Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 160

Chapter 160 Not Looking Pregnant at All
When Du Xiaoxian said it the second time, Zhou Ting noticed something unusual and asked her, “Xiaoxian, why do you think he can definitely conquer Nina with such a blockhead manner?”

“Because Boss Shao is very smart, he will find a way to conquer Nina.”

Shao Boqing rolled his eyes and asked patiently, “Who told you that being smart was a blockhead?”

“Young Master told me.” Du Xiaoxian then asked him back seriously, “Isn’t that so?”

Shao Boqing said angrily, “You are a blockhead.”

“I am, Young Master also told me the same thing.”

Shao Boqing was completely speechless. What was Gu Nianbin beating into Du Xiaoxian’s head? In order to build a better world for her, he had even changed the meaning of the word “blockhead.”

Nina was not in the Gu Group right now. She just desired to throw the company into chaos. She said to Du Xiaoxian, “Next time you should praise President Gu in the same way, he will definitely be happy.”

“Why did you teach her that?” Zhou Ting stopped her. “If Xiaoxian praises the boss every day like that, I’m afraid the boss will die of joy!”

Shao Boqing’s eyes widened as he looked at them echoing each other. Finally, he smiled and applauded, “Now I’ve seen what you guys can do! Diandian may have a position to do this, but Secretary Zhou, does your boss know that you are doing this behind his back?”

“If you don’t tell my boss, he won’t know.” Zhou Ting smiled and looked at him. “Boss Shao, will you tell him?”

Shao Boqing glanced at Nina’s eyes and immediately shook his head quickly, “No, of course not.”

Du Xiaoxian looked at them one by one, as if she hadn’t understood what was going on, and then she also laughed foolishly. Shao Boqing shook his head with a smile and wondered, why would Gu Nianbin fall for such a silly girl?

Having not met each other for a long time, Zhou Ting and Nina had so much to share. Only when Gu Nianbin called did Zhou Ting realize that it was time to go back to work. She hurriedly urged Shao Boqing to send them back to the company.

On the way, Zhou Ting suddenly remembered something and asked Shao Boqing, “Boss Shao, you said you could use my help at that time, was it about Nina?”

Shao Boqing only smiled and didn’t say anything. Nina asked, “What help? Why does it have anything to do with me?”

Zhou Ting recalled Shao Boqing’s strange behaviors during this period of time and gradually understood. She sat at the back, examining the famous Young Master Shao, and suddenly had a new understanding of him.

Love was really a strange thing. It clearly existed, but one didn’t know about it before knowing its existence. One would not understand the rarity of love until he lost it. For a playboy like Shao Boqing, other people would think that he was dissolute, but in fact, he might not really understand love. Therefore, once he met love, he got in a state of chaos and was mentally perplexed.

Du Xiaoxian was lucky because she met Gu Nianbin. Nina was also lucky because she met Shao Boqing. Zhou Ting thought of herself and couldn’t help but sigh. She loved someone at the best of times and thought that the love would last forever. Now that she looked back, it became a short and vague memory in her life. It was as distant as her previous life.

Nina noticed that she sighed three times in a row and couldn’t help but laugh, “What’s wrong? I’m with Shao Boqing now, why do you overreact so much?”

At this moment, they were sitting cross-legged on Nina’s bed, chatting nonsense while eating snacks just like they used to. Zhou Ting told Nina all about Shao Boqing’s strange behaviors recently and sighed with emotion, “Shao Boqing’s temper was horrible at that time. Even I was burnt out. Helping him pick a secretary was even harder than choosing a consort for an emperor. I really didn’t expect that the culprit was you at that time!”

“Neither did I,” Nina said. “He actually found me. Seeing him appear in front of me, I knew I wouldn’t be able to leave him for the rest of my life.”

“Leave for what?” Zhou Ting said, “He treats you so well. Such a proud man is willing to humbly accommodate you. Just be content with it. In the past, those women tried their best to please and flatter him. You were the only one who did not treat him that way. Trust him, I can tell that he is sincere towards you.”

“It’s not that I don’t trust him,” Nina said, tearing open another packet of pistachios and putting them on a small plate after peeling them one by one. “I don’t believe in myself. I’m afraid I’m not worthy of him since he has such a glorious family background.”

“Don’t worry about that. His elder brother is in charge of the Shao Group, so it’s not his turn to run the business. Didn’t his family agree to his engagement with Fang Xueqing? You’re not inferior to her.”

Nina stuffed half of the peeled pistachios into her mouth and handed the other half to Zhou Ting. Zhou Ting looked at her bulging mouth and her slightly bloated belly and said, “It’s hard for you not to gain weight while eating in such a way. You had eaten yourself into a fat woman after you were crossed in love. That wasn’t worth it. Even if you want to lose weight then, you won’t be able to do it. Now that you and Shao Boqing are together again, aren’t you afraid that he will dislike you?”

Nina chuckled and straightened up her belly, “It’s been almost three months.”

Zhou Ting touched her belly and nodded, “It’s really like that you’re pregnant. If you take the bus, people will definitely offer their seats to you.”

“No,” Zhou Ting said, “I wear loose clothes when I go out. I just look like an ordinary woman. The doctor says I’m not looking pregnant at all.”

Zhou Ting was instantly stunned. The pistachios in her hands fell all over the bed. Nina quickly picked them up and said, “Why are you throwing them on my bed? It’s dirty!”

