Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 333

Chapter 333 Niannian Is Gu Nianbin’s child

“Welcome!” Hearing the door open, Ma Cuicui, who was tidying up her clothes, turned around and was stunned. The person who entered was a tall man with a cold face, deep eyes, and an imposing appearance!

Ma Cuicui looked at him as if she was facing a great enemy. She clearly knew that he had come with ill intentions, but as a commoner, she had always been in awe of the powerful. She did not dare to make a sound and only stared at him with a vigilant expression.

“Hello, Miss Ma.” The man greeted her with a smile.

“Mr. Gu,” Ma Cuicui calmed down a little. “Why are you here?”

“I want to talk to you.” Gu Nianbin got straight to the point.

“I don’t seem to have anything to talk about with you.”

Gu Nianbin chuckled and sat down. “I really admire your generosity. You clearly know that your boyfriend had a child with another woman, and now he is living with that woman. But you act as if nothing is wrong. I want to know where your confidence comes from.”

“This is none of your business!”

“Presumably, Du Huayue has already told you about Du Xiaoxian and me.” Gu Nianbin said with a smile, “I don’t have that kind of bearing. When I heard that she had Du Huayue’s child, I immediately broke up with her.”

“Mr. Gu, I am not interested in the past of you and Xiaoxian,” Ma Cuicui was very panicked and only wanted him to leave quickly. “I still have business to do. Please leave!”

“Why are you so nervous?” Gu Nianbin, on the other hand, was calm and composed. “I just want to talk to you and see how you do it. I want to learn from you.”

“I, have nothing to talk about.” Ma Cuicui bit her lips and leaned against the counter, looking at the clothes in the shop with an unfocused gaze.

It had been less than a year since she opened this clothing store. When she first started the shop, she and Du Huayue didn’t have many savings. Du Xiaoxian lent them some of the money she got from selling the paintings and they finally bought the shop. She always remembered Du Xiaoxian’s kindness, so she would never let Gu Nianbin get any useful information from her.

After a moment of silence, Gu Nianbin suddenly asked, “When are you and Du Huayue getting married?”

Ma Cuicui probably didn’t expect him to change the topic. She was stunned for a moment before she said, “Soon.”

Gu Nianbin took out his wallet, drew a check out, and handed it to her. “Du Huayue probably won’t invite me, but I’m a man who cherishes old friendship. This is a token of my appreciation. Please accept it. I wish you two happiness.”

Ma Cuicui was shocked and didn’t dare to accept it. She stammered, “Mr. Gu, I accept your kindness, but I can’t accept your check.”

“Why?” Gu Nianbin asked, “Are you afraid of Du Huayue? I know that because of Du Xiaoxian, he has never liked me. But now we are not rivals in love. He has you and I have broken up with Du Xiaoxian. What do you mind?”

“Rivals in love?” Ma Cuicui frowned. “You mean…”

“Didn’t he tell you?” Gu Nianbin put the check on the counter. “He always liked Du Xiaoxian, but at that time, Du Xiaoxian was with me. Later, something happened to my company…” Gu Nianbin told her everything from the beginning to the end. “Just like that, I broke up with Du Xiaoxian. I thought they were already married, but I didn’t expect that…he has probably given up on Du Xiaoxian now. That’s why he got married to you.”

Ma Cuicui’s face was pale and she lowered her eyes. She knew that she should trust Du Huayue. After all, she had been with him for around three years and trusted his personality. However, Gu Nianbin’s words also sounded true. Even if Du Huayue had given up on Du Xiaoxian now, he had loved her before. Now that he and Du Xiaoxian were still living together, what was he thinking…

The more Ma Cuicui thought about it, the more confused she became. “Is what you said true?”

“Of course, why would I lie to you?” Gu Nianbin said, “If you don’t believe me, you can ask Du Xiaoxian. She won’t lie.”

Yes, she knew that Du Xiaoxian would not lie. One time, in order to earn more money, Du Huayue helped his colleagues take shifts and did not sleep for two days and three nights. He was afraid that she would be worried and did not let Du Xiaoxian tell her. But she found that Du Huayue’s face was haggard and asked Du Xiaoxian. In fact, she did not force Du Xiaoxian much, but Du Xiaoxian admitted it immediately. She was so angry that she scolded Du Huayue harshly.

“But you still need to be careful,” Gu Nianbin continued. “After all, they have a child. This relationship will not change. At any time, Du Huayue will not abandon his child and Du Xiaoxian.”

“The child is not his.” Ma Cuicui blurted out, but she immediately realized that she had said the wrong thing and was about to remedy it when Gu Nianbin reacted faster than her. “If it’s not his, then whose is it?”

“It’s his. The child is Du Huayue’s.” Ma Cuicui panicked and averted her gaze. “I mean, although the child is his, Du Huayue is not an irresponsible person. So even if he won’t abandon Du Xiaoxian and the child, there is nothing wrong with it.” Now she finally realized that she had fallen into Gu Nianbin’s trip. He must be suspicious, so he wanted to know something from her.

