Chapter 885: Last Night, You Were the One Who Initiated It

"Xiao Tang!!!"

Li Xiao instinctively wanted to get up and give chase.

But realizing he wasn't wearing any clothes yet, he could only stop awkwardly, his face full of annoyance.

"I'll go after her."

Laoqi immediately turned and followed.

The others didn't dare say anything more and hurriedly retreated from the cave.

In an instant, only Luo Wanwan and Li Xiao were left.

"Li Xiao..."

Luo Wanwan looked at Li Xiao, wanting to speak but hesitating.

Immediately after, she met a pair of eyes devoid of any emotion.

Li Xiao's face was gloomier than it had ever been, and he asked through gritted teeth, "Luo Wanwan, what exactly happened yesterday?"

Luo Wanwan seemed startled by the look on Li Xiao's face right now.

Her heart sank abruptly as well.

Her gaze flickered for a moment before she bit her lower lip and said pitifully, "Don't you remember any of it?"

Upon hearing this, Li Xiao's expression changed, and he immediately began to recall carefully.

But his memory only stopped at the moment he fell off the cliff.

Yet, the sensations in his body reminded him that nothing that shouldn't have happened had occurred with Luo Wanwan.

It was just that the two of them were...

Li Xiao kept a sullen face and didn't speak; after a pause of a few seconds, he took the initiative to turn his back.

"Put your clothes on first, then we'll talk."

His tone was low, clearly trying his best to suppress his emotions.

Luo Wanwan sensibly didn't say anything more, but stared at Li Xiao's back with unwillingness, rustling as she picked up her clothes and put them on one by one.

After a while—"I'm dressed."

Luo Wanwan's voice sounded again.

"Go outside and wait for me."

Li Xiao threw out these four words coldly, still not turning his head.

Not until he heard the footsteps behind him fade away did he pick up the clothes on the ground and quickly put them on.

He discovered that his body was covered in small scrapes and bruises.

But he didn't care at all; his heart was entirely with Cai Xiaotang.

How could this have happened?

How could he possibly have... with Luo Wanwan?

It seemed only Luo Wanwan could answer his full heart of doubts.

Li Xiao quickly finished dressing and went straight out of the cave.

Outside, Luo Wanwan was talking to Lao Si and the others; the moment they saw him, everyone immediately and sensibly shut their mouths.

"Speak, what happened?"

As soon as Li Xiao saw Luo Wanwan, he pressed her again, his heart burning with anxiety.

Xiao Tang should have returned to the hotel alone...

He had to figure out what was going on before going back to explain it clearly to her!

Li Xiao stared fixedly at Luo Wanwan, waiting for her reply.

Luo Wanwan didn't speak, but instead looked back at him steadily for a few seconds before suddenly asking, "Li Xiao, can we talk alone?"

Li Xiao paused slightly, said nothing, and turned to walk to the side.

Knowing this was his tacit consent, Luo Wanwan hurriedly followed.

Confirming that no one nearby could hear them, she then spoke.

"Li Xiao, we both fell down yesterday. Perhaps because your physical strength was exhausted, I don't know why, but you fainted. However..."

"... during our fall, you were still trying to use the dagger in your hand to slow us down. Later, my clothes also got caught on the cliff wall, providing enough cushioning, and since there was snow below, we didn't suffer any very serious injuries..."

"What about the cave?"

Li Xiao continued to press.

Luo Wanwan suddenly paused, her cheeks turning red for some reason.

After a two-second pause, she spoke.

"After we fell, because it was too dark, I had no sense of direction and no way to contact the others, so I could only take you and blindly look for a way out. I discovered that cave by accident. You suddenly developed a fever at the time and kept saying you were cold, so I had to take off my coat to keep you warm, but..."

"You..."

Luo Wanwan stopped again, wearing a hesitant expression, as if struggling with whether to continue.

After hesitating for two seconds, she continued: "It was you who took the initiative to grab my hand, and then... put your hand inside my clothes, and then..."

"

She stopped at the right moment and didn't say any more.

Li Xiao was full of disbelief.

Everything from last night was a blank to him.

According to Luo Wanwan's account, it was he who, under the cold, out of a survival instinct, held her in his arms and also... took off both their clothes?

This...

seemed unlikely...

Li Xiao frowned sharply, struggling to recall even the slightest trace of a clue from Luo Wanwan's words.

It was a pity, however, that he could remember nothing at all.

The memory of last night felt as if it had been abruptly severed, and when it lit up again, it was with the sight of Cai Xiaotang's face full of sorrow.

Would she... still believe him?

The veins on the back of Li Xiao's hand bulged, and at the thought of Cai Xiaotang turning away without hesitation just now, a dense, needle-pricking pain spread through the bottom of his heart.

Immediately after, he heard Luo Wanwan speak again.

"Li Xiao, it's my fault. I was really worried that something might happen to you yesterday, so I didn't push you away, which made Xiao Tang misunderstand... I originally thought only Laoqi and the others would come looking, so I reluctantly left some marks. If I had known earlier that Xiao Tang would come too..."

She wore a look of self-reproach, appearing truly vexed by this matter.

Then, she suddenly switched to a sincere expression: "Li Xiao, go and coax Xiao Tang quickly. As for yesterday's events... I won't take them to heart, and I will explain things clearly to the others so they don't misunderstand you..."

"I know." Li Xiao raised his hand to cut off Luo Wanwan's words, signaling that she need not say any more.

He would not believe everything she said.

But he had no time to dwell on these things now!

"Let's head back first."

Li Xiao did not respond to Luo Wanwan's explanation but instead walked directly in the direction of their return, leaving Luo Wanwan behind just like that.

Luo Wanwan stared blankly at his back, her expression suddenly revealing a flash of ferocity.

Just... like that?

She had saved Li Xiao, yet he didn't even offer a single word of moved gratitude...

Was he really in such a rush to go back and find Cai Xiaotang?

He didn't even care to ask if she had been injured after falling from such a height...

Luo Wanwan glared at Li Xiao's back with unwillingness.

But then she heard the others walking over from behind.

"Wanwan, let's go back first; you still have injuries on you."

Lao Wu was, as usual, the most concerned about Luo Wanwan, and as he spoke, he supported her as they walked forward.

"Okay."

Luo Wanwan deliberately squeezed out a lonely smile, suppressing all her emotions back into the depths of her heart.

Anyway, they had already reached this point; Li Xiao's attitude no longer mattered.

As long as Cai Xiaotang continued to make a scene, the two of them would be finished sooner or later!

By that time, she would have plenty of time to slowly win his heart back!

Li Xiao must be hers!

The group returned to the hotel one after another in this manner.

Li Xiao was exhausted, wanting only to return quickly to see Cai Xiaotang.

He had a premonition...

If this matter could not be resolved.

Then he and Cai Xiaotang would truly be finished.