Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 162

Chapter 162 It’s Rare that You Care About Me
It was a man’s voice, and it sounded familiar. Du Xiaoxian was stunned. She wondered who it was.

“Xiaoxian, it’s me, Brother Ah Yue,” the man called her again.

Du Xiaoxian simply couldn’t believe it. She stopped Xiaohei from barking and quickly opened the gate. She looked carefully and found that it was indeed Brother Ah Yue. She was extremely excited and threw herself into that person’s embrace without thinking. Her voice sounded choked with sobs, “Brother Ah Yue, Brother Ah Yue, how did you find this place?”

Ah Yue was also very thrilled. He raised his hand and was about to pat Du Xiaoxian on the back to pacify her, but then he suddenly felt that his embrace got empty. He looked carefully and saw that Du Xiaoxian was already in the arms of another man. The man was with his back to the light, and his expression was not clear, but his sharp gaze made him feel scared and cold.

Ah Yue stammered, “Hello, I’m Xiaoxian’s nei-neighbor. My name is Du Huayue.”

Du Xiaoxian was still immersed in the joy of reuniting with her Brother Ah Yue. She did not notice the man’s displeasure at all. She broke away from Gu Nianbin’s embrace and introduced to him, “He is my Brother Ah Yue, my second aunt’s youngest son.”

Gu Nianbin knew the importance of her second aunt in Du Xiaoxian’s heart, so he could only hold back his anger now. He said in a flat tone, “Since you’re a guest, please come in and have some rest.”

Du Xiaoxian even ignored Xiaohei and happily led Du Huayue to the house.

Gu Nianbin closed the gate and stopped Xiaohei, which was lying beside the door and waving its tail pleadingly, from going out. Then Gu Nianbin silently followed behind them.

The two walking in front were chatting enthusiastically since they just met again after a long separation. Du Xiaoxian said, “Brother Ah Yue, aren’t you in the army? Why do you come to G City?”

“I’ve left the army. My comrades recommended me to be a security guard here. I’ve been working here for almost three months. I’m on duty this Spring Festival, so I can’t go back home. Mom sent something from home and also sent something for you. She gave me your address.” As Du Huayue walked, he kept looking around. “Xiaoxian, this place you live in is really luxurious. Mom said you were a maid here and asked me to be careful and not to cause trouble for you. Therefore, I had come a few times but didn’t dare to ring the doorbell to look for you. I was afraid that your master would be unhappy, so I just stayed outside and looked around, but I never saw anyone. I just thought I’d come a few more times, and I’d see you one day. Hey! I didn’t expect that I would actually encounter you!”

Du Xiaoxian said, “If you came before, I might not be here. I just came to live here recently.”

“Why?” Du Huayue asked curiously, “Don’t you work here all this time?”

“Well,” Du Xiaoxian lowered her voice, “I’ll tell you about that later.”

Du Huayue also lowered his voice, “Who is the man behind?”

Du Xiaoxian bit her lips and fell silent for a moment before saying, “He is the young master of this family.”

Du Huayue was shocked greatly. If he was the young master, why was he hugging Du Xiaoxian like that? The rich could actually be lawless? Du Huayue pulled Du Xiaoxian forward a few fast steps, his voice low and anxious, “Did he do anything to you? How could you let him do whatever he wanted? Can’t we hide from the rich ones if we can’t afford to offend them? Pack your stuff and come with me now!”

“It’s not like that.” Du Xiaoxian struggled away from his hand and turned to look at Gu Nianbin. It was dark, but Gu Nianbin’s expression was gloomier than the night. She realized that something was not right and wanted to go to Gu Nianbin’s side. But Du Huayue stopped her, whose expression was also unhappy, and he said sternly, “Xiaoxian, why are you so not self-dignified?”

Du Xiaoxian couldn’t get rid of Du Huayue’s hand for a moment. Seeing that Gu Nianbin was getting closer and closer, she was anxious and hurriedly explained, “He likes me, and I like him, too. That’s why we are together.”

“Why would a rich man like you? He’s just playing you!” Du Huayue was a soldier in the army for a few years, and he had become more quick-tempered than before.

Gu Nianbin approached. Seeing his cold gaze, Du Xiaoxian was so scared that her entire body trembled. She was speechless and just kept shaking Du Huayue’s hand.

Gu Nianbin stopped and two cold gazes shot straight at Du Huayue, “Leave her alone!”

