Chapter 696: We Really Are Destined

Cai Xiaotang froze in place, somewhat suspicious that she was overthinking things.

There are so many people with the surname Liu in the world; she couldn't possibly be unlucky enough to run into the same one every single time, could she?

But... if it really is that brat, the expression on his face when he sees her will definitely be spectacular!

Just as Cai Xiaotang was thinking this, she suddenly heard Liu Xin'ai say, "I see him!"

As she spoke, she hurriedly drove around the car next to them and headed toward the exit ahead.

Cai Xiaotang instinctively looked up, and her expression instantly became very "complicated."

It really is that brat Liu Qingze!

What kind of fate do the two of them have!

Liu Xin'ai hadn't seen her younger brother for a long time, so she hurriedly rolled down the car window and greeted him with a smile: "Qingze! Over here!"

Hearing the voice, Liu Qingze instinctively looked toward them.

Cai Xiaotang watched speechlessly as the tall boy with long legs outside the car window walked over carrying a suitcase, then she also rolled down the window and poked her head out.

Liu Qingze hadn't expected there to be someone else in Liu Xin'ai's car; his footsteps came to an abrupt halt, and he looked at Cai Xiaotang in disbelief, his brow furrowing.

Clearly, he was thinking the same question as Cai Xiaotang just now.

Why is it her again?

"Hi..." Cai Xiaotang seemed quite satisfied with his dumbfounded look and waved her hand in a good mood.

Liu Xin'ai also smiled and teased, "Qingze, why are you standing there without moving? Don't you recognize me?"

"Sister..."

Liu Qingze finally reacted, hurriedly carrying his suitcase into the car and sitting in the back seat.

"You know my sister?"

Liu Qingze suddenly asked out of the blue.

Liu Xin'ai was taken aback upon hearing this, and then she heard Cai Xiaotang, who was to the side, answer calmly: "Yeah, we're friends."

"Xiao Tang, you and Qingze... know each other?"

Liu Xin'ai finally reacted and asked, puzzled.

Cai Xiaotang instinctively started to answer: "We..."

"Ahem!"

Liu Qingze suddenly coughed, as if reminding Cai Xiaotang of something.

The words that were about to blurt out of Cai Xiaotang's mouth were suddenly stuck on her lips, and she turned her head to glance at him with some amusement.

It seems there is someone that this person is still afraid of, huh?

So Sister Xin'ai doesn't know about those things he does as a hacker...

Cai Xiaotang "kindly" didn't bring it up again, only saying ambiguously: "We met once abroad, and we happened to be on the same flight coming back. If you hadn't called out to me just now, I wouldn't even have known he was your younger brother..."

"Is it that much of a coincidence?"

Liu Xin'ai was a bit surprised, but she didn't probe further.

As she spoke, she turned the car and continued to ask: "Xiao Tang, what is your home address?"

"My home..."

Cai Xiaotang paused upon hearing this, only then suddenly realizing this problem.

Oh right... where is she going back to?

Back to Li Xiao's villa...

They are about to get a divorce, and she ran back directly; would it be inappropriate to go back now?

As for her own place...

That residential complex has a few too many security risks, and her older brother doesn't know when he'll help her resolve the matter of the new house...

Cai Xiaotang hesitated and didn't speak.

Then she heard—

"Sister, if you have nowhere to go, I don't mind taking you in."

Liu Qingze's teasing tone suddenly sounded.

Liu Xin'ai also noticed her dilemma, suddenly realized something, and instinctively asked: "You and Li..."

"Xinaijie!"

Cai Xiaotang didn't want to hear Li Xiao's name right now and hurriedly interrupted her: "Could you please take me to the nearest hotel!"

"A hotel?"

Liu Xin'ai frowned sharply, looking at Cai Xiaotang with some concern.

Although she wasn't close with Li Xiao, she knew that Cai Xiaotang had married him.

Now that she has a home but won't go back and wants to go to a hotel instead, could it be that they had a fight?

"Why do you like staying in hotels so much?"

Liu Qingze also frowned, looking disapprovingly at the back of the seat in front of him.

He didn't know why, but the moment he imagined the scene of Cai Xiaotang entering a hotel alone with her suitcase, he actually felt a bit... pitiful?

As he thought this, he deliberately said in an indifferent tone: "Forget it, since you're friends with my sister, it wouldn't be impossible for you to stay at my place for a few days; consider it me repaying you..."

"Didn't you just say we were already even?"

Cai Xiaotang didn't expect him to offer an invitation, so she was quite surprised.

Immediately after, she heard that person reply in an annoying tone: "We are even, yes, but I don't mind letting you owe me one more time."

"You..."

The retort was on the tip of Cai Xiaotang's tongue, but thinking of Liu Xin'ai still being there, she had to swallow it back.

Immediately after, she heard Liu Xin'ai also join in the persuasion: "Xiao Tang, why don't you go stay at my place for these few days? It just so happens I'm not busy lately, and with Liu Qingze back, I can stay at home for a while."

"No, Xinaijie, that would be too much trouble for you."

Cai Xiaotang was naturally too embarrassed to go stay there and hurriedly refused.

"Why are you still being so polite with me?"

Liu Xin'ai's tone was gentle and soft, not being polite in the slightest, but inviting her sincerely: "It just so happens there's no one at home lately, so you won't feel constrained if you go. If I really let you go stay at a hotel alone, I would be worried too. Just come back with me, consider it... keeping me company?"

With things said to this point, Cai Xiaotang hesitated for two seconds, but in the end, she was too embarrassed to decline any further.

"Then... I will respectfully accept your offer? Thank you, Xinaijie!"

Cai Xiaotang stopped agonizing over it and agreed.

Upon hearing this, Liu Qingze's gaze flickered for an instant, and the corners of his lips curled up subconsciously.

Liu Xin'ai also let out a shallow sigh of relief, a flash of complexity suddenly crossing the depths of her eyes.

The Qin Clan was expanding its business in the southeast region; not long after they got married... Qin Yiyan had been continuously going on business trips, and recently he had been away for nearly a month.

But she had received news this morning that he seemed to be coming back tonight...

It was fortunate that Liu Qingze was also returning to the country on the same day, so she would have an excuse to temporarily move back home!

"By the way, Sis, how is Dad?"

Liu Qingze suddenly spoke up to ask.

Liu Xin'ai was taken aback upon hearing this, then replied casually: "He is still recuperating in the Hospital. You should tidy up today first, and go visit him at the Hospital tomorrow."

"Alright."

Liu Qingze agreed casually, not knowing the specific condition of Liu Tengnian.

Cai Xiaotang also asked with some surprise: "Xinaijie, is your father ill?"

"Mm, my father... his health hasn't been very good lately."

Liu Xin'ai replied casually, hiding all her worries in her heart.

Her father's condition was getting worse and worse...

The time he spent in a coma every day was also getting longer and longer, and if it went on like this...

Liu Xin'ai couldn't help but become a little distracted, then realized she was still driving, so she hurriedly pulled her attention back and casually found a light topic to ask: "Right, how exactly did you two meet?"

As soon as her voice fell, Cai Xiaotang and Liu Qingze subconsciously exchanged a glance.

Cai Xiaotang smiled and deliberately raised an eyebrow at Liu Qingze, full of threatening intent.

Tsk...

Someone now had a handle held in her hands!

If he wasn't well-behaved... she would have to "tell the parents"!