Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 183

Chapter 183 You Got Into Big Trouble
Jiang Kaiwei was quite arrogant, so it wasn’t surprising that he was so mean when talking about Xia Xiaowan. The other beauties all looked at him meaningfully. One of them couldn’t help but say with a smile, “It turns out there is a grudge between Young Master Jiang and Miss Xia.”

“Don’t get me wrong, I don’t have any grudges against that woman.” Jiang Kaiwei waved his hand in denial. “It’s purely my personal opinion of her.”

“Brother Kaiwei and I have the same view of Xia Xiaowan!” Lei Yajing said. She was elated at Jiang Kaiwei who held her shoulder with his hand. She even moved closer into his embrace. She knew that Jiang Kaiwei disliked Xia Xiaowan who chased after him shamelessly and was humiliated by him in public. She heard that this was the reason why Xia Xiaowan was ashamed of facing anybody and went abroad.

Shen Li chuckled, “I guess you would say it smells good even if Jiang Kaiwei farts.”

“You!” Lei Yajing was after all a young lady from a superior family and felt a bit embarrassed. She frowned and said coldly to Shen Li, “Why are you speaking in such a vulgar way? What kind of upbringing did you get?”

Jiang Kaiwei’s expression changed slightly. He slowly put his hand down from Lei Yajing’s shoulder and said in a slightly regretful tone, “You got into big trouble.”

Just as Jiang Kaiwei said, Shen Li was not angry but laughed. But the smile didn’t reach the bottom of his eyes. The three beautiful girls who became aware that something bad would happen walked away quickly. Lei Yajing felt somewhat unsure when hearing what Jiang Kaiwei had said. But she refused to yield and said, “Do you think I’m afraid of offending him?”

Jiang Kaiwei gave Lei Yajing a thumbs up and said, “You’re not afraid, but I am!” He took a step back and distanced himself from her. He then said to Shen Li, “She has nothing to do with me. And I will also ignore her elder brother in the future.”

The corners of Shen Li’s mouth was curved. He took a small step towards Lei Yajing and said, “I don’t care about what you said about me. But if you said that I lack upbringing… I will take it seriously. Do you know what will happen if I go back and tell my mother what you have said?”

“What, what will happen?” Lei Yajing couldn’t help but take a step back.

“My mother is a good woman except for that she likes holding grudges.” Shen Li said casually, “If she hates someone, that person will never have a peaceful life.”

“It is just one sentence, is it necessary to take it so seriously?” Lei Yajing did not know Shen Li’s background, and she only thought that this man was so fond of deliberately creating an air of mystery.

“You’re right. It’s just one sentence. There’s no need to bother my mother.” Shen Li smiled again. “I can handle it by myself.” He looked at Jiang Kaiwei and said, “What is the Lei family most afraid of? Are they afraid that the Jiang Group won’t give them any business? Are they afraid they won’t be able to earn money? Alright, the Jiang Group will not give Lei Luo any business this year, and will not cooperate with him in the future.”

“Alright, you can make this decision.” Jiang Kaiwei gave Lei Yajing a helpless expression and said, “He is the general manager of the Jiang Group, so he has the right to decide this. I have no choice.”

Really? Lei Yajing only felt that they were teasing her. She forced a smile and said, “Brother Kaiwei, are you serious? My brother and the Jiang Group have cooperated for so long, you won’t…”

Jiang Kaiwei looked around and sighed with emotion, “I said there was nothing I could do. Manager Shen is in charge of all these affairs. Ah, your elder brother had intended to work hard for a few more years to get a ticket to this place as well, but, sigh, you screwed it up!”

“Brother Kaiwei, I…” Lei Yajing wanted to cry but no tears came out.

Sadly, Jiang Kaiwei was not a person who had sympathy for beautiful women. And Shen Li, who had such sympathy for beautiful women, disliked her. The two man took a glance at each other before walking away, leaving her behind.

Xia Xiaowan calmed down a little after drinking some wine. She picked up an iced strawberry with the fork and put it into her mouth, slowly chewing it. “It’s so sweet.” Then, she picked up another one and sent it to Gu Nianbin’s mouth. “Try it, it’s really sweet.”

