Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 167

Chapter 167 Once a Woman Got Pregnant, She Might Become Silly for Three Years
Zhou Ting went to look for Nina after work. Then she learned from asking that Nina really went to see a man at noon.

It turned out that Nina really wanted to find a father for the child. She thought about it and decided that she didn’t want the child to be gossiped about in the future. She wanted to get married formally, so there should be a father’s name on the child’s birth certificate. Although she would raise the child alone in the future, she still wanted to try her best to perfect everything for her baby. At the very least, she would let the child know that he was a legitimate child born in wedlock, not a bastard with an unknown father!

Hearing what she said, Zhou Ting found it both funny and annoying. “The baby’s biological father is right in front of you. You don’t go to him, yet only want to find an irrelevant father for the baby. I really don’t know what you’re thinking about.”

Nina stared at her own belly with affection and said, “I just want the child to know that he has a father. In the future, when he goes to school and needs to fill out the forms, there will be a name in the Dad’s column.”

“Look at you now, who would fall in love with you? Besides, even if there will be such a stupid man who is willing to be with you, you’re only a few months away from giving birth. Do you still have time to grow your feelings for each other?”

Nina said smilingly, “It’s just a formality. There’s no need to grow feelings. You don’t have to worry about this. I’ve already found one.”

It turned out that Nina had a neighbor whose cousin lived on the outskirts of the city. The cousin was younger than Nina, and he wasn’t in a hurry to find a girlfriend actually, but his family’s house property happened to meet the government’s expropriation policy. If the cousin could get married and have children before the implementation of the policy, he could be counted as a house holder and get an extra house. The neighbor saw that Nina was pregnant but came in and out alone every day without a man accompanying her. So she talked about her cousin’s matter with Nina, then the two of them reached an agreement in one go and each got what they wanted.

The neighbor had wanted to give Nina a reward, but Nina declined. She only requested that she would dissolve the marriage relation with the cousin smoothly after the baby was born.

Zhou Ting sighed, “You’re a smart person. How can you do all these silly things? You don’t want anything from him, but you can’t be certain that he doesn’t want anything from you. When the baby is born, what if he wants to turn the fake relationship into a true one? You’re such an excellent woman who has a good figure, a nice appearance, an advanced degree, and a strong family background. You’re such a wonderful girl! That man won’t be able to find an excellent girl like you easily. So what should you do then? What can you do to him if he doesn’t want to divorce?”

Nina said, “I’ve considered all of these that you say. That’s why I asked him out for a meeting. Among other things, I have keen eyes on deciding whether a man is honest or not. If he was really unreliable, then I would leave him be. Besides, I’m going to sign an agreement with him. I’ll put all the things you’re worried about in the agreement one by one. With the written evidence, does he dare to go back on his words?”

“Why would he dare not go back on his words? You’re entering a fake marriage, which is not an open matter at all!” Zhou Ting looked at her anxiously. She was so annoyed that Nina wasn’t as smart as she had expected. “You’re just acting up! I’ll just wait and see how long you and Shao Boqing are going to keep messing around like this.”

Nina was doing physical exercises for pregnant women in the middle of the room with a nonchalant look on her face. “I’m not acting up. I’m serious. I’ll ask him out again to sign the agreement when I finish the terms.”

Zhou Ting had thought that Nina only wanted to vent her anger. At worst, she would tell Shao Boqing about the identity of the child after the birth. At that time, she would make him regret deeply and kneel down before her to apologize. In this way, it might still be a happy ending. But Zhou Ting didn’t expect Nina to have such a plan. If she were to get married like this, it was really hard to tell what would happen in the future!

The next day, sitting in her office, Zhou Ting got annoyed when she thought of the matter of the two guys. Her well-combed hair in the morning was scratched by her in a mess. Finally, she threw away her pen and went straight to Shao Boqing’s office.

Seeing her, Mary hurriedly stood up and greeted, “Hello, Miss Zhou.”

“Is Boss Shao here?”

“He’s talking business with Manager Gu. Let me make a call for you.”

Zhou Ting thanked her and sat at the side while waiting. Unexpectedly, Mary said to her after the call, “Miss Zhou, Boss Shao said that he is not free now. If you need anything, you can tell me and I will pass it on to him!”

Zhou Ting was already vexed. Facing Shao Boqing’s such attitude, her lung was about to explode with anger. The person himself was not very anxious to deal with the matter, while she was anxious for him! Now the two protagonists were incomparably calm with high dignity, but she was the only one who was anxious for them. Did she owe these two anything in her previous life?

She coldly said, “Tell Shao Boqing that if he misses this opportunity, he will regret it for the rest of his life! No, he will be bitterly remorseful for the rest of his life!”

Mary was slightly surprised, “Should I repeat it to him like this?”

“Yes,” Zhou Ting stood up, “since Boss Shao is not free, then I’ll go back.”

Seeing her like this, Mary felt that she must have something very important to tell Boss Shao. So she called her again, “Miss Zhou, why don’t I call Boss Shao again?”

Zhou Ting said indifferently, “I’m also very busy. When he wants to talk, tell him to come to me.” As she spoke, she walked out while holding her head high and sticking her chest out.

Mary thought to herself, what did Secretary Zhou mean by that? Should she report it to Boss Shao now? Or after Manager Gu left? Would it delay things if she reported it after that? Something that could make Boss Shao feel remorse for the rest of his life…

Mary thought over for a while and called Shao Boqing again, “Boss Shao, Miss Zhou left. She left a message saying that if you miss this opportunity, you will definitely feel remorse for the rest of your life!”

