Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 219

Chapter 219 Driving While Drunk
When President Gu took his little girl to the seaside for a holiday, as he had expected, the news caused City G from the public to the upper class to get shocked.

President Gu knelt and proposed to a girl publicly. This news was comparable to the 811 event back then. The whole city got shocked.

After the shock, everyone reacted differently. Some were happy. Some were gratified. Some were envious. Some were jealous. Some were furious. Some were waiting to watch a good show.

Shao Boqing was with Nina the afternoon for a prenatal examination. So he didn’t notice the news. However, Nina used her cell phone to log on to the Internet and became aware of the news as she was idle and bored during waiting time. She cried out excitedly, causing Shao Boqing to be extremely nervous. He thought that she was going to give birth. When she took the ECG test, her heart rate was always too fast. Shao Boqing was originally quite happy. Because of this, he was a little angry and complained about Gu Nianbin. Why did he propose to a girl when his wife went to the prenatal examination?

He also scolded Nina, saying that why she got excited when Gu Nianbin proposed! Nina ignored him and called Zhou Ting. The two of them whispered on the phone for a long time. Shao Boqing couldn’t watch anymore. He forcefully snatched the cell phone from her and hung up. He ordered his excited mother-to-be to close her eyes and rest. After half an hour, her heart rate finally went normal.

Xia Xiaowan was actually the last to know the news. She went to see Gu Nianbin in the afternoon. But in the end, she was snubbed and thus in a bad mood. She ran to drink again until dinner time. She was too reluctant to answer her phone when she heard it ring. Needless to say, it must be her mother who called to ask if she would go back for dinner.

Normally, she wouldn’t continue to call if she didn’t pick up the cell phone. But this day, it kept ringing. She couldn’t bear to scratch her cell phone and finally picked it up. It was Xia Nanze. Xia Xiaowan’s heart skipped a beat and she obediently answered the phone. Just as she said “Hello”, Xia Nanze’s cold voice rang out. “Come back immediately.” he said in an unquestionable tone.

Xia Xiaowan came to her senses all of a sudden. She picked up her bag and ran out of the door. She drove home quickly. From Xia Nanze’s tone, she guessed that something must have happened.

It was about six o’clock and it was already dark. When the lights were on, the neon lights of many shops were still dark. The weather was dark and the roads were congested. The sound of horns rose and fell one after another, making her very annoying.

Xia Xiaowan looked around and simply turned to the bus lane. The bus lane only allowed buses. So her car could move faster. But she was unlucky. Not long after she entered the lane, she saw a traffic policeman standing at the side of the road waving at her. She pretended not to see him and wanted to turn the car out again. However, the cars aside were one after another, so tight that she couldn’t get in even if she wanted to. Just as she was anxious, the traffic policeman knocked on her car window.

Xia Xiaowan smiled like a flower and softly begged him, “Sorry, I’ll drive away immediately.”

The traffic policeman remained unmoved and acted as if he was doing business. “Take out your driver’s license.”

Xia Xiaowan could only hand over her driver’s license and continued to beg, “This is really my first time. I didn’t do it on purpose. Someone squeezed my car into the bus lane. Look at the heavy traffic. I can’t even leave the lane.”

She said so much in one breath. But the traffic policeman frowned and lowered his body to look at her, “Is this your first time?”

Xia Xiaowan’s eyes lit up and she hurriedly nodded. “This is really my first time!”

The traffic policeman said: “Taking the bus lane or driving while drunk?”

The smile on Xia Xiaowan’s face froze. How could she forget this? Drunk driving was serious. There was a smell of alcohol in her mouth. So it was hard not to admit it. Depressed, she lowered her head and quietly took out her cell phone.

The traffic policeman said, “Come down and take a test about the alcohol concentration.”

“Can I make a phone call first?”

“Sure. After the test, you can call as many as you want.”

Xia Xiaowan had no choice but to blow her breath towards the small instrument. The traffic policeman looked at it and laughed, “Great, your test result is 81MG. It has already reached the standard for drunk driving.”

