Chapter 584
“Hmm, you could say that.”
“Then it’s quite reasonable for me to invest in you, right? Like buying shares?”
Li Mo gazed at the beautiful ice sculpture, wearing the expression of an angelic investor.
“Should be...” Ying Bing seemed unaware of anything amiss, merely curling her snowy feet slightly.
“Since I’ve invested in shares and put in capital, it’s only natural to expect some returns, right?”
Li Mo spoke with conviction, though his tone lacked strength.
After all, this was an investment method even the system approved of. What could possibly be wrong with it?
It was just an extra step of buying shares.
Upon hearing this, Ying Bing narrowed her eyes. “You little fool, I feel like you’re trying to trick me. What’s the catch?”
After all, the best and the second-best strategies were hardly different.
Li Mo shifted his gaze to the side, putting on a pure and innocent look, as if he didn’t understand what she was talking about.
“The catch is... it’s that yellow thing.”
“There's none of that here, sister.”
This time, it was the ice sculpture who didn’t understand what he was saying.
“I didn’t find it in my room either. It might have been left here. Let me take a look.”
Before Ying Bing could nod, Li Mo gently pulled her into his embrace, his mischievous hand resting on her lower abdomen, giving it a little rub.
“Hmm, there’s nothing on Bing’s belly.”
Li Mo mimicked her expression, narrowing his eyes. “Looks like it’s been left in a more hidden place. Is it possible it’s been stored with something delicious?”
Ying Bing felt his hand slide to her waist. She opened her mouth, but before she could utter a word, he kissed her.
Her mind was suddenly filled with pink bubbles that burst into fireworks, transforming the clever Ice Fairy into a fool.
With his cool, soft lips, Li Mo was serious about everything, even when it came to searching for things.
After a while of searching without success, he finally opened his eyes, only to find Ying Bing studying him intently.
As everyone knew, the ice sculpture had a tough exterior.
But now, her little mouth was already occupied, and her flushed face turned even rosier under his gaze. Especially when she noticed the smug look on Li Mo’s face, she felt a bit indignant.
After all, she was the older sister.
Why should she be bullied by a little fool?
So, with a sudden surge of strength, she pulled him closer, flipping him over and pinning him down, looking down at him from above.
Ying Bing probably thought her gaze was cold and unkind.
Little did she know, Li Mo found her adorably silly, even the way she leaned in to kiss him seemed a bit clumsy.
“Hey, Ice Sculpture, wasn’t I the one looking for it?”
“It might have fallen on you, so I need to look too.”
Ying Bing coldly leaned in (or so she thought).
But things were completely different from what she imagined. This time, she was the one pinning down the little fool, so why did her head still feel so dazed?
She probably didn’t realize.
This wasn’t called pinning down; at most, it was called resistance.
And the resistance wasn’t strong at all. She was soon turned from defender to attacker, feeling her strength wane, as if she were soaking in a hot spring, sinking deeper and deeper.
Instinctively, the Ice Sculpture tried to grab onto something, and she really did.
“?”
Was it the imperial edict?
But wasn’t the edict with her? When did Li Mo take it away?
No, the edict could be held in one hand and wouldn’t feel hot.
Only when one was sick with a fever would it feel warm...
“Bing, I’m not lying to you.”
Her sweet, fragrant lips paused for a moment, but they seemed to stick together. When they finally parted, Li Mo noticed a glimmer in the pitch-black darkness, especially noticeable without any lights.
“What do you mean you’re not lying?”
“The hammer treasure really can manipulate the heavens and the earth.”
Hearing the little fool’s voice turn hoarse, Ying Bing’s heart skipped a beat. She couldn’t even convince herself that she was still cold and indifferent.
“I... I believe you, but what about the catch...”
“Now it’s my turn to look for it.”
“I... I’ve already found it.”
Ying Bing’s eyelashes fluttered as she quickly reached into the big-headed doll to retrieve the edict.
“That’s not it; that’s the hammer treasure.” Li Mo, as if he hadn’t seen it, reached out to look for something delicious.
Thud—
The edict fell weakly to the ground, rolling away far.
“Little fool, listen to me...”
“Little fool?”
