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Chapter 159: Did They Get Together?

Upon arriving at the intelligence office, Li Mu naturally let go of the girl’s hand.

He had just touched enough, so it didn’t matter for this moment.

“I’ll go back to take a shower first, and I’ll come find you later depending on the situation.”

“What situation? Is Aunt Su not letting you come over?”

“No, I just want to type. How about I bring my computer over to play?”

“……Whatever.” Lu Xiaoxi opened the door.

From Li Mu’s perspective, Lu Xiaoxi’s home was dim,

and desolate.

There was only the girl alone, not even Little Fei was there.

“Are you scared being alone?” Li Mu asked her.

“Not really, as long as I don’t stumble upon a horror movie commentary, I’m fine.”

“What if you do stumble upon one?”

“……Then I’ll turn on the lights and sleep.”

“Isn’t that too bright?”

“Why do you have so many questions? Go take your shower.”

Lu Xiaoxi wasn’t that fragile; she waved her hand, closed the door, and then leaned on the eaves to watch him, seeing him off as he went home.

With a long sigh in her heart, Lu Xiaoxi sat back on the sofa, pulled the balcony curtain, and curled up her legs to watch the childhood sweet drama she hadn’t finished.

“Where’s Mom? Is she not back yet?”

“She went downstairs to eat sunflower seeds, what’s up?”

“Nothing, I was just checking in.” Li Mu took his clothes to shower.

Without the little girl’s rose fragrance, he really felt a bit unaccustomed.

After finishing his shower, Li Mu admired himself in the mirror.

Indeed, a man who just finished showering is the most handsome.

At that moment, Su Wen also returned from outside, holding a bag of milk-flavored sunflower seeds.

“Hurry up and put on a coat; it’s so cold, and you’re still wearing short sleeves.” Su Wen frowned. Her son had always been like this, only wearing short sleeves after showering, and wouldn’t put on a coat until he felt cold.

“Wait a minute, I’ll talk after my hair dries.”

“Come here, sit over here; Mom has something to say to you.” Su Wen patted the empty seat beside her, indicating that a family meeting was about to start.

“I guess you want to ask what my relationship with Lu Xiaoxi is.” Li Mu could probably guess.

His mom was most concerned about this; she had wanted him to bring Lu Xiaoxi home from the very beginning.

Today, she saw Lu Xiaoxi holding his hand, and his mom probably smiled so much her mouth was crooked.

“Right, Mom saw Xiaoxi holding your hand today. You and Xiaoxi, did you get together?” Su Wen’s eyes squinted with a smile.

“What? Our family pig has pushed the old Lu family’s cabbage?” Li Changheng, who was also slow to realize, turned off his phone, looking serious.

“Is it really that serious for you all…” Li Mu pouted.

“Hurry up and say, did you get together?”

“Um, I guess so.”

“What do you mean by ‘I guess so’? You need to clarify that for me.” Su Wen was anxious.

“It means we are together, but you all should understand it this way. Just don’t tell Aunt Qin and Uncle Lu; Lu Xiaoxi doesn’t want them to know yet.”

In short, it was an unspoken understanding.

Li Mu quite liked Lu Xiaoxi’s unspoken understanding.

Maybe one day, Lu Xiaoxi would lie on his bed, holding a marriage certificate, shyly saying, ‘Your wife is Lu Xiaoxi; what does that have to do with my childhood sweetheart?’ and then they would do some intimate things between husband and wife.

It was quite funny.

“So, how far along are you two?”

This was what Su Wen was most concerned about.

He never directly intervened in Li Mu and Lu Xiaoxi’s relationship, acting as a qualified observer, but the premise was that it couldn’t be too noisy.

If it caused a big scene, that wouldn’t be good.

“I’m not telling you. I’m going back to my room now. Mom, don’t tip off Aunt Qin; Lu Xiaoxi doesn’t want them to know.” Li Mu smiled.

The childhood sweethearts were between him and Lu Xiaoxi; he just needed to know how far they had come.

“Okay, okay, Mom won’t say anything.”

Although she didn’t get to hear what she wanted, Su Wen wasn’t upset at all.

Let the two little ones handle their relationship; as a mother, it wasn’t appropriate to intervene, just occasionally showing concern and fulfilling her duties as a mother was enough.

She wasn’t like those meddling mothers-in-law on TV, she was quite open-minded.

Back in his room, Li Mu started today’s writing.

