Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 327

Chapter 327 You’ve Got Courageous

The elevator door slowly opened and a pair of bright leather shoes came into view. Du Xiaoxian lowered her head and walked in. She reached out to press the button, only to find that the number had been chosen. It turned out that the man behind her was going to the same floor as her. She wondered which colleague the man was.

So she raised her head and took a look, but she immediately froze. It was Gu Nianbin. She looked at him in a daze. He also looked at her, but his gaze was cold. He was looking at her so straight. It wouldn’t make sense if he said he didn’t know her. However, as he remained silent, she didn’t dare to speak.

In fact, she was unwilling to look away, but his gaze was so aggressive that she finally lowered her head.

She wanted to stay away from him, but she did not have the strength to move. The air in the elevator gradually became sticky, as if it were mixed with glue. Even breathing became difficult. In the quiet and narrow space, she could only hear her own heartbeats, which was like a drum being knocked hard again and again, making her chest painful.

He still did not speak, but his eyes were still fixed on her.

She got afraid and her body trembled slightly. She only hoped that the elevator door could open quickly so that someone would come in or he could go out. But it was not as she wished. No one came in, and he did not go out. They were locked in this narrow, cramped space together.

Her back was covered in sweat and she felt extremely stuffy. She started to feel dizzy, as if she was about to have a fever again. She felt extremely uncomfortable.

Gu Nianbin suddenly coughed. His voice was not loud, but it was enough to make her legs go soft. She leaned against the elevator wall and did not dare to look up. She only saw the pair of black leather shoes shining under the light. She did not even dare to look at that light and only stared at the place under her feet.

Although Du Xiaoxian didn’t raise her head, she knew that the man was still staring at her. She didn’t know what he meant, so she didn’t dare to act rashly. Just as she was suffering, the elevator door finally opened slowly. She walked out quickly. She wanted to grow a pair of wings and fly out of the man’s sight in the blink of an eye.

Gu Nianbin followed behind her unhurriedly. His footsteps were steady and powerful, and each step seemed to be stepping on her heart.

No matter how fast she walked, she could not get rid of the footsteps behind her, which made her extremely panicked.

Suddenly, a strong gust of wind blew over. Before she could react, she was dragged to the security door next to her. His big hand grabbed her arm like an iron clamp. She was unable to break free and was easily pressed against the wall like a doll.

However, he quickly loosened his hand and looked at her with a face full of disgust, as if touching her made him feel disgusted. “You don’t have to be afraid. I just want to ask you a few questions.” He said coldly.

Du Xiaoxian felt a dull pain in her heart. Gu Nianbin had never been so cold to her. He had been angry, had lost his temper, and had scolded her before, but he never had such an expression.

She silently leaned against the wall, looking down at her shoes.

“You didn’t marry Du Huayue?”

Du Xiaoxian shook her head.

“What about the child?”

Du Xiaoxian looked up in horror, glanced at him, and lowered her head again.

“You gave birth to it?”

She nodded and immediately shook her head.

“Did you give birth or not?”

She pursed her lips tightly, not saying a word.

Gu Nianbin got impatient. “Say it!”

This kind of commanding tone made Du Xiaoxian instinctively open her mouth. After a long time, she finally said, “I don’t know!”

Gu Nianbin was stunned for a moment. Instead of flaring up, he sneered, “I know you are never smart, but I didn’t expect you to be so stupid. You don’t even know whether you have a child or not!”

“I,” She looked at him pitifully. “I want to go.”

“Answer my question and I will let you go.”

Du Xiaoxian was in a dilemma. She didn’t know what to do. She didn’t want Gu Nianbin to know about the existence of Du Niannian. However, Gu Nianbin was smart enough. If she lied, he would be able to tell it.

She gritted her teeth and mustered up courage. “This has nothing to do with you.”

Gu Nianbin looked at her for a while and suddenly snorted. “Du Xiaoxian, I haven’t seen you for a few years, and you’ve got courageous. I didn’t expect you would say this to me.”

He took a step closer to her. His eyes were as dark as ink, and there was no light in them. Du Xiaoxian was so scared that she trembled and even closed her eyes. Gu Nianbin’s voice was deep and cold. “It does have nothing to do with me, but it has something to do with Lu Haochen. He is now my business partner. I don’t want him to be hurt, and I don’t want his work to be affected because of this.”

Du Xiaoxian’s lips trembled and her voice was as soft as a mosquito’s sound. “He won’t.”

“He won’t?” Gu Nianbin narrowed his eyes. “You mean he knows everything?”

Du Xiaoxian bit her lips and nodded.

“It seems that there’s no need for me to worry about him.” Gu Nianbin laughed at himself. He took a step back and stood there silently.

Du Xiaoxian secretly glanced at him. Her body was pressed against the wall and her feet slowly moved toward the door. Gu Nianbin did not pay attention to her and lit a cigarette for himself. The light click sound shocked Du Xiaoxian. She was so scared that she stuck to the wall and did not dare to move.

The small flame lit up. It was like a soft tongue licking the darkness. He slowly exhaled a mouthful of smoke. The smoke slowly dispersed and floated into Du Xiaoxian’s nose. She looked at him in horror.

