Chapter 403 - 303: What Is a Date Like?

"Tsk, that outfit is killer. But why is she wearing it backwards?" a male student said, taking a drag from his cigarette.

Many men were watching the beautiful woman who had just passed, earning frowns from their female companions.

What could you do? Men just can’t control their eyes. It’d be a waste not to look, after all. Even Xue Rui couldn’t help but take a few extra glances.

Xue Rui turned back and noticed a girl staring at the young man beside him. She winked and gestured for him to be quiet.

Xue Rui deliberately spoke up. "How can she wear an outfit like that backwards? Aren’t you afraid your girlfriend will hear you and twist your ear?"

The male student gave a noncommittal smile. "Bro, that’s not cool. Me, afraid of her?"

’Getting asked if I’m afraid of my girlfriend? You have to deny that, whether you have one or not. Otherwise, you’d lose so much face.’

However, the very next second, his ear was twisted by a firm grasp, and a familiar, icy voice came from behind him:

"Enjoying the view?"

"Lingling, let me explain..." The male student shot Xue Rui a resentful glare.

’This is so unfair! Your bro invites you to check out a hot girl, and this is how you repay him? By screwing him over?’

He then noticed a pretty girl behind Xue Rui, happily running toward him while holding an ice cream cone. Their relationship was obvious.

He shot his girlfriend a look, pleading with her to let him save some face, and wrenched his ear out of her grasp.

Rubbing his ear, he said, "You were looking too, and with a real lecherous gaze. Aren’t you afraid your girlfriend will see?"

He tried to suppress a smirk as he repeated Xue Rui’s earlier words. He hadn’t expected Xue Rui’s comeuppance to arrive so quickly!

Lin Ruoxi faltered in her steps. ’What is that guy talking about?’

But she decided to ignore it. Xue Rui had just said he wanted some ice cream. She held the tip of the cone to Xue Rui’s lips. "Rui, take the first bite, quick! It’s starting to melt."

The male student’s eyes widened. ’Why isn’t this going according to script?’

’The girl is buying the guy food? Fucking hell, isn’t that backward?’

’But that wasn’t the point. The point was, my revenge failed!’

’Am I supposed to explain the whole story to her now?’

’No, no, no... That would just make me look like a total weirdo.’

But the next moment, he saw the girl in the black backless dress returning. His eyes were glued to her, the corners of his mouth curling up unconsciously, completely oblivious to his girlfriend’s ever-darkening expression.

The group fell silent. After Xue Rui glanced at the girl in the backless dress again, the other girl couldn’t hold it in any longer.

"Your boyfriend is checking out another girl. You don’t mind?" the girl asked Lin Ruoxi.

’If the other girl were just average, that would be one thing,’ she thought. ’But to have him leer at someone who’s obviously prettier than you... that’s bound to make you feel a little upset.’

’Is it because Lin Ruoxi is so stunning herself that she has absolute self-confidence?’

’That made sense, actually. The girl in front of her was clearly much prettier than the one in the backless dress...’

Lin Ruoxi nodded, murmuring to herself. She understood now. ’It must be about Rui looking at that girl’s legs.’

She explained seriously to the couple, "Rui told me before. He’s not looking at the skirt or her legs. He’s observing the nation’s economic development..."

"It’s the Hemline Index from economics. The shorter the skirts, the more prosperous the future economy will be."

"Huh?" The couple frowned deeply.

’What kind of explanation was that?’

"And you believed that?" The girl glanced at the slightly smug-looking Xue Rui. ’How could anyone believe such nonsense?’

"Rui would never lie to me." Lin Ruoxi hugged Xue Rui’s arm and began pulling him toward the next shop.

"Rui, what do you want to get from this place? I can still fit a little more," Lin Ruoxi said, taking the ice cream from Xue Rui’s hand.

She had asked Xue Rui before what a date was like.

Xue Rui’s answer: A college student date is just going out to eat and drink, hitting up one spot after another.

Lin Ruoxi and Xue Rui had already been to four places.

She noticed other couples around them weren’t doing this, but since Xue Rui had said it, this must be what her date with him was supposed to be like.

She and Xue Rui were both special.

For example, Xue Rui only liked to have the first bite of anything they ate. It was her job to finish the rest.

Because Xue Rui had also said that they couldn’t waste food.