The atmosphere froze for a moment.

Cai Xiaotang looked at Mu's father's somewhat disappointed expression, but there was no ripple in her heart.

If she could come today, she would have given him a lot of face.

Cai Xiaotang was thinking about it when she suddenly felt her finger being pinched gently.

She turned her head subconsciously and met Li Xiao's helpless eyes.

Cai Xiaotang was startled for a moment, and then subconsciously looked away with a guilty conscience.

Tsk…

She had long been accustomed to talking to the old man like this, and she had forgotten that Li Xiao said that he would handle it...

Cai Xiaotang subconsciously moved her fingers, but someone pinched her fingertips again.

Li Xiao used some force this time, squeezing him hard twice as if to warn him for disobedience.

Not painful, just a little itchy.

Cai Xiaotang suddenly felt as if the two of them were secretly doing something outrageous in full view of the public, and her face could not help but heat up.

Then I heard Dao Mu Liusu say: "Dad, you and Mom go to entertain the other guests first. Just leave Xiaotang to me."

Cai Xiaotang immediately breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this, but she didn't expect that the next second, Mrs. Mu, who had been silent, suddenly spoke.

"I thought Xiaotang would learn to be more stable after getting married, but now I see, why is she still so unruly? She must have made some progress, right?"

Mrs. Mu's elder posture was dignified, but she could not hide the disgust and sarcasm towards Cai Xiaotang in her tone.

Cai Xiaotang looked suffocated and almost subconsciously wanted to retaliate.

His fingers were clenched tightly again.

As soon as she stopped speaking, she subconsciously looked at Li Xiao.

Then I heard him say with a calm smile: "Mrs. Mu, rules are dead, people are alive. What's more, our Li family doesn't have any rules for her to abide by, so there's nothing wrong with being casual."

Mrs. Mu paused after hearing this. After all, it was hard to say anything to Li Xiao, so she could only smile and said nothing more.

Mu Liusu took the opportunity to take Li Xiao and Cai Xiaotang aside.

After walking a little further, Cai Xiaotang complained angrily: "Brother, I told you I wouldn't come. You insisted on me coming. Look, I knew this would happen..."

She had been used to being squeezed by Mrs. Mu since she was a child, and she would not say anything wrong about his mother in front of Mu Liusu, but she always felt uncomfortable in her heart.

Not to mention that there were countless eyes looking at her from all directions at the moment, which made her feel uncomfortable.

"After cutting the cake in a moment, you can leave. Today is just a formality to make dad happy."

Mu Liusu frowned slightly and glanced at Li Xiao.

Li Xiao understood instantly and hurriedly coaxed: "It won't be very slow. We will wait for the people to arrive soon, and it will be time to cut the cake. Then if you want to go home or go somewhere else, I will accompany you.

OK?"

"Um……"

Cai Xiaotang agreed dully, and now she wanted to leave.

Seeing that she agreed, Mu Liusu felt relieved and said to Li Xiao, "I have something to tell you."

When Li Xiao heard this, he subconsciously looked at Cai Xiaotang.

Cai Xiaotang also realized that the two of them were probably going to discuss the "secret" of the secret door. He immediately stepped forward with a wink and said, "Don't worry about me. If you two have anything to do, just go and talk. I'll just find a place to sit down for a while."

That’s it.”

As she spoke, she took the initiative to let go of the hand held by Li Xiao, turned around and walked towards the sofa not far away from the edge.

Li Xiao's palm suddenly became empty, but his figure did not move.

It wasn't until he watched her sit down on the sofa that he and Mu Liusu turned around and left.

The two found a deserted corner.

Mu Liusu leaned against the wall. Without talking about the secret door first, he asked: "You and Xiaotang... are in a good relationship recently?"

"Why do you ask that?" Li Xiao immediately raised the corners of his lips when he heard this, and raised his eyebrows in disbelief.

Mu Liusu snorted softly: "You two, your hands have never separated since you entered the door."

"Yeah?"

Li Xiao narrowed his eyes and recalled carefully for two seconds, and found that it seemed...that was indeed the case.

"cough……"

He coughed lightly and deliberately made a serious face: "When did you become so nosy? Do you stare at others when they hold hands?"

Mu Liusu counterattacked calmly: "If it wasn't my sister you were holding, I wouldn't bother to look."

The two of them fell into silence at the same time.

For a long time——

"Speaking of business."

Li Xiao was the first to break the calm and changed the topic as if nothing had happened.

But the fingers hanging by his side couldn't help but move.

His hands... seemed to feel a little empty...

…

On the other side——

Cai Xiaotang was sitting alone on the sofa, bored to death.

Too lazy to look for where the wine was, she casually picked up a glass of juice and looked at the group of people chatting in groups not far ahead. Then her eyes inadvertently glanced at Mrs. Mu and Father Mu, with a hint of mockery in her eyes.

That old man really puts on a show for himself... He even celebrates his birthday at the manor.

If she were in the Mu family villa, she might be more interested.

Because then, I can hide in my mother's room.

It just so happens that she hasn't gone back for a long time...

Do you want to go back and take a look sometime?

If you go...do you want to take Li Xiao with you?

Cai Xiaotang's thoughts suddenly moved, her expression suddenly became a little subtle, and her eyes couldn't help but wander around...

She looked around and saw no sign of Li Xiao or Mu Liusu, but out of the corner of her eye she saw someone walking in her direction.

"Mrs. Li San."

A woman's voice came closer and closer.

Cai Xiaotang then raised her eyes and looked over, and found that it was Mrs. He who bid with her yesterday, accompanied by another well-dressed woman.

Cai Xiaotang stood up, nodded lightly to the other party, and subconsciously became defensive.

This woman named He took the initiative to come here, she must be up to no good!

Could it be because she didn't take a picture of the necklace yesterday and she wanted to deliberately cause trouble?

But Li Xiao said yesterday that she was not short of money or jewelry, so there was no need to worry about it...

Cai Xiaotang was thinking about it, and sure enough, she heard the other party say quietly: "You are bringing the jewelry that Mrs. Li San just got yesterday?"

Although the other party deliberately controlled his tone, Cai Xiaotang still felt a little unhappy from it.

She was too lazy to pay attention to the other party and replied directly with a smile: "Mrs. He is just kidding. Isn't jewelry bought just for wearing?"

As soon as the words fell——

The woman next to Mrs. He suddenly smiled and answered.

"That's true, but the style of this set of diamonds is still suitable for elegant and mature style and temperament. Mrs. Li San is so young, so she should wear a more pink color to look better. I saw a set of pink diamonds before, and they were very good.

, although it is not expensive, but the style is good. I heard that many young girls like it. After all...it is not the most expensive that is the best. Sometimes people are picky about this thing."

The woman was smiling, but her words were not as friendly as her expression.

Cai Xiaotang raised her eyebrows and snorted coldly in her heart.

Oh.

She guessed right.
Chapter completed!