Chapter 1612: The Situation Seems Not Very Good

Liu Xin'ai did not want her to become a poor little thing, so she stroked Xu Xiaoxiao's head and said concisely, "Someone has their eyes on us."

Xu Xiaoxiao's mind turned quickly, and as soon as she heard this, she understood something.

However, she did not have much of an emotional shift, only murmuring, "Sure enough, there is no unluckiest, only unluckier!"

"But now, it's time for someone else to be unlucky; we must drag out the person who is pulling the strings!"

"Then does this have anything to do with the staff member who delivered the items?"

"Mm, our preliminary guess is that that person swapped the oil bottle and indirectly caused the kitchen to catch fire. Xiao Xiao, can you recall the details from that time now?"

The details from that time...

Xu Xiaoxiao lifted her chin slightly and said at a very slow pace, "I was stir-frying spices at the time, but the smell wasn't right, so I called Sister Zhang."

"And then?"

"When I was on the phone, I didn't pay much attention to what that staff member was doing, he..."

Xu Xiaoxiao suddenly lost her voice.

The next instant, she widened her eyes and said to her two friends, "I remember now, I didn't touch that bottle!"

"Really?"

"Really! After using the oil bottle, I reached out my arm to put it away; it was far from the frying pan!"

After the fire started, Xu Xiaoxiao's mind had gone blank, and her heart was in a mess.

And in this chaos, she had subconsciously attributed all the problems to herself.

Now that she was calm and thinking back carefully, she finally discovered the flaw.

But this flaw left Xu Xiaoxiao very confused: "Since I didn't touch the oil pot, how did it tip over?"

"There must be a mechanism; as a result, once the fire burned, the evidence was gone too."

After Jiang Baobao made this deduction, her brows knitted tightly.

She raised her hand to press her brow center and murmured, "These people are truly too cunning!"

Liu Xin'ai understood Jiang Baobao's mood; at this moment, her own heart was also a bit chaotic.

But even if the process was a bit convoluted, sooner or later, they would be able to drag this person out!

Liu Xin'ai took a deep breath and then said to her two friends, "Li Xiao has already gone to investigate, and I estimate that later, Li Beijue will also join in. If Yiyan also helps, this person hiding in the shadows will definitely not be able to stay hidden!"

"That's right!" Xu Xiaoxiao's blood was ignited, and she stood up and said, "Let's go help!"

Helping was fine.

But that person could not be Xu Xiaoxiao.

The other party had chosen to strike at Xu Xiaoxiao among all of them, so there must be a reason that could not be spoken of.

Therefore, Xu Xiaoxiao needed to show her face as little as possible.

However, Liu Xin'ai did not voice the speculation in her heart; she only patted her shoulder and said, "Aren't you hungry? Wait here for Cheng Hao first and eat something; we'll go check on the situation."

"Oh my, it's already this time, how could I have the mood to eat!"

"But you are injured now, so it's not suitable for you to run around. You should just wait here for news."

Xu Xiaoxiao's lips moved, but she did not speak.

She could feel that Xin'ai... did not want her to intervene in this matter.

But why was that?

Xu Xiaoxiao hesitated for a moment, but did not ask, only saying, "Then you go ahead; if there's anything, we'll contact each other by phone."

"Okay."

Liu Xin'ai and Jiang Baobao went to see Cai Xiaotang again, urging Cai Xiaotang to lock the door securely before leaving the small cabin.

Xu Xiaoxiao sat by the window, watching the backs of her friends as they left.

Feeling... that the situation seemed not very good.

This made Xu Xiaoxiao's already unsettled mood feel even more overgrown with weeds at this moment.

Now, she really hoped that everything was just her overthinking.

The fire was just an accident...

Xu Xiaoxiao leaned against the window, letting her mind wander, her thoughts drifting further and further away.

Just at this moment, someone knocked on the door.

Could it be that Jiang Chenghao had returned?

Xu Xiaoxiao was just about to go open the door, but suddenly felt that it couldn't be Jiang Chenghao outside!

Because Xu Xiaoxiao had been sitting by the window the whole time, and she hadn't seen Jiang Chenghao's figure!!

Was it... Cai Xiaotang, who was also resting on this side?

But Liu Xin'ai had already urged her to lock the door; would she come to knock at this time?

Xu Xiaoxiao's heart was filled with uncertainty.

And at this moment, the sound of knocking rang out from outside the door again.

This rhythm and force...

No, it wasn't Cai Xiaotang's!

Xu Xiaoxiao's heart pounded violently!

She walked over cautiously, only to find that the view through the peephole was pitch black.

"Who is it?"

Xu Xiaoxiao asked, but there was no voice from outside the door, only the sound of knocking.

That sound made Xu Xiaoxiao's shoulders shrink; she quickly retreated a few steps and took out her phone to call Jiang Chenghao.

Once the call connected, Xu Xiaoxiao asked, "Cheng Hao, are you nearby?"

"No, there wasn't anything to eat downstairs. I happened to run into a staff member, and he took me to the service center. I'll be back in about ten minutes."

What!?

This result made Xu Xiaoxiao's whole body turn cold!

Jiang Chenghao on the other end of the phone sensed something and asked, "Xiao Xiao, what's wrong?"

"Someone is knocking on the door outside, and they won't say who they are!"

Jiang Chenghao knew that Xu Xiaoxiao was not a timid person.

Yet her voice was filled with apprehension at this moment, which meant the situation on her end was very wrong!

This made Jiang Chenghao immediately tense up as well, and he said to Xu Xiaoxiao, "Quickly lock the room door from the inside, I'm coming back right now!"

"I know! By the way, you... be careful of the person who took you away!"

As she spoke, Xu Xiaoxiao went to lock the door.

But she had only taken two steps when she discovered...

Someone was prying the door open from the outside!

No, it's too late!!

Xu Xiaoxiao turned and ran into the bathroom, then locked the bathroom door from the inside.

Almost the instant Xu Xiaoxiao locked the door, the person outside pried the door open and entered!

He walked very quietly, looked around, and finally came to push the bathroom door.

It wouldn't budge.

Inside the door, Xu Xiaoxiao covered her lips tightly, her heart beating very fast, and her eyes wide open!

Although this bathroom door looked sturdy, Xu Xiaoxiao couldn't guarantee how long it would hold!

Now, Xu Xiaoxiao needed to think of a way to buy herself some time...

Her eyes darted around, and Xu Xiaoxiao feigned calmness and said, "I've already called my friend over, he'll be here soon. If you don't want bad luck, leave quickly!"

The other party was not scared by Xu Xiaoxiao's few words, but instead said calmly, "You have another friend here. If you don't want anything to happen to her, come out yourself!"

This bastard!

Xu Xiaoxiao hadn't expected the other party to use Cai Xiaotang to threaten her, and she felt both angry and anxious.

Xu Xiaoxiao's silence made the other party impatient: "It seems you don't care about your friend at all. Since that's the case..."

The other party snorted and turned to leave.

Xu Xiaoxiao was terrified; she hurriedly called out to stop him and sternly questioned, "If I come out, you won't hurt her?"

"Yes."

"Then you... keep your word!"

Xu Xiaoxiao gritted her teeth, then reached out her hand and cautiously opened the door.

The moment she opened the door, Xu Xiaoxiao saw a large hand suddenly reach in!

This made Xu Xiaoxiao pale with fright, and she instinctively slammed the door shut!

"Ah!"