Gu Nianbin tilted his head away. “I don’t like it.”

“Fine, I’ll have one more to enjoy for myself then.” Xia Xiaowan put the strawberry into her own mouth with a playful smile.

For some reason, Gu Nianbin suddenly remembered what Du Xiaoxian had done at the hotel in S City. At that time, although she had already eaten her fill, she couldn’t resist the delicious strawberries. She enjoyed the strawberries while taking a bath in the bathtub. Thinking of her silly and cute look, a gentle smiling expression appeared on his face.

Xia Xiaowan swallowed the strawberry in her mouth and said, “Brother Nianbin, go and have fun. Don’t worry about me.”

Gu Nianbin raised his head and saw Shen Li and Jiang Kaiwei walking towards them. He thought for a moment and said, “Xiaowan, you can’t always hide from Jiang Kaiwei like this. Let’s go and say hello to him.”

Xia Xiaowan also saw Jiang Kaiwei from the corner of her eyes. Then, her expression turned a little bit pale. She said, “No, I won’t.”

“Take my advice. In the future, you will have to meet him on more such occasions. Just greet him and then walk away. There’s nothing to be afraid of.”

Xia Xiaowan was still in a little hesitancy. Gu Nianbin held her hand and walked towards Jiang Kaiwei and Shen Li before she could say anything.

Shen Li saw them from afar. He said to Jiang Kaiwei, “Gu Nianbin and Xia Xiaowan are coming over.”

Jiang Kaiwei coldly looked at the two walking towards him. He turned around and was about to leave before Shen Li stopped him, “What are you doing? They are coming over to greet you. Don’t be impolite. I understand your feelings. Du Xiaoxian is already enough for you to endure. Now that Xia Xiaowan has been back, your chances are getting smaller. But even without them, Gu Nianbin would not accept you. His sexual orientation is absolutely straight.”

“Shut up!” Jiang Kaiwei shook off Shen Li’s hand, but he had no intention of leaving.

As they spoke, Gu Nianbin arrived in front of them and greeted them politely, “President Jiang, General Manager Shen.”

Shen Li teased Gu Nianbin, “Oh, President Gu, you and Miss Xia are so inseparable wherever you go!”

Xia Xiaowan pretended to be calm and joked with Shen Li, “Old Shen, you were led astray by Shao Boqing. You even spoke like him.”

Shen Li chuckled. Before he could speak, Gu Nianbin said, “Xiaowan, you haven’t met President Jiang since you returned. It’s not like that you don’t know each other. You should say hello to him.”

Xia Xiaowan forced out a smile. She looked at Jiang Kaiwei and said, “President Jiang, long time no see.”

“Why did you say that?” Jiang Kaiwei put his hands in his pant pockets and said, “We just met at Shao Boqing’s wedding the day before yesterday.”

“Is that so? Did President Jiang also attend the wedding?” Xia Xiaowan pretended to be surprised, “I only saw Shen Li. I thought President Jiang wasn’t there.”

“Miss Xia only had eyes for President Gu. How could you notice me?” Jiang Kaiwei spoke while looking at Gu Nianbin. “President Gu, you’re so lucky. You have one girl at home and another outside. We are so envious of you for having such luck in love.”

Before Gu Nianbin could speak, Xia Xiaowan tightened her grip on his arm and smiled charmingly, “It is no use to be envious. What can we do? Both of us like Brother Nianbin!”

“They all say that President Gu takes relationships seriously and is an honest man,” Jiang Kaiwei snorted coldly, “so this is what you really are. A two-timer will end up in nothing!”

“You don’t need to be bothered with this, President Jiang.” Xia Xiaowan retorted, “You should think more about yourself. I saw that you came with Miss Lei. What happened? Did you dump her so quickly? You are so heartless, President Jiang. I’m afraid it’ll be difficult for you to enjoy luck in love!”

Shen Li smiled and said, “Xiaowan has become very eloquent after staying overseas for the past few years. Kaiwei, you are really going to be at a disadvantage when you squabble with her now.”

