Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 211

Chapter 211 Bewaring of Your Bosom Friend Is Never Wrong
“What should I say? As a girl, you stay out all night. You are a young lady of a wealthy family. What would others talk about you if it spread out?”

“What do you mean?” Xia Xiaowan nonchalantly said while eating, “The news that I’m a fox spirit who steals others’ boyfriends has already spread out, hasn’t it?”

“You!” Mrs. Xia said with great frustration. “How did you become like this? This is not the first time that you’ve done it. If your brother and father find out, you will get scolded fiercely. Xiaowan, I am really worried about you.”

“I have already said, you don’t have to worry.” Xia Xiaowan put food in Mrs. Xia’s bowl. “Come, your favorite Longevity Mushroom. Eating it can extend your life span, and you can live up to 100 years old.”

“Stop acting like that,” Mrs. Xia glared at her. “What’s going on between you and Nianbin?”

“Very well.” Xia Xiaowan added casually, “Oh, the young maid has left. You can rest assured.”

“Really?” Mrs. Xia was instantly interested. “Why did she leave? Did she leave on her own or did Gu Nianbin drive her away?”

“She left on her own.”

“Oh, I see.” Mrs. Xia was a little disappointed. If Gu Nianbin had kicked her out, Mrs. Xia would surely have been relieved!

“As long as she leaves,” Xia Xiaowan said as she took a mouthful of rice, “it doesn’t matter how she leaves.”

“Gu Nianbin didn’t say anything?”

“He’s been busy at work lately. How does he have time to care about her?” said Xia Xiaowan. “Mom, don’t worry. There won’t be anything wrong with the marriage between me and Brother Nianbin!”

“That’s good. Marry him early and let Nianbin take care of you. It saves me and your father the trouble.” Mrs. Xia finally had a smile on her face.

Xia Xiaowan was still having headaches and didn’t want to chat with Mrs. Xia. She just ate a little before going upstairs.

She first went to the bathroom to wash her face. Looking at her gloomy face in the mirror, she smiled bitterly. No wonder her mother wanted to scold her. Her face was haggard and her eyelids were swollen, which was truly suspicious.

She could not remember what happened last night. All she knew was that when she woke up and opened her eyes, she was shocked to find that she was in a hotel, thinking that she had actually had a one-night stand with some man. She lifted open the blanket and saw that she was well dressed. Apart from the headache after the hangover, there was nothing wrong with her body. Only then did she feel relieved.

But who saved her? Before she fainted, she only knew that a man had carried her up horizontally, and she smelled a faint scent of mint, and… she tried her best to remember that the man’s heartbeat could be felt even through his clothes. The heartbeat resembled a drum beating in her ears. Although she was in a trance, she could clearly hear it.

She supported herself and got out of bed, only to find that she was not in an ordinary guest room. Instead, she was in a top-grade presidential suite. The room was very big. Apart from the bedroom, there was also a small living room. There was a study with a long desk, an imposing living room, and two bathrooms. There were two ridiculously large bathtubs in the bathroom, and the pure gold faucet was glittering.

Though Xia Xiaowan’s family had a big business, she rarely lived in such a top-notch presidential suite. Gu Nianbin also lived in a presidential suite, but which was still inferior to this one.

She was even more curious. Could it be that the person who saved her was a rich prince? He could easily carry her up. He must be tall, strong, and had a low-key peppermint scent on him. His taste was extraordinary. He must be a top-notch person. She basically knew about all the rich and noble young masters of G City, but none of them was like that man. Could it be that he wasn’t a local?

She washed up in the bathroom, and tidied up her hair and clothes. When she was about to go out to ask someone who that man could be, the doorbell rang. She went to open the door. The waitress brought breakfast in. She was a tall girl and wore a white uniform with a purple scarf tied around her neck. She greeted Xia Xiaowan elegantly and respectfully. Xia Xiaowan let her in and saw her put a large plate on the table and place a small and exquisite vase there. Xia Xiaowan noticed that the flower in the vase was ginger flowers that only bloomed in summer. The snow-white flowers were like beautiful white butterflies, emitting faint fragrance.

