Chapter 460: Li Beijue and Li Xiao's Little Schemes

Jiang Baobao continued to eat with her head lowered, not taking the initiative to speak.

Seeing that she seemed to be in a decent state, Li Beijue finally felt relieved and said to Li Xiao, "I have some family matters I'd like to discuss with you; why don't we go upstairs to talk?"

"Alright." Li Xiao nodded in agreement, gave Xiao Tang a couple of instructions, and then turned to head upstairs to the study with Li Beijue.

As soon as the two of them left, Cai Xiaotang immediately asked, "Baobao, Li Beijue must have come here to find you, right?"

Jiang Baobao paused slightly before answering, "I don't know either..."

She felt a bit uneasy in her heart, yet she also knew that Li Beijue showing up suddenly this morning was definitely not just a coincidence.

Upstairs—

Li Xiao and Li Beijue walked into the study one after the other in silence.

As soon as they entered, Li Beijue immediately asked, "Uncle, what is the deal with this villa of yours? How come I didn't know about it before?"

He frowned slightly, his expression looking somewhat concerned.

Li Xiao, however, smiled indifferently and replied unhurriedly, "I have plenty of properties under my name; do I really need to report to you every time I buy a house?"

Li Beijue pursed his lips, hesitated for a moment, and then bluntly pointed out, "I wasn't sure whose residence this was last night, so I specifically had someone check. The owner registered for this villa is not you. If you wanted to buy a house, there was no need to put it under someone else's name, and on top of that, hide it from the family..."

"Where did I hide it from the family? Aren't you aware of it now?"

Li Xiao amusedly cut off Li Beijue's words and asked back with a smile.

Li Beijue felt a bit helpless: "Don't play these word games with me, you..."

He paused for a moment, stared fixedly at Li Xiao, and said in a serious tone, "I know you have been doing something behind the scenes. You can keep Grandpa in the dark, but I hope you won't hide it from me."

"What could I possibly be doing behind the scenes?"

A dark glint flashed quickly across the depths of Li Xiao's eyes, but he denied it swiftly, shrugging his shoulders helplessly.

"You..."

Li Beijue looked at him, seemingly wanting to say something more.

Li Xiao took the initiative to raise his hand to interrupt him, deliberately saying in a slightly soothing tone, "As for what I'm doing, you're just a child, so don't concern yourself with adult matters."

"Who is a child?"

Upon hearing this, Li Beijue's face dropped instantly, and he looked at him with some displeasure.

The two were only a few years apart in age, yet they were uncle and nephew.

Every time Li Xiao encountered something he didn't want to talk about, he would always use his status as an elder to pressure others.

"Ahem..."

Li Xiao coughed lightly. Seeing Li Beijue's displeased expression, he hurriedly changed the subject: "Let's not talk about this. You came here specifically today, surely it wasn't all for me, right? Isn't it more for the person downstairs..."

He glanced meaningfully outside the door, and sure enough, he saw Li Beijue's expression change slightly.

Li Xiao understood the situation and deliberately said in a teasing tone, "How about this: I happen to have nothing to do these next two days, so I can help you two create some space to be alone. But you have to promise me... not to keep asking about this villa, not to tell anyone about the villa's existence, and furthermore... not to secretly investigate me again."

Fu Sizhan's brow twitched, and he looked at Li Xiao with some surprise.

He had indeed sent people to secretly investigate Li Xiao many times... but it should have been done very discreetly...

How did Li Xiao find out?

Li Xiao saw through what he was thinking at a glance, suddenly stepped forward to pat Li Beijue's shoulder lightly, and said in a low voice, "Believe me, I don't intend to hide things from you. When the time is right, I will tell you."

Li Beijue's gaze flickered for a moment. He locked eyes deeply with the person in front of him and ultimately did not ask anything more.

"Alright, I understand."

Li Beijue replied indifferently, pushing all his curiosity back into the depths of his heart.

After the two reached an agreement, they turned and returned downstairs together.

Cai Xiaotang and Jiang Baobao had already finished breakfast and were sitting on the sofa chatting.

Hearing someone coming downstairs, the two turned around in unison.

Li Xiao smiled at Cai Xiaotang and asked, "The weather is so nice today, why don't I take you two out for a trip? Didn't you want to go out and look around before? It just so happens that I have a manor in the suburbs; would you like to go take a look?"

"A manor?"

Upon hearing this, Cai Xiaotang became interested. She looked at the weather outside the window, which was indeed nice, and hurriedly grabbed Jiang Baobao's hand, inviting her: "Baobao, let's go together! It's rare to relax; how boring it is to be cooped up at home all the time!"

Just as she finished speaking, she suddenly thought of something and glanced at Li Beijue's direction with some vigilance.

Tsk...

She had agreed too quickly!

This guy Li Xiao must be doing this on purpose again, wanting Li Beijue to come along too!

And then use that as an opportunity to get close to Baobao!

Cai Xiaotang was grumbling incessantly in her heart.

Jiang Baobao clearly realized something as well and subconsciously glanced in Li Beijue's direction.

She didn't know what he and Li Xiao had discussed upstairs, but for them to suggest going to some manor right after coming down—it would be strange if there wasn't a problem!

A flash of hesitation crossed Jiang Baobao's eyes, and she didn't know whether she should agree.

Then she heard Li Beijue suddenly say, "Going out for a turn is fine, but I still have work to do, so I won't be able to go with you. Uncle, I'll leave Baobao in your care."

Li Beijue didn't need an invitation; he voluntarily withdrew from this outing.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Baobao was quite surprised, and for a moment, she couldn't tell if she felt relieved or regretful.

Cai Xiaotang, however, had her eyes light up and immediately said happily, "Then let's set off quickly! It's just right now that we've finished breakfast, we can go over there and get some activity! Come on, Baobao, let's go upstairs and pack!"

As she spoke, she pulled Jiang Baobao and turned to leave.

Watching the two of them disappear up the stairs, Li Xiao cast a meaningful look at Li Beijue.

Li Beijue, meanwhile, curled his lips slightly.

Half an hour later—

Cai Xiaotang, fully prepared for the trip, stood downstairs with Jiang Baobao.

Li Beijue had used work as an excuse and had already left just a moment ago.

The three of them set off immediately, driving in the direction of the suburbs; in less than an hour, a very exquisite pastoral-style villa appeared before them.

"Wow, this place is actually quite pretty!"

Cai Xiaotang looked at the large fields of flowers in the distance, her expression full of anticipation.

Jiang Baobao's eyes also lit up; from quite a distance away, she seemed to be able to smell the fragrance of the flowers already.

"This is a place I occasionally come to for rest; if you like it, you can come here to hang out often in the future."

Li Xiao introduced simply.

He had not kept this manor a secret, so Li Laoyezi and Li Beijue also knew the address.

As soon as the car stopped, Cai Xiaotang immediately pulled Jiang Baobao away.

Li Xiao, on the other hand, got out of the car unhurriedly, took out his phone, and sent a message.

【We have arrived, see you in the afternoon.】