Chapter 635
Do you feel like nobody can control you anymore?
Xue Rui's mind was blank, with only the word "egg" looping endlessly.
Xue Rui fell into self-doubt, realizing that he didn't really understand Lin Ruoxi.
He was completely baffled by Lin Ruoxi's current behavior.
Why did you suddenly get angry?
Could it be because he didn't realize what Lin Ruoxi was referring to?
Xue Rui rubbed his eyes, trying hard to see what Lin Ruoxi was referring to.
Lin Ruoxi, on the other hand, maintained her posture, still pointing straight at the sky, but secretly observing Xue Rui's reaction out of the corner of her eye.
But Xue Rui didn't react at all...
After a few seconds of silence, Gu Muxue's voice broke the strange atmosphere.
"Is Ruoxi there too? Who is she scolding?"
Gu Muxue's tone was surprised.
Xue Rui poked Lin Ruoxi's nose, wanting her to confess herself.
Lin Ruoxi blinked blankly, glanced guiltily at the dark sky, then quickly closed the window and whispered:
"Whoever, whoever stops you from looking at the moon, I'll curse them."
Xue Rui's expression was a mix of laughter and tears; the little girl was both pathetic and adorable.
Even with the windows closed, they dared not name names, as if afraid of being overheard by the heavens.
But Lin Ruoxi was cursing God just now? It wouldn't be an exaggeration to call it being coquettish.
Xue Rui patted Lin Ruoxi's head, then reached out and lifted her chin, his gaze sweeping over her beautiful face.
If he were God, he would definitely like a well-behaved girl like Lin Ruoxi, and would certainly give her more wisdom and beauty.
"Xiao Rui, you guys play, I'm hanging up now."
Gu Muxue's voice was filled with uncontrollable laughter; she could roughly guess what Lin Ruoxi and Xue Rui were talking about.
"No...don't hang up, I won't disturb you, you can chat a little longer."
Lin Ruoxi sounded anxious; she wanted Gu Muxue and Xue Rui to talk a little longer.
She had already benefited greatly from Gu Muxue's kindness, and she felt really bad if she were to take up Gu Muxue's phone call time as well.
Xue Rui shoved the phone into Lin Ruoxi's hand, indicating that Lin Ruoxi should chat with Gu Muxue for a while.
"Mu Xue, you chat with Xi Xi for a while, I'm going to the restroom."
Xue Rui handed the phone to Lin Ruoxi.
Lin Ruoxi asked in confusion, "You can make a phone call while using the restroom?"
"She always eavesdrops on me when I go to the bathroom, so please keep an eye on her for me."
Xue Rui waved his hand and left without looking back.
"Damn it! Who's eavesdropping?"
Gu Muxue's angry voice came from the speaker.
Lin Ruoxi lowered her head guiltily, thinking that Xue Rui was subtly talking about her.
Time ticked by, and neither of them spoke first.
"Hello? Ruoxi, can you hear me?" Gu Muxue asked tentatively first.
"Yes, I can hear you," Lin Ruoxi replied hastily.
"Then why don't you say anything?" Gu Muxue couldn't help but ask.
"I'll wait for Xue Rui to come out of the restroom."
Lin Ruoxi was standing obediently at the bathroom door.
"Pfft~"
Gu Muxue couldn't help but laugh. Lin Ruoxi was too honest and didn't realize that Xue Rui wanted them to chat for a while.
"Ruoxi, he wanted us to chat for a while, but you've cornered him in the bathroom like this," Gu Muxue said with a smile.
"Is...is that so?"
Lin Ruoxi was skeptical, but there was no sound coming from the bathroom, which was completely different from Xue Rui's usual noise.
Before he could figure out the reason for such unusual behavior, Gu Muxue, who was far away in Hedong, guessed Xue Rui's thoughts.
Xue Rui and Gu Muxue seemed to be on the same wavelength, while he felt like an outsider.
