Chapter 644: Mind Your Own Business

A few more days passed—

The news from the Viper side was still not very clear.

Li Xiao and Li Beijue had been trying to find ways to scout out the movements over there, while Cai Xiaotang was responsible for taking care of Jiang Baobao every day, urging her to eat so she wouldn't ruin her health from exhaustion.

In the afternoon—

Jiang Baobao received a video call from Mobai and Yanbao.

The two of them knew the seriousness of the situation, so this time they didn't clamor to come along, but instead stayed obediently in the country.

As soon as the call connected, Mobai greeted her with a smile: "Wow! Mommy! You look even prettier today than you did yesterday?"

Jiang Baobao knew he wanted to make her happy, so she hurriedly forced a smile.

"Your little mouth is getting sweeter and sweeter..."

She teased the little one, and immediately heard Yanbao on the side ask: "Mommy, have you eaten?"

"I've already eaten, thank you, my treasures."

Jiang Baobao answered truthfully, and looking at the two little ones on the screen, she finally felt a glimmer of comfort, yet she was even more worried about Tiantian's situation.

After talking to the two little ones for a while, she hung up the video call.

Her heart couldn't help but feel anxious again, just as it usually did.

Since the other party intended to hand Tiantian over to a higher level, they shouldn't do anything to her during this time...

Tiantian was so smart; she knew they were bad people, so she definitely wouldn't make a scene and would find a way to protect herself...

She just hoped that on the day Li Xiao took action, he would be able to bring her back safely...

Just as Jiang Baobao was thinking this, she suddenly heard the bedroom door being pushed open.

Cai Xiaotang's voice also rang out in the room: "Would you like some afternoon tea I carefully prepared for you? I specifically had someone send back a lot of flower petals and fruit yesterday, you know."

Cai Xiaotang tried hard to smile, wanting to make Jiang Baobao's mood a little better.

Jiang Baobao looked at the dark circles under her eyes and felt a bit distressed.

Xiao Tang hadn't been resting well these past few days either... she was almost always revolving around her, trying every way to make her happy...

"Xiao Tang..."

Jiang Baobao looked at Cai Xiaotang, feeling moved, not knowing what to say.

Upon hearing this, Cai Xiaotang hurriedly sat down by the bed, thinking she was sad again, and hurriedly comforted her: "Baobao, I'm right here, we are all here, you must keep your spirits up. Li Xiao is already preparing to rescue Tiantian, she will definitely be able to return to your side soon..."

Everyone had already lost count of how many times they had said such things to Jiang Baobao over the past few days.

Yet not a single person felt annoyed.

"Xiao Tang, thank you for staying with me... If you weren't here, I might really not have been able to hold on..."

As Jiang Baobao spoke, her eyes couldn't help but sting again.

Cai Xiaotang hurriedly hugged her, gently patting her shoulder: "What silly things are you saying? Between the two of us, do we still need to say thank you? We've even been through life and death together, why be so polite..."

As she spoke, she quickly adjusted her emotions and smiled at Jiang Baobao: "Alright, I'm going to prepare your afternoon tea. If it tastes good, when Tiantian comes back, I'll make it for her too. That little girl is so picky, I can only rely on you to help me taste it first, okay?"

"Mm, okay."

Jiang Baobao agreed.

Cai Xiaotang immediately stood up: "Then I'll go prepare it now, wait for me!"

As she spoke, she turned around and quickly left the room, secretly letting out a sigh of relief in her heart.

Baobao's mood over the last two days was clearly much better than the previous two; it seemed she had cheered up a bit...

Although she couldn't be of much help, she had to take good care of her emotional state!

Thinking this, she walked quickly toward the stairs.

But she didn't pay attention to the stairs under her feet, and with one careless step, her body tilted sharply!

"Ah!"

She screamed instinctively, her foot slipped, and she sat down on the stairs in a sorry state!

"Hiss—"

Cai Xiaotang gasped in pain, feeling a piercing ache coming from her ankle, and her whole leg felt weak.

"What's wrong?"

Li Xiao's voice suddenly came from upstairs, and as soon as he finished speaking, he appeared before Cai Xiaotang.

He had just happened to be coming downstairs when he heard a cry of alarm from the stairs, so he had hurriedly run down two steps.

"I'm fine..."

Cai Xiaotang replied casually, bracing herself as she tried to stand up on her own.

But she didn't expect that as soon as she moved, she was instantly broken out in a cold sweat from the pain.

"Damn it... do I have to be this unlucky..."

She muttered unhappily, looking at her uncooperative foot.

Li Xiao also saw that she seemed to have sprained it, so he hurriedly stepped forward and crouched in front of her.

"Did you sprain your foot? Let me look."

As he spoke, he instinctively reached out to pull Cai Xiaotang's lower leg toward him.

"I don't need you to care! Just mind your own business!"

Cai Xiaotang instinctively wanted to dodge, pulling her lower leg back sharply.

But she tugged at the painful spot, and her face turned pale instantly.

Li Xiao's outstretched hand stopped in mid-air, his face full of helplessness.

At a time like this, did she have to be stubborn with him?

After their last unpleasant parting, neither of them had brought it up again.

These past few days, she had still been speaking normally, as if the previous events had never happened.

Li Xiao wanted to reach out his hand again—

But Cai Xiaotang, ignoring the pain, dodged to the side and said, "I told you, I don't need you to worry about me!"

As she spoke, she stubbornly tried to stand up, feeling a bit of pent-up anger in her heart.

Couldn't this guy just take care of himself?

Did he have to run in front of her to make his presence felt?

While thinking this, she wanted to continue to the kitchen to prepare afternoon tea for Jiang Baobao.

But she didn't expect that before she could even stand steady, she suddenly heard Jiang Baobao's voice from upstairs.

"Xiao Tang, what happened just now? Did you cry out?"

Jiang Baobao's tone was full of concern, and as she spoke, she had already walked down the stairs.

Immediately, she saw Cai Xiaotang standing on one foot on the stairs.

"Xiao Tang, what's wrong with your foot? Did you twist it?"

Seeing that Cai Xiaotang's ankle was swollen high, she hurried down.

Li Xiao's gaze flickered for a moment, then he suddenly bent down and swept Cai Xiaotang up into his arms!

"Li Xiao, you...!"

Cai Xiaotang was startled by him, but thinking that Jiang Baobao was right there, she had no choice but to hold it in.

"Xiao Tang accidentally twisted her foot just now; I'll take her back to her room to rest first."

Li Xiao said this to Jiang Baobao and carried her straight upstairs.

"Okay, I'll go find some medicine."

Jiang Baobao also hurriedly turned to find the medicine kit, though she felt a bit puzzled in her heart.

Just now, when she was coming down...

It seemed she heard Xiao Tang tell Li Xiao that she didn't need him to worry about her?

Had the two of them... had another conflict?

In the hallway—

Seeing that Jiang Baobao had gone downstairs, Cai Xiaotang immediately struggled with all her might, regardless of anything else.

"Put me down! I can walk by myself!"

She struggled fiercely, and having no other choice, Li Xiao had to put her down.

"I just wanted to take you back..."

"I said, keep your kindness to yourself; I don't need it!" Cai Xiaotang refused directly.