Chapter 62
Chapter 62: Never forgotten (Part 1)
Gong Ouyang’s company today was agog with rumors of a beautiful woman who accompanied their CEO in the morning .
Everyone in the company is talking about it and there were a numbers of messages exchanged between colleagues discussing the possible identities of that woman . After all, in all their time here, they haven’t ever seen their boss get any woman with him to the company .
They have heard a little bit about the girls who accompanied him to some high profile parties but getting a woman with to work should mean something in case of a workaholic like their CEO, right?
So everyone, especially the people in the topmost floor, peeled their eyes and waited for them to make an appearance again in the afternoon .
When Xiaonian followed Gong Ouyang to his office, this time she was painfully aware of the pointed stares from the people on the floor . She hung her head even lower and tried to avoid their looks while Gong Ouyang simply ignored them .
Once they were in the office, they settled into their previous positions, Xiaonian worked on her comic and Gong Ouyang dealt with his business .
For the next two hours, they both were immersed in doing there own thing and once it was six in the evening, Gong Ouyang promptly had his bodyguard pack up Xiaonian’s stuff and dragged her back to TianZhi .
Many of the staff at NE stayed back just to catch a glimpse of the woman who accompanied their boss the whole day .
Everyone had different ideas about what the relationship might be between those, but most agreed that reason their boss left his office promptly at 6 these days was because of her .
Unaware that most of the office staff have seemed to make Gong Ouyang and Xiaonian a dedicated couple, they both reached their apartment in TianZhi .
“Cook me something” he ordered her before he went inside to freshen up .
Xiaonian: (￣□￣)
Xiaonian put on her apron and started bustling about in the kitchen and Gong Ouyang came to occupy his usual place and watched her work .
If it wasn’t the two of them, Xiaonian would say that this was what a normal day would be like in the life of an old couple .
Xiaonan started frying the shrimp when Gong Ouyang walked to stand behind her and looked at the tradition Chinese fare she was preparing .
“Do you know how to cook English recipes?” he asked contemplating .
“English recipes? No I don’t know any,” Xiaonian confessed truthfully . She learnt how to cook just for her own pleasure, not for anyone . And she definitely failed to appreciate the English food .
Gong Ouyang looked thoughtful at the shrimp frying in the pan, “then starting tomorrow, you’ll learn” he said domineeringly .
Hearing him say that Xiaonian felt quite depressed . What if she wasn’t able to make English food? She makes excellent food of her country ah!
“I don’t want to!” she snapped at him turning the shrimp with an angry flip .
Xiaonian refused him without a second thought . She wanted to be a good comic artist, not a cook .
“No, you have to,” Gong Ouyang said overbearingly, his hand gripped her shoulder tightly and he emphasized very word he spoke with a squeeze, “if you don’t learn how to cook English cuisine, how will you take the children back to England in the future? And how can you please my parents?”
Xiaonian’s shoulders were in pain, but she forgot about them and widened her eyes in astonishment .
“What children?”
What is this about taking children back to England in the future?
How did the one child become children now?
Gong Ouyang lowered his face to hers, his thin lips almost touching her forehead, “You will have to give back the child you’ve hidden, and we’ll have more kids in the future sooner or later . The children will naturally carry my surname, naturally you and the children will go back to the main Gong house in England . ”
At the moment, Xiaonian looked at him blankly, “You want to marry me?”
The Gong house in England .
Bring their children .
Does he mean this?
In her mind, giving the children his surname, meeting his parents and taking children to meet them was something only married couples did .
“Marriage?” Gong Ouyang looked at her, a flash of displeasure passing over his handsome face .
At that question, Xiaonian understood what he meant and her face turned red in embarrassment .
He never thought of marrying her or anything . He was only interested in having a physical relationship where she was expected to cook for him and give him children . In other words, he wanted her to be his mistress, an outsider who has to live in shame and humiliation . That kind of thing .
For some reason, when she thought that it was Gong Ouyang saying this, she couldn’t help but laugh .
Was she glad that he didn’t want to marry her or was she sad that he wanted her to be his mistress?
Gong Ouyang stared at the bitter smile and thought that she was sad for not being able to marry . He could not help but frown at her expectation .
