Chapter 382: Do You Want Me to Take Responsibility?

Early the next morning—

Cai Xiaotang opened her eyes in a daze, rubbing her forehead as she sat up.

"Hiss—my head hurts so much..."

She gasped, feeling as if her head were about to explode from the pain.

All the memories from last night were scattered like fragments; she pondered for a long time but couldn't make sense of anything.

She only remembered that at the very end, the two of them were standing by the terrace drinking.

And then... and then...

Cai Xiaotang stared blankly, then simply flopped back onto the bed with a thud.

It seemed she had gotten drunk last night...

It must have been Li Xiao who brought her back!

And then...

Cai Xiaotang suddenly thought of something and hurriedly looked down to check her clothes, only to find she was wearing her usual pajamas.

Damn it!

Did that pervert help her change her clothes?

Cai Xiaotang jumped up, instantly fuming with rage. Without another word, she did a kip-up, flipped off the bed, pulled open the bedroom door, and strode out.

Li Xiao's room was just upstairs.

Cai Xiaotang's footsteps were so heavy it seemed she might shatter the stairs.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Cai Xiaotang pounded on the door of Li Xiao's bedroom, making it ring loudly.

Two bodyguards immediately appeared from nowhere and blocked her, saying, "Miss Cai, Third Young Master only just fell asleep..."

"Move!"

Cai Xiaotang was still feeling grumpy from waking up; ignoring their obstruction, she raised her hand to continue pounding on the door.

The next second—

The door was suddenly pulled open from the inside.

"What is it..."

Li Xiao's tone was heavy with sleepiness and a hint of suppressed grumpiness of his own.

His pajamas were unbuttoned, revealing a well-defined chest.

Perhaps because he had just woken up, his voice sounded much deeper and hoarser than usual, and his half-closed eyes carried an inexplicable hint of roguishness; his whole being was written with the words "don't mess with me."

It was the first time Cai Xiaotang had seen Li Xiao like this, and she couldn't help but be slightly stunned.

She then snapped back to reality and loudly questioned, "Was it you yesterday... you..."

With the two bodyguards present, she suddenly felt a bit embarrassed. After stuttering for a long time, she tugged at her pajamas and reminded him, "Did you forget how our agreement was signed again! Do you have any sense of contract at all! You shameless jerk!"

Li Xiao paused, looked at her pajamas and her slightly reddened ears; the sleepiness in his eyes gradually faded, replaced by an amused expression.

"You two go down first." He waved his hand at the two bodyguards.

The two bodyguards acknowledged and left.

Watching them walk away, Li Xiao continued unhurriedly, "But... it was you who asked me to help you change yesterday... I originally felt it wasn't quite right, but you were making a fuss about not sleeping if you didn't change your pajamas, so I had to reluctantly..."

Upon hearing this, Cai Xiaotang immediately bristled: "Pervert! I'm the one who should complain about being taken advantage of! And you were 'reluctant'?"

"Pfft—" Li Xiao couldn't help but laugh out loud.

He had been holding it in for a long time; the person in front of him, whose usually smooth long hair was now a bird's nest, and who had such a furious expression, was truly impossible not to laugh at.

Seeing this, Cai Xiaotang became even angrier: "What are you laughing at! About this matter, you..."

"Me what? Do you want me to take responsibility?" Li Xiao teased her on purpose: "But the two of us are already married; you can't possibly want me to offer myself to you again, right?"

"Who cares about you offering yourself!" Cai Xiaotang glared at him.

Li Xiao immediately looked even more troubled: "Then what should I do? How about... I take off my clothes, and you look back?"

As he said this, he reached out to take off his pajamas.

Seeing this, Cai Xiaotang hurriedly pressed down on his wrist to stop him, then jerked her hand away and said speechlessly, "Are you sick! I..."

She was so anxious she didn't know what to say, and her heart was full of frustration.

It happened again!

Why was she always left speechless by this guy every time!

Seeing this, Li Xiao decided to quit while he was ahead and explained with a smile, "I'm teasing you. Auntie Li helped you change your clothes yesterday."

"Ah?" Cai Xiaotang's face went blank for a moment, then she became even angrier: "Then why didn't you say so earlier! Why lie to me! Is this fun for you!"

Li Xiao retorted amusingly: "You were the one who came up here and, without asking for the reason, called me shameless first, so I just had to play along with you!"

Cai Xiaotang was instantly left speechless again.

Thinking that it really was she who started the name-calling, she pondered for a long while and then simply apologized: "Then... I'm sorry! I misunderstood! Please don't make such boring jokes next time!"

There's a next time?

Li Xiao raised an eyebrow noncommittally, a hint of a smile flashing in his eyes.

He seemed to have suddenly realized exactly where Cai Xiaotang was different from other women.

She seemed very frank about everything; the four words "pretentious and affected" seemed to have nothing to do with her.

Just as Li Xiao was thinking this, he suddenly saw the person in front of him make a move.

Cai Xiaotang took off the necklace from her neck, held it out in front of him, and said, "Giving this back to you."

"Giving it back to me?" Li Xiao raised an eyebrow, as if he had thought of something interesting.

"You're willing to give it back to me now? Didn't you refuse to let go of it last night?" he asked on purpose.

"Is... that really the case?" Cai Xiaotang looked at the person before her with suspicion, yet something suddenly flashed into her mind.

Last night... she seemed to have indeed...

"Ahem..."

Cai Xiaotang gave a light, awkward cough, intending to pretend she knew nothing at all.

Immediately after, she heard Li Xiao's insufferable voice ring out again: "Last night, you said you insisted on wearing this necklace and wouldn't return it to me. Anyone who didn't know better might think you have a secret crush on me..."

"Don't flatter yourself! I'm not blind!"

Cai Xiaotang retorted immediately, extending her hand forward again: "Take your necklace back quickly! If I break it, I won't be held responsible! And I can't afford to pay for it!"

"No need to return it, just keep it for now." Li Xiao did not take it.

Cai Xiaotang wanted to say something more, but heard him explain unhurriedly: "Just keep it for now. Since we are already married, you should have a couple of decent pieces of jewelry. The ones in your walk-in closet are all too ordinary. I'll get you a couple more valuable ones another day."

That entire walk-in closet full of designer jewelry was made to sound like cheap street-stall goods by Li Xiao's single sentence.

Cai Xiaotang looked at the sapphire shimmering with a dark light in her palm and immediately shot him an annoyed glance.

Detestable!

She had been shown up by this guy's flaunting of wealth again!

"Anything else? If not, can I go back to sleep?" Li Xiao suddenly raised an eyebrow and asked.

Cai Xiaotang nodded subconsciously, also feeling a bit sleepy, and replied readily: "I'm a bit sleepy too, going back to rest. Bye."

She dropped the sentence and turned to leave.

Li Xiao watched her back disappear at the stairs with amusement before closing the bedroom door.

Cai Xiaotang returned to her room with the necklace and carefully locked it away, yet she couldn't help but recall the scene of someone standing up for her last night, and couldn't help but feel a bit satisfied.

Tsk...

Suddenly, she felt that a certain guy seemed a little more pleasing to the eye than before...