Chapter 35 - I Will Leave You Alone (2/2)

Du Xiaoxian called him, a little bit concerned with his silence.

“Do you really want to go to school by yourself?”

“Yes.”

Du Xiaoxian nodded affirmatively.

“What if I disagree?”

Gu Nianbin raised his eyebrows and deliberately lowered his voice.

Du Xiaoxian quivered and lowered her head. After a while, she opened her mouth and mumbled, “Sir, don’t be unreasonable.”

She had the guts to accuse him of being unreasonable?

“Then I’m unreasonable.”

“Anyway, I have already told you that I will go to school by myself in the future.”

Her voice was still timid, but also unyielding.

Well, she was playing this card again.

Gu Nianbin sighed and felt frustrated looking at this delicate frail girl. There was actually nothing he could do about her!

“Alright,” he conceded, “but you have to promise that you won’t be in any trouble.”

“I promise!”

The little girl raised her right hand seriously.

Gu Nianbin held her small hand and then released immediately. He looked down at her, “Then I will leave you alone in the future.”

“I will take care of myself. Don’t worry, sir.”

Gu Nianbin carelessly said “H’m” and started the car.

The sunset glow dyed the land into faint red. Du Xiaoxian placed her hand against the window and looked out at the boats on the river. The red glow covered her face like rosy blusher, glittering and translucent.

Gu Nianbin withdrew his gaze and stomped heavily on the accelerator. The car raced out like a rocket.

Du Xiaoxian was caught off guard and knocked forward. She was saved from a swelling on head by the seat belt.

She turned to Gu Nianbin in panic, only to find a poker face, with a flash of light in his eyes.

Did he smile? It disappeared so quickly that Du Xiaoxian wasn’t sure of it.

As Xiaoding called the mansion, the master and her ladyship both knew that Du Xiaoxian was lost.

When Gu Nianbin explained the whole thing after getting back, her ladyship said, “It’s really not appropriate for a maid to use the young master’s car.

Xiaoxian was right.”

His father Gu Guangxian took a sip of tea and said, “She is sensible at such a young age. Ask butler Xiao to take care of her in the future.”

Since Gu Nianbin was the cause of her missing, Fang Yaru took the chance to mention his date, “Nianbin, shall we invite Xiaowan to dinner tomorrow? You weren’t at home when she came to visit last time.

You must be satisfied with her as you brought her to the banquet. Date her more to learn about her merits.”

Gu Nianbin quietly gazed at the bone porcelain teacup with the golden rim in his hand.

“Hey! I’m talking to you!”

“Even Xiaoxian was anxious about your marriage. How could you be so unconcerned? Don’t let her down.” Fang Yaru became impatient seeing her son’s reaction.

Gu Nianbin answered perfunctorily and turned aside the topic by asking, “What’s the time for dinner? I’m hungry.”

He successfully diverted his mother’s attention. She immediately asked butler Xiao to serve the dinner. It was rare for her son to go home for dinner. How could he be left hungry?

The next morning, butler Xiao gave Du Xiaoxian the money and card. “Her ladyship permitted me to pay you half of your salary in advance. This is 200 yuan in cash. The rest is in the card. Here is a bus card. Swipe it on the card reader at the front of the bus.

Get it? ”

Du Xiaoxian nodded and took the money and card carefully.

Butler Xiao sent her out and said, “Come back early after school. Don’t make us worry about you.”

“I see,” Du Xiaoxian said softly, “Uncle Xiao, it won’t happen again.”

Butler Xiao smiled at her gently, “Fine. Go ahead. Take care of yourself.”

Du Xiaoxian returned a smile to butler Xiao. Chin up and chest out, she then turned around and left.

Xiao Bonian did not turn back until she got out of the iron gate. He then accidentally caught a figure standing by the window on the second floor. He didn’t examine further but knew who it was.

Nevertheless… he felt slightly uneasy. Only by a quick glance right now he could tell that Gu Nianbin gazed at Du Xiaoxian with unusual expression in his eyes. Being over fifty years old, he certainly knew what that expression meant.

In fact, he noticed that Gu Nianbin treated Du Xiaoxian differently ever since she was injured…

He had been working in the Gu mansion for decades and witnessed the growth of Gu Nianbin. He knew his temperament the best.

President Gu was known to be cold-faced and stony-hearted. But he knew it was not the truth.

He was truly ruthless in the business world. But he was rather persistent and affectionate when it came to affections. His everlasting love of Xia Xiaowan for more than ten years was a proof. Butler Xiao had never seen such an infatuated person before.

It would be good if any woman could stop Gu Nianbin’s obsession with Xia Xiaowan. Butler Xiao would definitely be extremely grateful to that woman. But that woman couldn’t be Du Xiaoxian. Absolutely not! Xiao Bonian shook his head, hoping that he was overreacting.