Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 278

Chapter 278 Do You Still Have the Face to Come to See Me

On her way, Xia Xiaowan specially bought a newspaper. She wanted to see how much attention the incident yesterday had attracted. However, when she read it through, she did not find anything about it. She was a little puzzled. A wedding of any rich and powerful family had always been a piece of news that the media talked about. Why was it so quiet this time? On second thought, she felt that it would be wrong if it was reported in the newspaper because it was not a decent event. The Gu and Xia families must have blocked all the news.

She took a taxi to the Gu Group by the roadside. She had gotten accustomed to going to Gu Nianbin when something happened to her. Although he was the person she felt most sorry for in this matter, she had to know his attitude first.

When she entered the office building, she met Shao Boqing in the lobby. When Shao Boqing saw her from afar, he was stunned with his widened eyes. Then, he slowly walked over looking like he was about to laugh. “Hey, the fleeing bride. I couldn’t find you yesterday. Why do you come out today?”

Xia Xiaowan knew that he was taking up cudgels for Gu Nianbin, so she did not mind what he said and asked, “Is Brother Nianbin here?”

Shao Boqing was at a loss. “Why do you still dare to meet him? Aren’t you afraid that he will kill you?”

“That’s why I come here! I want to apologize to him!” Xia Xiaowan said confidently.

Shao Boqing chuckled. “You are quite brave. If it were Du Xiaoxian, she would be scared to hide herself deep in the mountains.”

Xia Xiaowan said, “If it were Du Xiaoxian who escaped from the wedding, Nianbin would definitely kill her. As for me, he would just scold me.”

Shao Boqing said, “You know him well.”

“Of course.” Xia Xiaowan seemed to be confident. “We grew up together. Of course I know him well.”

“Since that’s the case, you should go upstairs and bear his anger.” As he spoke, he lifted his foot and was about to leave.

Xia Xiaowan stopped him. “Where are you going?”

Shao Boqing smiled bitterly. “Your Brother Nianbin got recovered now. He urged me every day to go out to find someone to talk about financing. He is trying to take down the Jiang Group!”

Xia Xiaowan was stunned for a moment and said, “Didn’t Jiang Kaiwei hold his fire?”

“Yes, Jiang Kaiwei has held his fire. However, Gu Nianbin opened fire.” Shao Boqing shook his head and sighed. “He usually looks calm and rational, but he seems to have been possessed during this period. I don’t know why. I think they are born enemies!”

“I probably know why.”

Shao Boqing felt funny and said, “I’m with him every day. I don’t even know what he’s thinking about. How do you know?”

“It’s not hard to guess.” Xia Xiaowan pointed at her head. “The key is that you have to use your brain.”

“Enough, you still have a lot of trouble to deal with.” Shao Boqing gave her a glare. “Don’t keep me guessing. Tell me!”

“What other reason could there be? Ultimately, it’s for Du Xiaoxian.” Xia Xiaowan analyzed, “Jiang Kaiwei is the main culprit which causes Du Xiaoxian’s departure. If he didn’t want to start a war with Gu Group, why would Du Xiaoxian leave?”

Shao Boqing nodded and laughed. “Good, Jiang Kaiwei is the culprit and you are the accomplice. In that case, go up and persuade Gu Nianbin.”

Xia Xiaowan went upstairs and entered Gu Nianbin’s office. Seeing her, Zhou Ting smiled and nodded in a polite but distant manner. Xia Xiaowan knew that the people close to Gu Nianbin would be somewhat hostile when they saw her. She did not mind at all. After all, she was the one who caused the trouble!

After properly knocking on the door three times, she heard Gu Nianbin answering from the inside. Xia Xiaowan pushed open the door, poked her head in, and called out with a mischievous smile, “Brother Nianbin.”

Gu Nianbin looked up and glanced at her. Then he did not say a word and lowered his head to write. Xia Xiaowan stuck out her tongue and walked in with a smile. She sat down in the chair in front of him. Gu Nianbin did not look at her and said with a straight face, “Do you still have the face to see me?”

Xia Xiaowan was still smiling. “Whether I have the face or not, I have to come to apologize to you! In fact, Brother Nianbin, you can’t completely blame me for this. I gave you the chance before the wedding.”

Gu Nianbin said, “You have the nerve to push the blame on me even though you are the one who made the mistake.”

Xia Xiaowan said confidently, “You leave me no choice!”

Gu Nianbin did not say a word, still lowering his head to write without looking at her.

“Enough.” Xia Xiaowan said as she leaned forward on the table with her chin on the back of her hand. “Stop pretending. I know you’re not angry,”

“Who said I’m not angry?” Gu Nianbin finally looked up, putting the cap back on the pen. Then he played with it between his fingers. The slender pen moved nimbly between his fingers, drawing a silver arc of light, which made people dizzy.

Xia Xiaowan quickly flattered, “Brother Nianbin, when you were in school, you were good at spinning a pen. I didn’t expect that after so many years, you are still good at it. You should perform it at the end-of-year party!”

“When you were young, you had already known how to flatter people when something happened to you. I didn’t expect that after so many years, you are still good at it.” Gu Nianbin glanced sideways at her. “Tell me, what are you going to do?”

“What can I do?” Xia Xiaowan said pitifully, “I will go to your home and apologize to your parents!”

“Then you should go there. What are you doing here?”

Xia Xiaowan smiled with a shameless face. “I fear!”

“Why do you fear now? Where is your courage when you ran away yesterday?”

Xia Xiaowan continued to beg him, “Brother Nianbin, you will help me, right?”

“What should I do?”

“Go to your home with me and then say a few good words for me.”

