Chapter 443 - 318: I Want to Take You and Run Away (3)

Gu Muxue didn’t answer. She lifted her wineglass, hesitated for a moment, then raised it to her lips and took a small sip.

Lin Ruoxi’s breathing grew more and more rapid. She didn’t know what to do...

’If I drink all the wine, Muxue won’t drink anymore, right?’

She picked up the decanter and began pouring the entire bottle of red wine into her mouth.

Gu Muxue was stunned and hurriedly put down her glass to snatch it away.

CRACK! The sharp sound of shattering glass filled the air as the wineglass in Gu Muxue’s hand broke.

Lin Ruoxi froze for a second, shuffled away a little, and continued to chug the wine. When the very last drop was gone, she gave Gu Muxue a sweet smile. "It’s all gone."

"You! Are you okay?" Gu Muxue asked, her voice trembling.

Lin Ruoxi was putting an immense amount of pressure on her.

"Go throw it up, quickly." Gu Muxue stood and tried to pull Lin Ruoxi to her feet.

"There’s still another bottle we haven’t drunk." Lin Ruoxi shook her head and reached for the other bottle of red wine.

Furious and at a loss, Gu Muxue grabbed the other unopened bottle of red wine and smashed it on the floor. Dark red liquid splattered everywhere.

"That’s enough!" Gu Muxue shouted, her voice tinged with a sob.

If she were to be fair, she should have drunk a bottle too, but she had things to do today. She couldn’t afford to fool around with Lin Ruoxi.

When Lin Ruoxi saw the bottle shatter, her shoulders trembled violently. She lowered her head and said weakly, "I’ll listen. Please don’t be angry..."

"You drank so much. How are you feeling?" Gu Muxue’s voice softened. She gripped Lin Ruoxi’s shoulders with both hands, constantly checking for any changes in her condition.

"I’m fine." Lin Ruoxi blinked. Other than her stomach feeling very full, she didn’t feel any discomfort.

The commotion in the room alerted a waiter outside the door.

The waiter entered the room. "Hello, is everything...?"

The waiter looked astonished. Fights between drunk people were common enough, but a fight between two beautiful women?

Now that was a rare sight!

He had heard all sorts of crashing and banging, sounds you’d expect from a couple of drunk brutes...

But when he actually saw the scene inside, he couldn’t help but feel a little disappointed. The two women were holding hands, looking like close friends having a heart-to-heart, but the floor was a complete mess.

"It’s nothing. I just accidentally slipped and fell," Gu Muxue said with a smile.

"Let me clean this up for you, so you don’t slip," the waiter offered.

Gu Muxue vaguely heard a familiar male classmate howl dramatically in the distance. Guessing that Xue Rui and his group had arrived, she said hurriedly, "No need to trouble you. We’ll be careful. You can leave us for now."

"Oh, alright..."

After the waiter left, Gu Muxue’s head started to ache. What on earth was wrong with Lin Ruoxi?

’This is all my fault. I shouldn’t have opened the wine in the first place,’ Gu Muxue thought.

She had thought she understood Lin Ruoxi well, but now it seemed that wasn’t the case.

Lin Ruoxi could be headstrong too, as long as it didn’t hurt anyone.

She looked at Lin Ruoxi. Ruoxi had said Xue Rui would be unhappy if she drank, but would he be happy that Lin Ruoxi had drunk instead?

’How would this make her look to Xiaorui and their classmates?’

’If anyone saw, they would inevitably assume she was forcing Lin Ruoxi to drink.’

But she knew Lin Ruoxi hadn’t thought that far ahead. Bringing it up now would only make Lin Ruoxi blame herself even more.

Lin Ruoxi was now holding a gift box. She’d retrieved it from the car’s trunk when they left the restaurant.

"A gift for you." Lin Ruoxi held out the box.

"Thank you." Gu Muxue didn’t open it, simply placing it to the side.

She had come today to end all of this. Xue Rui’s compliance, Lin Ruoxi’s all-encompassing gentleness... she was truly afraid that one day she would be completely lost in this twisted relationship.

The two stared at each other in silence for a long time. Gu Muxue noticed that Lin Ruoxi showed no signs of being drunk, which was a great relief.

"Can we be good friends?" Lin Ruoxi asked.

"What do you think?" Gu Muxue replied with a smile.

"I think... we already are," Lin Ruoxi said, smiling.

Today, Gu Muxue had held her hand and even accepted her gift. And now, the two of them were alone, sharing secrets.

’Yes, Xue Rui is amazing.’

...

「In another private room.」

Xue Rui stared at the table full of drinks. Seeing no sign of Gu Muxue or the girl, he couldn’t help but feel a headache coming on.

The front desk had just told him that the two women had booked a room and then left. Gu Muxue had texted him, saying she was taking Lin Ruoxi shopping.

’Who goes shopping on a rainy day?’

’It’s over. She’s really after Lin Ruoxi!’

Xue Rui couldn’t help but worry.