Chapter 36: That Plan
“So, what exactly did you want to tell me in person?”
Standing at the entrance of the KTV, Mu Le thought about the phone call she just had with Xiao Yuze and couldn’t help muttering softly to herself.
But she didn’t have much time to think, because a familiar car slowly stopped in front of her.
After the car door opened, the man inside gave her a look. “Get in.”
“Huh?” Mu Le blinked and hesitated. “Why should I get in? Sister Xinyan and the others are still waiting for me.”
“I already told Luo Xinyan just now. Alright, hurry up.”
“What did you tell her?”
“Of course I said I’m taking you away. Anyway, Lele, you were just sitting there playing on your phone, right?”
Xiao Yuze’s calm tone made the corner of Mu Le’s mouth twitch.
Why does he make it sound like I’m so pitiful, damn it! Even though… he’s not wrong.
Mu Le stayed silent for a few seconds, then snorted lightly. “I can sing too, okay…”
“Oh?” Hearing that, Xiao Yuze’s expression became even more strange. He slightly curled his lips. “Sing? The Doraemon theme song? I remember that’s the only one you can sing without going off-key.”
Mu Le: “……”
That’s right, Doraemon was the only song Mu Le felt confident about.
When she was young, she loved watching it and often hummed along. Over time, she ended up memorizing it completely.
Of course, that’s one thing, but saying it out loud is another…
“Ahem, alright, alright, I was wrong, okay?” Seeing the girl outside the car about to explode, Xiao Yuze laughed softly and raised his hands as if surrendering. “Anyway, get in. I’ll take you somewhere interesting, then we’ll go eat barbecue.”
Mu Le stared at him for a while. Only after hearing the last two words did she snort awkwardly, walk around, and sit in the passenger seat.
Although it felt a bit wrong to just leave like this, honestly, once she sat in the car, she let out a small sigh of relief.
Places like KTV… she really didn’t like them.
At that moment, her phone suddenly vibrated.
A message from Bai Xin. Mu Le raised an eyebrow and opened it.
“You left without telling me, hehe… a sweet two-person world in the dark, wow~ don’t get eaten by the big bad wolf next to you. (/ω＼)”
Looking at the last shy emoji, black lines seemed to appear on Mu Le’s forehead.
That really fits Bai Xin’s personality… but what does she mean by “get eaten”? Not to mention herself, the man next to her wouldn’t do something like that… right?
“Who is it?” Xiao Yuze seemed to notice her reaction. While starting the car, he asked casually.
His voice pulled Mu Le back to reality, but for some reason, she suddenly felt a bit guilty.
“It’s Bai Xin.”
“What did she say? Your face looks a bit red.”
Red?
Mu Le froze for a moment, then instinctively covered her face with her hands.
Only after doing it did she realize how silly that action was.
Sure enough, the next second, she met the man’s half-smiling, teasing gaze.
“Um… what did you come to see me for?”
“Buy clothes.” Even though he knew Mu Le was changing the topic, Xiao Yuze still followed along.
But his answer made Mu Le pause in surprise.
“Buy clothes? What kind of clothes?”
She had already bought quite a lot recently. What more did she need?
Mu Le blinked, completely confused.
Seeing this, Xiao Yuze sighed a little helplessly. “Clothes for traveling.”
Traveling?
Seeing that she was still confused, the man looked even more helpless.
“The National Day holiday is coming in a few days. Don’t tell me you’re planning to stay at home the whole time again?”
“…Oh, it’s for National Day.”
Now that she thought about it, the holiday was indeed coming soon.
But for Mu Le, it didn’t make much difference.
In the past, she would just stay at home all day during holidays, and she didn’t plan to change that this time.
“Yeah. I’ll take you on a trip. It’ll help you relax.”
“Traveling?” She felt a little tempted when she heard that, but then she frowned. “Sounds troublesome. And why do we need to buy clothes? We already have plenty at home.”
“It’s not troublesome. You just need to follow me and enjoy yourself. As for clothes, yes, we bought a lot recently. But this time, we’re buying a swimsuit.”
“Oh, a swi—wait, a swimsuit?!”
“…Of course. If we’re going to the beach, how can we not have one?”
Mu Le: “……”
He came to pick her up late at night just to buy a swimsuit?
She actually had no problem with traveling. In fact, she was even looking forward to it. The past few months had been quite chaotic, so going on a trip sounded nice.
But buying a swimsuit… that felt way too embarrassing for her.
It was fine to occasionally look at pictures of girls in swimsuits on her phone or computer, but she had never imagined wearing one herself.
Even the underwear she wore now already pushed her sense of embarrassment. At least it was hidden under clothes.
But swimsuits… beaches… yes, they sounded nice.
Still, she wasn’t strong enough to wear something like that in front of so many people!
And this man next to her clearly had bad intentions.
“Hey, don’t look at me like I’m some kind of pervert,” Xiao Yuze said, half laughing, seeing her expression like a little rabbit staring at a big bad wolf.
“No! I’m not wearing something like that!”
“Alright, what are you imagining now? There are many kinds of swimsuits. Not all of them are as revealing as you think.”
“Hey!” Mu Le’s face turned red instantly. “I wasn’t thinking about that! You’re the pervert, you’re the shameless one!”
“Then why is your face red?”
“……”
Seeing that she stopped talking and just turned her face away in anger, Xiao Yuze sighed.
“Stop overthinking. If you really don’t like the beach, we can go somewhere else, like hiking or staying at a mountain resort. But in summer, if you don’t go to the beach, it feels like something is missing.”
After he finished speaking, Mu Le stayed silent for a long time. Then she slowly turned back and asked hesitantly, “Are there really swimsuits that… don’t feel embarrassing?”
Hearing that, Xiao Yuze couldn’t help but laugh softly.
So you actually do want to go to the beach.
He reached out and gently patted her head. “Why don’t we go take a look later? I won’t force you. Also, are you hungry? If you are, we can eat first.”
“I’m hungry!”