Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 418
Chapter 418 Happy New Year, My Dear Husband
Du Xiaoxian opened her eyes, and what imprinted on her eyes were the man’s deep eyes, thick ink deep and bottomless, like the deepest trench in this world, making her fall in at once.
“Happy New Year, baby.” The man smiled, his voice a little low.
Du Xiaoxian asked, “What time is it?”
“Just now …”
The firecrackers sounded again, one more intense than the other, drowning out the men’s voices, and Du Xiaoxian knew it was twelve o’clock, and that families were setting off New Year’s Eve firecrackers.
She sat up, wrapped her arms around the man’s neck and touched him lightly on the lips, “Happy New Year, husband.”
Gu Nianbin’s eyes bent with laughter when he heard the phrase husband, and without waiting for her to separate, he kissed her deeply.
This is the first kiss at the beginning of the new year, Du Xiaoxian only felt like there was a string of firecrackers exploding in her heart, the fuse sparks all the way up, exploding countless red, yellow and blue arcs of brilliant light, crackling and blazing to fill her entire heart, she was deeply intoxicated, and did not want to wake up for a long time.
“Hungry?” The man asked her in a low voice, “There’s a snack outside.”
Du Xiaoxian gasped slightly and shook her head, “I’m not hungry, I ate too much at night, but I want to drink water.”
“Okay, I’ll get you some water.” The man pulled his arm out from behind her back and kissed her again, “Be a good girl and wait.”
Du Xiaoxian quietly leaned against the bed, looking at the void of the mid-air to start a daze, last night’s events were like a movie clip, a frame flashed before her eyes, the original stable heart all of a sudden messed up again, once she woke up from a nap, in fact, did not become too good, she still did not know what to do?
Whether she recognized it or not, Lu Ding Shen was her real father, and it was an irrevocable fact that she had his blood in her body.
She got out of bed and walked to the window, opened the curtains and looked at the dark night sky. There was no moon in the sky, and the stars were not very bright, probably because of the firecrackers, like a layer of fog, because of the blurring seems more distant.
She folded her hands together and laboriously searched among the blurry stars, looking for the one that belonged to A-Ma. She believed that it was A-Ma’s blessing that she was able to meet Gu Nianbin and have such a happy life now. But was it also A-Ma’s intention for her father to appear?
She closed her eyes in reverence. Amma, what should I do? What should I do? Please show me the way …
Gu Nianbin went to the kitchen to get hot water, and when he came out, he glanced at the bright lights in the dining room, and after hesitating for a moment, he still walked in.
All were present, gathered around the table for a late-night snack.
When Fang Yaru saw him, she smiled and said, “I thought you guys were asleep, so I didn’t send anyone to call, where’s Xiao Xian, tell her to come and have a snack.”
“She said she wasn’t hungry, I’ll get her some water.” Gu Nianbin replied to her mother’s words, but her remaining light was glancing at Lu Ding Shen, who was eating the five-fruit soup with his head down, his face expressionless and his brows slightly locked.
Gu Guangxian said, “If Xiao Xian doesn’t want to come out, you bring a bowl over to her, eat more or less, it’s so late, where would she not be hungry?”
Gu Nianbin then said, “That’s fine, I’ll take a bowl over, I’ll eat if she doesn’t.”
Xiao Miyuan hesitated and asked, “Nianbin, is Xiao Xian okay?”
“Auntie don’t worry, she’s fine.” Gu Nianbin quickly swept a glance at Lu Ding Shen and saw that his expression slowed down and his frown seemed to stretch a bit. So he added, “She was just woken up by the sound of firecrackers and yelled for water.” The meaning he wanted to convey to Lu Ding Shen was that Du Xiaoxian did not cry bitterly or feel sad when she returned to her room, she just slept and woke up as usual.
Lu Ding Shen looked up at him, “Thank you, Nian Bin.”
Gu Nianbin smiled and said, “Uncle, taking care of Xiao Xian is my job, you don’t have to be polite.” He paused for a moment and added, “You don’t have to be too anxious, I’ll persuade her.”
Lu Ding Shen nodded and said, “Go ahead, doesn’t she want some water?”
Gu Nianbin smiled and turned around with his snack and water.
When he returned to the room, he saw Du Xiaoxian standing by the window, he put down the things in his hand, quietly walked over and hugged her from behind, “Why are you up? What are you looking at?” He glanced up to the sky, “There’s no moon tonight.”
“I’m looking at the stars.” Du Xiaoxian lazily leaned in the man’s embrace, the smoke slowly dispersed, the stars gradually flashed, the sky seemed to be illuminated by these stars, vaguely visible ghostly blue, like a side of frozen cream just taken out of the refrigerator, making people feel very pure.
Gu Nianbin said, “I brought a snack, it’s a five-fruit soup with a lot of things set aside, it tastes pretty good, try it while it’s hot.”
Du Xiaoxian said yes, turned around but hugged him tightly again. The man knew that she was probably annoyed again in her heart and didn’t rush her, gently kissing the top of her hair.
After a while, Du Xiaoxian finally sighed and raised her head to smile at him, “Am I useless?”
“Of course not, everyone has trouble at times,” the man offered her the bowl, “It doesn’t matter if you have trouble, just fix it.”
Du Xiaoxian scooped a spoonful of five fruits soup in her mouth and felt that the flavor was really good, the soup had cinnamon meat, lily, lotus seed, barley, and hundred fruits, it was refreshing and delicious, Du Xiaoxian ate a small bowl even though she was not hungry.
