Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 85

Chapter 85 He Didn’t Like Her Anymore
After school, Du Xiaoxian saw Little Ding waiting for her by the side of the car. She walked over slowly and greeted him. Then she opened the car door herself and sat in. Because Little Ding had lectured her in the morning, he had nothing else to say to her now. He silently got in the car and started it.

Du Xiaoxian leaned by the window and looked at the street view. In fact, her mind was in a mess and she didn’t have the mood to enjoy any scenery. When she regained her senses, she realized that the route was wrong. Little Ding was sending her home. She felt extremely sad in her heart, but she didn’t dare to ask.

After getting out of the car, she kept her head down and went up the stairs absent-mindedly. She entered the elevator, exited the elevator, entered the house, and threw her schoolbag on the sofa. She wanted to lie in bed for a while, but when she pushed the door open, she was dumbfounded.

The layout of the bedroom had changed. Everything that came to her eyes was pink. The pink curtains, pink sheets, pink pillows, and pink blankets were all in the same style. The hugging bear, long-eared rabbit, pug, soft and big doll… these were lying all over the place. The bed was smaller than before, but the round and snow-white tatami with long hair were placed in the corners. It must be very comfortable to lie in them. The dressing table was also changed to pink, and on the table surface was filled with all kinds of skin care products. There were also beautiful hairpins, combs and leather bands of all colors.

The pink pajamas with bear patterns were hung on the bedside rack, and the pink soft-soled slippers embroidered with flowers were placed by the bedside. These were all new! The carpet on the floor was also pink. Du Xiaoxian rubbed her eyes in disbelief. She didn’t dare to step in at the door, afraid of getting the carpet dirty.

Calming herself down, she took off her slippers and stepped on the pink carpet. It was as soft as walking on clouds. She slowly walked in and examined every part carefully. It was really beautiful. Were these all for her? Was it a surprise from Young Master? He was so angry yesterday, why did he decorate such a beautiful room for her?

After walking around the whole room, she sat beside the bed and laughed foolishly. Young Master must still like her. Otherwise, why would he give her such a beautiful room? However, she suddenly felt that something was wrong. It was as if something had been neglected by her. What was it? She frowned and swept her gaze over those beautiful items. When she focused her eyes on the head of the bed, her eyes suddenly opened wide. There was only one pillow on the bed! She then glanced at the bedside table. The crystal ashtray that Gu Nianbin usually used was not there. She lowered her head and saw that his slippers were not under the bed either. His pajamas were not on the clothes rack, and his comb was not on the dressing table…

Du Xiaoxian’s heart sank. She jumped up and ran outside the door. She tripped over the pug and fell on the soft carpet. However, she did not feel any pain. She got up and ran again. She rushed into the bathroom. Fortunately, she found his toothbrush, shaver, facial cleanser, towel, and cup were still there. He hadn’t left. His things were still there.

She covered her chest and gasped for breath heavily for a while. Then, she turned around and went out. She walked straight to the guest room and opened the door. Gu Nianbin’s things were all here. There were his pillow, slippers, pajamas, and ashtray… nothing was gone.

He didn’t leave, but he wanted to live in a separate room!

Du Xiaoxian’s face was pale and she staggered to lean against the wall. Young Master… did not like her anymore. He did not like her anymore…

Outside the window, the sun was shining brightly, but Du Xiaoxian felt powerless as if she were in the cold winter. From yesterday until today, she had had too many unfamiliar emotions, all of which made her feel sad. She was truly sad! Although she knew that happiness wouldn’t last long, she still couldn’t bear it when it came to this day!

Her nose suddenly itched. She sneezed, followed by a series of sneezes that made her legs weak. She quickly sat down, pulled a napkin and wiped her nose. She breathed in again, but her nose was stuffed. She thought it might be because of the wind last night that made her catch a cold. But so what? Young Master didn’t want her anymore. What was the big deal about having a cold? Anyway, it wouldn’t kill her!

She lay on the sofa angrily, too lazy to look for medicine to take.

She actually fell asleep in a daze. When hearing the noise, she was startled and hurriedly sat up. It was Gu Nianbin who opened the door and came in. He stood in the entrance and changed his shoes, without looking at her. He only asked, “Have you seen the room?”

“Yes,” she replied softly.

“Do you like it?” He walked over.

“Yes.” She lowered her head and her voice sounded stuffed in her throat. Tears rolled in her eyes and fell as soon as she blinked lightly.

Gu Nianbin only saw something shiny appear and disappear in a flash. In an instant, it was as if a hand had grabbed onto his heart, making him unable to breathe, causing great pain.

“Xiaoxian,” his voice was soft and unreal, “why are you crying?”

Du Xiaoxian bit her lips tightly and didn’t say anything. She bit so hard that her lips were torn apart and her blood oozed out.

Gu Nianbin asked, “Do you feel wronged?”

“No! I’m not wronged!” Du Xiaoxian cried out, “I’m sorry, I was wrong. Brother, forgive me, forgive me, wuh wuh wuh… I was wrong! Brother, I’m sorry… forgive me…”

She called him repeatedly and apologized to him. Her sobbing pierced through his heart like a sharp sword. The pain was uncontrollable. Whether she lied to him or not, whether she liked someone else or not, Gu Nianbin’s armor instantly collapsed. At this moment, he didn’t care about anything but hugging her tightly in his arms. As long as she could stop crying, he would rather let himself be hurt heavily.

