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Chapter 116: The Pink Pillow in Li Mu’s Room

Since moving in with Little Green Plum, Li Mu’s frequency of waking up early had increased significantly.

For Li Mu, weekends were meant for sleeping in, and he should wake up naturally after a good rest.

The reason for waking up early was all because of Lu Xiaoxi.

It felt like living with Lu Xiaoxi made him more diligent.

Lu Xiaoxi only woke up at nine o’clock today. Upon waking, she saw the century egg and lean meat porridge on the dining table, served in a stainless steel bowl, still steaming. However, she wouldn’t think it was made by Li Mu; even if he had the intention, he didn’t have the ability.

“Good morning.” Lu Xiaoxi yawned, rubbing her sleepy eyes, looking extremely lazy, completely unconcerned about Li Mu’s gaze, and flicked some eye crust into the trash can.

“That’s disgusting.”

“Oh.” Lu Xiaoxi didn’t care at all and went straight to the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash her face.

At ten-thirty, she and Li Mu were set to leave to wait for her parents at the nearby subway station.

This was their reunion after a month apart, and Lu Xiaoxi was really looking forward to it.

The girl was still a girl, at most just a nineteen-year-old young lady. Having been away from home for so long, she inevitably missed her family. During middle school, whenever she had free time, Lu Xiaoxi would video call her parents and chat for hours.

The three years of middle school for the girl were not happy; the immense pressure of studies and her parents being away left her often alone when not in class. She would think about her family every day and sometimes even think about a certain guy with whom her relationship was not good, hoping for reconciliation.

She had waited like this for a long time.

After learning she would be living with a certain bad guy who wouldn’t come to reconcile with her, the girl felt a bit happy, perhaps even without realizing it herself.

The dog tooth bracelet was born out of the girl’s expectations.

“Li Mu.”

“Mm?”

“I command you to hug me.” Lu Xiaoxi spat out some foam, didn’t even wipe her face, and jumped into Li Mu’s arms.

“What’s with the suddenness?” Li Mu had a confused expression, wondering what was going on so early in the morning.

It was rare for Lu Xiaoxi to be this proactive.

Usually, it was he who opened his arms for a hug, and only then would Lu Xiaoxi hug him; something unusual must be happening.

“I just wanted to hug you, you idiot.” Lu Xiaoxi comfortably rubbed against Li Mu’s chest, brushing away her earlier complicated thoughts.

Li Mu was now half of her family; she could think of him, video call him, and chat for hours, even though it wasn’t really necessary since they were already hugging.

“Alright.” After inhaling enough of his scent, her restless heart calmed down.

“Just use me and run?”

Lu Xiaoxi ignored him, returned to the bathroom to wash her face, using various skincare products, making her skin look tender and dewy.

It seemed like the sun knew they were going out to play; it wasn’t too bright, and there were plenty of clouds, making her short sleeves just right.

After breakfast, Lu Xiaoxi went back to her room to get ready, and when she came out, she had already changed her appearance.

The girl wore a light-colored knee-length skirt, with a pair of slightly blue socks hidden inside her cloth shoes. The crossbody bag at her waist added some layers to her slender figure, and her steps were cheerful, with her little ponytail bouncing along.

“Yo yo yo, isn’t this classmate Little Pig Lu? Looking so pretty today?” Li Mu teased while sitting on the sofa, legs crossed, playing on his phone.

“Yes, I am the stunning Lu Xiaoxi, and you are a super silly pig.”

Li Mu: ……

Great, he had been put in his place by Lu Xiaoxi.

“Be careful, my parents are here, so you can’t hold my hand; you have to bear with it.”

“You think I want to hold your hand, you pig hoof?”

“Really?”

“Hehe, just kidding.” Li Mu immediately changed his expression; not being able to hold her hand was ten times worse than not being able to play games. How could he bear not to hold her hand?

With that, Li Mu casually took Lu Xiaoxi’s hand, pulling her over to sit beside him, gently squeezing her fair wrist.

“Aunt Su would definitely faint if she knew you were this perverted.”

“If you don’t say it, and I don’t say it, how would my mom know?” Li Mu shamelessly touched the girl’s small hand with his fingertips, sliding from her wrist to her elbow, feeling that she was soft all over.

“…… Hand control pervert.”

“Next time, please call me Little Pig Lu control, thank you.”

“……” Lu Xiaoxi’s face turned red; she wanted to be angry but couldn’t, so she could only hum in annoyance.

Before long, Li Mu and Lu Xiaoxi went downstairs together to wait for her parents.

Lu Xiaoxi’s parents quickly emerged from the subway entrance.

Li Mu recognized them at a glance.

“Mom and Dad!” Lu Xiaoxi sweetly hugged Lu Ming and Qin Xiaoqian, her pent-up childishness bursting forth.

She wanted to act cute with her mom, but there were too many people here; it would be embarrassing.

Of course, she couldn’t do that at home either, because Li Mu was watching; she didn’t dare let him see her acting cute with her mom.

“Hey, why do you seem to have gained a bit of weight?” Qin Xiaoqian affectionately patted Lu Xiaoxi’s head, surprised.

“It’s all Li Mu’s fault; he orders me to make him big meals every day, and even I got fat.”

“Me?!” Li Mu pointed at himself, looking bewildered.

Wow, where did she learn to turn the tables like that? Oh, it seemed to be from him.

So it didn’t matter.

As Lu Xiaoxi’s mother, Qin Xiaoqian surely knew Lu Xiaoxi was joking. She casually chatted with Lu Ming beside her for a bit before letting Li Mu and Lu Xiaoxi lead the way.

Along the way, Lu Xiaoxi seemed to have opened up, chattering happily with her mom.

Li Mu was also chatting with Lu Ming, exchanging a few words, and they bought some fruit along the way.

They quickly returned to the community.

Qin Xiaoqian was most concerned about the living environment of the two.

Seeing the house cleaned so well, she immediately felt relieved.

She also checked Li Mu’s room; if it was messy, she would have to say something.

Seeing the room was neat and tidy, with the bed made up well, she felt reassured; Li Mu was no longer a child, and hygiene issues shouldn’t be a problem.

But why was there a pink pillow on the bed?

There were two pillows on the bed, one was a plain blue one, and the other was a cute pink one, full of girlish charm, which was quite obvious.

Smart Qin Xiaoqian wouldn’t think that this was a color a sunny and cheerful boy like Li Mu would use.

There were clues, something was off.

Her gaze sharpened.

“Xiaoxi, let me see your room.” Qin Xiaoqian said to the three people on the sofa eating fruit.

“Look, look, the door isn’t locked.” Lu Xiaoxi didn’t think there was anything in her room that her mom couldn’t see.

Even the photos of Li Mu on the wall were nothing; they were just taken when she and Li Mu went out to play, carrying sentimental value, with no special meaning.

As for Li Mu’s selfies, they had long been hidden away by the girl!

Qin Xiaoqian immediately spotted the single pink pillow on the bed.

It was the same as the pink pillow on Li Mu’s side.

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