Chapter 7: Old Shoulders and Giant Slips

The little girl took a long time to bathe, with many procedures back and forth.

It took almost twenty minutes when the bathroom door opened, and thick water vapor accompanied by a fragrant smell rushed out.

It was refreshing.

“Are the clothes going in the washing machine or are you washing them yourself?” Miss Lu Xiaoxi asked, holding a small bucket filled with damp clothes.

She was wearing a white nightgown, with a small towel on her head, her hair was wet, and water droplets gathered at the tips, falling onto her shoulders and leaving a bit of moisture on her nightgown.

“Definitely the washing machine; you wash your underwear yourself.”

“I know.”

“Then it’s my turn to take a shower.”

Li Mu found his clothes and entered the bathroom.

The small shelf in the bathroom was filled with various jars, all bathing products, and even three towels hung on the wall.

Just for washing hair, there were three types: shampoo, conditioner, and hair treatment, not to mention the shower gel and others.

For Li Mu, who only had one towel, a bar of soap, and a bottle of shampoo, it felt a bit exaggerated.

Girls are indeed troublesome.

Li Mu took ten minutes to shower; he felt like he was dragging behind the boys, as many boys could finish in five minutes.

“Why are you so fast?” Miss Lu Xiaoxi was fumbling with the washing machine, trying to figure out how to use it correctly.

“Slow down; what are you doing?”

“Is this washing machine too old? It’s different from what I found online.”

Li Mu stood beside Lu Xiaoxi and took a look; the washing machine was indeed a bit old, but the usage was the same. He demonstrated the correct way to use the washing machine by tossing in his slightly sweaty clothes.

“Did you use my stuff?” Lu Xiaoxi’s nose wrinkled, and her eyebrows immediately furrowed.

“Little pig Lu, you are a dog, and you can smell that?”

“I used rose-scented shower gel; it’s too obvious!”

Li Mu shamelessly touched his head and sniffed himself; there was indeed a faint scent of roses.

It was somewhat similar to the smell on Lu Xiaoxi.

“How come we smell the same? How do you know if you smell me or yourself?”

“Who would smell the same as you?” Lu Xiaoxi rolled her eyes dramatically and ignored Li Mu.

Li Mu felt bored all of a sudden.

After watching videos outside for a while, the washing machine stopped working.

“Do you want to hang your clothes out to dry, or should I help you?”

“I’ll hang my own.” Lu Xiaoxi came out of the room and quickly took her clothes to hang on the balcony.

Then Li Mu also hung his clothes out.

The red shorts fluttered in the wind on the balcony, particularly eye-catching.

“What are you doing? I saw everything!” Lu Xiaoxi covered her face in embarrassment, peeking through her fingers with big curious eyes, reflecting the bright red shorts.

How shameless to hang underwear in a public place!

She always hung her underwear on the windowsill in her room, where it could get sunlight without being seen by Li Mu.

Lu Xiaoxi blinked her big eyes; despite her inner resistance, her gaze couldn’t help but fall on the red shorts.

Is Li Mu secretly a bit lewd? Otherwise, why would he wear red?

And… there was a protruding shape in front…

Why am I having such strange thoughts!

Clearly, her relationship with Li Mu is not good at all!

The more she thought about it, the more wrong it felt. Lu Xiaoxi hurriedly ran back to her room in her slippers, slamming the door shut.

Leaving Li Mu feeling disheveled in the wind on the balcony.

The night deepened.

Li Mu turned over in bed; although he felt noticeably sleepy, he just couldn’t fall asleep.

When did he become so sensitive to the bed?

He raised his left hand and carefully examined the dog-tooth bracelet sliding up and down his wrist, his thoughts unclear.

That night, he was sleepless.

The next day, he woke up at two in the afternoon.

He had indeed slept a super satisfying sleep.

When he left the room, Li Mu looked dazed.

He instinctively glanced at Lu Xiaoxi’s room; the door was tightly closed, and he had no idea what she was doing inside, as there was no sound at all.

In a sense, did that mean he had slept with Lu Xiaoxi?

After all, they were just separated by a wall; rounding up, it was like two beds pushed together, and rounding up again, it was like one big double bed…

He had insomnia yesterday; there was always a sense of excitement in his heart. Could it be because of this?

Just because he slept next to Lu Xiaoxi, he couldn’t sleep?

Impossible, absolutely impossible.

He brushed his teeth and washed his face, feeling more awake.

There was nothing to eat on the table; had Lu Xiaoxi not gotten up?

As if responding to his doubts, with a click, Lu Xiaoxi’s room door opened.

The little girl had messy hair, a tuft of hair standing upright, and her innocent face was filled with confusion.

Her nightgown was loose, the neckline slipped down, revealing her snow-white shoulders, and the white straps were loose and casual.

Old shoulders and giant slips—this was Li Mu’s first impression.

Lu Xiaoxi seemed to just realize something, her expression gradually panicking, and she closed the room door again. When she came out, she had already changed into a set of casual home clothes.

“You didn’t just wake up, did you?”

Lu Xiaoxi nodded gently.

Last night, she dreamed of her childhood—

When her relationship with Li Mu was still good, they stuck together all day.

She loved to giggle and tug at Li Mu’s clothes, following behind him.

The two cute little ones were inseparable, doing everything together.

Going to school together, taking naps together, watching TV together, playing with stones together, sharing the same ice cream, drinking from the same bottle.

During the New Year, silly Li Mu used fireworks to blow up mud, and the two little ones got covered in it; watching Li Mu being scolded by Aunt Su, she found it amusing.

She loved to snuggle with Li Mu under the covers, watching him secretly play Snake on Aunt Su’s phone.

Until the blanket was lifted, and the light shone on her face.

In reality, she hadn’t had insomnia; she just slept comfortably and lingered in bed for a long time.

It definitely wasn’t because she wanted to dream about her childhood again; her relationship with Li Mu had already faded.

She glanced at the energetic Li Mu.

Hmph, that stinky guy must have slept very comfortably.

Li Mu was famously a sleep god, the kind of ridiculous person who could fall asleep even when punished to stand by the teacher.

Lu Xiaoxi tied her hair into a small ponytail and was about to walk into the kitchen.

“It’s afternoon; we don’t need to cook. Let’s order takeout?”

“Sure, let me see what you want to eat.”

Lu Xiaoxi tiptoed, her head leaning over.

Li Mu felt a fragrant breeze.

Because they were so close to each other.

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