Chapter 427: This is a First Kiss

After the two of them strolled around the Large Animal Pavilion, Cai Xiaotang immediately started clamoring to go back and find Jiang Baobao.

Unexpectedly, Li Xiao sat down on the side, unhurried.

"Aren't you tired? I think we should take a break..."

Cai Xiaotang replied immediately and bluntly: "I'm not tired at all; if you want to rest, rest yourself!"

As she spoke, she turned to leave.

The next second, however, someone grabbed her by the wrist.

"Then stay here and keep me company while I rest." Li Xiao's tone carried a hint of inexplicable dominance.

Cai Xiaotang was slightly stunned, then immediately tried to break free from his hand, but no matter what, she couldn't move an inch, and she suddenly felt a bit furious.

"Let go! Why do you have to stop me from going to find Baobao!"

She questioned him crossly.

Li Xiao looked at the person before him with amusement and confusion, retorting: "Then why do you have to go and be a third wheel? Don't you think your wattage is a bit too high?"

"I... I want to!" Cai Xiaotang couldn't win the argument, and suddenly spoke without thinking.

Actually, judging by Li Beijue's recent behavior...

Baobao might have already fallen for him, and she didn't really have any reason to stop it.

But just thinking about letting a guy like Li Xiao succeed so easily, why did it feel so unpleasant?

Cai Xiaotang took a deep breath, and just as she was thinking, she suddenly saw the phone still clutched in her hand, and her eyes lit up.

"You won't let me go, right? Then I'll call Baobao and have her come here to meet up with us in a bit!"

As she spoke, she quickly prepared to dial the number.

But before she could get through, the next second—

"Swish!"

The phone was snatched away by someone!

"Hey! What are you doing!"

Cai Xiaotang's eyes widened instantly, and she immediately reached out to grab her phone back.

Li Xiao held his arm high, looking at Cai Xiaotang with a smile, deliberately teasing her.

"You can't reach it, and you're still injured, can't you just be a little more well-behaved?"

He held his hand up easily, watching Cai Xiaotang try hard to stand on tiptoe, wanting to snatch the phone back.

Cai Xiaotang was already furious; she didn't care that their actions had already attracted the attention of others, and she complained loudly: "Li Xiao, aren't you childish! What kind of skill is snatching someone else's phone! Give it back to me right now!"

As Cai Xiaotang spoke, she tried hard to stretch her arm to its full length.

But unfortunately, she wasn't as tall as Li Xiao to begin with, and at this moment, her other hand was injured, so her movements were truly restricted.

Li Xiao held the phone up unhurriedly, his eyes already filled with a smile at some unknown point.

How long had it been since he did something like this?

It should have been since he started elementary school that he stopped "bullying" girls like this...

It did seem quite childish.

However...

Watching this woman's hair stand on end, he actually felt inexplicably in a good mood?

"Give me back my phone right now!"

Cai Xiaotang's face was full of anger, clearly on the verge of exploding.

Li Xiao remained unhurried, just thinking about teasing her a little more before giving the phone back, when his peripheral vision caught the aisle behind her, where two staff members suddenly walked out carrying a large box!

"Careful!"

He subconsciously wanted to protect her in his arms.

But he was still a step too late.

The edge of the box bumped against Cai Xiaotang's back, not too lightly or too heavily, and her figure swayed violently, causing her to lose control and tilt to the side.

"Ah!"

She let out a small, involuntary gasp, and the bandage hanging around her neck felt a sharp tug!

The next second—

She fell entirely into a warm embrace.

Li Xiao also moved with quick eyes and fast hands to wrap his arms around her shoulders, finally pulling her into his arms.

"Sorry, we're moving some things over here..."

The staff members hurriedly apologized.

Li Xiao waved his hand, signaling it was fine.

The few staff members then left.

Li Xiao suddenly realized that the person in his arms wasn't making a sound.

Cai Xiaotang was pressed quietly against his chest, her mind blank for a moment.

The incident had happened too suddenly; she had felt a force protecting her, and the sense of security in that instant made her heart race uncontrollably.

"Hey? Are you stunned?"

Seeing that she hadn't moved for a long time, Li Xiao subconsciously lowered his head, wanting to check on the condition of the person in his arms.

"You're the one who's stunned..."

Cai Xiaotang lifted her head abruptly, but before she could finish her sentence, her whole body stiffened.

Her lips seemed to brush against something soft, fleeting, yet carrying a heat that was impossible to ignore.

Li Xiao was also stunned, a flash of surprise crossing his eyes.

Just now... it was an accident...

The two of them had actually... their lips... touched...

His gaze slowly shifted downward, subconsciously landing on the two pink-tinted lips of Cai Xiaotang, which were mere inches away.

Time around them seemed to have paused.

Only the shallow breathing of the two people was intertwined, ambiguous and unclear.

"You..."

"I..."

They spoke almost simultaneously, and then both fell silent.

Cai Xiaotang finally reacted, abruptly taking a step back and forcibly breaking free from his embrace.

"Just... just now nothing happened... I... I... who told you to lean in so close!"

Cai Xiaotang began to incoherently "shift the blame."

Li Xiao was instantly left between laughter and tears as he retorted: "If you hadn't suddenly looked up just now, it wouldn't have..."

He stopped halfway, suddenly thinking of something, and deliberately curled his lips to ask in return: "The previous agreement only said I couldn't take advantage of you, but how should we count just now? It should count as you taking advantage of me, right? This was my first kiss, after all..."

Li Xiao deliberately slowed his speech, watching as a flush of red spread across Cai Xiaotang's cheeks.

"Who took advantage of you!"

Cai Xiaotang shouted abruptly, failing to control her volume.

After she finished speaking, she realized people around them were watching, so she turned and walked away, annoyed.

Li Xiao immediately followed, suppressing a laugh.

Not until they reached a quiet, deserted corner did Cai Xiaotang suddenly stop in her tracks and continue the previous topic: "Just now was an accident! And that doesn't count at all as... as... a kiss..."

When she said the word "kiss," she felt inexplicably embarrassed.

"What? Doesn't count as what? Why are you blushing?" Li Xiao deliberately pretended not to hear clearly.

Cai Xiaotang, full of pent-up anger, bit the bullet and replied loudly: "A kiss! Just now doesn't count! Did you hear me? I'm not blushing! And... who would believe a playboy like you still has his first kiss! If anything, I'm the one who had her first kiss..."

By the time she finished, her tone was somewhat vexed.

Even if it was just a brush, it was still letting this guy off easy!

Upon hearing this, a flash of surprise quickly crossed Li Xiao's eyes, and his mood suddenly became even better as he asked: "Oh... so you don't have your first kiss anymore?"

"Of course I still do! I already said just now doesn't count! You..."

Cai Xiaotang glared at him, but halfway through her sentence, she suddenly felt a sharp pain in her arm.

She subconsciously looked down, only to see a trace of red seeping through the snow-white bandage at some point.