NOVEL NEXT Chapter 22
The atmosphere was a little dull, and Chu Muxi had planned to skip this section pretending to read text messages.
Who knew that with a swipe of his finger, he happened to flip to the academy forum, and it was the picture of him standing under the cherry blossom tree.
He felt guilty and wanted to turn it off quickly, but then he heard Lu Junzhi next to him say: “The photo is very beautiful.”
‘Huh? Is he praising me?’
Chu Muxi said embarrassedly: “I was secretly photographed that day, but I didn’t expect to post it on the forum.”
Lu Junzhi looked at him and said, “You seem to be nervous, is it because of me?”
“No, not really.” Chu Muxi smiled bitterly and said, “I just don’t have much experience being alone with adult men.”
After saying this, he suddenly froze, and then his face suddenly turned red.
‘Oh my god, what am I talking about? Am I crazy? What does it mean to be alone with an adult male? Why do I talk about myself as an underage girl who has never seen the world!’
Chu Muxi hurriedly waved his hands and explained: “No, no, no, I didn’t mean that. Oh my God, please forget what you said just now.”
Then he saw Lu Junzhi actually smiled, silently, but his originally cold and handsome face suddenly became alive.
Chu Muxi looked at the other party blankly, “You have a beautiful smile.”
When he realized what he had said, he really wanted to bump his head against the transparent cover.
Lu Junzhi was silent for a while, and finally changed the topic very considerately, “It’s very late today, you can stay at the Central Island for one night.”
Chu Muxi shook his head; it was difficult to get into the Central Island, but easy to get out. “My father will be unhappy.”
He did not say why. Normal people would think that a father was worried that his children who had not yet entered adulthood will be in danger if they lived outside.
But Lu Junzhi, who knew almost everything about the Chu family and the Shen family, understood that Chu Tianhao did not want Chu Muxi to get too close to Shen Wu, his grandfather.
“I can help you if you need it.”
Chu Muxi’s eyes widened in surprise, and he blinked at Lu Junzhi.
He was like a little rabbit, a little aggrieved, waiting for others to comfort him.
He thought this, and then subconsciously reached out his hand and touched the other person’s head. The soft hair brushed against his palm, just like the other person’s appearance at the moment.
So soft, cute, and heart-wrenching.
Chu Muxi felt like fireworks exploding in his head, making him dizzy.
‘What is he doing? He touched my head? Is he comforting me?’
Was this really the cold-blooded Imperial Marshal and not possessed by something strange?
Chu Muxi hid back in panic, “Thank you, thank you.” He stammered, feeling a little at a loss for a moment.
Lu Junzhi just looked at him quietly, calmly retracting his hand, as if touching his head to comfort him was a normal thing.
‘Dream! How can it be normal! Where is normal? This is the rhythm of being discovered and torn apart by the marshal’s fans and obsessed lovers any minute!’
“It’s okay.” Lu Junzhi paused and asked calmly, “Did I scare you?” His tone was very calm, as if he was just asking casually.
But Chu Muxi was keenly aware of the slightest trace of nervousness in the other party, so he who was originally nervous and at a loss suddenly calmed down.
Lu Junzhi was also nervous. So, why should he be a mess and shameful on his own?
“No, I’m just a little surprised.” Chu Muxi calmed down and said with a smile, “I just didn’t expect to be comforted by Marshal Lu. I was so excited that I felt like I had won the first prize.”
Lu Junzhi thought to himself: What did you just do?
Chu Muxi behavior were more like winning the first prize only to find that he had lost the ticket.
But he was kind-hearted and did not expose the other party. After all, he was still a child. He had to save some face for the other party. Children were thin-skinned.
If Chu Muxi could hear the other person’s thoughts, he would definitely yell: ‘You are the child! Your whole family, no, you yourself are the child!’
“I still have some things to do.” Chu Muxi said in very gently.
He said and smiled: “So there is no need for Marshal Lu to take action for the time being, so why kill a chicken with a bull’s knife?” He winked mischievously.
Lu Junzhi glanced at him and said, “Let me know if you need anything.”
“Okay, thank you.” Chu Muxi thanked him sincerely.
In order to eliminate the embarrassment just now, Chu Muxi later took the initiative to bring up other topic, “I tasted a very delicious dessert today, Marshal, do you like desserts?”
“I don’t like it, but I don’t hate it either.”
“Then, if there is a chance, can I invite you to afternoon tea?” Chu Muxi did not name Mr. Barlow.
Although Lu Junzhi had been there, in fact, including him, he did not know that his Chunjun, Lu Junzhi’s famous spacecraft, actually came from the hand of an old man holding a pipe and making desserts that would appeal to beautiful girls.
He wanted to give him a surprise so that if he really needed help from the other party in the future, he would feel more at ease.
Yes, that was right, that was how it should be. Between brothers, they must still settle the accounts. Before they could be together, he didn’t want to owe others favors, not anyone, especially Lu Junzhi.
“Okay.” Lu Junzhi responded with one simple word.
Little did he know, there were so many crazy men and women in the entire empire, fighting openly and secretly for just one word from him; they were almost going crazy.
“Don’t worry, that place is very secret and will never be discovered by others.”
After receiving the response, Chu Muxi happily shared the dessert he had just tasted in the afternoon, “I also want to learn how to make desserts from the old man, but he said he’d test me first, and then agree to teach me after I pass the test.”
He transferred from the Department of Finance to the Department of Performance, and then learned how to make desserts.
Did children nowadays have such weird ideas in their minds?
Moreover, his mobility was comparable to that of soldiers in the army.
“Are you interested in visiting the Deep Blue Fortress?”
Chu Muxi was even more excited this time than the last time, and his heart almost jumped out of his throat.
No matter how old a man was, he would always have an unparalleled interest and unfading enthusiasm for the military, mechas, etc.
Whether he could visit the Deep Blue Fortress was simply something he never dared to dream about.
“Really? Can I? Can people who have nothing to do with the military important area go?”
“It’s just the outer Deep Blue Port. I have to go in a few days. I can take you to see it.” Lu Junzhi was not one of those other guys who dared to take people around using mechas, all over the starry sky and waste energy in order to pursue beauties.
The Deep Blue Port was one of the places where starships and large spaceships dock for supplies leading to the Deep Blue Fortress.
Chu Muxi was invited because Lu Junzhi happened to have something to do and was free to go there.
As for why he extended the invitation, Lu Junzhi thought, ‘I remembered it, so I just asked, is there any problems?’
No, there was no problem.
So, Chu Muxi said happily: “I want to go. Thank you very much for your invitation! I’m so excited!”
‘Very good, he is really happy, then I am also very happy.’ Lu Junzhi thought to himself.