He held her chin in his fingers and turned her face up to face him . He fixed his sharp gaze on her beautiful eyes and said, “Shi Xiaonian, you listen to me . I can;t give you a marriage, but you’ll get to stay with me and that is better than marrying a mediocre man . ”
“……”
Xiaonian looked at him silently .
Was he trying to comfort her?
Probably .
He is Gong Ouyang, one of the richest man in the world . According to him, being his mistress might be a better choice than marrying an average person .
But everyone’s pursuit is not materialistic . And she was the kind of person who would be satisfied if she had enough to eat and afford a cover over her head as long as the other person loved her and treated her honorably .
But of course, she did not say it out loud .
She knew that he hated hearing anything that was contrary to his beliefs .
“Apart from a proper marriage, I can give you anything,” Gong Ouyang said slowly looking directly at her eyes .
This was the first time in his life he was making such a promise to a woman .
“I know,” Xiaonian said lightly without any joy . She pushed his fingers away and continued cooking . The shrimp have turned a nice golden in the pan .
Gong Ouyang believed that she understood, and put his hands around her small waist, “it’s enough as long as you understand, just put effort into learning how to cook some dishes first . My parents are very picky eaters . ”
After that, Gong Ouyang turned her around slightly and dropped a kiss on her lips .
“… . ”
Xiaonian stood in the same place while Gong Ouyang stepped back with his hands in his pockets and leisurely walked out of the kitchen, eyes deep with thoughts .
Marry .
This woman originally wanted to get married . The marriage of Gong family member involves a lot of things and has always been decided by the elders of the family so as to maintain the prosperity of the Gong family from generation to generation .
He was born and raised in the Gong family so he naturally had no objections to such an arrangement .
But unfortunately, Shi Xiaonian was not born into a family with impeccable social standing in the world . Other wise, marrying her would not have be bad for him .
Immersed in his thoughts Gong Ouyang made his way into the dining hall and sat in a chair waiting for Xiaonian .
A moment later, Xiaonian came in holding two plates of dishes and served them on the table and went back in .
Gong Ouyang sat there staring at her movements .
When Xiaonian came and exited the dining hall she could feel his gaze sweeping over her again and again .
This gave her the illusion of being dissected .
It was too uncomfortable .
She did not know how to deal with it, so she ignored him and continued on about her things .
The dishes were all served on the table and she was seated, and Xiaonian did not look at him . When they picked up the chopsticks, Gong Ouyang immersed himself in eating but he still did not move his gaze away from her .
“Xiaonian,” he suddenly called her name .
“Uh” she murmured still bowing over her bowl .
“Xiaonian . ”
“…”
What was he doing? She raised her face and looked at him in silence, his gaze was deep like the ocean and suddenly XIaonian felt suffocated and quickly turned her eyes away from him .
“Why are you calling my name?” she asked him looking down into her bowl .
“Just calling your name,” he replied casually, picking up vegetables from the pot .
“Why are you called Xiaonian?” he asked
Is he so idle now that he’s studying her name?
Xiaonian ignored him and continued eating .
“It means always in the thoughts, right?” Gong Ouyang guessed, his lips curving up in a smirk, “never forgotten . ”
Never forgotten .
Xiaonian’s fingers trembled and a chop stick slipped from between her fingers and dropped messily beside her bowl .
She quickly picked up a napkin and cleaned up the area .
Xiaonian put the napkin aside and concentrated on eating her food, “who can’t be forgotten in this world?” she said looking up at him with an ironic smile .
During all her life, she has yet to meet someone who hasn’t forgotten her .
Her parents forgot about her when they left her at an orphanage, her foster parents forgot about her when Shi Yue was born, Mu Qian Chu forgot about her when he had a surgery, and her colleagues forgot about her when she was kidnapped by Gong Ouyang .
She really had an interesting name .
“I wouldn’t forget about you,” Gong Ouyang said, his pitch black eyes staring at her . There wasn’t even a slight smile on his face t indicate that he was making fun of her .
Xiaonian returned his stare and looked at the man sitting before her and saying absurd things .
People, to whom she was supposed to mean something, forgot her . How would this man who played with her life according to his whims, someone who did not even consider her values or interests before arrogantly proposing to make her his mistress, not forget her?
Really, what a bad joke .
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