Chapter 684: Awkward and Ambiguous, Too Afraid to Look Around

Cai Xiaotang waited outside, her mind wandering, for over ten minutes before the sound of water inside suddenly stopped.

A few seconds later, the bathroom door was pulled open by someone.

"Alright, you can come in."

Li Xiao's voice rang out from behind the door.

Cai Xiaotang's nerves tightened instantly; she stood up abruptly from the sofa and shuffled toward the bathroom.

"Are you dressed?"

She asked loudly, feeling uneasy; even though she hadn't seen anything yet, her face couldn't help but flush red first.

"Don't worry."

Li Xiao's amused reply sounded, and he opened the bathroom door a bit wider.

Only then did Cai Xiaotang see him standing behind the door.

Her eyes widened slightly, and she immediately looked away.

Damn!

Was this what he called being dressed?

It was clear that Li Xiao was indeed "dressed."

However, he was only barely wrapped around the lower half of his body.

The shirt he had been wearing was long since tossed aside, revealing a chest with well-defined muscular lines.

His hair was still damp and dripping, and he looked inexplicably... sexy.

Perhaps because he had washed his hair, the lower half of his body was already mostly wet, clinging tightly to his legs and outlining the muscles of his long legs as clearly as could be.

Cai Xiaotang walked in with her head down, her eyes darting around; she simply didn't know where to look.

"Where is the bath sponge?"

She asked, speaking rapidly.

No sooner had she finished speaking than a long, handsome hand appeared before her eyes, holding a blue bath sponge and body wash.

Cai Xiaotang took them silently, quickly squeezed out some body wash, and rubbed it on the sponge to create a lather.

"Turn around."

She said these three words curtly, staring straight at her own palm.

Li Xiao had been watching her for a long time; seeing her face flushed red, the smile on his lips could no longer be hidden.

He obediently turned around, leaving his back to Cai Xiaotang.

Only then did Cai Xiaotang let out a sharp sigh of relief; she hurriedly raised the bath sponge and scrubbed his shoulders haphazardly.

Then, she slowly moved down to his well-defined back.

Further down...

Cai Xiaotang's gaze drifted slowly downward, catching a glimpse of the man's beautifully contoured waistline.

Boom!

She heard what sounded like a volcano erupting inside her head.

"What's wrong?"

Sensing that her movements had stopped, Li Xiao asked in a low voice.

His slightly hoarse tone had an inexplicably alluring quality amidst the steam filling the room.

Cai Xiaotang snapped back to reality and hurriedly moved downward, wiping his waist haphazardly.

Her movement was a bit too forceful; Li Xiao felt a tingling sensation on his waist, his eyes darkened abruptly, and he couldn't help but let out a wry smile.

Was he asking her for help, or was he letting her test his self-control?

Li Xiao took a deep breath; fortunately, Cai Xiaotang quickly withdrew her hand and tossed the bath sponge aside.

"Alright, you continue, I'm going back."

She dropped this sentence and turned to leave.

But she hadn't expected there to be some foam on the floor from earlier.

Cai Xiaotang turned with a bit too much force, and the next second, she lost control and lunged forward!

"Ah!"

She let out a sharp scream, and hearing this, Li Xiao hurriedly turned around, wanting to catch her.

But he was too late.

Clang!

Li Xiao even heard the sound of her forehead hitting the wall.

"Ugh..."

Cai Xiaotang let out a muffled groan and instantly crouched down, covering her face.

"Xiao Tang? Are you okay? Let me see..."

Li Xiao felt a pang of heartache and hurriedly crouched down as well, wanting to check her injuries.

But Cai Xiaotang shook her head violently, covering her face and refusing to let go.

Her forehead throbbed with pain, her vision blurred, and her nose felt sore, forcing tears to well up.

Li Xiao didn't know how serious her injury was and became even more anxious: "Where did you hit yourself? Let me help you..."

"What's there to look at!"

Cai Xiaotang was embarrassed and angry; she snapped at him and let go of her hands.

Li Xiao was stunned, only then seeing that her nose and eyes were red, and a bump had already risen on her forehead.

"Cough..."

He nearly laughed out loud, quite uncharitably.

Cai Xiaotang was suddenly even more furious.

He still had the nerve to laugh!

And he didn't even consider who she had ended up like this for!

Besides, under normal circumstances, shouldn't slipping in the bathroom lead to some kind of romantic development?

Like the two of them accidentally falling together or something...

How did it turn out so stupidly when it came to her!

It was simply too embarrassing!

Cai Xiaotang stood up with a face full of displeasure and walked out sullenly without saying a word.

"Xiao Tang..."

Li Xiao wanted to stop her, but only heard the "bang" of the door closing.

He was still soaking wet, so he could only shake his head helplessly, intending to clean himself up first.

On the other side—Cai Xiaotang went straight back to her room, ran to the mirror at once, and examined her pitiful face.

Then, the moment she saw it, she leaned in abruptly, nearly pressing her face against the mirror.

"Such a big bump?"

She looked at her forehead in surprise and couldn't help but reach out and poke it.

"Hiss! So painful!"

The sharp pain instantly made her gasp, and she couldn't help but feel a bit aggrieved.

How unlucky did one have to be to slam their head into a bathroom wall?

It was all that big jerk Li Xiao's fault!

Cai Xiaotang felt annoyed just looking at her head, so she simply left it alone and planned to go back to sleep.

But she didn't expect that just as she sat on the edge of the bed, a knock on the door sounded again.

"What now!"

She asked irritably, too lazy to open the door.

Immediately after, she heard Li Xiao's voice ring out from outside the door.

"Is your head still hurting? I've come to bring you some medicine."

"No need! I'm going to sleep! Stop bothering me!"

The moment Cai Xiaotang thought of the big bump on her forehead, she couldn't help but get angry.

She looked too stupid right now!

She didn't want anyone else to see her!

Especially Li Xiao!

Outside the door, Li Xiao could tell just from her voice that she must be puffed up with anger like a "pufferfish" again, so he hurriedly continued to persuade her: "It's better to apply some medicine, otherwise, your head might be even more swollen tomorrow..."

Cai Xiaotang was stunned upon hearing this; thinking of how the bump on her forehead already looked quite serious, she couldn't help but feel a bit worried.

Would it get even more swollen if she didn't treat it?

Then she had better apply some medicine...

She didn't want to be disfigured just like that!

Cai Xiaotang rolled her eyes speechlessly, finally got up reluctantly, and walked toward the door.

She then pulled the door open and said directly: "Give me the medicine, you can go now."

"Can you do it yourself?"

Seeing that her forehead was indeed much redder and more swollen than before, Li Xiao took the opportunity to squeeze in from outside the door.

"I'll help you apply the medicine, then I'll leave."

As he spoke, he had already opened the cap of the spray in his hand.

Looking at the undisguised concern on his face, Cai Xiaotang's heart couldn't help but stir slightly, but she quickly suppressed it all.

His concern was not because he liked her.

So she must absolutely not... be delusional.