Chapter 272 - 255: Not Celebrating the Qixi Festival

’She thought one set was for Lin Ruoxi, but it turned out both were for Gu Muxue!’

The other box contained some products Lin Ruoxi had recently developed. Yu Minlan had used the excuse of mailing things to her parents to "trick" Lin Ruoxi into giving her a set in advance. It also contained some other miscellaneous local specialties.

’That one probably isn’t for Gu Muxue, right? After all, it has two cartons of cigarettes...’

She felt like she was playing both sides, wavering for her own benefit.

Lin Ruoxi was her patron, but Xue Rui was an even bigger one. She could only obediently submit to the latter.

There was nothing she could do. Xue Rui was just paying her too much!

She was drawing two salaries now, and she didn’t even have to work a desk job...

"Did you buy the flowers?" Xue Rui asked.

"I paid an extra delivery fee. They’ll be delivered tomorrow with the packages," Yu Minlan said, forcing a smile.

"Mm, remember to buy two bouquets, one pink and one red," Xue Rui said with a nod.

Yu Minlan’s smile didn’t reach her eyes. She apologized silently in her heart, ’I’m sorry, Ruoxi.’

She didn’t ask about Xue Rui’s relationship with Gu Muxue, but he was sending flowers and gifts specifically on the Qixi Festival. Did it even need to be spelled out?

’What about Lin Ruoxi? Why isn’t Lin Ruoxi getting anything?’

Of course, she didn’t dare ask this question out loud.

’Then again,’ she thought, ’Xue Rui just gave Lin Ruoxi ten million in stock options last month. That’s a lot more practical than this stuff.’

And what Lin Ruoxi truly wanted was companionship, which Xue Rui had also provided.

She watched Xue Rui’s back and secretly spat. ’Pah! Damned scumbag!’

"Go get the car. It’s too hot out here. We can’t let Lin Ruoxi get a tan," Xue Rui called out.

"Alright! Right away!" Yu Minlan replied with a smile.

The group returned to their residence. While Lin Ruoxi was cooking, Xue Rui secretly slipped into her room to take a look.

Her bed was covered in a pile of pillows, all of which seemed to be the ones he had used before.

Xue Rui gulped. ’She hasn’t been hugging this pillow for a month without washing it, has she?’ he wondered.

Driven by curiosity, Xue Rui picked up a pillow and sniffed it...

Mmm, it was fragrant, carrying Lin Ruoxi’s scent.

Just then, Yu Minlan happened to pass by the door. Seeing what Xue Rui was doing, she couldn’t help but shoot him a look of disgust.

Xue Rui naturally knew what Yu Minlan was thinking. He said irritably, "Why the double standard? You don’t say anything when she hugs my pillow."

"How can you be the same as Ruoxi?" Yu Minlan muttered under her breath.

"Tsk, this world is so full of malice toward men," Xue Rui couldn’t help but lament.

Why is everyone so tolerant of female perverts?

’Well... the girl is half a little pervert, but only towards me.’

Yu Minlan went to help Lin Ruoxi. When Xue Rui wasn’t around, Lin Ruoxi didn’t clean much, never cooked, and spent her days either buried in work or staring blankly at her phone, waiting for Xue Rui to reply to her messages...

"Ruoxi, tomorrow is the Qixi Festival. Where do you want to go?" Yu Minlan asked.

Hearing this, the corners of Lin Ruoxi’s eyes crinkled into a smile. "Mmm, nowhere. I’m going to cook a feast for Xue Rui."

’Xue Rui hadn’t said it outright, but he even gave her red envelopes to hand out to her employees. Didn’t that mean he wanted her to spend the festival with him?’

Yu Minlan pinched the bridge of her nose. ’This girl,’ she thought, ’is truly a lost cause.’

It was a festival where girls were supposed to receive gifts, yet Lin Ruoxi had come back with a huge pile of groceries, as if she were preparing for the New Year.

Xue Rui, as usual, was lying on the sofa waiting for a ready-made meal when the other girl sent him a message.

Creditor: Xiaorui, it’s the Qixi Festival tomorrow. Do you have time?

Gu Muxue was lying on her own sofa, chatting with Xue Rui. She thought about tomorrow... ’If Xue Rui comes back, I’ll give him my first kiss as a gift...’

After all, she had promised him last time.

The young woman kicked her bare feet against the sofa cushions again and again. She was truly happy now. With the status of a girlfriend, she could ask Xue Rui to do many things and no longer had to be secretive.

Xue Rui: I can’t get away. And besides, I don’t think we should celebrate the Qixi Festival.

Creditor: Why? [Head-Bonk Emoji]

Gu Muxue was genuinely angry. She and Xue Rui were boyfriend and girlfriend now, so why couldn’t they celebrate the Qixi Festival?