Chapter 757: Give Him a Surprise

The two of them looked at each other.

Seeing Cai Xiaotang's entire face almost scrunching up, Jiang Baobao hurriedly sat down beside her to soothe her: "How have you two actually been doing lately?"

"How else could it be? It's just that he keeps flirting with me. He's such a scumbag..."

Cai Xiaotang replied subconsciously, and thinking of the scene just now, she still felt her heart thumping.

Jiang Baobao did not speak, the sense of strangeness in her heart growing heavier.

Then she heard Cai Xiaotang suddenly say: "Right, there's one more thing. I... I was confessed to in the last two days..."

"Ah? Who? Is it someone you met at work again?"

Jiang Baobao was not too surprised; she had heard several times before about her being confessed to by business partners.

Unexpectedly, Cai Xiaotang shook her head.

"No... this person... is... Sister Xin'ai's... younger brother..."

Cai Xiaotang said the sentence with some difficulty, taking a long time to stammer it out.

Jiang Baobao was indeed stunned instantly.

"Who? Sister Xin'ai's younger brother? How do you two know each other?" she hurriedly pressed.

Cai Xiaotang sighed, and only then did she recount everything that had happened during this time.

By the time Jiang Baobao heard the end, her expression was already incredibly fascinating.

"Xiao Tang... your life lately has been way too eventful..."

She couldn't help but tease her with amusement.

As soon as she finished speaking, she received a punch on the shoulder that was neither light nor heavy.

"Jiang Baobao! I'm worried to death, and you're still in the mood to make fun of me!"

Cai Xiaotang was speechless.

Jiang Baobao simply said: "But hearing you say that, why do I feel like Li Xiao has been flirting with you lately because he's jealous?"

"Him? Jealous?"

Cai Xiaotang raised an eyebrow, her expression as if she had heard some incredible news.

Then she scoffed: "How is that possible? That guy just thinks it's fun..."

"Is that so—"

Jiang Baobao drawled noncommittally, suddenly looking at Cai Xiaotang with a serious face: "Xiao Tang, have you ever heard the saying that there are three things in the world that cannot be hidden: coughing, poverty, and love?"

"Never heard of it."

Cai Xiaotang shook her head honestly.

Hearing this, Jiang Baobao smiled and continued: "There's another saying: the bystander sees clearly. So in my opinion, it is absolutely impossible for Li Xiao to have no thoughts about you at all."

"You're that sure?"

Cai Xiaotang looked at Jiang Baobao suspiciously, the little thoughts she had long hidden away unable to help but sprout a bit again.

Li Xiao... jealous?

Because of Liu Qingze?

During this time... he had indeed been targeting Liu Qingze quite a bit.

She had previously thought it was because of some strange "competitiveness" between men.

If there was even a tiny possibility that it was because he was "jealous"...

Cai Xiaotang's thoughts couldn't help but drift far away, and she thought of the words someone hadn't finished saying earlier.

What exactly did he want to say...

"Xiao Tang?"

Seeing her suddenly start to daze off, Jiang Baobao waved her hand in front of her eyes with amusement.

"Hm?"

Cai Xiaotang snapped back to reality, an unnatural look flashing across her face, and then she hurriedly waved her hand.

"Forget it, let's not talk about me. I haven't even asked how you've been lately..."

Before she finished speaking, she suddenly saw Jiang Baobao lower her head and purse her lips with a smile.

Cai Xiaotang couldn't understand her any better; seeing this, she suddenly narrowed her eyes slightly and leaned closer to Jiang Baobao: "Hm? That expression of yours... is there something you want to tell me?"

The smile on Jiang Baobao's face deepened, and she blinked at her, playing coy: "Hmm... take a guess?"

"I guess...?"

Cai Xiaotang's gaze scanned her body quickly.

Then she suddenly realized something, widened her eyes, and asked loudly: "You aren't pregnant again, are you?"

"Shh!"

Jiang Baobao hadn't expected her to shout so loudly; she hurriedly covered her mouth and subconsciously glanced toward the door.

Only then did she let go with a laugh and whisper: "It's not completely certain yet. I have to go to the Hospital for a detailed check-up to know for sure..."

"Really?"

Cai Xiaotang stared at Jiang Baobao's stomach in disbelief, imagining that a little life might already be growing inside, her face full of joy.

Then she heard Jiang Baobao instruct: "Li Beijue doesn't know about this yet. I want to confirm it myself first and give him a surprise. You have to keep it a secret for me!"

"Don't worry! I promise I won't tell anyone!"

Cai Xiaotang agreed immediately, practically writing the words "you can trust me to handle it" on her face.

"Hey, right..."

She suddenly thought of something else and hurriedly asked: "Then are you two going to hurry up and hold the wedding? Otherwise, in a while, you can't exactly wear a wedding dress with a big belly, right?"

"It's already being re-planned..."

Jiang Baobao stroked her lower abdomen with a look of happiness on her face, then suddenly let out a long sigh of relief.

"Xiao Tang."

She suddenly called out Cai Xiaotang's name earnestly.

"I've thought a lot during this time, and I always feel like all those years in the past were like a dream. Back then, I never dared to imagine that I would reach this point today with Li Beijue. The only thing left for the two of us to do is get married, so..."

Jiang Baobao paused for a moment before continuing, "So you also need to find your own happiness quickly..."

"I know, I know..."

Cai Xiaotang felt a warmth in her heart, and she felt as if the gloom of the past few days had been swept away quite a bit.

The two chatted for a while longer, then heard the sound of pattering footsteps coming from the hallway.

"Mommy! Godmother! It's time to eat!"

The voices of the three little ones rang out as they pushed open the door and rushed in.

Jiang Baobao and Cai Xiaotang hurriedly stood up, were pulled out of the room by the three of them, and went downstairs.

In the dining room—a table full of dishes had finally been finished, and the fragrance was wafting everywhere.

Li Laoyezi was incredibly happy today, letting the three little ones surround him, his mouth unable to close from smiling.

Just as they were about to start eating, he suddenly thought of something, looked at Li Xiao, and asked, "By the way, Li Xiao, what about the things I asked you to prepare earlier? They should be ready, right?"

Li Xiao was taken aback upon hearing this, suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly nodded, saying, "Yes, they are ready, they are in my study."

"What things?"

Li Beijue asked curiously.

Jiang Baobao and Cai Xiaotang also had their attention drawn to it.

Li Laoyezi then explained with a chuckle, "A gift for the three little ones. Li Xiao, go and get it..."

"I'll go."

Cai Xiaotang happened to be sitting on the outermost side, so she stood up when she heard this.

Li Xiao did not decline and said in a low voice, "There is a small black box in the second drawer on the right side of my desk."

"Okay."

Cai Xiaotang replied, turned around to go upstairs, and went straight to the study.

Easily pulling open the drawer, she saw a palm-sized black velvet box at a glance.

Clutching the box in her hand, she casually closed the drawer, but her eyes inadvertently caught a glimpse of the bottom drawer.

It was slightly ajar, and there seemed to be something inside.