Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 339

Chapter 339 You Are Not Married?

Du Xiaoxian knew that Gu Nianbin would do something, but she did not expect him to come so soon. The next morning, she was about to go to work. When she opened the door, she saw Gu Nianbin standing outside. Behind him were Fang Yaru and Gu Shanshan.

The first thought in Du Xiaoxian’s mind was that they were coming to snatch Niannian away. The second thought was that fortunately, she had sent Du Niannian to Lu Haochen’s house yesterday.

So after a moment of panic, she quickly calmed down. Anyway, Du Niannian was not here, so there was nothing to be afraid of.

“Xiaoxian,” Fang Yaru smiled and greeted her. “Aren’t you going to invite us in?”

Du Xiaoxian leaned to the side and let them in. She went to the kitchen to make a few cups of tea and placed the tea in front of them.

Fang Yaru and Gu Shanshan had already searched the entire house when Du Xiaoxian was in the kitchen. They did not see Du Niannian, so Fang Yaru asked, “Xiaoxian, where is Niannian?”

Du Xiaoxian stood to the side with her hands down. She was always in awe of Fang Yaru. She said softly, “She is not here.”

Gu Shanshan walked over and pulled her to sit on the sofa. “Xiaoxian, don’t be afraid. We come with no ill intentions. You helped our Gu family raise the child. My parents are very grateful to you. My dad also wanted to come, but he wasn’t fit enough to take a plane. He asked me to say hello to you on his behalf.”

Du Xiaoxian still lowered her head. Her voice was so light that it almost could not be heard. “Thank you.”

“Xiaoxian, where is the child?” Fang Yaru had planned to see Du Niannian before Du Niannian went to kindergarten, but she did not make it, so she was a little disappointed.

Du Xiaoxian did not speak, only staring at the decorative sequins on her shoes.

Gu Nianbin, who had been silent all this time, became a little impatient. “She’s asking you a question. Where did you hide the child?”

“Nianbin, be nice. Don’t scare her.” Fang Yaru glared at her son and said gently to Du Xiaoxian, “Xiaoxian, don’t be nervous. I come here to pick you up.”

“Niannian,” Du Xiaoxian finally spoke, “She is not Gu Nianbin’s child.” She did not sound confident at all.

“Look at you. What are you saying? I know that it’s not easy for you to raise the child by yourself these few years. Don’t worry, we will definitely compensate you.”

“Yes, Xiaoxian, come back with us.” Gu Shanshan also said, “We were wrong in the past, but in the future, we will definitely treat you well.”

Du Xiaoxian gritted her teeth and bravely raised her head to look at Gu Nianbin. “Why must you take away my child? Do you and Xia Xiaowan have no children? If not, you can have one with her. Why must you snatch my Niannian?”

Gu Shanshan said in surprise, “Xiaoxian, my brother and Xiaowan are not married! How can they have children?”

Not married? Impossible! She clearly saw the news of their marriage in the newspaper and clearly heard the reporters call them Mr. Gu and Mrs. Gu!

Du Xiaoxian stared at Gu Nianbin and she was dumbfounded. She asked in disbelief, “You are not married?”

Gu Nianbin’s face was dark, and he did not answer her. He only snorted coldly.

“They are really not married,” Gu Shanshan said, “Xiaowan is now Mrs. Jiang. She is married to Jiang Kaiwei!”

This news shocked Du Xiaoxian too much. If Gu Nianbin did not marry Xia Xiaowan, then how did Gu Group get out of the crisis?

Gu Shanshan glanced at Gu Nianbin and said, “Xiaoxian, how can my brother marry another woman except you? You should know his feelings for you!”

At this time, Gu Nianbin said in a rough voice, “Who said I’m not married? Xiaowan and I went into the church!”

“You were in the church, but you didn’t marry her, did you?” Fang Yaru glared at Gu Nianbin again. If she had known earlier, she would have just asked him to wait outside. He did not help to persuade Du Xiaoxian. Instead, he caused more trouble. It seemed that he meant it when he said that he would not accept Du Xiaoxian that day.

From the moment Du Xiaoxian heard that Gu Nianbin was not married, her gaze had been circling around his face. She asked again, “Why are you not married?”

“It’s not that I didn’t want to. Xiaowan ran away from the wedding.” Gu Nianbin said lightly.

