Chapter 1003: A Gift Just for You

Downstairs—seeing that Li Xiao had not followed, Cai Xiaotang finally let out a sharp sigh of relief.

Then she hurried to the garden fence, and sure enough, she saw Laoqi hiding in the corner, looking around.

As soon as he saw Cai Xiaotang, he immediately raised the box in his hand!

"Madam! Over here!"

Cai Xiaotang hurried over, looked at the thing he was holding, couldn't help but feel a bit excited, and immediately took it.

"OK! Mission accomplished! You go back quickly!"

She couldn't wait to give the item directly to Li Xiao right now, so she waved her hand in a hurry, then turned around in high spirits, and while walking back, she opened the lid of the box.

Immediately, she saw those two rings with their unique designs entwined together, standing quietly in the very center of the box.

"Hehe..."

Cai Xiaotang was in such a good mood that she couldn't help but laugh out loud; she simply hid the box in her pocket and then hurried back upstairs.

As soon as she entered the door, she saw that Li Xiao was indeed waiting just as he had been when she left a moment ago.

"I'm back!"

She said loudly, almost wearing the word "happy" on her face, and her whole person was overflowing with a joyous atmosphere.

"So happy? What big matter did you go to discuss?" Li Xiao asked, pretending to be puzzled, but his eyes swept over her body calmly, finally settling on the slightly bulging pocket on her left side.

When she went out just now... there didn't seem to be anything in her pocket, right?

That bulging size, did she really go to prepare a gift for him?

Li Xiao raised an eyebrow, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up.

Then he hurriedly spoke first: "I have something for you; close your eyes first."

"What?"

Cai Xiaotang's mind was entirely on the ring in her pocket, and she was stunned for a moment upon hearing this.

Li Xiao had already walked up, took her hand, had her sit on the edge of the bed, and simply reached out to cover her eyes.

"Asking you to close your eyes is, of course, to give you a surprise; what else could it be? Be obedient and hurry up."

"Alright then..."

Cai Xiaotang didn't know what medicine he was selling in his gourd, so she had to obediently close her eyes.

Sensing her eyelashes lightly brushing against his palm, Li Xiao then released his hand with satisfaction.

He waved his hand in front of her again to confirm that she wasn't peeking, and only then did he safely take out the item he had hidden by the pillow earlier.

With a soft "click," the box lid opened.

Li Xiao smiled and pinched a thin, light-gold chain from inside, carefully wrapping it around Cai Xiaotang's wrist.

When it comes to giving gifts, how could he let her get there first?

"You..."

Cai Xiaotang subconsciously moved her wrist.

"Don't move."

Li Xiao tapped the back of her hand, quickly fastened the clasp of the bracelet, and then said: "Alright, you can open your eyes."

Upon hearing this, Cai Xiaotang immediately opened her eyes and looked at her wrist for the first time.

Immediately, she saw a thin gold chain encircling her wrist, with a star made of gold thread dangling in the middle.

"A bracelet? Why are you suddenly giving me this?"

Cai Xiaotang's eyes were filled with undisguised liking, though her tone was somewhat puzzled.

"You really don't know?"

Li Xiao lowered his eyes to glance at her bulging pocket again and simply answered directly: "On such a special day today, how are you even slower to react than a straight man like me?"

"I..."

Cai Xiaotang immediately wanted to retort, but when the words reached her lips, she was afraid of exposing her own surprise, so she had to swallow them back.

Then she heard—"This is no ordinary bracelet..."

Li Xiao hooked one end of the thin chain with his fingertip and took the opportunity to hold her hand in his palm.

"I had this custom-made for you. This star contains a positioning device, which allows me to know where you are at any time. The battery can last for about half a month, which is the longest duration possible for this size. Of course, this is just to protect your safety, not because I want to infringe on your privacy, so..."

As he spoke, he reached over and fished out the small box that had held the bracelet, then tapped the velvet lining in the center that served as padding.

"This box can provide the necessary power for the bracelet. As long as the bracelet is placed inside, it can maintain a cycle. Of course, the box also needs to be charged, but once every three months is enough. How about it, isn't it amazing?"

"This..."

Cai Xiaotang looked at the little star on the chain, which wasn't even as big as her fingernail, her face full of wonder.

"This is too high-tech, isn't it?"

"Are you... not repulsed by the fact that I can know your location at any time?"

Seeing that she didn't seem to have much dissatisfaction, Li Xiao finally felt a little more at ease.

"Why would I be repulsed by that? Aren't you doing it to protect my safety? Besides... I haven't done anything wrong, so why would I be afraid of you knowing where I am?"

Cai Xiaotang shook her wrist, saw the light flashing on the little gold star, and praised it in a good mood: "It's actually quite pretty; your aesthetic is not bad..."

"As long as you like it."

Li Xiao completely let out a sigh of relief, and then his eyes drifted toward Cai Xiaotang's pocket.

His gift had been given... now, it was her turn!

"Ahem!"

Thinking this, Li Xiao coughed lightly on purpose, then pretended to know nothing and asked in return: "My gift has been given, so... I wonder if someone has prepared a gift for me?"

Only then did Cai Xiaotang react; she hurriedly moved her gaze away from the bracelet and thought of the thing she had in her pocket.

Of course she had prepared one!

Although... it is a bit late to think about giving a gift.

"You close your eyes too!"

Cai Xiaotang imitated Li Xiao's manner from just a moment ago and reached out to cover his eyes.

"Alright."

Li Xiao immediately obeyed and did as he was told, closing his eyes, though the corners of his mouth were already curled up, unable to hide his anticipation.

Cai Xiaotang's gaze flickered for an instant; even though she had been prepared for a long time, at this moment, she felt inexplicably nervous.

She held her breath and carefully took out that black velvet box.

Then, she pulled Li Xiao's hand over.

He had once said.

Whenever she was ready, he would personally put this ring on her.

Now, she no longer needed to hesitate.

Cai Xiaotang carefully placed the box into Li Xiao's palm.

The familiar, fuzzy texture made Li Xiao, who still had his eyes closed, pause for a moment, and then, as if he had sensed something, he suddenly opened his eyes!

Sure enough, the gift he had personally given away had now returned to his palm.

He had already imagined countless possibilities in his mind just now.

But he had not expected that she would actually...

"Heh..."

Li Xiao chuckled and casually opened the box lid.

Two familiar rings appeared before his eyes.

They were the proof he had personally designed, determined to bind her to him forever.

This was truly... the best gift he had ever received.

Li Xiao carefully picked up the thinner ring, turned, knelt on one knee, looked at the astonished Cai Xiaotang, and smiled with complete satisfaction.

"Miss Cai Xiaotang, would you be willing to lend me your hand for a moment?"