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A picket hall surrounds the partitions of the cabin. Ning You set the fallen garments on the hall railing, after which stood barefoot on a concrete platform subsequent to the hall.

The ground of the platform has a drainage slope, and drainage shops are additionally made on the corners. Evidently that is the unfinished “bathe room” that Li Mu was speaking about. 

Bathe provides have been positioned on the bottom subsequent to the platform however supposed bathe provides have been only a bottle of shampoo and a bar of cleaning soap.

Ning You picked up the cleaning soap and smelled it. It smells just like the aroma of Chinese language natural medication, it smells precisely the identical as Li Mu.

Scent is a non-public property of an individual, Ning You doesn’t wish to stain himself with the scent belonging to others, so he put that cleaning soap again on the bottom.

Presently, a gust of autumn wind blew. It was so chilly that Ning You had goosebumps throughout his physique. 

Among the many chilly and soiled, Ning You’d somewhat select the chilly. Nonetheless, the expertise of taking an open-air tub for the primary time was not as simple as he imagined. Each time the chilly wind blew over, his higher and decrease rows of tooth chattered uncontrollably, emitting tiny however advantageous clashing sounds.

Happily, the temperature of the new water is excessive sufficient. After a few minute or two, Ning You regularly tailored to it and commenced to clean his physique on the quickest pace in his life.

Presently, a darkish shadow all of the sudden flashed on the birch tree not far-off. Ning You was so frightened that he shortly stopped what he was doing and stared in horror on the path from which the motion got here.

The forest is claimed to be infested with wild animals, in order that they wouldn’t decide the time when he was showering, proper?

If he was attacked by wild beasts whereas bare… then he would possibly as effectively be trampled to demise by a darkish horse.

Presently, the sky hadn’t fully darkened, plus there was gentle coming by means of the kitchen window, so Ning You seemed rigorously for some time and located that the shadow leaping up and down within the birch tree was a squirrel.

Don’t know what species it’s, however the squirrel’s physique is black with a white circle on its stomach. The stray hair on its ears is raised excessive and its massive fluffy tail is looming behind it.

It hid behind a birch tree, caught out a small head, and checked out Ning You with its blinking massive eyes. 

Ning You felt very uncomfortable hastily, Li Mu additionally stated who would watch him take a bathe. Isn’t there a small viewers right here?

The expertise of studying equestrianism made Ning You detached to small animals, and he didn’t know how you can cope with them. He was initially showering together with his again to the cabin, going through the path of the birch forest, and now there was all of the sudden an additional pair of eyes coming from the birch forest. So he needed to flip his physique 90 levels and proceed to clean with the aspect going through the cabin.

This isn’t sufficient.

Though the little squirrel’s eyes have been pure and harmless, Ning You at all times had the sensation of being spied on. He selected to crouch down and canopy the important thing components. Simply then, the little squirrel whooshed out of sight, and the sound of Martin boots stomping on the picket hall rang out from the opposite aspect. 

“Don’t you need a tub towel?”

Li Mu, holding a clear white towel in his hand, simply stood on a aspect hall. Not within the least keep away from wanting down on Ning You who was squatting on the bottom.

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The white swan nonetheless seemed dumbfounded, Li Mu checked out it twice extra, then put the towel on the railing, rotated and returned contained in the cabin.

After the footsteps fully disappeared, Ning You’s feelings surged, considering how might this savage be so impolite, not even saying howdy? 

In fact he considered wiping his physique after taking a shower. He at all times carries a cotton handkerchief on his physique to wipe his sweat and cope with surprising conditions.

Now’s the standard surprising state of affairs, he has lengthy considered utilizing a handkerchief to dry his physique, and didn’t even consider using Li Mu’s towel.

The explanation for not utilizing it is vitally easy –

He has mysophobia, and he doesn’t like to make use of different individuals’s towels. 

Though utilizing a towel can drastically shorten the time cleansing up, Ning You continue to pulled out a small sq. handkerchief from his jacket and compelled himself to bear the chilly to wipe the water droplets off his physique.

Again contained in the cabin, it was fully darkish.

Seeing that there have been two bowls and chopsticks on the eating desk, Ning You set his feelings apart in the interim.

Irrespective of how impolite Li Mu was, he was at all times Ning You’s savior, making ready towels and dinner for him. At this level, Ning You was nonetheless grateful to Li Mu. 

“Can I take advantage of your physique lotion?” Ning You requested.

Li Mu took a small bottle from the windowsill the place the mouthwash cups have been positioned and threw it into Ning You’s arms.

“Dabao?” Ning You had by no means used this home model earlier than, and after rigorously inspecting the bottle for some time, he requested Li Mu, “How a lot is that this?”

Li Mu stated, “It’s not costly.” 

Ning You actually had no concept, and requested, “How a lot will not be costly?”

In actual fact, Li Mu didn’t bear in mind the precise value, so he guessed, “Twenty.”

Ning You was dumbfounded.

