Chapter 736: How Could I Not Like You?

"A vixen?"

Li Xiao did not expect her to blurt out such a thing, and his brows furrowed instantly.

"Who said that to you? Or has someone been bullying you?"

He suddenly realized that this might be the reason Cai Xiaotang had drunk so much today, and a cold, sharp glint flashed through his eyes.

Cai Xiaotang, however, only let out a hum of laughter.

"I suppose... so..."

Her answer was ambiguous, her face full of lingering drunken stupor, and then she suddenly swung her fist!

"Today... that Old Scoundrel... took advantage of me! I... I bah! He doesn't even know who I am... I... I've practiced martial arts!"

Cai Xiaotang's emotions suddenly became somewhat high-strung; as she spoke, she squinted her eyes, turned to look at Li Xiao, and suddenly laughed out loud.

"Right... you're my master! Master... today... I beat that old pervert to the ground!"

She looked at Li Xiao in a silly, dazed way, unable to help but wear a look of pride on her face, as if she wanted to receive praise from him.

A faint spark of fire, however, flickered in the depths of Li Xiao's eyes.

Took advantage of her?

"What is that person's name? Where did he touch you?"

Li Xiao asked in a deep voice, wrapping her fist inside his palm.

"He is called... called..."

Cai Xiaotang stammered for a long time but couldn't remember anything, then shook her head violently in frustration: "I don't remember! But... I remember... he... he touched me..."

"Where?"

Li Xiao asked again, his eyes staring straight at her.

Cai Xiaotang did not answer, instead pouting slightly as if she were thinking.

After a long while, she suddenly pulled her hand free from Li Xiao's grasp, then grabbed his hand and placed it on her own waist.

Li Xiao's breath hitched violently.

Before he could react, he felt that Cai Xiaotang hadn't let go, and was actually guiding his hand to continue moving slowly downward!

"Xiao Tang..."

Li Xiao frowned sharply, his breathing instantly becoming somewhat scorching.

"Here..."

Cai Xiaotang suddenly spoke up.

Li Xiao's brow twitched violently, and he was instantly furious.

This location...

That scoundrel can forget about keeping his hands!

She had been busy with work these past few days; he would have someone go investigate what happened in a moment!

Li Xiao closed his eyes, feeling the sensation under his hand, and subconsciously wanted to move it away.

But just as he moved, Cai Xiaotang's hand suddenly exerted force, firmly pressing his hand against her body!

"You..."

This time, Li Xiao was truly "forced" to take advantage of Cai Xiaotang, and he felt somewhat helpless yet amused.

"Cai Xiaotang, do you know what you are doing?"

His voice was low and hoarse, carrying a hint of danger.

"Me?"

Cai Xiaotang looked at him with a confused expression, as if she didn't think there was anything improper about her behavior; not only did she keep pressing his hand down, but she also leaned in a little closer and suddenly whispered, "Do you think... I'm pretty?"

"What?"

Li Xiao asked in a low voice, his vision filled with her delicate features and the flush at the corners of her eyes from the alcohol, and a certain nerve in his mind was lightly plucked.

Immediately after, he heard Cai Xiaotang repeat it again with unusual seriousness: "Am I... pretty?"

A hint of ambiguity had stained the air at some unknown moment.

The woman was only wearing a camisole dress, and as long as Li Xiao lowered his gaze slightly, he could see a large expanse of "scenery" accidentally revealed.

Li Xiao took a deep breath, never having felt a moment as difficult to endure as this one.

Could this person have a little self-awareness?

Dressed like this, she still dares to ask if she is pretty?

"Pretty."

Li Xiao spat out the word as if possessed.

Pretty enough... that his self-control was being subjected to a test he had never anticipated.

"Hehe..."

Cai Xiaotang received a satisfactory answer and finally laughed, then suddenly changed the subject and continued to ask: "Pretty... then... why don't you like me?"

She had been smiling just a moment ago, but by the end, there was some sadness on her face.

Li Xiao was stunned upon hearing this, marveling at the speed with which her expression changed, and then he looked away.

This question, he had no way to answer.

"Xiao Tang, you should go to sleep."

Li Xiao deliberately changed the subject, wanting to pick Cai Xiaotang up.

Cai Xiaotang, however, seemed to read his evasion and suddenly began to struggle violently: "I don't want to! I... am not drunk! You tell me... why... why don't you like me... then... what is the person you like like? Can you tell me..."

The alcohol was exerting its maximum effect at this moment.

Her long-standing facade had completely collapsed due to someone's deliberate teasing over these past few days.

Cai Xiaotang had asked almost everything that had been weighing on her heart.

It was the first time she had liked someone this much...

Why didn't the two of them have a chance?

He said he already had someone he liked...

So, what was that girl like?

Was she quieter than her?

Or was she more mature, with a more likable personality than her?

Cai Xiaotang stared stubbornly at Li Xiao, a mist of tears gradually clouding her eyes.

It seemed as if she would burst into tears the second she got an answer.

"You..."

Li Xiao sighed helplessly, unable to resist reaching out to brush his finger against the corner of her reddened eye, a bitter smile forming in his heart.

Could this be considered speaking the truth after drinking?

Last time he heard her complaining about him to Jiang Baobao, he thought she really didn't care anymore...

Li Xiao pursed his lips, his expression suddenly hesitant.

It would be better to let her get some rest early today.

He remembered that in the past, after she drank, she didn't seem to remember what happened the night before, so...

He closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his face had returned to its habitual teasing expression, and he asked back in a doting tone: "Who said I don't like her?"

"Hm...?"

Cai Xiaotang was stunned, as if she hadn't expected this answer.

She blinked, her dizzy brain temporarily unable to process such a rhetorical question.

"Are you stunned?"

Li Xiao pinched her cheeks with amusement: "If you're stunned, go to sleep quickly."

"Not sleeping."

Cai Xiaotang shook her head violently, frowning as she stared at him.

After a long while, she hesitantly pointed at herself and asked: "Do you... like... me?"

Li Xiao paused slightly, not answering directly.

After a long while—"What do you think?"

He threw back another rhetorical question.

Cai Xiaotang stopped talking.

She lowered her eyes and fiddled with her fingers, looking serious, as if she were pondering some great life event.

"Alright, stop thinking about it, you should go to sleep, hmm?"

Li Xiao was amused by her cute little appearance.

But he didn't expect that as soon as he finished speaking, Cai Xiaotang suddenly grabbed both of his hands!

"You just... like me!"

Her tone was firm, and a glimmer of light suddenly appeared in her eyes.

After she finished speaking, she couldn't help but urge him: "Say it quickly, you like me!"

Li Xiao subconsciously pursed his lips tightly and said nothing.

He didn't dare to make his words too clear.

Even with the person in front of him drunk to this state, he only dared to reveal a tiny bit of his hidden feelings.

Give him a little more time, wait until he finishes dealing with everything...

Just as Li Xiao was thinking this, the next second—a sweet fragrance suddenly came rushing over him like a tidal wave!!!