Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 66

Chapter 66 People Are Complicated
When Jiang Kaiwei returned to his office, Shen Li was sitting on his big boss chair, still holding a glass of red wine in his hand, drinking leisurely. Seeing Jiang Kaiwei walk in straight, Shen Li didn’t even have the intention to stand up. Shen Li smiled and said, “It seems that you had a good lunch today.”

Jiang Kaiwei’s face darkened and he frowned, expressing his puzzlement.

Shen Li teased him, “Is that grease on your lips you’re saving for dinner?”

Jiang Kaiwei pulled out a piece of tissue and wiped his mouth again. This lunch caused him to feel so angry and aggrieved … He was the noble Young Master Jiang who could always get what he wanted and ate whatever he wanted to eat since he was young, who would dare to judge him? Why was he lectured by a little girl? He had plenty of money and could afford to waste anything. Did that have anything to do with her? Actually, she wasn’t really lecturing him. There wasn’t even a bit of lecturing intention from her. She just opened the pair of her incomparably clear eyes with a timid expression and said to him very softly and seriously, “Wasting food is a shame.”

Then, he stopped picking out vegetables and ate everything that he liked and didn’t like.

“Tell me, how did it feel to have lunch with the little girl?”

Jiang Kaiwei didn’t say anything. He poured himself a glass of red wine, took a gulp, and called both his assistant and secretary in. He gnashed his teeth and ordered, “Investigate the little girl who is with Gu Nianbin. I want all the information about her, immediately, right now!”

The assistant and secretary went out as if facing a great enemy. They were not strange to Gu Nianbin, but they didn’t know when he had a little girl with him!

Shen Li laughed loudly. “What’s wrong? Why are you so angry? Did the little girl get you mad?”

Jiang Kaiwei poured the rest of the wine into his mouth and put down his glass heavily on the table. Then, he came over to chase Shen Li away and said, “Get away, get away, go to the side.”

Shen Li looked at him carefully. “Yoh, are you really angry?” He stood up and patted Jiang Kaiwei on the shoulder with a smile. “Don’t be angry. Tell me who bullied you, brother will take revenge for you!”

Shen Li’s family background was different from Jiang Kaiwei’s. The elder generation in Shen Li’s family and his elder brothers were all important members of the military and political circles. Shen Li was the only one who went into business. Because he was the youngest, his family pampered him, and he could do anything as long as he was happy. He had his own company, which was thrown away after he was tired of running it, and then he took a temporary post as the general manager at the Jiang’s Group. Although he had a shallow foundation in business, no one dared to look down on him. Who could afford to offend an important military and political officer? There were some matters that Jiang Kaiwei couldn’t even handle with money, but when Shen Li got in, the problem would be settled in a few phone calls.

Therefore, when Shen Li said that he would take revenge for Jiang Kaiwei, he wasn’t really just saying it casually. “But,” Shen Li said, “if it’s Du Xiaoxian, forget it. Bullying a little girl is not something that I will do!”

Jiang Kaiwei sat down on his big chair, still feeling a little angry in his heart. Du Xiaoxian and Gu Nianbin were really alike. They were both like stubborn stones in a toilet pit, smelly and hard. He had thought that Du Xiaoxian was just an inexperienced little girl who was very easy to coax. He didn’t expect that the little girl didn’t give him any respect, and she didn’t say a few words to him from beginning to end. She kept a dull expression on her face without even showing a smile. When did Jiang Kaiwei ever receive such a cold reception? It was not easy for him to explode in front of Du Xiaoxian. But after he returned to the company, he finally exploded!

Seeing that Jiang Kaiwei’s expression was still dark and gloomy, Shen Li laughed again. “Is it worth being angry with a little girl for so long? Don’t be angry. How about I treat you to a drink at the Moulin Rouge tonight? I heard that they had many new girls!”

“Ask Shao Boqing to go with you. I’m not interested!” Jiang Kaiwei had seen many beauties and kind of had the beauty fatigue. He was now only thinking about Du Xiaoxian.