Shao Boqing seemed to be a little shocked as well. After a moment of silence, he said, “I know.” Then he hung up the phone.

Five minutes later, Gu Nianjing came out from Shao Boqing’s office. Meanwhile, the office door was still tightly shut. Mary stared fixedly at the door for five minutes. There was no sound in the room. Her eyes turned sour and she finally gave up. She thought to herself that Secretary Zhou’s words must be a bit alarmist. Besides, how could Boss Shao be threatened by others?

But just as she rubbed her sour eyes, the door suddenly opened. Shao Boqing strode out and asked her, “Where are the materials for the year-end assessment?”

Mary said, “It’s still with the president and he hasn’t approved it. Do I need to make a call and ask?”

“Forget it,” Shao Boqing waved his hand, “I’ll go and check by myself.” As he spoke, he walked out. Mary secretly smiled. If he wanted to find Secretary Zhou, then just went to find Secretary Zhou, but he still made such an excuse to hide it from others! Sometimes, Boss Shao was really childish!

When Shao Boqing arrived at Zhou Ting’s office, he said in the name of business, “Secretary Zhou, has the president approved the year-end assessment Mary sent over?”

“Not yet. There’s a lot of work to do at the end of the year, so I guess it still needs some time. After it’s approved, I’ll call Mary over to get it.”

“Oh,” Shao Boqing said. Then he turned around and left. However, his pace was extremely slow. When he reached the door, he finally turned around and asked her, “What do you mean by what you asked Mary to convey? Why would I have to feel remorse for the rest of my life?”

Zhou Ting’s expression was still serious, but there was a faint smile in her eyes. Humph, he couldn’t pretend it anymore finally. She just came straight to the point and told Shao Boqing that Nina was going to marry the man whose family’s house was to be expropriated.

After hearing that, Shao Boqing was silent for a long time before saying mockingly, “What great efforts she has made in order to find a father for the child!”

Zhou Ting’s eyes widened as she looked at him, “Is that how you react to this?”

“How do you want me to react?” Shao Boqing said, “I told you last time, don’t worry about us. You don’t need to tell me anything about her in the future.”

Seeing that he held his head high and went away as if the matter had nothing to do with him, Zhou Ting wished she could chase after him and slap him. What a cold man! When they two were together, he could give the whole world to her; once broke up, he became unfeeling! No, he was heartless! Nina was right about her worries. Rich noble young masters were indeed all merciless and unsympathetic people.

She let out a long sigh of relief and slowly sat down. If the two of them couldn’t be together finally, it was really not her fault. In any case, she had done her best for their happiness. A date on the calendar on the table was circled in red, indicating that it was not far from the New Year. But this year, someone was destined to suffer!

She didn’t mention anything about it when she went to Nina’s home. Nina asked her to help read the newly drafted agreement and see if there were any details that she hadn’t thought of.

Zhou Ting pushed the piece of paper away, “Don’t show me your contact of selling yourself. I’m dizzy!”

Nina chuckled, “If you’re afraid that I’ll sell myself, you should actually read it carefully for me!”

“Nina,” Zhou Ting looked at her seriously, “don’t do anything stupid!”

“I’m not doing anything stupid.” Nina put her head on her shoulder and said slowly, “I only want to give birth to the baby smoothly now. Even without Shao Boqing, I can give the baby everything by myself.”

Zhou Ting wanted to push her away, but considering that she was pregnant, she didn’t dare to move. She sighed and read through the agreement carefully. After all, once a woman got pregnant, she might become silly for three years. You couldn’t count on a fool to draft a good agreement. After adding a few modifications and two additional details, Zhou Ting thought that there were no loopholes, then she returned the piece of paper to Nina. However, she thought to herself that, if Shao Boqing were to know that she was involved in this agreement, would he kill her?

“When are you going to meet that man?”

“I haven’t made an appointment yet. I’d better pick a good date, right?”

“Remember to ask me to go with you.”

“There’s no need for that. My son being with me is enough.”

“I’m afraid that it will be inconvenient for you to go out with a big belly.”

“You just don’t want to give up. You want to know the date and then tell Shao Boqing.”

Zhou Ting was discouraged. She did have such thoughts, but she didn’t have any confidence in her heart. She was afraid that Shao Boqing would be still as indifferent as last time.

Initially, she had made up her mind not to interfere in their affairs, but… after all, this was their last chance. Regardless of whether Shao Boqing would be indifferent or not, she would fulfill her obligation to inform him anyway.

However, Nina didn’t even plan to give her the last bit of hope. The two of them were truly a perfect match. Both of them were extremely ruthless!

When Zhou Ting returned, it was snowing again. She stood under the street lamp and looked up at the sky. The snowflakes pressed down on her like teared cotton and floc, making her panic. The snowflakes fell on her face, as if there was only a slight coolness, for her face had long since frozen to the point of numbness in the cold wind.

At first, when she accidentally discovered that Nina and Shao Boqing were together, she was surprised but also felt that it was reasonable. She saw Shao Boqing’s abnormalities and was even more shocked when Nina told her about her feelings for Shao Boqing. In her opinion, the love between they two was a great and extraordinary. Because fate was fate, even if they separated, they would still meet each other again. She firmly believed that two people loving each other would eventually be together. However, she was now shaken. The greater the love, the more the lovers would torture each other. Nina and Shao Boqing were the best examples. She sighed faintly. If she could still open her heart and accept someone in the future, she would definitely not be like them.