Chapter 984: A place like this, I only come here with you

Ten minutes later—Cai Xiaotang was already waiting on a bench near the Ferris wheel, feeling a bit anxious.

Just as she finally couldn't help but want to call Li Xiao, she finally saw him walking back from a distance, seemingly holding something in his hand.

"You're finally back! If you didn't show up any sooner, I was going to have someone go into the restroom to fish you out!"

As Cai Xiaotang complained, she noticed that what he was holding in his hand was actually a large cotton candy.

"I went to check the parade route, and then bought some things.

"

Li Xiao smiled and handed the cotton candy in his hand to her. The next second, the hand he had been hiding behind his back suddenly appeared, and like a magic trick, he clipped a pair of deer-ear-shaped headbands onto the top of Cai Xiaotang's hair.

"What is this?"

Cai Xiaotang was stunned and immediately reached out to take it off.

But her wrist was grabbed by Li Xiao.

"Don't move, it looks good."

As he spoke, his other free hand adjusted the position of the headband for her, and then he flipped a switch on one side.

The ears began to flash and light up.

Only then was he satisfied, and he said with a smile: "It's sparkling, don't you like it? I saw other little kids wearing this to watch the parade, so we..."

"

"Shut up!"

Hearing him almost call her "little kid" again, Cai Xiaotang hurriedly stopped him, a blush creeping up to her earlobes.

She also deliberately complained: "I didn't expect you to be so childish at your age..."

"Childish?"

Li Xiao raised an eyebrow noncommittally, pulling her toward the direction of the parade floats, and said in a low voice.

"It doesn't matter, anyway, in a place like this, I wouldn't come with a second person, so of course I have to do everything that can be bought and experienced.

"

Cai Xiaotang's heart gave a slight tug; because of his words, an indescribable bitterness welled up.

She didn't respond, but quickly lowered her head and took a bite of the cotton candy in her hand.

Wisps of sweetness melted in her mouth.

But for some reason, when it landed in her stomach, it carried a hint of bitterness.

Soon, the two of them finished watching the parade.

The amusement park also officially ended its business for the day.

Cai Xiaotang had barely eaten anything all day, only having some snacks, and as soon as she walked out of the amusement park gate, her stomach immediately "rumbled"

and growled.

"Ahem..."

She hurriedly covered her stomach, her expression a bit awkward.

Seeing this, Li Xiao couldn't help but want to laugh. Just as he was about to ask her what she wanted to eat for dinner, at this moment—"Sir, Miss, Rehai Bar."

A young girl handed over a flyer.

Cai Xiaotang subconsciously took it politely.

Then she heard the other person continue.

"Besides fine wine, our shop's pizza is also very famous. We specifically hired a chef from abroad who has been making pizza for over a dozen years. If you two are not locals, you must go and try it! You definitely won't regret it!

"

Hearing the other person say this, Cai Xiaotang suddenly became interested.

And since the other person was so enthusiastic, she felt a bit embarrassed to refuse.

Looking around, there were still many young people of similar age distributing flyers for this bar.

It seemed they were specifically taking advantage of the amusement park closing to solicit customers.

"Then... shall we go take a look?"

Cai Xiaotang shook the flyer in her hand at Li Xiao.

"Okay."

Li Xiao naturally had no objections and readily agreed.

The two got into the car and soon followed the address on the flyer to find a bar that looked quite large in scale.

At first glance, there were quite a few people inside, and it was very lively.

"Wow~ I didn't expect there to be a place like this."

Cai Xiaotang took a simple glance at the bar's decor, feeling a bit surprised, and walked toward the entrance.

Li Xiao hurriedly followed.

The two entered the door together, and a waiter immediately came up to greet them. After asking for the number of people, the waiter led them to a seat and handed them the drink menu and the food menu.

Thinking of what the person who handed out the flyer said earlier, Cai Xiaotang ordered some food first, and only then did she look at the drinks.

Li Xiao, however, remained silent throughout, his eyes falling on the drink menu, a dark glint flashing quickly across them.

He knew exactly what Cai Xiaotang was like when she was drunk.

I wonder...

If there is a chance to ask her about her most honest thoughts?

With him here, even if she gets drunk, it wouldn't matter.

It's just that her body will feel very uncomfortable the next day...

Li Xiao's expression was somewhat conflicted.

Immediately after, she heard Cai Xiaotang quickly order a few types of drinks.

Surprisingly, they were not the kinds she usually drank, but fruit wines with relatively low alcohol content.

"I played too hard today, so I won't drink that much, just to avoid feeling terrible tomorrow."

Cai Xiaotang suddenly offered an explanation, then smiled at Li Xiao with a bit of a guilty conscience.

She was thinking the same thing as Li Xiao.

She absolutely must not get drunk today!

Heaven knows what kind of nonsense she might spout after getting drunk!

At most, she would just have a couple of small sips!

Anyway, it was just fruit wine; it wouldn't get anyone drunk!

Very soon—the things the two had ordered were brought over.

Just as the girl with the flyer had said before, the food here really tasted quite good.

Cai Xiaotang was incredibly satisfied and finally began to relax, chatting with Li Xiao off and on.

Until she noticed that her cheeks felt a bit hot.

She finished the last drop of wine in her glass and looked at the remaining few glasses with some hesitation.

The wine here...

It seemed to be specially mixed?

It had a higher alcohol content than the usual fruit wine.

But it was still fine; she was very clear-headed right now, just her face felt a bit hot, and nothing else was affected.

But just to be safe...

Maybe she should go wash her face?

Thinking this, Cai Xiaotang suddenly stood up.

"I'm going to the restroom."

As she said this, she turned and walked toward the corridor on the other side of the bar.

It was much quieter there than near the stage, with a whole row of spaced-out private rooms.

The restroom was located at the very end of the corridor's turn.

Cai Xiaotang wiped her face with a wet wipe dampened with cold water, waited a few minutes, and finally felt the temperature on her face drop a little.

There also didn't seem to be any signs of the alcohol going to her head.

Only then did she set her mind at ease and turn to walk out.

But she didn't expect that just after walking a short distance—the door to a private room beside her was suddenly pulled open violently from the inside!

A figure just tumbled out like that!

"Hey!"

Cai Xiaotang was startled and instinctively took a step back.

In her panic, her foot suddenly caught on something.

Realizing she seemed to have stepped on the other person, she hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry..."

After saying that, she was about to leave immediately.

But she didn't expect her arm to be suddenly grabbed by someone!!

"Who... let you step on me?"

The person spoke in a daze, their tone somewhat overbearing.

As they spoke, they raised their head; it was obvious they were dead drunk, and they didn't look very old.

Cai Xiaotang looked at the person in front of her, suddenly stunned for a moment, feeling they looked inexplicably familiar.

The next second—she heard the other person suddenly snort with a laugh, their tone disdainful: "Ha... it's you..."