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Chapter 71: By the way, take care of this unwanted guy.

Dinner was resolved in the school cafeteria.

Lu Xiaoxi ate relatively slowly outside, almost savoring every bite.

The two of them ordered noodles, but Lu Xiaoxi ordered four ounces while Li Mu ordered three ounces. Li Mu finished his three ounces in a slurp and sat across from Lu Xiaoxi playing on his phone.

Lu Xiaoxi liked to use both chopsticks and a spoon when eating noodles, picking the noodles out, placing them on the spoon to cool, garnishing with side dishes, and finally gulping it down; it was always like this.

“If someone didn’t know better, they would think you were a young lady, eating so elegantly,” Li Mu commented without looking up, mocking her eating style.

“Unlike you, who finished in a flash like you’ve never eaten before.”

“Can you even taste the flavor eating like that? The soup noodles are cooled down; what’s the difference with cold dishes?”

“You don’t understand; the difference is huge.”

“It seems like you’ve liked eating this way since you were little. I used to feed you like this.”

Li Mu still remembered how he had fed Lu Xiaoxi when they were kids.

Lu Xiaoxi had always stuck to him like a natural little tail; he didn’t know what was so good about him back then, as he had bullied Lu Xiaoxi quite a bit when they were young.

When the two of them were together, his identity changed to that of an older brother taking care of his younger sister, while Lu Xiaoxi became the younger sister waiting for her brother’s care, even though they were the same age.

“That was all in the past; why do you remember it so clearly?” Lu Xiaoxi gently kicked his calf under the table, using the tip of her shoe to dirty his pant leg.

“I’m nostalgic; you remember it too.”

“That’s because I have a good memory.” Lu Xiaoxi scooped up some noodle soup to drink.

“So, does eating like this make the noodles taste better?”

“A little, it feels especially delicious this way.”

“I don’t believe it; let me have a bite.” Li Mu smiled at her.

Lu Xiaoxi paused the spoon in front of her lips, “Can’t you try it yourself?”

“I’ve finished eating.” Li Mu pointed to his bowl, which only had a few broken noodle pieces left, and he had even finished the soup.

In contrast, Lu Xiaoxi was still eating slowly, and now there was still a large portion left.

Outside, one had to maintain an image; girls were always demure. If they were at home, they would have already started on their second bowl.

“Then order another bowl.”

“That’s wasteful; my stomach only has a little capacity left.” Li Mu made a gesture indicating a tiny amount, lamenting the loss of the H country market.

Lu Xiaoxi frowned, looking around; the cafeteria was filled with groups of people chatting and laughing. Most people were packing their meals to eat in their dorms, and there were fewer people dining in, with the seating more scattered, so no one would notice them.

The petite girl placed the noodles on the spoon, added two pieces of tofu skin on top, and hesitated before handing it to Li Mu, “Here.”

Li Mu opened his mouth, intending to swallow it whole, but ended up eating a mouthful of air.

“Hehe, this time I will definitely let you eat,” Lu Xiaoxi mumbled, and then prepared another spoonful of noodles for Li Mu, garnished with some pickled bamboo shoots.

“You better do it.” Li Mu pouted.

Taking advantage of the moment Lu Xiaoxi just brought it over, he took a bite, feeling Lu Xiaoxi pulling the spoon back, knowing she was trying to tease him.

How could the same old trick fool him?

“Just so-so; these noodles don’t soak up the soup.”

“What the hell do you know…”

The spoon was definitely covered in this guy’s saliva.

Lu Xiaoxi dipped the spoon in the soup to clean it off.

After eating and drinking enough, they went home.

After taking a shower, Lu Xiaoxi brought Yuanyuan over to tutor her in English.

Li Mu, being considerate, returned to his room, not wanting to disturb the two teachers and students.

He didn’t play games but typed in his room.

The preparation for the new book had reached its final stages; now it was just the phase of accumulating drafts. Li Mu wasn’t in a hurry, as the book hadn’t been published yet, and there were no update requirements. It wasn’t too late to publish once he had enough drafts saved up.

It wasn’t until Lu Xiaoxi sent Xia Yuanyuan home that he came out of his room, taking his laptop to sit in the living room and look for something to watch on TV.

But he was so bored; after the college entrance examination, he could manage well alone, but after getting closer to Lu Xiaoxi, it was no longer the case.

It seemed it had always been like this; he used to say Lu Xiaoxi was a little tail, and whenever she didn’t follow him, he would start looking for her to play.

