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Chapter 158: I Just Liked You This Way

Li Mu definitely knew how to take care of children.

Lu Xiaoxi thought so.

When they were young, Li Mu was very good at taking care of her. On the surface, he didn’t want to play with her, but every time she went to find Li Mu, he never refused.

Whenever she cried, Li Mu would find ways to comfort her.

Although he often teased her for being a crybaby.

Now, Li Mu also treated himself like a child, sometimes pinching his hands, sometimes rubbing his face, and he would tell some nonsensical jokes to make himself happy.

There was also a possibility that Li Mu wasn’t good at taking care of children, but rather at taking care of her, at taking care of Lu Xiaoxi.

Thinking of this, Lu Xiaoxi hugged Li Mu even tighter.

So warm, so comfortable.

“I just heard the sound of the door opening. It should be my mom going downstairs to chat with someone. Why don’t we go down and play?”

“What to play?” Lu Xiaoxi looked up at him.

“I don’t know, just go down and walk around. We can also play with Mi Dan and the others, or we can go to the small pavilion and play Go…”

There were many sports facilities downstairs in the community, stone tables with chessboards, nearby ping pong tables, open spaces used for square dancing, basketball courts for young people, and volleyball courts, although not many people played volleyball, and it was often used as a badminton court.

There were many middle-aged and elderly people here. As soon as night fell, they couldn’t sit still, gathering downstairs to chat, completely different from the quietness of the community on the Cangnan side.

“Okay, wait for me to change my clothes.” Lu Xiaoxi had just changed into her pajamas, and now she had to change again.

The little person in her arms ran back to the room and closed the door. Li Mu suddenly felt empty, and the sense of satisfaction from holding Lu Xiaoxi disappeared in an instant.

Tsk tsk, they had been childhood sweethearts for so long, yet she still closed the door.

After changing into suitable outdoor clothes, Lu Xiaoxi didn’t wear cloth shoes but changed into cotton boots, making a pattering sound as she stepped out.

Her small feet paired with fluffy cotton slippers were very cute.

“Aren’t you afraid of getting them dirty? Cotton slippers are hard to wash.”

“They won’t get dirty. You don’t want to step on me, do you?”

“I wouldn’t want to step on your pig trotters.”

“You are the pig trotter; yours are sweet and sour pig trotters.” Lu Xiaoxi huffed, “Let’s go.”

Li Mu placed his hand on her shoulder, stepped out of the room, and walked to the elevator.

“Your pig trotters are so heavy.”

“Really? Then you should let me carry you.” Li Mu smiled and lowered his hand, placing her hand on his shoulder.

Unfortunately, due to their height difference, Lu Xiaoxi found this position uncomfortable and gave up after a short while.

Since she couldn’t rest her shoulder, she decided to link arms with Li Mu, which felt more comfortable and warmer.

The elevator slowly ascended from the first floor, and with a ding, the doors opened slowly.

“Hey, you two…” Su Wen stared blankly at the two, noticing Lu Xiaoxi affectionately linking arms with her son.

“?!?!” Lu Xiaoxi quickly released her hand, panicking.

She had been seen holding Li Mu’s hand by Aunt Su!

Who knew there would be someone in the elevator? Clearly, when she pressed the button to go down, the elevator had come up from the first floor, and it didn’t seem like anyone was inside.

Even if there was someone, it had to be Aunt Su!

“Mom, aren’t you coming out?”

“Oh, oh, you two go down, go play, haha.” Su Wen covered her mouth, her eyes squinting with laughter, quickly stepping out of the elevator and glancing back at the two entering.

It had started to wind outside, and she wanted to come up and put on another coat, only to bump into the neighbor’s Xiaoxi linking arms with her son.

Who understands this feeling of surprise?

Finding two hundred yuan on the road couldn’t compare to this happiness.

Tonight, she had to have a good chat with her best friend, Qin Xiaoqian.

Inside the elevator.

Lu Xiaoxi’s face was red, standing obediently.

“What to do? Your mom saw!”

“So what if she saw? You think this is the first time?” Li Mu appeared much more natural.

He wasn’t stupid; he definitely knew that his mom had intentions of bringing him and Lu Xiaoxi together. Now that they had been seen, his mom was probably at home feeling happy.

“We are childhood sweethearts; what’s strange about holding hands?”

“That’s true, but…”

“But what?”

“I… I feel…”

“Shy?”

“Um…”

Li Mu ruffled her hair.

Perhaps because of the nervousness, Lu Xiaoxi’s feet were slightly turned inward, making her look like a small bundle, which made people want to hug her.

Li Mu indeed couldn’t help it.

He hugged Lu Xiaoxi from behind, resting his chin on her head, forming a snowman, and softly said, “Don’t be shy; you are very familiar with my mom.”

“That’s easy to say…” Lu Xiaoxi mumbled, her face almost burning up.

This was the first time they had been caught so close since they grew up.

The girl was not the same as when she was young; now she was shy and wouldn’t know how to act.

On the other hand, Li Mu had become thicker-skinned, remaining calm even when caught holding hands.

Considering there were people at the entrance, Li Mu stopped hugging her, waited until they were a bit further away, and then held her hand again.

The last time they held hands in this community was probably at the beginning of their first year in middle school.

“It’s been six years; you are holding my hand again.” He looked up at the sky, feeling a bit emotional, his heart in a strange state.

“What six years?”

“I mean, before today, we hadn’t held hands in this community for six years.”

“Has it really been that long?”

“Yeah, we have all grown up. No, you haven’t really grown up.”

“What? I’m already 19…” Lu Xiaoxi was about to say something when she suddenly realized what Li Mu meant, looking down at her feet, her cute little face instantly filled with anger.

“Li Mu! You’re dead!” The girl pouted and playfully hit Li Mu.

It didn’t hurt at all.

When the girl got tired of making a fuss, Li Mu mischievously held her hand and started wandering around the community.

He specifically chose places where there were no people.

When there were too many people, the small girl would be unhappy about being held by him.

Lu Xiaoxi was indignant, one hand covering her chest, the other hand being held by Li Mu, huffing and puffing.

There were small stones on the road, and she kicked one, sending it into the grass.

Li Mu watched her with amusement.

After wandering for a few minutes, having inhaled too much cold air, Lu Xiaoxi began to sniffle frequently, trying to prevent her nose from running.

She hadn’t brought a small bag and had no tissues to wipe it away; it would be bad if it dripped down.

“Are you cold? If you’re cold, we can go back.”

“Okay.”

“Li Mu…”

“Yeah?”

“You… do boys prefer older girls?”

Lu Xiaoxi lowered her head and quietly asked the question she had been pondering earlier.

“Ahem, if you’re asking this, I can only say everyone has their own preferences. For me, I like you just the way you are.” Li Mu rubbed his nose.

“Pervert!”

Lu Xiaoxi’s face turned bright red.

“Then this little childhood sweetheart being held by a pervert, doesn’t that make you even more of a pervert for asking such a question, perverted little childhood sweetheart?”

“I’m not a pervert; you are a super big pervert!”

“Hehehe, the pervert is coming!” Li Mu grabbed her hands from behind and lifted them to the sides, walking in the same rhythm as her.

The light from above cast down, and their shadows looked like a cute little monster.

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