Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 336

Chapter 336 Do You Have a Photo of the Child
The moment the door closed, Du Xiaoxian clearly saw the sudden coldness in Gu Nianbin’s eyes. She trembled in fear and murmured, “What should we do? What should we do? He…”

Lu Haochen looked at her. “Xiaoxian, let’s get married! If we get married, I will be Niannian’s legal father! Even if we go to court, Gu Nianbin cannot do anything to us.”

Du Xiaoxian was in a daze. Her eyes lit up when she heard that. “Alright, let’s get married then.”

Du Niannian shouted happily, “Mom and Dad are getting married! You two are getting married!”

Looking at the happy child and the frightened and helpless woman, Lu Haochen knew that he was taking advantage of her. But now as he was pressed for time, he could not care about so much. Only by making Du Niannian his legal stepdaughter could he be sure to win Gu Nianbin.

The matter was settled just like that. Du Xiaoxian did not think too much about it. As long as she could keep Du Niannian from being taken away, she would do anything. Because they were in a hurry, Lu Haochen did not plan to have a grand wedding. He still wanted to hold his wedding together with Du Huayue’s. He hoped that he could marry Du Xiaoxian in the shortest time possible.

When Du Xiaoxian went to work the next day, she saw her colleagues whispering to each other. She was not a gossiper. However, in this special period, she was in a state of extreme nervousness. So she walked over and listened. It seemed that the company had broken the contract and had to pay a large sum of money.

She asked casually, “How much money will our company lose?”

One person gave her an astronomical figure, causing her to gasp in shock. “What a huge amount of money!” She asked again. “To whom?”

Another person answered her, “Do you know the Gu Group? The Gu Group in G City. Their president came last time. He put on airs. I didn’t expect him to be so sinister. After losing a large sum of money, will our company still have a way out?”

Someone interrupted, “Don’t blame the Gu Group for being ruthless. That’s written in the contract. They just follow the rules. They are not so stupid as to give up the compensation!”

As long as it involved Gu Nianbin, Du Xiaoxian’s heart would be in a mess. She was forced to leave Gu Nianbin back then because the Gu Group first broke the agreement and had to pay a large sum of money, and then the entire Group was in danger as its war with the Jiang Group became even more fierce. Could it be that Gu Nianbin also wanted to deal with Lu Haochen like that?

She silently returned to her seat. Resting her cheeks on her hands, she heaved a long sigh. Since she was a child, others had called her a jinx. Whoever stayed with her would be unlucky. At first, it was Gu Nianbin, and now, it was Lu Haochen. It was as if this was her fate that she was destined to be alone in this life.

She slipped out with her cell phone and went to the rooftop to make a call. She hadn’t called that phone number for a few years. But she remembered it. She always remembered anything related to Gu Nianbin. Her heart was pounding and her fingers were trembling slightly.

It was just a phone call with Gu Nianbin, but it made her tremble with nervousness. She took a few deep breaths, her hands shaking, and pressed down the numbers one by one.

The cell phone rang for a long time. Just as she wanted to hang up, the person on the other end of the line picked up the call. He seemed to have just woken up. He spoke with a thick nasal voice, “Hello.”

Hearing the familiar voice, Du Xiaoxian froze and did not dare to move. Her heart beat violently, hitting her chest hard, which made her painful.

Hearing no response, Gu Nianbin became a little impatient and asked, “Who is this?”

Du Xiaoxian stammered, her lips trembling. “It’s, it’s me.”

Not expecting it to be her call, the man on the other end of the line was obviously surprised. After a moment of silence, he asked, “What is the matter?”

Du Xiaoxian stammered out her intention. In the end, she said, “As long as you are willing to let Lu Haochen go, I can agree to anything you want, except Niannian.”

“I’m afraid you will be disappointed,” Gu Nianbin said coldly, “I have nothing to ask you to agree to. As for Niannian, whether you give her to me or not, she will come back to me.”

“It’s not like that,” Du Xiaoxian hurriedly argued, “Haochen said that as long as I marry him, Niannian will have a complete family, and then the judge will not let her live with you.”

Gu Nianbin sneered on the other end of the line. “Haochen? You call him so intimately. So you are going to get married soon.”

“If,” Du Xiaoxian bit her lips. “If you are willing to let him go, I can promise you not to marry him.”

Gu Nianbin laughed. “Du Xiaoxian, who do you think you are? What does your marriage have to do with me? Aren’t you being too self-sentimental? But you’re still sanctimonious! Back then, you chose to leave me in order to save the Gu Group. Now, you decide not to marry Lu Haochen for the Tianchen Company. I wonder if he will be sad when he hears your answer.”

Du Xiaoxian sighed and said softly, “I know you hate me. But you are not Jiang Kaiwei, who is merciless. Just let him go! Tianchen Company is a small company and can’t compare with the Gu Group. Losing such a big sum of money will make it collapse directly.”

Gu Nianbin retorted, “Are you afraid that Lu Haochen won’t have the money to marry you? Don’t worry! A starving camel is still bigger than a horse. He won’t ill-treat you.”

“I beg you, okay?”

“You don’t have to beg me. I have no friendship with you. If you still want to negotiate about this matter, forget it! I won’t give any response!” Then he hung up the phone.

