Chapter 742: Can't You Let Him Be Less Jealous?

Downstairs—Cai Xiaotang turned and got out of the car, checked the time, and hurriedly said, "Alright, I'm home now, you can go back..."

She was halfway through her sentence when she suddenly froze, only then realizing one thing.

That's not right...

This is her own car, Liu Qingze brought her back, so how is he supposed to get home now?

It's not easy to hail a taxi here at this hour...

Cai Xiaotang looked at Liu Qingze with a blank expression, her brain feeling like it had jammed.

Then, she felt a weight on her head.

"I'll drive your car back and come pick you up tomorrow morning?"

The boy's voice rang out with a hint of a smile.

"Huh? That's too much trouble..."

Cai Xiaotang responded subconsciously, but other than that, she couldn't think of any other way.

Immediately feeling that someone's hand was still resting on her head, she hurriedly slapped it away in annoyance.

"Why do you always touch my head! Do you tall people have nowhere else to put your hands!"

"Not really."

Liu Qingze shrugged and suddenly explained with a straight face: "Maybe because it feels pretty good?"

His eyes were bright as he looked at Cai Xiaotang, some kind of emotion seemingly hidden in the depths of his gaze.

Caught off guard by his look, Cai Xiaotang suddenly felt the atmosphere become strange again.

After a moment—"You'd better hurry back! If I talk to you for two more sentences, I'm afraid I'll have a heart attack!"

Cai Xiaotang said this while pushing Liu Qingze into her car.

Immediately after—"Xiao Tang?"

Li Xiao's voice suddenly came, and in just a few seconds, he had naturally taken Cai Xiaotang's hand, pulled her to his side, and then looked up at Liu Qingze with deep eyes.

Liu Qingze also stopped his movements, meeting Li Xiao's gaze with a calm expression.

"Sorry to trouble Young Master Liu for taking my wife home."

Li Xiao spoke first, deliberately emphasizing the words "my wife."

Cai Xiaotang's brow twitched violently, and she immediately pinched Li Xiao's arm subconsciously!

Why are you calling me that!

Wouldn't it be better to just say your own name?

She felt somewhat helpless, yet her heartbeat couldn't help but speed up because of that title.

She then hurriedly said: "Qing Ze, then you go back early today, see you tomorrow."

"Okay."

Cai Xiaotang spoke, and Liu Qingze immediately agreed obediently before opening the car door.

"Then I'm leaving, goodnight, sister."

After saying that, he started the car and left without any hesitation.

Li Xiao, however, was a bit displeased.

He had actually been ignored?

And Cai Xiaotang just called him Qing Ze?

So intimate?

"Ahem..."

Li Xiao coughed lightly, glancing at Cai Xiaotang from the corner of his eye, wanting to hear her explain it herself.

Unfortunately, Cai Xiaotang did not catch his drift.

Instead, she turned and walked back.

"Ahem!"

Li Xiao immediately followed, coughing again on purpose.

This time, Cai Xiaotang finally looked at him directly: "Is your throat uncomfortable?"

Li Xiao: "..."

"Why... are you two eating together again at night?"

Li Xiao finally asked it directly.

"Is there a problem?"

Cai Xiaotang was still dwelling on last night's events and didn't even dare to look at him, just staring straight ahead, saying as little as possible, completely unaware of the traces of jealousy in the tone of the person beside her.

Li Xiao was choked up by her, pondered for two seconds, and continued to ask: "He drove your car away, shall I take you tomorrow?"

"No need."

Cai Xiaotang had already pushed open the bedroom door and walked in, answering quickly: "He's coming to pick me up tomorrow, it's perfect for going to work together."

"He's coming to pick you up?"

Li Xiao's voice rose involuntarily, and after finishing, he suddenly realized something, instantly suppressing the emotions in his heart and quickly adjusting his expression.

He knew it!

That little brat couldn't possibly have no designs on Xiao Tang!

First eating together, then taking her home, then logically driving the car away, and coming to pick her up the next day.

Heh...

Li Xiao was almost laughed at by his own anger.

One, he hadn't expected that he would one day be pondering these things, and two, he felt that he was being a bit childish right now.

Yet, she had no way to control her emotions.

"I will still be the one to take you tomorrow."

He spoke suddenly, his tone already implying that this matter was settled.

Cai Xiaotang immediately prepared to refuse again: "I said no..."

"It must be me taking you."

Li Xiao interrupted her with a rare firmness, staring at her intensely as he leaned in: "It's late today, and the old man has already rested. If he comes to pick you up tomorrow morning and is seen by the old man, what do you think the old man will think?"

"I..."

Cai Xiaotang was left speechless by what he said.

After a long while, she had no choice but to nod obediently and say: "Alright then."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the person who had just been slightly serious suddenly smile with satisfaction, and then her cheek was gently pinched.

"Good girl..."

Li Xiao's tone was doting, causing Cai Xiaotang to be suddenly stunned, and a wave of heat instantly rose on her face.

This tone... it seemed the same as the one in her dream last night...

"I'm going to wash up!"

Afraid that he might see what she was thinking, Cai Xiaotang dropped the sentence and fled in a panic, rushing into the bathroom and slamming the door shut with a bang.

Outside the door, Li Xiao's mood finally improved a little; thinking of the excuse he had just used, he couldn't help but show a wry smile on his face.

To think he had fallen to the point of using the old man as an excuse to pressure someone...

Could that little ancestor not be a bit more well-behaved and save him from being so jealous?

Inside the bathroom—Cai Xiaotang leaned against the door, trying hard to calm her heartbeat, before picking up her phone and sending a message to Liu Qingze.

【No need to come pick me up tomorrow morning; you can just drive my car directly to the hotel.】

Soon, the other party replied.

But he didn't type anything, instead just tapping out a question mark.

Cai Xiaotang replied again: 【Li Xiao is taking me, you can sleep in with peace of mind~】

This time, the other side didn't reply as quickly.

Liu Qingze held his phone, staring expressionlessly at the message Cai Xiaotang had sent; after a full few minutes, he irritably tapped out the word "Okay."

He then tossed the phone to the side.

In his heart, he was actually feeling a bit uneasy...

He had never imagined that falling in love would come so suddenly.

And he never expected that the object of his first crush would actually be in a "married" state.

Then, upon hearing her mention "divorce," his head had heated up, and he couldn't help but impulsively mark her as his own territory...

"Tsk... I'm truly insane..."

Liu Qingze felt stifled inside and muttered to himself; as soon as he finished speaking, he heard his phone beep twice.

He picked it up again casually and saw the messages flying by in the group chat, with several people constantly tagging him.

After staring at it for a few seconds, he curled his lips slightly and opened Cai Xiaotang's chat box again.

【Sister, I have a motorcycle race tomorrow night, are you coming?】

The message was sent, but there was no reply for a long time.

Liu Qingze tossed the phone aside and pretended to be calm as he reached for a can of cola.

Finally—"Beep—"

The phone rang once.

A reply from Cai Xiaotang popped up on the screen.

【Okay!】