Chapter 783: Loving Everything About You

A scent of cream dissolved into the air.

Cai Xiaotang hadn't eaten much that evening, and almost the instant she smelled it, her stomach let out a rumble.

"Damn..."

Her face flushed, and she hurriedly covered her stomach, looking somewhat embarrassed.

Immediately, she saw Li Xiao had turned to face her, suppressing a laugh, as he used a fork to pick up a small piece of cake and held it to her lips.

"Why didn't you say you were hungry?"

He asked with amusement, raising an eyebrow at Cai Xiaotang to signal her to open her mouth.

Cai Xiaotang paused slightly, inexplicably feeling shy under his gaze, then suddenly realized something and said in a low voice, "I'm not eating that old man's birthday cake..."

"This isn't a birthday cake."

Li Xiao chuckled.

Cai Xiaotang realized this too, and her expression became even more awkward.

Had she been so angry she lost her head?

That old man's cake hadn't even been cut yet...

"I can do it myself."

Cai Xiaotang hurriedly took the fork from Li Xiao's hand and took a casual bite.

The soft, fluffy cake and cream melted in her mouth, sweetening her heart instantly.

Even her bad mood from just a moment ago was swept away by half.

Seeing her expression soften, Li Xiao finally felt relieved and said with some helplessness, "It seems you didn't remember a single word I said today. Didn't we agree that if anything happened, I would handle it for you?"

"You weren't there at the time, so how was I supposed to know when you and my brother would be back? Should I have waited until they were done pushing me around before coming to complain to you? I wouldn't do that..."

Cai Xiaotang retorted directly, her words logical and well-founded.

A flash of amusement quickly crossed Li Xiao's eyes, then his gaze suddenly sharpened, slowly landing on the corner of Cai Xiaotang's mouth.

How could she get cream on her mouth while eating cake?

Was she a little kid?

Li Xiao raised his hand slightly, just about to wipe the cream from her mouth...

"You and that Lady He..."

Cai Xiaotang suddenly spoke up, staring at him with a determined look: "What exactly is the relationship between you two? I feel... she's giving me trouble, and it definitely isn't just because of the auction!"

Li Xiao's movement paused, and he looked at the person before him with a subtle expression.

What to do?

With cream on her mouth, the way she asked questions so seriously... was even cuter.

Cai Xiaotang was still waiting for Li Xiao's reply.

If she knew what he was thinking right now, she would probably cough up blood on the spot.

"Is it that hard to answer?"

Seeing him remain silent, Cai Xiaotang narrowed her eyes slightly, all sorts of guesses already forming in her mind.

Li Xiao snapped back to reality, and seeing her suspicious look, he amusedly pinched her cheek.

"Your expression tells me you've already imagined a whole drama in your head..."

Cai Xiaotang slapped his hand away and rolled her eyes at him.

Li Xiao knew when to stop, so he hurriedly answered: "We aren't that close. In the years before she got married, she would often..."

Li Xiao paused for a moment, weighed his words, and then slowly continued: "She would often appear at various gatherings where I was present, but I never responded and clearly rejected her many times. After a long time, she naturally gave up, and later she got married. It's as simple as that."

"Oh~ so she was one of your former pursuers."

Cai Xiaotang said sarcastically.

"What kind of tone is that?"

Li Xiao narrowed his eyes at her, deliberately drawing out his voice: "Are you jealous?"

"I am not."

Cai Xiaotang pursed her lips and said in a flat tone: "Just a sour old woman, it's not worth my time. Besides, you're the one pursuing me now, not the other way around. What do I have to be jealous of?"

As she spoke, she suddenly changed her tune, deliberately looking at Li Xiao with feigned disdain: "Besides, someone is superficial enough to only know how to rob the cradle, liking young and pretty ones."

"I said that to make them angry. You don't really think I'm that superficial, do you?"

Li Xiao hurriedly explained to protect his image.

"Who knows?" Cai Xiaotang asked back deliberately.

She had originally just thought it was a rare chance to tease the person in front of her, but she didn't expect that in the next second, Li Xiao's expression would suddenly become somewhat serious.

"You are indeed very pretty."

He suddenly offered an out-of-the-blue compliment.

Cai Xiaotang was stunned upon hearing this, her eyes unable to stop darting around.

It wasn't the first time she'd been complimented on her looks...

Why did it feel so... embarrassing coming from Li Xiao's mouth?

"However..."

Li Xiao's voice sounded again.

"Beauty is just one of your many merits. People always grow old, and as for age, time is fair to everyone. In a few years, you will reach my current age, but some things will never change. What I like are these merits of yours that will never change. Understand?"

After Li Xiao finished speaking, his own expression became somewhat unnatural.

Flirting was something he could do with ease.

But this feeling of seriously explaining how much he liked someone was truly...

It was the first time in over thirty years.

Both of them suddenly stopped speaking.

The atmosphere also became somewhat quiet.

Cai Xiaotang held the cake, her heart already thumping non-stop, as if it were about to jump right out!

Pretty is just one of her advantages?

Then what about the others?

In the eyes of Li Xiao, what other advantages did she have?

Cai Xiaotang was a bit curious; she opened her mouth, but then felt it was too pretentious to ask, so she had to swallow her words back down.

Just then—"rumble."

Her stomach growled again.

This time, Cai Xiaotang didn't have the energy to be embarrassed; she was simply thankful to the heavens!

"Wow! My cake is going to freeze solid!"

She hurriedly lowered her head and stabbed another piece of cake to stuff into her mouth.

"Stop eating, aren't you worried about the cold?"

Li Xiao smiled and reached out to take the cake away.

"It's not cold, it's not cold!"

Cai Xiaotang abruptly took a step back, and while speaking, she quickly polished off the cake in her hand in a flash!

"Finished! Let's go back!"

Her wildly beating heart didn't slow down by even half a beat because of the cold cake; Cai Xiaotang almost wanted to flee in a panic.

Li Xiao was quick-eyed and nimble-handed, grabbing her arm and pulling her back, trapping her directly in his embrace.

"What are you doing!"

Cai Xiaotang held the cake plate in one hand and pushed against his chest with the other.

"Nothing, just want to hold you."

Li Xiao lowered his eyes to look at the bit of cream still stuck to the corner of her mouth, his expression suddenly becoming somewhat profound.

"I performed so well just now, shouldn't there be some kind of reward?"

"What reward do you want again!" Cai Xiaotang glared at him with dissatisfaction.

Li Xiao lowered his head and moved a few inches closer, his finger gently wiping away the cream at the corner of her lips, his tone ambiguous and intimate: "That depends on how much sincerity you have; anyway... if I'm not satisfied, we can keep hugging here until..."

He hadn't finished his sentence—"You guys..."

The voice of Mu Liusu suddenly came from behind them, then stopped abruptly.

Cai Xiaotang: "..."

Help.

Is there any magic that can make her disappear on the spot?