Gu Nianbin narrowed his eyes and looked at her for a while. The corners of his mouth curled into a smile. “Miss Ma, you are really generous.” He stood up. “Thank you for telling me this, goodbye!” As he spoke, he strode out.

Ma Cuicui watched him go out of the door and let out a sigh of relief. Then she glanced at the check on the counter and hurriedly grabbed it and chased after him.

However, the black car on the side of the road had already started moving. She shouted anxiously, “Mr. Gu, wait, your check, wait…”

Gu Nianbin saw Ma Cuicui chasing after him from the right rearview mirror. His lips curled into a sneer as he stepped heavily on the accelerator, leaving Ma Cuicui behind.

As expected, he got the answer. The child was not Du Huayue’s! That day, when he saw Du Huayue and Ma Cuicui hugging each other on the street, he felt that something was fishy. Firstly, Du Huayue was not a plausible guy. How could he coax Ma Cuicui into smiling through her tears in such a short period of time? Secondly, no matter how generous Ma Cuicui was, it was impossible for her to forgive him immediately. At the very least, there had to be a period of transition. So the answer was obvious: The child was not Du Huayue’s!

In fact, he didn’t really believe it at first, but he was too confused and angry at that time, and he couldn’t figure it out at all. Later, he simply buried it at the bottom of his heart and didn’t want to think about it anymore. But now, he felt that it was time to settle the score!

The check in Ma Cuicui’s hand was like a hot potato. Looking at the car that drove off, she was at a loss. After thinking for a while, she still called Du Huayue and told him what had happened.

Sensing Ma Cuicui’s anxiety, Du Huayue could only comfort her and say that it was fine. Gu Nianbin had no evidence to prove that the child was not Du Huayue’s. However, Du Huayue still felt uneasy. With Gu Nianbin’s mind, he must have found something.

He felt uneasy and angry. What right did Gu Nianbin have to go to Ma Cuicui? He had gone too far!

Du Huayue took a leave and ran to the hotel to confront Gu Nianbin. Now that he was no longer Lu Haochen’s friend, what if they had a fight?

However, Du Huayue didn’t expect that Gu Nianbin had left the hotel just a few minutes before he arrived. Why did Gu Nianbin leave in such a hurry? What was he planning?

The more Du Huayue thought about it, the more uneasy he became. He quickly ran back to the company and reported the situation to Lu Haochen. When Lu Haochen heard this, his expression also became solemn. After a moment of silence, he asked, “Niannian is Gu Nianbin’s child, right?”

Du Huayue was also silent for a while. Then he nodded sadly.

Lu Haochen closed his eyes. His guess was right. Gu Nianbin was the man in Du Xiaoxian’s heart!

He had imagined the appearance of that man countless times, but he had never expected that it would be Gu Nianbin! Until that time when they had dinner together, he finally realized this. When Du Xiaoxian saw Gu Nianbin, her expression immediately changed. That night, she acted abnormally, but she did not say it, so he pretended not to know.

Later on, every time Gu Nianbin was present, something would happen to Du Xiaoxian. Although he was uneasy, Gu Nianbin behaved very normally, so Lu Haochen comforted himself. Even if Du Xiaoxian and Gu Nianbin were old friends, it was a matter of the past. It had nothing to do with them now.

However, he was wrong. Gu Nianbin had left and returned, and when he came back, he targeted at Du Xiaoxian. He clearly wanted to stir up history. Why did he bring up the things that had already passed?

What was more unexpected was that Gu Nianbin actually did not know that Du Niannian was his daughter and had always thought that she was Du Huayue’s child. If he knew the truth…Lu Haochen closed his eyes and thought of how Du Xiaoxian had once been in a daze—that kind of loving gaze and that confused look. He sighed and did not dare to think any further.

After a while, he finally looked up at Du Huayue. “Based on your understanding of him, what do you think is Gu Nianbin’s target? Niannian or Xiaoxian?”

Du Huayue was shocked. “President Lu, you mean…”

“If his target is only Niannian, it’s easy. I will marry Xiaoxian immediately and become Niannian’s legal father. Then Gu Nianbin has no other way. But if his target is Xiaoxian…” Lu Haochen smiled bitterly. “Then it will be difficult!”

“No matter what his target is, the only thing we can do now is have you and Xiaoxian get married quickly to dismiss his idea.” Du Huayue said, “No matter what, I won’t let Xiaoxian fall into that kind of trouble again.”

“Didn’t Xiaoxian not agree?” Lu Haochen said, “Maybe she won’t agree to marry me.”

“She will. As long as it concerns Niannian, she will. In her heart, no one is more important than Niannian.” Du Huayue said, “Don’t worry. I’ll go back and talk to her tonight.”

“Don’t force her. After all, nothing forcibly done is going to be agreeable.” Lu Haochen was a little worried. Of course, he wanted to marry Du Xiaoxian, but he did not want to go against her wishes too much. He loved her, so he hoped that she could be happy.

Sometimes, fate was so magical. Just like in the TV series, two people who loved each other could not be together. But the heroine was not necessarily unhappy, because she would find a man who loved her more and they would live happily together at the end of the story.

Lu Haochen hoped that he was the man who could bring Du Xiaoxian happiness.