Chapter 499: Li Xiao's Worries

In another room—

Cai Xiaotang was lying on the balcony, bored, staring blankly at the distant sea surface.

The rooms in this castle were distributed along both sides of the corridor.

Jiang Baobao and Li Beijue were staying on the left side.

Everyone else had gone to the right side.

Cai Xiaotang did not want to stay with Li Xiao, and was afraid of being discovered, so she had specifically dragged him to pick a room further away, so the two of them could be "neighbors."

"Where should we go to have fun tomorrow... It's rare to come out for a trip..."

Cai Xiaotang was muttering to herself in a low voice when she suddenly heard a soft sound coming from next door.

Li Xiao was standing on the balcony with his phone, originally intending to make a call, but he hadn't expected that Cai Xiaotang would be lying on the balcony next door, and he was stunned for a moment.

"What are you doing?"

He put away his phone and asked casually.

Cai Xiaotang drew out her voice to answer: "Staring blankly... what else could I be doing..."

Li Xiao chuckled and said nothing.

His subordinates had just messed up a small matter, and he had intended to call to inquire about it and lecture them a bit.

But for some reason, the moment he saw Cai Xiaotang, he suddenly dismissed that thought, and his mood improved as a result.

"Hey."

Cai Xiaotang's voice suddenly rang out.

Li Xiao raised his eyes to look at her, asking with his gaze.

Only then did Cai Xiaotang speak: "Is there any alcohol here? Want to have a couple of drinks?"

"Want to drink again?" Li Xiao felt his head ache the moment he heard this word, and he hurriedly tried to dissuade her: "If you can't sleep, you can have someone make you some fruit juice; as for drinking..."

"Drink what fruit juice? Do you think I'm a little kid? On such a great day, of course I have to have a couple of drinks! If you aren't drinking, I'll go find some myself!"

Cai Xiaotang's tone was disdainful, and that look in her eyes seemed to be saying: You won't even drink! You're too lame!

As she said this, she immediately turned to go find alcohol.

Seeing this, Li Xiao hurriedly blocked her: "You'd better not move! I'll go find some for you!"

He said this, turned, and left, heading straight for the small wine cellar built downstairs.

After searching for a long time, he couldn't find a bottle of red wine with a low alcohol content, so he had no choice but to bring up a type he usually drank.

Cai Xiaotang had long been waiting impatiently; seeing him return, she hurriedly took the wine bottle from him.

"Why did it take so long? What kind of wine is this?"

She frowned as she looked at the string of letters on the bottle that she couldn't understand.

"The kind of wine that will get you drunk." Li Xiao shook his head with amusement, took a glass, and poured a little bit in front of her.

"This wine is a bit aged; for someone like you who doesn't usually drink red wine, it's better to drink a little less. It will be very uncomfortable if you get drunk."

Li Xiao gave a worried piece of advice.

Cai Xiaotang nodded casually, not taking his words to heart at all, and lowered her head to take a sip.

"Tsk... it really tastes different; I usually drink beer..."

She nodded with satisfaction, gently swirling the red liquid in the glass.

"You like drinking that much?" Li Xiao looked at her with amusement.

"Yeah." Cai Xiaotang's tone was frank: "There are too many annoying things; after drinking, I can forget about them for a while."

Li Xiao's gaze flickered for an instant, and he suddenly thought of all the messy affairs of the Mu Family, his heart immediately understanding.

Needing to use alcohol to numb herself... she and the Mu Family...

Li Xiao couldn't help but feel a bit concerned, but then he heard Cai Xiaotang sigh: "It's so good, Baobao and that person surnamed Li have finally achieved a happy ending; I can finally rest easy..."

Li Xiao, who was also "surnamed Li," couldn't help but raise an eyebrow upon hearing this; thinking of today's scene, his heart couldn't help but stir slightly.

Beijue being able to be with the person he likes—he was naturally very happy too...

A proposal is, in itself, something that allows everyone involved to experience happiness.

A figure suddenly appeared in Li Xiao's mind, and his eyes darkened abruptly.

He took a muffled drink of alcohol, quickly suppressing the emotions that had surged from the bottom of his heart.

It had been many years since he had thought of her...

Was it because he saw the proposal today?

He tilted his head and downed another mouthful of alcohol, closing his eyes.

Yet, Cai Xiaotang suddenly spoke up from the side: "The setup today was really dreamy; even I couldn't help but feel a bit moved when I saw it..."

Li Xiao was stunned upon hearing this.

Perhaps it was because he had drunk too fiercely just now, and the alcohol had gone to his head.

A thought suddenly flashed through his mind like lightning.

She liked today's proposal?

Then why not...

Before this strange thought could even sprout, he heard Cai Xiaotang continue, lost in thought: "How about I consider changing careers to become a wedding planner later?"

Li Xiao: "..."

Who could tell him how a normal person's train of thought could jump so much?

Li Xiao shook his head with amusement; thinking of the thought that had just flashed through his mind, his heart stirred slightly.

He had actually just been thinking that if she liked it, he would find an opportunity to let her experience it?

This kind of thing was no child's play...

"Why aren't you saying anything?"

Seeing him remain silent, Cai Xiaotang couldn't help but ask, and she took the opportunity to pour herself a glass of wine.

Li Xiao replied casually, "I think it wouldn't be bad for you to be a wedding planner; if you want to do it, then do it..."

Cai Xiaotang immediately chuckled and patted Li Xiao on the shoulder like they were buddies.

"I was just saying, it's not that easy to be a wedding planner! But if you plan on getting married in the future, I can help you plan it for free once more!"

After Cai Xiaotang finished speaking, she suddenly seemed to see a vision of Li Xiao taking an oath while holding a woman wearing a wedding dress, and her heart inexplicably sank.

Li Xiao's expression was also somewhat surprised; he stared at her for a few seconds and suddenly laughed.

"Alright, I'll wait for that day."

He took another sip of wine and looked toward the distant sea, his eyes deeper than the ocean itself.

Aside from the fake marriage with the person beside him... such a thing would never happen a second time.

Hearing him agree, Cai Xiaotang couldn't help but frown slightly, a trace of displeasure appearing on her face that even she hadn't noticed, and then she stared at the silent Li Xiao, lost in thought.

Why does it feel like... this guy seems to have something on his mind?

Cai Xiaotang stared at him for a while, then simply finished the wine in her glass and poured another.

"Stop drinking."

Li Xiao suddenly pressed down on her hand, his face full of helplessness: "Did you forget what I just said? This kind of wine will make you drunk if you drink too much; your face is already very red, can't you feel it yourself?"

Li Xiao looked at Cai Xiaotang, whose face was flushed, and reached out to take her wine glass away.

How did he let her drink another half a bottle just by looking away for a moment?

While thinking this, he casually drank the wine in Cai Xiaotang's glass in one gulp.

"Hey, why did you again..."

Cai Xiaotang was stunned for a moment, staring at the glass she had used now in his hand.

Li Xiao was also taken aback, only then realizing what had happened, and said with an indifferent smile: "Sorry, I'm used to it."

Cai Xiaotang was choked by his words, and for a moment, she was left speechless.

She had no choice but to retort: "Who knows if you did it on purpose to use..."

Before she had even finished speaking, Li Xiao replied without a second thought: "If I really wanted to do something, it wouldn't just be a glass..."