Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 156

Chapter 156 You Little Country Bumpkin, Why?
Gu Nianbin brought Du Xiaoxian his home. Du Xiaoxian was a little unwilling, afraid of meeting someone familiar. Gu Nianbin repeatedly explained that there was no one at home, and everyone had gone to the ancestral mansion. Only then did Du Xiaoxian reluctantly agree.

They returned after dinner. It had been already dark. The car stopped under the tree. Du Xiaoxian saw a person running out of the house towards the bright car light. The man respectfully stood by the side of the car and said, “Young Master, you’re back.”

Du Xiaoxian recognized Lanzhi. She opened the car door and came out with embarrassment. Lanzhi was surprised to see her. She was stunned for a moment before asking, “Xiaoxian, why are you…?”

Du Xiaoxian blushed and didn’t know how to explain. Just as she called out Lanzhi’s name, Gu Nianbin wrapped his arm around her and took her to walk into the room.

Lanzhi grabbed Little Ding, who was walking in the back while carrying the luggage, and whispered, “Little Ding, what’s going on?”

“You’d better not gossip about Young Master.” After Little Ding finished speaking, he raised his head and strode forward.

Did she even need to ask? Even the blind could tell that Du Xiaoxian was no longer the unimportant maid of the past. She had gained the Young Master’s favor. However… She couldn’t figure it out why. Du Xiaoxian was a maid a few months before and then suddenly left. However, when she appeared again, she became the Young Master’s woman. The change was so earth-shattering. Lanzhi couldn’t accept it. If it were someone else, she would find it understandable. But Du Xiaoxian looked skinny and shriveled, and she was also a stupid country pumpkin. How could she be loved by the Young Master? No matter how, Lanzhi couldn’t figure it out why!

She slowly returned to the room, only to find that Gu Nianbin and Du Xiaoxian were not in the living room. Little Ding came down the stairs and said to her, “Young Master wants you to bring up two cups of hot tea.”

“Okay,” Lanzhi replied, then turned around and went to the kitchen. She took the blue and white porcelain cup and made two cups of tea. She carried them upstairs with a tray. Du Xiaoxian was also a maid like her, but now she was going to serve Du Xiaoxian. She couldn’t help but feel a little uncomfortable in her heart.

When she arrived at Gu Nianbin’s room, she found the door was barely closed. She heard Gu Nianbin’s voice saying, “Ah, you just sit down. I’ll pack it up.”

Lanzhi’s heart was stirred. She raised her hand and knocked lightly on the door. Gu Nianbin responded and Lanzhi slowly walked in with the tray. Neither of Gu Nianbin and Du Xiaoxian was in the outside room. So she could only bring the tea to the bedroom. “Young Master, here’s your tea.”

“Okay, put them there.” Gu Nianbin bent down to tidy up the clothes on the bed without raising his head.

Du Xiaoxian smiled and thanked Lanzhi. Lanzhi also smiled at her and stood by the door with the tray.

Gu Nianbin picked out the clothes he would wear and walked over to hold Du Xiaoxian’s hands. “It’s been so long since we entered the room. Your hands are still cold. Where’s the tea? Hold the cup in your hands and get warmed up.”

In front of Lanzhi, Du Xiaoxian blushed fiercely. She pulled out her hands forcefully and said softly, “It’s fine.”

Gu Nianbin was surprised. Why was her face so red? He raised his hand to touch her forehead, “Your face looks so red. You didn’t get a fever, did you?”

“No,” Du Xiaoxian became even more embarrassed. She immediately turned around and dodged, as if she was unhappy.

Gu Nianbin turned around and was late to realize that Lanzhi was still standing by the door. Only then did he understand why Du Xiaoxian was so uncomfortable.

He hurriedly sent Lanzhi away, “Go and do your own job. You don’t need to wait here.”

Lanzhi said yes. She held the tray and walked out. As soon as she walked out of the bedroom door, she slowed down and pricked up her ears to listen carefully.

