Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 334

Chapter 334 Mom, Run

Having searched the entire bookcase, Gu Nianbin didn’t find what he wanted. He sat down in dismay and lit a cigarette. Nearly everything related to Du Xiaoxian was destroyed by him. However, a few of them were kept. For example, the thing he was looking for now was also thrown away at the beginning. Later, for some reason, he took it back and casually put it in a book. But he couldn’t find it now.

He sat quietly and finished smoking his cigarette. Then he got up and went to Gu Shanshan’s room. A few books piled up on her dressing table. They were all taken from him. He shook every book. But nothing fell out of them. Gu Nianbin was a little disappointed. He frowned and thought for a while. Then he carefully turned the pages of the books one by one. When light blue words flashed by, his heart moved. He turned to that page again. Sure enough, it was what he wanted.

It was Du Xiaoxian’s pregnancy report. This was the last thing she left him before they broke up. It was also something that sent him from heaven to hell. The small words on the report were a little blurry, but the blue seal was still very clear. He carefully folded the report and put it into his wallet before going out.

Fang Yaru sat in the living room and heard the sound of footsteps coming downstairs. When she looked up and saw Gu Nianbin rushing downstairs, she asked, “Where are you going?”

“Go out and run some errands,” Gu Nianbin answered lightly and quickly walked out the door.

Fang Yaru could not help but nag, “You just got off the plane. Where are you going now? What are you doing these days?”

Gu Nianbin went to the hospital. Although he had been there once five years ago, he always felt that something had been overlooked by him. He rushed to the gynecology department. When he stated what he was there for, a nurse told him awkwardly that it was almost impossible for him to examine the original data of this pregnancy report now because unlike the records of a hospitalized patient, that kind of test report would not be recorded since there were countless of such reports every day.

Originally, Gu Nianbin came with great hope. When he heard this, he was disappointed. However, he did not give up. Although he couldn’t find the original data, it did not mean that this test report was authentic. If this didn’t work, he could think of other ways.

Three days passed in the blink of an eye. Du Xiaoxian rested her chin on her hand and sat there in a daze. Was she really going to marry Lu Haochen? When Du Huayue told her that day that Gu Nianbin went to Ma Cuicui, she knew that Gu Nianbin was already suspicious. But she still hesitated when she really had to make up her mind. Lu Haochen was a good person. She understood his thoughts, and Niannian liked him. However, she did not love him and felt that it would be unfair for Lu Haochen if they got married.

Just as she was lost in her thoughts, a large hand appeared in front of her. She heard a man’s low and pleasant voice. “What are you thinking about? You are so lost in thought.”

Du Xiaoxian smiled. “Nothing.”

Lu Haochen looked around. Everyone was immersed in their work and seemed very serious. But in fact, they were listening to the talk between Lu Haochen and Du Xiaoxian. He looked at Du Xiaoxian and smiled. “Come to my office.”

Du Xiaoxian nodded. She got up and followed him into the office. Lu Haochen gestured for Du Xiaoxian to sit down, and he sat down opposite her.

In fact, he didn’t know what to say. He just felt that he should show his attitude at this time. After a short silence, he finally said, “Xiaoxian, I know that you have been suffering for the past few days. In fact, I have been suffering too. For such a long time, although I have not officially confessed my love to you, you should know my heart.”

He was a little nervous and his palms were sweating. After all, this was the first time he had said such words to a girl.

Du Xiaoxian felt nervous. She looked down and placed her hands on her legs, tightly holding the lower hem of her skirt. Seeing her like this, Lu Haochen became even more nervous. He only felt extremely thirsty. He went to the water dispenser and poured two cups of water. He handed a cup to Du Xiaoxian. “Drink some water!”

Du Xiaoxian took it and thanked him softly.

After drinking a few mouthfuls of water, Lu Haochen felt less nervous. He continued, “I know you promised Du Huayue that you would consider it for three days. But I think that three days may not be enough. After all, it is a life event. You must consider it thoroughly. I don’t want you to regret it in the future.”

Du Xiaoxian licked her lips and said with difficulty, “I…” She only said one word before lowering her head again.

“You don’t have to be nervous. I’ve said I won’t force you,” Lu Haochen was a little disappointed. After being together for so long, did Du Xiaoxian still have no feelings for him at all?

Du Xiaoxian said as she raised her head and finally mustered her courage. “I just think it’s unfair to you.”

Lu Haochen’s heart sank. Sure enough, that was the case. He forced a smile. “It doesn’t matter to me. As long as you don’t feel wronged, it’s fine.”

“How could that be? I don’t even know how to thank you for helping me like this. I’m just afraid that you will regret it in the future.”

Lu Haochen said in his heart, “I will never regret it for the rest of my life.” But he said to Du Xiaoxian, “What about you? Will you regret it?”

Du Xiaoxian was stunned for a moment. She only thought that it was unfair to Lu Haochen. She did not consider if it was fair to her. Would she regret it? Since she could not be together with Gu Nianbin anymore, it made no difference who her husband would be.

“Haochen, as you said, three days are not enough. Let’s think about it longer. When Niannian comes back, I want to ask her for her opinion. After all, it is to find a father for her.”

“Of course, no problem. Niannian is old enough to express her own opinion. You should ask her. It’s a deal!” Lu Haochen was a little relieved. As long as Du Xiaoxian did not refuse, there was still hope. It was even better that she would not make her decision until Du Niannian came back. That way, he would have another supporter.