The waitress opened the lid. It was a Western breakfast, including French buns, charred muffins, ham cheese sandwiches, warm milk and a small pot of hot coffee.

After staying in a foreign country for several years, Xia Xiaowan had gotten used to eating such food. She sat down and asked the waitress, “Did the gentleman who sent me here yesterday leave any message?”

“No, Miss.”

“Then,” she thought for a moment and asked, “do you know the name of the gentleman? I really have to thank him.”

The waitress shook her head, “I don’t know, either.”

“How about the check-in record? There must be a registration record. Furthermore, the personal information must be detailed for a room of this level.”

“I’m sorry, Miss. That gentleman used a top-notch VIP card. Normally, we can’t reveal the information of guests with such a level.”

“It’s just a name. You can’t tell me about it?”

The waitress still shook her head.

“Well,” she didn’t want to embarrass the waitress, so she looked at the breakfast and asked, “Did that gentleman also arrange all this?”

“No, breakfast is included in the room rate.”

She didn’t get anything, so she had to let the waitress go. Actually, she didn’t have an appetite, but she still ate a muffin. Eating something would make her stomach feel better. After drinking a cup of hot coffee, she felt that her headache was much better, so she came home.

Originally, she had planned to go to bed after dinner. After thinking about it, she dropped the idea of doing so. Gu Nianbin’s attitude on that day made her very uneasy. Du Xiaoxian had already left, but he still insisted on not following her plan at all. Or perhaps she was too rushed that night, which made Gu Nianbin suspicious. It was not easy to get Du Xiaoxian away. At this critical juncture, she should not cause other problems. She must not let Gu Nianbin have any other thoughts, so she had to placate him.

Then she put on the makeup in front of the mirror and used the cream to cover her dark circles and hidden wrinkles. With straight Korean eyebrows, big eyes, faint blush, and red lips, she looked as if she wasn’t wearing any makeup, but had actually spent two hours making up her face. At this time, she couldn’t help but sigh at the cruelty of the years. No matter how much skincare treatment was done, it still didn’t stop the appearance of those dark and faint wrinkles. She was not yet thirty years old, but after removing her makeup, she wasn’t willing to look in the mirror.

On this, she was jealous of Du Xiaoxian. The young girl was only eighteen, and her skin was so tender as if a touch would squeeze out water. Her big eyes were bright, and her lips were red with no makeup. Although she did not want to admit it, if it were her, she would also choose Du Xiaoxian. Most importantly, the young girl was as lively as the red sun rising from the east, but she was as withered as a withered flower in autumn. As the proverb said, the face was the index of the heart. Now her mentality had changed, and she appeared different. Right now, she felt that despite being 28 years old, she had the mentality of an 82-year-old. After narrowly escaping from death, she could not conceal some traces no matter how hard she tried to conceal them. That night, she lost control of herself and ended in displeasure.

She first went to the hotel. She was worried that Gu Nianbin would suspect her and figure something out. But after she arrived at the hotel, the attendant on the floor told her that Mr. Gu had checked out. She was shocked, thinking that since Gu Nianbin had checked out, would he move back? Or was Du Xiaoxian back? She looked for Ah Zhu, but Ah Zhu was not there either. Others said that she had asked for leave and returned to her hometown.

When Xia Xiaowan walked out of the hotel, the more she thought about it, the more she felt like something was wrong. She hurriedly went to the apartment. The doorbell rang for a long time, but no one opened the door. The butler came out to ask her who she was looking for.

She lied about being Du Xiaoxian’s friend and asked if she was there.

The butler looked her up and down and didn’t doubt her. He told her that Miss Du had not returned from her recent trip.

She then asked, “Is Gu Nianbin here?”

The butler saw that she was very familiar with the homeowner, so he told her that Mr. Gu lived here, but he would not come back until after six o’clock.

She thanked him, turned around and left.

Sitting in the car, she thought that Gu Nianbin really came back, but what did that mean? Was he no longer afraid of being reminded of Du Xiaoxian? Or was there no more resentment towards Du Xiaoxian? After thinking about it for a while, she still didn’t figure it out and finally decided to pay a visit to the Gu Group herself.

When she arrived at the Gu Group, she met Shao Boqing in the corridor. When he saw her, he smiled meaningfully and said, “Are you here for Nianbin?”

