Chapter 791: My things, they only belong to me

Li Xiao paused his train of thought.

A moment later, he nodded gently.

"Yes."

She must have seen everything that happened just now.

He did not want to hide it either.

Luo Wanwan was silent for two seconds, her gaze still fixed directly on Li Xiao.

Eight years...

Both of them seemed different from how they were back then.

The air was somewhat quiet.

Li Xiao finally managed to clear his thoughts and asked, "Wanwan, where... where have you been all these years? Why have you only appeared now?"

As he asked, his eyes scanned Luo Wanwan up and down.

He saw that there seemed to be no obvious signs of injury on her body.

"I..."

Luo Wanwan's gaze flickered for an instant, and her expression suddenly turned somewhat dejected.

She then hurriedly forced a smile and said lightly, "Let's not talk about what happened back then. All these years... I have been recovering from my injuries. I originally thought I wouldn't live long, so... I never contacted you, but I didn't expect... to meet you here."

"Recovering from injuries..."

Li Xiao frowned slightly upon hearing this.

There didn't seem to be any obvious external wounds on her body...

"Wanwan, where... where were you injured?"

He continued to press.

Luo Wanwan was stunned for a moment, then smiled indifferently: "It's nothing, I was just in a coma for a period of time, and the recovery period after waking up was quite long."

She spoke of it lightly.

Li Xiao's expression, however, grew increasingly guilty.

Back then, everyone thought Luo Wanwan had been buried in a great fire.

Now it seems...

She must have been rescued by someone present at the time, but because she inhaled thick smoke and fell into a coma, it led to some problems with her nerves or other aspects?

If it were just a minor injury, how could it take several years to recover?

Li Xiao sighed and asked again, "Then when did you come back?"

"About last month, I suppose."

Luo Wanwan answered truthfully: "I came here for a vacation a few days ago. I had already left, but I suddenly remembered I left something in the room, so I specifically asked the staff to let me in to retrieve it. Then I heard a wedding was being held here, so I was a bit curious and wanted to take a peek. I didn't expect..."

She stopped at the right moment and did not continue.

Li Xiao paused slightly, his expression suddenly becoming complex.

She really had seen everything...

Yet, he felt only guilt toward Luo Wanwan.

The air suddenly went quiet again.

After a long while—"Wanwan, I am very sorry about what happened back then. If it weren't for me, you wouldn't have had that accident..."

Li Xiao sighed, his face full of helplessness.

"Li Xiao, what happened back then is all in the past."

Seeing that he had no intention of continuing to talk about him and Cai Xiaotang, a dark glint flashed in the depths of Luo Wanwan's eyes, but she followed his lead in her speech.

"During the time we were together, you were always very good to me. If I have to say something, I suppose it was just my bad luck, but I still survived and am standing in front of you again. So, I hope you don't have any burden, and besides..."

Luo Wanwan stopped halfway through, deliberately pausing for a moment, and bit her lip slightly.

Only then did she continue: "Besides, I already have someone I care about more. He... has been by my side all these years, accompanying me and taking care of me. What happened between us is already in the past."

"Is that so?"

Li Xiao was stunned, and the heavy stone in his heart suddenly lifted.

"Of course."

Luo Wanwan nodded with a smile.

After saying this, she comforted him gently: "People always have to look forward. Both you and I. I have wanted to tell you this in person for a long time, but I didn't know how to ask you out to meet. Now, I finally have the chance."

"We should look forward... I'm just glad you're okay..."

Li Xiao nodded gently, still feeling a bit dazed as he looked at the person before him.

The two stood in silence, again not knowing what else to say.

Eight years was enough to change many things.

He was no longer the Li Xiao of back then.

Luo Wanwan looked... much more mature than she did back then, and her appearance had changed slightly as well.

But she still had that same gentle temperament.

"Alright, let's stop here for today. There is someone waiting for me outside."

Luo Wanwan suddenly spoke, breaking the silence.

As she spoke, she pointed in the direction behind Li Xiao: "You should go back too; there should be someone waiting for you as well."

After Luo Wanwan finished speaking, she turned around directly.

Li Xiao took a deep breath and also turned to walk in the direction he had come from, his mood subtle.

So it wasn't that he had seen wrong before; it really was her...

For anyone, having someone they thought had long since died suddenly appear before their eyes is quite a shock.

Li Xiao's gaze flickered for a moment, and thinking of how Luo Wanwan had just mentioned she already had someone she favored, he breathed a small sigh of relief.

It was fortunate that there was already someone who could take care of her.

Otherwise... he would only be able to use all his strength to make up for the debt he owed her.

Beyond that, he could not give any more.

Because his heart had already been completely filled by a girl named "Cai Xiaotang".

The image of that person's boisterous manner seemed to already appear before his eyes.

Suddenly, he really wanted... to see her immediately.

A trace of a smile flashed in the depths of Li Xiao's eyes, and he quickened his pace.

Yet he did not notice that behind him, Luo Wanwan had stopped at some point.

She stood where she was, the smile on her face having long since vanished without a trace, just staring straight at Li Xiao's back.

Until he could no longer be seen.

Luo Wanwan gave a soft hum, the corners of her lips curling into a mocking arc.

Really... not even turning his head back once?

He was in such a rush to go back... as expected, he was really thinking of that woman from just now.

But...

He was clearly hers!

If it weren't for being forced to disappear for eight years...

How could he possibly fall for someone else so easily!

What kind of thing was that woman!

As long as she was here, no one should even think about snatching Li Xiao away!

Even if they did snatch him away...

She would still have a way to snatch him back!

Luo Wanwan took one last glance at the direction Li Xiao had left in, then turned and left.

On the other side—Li Xiao hurried all the way back to the banquet hall, just in time to see Cai Xiaotang down a glass of wine.

"Why are you drinking again?"

Li Xiao stepped forward and snatched the glass from her hand.

Cai Xiaotang was stunned, then hurriedly explained in a low voice: "I was supposed to help Baobao block drinks today anyway, and she can't drink right now..."

"Hmm?"

Li Xiao raised an eyebrow in confusion.

Cai Xiaotang paused, and remembering that Jiang Baobao hadn't made her pregnancy public yet, she hurriedly pulled out a random topic: "Oh, oh! Anyway, I didn't drink much, just doing it for show..."

"Alright then, I'll keep you company."

Li Xiao couldn't be more aware of how much she could hold her liquor, and as he spoke, he also took a wine glass.

Cai Xiaotang couldn't help but snicker, her heart instantly feeling sweet.

The banquet continued until the evening—Jiang Baobao and Li Beijue also moved to leave.

The three little ones were also taken away by the butler to rest.

Cai Xiaotang was also a bit tired, debating when to find an excuse to "make an exit."

Just as she was pondering, she suddenly felt her wrist being grabbed.

"Are you tired? Do you want to go back and rest?"

Li Xiao's voice was inexplicably low and hoarse, carrying a slightly heavy scent of alcohol.

Cai Xiaotang instinctively looked up, meeting Li Xiao's gaze, which was not as sharp as usual and even somewhat "harmless." She was stunned for a moment, then her eyes suddenly lit up, as if she had discovered something fun.

Li Xiao looking like this... could he be drunk!