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Chapter 125: It Has to Be Warm Tonight

After watching two episodes of a sweet drama, Lu Xiaoxi ran out to hang the clothes.

Li Mu had thought she wouldn’t come back, just as he closed the sweet drama, but within two minutes, Lu Xiaoxi ran back and curled up under the blanket again.

“What did you go do?” Li Mu asked her, the girl had returned, and the sweet drama was turned back on.

“I hung the clothes and went to the bathroom.”

“If you hadn’t said anything, I would have forgotten about hanging the clothes.” Li Mu felt that the culprit for stealing his memory of hanging clothes was the little pig right in front of him.

“It’s so cold tonight, the water is cold, my hands are frozen.”

Lu Xiaoxi huffed in dissatisfaction, hiding her hands under the blanket, on Li Mu’s abdomen, which was super warm.

She thought this was the correct use of a little bamboo horse; when her little green plum’s hands and feet were cold, the little bamboo horse had to be responsible for keeping her warm.

Wanting to reach out and touch Li Mu’s abs, she did just that.

Her soft little hand slipped under Li Mu’s shirt, pressing against his abs. Li Mu didn’t tense up, so it felt a bit soft, but the sensation was still very nice.

“Double standards.”

He had wanted to say, “You can touch me, so I can touch you,” or “Let me touch your abdomen,” but he could predict that the little pig would definitely retort, “I can touch you, but you can’t touch me.”

So he directly skipped over that dialogue.

Lu Xiaoxi initially didn’t react, thinking for a while before laughing, leaning against Li Mu’s arm and giggling, her mischievous little finger poking at Li Mu’s abdomen.

This seemed somewhat similar to last time.

“Are you feeling that way…?” Lu Xiaoxi asked softly, her heart racing.

“No,” Li Mu smiled, “What are your plans for that group project?”

“Group project… I don’t know, it’s due at the end of this month.”

“We have plenty of time; I feel like I could finish it in two hours without you.”

“You’re just bragging.”

Lu Xiaoxi’s little hand was under Li Mu’s shirt, pinching the soft flesh at his waist.

If the group project could really be finished by Li Mu in two hours, then what use was she?

“Don’t believe me? I’ll finish it in front of you on Saturday; you just need to serve me tea and keep track of the time. If it takes more than two hours, I won’t talk to you for thirty minutes.”

“What kind of punishment is that? You should say if it takes more than two hours, you won’t talk to me for a day, and you can’t hold my hand, hug me, or kiss me either.”

“I’d be dead if you did that.” Li Mu wrapped one hand around the girl’s neck, resting it on her shoulder, acting as a pillow for her, “I can’t bear to.”

“Hey, you’re so oily, it’s disgusting, I’m going to throw up.” Lu Xiaoxi exaggeratedly pretended to gag while pulling her hand back; her hands were warm now.

Or rather, her hands had been warm for a while, but Li Mu had been like a magnet, always attracting her hand, and only now could she break free, really!

Taking advantage of the end of an episode of the sweet drama, Li Mu got up to turn off the lights. The bright room suddenly darkened, leaving only the light from the computer playing the sweet drama.

Lu Xiaoxi hugged her little pig plushie, obediently curling up in the blanket; she was now warm all over and didn’t want to go back to her room to cover herself with a cold blanket.

No, no, no, she could still have Li Mu be her warm bed little bamboo horse, let him sleep in her room, warm the bed, and then she could crawl in after him and send him away.

Although it was a bit unethical, it was the most effective method she could think of.

Decided, decided, once she saw the finale, she would let Li Mu warm her bed; after watching, she could just sleep. I am so smart!

The little girl inexplicably became happy, and Li Mu felt a sense of awe.

It seemed that watching too many sweet dramas had made her a bit silly.

With the lights off, the room was only illuminated by the sweet drama; it showed the male and female leads entering a bar, getting drunk, and pouring out their hearts to each other. The neon lights of the bar shone through the screen onto their faces.

Li Mu’s eyelashes were also of a beautiful length; under the neon light, his eyebrows, eyelashes, and even the fine hairs were dyed with other colors.

He looked a bit handsome.

Lu Xiaoxi openly stared at Li Mu; seeing he didn’t react, she mischievously pinched his nose, not knowing if she had pinched any oil, and rubbed it on Li Mu’s body.

“Can’t sit still?” Li Mu smiled with a hint of sarcasm, unsure if Lu Xiaoxi was watching the sweet drama or him.

Lu Xiaoxi ignored him, grabbing a pink pillow from the side, placing it on the bed, and slowly lying down herself.

The bed was 2 meters long and 1.5 meters wide, while Lu Xiaoxi was 1.65 meters tall, so lying sideways resulted in her feet sticking out of the bed.

As everyone knows, there are man-eating monsters outside the bed, so to avoid being eaten, Lu Xiaoxi had to curl her feet up, leaning against Li Mu, feeling completely safe.

She glanced at the sweet drama, then at Li Mu’s face, suddenly feeling something was missing, so she grabbed Li Mu’s hand that was resting on the blanket, hiding it under the blanket, slowly intertwining her fingers with his.

Two episodes passed.

The sweet drama reached its final episode.

The female lead wore a sacred white dress, waiting for the male lead in a suit to marry her.

Li Mu rested his chin in thought; the plot of the sweet drama was quite dramatic, with the first two episodes being life and death, and the finale ending with a happy family reunion. The screenwriter even casually paired the million-dollar supporting female character with a delivery guy, and just like that, the two vastly different people fell in love in just two short episodes… In the end, a happy ending was born without anyone getting hurt.

Li Mu felt that the screenwriter’s skills were not as good as his own.

A soft mewing sound came from beside him.

Lu Xiaoxi was humming softly, her eyelids heavy, only able to open her eyes a little, forcing herself to watch the finale of the sweet drama.

She had gotten up early yesterday and didn’t take a nap, and now she dared to stay up late; this was the result.

“You can’t keep going like this; what if you can’t handle it and fall asleep? Go back to sleep quickly.” Li Mu chuckled softly; his little green plum looked too cute when she was sleepy.

“I haven’t finished watching yet; there are still twenty minutes left in this episode.” Lu Xiaoxi’s tone was soft and weak, as if she could fall asleep at any moment.

“…… You can’t handle it but still want to stay up; if you’re too tired, what will you do? I think you shouldn’t go back tonight; just sleep with me.” Li Mu stayed true to his original intention, remembering his mission, and also made a sarcastic remark.

“……” Lu Xiaoxi didn’t speak, seeming to think or hesitate, and finally nudged her forehead against Li Mu’s, resting her head on his hand, “Then I still want to finish watching.”

She had already become unable to part with the warm blanket and the warm big fool.

Sorry, my room, sorry, my bed.

It has to be warm tonight.

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