Chapter 379: You Will Definitely Be Interested

As soon as Li Xiao finished speaking, a "bang" suddenly erupted in the room!

Cai Xiaotang slammed her palm onto the table, completely ignited by this sentence, fueling the anger she had been holding all afternoon.

"I don't care about your so-called face! People in your circle are truly annoying and strange! Does everyone think they are the center of the universe? I said I'm not going, so I'm not going! I don't want to go! Do you understand?"

She snapped at Li Xiao in a huff, and after she finished, a flash of embarrassment suddenly crossed her face.

Did she yell too loudly?

After all, the matter this afternoon didn't really have much to do with him...

It was she herself who hadn't refused firmly enough.

Cai Xiaotang's expression was somewhat conflicted; she turned around directly, no longer looking at him.

Li Xiao hadn't expected her temper to be so fiery; instead of getting angry, he found it extremely amusing.

Knowing she was in a bad mood, he hurriedly changed his approach and persuaded her: "My choice of words was poor just now. How about this: you come with me, and I guarantee that at tomorrow's banquet, there will be something you are interested in!"

"What thing?"

Upon hearing this, Cai Xiaotang stopped what she was doing and turned to look at him again.

Li Xiao smiled with feigned mystery: "If I say there is, then there certainly will be. If I lie to you, you can throw as much of a tantrum as you want when we get back. That should be fine, right?"

Cai Xiaotang: "..."

She looked at the person in front of her with a suspicious expression, not knowing what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd. After pondering for two seconds, she refused again: "Who knows what kind of trick you're pulling? Not going."

"Really not going?" Li Xiao's tone carried a hint of inducement.

Having said that, he deliberately shook his head with a look of regret: "If you don't go, don't blame me for not warning you later. Once you miss this time, there won't be a next time..."

As Li Xiao spoke, he actually sighed, pretending to be very regretful.

Cai Xiaotang finally moved again, turning her head to look at him suspiciously once more; she seemed to have been swayed.

Li Xiao hurriedly struck while the iron was hot: "I promise, once you go, you definitely won't regret it!"

Seeing his earnest expression, which didn't seem like he was lying, Cai Xiaotang finally nodded and agreed: "Alright then..."

Going with this guy... she shouldn't run into any annoying people again, right?

She wanted to see what exactly Li Xiao was selling in his gourd!

The next evening—

Cai Xiaotang and Li Xiao set off on time, heading together to Shimao Dasha.

In the car, Cai Xiaotang reached up to tug at the necklace around her neck for the umpteenth time.

It was a small, water-blue diamond that shimmered with a calm light under the reflection of the lights outside the car window.

"Why do you keep touching it?"

Seeing that her hands hadn't stopped since she got in the car, Li Xiao couldn't help but ask with amusement.

Cai Xiaotang immediately rolled her eyes at him and said: "I'm not used to wearing such thin chains; I always feel like my neck is uncomfortable. Why did you insist that I wear this?"

"Hmm... you can think of it as a symbol of status?"

Li Xiao's answer was ambiguous.

Cai Xiaotang instantly lost all interest in probing further.

Since he said that... it must be a very valuable necklace, the kind she wouldn't be able to afford even in her next life!

Half an hour later—

The car stopped in front of a towering building.

Aside from Li Corporation, this was the tallest building in the entire city.

Cai Xiaotang looked up at the brightly lit banquet hall at the top, a trace of disgust flashing in her eyes.

She hadn't expected that after getting away from the Mu Family... she would still have the chance to come to this kind of occasion...

Back in the day, her mother was in a place just like this...

Cai Xiaotang's gaze flickered for a moment; not wanting her mood to be affected, she hurriedly pulled back her thoughts.

"Let's go."

Li Xiao's voice suddenly sounded in her ear, pulling Cai Xiaotang back from her thoughts.

Immediately after, a gentle palm rested on her shoulder.

Cai Xiaotang instantly got goosebumps. Just as she was about to lash out, she saw the person in front of her say with a straight face: "I'm not taking advantage of you; forget our current relationship."

Before Cai Xiaotang could get a word out, she was choked back. Feeling even more annoyed, she glared at him before following his footsteps inside.

The elevator rose slowly and stopped at the very top.

As soon as the doors opened, a scene of brilliant lights came into view.

Many people were already holding wine glasses, weaving through the crowd and chatting casually.

Cai Xiaotang coughed lightly and instantly put on a cold, aloof expression that warned others to keep their distance.

Li Xiao glanced at her with some amusement before lifting his feet and walking into the Main Hall.

Sure enough, as soon as they entered, they instantly attracted everyone's attention.

"Third Young Master Li! It's truly a rare sight! I thought the one coming today would be the young President Li!"

Someone immediately came up to chat.

Li Xiao was an elder to Li Beijue, so when outsiders mentioned him in front of Li Xiao, they always added the word "young."

Hearing this, Li Xiao smiled faintly and suddenly pulled Cai Xiaotang's hand: "I just happened to be free, and Xiao Tang said she had never attended such a banquet and wanted to contribute to charity, so I specifically had someone notify Beijue that I would attend in his place today."

"So that's how it is!"

The other party suddenly realized, then hurriedly praised: "This is just a charity gala; naturally, the Li Family adds splendor no matter who comes. Since Third Young Master Li is the young President Li's elder, thinking about it this way, it shows that the Li Family values this even more."

Li Xiao didn't have much of a reaction to such obvious flattery from the other party; he just smiled faintly.

The other party was also very good at finding a way out for himself; seeing this, he hurriedly spoke up: "It is rare for Third Young Master Li to attend with his wife, so I will not disturb you here any longer. I wish you both a pleasant evening."

After the man finished speaking, he immediately turned and left, knowing when to retreat.

Cai Xiaotang watched him walk away and finally could not help but let out a soft huff.

A charity gala?

She looked up at the massive, luxurious crystal chandelier on the ceiling, a trace of disdain flashing in her eyes.

Everything these people were wearing and everything they had on their hands—was there anything that wouldn't be enough to feed an ordinary family for several months, or even half a year?

In a place of such decadent luxury, to speak of charity so brazenly... it really was nauseatingly hypocritical.

Cai Xiaotang felt like she didn't want to stay any longer.

She tugged on Li Xiao's sleeve, leaned into his ear, and whispered: "Where exactly is the thing you said I would be interested in? If it's not here, I'm going back!"

"What's the rush?"

A smile could not help but bloom on the corners of Li Xiao's lips; his gaze swept across the venue calmly before suddenly fixing on a certain direction.

There, a man and a woman were standing, seemingly in conversation with others.

"Isn't that what you're interested in?"

Li Xiao raised an eyebrow and gestured with his hand.

Cai Xiaotang looked over instinctively, and her expression changed abruptly.

Damn it!

Isn't that the foul-mouthed Madam Chen from yesterday!