Mu Xingfeng shook his head helplessly. He had originally planned to wait for An Ran to come back, but in the end, he couldn’t even concentrate on the TV. Lying in bed unable to sleep, he decided to do five hundred push-ups. In his view, exercise was the best way to calm irritated emotions.
After finishing his push-ups, he went to take a shower, and before he knew it, the little girl had come back and even entered his bedroom.
He didn’t know why she came, but the fact that she sought him out made him quite happy. Seeing her standing there in a daze, he couldn’t help but want to ruffle her long hair. Unexpectedly, he frightened her again.
Mu Xingfeng looked down at himself, sighed, and went to the closet to change into a set of loungewear before walking out of the bedroom.
At this moment, An Ran was sitting on the sofa, extremely frustrated. Damn, she had intended to scare Mu Xingfeng as revenge, but she got frightened by him again, not once, but twice.
She thought of how Mu Xingfeng had quietly reached out to touch her head; he must have done it on purpose.
Mu Xingfeng came out and saw An Ran sitting on the sofa, clenching her small fists with a face full of indignation.
He walked up and stroked her long hair, "Why are you back so late?"
An Ran tilted her head, dodging his large hand, and angrily asked, "Did you do it on purpose?"
"What?" Mu Xingfeng didn’t understand what she meant, thinking he hadn’t offended this girl today, right?
Speaking of which, the girl actually dared to speak to him in that tone. It seemed her courage had really grown.
Hearing that he didn’t admit it, An Ran became even angrier, lifting her chin as she said, "You quietly appeared behind me just now, you meant to scare me, didn’t you?"
Only then did Mu Xingfeng understand what was up with this girl. He chuckled softly, "You quietly came to my bedroom; how is it that I scared you?"
Only then did An Ran remember her original intention, and her heart immediately weakened. Her momentum vanished, and she lowered her head, twirling her fingers, "I just wanted to see if you were at home. You know I’m easily scared and you still scared me on purpose."
"Sorry, my bad, I’ll be careful next time," Mu Xingfeng admitted his mistake decisively.
An Ran suddenly lifted her head, surprised that Mu Xingfeng was so easy to talk to. Not only did he not question her for going to his bedroom, but he also admitted his mistake. It felt really nice to have Instructor Mu admit his fault.
In an instant, An Ran felt proud and smiled with curved eyes, revealing her beautiful dimples. She even patted Mu Xingfeng’s shoulder in a serious manner, "Not bad, knowing your mistake and correcting it is commendable. As a reward, I’ll make you some shredded pork noodles."
Seeing An Ran’s beaming face, Mu Xingfeng’s heart was full. He affectionately pinched An Ran’s slightly baby-fat cheeks and laughed, "Silly girl."
An Ran moved swiftly. Mu Xingfeng stood in front of the kitchen, watching the little girl busy around. In no time, fragrant shredded pork noodles were ready. It was just an ordinary bowl of noodles, but Mu Xingfeng ate it with immense satisfaction and joy.
After the meal, it was already quite late. Mu Xingfeng cleaned up the dishes, noticing An Ran had yawned several times consecutively. He told her to quickly go back to her room to sleep. An Ran didn’t decline; after all, they had agreed: she would cook, and he would wash the dishes. She got up, patted her small mouth while yawning, and went back to her room.
In a car parked by the roadside downstairs, Lin Ruonan looked up at a certain window. Her heart sank into endless darkness as the light in the window turned off.