Chapter 620: I Don't Want to Like You Anymore

Cai Xiaotang felt depressed for the entire night.

Early the next morning, she climbed straight out of bed, grabbed the luggage she had already packed the night before, and went downstairs with a thumping sound.

Li Xiao was just preparing to eat breakfast; he hadn't expected her to be up so early, and for a moment, he couldn't help but feel a bit surprised.

Cai Xiaotang deliberately set her suitcase down in front of him with a "clatter" and urged him, "Hurry up and eat. Once you're done, you can take me to see Baobao quickly."

Her tone still carried a hint of sulking, which could not have been more obvious.

Li Xiao couldn't help but ask with amusement, "Are you still angry?"

"I! Am! Not!"

Cai Xiaotang answered loudly, every word spoken with resounding force.

Li Xiao raised an eyebrow. Seeing this, he had no choice but to lower his head and take a sip of coffee, saying nothing more to avoid saying the wrong thing.

He finished his breakfast quickly, then took the initiative to pick up Cai Xiaotang's suitcase and walked toward the door.

Cai Xiaotang followed immediately without a word, though her eyes glared fiercely at his back.

Just leaving like that without saying a single word?

It seems this guy really wanted to get rid of her as soon as possible!

Cai Xiaotang felt a bit stifled again. After getting into the car, she couldn't help but slam the car door shut with a bang.

Li Xiao calmly observed the person beside him. Seeing that if he didn't say something, this person might just explode with anger, he had no choice but to say, "I'm sorry."

Cai Xiaotang paused in the middle of fastening her seatbelt.

Li Xiao continued, "I really should have asked you about this first, but Beijue said that Jiang Baobao hasn't been sleeping well at night and has been having nightmares intermittently lately. I knew you would definitely be worried, so I took the liberty of agreeing to it."

His tone was sincere as he carefully explained the situation to Cai Xiaotang.

Hearing him explain properly, Cai Xiaotang indeed felt much better instantly, and she nodded.

Then she added with concern, "I knew Baobao wouldn't be able to forget this in a short time, but I didn't expect it to affect her so much..."

Hearing this, Li Xiao looked at Cai Xiaotang thoughtfully and suddenly asked with concern, "Are you okay these past few days? Have you... been having nightmares?"

He suddenly thought of how she had been calling his name while in a coma that day.

Immediately after, he saw Cai Xiaotang shake her head very firmly.

"Of course I haven't. After all, I'm a veteran of many battles; it's not like it's my first time encountering something like this... If it happened twice more, I'd probably be used to it."

Cai Xiaotang feigned ease, but as soon as she finished speaking, she suddenly spat out a few times.

"Pah, pah, pah! What nonsense am I saying? Only a ghost would want to experience this kind of thing more than once!"

Li Xiao couldn't help but be amused by her cute reaction. As they chatted, he started the car.

Not long after, they stopped outside the Li Mansion.

Zheng Bo saw Li Xiao's car through the window and hurried out to greet them.

"Zheng Bo, Baobao and the others aren't up yet, right?"

Cai Xiaotang knew it was still early and asked casually.

"Yes, Third Madam, the Young Master and Young Mistress are still resting," Zheng Bo replied respectfully.

Cai Xiaotang nodded, but when she turned around, she saw that Li Xiao hadn't gotten out of the car.

She suddenly felt a sense of reluctance.

Then she heard Li Xiao say, "I'll head back first. You shouldn't have any problems staying here. If anything comes up, just give me a call."

"Okay."

Cai Xiaotang responded, watching Li Xiao start the car and drive away, standing in place for a long time without moving.

"Third Madam?"

Zheng Bo's voice sounded, pulling Cai Xiaotang back to her thoughts.

Cai Xiaotang smiled and turned to enter the villa, though she felt inexplicably unhappy.

Did Li Xiao really just leave like that?

She had actually wanted to find an excuse to make him stay a little longer...

"Third Madam, your room was already prepared yesterday. It's still early, so you can rest a bit more."

Zheng Bo walked over carrying Cai Xiaotang's suitcase and led her to the room on the second floor.

Cai Xiaotang was no stranger to this place; after thanking him, she locked herself in the room.

An hour later, she heard footsteps outside the door.

"Xiao Tang, why did you come so early?"

Jiang Baobao said as she pushed the door open and walked in.

She immediately saw Cai Xiaotang sprawled out on the bed like a starfish and couldn't help but tease, "It seems you're still quite used to this place, letting yourself go so quickly?"

"Why would I stand on ceremony with you..."

Cai Xiaotang replied casually, though her tone sounded listless.

Jiang Baobao hurried over and sat on the edge of the bed, thought for a moment, and simply lay down with her.

"I thought you wouldn't come. You were actually willing to leave Li Xiao behind to come keep me company? That really surprises me..."

Jiang Baobao whispered a remark.

"I'm not the type to forget my friends for a guy..."

Cai Xiaotang replied, still in that listless manner.

Jiang Baobao was a bit puzzled: "Then what's up with this state you're in? You're like this, and it makes me think that you've only been here for less than two hours and you're already missing Li Xiao."

She hit the nail on the head. As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the expression on Cai Xiaotang's face become somewhat unnatural.

"I'm not missing him at all. What's there to miss about a dead piece of wood?"

Cai Xiaotang retorted stubbornly and lay depressed on the bed.

Jiang Baobao was even more certain that she had something on her mind, and hurriedly pressed, "Then what is actually wrong with you? You seem to be in a bad mood; does it have anything to do with Li Xiao?"

"Tsk... I suppose so..."

Cai Xiaotang muttered, and only then did she tell everything that happened yesterday from beginning to end.

"Baobao, it's not that I don't want to come and keep you company. If it had been Li Beijue asking me yesterday, I definitely wouldn't have hesitated for a second, but Li Xiao just went ahead and agreed for me like that, and I just feel uncomfortable inside... it's like..."

Jiang Baobao understood what she was struggling with and immediately grasped the meaning, saying, "It's like he is your guardian, able to arrange where you go as he pleases without needing to ask for your consent, and he might even feel like you're bothering him by being around!"

"Yes! That's exactly the feeling!"

Cai Xiaotang sat up abruptly from the bed and punched the pillow beside her.

Jiang Baobao, however, could not help but laugh out loud.

"Xiao Tang, I always used to think your personality was very cool; I didn't expect that after meeting someone you like, you would have such a sensitive side..."

"Jiang Baobao! Are you trying to make fun of me!"

Cai Xiaotang became instantly alert and deliberately narrowed her eyes, waving her fist in front of Jiang Baobao.

Jiang Baobao immediately feigned fear and dodged: "I'm not! I just wanted to say that it's not bad for you to come stay here for two days; it just so happens we can properly study how exactly to win over Li Xiao! We can customize a few more plans! Who knows... we might even be able to get some useful information out of Li Beijue's side!"