can’t do this!”

“Don’t move!” Xia Manyin suddenly shouted, scaring Du Xiaoxian to shiver and she really didn’t dare to move.

Xia Manyin took out the bottle of sulfuric acid from her bag and pulled out the cork. She smiled coldly and gloomily, “You don’t have to persuade him. As long as I pour the content in this bottle on your face, this matter will be over.”

Du Xiaoxian had been filled with fear, but now it seemed she was calm. She asked, “What is in that bottle?”

Xia Manyin was not afraid of letting her know. She answered frankly, “It’s sulfuric acid.”

“You want to disfigure me?”

“That’s right. Actually, when I knew that you were with Gu Nianbin, I wanted to do this. Unfortunately, I was too stupid at that time, and I always regretted it. If I had poured the sulfuric acid on your face at that time, Gu Nianbin might have left you long ago.”

“You can’t do that. It’s against the law.”

Xia Manyin laughed loudly, “I am not even afraid of death, so do you think I’ll be afraid of breaking the law?” As she spoke, she raised her hand and was about to pour the sulfuric acid in the bottle upon Du Xiaoxian!