Gu Nianbin shook his head helplessly. “Don’t come to me with such trouble in the future.”

Xia Xiaowan giggled, knowing that Gu Nianbin had forgiven her.

Seeing that she didn’t leave, Gu Nianbin asked, “Is there anything else?”

Xia Xiaowan hesitated for a moment and said, “Brother Nianbin, are you still fighting with the Jiang Group? Hasn’t Jiang Kaiwei already stopped the fight?”

“The Jiang Group is now surrounded by enemies, so he has to hold his fire.”

“If that’s the case, why are you still fighting? Aren’t you looking for trouble for yourself?”

Gu Nianbin threw the pen on the table and said coldly, “You should think about how to deal with the aftermath of yesterday. Stop involving yourself in other things.”

Seeing that his expression was not good, Xia Xiaowan knew that she had already gotten on his nerves, so she did not say anything. Originally, she wanted to mention Du Xiaoxian. But seeing Gu Nianbin like this, how could she dare to mention her?

Xia Xiaowan didn’t have a place to go in the afternoon and didn’t dare to go home, so she stayed in the Gu Group and waited for Gu Nianbin to get off work. Then they went back to Gu Nianbin’s home together.

On the way back, Gu Nianbin did not speak. When the car entered the gate, he said, “Don’t speak anything when we enter the room. Let me handle it.”

The way he said this made Xia Xiaowan think of the Brother Nianbin who protected her when they were young. She was a little touched and said softly, “Thank you, Brother Nianbin.”

However, when they entered the room, before Gu Nianbin could say anything, she knelt down in front of Fang Yaru and Gu Guangxian. “I’m sorry, uncle and aunt. I was wrong. Please scold me!”

Fang Yaru said nothing with a cold face. But Gu Guangxian said, “Xiaowan, what are you doing? If you have something to say, stand up and say it.”

Xia Xiaowan did not move. Her attitude was very sincere. “I made a big mistake. Uncle and aunt, I don’t ask for your forgiveness, but please don’t ruin your health because of me.”

Gu Nianbin reached out to pull her. “Xiaowan, get up.”

Xia Xiaowan still did not move. Gu Guangxian looked at Fang Yaru. “Say something. Otherwise, this girl won’t get up.”

Fang Yaru was still angry in her heart, but the floor was cold and hard. She had regarded Xia Xiaowan as her own daughter since she was a child. She could not bear it and finally said, “Get up. If something wrong happens to you, your parents will find trouble with us.”

Although her words were harsh, her expression had already softened a little. Xia Xiaowan knew that Fang Yaru had always had a sharp tongue but a soft heart. In fact, she loved Xia Xiaowan dearly in her heart. Saying this meant that she had already cooled down. Xia Xiaowan stood up and said like a spoiled child, “My parents won’t come looking for trouble. They will only say that I deserve it!”

These words amused everyone, and Fang Yaru’s face unconsciously relaxed a bit more.

“Alright, take a seat.” Gu Nianbin forced Xia Xiaowan to sit on the sofa and cleared his throat. “I’m sorry, Dad, Mom. I’m also responsible for what happened yesterday. In fact, Xiaowan never wanted this wedding. I forced her. If I knew that she would cause trouble, I wouldn’t hold this wedding.”

“Xiaowan, tell me, why are you not willing to marry Nianbin?” Fang Yaru asked, “Didn’t you want to marry him all along?”

“I’m sorry, uncle and aunt. Everything that happened before was my fault. I don’t want to marry Brother Nianbin because I don’t love him, and…” She glanced at Gu Nianbin. “He doesn’t love me either. I was afraid that we would become an unhappy couple in the future if we get married. Then we wouldn’t even be friends. So I changed my mind.”

Fang Yaru sighed. “I really don’t understand young people nowadays. When we were young, we followed our parents’ arrangement of marriage. We met and were both satisfied with each other, and then built our relationship after we got married. Later, we also had a happy life.”

Gu Guangxian said, “Forget it. The young people have their own thoughts. Let them solve it themselves.”

Fang Yaru asked Gu Nianbin, “Nianbin, what do you think?”

Gu Nianbin knocked on Xia Xiaowan’s head and joked, “Even if she wants to marry me now, I won’t marry her!”

“Xiaowan, tell me the truth. Do you not want to marry Nianbin because you still love Jiang Kaiwei?”

“Auntie, it’s not because of him. The relationship between me and him has already ended, and I would not be with him again. I just don’t want to hurt Brother Nianbin. True love is something that can only be encountered by luck. Brother Nianbin will definitely meet his true love. I will also find mine.”

Fang Yaru still felt that it was a pity. “You two have encountered many difficulties in the past. However, you could not end up being a couple. C’est la vie. Forget it, you can do whatever you want. I don’t care. After this incident, I have also thought it through. The children have their own blessings.” She looked at Gu Nianbin. “In the future, I will no longer care about your marriage.”

Gu Nianbin knew that he had hurt his parents, so he patted his chest and promised, “Mom, don’t worry. In the future, I will marry whoever you want me to marry. I will never fool you.”

Fang Yaru smiled. “Don’t make it sound so nice. When I said I would not care about it, I am serious. Xiaowan, you may stay here to have a meal.”

Gu Nianbin said, “Having done such a shameless thing, does she still have the face to have a meal here? Let her go home to eat.”

Xia Xiaowan, on the other hand, smiled cheekily. “If Auntie wants me to stay, then I will definitely give face to Auntie. Besides, when I go home, my brother will beat me up. I can’t get beaten up with an empty stomach, right?”

Everyone burst into laughter, and the tense atmosphere a moment ago vanished in an instant.