Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 325

Chapter 325 She Is My Fiancee

This weekend, Du Xiaoxian was feeling extremely uneasy. She did not know why. But she always felt that Gu Nianbin would come to see her.

However, after two days, he did not appear. Du Xiaoxian gently turned over and lay on her side. Du Niannian, who was beside her, was sleeping soundly. She looked at her daughter’s little face in a daze. In fact, Du Niannian did not look like Gu Nianbin. Even if he saw her, Gu Nianbin would not know that she was his daughter. Moreover, he knew that Du Xiaoxian had a child.

But she was still afraid. She got inexplicably panicked, and even began to consider whether to escape again.

His indifferent face and cold eyes appeared before her eyes again. Maybe he wouldn’t come to her because he had already said that he did not know her and had forgotten about their past completely. She was now a stranger to him!

Du Xiaoxian sighed faintly, tucked her daughter in, and slowly closed her eyes.

In the morning, Du Xiaoxian first sent Du Niannian to kindergarten and then went to the company by bus. She was often busy every Monday morning. When she finished her work and went out to get a glass of water, Rose stopped her. “Xiaoxian, why didn’t the boss come today?”

Since the last time Lu Haochen and Du Xiaoxian came in the same car in the morning, everyone had tacitly agreed that they had cohabited. So Rose did not feel that her question was abrupt.

However, Du Xiaoxian was stunned for a moment. She glanced at the closed door and asked, “Is the boss not here yet?” Lu Haochen had always arrived at the company on time. He would only arrive early and would not be late. Why was he late today?

She shook her head. “I don’t know. Maybe he got caught up in something unexpected!”

Not long after she came to the pantry, Rose came over as well. While making instant coffee, she spoke to Du Xiaoxian, “Xiaoxian, please send this to the boss first! He has a guest there. I will bring your tea to your office.”

Du Xiaoxian hurriedly asked, “Who is the guest?”

“I don’t know. He just came with the boss.”

Du Xiaoxian’s heart skipped a beat. It must be him!

Rose quickly prepared two cups of coffee and handed them to her. She smiled. “Thank you, Xiaoxian.”

Du Xiaoxian bit her lips and refused to take them. “I…”

“What?” Rose said, “Go! Don’t just stand there!”

Du Xiaoxian frowned awkwardly. “You had better send the coffee in, I…”

“Boss said he wanted you to bring them to him! If I do it, he will definitely glare at me.” Rose passed the tray to her.

Du Xiaoxian took it in confusion and slowly walked to the president’s office. The door was half open. So she walked in directly. She lowered her head, not daring to look up. Lu Haochen and a man were sitting on the sofa in the guest area, talking and laughing. Du Xiaoxian felt her heart pounding. She glanced at the figures of the two men from the corner of her eyes and bent down to put down the tray. Her heart was clearly in a mess. But she still remembered to serve a cup of coffee to the guest first.

Although she did not raise her head, she could feel that the two men were looking at her. So she was even more flustered. Lu Haochen suddenly called her, “Xiaoxian.”

This sudden sound caught her off guard. As her hand shook, the hot coffee fell on her hand. She was scalded and groaned, but she still held the cup tightly. She was at a loss.

Lu Haochen quickly took away the cup from her hand and put it down. He then pulled a tissue to wipe her hand and asked anxiously, “Let me see if you get scalded.”

“No.” She got panicked and wanted to withdraw her hand. But the man grabbed her wrist and looked at her unhappily. “Look, you are always so careless.”

Although he was blaming her, his helpless tone mainly revealed how he doted on her.

Lu Haochen tried to drag her to the bathroom without any explanation. Du Xiaoxian got panicked and stumbled as she was pulled by him. Being at a loss, she suddenly glanced at the man who was still sitting on the sofa. Coincidentally, he was also looking at her. Their eyes met. Du Xiaoxian seemed to have been hit by something. Her legs went weak and her body fell down. Lu Haochen reached out and hugged her. He asked in a low voice, “What’s wrong? Are you not feeling well? Your face is so terrible!”

She let out “Yes” and struggled to break free from his embrace. It was not an excuse. She was really unwell.

Lu Haochen also noticed it. He raised his hand to touch her forehead and exclaimed, “You have a fever. I’ll take you to the hospital.”

“No need, your guest is here!” After saying that, Du Xiaoxian hurried to the door.

Lu Haochen could only smile apologetically at Gu Nianbin, “President Gu, please sit for a while. I will be back soon.” Then he ran away.

When Du Xiaoxian returned to the secretariat and was collecting her things, Lu Haochen walked in and dragged her out. “Your hand is scalded. Stop doing your things. Go and treat it!”

Du Xiaoxian had a fever. Her head was heavy and her body was weak. So Lu Haochen could drag her out easily. He dragged her all the way to the medical room. After her burns were treated with medicine, he asked Du Huayue to send her to the hospital to see if she needed to have a drip or take other treatments. He also said that when he sent the guest away, he would come to see her.

Du Xiaoxian was dizzy. She did not say a word and was taken away by Du Huayue in a daze. Watching the car move past the gate, Lu Haochen sighed and turned back.

Gu Nianbin was leisurely sitting on the sofa and drinking coffee. Seeing Lu Haochen stride in, he asked with a smile, “Is Miss Du alright?”

“She has a fever. It should not be a big problem. I guess she caught a cold last night.”