“Xiaowan saw that you were acting on impulse and was afraid that you would regret it in the future. That was why she escaped.” Gu Shanshan explained.

“She ran away because of Jiang Kaiwei. It has nothing to do with me.” Gu Nianbin said coldly.

Gu Shanshan glared at him angrily and winked at Fang Yaru. Fang Yaru said, “Nianbin, go out and smoke a cigarette! Let me talk to Xiaoxian alone.”

Gu Nianbin sat still and did not move. He did not look at Du Xiaoxian, but he knew that she had been staring at him. Her gaze was straight, as if it were glued to his face. It was really annoying, so he stood up and walked out.

Only when the door closed with a “bang” did Du Xiaoxian wake up from her thoughts. She looked at Fang Yaru blankly.

“Xiaoxian, don’t blame him. He has suffered a lot in the past few years!”

Du Xiaoxian had a puzzled expression. Fang Yaru’s mouth did not move, so where did the voice come from?

“Xiaoxian,” The voice called her again. Du Xiaoxian turned her head blankly and found that it was Gu Shanshan who was talking.

Gu Shanshan continued, “That year when you left, it really hit him too hard. He used alcohol to relieve his sorrow, and in the end, it led to alcohol poisoning. He was sent to the hospital, and he was unconscious. It scared us so much. We didn’t know if he would wake up or not. Even the doctor felt helpless. My mom cried all day long. I took leave to stay by the bedside every day. My dad was in poor health, but he insisted on going to the hospital every day…”

As Gu Shanshan spoke, her eyes became watery. “Later, he finally woke up, but he had fainted for the entire seven days! After he left the hospital, his mood changed…”

Gu Shanshan slowly told her everything that had happened to Gu Nianbin in the past few years. Du Xiaoxian listened silently. Tears streamed down her face. Her mind was in turmoil. She never thought that things would turn out like this!

She had always thought that her departure could give Gu Nianbin happiness, but it did not. The sacrifice she made had no effect, only leading to Gu Nianbin’s broken heart. She always remembered how Gu Nianbin looked when she left. His face was so pale that it seemed like he would fall at any time, but she pretended not to see it and resolutely left!

Gu Shanshan pulled out a piece of tissue on the table and handed it to her. “Xiaoxian, don’t be sad. Now that you can be reunited, you should be happy!”

Du Xiaoxian sniffled with a pitiful look on her face. “But he, he’s angry…”

“You hurt his heart, and he will definitely be angry. Moreover,” Gu Shanshan gave her a warning in advance. “He has a stubborn temper and will be angry for a long time. Don’t argue with him. No matter how bad his words are, you should endure him, okay?”

Of course, Du Xiaoxian hurriedly nodded, “I won’t argue with him. It’s all my fault. It’s all my fault.” As Du Xiaoxian spoke, she could not help but cry again.

Gu Shanshan and Fang Yaru looked at each other and finally breathed a sigh of relief. No matter what Gu Nianbin’s attitude was, at least there was no problem with Du Xiaoxian.

Then Gu Shanshan struck while the iron was hot. “Xiaoxian, come back with us! My dad said he wanted to hold a grand wedding for you two!”

Du Xiaoxian wiped her tears and stammered, “But he, he…”

“You don’t have to worry about him. What do you think?”

What could she think? Who else could she marry in this life except Gu Nianbin? She had always thought that it was impossible and that she would be hopeless for the rest of her life. But all of a sudden, she had the joy of dispersing the dark clouds to see the sun, as happiness was coming so unexpectedly!

She was a little shy. “I have no problem.”

“Since you don’t have any problem, come back with us! Dad is still waiting for you at home!”

At this time, Fang Yaru asked again, “Xiaoxian, where is Niannian?”

Du Xiaoxian was off guard and she said frankly, “I hid her in a friend’s home.”

Gu Shanshan laughed. “You hid her away? Do you really think we’re here to snatch the child?”

“I?” Du Xiaoxian was embarrassed and lowered her head.

“It makes sense that Xiaoxian is so wary of us.” Fang Yaru smiled and helped her explain, “Look at your brother’s expression. It’s as if he wants to eat someone. It would be strange if Xiaoxian was not afraid!”

