Chapter 827: Li Xiao's Woman

Cai Xiaotang scanned the area and saw a waiter walking in her direction.

"Hello, miss, are you alone?"

"Yes."

Cai Xiaotang nodded, declining the offer to be shown to a seat.

She then asked, "I'm here to buy some wine. I'd like to ask, do you have a wine here called... Psychedelic Sunset?"

"Psychedelic Sunset?"

The waiter was clearly taken aback, his expression somewhat blank.

After a two-second pause, he said, "I'm not too sure about that. Please wait a moment, I'll go ask someone."

Saying this, he turned and left.

Cai Xiaotang had no choice but to stand where she was, waiting in boredom.

Most of the guests around were sitting in small groups; standing in the middle, she felt quite conspicuous.

Cai Xiaotang scanned the area again, intending to find a spot along the edge to wait.

But just as she turned—"Hey, miss!"

She collided hard with the waiter who had approached from behind when she wasn't looking!

"Crash!"

The bottle of wine the waiter was carrying instantly fell to the floor and shattered into pieces.

The surroundings went quiet for a moment.

The other guests merely glanced at this sudden accident before quickly looking away.

"I'm sorry! I didn't notice anyone behind me..."

Looking at the wine spilled on the floor, Cai Xiaotang hurriedly apologized.

Hearing this, the waiter waved his hand: "It's fine, it's not your fault. I didn't pay attention to the distance..."

That was what he said, but his face wore a distressed expression.

Cai Xiaotang's eyes flickered for a moment; after glancing at the style of the shattered bottle, she knew the price wouldn't be cheap.

It was possible this unlucky waiter would have to pay for it.

"I'll pay for this bottle of wine. How much is it?"

Cai Xiaotang took the initiative and pulled out her wallet.

"This..."

The waiter was stunned, not expecting her to be so straightforward. Just as he was about to speak—"This miss."

A man's voice suddenly appeared between the two of them.

Cai Xiaotang turned at the sound and saw a man dressed in casual attire but with an extremely sharp expression looking at her.

"Are you... calling me?"

Cai Xiaotang was startled, rapidly searching her memory for when she might have seen this person before.

Immediately after, she saw the man nod.

"Yes, this bottle of wine was ordered by my boss. He is on the second floor and would like to invite you up."

As the man spoke, he gestured toward the upper floor.

Cai Xiaotang looked up instinctively, and then she saw a man leaning leisurely against the railing; her eyes suddenly lit up!

It's him!

The one she met at the Wenquan Shanzhuang last time!

He even told her which dessert was better!

"Miss, please."

The man extended the invitation again.

Cai Xiaotang didn't expect such a coincidence, so she hurriedly agreed and turned to go up the stairs.

Only then did she discover that besides private rooms, there were many seats set up along the railing upstairs, offering a better view of the Main Hall stage below.

Not having to go into a confined space made Cai Xiaotang feel a bit more at ease.

Seeing the man, she immediately apologized: "I'm sorry, I broke your wine. How much is that bottle? I'll pay you back..."

As soon as she finished speaking, she saw the man smile nonchalantly.

"I didn't ask you to come up just so you could pay for it."

Cai Xiaotang was taken aback, frowning slightly: "Then it's for..."

"I just thought it was a coincidence. I didn't expect to meet you here again. If you're here to drink alone, why not sit at my table?"

The man replied unhurriedly.

As he spoke, he took a clean glass from the side, poured a drink, and placed it in front of Cai Xiaotang.

"Sorry, I'm not very good at drinking."

Cai Xiaotang naturally wouldn't be foolish enough to touch a drink handed to her by a stranger in an unfamiliar place, so she made up a casual excuse.

Then she replied: "I'm just here to find a certain type of wine."

"Looking for wine?"

The man raised an eyebrow and asked curiously: "What kind of wine are you looking for?"

"I..."

Cai Xiaotang was just about to answer when she saw the waiter she had spoken to upon entering walk over.

"Sorry, miss, I just went to ask. The Psychedelic Sunset you're looking for went out of production many years ago. We only have a few bottles here that VIP clients have stored, which cannot be sold. It should be the same at other bars."

"Ah, is that so..."

Cai Xiaotang felt a bit regretful upon hearing this.

However, it was also within her expectations.

She did not say much more, intending to compensate the person before her for the wine just now, and then leave this place.

But she did not expect that the next second—"You are looking for Psychedelic Sunset?"

The man opposite her suddenly spoke again.

"Yes, do you know where there is any?"

Cai Xiaotang suddenly had hope again.

The man smiled noncommittally: "So I say we are quite fated; I just happen to like this kind of wine very much..."

As he spoke, he looked at the person standing beside him, then pointed to the waiter nearby and said in a low voice: "You go with him and take one bottle out directly."

"Yes."

The other party agreed and turned to leave.

Before Cai Xiaotang could react, she watched the two walk away, and then hurriedly said: "You have it stored here? Then... this is too embarrassing..."

"It is nothing."

The man smiled indifferently: "I like many wines, and I don't necessarily think of them all the time."

"Then I will give you money! And for the bottle that was broken just now!"

Cai Xiaotang said hurriedly.

Immediately after her voice fell, she saw the two who had just left already returning.

"Sir, your wine."

The waiter placed the wine respectfully on the table.

The man took the opportunity to push the wine bottle in front of Cai Xiaotang.

He spoke unhurriedly: "There is no need to compensate for the bottle of wine broken just now. As for this bottle, if I said I was giving it to you, you probably wouldn't accept it, so just give me any price. Anyway, the two of us are fated; consider it making a friend. Perhaps next time... we will meet somewhere else?"

He spoke appropriately, and his attitude was also very friendly.

Cai Xiaotang looked at the wine in front of her, pondered for two seconds, and in the end, did not continue to decline, but instead readily took out her wallet and took out all the cash she had on her.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony with you. This bottle of wine is indeed rare, and I only have this much cash on me, so I will give it all to you."

As Cai Xiaotang said this, she carefully picked up the wine bottle and stood up.

The money she placed on the table, at first glance, seemed to be around one thousand yuan.

The man swept a glance over it without changing his expression and nodded.

Then he suddenly said: "Right, I haven't asked yet, what is your name?"

"Cai Xiaotang."

Cai Xiaotang said it straightforwardly.

She then asked in return: "Then your name is..."

The man's gaze flickered for an instant, and he did not answer immediately.

After a long while—he softly uttered a sentence.

"My surname is Ke, and my given name is Lin."