Chapter 744: Jealous, why not take me along?

The jeering from the group was too loud, naturally reaching the ears of Liu Qingze and Cai Xiaotang as they walked in front.

Cai Xiaotang couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing; just as she intended to say something, her gaze suddenly swept over the bright red earlobes of a certain someone.

Cai Xiaotang blinked, her expression gradually turning somewhat incredulous.

Had she seen that right?

Was the little kid who acted all cool and aloof every day actually feeling shy?

Was it because his friends had just said that he had never brought a girl here before?

"Ahem..."

Cai Xiaotang almost laughed out loud, suddenly finding the big boy in front of her inexplicably cute.

"Little kid Liu Qingze, can you let go of me now?"

Seeing that they had walked some distance away, Cai Xiaotang hurriedly reminded him with a laugh.

Liu Qingze's footsteps faltered, and the strength in his hand loosened abruptly.

"I am not a little kid."

He reiterated this sentence for who knows how many times, his eyes filled with a touch of helplessness.

"Fine, fine, fine, you aren't; you are the coolest race car driver in the whole venue today!"

Fearing that he might be in a bad mood because of what just happened, Cai Xiaotang hurriedly went along with his words.

Just as she finished speaking, she saw Liu Qingze suddenly turn his head, staring at her with burning eyes!

"Sister."

He suddenly leaned in close.

Although he had slightly bent over, he still brought a sense of oppression to Cai Xiaotang.

"What they said just now is true."

Liu Qingze spoke slowly.

"Hm? What?"

Because of the sense of oppression, Cai Xiaotang subconsciously took a step back, not noticing what he had said.

Liu Qingze took another step forward, looking straight into her eyes, and said word by word: "I have never brought any girl to watch my race before; why do you think that is?"

"Ah..."

Cai Xiaotang nodded blankly, as if she understood what he meant, yet as if she didn't.

So what...

What was he trying to express?

Cai Xiaotang blinked, and an incredible thought suddenly popped up in the bottom of her heart.

Yet, she answered honestly: "Because... you don't know many girls, and I said before... that I would be your cheerleader?"

Liu Qingze: "..."

Could she be any denser?

The two of them stared at each other like this, neither saying a word.

After a long while—

"Tsk... silly."

Liu Qingze let out a soft huff, skillfully reached out, and flicked her forehead hard.

"Ouch!"

Cai Xiaotang immediately covered her forehead, glaring at him indignantly.

Liu Qingze, however, had already turned around and strode toward the direction of the seats.

"Liu Qingze, you're being disrespectful to me again!"

Cai Xiaotang quickly took off in pursuit, swiftly casting that strange feeling from just a moment ago to the back of her mind.

Soon, the two arrived in front of the seats in the first row of the stands.

Just as Cai Xiaotang sat down in the middle seat, she sensed gazes coming from all directions.

And the center of those gazes seemed to be the direction of her and Liu Qingze.

Cai Xiaotang scanned the area calmly, and sure enough, she saw that everyone staring this way was a young girl.

"Hey..."

She tugged on Liu Qingze's sleeve, signaling for him to bend over.

Liu Qingze obediently leaned his head over.

Immediately, she heard Cai Xiaotang say in a gossipy tone: "These little girls all seem to be looking at you... I didn't expect you to be quite so charming..."

"As long as you know."

Upon hearing this, Liu Qingze raised an eyebrow noncommittally and tossed out those five words.

"Tch... I praise you once and you get all full of yourself..."

Cai Xiaotang teased him with a laugh, but suddenly remembered that she had heard this line a few days ago.

It seemed that when she praised him for being thoughtful, he had also said, "As long as you know."

Cai Xiaotang's eyes flickered for a moment, and she suddenly felt something strange in her heart.

Then, she felt her arm being nudged.

"I'll be starting the race at the position right in front of you in a moment."

Liu Qingze said, pointing ahead.

"So close!"

Cai Xiaotang instantly snapped back to reality and hurriedly responded.

Immediately following—

"Big sister, want to make a bet?"

Liu Qingze asked again.

"Hmm?"

Cai Xiaotang turned her head to look at him, her gaze colliding with the eyes he was staring straight at her with.

The boy's eyes were bright, reflecting the fragmented points of light from the overhead lamps; although his expression was cool, he couldn't suppress the bravado and a certain fervent emotion unique to his age deep within his eyes.

Cai Xiaotang blinked, suddenly feeling that if the guy in front of her were a large dog, no matter how much he tried to act cool, he wouldn't be able to hide the tail wagging behind him.

"Pfft..."

Amused by her own thoughts, she hurriedly agreed: "Sure, what do you want to bet?"

Seeming to have known she would agree, the corners of Liu Qingze's lips curled into an arc.

"Let's bet on... whether I can get first place this time; if I do, you give me a gift, how about that?"

Just as his voice fell, the next second—

"That sounds quite interesting, why not include me too?"

A familiar voice suddenly came from behind the two of them.

Cai Xiaotang's body stiffened abruptly, and she immediately turned her head in disbelief.

Then, as expected, she saw someone who shouldn't have been here at all, standing there wearing a racing suit and looking ostentatious.

"Li Xiao?"

Cai Xiaotang was so shocked she stood up straight from her seat.

"Wow... who is that wearing the black racing suit! How come I've never seen him before?"

"I don't know... but he's so handsome too! A rogue-handsome, ascetic-type man is my love!"

"Keep your voice down! Being a fangirl so blatantly!"

The teasing voices of the young girls nearby reached Cai Xiaotang's ears without missing a word.

She stared blankly at Li Xiao, who was holding his helmet, and truly wondered if she was dreaming.

Until her cheek was gently pinched in a doting manner.

"Stunned just by this?"

Li Xiao asked in a deep voice with a smile, his gaze sweeping calmly toward Liu Qingze on the side.

Looking at the reaction around them... the effect was not bad, right?

Who said a man of his age couldn't compete with a little brat?

Without the slightest realization that his current behavior perfectly interpreted the four words "jealousy and rivalry," Li Xiao waited contentedly for Cai Xiaotang's evaluation.

But after a long while, he only received one sentence—

"You... what are you doing here? Playing cosplay?"

Li Xiao: "..."

He was wrong.

He shouldn't have had any expectations for a certain woman's train of thought.

"You're here to compete?"

Liu Qingze suddenly took over the conversation.

Hearing his voice, the smile on Li Xiao's lips instantly faded a little, and he suddenly took hold of Cai Xiaotang's hand.

"I heard there was a race, and I originally wanted to accompany her to watch, but I didn't expect it to be motorcycles; coincidentally, I happen to have a bit of a foundation, so I signed up while I was at it."

"You signed up?"

Cai Xiaotang widened her eyes abruptly, looking at Li Xiao in disbelief.

"Yeah."

Li Xiao looked calm: "It's just an entertainment race anyway; in this kind of private track, you can sign up before the race starts."

Cai Xiaotang paused slightly and didn't speak.

What kind of joke was this?

She had watched others run the track when she came last time.

The speed of the motorcycles could get so fast that they only left behind a blurred shadow!

And in this kind of voluntary race, even if something really happened, the consequences would have to be borne by oneself...

Why was he joining in the fun when he only had a bit of a foundation!

Did he really think falling down was just child's play?