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Chapter 124: You said it casually, but I didn’t agree casually.

“What are you looking at?” Li Mu climbed onto the bed, lifted the blanket without saying a word, and curled up inside, leaning next to the young girl.

The blanket was warm, and now, Lu Xiaoxi was just a warm bed companion.

Despite this, a pair of jade-like feet in the blanket were still icy cold, contrasting sharply with the warm bedding.

Girls’ hands and feet tend to get cold much more easily than boys’. Not to mention just coming out of the shower, even if Li Mu exposed his hands and feet while sleeping, they were always warm.

He had seen an article online before that researched the question, “Why do some girls love to cuddle with boys while sleeping?” Among many options, the choice “sleeping together is warmer” topped the list.

He felt indifferent to such research, but now he slightly agreed, because the moment he curled up in the blanket, Lu Xiaoxi moved her cold little feet closer to him.

Was this an instinctive search for warmth, or simply a desire to snuggle? Li Mu couldn’t quite grasp it, so he let her snuggle.

Even if Lu Xiaoxi didn’t snuggle, he would still go and snuggle with her.

Having the lively little companion on his bed, he couldn’t help but do something.

“This female supporting character is so stupid. The male lead, who is a CEO, is about to run away with the female lead, who is a servant. As a supporting character of equal status to the male lead, she is actually foolish enough to confront the female lead… If I were this supporting character, I would have run away long ago. Such a love-struck male lead isn’t worth it,” Lu Xiaoxi leaned on Li Mu’s shoulder, excitedly complaining about the plot of the sweet drama.

“You’re still watching such a brainless show? No wonder you’re getting more and more silly.”

“What did you say?”

“I said the little companion is getting smarter.” Li Mu immediately changed his expression, pinching Lu Xiaoxi’s nose, and subtly moved the girl’s hand over to his thigh to play with.

These little days were getting happier and happier.

“The love-struck male lead is really scary. He gives up his family fortune for a female lead. I thought after watching so many sweet dramas, I would be immune to such plots, but I didn’t expect to still be poisoned.”

“Then why are you still watching? Why not switch to another one?”

“There are a total of fifty-two episodes, and I’ve already seen forty-eight. It’s tasteless to eat, but a pity to abandon.”

Lu Xiaoxi sighed lightly, leaning closer to Li Mu. Perhaps it was because she had just taken a shower, Li Mu smelled nice. She took a breath, then greedily took another, rubbing her soft face against his shoulder.

The little fat she raised had always loved playing with Li Mu since she was young. At first, she didn’t understand why. It was just a stinky Li Mu; what was so fun? Now she probably understood a bit.

Li Mu had no idea that her little mind was wandering again. He suddenly noticed that the sweet drama on the computer screen had started to snow, and he asked, “Do you still want to see snow?”

Lu Xiaoxi turned to look at him, paused for a moment, then her expression changed to one of great shock, her tone gentle, “You remember?”

“You know, I’m a nostalgic person.”

“I just said it casually…” Li Mu actually remembered until now…

Lu Xiaoxi bit her lip. It was clearly a very happy thing, but her eyes, filled with joy, were misted over.

“But I didn’t agree casually. If I said I would take you to see snow, I must take you. You just say whether you want to go or not. Why are you crying? I…”

“Yes! You have to take me!” Lu Xiaoxi wiped away the moisture from the corner of her eyes. She definitely wasn’t crying; it must be because Li Mu’s saliva splashed into her eyes, causing reflex tears, not emotional tears.

“Are you crying from joy? Is it that serious?”

“I’m not crying! Do you have evidence that I cried?” Lu Xiaoxi had only slightly moist eyes, and after wiping them, she was no different from usual.

Li Mu’s mouth twitched; only childhood sweethearts could share the same roof.

“Then shall we go during the winter vacation? We can book a high-speed train ticket, bring a lot of clothes, go to a place with snow, and find a hotel near a park. When it snows, we can go make a snowman.”

“Okay, you take me, you take me, you take me, you take me…”

“Are you going crazy? Saying it once is enough; I’m not deaf.”

“I don’t care; anyway, you have to take me.” Lu Xiaoxi hummed and clung to Li Mu, feeling very happy.

Although winter vacation was still a long way off, it didn’t stop her from being happy.

“Aren’t you going to ask me about us going to a hotel?” Li Mu was surprised.

As he expected, Lu Xiaoxi should have some resistance to the idea of going to a hotel. For a girl who had never been to a hotel, the probability of a boy and girl going to a hotel was likely to lead to something intimate.

“I’m not asking.” Lu Xiaoxi leaned against Li Mu, not afraid at all.

Do you see any difference between them now and going to a hotel?

Isn’t the purpose of going to a hotel just to lie on the same bed? Aren’t they already lying on the same bed now?

Moreover, even if Li Mu really had overwhelming desires, as long as she said no, he would definitely be honest.

Li Mu wouldn’t force himself; this was the trust of the little companion towards the little bamboo horse.

“You now have an opportunity to apply for a kiss.”

“Is there such a good thing?” Li Mu was delighted and quickly said, “I want to kiss your lips, now, for one minute.”

“You have one chance to reapply for a kiss.”

“Then… ten seconds?”

“You have 0.5 chances left to apply…” Lu Xiaoxi glared at him, annoyed, “Lips can’t be kissed.”

“Then let’s kiss once on the cheek, for one minute.”

“You have no chance left.”

“Isn’t this unfair? Is it my application method that’s wrong?”

“Kissing for too long; the most you can kiss is five seconds.” Lu Xiaoxi’s face turned red, shy and delicate, her voice soft.

“Kiss for five seconds?” Li Mu felt he could still struggle a bit, his thick-skinned attribute fully activated.

“Kiss the cheek… No, you applied too many times; you can only kiss the forehead.”

“Then let’s kiss the forehead…” Li Mu wanted to slap himself; he picked up gold but threw away diamonds. Who could he complain to?

Li Mu gently pecked the girl’s forehead.

As a gentleman, Li Mu certainly didn’t leave any sparkling saliva on the girl’s forehead.

“I want to kiss you too.” Lu Xiaoxi turned over, her upper body weight pressing down on Li Mu. Before he could say anything, a soft kiss landed on his forehead.

“That felt good.”

“What?”

“What’s wrong with you today? Why are you so proactive? Have you fallen for me?”

“You remember what I said when I was little? The little companion is very happy and decided to give you a little reward.” Lu Xiaoxi’s voice was sweet, her lips curved in a smile, her eyes filled with affection as she gazed at Li Mu.

“I remember a lot. In first grade, you said you wanted to go to the amusement park with me, in second grade you wanted to go bungee jumping with me, in third grade…”

“Stop, stop, stop. No matter how much you say, there’s only one kiss.”

“Tch, what a letdown.” Li Mu pretended to look very disappointed.

Lu Xiaoxi could see through him and immediately exposed him.

“Stop pretending. Watch the sweet drama with me. I have no classes tomorrow morning; I want to see the finale.”

“Sure, I can stay up all night with you.”

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