Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 347

Chapter 347 I Will Not Give Up

The show upstairs began, and Du Xiaoxian, who stayed downstairs, was restless. She had never played tricks on others, nor had she ever put on a show. In addition, Gu Niannian was also involved. She was afraid that Gu Nianbin would be angry and that she could not solve the mess.

Ah Ling came in from the side door and saw Du Xiaoxian sitting in the hall. She asked, “Xiaoxian, why are you sitting here alone?”

Du Xiaoxian stuttered. For some reason, she suddenly said, “Miss Lan is here.”

Ah Ling did not seem to care about Lan Guo. “If she’s here, so be it. You and Young Master already have a child. Why are you still afraid of her?” She walked over and sat down. “You are too weak. If I were you, I would definitely go up and find trouble with him.”

Du Xiaoxian said, “No, finding trouble is not good. If I do that, Young Master will get angry.”

“Young Master won’t be angry with you!” Ah Ling smiled and said, “In this world, the person that Young Master will never be angry with is you.”

Everyone said this, but Gu Nianbin was clearly angry with her. It had been so many days since she came back, but Gu Nianbin was still cold and distant to her. The ice between them didn’t melt at all.

“Mom, mom, come quickly,” Gu Niannian suddenly appeared on the stairs and waved at her. “Mom, come up quickly.”

Seeing the child in high spirits, Du Xiaoxian was relieved. This proved that Gu Nianbin was not angry. She smiled at Ah Ling and slowly walked upstairs.

Gu Niannian kept urging her, “Mom, hurry up! Hurry up!” As she spoke, she ran down to drag Du Xiaoxian. She didn’t let go until they came into Gu Nianbin’s room. With a smile on her face, she said, “Mom, Dad promised to take us to watch the puppet drama.”

Gu Nianbin calmly looked at the slightly panicked woman and sneered in his heart. The heroine finally appeared!

Du Xiaoxian swallowed saliva nervously and quickly glanced at Gu Shanshan. Gu Shanshan smiled encouragingly at her.

She gathered her courage and looked at Gu Nianbin. “Nianbin, why don’t we…” She swallowed saliva again. “Let’s take Niannian out for dinner. After dinner, we can go to watch the puppet drama.”

“Yay!” Gu Niannian shouted, “I want to eat pizza!”

Although Du Xiaoxian did not say it very smoothly, she said it out in the end. Gu Shanshan felt relieved and smiled.

Gu Nianbin did not say anything for a long time and only stared at her with a gloomy gaze. Du Xiaoxian trembled and felt a little helpless. She turned back to look at Gu Shanshan.

Gu Shanshan was about to be angered to death by her. Du Xiaoxian didn’t even have this much self-control. She was going to be teased by Lan Guo again.

Lan Guo leisurely drank her tea and did not speak, as if she was watching a good show.

Gu Shanshan guessed that Gu Nianbin would be like this and she interrupted, “Brother, Xiaoxian’s suggestion is not bad. You and Xiaoxian finally get together again. You should spend more time with them.”

Lan Guo raised her eyebrows slightly. She cast a glance at Gu Nianbin’s face and then quickly retracted it.

Gu Nianbin still remained silent. Gu Shanshan secretly pinched Du Xiaoxian.

Du Xiaoxian, who had been extremely nervous, was suddenly pinched by Gu Shanshan and called out reflexively, “Shanshan is right. You should spend more time with us!”

She said it so smoothly and naturally, and there seemed to be a small hint of threat. Gu Shanshan couldn’t help but praise Du Xiaoxian in her heart.

Gu Niannian was naturally in high spirits. Lan Guo had a moment of surprise. Only Gu Nianbin was still expressionless.

However, he finally spoke, “What do you want to eat?”

Du Xiaoxian’s courage lasted only for one moment and was gone again. She stammered, “Niannian says she wants to eat pizza.”

Gu Nianbin glanced at her and suddenly asked Lan Guo, “Why don’t you come with us?”

Lan Guo probably didn’t expect him to say that. Even though she reacted quickly, she was also shocked. She hurriedly said, “No, I’d better not disturb the reunion of your family of three.”

Du Xiaoxian stood there, flushing. Even though she was a good-tempered person, it was impossible for her not to get angry when she heard this. However, no matter how angry she was, she would not make a fuss. She would only stare fixedly at Gu Nianbin with her incomparably clear eyes.

Her clear eyes were like a lake on the top of a snowy mountain, reflecting the blue sky and white clouds, clean and clear.

Gu Nianbin stared at her for a moment, looked away, and said casually, “Then it’s a deal. We’ll have dinner and watch the puppet drama tomorrow.”

Gu Shanshan took the opportunity and said, “Brother, why didn’t you introduce Niannian and sister-in-law to Miss Lan?”

Gu Nianbin frowned. “What sister-in-law…”

Gu Shanshan quickly cut him off. “Alas, although you’re not married, you already have a child. You can be considered a couple!” As she spoke, she winked at Gu Niannian.

The little girl understood Gu Shanshan’s meaning. She smilingly pulled Du Xiaoxian and Gu Nianbin’s hands together. “Dad loves Mom, and Mom loves Dad too!”

When designing this part, Gu Shanshan was actually not confident. If Gu Nianbin shook off Du Xiaoxian’s hand in front of Lan Guo, the entire show would be ruined!

Du Xiaoxian was even more nervous. She felt like her heart was about to jump out of her throat. She could not remember how long it had been since Gu Nianbin touched her last time. His hand was still as hot as fire, as if it could burn her. That bit of heat extended all the way through her fingers, traveling through the meridians of her entire body and slowly merging into her internal organs.

She was unwilling to leave the source of the warmth. She timidly and bravely held the man’s fingertips, as if she wanted to absorb more warmth.