Lin Ruoxi, when will you be able to be like Gu Muxue?
Lin Ruoxi murmured to herself.
……
On the other end of the phone.
Hedong City.
Raindrops pattered down outside the window. Gu Muxue squatted on the bed, squinting as she listened intently to the sounds on the other end of the phone.
Having spent so much time together, Gu Muxue knew that Lin Ruoxi was a sensitive girl who was always easily moved by small things.
After hesitating for a moment, Gu Muxue said, "Find a place to sit down, let's video chat."
Without waiting for Lin Ruoxi's consent, Gu Muxue switched to a video call, took out a pair of earphones from under her pillow, glanced subconsciously at the closed door, then lifted her hair and put the earphones in.
Interestingly, Gu Muxue and Xue Rui don't need to be secretive when they call each other because their relationship is out in the open.
When fighting with Lin Ruoxi, Gu Muxue acted like a young girl who had secretly dated a boyfriend behind her parents' backs.
With a flicker, Lin Ruoxi's face appeared on the screen.
Lin Ruoxi's eyes were bright, but the tip of her nose was a little red.
Gu Muxue felt that her guess was correct, but she did not intend to ask any further questions. She knew that although Lin Ruoxi was sensitive, she was not fragile.
What she needs to do now is chat with Lin Ruoxi for a while.
First, let's arrange the schedule for the rest of the trip with Lin Ruoxi;
Secondly, it also leaves a call log on that bastard's phone, so that he'll think his "plan has succeeded."
"Mu Xue, have you eaten dinner?"
Lin Ruoxi used her usual opening line.
This is the opening line of the older generation, which mostly starts with "Have you eaten?", bearing a strong mark of the times;
The new generation has plenty of material resources, and young people rarely use this word in communication, except for Lin Ruoxi.
Gu Muxue paused for a moment, and to avoid Lin Ruoxi asking "What did you eat?", she changed the subject first:
Where do you plan to go with Xiao Rui during the holidays?
"Hmm, I'm not going anywhere."
Lin Ruoxi shook her head without thinking.
"You," Gu Muxue said with a wry smile.
This was the first time she had such a concrete understanding of the term "homebody".
Lin Ruoxi loves staying at home, never going out or socializing, and just spending 24 hours a day around Xue Rui.
"Our classes will officially start after the National Day holiday. I'm going back after the holiday, are you planning to stay at home for ten days?"
"You have ten days, don't you want to go out and have some fun? That's ten days..."
Gu Muxue patiently guided her, emphasizing the "ten days" many times.
"Ten...ten days."
Lin Ruoxi's mouth gaped open in surprise, her eyes filled with delight.
“It’s very long, long enough to go to many places,” Gu Muxue said with a smile.
Lin Ruoxi's joy gradually faded, and she pursed her lips tightly.
Lin Ruoxi wanted to retort: Ten days is not long, not long at all; the time spent with Xue Rui will pass in the blink of an eye.
However, those five days that need to be returned will feel like an eternity...
Lin Ruoxi once again experienced the horrors of "overspending".
"I... I'll send him back in a few days. He's been working really hard lately, so he can rest here for a few days. Then you can take him out for some fun, okay?"
Lin Ruoxi suppressed her desires.
Actually, the key point is that Gu Muxue's birthday is on National Day. Lin Ruoxi thinks that if this arrangement is made, Xue Rui can celebrate Gu Muxue's birthday.
Gu Muxue's heart skipped a beat; Lin Ruoxi's suggestion was wonderful.
"I don't need to pay back the time this time, because even if you weren't here, I was going to go on a trip with my family anyway, and they would be there to celebrate my birthday with me."
Gu Muxue was afraid that Lin Ruoxi would discover that she was lying, so she continued:
"Hmph, do you think I'm like you? You don't know how to live without him?" Lin Ruoxi pouted, feeling a little unhappy.