At this point, being called a little fool made Li Mo lose his patience. He playfully slapped her bumper twice, the first time out of impatience, the second time because he found it amusing.
“Brother...”
At this moment, the Empress of the Gui Palace had completely surrendered, curling up in his embrace, pouting her lips pitifully, her delicate hands twisting his clothing.
It was hard to imagine this was a cool fairy with a mature figure.
“Let’s go with the catch first, then the second-best, then the best, okay?”
Ying Bing was worried that the date on the edict hadn’t arrived yet.
The little fool would lose the regret Li Mo once had—never having seen his parents wed.
By then, even if she hit someone, it would count as a group fight.
Is that fair?
That’s not fair.
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P.S.: Happy New Year to all the audience!
Tomorrow is New Year’s Day, and as you all know, I, the little writer, have no stockpiled chapters. I can’t save any, and I write every day. Tomorrow, many relatives will come over early in the morning.
So I can’t guarantee an update tomorrow. Today and tomorrow will both be single updates, and after the New Year, I’ll return to normal.
I won’t say any pretty words, just wish everyone a prosperous new year!
Kisses!
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Chapter 676: New Ways to Enjoy Ice
Li Mo thought he was giving a multiple-choice question, but Ying Bing turned it into a ranking question.
Clearly, he was the one who asked the question.
But looking at the ice sculpture in his arms, hazily suggesting they go with the catch first, then the second-best, then the best, he couldn’t help but be taken aback.
The eloquent Li Mo suddenly found himself at a loss for words, but he had to give Ying Bing an answer. He couldn’t resist leaning down, wanting to nibble on her glistening lips.
You could say this was a mouth-to-mouth answer.
“Sister, I want to kiss again.”
“Didn’t we already find the answer? Why still...”
“Ice is a bit delicious.”
“Wait, ugh...”
In summary, after a thorough discussion about where the edict was hidden and how to address Madam Gu’s desire for a daughter, they finally found the perfect answer.
The process was quite thrilling, and they even had a bit of a spat.
After a moment, the ice sculpture, already filled with something, felt so blocked that she couldn’t breathe. Unable to catch her breath, she popped her lips away with a ‘pop,’ gasping like someone who had just come up for air.
“Strange, wasn’t the edict missing? How did it suddenly reappear?”
Li Mo’s nose brushed against her hair by her ear, as if he were very curious about this question.
“I filled it out, but I don’t know how to give it to you.”
Ying Bing’s ruby lips had just been warmly kissed, and perhaps they were broken, as they felt a bit stiff.
She didn’t understand why; perhaps it was because the law of conservation of softness and hardness had failed.
As everyone knew, only one mouth on a person could be hard.
“When did you fill it out?”
“On your birthday...”
Ying Bing had just regained a bit of her senses when she was scorched by his increasingly heated gaze, her mind turning into a mess.
She didn’t know what was up with the little fool today. Although he had always been a bit cheeky, he usually only dared to push the boundaries a little. But today, he seemed to be getting bolder.
No wonder he hadn’t eaten much for dinner.
He was clearly waiting for this moment to enjoy ice.
“Ha... no more kisses.”
“But I’m still not full.”
“.....”
.....
After a while, Madam Gu was by the small stream in the courtyard, washing clothes, completely unaware of the fierce argument happening upstairs, nor that they were enjoying the only good food he could eat at the moment.
After a moment, footsteps approached from behind.
“Son, are you washing clothes too? Perfect, hand them over to me.”
She turned around to see Li Mo holding an ice pop in one hand and two pieces of clothing in the other, which seemed to be slightly damp already.
“No need! Don’t trouble yourself, Mother.” Li Mo’s expression turned serious as he quickly corrected himself.
Gu Xueqin looked at her son in disbelief. “Haven’t you troubled me enough usually?”
Li Mo replied earnestly, “Since I was little, my parents taught me to take care of my own affairs. I’m already this old; should I still trouble my mother to wash my clothes? What would the elders in the sect think? What would the heroes in the martial world think? This matter should not be brought up again, Mother.”
Saying this, he popped the ice pop into his mouth, squatted down, and meticulously began scrubbing the clothes.
“?”
Gu Xueqin couldn’t figure out what was going on with her son. Was washing clothes really such a big deal?
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