Chapter 218: Li Xiao, You

Once the waiter left, Cai Xiaotang immediately picked up her knife and fork and stabbed at the steak without a shred of elegance.

"Screech—"

The knife scraped against the plate, emitting a harsh sound.

Cai Xiaotang deliberately frowned in disdain, continuing to grumble, "Sorry, I don't really eat Western food; I find this kind of place too pretentious. It's not as good as finding a street stall."

As she spoke, she deliberately cut the steak into an unsightly shape.

Li Xiao looked at the person before him, but suddenly raised an eyebrow, silently cutting the steak on his own plate.

Cai Xiaotang sized up the person opposite her from the corner of her eye, feeling a bit hesitant in her heart.

He should be unable to stand this by now, right?

She was almost unable to keep up the act herself!

Just as she was thinking this, she saw Li Xiao suddenly place the neatly cut steak in front of her and take her plate away!

Cai Xiaotang was dumbfounded.

Li Xiao looked at her expression, the corners of his lips curling up slightly.

He then calmly said, "I like street stalls too, but... street stalls have their own benefits, and coming to a place like this occasionally isn't bad either. It doesn't matter if you can't cut steak; I can teach you in the future."

"In the future?" Cai Xiaotang was stunned for a moment, her brain finally unable to process things.

Why wasn't this Li Xiao reacting like a normal person?

What future?

How could there be a future between the two of them?

As she was thinking this, she saw Li Xiao gently pick up his fork, look at her with a smile in his eyes, and say in a low voice, "Xiao Tang, to tell you the truth, you are the most special girl I have ever met..."

"..." Hearing this, Cai Xiaotang's brow twitched violently, and she felt like she was about to vomit blood.

Immediately after, she heard the other party continue slowly, "Before this, I had always wanted to find a partner who met my expectations, but I couldn't even describe what kind of person that would be myself, until... I met you today..."

As Li Xiao spoke, he personally fed a small piece of beef from his fork to Cai Xiaotang's lips.

He deliberately looked into her eyes with focus and affection, asking in a deep voice, "So you are the soulmate I have been looking for all along. Are you... willing to try being with me?"

"..." Cai Xiaotang froze, instantly getting goosebumps all over, and remained completely rooted to the spot.

Are all the people in the Li Family sick?

Having a scumbag like Li Beijue is bad enough!

Now there's a lunatic like Li Xiao too!

They had only met for less than half an hour and they were already soulmates?!

No way!

Better slip away quickly!

Cai Xiaotang's scalp tingled; she didn't want to stay for even another second.

She quickly grabbed her bag, stood up immediately, and said, "Sorry, we aren't a match. To avoid any misunderstandings, let's end today's blind date here!"

Frightened, Cai Xiaotang had completely lost her earlier arrogant demeanor; she quickly dropped that one sentence and ran toward the door without looking back.

Li Xiao sat in his original seat, making no move to stop her.

He simply smiled as he withdrew his hand, popped the beef from the fork into his own mouth, and raised his eyebrows slightly.

Heh, and here he thought she was so tough...

To think she was scared off by just that one sentence of his?

She really is just a little girl after all!

Although...

A flash of amusement crossed Li Xiao's eyes; his mind was filled with the stunned expression Cai Xiaotang had just worn, and he couldn't help but shake his head in amusement.

Today's blind date wasn't a total waste; at least... it was quite interesting!

Outside the door—

As soon as Cai Xiaotang got into her car, she quickly pulled out her phone and called Jiang Baobao.

"Hello? Xiao Tang?"

Jiang Baobao answered the phone quickly, her tone somewhat surprised: "Aren't you on a blind date? At this time... shouldn't you be eating lunch?"

"I'm done eating!" Cai Xiaotang replied quickly, then hurriedly denied it: "No, wait, eating what! Where are you now? Let's find another place and grab something to eat! I have something to tell you! You would never guess who my blind date was just now!"

"Who was it?" Jiang Baobao asked subconsciously.

Cai Xiaotang's mind was still a mess, so she could only say, "It's a long story. You have no idea what I just went through! I have to tell you in person. Tell me where you are first!"

Hearing this, Jiang Baobao found it somewhat amusing and could only reply, "I'm still at the Li Mansion, and I haven't eaten yet, so come pick me up."

"Okay! I'll be there right away!"

Cai Xiaotang agreed readily, hung up the phone, and slammed her foot on the gas pedal; not long after, she appeared outside the Li Mansion.

Jiang Baobao had already packed up and was standing outside the door waiting for her.

As soon as the car stopped, she pulled the door open and sat in.

"Who exactly was your blind date today? Tell me!"

As soon as Jiang Baobao sat down, she couldn't help but ask out of curiosity.

Cai Xiaotang still hadn't recovered, and said listlessly, "I'll tell you when we're eating... I just found a private restaurant; they say the food is quite good. Let's head over there first. I was really scared by that man just now..."

As Cai Xiaotang spoke, she started the car.

Jiang Baobao had no choice but to stop asking, until she saw her park the car in front of a shop with very elegant decor.

Led by a waiter, the two found a quiet seat by the window and sat down.

The view here was excellent; opposite them was a tall office building, and next to it was an entire commercial street. Tucked in the middle was a private clinic that looked quite high-end.

A look of confusion flashed in Jiang Baobao's eyes.

The clinic... why would it be opened in a place like this?

She did not think much of it, calmly withdrew her gaze, and then, getting to the main topic of the day, asked: "Can you tell me now? Who exactly is your blind date today?"

Cai Xiaotang shook her head and gulped down a large cup of tea.

After catching her breath for two seconds, she spoke speechlessly: "It's someone from the Li Family..."

"The Li Family?" Jiang Baobao was stunned upon hearing this.

Among those currently unmarried in the Li Family, besides Li Beijue, there is only...

"Your blind date, it wouldn't be Li Beichen, would it?" Jiang Baobao's eyes widened abruptly.

"Li Beichen? Who is that?" Cai Xiaotang was also stunned for a moment, then replied: "It's not that Beichen person, it's Li Xiao, Li Beijue's uncle!"

"Ah? Li Xiao?" Jiang Baobao was dumbfounded, unable to process it for a moment.

Although Li Xiao is not very old, in terms of seniority, how could he possibly be on a blind date with Xiao Tang?

Jiang Baobao's curiosity was piqued, and she hurriedly pressed: "What exactly is going on? How did you end up on a blind date with Li Xiao? You two..."

"I don't know either! Who knows how my brother arranged this!" Cai Xiaotang curled her lips in annoyance.

With a look of speechlessness, she then recounted everything that had happened today.

"Anyway, it was just absurd! I was in that state! And he actually talked to me about some soulmate? Soulmate, my foot! My soul was almost scared out of my body at the time, okay? Don't you think he's sick? Are all the people in the Li Family abnormal?"

As Cai Xiaotang spoke, she thought of the scene at the time and couldn't help but get goosebumps all over again.