Chapter 705: Take Good Care of Yourself

Cai Xiaotang took a deep breath, forcibly suppressing the surging thoughts in her mind.

Do! Not! Overthink!

That person is only doing this out of a sense of guilt!

Haven't you suffered enough from wishful thinking?

Cai Xiaotang did not respond to his words, but instead took a sharp step back.

"I don't want to go to the night market today; I want to tell you that I am moving out, right now, immediately!"

"Moving out?"

Li Xiao frowned sharply: "That residential complex of yours before..."

"Who said I was going back to the previous complex?"

Cai Xiaotang knew exactly what he was going to say and spoke rapidly: "My brother has already found a place for me. I told him it's inconvenient to live here for work, and that you occasionally stay over too, so he didn't think anything of it. Since we can't get a divorce, we can at least live separately for now, right? Whenever you want to get a divorce, we can just go and handle the paperwork."

She spoke with determination, leaving no room for negotiation, her eyes full of stubbornness.

Li Xiao's mood sank to the bottom in an instant.

He had thought he had successfully kept her, but he hadn't expected that after only one night, she would have a new "trick" up her sleeve.

"What if I think it's too dangerous for you to live alone?"

Li Xiao still threw out his most common excuse.

Cai Xiaotang scoffed: "Do you think the house my brother found would be unsafe?"

Li Xiao: "..."

Since Mu Liusu had personally selected the house, its security was naturally beyond reproach.

He could even guess where it probably was.

Seeing him remain silent, Cai Xiaotang felt a slight ache in her heart, but she continued loudly: "Anyway, I'm moving today! My luggage is already packed, I'm leaving!"

As she spoke, she turned and left directly.

Li Xiao's gaze was deep as he stared at her retreating back; he turned, went back to the study to grab his car keys, and walked downstairs without another word.

Cai Xiaotang carried her suitcase out the door and saw that someone was already waiting in his car outside.

Her footsteps faltered, and she awkwardly looked away.

"You don't need to drive me; I can just call a car myself."

Li Xiao said helplessly: "I'm just going to check the environment; I'll leave once I've seen it."

Cai Xiaotang paused slightly, thought for a moment, and ultimately said nothing more; she opened the door, got into the car, and gave the address.

The car slowly started.

Cai Xiaotang turned her head to look out the window, watching the villa she had become so familiar with slowly recede before her eyes, her gaze somewhat hollow.

This time, she was really leaving...

That guy really didn't say a single word to ask her to stay...

Aside from her "safety," he wouldn't say anything else.

As Cai Xiaotang thought this, a self-deprecating curve couldn't help but appear on her lips.

What are you thinking about?

It's better this way... the less he asks her to stay, the faster she can let him go.

These fantasies shouldn't have existed in the first place.

Beside her—

Li Xiao was silently observing Cai Xiaotang from the corner of his eye the whole time, his mind racing.

Given Cai Xiaotang's personality, if he insisted on stopping her today, she might just run away secretly again, just like she did abroad.

Besides, the house was prepared by Mu Liusu; he had no standing to question it.

But...

That apartment building might still have vacant units.

If it were on the floor above or below her, or better yet, right across the hall...

Li Xiao pondered silently, his mind quickly calculating a countermeasure.

The journey was silent.

The car slowly drove to a luxurious apartment building in the city center.

The scenery here was excellent, surrounded by a huge park, and directly across the street was the city's largest commercial district.

Nearby there was also a Hospital, a supermarket, and a school; it was as convenient as could be.

Cai Xiaotang remained silent the whole way, carrying her suitcase to check in and register her information before arriving at her "new home" on the sixteenth floor.

Standing in front of the door, she entered the passcode.

Then, as the door opened, she couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

The house wasn't too big, only about 150 square meters, but it was definitely enough for one person.

Upon entering, there was a large, steady-toned European-style living room.

The floor-to-ceiling window to the side faced the largest artificial lake in the park, and one could see quite a few people taking walks nearby.

Looking to the right, there was a dining room and kitchen elevated by two steps.

Between the dining room and the living room was a short hallway, with three bedrooms and a bathroom.

"Wow... Brother is pretty good..."

Cai Xiaotang walked in, looked at the crystal chandelier overhead, as well as the leather sofa and all the furniture and decorations that clearly looked expensive, and was immediately extremely satisfied.

Li Xiao's gaze also quickly swept around, but he couldn't find any faults.

The two of them stood in the living room in silence.

Finally, their gazes collided.

"Um... I need to tidy up, you can go now."

Cai Xiaotang had already dug her fingernails into her palms, yet she issued the "eviction order" without a change in expression.

Li Xiao stood where he was, not moving.

Cai Xiaotang had no choice but to continue: "What are you doing? You wouldn't be thinking of staying for lunch, would you?"

"Are you really going to live here?"

Both of them spoke at the same time.

Li Xiao's tone sounded inexplicably... disappointed.

Cai Xiaotang blinked, doubting for a split second whether her senses were wrong.

How could someone like him possibly feel disappointed?

Without her by his side causing trouble, shouldn't he be overjoyed?

"Otherwise what?"

Cai Xiaotang retorted, her lips already pressed into a straight line.

Li Xiao raised an eyebrow, his gaze sweeping across the room one last time.

"Fine."

He dropped this one word and turned around, crisp and decisive.

Yet, not even two seconds later, he turned back and, just like usual, reached out to ruffle Cai Xiaotang's hair.

"Take care of yourself, call me if anything happens."

After Li Xiao finished speaking, he didn't linger and walked straight toward the door.

Cai Xiaotang only felt a sudden emptiness in her heart, and a mist of tears instantly and unexpectedly clouded her vision.

She was afraid her tears would suddenly fall.

She was also afraid the person in front would suddenly turn back.

Watching Li Xiao walk out, Cai Xiaotang took two quick steps forward and slammed the door shut with a "bang."

The massive sound echoed in the empty corridor.

Li Xiao's footsteps paused, and he couldn't help but reveal a bitter smile.

Sigh!

Was he... being hated?

His heart suddenly tightened, a discomfort he had never felt before.

Inside the room—

Cai Xiaotang stood in the living room, head lowered, letting large tears fall onto the floor.

The vast room was quiet enough to make one feel panicked.

She bit her lip hard, not letting herself make a single sound.

It was over.

From now on, the next time she saw Li Xiao, it would probably be the day of the divorce, right?

This was for the best...

This period of time should be enough for her to put him back into the position of an ordinary friend...

Downstairs—

Li Xiao kept a dark expression all the way out of the elevator, and upon returning to his car, he immediately made a phone call.

As soon as the call connected, he stated the name of the apartment building and then said: "Help me check which other units in this building are for sale, focus on the floors above and below the sixteenth floor, or unit 1602 on the sixteenth floor. The price doesn't matter, even if it's double."