"Here, Little Snow, have some candy. Say ah!"
"Ahhh... mm!"
Mo Xie took a Paper Crane Candy out of his pocket, peeled off its colorful wrapper, and offered it to her with an adoring smile.
Mu Ningxue obediently opened her soft pink lips and slipped out her small, moist tongue, deftly curling it around the candy in his hand and drawing it into her mouth. She sucked on his finger along the way.
The strange sensation at his fingertip made Mo Xie stiffen. He hastily pulled his hand back and nervously looked at the girl, who wore a mischievous smile.
"Ning... Ning Xue, what are you doing?"
"Nothing."
Mu Ningxue sucked on the candy in her mouth. Sweetness spread across her taste buds, making her involuntarily reminisce about her childhood.
Back then, the boy before her always kept a few candies in his pocket. Whenever she was unhappy, he would take one out.
But later, I lost the boy I loved most...
Gazing at his familiar face, she felt immense joy and cherished this moment. She could not resist teasing the boy who had yet to grow into a man.
If she could, she wanted to return to the past, just like this, refusing to follow anyone else's orders and seeing only the boy before her.
Mo Xie looked at Mu Ningxue, so close to him, and frowned slightly. With his super intuition, he immediately noticed something was off about her. She was not quite her usual self, but he could not put his finger on it.
Puzzled, he stroked her long black hair and asked gently.
"Little Snow, why do I feel like you're a little strange today?"
"How am I strange?"
"It's just... you feel different from the Little Snow I know. A little unfamiliar."
Like a docile