Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 220

Chapter 220 He Couldn’t Hide from Us Forever

Xia Nanze was originally furious. But seeing his younger sister’s appearance, he couldn’t help but sigh and patted her hand. “Forget it, at this point, you don’t need to think too much. Since Gu Nianbin’s mind has been decided, let him go. He’s not the only good man in the world.”

Xia Xiaowan shook her head. “Brother, you don’t understand.”

“That is true.” Xia Nanze said, “I don’t understand why you’re so persistent. That was the case with Jiang Kaiwei back then. Now it’s the same with Gu Nianbin. Xiaowan, don’t forget the lesson from the past. I don’t want you to get hurt anymore.”

Xia Xiaowan was silent for a long time and said, “Brother Nianbin is different from Jiang Kaiwei. He won’t hurt me.”

Seeing that she was dumbfounded and presumably stimulated, Xia Nanze thought she just couldn’t turn around for a while and said, “Xiaowan, I won’t force you. Think about it carefully. However, don’t talk nonsense in front of Dad and Mom. When they read the news in the newspaper, they were extremely angry. Even if they will scold you, you shouldn’t retort. Do you hear me?”

“Brother, I know.” Xia Xiaowan said gently, “Don’t worry.”

Although Xia Nanze was usually too harsh on Xia Xiaowan, he loved this little sister very much in his heart. In their Xia family, she grew up amid the love of the family. Her appearance was beautiful and her temperament was good. Others felt envious. Only he knew how bitter Xia Xiaowan’s heart was. A person like the pride of heaven, however, had such a bumpy fate. He thought that she would finally choose a good man to marry this time. But it was all in vain in the end. So how could he not sigh?

When Xia Xiaowan did not come back, Mrs. Xia beat her chest and stamped her feet as if the sky was about to collapse. However, the moment Xia Xiaowan entered the house, she became quiet. It was indeed because Xia Xiaowan’s face was unhappy and pale without a trace of blood. She also knew that the one who suffered the most from such an incident should be Xia Xiaowan. So she comforted her daughter instead.

“Xiaowan, are you hungry? I will ask them to dinner now. Don’t think too much. You should eat and sleep as usual. There are many good men in this world. Without Gu Nianbin, will you really be unable to find another good man?”

Xia Xiaowan forced a smile. “Mom, I’m fine. I’m really hungry. Let’s have a meal.”

“Let’s have a meal.” Mrs. Xia shouted as she walked into the dining room with Xia Xiaowan in her arms.

Mrs. Xia could at least have a meal. Even if Xia Xiaowan could not marry Gu Nianbin, she would still have the chance to choose another good man. But Mrs. Gu was different. Her eyes were red and she almost collapsed. Looking at the food in front of her, she sighed repeatedly. How could she eat?

Gu Shanshan was also at home. As soon as the news came out online, she knew it. For fear that her parents would not be able to take it, she rushed back from work early and wanted to talk to Gu Nianbin first. However, his cell phone was turned off. She went straight to Gu Nianbin’s apartment. But it was empty. Thinking that he wouldn’t possibly in his office, she had to go home first.

If the news just spread online, it would be ok. However, it was reported in the evening papers. So she couldn’t hide it from her parents. Gu Shanshan was only worried that her father would not be able to withstand it. As soon as she got home, she found that Gu Guangxian was calm. But Fang Yaru was in a very bad mood. As soon as she saw her, her eyes turned red. “Shanshan, your elder brother did something stupid. He actually proposed to Du Xiaoxian in public and even gave her such an expensive diamond ring. I guess that he wants to piss me and your father off? When I called him, his cell phone was turned off. He really doesn’t want me to live!”

“Alright, no matter how loud you shout, he won’t be able to hear you.” Gu Guangxian drank his tea slowly.

“Ah! Why aren’t you anxious? It’s your son who wants to marry a maid and loses face with your Gu family. You’re so carefree.”

“Mom, don’t worry. It’s only a proposal now not a marriage. It’s still not too late to save the situation. Let’s work together and persuade my elder brother. I guess that he is obsessed for a while. He’ll come to his senses later. If you and Dad don’t agree, he won’t be able to get married.” Gu Shanshan comforted Fang Yaru.

“Shanshan is right. It’s just a proposal, not a marriage,” Gu Guangxian said, “Although that girl hasn’t been in our house for long, I can tell she’s sensible. Find a chance to meet her. Although it’s a bad idea, it’s the only way to go now.”

“I think this will work.” Gu Shanshan said, “Du Xiaoxian is actually very easy to deal with. The last time when I gave her a warning, she immediately said she would leave my elder brother.”

“Did you meet her before?” Gu Guangxian frowned.

Only then did Gu Shanshan recall that she hadn’t reported to her parents about the previous incident. This time, she confessed without being asked. She stuck out her tongue and mumbled, “I just wanted you to be relieved and secretly made her leave.”

“Why are you frowning?” Fang Yaru glared at her husband. “I think Shanshan did the right thing. She should have left a long time ago. Otherwise, how could there be such a scene now?” She asked Gu Shanshan, “You just said she’s easy to deal with. Did she leave?”

“She left.” Gu Shanshan said, “Xiaowan told me that. I was worried that my elder brother wouldn’t be able to take it. I didn’t expect that in just a few days, he would make such a scene.”

