Chapter 502: Jiang Chenghao Arranges to Meet Liu Xin'ai

Liu Xin'ai maintained her previous posture and subconsciously nodded.

Seeing this, Qin Yiyan walked in, unimpressed: "Then finish your call first, and then the two of us can discuss the wedding venue, as well as the style of the wedding dress; the designer needs to confirm it with you."

He seemed unusually easy to talk to today, speaking as he sat down on the sofa nearby.

Liu Xin'ai hurriedly put down her phone, a flash of regret crossing her eyes, and then she gritted her teeth and hung up directly.

"I'm done talking, go ahead."

She set the phone aside and tried her best to act as if everything were normal, though she couldn't help feeling sad inside.

On the other end of the line—

A trace of bitterness flashed in Jiang Chenghao's eyes as he tossed the phone aside.

The person who spoke just now...

That must be her fiancé, right?

It's so late, and the two of them are still together...

Jiang Chenghao felt a dull ache in his heart, his face filled with undisguisable disappointment.

Heh...

What right did he have to be jealous?

It wasn't easy enough just to be able to recover to normal now...

Hadn't he already decided long ago that if Xin'ai truly had found a suitable place to belong, he would bless her?

Jiang Chenghao secretly tried to persuade himself.

But he didn't expect his phone to ring again ten minutes later.

He picked it up with some surprise, and sure enough, he saw Liu Xin'ai's name.

Yet he didn't rush to answer it.

The impulse from just a moment ago had already cooled down in an instant.

He even felt a bit of regret, wondering why he hadn't chosen a more appropriate time to contact her instead of choosing the middle of the night.

While he hesitated, the phone suddenly went silent.

Jiang Chenghao opened his missed calls, looked at the familiar name, pondered for a moment, and then typed out a line of text, editing it as he went, before sending it.

【It's too late, get some rest early. There are some things I want to tell you in person; let's find a time to meet, okay?】

Less than a minute after the message was sent, he received a reply.

It was only a single word.

【Okay.】

Jiang Chenghao put down his phone, the heavy stone in his heart finally settling.

Yet it left behind an indelible mark.

Let's meet.

He just wanted to see her, with the most normal demeanor and appearance.

And then there would be no more regrets.

She would have a new life.

The next day—

Jiang Baobao woke up groggily from a warm embrace.

Before she had even opened her eyes, she heard someone greeting her gently in her ear: "Morning."

Jiang Baobao's eyelashes fluttered, and she simply blushed and burrowed directly into the quilt.

The memories of last night came flooding back, and she didn't even dare to think about them in detail.

She only remembered being entangled by someone until the second half of the night, when she finally got some complete, quiet sleep.

"Cough... are you shy?"

Li Beijue's slightly teasing voice sounded, the tail end of it practically flying up to the sky.

Jiang Baobao stayed muffled in the quilt, refusing to come out, and hurriedly replied loudly: "If you're awake, go wash up first! I'll get up in a while!"

"Alright."

Li Beijue agreed readily, and the sound vanished instantly.

Jiang Baobao finally breathed a sigh of relief, listened carefully for a long time, and confirmed he had left before quietly pulling down a corner of the quilt.

But just at that moment—

"Finally willing to come out?"

The man's voice, suppressing a laugh, was right in her ear, and almost as soon as he finished speaking, he pulled her into a full embrace.

"Li Beijue! You dare to play with me!"

Jiang Baobao's eyes widened instantly.

The quilt slid from her snow-white shoulders, revealing a few ambiguous red marks.

Li Beijue's expression darkened abruptly, and he trapped her in his arms without hesitation.

"It's just because you're too cute, so I can't help but want to bully..."

The last few words disappeared into their pressed-together lips.

The temperature in the room gradually rose.

Jiang Baobao struggled briefly before immediately losing all power to resist.

By the time she finally managed to crawl out of bed, it was already noon.

As soon as Jiang Baobao arrived at the dining room, she discovered that everyone except her and Li Beijue was already eating lunch.

Seeing her arrive, the dining table fell into an eerie silence for a moment.

Cai Xiaotang scanned Jiang Baobao up and down, unable to resist teasing her gossipy: "Up so early? I thought you wouldn't be able to get up until evening..."

As soon as her words fell, Jiang Baobao's cheeks turned bright red instantly, and she glared at her crossly.

The expressions of Li Xiao and Jiang Chenghao also became somewhat subtle, both looking as if they were holding back laughter.

Unexpectedly, Li Beijue suddenly appeared from behind Jiang Baobao, swept a calm glance toward Li Xiao's direction, and said sharply: "I, for one, didn't expect you all to be up so early."

As soon as these words were out, Li Xiao's face changed instantly.

The two women were bickering, what did that have to do with him?

Cai Xiaotang's face also turned from red to white.

Everyone was an adult, so they naturally understood what that sentence meant.

Jiang Chenghao had been watching the show from the side for a long time and finally couldn't help but remind them: "Mobai and the others are still here..."

The three little ones had been listening from the side for a long time, but naturally, they didn't understand.

Yanbao couldn't help but ask curiously: "Great-uncle, is there something we can't hear? Didn't Daddy and Mommy just sleep in?"

The dining room was silent for another moment.

The three little ones looked at each other, none of them understanding why the adults had suddenly stopped talking.

"Ahem, eat."

Li Beijue was the first to snap back to his senses, pulling Jiang Baobao to sit down at the dining table.

Cai Xiaotang also hurriedly changed the subject: "By the way, besides the small town, are there any other fun places nearby? I want to go out and look around, after all, it's rare to come out once..."

"Yes, I also want to go out and look around."

Jiang Baobao was full of embarrassment, bearing the curious gazes of the three little ones, and followed Cai Xiaotang's lead to continue asking.

Several people immediately began discussing the facilities around this island, as if nothing had just happened.

Mobai held his small spoon, looking at Yanbao in confusion.

Yanbao shook his head and looked at Tiantian, who was equally confused.

The three little ones had the same confusion in their eyes.

The adults are really so strange!

Why do they say things that people can't understand!

Lunch finally ended—

Cai Xiaotang couldn't sit still and wanted to go out for a stroll immediately.

Jiang Baobao was a bit tired, but since she had already promised Cai Xiaotang, she had no choice but to go along.

Li Xiao and Li Beijue naturally followed on either side.

But the three little ones, who usually loved to join in the fun, didn't clamor to go along this time; instead, they all stuck to Jiang Chenghao's side, pestering him to go to the beach to dig for seashells together.

Jiang Baobao was naturally at ease with them being together, so she went out with Cai Xiaotang.

The small town by the beach here was not large; one could almost finish walking around it in a circle.

So, the group went to the city center further away, intending to just wander around.

It was just that when getting into the car, Cai Xiaotang deliberately avoided Li Xiao and sat next to Jiang Baobao, who was right by the edge of the car.

Li Beijue, who was about to get into the car: "..."

Shouldn't that seat be his?