Chapter 4: The Son Pits His Father, and the Father Pits His Son

The price of milk tea exceeded Lu Xiaoxi’s acceptable range, and Li Mu didn’t even need to think; he knew Lu Xiaoxi would definitely order the cheapest cup.

He certainly wouldn’t comply with Lu Xiaoxi’s wishes.

Having bought it, Lu Xiaoxi definitely couldn’t refuse.

Expensive things have their reasons; it was the first time drinking such expensive milk tea, the first time tasting such delicious milk tea.

After just one sip, Lu Xiaoxi’s big eyes lit up.

Nothing was more refreshing than drinking cold beverages on a hot day.

Lu Xiaoxi glanced sideways at Li Mu, who was holding an umbrella in one hand and a suitcase in the other.

What was going on? Had this annoying guy always been this handsome?

Tall and slender…

Suddenly, she felt that this guy was quite considerate, asking her if she wanted ice, showing such concern for a girl.

Lu Xiaoxi inexplicably thought back to the past; when she walked with Li Mu, he often didn’t use an umbrella, striding under the blazing sun…

Saying things like “real men don’t need umbrellas, only girls do,” even though at that time he was just a little guy about the same size as her…

And she would follow behind Li Mu, calling him “brother, brother…”

When the weather was hot, they would share an ice cream, taking turns to have a bite, ending up with cream all over their mouths.

Had she and Li Mu really done so many embarrassing things before?

Just thinking about it now made her blush…

This big fool must have already forgotten all those things!

After holding the umbrella for a while, they directly boarded the bus at the next stop, quickly arriving at their destination.

This was an old community; the environment wasn’t particularly good, but it wasn’t too bad either.

The security guard at the entrance was smoking, and after confirming their identities, he let the two enter the community.

In the elevator, Lu Xiaoxi stood behind Li Mu, carefully examining his outfit.

The loose short shirt didn’t hide his figure; everyone could say Li Mu had flaws, but they couldn’t say he was unattractive.

Li Mu was tall and slender; at one meter eighty-three, he wasn’t particularly tall, but he was well-proportioned. The perfect fit of his muscles and lines elevated Li Mu’s charm to a high level, and he was also quite good-looking, the kind of handsome that easily attracted girls wanting his WeChat.

As Li Mu’s classmate, Lu Xiaoxi knew many girls had expressed their feelings for him.

At that time, Li Mu’s grades were poor, scoring only over two hundred on exams, but just relying on his looks could shield him from the negative impressions brought by being a poor student; it was easy to imagine how much he was liked by girls.

Dressed like a model… who knows how many girls he would attract when school started.

No matter how many, she had to supervise him well; if she found Li Mu being flirtatious, she would tell Aunt Su to teach this bad guy a lesson.

“By the way, why did you choose Digital Media?” By coincidence, they had both chosen the same major, and Lu Xiaoxi couldn’t think of why Li Mu would choose this major, so she curiously asked.

“I searched online for the top ten majors suitable for staying at home, and Digital Media ranked first.”

“You actually searched for something like that?” Lu Xiaoxi couldn’t believe it.

Choosing a major should be based on personal interest; only then would there be motivation to continue studying. Otherwise, in a university, which was like a big dye vat, it was easy to lose one’s ambition.

Even being so careless about choosing a major was typical of the Li Mu she knew.

“And you?”

“Digital Media includes art, music, filming… it touches on movies and advertisements; I want to create some artistic things.”

“Do you have an artistic flair?”

“How could I not?!”

“If you even had a tiny bit of artistic flair, I wouldn’t have said what I just said.”

…

The elevator arrived.

They lived on the eighth floor. Upon opening the door, the entire room was filled with a faint smell of dust.

Li Mu covered his nose, quickly walked in, and opened all the doors and windows to air out the smell; it was a bit better after that.

This room was hardly lived in; it was only returned to during the New Year to put up couplets and do a bit of cleaning, usually left empty like this.

There was a sofa, air conditioning, a refrigerator, and a washing machine… the furniture was complete, but the gas and water electricity needed to be set up again.

“What are you standing there for? Come in and choose a room.” He turned around and found Lu Xiaoxi still poking her head in at the door, looking like a little fool.

“Ah ah.”

Lu Xiaoxi chose a room close to the bathroom, while Li Mu took another room, leaving the last one as a storage room.

They each began to organize their luggage.

“There’s a convenience store downstairs; let’s go down together later to buy some daily necessities. First, let’s clean our own rooms,” before he finished speaking, Li Mu saw Lu Xiaoxi wearing an apron, coming out of the bathroom with a wet mop, her face glistening with fine sweat.

“You clean your own room.”

“Hey, hey, hey, this is my house; you’re staying here for free, so be nice to the landlord.”

“Who said I was staying for free? My dad clearly paid Uncle Li the rent!” Lu Xiaoxi huffed; she had seen her dad forcefully stuffing a stack of bills into Uncle Li’s hands despite his refusals.

This guy Li Mu actually took advantage of being the landlord to twist the truth.

She really misjudged him; she hadn’t expected Li Mu to be this kind of person. She had just thought he was handsome, but he was just a big jerk!

“Did your dad send money to my dad?”

“Yes, I saw it with my own eyes. Don’t say you didn’t know; Uncle Li must have given you a part of the money!”

Lu Xiaoxi’s brows furrowed tightly, her face flushed, completely not looking like someone who was lying. She wasn’t the type to lie about such things.

As Lu Xiaoxi said, the money had gone to her dad?

Thinking back to her dad rummaging through his secret stash…

Goodness, she had been tricked by her own dad.

What kind of father pits his son?

Before leaving, he said he would tell her mom about the secret stash; he was just joking, but now it had come true.

Li Mu’s home.

“Achoo.” Li Changheng sneezed loudly, rubbing his nose, “Why would I sneeze on such a hot day?”

“Did you offend someone?” Su Wen came out of the kitchen holding a bowl of noodles.

“I’m just sneezing; it’s not that serious.”

Ding dong.

Received a WeChat message from [Baby Son].

Seeing the content sent by her son, Su Wen’s fist tightened.

She didn’t even eat the noodles and first gave her husband a heavy blow.

“Hey, what are you doing?!”

“What am I doing? Why didn’t you send your son living expenses? The rent from the neighboring Lu family is for your son, not for you!”

“Hehehe, what’s the difference between giving it to my son and giving it to me? I’m just helping him keep it safe.”

“I could turn a blind eye if you took a little, but your son said you only gave him a hundred yuan. Do you want him to starve outside?” Unfortunately, Su Wen didn’t have a beard; otherwise, she would definitely be puffing up her cheeks in anger.

Li Changheng panicked.

So his big filial son not only complained but also exaggerated the situation?

He clearly gave three hundred yuan, but it turned into a hundred yuan in Su Wen’s hands?

The situation was a bit off.

“Your son also said you were hiding private money? Good, good, good. Did you forget that when you were pursuing me, you said you would never hide private money? Are you planning to hide this money to spend it? You better explain everything to me; otherwise, don’t come to my bed tonight!”

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