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Chapter 153: Miss Me

Li Mu and Lu Xiaoxi went to the vegetable market near the school together.

The vegetable market here looked much more upscale than the one near their community, and the variety of produce was also more diverse.

Both of them were browsing with a sense of curiosity; buying vegetables was secondary. They casually bought some ingredients for dinner and began to wander around the market.

They glanced at every food store, buying what they wanted, and even took a little of the good-looking items to try.

By the time they got home, Li Mu took on the role of chef again, cooking dishes that looked good but tasted a bit off, which Lu Xiaoxi often complained about.

After dinner, Lu Xiaoxi lay on the sofa like a little seal, patting her belly.

“It’s not good for your health to lie down right after eating,” Li Mu said with a smile as he sat beside her, helping her pat her little belly.

“Shameless! You clearly just want to take advantage of me while pretending to care.”

“What do you mean pretending? Caring and taking advantage are not mutually exclusive.”

“How can you say taking advantage so casually?” Lu Xiaoxi had no way to deal with Li Mu’s thick skin, allowing him to do whatever he wanted with her little belly.

“Do I still need to act reserved with my little childhood sweetheart? Of course, I can do whatever I want.”

“Pervert! You can’t think about doing weird things.”

“Can’t I even think about it?” Li Mu grinned mischievously.

“You… you can’t think!”

Lu Xiaoxi was both surprised and shy. She had just said it casually, but who knew Li Mu would be so frank? That statement implied that Li Mu had some naughty thoughts about her?!

Li Mu must be thinking about her doing naughty things in his heart!

As Li Mu’s little childhood sweetheart, she had to curb his unhealthy thoughts; at the very least, she couldn’t allow him to have such naughty fantasies about her… and certainly not about anyone else!

“Okay, okay, if you don’t want to think about it, then don’t.”

Anyway, even if he thought about it, she wouldn’t know.

Li Mu stopped patting her belly and instead slipped his hand under her waist, using the other hand to support her neck, lifting the girl up and placing her on his lap. This way, it was most comfortable to touch the girl’s little belly.

After a while of touching, Li Mu let out a sigh of relief, having finally released the pent-up affection he had for his little childhood sweetheart after a whole day.

This description seemed a bit strange, but that was the meaning behind it.

After not engaging in intimate actions with Lu Xiaoxi for a long time, he really couldn’t help but want to pull her into his body.

“Do you… do you usually think about those kinds of things?” Lu Xiaoxi blushed and her heart raced as she jumped off his lap, hurriedly grabbing a pillow to cover his legs. The clever Lu Xiaoxi actively helped Li Mu cover up the awkwardness.

“What kind? That kind?” Li Mu asked knowingly.

Boys always had expectations for such topics, especially when discussing them with someone they liked.

“That… that kind… don’t play dumb!”

“Of course I do! What do you think? I’m not a monk.” Li Mu smiled, pulling Lu Xiaoxi’s delicate little hand to play with in front of him.

“Then, who are you thinking about? Is it… is it me…?” Lu Xiaoxi stuttered when she got nervous. This was a big leap for a conservative girl, actively bringing up such topics with Li Mu. She didn’t know how much courage she had mustered.

What she had just said was the fuse that ignited her possessiveness over her little bamboo horse.

Even if she thought about it, she could only think about him.

No, no, it was best not to think about anyone at all; she could only think about him when absolutely necessary.

This was the biggest concession of the girl’s possessiveness.

“What do you think?” Li Mu’s face felt warm, and he learned to turn his face away like Lu Xiaoxi, each looking in a different direction. This was the “awkward moment principle of mutual non-invasion of sight” between childhood sweethearts.

“Anyway, you… are not allowed to think about anyone else, or I won’t play with you anymore. I will hit you, every day!”

“What should I do? You posed a difficult question; you have to give a solution, right?”

“…” Lu Xiaoxi’s face turned red, and her heart felt like it was about to jump out of her throat. She didn’t know what to say. Her little brain was racing, thinking of various solutions for Li Mu, and after a long silence, she finally spoke.

“When you think of me… just let me know. I agree you can think about me, but if you want to think about me in that way, you have to tell me…”

Li Mu briefly went blank. What did she mean by thinking about me, thinking about you? It meant that normally he could think about Lu Xiaoxi, but when it came to those kinds of thoughts, he couldn’t.

Little childhood sweetheart… so silly.

Whether to think or not, she wouldn’t know…

“…”

“…”

“Can I think about it now?”

“No! You stop it! I’m going to take a shower!” Lu Xiaoxi ran back to her room as if escaping, not even looking at her slippers, wearing one of Li Mu’s without realizing it.

In the bathroom, Lu Xiaoxi covered her pounding heart, standing dazedly in front of the mirror.

