Chapter 775: Accompanying You Will Never Be a Nuisance

Cai Xiaotang did not seem to want to wait for his answer.

She simply withdrew her gaze indifferently and continued to speak.

"Later, I was born. Madam Mu didn't like my mother, so naturally, she didn't like me either. The time I spent living in the Mu Family from a young age... I've almost forgotten how I got through it... That old man wasn't satisfied with having two women; he was out flirting and chasing after others all day long..."

"Madam Mu would argue and make a scene with him, but my mother wouldn't say a word, as if these things had nothing to do with her... Her health was always poor, and she seemed to have a lot on her mind every day, but she was always very good to me and didn't let me suffer too many grievances. Later... her health got worse and worse, and finally, on the day she couldn't hold on anymore, she passed away... After she was gone, I moved out of the Mu Family and lived on my own..."

Cai Xiaotang's tone remained flat throughout, as if she were talking about someone else's affairs.

Li Xiao listened in silence, feeling his heart tighten along with her words.

He had long guessed that Cai Xiaotang's strong personality must be due to her family background.

He even felt some regret...

Regret for asking her that question just now.

"Hey? What kind of expression is that?"

Cai Xiaotang's voice suddenly sounded puzzled, abruptly pulling back Li Xiao's attention.

"Hmm? What's wrong?"

Li Xiao asked back subconsciously.

Immediately after, he saw Cai Xiaotang deliberately wrinkle her entire face and said in a pinched voice: "You had the same expression as I do right now, as if you'd heard some incredible tear-jerker drama."

"I..."

Li Xiao was stunned. Hearing her say this in such a joking tone, his heart ached again.

Cai Xiaotang's expression suddenly became a bit uncomfortable, and she spoke rapidly.

"No need to pity me; these things have long since passed. I just don't like that old man, and I will never forgive him in this lifetime. As for the rest... my mother is gone, which might be a relief for her, and besides, even living on my own, didn't I grow up just fine?"

"Oh right, there's also my brother. He helped me a lot growing up. Although he doesn't say it, I know he is genuinely good to me. After all, back then, my mother and I were the ones who broke up his family, but he never bullied me, nor did he look down on me..."

"I realized a long time ago that if our identities were swapped, I definitely wouldn't be able to quickly accept a so-called sister who suddenly appeared. So... whenever he needs something from me, I'm usually too embarrassed to refuse, and I don't want to put him in a difficult position."

Cai Xiaotang finished in one breath and poked Li Xiao's shoulder, pretending to be relaxed: "It's just that this time I have to trouble you to come with me..."

"It's no trouble."

Li Xiao took the opportunity to hold her fingertips and kissed them lightly.

"In the future, whenever there are occasions like this, I will accompany you. No one will be able to bully you, you know?"

His tone was earnest, and his deep black eyes seemed to want to see right through all her disguises.

Cai Xiaotang's heart skipped a beat, and she instantly pulled her hand back.

"An... anyway, it's settled! I'm not talking to you anymore! I'm sleepy! I'm going to sleep!"

As she spoke, she quickly increased the distance between them and warned loudly: "To ensure the quality of my sleep! We each sleep on one side!"

Upon hearing this, a hint of a smile flashed quickly in the depths of Li Xiao's eyes, and he teased deliberately: "Sleep quality? Do you know what you look like when you're asleep? It's to ensure *my* sleep quality that I hold you while I sleep."

"You!"

Cai Xiaotang was left speechless by his words, and then, thinking of her "unrestrained" sleeping posture, she had no way to refute him.

Just then—"Third Young Master, are you asleep?"

The butler's voice sounded along with a knock on the door.

"What is it?"

Li Xiao got up and asked toward the door.

The butler replied: "The old master suddenly has some matters and would like to invite you to his room."

"Understood."

Li Xiao agreed, turned, and got out of bed.

Cai Xiaotang quickly wrapped herself into a ball, leaving only her eyes exposed to watch him.

Li Xiao paused, his gaze drifting over, and he suddenly felt a strange sense of cuteness.

Unable to help the corners of his lips curling up slightly, he reached out and ruffled the top of Cai Xiaotang's head.

"Don't wait for me, go to sleep if you're tired. I'll try to come back as soon as I can."

"Who wants to wait for you..."

Cai Xiaotang immediately retorted in a low voice upon hearing this, but Li Xiao had already opened the door and left.

With a "click," the room fell silent.

Only then did Cai Xiaotang let herself out of the quilt and let out a small sigh of relief.

It really is more comfortable being alone!

Now, whenever she is with Li Xiao, she has to be on guard at all times against him suddenly flirting with her!

She admitted that her resistance was pathetic!

But if she couldn't afford to provoke him, she could at least hide!

Thinking this, Cai Xiaotang quickly rolled over, intending to force herself to sleep before someone returned.

But just as she closed her eyes, her phone suddenly dinged again!

"Again?"

She opened her eyes abruptly and picked up the phone in a fit of exasperation!

Then, seeing the push notification on the screen, she was suddenly stunned.

It was the horoscope blogger she followed, who had sent a new post.

Cai Xiaotang stared at it for a few seconds, then, as if possessed, reached out and tapped the screen...

"Have you received a confession... It is suggested to enjoy the tug-of-war of the ambiguous phase more... before confirming the relationship? Fully enjoy... the sweet romance?"

Cai Xiaotang muttered the content of the post in a low voice, and the further she read, the wider her eyes grew!

This...

Is this blogger some kind of deity?

Before, they said her horoscope predicted she would receive a confession this week...

As it turns out, she received more than just one!

And she was confessed to by two people!

So...

That tweet from back then, perhaps it was hinting at... Li Xiao?

However...

The two of them are currently in what could be called... an ambiguous phase, right?

Cai Xiaotang put down her phone and couldn't help but pout slightly.

Who is like them?

They are already in a husband-and-wife relationship... but it seems like they haven't even officially started dating yet.

If she really accepted Li Xiao... then what would they be?

Boyfriend and girlfriend?

But they clearly even have a marriage certificate...

But they only got married back then to protect her!

There wasn't even a proper proposal... I always feel like I've been shortchanged...

Cai Xiaotang frowned, her heart in a mess, and she couldn't help but think of the scene of them being intimate just now, her face suddenly burning hot.

"Ah, stop thinking about it, stop thinking about it! Sleep!"

She muttered a sentence and quickly closed her eyes.

On the other side—Li Xiao left Li Laoyezi's room, toying with a black invitation card with gold lettering in his hand while curling his lips as he walked toward his study, seemingly in a good mood.

Just right...

He had been thinking for the past two days about what way to give her a gift so it wouldn't be rejected.

Now, the opportunity had come knocking on his door.