Chapter 33 - Dramatic Story of Cinderella (1/2)

From that day on, Du Xiaoxian’s life had undergone tremendous changes.

Every day, she left home early and returned late, getting familiar with the scenery on streets of G City and environment of the school.

Sitting in the car, she tried to memorize the route back to home and the route to the Gu’s Company.

She concentrated on classes and never allowed her mind to stray away. Gradually, she was able to understand them. As for classes in sciences, the young master said that she did not need to learn them and she did not understand anything either. Therefore, during sciences classes, she just lowered her head and drew on the notebook.

She had always liked drawing. Back when she got bored at her hometown, she would pick up a twig and sat in the courtyard drawing randomly to kill time for the whole morning. She drew flowers, dragonflies, trees and grass as well as chickens, ducks, fish, pigs, sheep, dogs, cats…everything around her.

In breaks, she still didn’t dare to talk to anyone. But gradually she nerved herself to do eye contact with others. When meeting someone friendly, she would even smile back.

After school, Xiaoding would pick her up and drop her off at the Gu’s Company. She would do her homework in Gu Nianbin’s office.

Now that she understood the classes and no longer needed the mentoring of Gu Nianbin when doing her homework, she would only turn to him for help when she really couldn’t work things out. Therefore, she became brave. If Gu Nianbin wasn’t in the office, she would go outside to find Zhou Ting.

Sometimes when seeing Shao Boqing, she would nod and smile from afar at him but never get close. Although Shao Boqing showed kindness and courtesy when seeing her now, Xiaoxian did not trust him. The young master had warned her to stay away from him, so she would listen to him.

In Gu’s Company, she would stay in the President’s office and rarely go out. Therefore， even if she came here everyday, few employees knew her.

After finishing her homework, Gu Nianbin would allow her to play on the computer. She didn’t know anything else on the computer so she can only watch the animation “Boonie Bears”.

She often covered her mouth with hands when chuckling at the amusing plots.

Gu Nianbin would sit at his desk to do his work while occasionally raise his head to check on her. His face was calm but eyes were revealing faint smile. Zhou Ting once came in and noticed this scene. She was shocked since she had never seen such an expression from the boss before, so gentle that it could even be called…spoiling. She frowned. Just because Du Xiaoxian saved the master once and the boss was planning to marry her? No way, she would never believe it.

On Gu Nianbin’s table was still a picture of Xia Xiaowan, who was beautiful, graceful and elegant, a perfect match her boss. Delicate as Du Xiaoxian was, she was merely a country bumpkin with a weak body. She didn’t deserve the boss in any sense.

Zhou Ting knocked on the door with an invitation she just received. Gu Nianbin responded to the knock coldly without raising his head. His eyes did not even leave the materials in his hand.

This was the normal poker-faced Gu Nianin with whom Zhou Ting was most familiar. There was no emotion on his face at all. Maybe she just overreacted, misreading and thinking too much of what she had seen. She did not like romance novels or idol dramas. Only God knew why she thought of such a groundless and lousy story of Cinderella.

“President, this is the invitation from the Chamber of Commerce, requiring you to bring a female companion. Well…”

Gu Nianbin took over the invitation, took a glance and threw it aside, tapping his finger gently on the table.

Zhou Ting knew that this meant he was thinking about it.

Usually, Gu Nianbin would choose a female companion from several rich and powerful families with which his family had good relationships. But this time, Zhou Ting felt that there might be a different result.

Gu Nianbin was indeed thinking. He hated this type of banquets the most because they were extremely boring and he couldn’t decline their invitations.

More annoyingly, some invitations required him to bring a female companion. Although he could choose from several ladies from those families, whoever went with him eventually, he would get pestered for some time afterwards. They would invite him to dinners or musicals. He cannot give them a sour face, because they did him the favor and accompanied him to the banquet after all.

Zhou Ting looked at the boss’s worried frown and suggested, “How about Miss Xia?”

Gu Nianbin stopped knocking his fingers. After pausing for a moment, he said, “Call her.”

Zhou Ting said yes and left the office. She was overreacted indeed.

Gu Nianbin did not object her proposal of Xia Xiaowan, proving that he also thought Du Xiaoxian was not suitable for such an occasion. He was very clear about the gap between them.

Therefore, she must have misread it.

Although she had never met Xia Xiaowan before, she had invited her to lunch on behalf of Gu Nianbin. Her voice sounded very pleasant over the phone. She spoke straightforwardly without hesitation.

This suggested that she was a capable woman who would be the ideal female companion to go to the banquet with Gu Nianbin.

Xia Xiaowan readily accepted the offer over the phone.

Zhou Ting hung up the phone and started contacting the clothing supplier that she worked with. Chief secretary as she was, she was involved to everything about Gu Nianbin and handled each task in person no matter whether they were her job responsibilities. Therefore, preparing the banquet dress for Gu Nianbian and his female companion was also her job.

After Xia Xiaowan hung up the phone, she was stunned for some time.

But she was extremely happy in her heart because this invitation implied that Gu Nianbin finally took a step closer to her.

After the dinner at the Gu mansion last time, she went to visit Fang Yaru and Gu Guangxian once again. To avoid gossip, she deliberately went there when Gu Nianbin was away. She enjoyed tea and chatted with them for a long time before leaving.

But she didn’t visit them since then. She wanted to be reserved to avoid leaving a bad impression on Gu Nianbin that she was pestering him.

Her waiting was not in vain. Gu Nianbin finally invited her to participate in the Chamber of Commerce banquet with him, the implication of which was obvious.

Looking outside the window, Xia Xiaowan couldn’t see anything but his elegant and handsome face. She liked him and confided her feelings to Gu Nianbin the second time when they met.