Previously, Du Huayue was intimidated by his aura because he didn’t know about the relationship between Du Xiaoxian and him. But now, it was different. As a young man in the green, who was actually angry now, Du Huayue only knew that the man opposite him was a rich scum, and he needed to protect Du Xiaoxian from the man. His two thick eyebrows furrowed together, and he glared at Gu Nianbin angrily, not shrinking back.

Gu Nianbin stretched out his one hand to pull Du Xiaoxian, and clenched the other into a fist to wave it at Du Huayue. The man had already stepped on his bottom line. Whoever he was, Gu Nianbin just wanted to give him a lesson first. In fact, Gu Nianbin rarely fought against anyone. However, after knowing Du Xiaoxian, he frequently beat others, like Gu Niannan, Jiang Kaiwei, Shen Li, and he even nearly fought with Shao Boqing! He was always the calmest one, but when it came to Du Xiaoxian, it was as if there was no other choice but to start a fight. Besides, he also felt somewhat aggrieved today, so he took advantage of this opportunity to vent his anger with a punch.

With a muffled sound, Du Huayue was sent flying more than a meter away and fell heavily to the ground amidst Du Xiaoxian’s screams.

Du Xiaoxian broke away from Gu Nianbin’s hand and ran towards Du Huayue. “Brother Ah Yue, are you alright? Did you get hurt somewhere? Let me help you up.”

Gu Nianbin stood there, his chest rising and falling violently. He didn’t vent the anger in his heart through this punch. Instead, the anger increased a bit because of Du Xiaoxian’s actions. Every time he fought with someone, regardless of strength or weakness, Du Xiaoxian would always stand on his side without hesitation. He still remembered that the last time when he almost had a fight against Shao Boqing, Du Xiaoxian stood in front of him and glared at Shao Boqing like a small wild beast. The scene seemed to be just yesterday, but now, she actually threw him aside for this Brother Ah Yue who popped out from nowhere.

Du Xiaoxian helped Du Huayue stand up slowly. She was extremely angry, tears rolling in her eyes. She glared at Gu Nianbin fiercely, “Why did you hit him?”

He deserved it! He hugged you, touched your hand, and even shouted at you viciously. Such a person deserved to be beaten up! However, these words were too childish for Gu Nianbin to speak. He stood there dejectedly without saying a word.

Ah Ling heard the noise and ran out of the house. She was shocked to see this scene. But she was smart. She hurriedly ran over to help Du Xiaoxian support Du Huayue and said, “Xiaoxian, it’s cold outside. Let him warm up in the house first.”

Only then did Du Xiaoxian let go of Gu Nianbin and help Du Huayue into the house with Ah Ling.

Under the light, Du Huayue’s injuries looked more obvious. Half of his face was swollen, and his eyes were squeezed into a crack. He opened his mouth and wanted to speak but as he moved his mouth, his injuries would be affected. He was not afraid of pain, but the punch was so severe. He was afraid that Gu Nianbin had broken his face bones.

Du Xiaoxian wanted to cry again when she saw his miserable state like this. Brother Ah Yue finally saw her with great difficulty, but he was beaten to such an extent. How could she explain this to her second aunt?

Ah Ling said, “Don’t worry. Don’t apply the medicinal oil. I’ll boil an egg and use it to apply to the injury. It will reduce the swelling quickly and well.”

Du Xiaoxian thanked her and pressed Du Huayue down to sit on the sofa. She wanted to rub his face, but she didn’t dare. She could only blow into his face softly, “Is this making you feel better?”

However, Du Huayue stood up suddenly. Du Xiaoxian turned around and found that Gu Nianbin was walking in and looking at her with a terribly gloomy face.

Whenever Gu Nianbin was angry, Du Xiaoxian was extremely afraid of him. But this time, she glared at him fiercely, “Do you still want to hit him?”

Gu Nianbin was walking towards them, but after hearing this, he stopped. His gaze swept across Du Xiaoxian’s face, and then he turned around and went upstairs. The man’s back looked a little bleak. His footsteps were slow and heavy, but Du Xiaoxian was still angry. She did not notice Gu Nianbin’s unusual behavior. She only knew that he was angry. Humph! She was also angry!

After he had gone upstairs and she could not hear any footsteps, Du Xiaoxian sat down and said to Du Huayue, “Sorry, I apologize to you for him. He wasn’t like this before. Maybe he was just in a bad mood today. That’s why he hit you. I know it’s his fault. He has hit you so heavily. In the future…” She paused and continued, “When he’s in a better mood, I’ll let him apologize to you.”