Shen Li tried to persuade him for a long time, but Jiang Kaiwei still looked unhappy. Shen Li then lost all patience, shrugged his shoulders, and went out to have fun himself. When Shen Li walked to the elevator entrance, he was still sighing in his heart. Jiang Kaiwei was a business genius in the business world, but he was actually like a child. He was extremely childish. Sometimes, Shen Li just didn’t like to play with him.

When Shen Li arrived downstairs, he called Shao Boqing and said in a heavy tone, “Tell your president that Jiang Kaiwei is going to use Du Xiaoxian to go against him.”

Shao Boqing laughed loudly on the other end of the phone and said, “Let Jiang Kaiwei bring it on. Du Xiaoxian will handle him without needing to bother Gu Nianbin.”

Shen Li was very surprised and said, “Really?” She was just a little girl, how could she manage that?

Shao Boqing smiled and said, “Then wait and see.”

Shen Li thought of Jiang Kaiwei’s cloudy face and also smiled. It looked like that was not impossible.

After hanging up the phone, Shao Boqing ran to the president’s office and told Gu Nianbin Shen Li’s advice. President Gu, however, revealed a calm expression and said indifferently, “I see.”

Shao Boqing was very surprised by his reaction. Gu Nianbin cared about his precious little girl very much, he would even be unhappy when the girl talked to Shao Boqing for a few more words. Now that Jiang Kaiwei had openly challenged him, Gu Nianbin instead had a calm expression. Shao Boqing really didn’t know what Gu Nianbin was thinking.

Gu Nianbin’s thoughts were actually very simple. Although Jiang Kaiwei was not his match, Jiang Kaiwei would not do anything out of law, so he did not need to worry about Du Xiaoxian’s safety. Besides, Shen Li and Shao Boqing were watching on the side! Although Gu Nianbin didn’t like Jiang Kaiwei for that he stared at his little girl like a stinking fly, Gu Nianbin was very confident in his little girl. Jiang Kaiwei wasn’t any worse good-looking than Gu Nianbin, and the Jiang’s Group was also richer than the Gu’s. If it were another woman, perhaps she would think about it carefully to choose between them two. However, Du Xiaoxian was simple and stubborn. Gu Nianbin couldn’t help but laugh when he thought of her dull expression. She would only tell Jiang Kaiwei to go back where he came from!

Gu Nianbin knew that Jiang Kaiwei had gone to Du Xiaoxian, but he didn’t say a word about that to her. In the evening, the little girl told him herself.

Du Xiaoxian said, “That Mr. Jiang said he wanted to be my friend, but I didn’t agree.”

Gu Nianbin asked her, “What did you say to him?”

Du Xiaoxian blinked and looked at him, “I told him that he and I repelled each other!”

Gu Nianbin laughed loudly and hugged his little girl and kissed her fiercely. “Good girl!”

Du Xiaoxian was a little blank and also smiled, appearing somewhat pleased with herself.

At this time, they had already finished dinner and were sitting on the sofa, watching TV. The programme playing on TV was always cartoons. Recently, Du Xiaoxian was watching the “Simon Sucks”. Gu Nianbin watched it with her for a while before he got up and went to the study. Recently, there was a big tourism ecological project. It was the provincial bidding, and the policy was very favorable. Basically, all the top enterprises in G City wanted to get a hand in this project. The Jiang’s Group was the first in line. With Shen Li, their relationship with the government was naturally closer. However, for such a large project, even the big wigs who held high positions could not make the final decision. Therefore, many people prepared proactively and were eager for winning the bidding.

Since it was a piece of big cake, Gu Nianbin had no reason not to compete for it. He sat under the lamp and carefully read the biding documents. Suddenly, a phone call came in. It was Gu Nianjing who was in charge of this time’s bidding affairs in their company.

