Chapter 64: That Activity
After the snowfall, the weather felt even colder.
The strong wind and snow during the night had, after hours of covering everything, finally wrapped the world in silver-white by morning.
Snow-covered streets, warm and bright shop windows, Christmas trees filled with gifts, and Santa Clauses in red hats handing out presents.
White soft snow was still falling from the sky. Even though everything looked white and cold, it couldn’t stop the excitement of the people passing by.
Most of the people around were young couples. Even though it was Christmas, it felt more like Valentine’s Day.
In today’s world, where Western culture has spread widely, Christmas, though not a traditional holiday here, has become even more lively than traditional festivals.
Of course, no matter how grand Western holidays are, there’s one thing they can never beat traditional ones in.
There’s no holiday break for Christmas!
Alright, all of that was just Mu Le venting her frustration at all the lovey-dovey couples around her.
Clearly, she didn’t realize that she herself had become one of those people. Many single men passing by were secretly giving jealous looks at the young man beside her.
Xiao Yuze, of course, moved a little closer without hesitation, silently showing that she was his.
Mu Le didn’t notice his small action, or maybe she simply didn’t care.
After the snow, the temperature dropped even more. Feeling cold, Mu Le wore a thick coat when she went out, and around her neck was a striped scarf that covered up to her chin.
And whether on purpose or not, Xiao Yuze wore a very similar scarf.
From far away, they looked like a couple wearing matching items.
Well, even from close up they did, because he bought them from the same place.
He had actually prepared gloves too. Since he knew Mu Le was sensitive to the cold, he had thought about it, but only realized after going out that he forgot to bring them.
“It’s been a long time since I’ve seen such heavy snow.”
Walking ahead of Xiao Yuze, Mu Le looked around, then suddenly reached out and caught a white snowflake.
She watched as the small snowflake melted on her fingertip, turning into a tiny drop of water. When she felt the cold on her fingers, she gently breathed warm air onto them.
Her warm coat blocked most of the cold, and the falling snow now felt more like decoration.
Xiao Yuze didn’t say anything. While she wasn’t paying attention, he quietly brushed the snow off her head and shoulders.
Mu Le was afraid of the cold, but she really liked snow.
A world decorated with pure white snow always gave people a dreamy, beautiful feeling.
People like beautiful things, things that can bring them happiness.
Snow itself is cold, but a sky full of falling snow is beautiful, especially in cities where it doesn’t snow often.
Rare beauty is what people treasure. If it were something seen every day, it might not feel special anymore.
Xiao Yuze smiled softly as he followed behind Mu Le, watching her act like a child, catching snowflakes one after another, then quietly watching them melt in her hands.
After playing like this for a few minutes, she probably felt really cold. Mu Le suddenly rubbed her hands together and breathed warm air onto them.
Xiao Yuze sighed, stepped forward, and gently patted her head.
“Alright, stop playing. What if you get frostbite?”
“Even if I’m afraid of the cold, a few snowflakes won’t give me frostbite,” Mu Le said casually. Still, in this freezing weather, the only thing that could make her this interested was probably the snow.
The first snowfall of the year. It was cold, but also full of surprise.
“I’m not worried about the snow.”
Xiao Yuze looked a bit helpless. He grabbed the hand Mu Le was about to use to play again, then put it together with his own into his coat pocket.
“You stay at home all the time. Your body isn’t very strong. Don’t mess around.”
“Huh? What do you mean I stay at home all the time? I do exercise at home too, okay!” Mu Le showed an unhappy expression, as if saying he didn't understand her at all.
For a moment, she didn’t pull her hand away.
Her expression made the man laugh. Xiao Yuze raised an eyebrow and said,
“Oh? Since when do you exercise at home? Ever since it got cold, you don’t even want to leave your bed, right?”
“Of course I do bed exercise.”
The moment those last words came out, even Mu Le herself froze.
Actually, she had just said it casually without thinking.
Xiao Yuze was also stunned for a moment, then showed a thoughtful look. He looked her up and down for a while. When her face slowly turned a bit red, he said softly,
“Lele, are you hinting something to me?”
“Get lost!”
Her answer was an angry shout, full of embarrassment.
Of course, Xiao Yuze was still Xiao Yuze. His thick skin was exactly what made him who he was.
So after getting an advantage, he didn’t stop. Instead, he pushed things further.
“For someone as lazy as you, bed exercise does sound pretty good. How about… we try it sometime? Maybe it’ll actually work.”
“Sure, how about I try kicking you off the bed again and again? That’s great exercise too,” Mu Le snorted and ignored him.
Xiao Yuze’s skin was getting thicker and thicker, at least when he was with her.
The good thing was that he was more relaxed now. The bad thing was…
Well, there were too many bad things. At least for Mu Le.
“I don’t really mind, but… Lele, can you speak a bit softer?” Xiao Yuze shrugged and then looked around with a faint smile.
Mu Le paused for a moment, then realized they were standing on a busy street.
She was so used to joking around with Xiao Yuze that she had forgotten where they were.
The people around them didn’t know what was going on, but hearing words like “bed” and “exercise”… well, it wasn’t strange that they were giving them some very weird looks.
Even though Mu Le was usually quite open when she was with Xiao Yuze, deep down she was still shy.
So under the increasingly suggestive looks of the people around her, her face quickly turned red.
After coughing awkwardly, Mu Le didn’t say anything more. She grabbed Xiao Yuze’s hand and, while he laughed softly, pulled him forward and started running.
After running nearly a hundred meters, she finally stopped, slightly out of breath, feeling like she had escaped that awkward situation.
The moment she turned her head, she saw Xiao Yuze trying hard not to laugh.
“What are you laughing at? This is all your fault!”
Of course, remembering what just happened, Mu Le spoke much more quietly this time.
But the way she looked around, afraid others might hear, only made Xiao Yuze smile even more.
After taking a deep breath, he finally calmed himself and put on a serious face.
“My fault. I shouldn’t have mentioned ‘bed exercise’.”
“You’re still saying it!”
“Alright, I won’t mention ‘bed exercise’ anymore. Don’t be mad.”
Mu Le: “……”
Looking at Xiao Yuze’s serious face, Mu Le held back the urge to punch him.
At the same time, she silently regretted it. Why did she suddenly say something like that without thinking?