Chapter 1008: Li Xiao Is So Cool

"Yes."

The staff member replied.

Li Xiao nodded, then swept his gaze around, seemingly deep in thought.

Then, he suddenly turned and walked toward Cai Xiaotang.

"What's wrong?"

Cai Xiaotang looked at him, puzzled.

Li Xiao did not answer; he only smiled, took out the toy bear he had bought for Tiantian from the bag she was carrying, pulled off the tag card on it, and then turned back to the table.

The other contestants had also taken their places.

But almost everyone's eyes were fixed on Li Xiao.

At the sound of the command, the competition began.

The others were much like the previous contestants, basically using blowing or fanning methods in an attempt to extinguish more candles.

Li Xiao, however, unhurriedly took two steps back, and the card in his hand seemed to come alive, spinning at his fingertips.

The next second—

The small card flew directly out of his hand, perfectly bypassing the left half of the heart shape!

"So amazing!"

The crowd of onlookers couldn't help but praise him immediately.

Then, no sooner had the words been spoken than they saw the card spin and fly back, extinguishing the other half of the candles as well, before finally flying straight back into Li Xiao's hand!

And on the edge of the card, only a tiny scorched mark remained.

Cai Xiaotang was simply stunned.

Many of the girls watching were also dumbfounded.

The staff member on the side was also taken aback, then immediately announced loudly that the only winner of this round was, naturally, none other than Li Xiao!

Li Xiao turned around unhurriedly, stood back by Cai Xiaotang's side without changing his expression, and winked at her.

"How did you do that!"

Cai Xiaotang finally came back to her senses and asked hurriedly.

Someone nearby also asked: "Yeah! How did you do that? That was too cool! I want to learn too!"

"I practiced it by playing poker when I had nothing to do before."

Li Xiao answered casually, then looked at the staff member on the side.

"Since I won, does that mean I can get that mysterious prize?"

"Of course you can."

As the staff member spoke, she hurriedly turned around and took a transparent box from under the tablecloth, inside of which were many identical, beautifully packaged small boxes.

Judging by the size, they should be jewelry, which made people even more curious.

Cai Xiaotang waited full of anticipation for the staff member to hand the prize to her.

But she didn't expect the staff member to suddenly change her tone: "The prize can certainly be taken, but before taking it..."

As she spoke, she looked at Cai Xiaotang with a smile and teased her playfully.

"This miss, your friend was so handsome just now, shouldn't you reward him with a kiss? We have an additional condition: the couple who wins first place must show us how sweet they are before they can get the prize!"

"Huh?"

Not expecting such a "requirement," Cai Xiaotang first widened her eyes, and then a blush immediately appeared on her cheeks at a speed visible to the naked eye.

As expected of Valentine's Day!

This activity really fits the atmosphere!

"Ahem..."

Cai Xiaotang coughed lightly and looked at Li Xiao with some hesitation, feeling a bit reluctant in her heart—otherwise... maybe they didn't really need the gift.

It was just a gimmick for a Valentine's Day event anyway.

She knew without thinking that the mall couldn't possibly give away anything truly expensive.

Just as Cai Xiaotang was thinking—

She didn't expect her waist to suddenly tighten, and her whole body was pulled forward two steps!

Cai Xiaotang was startled, subconsciously meeting Li Xiao's smiling eyes, and her heartbeat couldn't help but quicken a few beats.

This guy isn't going to do it for real, is he!

The next second, a familiar scent suddenly drew close.

Her lips felt a sudden warmth.

Cai Xiaotang's heartbeat almost stopped for an instant; she didn't expect Li Xiao would really dare to kiss her.

But...

She didn't seem to be that resistant.

She was even a little excited.

Time seemed to pause in this instant.

Knowing what she looked like when she got flustered and bristled, Li Xiao didn't go too far; he only stayed for two seconds before letting her go.

"That's too sweet..."

Friendly jeers and envious whispers immediately arose all around.

Cai Xiaotang, however, was so excited and shy that she didn't know what to say, so she could only cough lightly and hurriedly change the subject: "Um... so can we take the prize now?"

"Yes, yes!"

The staff member agreed immediately; she hadn't expected the activity to have such a good effect right from the start, and she was beaming with joy as she hurriedly took out one of the small boxes and handed it to Cai Xiaotang.

Once she had the item, Cai Xiaotang immediately said thank you, then pulled Li Xiao and turned to leave.

Not until they had walked some distance did she burst into a laugh, the "highlight reel" of a certain person from just moments ago still playing in her mind.

"That thing you did just now was so cool! Can you teach me?"

As Cai Xiaotang spoke, she mimicked the motion he had used to casually flick the card out.

"Want to learn?"

Li Xiao raised an eyebrow and suddenly lowered his voice, leaning in close to her ear: "I can teach you, but... I don't teach for free; you'll have to pay some tuition..."

"You're charging for it? You're way too heartless!"

One look at his expression told Cai Xiaotang that this guy was up to no good, so she hurriedly shoved the unopened prize into Li Xiao's hands.

"This is for you, consider it tuition!"

"This was clearly won by me, but... do you want to see what's inside first?"

Li Xiao took it with amusement, and as he spoke, he casually pulled the ribbon on the box, feeling a bit curious about what was actually inside.

Cai Xiaotang was also a bit curious; she hurriedly leaned in, watching with anticipation as Li Xiao opened the lid.

And then...

Both of them froze in place.

It turned out the box did indeed contain jewelry, and it was a necklace.

But the design of that necklace...

Cai Xiaotang looked speechlessly at the "heart pierced by an arrow" design—which would have been popular a dozen years ago—and the slightly crude workmanship, her expression becoming extremely subtle.

"This..."

She weighed her words, but since she truly couldn't find anything to praise, she could only speak the truth: "It looks a bit tacky, doesn't it..."

"Is that so? I think it's alright. Come, let me put it on you..."

Li Xiao deliberately played devil's advocate, and as he spoke, he picked up the necklace and, with a look of deep affection, moved to put it around Cai Xiaotang's neck.

"I don't want it! You keep it for yourself!"

Cai Xiaotang immediately turned her head to dodge.

Li Xiao, however, would not let it go: "Are you sure you don't want to try it? I think it suits you perfectly! It's practically tailor-made for you!"

"I said I don't want it!"

Cai Xiaotang laughed as she dodged and ran away.

The two of them were playing around, the sweet atmosphere practically dyeing the surrounding air a shade of pink.

Across the street—

A black car was pulled over to the side of the road, its window rolled down just a crack.

Watching the smile on Cai Xiaotang's face, Luo Wanwan felt her teeth itch with hatred.

She had happened to be out running some errands and never expected to see such a scene!

And just now...

The image of Li Xiao kissing Cai Xiaotang without hesitation kept flashing through her mind, and the depths of Luo Wanwan's eyes were practically frozen over.

She didn't want to wait anymore.

That Cai Xiaotang must die!

As for Li Xiao, she was determined to take him away!