Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 208

Chapter 208 If She Lost Her Heart, What Could She Do?
For several days, Du Xiaoxian woke up a little confused as if she didn’t know where she was. She would be stunned for a while before remembering that she had already moved out of Gu Nianbin’s apartment.

The bed in her bedroom was facing the window. The curtains were one-layer, and when it was dawn outside, there would be blurry lights coming through the curtains. Du Xiaoxian was extremely sensitive to the light. As long as the light came through the curtains, she would wake up and would not be able to sleep again. But it was still early, and she didn’t want to make any noise to disturb Du Huayue, so she always lay on the bed and stared at the pale yellow curtains in a daze.

The curtains in her and Gu Nianbin’s bedroom had two layers, and Gu Nianbin always drew them tightly when they slept. Sometimes when he got up quietly and left, he wouldn’t open them, fearing that the sunlight would leak into the room and wake her up. So no matter when she woke up, the room was dark. She liked to stay in the darkness because she felt safe and relaxed.

She also liked to be in a daze, because when she emptied herself, she could think about Gu Nianbin. She remembered the good times they spent together and a lot of things they once did. They hardly even quarreled a few times and she only felt warm recalling everything about him. Only by relying on these memories did she feel that life wasn’t that hard.

After an unknown amount of time, she heard Du Huayue get up. She didn’t need to check to know about that. Du Huayue got up earlier than usual. He wanted to go to the vegetable market to buy ingredients. Although the supermarket was near, the things they sold were expensive and not necessarily fresh. Therefore, he would rather get up earlier and go to the far vegetable market to buy things. He said that she had lost weight in the past two days, and her cheeks had sunk in. So she needed nutritional supplements. She only smiled when she heard that. If she lost weight, she could regain her health through nutritional supplements, but if she lost her heart, what could she do?

After Du Huayue went out, she got up and started to work after washing up. She mopped the floor, dusted the house, and cleaned the kitchen and the bathroom. Du Huayue once asked jokingly if she was a neat freak. Because he didn’t think she needed to do the cleaning so thoroughly every day, which almost made him not dare to go into the kitchen and cook.

She seldom spoke and only smiled. Sometimes when Du Huayue saw her like this, he was a little angry. He scolded her, but she still did not say a word, only smiling. Du Huayue didn’t know what to do with her, so he held back his anger for a long time and scolded her as a psycho.

Just treat her as a psycho then. The world of a psycho was simple, and so was she. If she loved someone, she would love him wholeheartedly. Even if she herself had been smashed to pieces and was doomed eternally, as long as he was fine and he was still the noble Young Master with high spirits, she could endure anything.

When Du Huayue returned from grocery shopping, she had finished cleaning up the kitchen and mopping the floor. She was cleaning the furniture when Du Huayue opened the door and came in. The latter shook his head when he saw her. “Can’t you just quit being so hard-working for one day?”

Du Xiaoxian smiled, put down the rag and walked over to take the things from his hands. “What did you buy for breakfast today?”

Du Huayue raised the plastic bag in his hand and smiled proudly, “Newly cooked Xiaodeyuan steamed bun with meat. When I arrived at the shop today, there were only two or three guests ahead of me. So I immediately line up. How is it? You’ve been having a craving for them for a long time, haven’t you?”

“Yes,” said Du Xiaoxian. “I was even dreaming about having this!” It was a joke, but her expression made Du Huayue feel really bad. It was rare for Du Xiaoxian to pick up his topic, so he didn’t want to disappoint her. Du Huayue lowered his head and gave Du Xiaoxian the ingredients he bought. He asked her to take them to the kitchen, while he sat down at the dining table and picked up a big steamed bun to eat.

Du Xiaoxian took out a bowl of pickles and said, “Brother Ah Yue, eat with this. It’s for seasoning.”

Du Huayue peeled off the steamed bun skin and revealed the minced meat inside. “With this, there’s no need to have the pickles. I can’t come back at noon. There were some leftovers from last night. You can make do with it. Wait for me to come back tonight and cook you something delicious.”

“Why don’t I cook tonight? You can come back and have the ready-made dishes.”

“No, I’ve bought a fish today. Don’t waste it. Wait for me to come back and cook.”

Du Xiaoxian said, “Why did you buy a fish again? You’re the only one making money now. You have to save some money. Let’s buy some good food when my painting exhibition is opened and makes me money.”

Du Huayue’s face darkened slightly. “What’s wrong with me earning money alone? I can afford to support you by myself, and I can afford to have fish every day! Don’t you worry about living!”

Du Xiaoxian didn’t say anything and silently ate the bun. Du Huayue stuffed the last piece of steamed bun into his mouth and took another one in his hand. “I’m leaving first. I’ve said that I’ll come back to cook tonight. If you want to help, just prepare the ingredients and cook some rice. Then leave the rest to me. I’m worried that you will ruin the nice ingredients.”

“I see.” Du Xiaoxian followed him to the door and watched him change his shoes. “Brother Ah Yue, be careful on your way.”

“Alright, go in and eat your breakfast. Don’t worry about too much all day long.” Du Huayue changed his shoes, glanced at Du Xiaoxian, and closed the door behind him.

Du Xiaoxian walked back to the dining table and sat down. The small square table had paints falling off in some places because it was quite old, revealing the original color of the wood. Du Xiaoxian took the measurements and went to the supermarket to buy a transparent plastic pad to cover it so that it looked better.

