Chapter 299 - 265: Love You Very, Very Much

Yu Minlan’s text message made Xue Rui instinctively narrow his eyes. He had long suspected that Lin Ruoxi and Yu Minlan were hiding something from him, and this message just confirmed it.

’But what could Lin Ruoxi be hiding from him?’

He recalled the little lass’s recent strange behavior...

Xue Rui sorted through recent events in his mind: the little lass insisting on taking the train, inexplicably bursting into tears in his arms, and becoming increasingly clingy...

His heart skipped a beat. ’The little lass seems to have been feeling very insecure lately. She’s probably found out about me and Gu Muxue.’

’Logically, I should have realized it long ago!’

But because of his unconditional trust in Lin Ruoxi, he had never even considered this possibility...

Lin Ruoxi folded the double bedsheet in half and laid it on the bed, then tossed the white sheet provided by the train onto the top bunk.

Xue Rui sighed. ’Throwing the white sheet onto the top bunk... doesn’t that just mean you never considered someone else might show up?’

’The little lass doesn’t lie, but she does hide things.’

"Rui, who was that text from?" Lin Ruoxi asked, turning to sit on the bright red bedsheets. She patted the bedding and gave a satisfied smile.

Only then did Xue Rui see clearly that the flush on the little lass’s face wasn’t a reflection of the sheets—she was actually blushing.

’Hasn’t she given it all away?’ he thought.

But he had already deleted the text from Yu Minlan, so he said casually, "Oh, just a spam text. I already deleted it."

"Mm," Lin Ruoxi nodded lightly, not doubting Xue Rui’s answer. She smiled, bending forward and stretching out her arms as if to pull him onto the newly made bed.

After standing up, Xue Rui said to Lin Ruoxi, "I need to use the restroom."

"Mmm, I’ll help you there," Lin Ruoxi said earnestly, naturally looping Xue Rui’s arm gently around her neck.

Xue Rui held the little lass’s shoulder tightly. ’She’s quite possessive,’ he thought. ’Even if my leg were really crippled, wouldn’t it be easier to just get a wheelchair or a crutch? She insists on being my human crutch.’

’I feel like I’m cosplaying as a patient, and I’m being forced into it.’

When they reached the restroom door, the little lass lowered her head and started to duck inside without the slightest hesitation.

Xue Rui quickly said, "What are you coming in for?"

"To help you, of course. The train is wobbly, and I’m afraid you’ll fall," Lin Ruoxi said with a serious expression.

Xue Rui shook his head. "There are handrails inside. Besides, I think you should go back and watch the luggage so it doesn’t get stolen."

Lin Ruoxi’s expression wavered for a moment, as if realizing Xue Rui had a point. "Mmm, okay. I’ll stand in the corridor and keep an eye out for you."

The little lass pointed to the light above the door, indicating that when Xue Rui opened it, the "Vacant" light would turn on, and she could come get him immediately.

Xue Rui nodded, closed the restroom door, and took out his phone to call Yu Minlan.

He needed to confirm his suspicions.

The phone rang twice before Yu Minlan’s haggard voice came through. "Boss Xue, what is it?"

Xue Rui said in a low voice, "Yu Minlan, how could you hide something so important from me!"

"Boss Xue, I don’t know what you mean? What is it? Didn’t I do everything you asked?" Yu Minlan felt a pang of guilt, and the confidence drained from her voice.

"You know exactly what you did. Do you have any idea how much this could hurt Lin Ruoxi?" Xue Rui continued to apply pressure.

Yu Minlan had just returned to her room to pack. Xue Rui’s interrogation made her break out in a cold sweat.

She stammered, "Boss Xue, this was all Lin Ruoxi’s request. Ruoxi is my boss too, you can’t blame it all on me."

Realizing she’d said the wrong thing, she quickly added, "No, that’s not right. You definitely can’t blame Ruoxi. It’s all my fault..."

Her mind was a mess. Lin Ruoxi was gentle and posed no threat to her, but Xue Rui was a different story...

Moreover, Xue Rui remained silent. As she watched the call timer on the screen tick by, second by second, the pressure mounted.

In the end, she couldn’t take the pressure and broke her silence. "That night, after you fell asleep, I saw Ruoxi..."

Under Xue Rui’s silent pressure, Yu Minlan quickly confessed everything, holding nothing back.

"Ruoxi cried for a long time that day..."

Xue Rui’s grip on his phone tightened, his knuckles turning white.

He thought back to his own behavior, how he had chatted with Gu Muxue right in front of Lin Ruoxi, even finding it exciting...

’The little lass knew all along.’ He felt like a fucking monster...

A pang of heartache shot through him. ’How much pain must Lin Ruoxi have been in back then?’

"Ruoxi had been eyeing this train for a long time," Yu Minlan continued. "She said the soft sleeper cars on this route never sell out, that they’re always half-empty. So she had me buy four soft sleeper tickets..."

Xue Rui sighed. ’The little lass is still so kind. Even when buying the tickets, she was worried about taking up public resources.’

’Normally, if a girlfriend found out you were two-timing her, shouldn’t she slap you and then start demanding answers?’

’But Lin Ruoxi? Not only did she not confront him, her care for him became even more meticulous.’

’So is locking me on a train for thirty-three hours her idea of revenge?’

’It’s just... this revenge is far too gentle. It’s like a lamb walking into a wolf’s den.’

’Giving herself to him... what kind of revenge is that?’

"Since they don’t sell out, why didn’t you buy more?" Xue Rui said in a low voice.

Yu Minlan paused for a second, understanding what Xue Rui meant. She quickly said, "Okay, I’ll buy out the tickets for the two adjacent compartments right now."

"I’m hanging up. From now on, if she needs anything, you tell me immediately. How can she handle all this?" With that, Xue Rui pressed the end call button.