Coming clean about his relationship with his family went smoother than he had imagined.

He thought he would be shy and stammering, struggling internally for a long time before clarifying things with his parents.

Now that he had sorted things out on his side, he just had to wait for Lu Xiaoxi to decide when to let her family know.

Once both families agreed to this relationship, he would propose to Lu Xiaoxi in front of both families, turning from childhood sweethearts into a couple.

After graduating from college, he would find a good day to hold the wedding.

His writing was disrupted; he made seven mistakes in a thirty-character segment.

Just thinking about the scene of him walking over to propose made him want to laugh.

He carried his computer out of the room and told his parents, who were watching TV in the living room, “I’m going next door to write; I’ll be back once I’m done.”

“Go ahead.” Su Wen saw through his thoughts; if he wanted to play with Xiaoxi, just play with her, why write?

Not honest at all.

After closing his room door, Li Mu shivered.

The hallway was much colder than inside the house; even with a coat on, it didn’t help.

“Lu Xiaoxi, open the door; I’m here to play!” Li Mu knocked on Lu Xiaoxi’s door, lowering his voice.

The sound of his cotton slippers on the floor was quite special; his steps were a bit hurried, and it seemed he slowed down as he got closer.

Lu Xiaoxi opened the door, revealing half her body, cautiously looking at Li Mu, and whispered, “It’s ten o’clock; you’re still coming to play?”

“It’s only ten; can’t I play?”

Lu Xiaoxi’s little face turned red; Li Mu’s words sounded strange, making it seem like he wanted to play with her.

“You’re only wearing a short sleeve and such a thin coat?” Lu Xiaoxi hurriedly let him in; she couldn’t let her little childhood sweetheart catch a cold.

“Hehe, my body is tough… Achoo!”

“See, you sneezed!” Lu Xiaoxi poked his chest in dissatisfaction. Since Li Mu was wearing a coat, only a short sleeve was visible on his chest, and she could see the two little points protruding on his chest, so she curiously poked at them.

It seemed like she had pressed a switch; Li Mu shivered all over and then asked blankly, “What did you poke?”

“I-I accidentally poked!” Lu Xiaoxi shyly lowered her head.

Li Mu clearly saw that Lu Xiaoxi had stared at it for a while before poking, but he just smiled and said nothing.

Such a little childhood sweetheart was the cutest.

“I’ll turn on the heating for you…”

“No need, no need; I just need to wear my clothes properly.” Li Mu set down his computer, tucked his hands into his sleeves, and zipped up, feeling much warmer.

He had only typed a little, but he seriously sat on the sofa and began to write.

The sofa and coffee table were about the same height; his posture wasn’t comfortable, so Lu Xiaoxi went back to her room and brought him a lower stool that matched the dressing table, which was a bit lower than the sofa, making it more comfortable to sit on.

Watching Li Mu type was also a kind of fun, especially seeing his thoughtful expressions; the little girl enjoyed it very much.

“Li Mu—” Lu Xiaoxi blinked her eyes, slowly shifted her butt, and sat behind Li Mu. The height difference between the sofa and the stool allowed her legs to wrap around Li Mu’s waist perfectly.

Her legs wrapped around Li Mu’s waist, and her hands played with his hair on his head, occasionally pinching his ears gently like bicycle handles.

With this kind of play, Li Mu’s ears began to heat up and swell, turning into pig ears, which felt even better and warmed her fingertips.

“Are you cold?” Li Mu asked a nonsensical question.

“Not cold.”

“That’s good.”

Li Mu held the girl’s legs, pulling up the cuffs a bit, revealing a small section of her jade-like feet.

While thinking about the plot development, he touched her feet, and inspiration struck him.

When he touched her, he felt the girl’s icy little feet; even if she wasn’t cold, her hands and feet were cold. Many girls were like this, even his mom, Su Wen, liked to use a hand warmer in winter to warm her hands and feet.

“You should buy a hand warmer; when I’m not around, you can warm your hands and feet.”

“No, no, I just want you to warm me.” Lu Xiaoxi tightened her legs a bit.

“……Don’t move around; I’m uncomfortable.”

“……” Lu Xiaoxi seemed to understand, curiously leaning forward a bit, then obediently sitting properly, softly scolding him in his ear, “Pervert.”

She couldn’t continue to tease him; otherwise, Li Mu would end up going to the bathroom alone to do something bad.

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