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Chapter 152: Destined Childhood Sweethearts

The afternoon exam passed quickly; in just a few moments, Li Mu smoothly completed the exam content.

There was still some time left before class ended, and since communication was not allowed during the exam, he briefly scanned the questions before propping his face up to look at Lu Xiaoxi.

Lu Xiaoxi sat not far from him at an angle, and he stared blankly at her as she manipulated the computer, yawning.

Dreaming back to middle school.

He used to look at Lu Xiaoxi like this too.

The difference now was that he had confidence in the exam content, unlike in middle school when he randomly filled in the answer sheet.

It turned out that not only did Lu Xiaoxi sneak a glance at him in middle school, but he had also been paying attention to Lu Xiaoxi all along.

Li Mu chuckled softly to himself.

Perhaps this is fate.

The two families were so familiar with each other, and the children from both families had been in the same school and class from childhood to adulthood. Perhaps it was the work of the matchmaker; his hard work allowed him to be fortunate enough to attend the same university as Lu Xiaoxi, in the same major, in the same class…

Even he, who usually lived a scientific life, couldn’t help but wonder if he and Lu Xiaoxi’s wrists were tied together with a red string…

No, two strings, three strings, or even more, countless red strings twisted together, forming an unbreakable red rope.

If one broke, there would still be another; this was destined childhood sweethearts.

He was truly hopeless.

He had been infected by Lu Xiaoxi’s little superstitions; otherwise, he wouldn’t believe in such things.

He touched the dog tooth bracelet on his left wrist.

This little trinket was made by Lu Xiaoxi over the course of a month.

This was the beginning of Lu Xiaoxi taking the initiative to reconcile with him.

After school.

Lu Xiaoxi stretched lazily in her seat, and as soon as the teacher announced they could leave, she immediately ran back, grabbing one of Li Mu’s hands, revealing her cute little teeth and smiling cheerfully.

“How much money did you find?”

“What money?”

“If you didn’t find any money, why are you smiling? Did you step in dog poop?”

“No, no, this exam was so easy, hehe, guess how long it took me?”

“I guess it took you two hours and thirty-two minutes, and you even scratched your face in between.”

“Eh, how did you… why were you sneaking a look at me?!”

“What do you mean sneaking a look? I just happened to see it.” Li Mu pinched Lu Xiaoxi’s soft cheek in front of everyone.

This drew the attention of many classmates around them.

Especially Lin Sheng at the back, who looked as if he had eaten a lemon; the sweet atmosphere made him want to fall in love.

Li Mu and Lu Xiaoxi didn’t notice and left the classroom, chatting and laughing.

Using the school’s computer for the exam, they could hold each other’s hands without any burden, swinging them back and forth, occasionally hearing the girl’s silver bell-like laughter.

Li Mu was inexplicably happy that the cheerful girl had infected him with her happiness.

“Tell me, how long did you take for the exam? You kept looking at me!” Lu Xiaoxi gradually slowed down, her tone serious, as if she wouldn’t let Li Mu go until he gave a nice answer.

“About half an hour earlier than you.”

“How could you be so fast!” Lu Xiaoxi was shocked.

“Tsk tsk, how do you speak? I’ll give you a chance to reorganize your words.”

“No, you are just fast. I’m talking about the exam; what were you thinking about in your head? So bad.”

“By saying that, you prove that you were also thinking about it, so you are also bad.” Li Mu did not deny Lu Xiaoxi’s statement; boys often associate ‘fast’, ‘long’, and ‘big’ with certain situations, which was almost becoming a traditional talent.

“I’m not bad; you are bad; you are the worst!” Lu Xiaoxi hit him, pulling down the zipper of his jacket, poking at the hoodie inside. When she saw he didn’t react, her little tiger teeth shone, and the mischievous girl had a naughty thought as she poked at Li Mu’s chest.

It was through two layers of clothing, and one of them was a plush hoodie. She didn’t know if she had actually poked him, but that didn’t stop her from quickly escaping, darting ahead of Li Mu and sticking her tongue out at him.

Li Mu twitched the corner of his mouth.

The little childhood sweetheart was getting more and more mischievous; she needed to be taught a lesson. He was willing to pay a hefty price for a method to make the little childhood sweetheart obedient.

He pinched his own chest; to be honest, it was impossible not to feel anything.

How to put it, being pinched by a girl in a sensitive area was quite strange.

He quickly chased after Lu Xiaoxi, and when Lu Xiaoxi saw him coming, she opened her legs and ran.

How could a little pig that hadn’t run in a long time outrun a little dog with good stamina?

In no time, Lu Xiaoxi was caught by the hand. Due to inertia, she instinctively lunged forward and immediately bounced back into Li Mu’s arms.

“Run? Can you escape?”

“What do you want? Wuwu, let go.” Lu Xiaoxi was scared and struggled in his embrace.

“I like an eye for an eye.”

“No way!” Lu Xiaoxi was frightened and covered her chest, her face quickly turning a shade of red.

An eye for an eye… that means…

!!!

“You double standard! Alright, alright, this is your little childhood sweetheart privilege.” Li Mu directly predicted what Lu Xiaoxi was about to say next.

“Yes, yes, this is the little childhood sweetheart privilege.” Lu Xiaoxi’s tone trembled; the image of Li Mu’s eye-for-an-eye flashed through her mind, making her feel so embarrassed.

To prevent Li Mu from continuing this heart-pounding topic, Lu Xiaoxi quickly shifted her gaze, looking around and spotting an ice cream shop not far away. “I want to eat ice cream; you go buy it.”

“In this weather, you still want to eat ice cream?”

“I’ll just have one bite; the rest is for you.”

Li Mu was speechless.

Like in some videos where boys share their dating experiences with their girlfriends, the girlfriend wants to eat everything, takes a bite, and then hands the rest to the boyfriend.

Fortunately, his little childhood sweetheart had a four-dimensional stomach; she wanted to eat everything and could eat anything, not picky at all.

He really didn’t expect there would still be ice cream for sale in such cold weather.

After buying an ice cream for Lu Xiaoxi, she took a big bite, her satisfied little mouth covered in white cream, moving like a little rabbit eating.

Satisfying her cravings was hard on his brain; after eating too much in one bite, her head started to throb painfully, and Lu Xiaoxi’s face twisted in pain for a while before she recovered.

Seeing Li Mu looking at her with a silly expression, Lu Xiaoxi smiled at him, revealing her little tiger teeth.

“Want more?”

“Mm—just one more bite.” Lu Xiaoxi took another big bite, feeling content.

“Your mouth must be frozen; I’ll help warm it up when we get back.”

“No way, you just want to be a rogue.”

“I think you have always been very accurate in reading people.”

Li Mu’s approach to his little childhood sweetheart was all about sincerity.

He said that taking advantage was taking advantage, kissing was kissing, and sleeping together was sleeping together.

As for the earlier eye-for-an-eye… that had to depend on the opportunity; it couldn’t be rushed.

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