Chapter 820: Desensitization Therapy

"What are you laughing at?"

Cai Xiaotang's unfinished words turned into a question.

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the person before her seemingly laughing even more wantonly.

"Are you afraid I don't believe you?"

Li Xiao did not answer her question, but instead asked one in return.

Cai Xiaotang's gaze flickered for a moment, and she stopped talking.

She... did indeed have a little bit of that.

After all, the relationship between the three of them was a bit awkward right now; put in anyone else's shoes, they might not be able to help but overthink it...

Just as Cai Xiaotang was thinking this, she heard Li Xiao suddenly say slowly: "But since you brought this up yourself, aren't you afraid that I might think you are deliberately targeting Wanwan, and then, feeling guilty, you decided to explain yourself to me first?"

Cai Xiaotang: "..."

Cai Xiaotang stared at Li Xiao, dumbfounded, completely stunned.

Immediately after, she couldn't help but feel a bit fiery.

"You... can you say that again?"

She pointed at Li Xiao, her expression turning serious, her anger rising.

She was just trying to explain, so how did it turn into being guilty?

How could he twist someone's words like that!

Cai Xiaotang took a deep breath and couldn't help but puff out her cheeks, only to be poked by someone suddenly!

"I was just saying, little pufferfish, are you angry again?"

Li Xiao looked at Cai Xiaotang with amusement, then suddenly stepped forward, bent down slightly, and looked her straight in the eyes.

"I said that just now not because I suspect you, but to tell you not to overthink it. Those who don't believe you will have ten thousand reasons to suspect you no matter what you say, while those who do believe you don't need a single explanation. Understand?"

As Li Xiao spoke, he couldn't help but reach out and poke Cai Xiaotang's forehead again.

Cai Xiaotang still had that dazed look on her face; after a long while, she finally began to carefully ponder his words.

A smile couldn't help but appear on her face.

"So... you mean..."

She dragged out her voice, the corners of her lips already curled high.

Li Xiao took the opportunity to reply with a serious face: "So, I trust you unconditionally."

Cai Xiaotang's breath hitched, and she suddenly felt as if her heart had become light and airy, flying up in an instant.

That feeling was hard to describe.

But the most intuitive reaction was that it made one unable to help but want to smile.

"Alright, you silly thing, have you laughed enough?"

Li Xiao watched her blank expression, and while asking, he couldn't help but laugh along with her.

Only then did Cai Xiaotang nod in satisfaction, then suddenly thought of something, her tone subtle: "But come to think of it... Luo Wanwan's temper is actually quite good. If it weren't for the fact that she is your ex-girlfriend, maybe we could be friends..."

Her voice grew quieter as she spoke, and she inexplicably fell back into her own emotions.

Oh right...

Luo Wanwan was such a gentle person, completely different from her.

Li Xiao must have liked her personality before, right?

Then how could he have fallen for her, someone who couldn't stay quiet for even a moment?

They were two completely opposite people...

"Are you overthinking things again?"

Li Xiao's voice suddenly interrupted Cai Xiaotang's train of thought.

She came back to her senses and saw that someone was squinting his eyes, staring at her thoughtfully.

"No, I... I just ate too much and was spacing out!"

Feeling that it was embarrassing to let him know her little thoughts just now, Cai Xiaotang hurriedly found an excuse to brush it off.

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw that expression on Li Xiao's face again, the one that made her heart flutter in panic.

Her wrist was grabbed with ease.

The man's deliberately lowered voice also drew close to her ear.

"Since you've eaten too much, do you want me to help you digest it? Anyway... it's still early."

"Ah? You... what do you mean?"

Cai Xiaotang's heart rate inexplicably spiked, and she suddenly had a premonition.

Immediately after, she heard Li Xiao laugh again.

"Don't be nervous. Didn't I say before that I have a way to help you overcome it a little? We can... take it step by step."

As Li Xiao spoke, his palm slowly moved down, and he interlaced his fingers with hers.

"What... what way..."

Cai Xiaotang's cheeks couldn't help but burn.

Intuition told her that what was coming next was about to inexplicably veer into an inappropriate stage.

But...

It seemed she didn't really want to refuse either.

The next second—Li Xiao raised an eyebrow, suddenly bent down, scooped Cai Xiaotang up horizontally, and walked straight toward the bathroom!

Cai Xiaotang realized his goal, and instantly, even her speech began to stutter: "Hey, you... you wouldn't happen to..."

"Yes, taking a bath together, any problems with that?"

Li Xiao looked completely open and frank, and as he spoke, his gaze swept over her, his tone ambiguous: "Anyway... haven't you already seen everything there is to see of me?"

"I..."

Cai Xiaotang was choked up by him, suddenly feeling somewhat speechless.

Hadn't she also been seen completely?

We're even, aren't we!

In the two seconds she spent stunned, she had already been brought inside and placed to sit on the edge of the sink.

Cai Xiaotang was so nervous she didn't know where to put her hands, yet that person had already begun to take off his clothes without changing his expression.

Now, besides her hands, Cai Xiaotang didn't know where to look with her eyes either.

Her fingers were suddenly gripped by someone.

Cai Xiaotang lowered her head, her gaze subconsciously following the movement of her own fingertips.

Until they rested on the edge of someone's trousers.

Forced to hook onto them lightly.

A warm embrace also followed, pressing against her.

"Ahem... otherwise... why don't you help me?"

Li Xiao's hoarse voice rang out.

Cai Xiaotang blinked her eyes, feeling as if she had been bewitched.

Otherwise, how could her actions be beyond her control?

She clearly should have been shy.

But when she came back to her senses, she was already skin-to-skin with the person before her, kissed until she couldn't catch her breath, her whole body gone limp.

Steam billowed in the bathroom, making her feel dizzy and dazed.

Cai Xiaotang finally regained some air and immediately struggled, wanting to move to the other side of the bathtub.

But she was held back by a hand that wouldn't let her leave, domineeringly.

"Didn't I say I would help you overcome it..."

Li Xiao's eyes were dark and deep; he kissed her lips again, his right hand entwining with her fingers, pressing them against his chest, and slowly moving downward.

It traced her waistline, yet showed no sign of stopping.

Cai Xiaotang suddenly realized what he wanted to do, and her movements stiffened abruptly.

Immediately, her lower lip was lightly bitten.

"Don't be afraid... we'll take it one step at a time... today, it will just be..."

Li Xiao coaxed the person in his arms in a low voice, his fingers hooking and entwining with her fingertips, submerging into the ambiguous water, his eyes already filled with barely suppressed impulse.

Cai Xiaotang felt as if her breathing had stopped.

Her heart felt like it was about to jump out of her chest.

But to this extent, she seemed... not very resistant...

Finally—as if having made up her mind, she suddenly closed her eyes and took the initiative to offer her lips.

The calm water rippled, making a splash, but no one cared.

Li Xiao curled the corners of his lips, pulling her into his arms, a flash of satisfaction finally appearing in his eyes.

The feeling of taking things step by step... didn't seem bad?

He would help this little pufferfish "desensitize" bit by bit.

Until—he completely devoured her.