Chapter 110: Before the Exam
Sitting in the car on the way home, Lin Muxi finally let out a sigh of relief. The heavy stone in her heart also dropped at last.
“Ah… finally out of there.”
Thinking back to all the super embarrassing moments just now, Lin Muxi couldn’t help but break into a cold sweat in the car.
“Hey, were my parents really that scary?”
Driving the car, Mo Ziyang asked with a laugh when he saw Lin Muxi’s “so relieved” look.
If this had been before, whenever Lin Muxi came to his house, she would act all carefree.
But he had to admit, today this silly girl was actually kind of cute. Her nervous little look made him instantly feel protective.
Hearing Mo Ziyang’s question, Lin Muxi opened her big eyes wide, looked at her good bro seriously, and nodded hard.
“I can only say… the experience was terrible. A few times, I almost wanted to dig a hole and hide in it.”
“Hahaha…”
Seeing Lin Muxi lower her head in embarrassment as she said that, Mo Ziyang pinched her little hand and burst out laughing.
“After the exam, I’ll take you out to play and make it up to you.”
“Really?”
“Would I lie to you?”
After saying that, Mo Ziyang tapped her head lightly and stepped on the gas, heading toward her house.
So, from Sunday until the night before the college entrance exam, Lin Muxi was basically tied to Mo Ziyang’s side every day at school, studying hard. The only time apart was at night when she went back to the dorm to sleep with Yu Xiaoxiao.
She suddenly switched from her usual lazy state to her old hardworking “question-solving mode.”
Even Yu Xiaoxiao and Xiao Luyu, who sometimes came to invite her for meals, were shocked at their sudden change. For a while, they even suspected that Mo Ziyang and Lin Muxi had gone through some big event.
Until one day, after finishing a set of practice questions, the tired Lin Muxi picked up her phone and saw a message from Yu Xiaoxiao. Her little face showed a bit of surprise.
[Yu Xiaoxiao: Sister Lin, did something happen to you last week?]
[Lin Muxi: Huh? Happen? What do you mean? (•_•;?]
[Yu Xiaoxiao: I mean you, Sister Lin. Why did you suddenly become so serious about studying? Before, you were always lazy.]
[Lin Muxi: Uh… I don’t really know, emmm…]
After sending that message, Lin Muxi, who was sitting next to her good bro doing papers, propped her cheek and thought back on her week.
She realized Yu Xiaoxiao was right. She really had been trapped in endless practice questions the whole week.
“Hmm…”
As she thought about it, she whispered softly.
Today was already Sunday. The exam was tomorrow. Maybe it was fine to relax a little.
But of course, the sound didn’t escape Mo Ziyang, who was also working on problems beside her. Thinking she was tired, he turned and asked with concern.
“If you’re tired, let’s stop for today. Go take a rest.”
Looking at Lin Muxi’s serious side profile, Mo Ziyang slowly reached out and gently fixed her messy hair, messy from scratching her head while thinking.
Even though it looked kind of beautifully messy, seeing her like this made his heart tighten. He wondered if he was pushing this silly girl too hard. Maybe she really should rest, he thought.
Hearing his words, Lin Muxi turned her head, blinked at him a few times, and then, under his confused gaze, she gently leaned against him, rubbing her little head on his shoulder.
“What’s this about?”
Although Mo Ziyang didn’t really understand her sudden cuteness, he still hugged the silly girl softly and rubbed her little head.
“I’m a bit tired… hug me.”
“Do you want to take a bath to relax?”
“I’ll go later…”
Instead of agreeing to her good bro’s suggestion, Lin Muxi buried her head into his arms. Even she didn’t know why she suddenly wanted to act spoiled with him.
Maybe it was because of the pressure recently, and also because she hadn’t felt enough love from him, so her heart felt a bit empty.
Compared to the past few weeks, this week she had been so busy with studying that she really had much less time to be close to him. Even at school during those nights, she had been sleeping with Yu Xiaoxiao instead.
The more she thought, the more her mind got messy, coming up with all sorts of silly reasons for wanting to be close to him. Like he hadn’t taken her out to play for a whole week, or that this whole week he seemed like he had lost interest in her, only dragging her to drown in endless practice questions every day.
Feeling a little unhappy, she hugged Mo Ziyang even tighter. Anyway, he was already her boyfriend. She didn’t need a reason to stick close to her own boyfriend.
Looking at the silly girl hugging him tightly, Mo Ziyang knew there was no way to keep working on the test papers anymore. So he simply put them away, ready to spend time with her.
“You’re not going to write anymore…?”
Noticing his movement, Lin Muxi lifted her head and asked curiously. Mo Ziyang shook his head.
“No. We’ve already reviewed enough. Writing more now won’t help much.”
“Then what are you planning to do?”
“What do you think?”
Facing her question, Mo Ziyang narrowed his eyes and showed a mischievous smile.
“Eh…?”
“Waaaah—put me down!”
Before she could react, she was already lifted onto his shoulder.
Out of instinct, Lin Muxi kicked her dangling feet and twisted her body, struggling on his shoulder.
“Don’t move around, or you’ll fall.” Mo Ziyang lightly patted her little butt.
That pat made Lin Muxi’s face instantly blush red. Feeling embarrassed and angry, she started hitting his back with her small fists.
“Then put me down! Where are you even taking me?”
“What? Just now you wanted me to hug you, and now you don’t want it?” Mo Ziyang pretended to be angry and gave her another light pat on the butt.
“Hey…!” Lin Muxi puffed her cheeks in annoyance.
She knew that when he carried her like this, it usually meant nothing good, though she didn’t know exactly what.
But when she looked at the ground more than a meter below her head, she swallowed nervously and quickly held onto him tighter. Her angry voice even carried a bit of fear.
“What are you trying to do…? Don’t drop me!”
“Don’t worry, you’ll know soon enough.”
With a slight smile, Mo Ziyang carried her and grabbed a few things. A bath towel, pajamas, and Lin Muxi’s clothes.
If Lin Muxi could see, she would have instantly realized what he was planning. But unfortunately, since she was on his shoulder and facing away, she had no idea what he was doing.
All she could do was stare helplessly at the floor while clutching his clothes tightly, telling herself she wouldn’t fall. But the longer she looked, the more she felt something was wrong.
This direction…
Why does it look more and more like he’s taking her to the bathroom???
And thinking back, he had just gone to the balcony, then to the wardrobe while carrying her…
Wait WHAT??? Could it be that her good bro actually wanted to bathe together with her??