Chapter 455: Rekindling Old Flames with Li Beijue

A flash of awkwardness crossed Jiang Baobao's expression.

She and Li Xiao were not yet familiar enough to casually discuss matters of the heart.

Besides, today's events had absolutely nothing to do with Li Beijue.

Jiang Baobao gave a dry laugh and was just about to change the subject when she saw Cai Xiaotang already giving Li Xiao's shoulder a disgruntled punch.

"You want to pry into everything; you're a grown man, why are you such a gossip? Has no one told you not to just crowd in when girls are talking?"

Jiang Baobao was stunned for a moment, then couldn't help but want to laugh.

The two of them really had a great relationship...

She had worried before that deciding to get married so quickly might leave them no time to deepen their understanding of each other.

But looking at it now... it seemed that a whirlwind marriage wasn't such a bad thing.

At the very least, it suited the way the two of them interacted.

Just as Jiang Baobao was thinking this, she saw Li Xiao feign grievance as he said, "I thought your friends were my friends; since that's the case, I won't listen anymore..."

Upon hearing this, Cai Xiaotang immediately rolled her eyes.

Tsk... faking it again!

This guy is just so boring!

As Li Xiao spoke, he took the initiative to move a bit further away, then looked at Jiang Baobao and asked, "You haven't had dinner yet, right? What would you like to eat tonight? I'll have someone prepare it."

"Anything is fine, I'm not picky."

Jiang Baobao answered hurriedly.

She had already inconvenienced the two of them by suddenly coming over to stay, so she certainly didn't want to cause any more trouble.

Li Xiao nodded and turned to leave.

Only then did Cai Xiaotang pull Jiang Baobao to sit on the sofa furthest from the dining room and whisper, "So... after you rejected Ling Feng, what did he say?"

"He didn't say anything, and I didn't dare to listen to what he might say, so I just left."

Jiang Baobao sighed; the moment she thought about this matter, she felt a bit of heartache.

"I have always treated Ling Feng as my best friend, even like a brother, but... I never thought, nor did I ever notice..."

Jiang Baobao spoke slowly, feeling a bit distressed at the thought of having to face him later.

Cai Xiaotang couldn't help but worry along with her, whispering, "It is a bit difficult... after all, you two still have to work together every day and see each other daily; it really is too awkward at a juncture like this..."

As Cai Xiaotang spoke, she suddenly thought of something and asked tentatively, "But... did you really not feel even a little bit moved?"

"No."

Jiang Baobao answered without hesitation.

Cai Xiaotang pursed her lips and decided not to say anything more, but then she suddenly thought of something, narrowed her eyes slightly, sized up Jiang Baobao, and asked again, "Then... what is your current opinion of Li Beijue?"

"Opinion?"

Jiang Baobao was slightly startled, her heartbeat skipping a beat, and she immediately deflected the question, saying, "What kind of opinion could I have of him..."

"Tsk tsk tsk... Jiang Baobao, you're acting strange."

Cai Xiaotang noticed her abnormality almost immediately.

Jiang Baobao instantly shut her mouth.

Cai Xiaotang, however, stared at her expression with a thoughtful look: "I felt that the two of you were a bit off before. If it were the old you, hearing me ask that just now, you would have immediately cursed him out. But you hesitated, which means... his image in your heart is no longer as heinous as it was before. And... you might even think he's quite good now, or perhaps even... rekindling old flames?"

"Cai Xiaotang! What nonsense are you spouting!"

Jiang Baobao was startled by the last four words, her heartbeat instantly becoming even more chaotic.

What rekindling old flames...

Where were there any old flames?

It was clearly just her own miserable unrequited love before...

"Forget it, let's not talk about this. I just happen to have a vacation these two days, otherwise I wouldn't have had time to come see you today. Just tell me, are you taking me in tonight or not!"

Jiang Baobao deliberately acted spoiled toward Cai Xiaotang.

Seeing this, Cai Xiaotang agreed without hesitation, "Of course I'll take you in, why wouldn't I?"

Li Xiao walked over just in time to hear this and couldn't help but laugh and cry at the same time.

This woman was certainly generous, agreeing to this without even asking for his opinion?

However...

His place wasn't somewhere people could just stay over at will.

But for just one night, it was fine.

He was just afraid that tomorrow, someone wouldn't be willing to let Jiang Baobao leave.

Li Xiao's gaze flickered for a moment before he said, "Dinner is almost ready; go sit at the dining table."

"Alright, let's go over there."

Cai Xiaotang pulled Jiang Baobao up.

After the group finished dinner, Cai Xiaotang excitedly pulled Jiang Baobao upstairs, saying with enthusiasm, "Come on, I'll take you to see my room..."

"Ahem!"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiao immediately coughed.

Jiang Baobao was also stunned for a moment and declined with a laugh, "It probably wouldn't be appropriate for me to go visit the two of you's room, right?"

Cai Xiaotang suddenly realized she had almost exposed something; a flash of panic crossed her eyes, and she hurriedly pulled Jiang Baobao back to the sofa, explaining with a dry laugh, "Right... look at my brain, I forgot I'm a married woman... let's just sit here and talk..."

Jiang Baobao agreed with a smile, not suspecting a thing.

Cai Xiaotang, however, subconsciously exchanged a glance with Li Xiao, and seeing the slightly mocking look on his face, she guiltily looked away.

That was close...

She had almost been discovered by Baobao that she and Li Xiao were sleeping in separate rooms!

There wasn't a single thing a man would use in that room; if Baobao went in, she would definitely notice something!

Cai Xiaotang suddenly let out a sigh of relief, then pulled Jiang Baobao back into conversation, chatting until late at night.

Li Xiao finished his work and came down from the study; seeing that the two of them showed no signs of stopping, he finally couldn't help but remind them: "It's almost eleven o'clock. Why don't you two get some rest and continue chatting when you wake up tomorrow?"

Only then did Jiang Baobao suddenly realize she seemed to have delayed something, and an embarrassed expression instantly appeared on her face.

How could she always forget that Xiao Tang was already a married woman!

They could chat like this in the past, but now, Li Xiao was still waiting...

Thinking of this, Jiang Baobao hurriedly stood up: "I'm sorry, I lost track of time. You two should go get some rest quickly."

Cai Xiaotang, however, deliberately glared at Li Xiao and said contrarily: "I'm not sleepy. If you want to sleep, go sleep yourself; I'll go up in a while."

Hearing this, Li Xiao raised an eyebrow and also said deliberately: "Then I'll wait for you."

Hearing this, Jiang Baobao was afraid the two of them would have some sort of unpleasantness, so she hurriedly tugged at Cai Xiaotang and urged: "Xiao Tang, go back and rest. As it happens, I'm a bit tired too; let's chat again tomorrow."

As she spoke, she pulled Cai Xiaotang upstairs.

Cai Xiaotang immediately glared at Li Xiao.

What the hell was this guy doing!

Couldn't he just go to sleep by himself!