So strange…

She looked up and saw her own face, red as a tomato in the mirror, with her little hand still trembling over her heart.

How could she dare to talk about such topics with Li Mu? It was just too perverted!

Oh no, she had picked the wrong pajamas.

Lu Xiaoxi looked at the little bunny pajamas with a frown.

Without the top button, if Li Mu looked down from above, he could easily see everything under the clothes. Earlier, Li Mu had acted that way, so he must have had some bad thoughts.

After finishing her shower, Lu Xiaoxi emerged from the steam, pinching her collar. She glanced at Li Mu, who was sitting on the sofa with his legs propped up, looking at his phone, and lowered her head back to her room, closing the door and taking off the little bunny pajamas.

She felt a bit self-absorbed, admiring her own little waist. If she liked it, Li Mu would definitely like it even more.

After changing into her little bear pajamas, Lu Xiaoxi finally came out of her room.

At this time, Li Mu had already gone to take a shower.

She brushed her hair, using a comb to smooth out the tangles, her shoulder-length black hair flowing like a waterfall.

She twirled her fingers around her side hair, satisfied, humming a couple of notes.

In the mirror was a super cute little childhood sweetheart. Who could it be? She wouldn’t say.

When Li Mu came out of the bathroom, he saw Lu Xiaoxi curled up on the sofa, sitting quietly.

Thinking about their earlier conversation, Li Mu didn’t know what to say to Lu Xiaoxi, stammering before finally managing to say, “Hello.”

“What do you mean hello? What are you talking about?” Lu Xiaoxi blinked, a bit angry.

“Hello” was something strangers said when they met; she and Li Mu weren’t allowed to say that.

“Did you not take a nap today? Aren’t you tired?”

“I’m tired. There’s an exam tomorrow morning,” Lu Xiaoxi mumbled softly.

“Then go to sleep.” Li Mu leaned closer to her, inhaling the sweet scent of his little childhood sweetheart.

“Carry me back.”

Lu Xiaoxi acted spoiled, reaching out her hands towards him from the sofa, wanting a hug without moving.

“Okay, okay.” Li Mu picked her up horizontally and walked towards his room.

Afraid of falling, Lu Xiaoxi wrapped her arms around Li Mu’s neck, pressing her face against his chest, listening to his quickening heartbeat.

Only when she was gently placed on the bed did Lu Xiaoxi curl up against the wall.

“My clothes aren’t washed yet…”

“Let them dry tomorrow; I want to sleep with you now.” Li Mu said with a mischievous smile as he covered her with the blanket.

“Don’t say weird things!” Lu Xiaoxi’s little face turned red, her snow-white earlobes and neck blushing.

“I’m just speaking the truth. Am I not sleeping with you right now?”

Li Mu’s expression flickered, one hand wrapping around Lu Xiaoxi’s waist, pulling her closer. He lowered his head slightly and kissed Lu Xiaoxi’s soft pink lips, greedily claiming them.

He tried to pry open Lu Xiaoxi’s teeth but to no avail, so he could only taste her lips.

After brushing his teeth in the shower, kissing felt like a combination of Longjing tea and cantaloupe.

After finally catching his breath, Lu Xiaoxi pushed him away with her hands on his chest, glancing down and immediately looking up, biting her lip and saying nothing.

Again! How many times in a day?!

Lu Xiaoxi angrily turned her back to him, facing the wall, ignoring him.

Li Mu’s hand, which had originally been on her back, now rested on her little belly, gently pulling her closer again.

The small girl’s body stiffened, the sensation from behind making her heart race, her whole body trembling with nervousness.

“Can I think about you now?” Li Mu’s voice seemed to have magic, directly hitting her forehead, making her feel dizzy.

“Um, just… just this once…”

She could feel Li Mu being careful, slowly and gently rubbing against her.

His slightly heavy breathing echoed in her ears.

After a long time.

The person behind her got off the bed, put on slippers, bent down to open the door, and walked out.

Lu Xiaoxi blinked her watery eyes, glancing at her phone to check the time.

It was 11:20.

She was so nervous that she even entered her lock screen password incorrectly twice.

At 11:50.

Li Mu returned to the room, covered with a blanket, facing away from Lu Xiaoxi, not saying a word.

“Li Mu…?”

“Mm?”

“What did you go do…?”

“I hung the clothes out to dry; I didn’t want to get up tomorrow.”

“Oh… hold me to sleep.”

Li Mu turned around again, his body aligning with Lu Xiaoxi’s movements, one hand once more resting on her soft little belly.

“You’re lying… you clearly went to do something bad.” Lu Xiaoxi said again, not holding back.

Who hangs clothes out to dry for half an hour?

As soon as she finished speaking, Lu Xiaoxi heard Li Mu swallow.

Li Mu’s mouth twitched.

“Ahem, go to sleep; don’t talk.”

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