Chapter 504: Cai Xiaotang, are you avoiding me?

Li Xiao listened to someone's incoherent answers, unable to decide whether to laugh or cry, and finally could not help but laugh out loud.

"What exactly is wrong with you? Why are you acting so strange in every way?"

He asked, puzzled.

"Do I?"

Cai Xiaotang asked back stiffly, continuing to lower her head and sip her cola.

Help!

Why isn't Baobao back yet!

She didn't want to be alone with this guy at all right now!

Li Xiao studied Cai Xiaotang's expression, feeling inexplicably annoyed.

Didn't she always like to speak her mind?

Why was she being so evasive today...

Evasive...

Could it be that she was avoiding him?

"You..."

Li Xiao suddenly thought of something and had just started to speak when a figure suddenly lunged out from beside them!

The man's movements were extremely fast; he snatched the handbag Cai Xiaotang had placed on the table almost instantly and then took off running!

"My bag!"

Cai Xiaotang reacted abruptly, her face filled with disbelief.

Are you kidding me!

The public security in this foreign country is too poor!

In broad daylight, someone actually just snatched her bag like that?

The man who stole the bag was tall with long legs; he ran off in almost two strides.

Cai Xiaotang also instantly sprang up from her seat and, without a word, took off in pursuit!

But one figure moved even faster than her.

Li Xiao's speed was incredibly fast; in just a few seconds, he had already caught up to the foreign man!

Seeing someone chasing him, the man cursed something under his breath and immediately dropped the bag in his hand.

Li Xiao did not stop there; he grabbed the man by the shoulder, lifted him right up, turned, and executed a beautiful Shoulder Throw!

"Oh... Shit!"

The man cursed, baring his teeth in pain.

Cai Xiaotang ran over, saw that the person had already been subdued, and immediately looked at Li Xiao with admiring eyes.

The passersby around them also instantly showed expressions of admiration.

But to her surprise, the next second, the man suddenly scrambled up and reached out to attack her directly!

"Damn it!"

Cai Xiaotang couldn't help but curse, retreating sharply.

Then she saw the man's wrist being gripped tightly by Li Xiao!

His face turned red almost instantly, and he bent over, letting out a cry of pain.

Li Xiao's expression was gloomy; he slowly increased the force in his hand and said something in the local language.

The man's face turned even paler instantly, and he hurriedly nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Li Xiao let out a cold snort and then released his hand.

Before Cai Xiaotang could react, she saw the man begin to bow to her repeatedly, then run away without looking back.

"You... you just let him go like that?"

Cai Xiaotang looked at Li Xiao in disbelief.

"Yeah." Li Xiao nodded, picked up the bag that had been thrown on the ground, carefully brushed off the dust, and handed it to Cai Xiaotang, answering, "He can't get away. Once we go back, there should be police waiting for him."

As he spoke, he was rapidly operating his phone, seemingly sending a message to someone.

Cai Xiaotang reacted instantly, and her expression became filled with a sense of incredulity.

This guy really isn't an ordinary gangster!

His influence can actually extend to foreign countries?

Cai Xiaotang thought of something else and suddenly asked, "You... was that sentence you just said a threat to him?"

Her English was very good, but they were in Country A; some people here spoke English and some spoke the language of Country A, and she didn't understand the language of Country A, so she hadn't understood what Li Xiao said just now.

Li Xiao's eyes flickered for a moment before he replied, "Yes, I said if he dared to move again, I would snap his wrist."

Cai Xiaotang immediately gave a thumbs up: "Awesome! As expected of the boss!"

Li Xiao couldn't help but be amused by her and asked back jokingly, "Willing to talk to me now?"

It would have been fine if he hadn't mentioned it, but as soon as he did, Cai Xiaotang immediately remembered yesterday's dream, and her expression changed slightly.

Seeing that her expression didn't look too good, Li Xiao hurriedly changed the subject: "Your reaction speed and agility are both too weak. After we go back, I'll help you train so that next time you encounter such a weak thief, you won't be at a disadvantage."

Cai Xiaotang: "...?"

"Do you have some misunderstanding of the phrase 'weak as a chicken'? That guy just now was clearly a muscular man over 1.8 meters tall, okay!"

Li Xiao sneered: "He only looks tall; those muscles are just for show and useless. Once the training is over, you won't have to fear him at all."

"When did I agree to train with you?"

Cai Xiaotang's face was written with the words "I won't fall for it."

Li Xiao shrugged indifferently: "You don't have to train, but then when you encounter danger again, you won't have any ability to protect yourself. You really don't want to train?"

Cai Xiaotang's eyes flickered for a moment, her expression somewhat hesitant.

Practicing a little... it didn't seem like there would be any harm in it...

Thinking of that beautiful Shoulder Throw Li Xiao had just performed, she couldn't help but replace the figure who had beaten the person up with herself in her mind.

Her eyes lit up instantly.

If she could do that move from just now, that would be so cool!

"I'll practice then!"

Cai Xiaotang agreed immediately, having already imagined herself as a "heroine."

Just as the words left her lips, she heard Jiang Baobao running over toward them.

"Xiao Tang! Are you two okay? What happened just now!"

Jiang Baobao rushed over carrying two cups of fruit juice, then looked in the direction the man had just left.

After she finished buying things and came out of the shop, she had seen a man bowing repeatedly to Cai Xiaotang and had hurried over.

"It's nothing, just that someone snatched my bag earlier, but they've already been subdued."

Cai Xiaotang shook the bag in her hand and explained nonchalantly.

"Snatching a bag? You didn't get hurt, did you?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Baobao was somewhat surprised.

Cai Xiaotang hurriedly comforted her: "It's fine, Li Xiao already helped me get the bag back."

"That's good then..."

Jiang Baobao finally breathed a sigh of relief; thinking of how she had seen the two of them talking when she arrived, she couldn't help but feel a little happy.

It seemed... they had made up?

She knew their relationship was so good that they certainly wouldn't be in a cold war for long!

The small disturbance ended, and the group continued shopping.

Cai Xiaotang was finally willing to talk to Li Xiao, and her eyes would glance toward him from time to time.

Her mind was filled with the scene on the street earlier.

Although she usually always looked down on a certain guy... he really was quite handsome just now!

It made one feel an explosion of security!

As Cai Xiaotang was thinking this, she noticed Li Xiao looking toward her and quickly withdrew her gaze.

Tsk...

Why was she thinking about him again?

Not allowed to think about it anymore!

After shopping for a day, the group finally returned to the Island at dusk.

After distributing the gifts they brought back to the three little ones and Jiang Chenghao, and eating dinner together, everyone returned to their respective rooms.

Cai Xiaotang walked quickly the whole way, keeping a distance neither too far nor too close from Li Xiao.

Her heart, which had finally calmed down during dinner, started acting up again.

Li Xiao also stared at her back strangely, and finally, at the doorway of her room, he successfully blocked her path.

"Why are you walking so fast?"

He asked in confusion, and after speaking, he suddenly leaned in close to Cai Xiaotang with an inquisitive look and whispered: "Why do I feel... like you're avoiding me?"