Chapter 328 Nothing Is More Important Than You

Du Xiaoxian had been lying on the ground, and the colleagues carried her onto the sofa. Her face was pale and her eyebrows were slightly twisted. Her hands and feet were cold. Only a warm breath could be detected beneath her nose.

Lu Haochen touched her forehead. It was not hot. He asked in a deep voice, “Have you called Doctor Li over?”

Someone answered from the side, “Yes, Doctor Li will be here soon.”

Lu Haochen squatted down, held Du Xiaoxian’s cold little hand in his palm, and looked at her anxiously.

Doctor Li hurriedly came in with a first-aid kit on his back. He was the doctor in the company’s health room. The staff liked to consult him and get medicine when they got headaches and small injuries.

Doctor Li said, “Everyone, get out of the way. Don’t be so crowded.”

The employees dispersed in a flurry. Doctor Li rolled up Du Xiaoxian’s eyelids, listened to her heartbeat, felt her pulse, and put his hand behind her back to feel it. He said, “President Lu, hurry up and send her to the hospital!”

Lu Haochen was very nervous. “What’s wrong with her?”

Doctor Li said, “She sweated a lot and was blown by the cold air in the office. The cold air entered her body, causing her to suddenly faint. It is better to send her to the hospital.”

Lu Haochen immediately picked Du Xiaoxian up and told Rose, “Tell Hua Zai to get the car ready and wait for me downstairs.”

After saying that, he hurried out. When he saw Gu Nianbin standing by the door, he suddenly remembered. “I’m sorry, President Gu. I have to…”

“It’s more important to send her to the hospital.” Gu Nianbin made a gesture for him to leave quickly.

Lu Haochen nodded and quickly walked out the door.

Gu Nianbin looked at Lu Haochen who was rushing out and his eyes turned slightly. His expression got rather complicated.

Rose came over and asked him, “President Gu, do you want to wait here for President Lu to come back, or?”

“No, I’d better go! President Lu probably won’t be back in a short time.”

“Okay then. I’ll send you off.” Rose looked at him with a smile. Her eyes were shining. How could she not grasp such a good opportunity?

“Don’t bother. I’ll go by myself.”

Rose could only say, “Then, please take care, President Gu. I won’t see you off.”

Gu Nianbin nodded and slowly walked to the door. He did not leave immediately. Instead, he went to the emergency exit where he had just spoken to Du Xiaoxian. He stood there alone for a long time before slowly walking out.

He took the elevator downstairs and saw a person coming from the other end of the corridor. He turned around. When the person came closer, Gu Nianbin suddenly turned around. “Du Huayue, so you’re here too.”

Suddenly hearing this, and seeing the man in front of him, Du Huayue was shocked and his face darkened. “Why are you here?”

Gu Nianbin smiled coldly. “This world is so small that I actually meet you guys again. Is this fate?”

Hearing this, Du Huayue knew that Gu Nianbin had already seen Du Xiaoxian. He frowned and said in a bad tone, “What do you want to do?”

“Why are you so nervous? Do you have a guilty conscience?”

“You are the one who has a guilty conscience!” Du Huayue said angrily, “Gu Nianbin, don’t think that I will be afraid of you just because you are rich. I’m warning you. Don’t plot against Xiaoxian again. Otherwise, I won’t forgive you!”

Gu Nianbin suddenly laughed. “You won’t forgive me? I won’t forgive you! Let me ask you, why didn’t you marry Du Xiaoxian?”

Du Huayue said, “Whether we get married or not is none of your business!”

“What about the child?”

“That child has nothing to do with you either.” Du Huayue glared at him. “How did you find this place?”

Gu Nianbin laughed. “I won’t waste my time to look for you. I just happened to meet you.”

Du Huayue looked at him suspiciously. “Are you here for President Lu?”

“Yes.” Gu Nianbin nodded. “In the near future, we will be business partners.”

Du Huayue pointed at Gu Nianbin. “I’m warning you. Don’t speak nonsense in front of President Lu!”

Gu Nianbin had planned to endure, but he really couldn’t. He quickly grabbed Du Huayue’s hand and forcefully twisted it. Then he turned and flipped Du Huayue over to the ground. “I’m warning you too. Next time you point your fingers at me, I won’t let you off!”

Du Huayue got up and patted the dust off his body. He clenched his fists and looked at Gu Nianbin fiercely.

Gu Nianbin, on the other hand, had a nonchalant expression on his face. “What? You want to fight with me? I am a friend of your President Lu.”

Du Huayue looked at Gu Nianbin for a while and finally loosened his fist. He had been caught off guard. Otherwise, he would not have let Gu Nianbin succeed. He glared at Gu Nianbin fiercely and then entered the elevator.

As soon as Du Huayue entered the elevator, Gu Nianbin’s face darkened. He looked thoughtfully at the slowly closing elevator door. After a while, he finally walked out quickly.

In the hospital, Du Xiaoxian finally woke up. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at the infusion bottle hung at the head of the bed. She was a little confused. She didn’t know what had happened to her.

Lu Haochen came in from the door. Seeing that she had woken up, he quickly walked over. “Xiaoxian, how are you? Do you feel better?”

Du Xiaoxian asked in a weak voice, “What’s wrong with me?”

“You fainted. The doctor has checked. There is nothing wrong with your body. You can go home after the injection. I will give you a few days off. You should have a good rest at home.”

Du Xiaoxian said, “I’m fine.” After a pause, she added, “Well, it’s not a bad idea to rest for two days.”

