Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 230
Chapter 230 I Won’t Marry Anyone But You
Du Xiaoxian stood there and didn’t move. She said, “Are you talking business now? I’ll be back later.”
“No, come in, come in.” Shao Boqing smiled and said, “Nothing is as important as you. We’ve finished our talk. You can talk with him now.”
Then Du Xiaoxian slowly walked in. However, she put her hands behind her back.
Shao Boqing smiled and said, “Oh, what are you holding in your hand? Are you afraid that I will see it? Alright, I will not look at it and will leave immediately!”
Du Xiaoxian smiled and turned around to see him walk out of the door. Then she quickly walked to Gu Nianbin.
Gu Nianbin was also curious. “What are you holding in your hand?”
Du Xiaoxian presented a black plastic bag to him as if she was offering a treasure: “Open it and take a look.”
Gu Nianbin opened it. What he saw were eight stacks of money that were neatly placed. They were all unsealed. He raised his head in surprise. “Where did you get so much money?”
The little girl said proudly, “I earned the money from the sale of my paintings. Boss Zhou gave it to me.”
Gu Nianbin suddenly saw the light. He put the plastic bag on the table and hugged the little girl. He kissed her and said, “Great, you’ve earned money. It seems that Teacher He has taught you well. But why did they give you cash? They should directly transfer the money to your bank account. I’ll ask Zhou Ting to accompany you to the bank to deposit it later.”
“I asked specially for cash.” Du Xiaoxian said. “There’s no need to deposit it. I want to give it to you.”
“You want to give it to me?” Gu Nianbin was stunned for a moment. Then he laughed out loud. “Why do you want to give it to me?”
“I know you’re short of money right now.” Du Xiaoxian bit her lip and said slowly, “Although it is not too much, it can serve your urgent need anyway. Don’t dislike it.”
Mixed emotions arose in Gu Nianbin’s heart. He first felt warm. Then he also felt sour and sweet. He took the little girl into his arms and took a deep breath. “Xian’er, thank you. The company is indeed in trouble. But I can handle it. Don’t worry. This is your hard-earned money. Keep it for yourself. You can deposit it in the bank or spend it. You can make up your mind about it.”
The man’s voice seemed to be a little hoarse. It sounded above her head with a buzzing sound. But in her ears, she felt it was extremely gentle.
“You don’t want it?” The little girl was a little disappointed.
The man laughed softly. “You can give me money after you become a great painter and earn a lot of money in the future. Is this okay?”
“You still think the money is too little!” Du Xiaoxian rubbed her face against his neck. “I hope I can help you!”
“Don’t be silly. As long as you are well and obedient, you are helping me.” Gu Nianbin said, “I’m going to be busy this time. So I will not have much time to stay with you. If you’re bored, you can come and stay with Zhou Ting or go to Shao Boqing’s house to meet Nina.”
“You don’t have to worry about me. I’m used to being alone. I’ll be fine even if I have to stay at home for a few days.” Du Xiaoxian said, “I’ll deposit the money first. If you happen to need it, you can take it from me then, okay?”
“Alright. I’ll accompany you to the bank to deposit it at noon.”
Du Xiaoxian suddenly sat up from Gu Nianbin’s arms. She took out one stack of money, counted ten pieces, and was about to pull them out. Gu Nianbin asked, “What do you want to do with one thousand yuan?”
“Buy a cellphone.” Du Xiaoxian said. “When you’re busy and don’t have time to answer my call, I’ll use it to text you.”
“I’ll buy it for you.” Gu Nianbin put the money back and smiled. “Although the company is short of money now, I still have the money to buy a cellphone for my wife.”
“Oops, you talk nonsense again.” Du Xiaoxian glared at him with a red face.
“I didn’t.” Gu Nianbin raised her hand. He frowned immediately. “Where’s the ring?”
“I left it at home.” Seeing the man frowning, the little girl mumbled, “Sister Zhou said that it’s very expensive. I’m afraid I’ll lose it, so…”
Gu Nianbin felt funny and angry. “No matter how expensive it is, it will lose its value if you don’t put it into use. It’s an engagement ring. So you can’t take it off. Put it on when you get home. Do you hear me?”
“What if,” said the little girl, “what if I really lose it?” To tell the truth, she felt that the diamond was so big when she wore it, it was inconvenient for her to do everything. Moreover, It was heavy. But, when she was in Yawan, she had always worn it. However, she had always felt anxious, fearing that she would lose it in the water. Zhou Ting did not say how much the ring was. But when it was mentioned, her expression was extremely exaggerated. So Du Xiaoxian felt that it must be very, very expensive.
Hearing what the little girl said, President Gu was unhappy. “Why do you always think that you will lose it? Don’t you want to marry me?”
“No, no.” Du Xiaoxian quickly expressed her resolution, “I won’t marry anyone but you!”
President Gu still felt unhappy. He gently kissed the little girl’s face and said, “That’s more like it.”
At noon, Gu Nianbin took Du Xiaoxian out to have a meal. After that, they went to the bank to deposit her money. Then he bought her a new cellphone. The number was still the same as before. As soon as she inserted the SIM card into the cellphone, she received several text messages. When she read them, she found that they were all sent by Du Huayue. Only then did Du Xiaoxian remember that she left the exhibition so suddenly on that day that she didn’t have time to explain to Du Huayue what happened. When she returned from Yawan, she didn’t contact him. So Du Huayue must have worried about her.
For some reason, she didn’t dare to call Du Huayue in front of Gu Nianbin. When she went to the bathroom, she took this opportunity to call Du Huayue in the corridor. As soon as her call was answered, she heard Du Huayue shouting, “Du Xiaoxian, what happened to you? Where have you been these days? Your cellphone has been out of service! I’ve been worried sick about you.”
