Do you want to form a band with me for life?

“Mom, give me my phone back!”
“No! Not unless you take me with you!”

The Mu Yue mother-daughter duo were locked in fierce “battle”—a grueling struggle.

Mu Xia held the phone high above her head. Little Mu Yue, being short, couldn’t reach it, but she kept trying to grab it back, preventing Mu Xia from impersonating her to message Qian Qian.

Good grief! Who brings their mom on a trip?!

“But I can take care of you~”

“Sure, right. Who’d be taking care of who, I wonder…”

“I—I can do housework!”

“Sweeping the floor is basic. When have you done anything else?”

“Then… I can cook…”

“Boiling instant noodles counts as cooking? If your cooking wasn’t so terrible, would I have had to teach myself to cook in elementary school?”

Mu Yue’s excellent cooking skills owed half their existence to Mu Xia’s “contributions.”

In a way, she was a tragically unfortunate child…

“Anyway… Mom just worries about you…”

“Being pitiful won’t work. Qian Qian already reported the headcount. There’s no spot for you.”

Little Mu Yue snatched back her phone.

“Xiao Yue Yue, you’re a bad girl!”

Mu Xia actually started crying.

“Shh~ Mom, when I’m not home, don’t play with the gas stove by yourself. Remember to turn off the gas valve, don’t forget the faucet. I’ve prepared meals for two days—just heat them up.”

“Alright, alright~ Stop nagging~”

Mu Xia waved her hand like a child annoyed by a mother’s scolding.

You bad little Mu Yue, not taking Mom along…

Mu Xia actually had a secret motive.
She desperately wanted to see that white-haired girl again—
because she was exactly like the girl from her dream who “disciplined” her.
Just hearing her voice made Mu Xia start sweating.

She thought her youth was over—
never expecting to feel that reignited passion again.
Though she’d never had real experience,
the feelings from that dream were so real,
even touching on areas of ignorance she didn’t know existed.
She had no idea how she’d dreamed such a thing.

After that, she never had the dream again—
leaving Mu Xia deeply disappointed.

Now, even self-pleasure felt bland.
Her body seemed only sensitive to that white-haired girl—
not to her own fingers anymore…

This was why Mu Xia couldn’t stop thinking about her daughter’s classmate.
She knew these feelings were twisted—
but she couldn’t control her craving for that sensation…

Her lonely heart burned,
a searing heat threatening to consume her from within.

Mu Xia lay listlessly on her bed,
helplessly staring at her phone screen.

“Ah… What should I do? My daughter won’t let me near her classmate,
and that white-haired girl ignores me… What can I do… Wait—”

Mu Xia remembered something—
the white-haired girl had replied to her before!

Back then, she’d said, “I’m busy with exams,”
and Mu Xia had forgotten about it.

Now she heard Xiao Yue Yue say the exams were over—
so you must have free time now, right?

So, Mu Xia sent a test message, full of strategy.

Baby, did your monthly exam end? Auntie really wants to go out with someone…

Mu Xia’s approach was clever.
If the other side said, “I haven’t taken the exam yet,”
that’d be an obvious lie—
she could call them out. After all, she had a daughter at the same school.
Then she could playfully whine,
“How can you lie to Auntie~? Auntie’s so sad…”
Promise to go shopping with Auntie, and I’ll forgive you!

If the other side told the truth? Even better.
She’d cling to them, begging and cooing—
she couldn’t resist!

Mu Xia sensed it—
this white-haired girl wasn’t as pure as she seemed.
Agreeing to add her as a friend was suspicious…

And she seemed… curious about her?
Yes, that’s it. That feeling was curiosity.

Lin Yuxuan replied quickly.

XuanxuanTheCutest: Auntie, I took the exam.
SummerBlossom: Baby, how do you think you did~?
XuanxuanTheCutest: Okay, I think I didn’t finish some questions.

Lin Yuxuan was telling the truth—
she’d left several questions unanswered.
Her current brain was too slow,
no match for her past life’s rational thinking.

SummerBlossom: Baby, exams are tiring~
You should relax a little too~
Want to go out and play with Auntie?
XuanxuanTheCutest: Play what?

Lin Yuxuan felt curious at the word “play.”
What did this aunt have in mind?

Mu Xia almost lost control and typed,
Play with you! Play with you hard!

She barely stopped her fingers.

SummerBlossom: Just go shopping together~
Students can’t only study, right?
After exams, you should relax properly~
XuanxuanTheCutest: Mm, okay. Where should we meet?

Mu Xia nearly dropped her phone in shock.

“Huh? She actually agreed?! I was just testing!”

Mu Xia finally understood—
Sometimes, being decisive means you just win.

Sometimes, you just need to be a little brave—
and things might actually work out.

SummerBlossom: I’ll pick you up at your place.
It’s already evening.
It’s not safe for you to wander around alone.

XuanxuanTheCutest: Okay~

Lin Yuxuan thought this aunt was quite cute—
she’d actually wanted to see her.

Mu Xia immediately started frantically changing clothes.
Her abnormal behavior caught little Mu Yue’s attention.

“Mom, where are you going so late? It’s already past six?”

“Nothing, I’m just going out with your Aunt Ying.
She said a new movie called Nezha is out—supposed to be amazing.”

Mu Xia panicked and lied—
she dared not tell the truth.

“Mm, go ahead, Mom. Be careful.”

Little Mu Yue had wanted to ask, Can I come too?
But with a mom like that, she knew she’d be refused.
After all, she hadn’t let her go mountain climbing—
now asking again would be too shameless.

So she didn’t push.

If little Mu Yue had asked just once more,
Mu Xia would’ve been exposed.
She couldn’t lie—
the more she spoke, the faster she’d crack.

It was just that Mu Xia’s timing was perfect.
She succeeded purely by fate.

She’d perfectly avoided all negative outcomes—
and just happened to get Lin Yuxuan to agree to meet.

Lin Yuxuan changed into new clothes—
a black JK skirt set.
Today, she didn’t wear white thigh-highs,
but unusually switched to black ankle socks,
paired with her uniform shoes.

It’s evening, after all.
Xuanxuan didn’t wear a white JK—it’d be too noticeable.

“I really should buy some new clothes~”

Lin Yuxuan noticed most of her clothes were still what the body’s original owner had left behind.
She was finally aware of this.