Chapter 67 - It's...It's Just That I Missed You

On the next day, the moment Du Xiaoxian entered the classroom and sat down, Yang Liying said to her mysteriously, “Xiaoxian, I know who your boyfriend is.”

Du Xiaoxian was a little surprised but remained silent, waiting for her to continue.

“It’s Shao Boqing, isn’t it?” Yang Liying said it as if she was rejoiced in the misfortune of others, “Don’t blame me for not reminding you in the future, Shao Boqing is famous for being a playboy. Normally he won’t date a woman for more than three months. Be careful!”

Du Xiaoxian asked, “Is he like this?”

“What? Don’t you know?” Yang Liying looked at her strangely, “Everyone in G City knows!”

Du Xiaoxian muttered, “I didn’t expect him to be such a person!”

Yang Liying kept prying into her privacy, “You just started dating him, right? Don’t take it too seriously!”

Du Xiaoxian shook her head, “I didn’t date him. We are just ordinary friends.”

Yang Liying didn’t buy it. What kind of an ordinary friend would give her a black card and Wang Qian a purse that luxurious? But if it wasn’t Shao Boqing, who would it be?

She made another guess, “Is it Shen Li?”

Du Xiaoxian shook her head again. Yang Liying felt confused, “If it isn’t Shen Li, then who will it be? It definitely isn’t Jiang Kaiwei. Because when he came the other day, you didn’t pay much attention to him. It can’t be Gu Nianbin either, for he is with my cousin…”

Hearing this, Du Xiaoxian suddenly opened her eyes wide, “What did you say?”

“Gu Nianbin is my cousin’s boyfriend!” Yang Liying said, “Don’t you know about it being his friend? Not long ago, their pictures were even published in the newspaper! My cousin is Xia Xiaowan.”

Du Xiaoxian’s face turned pale instantly. Recently, her heart and brain were completely occupied by Gu Nianbin, there was no room at all to think about anything else. But she always felt that she had forgotten something. This was it! So it was actually this! She forgot that the young master had a girlfriend!

Her heart contracted abruptly, causing so much pain that she covered her chest and frowned. Yang Liying was a little scared seeing her like this. She cried out, “Du Xiaoxian, are you not feeling well? You look bad!”

Hearing Yang Liying, Teacher Jiang hurriedly walked over and reached out to feel Du Xiaoxian’s forehead, “It’s really a little hot, and she is sweating. Xiaoxian, let me take you to the infirmary, OK?”

Du Xiaoxian shook her head and forced out a smile, “I’m good. I just need some rest.”

But Teacher Jiang insisted. This was the student that the headmaster had repeatedly told her to take good care of. Not even the slightest mistake would be tolerated!

“It’s better to go. We’ll be back soon, you won’t miss any class.” Teacher Jiang drag her up right away. Yang Liying supported Du Xiaoxian’s the other arm and accompanied them to the infirmary.

Turned out that Du Xiaoxian was only having a small fever. Teacher Jiang heaved a sigh of relief and asked her, “Xiaoxian, do you want to stay in school or go home for some rest?”

Du Xiaoxian was too dizzy to figure things out. She needed to calm down, so she said, “I want to go home.”

“Alright, should I inform your family to come pick you up?” Teacher Jiang asked again.

Du Xiaoxian shook her head, “No need, I can go back myself.”

Thinking that she was just having a low fever, and she looked better now. Teacher Jiang did not think too much and let her go alone.

With a schoolbag on her back, Du Xiaoxian walked in the bright autumn sunshine. On the roadside was a row of tall camphor trees. All the other trees began to fall leaves, only the camphor trees remained lush. The range of the broad tree crowns looked like dark green waves. Perhaps because the trees had blocked the sunlight, Du Xiaoxian felt a little cold. Hugging her shoulders and lowering her head, Du Xiaoxian walked slowly with her gaze fixed at a meter in front of her feet.

How could she forget that the young master had a girlfriend? Du Xiaoxian remembered Xia Xiaowan. She was so beautiful and elegant with a nice and gentle voice. The photos of her and the young master in the newspaper were so eye-catching. They looked like such a perfect match! How could she forget? She shouldn’t have forgotten!

Du Xiaoxian sat down on the bench beside the road. The fact that the young master did not only belong to her made her very sad, so much so that tears almost burst out of her eyes. But she did not want to cry, not at all. She looked up into the sky, thinking that tears might not flow down her cheeks in this gesture.

Bright sunlight shined on her face through the gaps between the leaves. It felt warm, but Du Xiaoxian was still cold, as if she was sitting on a cold street with her thin body trembling in the bone-piercing wind which was blowing her hair.

Like a pair of invisible hands, Xia Xiaowan slowly opened another window, inside which was a cruel reality that Du Xiaoxian had never thought about before.

One was a handsome and rich young master, the other was a little maid who had nothing. They were totally from two different worlds! Second Aunt said that an unmatched marriage wouldn’t be happy. Her parents were the best example.

The young master never brought her home. Every time the master and the lady were mentioned, he would remain silent. She noticed all that, but she didn’t take it to heart, thinking that as long as the young master liked her, nothing else mattered. However, it never occurred to her that he could like another woman. And that woman was someone he could hold hands in front of others, take home to meet his parents and be his wife in the future.

Du Xiaoxian closed her eyes tightly. She actually thought that she could be with the young master like this forever… She was so stupid!

She couldn’t hold back the tears anymore, they finally flowed down her cheeks and into her neck silently…

Du Xiaoxian lowered her face, buried it in her palm and cried silently. At this moment, she seemed to realize a lot of things at once. Sooner or later, she would have to leave the young master. She must accept this.

