Cinderella Innocent and Boss Charming - Chapter 97

Chapter 97 Can’t I Have Acrophobia?

Du Xiaoxian enjoyed the thrill while comforting Shao Boqing loudly at the same time. Shao Boqing had been clutching her hand so hard that it made her hurt, but she endured the pain seeing his terrified look.

“Don’t be afraid, Mr. Shao. It will stop soon.”

“Mr. Shao, it’s slowing down. You can open your eyes now.”

“Don’t be nervous. Open your eyes and take a look. It’s very beautiful looking from high above!”

“Mr. Shao, staff below are making gestures. We can stop in two more rounds.”

“Mr. Shao, it’s already stopped. Open your eyes. Also, let go of my hand.”

Shao Boqing didn’t open his eyes until the staff had untied his safety belts. He looked blankly at Du Xiaoxian and then at the ground he was stepping on. He stood up and started to fall forward after a stumble. Fortunately, the staff gave him a hand, “Sir, your look very pale. Let me help you to the side and sit down.”

Shao Boqing didn’t even have the strength to speak and was supported by the staff to sit on a stone stool nearby. Zhou Ting walked over and asked, “Boss Shao, are you alright?”

Shao Boqing rolled his eyes at her angrily. Did you really need to ask? Did him look alright?

At this moment, Du Xiaoxian ran over excitedly, bent over and touched Shao Boqing’s forehead, “He is not having a fever, it’s just cold sweat.”

Shao Boqing rolled his eyes at her again and asked weakly, “How can you say it’s cold sweat?”

“Because it is cold.” Du Xiaoxian said seriously, “You’re like this because you were scared. It’s fine, just take some rest. I’ll buy you a bottle of water.”

Then she ran away quickly.

Zhou Ting teased Shao Boqing, “Boss Shao, you two tried that together. Xiaoxian got off well, feeling happy and exciting. Why are you so scared as a tall and strong man? Didn’t you say you were brave?”

Shao Boqing answered angrily, “Can’t I have acrophobia?”

“Why didn’t you say it earlier?” Zhou Ting actually blamed him, “Can you be conceited for such things? Don’t hold me responsible should you have any problem later.”

Alright, Shao Boqing didn’t feel like talking anymore, it was all his fault anyway.

Du Xiaoxian bought three bottles of water and three marshmallows. One combo for each of them. Shao Boqing took the water, but refused the marshmallow, “How can a grown-up man eat such things?”

Zhou Ting said, “The grown-up man even has acrophobia!” She was dissatisfied with Shao Boqing recently because of what happened to Nina, so she was mean to him every time she had the opportunity.

Not knowing what acrophobia meant, Du Xiaoxian looked at Zhou Ting curiously, so Zhou Ting explained it to her in detail.

Du Xiaoxian took a bite of the marshmallow and looked at Shao Boqing, “Turns out you’re afraid of heights. Why didn’t you say it earlier? If you did, I wouldn’t ask you to go with me.”

Holding the marshmallow, Shao Boqing wanted to cry but no tears came out. If he knew this would happen, he should have said it earlier to save him from losing face like this.

Du Xiaoxian added, “Actually, acrophobia can be cured.”

Shao Boqing was willing to try any options to cure this, so he asked hurriedly, “How?”

“Are there trees near your home? Pick a tall one, climb it when you’re free and you won’t be afraid of heights gradually. I used to be afraid of heights when I was young too, and I cured it this way.”

Zhou Ting wanted to laugh, but Shao Boqing could not. How could a noble young master climb trees all the time?

“Aren’t you going to eat it? It’s very sweet.” Du Xiaoxian had already eaten half of the marshmallow while Shao Boqing still held it in his hand.

“I don’t…” he wanted to say that he won’t eat it, but Du Xiaoxian’s words made him swallow it back, “It’s shameful to waste food!”

Immediately, Shao Boqing remembered last time when Shen Li told him about what happened to Jiang Kaiwei, he said smugly, “Messing with Du Xiaoxian is definitely a bad idea. He deserves it.”

