Chapter 56 - Oh My God!

The next morning, when Du Xiaoxian woke up, Gu Nianbin was no longer in bed. She rubbed her eyes and went outside to look for him. The living room was very quiet, but there was a sound from the kitchen. Du Xiaoxian walked over quietly and saw he wore an apron and was frying eggs. The oil in the pan was sizzling. He tossed the pan upward gently with his hand still grabbing on the handle. The round poached egg rotated 180 degrees in the air with a perfect arc before landing right back in the pan.

Du Xiaoxian was amazed and looked at Gu Nianbin with admiration on her face. Her young master was simply omnipotent …

Gu Nianbin smiled and beckoned to her with his finger. She walked over obediently, and Gu Nianbin bent over to kiss her gently. “Good morning!” he said.

Although they had spent one day and two nights together, Du Xiaoxian was still not used to such frequent intimacy. She dodged slightly with a flushed face and stood aside to watch Gu Nianbin put the fried eggs onto the plates. The eggs were crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. “Clicking!” With the sound made by the toaster, the bread was also ready. Gu Nianbin went over and put the soft slices of bread onto the plates. Then he went outside to the dining table with one plate on each hand. Finally, he took the milk from the fridge and poured some into the tall glasses. Then, a simple, delicious and nutritious breakfast was ready.

Du Xiaoxian sat down dazed, reaching for the soft bread that looked so delicious …

Gu Nianbin grabbed her hand in midair. “Hmm? You want to eat before brushing your teeth?”

Du Xiaoxian came back to herself and hurriedly ran to the bathroom. She was so spoiled by him for the past two days that she felt like her brain was not working to distinguish dream from reality.

Gu Nianbin strode over and stepped into the bathroom ahead of her. He squeezed the toothpaste onto the toothbrush, filled the cup with water and handed them to her. Du Xiaoxian stood beside him and cried out anxiously, “Brother, I can do it myself!”

Gu Nianbin smiled without saying anything. He filled another basin with warm water, soaked her towel, then wrung it out and spread it. Du Xiaoxian just finished brushing her teeth and took the towel to wipe her face naturally. In the next second, she realized it and murmured, “Brother, I am not a child.”

Gu Nianbin smiled and stroked her head. She was not a child, but he liked to arrange everything for her and pampered her like this.

After she finished washing her face, Gu Nianbin remembered something, “You just wash your face like this without using a facial cleanser or anything?”

Du Xiaoxian really didn’t know what a facial cleanser was. She blinked and stared blankly at him.

Alright, so be it. Caressing her smooth and tender face, he couldn’t help but kiss her again. There was a faint fragrance on her face, but it wasn’t fragrance of a flower. It was rather like faint and refreshing scent of grasses after the rain.

While Du Xiaoxian was combing her hair, Gu Nianbin picked the clothes for her to wear and spread them on the bed. She changed her clothes and came out of the room in great spirit. Gu Nianbin looked at her up and down, smiled but shook his head. Not knowing what he meant, nor did Du Xiaoxian think much about it, she sat down and started eating breakfast.

Gu Nianbin walked around the table to behind her and untied her ponytail. Ever since he met her, she had never tied her hair neatly. Her hair was always loosely slanted to the side. Her hair was soft and thin, so it was indeed easy to get loose. Gu Nianbin simply braided her hair into one ponytail. The moment he was done, Gu Nianbin was stunned. When did he learn how to braid hair? It seemed like he taught himself …

Du Xiaoxian touched the braided ponytail behind her head and looked at Gu Nianbin with more admiration. Her young master was indeed omnipotent!

After Du Xiaoxian finished her breakfast, she cleaned up the plates in the kitchen. Gu Nianbin also changed his clothes and went out with her. Du Xiaoxian carried her schoolbag on her back, with her small hand held by Gu Nianbin, and her small chest propped up. She was so happy that she wanted to sing. She loved her new life too much!

When they arrived at the elevator, there were a few people waiting in line. Noticing someone coming, those people couldn’t help but glance at them. With just one glance, Du Xiaoxian’s excitement was gone. She broke free from Gu Nianbin’s hand and hid behind him. Gu Nianbin was stunned, pulled her back to front and held her. Du Xiaoxian was embarrassed even when she was hugged in private space, how could she stand being hugged in front of others? She wanted to struggle, but was afraid of making a noise. Lowering her head like a small quail, she blushed so hard that it seemed her blood was about to drip from her face.

Gu Nianbin whispered in her ear, “Don’t be afraid. Raise your head.”

Du Xiaoxian refused and kept her head low without saying a word. This actually looked a little strange. It should be normal for a handsome man to be with a tiny girl. However, the girl acted like she was being coerced. Curious looks started sweeping over them.

President Gu never cared what others thought of him. He just hoped that Du Xiaoxian would be braver.

“If you don’t look up, I’ll kiss you.” His low voice sounded a little threatening.

Du Xiaoxian was indeed frightened and slowly raised her head. But her face was still burning red and her eyes were also looking on the ground.

When the elevator arrived, Gu Nianbin walked in with her in his arms. There weren’t many people and they kept social distance from each other, but Gu Nianbin didn’t let go of her. After a long while, Du Xiaoxian’s discomfort gradually faded. She slowly raised her eyes to look at the floor numbers changing, but secretly took a side glance at the others. Finding that no one was looking at them, she was relieved and turned to look at Gu Nianbin. He smiled at her and kissed her on the forehead as a reward for her bravery.