It was still Gu Nianbin’s voice, “Take a sip of tea first to warm yourself up. I’ll go get you some hot water then you can have a good shower.”

Lanzhi’s hands trembled, and the tray almost fell to the ground. Young Master, who was like a god in her heart, actually was going to prepare hot water for Du Xiaoxian! She didn’t dare to stay any longer and hurriedly went downstairs.

Du Xiaoxian took two sips of tea slowly and looked at Gu Nianbin. “Didn’t you say that there was no one at home?”

In Gu Nianbin’s eyes, a maid was nothing. He said disapprovingly, “They must have one stay to keep the house. It’s just one person, can’t you pretend that there is no one?”

Pretend that there is no one… Du Xiaoxian didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, “But there is someone here!”

“If you don’t want to see her, I’ll let her stay in the house and not come out,” Gu Nianbin said.

This was the first time Du Xiaoxian had felt that communicating with Gu Nianbin was very difficult. She felt a little uncomfortable with Lanzhi’s presence, but he could not just prevent the girl from leaving the room just because she was uncomfortable. That was too domineering. Du Xiaoxian could not do this.

“It’s not that I don’t want to see her. I just,” Du Xiaoxian murmured, “I’m just a little embarrassed.”

Gu Nianbin looked at the little girl’s blushing face and couldn’t help but laugh. He walked over, hugged and kissed her. “You’re going to marry me in the future. What’s there to be embarrassed about? If she’s willing to stay here, then she’ll just need to call you Young Mistress. If she doesn’t want to, then she can leave. What’s there to embarrass you?”

Du Xiaoxian was even more embarrassed by his words. Young Mistress? They hadn’t come to that stage. She shyly pushed Gu Nianbin, “Who says that I want to marry you?”

Gu Nianbin narrowed his eyes and wrapped his arms around her, saying in a threatening tone, “Are you going to marry me or not?”

After sleeping all afternoon, Du Xiaoxian had a full supper and was full of energy. She deliberately hesitated and said, “I, I still have to think about it.”

Gu Nianbin lowered his chin to prick her face with his beard, “Do you still want to think about it?”

Du Xiaoxian wriggled in his arms and dodged, giggling, “Ahh, you pricked me, so itchy…”

Gu Nianbin didn’t stop and asked, “Do you still need to consider it?”

Du Xiaoxian was so itchy that she could only beg for mercy. “No, no, I dont’…”

Gu Nianbin frowned and felt that her answer was ambiguous. Did that mean she wanted to marry him or not? He asked again, “Will you marry me?”

Du Xiaoxian was really embarrassed to say the word “marry”. Her face was so red that it seemed as if it was about to bleed. She was no match for the strong man in strength. So she simply hugged his neck and buried her face in his arms to act coquettish. Now Gu Nianbin would not be able to prick her.

Gu Nianbin stopped teasing her and patted her back, “Alright, stop rubbing. I understand what you mean.”

Hearing Gu Nianbin’s words, Du Xiaoxian became even more embarrassed and indignant. She lay firmly in his arms and refused to raise her head. Gu Nianbin chuckled and lowered his head to kiss her earlobes. Du Xiaoxian was most afraid that he kissed her earlobes, because that would be very itchy. She couldn’t help but raise her head, then Gu Nianbin pinched her chin and gently kissed her, fusing all her shyness into their lips and teeth.

Lanzhi went downstairs and stood in the corner with blank expression. She put the tray on the ground and quietly went upstairs again. When she left, she deliberately didn’t close the door. It was convenient for her to tiptoe into the room now. Before she could reach the bedroom, she heard Gu Nianbin and Du Xiaoxian talking about her.

Young Master said, “If you don’t like her, I’ll just let her stay in the room and not come out.”

Young Master also said, “If she is willing to stay here, she will call you Young Mistress. If she is not willing, she will just leave.”

