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Chapter 128: You Had to Kiss Me Once

He returned home at the speed of light.

Li Mu went straight to his room to type.

He hadn’t had much time to write these days.

Clearly, he had been quite idle day by day, only attending classes and staying at home, even playing games less, yet he still had no time to write.

It was all Lu Xiaoxi’s fault; everything was Lu Xiaoxi’s problem.

He had to find Lu Xiaoxi for some compensation later, just to say that Lu Xiaoxi affected his fortune.

He only wanted a kiss, not that he would kiss Lu Xiaoxi, but rather that Lu Xiaoxi would kiss him.

He locked himself in his room, plugged his phone into the charger and set it aside, focusing on writing.

With concentration, his writing speed would increase significantly.

He hadn’t checked the novel’s backend in days; the readers were pitifully few, aside from the fans of the previous book and Lu Xiaoxi, there were basically no other readers, let alone making any money.

The novel was about to be recommended, and if he didn’t write a bit more, it might not be enough; having a stockpile of manuscripts was a source of security for a web novelist.

The originally bright room gradually darkened.

The city’s neon lights replaced the sunlight.

In his childhood memories, when night fell, he could always see many stars of all colors when he looked up.

He and Lu Xiaoxi used to play hide and seek under such a night sky.

They designated a specific area to hide in, and Lu Xiaoxi was so honest that he could catch her every time; when Lu Xiaoxi was “it,” he would run out of the area and hide in the shadows.

Why did it feel like… Lu Xiaoxi seemed to be bullied by him often?

Was he that bad and cunning as a child?

Looking back now, Lu Xiaoxi hadn’t cut ties with him in childhood; he had been stepping in dog poop for nineteen years.

Li Mu stood up and twisted his waist; he had written eight thousand words today, and this time he really pushed himself hard.

Hmm, he was preparing for the recommendation; starting today, he would post two chapters to create the illusion for readers that he would only post two chapters.

He still needed to learn more about the skills of keeping readers in suspense…

After finishing his writing, Li Mu searched for tutorials on writing novels on video sites.

Until Lu Xiaoxi knocked and came in.

“Aren’t you going to take a shower? It’s ten o’clock.” Lu Xiaoxi peeked in, worried that Li Mu was doing something embarrassing.

She heard that if a boy was alone in his room and didn’t come out, and there was no sound, it was very likely he was doing something strange.

Usually, there would be some tissues nearby.

Lu Xiaoxi squinted her eyes, barely able to confirm that the half-used pack of tissues on Li Mu’s desk was indeed there.

“I’m going to shower now; I’m exhausted. You have to kiss me later; that’s my deserved compensation.” Li Mu propped his foot against the computer desk, sliding his chair back, and casually placed his feet on the table, resting his hands behind his head; this position was quite comfortable.

“What compensation?” Lu Xiaoxi was confused; what was this guy up to again?

“You always come to my room, and I can’t write at all. If I can’t get rich, it’s all your fault.”

“Cut it out; getting rich? More like going crazy.”

Lu Xiaoxi couldn’t be bothered to retort.

Sometimes, she felt that what Li Mu said sounded like a rogue.

No, no, Li Mu was just a rogue; otherwise, how could he always take advantage of her?

Lu Xiaoxi quickly kicked off her shoes, slipped onto Li Mu’s bed, and wrapped herself in the quilt like a little caterpillar.

Even if she ran to Li Mu’s room and lay on his bed, it was still Li Mu taking advantage of her.

“Are we sleeping together tonight?” Li Mu leaned back in his chair, relaxing his body; the writing software recorded that he had been writing for over three hours, which was somewhat tiring.

“No, I’m going back to sleep.”

“Alright, I’m going to shower; I’ll smell nice for my little green plum.”

“Ugh~”

After Li Mu went out to get his clothes, Lu Xiaoxi flipped over and took over Li Mu’s chair.

Li Mu’s chair was a very simple computer chair, it could swivel and move, and it was quite comfortable to sit on.

