Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 310

Chapter 310 Menstrual Cramps

It was as if overnight, all the public areas in Tianchen Company, including the corridors, meeting rooms, reception rooms, pantries, were all hung with well-framed paintings. When the employees came to work in the morning, they were shocked by these paintings that suddenly appeared. These were all colorful paintings of quiet objects, such as flowers and plants, animals, characters, and even the scenery of green mountains and clear waters…

Every one of them was decently framed. At first glance, they looked like children’s paintings. But the employees found under close inspection that the colors were bright with strong contrasts. Regardless of the skills of the painter, at least from the visual perspective, they were good paintings.

However, what the employees did not understand was, why Tianchen Company, which was always known for its seriousness, would allow these children’s paintings to be hung here in such large quantities.

Du Huayue also saw these. Moreover, he recognized that they were Du Xiaoxian’s paintings. He was shocked. Every night, he watched Du Xiaoxian draw until the middle of the night. He thought that she used her paintings to dispel her sadness of missing Du Niannian. He did not expect that all the paintings would be hung in the company.

He had planned to ask Du Xiaoxian during lunch, but the more he thought about it, the more uneasy he felt. So he went upstairs to look for her.

The door of the cleaning room was not locked. He pushed the door open and went in. There was no one inside. Then he ran to the rooftop and there was no one there. Du Huayue narrowed his eyes and thought about it carefully. Apart from these two places, he could not think of where else Du Xiaoxian could go.

Coming down from the rooftop, he slowly walked towards the elevator. Suddenly, he saw the door of the president’s office open. Lu Haochen and Du Xiaoxian walked out together. They were talking and laughing, as if they were very familiar with each other. Du Huayue did not have time to think too much and quickly dodged to the side, watching Lu Haochen and Du Xiaoxian walk past him.

Lu Haochen held two cups in his hands and asked Du Xiaoxian, “Still green tea?”

Du Xiaoxian nodded and pushed open the door of the cleaning room. “Just put it there after you make it. I’ll bring it back after I’m done.”

Lu Haochen smiled and said, “No need. You go back to the office first. I’ll bring them back together.”

Du Xiaoxian said, “Alright. I’ll go over after I’m done cleaning.”

Watching one of them go to the pantry and the other enter the cleaning room, Du Huayue stood against the wall and blinked his eyes. After a long time, he was still dazed.

When did the relationship between Du Xiaoxian and Lu Haochen become so good? He remembered that Lu Haochen had been angry with Du Xiaoxian last month. Everyone in the company knew about it. Du Xiaoxian was almost transferred downstairs to work. Why did their relationship improve so much when he went back to his hometown?

A figure suddenly flashed in Du Huayue’s mind. His heart sank fiercely and an indescribable fear rose, as if he missed a step when going downstairs. For God’s sake, this President Lu cannot be the second Gu Nianbin!

Du Xiaoxian was beautiful and it was normal for a rich man to take a fancy to her. Even if Lu Haochen didn’t care about the disparity between family backgrounds, if he knew that Du Xiaoxian had a child and abandoned her in a fit of anger, the one who was to get injured would be Du Xiaoxian!

No, they had gone through great difficulties so as to finally get rid of Gu Nianbin. He could not let Du Xiaoxian start another complicated, unmatched relationship again after she had just ended one! Du Huayue thought for a while and decided to go down first. He planned to talk to Du Xiaoxian during lunch!

But in the canteen, Du Huayue did not find the chance to speak to Du Xiaoxian alone.

Not long after Du Huayue and Du Xiaoxian sat down, Lu Haochen came over with his plate. Du Huayue hurriedly stood up and greeted, “Hello, President Lu.”

“Take your seat,” Lu Haochen naturally sat down beside him. “When did you get back?”

“I’ve been back for a week.” Du Huayue was a little nervous.

“It’s not easy to go back. Why don’t you stay for a few more days? Is it because Guo Zheng didn’t approve? If he doesn’t approve, you can tell me.” Guo Zheng was the manager of the Administration Department. He was in charge of personnel, logistics, and security.

