Chapter 457: Holding Her to Sleep at Night

The room fell into an eerie silence for a moment.

Li Xiao swept a glance across the floor without changing his expression, then replied calmly, "This is my room; why should I sleep on the floor? If you really don't want to sleep with me, you can choose the sofa."

Upon hearing this, Cai Xiaotang subconsciously glanced at the sofa to the side, then rolled her eyes dramatically.

It was an extremely narrow single sofa, and it was impossible for anyone to lie down on it.

However, there were two sofa cushions placed on top of it.

At this moment, Li Xiao also deliberately asked from the side, "Are you afraid to sleep with me? I can guarantee I won't do anything to you, but... you aren't afraid that you won't be able to control yourself, are you?"

Li Xiao stifled a laugh, unable to even understand himself why he was able to say such a thing.

He just felt that every time he teased her like this, his mood became exceptionally good.

Cai Xiaotang did not fall for his provocation and just snorted coldly.

She then looked at the sofa cushions in front of her, her eyes lit up instantly, and she immediately had an idea.

She walked over with long strides, picked up the sofa cushions directly, then turned and stood by the bed, quickly placing them in the very center of the large bed.

"These two sofa cushions are the dividing line. You sleep on that side, I sleep on this side, and neither of us is to disturb the other! If you dare to cross the line, don't blame this lady's fists for not having eyes!"

Cai Xiaotang deliberately shook her fists with a fierce look on her face, her eyes filled with warning.

Li Xiao raised his eyebrows noncommittally and didn't say anything more.

"Click—"

The lights in the room dimmed, and instantly only a sliver of moonlight spilling in from outside the window remained.

Cai Xiaotang turned her back to Li Xiao and immediately closed her eyes.

Tsk...

It's just sleeping for one night!

It's no big deal!

Besides... that person just likes to take advantage with his words...

In reality, he must think she is a nuisance and can't wait to solve the problem and send her away as soon as possible...

It's just that the way he talks is too infuriating!

It makes one want to beat him up!

Cai Xiaotang knew in her heart that Li Xiao wouldn't do anything, and before long, she truly fell asleep with peace of mind.

Listening to the steady breathing gradually coming from behind him, Li Xiao couldn't help but let a trace of a smile flash in his eyes.

How could she be so carefree?

How much trust did she have in him... that she actually just fell asleep like this...

He carefully turned over, confirmed that the person beside him was truly fast asleep, and only then did he turn around again and close his eyes.

Midnight—

In the quiet room, a "thud" suddenly rang out!

Li Xiao was inexplicably kicked onto the floor, his arm slamming into the corner of the nightstand, sending a wave of soreness and numbness through him.

A surge of anger from being woken up flared in his eyes, and he stood up abruptly, only then seeing that there was still someone on the bed.

Li Xiao was stunned for a moment, then realized what had happened, and a wry smile appeared on his face.

How could he have forgotten... there was an extra person on the bed tonight...

He looked speechlessly at the woman on the bed who had a "peculiar" posture, occupying the entire bed with her arms and legs spread wide, his mind blank for a rare moment.

Was her sleeping posture actually this bad?

Then what was the point of putting two cushions in the middle earlier?

A sense of powerlessness suddenly surged through Li Xiao; he sat helplessly on the edge of the bed, moved the person's overstepping hands and feet to the side, then lay back on the bed to try and drift off to sleep.

Although he usually appeared to have a good temper and was easy to talk to.

Yet, very few people knew.

The Li Family Third Young Master would be exceptionally irritable if disturbed while sleeping.

Li Xiao suppressed the anger in his heart, trying hard to return to sleep.

But after only five minutes—

"Smack!"

A hand suddenly landed heavily on his shoulder.

Li Xiao opened his eyes abruptly, his eyes full of speechlessness, and he instantly turned over to look at the person beside him.

It was a pity that the person was already dead to the world, and in the next second, she directly lifted her leg and draped it over Li Xiao!

Li Xiao took a deep breath, suddenly regretting very much why he had let Cai Xiaotang sleep in the same bed as him.

If he had known, he would have had someone send an extra quilt and gone to sleep on the floor himself!

Li Xiao took a deep breath and pinched Cai Xiaotang's wrist, wanting to move it away.

But only halfway through the movement, Cai Xiaotang's other foot suddenly moved violently and kicked him directly on the calf!

Li Xiao froze completely in place, pausing for two seconds—

He simply couldn't take it anymore and directly pulled Cai Xiaotang into his arms!

"Mm..."

Cai Xiaotang struggled with some dissatisfaction.

Li Xiao did not loosen his grip at all, first trapping her two hands in front of his chest, then pinning her legs down.

Cai Xiaotang moved twice, and finding she couldn't break free, she actually suddenly quieted down.

She even found a comfortable position in Li Xiao's arms and continued to sleep.

Li Xiao had worked himself into a sweat, and looking at the person sleeping peacefully in his arms, he experienced for the first time what it meant to be "dumbfounded."

This... sleeping so peacefully in his arms, who exactly is harboring ulterior motives against whom?

He couldn't help but want to laugh, just as he was about to close his eyes—

The next second—

"Li... Xiao..."

In her sleep, Cai Xiaotang suddenly called out his name in a low voice.

Li Xiao was stunned for a moment, his heart suddenly feeling as if it had been pricked by something soft and tiny, instantly softening.

He subconsciously looked down at the person in his arms, a flash of complex emotion crossing his eyes.

She... dreamed of him?

Li Xiao's gaze slowly fell upon Cai Xiaotang's sleeping face, and he suddenly felt something subtle in his heart...

Immediately after, he heard the person in his arms mutter another sentence.

"Bas... tard..."

Cai Xiaotang said these two words with absolute clarity, even carrying a hint of gnashing teeth.

In an instant.

All the subtle atmosphere vanished without a trace.

Li Xiao instantly became expressionless, wanting nothing more than to throw the person in his arms away.

After thinking for two seconds, for the sake of having a peaceful sleep tonight, he had no choice but to continue "suppressing" the person in his arms.

Yet he heard her still muttering softly.

Li Xiao suddenly couldn't help but ask: "Why is he a bastard?"

His tone was low, carrying a hint of a smile he hadn't even noticed himself.

Unexpectedly, he immediately heard the person in his arms actually answer in a small voice: "Because... he..."

"What?"

Li Xiao was stunned for a moment and hurriedly leaned his ear toward her lips.

Immediately, he felt her soft breath land against his ear, making his heart tremble involuntarily, and his gaze couldn't help but slowly fall upon the two lips so close at hand.

They looked like... they were very soft... making one unable to resist wanting to... have a taste...

Li Xiao's gaze flickered for an instant, his eyes darkening, and he suddenly couldn't help but turn his head, leaning in a few inches closer...

Her soft breath was right there.

Just as they were about to touch...

Cai Xiaotang suddenly answered intermittently: "I... I won't tell you..."

She gave the answer to his previous question, and after speaking, she fell deeply asleep again.

Li Xiao instantly came back to his senses, feeling a bit startled in his heart.

What was he just about to do?

Li Xiao's expression darkened, a trace of confusion flashing in his eyes.