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Chapter 118: You Had to Accompany Me

Lu Xiaoxi was nearsighted, and her glasses were also stored in her small bag. From a distance of about ten meters, she only knew that her mother was looking at her and Li Mu, but she couldn’t see her mother’s expression.

Should… I not have been seen?

The girl felt flustered and ignored Li Mu, quickly catching up and sticking close to her mother.

Qin Xiaoqian just smiled and said nothing. What she specifically saw, or whether she saw anything at all, was unknown to anyone.

All the way, Lu Xiaoxi didn’t whisper to Li Mu, obediently following her parents to look at various technologies.

The science museum was still quite fresh to her. Even if these technologies were trivial things that even elementary school students would shake their heads at, she could still play with them, laughing joyfully.

As for Lu Ming and Qin Xiaoqian, they didn’t play much; they were more focused on finding good spots for photos. Soon, they took quite a few pictures, which included not only themselves but also Li Mu and Lu Xiaoxi.

After wandering for about twenty minutes, the girl’s expression turned a bit sour. She quietly tugged at the corner of Li Mu’s shirt, her voice soft and a bit wronged.

“My legs hurt a little.”

“Do you want me to carry you?”

“Carry my foot! I want to find a place to rest.” After Lu Xiaoxi finished speaking, she leaned a little closer to Li Mu and whispered in his ear, “You have to accompany me.”

“Okay, I’ll tell your parents.” Li Mu didn’t know why Lu Xiaoxi was speaking so softly, but since she was like this, he also spoke in a low voice.

Lu Xiaoxi nodded, and Li Mu informed the two parents, agreeing that after resting, they would each go their own way and meet at the entrance afterward.

The adults and children separated.

The decoration of the science museum was all tech-themed, mostly in white and blue, with various cool lights. Even the seats for resting were modeled after cockpits. By pressing a button next to them, the seats could sway up and down, simulating the environment of a spaceship through this simple motion…

In short, it was like a rocking car, except that the rocking car required coins, while the rocking seats here only needed a button press.

Resting while playing, Lu Xiaoxi really liked this place.

“This looks like the kind of rocking car at the entrance of the convenience store.”

“Grandpa is called Grandpa…”

“Shh! Aren’t you embarrassed? Why are you singing?” Lu Xiaoxi covered Li Mu’s mouth, not allowing him to continue his voiceover.

“Isn’t this just a rocking car? A rocking car without this music has no soul.”

“Who wants any soul? That’s so childish.” Lu Xiaoxi said it was childish, but deep down, she also hummed along.

Only her memories were a bit fuzzy; after humming a few lines, she forgot the rest.

She had always played with Li Mu before, spending two coins to exchange for two tokens from the owner, and the two of them would get on the car together, playing twice. It was so much fun.

In kindergarten, she could still sit side by side with Li Mu. In the second and third grades of elementary school, the small seats couldn’t fit two people, so she wanted to sit on Li Mu’s lap, but he always said she was heavy and was very reluctant. In the end, they could only take turns playing.

Lu Xiaoxi looked up at Li Mu and found that he was also looking at her. That gaze was very unique, as if it contained many emotions—amusement, nostalgia, and a lot of tenderness.

It made her heart feel a little ticklish.

Did Li Mu, like her, also think of the past?

Before the two could speak, the rocking seat stopped.

Li Mu reached out to help her press the button once, and the rocking seat turned back into a rocking car.

“You sit too, hurry up.”

“Sit my foot, I’m not sitting.”

“Sit, come on!”

“…Then I’ll have to apply for a kiss when we go back.” Li Mu leaned close to Lu Xiaoxi’s ear and whispered softly.

Lu Xiaoxi let out a couple of soft whines, pushed Li Mu, pouted, and stopped talking, sitting obediently on the seat with her legs together.

Her face turned red at a visible speed, becoming a translucent red jade.

“Not talking means you agree.”

Li Mu sat in the seat next to her, pressed the button, and the two seats began to rock together.

Tonight, he could kiss the little green plum’s face.

Since he needed to report, he hadn’t had the chance to kiss her.

The days were so long; he wanted the night to come quickly, to wash up nicely, and before going to bed, hug Lu Xiaoxi and take a bite.

“…” Lu Xiaoxi hadn’t spoken yet, looking at Li Mu in disbelief. How could there be such a shameless person?

And this person just happened to be her little bamboo horse. What could she do? She could only indulge him.

“Does your leg still hurt?”

“It doesn’t hurt anymore. This problem is like this; it hurts and goes numb when walking, but squatting or sitting for a bit makes it better quickly.”

“Is it troublesome to treat?”

