Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 228

Chapter 228 Did You Miss Me?

Just as Gu Nianbin expected, it was not a simple event. Gu Nianjing took away not only the funds for the Eco-Park project but also the money Gu Guangxian had.

It turned out that before the New Year, Gu Niannan came to Gu Guangxian and said that a client needed to verify the capital. At that time, Gu Guangxian was still living in the ancestral mansion. Because of Du Xiaoxian, he had some complaints in his heart about Gu Nianbin and did not tell him about it. Coincidentally, Gu Nianjing came to deliver something to him. When he talked about this matter, Gu Nianjing volunteered to handle it on his behalf. Gu Guangxian did not think too much about it. After all, Gu Nianjing was his own nephew and Gu Nianbin had entrusted him with heavy responsibility. He was a trustworthy person. So Gu Guangxian handed the money over to him.

During those few days, Gu Guangxian was in poor health and had been lying in bed. Therefore, he forgot to ask Gu Nianjing to return that money. Later, Gu Nianjing took the initiative to call Gu Guangxian and said that he was so busy before the New Year that he forgot to return the money. When he remembered, he was abroad on vacation with his family. Gu Nianjing said that he would return the money as soon as he came back. Gu Guangxian said it didn’t matter and just asked him not to forget it.

Hearing his father’s words, Gu Nianbin did not say anything. After a short chat with him, he left. Gu Guangxian stopped him and asked, “Nianbin, is something wrong?”

Gu Nianbin smiled calmly. “It is just about money, nothing serious.”

Gu Guangxian believed in his son’s ability. So he didn’t think too much when hearing what he said. Originally, he also wanted to talk with Gu Nianbin about Du Xiaoxian. But when he saw his son in a hurry, he gave it up.

On the way back to the company, Gu Nianbin received a phone call. It was from a strange number. He answered doubtfully. The corner of his mouth immediately curved up when he heard the voice of Du Xiaoxian. She hadn’t bought a new one since her cellphone was broken by him. So she called him using the landline telephone at home.

Du Xiaoxian seldom called him in the morning. So Gu Nianbin was pleasantly surprised and asked softly, “Are you up now?”

Du Xiaoxian said, “Why did you leave so early? When I woke up at the scheduled time, you have gone.”

“Why are you looking for me?” Gu Nianbin thought sweetly. “Did you miss me?”

The little girl murmured “Hmm” and said, “I originally wanted to go with you.”

Gu Nianbin went even happier and said, “That’s what it is. But I’m very busy today and probably won’t have much time to stay with you.”

Du Xiaoxian was very sensitive and immediately said, “Forget it, I’ll stay at home. It won’t be good to disturb you.”

When the little girl said this, President Gu felt a little disappointed. He said, “It is fine. But I’m afraid that you’ll get bored.”

“I’m not afraid of being bored, and I can play with Sister Zhou.”

“Then I’ll pick you up.” The little girl wanted to accompany him to work. That was exactly what President Gu had longed for. He patted Little Ding’s seat and signaled him to return to the apartment.

Du Xiaoxian said, “It’s too troublesome. I’ll go to the company myself.”

“It’s no trouble at all. I’m not far out of your way,” Gu Nianbin said, “I happen to be nearby, and I’ll pick you up.”

Du Xiaoxian said, “Alright.” As she waited for the man to hang up the cellphone, a kissing sound came from the phone. She knew what it meant. Although there was no one beside her, she still blushed and quickly put down the phone.

Gu Nianbin’s car had just turned a corner when he saw Du Xiaoxian from afar who stood at the side of the street and waited for him. Because it was right the time for going to work, the street was full of people. But he saw her at a glance. She wore a white down jacket and a red beanie. Her big dark eyes looked around. It was as if there were pure white wings behind her and a faint halo above her head. In the gloomy weather, she was like an angel, causing everyone’s eyes to light up.

Gu Nianbin pushed open the door and got out of the car. The little girl was already in front of him. She smiled and looked at him, “You came so quickly.”

