Chapter 500: Dreams Full of Li Xiao

After Li Xiao finished speaking, his gaze deliberately fell, lingering on Cai Xiaotang's lips.

Upon hearing this, Cai Xiaotang's heart skipped a beat, and she instantly stared at the person before her with full defensiveness, terrified that he might actually intend to do something.

Yet, for some reason, some ambiguous images had already surfaced in her mind.

The two of them embracing, right here on this terrace...

A boom sounded in her ears, as if fireworks had exploded in an instant.

She then snapped back to her senses, her face burning even hotter.

What kind of image was that just now?

She must have had too much to drink!

Li Xiao's gaze flickered for a moment; perhaps it was the alcohol rising to his head that made him fail to withdraw his gaze in time, instead observing her even more brazenly.

Her lips were pink and tender, still stained with a trace of red wine, making one unable to help but want to...

He snapped back to his senses, closed his eyes, and chased away the amorous thoughts that had just been in his mind.

Had he had too much to drink?

Hadn't he thought before that he should be more careful when speaking to her in the future, and not just say whatever came to mind...

Li Xiao gave himself a swift warning, and when he opened his eyes again, he had already recovered his previous lazy and nonchalant expression.

"Teasing you, are you scared already? Aren't you very formidable?"

He deliberately made a teasing remark, then lowered his head to take a sip of wine, masking his momentary unnaturalness from just before.

Only then did Cai Xiaotang heave a heavy sigh of relief.

She couldn't help but put on a brave front and say, "I'm not afraid... I was just worried that you'd had too much to drink and weren't thinking clearly, and seeing that this young lady is pretty, you might act on impulse..."

Li Xiao chuckled, his gaze sweeping across her face.

He had to admit, she was indeed pretty.

It was clearly a cold and glamorous appearance, yet whenever she smiled, there was a conspicuous dimple on her left cheek, which added a touch of sweetness to her whole person for no reason.

If she didn't open her mouth to speak, she was indeed a noble and cold-type great beauty.

But...

A sentence Li Xiao had seen somewhere suddenly surfaced in his mind.

Such a fine person, yet she had to have a mouth.

It was his first time seeing someone who could destroy their entire temperament the moment they opened their mouth.

"Pfft..."

He suddenly couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Cai Xiaotang immediately looked at him with an expression as if she had seen a ghost: "What are you laughing at? Had too much to drink? If you've had too much, go back and rest quickly, don't go causing a drunken scene here with me!"

As she spoke, she went to grab her wine glass from Li Xiao's hand again.

Li Xiao didn't give her the chance; he turned around directly, taking the wine bottle with him as well.

"No more drinking, I'm taking these away, get some rest early."

Carrying a wine bottle and two glasses in one hand, he finished speaking and suddenly reached out to ruffle Cai Xiaotang's hair.

He had a sudden, inexplicable urge to play a prank, deliberately messing up her hair.

"What are you doing!"

Cai Xiaotang bristled instantly, violently breaking free from his "clutches."

Li Xiao had already turned and left, leaving only his back behind.

Cai Xiaotang smoothed out her hair in annoyance; she didn't stay on the terrace any longer and turned back into the room.

The fragrance of red wine still lingered in her mouth, and the effects of the alcohol were surging in waves, making her feel dizzy and muddled.

Before she completely lost consciousness, she hurriedly threw herself onto the bed, pulled up the quilt, and fell into a deep, dark sleep.

She didn't know how much time had passed, but as if she had sensed something, she opened her eyes in a daze.

She saw a figure seemingly sitting by her bedside.

Cai Xiaotang blinked, but she didn't feel afraid; instead, she instinctively grabbed the person's hand.

"Did I wake you?"

The man's tone was gentle, a voice she couldn't be more familiar with.

Cai Xiaotang responded softly, wanting to open her eyes, but she felt her eyelids were unusually heavy, and no matter what, she couldn't see clearly.

The figure suddenly leaned over slightly.

He approached, carrying a trace of the fragrance of red wine.

What was going on?

Cai Xiaotang thought muzzily, but she didn't dodge.

Until a warmth covered her lips.

Her whole body went numb, and she subconsciously wanted to resist, but she didn't have much strength.

The man's kiss was gentle, merely rubbing softly against her lips.

Sensing her quiet and obedient state, he smiled and whispered a compliment: "Why are you suddenly so well-behaved?"

Cai Xiaotang frowned slightly; the more she heard this voice, the more familiar it became, and her heart felt as if it were soaked in warm water, trembling in waves.

Finally, she used all her strength and snapped her eyes open!

A familiar, handsome face with a smile fell into her eyes—it was none other than Li Xiao!

"Li Xiao!!!"

Cai Xiaotang shouted, and with a start, she sat up from the bed!

She gasped for air, her back already soaked with sweat; without even touching it, she could feel that her cheeks were burning hot.

The room was quiet, and there was not a single person inside.

There was only the faint sound of seawater lapping against the shore from outside.

Just now... was it... was it a dream?

Cai Xiaotang was still shaken, subconsciously looking toward the door, terrified that Li Xiao would actually walk in from outside the next second.

Then she remembered that she had locked the door before going to sleep, which finally put her at ease.

Her heart was thumping wildly, making it impossible for her to calm down for a moment.

The images from the dream were still echoing in her mind.

And that exceptionally gentle and doting line: "Why are you suddenly so well-behaved?"

That was a tone she had never heard before, one that made her feel a shiver run through her entire body just thinking about it.

Cai Xiaotang suddenly felt a bit thirsty.

She abruptly rolled out of bed, poured herself a glass of water, and drank it all in one breath, only then feeling much better.

This is too absurd!

How could she have such an absurd dream!

To actually dream of Li Xiao...

Cai Xiaotang's face felt like it was burning to the point of exploding; the more she tried to control herself and not think about the dream, the more those ambiguous images stubbornly floated in her mind, refusing to fade away.

"I'm crazy... I must be crazy... Could it be that guy spiked my drink?"

Cai Xiaotang muttered to herself, pacing back and forth in the room, unable to settle down at all.

"This shouldn't be... How could I dream of him?"

"Could it be... that I like him?"

Cai Xiaotang's footsteps came to a halt.

Then she quickly shook her head.

"That's impossible, it must be because I see him every day, that's why I dreamed of him! Besides him, he's the only man I've been in frequent contact with lately! Yes! That must be it!"

Cai Xiaotang's eyes suddenly lit up, finally finding a reasonable explanation for her dream.

It was just that her heart was still thumping away, showing no signs of slowing down.

Cai Xiaotang took a few deep breaths, intending to force the matter to the back of her mind and go back to sleep.

But before she could return to the bed—

"Knock, knock, knock—"

Three light taps suddenly came from her door.

"Who is it!"

Cai Xiaotang's entire body stiffened.

Even as she asked, she already had the answer in her heart.

Sure enough, she then heard the very voice from her dream just now, coming from outside the door.

"I thought I heard you call my name just now, what's wrong?"

Li Xiao's voice carried a faint trace of worry.

The flush that had not yet faded from Cai Xiaotang's face instantly deepened.

For some reason, she suddenly felt that Li Xiao's voice sounded a little... gentle.