Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 165
Chapter 165 If Boss Shao Can’t Persuade Himself, It’s Impossible for Others to Do That
Everyone in the company tried to guess what had happened to Shao Boqing, because he looked very bad. Even during the meeting, he was absent-minded. Gu Nian’an satirized him as soon as he got the chance. He said mockingly, ” Boss Shao, if you’re not in a good mood, why don’t you go home and rest for a few days? Sitting here absent-mindedly will only delay everyone’s business, right?”
“Manager Gu, how can you say that to our General Manager? Don’t forget that you are just a department manager.” Gu Nianjing glared at his brother.
Shao Boqing waved his hand and stood up, “He is right. I’m not in a good mood. I should go home and rest for a few days. I’m sorry to waste your time. I’m a little uncomfortable. If you excuse me, I’ll leave first. Nianjing, you should preside the meeting.”
“Boss Shao, don’t take it seriously,” Gu Nianjing hurriedly stood up, “he just couldn’t shut his mouth, you should…”
Shao Boqing shook his head and slowly walked out. His footsteps were slow and his back was bleak. As soon as he left the room, the conference room was filled with discussions. “What happened to him? He’s been like this for several days. Did something happen in his family?”
“His older brother is in charge of the Shao family. What could happen?”
“Is he crossed in love?”
“Who do you think our Boss Shao is? He is the one who always hurts others’ feelings in love, not the other way around. Is he crossed in love? You’ve got to be kidding me!”
At this time, Gu Nianbin walked in. The conference room immediately quieted down. Gu Nianjing stood up and said, “President, Boss Shao felt a little uncomfortable, so he left early.”
“I know,” Gu Nianbin sat down, “I saw him. Manager Gu, let’s continue.”
“Yes, President,” Gu Nianjing respectfully replied and sat down to continue the following meeting procedures.
Gu Nianbin nodded slightly as he listened to the data of this year. He took Shao Boqing’s advice and promoted Gu Nianjing. Sure enough, he was capable.
“How is the ecological park project doing?” Gu Nianbin asked.
“Very smoothly. It’s cold now, so the planting of seedlings in the open air has slowed down a bit, but we’re working against the clock to build the greenhouse and the main building. We are also working well with the Jiang Group.”
Gu Nianbin nodded, “Is there any problem with the payment for the second phase?”
“No, the money is ready. We can pay at any time.”
Gu Nianbin continued, “Boss Shao has given you Chenguang’s project. You should put your heart into it.”
“I know. The day before yesterday, I went to a meeting in Chenguang Company. Manager Fang put forward the latest market share strategy. I think it’s not bad. So I’m planning to increase the investment ratio. If feasible, Chenguang’s market share will reach 60% next year. This is a considerable figure and will definitely bring huge profits to our company.”
“Discuss the specific details with Boss Shao. After all, he was the one who created the whole project. If there’s no problem, then invest more. I’m personally optimistic about Chenguang as well.”
“Got it.” Gu Nianjing said, “I will do a separate report to Boss Shao.”
After the meeting, and waiting for Gu Nianbin to leave first, the others walked out of the meeting room one after another. Gu Nianjing stopped Gu Nian’an and said to him, “Brother, you should be polite to Boss Shao in the future. Don’t make a fuss about everything. Boss Shao is the general manager after all, and he has a good temper. If it were someone else, you would definitely be in trouble.”
Gu Nian’an snorted and looked at him contemptuously, “What? Since promoted by Shao Boqing, you think that you’re unbeatable and even get the guts to teach me a lesson?! His surname is Shao, and mine is Gu. Can’t you tell who is closer to you?”
Gu Nianjing had intended to reason with him in a polite manner, but when he saw his such attitude, his face turned gloomy, “You have been holding a grudge until now because the second brother didn’t make you the general manager! If you want to be the general manager, you must have the ability. But you’ve made an awful mess about Hexun, which is entirely not comparable to Boss Shao’s Chenguang. If you have to compare the two, isn’t it obvious that which one is better?! Now that Boss Shao has assigned most of the business to me, don’t you make any trouble for me!”
Gu Nian’an was actually quite afraid of his younger brother. Although young, his younger brother was able to calm down. He was meticulous, calm and steady, which was somewhat similar to Gu Nianbin. Seeing that he put on a serious look on his face, Gu Nian’an smiled and said, “How can I cause trouble for you? We are brothers. As long as you’re in charge, I will definitely be on call. I will be at your disposal without complaint or regret!”
Humph! Gu Nianjing glared at him angrily and then chuckled, “Remember your words!”
Gu Nianbin returned to his office and said to Zhou Ting, “You and Nina are close. You should say some nice words of Shao Boqing to her. I don’t want to see Shao Boqing acting like a miserable wife of complaining all day long. It’s annoying.”
Zhou Ting wanted to laugh but did not dare. She said, “This is not a matter of saying anything. If Boss Shao can’t persuade himself, it’s impossible for others to do that.”
Gu Nianbin was stunned and asked, “He needs to persuade himself about what?”
Zhou Ting pursed her lips, “Well…”
Gu Nianbin had never been a gossip lover, but he kept asking, “Is there something behind this?”
Looked like the boss wouldn’t let her go if she didn’t tell him. Zhou Ting thought, it might be good to tell him. Maybe Gu Nianbin could persuade Shao Boqing.
