Chapter 34: You two were still as good as when you were young.

After a long journey.

The two finally arrived at the train station.

Every holiday, the station was crowded with people.

After finally passing through security, they squeezed into the station, found adjacent empty seats, and waited for their train to be checked.

“Oh no!” Li Mu suddenly exclaimed.

“What’s wrong?”

“I forgot to drink my goji berry water.”

“… If you don’t drink it, then don’t.”

“The earlier you drink, the whiter you get.”

“I’ll lend you my whitening cream when we go back.”

Lu Xiaoxi turned her head to look at him. Li Mu’s skin was a wheat color, not black, but indeed a bit darker than before.

Unlike others, the same skin color on others would appear very old, while Li Mu was just the opposite, appearing more vibrant, adding a wild beauty.

The previous Li Mu smiled with elegance, while the current Li Mu smiled with sunshine and cheerfulness. All of this could be attributed to Li Mu’s striking looks.

Li Mu was wearing ordinary short sleeves and long pants today, nothing special about his outfit, but he still looked handsome.

Lu Xiaoxi was a bit of a beauty enthusiast, and Li Mu fit her aesthetic perfectly, from childhood to now.

Why be so good-looking? Doesn’t he know how many girls he will attract in the future?

The girl’s face turned red, and she withdrew her gaze, not daring to look at him again.

“Do we still have to wait half an hour?”

“Boarding starts fifteen minutes early, and the line will probably be even earlier. We just need to wait another ten minutes or so,” Li Mu said with a smile. To prevent being late, it was necessary to leave early; if they were late, it would be difficult to buy tickets together.

“Oh, oh.” Lu Xiaoxi wasn’t very familiar with the rules of train boarding, so she could only follow Li Mu. “Why are you suddenly so attentive?”

“If we’re late, not to mention sitting together, it would be hard to even buy tickets. Do you know how much luck I sacrificed to buy tickets together?”

“Why do you have to buy tickets together?”

“Isn’t it to take care of you? If you end up sitting next to a big guy or a black person, I wonder how you would handle it.”

He just wanted to sit next to Lu Xiaoxi; there was nothing to hide about that. During the three-hour train ride, he could chat quietly with Lu Xiaoxi, listen to music together, and put his feet over to her side.

Even if Lu Xiaoxi pinched his soft flesh, it didn’t matter.

Lu Xiaoxi lowered her head slightly and softly said, “Oh.”

Her hair just covered her face, making it hard to see her expression, but one could vaguely see her lips slightly curling up.

Did Li Mu want to sit next to me? Hehe, this warm Li Mu feels nice.

The girl felt sweet inside, but a video call interrupted her wandering thoughts.

She exchanged a glance with Li Mu and took off her headphones.

“Mom.”

“Xiaoxi, we’ve arrived home. Are you ready? What time is your train? Mom and Dad will come to pick you up later.”

The woman on the phone resembled Lu Xiaoxi to some extent, looking only about thirty-four or thirty-five, but in reality, she was already forty. She still had charm, and her smile was gentle and refined.

A beauty like Lu Xiaoxi inherited her mother’s excellent genes; when they walked together, they looked more like sisters than mother and daughter.

“It’s around seven in the afternoon. You don’t have to come pick me up; I can take the bus back since it’s very close.”

“Are you with Li Mu now?”

The girl nodded and poked the shoulder of the person next to her, “My mom is calling you.”

“Hello, Auntie!” Li Mu suddenly became serious, feeling as if he was meeting his future mother-in-law.

The woman on the other end of the phone was also taken aback when she saw Li Mu.

Li Mu… was he being grilled?

“Hey, how have you two been getting along these days?!”

“Auntie, Lu Xiaoxi bullies me every day,” Li Mu complained first.

The girl was startled and immediately retorted, “When did I bully you! Shameless, Li Mu!”

Unable to hold back, she pinched Li Mu’s hand again, but Li Mu’s hand was muscular, and even with force, she couldn’t hurt him.

“Auntie, look, look, ouch, that hurts…”

“Hahaha, it seems your relationship is still as good as when you were young. I thought you two had cut ties over the years.”

“Our relationship is not good at all,” the two said in unison.

Well, it couldn’t be washed clean.

The woman on the other end of the phone covered her mouth and chuckled, delighted.

Clearly, they were two childhood friends who were very close, but for some unknown reason, their contact had decreased over the years. In middle school, they hardly communicated at all. When their families ate together, they would quickly finish and leave with a quick, “I’m full, you all eat slowly,” and then swiftly exit. Both families were not foolish and had long noticed the signs, but there was nothing they could do.

Children’s matters should be handled by children.

When the suggestion of “living together and commuting” was brought up, they were worried that the two wouldn’t agree, but unexpectedly, both sides agreed.

As parents, she naturally liked to see the two children getting along harmoniously.

“Okay, okay, call me when you arrive. Mom and Dad will drive to pick you up. That’s it for now.”

“Bye, Mom.”

“Bye.” The woman on the other end smiled and hung up the phone.

“Bye, Mom~” Li Mu imitated Lu Xiaoxi’s tone from earlier.

“Parrot, do you want to die?”

“I’ll tell Auntie that you bullied me later.”

“Get lost, get lost, get lost.”

In the past, Lu Xiaoxi would use his mom as a shield, reporting him whenever there was a disagreement, making him suffer. Now, the tables had turned, and it was his turn to report.

This feeling of having a backing was quite wonderful. He suddenly understood why Lu Xiaoxi liked to mention “telling Auntie Su” so much.

Waiting for the train, checking tickets to enter the station.

Their seats were adjacent df seats, with Lu Xiaoxi sitting by the window and Li Mu sitting by the aisle. Unlike last time, he had no luggage this time, and Lu Xiaoxi only had a small suitcase.

“Put the suitcase here.”

“Are you being so kind?” Lu Xiaoxi disdainfully moved the small suitcase over.

“That’s how a gentleman behaves.” Li Mu flashed a big smile, wedging the small suitcase between his legs, then extending one foot over to Lu Xiaoxi’s side, logically occupying her space.

Lu Xiaoxi ignored him, put on one side of her headphones, and modestly closed her legs.

She was wearing cropped pants and wasn’t afraid of Li Mu brushing against her, allowing him to stretch over.

The scenery outside the train window flew by rapidly.

A sound of a snack bag opening came from beside her.

Li Mu was eating chocolate that he didn’t know where he got it from, enjoying it immensely.

Lu Xiaoxi didn’t pay attention to him, but the sweet taste of the chocolate still made her salivary glands speed up.

She continued to look out the window, quietly using the tip of her shoe to nudge Li Mu’s shoe.

Seeing that Li Mu didn’t respond, she nudged again.

“Five yuan a piece,” Li Mu said softly.

“Such a small piece for five yuan? You’re robbing me,” Lu Xiaoxi scoffed, her delicate hand reaching out towards Li Mu.

“It’s all gone.”

“What’s that?” Lu Xiaoxi pointed at a small bulge on Li Mu’s pants pocket.

“The five-buck pieces are all gone; this one is three yuan a piece.”

“You’re right, but now it’s free.”

“Hey, don’t take it out…”

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