Chapter 977: Li Xiao Acts Like a Spoiled Child, Just Because He's Afraid of the Dark

Before her eyes, there was nothing but darkness.

There was not a single sound in the surroundings either.

Cai Xiaotang blinked at the void before her, paused for a few seconds, and only then realized what was going on.

"Stopped... did the power go out?"

She instinctively grabbed Li Xiao's arm.

Immediately, she heard him say in a serious tone: "Don't move around for now, and don't speak either."

Upon hearing this, Cai Xiaotang truly closed her mouth obediently at once, not saying another word.

After waiting for a few more seconds, she heard Li Xiao say helplessly: "The elevator must have suddenly malfunctioned."

"Oh..."

Cai Xiaotang responded instinctively; even though she could see nothing at all, she did not feel afraid in the slightest.

Because Li Xiao was by her side.

"Why didn't you let me speak just now?"

Cai Xiaotang stared at a blurry silhouette before her and asked, puzzled.

Li Xiao then explained: "Because I wasn't sure if the elevator would suddenly drop. Although the probability is very low, it is best to wait a moment and confirm it is safe before speaking."

As he spoke, his gaze swept across the surroundings.

Confirming there was not a single glimmer of light left in the elevator car, he continued:

"It must be a complete power outage, so the intercom doesn't work either..."

"I have a phone!"

Upon hearing this, Cai Xiaotang immediately took out her phone.

The elevator was instantly filled with a small beam of light.

Immediately after, however, she sighed.

"It's over... there's no signal here... what about yours?"

"None either."

Li Xiao took out his phone and glanced at it, discovering that it was likewise impossible to contact the outside world.

The two of them looked at each other, their faces showing the same helplessness, yet they were not overly worried.

After all, this was an elevator in a shopping mall.

Once the staff discovered the situation from the surveillance, they would come to perform repairs immediately.

It was just that she didn't know... how long they would have to wait here.

The atmosphere suddenly went quiet for a moment.

The two of them staying alone in such a confined space made Cai Xiaotang feel somewhat at a loss for a moment.

After a long silence—she suddenly discovered she was still being held in Li Xiao's arms!

Their bodies were almost pressed together, just like that, leaning against the narrow corner of the elevator.

As long as she raised her eyes slightly, she could see someone's Adam's apple right before her, rising and falling gently with his breathing...

Cai Xiaotang's breathing froze for a second.

Immediately after, she abruptly shifted her gaze away, her ears instantly burning up.

Tsk...

Although she always scolded Li Xiao for being a pervert and an Old Scoundrel, why did she feel... compared to Li Xiao, she was more like the scoundrel...

While thinking this, Cai Xiaotang hurriedly moved a little and said in a low voice: "Um... since the elevator won't fall, you can let go of me now..."

"No."

Li Xiao refused almost without thinking.

Then, without even blinking, he said: "I'm afraid of the dark."

Cai Xiaotang: "???"

She silently raised the phone in her hand and shook it at Li Xiao.

Isn't there light right here?

What is he afraid of the dark for?

Li Xiao's gaze flickered for a moment, and a rare look of embarrassment appeared on his face.

He then pressed down Cai Xiaotang's hand and could only continue to bite the bullet and make things up: "The phone's light is too dim; it's still very dark here, and didn't we just play a horror-themed Secret Room? Aren't you afraid?"

"I..."

Cai Xiaotang instinctively wanted to answer that she wasn't afraid.

But the words reached her lips, and she suddenly hesitated for a moment.

Li Xiao's embrace was truly too hard to give up.

Actually...

Being held like this didn't seem so bad either.

It was as if even the heavens were helping her, allowing her to keep a few more memories.

Cai Xiaotang's gaze flickered for a moment, and the words on her lips took a turn, becoming: "I... I'm alright."

She shifted her gaze away with some guilt and did not mention letting Li Xiao let go again.

Then she heard Li Xiao suddenly say: "Do you know...

what that ghost that was chasing you from behind yesterday looked like?"

"What?"

Not expecting him to suddenly bring this up, Cai Xiaotang was suddenly stunned.

The next second—the light in the elevator suddenly dimmed!

Li Xiao deliberately covered the light of his phone, and his low, drawn-out voice slowly rang out.

"When we were running away yesterday, I actually snuck a glance..."

"..."

"That person's face was covered in blood, their tongue was hanging out long, and then... their arm was also..."

Cai Xiaotang couldn't help but imagine the scene as he spoke.

She hadn't been afraid at all initially, but suddenly she started to feel a bit scared.

"Hey! Stop talking!"

She tried to snatch the phone from Li Xiao's grip.

But she didn't expect Li Xiao's grip to be surprisingly strong, keeping the light covered up tight!

He continued in his mouth: "Actually, they didn't run over... they crawled over from behind, and what's more..."

"Li Xiao!!!"

Cai Xiaotang was truly getting creeped out by what he was saying.

It felt as if the "ghost" he was describing might burst out from the surrounding darkness the very next second, just like in the Secret Room, and chase them relentlessly!

"Shut up!"

Cai Xiaotang, flustered and exasperated, stood on her tiptoes to cover his mouth.

But she didn't expect that just as she lifted her head, the corner of her lips would brush against a patch of warmth, caught completely off guard!

Cai Xiaotang froze for a moment.

Borrowing the dim light filtering through Li Xiao's fingers, she finally saw the outline of the person in front of her, and realized they had gotten so close without her even knowing!

Li Xiao was also somewhat surprised.

He had originally intended to lower his head and hold the phone under his chin to provide lighting, just to scare Cai Xiaotang.

He hadn't expected such an unexpected "surprise."

He took a deep breath, his eyes turning deep and dark in an instant.

There was no helping it.

The "stimulation" he had received all night was simply too much.

Although he found the act of being intimate in public places shameful.

He couldn't help that it was happening right before his eyes.

And he was a man.

The person he was holding in his arms right now was the woman he liked.

Heaven knows how much he had missed her scent over these past two days.

Just that light touch a moment ago was enough to instantly stir up all his suppressed emotions and desires, swallowing his reason in an instant.

He wanted to kiss her so badly...

Li Xiao's gaze slowly shifted in the darkness toward Cai Xiaotang's soft lips, which were inches away.

Although he couldn't see clearly.

He could feel that her breathing was becoming rapid, bit by bit.

Her heartbeat was also growing faster and faster.

She wasn't the only one whose heart was racing because of that action, which hadn't even counted as a kiss.

After a long moment—"You..."

"Just now..."

Both of them spoke almost at the same time.

And stopped at the same time.

The next second—Li Xiao suddenly pressed his body even lower.

Almost brushing against Cai Xiaotang's cheek, he asked in a low voice: "That just now... should count as you initiating it, right?"

"It was an accident!"

Cai Xiaotang immediately retorted!

Her heart was pounding wildly in the darkness, and she even forgot to try and snatch the phone back.

That meager bit of light was also kept tightly covered by Li Xiao.

Following that—Li Xiao suddenly let out a soft chuckle.

"Even if it was an accident, it still counts as you taking advantage of me, right? Aren't we already preparing for a divorce? Isn't this kind of contact... a bit inappropriate?"