The little girl could curl up on it.

She put on Li Mu’s headphones, which were playing energetic music; many boys liked this kind of music, but the little girl was different; she liked listening to the English love songs on Li Mu’s playlist.

She switched to another playlist and looked at Li Mu’s desktop, which had many games, both in English and Chinese names.

She wasn’t looking for games; after finishing a sweet drama last night, there was nothing to watch tonight, so she had to find another sweet drama to watch.

Just right, there was a popular modern drama recently about a male lead studying abroad who returned to become a CEO and fell in love with an ordinary female employee.

Speaking of which, the male and female leads in it were childhood sweethearts too; she forgot their names and could only look for them in the recommended section, clicking on whichever seemed similar.

After searching for a while, she finally found one; glancing at the time, Li Mu had already been in the shower for twenty minutes.

Did Li Mu take that long to shower?

She tiptoed in her slippers and peeked out the door; the bathroom door was open, and there was no sign of Li Mu in the living room.

“Li Mu, Li Mu, did you fall into the toilet?”

No one answered.

She nervously glanced into her own room, but there was no one there either.

A wave of panic inexplicably surged in her heart; Lu Xiaoxi closed the door and burrowed into the quilt, exposing only a small part of her head, feeling very scared.

Had Li Mu been taken away by a monster? Otherwise, how could he have disappeared without a trace?

Phone, she needed to call Li Mu!

In a flurry, she tried to call Li Mu, and in her haste, she accidentally clicked on video call.

The ringtone Li Mu set for WeChat rang for less than two seconds before the video connected.

“Li Mu, where are you?”

“I’m outside, buying some fruit; didn’t I tell you?” Li Mu, with his big eyes, showed the sour fruit in his hand to the little green plum on the other end of the video.

“When did you tell me?” Lu Xiaoxi felt a bit relieved upon hearing Li Mu’s voice.

Stinky Li Mu, bad Li Mu, just knew how to scare her; didn’t he know she was timid?

“I told you after I finished showering; didn’t you hear?”

“Oh, I was wearing your headphones just now and didn’t hear; I thought you were gone, and it scared me to death.” Lu Xiaoxi’s face turned awkward, “Hurry back; I want to eat sour fruit too.”

“Then you have to wait a bit; I only have half a pack of that stuff left; I’ll swing by the supermarket and buy some. Do you want anything?”

“Do you have ice cream cones?”

“Are you addicted to them? If I bring back ice cream cones, they’ll melt; do you want me to buy that kind of ice cream that you scoop with a spoon? That won’t melt as quickly.”

“Mm-mm, hurry back, okay? Bye~”

“Is it necessary to say bye for just ten minutes?”

“You have to say bye to me too.” Lu Xiaoxi tossed and turned on the bed, seeing Li Mu, she wasn’t scared anymore.

“Then bye, quickly throw me a kiss, and I’ll rush back immediately.”

“Throw you a head, hurry up.”

“Hey, quickly throw me one… Whoa!” Li Mu urged while walking; there was a raised brick on the sidewalk, and he stumbled, almost falling.

“…” Lu Xiaoxi smiled, looking at the silly Li Mu on her phone, pouted, and with a “mua,” she threw a kiss.

It seemed as if she could really see Lu Xiaoxi’s flying kiss; on the other end, Li Mu reached out and caught Lu Xiaoxi’s flying kiss, pressing it to his lips.

In a sense, this could be considered a kind of lip-to-lip kiss.

“Stinky rogue!” Lu Xiaoxi felt her face heat up, feeling a bit awkward.

It felt like that kiss really landed on Li Mu’s lips.

Li Mu hung up the call.

Lu Xiaoxi ran back to the chair, played on Li Mu’s computer, obediently waiting for Li Mu to return, so they could eat sour fruit and ice cream.

She felt sweet inside; whether it was an ice cream cone or ice cream, it didn’t really matter.

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