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Chapter 168: Look, It’s Snow! (Part 2 of 2)

“Ahhh…”

“And there’s also an ID card.”

Li Mu took a special look, Lu Xiaoxi was cute, completely natural, and even the photo on her ID was very adorable. Perhaps the environment when the photo was taken wasn’t great, as her skin didn’t look as radiant as it did now.

“Li Mu, you should also let Mom and Dad know you’re safe.”

“Okay.”

The two of them reached the tenth floor and found their room.

“Wow!” As soon as the door opened, Lu Xiaoxi rushed in first, casually tossing her backpack onto a bed and looking around with sparkling eyes.

The room had a floor-to-ceiling window that couldn’t be opened, but they could see the scenery outside. From their tenth floor, everything was covered in a blanket of white, even the streetlights were topped with a bit of cute white snow!

It was simply beautiful!

Lu Xiaoxi took out her phone and started snapping pictures to share with her mom.

Then.

Qin Xiaoqian initiated a video call.

“Mom! Look how beautiful it is!” Lu Xiaoxi sweetly called out, beaming at Qin Xiaoqian on the phone, sharing her extreme joy.

“Wow, it really is beautiful! You and Li Mu need to pay attention to keeping warm. Did you bring enough clothes? If you run out of money, ask Mom and Dad for some.”

“Hehehe, Mom~ there’s air conditioning here, we can turn on the heat, and I definitely have enough clothes.”

“Oh, oh, so are you and Li Mu sharing a room? A double room? Or do you each have your own room?”

Lu Xiaoxi’s expression stiffened, and she slowly turned her head to look, suddenly letting out a sigh of relief. Only then did she dare to shift the camera to show the front of the room, also capturing Li Mu in the frame.

“Mom, look, it’s a double room!”

“Mm-hmm, that’s great! Li Mu, you shouldn’t always spoil Xiaoxi. If she gets too willful, just tell Auntie, okay?”

“Auntie, Lu Xiaoxi is as willful as a rubber band. Look, she even steals my clothes to wear.” Li Mu had a unique way of communicating with Aunt Qin, much like Lu Xiaoxi did with Su Wen.

“Li Mu, are you talking nonsense?!” Lu Xiaoxi huffed, turning the camera back, “Mom, don’t listen to him. Li Mu is just a silly boy.”

“Hahaha, you two have such a good relationship! Have fun, but be safe!”

“Mom, where’s Dad?”

“He’s coming, my good girl.”

Lu Ming’s voice came from afar, accompanied by a faint cat meow. The camera shook, and Lu Ming appeared, holding the chubby cat.

“Dad! Little Fei!”

“Hey, you guys need to be careful while playing. Safety always comes first. Don’t think it’s annoying that Mom and Dad keep saying this. Just have fun, and if you run out of money, ask Dad!”

“Mm-hmm!”

“Alright then, we’ll talk later. I’m still cooking.”

“Bye, Mom and Dad, Little Fei~” Lu Xiaoxi waved.

“Bye, Uncle and Auntie, and Little Fei~” Li Mu squeezed into the frame, waving at the two people and the cat on the other end of the phone.

With Little Fei’s meowing, the video call ended.

Lu Xiaoxi sat on the bed, relaxing her body, sinking into the soft mattress.

“Now, tell me, how are you going to thank me?” Li Mu pinched her soft cheek, climbed onto the bed, propping himself up to look down at her with a mischievous smile.

“What?” Lu Xiaoxi blinked innocently.

“I booked the double room. If I had booked a single room, how would you explain it to your family?”

“Hehe, good thing you booked a double room.” Lu Xiaoxi just remembered, feeling a bit anxious earlier.

If it had been a single room, she wouldn’t have known how to explain it to her family.

Li Mu, did he really consider even this?!

Thinking of this.

Lu Xiaoxi wrapped her arms around Li Mu’s neck and pressed her warm lips against his.

This was a little reward from the little girl to her childhood friend.

Li Mu was slightly taken aback, then wrapped his arms around the girl’s waist, making it easier for her to maintain the position, continuing to enjoy the kiss.

After a long while.

Lu Xiaoxi’s face was flushed, breathing heavily, and softly whispered in Li Mu’s ear, “Actually… I didn’t bite down just now.”

Li Mu was stunned.

“Damn, why didn’t you say so earlier!”

He felt like he had missed out on a fortune!

“You, you stuck your tongue out before, and this time you didn’t. It’s not my fault!”

“You owe me!”

“No way, no way, hehe—”

“Can you run away from this?”

“Um… hmm…”

After a long while, their lips parted.

The two of them maintained the position, looking at each other, neither saying a word.

Lu Xiaoxi looked up at Li Mu, breathing heavily, her heart still racing. She swallowed, unconsciously recalling the feeling from just now, her already flushed face turning even redder.

Her body felt tingly and weak, and the hand she had propped against Li Mu’s chest lost its strength. She felt warm all over, perhaps because of the heating in the room.

Then.

Her stomach began to growl.

They had been out since noon and hadn’t eaten anything until just now; her stomach was already empty.

“Your stomach is protesting.” Li Mu grinned, poking her nose and pinching her chin, playfully moving around her face to annoy Lu Xiaoxi.

Teasing Lu Xiaoxi was truly a fun pastime for him. Instead of playing games or writing, teasing her became his main source of entertainment.

“It’s still your fault.”

“What does it have to do with me?”

“It’s all your fault. Shall we go eat?” Lu Xiaoxi propped herself up, straightening her clothes that had become a bit messy from their playful antics.

“Sure, what do you want to eat? The hotel has a restaurant too. Do you want to eat here or go outside?”

“Let’s go outside! The hotel restaurant must be expensive, and we need to check out the outside anyway.”

After Lu Xiaoxi finished speaking, she got up, put on her cute little shoes, and stood in place, waiting for Li Mu with her hands on her hips.

“Here, take this.” Li Mu took out some hand warmers from his bag.

“When did you buy these?”

“Yesterday, I asked my dad to pick them up on the way. Do you think everyone is as unprepared as you?”

After carefully reading the instructions, Li Mu waved Lu Xiaoxi over, “I’ll help you stick them on.”

“Oh, oh.”

Li Mu lifted Lu Xiaoxi’s shirt, leaving only a base layer, and stuck the hand warmers on her clothes: one on her lower abdomen, one on each side of her waist, and one on her back. He wanted to put one on her chest too, but Lu Xiaoxi took it away.

He felt like a formation master, setting up a warm array for the little girl.

“I want to help you stick them on too!”

“You want to become a formation master too?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Uh, nothing, just confused. This is supposed to be stuck on clothes, don’t stick it on my skin.”

“I know, this area is the lower belly, the best part to eat. This is the back, the most filling. These sides are the belly, perfect for roasting…”

“Are you serious??”

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