Chapter 25 - Do You Want to Treat Her as Another Xiaowan? (1/2)

Gu Shanshan would leave early tomorrow morning, so Gu Nianbin turned down a business dinner invitation and rushed home instead. He entered the room, only to find Xia Xiaowan sitting on the sofa, talking and laughing with his mother.

Seeing him, Xia Xiaowan stood up gracefully, “Hello, Mr. Gu.”

Gu Nianbin nodded, “Hello, Miss Xia.”

“Relax, let’s greet each other by names.” Fang Yaru dragged her son over and made him sit down. “It’s a perfect timing to have a chat with Xiaowan. I’ll go to the kitchen to check on the dishes.”

After she left, Xia Xiaowan smiled at Gu Nianbin, “Is that okay?”

“What?” Puzzled for a second, then Gu Nianbin understood and replied politely, “Oh, sure. You can address me in whatever way you like.”

“But my name …” Xia Xiaowan thought for a while and said, “If you mind, you can still…”

“It doesn’t matter,” Gu Nianbin said, “There are many people sharing the same name in the world. I don’t mind.”

“Mr. Gu is open-minded.”

“Still calling me Mr. Gu?”

Xia Xiaowan laughed, “I myself forgot it.”

Gu Nianbin looked at her with a polite smile, “I didn’t expect my mother to invite you over.”

“Me too.” Xia Xiaowan pursed her lips and raised her eyebrows lively, “I was very surprised by the call. However, this is a good opportunity to learn about you, so here I am.”

Her straightforward words made Gu Nianbin laugh. His voice was deep and mellow, arousing a pleasant thrill in her. The man sitting in front of her was perfect in any sense. He was noble as a prince with the charisma of a mature man. He truly deserved to be the most popular bachelor in G city.

She was about to say something more when a sound came from upstairs. They looked up, only to find Gu Shanshan beckoning to her brother on the second floor.

Gu Nianbin raised his voice, “Come down.”

Gu Shanshan didn’t reply and kept waving her hand to summon him. Left with no choice, Gu Nianbin apologetically smiled at Xia Xiaowan and went upstairs.

Gu Shanshan stood at the top of stairway, waiting for Gu Nianbin to come up, and then dragged him to the corner, and whispered, “Hey, I just found out today that Miss Xia and Xiaowan not only have the same name, but also look so similar. Isn’t it too much as a coincidence?”

Gu Nianbin shook off her hand, “It’s just a coincidence. Why are you making such a fuss?”

Gu Shanshan narrowed her eyes and looked at her brother suspiciously, “This must be the reason why you agreed to date her, isn’t it? You take her as another Xiaowan.”

“Nonsense,” Gu Nianbin said indifferently, “She came to bid you farewell. Go down to meet her.”

“I won’t,” Gu Shanshan curled her lips, “Listen to me. Although we are not sure about Xiaowan, this Miss Xia is definitely not the one for you. Brother, you have to be careful with her.”

“Mind your own business. Don’t meddle with my life.”

Impatient with his sister, Gu Nianbin turned away to leave. But Gu Shanshan grabbed him, “Miss Xia is not an easy piece. You really have to be careful!”

“What makes you think this way?” Gu Nianbin glanced at Gu Shanshan and said.

“Woman’s intuition.” Gu Shanshan looked down first and lowered her voice, “You must not forget Xiaowan because of this Miss Xia!”

Looking at the anxious expression of Gu Shanshan, Gu Nianbin sneered and said, “It makes you anxious after finding that someone uses Xiaowan’s name and even looks like her? If Xiaowan cared about us, she would have long since returned. Don’t speak for her here.”

“Hey!” Gu Shanshan shouted out, but she then realized that there was someone downstairs and lowered her voice again, “It hasn’t been five years yet since Xiaowan left. Can’t you wait anymore? Even if you want to date someone else, don’t choose someone looking like Xiaowan. You’re fooling yourself around!”

“It’s none of your business.” Just as Gu Nianbin was about to leave, Fang Yaru shouted, “What are you guys doing upstairs? Come down and have dinner.” He dragged Gu Shanshan downstairs and warned her, “Don’t talk nonsense or make mom unhappy. Do you hear me?”

“I should also take care not to make your Miss Xia unhappy, right?” Gu Shanshan pouted.

“What you need is a good spanking!” Gu Nianbin reached out and knocked his sister in the head.

“Mom! My brother hit me!” Gu Shanshan shouted.

“Good job.” Fang Yaru raised her head, glared at Gu Shanshan, and then said to Xia Xiaowan, “Never mind. They are used to making a scene since childhood.”

“Of course not, auntie,” Xia Xiaowan stood up and looked at them going downstairs.” I don’t have any brothers and sisters. I feel envious of them!”

Fang Yaru smiled and said, “If you don’t mind, you could drop by more frequently in the future. Shanshan comes back home regularly. Every time she comes back, the house becomes lively.”

As she spoke, Gu Nianbin dragged Gu Shanshan downstairs. “Let me introduce my sister to you. This is Gu Shanshan. This is Xia Xiaowan.”

“Hello, Shanshan.” Xia Xiaowan smiled at Gu Shanshan.

Gu Shanshan pretended to be surprised and said, “Your name is Xiaowan? What a coincidence…” Before she finished speaking, Fang Yaru slapped her in the butt and said, “Alright, let’s enjoy dinner first. The food is cold.”

Gu Shanshan responded with an “Aha”, blinked at Gu Nianbin and smiled as she headed to the dining room.

During the meal, Gu Shanshan put away her hippy and smiling face. She looked like a well-educated lady from a noble family and talked and laughed with Xia Xiaowan. She did not mention another Xia Xiaowan at all. Gu Nianbin wasn’t sure about what Gu Shanshan was scheming inside. As long as she didn’t cause any trouble, Gu Nianbin wouldn’t bother to pay attention to her.