“But I’m not drunk,” argued Xia Xiaowan. “That’s a standard that varies from person to person, isn’t it? I just drank a small glass and nothing happened. Do you think I look drunk like this?”

“I can see that you’re really good at drinking. There’s nothing I can do. Now that the result is like this, I have to follow the rules. You can’t drive this car anymore. Your license would be confiscated and you’ll be fine. Come with me.”

“I accept the fine, no matter how much it is. I can also hand the car to you. Please don’t confiscate my license.” Xia Xiaowan smiled. “I really have something urgent to do. Otherwise, I would have called my driver to pick me up.”

“In your case, the more urgent it is, the easier it will be for you to make a mistake. We are doing this for your own good.”

“Then I’ll make a phone call first.”

“Get in the car and make a call. Don’t delay.”

Seeing that it was impossible to reach a deal with him, Xia Xiaowan could only get in the car. The traffic policeman drove her car directly to the traffic police brigade. On the way, Xia Xiaowan called Xia Nanze and told him that she was in the traffic police brigade and asked him to come over quickly.

When Xia Nanze asked her what had happened, Xia Xiaowan glanced at the traffic policeman and whispered that she had been caught for drunk driving.

Xia Nanze’s face had already turned darkened. Hearing this, he was so angry that he was about to throw the phone. Mrs. Xia also heard a few words. Looking at him like this, she was extremely anxious. “What’s wrong? Why did Xiaowan go to the traffic police brigade?”

“What?” Xia Nanze snorted, “She was caught for drunk driving. Her license will be detained for six months. She may be detained if the case is serious.”

Even Xia Deren was shocked, “Did Xiaowan drive while drunk? When did she learn to drink?”

“That’s right. Xiaowan doesn’t usually drink. Did she drink because she read the newspaper and was sad?”

Xia Nanze concealed a lot of things about Xia Xiaowan. So he couldn’t say them openly at this time. He changed the topic. “Mom and Dad, I’ll get her back first.”

“Yes, go quickly. Get her back first.” Thinking that Xia Xiaowan had been brought to the police brigade, Mrs. Xia was so anxious that she urged her son repeatedly.

Seeing Xia Nanze going out, she sat down and sighed, “What is this?”

Xia Deren took a puff from the pipe in his mouth. As the smell of tobacco drifted into Mrs. Xia’s nose, she was even more irritated and lost her temper with her husband, “Say something, what should we do now?”

“It’s better to wait for Xiaowan to come back and ask her clearly.” Xia Deren sighed. The development of the matter far exceeded his imagination. Actually, it wasn’t that he didn’t figure it out. On New Year’s Eve, Gu Nianbin’s attitude towards Xia Xiaowan was somewhat obscure. In addition, he was anxious to leave early in the morning of the first day of the New Year. Although the Gu family gave reasonable words, he knew in his heart that they must be hiding something. After hearing the news of Xia Xiaowan snatching boyfriend, he was not too surprised. He knew that there was indeed another girl capturing Gu Nianbin’s heart.

But he also shared the common view that Gu Nianbin could not take a little maid seriously. He couldn’t marry her. First of all, his parents would oppose this marriage. How could they allow their family’s social status that had lasted for over a hundred years or so to be tarnished by a maid?

Gu Nianbin was reasonable and filial. So he definitely wouldn’t do anything foolish. Unexpectedly, Gu Nianbin had done such a foolish thing and caused a storm in the city. Everyone knew about it!

This surely made the Xia family embarrassed.

Everyone knew that the Gu family and Xia family were close. It wasn’t a secret that Gu Nianbin liked Xia Xiaowan. During Shao Boqing’s wedding, Gu Nianbin and Xia Xiaowan were paired. Everyone thought that the two families were about to become relatives. Even after rumors spread that Xia Xiaowan was snatching boyfriend, they thought that it was just a rumor. After all, their status was well regarded. How could a little maid shake a wealthy family’s daughter, Xia Xiaowan?

