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Chapter 140: The IOU Report

December 7th.

It was snowing heavily.

More and more snow videos had been pushed to his account.

He had never seen snow before, and to be honest, he was quite eager to experience it.

What did snowflakes look like? Would they melt upon contact?

He wanted to hurry up and take a vacation so he could take Lu Xiaoxi to see the snow.

In English class, Li Mu listened for half the lesson, but during the second half, he started playing on his phone.

The novel had received recommendations, and its performance was much better than he had imagined.

As long as he maintained this level of updates, he could earn around three thousand yuan with the attendance bonus for a month, even if it wasn’t that popular.

Of course, all this money would be saved into their joint property.

He opened the joint property page, and there was already eighteen thousand yuan.

Of that, sixteen thousand was his money; even if Lu Xiaoxi saved all her tutoring and living expenses, it wouldn’t amount to much more.

Of course, Lu Xiaoxi wasn’t broke.

He knew that Lu Xiaoxi had a bank card with the red envelopes she had received since childhood, which was her dowry…

If Lu Xiaoxi deposited that money into their joint property, could he use it to marry her?

Using Lu Xiaoxi’s money to marry her felt strange.

“What are you doing?” Lu Xiaoxi called softly when she saw him lost in thought.

“I was thinking about when to take you to see the snow.”

“We still have a long time until vacation.”

“Yeah, there’s no rush.” Li Mu leaned back and sighed.

University vacations started much earlier than middle school, usually around early to mid-January, with few holidays later in the month.

At most, there were still forty days until vacation.

Today was already December 7th.

Suddenly, he felt that time was passing quickly.

It felt like just yesterday he had become childhood sweethearts with Lu Xiaoxi again.

The time spent with Lu Xiaoxi never felt enough.

After class, Li Mu and Lu Xiaoxi went to the playground, following the same routine: Li Mu ran around the campus while Lu Xiaoxi watched over the computers, and they couldn’t skip the hugs.

The temperature was moderate today, and it was windy. Li Mu stood in the open area, tugging at his collar, quickly releasing all the heat that had built up in his body.

“What are we having for lunch?”

“I don’t know; I’m tired of the school food.”

“Then let’s change it up and eat out?”

“I don’t know.”

“You don’t know anything; all you care about is eating.” Li Mu laughed and tapped her forehead, kissing her forehead in front of everyone.

Lu Xiaoxi looked around, feeling shy, “You didn’t report it!”

“I’m in debt.”

“You’ve been in debt many times!”

“Have I? I don’t really remember; can you list them?” Li Mu scratched his face and whistled.

Being thick-skinned was a great tactic in many situations.

Lu Xiaoxi laughed, but she was also annoyed!

She remembered every kiss Li Mu had given her!

She started counting on her fingers, listing them for Li Mu.

“There were four kisses that weren’t reported, seventeen times on the face, and even more on the forehead!”

“You must be exaggerating; there can’t be that many kisses.”

“Are you afraid to admit it?”

“Hehe, it seems that way. Tonight, I’ll report all of them, and then I won’t owe you anything.” Li Mu hugged her and took the two computer bags she was struggling to carry.

“You better…”

Lu Xiaoxi felt something was off.

If that was the case, could Li Mu keep kissing her, accumulating a debt of seventy or eighty times, and then report them all in one day? What would be the difference from not reporting at all?

No matter how she thought about it, she felt like she was the one losing out.

Li Mu’s cleverness was used in this way, and she didn’t know how to retort.

So she reluctantly granted him the privilege of an “IOU Report,” since giving privileges to her childhood sweetheart was part of the perks of being a childhood sweetheart.

“I checked the weather forecast; the highest temperature in the coming days will only be eight degrees.” Li Mu suddenly mentioned.

“So what? The clothes I bought you are enough.”

“Not enough, not enough; I’m still missing a few things.” Li Mu pointed to his neck and hat, “I still need a scarf and a hat.”

Lu Xiaoxi scoffed, “You didn’t wear those in middle school.”

“What does my past self have to do with my current self?”

“…”

“Let’s buy a childhood sweetheart style scarf and hat to deepen our childhood sweetheart bond.”

“Is our relationship that bad now? Do we need these to deepen it?”

“Yes, you won’t even let me kiss you. Compared to when we were kids, it’s a huge difference.”

“Not at all?!” Lu Xiaoxi pouted.

Ever since Li Mu kissed her once, he had been finding different ways to kiss her every day.

He kissed her lips once, her face once, and her forehead many times.

If she hadn’t been washing her face diligently, her face would have been covered in Li Mu’s saliva!

And she still claimed she wouldn’t let him kiss her?!

A leaf fell onto her head, and she quickly swatted it away.

She felt like her head had some magic; leaves always seemed to fall on her.

In contrast, Li Mu had no leaves at all.

It would be best if some bird droppings fell on Li Mu’s head, but preferably not in his eyes; otherwise, it would be dangerous.

“So what are we eating?”

“I don’t know.”

“This unknown girl, what should we eat?”

“If you keep giving me random nicknames, I’ll eat you.”

She had gotten used to the nickname “Little Pig” and didn’t mind it; “Little Childhood Sweetheart” also fit their identities, so that was fine. But this new nickname “Unknown Girl” was too harsh; she didn’t want it.

She vaguely felt that Li Mu had given her many nicknames behind her back.

Like “Little Flat-Chested Girl,” “Little Flat-Chested Childhood Sweetheart,” “Little Short Girl,” and so on; there must be many! And they all had the word “little” in them.

Lu Xiaoxi’s words made Li Mu stop in his tracks, one hand holding the two computer bags and the other pointing at himself, “Are you talking about eating in a physical sense or…?”

Domestic sweet dramas often had such strange dialogues, and as a sweet drama expert, Lu Xiaoxi knew exactly what Li Mu was referring to.

Her face instantly turned red like a little tomato, and she didn’t say anything, using her small fists to hit Li Mu wildly.

Li Mu dodged while begging for mercy, even though her little punches didn’t hurt at all.

He knew Lu Xiaoxi was very conservative; kissing was already quite bold for her. If they were to develop to that level, they would at least need to be engaged, or it could only happen on their wedding day.

“Do you really want to buy a scarf and hat?” Lu Xiaoxi pouted, tired from hitting him, and decided to let him off the hook.

Boys generally resist the cold better than girls; in middle school, only a few boys wore scarves and hats, while many girls did, and she was one of them.

Li Mu might not need them, but she did; she had planned to buy them anyway, but Li Mu had brought it up first.

“Let’s buy them; we won’t need them now, but by the 17th or 18th, we will. At the very least, we will need them when we go to see the snow.”

“That’s true; let me pick then, childhood sweetheart style, right…”

“You won’t find anything like that; let me teach you. Search for couple styles, and then we can enhance it to become childhood sweetheart styles.”

“You think this is a game? Enhancing it?”

“Hehe, half a childhood sweetheart is still better than a couple, right?”

“That makes some sense; this time, I’ll buy it for you,” Lu Xiaoxi said, patting her chest confidently.

Li Mu chuckled, “We’re sharing money; why are you pretending to be a big spender?”

“I don’t care; all the money in my card is mine; I’m a big spender.”

“Then, this big spender girl, what should we eat?”

“…I’ll eat you; I’ll bite you to death…”

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