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Chapter 166: Twenty Little Facts About Gum

After a while, Li Mu finally brought a plate of food into his home.

After explaining, Su Wen did not feel offended; after all, Lu Xiaoxi had made a plate of food herself, and it would be a waste if she came over to eat without sharing. Bringing it over to eat together was the best choice.

Moreover, Lu Xiaoxi’s cooking was excellent, so having more dishes to eat was a good thing.

“You should call your dad to come up for dinner.”

“Okay.” Li Mu turned to make the call.

Before long, Li Changheng opened the door with a key, followed closely by the small Lu Xiaoxi.

“Hello, Auntie.” Lu Xiaoxi greeted obediently, exuding the charming aura of a neighbor’s little girl.

Thinking that her son had already won Lu Xiaoxi’s heart, Su Wen couldn’t help but smile widely, her joy evident as she invited Lu Xiaoxi to sit next to her for dinner.

As for her son and her husband? They could sit across from them.

At this moment, Lu Xiaoxi still did not know that Su Wen was already aware of her relationship with Li Mu; after all, Su Wen had always treated her very well, like her own daughter.

Li Mu first served himself some rice, then served his parents, and finally filled a large bowl for Lu Xiaoxi, adding some of the family’s chili sauce, which was probably enough for her.

Lu Xiaoxi liked spicy food, and the corn stir-fried with meat was naturally spicy. Li Mu couldn’t handle spicy food well and didn’t like it, so most of the time, he ate his mother’s cooking with a serious expression.

After dinner, the mission of washing the dishes was handed over to Li Mu, while the other three sat on the sofa watching TV and chatting.

Li Mu quickly finished washing the dishes and went back to his room to get clothes for a shower.

When he came out, Lu Xiaoxi had not yet gone home, so he happily sat next to her, listening to his mother and Lu Xiaoxi talk, occasionally playfully poking Lu Xiaoxi’s thigh with his thumb.

Li Changheng then entered the bathroom to take a shower.

It was only eight-thirty in the evening; usually, at this time, Su Wen would be downstairs playing cards or chatting, but because Lu Xiaoxi was there, she didn’t play cards and just wanted to chat with Lu Xiaoxi, which showed how much she liked her.

“Mom, I might go out to play next Wednesday.” Li Mu suddenly spoke up.

“Eh, where to?”

“To Linglan.”

“Linglan? That’s quite far. What are you going there for?” Su Wen asked casually, not revealing any other emotions.

“To see the snow with Lu Xiaoxi.”

“……” Lu Xiaoxi did not expect Li Mu to bring it up while she was still there, slowly lowering her head, not daring to speak.

Going to see the snow together meant traveling together, and traveling would require a hotel room. A man and a woman sharing a room easily led to thoughts of intimacy.

She and Li Mu were quite healthy!

But… they had already kissed with their tongues, which didn’t seem very healthy.

She hoped Aunt Su wouldn’t overthink it or say anything strange.

She stared at her toes, her delicate white toes moving slightly.

“Is Xiaoxi going too?” Su Wen asked Lu Xiaoxi.

“Mm-hmm.”

“Then go ahead, have fun. Young people should go out and see the world, but Xiaoxi, you must tell your parents in advance, and when you go out, be sure to pay attention to safety. Your phone must not be turned off, understood?”

“Got it, Auntie.”

“Mom, don’t you care about me?” Li Mu pointed at himself, trying to assert his presence.

“You just take care of Xiaoxi. If you run out of money, ask your mom for some. Be careful, and if anything happens, your dad and I will be worried.”

Receiving his mother’s concern, Li Mu nodded in satisfaction, lounging on the sofa like a lord.

“Then Auntie, I’m going back to take a shower.” After chatting for a while, Lu Xiaoxi said goodbye and left.

“You all watch TV; I’m going back to my room.” Li Mu stood up, ready to leave.

“Stop!”

Li Mu’s body stiffened, and he turned around in surprise, scratching his face, “What’s wrong, Mom?”

“Come sit over here; I need to talk to you.” Su Wen said earnestly.

She didn’t want to meddle in her son’s relationship with the girl next door, but as a mother, it was hard for her not to worry and do nothing.

Whether Li Mu knew or not, she had to remind him repeatedly.