Gu Nianbin lowered his head and habitually kissed her cheek. “I have told you that I was nearby.”

When they got in the car, Gu Nianbin asked the little girl, “Have you had breakfast?”

“Yes. I cooked noodles with an egg.”

Gu Nianbin held her hand and smiled, “That’s good. When I’m not with you, you won’t starve yourself.”

“Don’t forget, I grew up on my own. I won’t starve myself.” The little girl was immensely pleased with herself.

“You usually refused to accompany me to work when I asked you. Why did you take the initiative to do so today?”

Du Xiaoxian was a little embarrassed. She put her head on his shoulder and rubbed it like a spoiled child.

Gu Nianbin laughed and put her hand at the corner of his lips to kiss it. “I’m really glad that you go with me to work.”

The two of them whispered softly along the way. They were extremely gentle, which made the single Little Ding who drove the car in front of them suffering. Although the car was air-conditioned and he wore a thick down jacket, he still felt goosebumps rising on his arms.

When they arrived at the company, Gu Nianbin handed Du Xiaoxian over to Zhou Ting and went to attend a meeting.

Du Xiaoxian specifically came to the company today to look for Zhou Ting. She knew that something serious must have happened to Gu group. Otherwise, Gu Nianbin wouldn’t have come back overnight and Shao Boqing wouldn’t have stayed at their house so late. But Gu Nianbin didn’t tell her, so she had to ask Zhou Ting.

The event was known only to a few persons. Zhou Ting was one of them. But she didn’t know if she should tell Du Xiaoxian. The little girl would be of no help. So telling her about it would only make her worried.

However, Du Xiaoxian was stubborn and never gave up. So Zhou Ting had no choice but to tell her in the end.

Du Xiaoxian said in surprise, “Isn’t Gu Nianjing Young Master’s cousin? How could he do such a thing?”

“Men are not what they were in times past.” Zhou Ting sighed. “There are some people who can do anything for getting money. But I really didn’t expect Manager Gu to be such a person!”

Du Xiaoxian had met Gu Nianjing before and had a good impression of him. She shook her head and said, “I didn’t notice it either.”

Zhou Ting smiled and said, “It’s reasonable that you failed to notice it. Anyway, there aren’t many bad guys in your eyes. However, the boss and President Shao both made a mistake. He is such a deep person that you may never read his mind.”

Du Xiaoxian asked worriedly, “What should we do when we fell short by such a large sum of money?”

“It’s not your turn to worry about that.” Zhou Ting pulled her into a chair to sit down. “There’s boss and President Shao. Don’t worry, they can handle it.”

Du Xiaoxian asked again, “What if they can’t get that money?”

“Then the company will be in trouble.” Zhou Ting said: “Jiang Group will not give up. Moreover, the Supervisory Group has also intervened. There are too many aspects involved in this government project. It is a problem itself.”

Du Xiaoxian did not understand what Zhou Ting said. She only knew that it was very troublesome. She sat there, thinking about something. Zhou Ting left her aside and sat in front of the computer to see data.

Du Xiaoxian stared blankly for a moment. Then she asked Zhou Ting for her cellphone and said that she wanted to make a phone call. Zhou Ting gave her the cellphone. The little girl took it and walked out of the door mysteriously. Zhou Ting was puzzled, but she didn’t eavesdrop. After a while, Du Xiaoxian returned. She returned the cellphone to Zhou Ting and said that she wanted to go out.

Zhou Ting shook her head without thinking. She would definitely not let Du Xiaoxian go out. Now that Gu Nianbin handed Du Xiaoxian over to her, she had to take care of Xiaoxian carefully. Otherwise, she would be in trouble if the boss came back and didn’t see Xiaoxian!

Du Xiaoxian begged her and said that she really had to go out to do something. But when Zhou Ting asked what it was, Du Xiaoxian refused to tell her. When the little girl went stubborn, even President Gu couldn’t withstand her, let alone Secretary Zhou. In the end, Zhou Ting had no choice but to ask Little Ding to accompany her. She warned him to bring Du Xiaoxian back unscathed.

