Chapter 814: It Was Actually Her

Cai Xiaotang thought of it and immediately took action, soon busying herself in the kitchen with a clatter.

Then, not long after, she had finished boiling a pot of milky white soup with a rich color and an enticing aroma.

Carefully placing the soup into a tureen, she then swept a glance toward the garden behind.

There was no one there anymore.

Luo Wanwan had returned to her own room at some point.

Cai Xiaotang lowered her head to glance at her "masterpiece" and couldn't help but mutter in a low voice: "The taste should be alright..."

Thinking that she had just tasted it and it was quite good, she hurriedly carried the tray and went straight upstairs.

Upon arriving upstairs, she suddenly realized that she had no idea which room Luo Wanwan was staying in.

Just as she was thinking about it, she suddenly caught a glimpse of a room ahead with the door left slightly ajar.

Cai Xiaotang's eyes lit up; she hurriedly walked over and tentatively knocked on the door.

"Please come in."

Luo Wanwan's voice indeed came from inside.

Cai Xiaotang then pushed the door open a bit wider and walked in.

She then saw Luo Wanwan sitting by the bed reading a book.

Cai Xiaotang glanced over curiously and suddenly felt that the book looked somewhat familiar.

It seemed to be... something that should be in Li Xiao's study?

Or did she remember wrong?

Cai Xiaotang couldn't help but become a bit distracted, and that inexplicable feeling of discomfort rose in her heart again.

"Madam?"

Seeing that Cai Xiaotang was not speaking, Luo Wanwan deliberately greeted her.

Cai Xiaotang snapped back to her senses, hurriedly put down the things in her hands, waved her hand, and said: "No need to call me that. My name is Cai Xiaotang, you can also call me Xiao Tang. And... what is your name?"

"Luo Wanwan."

Luo Wanwan smiled, her gaze sweeping over the tureen without a trace.

When she passed by the kitchen earlier, she had seen Cai Xiaotang seemingly stewing soup inside.

Sure enough... it was for her.

A dark glint flashed in the depths of Luo Wanwan's eyes, and she took the opportunity to close the book in her hand and "casually" place it next to the tureen.

Cai Xiaotang indeed looked over subconsciously.

Then, realizing something, she smiled and said: "Then I'll call you Wanwan, you don't mind, do you?"

"I don't mind."

Luo Wanwan still smiled gently.

Cai Xiaotang finally breathed a sigh of relief and picked up the tureen: "Wanwan, I see that it's not very convenient for you to walk and you don't have much of an appetite, so I stewed some soup. If you don't mind, why not try the taste?"

"This is too much trouble for you..."

Luo Wanwan looked flattered and hurriedly took the tureen.

Cai Xiaotang waved her hand dismissively and said generously: "What's troublesome about this? I'm not busy anyway. You're a girl and you're injured, so you should rest well. Unlike those thick-skinned, stinky men, if you have any needs while staying here that are inconvenient to tell them, just tell me..."

"Xiao Tang... you... you really are a good person..."

Hearing her say this, Luo Wanwan's eyes suddenly turned red.

Cai Xiaotang was startled, not expecting her to be so sensitive, and hurriedly comforted her: "You... don't cry. I was just worried that you might feel uncomfortable living here and be too embarrassed to speak up. It really was just a small favor. Since you're here, just rest and recover with peace of mind, don't think too much."

"Mm..."

Luo Wanwan nodded and wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes.

Cai Xiaotang felt a bit uneasy; she hadn't expected that she would make someone cry by coming up here, so she felt awkward and wanted to change the subject, her eyes falling back onto the book.

"Wow, you even know Russian? This book doesn't seem to have a translation..."

She wanted to compliment Luo Wanwan a couple of times to take the opportunity to open up the conversation and let her change her mood.

But she didn't expect that as soon as the words left her mouth—

Luo Wanwan suddenly explained somewhat nervously: "Xiao Tang, I felt a bit bored, so I asked Lao Wu to get this book from Li Xiao's study for me. After all, here... he is the only one who reads these occasionally. If you mind..."

"Why would I mind that? It's just a book!"

Cai Xiaotang interrupted her without thinking, and after saying that, she realized something seemed wrong.

Luo Wanwan and Li Xiao... seem to be really close?

She actually knew that Li Xiao had the habit of reading...

And, she didn't seem like a stranger to this place either, even knowing everyone here!

But before this, why had she never heard of this person?

Cai Xiaotang's gaze flickered for a moment, and she couldn't help but let her eyes fall back onto Luo Wanwan.

Then, that strange sense of familiarity rose in her heart again.

Where on earth had she seen Luo Wanwan before...

Why did she feel so familiar?

Cai Xiaotang felt stifled inside, with an indescribable discomfort.

After two seconds of silence, she finally couldn't help but ask: "Wanwan, have we met somewhere before? I always feel like you seem very familiar..."

"How is that possible? We haven't met."

Luo Wanwan answered without hesitation.

Then, as soon as she finished speaking, her expression suddenly changed, and she said with an incredulous look: "Could it be... that Li Xiao still keeps my..."

She stopped halfway through her sentence, her face showing just the right amount of awkwardness, as if she had said the wrong thing.

Cai Xiaotang's expression also went blank for a moment.

Li Xiao... still kept...

Kept what?

She blinked, and Luo Wanwan's unfinished sentence instantly pulled her memory back to not long ago.

That photograph Li Xiaocang had hidden in the drawer.

The young girl in the picture gradually began to overlap, bit by bit, with the person in front of her.

Cai Xiaotang only felt a "buzz" in her ears!

She was even so shocked that she stood straight up!

"You..."

She looked at Luo Wanwan in terror and confusion, her mind in total chaos for an instant.

How could this be...

Didn't Li Xiao say that his ex-girlfriend had passed away eight years ago?

Why would she suddenly... suddenly... now...

Was he lying to her?

No... he had no reason to do so.

And when it came to that past event, his guilt had not been fake in the slightest.

Then what on earth was going on?

Why would someone who had been dead for eight years suddenly appear!

After a long while—

"Xiao Tang, you... have seen my photo, haven't you?"

Luo Wanwan spoke up suddenly, her tone somewhat cautious.

"Yes..."

Cai Xiaotang stared at the person in front of her, her thoughts still in a mess.

A dark glint, however, flashed quickly across the depths of Luo Wanwan's eyes.

Heh...

She had originally only wanted to test the waters.

She hadn't expected this stupid woman to write everything all over her face!

She had bet correctly!

Li Xiao really did still keep her photo!

And this stupid woman had seen it!

Otherwise, she wouldn't have that kind of expression right now...

Li Xiao still had her in his heart; otherwise, he wouldn't have kept her photo for eight years!

Luo Wanwan quickly brewed up her emotions, suddenly reddened her eyes again, hurriedly set down the soup bowl in her hands, and struggled as if she wanted to stand up.

"Xiao Tang, I'm sorry, this matter isn't what you think it is..."