Chapter 75: Lin Beixiu Takes the Initiative

Qin Muxue, her face flushed, quickly turned around.

“Little Bei, you….”

Before she could finish, Lin Beixiu pounced again, bringing the blanket with him.

Qin Muxue only saw darkness before being tackled back onto the bed.

Qin Muxue barely managed to poke her head out when Lin Beixiu, from under the blanket, pressed down on her and reached for her ticklish spots.

“Ah… hahaha…”

“Little Bei, stop it, I was wrong, I was wrong.”

It wasn’t until Qin Muxue was laughing so hard she couldn’t breathe that Lin Beixiu stopped his movements, understanding why she liked it so much—it really was a thrilling feeling.

“Are you still going to bother me?”

“No… don’t come any closer, let me go.”

Qin Muxue’s face was flushed, though her defiant eyes still challenged him.

“Oh, still defiant?”

Lin Beixiu laughed and reached out his wandering hand….

“No, don’t.”

…

Exhausted, Qin Muxue lay on the bed without any strength, looking utterly spent.

“You’re too much.”

Lin Beixiu hadn’t expected that he would start playing with her like that and now guiltily retreated.

Run for it.

“Lin Beixiu, you jerk.”

Qin Muxue watched him flee and didn’t forget to close the door behind him.

Qin Muxue got up and followed him.

Lin Beixiu thought she would need a moment to recover, but she was quick to chase after him, and he found he couldn’t escape.

Qin Muxue, with a fierce demeanor, cornered him at the back of the sofa, where Lin Beixiu sat nervously.

“You’re not the type to hold grudges, right?”

Qin Muxue cracked her knuckles, “What do you think?”

“Ah.”

…

Lin Beixiu rubbed his arm where it had been hit and shook his head resignedly.

“Let’s go out.”

“No.”

Lin Beixiu lounged on the sofa, too lazy to move.

Qin Muxue had no choice but to bring up a previous bet, “What about the bet we made earlier, does listening to me still count?”

“Fine, fine, stop talking about it.”

Lin Beixiu sighed deeply and got up from the sofa to put on his shoes.

He was a man of his word, and besides, Qin Muxue rarely invoked their bet.

Eventually, the reluctant and lazy Lin Beixiu was dragged outside by Qin Muxue.

“With such nice weather, why stay inside all the time?”

“I have social anxiety,” Lin Beixiu explained blandly.

It was the truth.

“You need to change, start slowly.”

Over this time, Qin Muxue felt she had changed a lot, all under Lin Beixiu’s influence.

“It’s not that easy.”

Qin Muxue glanced at him, then grabbed his hand.

“Then take it slow, it’s better than not changing at all.”

“Come on, I’ll take you to play badminton.”

Lin Beixiu looked conflicted but was then pulled away by her.

The two of them played badminton all morning, getting some exercise.

…

“Let me go, I’m dead tired.”

Lin Beixiu sat down heavily on a bench, exhausted from the morning’s activities. Qin Muxue had played fiercely, and he had nearly been unable to keep up.

Qin Muxue handed him a bottle of water, “Rest a bit, we’ll go eat soon.”

Lin Beixiu looked at the empty bottle in his hand and accepted the new one.

He had been forced into exercising for hours.

“How come you’re good at everything, even badminton?”

Qin Muxue took a sip of water and said, “Just get your physical fitness up, your speed is not up to par.”

Lin Beixiu stayed silent, after all, why wouldn’t he prefer lazing at home?

“Let’s go, we’re going out to eat, my treat.”

“Oh, okay.”

…

At the hot pot restaurant, after they had chosen their ingredients, they sat waiting for their meal.

“This… it’s too expensive.”

It was Lin Beixiu’s first time eating this, and seeing the bill, his heart bled—a few leaves cost thirty yuan, especially since it was someone else’s money.

Qin Muxue knew he was distressed about the cost and could only comfort him, “It’s just this once, we won’t eat it again next time, so I told you to grab more meat.”

Lin Beixiu stopped fretting, thinking he could probably make something similar at home for much less.

Soon, their hot pots arrived, Qin Muxue having chosen most of the ingredients for Lin Beixiu, encouraging him to eat more meat.

They began to eat, and soon Lin Beixiu had finished, while Qin Muxue was still eating.

“Here, help me finish this.”

Lin Beixiu looked at the two meatballs she offered, speechless.

“You really are something, ordering so much you can’t finish.”

“Ah, I can’t eat any more, don’t waste it.”

Qin Muxue smiled at him, seeing he didn’t refuse, she also placed the last two meatballs in her bowl.

She knew Lin Beixiu hated to waste food, so she had deliberately left two meatballs.

Lin Beixiu quickly ate them, and then they headed home.

Lin Beixiu was really tired; he got back to his room, stripped off his clothes, and fell asleep immediately.

Qin Muxue had intended to surprise him, but seeing him sleep so soundly when she opened the door, she gave up on her plan to tease him, though she couldn’t help blushing and lingering a look at his abs.

Impressive, never too much to admire, only wondering when she might get a chance to touch.

Qin Muxue closed the door and also went to her own room to sleep.

In the afternoon, Qin Muxue pushed open the door to Lin Beixiu’s room, squatted by the bed, and seeing he was still asleep, she poked his face.

“Little Bei, time to get up.”

Lin Beixiu turned towards her, his eyes opening to see Qin Muxue by his side, and quickly pulled the blanket over himself.

“I’m not wearing clothes, and here you are barging in, you’re really something.”

Qin Muxue, undeterred, “Little Bei, get up, too much napping makes you dumb.”

Lin Beixiu: …….

“Get out, who knows what you’re up to, I’m just going to laze around in my room this afternoon, not going anywhere.”

“I just came to wake you up, nothing else,” Qin Muxue said with a smile.

After being toyed with so many times, how could Lin Beixiu trust her?

Qin Muxue put on a sad face, “Little Bei, don’t you trust me?”

“Don’t make that face at me, it’s disgusting.”

Lin Beixiu’s heart raced; he really couldn’t resist Qin Muxue’s coquettish behavior, but he remained outwardly stern.

Qin Muxue didn’t expose him, just squatting by the bed, blinking at him.

“Why are you squatting there, get out.”

Qin Muxue got up and walked out, “Alright, I won’t disturb you then.”

Her laughter could still be heard in the distance, as if teasing him was an amusing affair.

Lin Beixiu waited for the door to close before he got up and dressed.

The two of them stayed home for the day, but in the afternoon, Qin Muxue went to a club activity.

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