Chapter 590: Li Xiao Suddenly Became a Straight Man

The bowl of noodles was quickly eaten clean.

Li Xiao sat in the chair, yet he did not move for a long time.

He was no fool; he naturally understood what Cai Xiaotang's sudden gentleness and the blush on her face signified.

He should have refused just now.

But for some reason, the moment he spoke, he suddenly did not want to waste her good intentions...

However, that was all it was.

No matter what she wanted to do, as long as he did not respond, she would probably give up after tossing and turning for a while, right?

Li Xiao suddenly let out a long sigh, feeling somewhat helpless.

"Asura, the brothers have all arrived."

A man suddenly walked over, bent down, and whispered to Li Xiao.

"Mm, go to the study."

Li Xiao stood up and turned to walk in the direction of the upstairs.

Yet, when passing the floor where Cai Xiaotang was, he could not help but pause for a moment.

"Asura? Do you want to go check on Miss Cai?"

The man immediately realized something and took the initiative to ask.

"No need." Li Xiao threw out these two words and continued walking toward the upstairs.

In the room—

Cai Xiaotang was sitting on the bed hugging a pillow, her face full of frustration.

"How did that guy Li Xiao suddenly become so dense? If it were like he usually is..."

Cai Xiaotang bit her lip, carefully recalling how the two of them usually got along.

If it were before...

He would never have missed any opportunity to tease her, and might even have said some deliberately ambiguous things...

But his performance just now had absolutely nothing to do with ambiguity!

It was even overly insensitive!

The more Cai Xiaotang thought about it, the angrier she became. She had not expected her first attempt to be so unsuccessful; after working hard all morning, there was actually no progress at all, and she immediately felt a sense of defeat.

"Ah... I should just take a nap first..."

She let out a long yawn and threw herself into the quilt.

She slept for an entire morning, and it was not until after lunch time that she was woken up by hunger.

She hurriedly went downstairs to find something to eat. After filling her stomach, she could not help but think of the morning's events again, and she was still somewhat angry.

The trick of making breakfast could only be used once...

What should she do after that?

If she acted too obviously, would she scare him away?

Cai Xiaotang had zero experience in chasing someone. No matter how she thought about it, she felt she had no way to start, so she simply rushed back to her room in frustration and gave Jiang Baobao a call.

"Hey, Baobao, are you busy today? Do you want to come out and sit for a while? I don't know what to do, I'm so bored..."

Cai Xiaotang dragged out her voice to act spoiled toward Jiang Baobao.

On the other end of the phone, Jiang Baobao immediately laughed: "Why are you bored again? But I was just planning to go out to take care of some things; why don't you come with me?"

"Where to?" Cai Xiaotang instantly perked up upon hearing this.

Jiang Baobao then explained: "I plan to go look at the wedding venue this afternoon, and I'm just getting ready to head out now..."

"Send me the address! I'm coming too!"

As Cai Xiaotang said this, she hurriedly jumped off the bed.

Jiang Baobao readily agreed, and the two set a time to meet at the venue.

Cai Xiaotang quickly tidied up and prepared to leave, but then thought she should tell Li Xiao, so she went directly to the study upstairs.

Unexpectedly, she saw two unfamiliar, burly bodyguards guarding the door.

"Miss Cai."

The two greeted Cai Xiaotang in low voices.

"Is Li Xiao inside?"

Cai Xiaotang asked.

The two looked at each other and replied stiffly: "Asura is inside having a meeting. If Miss Cai has something, you might have to wait a moment."

Upon hearing this, Cai Xiaotang immediately waved her hand: "I see. I don't have anything important, you two go ahead."

She dropped this sentence, turned toward the stairs, and went straight out the door.

The car was parked right outside, and Cai Xiaotang directly set the destination and drove the car out of the villa.

The place where Jiang Baobao was to hold her wedding was a private manor on the outskirts of the city.

There, the lawn specifically used for hosting weddings was maintained all year round, and it was a place Jiang Baobao had chosen herself.

Cai Xiaotang drove the car out of the villa area and habitually glanced at the rearview mirror, but she did not see the familiar car that usually followed behind her.

That was the bodyguard Li Xiao had specifically assigned to her, who would follow behind every time she went out.

"Probably following Li Xiao in the meeting?"

She muttered to herself, suddenly feeling a bit unaccustomed and slightly uneasy.

But looking at the bright sunshine outside the car window, she vaguely felt that nothing should happen.

"In broad daylight... surely no one would suddenly rush out to hijack my car? Maybe they'll appear in a little while..."

Cai Xiaotang cheered herself on in her heart, and then continued driving along the navigation route.

Not knowing how far she had driven, a black car suddenly turned out from a side road and followed silently behind her...

Forty minutes later—

Cai Xiaotang arrived at the location as promised.

Jiang Baobao had long been standing outside the manor gate waiting for her, and she immediately ran over with a smile.

"You're finally here. I was worried you might get lost..."

She smiled and linked her arm with Cai Xiaotang's, looking full of happiness.

"How could I possibly get lost?" Cai Xiaotang said, unable to help but tease Jiang Baobao as she looked at her: "Look at you, your face is practically written with sweetness right now. It seems you've been doing very well lately, huh?"

"I have not..."

Jiang Baobao lowered her eyes in a bit of shyness, but she couldn't hide the smile at the corners of her lips.

Immediately after, she heard Cai Xiaotang ask: "Why are you all alone? Did that guy Li Beijue let you come to check the venue by yourself?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Baobao hurriedly replied: "He has some matters at the company, but he'll be here in a while. We agreed to meet here."

"I see..."

Cai Xiaotang nodded, and the two of them walked toward the inside of the manor while talking.

This manor was extremely large.

Aside from several rows of villas and an exquisite European-style garden, there was a green lawn spanning a full few hundred square meters.

"Wow... this place is really beautiful... It's already so exquisite without any decorations; it will definitely look even better once it's decorated!"

Cai Xiaotang and Jiang Baobao wandered around casually, feeling satisfied with everything they saw, when suddenly she couldn't help but think of her own wedding back then.

At that time... she didn't have any feelings for that guy Li Xiao at all, and just like that, she had muddled through a marriage to save her own life...

If they could really be together, should they hold the wedding again when the time comes?

Baobao still doesn't know the truth about her and Li Xiao being together even now...

"Xiao Tang? What are you thinking about?"

Jiang Baobao's voice suddenly rang out, causing Cai Xiaotang to snap back to reality.

"It's nothing..."

Cai Xiaotang smiled, but out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly saw a figure that seemed to be not far behind the two of them.

She turned her head abruptly, but only saw a man wearing a hat quickly flash behind the flower bushes.