“You, you are really pregnant?” Zhou Ting simply couldn’t believe it. “Didn’t you say that you and Shao Boqing only got back together for a few days? Why are you pregnant for three months? Whose, whose baby is this?” The fact was so shocking. Zhou Ting instantly felt a thunderbolt rolling over her head, causing her scalp to go numb. She counted with her fingers, “If it was three months ago, then you hadn’t left the company when you were pregnant. Why didn’t I know about such a big matter? Was this why you quit your job? Because you felt guilty for Shao Boqing and he was engaged, you decided to leave, didn’t you? God, we stayed together every day, but I didn’t know it at all.” Then she remembered something again and continued, “No wonder you always had plum blossoms in your drawer during that time. So you’re pregnant, oh! God, this is so unbelievable. I need to sober up.” She frowned and pressed her temple. “Does Shao Boqing know that you are pregnant?”

“I didn’t tell him.”

“You’ve already undergone the obstetric examination. Are you planning to give birth to this baby?”

“Yes!” Nina said, “If Shao Boqing and I were to break up, I would live with this baby in the future.”

Zhou Ting felt troubled. A moment ago, she was still happy for Nina that she had found a home. In the blink of an eye, this damn girl gave her another heavy blow.

“Can Shao Boqing tolerate this baby?” Zhou Ting said worriedly, “You guys just got back together. What if…”

Nina chuckled, “Why can’t he tolerate his own baby?”

Zhou Ting was so angry that she wanted to hit Nina, but considering that she was pregnant, she raised her hand and did not dare to land it down. The damned girl didn’t explain herself clearly, making her extremely anxious.

“This is a good thing. Why didn’t you tell him?”

“I don’t want to use the baby as a bargaining chip,” Nina said, looking down at the pattern on the sheets. “I want him to know his heart and to be with me because he likes me, not because of the baby. I don’t want him to regret it in the future.”

“But the baby is growing day by day. You can’t hide it from him!”

“I’ll just wait and see,” Nina said. “I made an agreement with him for three months. If he’s not tired of me in three months, I’ll tell him.”

Zhou Ting sighed and said, “I really don’t understand you guys. It could be a family of three living happily together, you still made the sort of three-month agreement with him. Let me tell you, in this world where changes always go beyond plans, you won’t want to have other troubles by then.”

“I know that things are hard to predict,” Nina raised her head and looked at her firmly. “I bet my life’s happiness, but I won’t be at ease until I give it a try.”

It was quiet outside the window. In the late autumn night, it was almost windy every night. The usual whistling wind suddenly became so quiet that it seemed a little abnormal.

Gu Nianbin and Du Xiaoxian were strolling in the streets on this windless night. It was still early, and the streets were bustling. Pedestrians and traffic flow were coming and going. Even in the bleak late autumn, the night was still bustling.

There was no wind, so it was not cold. Du Xiaoxian held Gu Nianbin’s arm and chattered about what happened at noon. She did not like to talk too much, but once she was happy, she was like a child. She wanted to share her happiness with Gu Nianbin. In front of him, she had never hidden anything.

Gu Nianbin was indeed a little shocked by Shao Boqing and Nina, but after thinking about it carefully, he didn’t find it strange. After staying together for five years, it was as if they had been a part of each other’s body and blood naturally. However, once the balance was broken, it was as if they had lost the most important part of their bodies. Feeling empty and painful, at such a moment, it was easy for them to figure out their own feelings.

He looked sideways at Du Xiaoxian. Because of the excitement, the little girl’s face was pink. Her eyebrows fluttered, and her dark eyes shone brightly under the street lamps. He couldn’t help but want to kiss her. He really loved her, loved her very much, loved her like she was a part of him. He couldn’t imagine that if one day Du Xiaoxian left him… Oh, he couldn’t imagine that. He stroked his forehead. Just thinking about it like this was already an unbearable pain. Therefore, he wouldn’t let Du Xiaoxian leave him, never…

At this time, Du Xiaoxian did not talk much. She held his arm and shook it, “Look, that dog has been following us.”

Gu Nianbin turned around and saw that it was a skinny little black dog with sharp ears and dark eyes, wagging its tail vigorously at them. Gu Nianbin lost his interest after just a glance. This was obviously a little stray rural dog, but its black fur didn’t look dirty.

“A stray dog, just ignore it.” Seeing the dog, Gu Nianbin remembered that he had promised to buy a pet dog for Du Xiaoxian. He smiled and said, “I promised to buy a pet dog for you. I’ll take you to the pet market tomorrow. You can choose whatever types you like.”

Du Xiaoxian asked, “Does a stray dog have no owner? I notice that it has been following us for a long time.”

“Perhaps it used to have an owner. Later, its owner abandoned it and then it wandered around alone.”

Du Xiaoxian turned her head to look at the dog. The dog also looked at her. Its wet eyes seemed to be pleading. Du Xiaoxian felt sad in her heart and said to Gu Nianbin, “How about we bring this dog back? It’s so pitiful.”

Gu Nianbin looked at the dog in disgust and shook his head, “We’d better not. I’ll buy you a good one tomorrow.”

Du Xiaoxian suddenly stopped and said, “I want it. It’s very similar to Xiaohei that I used to raise.”

Every time Du Xiaoxian stared at him firmly, Gu Nianbin could not help but compromise. He sighed and said, “Alright, you can bring it back if you like, but you must take care of it.”

“I will,” the little girl jumped up happily. She turned around and wanted to pick up the dog but was stopped by Gu Nianbin. “Let Little Ding carry it. You can hold it when we get back and wash it clean.”