Lanzhi felt that all her blood was gushing up into her head. When she heard a faint noise again, she was stunned for a moment before realizing that it was her gritting her teeth. She held her breath and left the room. She gasped for breath after she returned to her room. She was really angry. Du Xiaoxian was just a little country girl, but she forgot who she was when the man coaxed her. Young Mistress? Bah! Why didn’t she look in the mirror and see if she deserved to be called that? Young Master was just teasing her, yet she actually dared to take it for granted!

Lanzhi was furious and in a sulk. She suddenly stood up and walked to the wardrobe beside the wall and kicked it hard. This was Du Xiaoxian’s wardrobe before. She once opened it and saw that there was not a single piece of good clothes. On Du Xiaoxian’s first day to school, she even borrowed her clothes. Why would a little country bumpkin be favored by Young Master? Why!

Lanzhi didn’t like or hate Du Xiaoxian in the past. After all, Du Xiaoxian was a diligent person. She would often help her do some errands and help her wash her clothes a few times. She didn’t treat Du Xiaoxian badly. She always gave her a portion of her delicious food. When Du Xiaoxian left, she did not feel very sad. After all, they did not spend much time together. She only thought that such a single-minded girl like her probably would not be very likable at any other working places. However, she did not expect that she would actually be liked by Young Master!

Lanzhi had also worked in the Gu Family for a few years. Before, she believed that Young Master was her personal item and no one was worthy of her Young Master, let alone Du Xiaoxian. Du Xiaoxian was not even qualified to carry her Young Master’s shoes! At that time, when Gu Nianbin sent Du Xiaoxian to study, she was a little jealous. She had nagged about it with Ah Ling a few times in secret, but Ah Ling lectured her. Ah Ling said that Du Xiaoxian was at least Young Master’s savior, and that Young Master was trying to repay her kindness.

Young Master was a gentleman, who was well-educated and graceful. Since he sent Du Xiaoxian to study, Lanzhi had nothing to say. But it was different now. It was all about the Young Mistress. Lanzhi was anxious and impatient, walking around the room like an ant on a hot pot. Let alone her, Old Master and Madam would definitely not agree to this. Young Master took advantage of everyone’s absence, so he dared to bring Du Xiaoxian here. A sudden thought flashed through her mind. Old Master and Madam definitely didn’t know about this. If they knew what happened, they would definitely force Young Master and Du Xiaoxian to break up in minutes.

Lanzhi hurriedly took out her phone and called Xiao Bonian. She knew she couldn’t speak openly, so she said in a worrying tone, “Uncle Xiao, Young Master is back.”

When Xiao Bonian heard this, he felt that something was wrong. Even though Gu Nianbin went home, Lanzhi didn’t have to be so eager to report to him.

As expected, Lanzhi continued, “Well, Du Xiaoxian came back with him.”

Xiao Bonian now understood what Lanzhi meant, and he said, “Then you should serve him properly. If Young Master is staying for a long time, I will send some others over.”

Lanzhi was stunned. Hearing such shocking news, Uncle Xiao only said this? She thought that Xiao Bonian did not understand and continued, “Uncle Xiao, I noticed that Du Xiaoxian’s relationship with Young Master was somewhat unusual. Once she came back, she stayed in Young Master’s room and hasn’t come out now. I don’t know…”

Xiao Bonian interrupted her, “I see. Miss Du is a guest. You just mind your own business. Serve her well.”

So Xiao Bonian knew about this matter. If he knew, then Old Master and Madam must also know about it. Lanzhi was dumbfounded at this moment. It seemed that Du Xiaoxian was really going to become the Young Mistress! She was so shocked by this fact that she fell to sit by the side of the bed. She was angry and unwilling. She really never expected that one day she would have to serve Du Xiaoxian. Perhaps in the near future, she would really need to call her Young Mistress! At the thought of this, Lanzhi was so depressed that she wanted to die. She heavily sighed and fell onto the bed, covering her head with the quilt…