Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 222

Chapter 222 You’re More Indomitable Than Me

At nightfall, as the round sun set slowly, half of the sky turned red. The rays of evening sunlight spread like rainbow colored clothes. Du Xiaoxian was so astonished by this beautiful scene that she couldn’t help but hold her breath in the beach. She had seen the sunset before. In Tong Mountain, as the sun descended, she saw the forest was full of bright sunlight, which was indescribably beautiful. However, here at the seaside, what she saw was another kind of beautiful scenery.

The descending sun was round and red like a giant fireball that slowly fell from the sky. It slowly got closer to the boundless misty surface of the sea and sank into the horizon before it disappeared in the end.

Du Xiaoxian held her breath and watched the sunset silently without blinking her eyes. The man embraced her from behind and whispered by her ear, “Isn’t this beautiful?”

“Yes.” Du Xiaoxian slowly sighed a breath of relief. Suddenly, she remembered something. She raised her face and asked, “Is this the surprise you’ve told me?”

Gu Nianbin lowered his head and kissed her face. Then he turned her around. “Does this count as a surprise?”

Du Xiaoxian was stunned with widened eyes. What she saw was an oven. Beside it was a small table that was filled with marinated seafood, fresh vegetables, and fruits.

Like performing conjuring tricks, Gu Nianbin surprised her by secretly bringing those things to the beach just when she enjoyed the sunset. As the brilliant rays of sunlight shone, the food made her salivate.

Du Xiaoxian was so happy that she held the arm of Gu Nianbin and capered like a child. She couldn’t stay idle and kept herself busy in front of the oven. At one moment, she brushed some oil on the skewers of seafood and flipped them over. At the other, she made another skewer and put it on the oven. It seemed that she was rather good at roasting food.

When Gu Nianbin saw that she was overwhelmed with joy, he felt funny. He roasted a skewer of squid and gave it to her. He looked at her with doting eyes, “Sit down aside and eat this, stop causing trouble here.”

“I didn’t.” Du Xiaoxian held the skewer and took a bite of the squid. It was well roasted and was smooth, tender, and chewy. There was also a thin layer of hot sauce on it. It was so delicious that Du Xiaoxian almost bit her tongue. She couldn’t even speak clearly. “I, am here to help. Ah, it’s hot. It’s delicious” She took a deep breath and put the roasted squid to the corner of Gu Nianbin’s mouth. “Taste it. It is so delicious.”

Gu Nianbin lowered his head and took a small bite. He frowned slightly and said, “It was over-roasted.”

Du Xiaoxian looked shocked. As she stuffed the squid into her mouth, she said, “It’s even more delicious than the squid you bought outside. Don’t be unsatisfied. Your expectation is too high! Anyway, I…”

Gu Nianbin concentrated on what he was doing. “Finish it before talking. Be careful. You may bite your tongue.”

Just as his words came out, Du Xiaoxian yelled. She had bitten her tongue. Gu Nianbin hurriedly put down the skewers in his hand and took Du Xiaoxian aside. “Where are you hurt? Let me see it.”

She only bit her tongue, nothing else. Was it necessary to look at it? Du Xiaoxian had bitten her tongue countless times since she was a child. No one had ever said that they wanted to see where her hurt was. So she kept her mouth shut and were not willing to show the tongue to Gu Nianbin.

“Let me see if the bite is serious.” Gu Nianbin patiently coaxed her, “Come on, stick out your tongue and let me see it. If it got injured, you will feel hurt when you eat food with chili oil!”

Du Xiaoxian wrinkled her little face and finally stuck out her tongue. Gu Nianbin examined it carefully and said, “Fortunately, it’s just a small injury.” He got relieved and scolded her, “I have told you that when you eat, you shouldn’t talk. Why are you so hurry? No one will snatch the squid from you. It serves you right to get your tongue hurt!”

Du Xiaoxian was so embarrassed by his lecture that she lowered her head and rubbed his arm with it like a spoiled child.

Gu Nianbin hugged her gently and sighed with a resigned expression, “I really don’t know what to do about you!”

It was as if he took care of her like a child. He had to care about her at any time. He even turned seriously nervous when she just bit her tongue.

When he returned to roasting the skewers, he no longer brushed the chili oil on them. He put the skewers one by one on a plate and didn’t give them to her until they were not scalding. Du Xiaoxian did not cook the skewers on the grill anymore for fear that she may make things worse. She stood aside with the plate in her hand, tasting the food while feeding Gu Nianbin. She still wanted to talk. But because Gu Nianbin glared at her as soon as he found she spoke while eating, she didn’t dare to do so anymore.

Du Xiaoxian felt good to be taken care of by Gu Nianbin like this. Being loved dearly and taken care of by him was a very warm feeling.

When Gu Nianbin glared at her, she wasn’t afraid of him. Occasionally, she would glare at him playfully, causing the man who pretended to be serious to laugh. When he couldn’t help but want to kiss her, she dodged him and said disdainfully, “Ah, there is still oil on your lips.”

Then Gu Nianbin said, “I never feel disgusted with you. Why are you disgusted with me? You’ll pay for this tonight.”

Du Xiaoxian said with a bitter face as soon as he mentioned the night, “My tongue was injured.” Those words seemed to hint at something. As soon as they were spoken, Gu Nianbin laughed loudly and deliberately asked, “What does it have to do with your tongue?”

Then Du Xiaoxian got so embarrassed that she wished she could find a hole to hide herself. She opened her eyes wide. In the end, she only snorted hatefully and walked to a chair aside and sat on it.

Gu Nianbin felt that the skewers were almost fully roasted, so he turned off the oven and simmered them above the fire. He walked over and brought some fruit to the little girl. “Don’t just eat the roasted food. You may suffer from internal heat. Eat it with the fruit.”

