Chapter 495 - 337: Miracle Doctor

He was only a step removed from being the Huang Mao type, so it was normal for him to attract girls. Plenty of girls at that age liked rebellious boys.

But what was this situation?

’The tigress likes him?’

"Xixi, you’ve learned to joke now, too," Xue Rui teased.

"Mm, I’m telling the truth," Lin Ruoxi said, her eyes fixed on the road ahead.

Xue Rui was getting more and more confused. The news was so explosive that he couldn’t quite process it.

"She told you that?" Xue Rui pressed on, still feeling like it was all a dream.

"I had a feeling, so I just went and asked her directly," Lin Ruoxi said nonchalantly.

The corner of Xue Rui’s mouth twitched. ’When did Lin Ruoxi’s instincts get so sharp?’

’Confronting Jiang Yuan?’

’Is this really something Lin Ruoxi would do?’

Xue Rui felt that after what happened with Gu Muxue, Lin Ruoxi’s intuition about relationships had sharpened. To think she had managed to pry out such earth-shattering information while he was completely in the dark...

"Why are you telling me this?" Xue Rui asked, feigning indifference.

In reality, he cared a great deal. ’What’s her goal in telling me this?’

’To get me to stay away from Jiang Yuan?’

Lin Ruoxi paused for a moment. "I just felt I should tell you."

"Okay, I understand," Xue Rui nodded. She was only telling him this because she trusted him...

He couldn’t let the little girl down.

...

The car slowly entered the city. It was four in the afternoon when the two of them arrived at the psychology clinic. Xue Rui had Lin Ruoxi park in the corner of an alley, and they squatted nearby, waiting for Gu Muxue to appear.

But Xue Rui squatted until his legs went numb, and still, the black Maybach never appeared.

"You... you won’t be able to see her," Lin Ruoxi said meekly, her eyes darting about evasively.

Xue Rui slowly turned his head. "You tipped her off, didn’t you?"

’If that wasn’t the reason, how could she sound so certain?’

Lin Ruoxi instantly panicked. She was afraid Xue Rui would get angry, and her voice began to tremble uncontrollably. "I... I was wrong. Please don’t be angry, okay? I..."

A sharp pain pierced Xue Rui’s heart. He pulled Lin Ruoxi into his arms, gently patting her back. "It’s okay. Let’s go inside."

Lin Ruoxi was caught between him and Gu Muxue, and their demands were often at odds with each other...

He didn’t know if Gu Muxue had accepted his apology, but today’s arrangement seemed designed to test the sincerity of that very "apology."

So, he began to recall his past-life experiences, preparing himself...

"You must be the scheduled Mr. Xue and Ms. Lin?" A female doctor in a white coat stood up to greet them, pouring them both some tea.

’Her employer was already here, waiting in the back with a cup of tea. She had been told in advance that a tall girl would be coming.’

She took out a small clipboard. "Which of you would like to come in with me first?"

Xue Rui looked at the young female doctor and suddenly felt like his "little girl" was being ripped off.

’In his opinion, psychologists were just people you paid to chat with. And one this young?’

"I’ll go first. Let’s start with five bucks’ worth," Xue Rui said with a laugh.

"My rate is eight hundred an hour, you know," the female doctor replied with a smile.

"That little exchange just now was free, right?" Xue Rui joked.

The female doctor smiled and shook her head. "Frankly, given your mental state, I don’t think you need to see a doctor."

"Oh, I do. Why wouldn’t I?" Xue Rui said, pushing open the door to the consultation room and walking inside.

Xue Rui crossed his legs and took a sip of tea, not feeling very confident in the professionalism of the doctor before him.

He began, "I have *a* girlfriend."

The female doctor’s brow furrowed. ’Why did he feel the need to specify *a* girlfriend?’

’Don’t tell me he has several?’

"I think she treats me like her son. She takes care of every little thing for me, and she even tries to dress me when I get out of bed. Why is that?" Xue Rui asked.

The female doctor tapped her chin with her pen, thought for a moment, and then replied:

"This type of woman is actually quite common. It often stems from a lack of love and care during childhood. After they fall in love, they tend to unconditionally give their partner the things they themselves were missing. The more pronounced this behavior, the more unfortunate her childhood likely was..."

’A miracle worker!’ Xue Rui exclaimed internally. ’She got it completely right!’

At the same time, he uncrossed his legs and sat up straight, listening intently as she explained Lin Ruoxi’s issues.