Chapter 869: Then She Won't Disturb Him

Inside the room—Cai Xiaotang listened as Li Xiao's footsteps gradually faded into the distance.

As if suddenly startled awake, she snapped back to her senses and, without looking back, walked toward the sofa.

Not until she sat down and pulled a throw pillow into her arms did she gradually regain her thoughts and reason.

How could things have turned out like this...

She hadn't meant to say those things, but once they reached her lips, she didn't know why...

A flash of annoyance suddenly crossed Cai Xiaotang's eyes, and then, thinking of what Li Xiao had just said, she couldn't help but feel a bit angry again.

Even if everything he said was true, why hadn't he told her about such things sooner?

Did Luo Wanwan really have some secret...

Or was this just the most thorough excuse Li Xiao could think of to keep her here?

After all, as long as it concerned him and the affairs of the Dark Gate, she would never interfere...

Cai Xiaotang closed her eyes, feeling somewhat exhausted, and sighed in her heart.

So tired...

So this is what it feels like to like someone, to have one's emotions influenced by him at every moment?

It really... is terrible.

She had never thought that one day she would become the kind of woman she herself would least understand.

Sensitive and emotional; her usual open-mindedness seemed to have suddenly vanished.

Cai Xiaotang felt a tightness in her chest; she spent a long time trying to calm down alone, but the anger in her heart had not dissipated in the slightest.

After a while, she suddenly stood up abruptly and walked straight toward the door.

When the door was pulled open, the hallway was completely empty; there wasn't a single shadow.

Cai Xiaotang's gaze flickered for a moment, and a flash of self-mockery quickly crossed her eyes.

What kind of dream was she having?

She had said such things; how could Li Xiao possibly be waiting for her outside?

He wasn't a masochist, after all...

Forget it, she was furious right now too!

Even if she was wrong to say those things earlier, she would absolutely never change her mind about letting Luo Wanwan leave!

Thinking this, Cai Xiaotang stormed into the elevator and went straight to the restaurant.

Besides the dining tables where one could order food, half of the restaurant's second floor was set aside and partitioned off into a bar.

Cai Xiaotang had noticed this long ago and, familiar with the layout, found her way there.

But just as she entered the door, her footsteps faltered slightly, and her heart gave a sudden jolt.

Her eyes went straight to the man sitting near the bar counter, and she suddenly hesitated, wondering if she should still go in.

The person sitting there was none other than Li Xiao.

"Miss, are you alone?"

Seeing her standing at the entrance by herself, a waiter walked over to ask.

Cai Xiaotang snapped back to reality, subconsciously glanced at Li Xiao again, and finding that he seemed to be talking to the bartender and hadn't noticed her, she hurriedly nodded and said, "Yes, please help me find a corner seat."

"Certainly."

The waiter nodded and led Cai Xiaotang toward the corner, bringing her to a spot against the wall.

Cai Xiaotang hurriedly sat down with her back to Li Xiao, only then letting out a sharp sigh of relief.

The sofa back here was tall and large, just enough to hide her figure completely; even if Li Xiao turned around, he wouldn't see her.

"Miss, what would you like to drink?"

The waiter asked again.

Cai Xiaotang had originally wanted to drink, but her mind had already flown to Li Xiao, so she casually ordered two types she often drank; once the waiter left, she inched bit by bit to the edge of the sofa.

Then...

She couldn't help but look back in Li Xiao's direction, then quickly pulled back.

With just one glance, her thoughts were completely thrown into chaos.

Li Xiao... was he angry?

He had just downed a glass of the drink that had just been served in one gulp...

Tsk...

So what did this make the two of them now?

A fight?

A cold war?

It was the first time she had seen him drinking in such a sullen way...

Cai Xiaotang's mood was a mess, and just as she was thinking—"Miss, your drinks."

The waiter from before returned and set down the drinks Cai Xiaotang had ordered.

Cai Xiaotang nodded, feeling incredibly depressed, and took the opportunity to down half a glass in one breath.

The cold liquid slid down her throat, seemingly extinguishing a little bit of her anger.

But only a little bit.

Cai Xiaotang set down her glass and couldn't help but look back at Li Xiao again.

Only to find that there were already three full, freshly mixed glasses of alcohol by his hand!

And they were all different kinds!

Cai Xiaotang frowned sharply and subconsciously gripped the glass in her hand tightly.

Is that guy Li Xiao crazy!

Drinking foreign liquor one glass after another, and mixing several kinds together at that?

She pressed her thin lips together, her face full of displeasure.

She then realized she was still worrying about Li Xiao, which made her even more depressed.

What time is it even?

Why is she still worrying about that guy?

If he wants to drink, she will just drink too!

Cai Xiaotang downed the wine in her glass in one breath, and in a fit of pique, she turned her head to glance at Li Xiao again.

Immediately, she saw that two of the glasses beside him were already empty!

Her heart gave a sharp pang, and Cai Xiaotang suddenly had an impulse to go up and pull Li Xiao away.

This shouldn't be happening.

They shouldn't have ended up like this.

Actually... it was those things she said that were too much.

She should apologize to him.

Should she go?

But after apologizing... what could even change?

Her thoughts would not change.

There was also no room for negotiation regarding the matter of Luo Wanwan.

No matter what reason Li Xiao gave, she had no way to accept keeping that woman in her sight any longer.

Cai Xiaotang bit her lower lip unconsciously, her eyes full of conflict.

The look of hurt on Li Xiao's face when he left just now was still before her eyes.

That was an expression she had never seen on him before.

She shouldn't have doubted him.

But...

Asking her to pretend she didn't care about this matter at all, or even to not be suspicious in the slightest, sorry... she couldn't do it.

The third glass of wine beside Li Xiao was also empty.

The bartender had probably never seen anyone drink like this, and seemed to lean over to offer a few words of advice.

Then, not knowing what Li Xiao said, he turned back to mix more drinks helplessly.

No!

She couldn't let him keep drinking like this!

Cai Xiaotang made up her mind, slammed her wine glass onto the table, and was about to stand up.

But she didn't expect that the next second—a woman's figure was standing at Li Xiao's side.

It was Luo Wanwan.

Cai Xiaotang's whole body stiffened suddenly, as if someone had poured a basin of cold water over her head, and she froze in place.

Not far away, Luo Wanwan seemed to be trying to persuade Li Xiao to stop drinking.

Li Xiao just shook his head and brought the glass to his lips again.

Luo Wanwan reached out to snatch it away directly.

Li Xiao naturally avoided her move with ease.

The two of them looked exactly like a couple where a girlfriend is trying to persuade her boyfriend not to continue drinking.

Immediately after, Cai Xiaotang saw Luo Wanwan sit down beside Li Xiao and order a glass of wine as well.

It seemed she was going to drink with him.

"Ha..."

Cai Xiaotang let out a soft laugh and slowly sat back in her original seat, her mind a complete blank.

It looked like Li Xiao didn't seem to need her after all.

Then... she wouldn't go over and disturb them.