Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 324

Chapter 324 He Must Hate Her to Death!

Du Xiaoxian was stunned. She didn’t know whether she should be happy or sad. When she left Gu Nianbin, she didn’t dare to let Du Huayue see her cry. She could only hide in the quilt every night and cry silently. She really missed him very much.

When they were separated, she hurt him so badly, and he was so sad. Every time she thought of his sad expression, she could not stop crying and felt sorry for him.

Although she never thought that she would meet him again, she had imagined the scene of their reunion countless times in her heart. She would say sorry to him, and he would still look at her passionately just like every time she came back after leaving him. He would hug her, kiss her, and gently say that let bygones be bygones.

She looked at him greedily. His eyes were still exactly the same as before. No, they were different. He looked at her coldly as if she was just a stranger.

She suddenly felt cold in her limbs. He had forgotten about her. He had forgotten all about their past.

Perhaps he hated her. Yes, he should hate her. He must hate her to death!

Du Xiaoxian’s heart sank. For no reason, she was flustered. It was like she was at the bottom of a well, surrounded by slippery walls. She could not come out of it, and she could never do. She could only be trapped below, helpless and desperate.

Gu Nianbin did not come alone. A woman held his arm and she was charming and noble. Du Xiaoxian felt that she looked familiar, but she was not Xia Xiaowan.

When Gu Nianbin first saw her, he was slightly startled. But he quickly became calm. His cold gaze swept across her face, not stopping for long.

“Xiaoxian, what’s wrong? You don’t look good.” Lu Haochen’s words pulled her back from her daze.

She looked up at him, and her lips were trembling. “I feel a little stuffy.”

“Here you are. Drink some water. Then you will be better.” Lu Haochen handed the cup to her and introduced the two persons to her. “This is Mr. Gu Nianbin. This is Miss Lan Guo.”

She forced out a smile. “Hello.”

Lu Haochen introduced her to the guests. “This is Miss Du Xiaoxian.”

He didn’t introduce the relationship of the two persons and his relationship with Du Xiaoxian. But since both parties comprised of a man and a woman, they probably could figure out what the relationship was.

Lu Haochen saw her putting down the glass of water and asked with concern, “Are you feeling better?”

She nodded. “I am better now.”

They had western-style food for the dinner party, which was Du Xiaoxian’s shortcoming. She was never able to use the knife and fork well. So Lu Haochen was very considerate to cut the steak for her and then put it in front of her.

Du Xiaoxian did not even dare to raise her head. She picked a piece of steak with the fork and put it in her mouth. But she had no appetite.

Lan Guo chuckled. “President Lu, you’re so considerate!”

Lu Haochen smiled and shook his head, looking a little helpless. “There was no other way. She can’t use the knife and fork well. Every time we ate steak, I had to cut it for her.”

“That’s why I say that you are so considerate!” As Lan Guo spoke, her eyes inadvertently glanced at Gu Nianbin.

Lu Haochen laughed. “Mr. Gu, why don’t you cut the streak for Miss Lan? She is jealous!”

“No need, no need,” Lan Guo raised the corner of her eyes and smiled charmingly. “I have the ability to do that. I don’t need his help!” After saying that, she felt that it was inappropriate and hurriedly apologized to Du Xiaoxian, “I’m sorry, Miss Du. I didn’t mean anything else.”

Du Xiaoxian kept her head down. When she heard Lan Guo speaking to her, she looked up and glanced at Gu Nianbin from the corner of her eyes. She replied softly, “It doesn’t matter.” She then lowered her eyes again.

Lan Guo tilted her head to look at Du Xiaoxian and giggled. “Does Miss Du really take it to heart?”

“No, no,” Lu Haochen explained, “She’s just a little shy and reserved in front of strangers. When you get familiar in the future, she will be fine.”

Lan Guo said, “I saw Miss Du staring at Nianbin. I thought they knew each other.”

Hearing this, Du Xiaoxian suddenly raised her head and looked at Lan Guo in shock. She still saw Gu Nianbin in the corner of her eyes.

“I don’t know her,” Gu Nianbin said indifferently, “I haven’t been to Yawan for many years. How can I know Miss Du?”

But Lu Haochen said, “Was she staring at Mr. Gu? Why do I feel that she has been staring at you, Miss Lan? It is the first time that she has come into contact with you at such a close distance, so she is probably a little nervous.”

However, Du Xiaoxian had a stunned look on her face. She looked at Lan Guo and then at Lu Haochen.

Lu Haochen smiled and explained, “Do you think Miss Lan looks very familiar? Didn’t you binge-watch her TV series Vow of Youth last week?”

Du Xiaoxian suddenly realized that it was her! No wonder she looked familiar. But why was Gu Nianbin with her? Where was Xia Xiaowan? In today’s world, it was normal for rich men to date a few women at the same time. But Gu Nianbin was clearly not that kind of person.

After knowing Gu Nianbin’s attitude, Du Xiaoxian calmed down.

He said he didn’t know her. He was cutting off their relationship. No matter how good the past was, it couldn’t stand the test of time. All of their past was slowly blown away as time went by, leaving nothing behind.

In fact, this was not bad. She thought that as long as he was living a good life, what harm was there in his forgetting about her? To be able to see him again like this in her lifetime was already extravagant for her. So she could not ask for more.

During the dinner, she did not speak much and kept her head down. The cold air in the restaurant was so cold that she had goose bumps on her arms. She endured for a long time and finally shivered. Lu Haochen immediately noticed it. He took off his coat and put it over her shoulder. He lowered his head and asked her gently, “Are you feeling better?”

There was a masculine scent on the coat. It was a nice smell of lemon. Lu Haochen’s clothes were all smoked by lemon essence and smelled fragrant and refreshing.