Jiang Kaiwei turned his face away, seemingly disdainful of talking with Xia Xiaowan again.

The atmosphere wasn’t friendly. So Shen Li shrugged at Gu Nianbin and said, “We have to go and say hello to the chairman. You can do as you please.”

Looking at Jiang Kaiwei’s back, Gu Nianbin smiled and said, “That’s not bad. He even can’t win you in talks.”

“So Brother Nianbin likes to watch us quarrel,” Xia Xiaowan laughed. “I want to have another plate of strawberries. Brother Nianbin, you can go and have fun. But don’t forget to dance with me later.” After saying that, she hurriedly walked towards the long table where the food was served.

Gu Nianbin shook his head. Then he turned around and walked away.

This kind of ball was actually so boring. Gu Nianbin shuttled through the crowd and casually took a glass of wine. Then, he walked towards the balcony. The night wind was so cold. But it was good to come out for a breath since it was very stuffy inside. He put the glass on the railing and lit a cigarette.

He thought that he definitely wouldn’t feel bored if Du Xiaoxian could come with him tonight. But she would feel bored. She didn’t like socializing and was also afraid of strangers. What was more, she wasn’t as talkative as Xia Xiaowan. Strangely enough, however, Jiang Kaiwei could bully Xia Xiaowan yet couldn’t do the same to Du Xiaoxian. According to Shao Boqing, the track-minded little girl had even caused trouble for Jiang Kaiwei several times.

Before he could finish the cigarette, someone pushed the door open and went out. “Hey, President Gu, you’re hiding and relaxing here alone!”

Gu Nianbin turned around and saw that it was actually Jiang Kaiwei. He felt somewhat strange and asked, “How did you greet the chairman so fast?”

“There is really nothing to talk about with a self-righteous old man. Shen Li is chatting with him now. Why are you here alone, President Gu? Where’s Miss Xia?” He didn’t find a cigarette in his own pockets. So, he said, “Give me one too.”

“She should be inside.” Gu Nianbin handed him over a cigarette and lit it for Jiang Kaiwei personally. After a moment of silence, he said, “Our relationship is not what you think.”

“Ha!” Jiang Kaiwei exhaled a mouthful of smoke and squinted at Gu Nianbin, “I don’t care what your relationship with her is. I’m just curious, why are you explaining this to me? President Gu, is it because you are afraid that I will tell Du Xiaoxian what I have seen?”

Gu Nianbin had meant good intentions but was deliberately distorted by him, so he wasn’t in the mood to say anything else.

However, Jiang Kaiwei continued, “Du Xiaoxian should have already known what happened even if I didn’t tell her, right? You and Xia Xiaowan were so high-profile at the wedding that everyone in the city knew your relationship. It’s hard for her not to know it.”

Yesterday morning, Gu Nianbin did not read the newspapers. For it was his first day at work, he was too busy to have time to read it. In the afternoon, Du Xiaoxian came to his office. Then, they spent the whole afternoon together. Even though the news was spreading everywhere, he did not know anything about it. He was surprised by what Jiang Kaiwei had said. He asked, “What do you mean by high-profile? What has been known throughout the city? What on earth do you mean?”

Jiang Kaiwei laughed and said, “Interesting. President Gu, are you trying to plead innocence? They all say that you are open and honest in nature, so why are you lying in front of me?”

Gu Nianbin was totally confused by what he said. His tone became somewhat impatient, “Just say what you want to say. Do you think it’s funny to beat around the bush?”

“Looks like you really don’t know what has happened, President Gu.” Jiang Kaiwei said slowly, “Then let me remind you. Go back and read the morning newspapers yesterday. I think people are more interested in the news about you and Xia Xiaowan than that of Shao Boqing’s wedding.”

As soon as Jiang Kaiwei said that, Gu Nianbin started to understand what he meant. He noticed a lot of media that attended Shao Boqing’s wedding that day. In order to attract the attention of the public, they must have photographed him and Xia Xiaowan and reported many guessings about their relationship.

However, he did not think much of it. First, Du Xiaoxian did not have the habit of reading newspapers. Second, they trusted each other. In his opinion, that kind of news could not cause any grudge between them.