“Mom, I know.” Li Mu seemed to have anticipated what his mother wanted to say, and before Su Wen could finish, he directly stated his response.

“Then, just be careful, okay?”

With a few hasty words, the conversation between mother and son ended.

Li Mu was not naive; when he proposed to travel, he had already thought about what his parents would say.

He was even relieved that his mother didn’t try to give him condoms in front of him; otherwise, it would have been awkward for him.

Chatting with online friends was one thing, but discussing such topics with his parents or Lu Xiaoxi was a different story altogether.

Perhaps this was what they meant when they said that theory was rich, but practical experience was zero.

Back in his room, Li Mu lay back on his bed, playing with his phone.

Before long, a contact labeled “Beloved Mom” shared a link with him.

He clicked on it, and his phone redirected him to a popular science article titled “Twenty Little Facts About Gum.”

With a twitch of his lips, he sent a heart emoji back to “Beloved Mom” and began to read seriously.

Traveling might not be useful right now, but there would surely come a day when it would be—

At one o’clock in the morning.

Li Mu closed the writer’s assistant interface and shut his laptop.

At this time, his parents must have already fallen asleep.

Except for the New Year period, his parents generally did not stay up late.

He gently opened the door, took a step out, and heard his father’s intermittent snoring.

Li Mu tiptoed to open the main door and then gently closed it, exhaling a sigh of relief before bombarding Lu Xiaoxi with a series of emojis.

Before long, Lu Xiaoxi opened a crack in the door, looking around suspiciously before letting him in.

After going through the whole process, the hallway’s sensor light did not turn on.

Lu Xiaoxi’s home was dimly lit, and a little light seeped through the slightly ajar door of her room, allowing Li Mu to see what she was wearing.

She wore a cute pink pajama set and fluffy cotton slippers, looking lazy, which made Li Mu’s heart flutter.

“Were you waiting for me and didn’t sleep?” In the quiet of the night, Li Mu couldn’t help but lower his voice.

“Dream on.”

“But I just sent a message, and you opened the door shortly after. Were you really not waiting for me?”

“…… If I hadn’t looked at my phone, would you have been able to come in?”

“That’s a good point, but I won’t listen; you were waiting for me.”

Li Mu hugged her, and under the nervous embrace of the girl, he took two steps into the room, gently placing her on the bed, then kicked off his slippers and crawled into the blanket.

“You!” Lu Xiaoxi puffed up in anger, curling up in the blanket, and after a moment of squirming, she poked her little head out next to Li Mu.

“I want to hold you while I sleep.” Li Mu rested his head on his hand, looking at her.

“Not allowed.”

Li Mu didn’t hug her; instead, he shifted his body to squeeze Lu Xiaoxi against the wall, and they slept like that, their bodies pressed together, feeling soft and comfortable.

The small space always made one feel at ease. Lu Xiaoxi curled up, looking at Li Mu’s resting hand, and leaned her head closer.

One hand obviously couldn’t support two people, and Li Mu had no choice but to stretch his hand out for her.

Taking advantage of the situation, Lu Xiaoxi directly burrowed into the innermost part, almost pressing against Li Mu’s neck.

“Don’t fall asleep, or your hand will go numb.”

“I’m falling asleep right now; if your hand goes numb, it’s not my problem.” Lu Xiaoxi closed her eyes, her breathing gradually calming, truly resembling a sleeping child.

Even her eyelashes stopped fluttering.

“Really asleep?”

“……”

“Lu Xiaoxi? Little Pig Lu? Little Green Plum?”

“……”

“Then I’m going to take advantage of you since you won’t know.”

“I’ll hit you later; that was just sleep talk.”

Li Mu chuckled as he poked Lu Xiaoxi’s face; his little Green Plum was always so adorable.

With his free hand, he rested on Lu Xiaoxi’s delicate waist, slipping it under her clothes, gently rubbing her back and scratching her lightly.

This scratching was not to stimulate Lu Xiaoxi but rather a comfortable tickle, with each finger scratching a different spot.

In this increasingly comfortable environment, the already sleepy Lu Xiaoxi soon fell asleep with soft murmurs.

On Li Mu’s hand.

Li Mu didn’t care anymore.

Let his hand go numb; he would bear the consequences when he woke up. Right now, he just wanted to hold his little Green Plum and enjoy a comfortable sleep.

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