She knew what was wrong with her. She was scared by Gu Nianbin. The last time when she had a fever, it was also because of him. She couldn’t see that man at all. If this continued, she didn’t know what would happen.

It was rare for Du Xiaoxian to be so obedient, which made Lu Haochen a little happy. He said, “That’s right.”

“Thank you, President Lu. You can go back now. I am okay alone. Don’t delay your business.”

Lu Haochen sat by the bed and looked at her gently. “Nothing is more important than you.”

He had wanted to say this a long time ago, but he had never had the chance.

He stared at her eyes. Du Xiaoxian lowered her eyes. Her thick eyelashes covered her eyes like a small fan. She should have heard it because her body was shaking slightly, but she seemed to be in a trance. There was no expression on her face, not even the usual shyness. It was like she had heard a very ordinary sentence, or she felt that it was a matter of course.

Lu Haochen did not know what she was thinking and did not dare to continue. Both of them were silent, and the atmosphere seemed a little awkward.

After a while, Du Xiaoxian said again, “President Lu, you should go back!”

Lu Haochen sat there in a daze. Du Xiaoxian didn’t know what he was thinking about. After a long while, he finally replied, “Alright, then I’ll be leaving first. I’ll get Du Huayue to pick you up and bring you home.”

Du Xiaoxian gave off an “okay” and said in a light voice, “Thank you, President Lu.”

Lu Haochen smiled. “There is no need to be so courteous. And don’t call me President Lu in private. It seems too distant. After all, I am Niannian’s father. Just call me Haochen. If you don’t like it, you can just call me by my full name.”

Du Xiaoxian smiled and replied, “Alright.”

Lu Haochen called Du Huayue and then gave a few instructions to the nurse before leaving.

Du Huayue met Gu Nianbin by the elevator when he was going upstairs to get Du Xiaoxian’s bag. He was thrown to the ground. He really wanted to fight with Gu Nianbin. He had wanted to beat Gu Nianbin up for a long time, but he held back. It was not because he was afraid of Lu Haochen’s blame, but because Du Xiaoxian was still lying in the hospital waiting for him to take care of.

When he hurried to the hospital, Du Xiaoxian seemed to have fallen asleep with her eyes closed. He quietly went out to ask the nurse. Knowing that it was the last bottle and she could go home after this, he was relieved and quietly entered the ward. He sat on the bed and looked at her.

She was very slim, and she looked thinner because of the illness. Her chin was sharp, and her black hair was scattered on both sides of her face. He reached out his hand, wanting to pull off the hair on her face, but stopped in mid-air. He hesitated for a moment and retracted his hand.

She was no longer the silly little girl from back then. When they were young, there was not enough food supply, and they starved from time to time. As a result, Du Xiaoxian was malnourished. Her hair was slightly yellow, thin and fragile. He always made fun of her hair, but she was not annoyed. She always looked at him shyly with a red face and smiled like a little dandelion.

She was the closest to his mother, followed by him. His father, brother and sister-in-law had always been cold to Du Xiaoxian. At such a young age, Du Xiaoxian was very good at reading people’s expressions. She always came to his home when they were not around. At that time, she was thin and small. Like a kitten, she quickly entered the door without making a sound. She smiled at him timidly and called him Brother Ah Yue. Then she went to find his mother, who was mostly in the kitchen. His mother would give Du Xiaoxian a bowl of rice with some vegetables, and let her squat by the stove to eat.

He sat in the living room and looked at her small figure, only feeling pitiful. At that time, he never expected that one day when the pitiful little girl grew up, she would be as beautiful as a butterfly that had shed its cocoon. Moreover, her big eyes always reminded him of the clear stream between the secluded valley.

On the night of New Year’s Eve, they set off fireworks in Gu Nianbin’s house. There were so many gorgeous, sparkling fireworks, but none of them were as dazzling as her eyes. It was as if the stars in the sky had fallen into her eyes. They shone brightly and reflected the gorgeous fireworks. There seemed to be light splashing out. He couldn’t move his eyes away from her.

Later, he thought that things had changed probably at that time.

From then on, he kept her in his heart. He listened to her call him Brother Ah Yue and he kept answering, but his heart seemed to be bleeding. She even mentioned Gu Nianbin in front of him. Her shy and happy appearance made him crazy with jealousy, but he could do nothing. He could only be a good brother!

In fact, he once had a chance. One night after she broke up with Gu Nianbin, she entered his room in the dark. Perhaps because she did not turn on the light, or perhaps because she was too nervous, she bumped into a chair, and with a bang, he woke up. He sat up and turned on the lights. He saw her standing there in a daze and shivering.

He was shocked. He jumped off the bed and pulled her to the chair to sit, asking what was wrong. She blushed and hesitantly told him the truth.

He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. He angrily scolded Xia Xiaowan and Gu Nianbin for putting Du Xiaoxian in such a difficult situation.

That spring night, it was chilly. She was wearing thin pajamas, shivering from the cold. Or perhaps she was trembling from nervousness. He draped his coat over her shoulders and rubbed her cold hands. Then, he pushed her back to her room without letting her say anything else.

He had never seen such a stupid woman! He was truly enraged by her stupidity! He sat on the bed and was angry for a long time.

But was there any regret? If he had agreed, then now…He shook his head, not daring to imagine it.

He had always thought that Du Xiaoxian and Gu Nianbin were not from the same world, so he had opposed them being together in the beginning. But later on, he slowly felt that he and Du Xiaoxian were actually not from the same world. He had a feeling that one day, Du Xiaoxian would spread her golden wings like a phoenix and fly to the world that belonged to her, and he could only look up to her.

Even so, he was satisfied.