Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 354
Chapter 354 What About Our Home?
Even Gu Niannian was silent on the way back. She was probably a little scared after witnessing the fight between the adults.
She did not want to go back with Gu Nianbin because he looked very scary. There were bruises on his face and bloodstains at the corners of his mouth. The scariest part was the fact that his gaze looked as sharp as a knife, sending chills down her spine. When he carried her out in his arms earlier, Gu Niannian had looked at Lu Haochen pitifully. She wished that he could take her away instead.
But Father Lu just stood there and stared at her mommy silently.
Her mommy, however, looked worriedly at Father Gu. Niannian really couldn’t understand the adults!
Du Xiaoxian sat in the backseat with Gu Niannian in her arms. She peeked at the rearview mirror several times. Gu Nianbin was driving in silence. His serious expression revealed his anger!
She thought that Gu Nianbin would drive home right away, but he did not. He parked the car in front of a restaurant, got out of the car, and went straight in.
Du Xiaoxian was stunned. She quickly got out of the car with Gu Niannian. As soon as she closed the door, she heard the sound of the car being locked. She looked up and only saw his tall figure striding inside.
She held Gu Niannian’s hand and jogged over. Gu Nianbin had already entered a small private room and was telling the waiter his order.
The private room was not huge, but it was decorated tastefully. There was a thin bamboo curtain hanging at the door, and its light green color was like the cool water of a lake. The same bamboo curtain was hung on the window as well, and under the lights, it sparkled faintly like a lake in autumn.
At that moment, Gu Niannian whispered to Du Xiaoxian, “Mommy, are we going to eat here?”
Du Xiaoxian replied quietly, “Yes, we are.”
Gu Niannian continued, “Mommy, I want to eat steamed eggs.”
Du Xiaoxian glanced at Gu Nianbin. He sat at the table with a cigarette between his lips. The flame of his lighter was flickering, but he didn’t light the cigarette for some reason. He then tossed the cigarette and the lighter on the table.
Du Xiaoxian hesitated for a moment but she did not dare to speak up. She said to Gu Niannian, “Let’s just eat the dishes Daddy ordered. It’ll be a waste if we order too much food but can’t finish it all.”
Gu Niannian glanced at Gu Nianbin and did not say anything in response.
Soon, the dishes were served. There were four dishes and a bowl of soup. The steamed egg that Gu Niannian wanted to eat was among them. Gu Nianbin placed the bowl of steamed egg in front of Gu Niannian. Du Xiaoxian took the first bowl of rice and gave it to Gu Nianbin. He hesitated for a moment before eventually eating it.
Du Xiaoxian breathed a sigh of relief, and then picked some food for Gu Niannian.
During the meal, Gu Nianbin remained silent with a glum expression on his face. The atmosphere was a little tense. Naturally, Du Xiaoxian did not dare to speak. Gu Niannian occasionally spoke up, but she spoke while observing Gu Nianbin’s expression carefully. Her voice was so quiet that it sounded as if she was whispering.
In this silent and tense atmosphere, everyone ate very quickly. After dinner, Gu Niannian needed to go to the bathroom. Du Xiaoxian did not say anything to Gu Nianbin as she got up to take Niannian to the bathroom.
When they returned from the bathroom, they saw Gu Nianbin standing by the door. They did not know if he was waiting for them or if he had just come out of the men’s bathroom.
The three of them got into the car again. The whole process was done in silence. However, Gu Nianbin did not seem to have any plans to go home. The car sped along the busy streets. Du Xiaoxian had been away from G City for a few years, and the city had changed a lot. Moreover, since it was nighttime and dark outside, she could not tell where Gu Nianbin was going at all.
However, she was not flustered. No matter where Gu Nianbin wanted to take them, she would remain calm. She and her daughter would follow him wherever he went because she believed in him!
Slowly, she found that the bright night scenery on both sides had disappeared. The car was encompassed by darkness. She narrowed her eyes to observe her surroundings carefully. Finally, she could make out that Gu Nianbin had brought them up the mountains.