At the moment it seemed that they were all mistaken. They were mistaken about Gu Nianbin’s feelings for Du Xiaoxian.

It wasn’t a difficult matter for Xia Nanze to bail someone out of the traffic police brigade. When he made a phone call, the incident was settled. Captain Liu personally escorted them out and said politely, “If Miss Xia told your name early, you didn’t have to be brought here. However, you should pay attention in the future. Although you are good at drinking, you could not afford a single mishap. It is better to be careful.”

Xia Nanze squinted at Xia Xiaowan and said, “If it weren’t for the family matters, I really would have let her stay here for a few days. Hurry up and thank Captain Liu for his guidance.”

Xia Xiaowan lowered her head and admitted her mistake. “Yes, I won’t dare to cause Captain Liu any trouble in the future.”

“No trouble, no trouble.” Captain Liu was flattered and grinned, “This incident is nothing serious. For the sake of safety, Miss Xia should pay more attention in the future.”

After leaving the office, Xia Nanze politely shook hands with Captain Liu and said goodbye, “Sorry to bother Captain Liu. When we play cards with Director Zhang, please join us. The more, the merrier.” His gaze swept past Xia Xiaowan’s car and he said, “I’ll leave the car here and call my driver to pick it up tomorrow.”

“Mr. Xia, you’re welcome. No problem. You can send someone to pick it up at any time.” Captain Liu nodded and bowed as he escorted them to Xia Nanze’s car.

After getting in the car, Xia Nanze’s face sank. It was as if a cold aura suddenly surged. Xia Xiaowan couldn’t help but tremble. She knew that her big brother was really angry this time.

She lowered her head and murmured, “Brother, I’m sorry. I was wrong. I won’t dare to do it next time.”

“There’s another time?” Xia Nanze sneered and started the car.

Xia Xiaowan put her bag on her legs and rubbed the dark patterns on the calf hide with her fingers. She said guiltily, “There will be no next time.”

“Who are you lying to?” Xia Nanze said, “It was hard for you to stop drinking. You actually drank secretly. Do you want to ruin yourself?”

“I didn’t drink much.” Xia Xiaowan muttered softly.

“Why are you drinking?” Xia Nanze finally glanced at her. “Is it because of Gu Nianbin and Du Xiaoxian?”

Xia Xiaowan felt even more guilty. “Brother, have you already known it?”

Xia Nanze snorted, “Not only I have known the news. It has been known to everyone. Mom and dad are so angry. What do you think we should do?”

“Did Mom and Dad also know it?” Xia Xiaowan was puzzled. “How did they know it?”

“What are you pretending to be stupid about? It’s clearly reported in the evening papers. Gu Nianbin has proposed to Du Xiaoxian. Don’t tell me you don’t know!”

Xia Xiaowan’s face turned pale as her mind buzzed. “Brother, what did you say? Did Brother Nianbin propose to the maid? That is impossible!”

Xia Nanze slowed down the car and parked it by the side of the road. He looked at her, “Do you really not know it?”

Xia Xiaowan murmured, “I really don’t know. I just saw them together in the afternoon and was a little angry. That’s why I went to drink. But when did he propose?”

“It happened this morning at Du Xiaoxian’s art exhibition. Gu Nianbin proposed to her in public. He was really generous. Two days ago, Fushibi auctioned a naked diamond at an astronomical price. Its purity was extremely high and it was worth over 200 million yuan, causing a sensation. The bidder did not show up. It was said that it was a mysterious Oriental. I didn’t expect the man to be him. For a little maid, he was really generous!”

Xia Xiaowan didn’t seem to hear what Xia Nanze said clearly. All she saw was his mouth wriggling. Her mind was buzzing and her palms were sweating. She understood that the reason why Gu Nianbin dared to go against the will of the world and propose to Du Xiaoxian in public was that he wanted to show his attitude to the Gu and Xia families. To her, it was the end of her wish.