Chapter 851: Flattery Is Useless

Jiang Baobao thought to herself, then finally replied: "I also feel that I am very lucky to have the two of them by my side..."

She made another casual, polite remark, not picking up on the topic Luo Wanwan had just brought up.

Luo Wanwan's expression shifted slightly; she pursed her lips and said nothing more.

Jiang Baobao finally breathed a sigh of relief, able to focus her attention on Li Beijue.

She saw that he had already gathered the tools and was preparing to start working.

He pondered for a moment first, then began to hand-roll the first snowball.

Jiang Baobao instructed from the side: "Their heights must also be perfectly accurate! Tiantian needs to be slightly shorter than Mobai and Yanbao!"

"Rest assured."

Li Beijue smiled indulgently, and as he spoke, his hands were already swiftly rolling out a snowball.

Not far away, the voices of Cai Xiaotang and Li Xiao drifted over; the two of them seemed to be horsing around, having a wonderful time.

Jiang Baobao and Luo Wanwan both subconsciously looked over at the sound.

Seeing them playing happily, Luo Wanwan suddenly gripped her fingers tightly, a dark glint flashing rapidly across the depths of her eyes.

"Xiao Tang is truly lively..."

She suddenly spoke up again.

Jiang Baobao paused for two seconds upon hearing this; not knowing what she meant, she could only casually echo: "Yes, Xiao Tang's personality has always been very lively..."

Before she had even finished speaking, she heard Luo Wanwan ask curiously: "So, how did Miss Jiang and Xiao Tang become friends? It feels like your personalities are quite different..."

"That..."

Jiang Baobao didn't know what she was thinking of, but a faint smile suddenly appeared on her face as she replied: "Xiao Tang and I have known each other for over ten years. Our personalities are indeed different. Why did we become friends? I don't know either, but... sometimes the feeling is just right. You know whether or not you can be friends with someone the moment you see them."

As she reached the end, she slowed her voice slightly and glanced at Luo Wanwan.

Luo Wanwan naturally understood what she meant and immediately let out a cold, disdainful snort in her heart.

This friend of Cai Xiaotang's was certainly much smarter than her!

Was she implying, through her words, that they couldn't be friends?

But it didn't matter; she hadn't planned on being friends with them anyway!

Luo Wanwan suppressed the emotions in her eyes, pretended not to understand Jiang Baobao's words, and then suddenly put on a somewhat sorrowful expression!

"This kind of friendship is truly enviable. I... don't have any particularly good friends... Actually, the reason I came out this time is because I didn't want to be left behind alone..."

She spoke to herself, and seeing that Jiang Baobao didn't take the bait, she suddenly changed the subject and asked: "Miss Jiang, I wonder what plans you and Xiao Tang have for the evening? Can I join you? Laoqi and the others... after all, they are men, and if I'm always with them, I might disturb their fun..."

Jiang Baobao's gaze flickered for an instant; she didn't dare lower her guard even a fraction.

The evening... she and Xiao Tang did indeed have plans.

But that was time for best friends to chat; if an outsider were present, it wouldn't be convenient to say anything.

But it wouldn't be right to just flatly refuse her...

Jiang Baobao pondered for two seconds, unable to find a suitable way to decline, and since it wouldn't do to stay silent for too long, she felt a bit anxious inside.

Then, she suddenly thought of something, and her eyes lit up!

That's right!

Xiao Tang had told her before that Luo Wanwan was injured!!

Jiang Baobao let out a sudden sigh of relief and hurriedly replied: "Xiao Tang and I do have plans for the evening, but... we are planning to go to the hot springs. Wanwan, you still have injuries on your body; you probably shouldn't get wet for the time being, right?"

"That's true..."

Luo Wanwan nodded, expressing her regret perfectly, and then found a way out for herself: "Then I won't disturb you two. I'll just rest in my room; looking at the scenery from the window is nice too."

"Mm."

Jiang Baobao didn't say anything more, gave a faint response, and looked toward Li Beijue.

Only then did she discover that in the time it took for the two of them to talk, Li Beijue had already finished building a small snowman.

The snowman had a round head and a round body, looking incredibly cute.

Li Beijue had even thoughtfully added two little braids to the sides of the snowman; one look and it was clear it was that little girl, Tiantian!

"This is just too cute!"

Jiang Baobao immediately praised it loudly.

Upon hearing this, Li Beijue stopped his "work" instantly, his face showing a rare sense of relaxation as he smiled and said: "When we're done, we'll take a picture to show the three of them."

"Then they'll definitely make a fuss! They'll surely complain that we didn't bring them out to play!"

Jiang Baobao said, unable to hold back a laugh.

Her peripheral vision couldn't help but sweep toward Li Xiao and Cai Xiaotang in the distance.

On the snow—

Li Xiao was pulling a sled, heading toward an upward slope.

"Go, go, go! Hurry, hurry!"

Cai Xiaotang had long been impatient; as she spoke, she excitedly ran straight up the slope.

Seeing her so happy, Li Xiao couldn't help but let a few more smiles appear on his face; he hurriedly walked up quickly, found a flat spot, and then set the sled down.

"Please take a seat, my lady."

He bowed in a formal manner, making a gesture of invitation.

It was just that, in the icy, snow-covered world, doing so toward a sled looked truly somewhat comical.

"Pfft..."

Cai Xiaotang couldn't help but be amused by him; she hurriedly sat down, then glanced at the slope below, eager to try.

"Are you going to push me..."

She turned her head to look at the person behind her.

Suddenly, a shadow loomed over her from behind.

Immediately after, she was pulled into a warm embrace from behind.

The sled was neither too big nor too small; it was just right for one person, and two people could fit as well.

It was just that...

They needed to be pressed tightly together.

"Ahem..."

Cai Xiaotang gave a light cough, suddenly feeling a bit embarrassed.

Li Xiao's voice, filled with a smile, rang out from behind her.

"Are you happy?"

He asked, pressing close to Cai Xiaotang's ear.

His low voice seemed to brush past her ear, landing heavily directly on her heart.

Cai Xiaotang felt the tip of her heart tremble violently, and she immediately nodded heavily, her gaze subconsciously sweeping toward the direction of Jiang Baobao and Luo Wanwan.

They were a bit far away, and at this moment, she could only see that there were indeed two people sitting under the pavilion.

Cai Xiaotang took a deep breath, and suddenly her whole body relaxed, and she simply leaned her entire weight directly into Li Xiao's embrace.

Having been here for two days...

She finally felt a little bit like she was on a date.

Although thinking this way was a bit pretentious...

Still, the feeling of being able to monopolize Li Xiao all to herself like this was truly wonderful.

She wasn't nearly as generous as she had imagined herself to be.

In fact... if Luo Wanwan gave Li Xiao even one extra glance, she would mind it terribly.

But... at least now, she finally didn't have to think about so much!

Thinking this, Cai Xiaotang suddenly reached out and placed her hand over the back of Li Xiao's hand, gripping the sled's control lever together with him.

Then she suddenly turned her head and kissed him on the cheek!

"Let's go! Set off!"