Chapter 18: Unless Lu Xiaoxi Liked Him First

The shop owner’s hand, holding the chopsticks, was raised in the air, completely unaware that the food had already fallen back into the bowl.

At first, when the two students entered, she wondered if they were a couple.

The boy was cool and handsome; the girl was youthful and cute, they looked perfect together.

But the two only bought three pieces of gum and started eating right at the store entrance.

They even talked about whether it smelled bad or good, which was quite confusing behavior.

Aside from their matching appearances, there was no sign of them being a couple.

She thought she must have misjudged them.

If she were ten years younger, she would probably have developed a crush on that girl.

She sighed at the boy’s lack of appreciation, feeling it was a pity.

The girl then hugged the boy’s shoulder, almost about to kiss him!

Oh my gosh!

Her eyes widened in shock.

Was this something a thirty-year-old aunt should be watching?

Suddenly, she felt that the youth idol dramas she had watched for over a decade were all garbage.

This scene before her surpassed all the love stories portrayed on screen.

The girl did not kiss the boy, and the boy stood there like a wooden block; if they got any closer by even a centimeter, they would have kissed.

She was dumbfounded.

She made up her mind.

She was determined to ship these two, no matter what.

……

“Boss, how much is this?” Lu Xiaoxi waved the durian ice cream in front of the shop owner.

How could someone be in business and still be dazed? Didn’t she fear someone would take it for free?

“Ah, this is five yuan.”

“Just swipe it.” Lu Xiaoxi showed the shop owner the successful payment screen and turned to leave.

“Aren’t you going to eat?” Li Mu took the durian ice cream and noticed there was only one, feeling a bit puzzled.

He knew Lu Xiaoxi very well.

With such a small mouth and a flat stomach, he had no idea how much she could eat; she was definitely a super foodie.

“I’m not eating; durian has a smell, and I’m afraid it stinks.”

“Do you have a psychological shadow?”

“Yeah, from now on, I absolutely won’t eat garlic when I go out.”

“Only eat it at home, right?”

“Exactly, just to stink you out.”

“I can’t handle it—” Li Mu pretended to gag.

Humans are complex creatures; after experiencing something, they always want to reminisce and relive it.

It’s like dreaming; after having a beautiful dream, when waking up, one always wants to recall the dream’s content and savor it again.

If life were a game and one could choose save points, that would be great.

That way, when facing a certain situation, one could save, restart, and save again, repeatedly experiencing a particular scene.

Li Mu carefully recalled the feeling from just now.

Lu Xiaoxi was very close to him.

Close enough to feel each other’s warmth.

Close enough to sense the softness of each other’s bodies.

Close enough to feel the rapid beating of each other’s hearts.

Clearly, it was a face he had seen since childhood… for a moment, he felt that Lu Xiaoxi was really beautiful.

And that captivating fragrance…

It was truly so fragrant.

Why was this happening?

He clearly had a bad relationship with Lu Xiaoxi.

He and Lu Xiaoxi were well-known back home for their “arguing three seconds after meeting.”

He recalled a post he had seen during middle school.

Being able to smell a girl’s body fragrance was actually the result of an agitated heart.

Being with a girl one likes sends various signals to the brain, making one feel that the girl smells good…

At that time, he thought it was ridiculous.

Now, he also felt it was ridiculous.

But the scent he had just smelled did not match the various shower gel scents at home.

On the bus, he hadn’t noticed Lu Xiaoxi having that kind of scent; it definitely wasn’t perfume.

Li Mu was taken aback.

Could it be that he liked Lu Xiaoxi?

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

But how could he explain the feeling from just now?

His heart felt like it was about to jump out of his mouth.

Rather than saying it was like a deer in a panic, it was more like an elephant charging…

“What’s wrong with you?” Lu Xiaoxi noticed that the person beside her was walking slower and had already pulled away a few meters, curiously looking back.

“Nothing.” Li Mu shook his head and ran his hand through his hair.

He decided to treat what had just happened as if it never occurred.

After all—

He could never like Lu Xiaoxi.

Unless Lu Xiaoxi liked him first.

In the auditorium.

There was a sea of people, all university freshmen.

Their digital media class had already formed a long line.

“At least it’s a prestigious school; they can’t even afford to turn on the air conditioning,” Li Mu muttered, feeling like he was about to suffocate in the crowd, sweat pouring down his forehead and neck.

“Our major is really popular,” Lu Xiaoxi said, not feeling hot at all, peeking ahead at the long line, realizing there were still dozens of people before it was their turn, and a few more had joined behind them.

“These people must be like me, all coming to sign up for the homebody major.”

“Come on, do you think everyone is as indifferent as you?” Lu Xiaoxi rolled her eyes.

“Hey, can I add you on WeChat?” A student who had suddenly appeared out of nowhere turned sharply and came to Li Mu’s side, holding up their phone with a WeChat friend code.

“Sure.” Li Mu didn’t hesitate and scanned the QR code, successfully adding the female student as a friend.

“Let’s keep in touch, classmate.”

After the female student left,

Li Mu took a deep breath and couldn’t help but exclaim, “University girls are so open.”

“You just added someone else’s WeChat like that?” Lu Xiaoxi frowned and pinched Li Mu’s waist; ever since she pinched him once before, she had become a bit addicted to that feeling.

“That’s my secondary account, look.”

Li Mu’s WeChat secondary account had a deliberately chosen black-and-white anime male god avatar, and the name was 【Nothing Compares to Him?】 This was an account he had since middle school when he was shy, and he had never changed the name.

Originally just a secondary account for gaming and sharing resources, he didn’t expect it to come in handy at this moment.

“You are really despicable…” Lu Xiaoxi smiled with a hint of sarcasm.

“I can’t use my main account to add people; my main account is for people I know. It wouldn’t be good to get polluted by strangers. I haven’t even added my classmates from middle school, except for you.”

“I can’t be bothered with you; anyway, Aunt Su asked me to supervise you. If you become a playboy, I’ll tell Aunt Su, and don’t let bad women deceive you. I heard there are many bad women in the city who trick boys into giving them money for fun.”

Lu Xiaoxi crossed her arms and huffed.

Aunt Su was really useful; as long as she mentioned Aunt Su, many things that couldn’t be said suddenly became okay to say.

What was this little happiness about?

She was sure she had added Li Mu’s main WeChat account.

Just now, Li Mu said he hadn’t added any other classmates’ WeChat.

So did that mean that in Li Mu’s WeChat, there were only him, her parents, and herself?

Did she play a very important role in Li Mu’s life?

Thinking of this, Lu Xiaoxi’s lips curled up at an almost imperceptible angle.

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