Chapter 559 - 362: Rippling Dimples, Sweet as Frosting

Xue Rui gripped the key, a thrill running through him.

He had thought Gu Muxue would form a "united front" with Lin Ruoxi, and his status in the household would plummet to rock bottom...

After all, there’s always a price to pay for two-timing.

Xue Rui had actually been mentally prepared for this for a long time.

He was sure Gu Muxue would be watching him like a hawk, using all sorts of little tricks to control and bully him...

But in reality, Lin Ruoxi had proactively sold Gu Muxue out to him...

Xue Rui’s expression was priceless. ’What kind of best friend is this? They’re clearly fair-weather friends!’

But on second thought, Xue Rui realized the little lass was actually acting out of good intentions. She had seemed reluctant when giving him the key. If it weren’t for her period, she probably would have insisted on sleeping with her arms around him tonight.

"Xixi, I don’t need this." Xue Rui handed the key back.

Gu Muxue had given up too much. She was bottling up such a huge secret, holding in an immense grievance without telling anyone. She even helped him weave a lie that deceived everyone, including herself.

Xue Rui cared more about Gu Muxue’s feelings. ’If she wants to bully me, so be it. Being ordered around by the little gal is a kind of fun in itself.’

"What are you two whispering about over there?" Gu Muxue mumbled, lifting her head to ask.

The intimate sight of Xue Rui and Lin Ruoxi made her feel a little sour.

But... who was she even jealous of?

This was her home, yet she suddenly felt isolated, as if she were the real outsider.

Looking at the empty room, a sense of loneliness slowly crept from the bottom of her heart and spread through her entire body.

’It’s happening again...’

It was like this every night. She really couldn’t control herself.

She subconsciously hugged her shins, resting her cheek against her knees. Then she quietly leaned into the corner of the sofa. Only in this position did she feel a little more comfortable.

Xue Rui’s expression faltered. Something was wrong with Gu Muxue.

He had previously suspected the reason for Lin Ruoxi’s suicide attempt and had some understanding of depression. Many people with depression appear no different from anyone else during the day, but it’s all an act.

At night, when a patient’s interaction with others decreases and their surroundings grow quiet, their senses become more acute, and their feelings of loneliness are infinitely magnified.

He subconsciously wanted to go and comfort her, but Lin Ruoxi was faster...

Lin Ruoxi strode forward and hugged Gu Muxue, asking softly, "Muxue, have you taken your medicine tonight?"

"I don’t want to." Gu Muxue closed her eyes, her body slumping down as her head came to rest naturally in Lin Ruoxi’s embrace.

Lin Ruoxi gently rested her chin on Gu Muxue’s forehead. Gu Muxue quietly felt the rise and fall of Lin Ruoxi’s chest, her breathing syncing with Lin Ruoxi’s, and the tension in her limbs gradually eased.

"Why not? You have to take your medicine when you’re sick," Lin Ruoxi said gently, her tone like she was coaxing a child.

Gu Muxue murmured with her eyes closed, "The medicine makes me slow and stupid. Look, I even let that bastard move in. Would the old Gu Muxue have done that?"

"He... He’s not a bastard," Lin Ruoxi said weakly.

Gu Muxue said listlessly, "Fine, he’s not a bastard then."

...

Xue Rui’s lips parted slightly, but he stopped himself from speaking. The shock in his heart was immense.

However, as the "culprit" who started all this, he naturally didn’t dare to open his mouth. He chose to obediently keep it shut.

Xue Rui understood Gu Muxue far better than Lin Ruoxi did. The way Gu Muxue was acting now was a sign of her complete trust in Lin Ruoxi, but Lin Ruoxi was still completely in the dark...

Perhaps it was because Lin Ruoxi had always been by her side when Gu Muxue was at her most vulnerable.

He silently retracted his "fair-weather friends" assessment in his mind. Their relationship was actually quite solid.

Lin Ruoxi was filled with guilt toward Gu Muxue, while Gu Muxue had developed a psychological dependence on Lin Ruoxi.

A smile played on Xue Rui’s lips. The sight of two beautiful girls hugging was also quite pleasing to the eye.

But as he watched them, smiling, many things he hadn’t understood before began to weave together into a complete thread in his mind. The smile on his lips slowly faded...

Back then, Xue Rui had prepared a teddy bear to apologize, but halfway through, Lin Ruoxi took it upon herself to go in his place. In the end, it was Gu Muxue who humbled herself and came to him to get back together.

He’d never thought he could win Gu Muxue back so easily. It didn’t fit the little gal’s personality at all...

’The medicine makes her slow and stupid?’

’That’s just an excuse the little gal made for herself. What’s the real reason?’

Xue Rui’s eyes narrowed slightly. ’Is Gu Muxue’s affection for Lin Ruoxi really just dependence?’

’Back then, Lin Ruoxi’s feelings for him had also started as dependence, but they gradually changed into something else...’

When he and Gu Muxue broke up, he spent a lot of money hiring people to run errands, even bribing her roommates, all to have someone keep an eye on her. He was afraid some simp would take advantage of the situation!

But... Lin Ruoxi, a whole person, had slipped through the cracks. How had no one told him?

Xue Rui shivered, goosebumps breaking out all over his skin. He finally understood!

"Sigh!" Xue Rui sighed. A girl like Lin Ruoxi always made people let their guard down.

It was really... so fortunate!

Lin Ruoxi seemed gentle and weak, but that was only toward him. In reality, her personality was stubborn and obsessive. Besides him, no one could order her around or change her mind.

Xue Rui quickly accepted this reality. Gu Muxue still held onto their old feelings, so her affection for him had never changed. Toward Lin Ruoxi, however, she had developed a budding, ambiguous emotion.

What would this ultimately develop into? He didn’t know.

’In any case, the little lass will give everything to me, just like the key to Gu Muxue’s room.’

’In the end, there’s no way I can lose out.’

’As for forcibly correcting the situation?’

’There’s no need for that.’