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Chapter 67: Nail Stickers

Li Mu was awakened by the fragrance.

His room was dim, with the only light blocked by the curtains outside.

He pulled open the curtains, and the golden sunset spilled onto his face.

It was somewhat dazzling.

He had at least slept for five hours.

Well, it seemed he would have to stay up late again tonight.

Fortunately, there were no morning classes tomorrow, so he could adjust his schedule.

After returning, he collapsed into the blanket, not even washing his face, and fell asleep immediately.

Since he started writing novels, his health had truly been deteriorating day by day.

Thinking back to the past, he used to be a night owl, but now, midnight was his bedtime, and occasionally he would stay up a little later, but no later than one o’clock.

Yesterday, because of Lu Xiaoxi’s matter, he tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep.

He had always thought he had upset Lu Xiaoxi.

His inner emotions were in turmoil, with guilt, annoyance, regret, and sadness all bubbling up like a spring, and he had to think about how to make Lu Xiaoxi happy and calm her down…

However, this morning, making Lu Xiaoxi calm down went surprisingly smoothly, to the point where he began to doubt whether she had ever been angry at all.

The hall was filled with the aroma of dishes, even seeping through the cracks of the door into his room.

Li Mu stepped out of his room and peeked towards the kitchen, and indeed saw the petite girl in an apron.

Lu Xiaoxi had quite a knack for cooking, washing, cutting, and frying vegetables all at once, washing halfway, wiping her hands, then running to stir-fry for a bit, and cutting vegetables again, continuously repeating.

Of course, if it were a dish that could easily burn, she wouldn’t do it this way.

“I’m cooking.”

Lu Xiaoxi was startled, covering her heart and patting it, her tone unfriendly, “Can you not speak suddenly?”

“I… uh…” Li Mu was confused, feeling very innocent.

He hadn’t touched Lu Xiaoxi, nor had he gotten close, and yet that scared her.

Should he shout a report before talking to Lu Xiaoxi in the future?

It seemed that would only make it easier to scare her.

“What are we having for dinner?”

“Stir-fried meat with green peppers.”

“Oh, let me help you.” Li Mu washed his hands and took the initiative to help Lu Xiaoxi finish cutting the remaining green peppers.

“Your cutting is so ugly.” Lu Xiaoxi complained as she twisted the unevenly sized green pepper rings.

“As long as it’s edible, that’s fine.”

“By your logic, let me fry you an egg. You can skip these dishes; after all, you can still eat the egg.”

“No, no, can I cut it a bit finer?”

“That’s about right.”

Lu Xiaoxi watched someone cutting vegetables.

She had already removed the seeds from the green peppers, significantly reducing the spiciness; if it were just her, she definitely wouldn’t have removed the seeds.

It was all for the sake of accommodating someone else’s taste; her sacrifice was quite significant.

Even with the seeds removed, the green peppers still had some spiciness, and Li Mu felt his nose itching, turning his head to sneeze.

“Don’t rub your eyes, or it will sting.”

“It’s already starting to sting.” Li Mu blinked rapidly.

“Did you take the wrong medicine today? You actually want to help.”

“I have nothing to do.”

“Suit yourself, just don’t get in my way.” Lu Xiaoxi continued to stir-fry.

After the vegetables were cooked, she started frying the pork.

“Why aren’t you going out yet?” Lu Xiaoxi heated the oil in the pan, added minced garlic to fry until fragrant, and turned to see someone still standing there in a daze after finishing cutting the green peppers.

“I’m learning how to cook.”

“Is the sun rising in the west?”

“Come on, is it that strange for me to learn to cook?”

Lu Xiaoxi nodded vigorously.

Among the two families, only Li Changheng and Li Mu couldn’t cook.

Su Wen… at least could eat.

Anyway, when the two families visited each other, only Li Changheng and Li Mu, one big and one small, were the most idle.

“Why do you want to learn?”

“Last time you said that, I felt I couldn’t continue being so lazy. Otherwise, if you leave, I would have to eat takeout every day.”

Li Mu moved a bit closer to Lu Xiaoxi, observing her actions.

He was really serious about learning to cook.

Lu Xiaoxi felt a bit proud and deliberately showcased her superb cooking skills.

Don’t be fooled by the petite girl’s thin arms; flipping the pan was still no problem for her. Of course, limited by her strength, she could only flip it once, and it didn’t look very good.

To achieve the kind of continuous flipping seen on TV, the petite girl would definitely be exhausted.

Nevertheless, this scene was still impressive for someone who had never cooked before.

Li Mu clapped his hands like a fat seal, calling Lu Xiaoxi “Chef Lu” and “Teacher Lu,” showering her with compliments that compared her to five-star chefs and national banquet standards without holding back.

Perhaps Li Mu’s exaggerated praise amused Lu Xiaoxi, as she was holding back laughter, and her movements slowed down a bit.

Tonight, there were only two dishes, a serving of vegetables and stir-fried meat with green peppers, with a mouthwatering aroma, and Li Mu directly picked up his chopsticks to eat.

While eating, he didn’t forget to compliment her; after all, making Lu Xiaoxi happy had no downside and could also amuse the petite girl.

When the petite girl was happy, he was happy too; in a way, he was making himself happy, although he felt something was off, but that was just how it was.

After finishing dinner and taking a shower, Li Mu, with wet hair, sat on the sofa and casually found a movie to play.

Boys and girls are different; most boys don’t have long hair, so they don’t need a hairdryer; they just let it dry naturally while sitting.

Lu Xiaoxi took her shower first, and after finishing, she was drying her hair; even after Li Mu finished his shower, she was still drying.

The sound of hairdryers filled the room.

Living with Lu Xiaoxi was truly fulfilling.

At this point, Lu Xiaoxi had almost finished drying her hair and sat down on the sofa.

Li Mu noticed the pink strawberry stickers on her nails and found it somewhat amusing, “You’re still putting this on? How childish.”

“You live by the sea, why do you care so much?”

“I wish I could; don’t you want a seaside villa?”

“Dreams have everything.” Lu Xiaoxi pouted and reached out to him, “Give me your hand.”

“What for?”

“Just give it to me.” Lu Xiaoxi grabbed his hand and plopped down beside him.

Having just showered and being at home, both of them were wearing short sleeves.

Li Mu could feel the smooth and cool skin of Lu Xiaoxi’s arm.

Lu Xiaoxi pressed Li Mu’s hand onto her thigh.

She was wearing long pants; otherwise, she wouldn’t dare to be so bold.

She took out the nail stickers bought from a two-yuan store and pinched one to stick on Li Mu’s nail.

“Let me put one on you.”

“No, I’m a guy.” Li Mu was taken aback and immediately wanted to pull his hand back.

Unlike hands and feet, the thigh’s level of privacy was at a t0 level; he didn’t have the courage to try that.

Last night, when they held hands, Lu Xiaoxi ignored him the whole night. Hypothetically, if he accidentally touched her thigh, Lu Xiaoxi would probably ignore him for half a month; who would he complain to?

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