Du Huayue waved his hand and endured the pain on his face, trying to persuade Du Xiaoxian, “I don’t need him to apologize. Rich people are like this. They will hit people whenever they’re unhappy to see us. This world is the world of rich people. He hit me, but I could endure it. I only want you to come with me. The man is violent and inexplicable. I didn’t offend him just now, did I? He hits people as long as he’s angry, and he doesn’t know to do it gently. Maybe he’ll do this to you in the future. He’s really dangerous. Xiaoxian, you should go with me tonight, no matter how. Otherwise, I would be punched in vain.”

“It’s not like that,” Du Xiaoxian said. “He’s very kind. He’s really very kind. In this world, there’s no one who will treat me better than him. I said that he only did it on impulse, and he wasn’t like this normally. I like him very much. I’m very happy with him, and I won’t leave him.”

“Xiaoxian,” Du Huayue was so angry about her obduracy, “you will suffer!”

“I already have nothing left, what will I suffer?” When Du Xiaoxian saw Ah Ling come out with the egg, she said, “I’ll tell you about the things between him and me in detail in the future. Brother Ah Yue, I know you’re concerned about me. Don’t worry, I’m fine.”

Seeing an outsider arrive, Du Huayue didn’t say anything either. He took the hot boiled egg wrapped in a handkerchief by Ah Ling and rolled it slowly on his face. The heat rolled over every inch of his skin, causing Du Huayue’s heart to be even more confused. He sighed heavily.

After being applied to with the hot egg for more than half an hour, the swelling on Du Huayue’s face finally got better. At least his eyes were able to open. Du Xiaoxian glanced upstairs and said to Du Huayue, “Brother Ah Yue, you should go back today. Next time, I’ll treat you to a meal.”

“I’d better treat you.” Du Huayue also knew that he shouldn’t stay here for long. He and Du Xiaoxian exchanged cell phone numbers and then he left worriedly.

As soon as he left, Ah Ling pulled at Du Xiaoxian’s clothes and pointed upstairs with her mouth. Du Xiaoxian was no longer angry, but she was scared now. Hesitating for a long time, she went upstairs and pushed open the door. Gu Nianbin was half leaning on the bedside and smoking. She did not know how much he had smoked. The room was full of smoke. Du Xiaoxian fanned away the smoke with her hand and said, “You should smoke less. It’s not good for your health.”

Gu Nianbin seemed to be very tired. He looked down at her while she was slowly approaching him and said indifferently, “It’s rare that you care about me.”

“Of course I care about you.” Du Xiaoxian sat by the bed and looked at him. “In this world, the person I care about the most is you!”

“Isn’t it your Brother Ah Yue?”

“Of course I care about him, too. He treated me well when I was young. He was the one who protected me when other children bullied me. He was like my biological brother. Is it wrong for me to care about him since you’ve beaten him up like that?”

Of course, she wasn’t wrong. The one who was wrong was him. No matter what, using violence was wrong! Moreover, the person he hit was Du Huayue, who was like a brother to Du Xiaoxian. Gu Nianbin knew that he was on the unreasonable side, but… his heart was filled with grievances. During this period of time, Du Xiaoxian had a pet dog and had liked Teacher He, so she really threw him aside. Had she ever paid attention to his feelings?

Du Xiaoxian gently held the man’s hand and said, “Sorry, I was so happy today. I was a little carried away, so I threw myself into his arms. I will pay attention to that in the future.”

So she was aware of that. Gu Nianbin raised his eyes to look at her. Du Xiaoxian continued, “You care about me, how could I not know? But you’re really impulsive today. No matter what, you can’t beat him. Brother Ah Yue and second aunt have never treated me harshly since childhood. But you beat him up the first time he came. How will I face my second aunt when I go back in the future?”

“Sorry, I was wrong.” Gu Nianbin threw away the cigarette butt and pulled Du Xiaoxian into his arms. His chin rested on her forehead. “I will apologize to him if I have a chance in the future. I just, I just panicked. Your world is getting bigger and bigger, and I’m afraid that one day you’ll forget me.”

Du Xiaoxian trembled from shock and lay on his chest tightly. “No, I won’t forget you even if I forget about myself. I won’t forget you in this life, in the next life, in the life after next.” She raised her head and her eyes were wet like purple grapes soaked in water. She looked at him softly and kissed the man’s lips gently bit by bit…