Gu Nianbin raised his eyebrows, “You and Miss Du are…”

“You can tell?” Lu Haochen said with a smile as he rubbed the forehead area between his eyebrows, “She is my fiancee.”

Gu Nianbin looked very surprised. “Ah, so she is the future Mrs. Lu. May I ask which influential family this Miss Du is from?”

“None,” Lu Haochen shook his hand. “She is just an ordinary girl. My parents are quite open-minded. As long as I really like her, they won’t care about that.”

“It seems that you really like Miss Du!”

“Yes, I like her very much.” When Lu Haochen said these words, his expression was extremely firm.

Gu Nianbin smiled and said, “You are very fortunate to be able to find someone you truly love in your life, President Lu.”

“Aren’t you also very lucky?” Lu Haochen said, “Miss Lan is very beautiful and a celebrity. I heard that many people chased after her. But she chose you, President Gu.”

The corners of Gu Nianbin’s mouth twitched slightly, and there was a hint of a smile on his face, “Let’s not talk about women anymore and get down to business!” He then raised the cup of coffee and waved it at Lu Haochen. “Sorry, I drank your coffee.”

“It doesn’t matter. It’s just a cup of coffee.” Lu Haochen cast a glance, got up, took a stack of documents from his desk, and placed them in front of Gu Nianbin.

Lu Haochen explained the details when Gu Nianbin read them seriously. But as he spoke, Lu Haochen became a little absent-minded. His eyes occasionally glanced at the phone on the table.

Gu Nianbin noticed this out of the corner of his eyes and his mouth curled up slightly. He seemed to be smiling. But his dark eyes didn’t reveal any expression.

Lu Haochen finally couldn’t take it anymore. He found an excuse to walk away to call Du Xiaoxian in the corridor.

But Du Xiaoxian didn’t answer his call. Lu Haochen then was even more anxious. He called Du Huayue. Du Huayue took the call very quickly. Just as he said hello, he was interrupted by Lu Haochen. “How is Xiaoxian? What did the doctor say? Is her illness serious?”

“It’s not serious. The doctor said she didn’t need a drip.” Du Huayue reported on the other end of the line, “After taking antipyretic, she has gone home to rest. I am on my way to the company.”

“You left her alone at home?” Lu Haochen frowned. “Why didn’t you stay and take care of her? What if something happened to her…”

“Xiaoxian said she was fine. After taking the medicine, she laid down to rest.” Du Huayue explained, “The doctor also said that she just had a low fever. When I sent her home, her face looked much better. You don’t have to worry too much.”

“But when I called her, she didn’t answer my call.”

“Maybe she is asleep,” Du Huayue said, “She has been sleeping quite late these past few days. Maybe she is sleepy.”

Only then did Lu Haochen feel relieved. He wanted to call Du Xiaoxian again. But afraid of disturbing her sleep, he decided to not call her.

He turned around and entered the office. He smiled apologetically at Gu Nianbin. “I’m sorry to have made you wait so long, President Gu.”

“I understand,” Gu Nianbin always had a calm expression on his face and smiled slightly. “Your fiancee is sick, President Lu. It’s normal for you to worry about her.”

Seeing that he had guessed it, Lu Haochen did not hide it. “Yes, she is weak. I am always worried that she will get sick. I am not afraid that you will laugh at me. When she gets sick, I will get inflamed. I even develop ulcers in my mouth. Haha!”

Gu Nianbin also laughed out loud, “Haha, President Lu, you are really straightforward!”

Du Xiaoxian lay on the bed and slowly opened her eyes after Du Huayue left.

She had always been afraid of Gu Nianbin. Now, she was still the same. As long as he glanced at her coldly, her heart would tremble, she would have difficulty in breathing, and her head would be covered in sweat. Then, she had a fever.

She remembered that a long time ago, she was still a maid in the Gu family. When she left Gu Nianbin for the first time and was then taken back by him, he confessed his love to her. She was nervous and afraid. As a result, she had a fever.

It had been a beautiful beginning back then, but this time… she sighed softly and gently closed her eyes.

She didn’t tell Du Huayue that she met Gu Nianbin because she didn’t want him to worry about her. She was also afraid that he would lose his composure. Then Lu Haochen might figure out her past with Gu Nianbin.

Thinking about it carefully, she felt it was no big deal. If Gu Nianbin could pretend that he did not know her as if nothing had happened, then she would just pretend that she did not know him. His cooperation with Lu Haochen was their business, and it had nothing to do with her. In the future, she should avoid meeting him. When he left, everything would be the same as before.

She once thought that without him, she would not be able to live. She also believed that without her, Gu Nianbin would not be able to live either. Looking back now, she felt that was just the despair produced by extreme sorrow. Now, she was fine, so was Gu Nianbin. Both of them lived well after they broke up. Not only did he have Xia Xiaowan, but he also had Lan Guo. He had forgotten about his past with her. Then why did she still keep thinking of him? Was it because of guilt?

She also thought humans were really strange animals. She had made up her mind that night that she would never love another man in her life. But now, that idea changed.

When she was scalded in her hand and had a fever, Lu Haochen was flustered as if he was facing a great enemy. But Gu Nianbin sat still. There was no concern in his eyes other than coldness. He completely ignored her. She thought that even if she died in front of him at that moment, he would probably have the same expression.

He was so heartless. Although it made her feel sad, she also made a decision.