So she said hesitantly, “Back then, Nina resigned because she was pregnant, and now Boss Shao knows about it, so…”
Gu Nianbin suddenly understood. So it was like this. With Shao Boqing’s bad temper, how could he tolerate being father to someone else’s child? After all, the Shao family was a wealthy clan, and it would ruin their reputation if such a thing spread. No wonder Shao Boqing was so worried!
He shook his head and went into his office. In his heart, he sighed for his good friend, who thought that he had found true love, but who knew that the true love would give him such a shocking surprise? No one would be able to stay cool about this!
Gu Nianbin lit a cigarette and thought of himself. His little girl was perfect. She was innocent and cute and wouldn’t cause such mess to him. However… he wondered, if what happened to Shao Boqing happened to him, what would he do? Would he break up with his girl like Shao Boqing, or would he be willing to be the father to Du Xiaoxian’s child?
He would never break up with Du Xiaoxian, but the child would really be an eyesore…
A long cigarette ash had been accumulated, but Gu Nianbin was completely unaware. Only when the ash fell on the table did he regain his senses. He found it funny that he was actually worrying about something that was never going to happen!
In a flash, the first snow of this winter arrived. The snow was very small, dancing in the sky like dandelions. The snow slowly fell to the ground and became dots of wet marks, looking like it had directly drilled into the ground from the sky.
It was Nina’s maternity examination day. Zhou Ting had been supposed to go with her, but she was held up by something temporary and could not leave, so she asked Du Xiaoxian to go with Nina. Of course, Du Xiaoxian was glad to help. She liked to be with Nina and was more willing to help others as much as she could.
Hearing that Du Xiaoxian was going out, Gu Nianbin sent Little Ding to give them a ride. Sitting in the car, Nina’s expression lit up. “Xiaoxian, I worked for the Gu Group for five years, but thanks to you, this is the first time I’ve had a chance to sit in the President’s car.”
Du Xiaoxian smiled embarrassedly and said, “That’s because you usually take Boss Shao’s car, Sister Nina.” After finishing the sentence, she realized that something was wrong and immediately shut up.
Nina didn’t mind and smiled faintly. “Yes, I do take his car a lot.”
Seeing that she wasn’t angry, Du Xiaoxian said, “Sister Nina, make up with Boss Shao. You two are a good match.”
Nina shook her head. “You’re too young to understand some things.”
“Why don’t I understand? I think Boss Shao loves you very much!”
Nina smiled and stroked the little girl’s hair. “If he loved me as much as the President loved you, we wouldn’t be like this.”
Du Xiaoxian lowered her head in shyness. It turned out that she wasn’t the only one who could tell that Gu Nianbin loved her deeply.
After they arrived at the hospital, Du Xiaoxian ran around in circles and did everything for Nina. Nina looked at her small figure from afar who was doing registration, examinations, and taking the reports for her, and shuttling through the crowd. Nina only felt that it was funny. No matter how she looked, Du Xiaoxian was still like a child. Why did Gu Nianbin have eyes only for her? Thinking about Shao Boqing and herself, Nina was a little sad in her heart.
After a series of inspections, the morning passed. It was quite troublesome, but fortunately, the results were all good. Du Xiaoxian looked at Nina’s bulging belly and couldn’t help but reach out and touch it. “Does the baby kick you?”
“Yes,” Nina gently stared at her own belly. “It’s always moving around and a naughty little fellow.”
“Since that’s the case, I guess it must be a baby boy.”
“Do you think so?” Nina smiled and said, “Then I hope it’s like what you have said. I really want a baby boy.” So the baby would have the same handsome eyebrows and smile as Shao Boqing, as elegant and tall as him. Then there would also be many girls who would fall for him.
“What about you? Do you want to have a son or daughter?”
Du Xiaoxian blushed and whispered, “I like little girls. They are obedient and not naughty.”
“It’s not up to you,” Nina said. “Anyway, you have to give the Gu family a young successor before you think about anything else.”
“Huh, I’m still young!” Du Xiaoxian was shy and became affectedly bashful.
Nina looked at her blushing face which was like a cooked shrimp and felt more and more interesting. But she no longer teased her and said, “Xiaoxian, I still have something to do, so I won’t go back with you.”
Du Xiaoxian said, “Where are you going? I’ll let Little Ding give you a ride. You are pregnant, so you should be careful.”
“It’s okay,” Nina said. “The doctor has said that it’s the most comfortable time of pregnancy. I can eat, sleep and walk without any restrictions. I’ve got an appointment with others and I’ll take a taxi by myself. You can leave first.”
Hearing this, Du Xiaoxian could only agree. She waved hand at her before getting into the car.
Little Ding asked her if she was going home or else where. Du Xiaoxian thought that it was almost noon anyway, so she might as well have lunch with Gu Nianbin and give him a surprise. She told Little Ding that she would go to the company.
Gu Nianbin was really surprised to see Du Xiaoxian. He was talking to Zhou Ting when she arrived, and a smile immediately blossomed on his face as soon as he saw her. He hugged her and kissed her as if no one else was around. “Why are you here?”
Du Xiaoxian said, “I’m here to have lunch with you. You don’t have any plan with others, do you?”
Zhou Ting smiled, “Even if President Gu had an appointment, he would cancel it. Who can be more important than you?”
Hearing that Secretary Zhou teased his little girl, President Gu was not annoyed. He laughed and said to Zhou Ting, “Then deal with the matter as I just said. You can pass my words to the others.” As he spoke, he hugged Du Xiaoxian and entered the office.
Zhou Ting looked at their backs and curled her lips. You haven’t even finished the sentence, what words do you want me to pass, boss?