Du Xiaoxian listened to his bombardment of questions. After he finished shouting, she said softly, “Brother Ah Yue, don’t be angry. It was my fault, and I made you worried. It’s a long story. Let’s talk about it when we meet again.”
“Then let’s meet tomorrow,” said Du Huayue angrily, “I need to see if you’re unharmed. Did Gu Nianbin do anything bad to you?”
“What can he do to me?” Du Xiaoxian chuckled. “He has always treated me well.”
“How can you still laugh?” said Du Huayue angrily. “Is that the case? He’s two-timing you. You’re the only one who’s naive. He wins your trust with just a ring.”
“No, Brother Ah Yue, you misunderstood him. He…” Du Xiaoxian wanted to explain. But she was afraid that when they had an endless conversation, Gu Nianbin would come in to look for her. So she said, “Then let’s talk about this when we meet tomorrow. I’ll hang up first. Let’s meet at 9:30 tomorrow at the restaurant where we ate noodles last time.”
As soon as Du Huayue said “Alright”, Du Xiaoxian hung up the cellphone and rushed back. As expected, Gu Nianbin got impatient and said, “Why did it take you so long?”
Du Xiaoxian smiled and held his arm. “Let’s go.”
Gu Nianbin didn’t ask any further and took her into the car.
In the afternoon, something unusual happened to the stock market as expected. Although the rival concealed it well, the elites of the Financial Department of Gu Group were professional and shrewd enough and they finally found out something was wrong.
Because Shao Boqing was out and didn’t return, Gu Nianbin personally took charge in the Financial Department and watched the battle. He knew Jiang Kaiwei’s methods and strength. Last time, when he dealt with Xia Group in S City, he attacked it ruthlessly and quickly. His attack was so decisive that it made it impossible for the group to resist. Xia Group had no choice but to seek help from Xia Nanze. Although Jiang Kaiwei stopped his attack at the last moment, Xia Group still faltered and was difficult to make a comeback.
This time, Jiang Kaiwei also dealt with Gu Group fiercely and quickly. He formally challenged the group immediately after sending the letter yesterday. Jiang Kaiwei was clearly fully prepared. He forced it with the contract while starting his attack on the stock market. He was a genius in the financial sector and was best at fighting financial wars. He spared no effort in launching his attack.
Gu Nianbin stared at the computer screen. In an instant, Gu’s stock had already fallen. His men started to fight back. But they were unable to resist the attack of the rival. It was like a cat catching a mouse. That mouse was extremely cunning. It often launched an attack at unexpected times. As the retail investors followed suit, the situation was out of control for a moment.
Gu Nianbin’s face was gloomy. He ordered his men to stop the fight to save money. At this moment, what he lacked the most was money. But what Jiang Kaiwei had prepared plenty of money. If he used money to fight with Jiang Kaiwei, he would lose the battle without a doubt.
He didn’t know why Jiang Kaiwei chose to attack Gu Group at this time. He didn’t know what his goal was either. He had guarded against Jiang Kaiwei these past few years. There were so many opportunities for Jiang Kaiwei to take action. However, he didn’t do it. Therefore, Gu Nianbin gradually relaxed his vigilance, just like he did against Gu Nianjing. As a result, he faced such a situation today.
However, they did not defeat him this time. The war had only just begun, and everything was unknown.
The atmosphere in the company suddenly became tense. As something terrible was about to happen, everyone in the company had somewhat solemn expressions.
When the stock market closed at three o’clock, Gu’s stock fell eight points. Fortunately, it didn’t fall by its daily limit. But Gu Nianbin knew that Jiang Kaiwei could make that happen. However, he didn’t. Gu Nianbin didn’t know what he wanted to do.
When Shao Boqing returned, he showed no joy on his face. Gu Nianbin thought that he might get off on the wrong foot. As expected, Shao Boqing said somewhat dejectedly, “Nianbin, my elder brother… I didn’t expect that he wouldn’t help us. I was so angry that I quarreled with him.”
Gu Nianbin patted him on the shoulder. “It doesn’t matter. Business is business, I can understand him. Your elder brother can also tell that Jiang Kaiwei is challenging me. How could he get involved in this mess?”
“Then what should we do?” Shao Boqing said, “If Jiang Group sues us for breach of contract, we will have to compensate him an astronomical amount of money.”
“He will do it.” Gu Nianbin turned to look out of the window. “He has planned this for so long, and every step was carefully planned. He will slowly do it step by step, forcing us to get desperate and eventually perish.”
Shao Boqing frowned and said, “We don’t have much enmity with him, do we? What on earth does he want?”
Gu Nianbin looked at the gloomy sky outside the window with a deep gaze. After a while, he said, “Then you should ask him.”
“What should we do next?”
“I have arranged an appointment with President Chen of the People’s Bank for dinner tonight. You should go with me.” Gu Nianbin looked back at Shao Boqing and said, “Now I can only place my hopes on the bank.”
Gu Nianbin thought for a moment and then said, “Tell Zhou Ting to take Xiaoxian to your house and accompany Nina for dinner tonight.”
Shao Boqing glanced sideways at him and said, “How come you worry about my wife at this time.”
“I’m worried about Xiaoxian being alone at home.” Gu Nianbin said. “When the dinner is over, I’ll pick her up at your house.”
“Jiang Kaiwei’s target is you not her. What’s there to worry about? Well, it’s not a bad idea for her to go to my house. Nina may get boring being alone.”
Gu Nianbin knew that Shao Boqing was right. No matter how sinister Jiang Kaiwei was, he would not make a fuss about a little girl. However, Gu Nianbin was still worried. He always felt that other than the current crisis, there was something even worse to come.
