Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 197

Chapter 197 It Would Be Good If It Ended Like This
Gu Nianbin finally let go of Du Xiaoxian, but his expression was still terribly gloomy. Step by step, he retreated and his voice was dryly hoarse, “Do you really want to leave me? Do you really want that?”

“No, I don’t. I don’t want to!” Du Xiaoxian cried. Seeing Gu Nianbin like this broke her heart. She reached out to grab him and said, “Brother, I don’t want to leave you.”

“Are you so enthusiastic towards me these past few days because you want to leave?” Gu Nianbin asked her again.

Du Xiaoxian looked at him sadly, but she was powerless to refute. She would not lie. Even if she wanted to lie to him at this moment, her eyes would betray her. She knew that he would definitely see through her.

“I’ve never treated anyone as well as you, but what about you? Are you playing me?” Gu Nianbin slammed the door angrily and left. Du Xiaoxian rushed over to grab him but was blocked by the door ruthlessly. She wiped her tears and a thought suddenly popped out in her mind. Just end it like this. It would be good if it ended like this.

She slowly walked to the window, crying as she watched Gu Nianbin angrily get into the car and drive away.

Gu Nianbin was almost going to explode with rage. He had thought that she was wholeheartedly determined to be with him. Who knew that only a Gu Shanshan would make her retreat? He knew that this matter was not that simple. His parents would definitely not back down. They were just waiting to see what would happen. They wanted to see what his attitude was towards Xia Xiaowan after she returned. He shared the same thought like them. As long as there was a possibility that they didn’t need to go against each other, he would keep a harmonious relationship with them. However, he did not expect that his parents would send Gu Shanshan to make trouble. Were they making an official declaration of war?

He learned his lesson from last time in Xia Manyin. Therefore, he had told the apartment manager to inform him immediately if any unfamiliar face came to the apartment to look for Du Xiaoxian. The apartment manager was very responsible and directly sent him the photos of Gu Shanshan in the surveillance camera. He knew that something bad was going to happen when seeing the photo. So he hurried back before the meeting was over. As soon as he arrived at the door, he heard Du Xiaoxian say she had decided to leave him. He was so angry that he kicked the door open with one kick.

What a heartless little thing. She had always agreed to never leave him and said she would stay with him forever. But it turned out that she was just saying and she was frightened by Gu Shanshan to change her mind easily. She was such a useless coward! He smashed his fist on the cushion and gasped for breath angrily.

Little Ding sneaked a glance at him in the rearview mirror and asked cautiously, “Boss, are you going back to the company?”

Gu Nianbin looked out of the window and said, “Go to the riverside.” He needed to calm down and think about his future with Du Xiaoxian seriously.

Just as the car turned a corner to Riverside Avenue, Shao Boqing called and asked him when he would return to the company. They were still waiting for him to finish the meeting. There were some things that he had to make the final decision on. Gu Nianbin was upset and pressed his temple before saying, “Take control of the situation. I’ll be right back.”

After hanging up the phone, he leaned back in the backseat and closed his eyes. A while later, he said, “Go back to the company.”

Little Ding said yes and turned around at the intersection, heading in the direction of the company.

After the meeting, Gu Nianbin came out of the meeting room with a gloomy face. Shao Boqing quickly caught up to him. “What’s wrong? You went out and then came back with a sullen face. Is something wrong with Du Xiaoxian?”

Gu Nianbin ignored him and only quickened his pace.

“What happened? Tell me!” Shao Boqing ignored President Gu’s unhappy face and continued to ask.

“Mind your own business,” said Gu Nianbin coldly without looking at him. “Do what you have to do.”

“Look at you, why are you getting angry?” Shao Boqing continued fanning the flames without fear of death. “You’re usually quite calm. Why are you so irritated when it comes to Du Xiaoxian? You didn’t scare the little girl, did you?”

Gu Nianbin swept over an ice-cold gaze. Shao Boqing immediately understood and stopped in an instant. It seemed like the trouble this time was quite tricky!