Listening to the urgent beeping sounds of the phone, Du Xiaoxian wanted to cry but had no tears. Before she called him, she was mentally prepared. But she did not expect Gu Nianbin to be so determined. However, he was not to blame. After all, it was all her fault. She was a jinx. Whoever stayed with her would not have a good life. It seemed that her marriage with Lu Haochen had to be canceled.

Gu Nianbin was so angry that he felt a throbbing pain in his temples. He raised his hand and directly smashed the phone. He had never seen such a self-righteous woman! What qualifications did she have to beg him? Did she think he was still the past Gu Nianbin five years ago?

He lit a cigarette and leaned against the bedhead. He felt his head seemed to hurt even more. He went back by the last flight last night. When he was on the plane, he felt a little uncomfortable. He had a terrible headache. It was like someone was stabbing him with a thick needle. It was a dull pain. When he arrived home and took his temperature, he found that he had a fever. Unwilling to go to the hospital, he just took a fever reducer and lay down on the bed. He slept until he was woken up just now by Du Xiaoxian’s phone call.

He didn’t expect that she would dare to call him and ask him to let Lu Haochen go. He surely wouldn’t be like Jiang Kaiwei, who would take out all his assets to gamble for Xia Xiaowan. Gu Nianbin wasn’t that childish. He just proceeded according to the contract and didn’t go overboard. However, that woman compared him to Jiang Kaiwei!

In recent years, he seldom flared up. But he was so angry at that woman that he smashed his phone.

The noise was probably a little too loud. Fang Yaru pushed the door open and came in. When she saw the broken cell phone on the floor, she was slightly stunned. “Nianbin, what’s wrong?”

She walked over, took the cigarette from his mouth, and put it out in the ashtray. Then she touched his forehead. “Why are you smoking so early in the morning? You still have a fever!” She sat down by the bed. “Tell me, did something bad happen?”

Gu Nianbin did not say a word. He looked at the broken phone on the floor and was in a daze.

“Is the cooperation in Yawan not going well?” Fang Yaru said, “You have frequently gone to Yawan recently. But why did you return in just one day this time?” Seeing Gu Nianbin in a daze, she reached out and pushed him. “I’m talking to you. Has the problem been resolved?”

Gu Nianbin said with a gloomy face, “Mom, don’t worry. I know how to handle the affairs of the company.”

Ever since Du Xiaoxian left, Gu Nianbin had become even more unsociable. Fang Yaru also regretted it now. He had become like this today because she had thought the face of the Gu family more important than his happiness at that time. Looking at her son like this, she felt guilty. Sometimes, she even imagined how good it would be if Du Xiaoxian suddenly appeared. Then her son would have a way out.

Gu Nianbin’s eyes were somber. Fang Yaru did not dare to look straight at him. She sighed faintly. “Nianbin, go downstairs and have breakfast. You have to eat something so that you can take medicine!”

Gu Nianbin sat still and did not move. Fang Yaru shook her head helplessly and was about to go down to ask the servants to bring breakfast up. He was still in a fever. No matter what, he should eat something!

Just as she reached the door, Gu Nianbin suddenly called her, “Mom.”

Fang Yaru responded and turned to look at him.

Gu Nianbin seemed to be a little hesitant. He frowned and said, “I saw Du Xiaoxian.”

Fang Yaru was shocked. No wonder Gu Nianbin had been strange recently. It turned out that he saw Du Xiaoxian.

She walked over and sat down by the bed again. She asked carefully, “Du Xiaoxian, how is she doing?”

“Not bad.”

“That’s good,” Fang Yaru sighed again. “I really wronged her in the past. Knowing that she is good, I am relieved. She should be married to Du Huayue, right?”

“No.”

“No?” Fang Yaru was a little surprised. “Then, the child in her belly…”

“She gave birth to a girl. The child is almost five years old.” Gu Nianbin looked up at his mother. “Mom, I suspect that she is my daughter.”

“Ah!” Fang Yaru stood up in shock. “What did you say? Is it your child? But didn’t you say at that time…”

“Du Xiaoxian lied to me. I got someone to investigate the child. She was born in full-term delivery. According to my calculations, when she left, she should have been pregnant for more than two months, not one month.”

“That is really possible.” Fang Yaru was excited. “Then why didn’t you bring the child back?”

“I’m just guessing. I don’t have enough evidence. Moreover, Du Xiaoxian refused to give me the child.” Gu Nianbin’s gaze was gloomy. “I have to find a way to do a paternity test of that child.”

“Do you have a photo of the child?” From the moment Fang Yaru heard this news, she could not calm down. She had been looking forward to a grandchild for many years. She thought that there was no hope. She did not expect that a granddaughter would suddenly appear. Whether it was a grandson or a granddaughter, as long as it was a grandchild of the Gu family, it was her treasure.

Gu Nianbin got out of bed and took out a file pack from a bag. He took two photos from it and gave them to her.

Fang Yaru narrowed her eyes and looked at them. Then she suddenly shouted, “Oh my god, Nianbin, no need for a paternity test. She is definitely your child and my granddaughter. It is true! Oh my goodness. God has blessed me and sent me such a beautiful granddaughter. I have to tell your father…” Fang Yaru happily said as she walked out.