Only when the car stopped in front of a building did she recognize that this was the villa on Yuefeng Mountain.
A long time ago, Gu Nianbin had brought her here to see the night scene. On the balcony on the second floor, he held her in his arms and rested his chin on her forehead. His breath on her face was warm, and their surroundings were silent. All they could hear was each other’s heartbeat. It looked like there was an ocean of lights at the foot of the mountain from their high vantage point. There were so many of them, looking as bright as the stars in the sky but on earth… The rest of the world seemed so far away. It was as if it were another world, and all they had was each other!
Du Xiaoxian was still in a daze. Gu Niannian pulled her into the house and whispered, “Mommy, it’s cold outside. Let’s go in!”
It was indeed a little cold. The autumn breeze was freezing. The wind blew above Gu Niannian’s head through the branches and made them rustle. Since Gu Niannian was still a child, she felt a little afraid and dragged Du Xiaoxian into the house.
Gu Nianbin went straight upstairs as soon as he entered the house. Du Xiaoxian did not know what he was up to but did not dare to move. She just sat in the living room and waited obediently.
Gu Niannian became bolder once she entered the house and explored every corner of it. Du Xiaoxian saw her go upstairs and was about to stop her, but as soon as Du Xiaoxian opened her mouth, Gu Niannian disappeared up the stairs. Du Xiaoxian smiled helplessly and followed her up.
After a while, Gu Niannian called out to her from upstairs, “Mommy, come up quickly. There’s a large balcony here. I can see so many lights!”
Du Xiaoxian said, “I’ve seen it before. You can go and enjoy the view by yourself.”
Gu Niannian leaned on the railing of the stairs and asked curiously, “Mommy, when did you see it?”
“A long time ago, your Daddy brought me here. You weren’t born yet!”
Gu Niannian nodded as if she understood and said, “Mommy, come up. Let’s see it together.”
Du Xiaoxian asked quietly, “Where’s Daddy?”
“I didn’t see Daddy.” Gu Niannian thought that Du Xiaoxian was looking for Gu Nianbin, so she shouted, “Daddy, Mommy is looking for you!”
Du Xiaoxian quickly waved at her, trying to get Gu Niannian to stop shouting. However, it was already too late. Gu Nianbin appeared out of nowhere and stood beside Gu Niannian, looking down at her.
Du Xiaoxian was at a loss for words, so she blurted out the truth, “I wasn’t looking for you.”
Gu Nianbin glanced at her and turned to leave.
Du Xiaoxian patted her chest. She was so nervous that her palms were sweating. She glared at Gu Niannian, but the little girl covered her mouth and just giggled. She waved at Du Xiaoxian and said, “Mommy, come up.”
Du Xiaoxian hesitated for a moment but still went upstairs. Gu Niannian took her to the balcony. The place had not changed at all. There was a silver lamp beside the wall and a large, soft, couch-like chair in the same spot. Gu Niannian took off her shoes and jumped on the chair. She laughed and said, “Mommy, this is so fun!”
“Don’t jump around. Be careful in case you fall.” Du Xiaoxian held Niannian in her arms and sat down on the chair, admiring the sea of lights at the foot of the mountains with her daughter.
There were so many lights packed so closely together that it seemed like there were more lights down below than the stars in the sky. The lights came from thousands of houses in the secular world. She once thought that she could escape that life, but she could not. No one could get away from this world, and she was just an ordinary person like any other.
She told her daughter, “Every light down there represents a home.”
“Mommy, what about our home?” Gu Niannian asked.
She looked at the scene intently and then pointed toward the east. “I think our home is over there!” Du Xiaoxian was referring to the Gu family’s residence, but in her heart, the home was where Gu Nianbin was.
She seemed to see a figure and she looked over. Gu Nianbin was standing by the door. He was also looking at the sea of lights at the foot of the mountain. She did not know when he arrived, nor did she know how long he had been standing there.
She thought he would leave without a word, but then he suddenly said, “It’s getting late. Take Niannian to bed.”
Du Xiaoxian was surprised. “Are we staying here tonight?”
