Chapter 688: Li Xiao's Secret Has Been Discovered

On the other side—

Cai Xiaotang hung up the phone, and the smile on her face immediately collapsed.

Thinking of the things she had just said to Jiang Baobao, she sighed helplessly, then suddenly thought of something and widened her eyes slightly.

Li Xiao's injury... has it really healed or not?

According to what her brother said, he should have been fine a long time ago.

But if he really is healed... there's no need to lie to her, right?

Cai Xiaotang frowned, pondered for a moment, and a thought suddenly appeared vaguely in her mind.

Why not... find a way to test him?

That way, wouldn't she know if he's really healed or just faking it!

Cai Xiaotang slapped her thigh hard and immediately began to carefully construct a plan in her heart.

Evening—

A figure slipped out of the room and darted straight into the kitchen.

Cai Xiaotang timed it, and just as she was about to finish making dinner, she heard someone walk down from upstairs, just as expected.

Her gaze flickered for a moment, and she deliberately pretended not to notice.

A few seconds later—

"What delicious food did you make today?"

Li Xiao's voice rang out, just as expected.

Cai Xiaotang didn't speak; she just picked up the dishes she had already stir-fried and turned to leave the kitchen.

Seeing what she had in her hands, Li Xiao was suddenly a bit surprised.

"So lavish today?"

He followed along beside Cai Xiaotang as she walked out, his eyes filled with a bit of appreciation.

"Is today some special day? Why did you specifically prepare four dishes and a soup?"

As Li Xiao spoke, he couldn't help but sniff the air.

"It's nothing, I'm just in a good mood today, so I made a bit more."

Cai Xiaotang replied casually, scanning Li Xiao's arm without a trace.

Then she pretended to ask inadvertently: "How is your arm these past two days? Why do I feel... like it looks like there's nothing wrong with it anymore?"

Li Xiao paused upon hearing this, a look of unnaturalness flashing quickly across his eyes, before he replied as usual: "It still hurts a little occasionally; I might still need to recuperate for a while."

"Is that so..."

Cai Xiaotang responded thoughtfully, then immediately picked up a bowl she had prepared earlier and ladled out a small bowl of soup.

"What kind of soup is this? It smells so good."

Li Xiao had noticed the milky white soup that had been emitting a fragrance since just now, and couldn't help but ask.

Cai Xiaotang immediately replied: "It's a bone soup I specifically simmered. In order for you to recover quickly so we can go back sooner, you'd better drink more."

As she spoke, she handed the soup bowl in her hand toward Li Xiao, a flash of craftiness darting quickly through her eyes.

The next second—

"Oops!"

She pretended her hand slipped and didn't hold onto the soup bowl.

Li Xiao was also startled, and his right hand, which was wrapped in a cast, lifted up subconsciously!

But then he suddenly realized something and switched to his left hand in an instant, steadily supporting the bottom of the bowl.

The soup sloshed around the rim of the bowl but didn't spill out.

Li Xiao subconsciously let out a sigh of relief.

He had almost used his dominant hand; it was a good thing he switched in time...

"How are you even less agile than an injured person?" he teased deliberately, and as he spoke, he placed the soup bowl on the table.

Cai Xiaotang's expression couldn't help but become a bit subtle.

"My hand slipped by accident..."

She explained casually, her eyes glancing suspiciously at Li Xiao's arm again.

Was she mistaken just now?

Li Xiao seemed to have subconsciously wanted to move the injured hand...

If his hand still couldn't move, he shouldn't have had that reaction, right?

It seems she still has to find a way to test him again...

"Eating here today?"

Li Xiao suddenly asked, interrupting Cai Xiaotang's train of thought.

"Yeah, let's just eat here."

Cai Xiaotang nodded and sat down across from him at the dining table.

Li Xiao raised an eyebrow in some surprise, but didn't say anything more.

For so many days, this was the first time the two of them had sat down to eat together.

Cai Xiaotang tried hard to conceal her emotions and said as calmly as possible: "Eat."

Li Xiao nodded with a smile and picked up a piece of sweet and sour pork ribs, but instead of tasting it, he placed it in Cai Xiaotang's plate first.

Cai Xiaotang was slightly stunned, and that familiar palpitation suddenly surged in her heart again.

"I'm not the one who's injured, you should take care of yourself."

She said this deliberately, but still picked up that small piece of rib and put it into her own mouth.

Then, she heard Li Xiao say in a teasing tone, "The first piece, of course, is to reward our chef for today."

Cai Xiaotang did not speak, but the corners of her lips could not help but curl up.

Tsk... why is it so sweet?

Did she put in too much sugar?

She wanted to laugh, but the next second, all her reason suppressed that momentary flutter of the heart.

Stop!

It's starting again!

It's just picking up some food... absolutely do not overthink it!

While warning herself in her heart, Cai Xiaotang observed Li Xiao, who was sitting across from her, without changing her expression.

Immediately, she saw his right hand hanging at his side, and he was eating with his left hand.

Cai Xiaotang rolled her eyes, and the doubt in her heart flared up again.

Eating with his left hand... it seems his right hand really hasn't healed yet?

But her brother's words shouldn't be baseless either...

Cai Xiaotang narrowed her eyes and had an idea.

Soon, the two of them finished dinner.

Cai Xiaotang put down her chopsticks, took the initiative to pick up the used bowls and plates, stood up, and walked toward the kitchen.

As she walked, she lowered her eyes to scan the tableware in her hands.

If all of these were smashed, it would be such a pity...

Cai Xiaotang walked into the kitchen, put all the tableware in her hands into the dishwasher, and deliberately left only one small bowl behind.

Then, the next second—

"Clatter!"

The sound of ceramic shattering rang out in the kitchen, followed immediately by a "bang," as if some heavy object had fallen to the floor!

Just as Li Xiao stood up, his peripheral vision caught the figure in the kitchen suddenly collapsing, and his heart instantly tightened!

"Xiao Tang!"

Not knowing why Cai Xiaotang had suddenly fainted, Li Xiao ran into the kitchen in two or three strides.

"Xiao Tang?"

He crouched down and called out Cai Xiaotang's name.

Cai Xiaotang's eyes were tightly shut, and she had no reaction.

Li Xiao was burning with anxiety; he immediately put on a stern face and, without any hesitation, picked her up directly!

"Xiao Tang, what's wrong with you?"

Li Xiao asked as he carried Cai Xiaotang and headed upstairs.

Cai Xiaotang's eyelashes trembled slightly; noticing that the pair of hands holding her were incredibly steady, her already slightly furrowed brows knitted together tightly.

He really was already fine!

He had been deliberately faking illness to play with her all this time!

With a breath stuck in her chest, Cai Xiaotang suddenly opened her eyes!

She immediately met a pair of surprised eyes.

Their eyes met, and the air went quiet in an instant.

Li Xiao looked at her furious eyes and understood something in an instant; a rare look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

It's over...

It seems... she found out.