He hadn’t expected that he would suffer from this so quickly. Actually, a marshmallow only costed a few yuan, but Shao Boqing didn’t dare to throw it away, instead he held it in hand all this time. Because Du Xiaoxian was very serious, he felt that if he really threw it away, the little girl would not only be angry, but also be sad. He wasn’t afraid that Du Xiaoxian would get angry, it was just that he didn’t want to make her sad.

Seeing his troubled expression, Du Xiaoxian said, “Alright, give it to me. I’ll have two.”

‘”No.” Zhou Ting blocked her hand that was reaching for the marshmallow, “It is too sweet. Too much of them will rot your teeth.”

Shao Boqing looked at Zhou Ting resentfully, but he also persuaded Du Xiaoxian, “Don’t eat too much. This is sickeningly sweet.”

Zhou Ting originally wanted to force Shao Boqing to eat it, but she was soft-hearted after all. She took it and gave it to a little boy beside them, and everyone was happy.

At this time, Du Xiaoxian’s phone rang. The moment she looked at it, she became a little shy. Shao Boqing said, “Is it your beloved brother? Go, go pick it up somewhere else, in case you’re going to say something not suitable for us to hear.”

Du Xiaoxian actually did as he suggested and walked away to answer the phone.

Zhou Ting laughed, “Boss Shao, you are already happy. Why is it that you still can’t bear seeing others’ happiness?”

Shao Boqing said, “How do you know I’m happy?”

“Aren’t you happy being engaged already?” Zhou Ting looked at his disappointed expression and laughed, “You can’t be regretting it now, right? For giving up the entire garden for a single flower.”

Shao Boqing snorted but didn’t say anything. Zhou Ting said, “Alas, I’m really worried about Manager Fang. Don’t tell me it’s the wrong step you took accidentally that causes an eternal regret!”

“Stop it, worry about yourself. Don’t you accidentally become a leftover woman!”

Every time people brought this topic up, Zhou Ting would become angry and excited, “I’m just choosing quality over quantity. Not like you, any woman would…”

Shao Boqing’s eyes widened. A kitty immediately became a leopard. Zhou Ting shut her mouth hurriedly. Even though there were joking, she couldn’t forget that he was the General Manager. Such words were indeed a little…She smiled embarrassedly, “Boss Shao, I didn’t mean that…What I’m trying to say is…you are very sentimental…”

Shao Boqing remained silent as he looked at Du Xiaoxian who was answering the phone from afar. Zhou Ting curled her lips and stopped talking.

Du Xiaoxian said to Gu Nianbin who was on the other end of the phone, her face shining with happiness, “Sister Zhou, Mr. Shao and I are at the amusement park. We are having a good time!”

“Why is Shao Boqing with you?” Gu Nianbin suddenly became a little unhappy.

Du Xiaoxian told him how they met Shao Boqing while waiting for a taxi downstairs. Gu Nianbin was slightly relieved after hearing this, “My bad for not making a better arrangement. I should have asked Xiaoding go with you.”

“It’s fine. Mr. Shao treated me well. He accompanied me on the pirate ship, the rotating flying chair and even the high-altitude jump. He doesn’t feel well now and is sitting there resting.”

Gu Nianbin knew that Shao Boqing had acrophobia, so he felt gratified hearing this. He said, “Let him ride on the roller coaster with you later. That would be fun.”

“No, he’s afraid of heights, so much so that his face is pale now.”

“It won’t kill him if he only rides once. In fact, this is all because he lacks exercise. He will overcome the fear by riding it a few more times.”

“Really?” Du Xiaoxian was a little uncertain, but she wanted to believe Gu Nianbin’s words out of instinct.

“Sure, no problem. If he refuses to go, just say that he is not a brave man.” Gu Nianbin taught her to provoke his old friend on the phone.

Du Xiaoxian was still hesitating when she suddenly heard a woman’s voice on the phone, “Nianbin, auntie is calling for you!”

Ignoring her, Gu Nianbin said to Du Xiaoxian, “Go ahead and have fun. I still have something to do.”

Du Xiaoxian said yes and waited for him to hang up first before hanging up herself. She had never heard Xia Xiaowan’s voice over the phone, but she knew that it was her. Besides, last time Xia Xiaowan said that she would go to the ancestral mansion with Gu Nianbin, so she was pretty sure that the woman called Gu Nianbin was Xia Xiaowan!