No matter how much longer the young master would like her, at least he still liked her now. This was enough. Originally, she felt such life was unreal. Now that she had figured out everything, she felt at ease instead.

The simple girl wiped away her tears and sat quietly. She watched the sunlight move between her fingers, as if it was dancing. She watched for a long time until her eyes were a little sore. She turned around and saw a model in a pure white wedding dress, like a beautiful angel in the shopping window on the street. She slowly walked over, the wedding dress was very beautiful. It spread out in a bloom of long and fluffy white muslin, like snow-white waves splashed on the seaside rocks. The hem was decorated with large silver beads, each of which was emitting a faint glow. Looking up, the model smiled elegantly with a silver crown on her fluffy black hair. Du Xiaoxian lost herself looking at it. How beautiful it was! She imagined that on the young master’s wedding day, Xia Xiaowan would wear such a beautiful wedding dress and stand side by side with the young master. How beautiful and happy would that be!

She stared blankly for a long time, but her heart was a little sad. She turned around and slowly walked forward.

Du Xiaoxian didn’t take a bus or taxi, according to her memory of the route, she walked all the way to Gu Nianbin’s company in the bright autumn sunshine. Shao Boqing was standing in the lobby and talking to someone. Seeing her, he quickly raised his hand and called, “Du Xiaoxian.”

Du Xiaoxian stopped and turned around to look at him. Shao Boqing left that person and walked over to her. He smiled and patted on her schoolbag, “Why did you skip school today?”

Du Xiaoxian smiled but didn’t say anything, “I’m going up.”

Shao Boqing said, “Me too. Let’s go together.”

Du Xiaoxian suddenly recalled Yang Liying’s words and asked, “Mr. Shao, are you a playboy?”

It was rare for Du Xiaoxian to take the initiative to speak to him. Shao Boqing was flattered, but was choked by her direct question.

“Well…” Shao Boqing said, “Why using the word playboy? I just have a few more girlfriends, but all handsome and wealthy men are like this.”

“Are they?” Du Xiaoxian asked.

“Yes.” Shao Boqing said, “Xiaoxian, let me tell you this. When handsome and wealthy men like me go out, women will surround us like bees that won’t be chased away. There’s really nothing we can do!”

“I understand.” Du Xiaoxian said. A handsome and wealthy man could date many women. In comparison, the young master was considered good. At least, he only has her and Xia Xiaowan for the moment.

After exiting the elevator, they separated. Shao Boqing returned to his office, and Du Xiaoxian walked towards the president’s office.

Zhou Ting was surprised to see Du Xiaoxian at this time, “Xiaoxian, why didn’t you go to school?”

Du Xiaoxian vaguely muttered before knocking on Gu Nianbin’s door. Zhou Ting wanted to stop her but failed. She could only say, “The boss is meeting guests inside.”

Du Xiaoxian was about to turn around when Gu Nianbin’s voice came from inside, “Come in.”

Du Xiaoxian slightly opened the door and poked her head through the gap of it. Finding the guest was Xia Xiaowan, her heart suddenly thumped. She had been thinking about her all the way here, but she didn’t expect to see her in his office.

Gu Nianbin did not expect it to be her either and was stunned for a moment, “What are you doing standing at the door? Come on in.”

Du Xiaoxian could only walk in slowly, thinking that they would actually meet when she was away.

“Why are you here at this time? Don’t you need to go to school?” Gu Nianbin asked her.

Originally, Du Xiaoxian wanted to say that she was not feeling well, but she said other words somehow, “I don’t want to go today.”

“You skipped class?” The moment Gu Nianbin’s voice became serious, Du Xiaoxian lowered her head. Xia Xiaowan hurriedly said, “Don’t scare the little girl.”

Hearing her words, Du Xiaoxian suddenly felt guilty. She did not dare to raise her head and could only stand there straight.

“Sit over there. I’ll ask you later.” Gu Nianbin was a little annoyed. He didn’t expect that the little girl who was always obedient would actually skip school. He had really spoiled her.

“I’ll see you off.” He turned around and said gently to Xia Xiaowan.

“No need. I’ll go down myself.” Xia Xiaowan glanced at the little girl sitting quietly on the sofa and lowered her voice, “I didn’t see her last time. I thought she wasn’t working at your house anymore.”

Gu Nianbin naturally wouldn’t say anything to Xia Xiaowan. He said something evasively before sending her out.

Du Xiaoxian’s heart sank as she watched them going out together. However, she had already accepted the fact, so she didn’t feel as uncomfortable as before. On the contrary, she felt a little guilty towards Xia Xiaowan. She thought that Miss Xia probably still didn’t know about her and the young master. Otherwise, why would she speak up for her?

Gu Nianbin returned soon. Seeing Du Xiaoxian sitting there with her head low obediently, he was reluctant to scold her again and asked softly, “Why don’t you want to go to school?”

“It’s just today. Today I don’t want to go to school.” Du Xiaoxian said.

Gu Nianbin ruffled her hair and said, “Alright then, no school for today.”

Du Xiaoxian suddenly reached out to hug him. She rarely took the initiative to hug him. Gu Nianbin was stunned for a moment. Then he sat down, hugged her in his arms and asked softly, “What’s wrong? Is something wrong? Or has Jiang Kaiwei gone to look for you again?”

Du Xiaoxian buried her head in his chest and said in a muffled voice, “It’s…It’s just that I missed you.”