Chapter 745: Watch Closely How I Win

"You..."

Cai Xiaotang started to speak but stopped, feeling a bit worried.

"Worried about me?"

Li Xiao saw through what she was thinking at a glance and suddenly pinched her earlobe with an ambiguous gesture.

"I... I didn't..."

Cai Xiaotang's ears burned instantly; she glared at him and simply sat back down in her seat.

Taking advantage of her again!

Who cares what he does!

Even if he went to go pilot an aircraft carrier, it would have nothing to do with her!

She couldn't be bothered to speak and deliberately stared straight ahead toward the competition arena.

Immediately after, she felt someone sit down right next to her.

It wasn't anyone else, but Li Xiao.

Cai Xiaotang glanced at him, and just as she was about to scoot over, she felt someone sit down on her other side as well.

It was Liu Qingze.

Cai Xiaotang: "..."

What are the two of them doing?

Cosplaying as left and right guardians?

Feeling like something was a bit strange, Cai Xiaotang shifted slightly without realizing it, then felt that leaning neither left nor right was appropriate, so she had to sit stiffly without moving.

A moment later—"You don't seem to have agreed to the bet from just now; it seems to be... the first-place winner gets a gift?"

Li Xiao spoke up suddenly, looking at Cai Xiaotang with a smile.

"Yeah, that's right..."

Cai Xiaotang answered subconsciously, one foot stepping into someone's "trap" without even realizing it.

Liu Qingze's gaze flickered for an instant, and he gave a light scoff in his heart.

Li Xiao's voice did indeed ring out.

"Then if I take first place, does the gift belong to me too?"

"Huh?"

Cai Xiaotang was stunned upon hearing this. Catching a glimpse of the confident look in his eyes, she subconsciously looked at Liu Qingze beside her, feeling somewhat helpless.

"You..."

She opened her mouth to speak, but she had only said one word when loud music began to play in the arena.

The audience stands also erupted into cheers instantly.

It seemed the time for the competition was almost here.

Li Xiao and Liu Qingze stood up at the same time.

Cai Xiaotang couldn't care about anything else; she suddenly grabbed Li Xiao's hand, and fearing that being too direct would make him lose face, she simply stood on tiptoe and leaned into his ear.

"Why are you joining in the fun? Don't you only have a basic foundation? Do you really think you're a twenty-year-old young man? If you get hurt, there won't be anyone to take care of you again!"

Thinking of how she had been "tricked" by him for so long when she was abroad, she couldn't help but grit her teeth by the time she finished speaking.

The tail end of her last word faded, but she was suddenly pulled by the waist into his arms, looking very much like a pair of lovers whispering intimately.

Li Xiao mimicked Cai Xiaotang's actions, curling his lips as he leaned close to her ear.

A small wave of gasps immediately came from the surroundings.

Cai Xiaotang didn't expect him to suddenly hug her and subconsciously tried to struggle.

But her earlobe suddenly felt a touch of warmth.

"Calling me old again?"

Li Xiao's tone carried a hint of dissatisfaction, then he suddenly chuckled: "Watch closely in a moment to see how I win, and by the way, think about what gift you're going to give me..."

The warm sensation touched and then pulled away.

Before the person in his arms could bristle, Li Xiao released his hand in time.

Cai Xiaotang's cheeks were indeed already slightly flushed, and her eyes became somewhat evasive.

Liu Qingze pressed his lips together tightly. Meeting Li Xiao's slightly provocative gaze, a trace of coldness flashed in his eyes, and he then suddenly said: "Sister, give me something you have on you, something small."

"Ah?"

Cai Xiaotang was stunned for a moment.

Then she subconsciously began to rummage through her bag.

"What do you want? What for?"

After she finished speaking, she heard Liu Qingze say: "Just that one on your wrist will do."

"This?"

Cai Xiaotang looked at the bracelet on her wrist and took it off directly.

This was the one Jiang Baobao had given her for her birthday previously.

Although she was confused, she still handed it over obediently.

But her wrist was pressed down by Li Xiao.

"What do you want with the bracelet?"

He looked at Liu Qingze with an unfriendly expression.

Liu Qingze, however, had already taken the initiative to reach out and take the bracelet, saying nonchalantly: "Aren't we competing to see who is first? A bit of lucky reinforcement."

As he spoke, he turned and left directly.

Li Xiao's expression suddenly turned stern, and the aura around his body instantly became somewhat icy.

Cai Xiaotang was also dumbfounded; no matter how slow she was, she had realized exactly what was wrong.

Could these two be at each other's throats? What kind of madness had gotten into them?

Cai Xiaotang stared at Liu Qingze's back, unable to fathom when they had started disliking each other.

Immediately, her line of sight was occupied by a black racing suit.

"Watching so intently?"

Li Xiao's tone was sour; as he spoke, he suddenly bent down and leaned close to Cai Xiaotang: "Are there any other things? I want a lucky blessing too."

His tone carried a hint of coquettishness he hadn't even noticed himself, looking exactly like a child who, seeing everyone else had a gift, went to ask the teacher for one.

Cai Xiaotang inexplicably found this side of him somewhat funny, but she couldn't be bothered to engage, deliberately keeping a straight face as she said: "There isn't any more, just that one bracelet; who told you to be slow and fail to grab one."

"Then something else will do..."

Li Xiao spoke slowly, his gaze moving ambiguously downward, slowly landing on her lips, his eyes darkening.

The atmosphere became inexplicably ambiguous.

Cai Xiaotang's brow twitched violently; first her heart skipped a beat, and then she became somewhat furious.

Here he goes again!

That hooligan couldn't suppress his true nature again!

"Go and race, hurry up!"

She suddenly retreated a step and reached out to push Li Xiao.

Then she immediately turned around and sat down, resting her chin on her hands, looking toward the direction of the spectator stands.

After a while—someone suddenly gently ruffled her hair.

Unlike the usual messy ruffling meant to deliberately annoy her, this time it was extremely gentle, even carrying a hint of comfort.

Cai Xiaotang's gaze froze; she forced herself not to turn back, waiting for a while before pretending to look around, tilting her head slightly.

Then, at a glance, she saw the back of a certain person walking away.

"Tch... jerk... flirting with me again..."

Cai Xiaotang let out a breath, grabbed a bottle of water, and took a large gulp, only then feeling much calmer.

Soon—all the participating racers gathered at the starting line.

Looking over, there were more than twenty racers positioned one after another in their spots.

Among them, the most conspicuous were Li Xiao and Liu Qingze.

Li Xiao was pushing a pure black motorcycle that matched the color of his clothes, while Liu Qingze was in a white and blue racing suit, paired with a royal blue motorcycle.

"Ahhh! Go Aze!"

"Finally waited for Aze to take the field! I haven't seen him in so long!"

A few girls were already shouting excitedly.

Cai Xiaotang followed their voices and looked toward the people on the field.

She happened to meet the gazes of Li Xiao and Liu Qingze, who were both looking over.

She hurriedly and subconsciously squeezed out a smile, not knowing who it was aimed at, and for some reason, suddenly felt inexplicably guilty.

Finally—the broadcast's voice rang throughout the venue, reminding all participating contestants to make their final checks and preparations.

Li Xiao and Liu Qingze fastened their helmets almost at the same time, lowered their heads to check, and then straddled their motorcycles.

The race was on the verge of breaking out.