“No, no,” Du Huayue hurriedly said, “I asked for five days and Manager Guo gave me five days. It’s enough.”

Lu Haochen nodded and asked, “Who else do you have in your family?”

“My mother, brother, sister-in-law, and a nephew.”

“You have a big family!” Lu Haochen smiled and said, “Better than me. I only have my parents in my family and I grew up alone.”

Du Xiaoxian, who had been silent all this while, suddenly interjected, “You are better than me. At least, you have parents.”

Lu Haochen glanced at her and said in a gentle voice, “Did I remind you of your sad memories? Then let’s change the topic!”

Du Xiaoxian smiled. “I’m fine. Although I don’t have parents, Second Aunt and Brother Ah Yue treat me very well.”

“Yes, thanks to them,” Lu Haochen picked out the meat from his own plate and gave it to Du Xiaoxian. “So you should be grateful.”

This action, this tone…Du Huayue was confused again. What should he do? What he wanted to do and say was all done by Lu Haochen. It was like when an actor acted, he suddenly found that others had said all his lines. He was stunned and did not know what to do.

“Brother Ah Yue,” Du Xiaoxian called out to him, “Why don’t you eat? Why are you in a daze?”

Seeing that Lu Haochen was also looking at him, Du Huayue hurriedly answered and lowered his head to eat. There was no need to guess anymore. Lu Haochen was obviously the second Gu Nianbin.

The thing he had been worried about finally happened. Among so many men in the world, Du Xiaoxian got close to a rich young man again! Just as he was sighing in his heart, another person sat down at their table. When he looked up, he saw that it was the famous beauty of the Administration Department, Huang Yali. Usually, she always looked high and mighty and seemed disdained to talk to him. Now, she was sitting opposite him, looking at him with a smile.

“Boss, what a coincidence to meet you again.”

Lu Haochen said lightly, “I’m here every day. It’s hard not to meet me.”

Huang Yali didn’t mind that she ran up into a stone wall. She smiled and spoke to Du Huayue, “Captain Du, I often see you and Du Xiaoxian eating together. You are both surnamed Du. Are you relatives?”

“Kind of,” Du Huayue said, “The people in my hometown all have some kinship. Xiaoxian lived next door to my home and has called me brother since we were little.”

“So you two are childhood sweethearts!” Huang Yali covered her mouth and laughed. She rolled her eyes and saw Lu Haochen’s face darken. He gave her a cold glance, scaring her so much that her heart trembled.

Did she say something wrong? No, she was talking about Du Huayue and Du Xiaoxian. Why was Boss offended?

However, she did not dare to say anymore. She lowered her head and ate some rice sulkily. Suddenly, she heard Lu Haochen say, “Du Xiaoxian, what’s wrong with you?”

Huang Yali turned her head and looked over. Du Xiaoxian frowned, bowed down, and pressed her hand against the right side of her abdomen. She seemed to be a little uncomfortable.

Du Huayue blurted out, “Xiaoxian, are you having…” He suddenly realized something and stopped talking.

Du Xiaoxian still looked uncomfortable, but she blushed and said, “I’m fine. Just an old illness. I’ll just go up and take a rest.”

Du Huayue said, “I’ll send you up.”

Du Xiaoxian waved her hand. “No need, I can go up myself. You haven’t finished your meal yet.” As she spoke, she propped herself up and pressed her hand against her right abdomen as she slowly walked towards the door.

Lu Haochen asked Du Huayue, “What’s wrong with her? What makes her uncomfortable?”

Du Huayue also blushed, and he said, “Just a stomachache. It’s an old illness.”

“Why didn’t she see a doctor?” Lu Haochen said, “The older the illness is, the more it should not be delayed. What kind of problem does she have?”

“President Lu, you don’t need to worry,” Du Huayue smiled awkwardly. “She will be fine after resting for a while.”

The more Du Huayue refused to say, the more suspicious Lu Haochen became. After eating two mouthfuls, he put down his chopsticks and left. He was really worried, so he had to go up and take a look.

