Chapter 25.2

As soon as Li Xiao entered the villa, she spotted a massive pile of takeout trash. The veins in her temple popped.

It seemed that the sparrow spirit had been living quite leisurely lately! She even ordered herself takeout [1]! Before Li Xiao had left home, she was worried she’d leave the sparrow spirit starving. Hence, Li Xiao bought easily stored fruits and put them in the refrigerator. Even the pantry was brimming with snacks.

[T/N: The sparrow spirit is a girl. I think she was addressed as ‘it’ in the previous chapters.]

Li Xiao looked at the takeout packages: hotpot, roasted fish, steak, roasted pigeon breast, etc.. The rest was all bird meat! Did she feel no guilt when she ate roasted pigeon breast? Li Xiao was impressed with her[2]!

[T/N: The raws go back to addressing the sparrow spirit as ‘it’, but I’ll refer to the sparrow spirit as her from now on.]

Inside the villa, the sparrow spirit wore custom-made headphones Li Xiao had ordered for her. She listened to music, and pranced around the keyboard, furiously typing. She didn’t seem to sense Li Xiao’s return home. Li Xiao stood nearby and cast a deathly glare at the sparrow.

Good. It was the perfect time to have roasted sparrow topped with cumin and pepper. The hungry kid next door was going to throw a fit at how good it looked.

Li Xiao silently strode towards the oblivious sparrow spirit.

To her surprise, the sparrow spirit was not writing but chatting.

【Small Flying Bird: Brother Meow, you were so awesome today! Too bad I’m handicapped. I’m only holding you back QAQ】

【Golden Meow: It’s nothing! I’ll teach you a few tricks next time. You can just go back and practice more.】

【Small Flying Bird: Waaaah, that’s really nice of you. This is the first time I’ve met someone like you who doesn’t mind that I’m bad at games. Why are you so nice to me?】

【Golden Meow: Because your name just looks so delicious… 】

She quickly deleted the message and sent,

【Golden Meow: Because your name is cute, and I like it】

Li Xiao watched as the sparrow spirit’s mouth twitched and salivated. Her sparrow spirit was awesome! Not only could she write novels and order take-out, but she could also play games. She’s the one dragging her feet!

The doorbell rang.

The sparrow spirit heard it as well, even though she was wearing headphones. She took off her headphones and when she looked up, she saw a calm Li Xiao standing behind her. As a result, she almost rolled off her mechanical keyboard in shock.

“Xiao-Xiao Xiao, you-you’re back!”

Li Xiao sent her a warning glance before looking through the peephole to see the delivery man put the takeout on the delivery counter and ride away. The neighborhood consisted mostly of villas, and each villa was separated from each other, so the delivery man wasn’t worried about the takeout being stolen.

Li Xiao snorted softly and went outside to bring in the takeaway. She saw a note on the takeaway order that read, “Just leave the takeout on the delivery cabinet after ringing the doorbell! I’ll go out and get it myself.”

The sparrow spirit was quite careful.

The sparrow spirit flew around her very attentively. “Xiao Xiao, I’ll get it.”

Li Xiao said calmly, “You even know how to order takeout now.”

Sparrow Spirit meekly said, “I’m tired of eating fruit all the time. Xiao Xiao, you’ve been out for a long time this time.”

Li Xiao’s expression darkened. As a sparrow, wasn’t it normal to eat fruits?

She remembered the chat she had just seen and spoke in an odd tone, “You’re not having an online romance with someone, are you?”

“I’m collecting material! I’m going to have the female lead and second male lead meet in a game,” the sparrow spirit said.

Li Xiao wiped away her sweat. “You didn’t lie about your feelings, did you?”

The heavens will punish you if you lead someone on.

Online dating was risky these days, and who would think there was a sparrow talking to you online! If the other side really knew, I’m afraid they would question their life.

The sparrow spirit shook her head, “I told him that I don’t want to meet in real life.”

It seemed that the sparrow spirit had learned a lot recently. She even understood the dangers of meeting an online stranger in real life.

After the sparrow spirit told Li Xiao how much she missed her, she happily ate her takeout. The takeout she ordered today was a local delicacy and roast duck.

Li Xiao looked at the delicious food, thought for a moment, and called Jiang Chao. She also wanted to know a little bit about Li Qianxing, so that she could make the necessary preparations.

And right now, the only connection Li Xiao had that would know the information was Jiang Chao. Now that the Li family was busy as hell, there was no one to keep an eye on Li Xiao.

It just so happened that Jiang Chao was free, so she invited Li Xiao over for afternoon tea.

Today, Jiang Chao wore a suit and looked particularly imposing. From the smile on her face, one could tell she was in a good mood.

“If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have realized your brother was hovering over my head. It’s all thanks to you,” Jiang Chao said.

She hadn’t expected Li Qianxing to be even worse than what Li Xiao described. And after learning about his past doings, Jiang Chao couldn’t help but take a step back. She was glad she informed the people above her in order two avoid a big loss.

Li Qianxing’s behavior was rather unscrupulous, and none of his actions took the country’s laws into account.

“Then, will he be let out?” Li Xiao went straight to the point.

Jiang Chao said, “Originally, people disagreed on what to do. After all, he’s very skilled.”

Li Xiao immediately understood. Some people wanted him to find a better life and have him work for the country so as not to squander his talents. If Li Qianxing decided to go down that route, then Li Xiao wouldn’t have to worry about him anymore. If he did that, his every move would be watched, and he wouldn’t be able to use his skills to harm people indiscriminately.

Jiang Chao seemed to have remembered something and laughed out loud.

“It’s a pity he wasted some people’s positive favor. He must really want to die.”

“What did he do?” Li Xiao curiously asked.

“We don’t know how, but he contacted his men and tried to sabotage the security system and prison,” Jiang Chao said.

Li Xiao was rendered speechless. It seemed it was impossible to prevent some people from self-destructing. Li Xiao guessed that Li Qianxing was preparing to escape from prison and leave the country with his mother and sister. But he had underestimated the country’s ability.

This time, Li Qianxing really couldn’t get out. Li Nanjue and the others were afraid that all their work would be for nothing. Li Xiao’s work had come to fruition.