For Ning You, who typically makes use of lamer facial cream as physique lotion, this value is ridiculously low, and even makes him surprise if this skincare product works in the long run. 

However the climate in Xinjiang was actually dry, and Ning You didn’t dare to not moisturize, so he lastly opened the festive massive purple bottle cap.

The scent could be very gentle and the feel is comparatively simple to push off.

Ning You solely wore the innermost quick sleeves when he entered the room. He rigorously smeared Dabao on his neck and arms, after which he reached into his garments and wiped his chest and again as soon as.

When this was completed, Ning You set Dabao again on the windowsill, then checked out Li Mu who was sitting on the eating desk and requested, “Can I take advantage of your facial cream as soon as?” 

Li Mu didn’t reply, quietly chewed his pilaf and raised his chin to sign the factor that had simply returned to its place.

Ning You adopted Li Mu’s eyes and requested in disbelief, “You wipe your face with physique lotion?”

Li Mu slowly swallowed what was in his mouth, took one other sip of the freshly brewed milk tea, checked out Ning You and requested, “What’s the issue?”

Ning You didn’t anticipate Li Mu to know this, however he silently labeled Li Mu one other tough man in his coronary heart. 

After reluctantly doing skincare, Ning You got here to sit down down reverse Li Mu. Heater with heat tea made it additional snug on this chilly autumn night time.

The milk tea was salty, which Ning You was barely unaccustomed to, however the style of the pilaf was significantly better than he anticipated. It appeared to have been adjusted particularly for mainland style.

“Do you reside right here alone?” Ning You inevitably requested curiously.

Li Mu gave a careless “hmm”, he clearly had no need to proceed the dialog. 

Ning You shut up obediently, and the 2 of them ate dinner with out well-water that does not combine with river water. Solely the sound of bowls and chopsticks colliding was left within the room.

Since Ning You skincare took just a little time, Li Mu left the desk earlier than him. He swallowed the final grain of rice in his bowl unhurriedly, then wiped his mouth with a tissue and stated in a disciplined method, “I’m completed consuming.”

I’m able to eat – a well mannered phrase, like “thanks on your hospitality” in Japanese. It’s only a formality, it doesn’t must be answered.

Nonetheless, Ning You’s voice barely fell when Li Mu from the lounge spoke, “Wash the dishes once you’re completed consuming.” 

Ning You subconsciously seemed over to the kitchen and located that there was no dishwasher put in, so he requested Li Mu uncertainty, “I’ll wash it?”

Li Mu requested rhetorically, “In any other case?”

There’s that line once more.

Each time Li Mu stated this, Ning You felt like he was asking nonsense. 

Serious about it, being depending on others is of course not so good as being the eldest younger grasp at dwelling, with servants at your service.

Ning You additionally realized that he ought to wash the dishes for the sake of purpose, so he sighed resignedly. He was about to face up and clear up the dishes, however at that second, Li Mu’s cellular phone all of the sudden rang.

On this quiet cabin, Ning You may hear the tone of the particular person on the opposite finish of the telephone was very impatient, and even Li Mu’s expression has turn into heavy.

A number of moments later, Li Mu hung up the telephone whereas strolling shortly in direction of the lobby, he stated to Ning You: “There’s a hearth over the mountain, you keep right here and don’t go anyplace.” 

“Hearth?” The slogan that could possibly be seen in all places within the forest instantly got here to Ning You’s thoughts – set hearth to the mountain, and also you’ll go to jail. It was clear {that a} forest hearth was a really severe matter, and it was no surprise that Li Mu was in such a rush.

“Will the hearth attain right here?” Ning You requested worriedly.

“Not for some time.” Li Mu placed on his jacket, fully unaware that his phrases have been in no way reassuring.

Not in the interim, it implies that after a very long time, it might burn right here. Ning You didn’t know something about forest, however he no less than had primary frequent sense. The climate in Xinjiang was extraordinarily dry, and the wind was sturdy this night time, making it much more tough to place out a fireplace. 

Presently, it was pitch black exterior, and Ning You had already spent a day in despair within the birch forest. He actually didn’t wish to be left alone once more. He subconsciously needed Li Mu to remain by his aspect, however didn’t know how you can converse, so he requested with out finish: “Do the lumberjacks should struggle the hearth too?”

“Lumberjack?” Li Mu paused whereas tying his shoelaces, “Who advised you I used to be a lumberjack?”

Uh… that is Ning You’s guess.

When he noticed the appearances of Li Mu solely carrying a vest, his thoughts one way or the other considered a lumberjack with a giant ax. 

Robust, highly effective, splitting the trunk one after the other, the sweat of labor flowing from his sturdy arms.

After dismissing the unusual photos in his thoughts, Ning You stated, “I believed you have been a lumberjack.”

“No.” Li Mu stood up and pushed open the heavy picket door, “I’m a forest ranger.”

A second of chilly wind poured in by means of the doorway, drowning out Li Mu’s phrases, however not blowing away the blush of disgrace on Ning You’s face. 

He appears…… not certified to dislike different individuals.