As she set the bowl down, she finally said, “I need a moment.”
“I know, he’ll give you time,” Gu Nianbin said, “You just ate, rest for a while before going to sleep, I’ll play a few games of chess with you, okay?”
Du Xiaoxian wasn’t someone who could have two minds at once, so he used chess to divert her attention.
Sure enough, before the game was even halfway through, the sadness on Du Xiaoxian’s face disappeared, and even though she was frowning, it was obvious that she was concentrating on how to move the game. While she was looking at the chess, Gu Nianbin was looking at her. Counting up, it’s already the first day of the year, their wedding is scheduled for the eighth day of the year, there are only eight days left, will she be able to open her heart? On that wedding day, would she be willing to walk down the aisle on Lu Ding Shen’s arm?
Living under one roof, avoidance is impossible. On the morning of the first day, it is a rule to pay New Year’s greetings to the elders.
Du Xiaoxian picked a red coat to put on, hair tied a ponytail, simple, youthful and festive, as usual, is not powder, but by the big red clothes set off the skin color glistening pink, like a seventeen or eighteen big girls.
Gu Nianbin pushed the door in and couldn’t help but whistle, “Mrs. Gu, you’re not being generous!”
Du Xiaoxian was puzzled and said, “How am I being unkind?”
“Are you trying to distance yourself from me by dressing yourself so young and pretty?”
Du Xiaoxian smiled petulantly, “You’re also very young, you look like you’re in your early thirties.”
Gu Nianbin was a bit discouraged, “I’m in my early thirties and you don’t even look twenty, isn’t this still called pulling away?”
“Who says I’m twenty no, I’m twenty-four.”
As soon as she mentioned this, Gu Nianbin remembered, “Ya, this year is your natal year ah, I have to get you something to wear, you wait, don’t come out.” After saying this, he went out again.
Du Xiaoxian called two did not call, had to sit down again, she would have been long to go out, and because of last night’s events some embarrassment, want to wait for Gu Nianbin to accompany her, did not expect to say two words, he went away again.
Gu Nianbin is to go to find jade for her, he remembered Fang Yaru hands have an old pit glass emerald bracelet, is passed down from the ancestors, the mother is very precious, and usually rarely wear, he thought that if worn on Du Xiaoxian white clear wrist, must be very good-looking. Just do not know if the mother is willing to give.
Fang Yaru really looked a bit reluctant and glanced at him angrily, “You’re not even married yet, so you’re thinking about mom’s stuff.”
Gu Guangxian then said to her, “Daughter-in-law is not an outsider, just give it, don’t let people say you’re stingy.”
Fang Yaru said, “I’m keeping it because I want to make a dowry for Shan Shan, I’ve prepared Xiao Xian’s share.”
“Mom, give me this to use first, and I’ll give you back a good one when the time comes. Xiao Xian is in her natal year, it’s the first day of the year, you have to let her go out!”
Fang Yaru had no choice but to take the jade out, but muttered, “Lu Ding Shen did not send Xiao Xian some jade? Can’t you pick a piece of jade to wear?”
“You don’t think about it,” Gu Guangxian said, “Can Xiao Xian wear something given by Ding Shen? They still don’t know how this relationship is going to work out?”
Fang Yaru saw her husband was a little upset, and hurriedly smiled, “I did not say not to give, today is the first day of the Lunar New Year, to be happy.”
Gu Guangxian gave the bracelet to Gu Nianbin, “Give it to Xiao Xian, say it’s from your mom, let her wear it in her natal year, it’s an ancient jade that protects from evil and can bless her with peace.”
Gu Nianbin took the brocade box and smiled with her eyebrows, “Thank you, Mom and Dad.”
As soon as Gu Nianbin went out, Fang Yaru said, “This Nianbin is really something. I really wanted to leave that bracelet to Shanshan. He only has Du Xiaoxian in his heart. He doesn’t think about his sister.”
Gu Guangxian hummed, “Xiao Xian honest, you do not give her will not want, Gu Shanshan can not be so polite, I see you those jewelry are fast let her tossed light. The excuse to participate in this party that ball, said it is borrowed, also did not see her return.”
“Mine is still not hers.” Fang Yaru was unimpressed.
“Yours or Nianbin’s, it’s not like I’ve seen you being so generous.”
“How rich the Lu family is! In the future, Lu Ding Shen’s dowry for Little Fairy absolutely cannot be less, so where does she care about this little thing of mine.”
Gu Guangxian was a bit puzzled and said, “At first, you thought Du Xiaoxian’s family was poor and the door was not right, and you insisted on breaking up her and Nianbin, but now that she is also considered a rich and powerful woman, why are you not happy again?”
“I’m not unhappy about it,” Fang Yaru said, “I just think her family is rich enough, there’s no need to grab things from Shan Shan.”
Gu Guangxian didn’t know how the always sensible Fang Yaru suddenly became so calculating as he said, “Are you still doubting my relationship with Xiao Xian’s ama? Xiao Xian is Lu Ding Shen’s daughter, that’s already very telling ah?”
Fang Yaru did have some nagging feelings, but today is the first day of the year, it’s really inappropriate to quarrel, she was quiet for a while and said, “It’s my bad, I remembered the things of the past.”
As soon as she said this, Gu Guangxian didn’t say anything, and only after half a second did he say, “Yaru, I’m sorry.”
“It’s okay,” Fang Yaru assisted him, “Go out, Nian Nian has been clamoring to pay us a New Year’s visit since a long time ago.”
