Chapter 685: Feelings That Simply Cannot Be Controlled

Cai Xiaotang did not continue to decline, turning and walking toward the sofa.

Li Xiao then followed her in, and seeing her seated, he sat down beside her, shaking the spray in his hand.

"It might be a bit cold, bear with it for a moment, close your eyes."

As he spoke, he suddenly reached out and gently brushed the stray hair by her ear.

Cai Xiaotang's ears burned instantly, and she pressed her lips together tightly.

Don't overthink it!

Don't pay it any mind!

They are going to get a divorce when they go back!

Cai Xiaotang repeated these few sentences to herself in her heart, and while thinking this, she raised her head slightly and closed her eyes.

"Does it hurt a lot?"

Li Xiao suddenly asked in a low voice, his tone incomparably gentle.

Cai Xiaotang's heart was teased once more, but she replied quickly, "It's alright, just be quick."

Li Xiao then aimed the spray in his hand at her forehead.

"Hiss—"

The spray gently covered the swollen area on her forehead.

Cai Xiaotang's eyelashes trembled slightly; being unable to see anything in front of her made her inexplicably nervous.

After simply spraying some medicine, Li Xiao put his hand down.

He hurriedly urged, "Don't open your eyes yet, be careful not to get the spray in your eyes."

"Oh."

Cai Xiaotang answered stiffly, having no choice but to obediently keep her eyes closed, sitting bolt upright on the sofa.

Neither of them spoke, and the atmosphere was inexplicably quiet.

"Tick—"

The clock on the wall made a soft sound.

Cai Xiaotang couldn't stand this kind of atmosphere, so she deliberately made conversation, "I will never do you a favor like this again! I bumped my head today, who knows where I'll bump it tomorrow... If I really end up disfigured, can you afford to compensate me?"

Li Xiao was watching her in a daze, and hearing this, he couldn't help but laugh, asking in a low voice, "Since it was me who caused you to bump your head, then tell me, what can I compensate you with? As long as you bring it up, I will definitely find a way to make it happen for you."

"Compensation?"

Cai Xiaotang kept her eyes closed and lifted her chin slightly in his direction, appearing to be thinking.

Li Xiao's gaze flickered for an instant, and his eyes suddenly darkened a few shades.

He suddenly couldn't help but lean forward.

Cai Xiaotang had been thinking, but the next second, she suddenly caught the scent of the body wash she had just smelled earlier, froze for an instant, and snapped her eyes open!

Their eyes met, and both of them were stunned for a moment.

Li Xiao wasn't embarrassed at being caught; instead, he smiled at Cai Xiaotang quite naturally and asked again, "Well? Have you decided what compensation you want?"

A flash of unnaturalness crossed Cai Xiaotang's face, and she shifted backward, putting distance between them again.

She then deliberately said with disdain, "What is your highest standard of compensation?"

Li Xiao's gaze flickered for an instant, and his expression suddenly became serious.

"As long as you say it, I can find a way to fulfill any request for you."

His tone carried a doting quality he hadn't even noticed himself, as if even if Cai Xiaotang said she wanted the stars in the sky the next second, he would find a way to pluck them for her.

Cai Xiaotang looked blankly at the person in front of her, and the little deer in her heart, which had been quiet for less than a moment, began to run wild again.

This guy... he's doing it on purpose, right!

Or am I overthinking it again?

And he can compensate any request... then if...

If I told him to offer himself as a reward!

An audacious idea popped into Cai Xiaotang's mind at an inappropriate time.

She was immediately startled by herself.

What kind of messy things is she thinking about again?

Why use something like that to negotiate terms...

The state the two of them are in now is already quite decent... why make things more awkward?

She forcibly ignored the thought in her mind, but her brain was a mess, so she had to brush it off, "I can't think of anything right now, let's put it on credit, we'll talk about it later..."

Cai Xiaotang nervously licked her lips subconsciously.

Li Xiao's eyes instantly deepened further, and watching that little pink tip of her tongue quickly graze and disappear between the two thin lips just inches away, he suddenly felt a wave of heat throughout his body.

"Ahem..."

He cleared his throat and hurriedly stood up.

"Then get some rest early, I'll head back first."

As Li Xiao spoke, he had already walked out of the room and closed the door behind him.

"Click."

The door made a soft sound.

Cai Xiaotang instantly lost all her strength, leaning listlessly against the sofa.

It's over...

She spoke so nonchalantly, but whenever she gets close to Li Xiao, it seems she just can't control herself at all!

Is he... is his attraction to her really that strong?

Cai Xiaotang could hardly understand herself, and she couldn't help but feel a bit irritable on her face.

Forget it...

Although she could talk to him properly now, she should still avoid him for this period of time!

Minimize unnecessary interaction!

And then get a divorce as soon as she goes back!

After a long time, would she really be able to treat him as an ordinary friend?

Outside the room door—Li Xiao stood in the hallway, smiling helplessly and bitterly.

It seemed that he... had really fallen for her...

Thinking of the impulse from just a moment ago, he couldn't help but glance at Cai Xiaotang's door, only feeling as if something was about to burst out from his chest; it was a feeling he had never experienced before.

If he hadn't decided to use her as bait in the beginning... would he not be in such a difficult position now?

But there was no room for regret anymore.

If he had known he would like her this much... he would never have been willing to drag her into his plans.

A few more days passed—Li Xiao's injuries had completely recovered.

At noon, he went downstairs as usual, intending to eat lunch.

Just as he found the stairs, he happened to run into Cai Xiaotang, who was carrying a food tray upstairs.

"Xiao Tang, what did you make today?"

He greeted Cai Xiaotang just as he usually did.

"It's risotto today; I've already prepared your portion, just go get it yourself."

Cai Xiaotang replied casually, her tone as normal as could be, but her feet moved quickly.

For the past few days, she had returned to her "snail" mode of locking herself in the bedroom.

Even when Li Xiao took the initiative to suggest going out for a stroll, she had refused him.

The two of them were as harmonious as "tenants" living under the same roof, familiar with each other, yet never overstepping boundaries.

Li Xiao wanted to say a few more words to her, but Cai Xiaotang had already passed him and stepped up several stairs.

Then, suddenly thinking of something, she stopped abruptly.

"Right, how is your hand? About when will it be better?"

Cai Xiaotang asked suddenly.

Upon hearing this, a look of unnaturalness quickly flashed across Li Xiao's face; he paused for two seconds before saying nonchalantly, "I'm not too sure either; the Doctor said it depends on the recovery progress."

"Oh... alright."

Cai Xiaotang nodded, didn't say anything more, and went straight upstairs.

Li Xiao, however, stood where he was, his face full of worry.

His arm had already healed long ago.

It was just that... he didn't want to go back so soon.

Because once they went back, all that awaited the two of them would be...

Divorce!