Gu Nianbin went into his office and said to Zhou Ting, “I’m staying at a hotel today. Arrange it for me.”

Zhou Ting’s mouth was wide open in surprise, and before she could speak, Gu Nianbin added, “Go to the apartment and pack some clothes for me later.” He paused for a moment and felt that something was wrong. “Forget it, just go buy me a few new ones.” Wasn’t she leaving him? Fine. He wanted to see how Du Xiaoxian could live without him.

“Yes,” Zhou Ting said and watched him enter his office. But she couldn’t figure out what was happening. The boss wanted to stay in a hotel? Why? Did he have a quarrel with Du Xiaoxian? Even if they quarreled, why would he need to stay in a hotel? Did they break up? Did the boss break up with Du Xiaoxian for Xia Xiaowan?

Secretary Zhou usually had an unrestrained imagination, and she instantly made up a cliched story in her mind: Gu Nianbin didn’t withstand the pressure from his family and decided to break up with Du Xiaoxian and eventually to be with Xia Xiaowan. But at this time, Du Xiaoxian was already bearing with Gu Nianbin’s child in her belly. She left with hatred and silently gave birth to a son in the distance, then worked so hard to bring up her son. A few years later, her son came to G City and fell in love with the daughter of Gu Nianbin and Xia Xiaowan. When the two children were so much deep in love with each other and were thinking about getting married, their parents met. Only then did Du Xiaoxian know that her son was in love with Gu Nianbin’s daughter. She was heartbroken and tried her best to stop the relationship. In the end, Gu Nianbin found out that the child was his own biological son. He was filled with regret and hatred…

No, it couldn’t go on like that. That would be a tragedy.

It should be like this: Du Xiaoxian’s son hated Gu Nianbin so much that he wanted justice for his mother. Because of this, he studied hard and became a business genius. Then, he did everything he could to bring down the Gu Group. Finally when Gu Nianbin knew who that young man was, he was filled with regret and hatred…

Ah, it was pretty miserable, too. Zhou Ting sighed. It was best not to separate them. The two of them had overcome so much to love each other all along the way. How could they be separated so easily?

After Gu Shanshan left the apartment, she called Xia Xiaowan and said, “Xiaowan, I might have screwed up.”

Xia Xiaowan was lazily leaning against the bed, and when she heard Gu Shanshan’s words, she immediately sat up straight and said, “How did you screw it up? Du Xiaoxian might be good at pretending to be pitiful, but she is not good at making a scene.”

“She didn’t make a scene,” Gu Shanshan said gloomily. “I haven’t finished yet. My brother came back. You know what? I’ve never seen him so angry before. I was really scared. So I hurried to leave.”

“I’m sorry, Shanshan, I’ve let you get scolded by Brother Nianbin because of me.”

“He wasn’t too fierce with me. He was fierce with Du Xiaoxian,” Gu Shanshan recalled what had just happened with lingering fear in her heart. “I think he’s really angry this time. I don’t even dare to see him again, Xiaowan. If he calls my mother and tells her about this, she’ll definitely scold me.”

“No way. Auntie loves you so much. Why would she scold you for this? Besides, you are on the same side as her.” Xia Xiaowan said, “It’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have asked you to do it. But why did he get so fierce with Du Xiaoxian?”

Gu Shanshan stood in the busy streets and hesitated for a while before saying, “Xiaowan, I think my brother is determined this time. He will not leave Du Xiaoxian.”

“Tell me, why was Brother Nianbin so fierce with Du Xiaoxian?”

“Du Xiaoxian said she would leave my brother and my brother heard it, so he went crazy on the spot. You didn’t see him like that. He really…”

“Alright, as long as Du Xiaoxian is willing to leave, the matter is succeeded. I know Brother Nianbin. No matter how unwilling he was to part with her, he would accept it in a while.” Xia Xiaowan’s voice was filled with delight. “Shanshan, you didn’t screw it up. You did it!”