It wasn’t something that couldn’t be said. Du Xiaoxian just wanted to help Gu Nianbin. After thinking for a long time, she finally remembered her art exhibition. She remembered that she had sold several paintings that day and could get some money. So she called He Sen for Zhou Xuan’s cellphone number. The two of them happened to be together and said that they needed to meet her and asked her to go over there.

Du Xiaoxian originally wanted to talk about the money during the call. But she didn’t say anything. She thought that it would be better to meet them and talk about it. So she agreed.

Thus, Little Ding sent her to the gallery and dutifully wanted to accompany her in. After all, Secretary Zhou had instructed him to ensure that she must be completely unharmed. If she was out of his sight, how could he guarantee that she would be completely unharmed? However, Du Xiaoxian did not let him follow her. She said that she would get out soon and asked him to wait in the car.

Little Ding didn’t dare to disobey the words of the future wife of his boss. After weighing it for a while, he decided to wait in the car.

When Du Xiaoxian entered the gallery, one staff brought her to Zhou Xuan’s office. When she pushed the door open, she saw that Zhou Xuan and He Sen were drinking tea and chatting. They were all very happy to see her.

Zhou Xuan washed a teacup and served her a full cup. “Try some new tea. My friend just brought it from Yizhou.”

Du Xiaoxian smiled and said, “I know nothing about tea.” She lowered her head and took a sip. “Mm, it’s good.”

“It does not matter whether you know it or not. It will be ok as long as it tastes good to you.” Zhou Xuan said, “Xiaoxian, is there something you want to discuss with me?”

She felt embarrassed to ask for money. So before she could say anything, Du Xiaoxian blushed.

He Sen said, “Xiaoxian, in fact, Boss Zhou has something he wants to talk to you.”

“This is what I want to talk about,” Zhou Xuan said, “Xiaoxian, the last exhibition was a success. I guess you didn’t know it. All the paintings on that day were sold out. I have held many exhibitions. It’s the first time I have sold them all out in one day. You have great potential!”

“Really?” Du Xiaoxian was pleasantly surprised. When she was taken away by Gu Nianbin, she only knew that a few of her paintings were sold. But she didn’t expect that all of them had been sold out. This was truly so unexpected. When she was happy, she didn’t restrain herself. She directly asked, “Then how much money can I take?”

“A lot.” Zhou Xuan said, “According to the agreement, after deducting my portion, you can get 78,500 yuan. However, considering that your performance this time is indeed good, I want to give you a reward. So I will pay you 80,000 yuan.”

“It is so much!” Du Xiaoxian couldn’t believe it, “Is there so much?”

Zhou Xuan said, “Of course. Because you were a new painter, so we didn’t price your paintings too high. If I had known that your works would be so popular, I would have increased the price by 10%.”

Du Xiaoxian shook her head repeatedly. “The prices that had been sold at were good. I would be embarrassed if they were priced with a higher price.”

He Sen smiled and said, “Xiaoxian, since you’ve earned so much money, you should treat us a meal.”

“Sure, no problem,” Du Xiaoxian rubbed her fingers and spoke slowly, “Boss Zhou, when can I get that money?”

“You can get it whenever you want.”

“Well.” Du Xiaoxian scratched her hair nervously. “Can you give it to me now?”

He Sen was a little surprised. “Xiaoxian, are you in need of money now?”

Du Xiaoxian nodded. “Yes.”

He Sen was puzzled. Did she still lack money when she was with Gu Nianbin? But when he thought about it again, he felt that the little girl might be ambitious and wanted to earn her own money so that she would feel at ease when spending it. When he first met Du Xiaoxian, he thought that she was a lover kept by Gu Nianbin. After getting along with her for a long time, he discovered that she was completely different from those who had sugar-daddies. The little girl was very innocent and simple. He liked her very much, so he spared no effort to arrange the exhibition for her.