Chapter 22: Nap Time

The message was sent at 1:20 AM.

At that time, he was dreaming of battling Yang Jian for three hundred rounds.

Lu Xiaoxi was up so late; what did she send, and what did she retract, and what was that final period?

Li Mu gave her a “?” emoji.

He sat behind her, conveniently able to see Lu Xiaoxi’s back.

Lu Xiaoxi had originally been listening to the class seriously when she suddenly looked down at her phone.

He received another period from [Little Pig Lu].

Li Mu sent her another question mark.

He received yet another period from [Little Pig Lu].

Li Mu felt that if he kept asking questions, he would get more periods in return, so he put down his phone and decided not to disturb Lu Xiaoxi, who was seriously listening to the class.

After all, they lived under the same roof, so there was plenty of time; as long as he asked, where could Lu Xiaoxi hide?

“Brother Mu, do you know the girl from earlier?” A boy next to Li Mu asked quietly.

This person was named Lin Sheng, who had approached Li Mu yesterday to chat about games. That night, Lin Sheng teamed up with Li Mu and was quickly impressed by Li Mu’s superb gaming skills, becoming Li Mu’s little fan.

He was the first person Li Mu got to know in this class, excluding Lu Xiaoxi.

“Yeah, she’s my fellow townsman.”

“Childhood sweethearts?” Lin Sheng caught the key information.

Fellow townsmen, and they knew each other, and they were in the same university, same major, same class.

This was not childhood sweethearts; it was Lin Sheng doing a handstand while washing his hair, okay?

“No, we just know each other.”

“Alright, forget I said anything.”

“What did you just say?”

“Nothing.” Lin Sheng retracted a message in his heart; doing a handstand while washing hair was absolutely impossible.

“It’s fine; I’m going to sleep.” Li Mu yawned.

Sorry, teacher, I have to sleep in the first class; please ignore me and continue teaching.

Li Mu lowered his head, propping his face with his hand; this was the ultimate sleeping technique he developed in middle school to avoid being discovered by teachers, and he had not been caught yet.

Lin Sheng was dumbfounded.

He sat next to Li Mu simply because he didn’t want to sit in front and still intended to listen to the class seriously.

Who knew Li Mu was actually sleeping?

Li Mu’s reputation in Lin Sheng’s mind increased by 1.

In college, some classes were attended by several classes together; with so many people, teachers often turned a blind eye to sleeping or playing on phones.

Just as the class ended, Li Mu’s phone alarm went off, vibrating in his pocket, instantly waking him up.

“Class is over?” He looked up and saw Lu Xiaoxi standing in front of him with her arms crossed, and most of the people around had dispersed.

“You slept quite soundly, Li Mu.”

“Not bad; it would have been better if this table were a bit higher.”

“You seem quite proud.”

“Next time, I won’t sleep, okay?” Li Mu’s mouth twitched, feeling that Lu Xiaoxi was too much like his mom.

Thinking of how his dad was strictly managed by his mom, Li Mu shivered.

If Lu Xiaoxi married over, he would definitely take the initiative in the family; the idea of being controlled by his wife was out of the question.

But that possibility wouldn’t exist.

“By the way, what did you send me last night that was so embarrassing?”

“What do you mean by embarrassing?”

“You didn’t confess to me, did you?” Otherwise, why retract it?

“Who likes you? Their brain must have been kicked by a donkey.”

“Little Pig Lu, please reorganize your words; otherwise, you will face the sanctions of the Galactic Justice Act—”

Lu Xiaoxi covered her face, feeling so embarrassed; with Li Mu acting so foolishly, she didn’t even dare to tell others she knew him.

“Let’s go eat at the cafeteria.”

“Wait, my leg is numb.” Li Mu felt a bit awkward and leaned closer to the table.

His leg was indeed numb, but he wasn’t getting up for that reason.

Boys sleeping on the table would have some strange reactions, just like when they got up in the morning.

For example, they could only walk bent over; those who understood would understand.

After a moment of silence, Li Mu finally returned to normal.

He felt completely awake and strode toward the cafeteria.

There were many choices in the cafeteria, but the portions were average, not enough to fill Lu Xiaoxi’s small stomach.

But this was school; she felt embarrassed to eat that much.

“You still haven’t told me what embarrassing message you sent me last night.” Li Mu spoke with his mouth full, his words unclear.

“I already said it wasn’t an embarrassing message!”

“Then what was it?”

“It was a meme made from your selfie, okay!” Lu Xiaoxi said, puffing up with anger.

“Is that it? You edited it into what shape, and you still don’t dare to show me.”

“It’s none of your business; anyway, I won’t send it out, so I can edit it however I want.”

She had stayed up late last night, looking at the photos she took yesterday, and also checked Li Mu’s Moments, but Li Mu hardly ever posted, so it was a fruitless endeavor.

Before going to sleep, she sent Li Mu a “good night,” but then felt it was inappropriate and quickly retracted it; given their relationship, “good night” was still too intimate, and the final period was meant to ease her guilt.

She definitely wouldn’t let Li Mu know.

If that thick-skinned Li Mu found out, he would definitely say he liked her.

She understood Li Mu the best.

Lu Xiaoxi had a habit of napping in middle school; if she didn’t nap, it would be hard to concentrate in the afternoon classes.

In the past, she would sleep with her head on the desk, but in college, there were no fixed classrooms, so lying on the desk was naturally not allowed, and it was even less possible in the library.

Fortunately, there were a few small pavilions on campus that could be used as nap spots; even if she didn’t sleep, she could sit there and enjoy the breeze.

“Are you going to rest here?” Li Mu found it quite unbelievable.

Boys always had all sorts of ridiculous ideas; he once thought about setting up a tent in the park to sleep, simply because he thought it would be thrilling and wanted to see if anything strange would happen while sleeping in the park.

Although this wasn’t a park, it was quite similar.

“Yeah, do you think there will be anyone here?”

“Probably not; look how dirty it is.” Li Mu wiped the table in the pavilion with his finger, and his fingertip was immediately covered in dust.

“Then I’m relieved.” Lu Xiaoxi took out a tissue and simply wiped away the dust; after confirming it wouldn’t be dirty, she sat down, resting her face on her hand, feeling quite comfortable.

“Aren’t you afraid someone will come?”

“Didn’t you say no one would come?”

“If I say something, it must be true; why would I still be here studying? I would have run off to be a fortune teller.” Li Mu paused and added, “But even if someone comes, it’s not a big deal; after all, this is school.”

This statement was undoubtedly a shot of confidence, making Lu Xiaoxi feel more at ease to take her nap.

At this moment, Lu Xiaoxi declared that this place was her nap sanctuary.

Did she just fall asleep?

Li Mu looked around; this place was quite secluded, and they had only found it after wandering around; it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say it was rarely visited, making it hard to imagine such a place existed in college.

Perhaps the environment was too comfortable, or maybe Lu Xiaoxi was really tired; after just a few minutes of lying down, her breathing became light and even, emitting soft snores.

Li Mu sat opposite Lu Xiaoxi; having already slept through the class, he took out his phone to play games, planning to wake Lu Xiaoxi when the time was up.

As the game entered the opening animation, Li Mu glanced at Lu Xiaoxi’s peaceful sleeping face, feeling a bit restless.

Lu Xiaoxi’s face had a bit of baby fat, fair and tender, and it must feel great to touch.

If he poked it with his finger, it would definitely sink in.

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