Chapter 608: Mu Liusu's True Identity

The two of them looked at each other and smiled; there was no longer any need to say anything more.

Jiang Baobao was silent for a moment, but suddenly spoke up: "Actually... the person in the most danger right now should be Xiao Tang. No matter what you have done, those people will at most think you are cooperating with Li Xiao. Li Xiao is the thorn in their side, and Xiao Tang is Li Xiao's Achilles' heel, which is why so many people are keeping an eye on her..."

"You are also my Achilles' heel."

Li Beijue pulled Jiang Baobao closer, his tone somewhat cautious.

Jiang Baobao paused slightly, her heart instantly feeling as if it were about to melt from sweetness.

The atmosphere was just right; it was unclear who leaned toward whom first, but the temperature in the room rose once again, and the two figures gradually became entwined...

On the other side—

Cai Xiaotang had also been brought home by Li Xiao.

The moment she stepped into the villa, she finally felt much more secure.

"I've never felt this place was so welcoming before..."

Cai Xiaotang muttered under her breath, unable to wait to throw herself onto the sofa and grab a throw pillow at random.

"If you're tired, go back to your room and rest. Are you hungry? I'll have someone prepare some food for you. What would you like to eat?"

Li Xiao's tone was uncharacteristically gentle; he was coaxing Cai Xiaotang as if he were coaxing a child.

Cai Xiaotang glanced at him, feeling a bit happy inside.

Although today's events were quite thrilling... and she had nearly lost her life...

Yet, someone seemed to have suddenly become gentle, didn't he?

Could it be because he felt guilty toward her?

Cai Xiaotang was secretly ruminating on this and had just intended to speak when she suddenly heard the front door being pounded on violently!

"Bang, bang, bang!"

The person arriving seemed quite urgent, almost hammering on the door from the outside.

In an instant, everyone in the villa looked over with immediate vigilance.

The few of them exchanged glances; one of the bodyguards quietly tightened his grip on the gun in his sleeve and stepped forward to pull the door open.

The next second—

"Xiao Tang!!!"

Mu Liusu strode in, calling out Cai Xiaotang's name.

His face wore a rare look of tension. Seeing Cai Xiaotang sitting safely on the sofa, he suddenly let out a sigh of relief, but then immediately looked at Li Xiao with a sharp expression!

"Brother? Why are you here?"

Cai Xiaotang had not expected the person to be Mu Liusu, and her face was filled with surprise.

Upon hearing this, Mu Liusu immediately stepped forward, scanned her up and down, and then said in a deep voice: "It's good that you didn't suffer any major harm..."

Cai Xiaotang was completely bewildered by his words. She looked toward Li Xiao with some confusion, not daring to reply easily.

What did her brother mean by saying that?

Did he... know about her being kidnapped today?

But shouldn't these things be kept confidential?

Cai Xiaotang pressed her lips together and gave a dry laugh. Seeing that Li Xiao did not speak, she had no choice but to deliberately play dumb: "Brother... what are you talking about? What major harm could I have suffered... By the way, why did you suddenly come over?"

Cai Xiaotang deliberately wanted to change the subject.

Mu Liusu felt somewhat helpless upon hearing this.

He did not say anything more, but simply said to Li Xiao: "Xiao Tang, go back and rest. We are going to the study; I have something to tell you."

"Mm."

Li Xiao responded, and the two turned together and walked toward the study upstairs.

Only Cai Xiaotang was left in the living room, completely bewildered.

What on earth did her brother come here for today?

And how did he know she had encountered danger?

Cai Xiaotang thought about it from every angle but could not figure out what was wrong, yet she still stood up, feeling uneasy.

Their expressions just now didn't seem quite right... and her brother was always being mysterious day in and day out...

Could he be planning to blame Li Xiao for what happened today?

Thinking this, Cai Xiaotang hurriedly went upstairs and walked toward the direction of the study.

But strangely, the study, which usually had someone guarding the door occasionally, had no one there today.

The entire hallway was quiet, and only from behind the study door could the faint sound of voices be heard from time to time.

Cai Xiaotang held her breath and walked over subconsciously.

She inched closer to the doorway, not daring to make any sound, and carefully pressed her ear against the crack in the door.

Immediately after, she heard—

"I remember we had an agreement that you would not let Xiao Tang suffer even the slightest harm."

Mu Liusu's tone sounded thick with displeasure.

Cai Xiaotang was stunned upon hearing this; she instantly sensed something and frowned slightly.

The meaning behind her brother's words... seemed to be that he knew what Li Xiao did for a living?

How could he know?

Cai Xiaotang did not quite understand, so she had to lean in closer and continue listening to the two people inside talking.

Then she heard Li Xiao's voice reply: "It was my negligence. I didn't expect the other party to go to such great lengths just to take them away..."

The study fell into a brief silence.

After a long while, Mu Liusu asked again, "Are White Wolf and the others all dead?"

"Yes, I watched the yacht explode with my own eyes; it is impossible for them to have survived."

Li Xiao replied.

He then continued, "The Viper side suffered heavy casualties, and I have already had people suppress the news of the harbor explosion; as for how to handle the specifics, I will leave it to your people to do."

"I have already sent the notification."

Mu Liusu answered briefly.

Neither of the two said much, yet they revealed a massive amount of information, successfully stunning Cai Xiaotang, who was eavesdropping outside the door.

What is going on?

How does it sound like... Brother and Li Xiao are on the same side?

Cai Xiaotang widened her eyes, still ruminating on the conversation the two had just had.

Immediately after, she heard Mu Liusu's voice ring out in the room again.

"Regarding the matter of Xiao Tang, I do not wish for a second occurrence; I had long guessed that the people from Viper might target her, but I did not expect that you would actually let them succeed..."

Mu Liusu's voice still faintly carried a hint of anger.

As Cai Xiaotang heard this, she subconsciously could not help but defend Li Xiao in her heart: It wasn't Li Xiao's fault...

It was those bad guys who were too cunning!

And... if it had been just her at the time, she might not have been unable to escape; it was because she was afraid of Baobao getting hurt that she had no choice but to choose to go along with them...

And Brother has also hidden things too deeply!

To think he was actually doing these things behind the scenes!

Even she hadn't discovered it!

As Cai Xiaotang thought this, her hand, which was lightly resting against the door frame, slipped without her noticing and slammed into the doorknob.

"Click!"

The study instantly went quiet.

Cai Xiaotang then took a sharp step back, her mind going blank for a moment.

It's over...

She's going to be caught eavesdropping...

She didn't have time to think and turned around, wanting to slip away.

However, the study door had already been pulled open.

Standing behind the door were a helpless-looking Li Xiao and an equally unsurprised Mu Liusu.

Cai Xiaotang froze in place, having no choice but to let out two dry laughs as she quickly found an excuse.

"Brother... um... I was afraid you two might be thirsty from chatting, so I wanted to ask... would you like some coffee? I'll go pour some for you..."