Du Xiaoxian blinked her big eyes and wandered why did the young master still kiss her since she had raised her head?

When they arrived downstairs, Little Ding was waiting by the side of the car. When Little Ding saw Gu Nianbin walk out with Du Xiaoxian in his arms, he was so astonished that his eyes were wide open and his mouth could fit a fist. Du Xiaoxian stopped at once when she saw Little Ding’s shocking expression.

Gu Nianbin also looked at Little Ding and asked indifferently, “What are you doing?”

Little Ding regained his senses and opened the car door for them at once. But inside he was screaming, “Oh my god!”

Little Ding drove the car straight to the school gate without needing to be told to do so. Gu Nianbin held the little girl’s face and kissed her. “Be a good girl!”

“OK!” Du Xiaoxian nodded and opened the door to get out with her face flushed red.

Being absent for a few days, Du Xiaoxian was a little nervous. But when the principal saw her at the gate, he greeted her kindly, “Good morning, student Du Xiaoxian!”

“Good morning, Principal!” She bowed slightly, quickly walked through the gate, then turned around and looked outside. Gu Nianbin’s car was still out there. She waved at the car from afar before walking towards her classroom.

Gu Nianbin sat in the car without moving his eyes off Du Xiaoxian. Seeing that she walked towards the school gate, greeted the principal, and waved at him, he felt warm inside and reached his hand out of the window to wave back. Then, he said to Little Ding, “Let’s go.”

The moment Du Xiaoxian entered the classroom, everyone’s attention was fixed on her. They thought that this strange girl wouldn’t come since she hadn’t showed up for a few days. She came to this school out of nowhere in the first place and disappeared without any sign. Now all of a sudden she returned, and no one knew the reason. However, Teacher Jiang’s reaction was extremely calm. Teacher Jiang nodded at Du Xiaoxian with a smile and said “morning” to her.

Being looked at by so many pairs of eyes, Du Xiaoxian was a little flustered for a moment. She bowed to and greeted Teacher Jiang in an embarrassed manner and quickly walked to her seat.

Yang Liying asked in her usual disdainful tone, “Du Xiaoxian, why didn’t you come to school?”

“I …” Du Xiaoxian hesitated for a moment and said, “I won’t do that again.”

“Why didn’t you come to school?” Yang Liying asked again.

Du Xiaoxian did not want to tell her the reason, but she was not used to lying, so she kept silent.

“Can’t you tell me?” Yang Liying was actually very curious. Du Xiaoxian’s identity was always a mystery, and she wanted to figure it out.

Du Xiaoxian shook her head, but it only aroused Yang Liying’s curiosity even more. Yang Liying felt that the little country girl was somehow different. But her appearance and timid look was still the same. Except that she was now wearing more expensive clothes than her and had neatly combed hair, Yang Liying did not find anything else changed in Du Xiaoxian.

Yang Liying felt that it could be counted as a good thing that Du Xiaoxian was back. After all, someone had to run errands.

After school at noon, Yang Liying said, “Du Xiaoxian, we’ve already treated you to food. It’s your turn to treat us once.”

Du Xiaoxian said, “Alright, what do you want to eat?”

Yang Liying glanced at Wang Qian and Liu Tiantian and said, “The food in the school’s canteen is not good. Let’s eat outside. I know there is a newly opened western restaurant and the food there is very good.”

Wang Qian and Liu Tiantian naturally echoed with Yang Liying. So Du Xiaoxian could not say much and just followed them obediently.

This was a new high-class restaurant. Yang Liying’s father was a VIP customer here, so they could come in. Du Xiaoxian was always at a loss in such luxurious places, she wanted to sneak away several times. It wasn’t because she was afraid that the food here might be expensive, she didn’t even think about whether the food would be expensive or not. It was just that she was instinctively afraid that this was not the place she should stay.

But Yang Liying held her arm, so she couldn’t get away. When they ordered for food, Du Xiaoxian was so ignorant that she could only copy their choices.

It was very quiet here, you could only hear the background music of flowing streams. But Du Xiaoxian was feeling extremely unsettled and insecure without Gu Nianbin by her side. She stared blankly at the knives and forks on the plate. Why didn’t they offer chopsticks? Was the warm towel for washing the face? What was the big white scarf on her lap for?

Yang Liying and Wang Qian did not have the slightest intention of teaching her. They just cut their own steaks easily with a knife in one hand and a fork in the other, chatting happily and looking relaxed. Du Xiaoxian bit her lips and imitated them to cut the steak, but she couldn’t cut it well. The knife rubbed against the plate and made a piercing sound. They laughed at her relentlessly, making Du Xiaoxian blush and throw the knife away. She picked up the whole steak with her fork and lowered her head to eat. Yang Liying and the others laughed even louder.

A country girl was a country girl, she had never eaten western food! Yang Liying winked at her two companions. Just wait and see, how could a little country bumpkin who hadn’t even eaten western food have the money to pay the bill? The food here was insanely expensive! Yang Liying just waited for that historical moment to come. She would tell Du Xiaoxian that the bill could be paid on credit, as long as she was from a rich and noble family. If that couldn’t work out, she could ask her family to send money over!

Either way, Yang Liying felt that the mystery of Du Xiaoxian’s identity was about to be solved.