Chapter 565: Loving Your Carefree Spirit

Cai Xiaotang heard this and looked at him suspiciously, her heart stirred for a moment.

Yet she deliberately said with disdain, "That depends on what the matter is..."

"I guarantee it's something you're interested in, and you might even be very happy after hearing it. How about it?"

Li Xiao stepped forward two paces, his tone carrying a hint of inexplicable "coaxing."

Cai Xiaotang sighed helplessly in her heart.

She was truly curious about what kind of thing Li Xiao could say.

"Then tell me, let me hear it first."

She gave a light huff, her face clearly saying: I'm very hard to fool! You'd better say something worthwhile!

Li Xiao smiled and suddenly leaned over slightly, drawing close to her ear.

The cold scent of his perfume made Cai Xiaotang lose her focus for a moment.

Immediately after, she heard him deliberately drawl his voice, slowly saying: "Guess who I saw... in that kind of place today?"

"Who?"

Cai Xiaotang asked back in confusion, her curiosity successfully piqued even higher.

Li Xiao blinked mysteriously, then spoke softly, spitting out three words.

"Lu, Qing, 'er."

Cai Xiaotang's eyes widened in instant shock.

"Really?"

She instinctively couldn't believe it.

Li Xiao raised an eyebrow.

Although he didn't really know Lu Qing'er, he had heard bits and pieces about the Lu Family and Jiang Baobao from Cai Xiaotang's mouth from time to time.

Moreover, his subordinates had reported a few days ago that when she and Jiang Baobao were eating together, they had encountered that Lu Qing'er, and some... interesting things had happened.

"Why would I lie to you?"

Seeing that Cai Xiaotang still had an expression as if her worldview had been refreshed, Li Xiao couldn't help but shake his head with amusement: "Third Madam Li cut off her livelihood a couple of days ago; now, what decent job would dare to hire her?"

"What do you mean by cutting off her livelihood! You make it sound like I'm bullying others with power!"

Cai Xiaotang immediately retorted unhappily. She wasn't surprised that he knew about this, but her cheeks felt a little hot because of his form of address just now.

"Ah..." Li Xiao hurriedly apologized with a smile: "Sorry, I used the wrong words. It's just that someone has fallen so far as to become a waitress yet still hasn't given up her greedy intentions, so getting fired was just her own doing..."

"Tsk... that's more like it... she deserved it anyway!" Cai Xiaotang muttered, then immediately confirmed: "But you're really not joking with me? She... really, went to work in a place like that?"

"Mm."

Li Xiao nodded, then his expression suddenly became somewhat subtle: "Although I didn't touch any women, others always do, and you know that in that kind of place, one can..."

Li Xiao paused halfway through, weighing his words, before continuing: "One can choose freely. I just happened to see her, and when I was leaving, I saw her get into a man's car; she must have been taken out."

Cai Xiaotang nodded repeatedly as he spoke, her face full of sudden realization. Hearing him say again that he hadn't touched any women, she suddenly felt a bit happy, and thinking of Lu Qing'er, she felt very satisfied.

Serves her right!

The former young lady has now fallen to the point of being a hostess selling her body!

Is there anything more satisfying than this?

This is her retribution!

"How about it? Is this news enough to trade for you not being angry anymore?"

Li Xiao's smiling voice suddenly rang out, interrupting Cai Xiaotang's train of thought.

She came back to her senses instantly. Thinking of the news just now, it definitely counted as "explosive," so she deliberately pretended to nod reluctantly.

"It's alright, I guess..."

"Just alright?" Li Xiao tilted his head to look at her: "I can see you're clearly very happy and not angry at all anymore."

Cai Xiaotang paused upon hearing this, suddenly thinking of something.

She was indeed very happy, that was true...

But...

Would Li Xiao have any opinions about this?

She suddenly cared about this point, not even realizing herself why she was inexplicably worried about her image in Li Xiao's eyes.

"Hey!"

She suddenly called out to Li Xiao, then, without waiting for him to respond, said at a rapid pace: "Do you think I'm being schadenfreude like this?"

Cai Xiaotang deliberately didn't look at Li Xiao, but regretted it after asking.

Why did she have to ask it out loud?

She knew without thinking that this guy wouldn't say anything nice!

She secretly grumbled to herself, and just as she was planning to find an excuse to return to her room, she heard Li Xiao ask back with a smile in his tone: "Is there anything wrong with schadenfreude?"

Cai Xiaotang was stunned for a moment, looking at him with some confusion.

Li Xiao raised an eyebrow playfully: "I know a little bit about the business between you, Jiang Baobao, and that Lu Qing'er... Since she did those things, of course she has to pay the price. You hate her so much, so knowing her current situation, it's only natural to feel schadenfreude. Where in this world are there so many high-minded people? Unnecessary fake high-mindedness only makes one live very tiredly."

He spoke sincerely, and the look in his eyes as he watched Cai Xiaotang carried an appreciation he hadn't even noticed himself.

He had always been accustomed to being casual, yet there were times when he had to wear a mask.

The thing that attracted him most about Cai Xiaotang was that frankness and ease of saying what she wanted to say and doing what she wanted to do.

The atmosphere was quiet for a moment.

Cai Xiaotang, who was always sharp-tongued, was suddenly left speechless by what he said.

But her heart felt sour and soft.

All the unhappiness and anger from tonight vanished into thin air in an instant.

"What's wrong? Are you so moved that you can't speak?"

Li Xiao's voice sounded again.

Cai Xiaotang blinked, and for some reason, seeing the trace of a smile on his lips, her face suddenly felt hot, her ears felt hot, and even her palms began to burn.

"I'm going back to my room first!"

She dropped this sentence, hurriedly pushed the door open and walked in, then quickly shut the door.

However, she did not leave immediately, but leaned against the door, listening carefully to the movement outside.

A few seconds later, she heard the man's footsteps gradually fading away.

Cai Xiaotang inexplicably let out a sigh of relief, then hurriedly sat back down on the edge of the bed, and thinking of what he had just said, she finally couldn't help but laugh out loud.

It seems that guy isn't incapable of saying nice things, is he?

To think he could spout such grand principles one after another...

While thinking this, Cai Xiaotang quickly picked up her phone, only to see two messages on the screen from Jiang Baobao, asking if she had arrived home.

She didn't reply, but called her directly instead.

"Hello? Xiao Tang? What's wrong?"

Jiang Baobao's tone was somewhat puzzled.

Cai Xiaotang was eager to share the gossip with her and immediately got straight to the point: "Baobao! I have something to tell you! Do you know what Lu Qing'er is doing now? She went to that kind of... you know... the kind of club we passed by today! And it's the kind where she can be taken away by men!"

"Hostessing?"

Jiang Baobao reacted instantly, a dark glint flashing across her eyes.

She was perfectly clear in her heart that "hostessing" naturally did not refer to the literal meaning of the two words.

It seems Lu Qing'er really can't make a living anymore... to actually be reduced to going to that kind of place to earn money...