Gu Nianbin said coldly, “Do you think I can go back home with my face looking so beat-up?”
Du Xiaoxian lowered her head guiltily. She silently pulled Gu Niannian into the room.
It turned out that Gu Nianbin had disappeared just now because he was cleaning up the house. He found some of his T-shirts for her and Gu Niannian to wear as pajamas. Since she was so small, the T-shirt looked like a dress on her. On Gu Niannian, the T-shirt became a robe that hung down to her feet. It was her first time wearing her father’s clothes. Niannian found it very interesting. She ran around the room, laughing and waving her sleeves around as she danced. Du Xiaoxian called out to her several times, but Niannian refused to go to bed.
When Gu Nianbin appeared at the door, he asked with a sullen face, “Why aren’t you sleeping yet?”
Gu Niannian stuck out her tongue before going to bed obediently.
Du Xiaoxian tucked her daughter in and was about to crawl under the covers as well when she heard Gu Nianbin say, “Come with me.”
Du Xiaoxian was stunned. Why was he looking for her now when she was about to go to sleep?
“Hurry up.” He sounded impatient.
Du Xiaoxian did not dare to ignore him and followed him into the opposite room. This was Gu Nianbin’s room. As soon as Du Xiaoxian entered, the first thing she saw was the huge bed. A long time ago, they had stayed in this room together and slept on that bed.
“Get on the bed,” Gu Nianbin said, sounded like an order.
Du Xiaoxian did not know what he was going to do, but she trusted him, so she lay on the bed obediently.
Gu Nianbin walked over and lifted her clothes. Du Xiaoxian shuddered and sat up, clutching her clothes tightly. “What are you doing?”
Gu Nianbin’s expression was still grim. His voice was deep and stern. “I’m not interested in you. You should apply ointment on your wound. Otherwise, you’ll suffer if it suppurates.” He tossed the bottle of ointment in his hand to her. “Why don’t you do it yourself, then?”
Du Xiaoxian bit her lip and took the bottle. She then said in a soft voice, “The wound is on my waist. I can’t reach it myself.” After she finished speaking, she lay down and lifted up her top, revealing the fair skin of her waist.
She lay there, but when she did not hear anything for a long time, she turned around only to see Gu Nianbin standing there in a daze. There seemed to be some hesitation on his face.
She didn’t dare to say anything to urge him, so she just lay down quietly and focused on the silver-white sheets in a daze.
After a while, he finally came over. He took out some ointment and applied it to her waist. The ointment was so cold that she shivered. Soon enough, he applied the ointment evenly over her wound. His hand felt scalding hot that the blood in her whole body felt like it was boiling as well. Her heart pounded rapidly! It had been such a long time since they were so intimate.
Du Xiaoxian didn’t even dare to breathe too hard, for fear of making any noise that would ruin this special and perfect moment.
At first, his movements were gentle as if he was afraid of startling her. However, slowly, his hands began to apply more pressure. It was as if he was treating her as dough and kneading her firmly.
Du Xiaoxian couldn’t help but yelp. His movements suddenly stopped, but his hand did not leave her waist. After a while, he said, “It’s useless if you don’t massage it properly to improve the blood circulation.”
Du Xiaoxian bit her lip. Her voice was extremely quiet as she said, “It’s okay. I’m not afraid of pain.”
Gu Nianbin snorted and began to massage her again.
This could be considered the most intimate moment between the two of them ever since she returned.
Due to this intimate contact and the fact that Gu Nianbin’s expression was not as grim as it was at the start, Du Xiaoxian mustered up her courage and smiled fawningly at the man. “I’ll… I’ll help you apply some medicine to your wounds.”
“There’s no need. I can do it myself,” the man replied coolly before opening the door. He looked like he was seeing off a guest.
Du Xiaoxian was thin-skinned, so she had no choice but to head out in dejection. When she walked past him, she noticed that his hand was clenched into a tight fist till his knuckles were white. She was shocked and quickened her steps, dashing into the opposite room.
Gu Nianbin seemed to be trying to hold himself back. Did he want to… hit her?