Du Xiaoxian picked a piece of pineapple with a fork and put it into her mouth. It was sweet and slightly sour, promoting the secretion of her saliva. She put down the plate and began to eat the fruit.

Gu Nianbin liked watching her eating food the most. She ate everything with relish as if everything was delicious and there was no food unpalatable in her mouth. Gu Nianbin was a little picky and had a bad appetite. But when he had a meal with her, he often became full unknowingly.

When people ate well, slept soundly, and were in good spirits, their mood would be good. Gu Nianbin felt that a saying could be changed as: Having a younger wife at home was like having a treasure.

Du Xiaoxian was his treasure. He was so infatuated with her that he even did not want to leave her. He felt that he had a problem. He could take her to his company occasionally. But he could not hold a meeting with the board of directors while keeping her aside. Otherwise, those old fellows might think that Du Xiaoxian was a femme fatale.

Just as he was thinking, Du Xiaoxian stuffed a piece of pineapple into his mouth. It was obviously sweet but he frowned and said, “It is so sour.”

The little girl got tricked as expected. She picked a piece of pineapple and took a small bite. Then she said doubtfully, “Why does it taste sweet to me?”

“Is that so?” He bit the pineapple in the little girl’s hand and said, “It’s really sweet. But why did it taste sour to me?”

The little girl did not doubt what he said at all. After thinking for a while, she said, “You are unlucky, so you ate the sour part of it.”

Gu Nianbin suddenly looked like he had figured it out. “Ah, I see. It only gets sweet when you’ve bitten it.”

Only then did Du Xiaoxian realize that she was fooled by Gu Nianbin. She felt angry and funny. She couldn’t help but reach out and hit him. However, Gu Nianbin grabbed her hand and put her on his lap. He was always satisfied when the petite girl was in his arms.

The two of them snuggled together and looked at the vast sea. The breeze was gentle. Occasionally, birds came from unknown places. They gently swept across the sea surface and then soared high in the air. Then they gradually became shadows in the sky. The sound of the waves was like light thunder. It came out at an extremely regular tempo. For Du Xiaoxian and Gu Nianbin, even sitting here and silently looking far into the distance was a kind of happiness.

“Do you like this place?”

“Yes.”

“Do you want to live here when we’re old?”

“Yes.”

Gu Nianbin’s gaze was distant as if he sighed softly, “When I reach my age of 50, you will only be at an age of 36. At that time, I will be in my twilight years while you will be at the prime of your life. Would you dislike me then?”

Du Xiaoxian didn’t say anything. But she stared at him with her eyes wide open. She looked angry and aggrieved as if she blamed Gu Nianbin for asking such a question.

Gu Nianbin smiled and held her hand to kiss it. “Do you think I am stupid?”

“Yes.” Du Xiaoxian glanced at him reproachfully. “You are really stupid. How could I dislike you? I said that I would always be with you. But you don’t seem to believe me.”

“I am so worried about losing you.” Gu Nianbin held the little girl’s hand and smiled again. “I feel good to be so much older than you. At least,” he added after a pause. “At least I can leave this world earlier than you. This makes me relieved.”

Du Xiaoxian’s eyes instantly turned watery. She punched him. “All you said was nonsense. I hate talking about the death.”

“I’m serious.” The man’s eyes were deeper than the sea in the twilight. “I can’t live a second without you, so I must leave the world before you.”

“What about me?” Du Xiaoxian shouted, “You’re selfish!”

“You’re more indomitable than me.” Gu Nianbin said with a smile. “You always left me in the past. No matter how sad I was, I always wanted to find you back.”

“Are you still angry with me?” Hearing what he said about the past, Du Xiaoxian lowered her head. Although her motives were good, when it came to love, she was not as persistent as him.

“I am not angry with you anymore. Actually, I wish you do not love me so much.” Gu Nianbin said, “After all, I’m so much older than you. I’m going to leave you one day. At that time, you’ll feel less sad.”

It was clearly a poetic place. They snuggled together and were in deep love. But Gu Nianbin’s words made her feel sad. She felt as if there was a big rock on her heart and she was in a panic. She raised her hand and wiped her eyes and fell silent for a long time.

Gu Nianbin suddenly laughed loudly. “Look, I’m really stupid. I said such things for no reason and had some groundless worries.”

“Brother,” Du Xiaoxian said while leaning against his chest and stroking his arm with her finger, “if such a day comes, I’ll be strong. You don’t have to worry about me.” These words sounded heartless, but Gu Nianbin understood what the little girl meant.

Any pair of deeply loved lovers in the world would probably not want to live alone because they could not endure the bone-chilling lovesickness and endless loneliness. It was cruel. But Du Xiaoxian was willing to endure it just to make him relieved.

He patted the little girl’s head affectionately and said with a smile, “I will try my best to live longer so that I can stay with you longer.”

Du Xiaoxian didn’t respond. She silently looked into the distance, watching the sky darken slowly.

“Let’s go eat some more.” Gu Nianbin pulled her up and walked to the oven to turn on the light. He picked up a few skewers that were simmered above the fire and handed them to the little girl. Then, he got busy again. As long as he cooked food for his little girl, President Gu was always energetic.

The night was getting late. Gu Nianbin and Du Xiaoxian didn’t go back to their room. The little girl ate too much again. She asked the man to accompany her and slowly walk on the beach to digest.

A crescent moon hung brightly in the sky like a sickle. The stars were so dense that they seemed to be about to fall off the sky. As the dazzling starlight shone, they embraced and kissed each other…

“Don’t move. Be careful of your tongue.” The man gently pushed her away, wanting to keep a distance from her.

“It doesn’t hurt at all.” The little girl stepped forward to kiss him. Her vague voice disappeared as they kissed each other.