After Du Huayue came back from work and saw it, he laughed at her and said, “You’re so economical at ordinary times. How can you be willing to buy such useless things? This table is already aged. Why should you spend the money in vain?”

She just laughed and didn’t say anything. In Du Huayue’s opinion, wasting money on such things was in vain, but in her opinion, it was worth it. With a plastic pad, the table was protected, and the broken part would not get worse. This was very worthwhile.

After breakfast, she continued to do the housework. She cleaned up inside and outside before changing her shoes and going out. Every day at this time, she would go downstairs for a stroll and walked to Central Park, where there was a newsstand. She bought a newspaper and slowly strolled home.

She had never been used to reading newspapers before. But after moving here, she started to have such a habit. She just wanted to see if there was any news about Gu Nianbin in the newspaper. Even if the news only mentioned the Gu Group, it would be good. This way, she would feel that she was not far from him. They were breathing under the same sky. Even if she couldn’t see him, she could read a few words about him in the newspaper, which was enough to comfort her bitter affection.

After returning home, she spread out the newspaper and read it carefully. There was nothing about Gu Nianbin or the Gu Group. She browsed through the financial page carefully again from beginning to end, but there was nothing. She was a little discouraged. She put away the newspaper and turned on the TV. At this time, there was nothing good to watch on TV. She changed the channel boringly and happened to see a tourist scenery film. It was a small island that was famous abroad. It had a pleasant sea view. Coconut shadows were luxuriant, and people dressed in cool clothes were playing on the beach.

Du Xiaoxian watched and suddenly burst into tears. She scolded herself in a low voice, “Du Xiaoxian, you’re such a fool. Why are you crying at such beautiful scenery?”

Yeah, why was she crying? It’s just that she wouldn’t be able to go to the seaside. She would miss a memory in the future. It’s nothing, it’s really nothing. But why was she so sad? Why couldn’t she stop crying?

She thought that she wouldn’t cry if she left Gu Nianbin, but she cried more. She shed tears during the day and at night. Sometimes when she woke up in the morning, her eyes were swollen. Du Huayue would try every way to tell her jokes, and she would laugh, but the more she laughed, the gloomier Du Huayue’s expression became. She was so simple that anyone could see through her.

Before she wiped off her tears, someone knocked on the door. She hurriedly pulled out a napkin and wiped her face before running to get the door. It was Aunt Qin who lived opposite. Seeing that she seemed to have cried, Aunt Qin asked, “Xiaoxian, what’s wrong? Did you quarrel with your brother?”

Du Xiaoxian forced a smile. “No, I was watching TV and cried for the character in the play.”

Aunt Qin laughed, “You are like me. I can’t help but cry when watching some touching plots. What were you watching on TV?”

Du Xiaoxian invited her in and said, “Nothing interesting, I just chose a channel at random. Aunt Qin, what can I do for you…”

“Ah, yes, I forgot my business.” Aunt Qin smiled and flipped through the text message on her phone to show to her. “Your brother just called and said that your painting exhibition was about to be held. He said about the time and address and something else. He wanted you to come over. I couldn’t figure it out, so I asked him to send a message over. You can read it yourself.”

Du Xiaoxian took the phone and read the message. It turned out that He Sen had already set a time for the exhibition with the gallery. They were mounting and hanging pictures for the past two days. He wanted her to go over and take a look. The time and address were sent on the phone. So she hurriedly found a pen and paper to copy down the information.

Aunt Qin smiled and said, “Xiaoxian, you’re really going to have an art exhibition? I thought I heard wrong. That’s good. When the day comes, our whole family will go and put up with you.”

Du Xiaoxian was embarrassed. She blushed and said, “It’s nothing serious. My teacher contacted everyone for me. I don’t even know where it is.”

Aunt Qin said, “Isn’t it written all over here? If you don’t know how to get there, I’ll go with you.”

“No need, Aunt Qin, it’s already troublesome for you.” Du Xiaoxian became even more embarrassed. “If I’m lucky enough to sell a few paintings, I’ll have money to buy a mobile phone. When the time comes…”

“Ah, why are you being so polite?” Aunt Qin was a little unhappy. “I’m a housewife. When my husband goes to work and my son goes to school, I’ll have nothing to do at home. It’s not troublesome, not at all. If it’s not convenient today, I won’t go with you. But on the day of the exhibition, I have to go. I’ve never been to a place like that. When there’s a chance, I’ll go and cultivate my taste as well!”

Now that Aunt Qin said this, Du Xiaoxian couldn’t just say no. “Then thank you in advance, Aunt Qin.”

“You’re welcome,” Aunt Qin said. “Alright, I’m going back. You stay alone, but don’t cry anymore.”

“Okay.” Du Xiaoxian sent Aunt Qin out and closed the door. She went to wash her face in the bathroom, folded the paper with the address on it into a small piece and put it into her bag, then took the key before going out.

She first went to the bus stop to take a look. There was no direct line going there. If she changed lines, she did not know where to change from. After hesitating for a long time, she stopped a taxi and showed the driver the address. “Excuse me, how much is it to get this place?”

The taxi driver took a look and said, “Thirty yuan.”

“So expensive?” Du Xiaoxian bit her lips and said awkwardly, “I don’t have that much money with me. Could you take me to a bus stop where there is a direct line to the place?”

The taxi driver was a middle-aged man. Probably he thought of her as a pitiful, poor girl, so he said, “Alright, I’ll take you to the bus stop. Then you can take the bus yourself.”

Du Xiaoxian smiled and thanked him a thousand times before getting into the car.