Fang Yaru sighed. “It ‘s no use just making Du Xiaoxian leave. Now Nianbin is a grown-up. If he wants to find her, it would be so easy. Even if Du Xiaoxian runs to the end of the world, he will get her back with his enthusiasm. I don’t understand what’s so good about that little girl. She’s thin and timid. She doesn’t even dare to look at people when she talks to them. Other than her pretty appearance, I really can’t see how she could make Nianbin so infatuated.”

Gu Guangxian shook his head. “Nianbin is very dedicated. If he really loves someone and is willing to sacrifice his life to treat her well, it would be a grievance to him. If it was an ordinary person, it could be said that he finds his own happiness. However, this is not the case. He is the president of the Gu group. He has to consider the board of directors and tens of thousands of employees under him. He must take any small little disturbance seriously.”

Fang Yaru thought for a moment and sighed, “If he really likes Du Xiaoxian, everything will be fine as long as he doesn’t marry her just like we promised him before. He can keep her and even let her have a child. As long as she knows her place, doesn’t make any trouble, and doesn’t have any status, everything will be fine!”

“Mom, don’t you understand?” Gu Shanshan said: “The problem is not Du Xiaoxian but my elder brother. When Du Xiaoxian left, he got her back and proposed to her in public to show sincerity. How will he be willing to let Du Xiaoxian suffer grievances? Besides, even if he really did as we wished and married Xiaowan, would Xiaowan be able to suffer this kind of grievance after a long time? “This…” Gu Shanshan sighed. “is really hard to handle.”

The three of them only cared about talking and didn’t pay attention to the meal at all. They hurriedly ate a little and asked the servants to take dishes away. Fang Yaru drank two mouthfuls of tea and asked Gu Shanshan to call Gu Nianbin’s cell phone again. Today’s matter was so sudden. She really felt that the sky was going to collapse. No matter what, she wanted to listen to Gu Nianbin’s explanation personally.

But Gu Nianbin’s cell phone was still off. Fang Yaru was worried. “Why is Nianbin’s phone off all the time? Is something wrong?”

“I think he’s trying to hide from us.” Gu Shanshan said, “He surely knew that the consequence was serious. So he ran away with Du Xiaoxian. When I got back, I went to his apartment first. Nobody was there.”

“Ask Secretary Zhou where he went.” Gu Guangxian said, “He can’t hide from us forever and has to face us sooner or later. Today is the weekend, so he can hide for another two days. Let’s watch and see. Those directors will definitely make trouble on Monday.”

This was precisely what Fang Yaru was afraid of. Not only was Gu Nianbin unable to persuade the family, but those people outside who wanted to see him becoming a laughingstock were also probably trying to stifle something bad.

“Right, ask Zhou Ting quickly where did your elder brother go?”

Gu Shanshan called Zhou Ting. But Zhou Ting only said that Gu Nianbin had gone on a business trip. No matter how she asked her, she didn’t reveal where he went. Gu Shanshan said that his cell phone was always off and she didn’t know how to contact him if something happened. Zhou Ting also said in a helpless tone that Gu Nianbin would call back if something happened. But she was unable to contact him.

Gu Shanshan knew that Zhou Ting must be hiding something. This Secretary Zhou was only loyal to Gu Nianbin. It was useless for her to waste her time. So she had no choice but to give up.

Gu Guangxian was quite lighthearted. He said, “Just make sure he’s fine and then we will wait. He’ll be back.”

The sunshine was indescribably bright in the Bay of Asia. Du Xiaoxian stayed here and looked a little lively. She carried a frozen coconut and sucked the juice while waving her hand hard at Gu Nianbin who was surfing the sea. The man’s bronze skin looked strong in the sun as if he was painted with a layer of oil. He sweated profusely and also waved his hand at Du Xiaoxian. Then he turned around and faced the waves again. It had been too long since he had surfed. He had just found some feeling. Sweating was really good. All his troubles were left behind and he was only happily fighting the waves at this moment.

After getting tired, Gu Nianbin returned to the shore and sat down next to Du Xiaoxian with his body still dripping with water. Du Xiaoxian put down the coconut and took a big towel to wipe the water off his body. Gu Nianbin looked at the big green coconut and asked her, “Is the water tasteful? It looks like you drank it with relish.”

“It’s delicious. It’s refreshing to quench my thirst. Huang said that drinking it would be good for my health.” Du Xiaoxian threw away the towel and picked up the green coconut.

Huang was the young person who picked them up at the airport. He didn’t usually show up. But if Gu Nianbin needed anything, he could just call him directly.

Gu Nianbin never drank this. But, after hearing what she had said, he turned interested and leaned over. “I’ll try too.”

Du Xiaoxian stretched the straw to his mouth. Gu Nianbin took a small mouthful and frowned. He looked at her strangely. “Whatever you eat, you always looked like you enjoy it. I’ve been fooled a few times by you.”

Du Xiaoxian laughed loudly and shook his neck. “You are really a picky young master. These are clearly delicious!”

Gu Nianbin wrapped his arms around her and placed her on his lap. He smiled maliciously. “Do you know what my favorite food is?”

Now that Du Xiaoxian had learned her lesson, she wanted to flee as soon as she felt the situation was not right. But President Gu’s arms were like iron claws, holding her to the point that she could not move at all.

Gu Nianbin kissed her lips very gently like a dragonfly skimming on the surface of the water. Du Xiaoxian was puzzled. His voice came out, “My favorite food is you.”

Oops, he really dared to say anything he wanted to say. Du Xiaoxian was shy. Her face had already turned red under the sun. Those words made her like the sea shrimp she ate last night. Even her neck went red.