The little girl felt a little weird. She knew that she shouldn’t mind such things, but she couldn’t control her heart. She stood there with her head lowered and kicked the little pebbles on the ground. She felt uneasy, as if all the joy she had today had been ruined by this phone call. Only when Zhou Ting called her did she walk over listlessly.

Seeing her unhappy expression, Zhou Ting asked, “What’s wrong? What did the boss say on the phone?”

Shao Boqing snorted, “He must be jealous knowing that I’m here too. Poker Face Gu is afraid that his little girl will be fascinated by me!”

Zhou Ting and Du Xiaoxian were both amused by his words. Zhou Ting said, “Boss Shao, you’re being too confident. Our boss is the number one golden bachelor in G City. What about you?”

Shao Boqing said very disapprovingly, “That’s just a pointless title. Check out the passionate gaze from the girls around us.”

Zhou Ting glanced around. Indeed, there were quite a few starry-eyed adolescent girls sneaking glances at Shao Boqing. She laughed loudly and said, “A fly won’t choose a seamless egg!”

Shao Boqing was about to be angry, but on second thought he put on a disdainful expression and replied, “You’re saying the grapes are sour because you can’t eat them.”

Zhou Ting raised her voice, “Are you kidding me? I’m saying the grapes are sour because I can’t eat them? Boss Shao, you really…”

The two of them were busy joking around, while Du Xiaoxian quietly looked at the people screaming on the amusement facilities, did not seem to have heard them. Zhou Ting looked at her and felt that something was wrong. Du Xiaoxian’s look was blank. She nudged Shao Boqing and gestured him to take a look at Du Xiaoxian with her mouth.

Shao Boqing asked, “Xiaoxian, why do you look so down? You were fine just now. Are you tired?”

Du Xiaoxian shook her head and said, “I’m fine.”

Shao Boqing asked, “What else do you want to try? I’ll go with you.”

Du Xiaoxian looked at him blinking her eyes, “Can you still go with me? Aren’t you afraid of heights?”

“Don’t think Brother Shao is a paper tiger. Acrophobia is nothing to me. Tell me, what else do you want to try?” Sitting here, all he could see was a merry-go-round which they hadn’t played yet. He had no problem with that!

Du Xiaoxian said in a gentle tone as she was asking his opinion, “I want to ride the roller coaster, is that okay?”

Shao Boqing became speechless.

Zhou Ting covered her mouth and laughed secretly.

“Well…They don’t have it here, do they? If there is, I will definitely play with you.” Shao Boqing said while casting a begging glanced at Zhou Ting.

Zhou Ting was still hesitating whether to expose his trick when the little boy who was eating marshmallow beside them said enthusiastically, “Uncle, there’s a roller coaster. Go that way, make a turn and you’ll see it.”

Shao Boqing glared at the little boy. Eat your marshmallow. What a nosy boy!

Words are like spilled water. Now he had no choice but to force himself to fulfill his promise.

After their seat belts were fastened, he grabbed Du Xiaoxian’s hand naturally and said, “You have to protect me.”

“Actually, you won’t be afraid if you take a few more rides. You just lack this kind of practice.” Du Xiaoxian patted his hand and comforted him.

A few more rides? Shao Boqing thought to himself that she might as well just took his life. After taking a deep breath and closing his eyes, Shao Boqing was ready to risk his life to accompany her.

The roller coaster was indeed dangerous and thrilling. Du Xiaoxian laughed and shouted, trying her best to suppress the inexplicable emotions in her heart. Her hand was still tightly grabbed by Shao Boqing, but this time, she did not feel much pain.

Standing below, Zhou Ting had been watching them. However, only when the roller coaster rushed down would she be able to see them. Shao Boqing looked terrible as she expected. But the little girl’s expression was somewhat abnormal. Although she was also laughing and shouting, compared to just now, she was obviously not as happy as before. She became like this after answering the phone. Could it be that she was quarreling with the boss? Zhou Ting thought to herself, even Du Xiaoxian was feeling down like this, would her boss’s bad mood frighten her to death?