He had never changed from beginning to end.

The two of them just sat on the sofa watching TV. Li Mu kept changing positions but couldn’t find the most comfortable one. Eventually, he sat up straight and slowly leaned closer to Lu Xiaoxi until their hips touched.

“Lu Xiaoxi.”

“What?”

“Nothing.”

Li Mu secretly tapped Lu Xiaoxi’s little finger with his pinky. Seeing she didn’t react, he slowly placed his finger on hers.

The two pinkies were one up and one down.

“Wait, I’ll break your finger,” Lu Xiaoxi glanced at him.

It seemed she had already gotten used to being taken advantage of by someone.

If it was just this kind of finger touching, she might as well let him have it.

But anything more than that was not allowed!

“You have violent tendencies.”

“I’m aiming at you,” Lu Xiaoxi huffed.

A sudden ringing interrupted their conversation; it was a video call from Su Wen.

Li Mu had no concerns; living together was something both families had agreed upon, not something shameful. However, when answering the call, he still distanced himself a bit from Lu Xiaoxi.

“Hey, Mom, what’s up with the video call?” Li Mu spoke first, the camera only focused on him.

“Have you guys had dinner yet?” Su Wen asked with concern.

“What time is it? Of course, we’ve eaten.”

“Did Xiaoxi cook?”

“We ate at the school cafeteria.”

“Good, you need to learn to cook too; you can’t always let Xiaoxi take care of you,” Su Wen said earnestly.

“I’m learning, you can ask Lu Xiaoxi,” Li Mu suddenly handed the phone to Lu Xiaoxi.

Lu Xiaoxi was taken aback; how did the conversation suddenly turn to her?

“Xiaoxi, is what this kid said true?”

“It is true; he learned from me yesterday and even helped me out.”

On the other end of the phone, Su Wen saw her son sitting with Lu Xiaoxi, and her face broke into a smile, unable to suppress it.

“That’s great; you have to help me supervise this kid; otherwise, he’ll become lazy and useless. Who would want him like this in the future?”

“I receive love letters until my hands are sore,” Li Mu interjected.

Lu Xiaoxi shot him a glare, “Don’t talk; I’m talking to Auntie.”

“How domineering…” Li Mu’s mouth twitched; it was his phone, his mom, and yet he wasn’t allowed to speak. Was there no justice?

“Don’t worry, Auntie; when we go back for the holidays, Li Mu will definitely be cooking.”

“Haha, that’s the best; when he catches up to my cooking skills, you guys won’t need to help when you come over to eat.”

Lu Xiaoxi laughed heartily; she wouldn’t let Li Mu reach that level.

“Then I won’t disturb you two; if he dares to bully you, just tell Auntie, and I’ll help you get back at him. Bye, Xiaoxi~”

“Auntie, bye~”

Su Wen hung up the phone.

“Auntie, bye~~~” Li Mu mimicked Lu Xiaoxi’s tone with a pained expression, dragging out the last syllable.

“You’re so disgusting…”

Li Mu ignored her words and leaned closer to her, one hand stretching over the back of the sofa, one foot resting on the coffee table. This was his favorite position, just like holding Lu Xiaoxi in his arms.

As long as Lu Xiaoxi leaned back, her neck would touch someone’s arm, cool and refreshing, and she could smell his scent, just like being held by him.

The girl felt a bit shy and softly scolded, “Thick-skinned.”

“What did you say?”

“Did you hear? Your mom asked me to supervise you.”

“I know.” Li Mu casually picked up an orange, planning to show the petite girl his skill of peeling it with one hand.

As soon as his fingers went into the orange, juice splattered onto his hand.

Li Mu remembered the fruit that could cause floods in commercials; it seemed he had bought a genuine product.

“Here, eat the orange.”

“I can peel it myself.”

“Don’t! I’ve already peeled it; I’m not eating it, and if you don’t eat it, it’ll be wasted.”

“You peeled it but aren’t eating it?!” Lu Xiaoxi poked his waist, and taking advantage of Li Mu’s unguarded moment, she quickly snatched the orange from his hand and stuffed a big piece into her mouth.

How could she not understand Li Mu’s intentions? She wouldn’t let this guy feed her; she wasn’t a little pig.

This guy was so thick-skinned, lazy, and foolish; as Aunt Su said, no one would want him in the future.

At that time, she… she would just help take care of him a bit.

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