She didn't understand why everyone felt their lifestyle was wrong.
Being with Xue Rui is the life I've always wanted.
It's one thing if others don't understand, but does Gu Muxue not understand either?
Lin Ruoxi mustered her courage and said:
“I…I like him, I love him, and I will always feel this way.”
Gu Muxue blushed instantly, not from anger, but from being "frightened" by Lin Ruoxi's words.
I usually feel embarrassed to say "I like you," but Lin Ruoxi is different; she always throws herself into things without reservation.
After regaining her senses, Gu Muxue felt that Lin Ruoxi's words carried a hint of "provocation".
"Ruoxi, do you feel like no one can control you anymore?" Gu Muxue asked with a smile.
In the scene, Lin Ruoxi paused for a moment, then bit her lip and thought for a while before nodding and saying, "Yes, that's right."
Having nothing is sometimes the greatest advantage.
Having never possessed anything, one is naturally not afraid of losing anything; one only needs to charge forward without hesitation.
"Since you're so amazing, then make up for the time you owe me during summer vacation. I want it now," Gu Muxue said slowly.
"Could...could we wait a little longer? I'm short on cash lately, no, no..."
Lin Ruoxi immediately wilted, and her words became incoherent.
"Deferred? There will be interest," Gu Muxue said slowly.
"I...I was wrong," Lin Ruoxi said softly.
Gu Muxue smiled radiantly: "Then I'll ask you one more time, do you think anyone can control you?"
Lin Ruoxi pouted: "Yes."
"Who is that person?" Gu Muxue's smile deepened.
It's a rare opportunity to banter with Lin Ruoxi, so Gu Muxue won't let it slip by.
In her opinion, joking with each other is something that only good friends do, and Lin Ruoxi's personality has become more and more cheerful.
Just as Lin Ruoxi was about to answer, a middle-aged woman's voice suddenly came from the phone:
"Mu Xue, let Mom see who you're talking to on the phone so happily?"
The moment the words left her lips, the screen went black, as if it had been flipped face down on the bed.
……
Gu Muxue's room.
"Mom, why didn't you knock on the door?"
Gu Muxue took off her headphones as if she had been electrocuted, complaining as she secretly stuffed her phone under her pillow.
Zhao Lizhen explained, "I knocked on the door just now, but you were wearing headphones and didn't hear me."
Gu Muxue pouted: "I didn't call. I sent a voice message to Xiao Rui. He's too busy in Chang'an to come back."
Are you sure he's busy with work and not something else?
Zhao Lizhen looked directly into Gu Muxue's eyes, and her aura suddenly intensified.
"He's so busy, yet he still found time to buy so many gifts for our family. I think you really like them."
Gu Muxue said with a grin.
"Let's not talk about him, let's talk about you."
Zhao Lizhen sat down on the edge of the bed and gently patted Gu Muxue's blanket.
What do I have to say?
Gu Muxue smiled sweetly, grabbed her mother's arm and shook it, thinking, "I'll get away with being cute."
If you were to ask Gu Muxue who she fears most, it would be her mother, with whom she has a heart-to-heart talk. Once the topic of her problems comes up, her mother always manages to find something concrete to hold against her.
Gu Muxue was truly terrified.
"Where else did you go on your trip back to Hedong?" Zhao Lizhen asked with a smile.
"I was picked up and taken home as soon as I got off the train. Where could I go?"
Gu Muxue quietly moved to a different spot, pressing the pillow down firmly, not wanting Lin Ruoxi to hear her being scolded.
Zhao Lizhen slowly raised her phone:
"You first went to the nursing home, and then returned to the high-speed rail station, pretending that you had just come out of the station."
Faced with irrefutable evidence, Gu Muxue felt a suffocating sensation.
She was being very careful, but her mother still sent people to follow her.
"What are you going there for? To manipulate people? Do you really need to go yourself?"