However, Gu Nianbin was an unstable factor that made Lu Haochen a little worried. Since he left in a hurry last time, Lu Haochen hadn’t heard a word from him. Lu Haochen had gone against their agreement, but the Gu Group had not sent a letter to claim compensation. What exactly was Gu Nianbin up to?

Day after day, life went on peacefully, but everyone was suffering. It was as if they were to cross a lake covered in ice in winter. The ice looked smooth and hard, but it had cracked inside. They would fall to the bottom of the cold lake as soon as they stepped on it.

After a long wait, Du Niannian came back. As her daughter came back to her, Du Xiaoxian regained her smile. Gu Nianbin did not do anything. So Du Xiaoxian naively thought that maybe Gu Nianbin was not suspicious. He had to take care of such a big company and his family. How could he have the time to pay attention to her?

Therefore, she did not respond to that matter for a long time. But Lu Haochen was anxious. He knew that this matter was caused by Gu Nianbin. Now that Gu Nianbin had no movement, it seemed that the crisis had been resolved. If Du Xiaoxian did not bring it up, he would be embarrassed to ask her, lest he seemed to be forcing her.

But, their relationship became a little awkward. These days, he rarely went to Du Xiaoxian’s home. When Du Niannian called him, he told her that he was busy with work and would go to see her after he was done with it. In his heart, he hoped that Du Xiaoxian could take the initiative to call him. At least that would give him an excuse.

However, Du Xiaoxian was simple-minded and could not think of this at all. She thought that it would be best if nothing happened and everyone still got along as before.

Then October came. Yawan still enjoyed a sunny climate and the trees were leafy. Du Xiaoxian hurried into the kindergarten. She got off work a little late today. So she came later than usual. When she walked into Du Niannian’s classroom, she saw only four children there. When Du Niannian saw her, a smile appeared in her big eyes immediately. She picked up her schoolbag and threw herself into Du Xiaoxian’s arms, shouting happily, “Mom, mom!”

After waving goodbye to the teacher, Du Xiaoxian and her daughter happily left the kindergarten.

After turning a corner, they saw a tall man. Du Xiaoxian stopped in her tracks and her face instantly turned pale as if she had been struck by lightning!

Du Niannian didn’t know what happened. She looked at the man in front of her curiously and then looked up at Du Xiaoxian. “Mom, who is he? Why is he blocking our way?”

The man asked coldly. “Is this the child?”

Du Xiaoxian instinctively pulled Du Niannian into her arms and looked at him warily. She said in a trembling voice, “What do you want to do?”

Gu Nianbin did not answer her. He asked, “Her name is Du Niannian, right?”

Du Xiaoxian’s face turned even paler. She did not say a word and only held Du Niannian more tightly. Du Niannian finally felt that something was wrong, because Du Xiaoxian was trembling very hard. Du Niannian was keenly aware that her mother was very afraid of this man in front of her.

However, she was not afraid of him. Du Niannian broke free from Du Xiaoxian, raised her arms, and stood in front of Du Xiaoxian to protect the latter. She glared at Gu Nianbin with her big black eyes. “Who are you? Why are you blocking our way? Get out of the way, or I will call the police!”

Not expecting Du Niannian to make such a move, Gu Nianbin was stunned for a moment and then smiled, “Child, your name is Du Niannian, right?”

Du Niannian snorted. “Why should I tell you? My teacher told me not to talk to strangers.”

At this time, Du Xiaoxian came back to her senses and quickly pulled Du Niannian back. Du Niannian shook off her hands and looked very powerful. “Mom, don’t be afraid. I will protect you!”

As she spoke, she rushed forward and pushed Gu Nianbin hard, “Go away, you scoundrel!”

Du Xiaoxian finally couldn’t help but shout, “Niannian!”

Gu Nianbin stood still and looked at Du Niannian with probing eyes. Seeing that she did not push him away, Du Niannian was a little unconvinced. She took two steps back and shouted in a low voice to cheer for herself! Then she rushed up and pushed Gu Nianbin again. Gu Nianbin was really pushed away by Du Niannian as he was in a daze.

Du Niannian quickly turned around to pull Du Xiaoxian. “Mom, run!”

Du Xiaoxian and Du Niannian immediately ran away. Gu Nianbin stood there without moving, his eyes fixed on the small figure.

When the private detective placed a stack of files in front of him, he did not dare to turn it over for a long time and only stared at the page at the top.

‘Du Niannian’ was revealed in the name column. Why was she called Niannian? Why did Du Xiaoxian choose the character ‘Nian’ in his name?

Looking at the birthday column, he saw November 15th, 2010. It was as if the lightning struck him, rousing the deepest memories in his heart. He froze.

November 15th, 2010 was the day when he felt uneasy in the rainy autumn afternoon. He always remembered the day. He did not know why, but he always remembered it.

So that was the case. The answer was right here. That was the day when Du Niannian was born. It was the day when Du Xiaoxian was confronted by danger! Because it was his child, he could sense it even though he was thousands of miles away! This was the only explanation!

He couldn’t help but tremble as he went to the birth report. The characters written on it revealed that the child was born in full term delivery, which meant that when Du Xiaoxian left that year, she had been pregnant for at least two months.

It turned out that she still lied to him after all!