Chapter 892: She Said, Let's Get a Divorce

What is Li Xiao trying to do?

Cai Xiaotang was startled in her heart, subconsciously wanting to dodge.

Immediately after, she realized Mu Liusu was still there, and her movements suddenly stiffened.

Then, she was completely enveloped by a familiar scent.

Her forehead also touched a patch of coolness.

Li Xiao used his own forehead to press against hers.

At such a close distance, Cai Xiaotang inevitably met his gaze.

The eyes that usually carried a smile were now filled with complexity.

Cai Xiaotang's fingers gripped the bedsheets tightly, and she subconsciously pressed her lips together, her mood completely thrown into chaos.

Li Xiao was concerned about her...

But she no longer wanted his concern.

Just at this moment—"Xiao Tang, I've brought all these medicines from home for you..." Father Mu suddenly turned back and returned to the room.

Cai Xiaotang also hurriedly took the opportunity to pull away and retreat a few steps.

Li Xiao stood up, took all the medicine from Father Mu's hands, and after carefully checking them, placed one of them by Cai Xiaotang's side.

"Xiao Tang, take two pills of this medicine, then rest for a while; I will take you home in a bit."

As Li Xiao spoke, he couldn't help but reach out and gently stroke her hair as he usually did.

Cai Xiaotang's heart trembled violently, and she nearly couldn't help but have her eyes turn red again.

She hurriedly shifted her gaze and nodded casually, but did not look at Li Xiao again.

It's too hard...

Wanting to not be affected by him at all is really so hard.

Perhaps it would be better if they separated...

As long as she is given some time to quickly walk out of the two words "Li Xiao," she won't be affected by him in any way again...

"Don't you all still have things to attend to? Go ahead."

Seeing that they were still standing there without moving, Cai Xiaotang couldn't help but speak up to shoo them away.

"Mm, then get some good rest."

Li Xiao gave one last instruction before turning to leave with Mu Liusu.

With a "click," the door was closed from the outside, and the room finally became quiet.

Cai Xiaotang let out a long breath, finally unable to hold on any longer, and leaned against the bedside, though her hand couldn't help but slowly rise to cover her forehead.

The sensation from just a moment ago seemed to linger there, and the scene from just now was also impossible to banish from her mind.

"Tsk..."

Cai Xiaotang frowned impatiently; she was absolutely sick of the current situation.

This feeling of having one's emotions controlled by someone else is truly hateful.

On the other side—Mu Liusu and Li Xiao entered the study one after the other.

As soon as they entered, Li Xiao spoke directly: "Make it short, what did you find out?"

Mu Liusu's expression turned serious in an instant, a dark glint flashed in his eyes, and he said in a deep voice.

"It hasn't been fully investigated yet, but I can be certain that there seems to be some major movement from above recently, and the security measures are very strict; even the two of us don't have the clearance to know. We should still be careful recently."

"Major movement..."

Li Xiao's brows tightened, subconsciously pondering these three words.

Then he heard Mu Liusu say again: "By the way, yesterday on your side..."

The two chatted about the incident at the ski resort yesterday, and Li Xiao also told Mu Liusu about discovering the new type of drug.

Without realizing it, an hour had passed.

The two's conversation finally came to an end.

After discussing a few final matters, Li Xiao couldn't wait to leave the study, wanting to go find Cai Xiaotang.

He returned to the doorway of the room and carefully pushed the door open.

The room was silent.

Cai Xiaotang was lying quietly on the bed, seemingly already asleep.

Li Xiao lightened his footsteps, not making a single sound, and walked in cautiously.

Only then did he carefully observe the room he hadn't had time to look at closely earlier.

Then his gaze slowly fell on the photo on the table.

On it was a woman who looked very gentle and calm, with brows and eyes five parts similar to Cai Xiaotang's; it was her mother.

Li Xiao stared at it for a few seconds, then his gaze couldn't help but slowly shift back to the bedside, where he sat down lightly and tentatively held Cai Xiaotang's hand.

The medicine box from earlier had already been opened and tossed to the side.

Li Xiao checked it and confirmed she had already taken the medicine, only then did he heave a sigh of relief.

He wanted to take her home, but couldn't bear to wake her.

Laoqi had told him everything about last night.

How Cai Xiaotang had run up from the foot of the mountain all by herself, how she had stood on the edge of the cliff in a breakdown, and how she had followed them searching at the foot of the mountain for the whole night, until she fainted from exhaustion...

Every word made his heart ache as if it were being sliced piece by piece by a sharp knife.

He simply dared not imagine how she had made it through that night yesterday.

Li Xiao looked at the person before him and couldn't help but gently brush aside the stray hair by her ear.

But she hadn't expected that such a light movement would wake Cai Xiaotang up.

"Mmm..."

She let out a muffled groan and slowly opened her eyes.

"Awake?"

Li Xiao paused slightly in his movements and instinctively withdrew his hand, though his tone was incomparably gentle.

Cai Xiaotang blinked her eyes, still a bit dazed for a moment.

Li Xiao... was back?

Had he finished talking with her older brother?

Her head felt so dizzy...

Feeling woozy, she still forced herself to sit up and reached for her phone.

She checked the time and realized that an hour had actually passed.

After resting for a while longer, her slightly sluggish thoughts finally recovered completely.

Immediately after, she heard Li Xiao ask, "How are you feeling now?

Do you want to lie down for a while longer? Or shall we go back now..."

"We aren't going back."

She interrupted Li Xiao's words without a second thought, her fingers suddenly clenching tight.

The room was quiet for a moment.

At this moment, only the two of them were here, and Cai Xiaotang's expression had also turned completely cold, unlike how it was downstairs just now.

Li Xiao was startled at first, then immediately understood that she was still angry.

He sighed and explained, "Xiao Tang, about yesterday, actually..."

"No need to explain."

Cai Xiaotang interrupted him once again and suddenly met his gaze, her eyes filled with determination.

She had already made up her mind.

No matter what the situation was, she did not want to continue this relationship anymore.

As long as they separated, her emotions would no longer be led by the nose by him, and she wouldn't be agonizing over this and that every day, and she would be the original Cai Xiaotang again.

It's just that...

Why were the words right on the tip of her tongue, yet... so hard to say out loud?

Cai Xiaotang pressed her lower lip tightly, having already repeated the words she wanted to say countless times in her heart.

Li Xiao also fell silent instantly.

For some reason, Cai Xiaotang's gaze gave him an ominous premonition.

As if she had made some major decision.

And that decision was related to him.

The two stared at each other, neither speaking first, only their gazes engaged in a silent battle.

After a long while—Li Xiao finally conceded first.

"Xiao Tang..."

He still wanted to explain things clearly.

But the next second—Cai Xiaotang spoke at the same time.

"Li Xiao, let's get a divorce."