Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 185

Chapter 185 Leave Me Alone! I Won’t Die!

Jiang Kaiwei walked over to Xia Xiaowan and saw her breathing inaudibly, with her head down. It was as if she had fallen asleep. He kicked her gently. “Why are you pretending like this? I didn’t do anything to you. Don’t try to make me take the blame.”

Xia Xiaowan moved slightly and slowly raised her head. A mocking smile appeared on her lips, but her voice was lifeless. “I didn’t expect that Young Master Jiang could be so frightened.”

Jiang Kaiwei squatted down and looked at her with an inquiring gaze as if trying to identify whether she was uncomfortable or she was just pretending?

Xia Xiaowan lowered her eyes in disgust and coughed softly. “Leave me alone! I won’t die!”

Jiang Kaiwei saw that her face was pale and a thin layer of sweat appeared on her forehead. Her brows furrowed as if she was feeling extremely uncomfortable.

“What’s wrong with you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?”

“Go away.” Xia Xiaowan gasped again and her voice became even weaker. “I don’t feel well whenever I see you.”

Jiang Kaiwei frowned and looked at her firmly. “I’ll take you to the hospital.”

“There’s no need for you to pretend to be kind.” Xia Xiaowan clamped her chest with hands and frowned, seemingly in extreme pain. “Leave me alone!”

Jiang Kaiwei suddenly stretched out his hand to feel her forehead. Sure enough, she was sweating but wasn’t running a fever. On the contrary, her forehead was unusually cold. He said coldly, “I don’t want to save you. It’s just that the camera must have photographed me. If anything happens to you, I won’t be able to get away with it.” As he spoke, he grabbed Xia Xiaowan’s arm and tried to pull her up.

Xia Xiaowan would never let him touch her. She endured the surging pain in her stomach and beat him as hard as she could. She kept shouting, “Get out! Don’t touch me. Leave me alone!”

Jiang Kaiwei lost his patience and directly picked her up under his arms before walking out through the side door. Xia Xiaowan continued struggling and cursing around. Jiang Kaiwei responded coldly, “Why don’t you shout a little louder to gather everyone around? I wonder what they will think when they see us like this.”

It worked. Xia Xiaowan was immediately silenced. She couldn’t be seen by others tangling with Jiang Kaiwei. If Xia Nanze knew, he would skin her alive.

Jiang Kaiwei’s car was parked not far away. He unlocked it and threw Xia Xiaowan into the back seat. Before she could struggle to open the door, he quickly got into the car and locked it. Then, he stepped on the gas and drove away.

He disliked her, but Jiang Kaiwei’s heart was not made of stone. A woman fell in front of him, so he could not just walk away.

Jiang Kaiwei took her to the nearest hospital for emergency treatment. The doctor said that it was gastritis. It was best to give her an injection. Xia Xiaowan refused. She only asked the doctor to prescribe some medicine. She didn’t want to stay in the hospital for even a moment. Because she was afraid. She was so afraid of staying in the hospital, where the familiar smell of disinfectant, the snow-white walls, the doctors and nurses in white moving around, and even the bright light above her head made her extremely uncomfortable.

Moreover, there was no one here she could rely on. She was all alone. In front of Jiang Kaiwei, she could not fall, show weakness, or let him laugh at her. So, no matter how the doctor advised her, she insisted on leaving. The doctor had no choice but to ask the nurse to bring her some water to take the medicine, and then asked her to rest for a while before leaving.

Jiang Kaiwei did not say anything rude to her in the hospital. He stayed aside very quietly and did not say anything. It was only when Xia Xiaowan refused the injection that he seemed to be unable to stand by and said, “It’s a matter of your own health. Why do you treat yourself so carelessly?”

She chose to do that. So what did it have to do with him? Xia Xiaowan simply pretended that he did not exist. She took the medicine, half-leaned on the bed, closed her eyes, and wanted to have some rest. She thought that if Jiang Kaiwei was smart, he would leave by himself.

The medicine gradually worked and the pain was gradually relieved. Xia Xiaowan knew it clear in her mind that she had had too many iced strawberries last night which cooled her stomach and led to gastritis. However, she didn’t care about this old weakness of her. She would recover after taking the medicine.

By the time she felt better, forty minutes had passed. She heaved a sigh of relief and jumped out of bed. After adjusting her clothes, she stuffed the medicine in her pocket and slowly walked out of the observation room. Then she saw Jiang Kaiwei sitting in a chair against the wall and playing with his phone. She stood at the door and silently looked at him. Even if he saved her, she couldn’t say anything to thank him. She only hated him. Such a deep hatred would probably disappear only on the day of her death.

Probably seeing the shadow of Xia Xiaowan, Jiang Kaiwei looked up at her and said, “Are you feeling better? I’ll take you back.”

“No need.” Xia Xiaowan put her hands in her pockets with a calm expression. “We are not that close. I don’t want to get others confused about that.” After saying that, she raised her head and quickly walked towards the other end of the corridor.

Jiang Kaiwei sat there motionless. His gaze turned cold as he saw her gradually moving away.

She had changed and was completely different from before. He remembered that she was innocent and romantic at that time. She was always looking at him warmly with her clear eyes. He knew she liked him. She always tried to flatter him and did a lot for him. However, he hated her. The harder she tried, the more he hated her. He hated her for her wandering around him, talking too much, her flattering smile, and everything about her… So, he always laughed at her, mocked her, and disdained her. In the end… He sighed. The past was all unbearable memories. Now this woman came back, and became even more hateful than before!

