Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 207

Chapter 207 I Want to See the Surveillance Video
It wasn’t until he was tired that Gu Nianbin stopped and looked around. The streets on Valentine’s Day were like a sea of joy, filled with laughter. Whether with a lover or not, everyone smiled and felt the romantic and happy atmosphere of the holiday.

Little Ding drove over and quietly parked the car by the roadside. He got out and asked Gu Nianbin, “Young Master, are you walking a little longer?”

Gu Nianbin withdrew his gaze from the distance. “No, I’m going back to the hotel.”

Little Ding opened the car door for him. He noticed the red rose out of the corner of his eyes and was slightly surprised. He knew that his Young Master must be missing Du Xiaoxian. However, he didn’t even dare to say a word of comfort. He quietly got into the driver’s seat and drove the car into the traffic.

Gu Nianbin leaned back in his seat and looked out of the window. Suddenly, he asked, “Little Ding, aren’t you spending Valentine’s Day with your girlfriend?”

Little Ding was stunned. Why did the Young Master ask about him? He was a little embarrassed, “Young Master, I don’t have a girlfriend yet!”

“I think Ah Ling is not bad,” said Gu Nianbin.

Little Ding felt it even stranger. Young Master had never been a meddler. He was afraid that he had been greatly stimulated tonight!

He murmured, “Young Master, Ah Ling is older than me.”

“So what? Isn’t there an old saying that goes ‘you’ll be a lucky dog if your girlfriend is older than you’?!”

Little Ding was amused, “Young Master, I didn’t expect you to know this!”

Gu Nianbin smiled and said, “I remember that’s what the madam said when she nagged me.” After a pause, he said earnestly, “In fact, as long as two people like each other, everything else isn’t important. You don’t have to worry too much about it.”

“That’s true, but my mother said I can’t marry someone who lives too far. Otherwise, the cost of traveling home every year will be a big expense. And the family that has an only child can’t do either. She’s afraid that the burden of taking care of the old will be too heavy.” It’s rare for Young Master to be willing to chat with him, and Little Ding was originally a chatterbox, so he couldn’t keep quiet as soon as he began to talk.”

Gu Nianbin was surprised, “So you’re the only child in your family.”

“I have a younger sister after me. According to our customs, married daughters are like spilled water. In the future, I’ll be the one who supports my old parents. So there’s nothing wrong if you say that I’m the only child.”

“Have you never had a girlfriend?”

“Yes, I have. I had a girlfriend at school. Then she went to college and I became a soldier. We could only rely on letters to communicate with each other. Perhaps because the environment had changed, slowly, she didn’t write to me much, and we broke up completely like that. When I was in the army, I had a new girlfriend. I met her when my comrade and I once went skating under the bridge. Her home was right next to our camp. She said that she could see us practicing from the balcony. Facing so many people, she could always recognize me. The army had rules that recruits were not allowed to fall in love with the local people. If got discovered, they would be sent back to their home.

But we still dated secretly. During the break, we would meet at the rink, watch movies, have food and go shopping together. It was a small place with only one commercial street. We could walk back and forth more than a dozen times, which made others feel strange. They thought that we wanted to do something bad and were alert in advance. They all looked at us with vigilance.

When there was no time off, she would stand on the balcony and looked for me while I was on the playground. As long as I could see her, I would feel at ease in my heart. Although it was hard to be a soldier, because of her, I felt that those days were sweeter than ever. Two years later, I was demobilized. I wanted her to come with me, but she didn’t agree. Because she is the only child in her family. She also wanted me to stay, but I’m the only son of my family. I definitely would not be a live-in son-in-law, so we broke up. ”

Gu Nianbin sighed with emotion. As a so-called upper class, he thought that it was reasonable for his road to happiness to be tortuous. After all, the gap between him and Du Xiaoxian was too great. He did not expect that ordinary people like Little Ding would not be able to sail smoothly emotionally either.

He asked, “Do you feel regretful?”

“Yes,” Little Ding said melancholily. “But there’s no way. When reality and love collide, I can only choose reality. I don’t think there’s any future for me in that small place.”

Gu Nianbin raised the corners of his lips, “Are you saying that you have a future now since you’re a driver?”

Gu Nianbin was so amiable, which was so rare, and Little Ding wasn’t afraid to tell him, “I was actually good at school, but my family was poor and I didn’t have any money. That’s why I went to the army. I have applied for the self-study exam for the past two years. Now I’ve already passed junior college, and I’m preparing for the next level. When I get my bachelor’s degree, I want to go out and do something by myself.”

“Not bad, ambitious. What did you learn?” Gu Nianbin asked approvingly.

“Financial trade.”

“Well,” Gu Nianbin thought for a moment and said, “come to the company after you graduate.”

Little Ding almost couldn’t believe his ears. Even though he would have a bachelor’s degree, it was only a self-taught examination. Those who could enter the Gu Group were all top students from famous universities! Students of second-and third-rate universities couldn’t even reach the threshold. Little Ding was immediately overjoyed and said, “Thank you, Young Master.”

As they chatted along the way, they arrived at the hotel very soon. Gu Nianbin took the rose and strolled through the gate. The lobby manager was talking to staff. Seeing him, he hurriedly nodded and greeted him, “Mr. Gu, you’re back.”

Gu Nianbin nodded in return. He had already walked past, but suddenly he seemed to remember something and turned around to walk back. He said to the lobby manager, “I want to see the surveillance video on the 9th. Is that okay?”

The lobby manager was a little hesitant, “Well…”

Gu Nianbin took out his phone and said, “Okay, I’ll tell Boss Wang first so you don’t have to hesitate.”