Gu Shanshan said, “Xiaoxian, since you’ve decided to go, don’t waste time. Leave with us today!”

“Today?” Du Xiaoxian hesitated for a moment. “It’s too fast! I haven’t resigned yet, and the rent isn’t due. Niannian’s tuition fees have been paid for a semester and cannot be taken back. Brother Ah Yue will get married next week…”

“None of this is a problem,” Fang Yaru said, “I will arrange for someone to handle these. You can just pack your luggage and leave with us. There is no need to bring any clothes. When you get there, I will buy you new clothes. You have suffered outside for the past few years! When you get home, I want to…”

Before Fang Yaru finished speaking, someone hurried in. “Xiaoxian, Gu Nianbin is downstairs. He didn’t come up to harass you, did he?”

It was Du Huayue who came back from the evening shift. When he finished speaking, he found that there were two strangers sitting in the room, so he was stunned there.

Gu Shanshan stood up and walked towards him with a smile. “You must be Du Huayue! We are very grateful to you for taking care of Xiaoxian and Niannian in the past few years. I’ve heard that you are going to get married. This is a small token of my appreciation. Please accept it.”

Gu Shanshan stuffed a cash check into his hand. Du Huayue was baffled. Seeing Gu Shanshan’s elegant behavior and the noble woman sitting there, he could tell that they were not ordinary people. Looking at the denomination of the cheque in his hand, he was shocked and threw it back to Gu Shanshan like throwing a hot potato. “This, Xiaoxian, they are…”

Du Xiaoxian introduced. “This is Gu Nianbin’s mother, and this is his sister.”

When Du Huayue heard this, his expression immediately changed and he said sternly, “What are you trying to do? Do you want to bully her just because you have more people?”

“Brother Ah Yue, you misunderstood.” Du Xiaoxian quickly pulled him aside and explained to him in a low voice.

After hearing what she said, Du Huayue’s face darkened even more. “Are you crazy? Xiaoxian, have you not suffered enough? Do you want to jump into the fire pit again?” His voice was filled with uncontrollable anger.

Gu Shanshan didn’t like to hear this. “Hey! Watch your language! How can you say that our family is a fire pit?”

“Isn’t that so? Didn’t you bully Xiaoxian back then? Now that she has given birth to a child, you want to take the child away. But you can’t make it, so you want to cheat her. You want to trick her to your home and continue to bully her!”

“Little Du, your words are too extreme.” Fang Yaru said, “I admit that we were in the wrong in the past. Since we made a mistake, can you give us a chance to correct it? Xiaoxian has suffered a lot, so we have to make it up to her!”

“Hmph! Empty promises.” Du Huayue was filled with indignation. “Do you know that when she gave birth to the child, she suffered difficult labor and was directly sent to the operating room from the delivery room, almost losing her life? Niannian got seriously ill at the age of two. Xiaoxian did not sleep for seven days and seven nights. The child turned from danger to safety, but she herself fell ill. In order to raise the child, she sold fruits on the street under the sun. The skin on her body was peeled off layer by layer. It was not easy to raise the child to such an age. Now you are here to snatch Niannian! The child is her life. Taking the child away is the same as taking her life away. How can you be so heartless?”

“Brother Ah Yue, stop it.” Du Xiaoxian looked at him pleadingly. “Those are all in the past. I want to go back with them.”

Fang Yaru said calmly, “We are not here to snatch the child. We want to take both of them home. I know that you are worried about them and afraid that Xiaoxian will be hurt. I can promise you that we will treat Xiaoxian well. If you are worried, you can come to our house at any time. We will welcome you whenever you come. Xiaoxian sees you as an elder brother and Niannian calls you uncle. For our family, you are Xiaoxian’s family and our in-law. We have to treat not only Xiaoxian, but also you well. No matter what difficulties you encounter in the future, you can come to me. The door of our family will always be open for you.”

Fang Yaru’s sincere words made Du Huayue speechless. Since the old lady had said so, he could not be unreasonable anymore. After a moment of silence, he said in a muffled voice, “Xiaoxian, make the decision yourself. I won’t interfere.”

Du Xiaoxian said softly, “I’ve decided.”

“Have you thought about how to tell President Lu?”

As soon as Du Huayue mentioned Lu Haochen, Du Xiaoxian was silent. She had failed Lu Haochen so many times.