Chapter 33: Why Didn’t You Wear Socks Today

At the end of September.

The last day of military training was inevitably the military training performance.

At that time, whether it was the teachers, the principal, or the chief instructor from the army, they would all be present.

The military training at Sanda was just like that; apart from the military posture, it was still the military posture. The only thing worth watching was the handsome flag-guard team.

During the military training performance, there were more or less senior sisters who came to take a look.

Some senior sisters couldn’t help but take out their phones to take pictures when they saw the flag-guard team come out, and soon the confession wall was filled with many posts confessing to the boys in the flag-guard team, specifying which row and column they were in.

After the performance ended.

Lin Sheng had been nagging behind Li Mu, “Look, look, you made it to the confession wall.”

“Brother Mu, can you teach me some tips to become handsome?”

“Brother Mu, wait a minute…”

Li Mu clicked his tongue twice, feeling annoyed, “Read more books, read more newspapers, eat less snacks, and sleep more.”

Of course, all of this was nonsense; he could only manage the last point.

But that didn’t stop him from being handsome; after all, his parents had good genes.

“Where’s Old Yang? Isn’t he with you?”

“Old Yang went to accompany his girlfriend after military training. By the way, Brother Mu, are you going home for the holiday? If not, come with me to the internet café to play games.”

“You’re not going back for the Mid-Autumn Festival?”

“Going back once requires transferring to the high-speed train, subway, bus, and taxi, costing over nine hundred yuan for a round trip. It’s better not to go back.”

“That’s a pity; I’ve already bought the tickets.”

……

After the performance, there were two days of the weekend, followed by the long holiday for Mid-Autumn and National Day, which could be considered a full house.

Tickets for such long holidays were the hardest to find. Li Mu and Lu Xiaoxi had also been on the waiting list for a long time before they got selected.

As long as you checked multiple passengers when buying tickets, there was a high probability of being assigned to adjacent seats. Li Mu used this little trick along with a bit of luck to buy adjacent seats for the hard-to-get high-speed train tickets during the holiday.

Li Mu took a shower, and when he came out, he felt much refreshed.

“Did Li Mu just return from studying abroad in Africa?”

Lu Xiaoxi was cleaning the hall, and the two stood together, basically two different skin tones. Li Mu’s skin had turned a tanned wheat color, while Lu Xiaoxi remained fair and clean.

“I suggest you buy a better sunscreen.”

“No sunscreen can withstand the sun during military training.”

“Can you help me sweep the room?”

“Lazybones, do it yourself.” Lu Xiaoxi mumbled as she opened Li Mu’s room door, her heart racing, afraid of seeing something she shouldn’t.

This was her third time entering Li Mu’s room; the last time was half a month ago when she was reading Li Mu’s novel.

The room was as messy as she had imagined, with some candy wrappers and empty bottles on the table, clothes casually thrown on the bed, and a small box for socks under the bed.

“I can’t believe it, Li Mu, can you pay attention to hygiene? At the very least, don’t throw your socks around.”

“What do you mean throwing? They are washed.” Li Mu replied from the hall.

“Your room is so dirty.”

“Where? It’s just that I didn’t throw away the candy wrappers in time.”

“That’s still pretty dirty!”

Objectively speaking, Li Mu’s room wasn’t dirty; there were no odors or stains, just some trash bags that hadn’t been put in their proper place. But in Lu Xiaoxi’s eyes, who loved tidiness, it seemed very messy.

Lu Xiaoxi helped him sweep the floor a bit, threw away all the trash, and moved the tissue box from the bedside to the table. She then saw the clothes on the bed, sighed lightly, and folded them neatly, placing them beside the pillow. Fortunately, there were no underwear on the bed; otherwise, she would definitely say Li Mu was a big pervert.

“Why are you boiling water?”

“To soak goji berries.”

“Starting to take care of your health so soon?” Lu Xiaoxi scoffed, having heard that some health guru only lived to 40. Rather than taking supplements, it was better to sleep more and stay up late less.

Li Mu looked so healthy yet needed goji berry water.

Hmm, I heard goji berries have certain benefits for men; I wonder if that’s true.

Is Li Mu going to get a girlfriend and start paying attention to his health?!

Just thinking about Li Mu possibly hugging and cuddling with other girls made Lu Xiaoxi feel a tightness in her chest.

“Goji berries can whiten the skin; you just said I was dark. I can’t stay dark forever, can I?”

“That’s good…”

“Good what?”

“Nothing…”

The two’s train tickets were scheduled for the afternoon.

“Are you only bringing this little stuff?” Lu Xiaoxi carried a small suitcase and had a small shoulder bag, while Li Mu only had a big black backpack, which looked flat. Compared to her, it seemed like she was bringing a lot.

“I just brought a laptop; I can wear those old clothes at home.” Li Mu weighed the backpack; it was still too light for him. “One cup of taro bubble tea, I’ll help you carry the suitcase.”

“Okay, when are you planning to treat me to a drink?”

“……? Lu Xiaoxi, when did you become so silly?”

Li Mu carefully considered what he had just said; there was nothing wrong with it.

How did Lu Xiaoxi interpret it as him wanting to treat her to bubble tea and help her carry her luggage?

“No need; it’s just some clothes, not heavy.”

“Alright, then just treat me to some mango sago.”

“Take it…” Lu Xiaoxi pushed the suitcase to this annoying guy.

After confirming that the gas, air conditioning, and other things were turned off, Li Mu pulled the power switch, locked the door and windows, and then went out.

The girl wore a beige inner lining paired with tea-colored cropped pants, topped with a blue jacket. Li Mu followed behind, just staring at the girl’s feet.

“Why didn’t you wear socks today?”

“Can you stop looking around? Be careful; I might tell Auntie that you were peeking at me.”

“When did I peek at you?”

“Just now.”

“I was clearly looking openly.”

Li Mu said with righteous indignation.

“Then I’ll tell Auntie that you were staring at my feet with a lewd look.”

“Ahem, then I won’t look anymore, okay?”

They went from the eighth floor down to the first floor.

After greeting Uncle Zhang, they exited the community.

Li Mu started staring at Lu Xiaoxi’s feet again.

Lu Xiaoxi’s feet were very delicate, with even her five toes being pink. He had grabbed them before.

He still cared a bit.

“Why didn’t you wear socks today?”

“Be careful; I might tell Auntie that you were staring at my feet with a lewd look.” Lu Xiaoxi directly skipped the banter and ended the conversation.

…… Even though there was someone behind, they had been silent, which felt strange. If someone didn’t know better, they would think they were strangers.

“I’m not not wearing socks; I’m wearing short socks that can’t be seen from the outside.”

The person behind still didn’t say anything.

Lu Xiaoxi turned back, feeling a bit frustrated.

This annoying guy actually put on headphones!

“Do you want one too?” Li Mu looked up and slowly took off one earphone.

“Yes!”

The two bought two cups of milk tea nearby.

Lu Xiaoxi still bought Li Mu taro bubble tea, while she bought kumquat lemon for herself. It wasn’t about the price; compared to milk tea, the girl preferred this kind of fruit drink.

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