“Not troublesome, but it takes a long time. Just pay attention to your waist usually. The best thing is to lie in bed more.”

“Then why are you out playing? You even dragged me to play basketball before. Aren’t you afraid of aggravating it?”

“Hehe, it’s almost all better now. You don’t need to worry about me; I know my limits.”

Li Mu scratched her nose, the corners of his mouth lifting slightly. “You have no limits. If you had limits, you wouldn’t be playing basketball.”

“Don’t touch my nose again, or I’ll hit you.” Lu Xiaoxi pouted like a little calf, huffing angrily. Of course, this was all an act; she knew it, and Li Mu knew it too.

Time passed in a blur.

After resting, Lu Xiaoxi began to excitedly explore the science museum again.

The science museum was not small; they had only scratched the surface.

However, the next time belonged to the childhood sweethearts.

She glanced at Li Mu’s hand. In the past, when they walked together, they would hold hands, but now she found it a bit unfamiliar.

Looking left and right, unable to see her parents, Lu Xiaoxi quietly pinched Li Mu’s pinky finger and quickly let go.

“What are you doing?”

“Nothing.” Lu Xiaoxi turned her face, pouted, and tried to whistle, but she couldn’t whistle, so she just blew air.

“I think you want to hold hands.” Li Mu saw through the girl’s little thoughts.

“Do you have any evidence? You’re just talking nonsense.” Lu Xiaoxi huffed, refusing to admit it.

Suddenly, Lu Xiaoxi was attracted by a spherical device and quickly walked over.

In the center of the device was a three-dimensional star map, paired with colorful lights around it. The star map looked almost real, with stars twinkling inside.

“So beautiful! Li Mu, Li Mu, come take a picture quickly!”

“Why not ask your dad for the camera?”

“A phone is enough. The two of us can take a picture, just like that time at the zoo.” She had already taken out her phone and opened the camera.

When she was with Li Mu, she really liked taking pictures.

“Step out a bit. Give me the phone; I’ll take the picture.” Li Mu walked behind Lu Xiaoxi. In contrast to the photo from the zoo, this time it was his turn to make a peace sign above Lu Xiaoxi’s head.

He held the phone high with one hand and made a peace sign above Lu Xiaoxi’s head with the other, while Lu Xiaoxi made peace signs with both hands. This was the most ordinary photo pose and also the favorite pose of childhood sweethearts.

“What should we call this photo?”

“You still have the habit of naming photos?”

“Of course! The one from the zoo is called ‘Dusk Memory.'”

“…So literary.”

“Don’t you also have the habit of naming your photos?”

“Where?” Li Mu asked in confusion.

“Lu… Little Pig Lu’s Sleep Diagram…”

“Haha, that was just me making it up. Who names it as elegantly as you do?” Li Mu teased her.

“Then you can be literary with me. You can name this picture. Just so you know, I want to print this out and hang it up, so the name can’t be random!” Lu Xiaoxi said with a pout, crossing her arms. If Li Mu dared to say a name that sounded bad, she would… she would…

Not let Li Mu kiss her tonight.

“Um…” Li Mu really began to think seriously.

Affected by the ambient lights, the overall color of the photo was blue and purple, with an infinite starry sky behind them, making it look like they were falling through the air, facing away from the starry sky.

“How about calling it ‘Little Universe’?”

“Why?”

“Look, the background of this picture is the starry sky. Isn’t the starry sky the universe?”

“That’s a stretch…” Lu Xiaoxi examined the artistic piece submitted by her apprentice like a true literary master.

That apprentice was, of course, Li Mu.

All the artistic pieces submitted by Li Mu were failing!

“Then how about ‘Little Galaxy’?”

“Sounds bad.”

“No way, you can’t get away from the word ‘little,’ can you?”

Little green plum, little pig, why does everything have to have ‘little’?

“Then… Universe, Galaxy? Or continuing the zoo’s style, let’s call it ‘Little Starry Sky Memory.'”

“This one sounds good! Why ‘Little Starry Sky’?”

“Because this is fake. The real starry sky doesn’t have so many beautiful stars. Having a moon would be nice.”

“Then this will be called ‘Little Starry Sky Memory’ and hung in your room.”

“That’s fine.” Li Mu seemed to think of something and spoke again, “Lu Xiaoxi.”

“Mm?”

“What do you want to name the selfie you took of me?”

“…… Let me think, let’s call it ‘Pig Mu Picture.'” Lu Xiaoxi skipped happily, hands behind her back, pretending to think, and slowly revealed her answer.

Li Mu: “……”

Shouldn’t have asked.

Not literary at all.

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