She did not dare to look up at his eyes, only staring at the hand she was holding, hoping that she could hold it longer, longer…

Lan Guo finally could not help but stand up. “Nianbin, I have some matters to attend to. I’ll be leaving first.”

Only then did Gu Nianbin come back to his senses. He pulled back his hand quietly and smiled at her. “I’ll send you off.”

“No need, I can go back by myself.” Lan Guo seemed to be a little angry.

Gu Nianbin didn’t force her and said lightly, “Okay, call me later.”

Lan Guo did not say anything and walked out with her small bag.

As soon as Lan Guo stepped out of the door, Gu Nianbin’s face immediately darkened and he looked coldly at Gu Shanshan. “Needless to say, it was your idea, right? What do you want to do?”

Gu Shanshan was afraid that he would get angry, so she quickly said, “Brother, Niannian is still here!”

“Niannian, go to find Grandma to play. I have something to say to Auntie.”

Seeing that Gu Nianbin’s expression was not right, Gu Niannian quickly pulled Du Xiaoxian’s hand and walked outside. “Mom, let’s go find Grandma.” Although she was a little afraid in her heart, protecting her mother was her instinct.

Du Xiaoxian looked at Gu Shanshan worriedly and wanted to plead, “Nianbin…”

“Who are you calling?” Gu Nianbin turned his gaze at her. His gaze was like a sharp blade.

Du Xiaoxian was so scared that her body trembled. She did not dare to speak again.

“It’s okay, Xiaoxian. You and Niannian go out first.” Gu Shanshan comforted her. “Anyway, he won’t eat me!”

Gu Niannian saw that the atmosphere was not right and pulled Du Xiaoxian very hard. Du Xiaoxian knew that it was useless for her to stay here, so she went out.

After Du Xiaoxian and Gu Niannian left, Gu Shanshan said, “So what if it’s my idea? You clearly know that Xiaoxian will be sad, but you still bring another woman back. I want to ask you what you want to do.”

“You don’t get to care about my business.”

“This is related to Niannian’s happiness. I have to care about it. Not only do I have to care about it, but Dad and Mom also have to care about it. They won’t let you mess around.”

Gu Nianbin lit a cigarette. “How many times have I told you? It is no longer possible for Du Xiaoxian and me to be together. From the day she left, we are done! Now I want to pursue my own happiness. Are you going to destroy it again?”

“Yes, it was our fault in the past. We separated you and Xiaoxian. Since we made a mistake, we should correct it.” Gu Shanshan raised her voice. “Even Dad and Mom have admitted their mistakes. What else do you want? Do you want them to kneel down to you?”

“It has nothing to do with Dad and Mom.” Gu Nianbin said angrily, “Don’t get them involved in this!”

“I know that you are angry with Du Xiaoxian. You can vent your anger, but don’t go too far. If you anger Xiaoxian away, what should you do?”

Gu Nianbin sneered. “She can eat and live well here. She won’t leave!”

“Keep being so willful. Let’s see if Xiaoxian will leave or not.”

“I can’t wait for her to leave!”

Gu Shanshan sneered twice. “Alright, since that’s the case, I don’t care. Let’s see when she leaves!” With that, she slammed the door and left. This ungrateful man deserved to be left alone for the rest of his life!

Gu Nianbin was actually wondering how angry Du Xiaoxian would be by the time she couldn’t stand it any longer and left.

He flicked the cigarette ash and walked to the window. Another layer of leaves had fallen on the ground, but Du Xiaoxian was not there. She should be with Gu Niannian. She grew up in others’ contempt and bullying and developed unparalleled tolerance. What would make her so angry that she wanted to leave? Gu Nianbin had been thinking about this question all along!

After dinner, Du Xiaoxian stood in the courtyard, staring at the woman statue in a daze. It was already dark, and there was a bright moon in the sky. The moon was like a sharp sickle, emitting a cold light, which was very similar to Gu Nianbin’s gaze at her today.

Gu Shanshan said that Gu Nianbin was a paper tiger, but in her eyes, Gu Nianbin was more terrifying than a real tiger! Merely his gaze could scare her out of her wit.

Although in the end, Lan Guo was really angered and left, she was still uneasy. She did not know if Gu Nianbin would blame her for that.

Someone came down from the steps. She stretched her neck to see. It was Gu Nianbin. He was wearing a sweater with one hand in his pocket and the other hand holding a cigarette. He walked down slowly.

She stood behind the statue. When Gu Nianbin walked down, he finally saw her. He was slightly stunned for a moment before turning to the lawn.

Du Xiaoxian called and chased after him. “Well, I’m sorry about what happened today. Don’t blame Shanshan. She…”

Gu Nianbin had been walking with large strides, but when he heard her words, he suddenly stopped. Du Xiaoxian suddenly bumped into him and hurt her nose. It was sore and she covered her face.

“No way. Is it that painful?” It was Gu Nianbin’s mocking voice.

Du Xiaoxian rubbed her nose and tried to squeeze out a smile. “It’s okay.”

Gu Nianbin looked at her quietly and suddenly asked, “Why are you sorry?”

“Because I angered your guest away.” Du Xiaoxian told the truth.

“At least you have some self-awareness.” Gu Nianbin flicked the cigarette butt far away and watched the red light flash across the night sky. He then said indifferently, “No matter what Shanshan and my parents do, it is impossible for you and me to be together. So, you should give up!”

A gust of wind blew, and Du Xiaoxian shivered. She hugged herself tightly and looked at Gu Nianbin who was slowly walking away. Her nose twitched, and tears welled up in her eyes. However, she shouted, “I will not give up!”

The man in front of her seemed to have not heard anything and walked away step by step…