“No need for that,” the lobby manager laughed like a flower. Gu Nianbin was a top honored guest of the hotel, and he stayed in the same presidential suite every time he came. His personal relationship with the big boss was also very good, so he was someone he could never offend. The lobby manager made a gesture of invitation and took Gu Nianbin to the surveillance room.

After the security guy presented the surveillance video on the 9th, Gu Nianbin saw that he was really drunk that day. When Xia Xiaowan helped him into the gate, she staggered as if she couldn’t carry his weight. Then a tall waiter came up to help her. The two of them helped him into the elevator, one on the left and the other on the right. When they reached the floor, another waitress helped to open the door and followed them in. Ten minutes later, the waiter came out. After another five minutes, the waitress came out, too. However, not long after, she entered the room again, with one hand holding a cup and the other holding a black plastic bag.

Gu Nianbin ordered to pause the scene and asked the lobby manager, “Are these two staff here? I’d like to see them.”

“Yes,” replied the lobby manager respectfully. “Where would you like to see them, Mr. Gu?”

Gu Nianbin thought for a moment and said, “Let them come to my room in ten minutes.”

“Alright, Mr. Gu.” The lobby manager escorted Gu Nianbin out. “I’ll notify them immediately.”

Gu Nianbin actually didn’t want to suspect her, but Xia Xiaowan’s attitude this night surprised him. Although she tried her best to conceal it, he saw the subtleties in her eyes. Xia Xiaowan had really changed. This reminded him of Xia Manyin. Although in his mind, Xia Manyin and Xia Xiaowan were not the same, it was better to find out the truth.

The fact wasn’t complicated. Gu Nianbin vomited and made his clothes dirty, so Xia Xiaowan asked the waiter to help him take off his coat, and the waiter did as she told, then left.

“Then why did you stay?” Gu Nianbin asked the waitress.

“I was just helping to tidy up, and then I left as well.” The waitress lowered her head and spoke quite smoothly.

“And then?” Gu Nianbin looked at her.

“I don’t know what happened next.”

The waitress still kept her head down. Gu Nianbin noticed that her hands were clenched into fists. He told the waiter to leave first, then folded his hands before his chest and leaned on the sofa. He looked the waitress up and down, “What’s your name?”

“Ah Zhu.”

Gu Nianbin looked at her hands again. She clenched them into fists tightly, with the joints turning white.

He said in a casual tone, “I’ve heard that the staff on the VIP floor are all strictly selected. They are paid much higher than those on the other floors and receive a decent tip. You,” he deliberately slowed down and continued, “do you want to be transferred to the other floors or leave the hotel?”

“Mr. Gu,” Ah Zhu raised her head and looked at him in horror, “I, I didn’t do anything bad.”

“I just want to know what happened that night, including all the details.”

Ah Zhu was very nervous. To be more precise, she was scared. Gu Nianbin was a serious-looking man. Even though his expression was calm now, the invisible pressure made her almost collapse. His gaze was very sharp as if he could see through everything. She did not dare to look at him, but she felt that it was because of this that he became suspicious.

Ah Zhu weighed it over and over again, and she didn’t dare to go against a big shot anyhow. She could only confess honestly, “After Ah Ming left that day, Miss Xia asked me to go to the bathroom to get a towel for her. She said she wanted to wipe the dirt for you. But when I got the towel out, I saw her lying on the sofa with a painful expression. I asked her if she was feeling uncomfortable and if she needed to go to the hospital. She said it didn’t matter. It was an old weakness. She took a few hundred-yuan notes from her wallet and asked me to buy tampons for her. Then I knew that she was on her period. I said it wouldn’t cost that much to buy tampons, but she said the rest was my tip and told me not to tell anybody. I knew that this was a private matter, so I agreed without thinking. Later, I went to buy tampons and prepared a glass of hot brown sugar water for her. When I entered the room, she was still lying on the sofa. Her expression was painful and her face was pale. I was worried and asked her if she needed some painkillers. She shook her head as if she didn’t have the strength to speak. Then she just signaled me to leave.”

Ah Zhu said everything in one breath. “Mr. Gu, I really don’t know what happened next.”

“When did Miss Xia leave the next day?”

Ah Zhu thought for a moment, “She came out of the room after eleven o’clock. This room was the only one that wasn’t cleaned at that time, so I remember it very clearly. After she left, I came in to clean it.”

“Did you change the sheets?”

“Yes.”

“Were there any dirty marks on the sheets?”

“No, it’s the same as usual.”

After a moment of silence, Gu Nianbin suddenly asked, “Were there a lot of used napkins or used condoms in the garbage can?”

Ah Zhu’s face turned red and she hurriedly waved her hand, “No, no, you both went out early and returned late. The garbage can was clean. When I was cleaning, I only saw a tampon in the garbage can in the bathroom. There was nothing else.”

Gu Nianbin knew about the general situation in his heart. He took out two hundred-yuan notes from his wallet and gave them to her. “What you said is very useful to me. Here’s a tip for you.”

Ah Zhu didn’t dare to take it and looked timidly at the money in his hand.

Gu Nianbin shoved the money into her hand. “Don’t be afraid. It’s not a mistake for you to keep a secret for the guests. You can leave now.”

Ah Zhu bowed to him and quickly walked out.

Gu Nianbin pinched between his eyebrows. Xiaowan, what’s wrong with you? How could you do such a thing? He opened his eyes and his gaze stopped on the rose he had brought back. What could make a person go crazy? Love?