“But…”

“No but.” Xia Xiaowan said to Gu Shanshan on the other end of the phone, “As long as Du Xiaoxian agrees to leave, it’s done. I’ll take care of the rest.”

“Xiaowan, don’t act recklessly. I think this matter needs to be given further thoughts.”

“Don’t worry, I know when to stop.” Xia Xiaowan took a sip of water from the glass at her bedside. “But, why would Brother Nianbin suddenly go back for no reason?”

“I don’t know either.” Gu Shanshan thought for a moment and said, “Your younger sister once tried to spill sulphuric acid on Du Xiaoxian and almost caused a disaster. I guess my brother is now very cautious. He must have arranged for someone to keep an eye on Du Xiaoxian secretly. He would know it whoever goes to look for Du Xiaoxian.”

“Alright, I understand.” Xia Xiaowan said, “Shanshan, you should go back and talk to Auntie about this matter first, in case Nianbin would really call back, then you might be blamed.”

“I know,” Gu Shanshan was still a little worried. “Xiaowan, you should slow it down. I think my brother is serious this time.”

“Come on, Gu Shanshan, when did you become so garrulous?” Xia Xiaowan shouted impatiently and hung up the phone.

Looked like she did the right thing to ask Gu Shanshan to cause trouble with Du Xiaoxian. When those text messages didn’t work, she felt that she had misjudged Du Xiaoxian. It made her think that Du Xiaoxian was not a pushover but a hard-to-deal-with opponent. She did not expect that Du Xiaoxian would back down the moment Gu Shanshan went to make trouble. It seemed that she was indeed a pushover. Alright, since Gu Shanshan had played the role of a bully, then she would go on stage and act the opposite!

However, she thought further that since Gu Nianbin had lost his temper, with his personality, he would definitely ignore Du Xiaoxian for a short period of time. This was a good opportunity for her. So she decided that she would play a nice person later in the future.

She picked up her phone and called Gu Nianbin, trying to make her voice sound listless, “Brother Nianbin, are you free tonight?”

Sure enough, when Gu Nianbin heard her voice, he asked, “Xiaowan, what’s wrong? Is something wrong?”

She sighed faintly, “I… Ugh, forget it. Let’s have dinner tonight. I have something to tell you.”

Gu Nianbin pondered for a moment and said, “Alright, what do you want to eat? I’ll have them book a table.”

“Anything will be fine. You know that I don’t pick on food.”

“Alright, I’ll tell you when it’s settled.”

Xia Xiaowan snickered and she continued to pretend to be out of spirit. “Alright, Brother Nianbin, I won’t disturb you then. See you tonight.”

After hanging up the phone, Xia Xiaowan was in a good mood. She jumped and hummed a tune as she got downstairs. Madam Xia was sitting at the table arranging flowers. She looked up at her and smiled, “You’ve been staying at home for two days. Well, do you want to go out today?”

“I have an appointment with Brother Nianbin for dinner tonight.”

Madam Xia seemed to be reminded of something and put down the flower branch to ask her, “How are things between you and Nianbin going now? What about the little maid?”

“Mom,” said Xia Xiaowan unhappily, “I’ve said that I don’t want you to interfere. Why do you ask again?”

“I’m worried about you,” Madam Xia looked at her affectionately. “Xiaowan, you are my beloved daughter. Last time, when you had a fight with Jiang Kaiwei, I felt bad. I’m afraid that you will make the same mistake with Nianbin…”

“Mom, do you think Jiang Kaiwei can compare to Brother Nianbin? He can’t even compare to Brother Nianbin by a tenth. Don’t mention him anymore,” Xia Xiaowan said seriously. “Mom, don’t worry, Brother Nianbin and I will definitely be together.”

When she said this, her eyes were filled with determination and confidence. Madam Xia looked at her and finally smiled with comfort, “Alright, I believe in you.”