But she remembered Gu Nianbin’s smell even more clearly. There was only the smell of laundry detergent on his clothes, and it was also fragrant and good to smell. So later on, when the economic situation was better, she also bought that brand of laundry detergent. When she wore the washed clothes, the smell always reminded her of him.

In fact, she knew that she shouldn’t do that. But she always acted silly from time to time probably because she was afraid that she would forget him one day.

Before Gu Nianbin appeared, she had also thought that perhaps she should listen to Du Huayue’s opinion and be with Lu Haochen. Then Du Niannian would have a good environment to grow up in and would not follow in her footsteps.

But the moment she saw Gu Nianbin, this thought suddenly shattered.

It was impossible. She could not accept any man other than Gu Nianbin, even for the sake of Du Niannian. She sat here and felt guilty for her previous thoughts. She had already let Gu Nianbin down. How could she betray and hurt him again? Even if he did not care! Even if he said he did not know her in front of her!

Gu Nianbin spoke very little. Occasionally, he talked with Lu Haochen about business matters. However, Lan Guo had been chatting with Lu Haochen very happily. She was a famous actress and thus was naturally good at treating people with courtesy. She knew what she should say and what she shouldn’t. She was very well-behaved.

Finally, the dinner was over and the four of them stood up in unison. Du Xiaoxian could not help but heave a sigh of relief. When Lan Guo noticed this, she smiled and said, “Miss Du must feel bored when eating with boring people like us!”

“No, no,” Du Xiaoxian quickly shook her head. “I am the person who looks boring.”

Lu Haochen gently embraced her shoulder. “She didn’t want to come with me. I was afraid of being alone, so I begged her to come.”

Lan Guo blinked her beautiful eyes and giggled. “It seems that it was my fault. Originally, Nianbin didn’t let me come with him. It was I who insisted on meeting the famous President Lu of Yawan. I didn’t expect to make things difficult for Miss Du.”

“Miss Lan, you flatter me.” Lu Haochen let go of Du Xiaoxian and walked together with Lan Guo. “Miss Lan, it is my honor to have you with us!”

“Haha, President Lu, you are honey-mouthed!”

“Since tomorrow is the weekend, how about I take Miss Lan and President Gu around?”

“No need to trouble you,” Lan Guo smiled and glanced at the man who was walking in the front. “I often come to Yawan, so I am very familiar with this place. Nianbin and I are going to the sea tomorrow. You and Miss Du can come with us.”

“Sure,” Lu Haochen happily turned to look at Du Xiaoxian. “Let’s go to the sea tomorrow, okay?”

“I won’t go with you. You know, it’s not convenient for me.” Du Xiaoxian said softly and quickly glanced at Gu Nianbin who was walking in the front.

“Are you afraid of Nian…” Before Lu Haochen could finish, Du Xiaoxian quickly pulled him back and smiled unnaturally. “I’ll get seasick.”

“Then you won’t be able to go with us,” Lan Guo glanced at her, quickly caught up with Gu Nianbin, and held his arm.

At this time, Du Xiaoxian noticed that she was also holding Lu Haochen’s arm. She hurriedly released her hand and whispered with a red face, “Please don’t mention Niannian in front of them. I don’t want them to know that Niannian is a child without a father.”

Lu Haochen was a little stunned. Du Xiaoxian had never concealed the fact that she was an unmarried mother in front of outsiders. Even if someone at the company criticized her, she didn’t care about that. Why did she care about this now?

However, this was a good opportunity. He lowered his head and whispered into her ear, “Who said that Niannian didn’t have a father? Am I not her father?”

Although Du Xiaoxian lowered her head, she felt that there seemed to be a fierce gaze sweeping over her. She raised her head and only saw Gu Nianbin’s straight back and Lan Guo holding his arm. Looking at the tall man and the elegant woman, she felt that they were really a perfect couple!

It seemed that no matter which woman stood next to him, they were better than her. The faces of Xia Manyin, Xia Xiaowan, and Lan Guo flashed through Du Xiaoxian’s mind one by one…

Only she was not worthy of him. No matter how hard she tried, she was not worthy of him!

When they arrived at the parking lot, Lu Haochen shook hands with Gu Nianbin and said goodbye to Lan Guo. Du Xiaoxian stood nearby and did not say a word. Because Gu Nianbin said that he did not know her, she did not dare to go forward to talk to him. She only nodded to Lan Guo with a smile and watched them leave as she stood beside Lu Haochen.

They got in the car. Lu Haochen started the car but did not step on the accelerator. He turned to look at her and smiled apologetically. “Sorry, I put you to great inconvenience today. I shouldn’t have brought you here.”

“I shall be the one saying sorry,” Du Xiaoxian sighed. “I’m too stuffy. I don’t even know what to say to strangers.”

“Okay,” Lu Haochen paused for a moment and said, “In the future, I won’t force you to do this kind of business.”

Du Xiaoxian did not say anything. When Lu Haochen drove the car to the main road, she heard the noise of the traffic outside. She suddenly asked, “Are they your friends?”

“To be precise, they should be my business partners.” Lu Haochen said, “Our company has just developed a project but is lacking funds to support it. Mr. Gu is interested in it. So he came to me to talk about cooperation. I know that he is also a famous figure in City G. I have talked about it with him via several phone calls and feel that he is a person who does great things. So maybe we can cooperate happily.”

Du Xiaoxian turned her head away and stared at the dazzling city light outside the window in a daze.

Business partners meant that Lu Haochen would often keep in touch with Gu Nianbin. Maybe she would have a chance to see him again. A complicated feeling slowly rose in Du Xiaoxian’s heart. She didn’t know whether it was joy or uneasiness.