He hugged her tightly and kissed her finely. The tears and snot were all over on the little girl’s face, but he didn’t mind that at all. His warm lips kissed her wet little face bit by bit.

With his gentle and comforting words, Du Xiaoxian slowly stopped crying, but her body still twitched from time to time, like a child who had cried too much.

Neither of them spoke. Gu Nianbin patted her back and Du Xiaoxian leaned against his embrace with her eyes lowered. Time passed by, and the light dimmed inch by inch. However, no one moved, nor did anyone speak. Gu Nianbin’s legs had actually gone numb, and Du Xiaoxian’s eyes had also become dry. However, neither of them wanted to move. It was as if with a single move, the real scene would disappear. Everything turned out to be just an illusion.

Twilight rose in all directions, slowly spreading out like a drop of ink spreading in the water, and surrounding them until it was totally dark.

The room was very quiet, not even the sound of breathing could be heard. Du Xiaoxian heard the sound of the second hand moving in Gu Nianbin’s wrist watch. It was the very soft sound of “tick-tack.” Then she heard her stomach growling. The very sudden sound broke the tranquil atmosphere. She hurriedly covered her stomach and looked at Gu Nianbin in a panic like a child who had done something wrong.

Gu Nianbin did not laugh, but he finally let go of her. With the light outside the window, he took a napkin from the tea table and wiped her face. He then calmly and gently said, “I’ll cook for you.”

Du Xiaoxian lowered her head and remained silent. Gu Nianbin stood up, but his sleeves were pulled. The little girl still maintained her previous posture and said in a very, very soft voice, “Don’t leave me.” When speaking the last word, she almost sounded crying.

Gu Nianbin took a deep breath and pressed her head into his embrace. After a while, he said, “As long as you don’t leave, I won’t leave you.”

Du Xiaoxian shook her head under Gu Nianbin’s big hand. “I won’t leave, I won’t leave, even if you hit me, I won’t leave.”

Gu Nianbin felt both bitter and sweet in his heart. She wouldn’t leave, but her heart was not with him, so what was the point of that? He sighed and touched Du Xiaoxian’s head. “Alright, don’t leave. Stay here.”

Gu Nianbin did not cook rice but served the little girl a bowl of delicious beef noodles for dinner. After dinner, he didn’t want her to wash the dishes and just soak them in the sink. He was always a man of the rules, but now that he had thought through something, it was as if everything could be done at will.

Du Xiaoxian made a cup of coffee and carefully delivered it to him, then carefully glanced at him.

Gu Nianbin asked, “Aren’t you going to make tea for yourself?”

Du Xiaoxian pointed at the water glass on the table and said, “I’ll drink water.” Under Gu Nianbin’s influence, she also liked to drink tea now, but in her heart, she still loved pure and sweet water the most.

Gu Nianbin smiled and sat down on the sofa with the coffee. Du Xiaoxian glanced at him, picked up the glass of water, and followed him over slowly. The two of them sat on the sofa, with one drinking coffee and the other drinking water silently.

Gu Nianbin was actually very tired. He had done too many things this day. He personally went to the mall to select a complete set of bedding, buy all kinds of stuffed dolls, as well as girl’s gadgets and skin care products… What’s more, through his connections, he reached all the reporters who were present on that night and bought all the photos from them. When he found Du Xiaoxian among many photographs, it was as if things had come to a close and he calmed down instead.

Just as he had guessed, in the photos, Du Xiaoxian was always with that boy called Cheng Mingchi. Although Jiang Kaiwei was the main character in each photo, Du Xiaoxian and Cheng Mingchi were shot clearly as well. Because the photos were all caught in dynamic state, many of them were continuous. In one group of continuous photos, Jiang Kaiwei and Yang Liying were dancing. Cheng Mingchi stood behind Du Xiaoxian and was playing with her pigtails. Du Xiaoxian turned around and smiled intimately at him. In another group, Du Xiaoxian reached out to hold Cheng Mingchi’s hand. Du Xiaoxian rarely took the initiative to do any intimate moves in front of him. Gu Nianbin knew it clearly in his heart what she meant by holding the man’s hand.

There were also photos in which they were sitting on the bench, drinking and chatting. They walked side by side. They looked at each other and smiled. The background of most of Jiang Kaiwei’s photos included the two of Du Xiaoxian and Cheng Mingchi. On the other hand, there were very few photos of Du Xiaoxian and Shen Li dancing together, only one or two.

These photographs were already very persuasive. Gu Nianbin felt conflicted in his heart. His keen judgment obviously couldn’t help him at such a time. Was it Du Xiaoxian’s unintentional mistake or did she want to date two men at the same time? She wanted to stay because he could provide her with a rich life, but Cheng Mingchi was the one she loved, could it be like this?

He did not make his decision, nor did he know how to talk to the little girl. He only decided they should sleep in separate rooms, so be it!

Du Xiaoxian gathered her courage and broke the silence. She never knew how to beat around the bush and said, “I… can’t I sleep with you anymore?”