Xia Xiaowan smiled and said, “Can’t I come for you?”

“Please do not,” Shao Boqing pretended to be scared. “My wife is jealous, and when such words come to her ears, I’ll suffer.”

Xia Xiaowan laughed loudly, “Is that so? You, Young Master Shao, can be restricted like this?”

“I have no other choice. My wife, my kid, I cannot afford to offend either one.” Shao Boqing sighed. “My wife would rather kill a thousand innocents rather than let go of a guilty person.”

Xia Xiaowan glanced at him and said, “Don’t you remember you had so many romantic affairs in the past? You deserve it!”

“Ah, now I come to realize how wrong I was in the past. You may not know that I was engaged before. My fiancée was taken from someone else and I thought that I had found my ideal wife. Later on, I realized that I was wrong. My son was almost named after someone else’s surname. Fortunately, I salvaged the situation in time to live a happy life.”

Xia Xiaowan’s expression changed slightly as she looked at Shao Boqing, “What do you mean?”

“I mean, Xiaowan, you’re not young anymore. You should consider your marriage, but you shouldn’t feel desperate and marry someone you don’t love. Do you understand what I mean?”

Xia Xiaowan looked at him and a smile slowly appeared on the corners of her lips. “I don’t understand!”

“Xiaowan!” Shao Boqing wanted to persuade her again.

Xia Xiaowan smiled contemptuously. “Who is Du Xiaoxian to you? Aren’t you afraid your wife will be jealous since you care so much about her?”

“They are good friends.”

“It’s hard to say. Isn’t there a saying goes that bewaring of your bosom friend is never wrong?”

Shao Boqing sighed. “The truth always hurts. Take care of yourself.”

“Young Master Shao, no need for you to worry. I’m going to Brother Nianbin. Bye!” She smiled and shook her hand, then turned around and left.

Looking at Xia Xiaowan’s back, Shao Boqing shook his head and headed in the opposite direction.

What Xia Xiaowan hadn’t expected was that she was actually blocked by Zhou Ting, who made her lose face and almost couldn’t hold her anger. In the end, she tried her best to endure it. “Miss Zhou, may I request you to help me inform Brother Nianbin. I really have something to ask him.” She forced out a smile, with the basic tact and manners that a rich young lady should have.

“I’m sorry, Miss Xia,” said Zhou Ting politely. “The president said that he wouldn’t see anyone this afternoon. I’m just a secretary and I act on my boss’s instructions. Please don’t make things difficult for me.”

“Perhaps he won’t see others, but he will definitely see me. Call him and ask him, okay? If he refuses to see me, then I’ll leave.”

“I’m sorry, the boss didn’t give any special instructions. According to the usual practice, every visitor should be viewed equally. I can’t break the rules.”

Xia Xiaowan’s face darkened slightly. “Aren’t you afraid that he’ll blame you for doing this?”

“I’m doing my job,” Zhou Ting said. “The boss is always reasonable and he will not blame me.”

“You!” Xia Xiaowan turned around and walked towards the door of Gu Nianbin’s office. Zhou Ting rushed up and blocked her way. Her tone was very firm, “Miss Xia, please don’t make things difficult for me. If I call the security guards, it won’t be good.”

Xia Xiaowan was so angry that she panted heavily. It wasn’t that she didn’t dare to make an unreasonable scene here, but that way, Gu Nianbin would be even further away from her.

Seeing Xia Xiaowan walk out of the door angrily, Zhou Ting snorted softly, “Humph, do you think I can’t deal with you, you fox spirit?! I’m not a good person, either!”

Zhou Ting also knew that Du Xiaoxian had left. She suspected that Xia Xiaowan was behind this because she had always felt that Xia Xiaowan was not simple. Therefore, Xia Xiaowan was to blame for all of this. Gu Nianbin did say that he didn’t see anyone, but there were also special circumstances. Zhou Ting didn’t care. She just treated an utterly worthless thing like an order from on high. Even if Xia Xiaowan would complain to Gu Nianbin, she wasn’t afraid. At worst, she would be scolded. Anyway, it was worth it to help Du Xiaoxian vent her anger.