Xia Xiaowan walked slowly. It was already Spring after the first solar term, the Beginning of Spring. But the night breeze was not warm at all. Instead, it was cold. Her scarf was left at the ball, so she could only put up the collar of her coat. Fortunately, she had put on her coat when feeling uncomfortable. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have money to pay for the medical fee.

The stomachache had been relieved, but she felt the pain again. Sometimes, it seemed to be her stomach that was aching, and sometimes it seemed to be somewhere else on her. It seemed that a hole was burnt out on her stomach which was getting corroded bit by bit. Her footsteps became a little heavy, and she leaned against a lamp-post to rest. It was still early, and there were many people coming and going past. Most of them were in a hurry. As they passed by, they glanced at her in surprise and then continued moving forward. However, someone did stop and ask her, “Miss, what happened to you? Are you feeling uncomfortable?”

She smiled gratefully. “I’m fine. I’m just a little tired. I’ll be fine after resting for a while.”

The man looked at her suspiciously and said, “You’d better go to the hospital if you’re feeling uncomfortable.”

She took the medicine out of her pocket and showed it to him, “I just went to see a doctor and had medicine prescribed. It’s okay.”

The man seemed to be relieved and looked at her again before leaving.

Xia Xiaowan closed her eyes and took a deep breath, trying to refresh herself. There were good people everywhere and the world was still beautiful. So she had to cheer up, and since she was reborn, she had to pursue her own happiness. And her happiness was Gu Nianbin.

She deeply believed that there was no one in the world who would treat her as well as Gu Nianbin. Although he liked someone else now, she was confident that as long as Du Xiaoxian disappeared, she would be able to get Gu Nianbin to fall in love with her again.

She wanted to live a good life. Only by living a good life would do the best memorial to the past and would she have a most powerful counterattack to the enemy.

She took out her phone and checked the time. Then she stopped a taxi and told the driver an address before closing her eyes to rest. She was too tired and needed to replenish her strength because she still needed to act in a good show later.

The place she was going to was Gu Nianbin’s apartment. Although she hadn’t been there before, she remembered the address by heart.

She guessed that Du Xiaoxian would be very surprised to see her. The moment the door opened, she saw Du Xiaoxian’s surprised expression as she wished. The little girl’s dark eyes widened as if she was astonished. She was stunned for a moment before greeting her, “Miss Xia.”

She clutched her chest and forced a smile. “Aren’t you inviting me in?”

Du Xiaoxian saw that she was unwell and hurriedly helped her into the room. “Miss Xia, are you feeling uncomfortable?”

“Yes, I’m having gastritis. I just saw the doctor and took the medicine.” She took the medicine out and put it on the table. “I wanted to go home to take the medicine, but it ached so much halfway. I thought you two lived nearby, so I came up to get a glass of water to take the medicine.”

“Oh, please sit for a while and I’ll get you some water.” Du Xiaoxian hurriedly ran into the kitchen and poured a cup of warm water for her. “Here comes the water. Take your medicine.”

Xia Xiaowan poured a pill from the medicine bottle and put it in her mouth. She picked up the cup and drank a mouthful of water. She faced upward and swallowed it. Then, she seemed to be relieved. “Thank you, Xiaoxian.”

“You’re welcome.” Du Xiaoxian said, “Do you want to eat something? Let me cook you some porridge. When your stomach hurts, it’s better to eat something warm.”

“No need. I’ll feel better after taking the medicine.” Xia Xiaowan said, “Besides, I don’t have any appetite now.”

“Then, you can go to the bedroom and lie down for a while.” Du Xiaoxian added, “Let the Young Master send you back when he comes back.”

Xia Xiaowan found it funny. “Xiaoxian, why are you still calling him Young Master? Aren’t you two together now?”

Du Xiaoxian blushed and whispered, “I’m used to calling him that.”

Xia Xiaowan looked around the room and said, “I’ll take a rest and then go back by myself. Brother Nianbin is probably talking happily with his friends now and I guess he will be back late. He didn’t even know when I left.”

Du Xiaoxian was stunned for a moment. “So he went to the ball with you.”

“Yes, he had to take a dancing partner with him. Since you didn’t want to go, he could only ask me to go with him.” Xia Xiaowan looked at her with a smile. “You won’t be angry, will you?”

“No.” Since Xia Xiaowan talked about it so openly, Du Xiaoxian indeed didn’t think too much. “I’m timid. I’m afraid of such occasions like that, so I didn’t want to go. I didn’t expect him to ask for your help. I’m really sorry.”

“There’s nothing to be sorry for. My family and the Gu family are close friends for generations. Brother Nianbin and I grew up together. Our relationship is naturally very intimate. Why wouldn’t I go since he asked?”

Hearing this, Du Xiaoxian didn’t know how to respond. She rubbed her fingers awkwardly. She glanced at the cup of water and stretched out her hand to feel the cup wall and said, “I’ll get you another cup of hot water.”

“Just sit. There’s no need to be so courteous. I’m not an outsider anyway.” Xia Xiaowan smiled as she put her phone on the tea table. “I’m going to the bathroom. If Brother Nianbin calls, you can pick up the phone and tell him that I’m here. He must be anxious if he can’t find me.”

“Okay.” Du Xiaoxian answered casually and then started to stare at the phone. Soon after, the phone rang. Du Xiaoxian picked it up and saw that it was a text message. She didn’t mean to read it, but the short message displayed on the screen and could be seen with just a glimpse.