He suddenly chuckled. “Du Xiaoxian, you still owe me an explanation. Didn’t you say that you don’t want to be with rich people? Why do you stay with Lu Haochen and even become his fiancee?”

“I’m not.”

“Not what? Not become his fiancee, or not be with him?”

Du Xiaoxian looked up at him and murmured, “I’m not.”

Gu Nianbin sneered. “You don’t dare to admit it, do you? Lu Haochen told me personally that you are his fiancee.”

“I am not.” Du Xiaoxian hurriedly retorted, as if she wanted to prove something.

“It is a fact that you are with him!”

Du Xiaoxian was silent. She neither admitted nor denied. Gu Nianbin puffed out another mouthful of smoke and he seemed dispirited. “Forget it, you can leave now!”

Du Xiaoxian opened the door and ran out as if she had finally been granted amnesty.

Gu Nianbin stood still and smoked his cigarette. He didn’t know why he did this. Was he not reconciled to the result? He caught her here, but in the end, he didn’t get the answer he wanted.

She was standing there. Her thin body was leaning against the wall, trembling like a weak leaf in the autumn wind. It made people feel pitiful, but he would never pity her again. She had lied to him and made him suffer. Although Xia Xiaowan told him the truth, he still hated her. He hated her distrust, and hated the sacrifice she made. It was clearly a bad idea. Why did she dare to carry it out? How dare she!

He threw the cigarette butt hard on the ground, crushed it with his toes, opened the door, and strode out.

When Du Xiaoxian returned to her seat, she found that her back was drenched with sweat. The air conditioner in the office was set at a very low temperature, and her clothes were cold on her back. She sat there and took a few deep breaths. Her heart was in a mess. She pulled out a document folder and opened it on the table, but she did not know what she was going to do. She then looked for a pen in the drawer, but she could not find the ballpoint pen she usually used.

Someone threw a stack of files on her desk and said a few words to her. She nodded blankly, but in fact, she had no idea what he had said at all. Vaguely, it seemed that she heard someone call her name again. She stretched her neck to look, but could not find who it was.

Then someone patted her on the shoulder. “Xiaoxian, what’s wrong with you? Why are you so absent-minded?”

She forced a smile, “Nothing.”

“Help me send this in. Thank you!”

She nodded and walked towards the president’s office with the stack of files. When she passed Rose’s room, Rose called her and stuffed another stack of files into her hand. “Please help me bring this in too.”

She looked at Rose. “Are there any guests inside?”

Rose said, “No, President Lu is alone in there.”

She felt a little relieved. She knocked lightly twice and pushed the door open. Sure enough, Lu Haochen was alone inside. He looked up and smiled at her. “Xiaoxian, I was a little busy these days and didn’t go to see Niannian. She is not unhappy, is she?”

“No,” She said softly. She put the files on the table and turned to leave.

However, Lu Haochen grabbed her hand. “Xiaoxian, what’s wrong?” He frowned slightly and looked at her probingly. “Why do I feel like you’ve been a little restless these past few days? Did something happen?”

“No, I’m fine,” She wanted to break free, but he did not let her go. His gaze locked onto her. “No? I haven’t seen you smile in the past two days.”

Du Xiaoxian sighed in her heart. She was really too simple. It seemed that anyone could see through her.

Just as they were in a stalemate, someone pushed open the door and entered. The tall figure walked two steps before stopping again, and then laughed loudly. “It seems that I came at the wrong time. Should I wait outside for a while?” And he was about to turn around.

“No need, no need.” Lu Haochen quickly said. He released his hand and stood up. He casually tugged at the clothes on Du Xiaoxian’s back. “Why are you sweating so much? Is the air in the office not cool enough?”

Du Xiaoxian unnaturally took a step back and kept some distance away from him. She said in a low voice, “No.” Then she turned and walked to the door. She walked so fast as if someone was chasing after her from behind.

The two men stared at her back with surprise on their faces. It was only when she walked to the door and disappeared that Gu Nianbin smiled and said, “President Lu, your fiancee is really interesting. When she sees me, she acts as if she has seen a ghost. Did I offend her somewhere?”

“Don’t misunderstand, President Gu.” Lu Haochen paltered. “I wish that she runs away the moment she sees you! You are so handsome that I’m really afraid that she will be obsessed with you! Hahaha…”

Gu Nianbin also laughed.

Lu Haochen continued. “Actually, she has always been like this in front of strangers. You really don’t need to take it personally.”

“I won’t.” Gu Nianbin smiled and walked over. “Actually, I am worried that I might accidentally offend her!”

“Don’t worry about that. Xiaoxian is the purest and kindest person. Even if you really offend her, she won’t mind.”

Gu Nianbin joked. “President Lu, you think very highly of Miss Du! Is it because beauty is in the eye of the beholder?”

Lu Haochen said with a faint smile. “You’ll know when you get along with her for a long time.”

At this time, Rose suddenly rushed in and said in a panic, “President Lu, Xiaoxian fainted. Go and take a look!”

Before she finished speaking, Lu Haochen rushed out like a gust of wind. Gu Nianbin frowned slightly and followed him to the secretariat.