Chapter 700: I Am Her Husband

Liu Xin'ai had originally wanted to ask her to stay, but upon hearing Cai Xiaotang say she was going home, she swallowed the words that had reached her lips.

Xiao Tang must have had an argument with Li Xiao; it would be good for the two of them to go back and have a proper talk...

"Shall I drop you off in a while?"

Liu Xin'ai changed the subject and asked.

Cai Xiaotang's heart skipped a beat upon hearing this, and she hurriedly refused: "No need, Xinaijie, I'll just call a car to go back myself. You should stay home and keep Qing Ze company..."

Liu Qingze, standing to the side, paused slightly and subconsciously glanced in Cai Xiaotang's direction.

This seemed to be the first time in these two days that he had heard Cai Xiaotang call his name so seriously...

Liu Qingze's gaze circled around before finally settling on his own phone.

It didn't matter if she went back; they had already added each other as friends anyway, so he could just ask her out to hang out when he had time...

He pondered this to himself, completely unaware of why he even had the thought of asking Cai Xiaotang out to play.

After breakfast, Cai Xiaotang picked up her luggage, intending to leave.

Liu Qingze and Liu Xin'ai were waiting for her in the living room.

Seeing her come down with her suitcase, Liu Qingze finally couldn't help but ask: "Sister, are you usually busy with work? I just returned to the country and don't have any friends. Would you like to go out and play together when you're free?"

Liu Xin'ai was startled by this and subconsciously looked at her younger brother, somewhat hesitant to speak.

Cai Xiaotang was also a bit surprised; she hadn't expected someone his age to be willing to hang out with her, so she smiled and agreed: "I'm free lately. If you're bored, I can take you around to look at things. If you go out with me, Xinaijie should be a bit more at ease. Let's keep in touch by phone if anything comes up."

"Okay."

Liu Qingze smiled with satisfaction, a smile that carried a hint of a "well-behaved younger brother," though a flash of craftiness quickly crossed the depths of his eyes.

As the few of them were talking, they suddenly heard the doorbell ring.

The three of them subconsciously turned their heads to look toward the entryway.

"I'll go open the door."

Liu Qingze walked over in two steps and went behind the entryway.

He then pulled open the main door and saw a strange man standing outside.

The man had a slender build, wore a black shirt and casual trousers, with the top two buttons of his collar undone and a thin silver chain around his neck; his whole person exuded an aura of mature, restrained, yet rebellious energy—it was none other than Li Xiao.

"Who are you looking for?"

Liu Qingze instinctively felt that the person in front of him was not here with good intentions, so he frowned and asked.

Li Xiao was also sizing up the young man in front of him.

Liu Qingze's brows and eyes were sharp; when he scrutinized others, he seemed to carry an inherent "aloof" temperament, yet he could not hide the hostility and fearlessness in his eyes, radiating the word "flamboyant" from the inside out.

Li Xiao subconsciously recalled the information he had just received this morning.

This was Liu Qingze... the youngest son of the Liu Family.

Since when was Xiao Tang friends with him?

Their gazes met in the air, and their first instinct was that they both found the other slightly "unpleasant."

After a long moment—"Is Cai Xiaotang here?"

Li Xiao asked with a fair amount of politeness.

Liu Qingze was slightly stunned and was just about to answer when he heard footsteps coming from behind him.

"Qing Ze, who is it?"

Liu Xin'ai and Cai Xiaotang walked out from behind Liu Qingze.

They both froze the moment they saw the person at the door.

"Xiao Tang..."

Liu Xin'ai naturally recognized Li Xiao.

Cai Xiaotang also hadn't expected Li Xiao to come looking for her in person; she was stunned at first, then her expression changed abruptly.

How did Li Xiao find this place?

He had someone track her movements again!

This feeling of being unable to escape no matter where she went made Cai Xiaotang feel quite annoyed. She was about to lash out, but then she remembered that the Liu siblings were still nearby, so she had to swallow her words.

Then she heard—"Sister, is this your friend?"

Li Xiao thought he was asking Liu Xin'ai, so he didn't speak.

Unexpectedly, he then heard Cai Xiaotang chime in: "He..."

Cai Xiaotang hesitated; thinking that the two of them were about to divorce, she struggled with how to introduce him.

Li Xiao, however, narrowed his eyes sharply.

Was the term "Sister" meant for Cai Xiaotang?

Were they that close?

A wave of jealousy surged into his heart, and almost without thinking, Li Xiao blurted out: "I am her husband."

Once these words were out, Cai Xiaotang froze in place, her brain buzzing.

It was the first time she had heard Li Xiao claim the identity of "husband," and she was completely dumbfounded.

Was he crazy?

What kind of desperate bid for attention was this guy Li Xiao pulling?

She blinked her eyes, unable to react for a moment.

Liu Qingze also wore a look of surprise, seemingly unable to recover from those five words just now.

This man was her husband?

She was already... married?

The air was silent, with almost everyone waiting for Cai Xiaotang's reaction.

Seeing her dazed expression, Li Xiao simply walked straight in and took hold of her hand.

He then turned to Liu Xin'ai to express his thanks: "Miss Liu, I troubled you yesterday."

Liu Xin'ai hurriedly replied: "It's no trouble at all. Xiao Tang is my friend, and I am very happy that she could come here; it's not a matter of trouble."

"You..."

Cai Xiaotang looked at Li Xiao with a complex expression, feeling the warmth in her palm; she finally came to her senses, but not wanting to make things too awkward with Li Xiao in front of Liu Xin'ai, she had no choice but to let him hold her hand.

Liu Qingze also finally came to his senses and turned to look at the two people holding hands behind him.

His gaze swept quickly over their joined hands, and a dark glint flashed fiercely through his eyes.

Li Xiao noticed the other man's gaze and instantly gripped her hand tighter, then hurriedly spoke: "In that case, we won't disturb you here any longer."

As he spoke, he dotingly ruffled Cai Xiaotang's hair and bent down to take the suitcase from her other hand.

Cai Xiaotang's heart gave a sudden jolt, and she couldn't help but feel a bit annoyed.

How could she have forgotten that this guy is a master of acting!

Better leave quickly!

She was in no mood to put on a performance of a loving couple with him in front of others!

"Xinaijie, we'll be going now; we won't disturb you here anymore. I'll ask you out for some shopping when I have time."

Cai Xiaotang smiled at Liu Xin'ai and then turned to look at Liu Qingze.

"I'm leaving; call me if anything comes up."

After saying this, she immediately pulled Li Xiao and walked quickly toward the door.

"Wait a moment!"

Liu Qingze suddenly spoke up to stop them.

Cai Xiaotang paused her steps and looked at him in confusion.

Li Xiao stopped as well; although he didn't say anything, the sourness in his heart instantly surged a few degrees higher.

"Qing Ze?"

Liu Xin'ai also looked at Liu Qingze in confusion.

Liu Qingze, however, turned and headed upstairs without hesitation, saying loudly as he went: "She forgot to take something, I'm going to go get it!"