"Mu Xue, you are still young and don't understand the wickedness of people. The closer you get to them, the more people will think you are easy to talk to. In the end, you will lose sight of what is important and what is not, and you will be the one who suffers."
"I'm saying all this for your own good, why can't you listen?"
"Don't be impatient. Am I wrong?"
You didn't even visit your own grandparents, but went to see Lin Ruoxi's grandmother first. You're just too soft-hearted; be careful of the backlash..."
……
The scolding words fell like raindrops outside the window. Gu Muxue remained silent, staring blankly out the window, her hand pressing tightly against the phone under her pillow, afraid that Lin Ruoxi would overhear her mother's words.
However, Gu Muxue overlooked a detail: when the phone is plugged into headphones, the microphone is on the headphone's in-line control, so pressing the phone won't work.
On the other end of the video, Lin Ruoxi looked blank as she tried to decipher the unspoken meaning behind Gu Muxue's mother's words.
It turns out that Aunt Zhao had never accepted her.
Gu Muxue earned her current life entirely on her own.
Gu Muxue took the pressure for her and Xue Rui, and even secretly went to take care of her grandmother...
"Think about it carefully yourself, and go to sleep early."
With a "click," the sound of the door closing came through the phone, indicating that Aunt Zhao had left.
"Mu Xue, I'm sorry, I didn't know you were under so much pressure."
Lin Ruoxi didn't know what to say, she just wanted to apologize to make Gu Muxue feel better.
However, she was met with a series of intermittent sobs.
Hearing Gu Muxue's sobs, Lin Ruoxi's heart clenched as if it had been squeezed tightly, and a heart-wrenching pain spread from her chest upwards.
"Tap tap tap," the sound of slippers interrupted Lin Ruoxi's thoughts. She hurriedly pressed the hang-up button, wiped away her tears haphazardly, gave Xue Rui a sweet smile, and tried to widen her eyes as much as possible.
"Xixi, you're showing off your big, beautiful eyes again." Xue Rui grinned and held out his hand.
"Give me your phone. I was so bored in the bathroom that I almost memorized the ingredient list for my shower gel."
"Here you go." Lin Ruoxi offered it with both hands.
Xue Rui took the phone and discovered that Lin Ruoxi had just hung up not long ago, and that the two had been on a video call.
In that case, Gu Muxue is probably still on her phone, so now is a good time to call and say goodnight.
Xue Rui dialed the number without hesitation and noticed that Lin Ruoxi's expression panicked for a moment. However, when he turned his head, Lin Ruoxi was still staring at him with her big, bright eyes.
"Xixi, what were you talking about? I get the feeling you're forcing a smile."
Xue Rui keenly noticed that Lin Ruoxi's mood was off.
Lin Ruoxi gently shook her head, gesturing for Xue Rui to look at his phone.
Xue Rui could sense that something was wrong with him, and he could also sense Gu Muxue's sadness.
Gu Muxue is very vulnerable right now and needs Xue Rui's comfort.
However, Gu Muxue did not answer the phone, but only replied with a WeChat voice message that lasted a few seconds.
"It's too late, goodnight, mua~ see you in my dreams."
Gu Muxue's voice was sweet and charming, and she even blew a kiss. Xue Rui's mouth almost stretched to his ears, and he casually long-pressed to add it to his favorites.
However, Lin Ruoxi's smile gradually faded.
Mu Xue, are you going to have to shoulder this alone again?
Lin Ruoxi jogged back to her room, pacing back and forth with her phone in hand.
Lin Ruoxi wanted to cheer Gu Muxue up, but she didn't know what to say.
After hesitating for a long time, Lin Ruoxi decided to answer the question Gu Muxue had raised earlier.
Lin Ruoxi: [Mu Xue, you can control me now. I'll listen to you from now on.]
Lin Ruoxi thought for a moment, then added:
[This is on the premise that it does not conflict with Xue Rui's opinion.] (End of Chapter)