Chapter 1392: Truly Hard to Fathom

Liu Xin'ai sensed the other person's silence, checked the time, and asked, "Is there anything else?"

"No."

"Then let's stop talking for now," before hanging up the phone, Liu Xin'ai thought of something else and asked, "Does this vacation you've arranged have anything to do with me, honestly?"

That one phrase, "honestly," reflected that Liu Xin'ai had a slight lack of trust in Jiang Chenghao.

Jiang Chenghao felt a slight ache in his heart, then said, "It has a little to do with it; after all, you are also one of the members of the Laboratory."

He was playing word games.

Liu Xin'ai was quiet for a moment before saying, "Understood."

Afterward, she hung up the phone.

Yet Jiang Chenghao fell into deep thought.

He found that Liu Xin'ai was a bit... hard to fathom.

Just like those last three words, what did they represent?

Was she angry?

Jiang Chenghao couldn't figure it out.

However, he knew there was one thing that needed to be done right now.

Jiang Chenghao took out his phone and called Xu Xiaoxiao.

As it turned out... Xu Xiaoxiao didn't answer.

The repeated lack of success made Jiang Chenghao gradually irritable.

He simply stopped using his phone to contact her and decided instead... to go to the school to find Xu Xiaoxiao.

Xu Xiaoxiao was in the middle of a meeting, and her phone was set to silent.

When she finished and walked out of the complex building, she actually saw... Jiang Chenghao!

The moment she saw him, Xu Xiaoxiao thought of that absurd kiss...

This made her feel completely uncomfortable!

She didn't even know where to look!

Jiang Chenghao, however, appeared calm.

He walked up to Xu Xiaoxiao composedly and said, "I asked a teacher passing by and knew you were in a meeting, so I just stood here waiting for you."

Xu Xiaoxiao didn't even look into Jiang Chenghao's eyes.

She just lowered her gaze, her tone somewhat stiff: "Oh, so... are you looking for me for something?"

"There is indeed something. I wanted to ask if you have time this weekend? Xin'ai is going to the Resort to soak in the hot springs with the members of the Laboratory, and I feel that if you could accompany her, she would be more relaxed."

Jiang Chenghao's words made the awkwardness in the depths of Xu Xiaoxiao's heart disappear bit by bit.

Finally, she raised her head, stared at Jiang Chenghao without blinking, and asked, "You came to find me just for this?"

"Yes."

Upon hearing this, Xu Xiaoxiao pursed her lips.

She had thought this man was looking for her to offer an explanation for the absurd incident last time.

She hadn't expected...

Xu Xiaoxiao closed her eyes.

When she opened them again, she hid the complex light in the depths of her eyes and instead asked coldly: "Did Xin'ai ask me to go?"

"No, it was me..."

"Since Xin'ai doesn't want to, please don't make decisions recklessly! You think you're being good to Xin'ai, but in reality, you're causing trouble for her! That's all, I have things to do, excuse me!"

After Xu Xiaoxiao finished speaking, she walked past Jiang Chenghao.

The aura about her was cold.

This time, Jiang Chenghao could clearly feel that Xu Xiaoxiao... was angry!

But why would she be angry?

Jiang Chenghao looked bewildered.

He was also reflecting on himself... had he really overstepped and interfered too much?

Liu Xin'ai had indeed rejected Jiang Chenghao's suggestion, but Jiang Chenghao wanted to ensure everything was foolproof, so he had privately sought out Xu Xiaoxiao.

If Xu Xiaoxiao agreed to go soak in the hot springs, would Liu Xin'ai... really be happy?

Jiang Chenghao lowered his gaze, regretting his abrupt behavior a little.

As for Xu Xiaoxiao...

After returning from the hot springs, he would find her and apologize.

Jiang Chenghao made his decision and silently left the place where Xu Xiaoxiao worked.

In fact, Xu Xiaoxiao hadn't walked very far.

She walked behind a tree and hid.

Then she turned back and secretly observed Jiang Chenghao.

She saw Jiang Chenghao's confusion and also saw that he had made some kind of choice.

So what... choice had he made?

Xu Xiaoxiao was very curious.

Yet no one could answer her.

Just at this moment...

"Teacher Xu? What are you..."

Xu Xiaoxiao's colleague was standing behind her.

Seeing her hunched over, holding onto a tree trunk as she stood there, he couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

And the appearance of a colleague made Xu Xiaoxiao feel so awkward!

To avoid further awkwardness, she had no choice but to find an excuse to cover it up: "Ah, my waist suddenly hurts a bit, I'm just taking a moment."

As she spoke, Xu Xiaoxiao even swayed her waist from side to side, as if her waist were very uncomfortable.

The colleague very enthusiastically supported Xu Xiaoxiao and urged her: "You're so young, you really must take good care of your body. Oh right, I have some ointment, I'll give it to you when we get back to the office."

"Uh, okay, thank you."

As Xu Xiaoxiao said this, she glanced unobtrusively toward the spot where Jiang Chenghao had just been standing.

But Jiang Chenghao had already disappeared without a trace.

He must have left.

Xu Xiaoxiao suddenly felt a bit annoyed, unable to understand why she had to stand there peeking like a thief.

It was truly irritating!

Xu Xiaoxiao rubbed her hair, straightened up, and walked away.

But she hadn't taken two steps before she remembered... she was "injured"!

Xu Xiaoxiao hurriedly held her waist and groaned: "Sigh, I still shouldn't push myself."

"That's right, it's a bit far from our office, I'll accompany you and we can walk slowly."

The colleague's words reminded Xu Xiaoxiao.

She figured that if she walked back in this posture, quite a few teachers and students would see her "honorable" appearance.

This... really is a case of bringing it upon oneself!

The day before going to soak in the hot springs, Liu Xin'ai simply packed the things she would need.

Seeing this, Liu Qingze asked curiously: "Sister, are you going on a long trip?"

"Not really, just going to soak in the hot springs with the members of the Laboratory this weekend."

"It's not bad to go and relax," Liu Qingze said, then thought of something, "Wait a minute, the wound on your forehead hasn't completely healed yet, how can you go soak in the hot springs!?"

"Didn't you see I put this on? It's waterproof and can also prevent scarring; I could even go swimming and it wouldn't be a problem."

When Liu Xin'ai spoke, she raised her hand and pointed to her forehead.

The scar on it had already turned into a thin line.

But Liu Qingze still hadn't forgotten the shock and panic he felt in his heart when his sister returned with her head wrapped in gauze.

That unpleasant memory made Liu Qingze conjure up all sorts of terrifying associations.

He even said: "Could there be another accident? Like slipping and hitting your head? Getting a bad cold from the temperature suddenly fluctuating? Your figure is too good, and you get harassed by men!?"

Heavens, each one is more terrifying than the last!

Liu Qingze had a look of horror on his face.

But Liu Xin'ai was speechless, and she even raised her hand to knock on his forehead, scolding: "You, are you cursing me?!"

"I'm just worried about you, otherwise, why don't you just not go?"

"Jiang Chenghao has already counted the number of people, it wouldn't be good not to go."

Liu Qingze raised an eyebrow and hurriedly asked: "Wait a minute, how does this have anything to do with Jiang Chenghao?"

"Because it's an activity organized by Jiang Chenghao."

So that's how it is...

Liu Qingze immediately changed his attitude.

Not only did he stop trying to stop Liu Xin'ai, but he was also eager to help offer advice and suggestions from the sidelines.