Chapter 517: Meeting Jiang Chenghao Again

Li Xiao looked at the scorpion, claws and fangs bared, skewered on a bamboo stick in Cai Xiaotang's hand, and for a long moment, he didn't know what to say.

He did know that in some places, insects were deep-fried for food.

But he hadn't expected that such a thing would actually be sold at a night market!

He wasn't afraid, exactly... but he certainly had never eaten one before...

The more silent he remained, the brighter the smile on Cai Xiaotang's face became.

She knew this guy wouldn't dare eat it!

She had brought out her trump card today!

In the entire night market, there was only this one stall selling deep-fried scorpions!

Although she didn't dare eat one herself... it was really satisfying to use it to scare others!

Seeing that he didn't speak, Cai Xiaotang deliberately held the bamboo stick out further: "Li Xiao? You wouldn't happen to be afraid, would you? This scorpion is only as thick as one of your fingers. I didn't even buy the biggest one, but this one was still very expensive, so you can't waste it!"

Li Xiao took in her mischievous expression, and suddenly, without a word, he took the bamboo stick from her!

Cai Xiaotang froze for a moment, then looked at him in disbelief.

Damn!

This guy wouldn't actually dare to eat it, would he?

Just as Cai Xiaotang was thinking this, the next second she saw Li Xiao suddenly open his mouth and, without the slightest hesitation, bite the scorpion into his mouth!

"Crunch—!"

A crisp sound.

It sounded like the taste might actually be not bad.

Cai Xiaotang was dumbfounded.

Li Xiao, however, remained unhurried, finishing it in two or three bites.

The taste was not as strange as he had imagined.

"Finished. Is there anything else?"

He smiled at Cai Xiaotang, as if eating just one hadn't been enough to satisfy him!

Cai Xiaotang: "..."

Is this guy even human?

He could eat something like this without even changing his expression?

"Cai Xiaotang?"

Li Xiao reached out and waved a hand in front of her eyes, finally unable to hold it in, and burst out laughing.

"If I dared to eat it, you have to train five days a week. That's what you said yourself; you aren't going to go back on your word now, are you?"

"Of course not!"

Cai Xiaotang agreed immediately, then couldn't help but mutter in a low voice: "Who knew you were such a freak, even daring to eat a scorpion... If I'd known, I would have bought a centipede or something else..."

After she finished speaking, she couldn't help but ask curiously: "So, what does it taste like? Is it good?"

"You've never eaten one?" Li Xiao asked in return.

Hearing this, Cai Xiaotang shook her head like a rattle: "Of course I haven't! Just looking at it makes my scalp tingle; I don't want to eat it at all..."

"Pfft..."

Li Xiao couldn't help but laugh out loud again.

So she had given him the thing she was most afraid of to eat?

How could this person be so cute?

Cai Xiaotang was baffled by his laughter, thinking he was mocking her, and immediately rolled her eyes at him in annoyance: "What are you laughing at? I'm not as heavy-tasted as you! You dare to eat anything. I think you're just the kind of freak the adults talked about when I was little—the one who transforms on the night of the full moon to eat children!"

Li Xiao was taken aback by this, then laughed even more happily.

"Hey! Have you laughed enough yet!"

Cai Xiaotang was annoyed and embarrassed, reaching out to hit him.

Li Xiao dodged nimbly, causing her attack to miss.

The two of them were like high school lovers on the side of the road, bickering and playing around just like that.

It wasn't until they had wandered through the entire night market that they finally returned to the car.

Cai Xiaotang had eaten her fill of various snacks, and as soon as she got in the car, she leaned back against the seat, satisfied.

"Ah... there are so many delicious things in the world, I'd be willing to gain another ten pounds!"

She exclaimed loudly.

Li Xiao raised an eyebrow noncommittally, glancing at the person beside him, feeling a sudden sense of warmth and tenderness in his heart.

Incredible.

He had actually spent the whole night playing wildly with this woman?

But... it felt like it wasn't bad?

It seemed that every time he was with her, he would forget many of his worries...

A few days later—

All the accounts of the Jiang Family were finally cleared, and they could gradually begin to get back on the right track.

Li Beijue even sent Jiang Chenghao an invitation to a cocktail party so he could expand his connections.

In the evening, Jiang Chenghao got ready and planned to head out.

Jiang Baobao personally saw him to the door, but she was still a little worried.

"Little Uncle, are you really going alone? Why don't I go with you..."

"No need, I'm not a child."

Jiang Chenghao smiled and refused: "Although I haven't attended this kind of occasion for a long time, I can still handle this kind of banquet, you don't need to worry."

"Alright then, if anything happens, call me immediately."

Jiang Baobao did not continue to insist and saw him to the door.

Jiang Chenghao said a few more words to her, then turned and got into the car, driving all the way toward the direction of the venue.

Not until he arrived downstairs at a hotel that towered into the clouds did he find a place to park the car, then headed all the way to the banquet hall located on the top floor.

Downstairs—

A silver sports car also slowly drove into a parking space.

Liu Xin'ai sat in the passenger seat, dressed in a light gray long dress, which set off the exquisite makeup on her face, making her appear somewhat cold and detached.

"Liu Xin'ai, are you sure you want to keep that expression?"

Qin Yiyan unbuckled his seatbelt, turned his head to look at her, his tone carrying a hint of displeasure.

Liu Xin'ai's eyes flickered for a moment, then she unbuckled her seatbelt as well and retorted: "I've already come with you, what else do you want? If you don't like this expression of mine, you can find someone else to accompany you."

Her tone was rarely provocative, every word showing that her mood at this moment was not very good.

At dusk, Qin Yiyan had forcibly brought her out of the house.

Then he went to a styling studio, made her change into this outfit, and brought her here.

He hadn't asked for her opinion at all.

A dangerous look flashed across Qin Yiyan's face, but in the end, he didn't say much, just snorted coldly and got out of the car.

Which nerve of his had gone wrong today, insisting on bringing her to this banquet?

However...

Who told her to sneak out and meet her ex-boyfriend last time while he was out?

This time, let it be her making up for it!

Qin Yiyan muttered to himself, and seeing Liu Xin'ai walk over from the corner of his eye, he pressed the elevator button.

The elevator doors slowly opened.

The two walked in and stood in the center of the elevator, their expressions colder than the other's.

Watching the numbers on the panel jump upward floor by floor, Qin Yiyan finally couldn't help but say in a low voice: "You still remember what we agreed on before, right? In front of outsiders, you'd better act like a fiancée."

Liu Xin'ai didn't speak, just silently reached out and took his arm.

Qin Yiyan became even more depressed.

Why was she always like this?

Was it so hard to have a little more expression on her face?

The atmosphere in the elevator became even more stifling.

Don't know how long it had been, when finally a "ding" sound rang out.

Liu Xin'ai instantly adjusted her expression, reluctantly curled the corners of her lips, took Qin Yiyan's arm, and walked out of the elevator.

Immediately, just as they reached the entrance of the banquet hall, they saw a familiar figure.

Liu Xin'ai's footsteps paused, and the smile she had just adjusted on her face instantly turned into surprise.

Cheng... Cheng Hao?

How could he be here!