Chapter 23: Touching Stealthily Wouldn’t Be Discovered, Right?

Li Mu wanted to gently scrape the girl’s small face with his fingertip.

Soft and smooth.

?

Was his hand possessed?

When did my finger run onto Lu Xiaoxi’s face?

When Li Mu realized it, his index finger was already gently rubbing against Lu Xiaoxi’s face—

The soft touch reminded Li Mu of the little hamsters from his childhood.

He couldn’t help but love it.

Lu Xiaoxi’s eyebrows twitched, startling Li Mu into quickly retracting his hand.

His fingertips seemed to still retain the sensation of the girl’s face.

Li Mu felt a bit guilty, like a thief.

Buzz buzz buzz—

A big black mosquito landed on Lu Xiaoxi’s fair neck.

Li Mu directly flicked the big black mosquito away with an invincible jump.

“I haven’t even touched it yet…”

He disturbed Lu Xiaoxi’s sleep.

Even the sound of playing games was very quiet; the sound of his nails tapping on the screen was only audible to him.

A simple afternoon nap.

The two found a classroom and chose a middle seat to sit down, which was the best compromise position for both Li Mu and Lu Xiaoxi.

“Did you secretly take pictures of me sleeping?” Lu Xiaoxi glanced at Li Mu with a strange expression.

She felt her face itching while sleeping.

“Do you think I’m a gentleman or a sneaky person?” Li Mu was troubled; when did he leave such an impression on Lu Xiaoxi?

He was clearly a gentleman, okay!

“It’s good if you didn’t take any; otherwise… hum hum.” Lu Xiaoxi rarely chose to believe Li Mu.

The afternoon class was a professional course.

Many boarding students envied the day students for their freedom and ample time, and they wouldn’t have to deal with unpleasant situations with roommates.

But day students also had many inconveniences, just like Li Mu and Lu Xiaoxi now.

The Digital Media major required computers; boarding students could easily carry their computers, but day students could not.

The classroom for the professional course had a computer room, but the configuration was unsatisfactory, only suitable for simple file processing.

The Digital Media major happened to require high-performance computers, and relying on the school’s computers for a long time was not feasible.

Li Mu had his own computer, and it was quite high-end, but Lu Xiaoxi did not.

During class, Lu Xiaoxi kept frowning.

The teacher was lecturing at the front, and she was whispering at the back.

“This computer is so laggy.”

“Indeed, even playing a simple game is a struggle.” Li Mu fiddled with the computer, struggling to open a gaming website, specifically looking for games he played as a child, but the computer’s performance was so ridiculous that even simple games lagged.

After all, it was a key university in the province, and they couldn’t even afford to update the computer’s configuration.

Lu Xiaoxi’s family didn’t have a computer; when she wanted to play games as a child, she could only go to Li Mu’s house to play with him. Only when she scored 100 on her exams would Su Wen let them play a little longer, so she and Li Mu both had full marks in three subjects.

Back then, she played two-player games with Li Mu, like Forest Fire and Water, Dreaming of the East, Stickman Badminton… she really enjoyed playing these with Li Mu.

Watching Li Mu open the game, she suddenly wanted to play too.

“What game is this?” Lu Xiaoxi leaned closer to Li Mu, her big eyes filled with curiosity, unable to see clearly, so she had to rest her hand on Li Mu’s leg.

“Plants vs. Zombies, the game where you plant plants to fight zombies.”

“Does it have the watermelon and corn?”

“Yeah.” The girl’s hair fell into Li Mu’s neck, tickling him a bit. Since she used his shampoo yesterday, it didn’t smell very fragrant, just a faint fresh scent.

He subtly shifted his chair, moving a bit further away, “Aren’t you going to listen to the class?”

“The computer is too laggy; I’m recording a video to watch later.” Lu Xiaoxi pointed to the phone on the table that was recording, “Do you understand computers?”

“I know a little, why?”

“I also want to buy a computer; can you help me take a look?”

“Sure, just send me your budget later, and I’ll help you pick the best value for money.”

Li Mu had been playing with computers since he was young; even though he hadn’t studied related knowledge, he naturally understood a lot from playing. Choosing a computer was a simple mission for him.

“Are you going to play a game now?”

“Do you want to play?”

“Is that stickman badminton game still available?” Lu Xiaoxi used to love playing stickman badminton with Li Mu. She couldn’t play badminton in real life, but she didn’t lose to Li Mu in games.

“Yeah, let me find it. Found it.”

In the classroom.

The teacher was lecturing on stage while the students were slacking off below.

Since it was a two-player game, they could only use the same keyboard.

Li Mu and Lu Xiaoxi sat very close, even feeling each other’s warmth.

The keyboard was this big, and with two pairs of hands on it, it was inevitable that they would touch each other.

Lu Xiaoxi’s wrist was very slender; when Li Mu held it, he could still spare a finger.

Eating so much, the places that should be big weren’t, and there was no sign of gaining weight; it was as if she completely absorbed no nutrients, eating as much as she excreted, right?

Li Mu had doubts in his heart, and his arm occasionally brushed against Lu Xiaoxi’s hand, the strange sensation making him feel odd.

Lu Xiaoxi seemed to be soft all over, even her arms were soft and cool.

And Lu Xiaoxi wasn’t much better; her ears were half red, but hidden by her hair.

Li Mu’s arm was so warm.

The two played like this for a whole class.

As the class was about to end.

A piece of unfortunate news came through the class group.

The school would conduct a 15-day military training starting the day after tomorrow, and after class, they would have to go to a designated place to collect camouflage uniforms…

The classroom was suddenly filled with wails, and some even turned into feng shui masters, praying for rain on the spot. Such bizarre scenes would become very common on the day of military training.

For the freshmen who had been idle for three months, military training was undoubtedly a nightmare.

Not to mention the boredom, for most people, military training wouldn’t serve any purpose; such a short time couldn’t cultivate any sense of obedience or hard work, and it was very easy to get sick—mild cases would catch colds and fevers, while severe cases could suffer from heatstroke or sprained ankles, leaving them physically and mentally exhausted.

After school.

There were no classes tonight, so Lu Xiaoxi wanted to cook for herself.

For her, ordering takeout was still too extravagant, and the food from takeout wasn’t necessarily better than what she could make; it was just that she didn’t have to do anything, and Lu Xiaoxi happened to be someone who liked to be hands-on.

Unlike Li Mu, who found it difficult to even cook; if he didn’t order takeout, he would starve to death.

After mocking Li Mu in her heart, Lu Xiaoxi spoke, “What do you want to eat today?”

“I’ll eat whatever you cook.”

Li Mu held the unopened camouflage uniform in his hand; he originally wanted to stuff it into Lu Xiaoxi’s bag along with her camouflage uniform, but the bag was just this big, and there was no room left for him.

“Can we have hot pot?”

“Hot pot in this hot weather? You really have guts; aren’t you afraid of getting heaty?”

“I rarely get pimples; my skin is well taken care of.”

“Indeed.” Li Mu recalled the sensation of his fingertip brushing against Lu Xiaoxi’s small face at noon and nodded in agreement.

Lu Xiaoxi cast him a strange look.

“Then let’s have hot pot!” Lu Xiaoxi’s hair stood on end; she hoped that the fact that she had accidentally touched her face wouldn’t be discovered, right?

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