Chapter 17 - The Chance

Xia Xiaowan smiled gently with a blush on her fair face. She said teasingly, “To be a backup is a great chance for me.”

Gu Nianbin laughed, “You are interesting.”

“More interesting than the other Miss Xia?”

Gu Nianbin was about to speak when the waiter came to serve the table. He kept the dishes orderly and asked, “Mr. Gu, do you want to use the wine you stored here last time or…”

Gu Nianbin turned to Xia Xiaowan, “What do you prefer?”

“I have to drive later. Please give me a glass of mango juice.”

“No wine, then. Give me a glass of cucumber juice please.”

“Yes sir. Just a moment, please.” The waiter nodded and left with a professional smile.

“You set a good example for us to keep off wine before driving,” Gu Nianbin said with a smile.

Xia Xiaowan sliced her pork chop and said, “It’s better to call me a submissive person. I myself wonder why I have been so obedient to my parents. It’s boring, I have to admit.”

“Really?” Gu Nianbin glanced at her and said, “We are the same kind of person. Unlike my sister, I’m an orthodox person. She is the opposite of me, naughty and mischievous when she was a child, but my parents love her very much. Isn’t it strange?”

Xia Xiaowan laughed behind her hands, “Are you jealous of your sister?”

Gu Nianbin was stunned for a second and then burst into laughter, “I didn’t expect you to notice it.”

Xia Xiaowan giggled until her eyes were filled with tears, “You are said to be serious and rigid. But I found you quite interesting.”

“Thank you,” Gu Nianbin said with a smile, “but I am a serious person indeed. My sister always accuses me of being boring and unattractive, which explains why I am still single at this age.”

“It seems that you and your sister are very close,” Xia Xiaowan said with admiration, “I am the only child. When I felt lonely as a little girl, I once asked my parents to have another baby. But they didn’t have anymore.”

“You must be adored by your parents as the only child. But you are not spoiled. Your parents brought you up well.”

“Thank you,” Xia Xiaowan said with a playful wink, “it seems that you have a good impression of me. My chance is still fat.”

Gu Nianbin smiled quietly. Chance…what about his chance? He wasn’t sure if he still had a chance for the five-year commitment.

He was not informed of her leave because Xia Xiaowan fled in a hurry, with no time to say farewells. But to his relief, the first call she made was to him.

“Nianbin, don’t wait for me. I made a big mistake and couldn’t go back anymore.”

“No,” he insisted, “I’ll wait for you no matter how long it takes.”

“How silly you are. You will be disappointed.”

She didn’t want to make him waiting, but she had already kept him waiting for over ten years. Finally, they made a five-year commitment on the phone. If Xia Xiaowan didn’t come back in five years, he had to give up. Now, a woman with the same name was sitting in front of him, who volunteered to be a backup. If that Xia Xiaowan failed to show up, he had to marry this Xia Xiaowan. Thinking of this, he felt a slight heartache as if being pricked by a needle.

As an observant and smart girl, Xia Xiaowan noticed his depression immediately and thus changed the topic. Overall they had a good time over the lunch.