Chapter 586: Truly Moved

Ten minutes later—

Nearby police arrived at the scene with the utmost speed and successfully apprehended the thief who had already been subdued.

Upon questioning, they learned that this was his first time out stealing.

He had observed for a long time and discovered that no one was living in Cai Xiaotang's home, so he decided to make his move.

Unexpectedly, he was so unlucky that he happened to run into her returning home, and he was beaten up by Li Xiao, nearly having his wrist snapped.

Watching the police take the thief away, Cai Xiaotang finally let out a sigh of relief.

Immediately thinking of her "heroic posture" just now, she couldn't help but say to Li Xiao: "If you had arrived a little earlier, it would have been great! You didn't see it, I had him subdued at the start! It was using those two moves you taught me! It was just that I was careless for a moment and got..."

"Careless for a moment?"

Li Xiao suddenly interrupted Cai Xiaotang's words, his expression more serious than ever before.

"Have you ever thought, if that thief just now wasn't stealing for the first time, if he were bolder and dared to carry a knife, your hand wouldn't just be scratched like this; it could have directly damaged the tendons and bones, and the whole hand might have been ruined!"

Li Xiao's tone was uncharacteristically sharp.

Cai Xiaotang was startled and suddenly felt at a loss.

Her mind went blank for a moment, and as she stared blankly at the person in front of her, she immediately heard him continue: "I taught you these things for you to use for self-defense when you encounter danger, not for you to show off everywhere!"

"I wasn't showing off!"

Cai Xiaotang finally came to her senses and retorted with some defiance, then muttered in a low voice: "I was the one who discovered him prying open my door! Do you expect me to pretend I didn't see it?"

"You certainly shouldn't have alerted him; you should have left directly and waited for me to come and handle it. Rushing up alone is just reckless!"

Li Xiao still kept a straight face, but his gaze flicked to the scratch that, while no longer bleeding, stretched almost across her entire arm, and he suddenly felt a pang of heartache.

Can this woman not make people worry?

When she encounters trouble, does she not know how to hide?

Every time it's like this, rushing straight in...

Cai Xiaotang blinked her eyes at him, the words of rebuttal on the tip of her tongue, but seeing his expression, she swallowed them back down.

Is Li Xiao... angry?

Is it because he is worried about her?

Cai Xiaotang pouted; although she felt a bit unconvinced, she didn't know why her heart felt sweet.

Tsk... considering he was worried about her, she wouldn't say anything...

And... he wasn't wrong, just a bit fierce...

"Ahem..."

Cai Xiaotang coughed lightly in an unnatural way.

Only then did she say in a low voice: "I know I was wrong... next time I encounter something like this, I won't rush up..."

Hearing this, Li Xiao looked at her with sudden surprise, his eyes as if he were looking at an alien.

Did he hear that right?

Cai Xiaotang would actually take the initiative to apologize?

Li Xiao muttered to himself, but his expression softened quite a bit because of her words.

Then he heard Cai Xiaotang continue to explain: "Today was mainly because... the thief was found at my door, I was indeed impulsive, which is why I went to stop him alone, but when I was chasing him just now... I was also afraid he would go steal from other people's homes, so I thought about catching him and handing him to the police. After all, the security facilities here aren't that perfect... just consider it doing a good deed for the other residents in the residential complex..."

"You..."

Li Xiao looked helplessly at the person in front of him, suddenly not knowing what to say.

Last time was also like this...

She was clearly deceived by the flower-selling old man carefully designed by the other party, yet afterwards, she told him that if she encountered such a thing again, she would still intervene.

This is Cai Xiaotang.

Always having her own set of principles for doing things.

Yet there is no way to make people feel she did wrong.

Li Xiao suddenly couldn't bear to blame her anymore.

Cai Xiaotang, however, thought he was still angry.

She hesitated for two seconds, rarely taking the initiative to grab his arm, and softened her tone as she whispered: "Li Xiao, I know you are worried about me... I promise you! I absolutely won't do this next time! Could you... stop being angry with me?"

She tentatively winked at Li Xiao, almost writing the words "showing weakness" on her face, her heart thumping non-stop.

Li Xiao's look just now actually had a bit of the flavor of a triad boss!

It was just like when she first discovered it!

And it seems... even more handsome than that time!

Cai Xiaotang's train of thought began to drift away.

Li Xiao listened to her words, but was even more surprised.

After a long while—

He sighed helplessly.

"Forget it, let's go."

He pulled Cai Xiaotang, intending to leave.

Cai Xiaotang hurriedly stopped him: "Wait a moment! I still have things I haven't taken!"

Li Xiao's footsteps paused, and he turned around helplessly.

Cai Xiaotang hurriedly explained with a grin: "I came back to get my camera! Didn't you come to deliver the keys to me? Did you forget?"

Hearing this, Li Xiao paused, only then remembering what he had come for, so he had no choice but to turn around and walk back.

The two of them went upstairs together and finally successfully returned home.

As soon as Cai Xiaotang entered the door, she immediately began rummaging through boxes and cabinets to search.

Li Xiao waited quietly to the side, and before long, he saw her happily carrying out her prized camera.

"You came back just for this?"

Li Xiao's tone was somewhat puzzled: "If you wanted a camera, wouldn't it have been easier for me to just go buy you one? Did you really need to make a special trip back for it?"

"How could that work? I..."

Cai Xiaotang shook her head, but stopped abruptly halfway through her sentence.

Is Li Xiao really that generous with her?

A camera might not be much to him, but for an ordinary person, buying a high-end one would cost several months' salary...

Cai Xiaotang raised an eyebrow, then continued: "After all, this isn't exactly a cheap item. We two aren't related or anything, so I can't just spend your money, right?"

She deliberately threw the remark out there, thinking he would tease her about their relationship as he usually did.

But to her surprise, Li Xiao just froze for a moment, then nodded without saying a word.

Cai Xiaotang couldn't help but feel a sudden wave of disappointment.

She put the camera back into her bag, but accidentally scraped the wound on her arm against the bag's strap.

"Ah..."

Cai Xiaotang let out a small cry of pain and hurriedly looked down to check the wound.

Li Xiao looked over as well, and his brow immediately furrowed.

"Do you have a first-aid kit here? Let me treat it for you first, so the wound doesn't get infected or inflamed."

"You'll help me?"

A glimmer of excitement returned to Cai Xiaotang's eyes.

Li Xiao nodded naturally: "Otherwise? Isn't it me who helps you every time you get hurt?"

His tone was incredibly natural, carrying a hint of long-accustomed resignation.

Cai Xiaotang couldn't help but want to laugh, but fearing Li Xiao would notice, she hurriedly turned around to face away from him.

"I'll go find one, wait a moment."

As she spoke, she hurried into the bedroom; the moment she stepped inside, she couldn't help but cover her mouth and giggle, her heart thumping as if it were about to jump out of her chest.

It's over...

To be this happy just because he's going to apply medicine for her...

It seems... she really has fallen for Li Xiao.