Gu Nianjing was Gu Nianbin’s cousin. He was low-key and earnest. Shao Boqing recommended him to take charge of this case. Gu Nianbin had no objections. Gu Nianjing was very efficient. He handed over the bidding documents in a week. Shao Boqing was too impatient to read the thick stack of materials and threw them directly to Gu Nianbin.

Gu Nianjing’s voice was very low and deep, which was somewhat inconsistent with his age. Shao Boqing had long said that Gu Nianjing was young and mature, and now it seemed that it was indeed like that. Gu Nianjing asked about the bidding documents and Gu Nianbin told him that he was reading it, and he would give him feedback in two days. Gu Nianjing said okay and hung up the phone.

This time, Gu Nianbin agreed to let Gu Nianjing take charge of such a big case because he wanted to test him. The burden of the Gu’s Group was too heavy. Occasionally, Gu Nianbin would feel that his ability wasn’t equal to his ambition. He needed someone to share the burden. Although Shao Boqing was a good helper, after all, he was an outsider. Besides, the Shao Family had their own business, so the Gu Family had to rely on their own people for the future. Gu Nianbin hoped that Gu Nianjing could become his right-hand man. When brothers were of the same mind, they had the power to cut through metal. In that case, they could carry forward the Gu’s Group, which was also what Gu Nianbin’s father, Gu Guangxian, wanted to see the most.

Du Xiaoxian quietly opened the door with a crack. Her Young Master was sitting at the table, reading the documents in his hand with rapt attention. She quietly made a cup of hot tea in the kitchen and carried it into the study. Gu Nianbin took the teacup and placed it on the table. He casually carried her and made her sit on his lap, asking softly, “Why aren’t you watching TV?”

“It’s advertisement time!” the little girl replied honestly.

This answer made President Gu a little disappointed. He thought that she came to see him because she missed him!

Du Xiaoxian looked at the thick pile of materials and asked curiously, “What are these?”

“Bidding documents.”

“What are the bidding documents?”

Gu Nianbin thought for a moment and said, “This is a little complicated. I’ll tell you when you grow up and learn more.”

Du Xiaoxian casually flipped through the documents. Seeing Gu Nianjing’s name, she asked curiously, “Who is this person? Why does his name resemble yours?”

Gu Nianbin said, “He is my cousin. I also have another cousin called Gu Nian’an. The two of them are biological brothers. The one you met is called Gu Niannan. He is my distant cousin.”

Du Xiaoxian nodded. She suddenly covered her mouth and exclaimed, “I remember, the man who sat with Mr. Jiang last night was Gu Niannan. He was sitting in a corner at that time, but I didn’t recognize him. Now when I think about it, it’s him.”

Gu Nianbin wasn’t surprised. Ever since Gu Niannan was taught a lesson by him, he hadn’t appeared again. It turned out that he had defected to Jiang Kaiwei. Speaking of this distant cousin, Gu Nianbin had also thought of giving him a chance to do something in the Gu’s Group. However, Gu Niannan was a fickleness and lazy man who was not a down-to-earth person at all. Especially since he had made trouble last time, Gu Nianbin had completely given up on him.

Du Xiaoxian thought for a moment and then said, “He is your cousin. Why was he with Mr. Jiang? They seemed to have a good relationship!”

“Silly girl.” Gu Nianbin pinched her face. “People are free to associate with each other. Just because his surname is Gu, it doesn’t mean that he can’t be friends with Jiang Kaiwei.”

Du Xiaoxian frowned. “You and Mr. Jiang are not friends. He is your cousin, but he and Mr. Jiang are good friends. This …”

“People are complicated in their hearts. You will slowly understand it in the future.” Gu Nianbin picked her up and said. “Forget it, let’s go to bed!”

“Are you not going to read these?” Du Xiaoxian wrapped her arms around his neck and blinked her eyes as she asked.

Gu Nianbin held her butt like he was carrying a child, kissing her face and laughing. “No, it’s more important to go to bed with you!”