Chapter 732: She Is Actually Still Alive

Liu Qingze glanced at Cai Xiaotang, who was still slumped over the table, paused for two seconds, and then replied, "She is drunk and is at a bar right now."

"Address."

Li Xiao's heart tightened; as he spoke, he had already grabbed his car keys and was walking out the door.

He had originally planned to wait at home for Cai Xiaotang to return today, but he hadn't expected to wait and wait without seeing a shadow of her, which was why he couldn't help but feel anxious and call directly.

On the other end of the line, Liu Qingze quickly rattled off an address.

Li Xiao knew exactly where that was the moment he heard it; he was already in his car, driving rapidly in the direction of the bar.

But he hadn't expected there to be some traffic on the road.

He stopped at a red light, feeling irritable; the moment he thought of Cai Xiaotang drinking with Liu Qingze, he wished he could just fly there.

Finally, the green light turned on.

He stepped on the gas without a second thought, moving along with the flow of traffic ahead.

Yet, his peripheral vision inadvertently swept over a vehicle passing by in the opposite direction.

Just one glance, and his heart skipped a beat!

The woman's exquisite face flashed before his eyes; it was a visage buried in his mind that he could never forget, no matter what.

Li Xiao turned his head abruptly, but only saw that the car had already driven far away, with only a slender, beautiful hand being pulled back in through the car window.

He could see nothing else.

"Beep!"

The car behind him honked impatiently.

Li Xiao snapped back to reality, subconsciously stepped on the gas, and continued driving forward.

Yet his mood was turned upside down in an instant.

How could it be her...

It is impossible for her to still be alive!!!

What is going on lately? It had been many years since he last thought of her...

Or did he see wrong just now... was it just a coincidence that he encountered someone who looked very similar to her?

Inside the bar—Liu Qingze put down his phone and simply sat back down, waiting unhurriedly, with only a hint of obscure emotion hidden in the depths of his eyes.

That's right...

If she doesn't go home all night, the Li Family will definitely be anxious.

It is better to have someone pick her up so he can be at ease...

As he thought this, his gaze couldn't help but slowly fall on Cai Xiaotang's face.

Her cheeks were flushed, and she was currently sleeping in a daze.

Liu Qingze stared for a few seconds, then suddenly couldn't help but laugh; he raised his hand slightly and slowly reached toward her face.

A voice in his mind kept warning him not to follow his own heart.

Yet, for some reason, his body felt somewhat out of his control.

His fingertips inched closer and closer to her pink-tinged cheek.

The next second—he poked Cai Xiaotang's cheek lightly.

The texture was soft and carried a trace of warmth, making his heart feel soft for a moment.

As if struck by electricity, Liu Qingze pulled his hand back abruptly, a trace of annoyance appearing faintly in his eyes.

Immediately after, he saw Cai Xiaotang, who had been closing her eyes, suddenly sit up abruptly.

She looked as if she had been startled awake, her eyes dazed as she looked around.

Only then did she turn her head to meet Liu Qingze's somewhat surprised gaze.

The next second—"Hehe..."

She suddenly grinned and laughed.

Liu Qingze had been worried that his "little move" from just now had been discovered, but seeing the silly look on her face, he couldn't help but laugh along.

"Sister, what are you laughing at?"

Liu Qingze watched her with composure, somewhat looking forward to the "drunkard's" response.

Cai Xiaotang didn't speak, just stared straight at Liu Qingze.

"Why... why are you looking at me like that?"

Liu Qingze subconsciously shifted backward.

But he didn't expect that before he could move away, Cai Xiaotang leaned directly onto his shoulder!

Liu Qingze went stiff all over in an instant, his mind went blank, and he didn't dare to move at all.

Cai Xiaotang, however, seemed to have found a comfortable spot; she contentedly found a comfortable position for her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes again.

After a long while—seeing that she hadn't moved for a long time, Liu Qingze couldn't help but call out again: "Sister?"

"Tsk... don't move..."

Cai Xiaotang responded casually, then immediately muttered in a low voice: "I'm dizzy... the table... is too hard..."

Liu Qingze: "..."

So she was treating him like a body pillow?

He sighed helplessly and had no choice but to sit there obediently, not pushing her away.

Seeing her frown as if she were uncomfortable, he hurriedly comforted her: "Someone will be here to pick you up in a while. When you get back, drink something for the hangover..."

"Pick me up?"

Cai Xiaotang caught the keyword keenly and suddenly straightened up.

"Who... who is picking me up? Picking me up... to go where..."

She frowned slightly, seemingly somewhat puzzled.

Liu Qingze had no choice but to follow her lead and answer: "Of course, it's to take you home."

"Home?"

Cai Xiaotang knitted her brows even tighter, then, as if thinking of something, suddenly let out a scoff.

"What... what kind of joke is that? I don't have a home... I don't have..."

She mumbled, her expression suddenly turning somewhat dejected.

Liu Qingze did not hear clearly what she was saying, but looking at her expression, his heart suddenly tightened, and he instinctively pressed, "What did you say?"

"I... what did I say?"

Upon hearing this, Cai Xiaotang looked at him in confusion, clearly drunk to the point of forgetting the very next second what she had just said the second before.

"Forget it, you didn't say anything."

Liu Qingze shook his head helplessly, feeling that he was somewhat ridiculous.

Why was he trying to communicate with a drunkard?

Just as he was thinking this, his peripheral vision suddenly caught Cai Xiaotang leaning toward him.

"I... I know what I just said..."

Cai Xiaotang smiled foolishly, leaning closer and closer, as if she wanted to whisper something to Liu Qingze.

But before she could lean in...

"Cai, Xiao, Tang."

Her shoulders were suddenly grabbed by someone and forcefully pulled backward.

Li Xiao stood behind her, his face already uncontrollably dark, and even the matters from the road just now were instantly cast to the back of his mind.

Heaven knows what his mood was when he walked in and saw a certain woman leaning toward Liu Qingze!

The air went quiet for a moment.

Liu Qingze raised his eyes unhurriedly, meeting Li Xiao's sharp, piercing gaze.

The air seemed to be tainted with an invisible scent of gunpowder.

Yet, a certain "drunkard" not only failed to notice it at all, but instead somewhat unhappily brushed away the hand Li Xiao had placed on her.

"Why... why did you... come..."

Cai Xiaotang stared at Li Xiao behind her with a face full of confusion, seemingly truly puzzled by this question.

Then, without waiting for him to speak, she looked at Liu Qingze again and whispered: "I haven't finished what I was saying just now... this... this is a..."

"Secret..."

Li Xiao furrowed his brows; hearing the word "secret," he felt his head practically throbbing.

Another secret?

Just how many "secrets" were there between the two of them?

He took a deep breath and simply held Cai Xiaotang's shoulders, forcing her to lean against him.

"Xiao Tang, you're drunk, I'm taking you home."

As he spoke, Li Xiao bent down, intending to pick Cai Xiaotang up.