Chapter 771: Li Xiao's Deliberate Ambiguity

Jiang Baobao also stood outside the car door, looking at Li Xiao in confusion.

What... is going on?

Didn't Xiao Tang promise her that they would have dinner together?

She hadn't mentioned that Li Xiao would be coming too just now...

Sensing that something seemed wrong, Jiang Baobao cautiously said nothing.

Li Xiao also hadn't expected to run into Jiang Baobao here, and the expression on his face was equally "spectacular."

After a two-second pause, he smiled and asked, "Did you two make plans? I was originally planning to come pick up Xiao Tang to give her a surprise..."

Jiang Baobao suddenly realized what was happening and immediately felt like a high-wattage lightbulb, wanting to slip away instantly: "Then... then why don't Xiao Tang and I change it to another day..."

"Today it is!"

Before she could finish her sentence, she was suddenly interrupted by Cai Xiaotang.

Cai Xiaotang rushed down from the steps and grabbed Jiang Baobao's arm.

"Baobao and I have plans today, you should head back first. I'll go home after we eat..."

She spoke at a rapid pace; the moment she saw Li Xiao, her heart pounded non-stop, and she couldn't help but think of what happened this morning.

She really hadn't guessed wrong!

That guy really said one thing and did another last night!

He said he would go sleep on the sofa once she fell asleep, but in the morning, he still held her tightly, and she couldn't even pry him off!

Thinking of the scene where she woke up in his arms and was forced to accept a "good morning kiss," Cai Xiaotang felt her face burning up.

"You hurry back, don't disturb my date with Baobao!"

Seeing Li Xiao still standing there, Cai Xiaotang couldn't help but start shooing him away.

Li Xiao, however, suddenly asked, "If you don't mind, could you add me to your date?"

"Huh?"

Cai Xiaotang was stunned for a moment.

Jiang Baobao, however, reacted quickly and agreed: "Of course you can."

"Baobao..."

Cai Xiaotang looked at Jiang Baobao with some surprise.

But she saw her blink at her quickly.

Li Xiao took the opportunity to continue: "What do you want to eat tonight? My treat."

Jiang Baobao didn't stand on ceremony at all and quickly rattled off the address of a restaurant.

Cai Xiaotang had no other choice but to drag Jiang Baobao into the car.

As soon as the car door closed, she couldn't help but act fierce on purpose: "Jiang Baobao! Are you itching for a beating? Why did you have to let him tag along..."

Hearing this, Jiang Baobao looked at Cai Xiaotang with amusement and deliberately drew out her tone: "But why do I feel... he seems to really want to stick to you? Can you really not feel it? And he came to pick you up without even saying hello, saying he wanted to give you a surprise or something... If he didn't like you, why would he go to such lengths?"

Cai Xiaotang felt guilty after being told this and, feeling unconvinced, deliberately played devil's advocate: "Maybe he's just messing with me on purpose..."

"Messing with you requires effort, you know?"

Jiang Baobao didn't fall for it at all.

"What do you mean?"

Cai Xiaotang was taken aback by her question.

Jiang Baobao then explained: "I mean, if he were just purely messing with you, wouldn't it be the same to just tease you a bit when you happen to run into each other at home? Why go through the trouble of driving all the way here? At this time... you should know how bad the traffic is, right? And although Li Xiao isn't short on money, driving the car wastes gas too. If it were me, I'd rather throw that gas money away than waste it on messing with someone I don't like. Do you understand?"

She spoke with such logic that Cai Xiaotang was left completely speechless.

Finally, she added: "Isn't this the logic you taught me before?"

Cai Xiaotang: "..."

Was this her lifting a rock only to drop it on her own feet?

Cai Xiaotang was silent for a long while, finding that she couldn't come up with a single sentence to refute it, so she had to say helplessly: "Jiang Baobao, I really underestimated you!

Ever since you made up with Li Beijue, you've almost replaced me as the love guru!"

"It's not that I want to replace your position."

Jiang Baobao gave her a meaningful look: "It's that you, the love guru, are currently lost in the thick of it, while I am the clear-headed bystander."

Cai Xiaotang was completely out of words, and instead, she felt a bit conflicted deep down.

Should she tell Baobao about Li Xiao?

Or should she wait until the two of them have a result?

Cai Xiaotang couldn't make up her mind for a moment and was still struggling with it until they reached the entrance of the restaurant.

"Xiao Tang? Time to get out."

Seeing that she seemed to be in a daze, Jiang Baobao patted her with amusement.

"Oh..."

Cai Xiaotang came to her senses as if from a dream and hurriedly got out of the car.

She happened to see Li Xiao also stepping out of his car.

Their eyes met.

She quickly looked away and pulled Jiang Baobao toward the restaurant.

The place Jiang Baobao chose today was a Chinese restaurant with very light flavors, and the environment was also very elegant.

The group found a quiet corner to sit down and quickly ordered their food, and then—Jiang Baobao's gaze couldn't help but wander back and forth between the two people sitting opposite her.

The aura between these two...

How should she put it? It all seemed a bit off!

It feels a bit different from before...

Jiang Baobao was just thinking this when she saw Li Xiao casually pick up a teacup, pour a cup of hot tea, and place it in front of her.

"Thank you."

She said her thanks, and immediately after, she saw him do the same, pouring a cup of tea and placing it in front of Cai Xiaotang.

Cai Xiaotang seemed to be daydreaming, and without thinking, she subconsciously reached out to pick it up.

But someone firmly grasped her fingertips.

"It's hot, wait a moment before drinking."

Li Xiao's tone was gentle, yet carried a hint of slight helplessness; as he spoke, he took the menu from the side and spread it out before Cai Xiaotang.

"Are you very thirsty? Then would you like to order something else to drink first?"

"No need..."

Cai Xiaotang hurriedly refused, looking at Jiang Baobao with a bit of a guilty conscience.

Sure enough, she discovered that she was narrowing her eyes while observing her, her gaze full of "hidden meaning."

"Ahem!"

Cai Xiaotang gave a light cough and hurriedly changed the subject: "By the way, Baobao, you still haven't told me how your trip went! Was the scenery there nice, and what kind of good food did they have? I've always wanted to go but never had the time..."

She successfully steered the conversation away, and Jiang Baobao indeed began telling her about the interesting things that had happened during this time.

After chatting for a few sentences, the dishes ordered by the group were brought over.

Cai Xiaotang was just about to pick some up, but a pair of chopsticks had already stepped in first, picking up the dish she loved and placing it on her plate.

Cai Xiaotang clearly saw Jiang Baobao's movements pause for a moment, and that meaningful gaze drifted over once again.

Cai Xiaotang: "..."

This guy Li Xiao!

Isn't he being a bit too attentive!

Although she had tacitly allowed him to pursue her, but... but now, right in front of Baobao...

And he still doesn't know that Baobao already knows the two of them are in a contract marriage!

Cai Xiaotang smiled helplessly at Jiang Baobao, but Li Xiao's voice came at this exact moment.

"Why aren't you eating? Could it be that you're waiting for me to..."

He left his sentence half-finished on purpose, yet he could not hide the doting tone in his voice.

Jiang Baobao gave a light cough and stood up directly.

"I'm going to the restroom, you two go ahead and eat."

As she spoke, the moment she turned around, she finally couldn't hold back her laughter anymore.

If she didn't clear out now, Xiao Tang's face would probably start smoking in a moment!