After leaving the elevator, he went straight to the cleaning room. The door was not locked, and when he pushed it open, Du Xiaoxian wasn’t there. He was stunned and was about to leave, but he thought for a moment and walked in again. Just as he walked around the cabinet, he saw Du Xiaoxian squatting in the corner. Her small body curled up into a ball. Just looking at her like this made his heart ache.

Lu Haochen’s heart tightened and he quickly walked over. “Du Xiaoxian, what’s wrong with you?”

Hearing this, Du Xiaoxian raised her head and forced out a smile. “Mr. Lu, why are you here? I’m fine. I’ll be fine after a while.”

“What exactly happened to you?” Lu Haochen was a little anxious. “What is your problem? Tell me so that I can help you!”

“I’m really fine. You can go.” Du Xiaoxian frowned in pain and wanted him to go out as soon as possible. She really didn’t have the energy to talk with him now.

How could Lu Haochen abandon her and go out himself when he saw Du Xiaoxian grimacing in pain? Since she refused to say anything, he simply picked her up in his arms. “This won’t do. I’ll take you to see a doctor.”

“Seeing a doctor won’t help.” Du Xiaoxian wanted to struggle, but the pain in her lower part was unbearable and she was too weak. She shouted weakly, “Put me down.”

“Then tell me, what happened to you?”

“I,” Du Xiaoxian was really afraid that he would carry her out like this. She gritted her teeth and said in a voice as low as a mosquito, “I’m having menstrual cramps.”

Although her voice was low, Lu Haochen still heard it clearly. He was stunned for a moment and slowly put Du Xiaoxian down. He knew what menstrual cramps were. In the past, his fiancee also had this problem. It hurt once a month. Seeing a doctor really couldn’t help. She had to slowly recuperate.

“Come on, go to my office. I’ll think of a way for you.”

“No need. I will just stay here for a while.” Du Xiaoxian said, “I will be fine soon.”

“Are you going with me or not?” Lu Haochen glared at her. “If you don’t go, I’ll carry you!”

Du Xiaoxian did not have the energy to argue with him, so she could only obediently follow him.

After entering the office, Lu Haochen found a glass bottle, put in hot water, and let Du Xiaoxian put the bottle on her abdomen. Then he asked Rose for a pack of cocoa powder, and made a cup of hot cocoa for Du Xiaoxian to drink.

“Do you feel better?” He squatted in front of her and looked at her worriedly.

“Yes, much better,” Du Xiaoxian’s brows relaxed. With the hot bottle pressed against her lower abdomen, she felt warm down there. It did not hurt that much anymore.

“Do you have a hot-water bag at home?” Lu Haochen said, “If you have one, use it. It works better than the bottle.”

Du Xiaoxian didn’t have this problem in the past. It only happened after she gave birth to Du Niannian. When it hit her the first time, Du Huayue saw that she was in too much pain and he bought her a painkiller. However, it wasn’t highly effective after she used it too many times. Du Xiaoxian felt that this was a waste of money, so she stopped using it and endured the pain every time. She never thought that there would be a way to alleviate this pain.

“Mr. Lu, thank you,” Du Xiaoxian placed the empty cup on the coffee table. “I’m feeling much better. I didn’t expect you to know this.”

“My girlfriend used to have this problem as well.” Seeing her straighten up, Lu Haochen also stood up and sat down on the coffee table to talk to her. “That’s why I know.”

“You are so considerate. Your girlfriend is so lucky.”

Lu Haochen smiled and did not speak. He was not a considerate man, at least not in the past. He only knew that his fiancee had this problem and had seen her do this before. That was why he did it now. He did not expect it to really be useful.

“You can sleep here for a while. I will wake you up later.”

“No need,” Du Xiaoxian turned the hot-water bottle over and continued to press it against her abdomen. “It’s not comfortable to lie down. I’ll just sit and wait for a while. I’ll get better soon.”

Lu Haochen looked at her for a while and suddenly reached out to rub her head, as if he was treating a child. “Alright, you stay here. I’ll go and read a book. Call me if you need anything.” He had to go away. He was afraid that he would not be able to control himself and hold Du Xiaoxian in his arms, because her weak expression really made him feel pity for her.