Chapter 504 341: Drawing a Cake is an Art

Afternoon came.

Gu Muxue headed to class, books in her arms. On the way, she saw a black Land Rover without a license plate, which gave her the feeling that Lin Ruoxi had come again...

'It must be a coincidence,' Gu Muxue told herself. Lin Ruoxi had said she'd pick her up, but it was still early—only two in the afternoon.

Gu Muxue felt tired, more tired than ever before. She just wanted to rest by herself for a bit, but Lin Ruoxi gave her no space to be alone.

Fortunately, Lin Ruoxi had classes too. Class time was her "personal time."

There were many courses for the finance major. The first class of the afternoon was Advanced Mathematics.

As she walked into the classroom, Gu Muxue was stunned to find that tall figure appearing in her life once again.

"Come on over, I saved you a seat!"

Lin Ruoxi turned her head and flashed Gu Muxue a sweet smile.

She had arrived at noon. Knowing that Xue Rui had someone deliver lunch to Gu Muxue, she had decided to wait in the classroom ahead of time.

In the meantime, she had contacted Dr. He to ask about the patient's dietary needs and bought some fruit for Gu Muxue that would be easy to eat during class.

Gu Muxue stood frozen at the back door. Suddenly, she didn't feel like going to class anymore...

"Excuse me, could you let me through?" a male student said.

"Sorry." After apologizing, Gu Muxue walked into the classroom and went to sit with her roommates.

"Muxue, finally remembered us?" Gao Shufen joked.

That morning, Gu Muxue had sat by herself. She'd even submitted an application to move out of the dorms. Gao Shufen had thought Gu Muxue had a falling out with the rest of them...

"I'm sorry. I'm moving out for personal reasons," Gu Muxue said. She hadn't told her roommates before making the decision and was afraid they would get the wrong idea.

Li Yina joked, "If you don't come back, your spot is going to become our luggage rack, you know."

They weren't actually that surprised about Gu Muxue moving out. Her ex-boyfriend was what you'd call well-connected. Even after their breakup, he could still find upperclassmen to run errands for Gu Muxue every day.

Besides, Gu Muxue was an heiress herself. The Maybach that occasionally appeared on campus was her exclusive ride...

Even though they were roommates, the huge gap in their financial situations meant they didn't have much in common with Gu Muxue.

So when Gu Muxue suddenly decided to move out, they weren't all that surprised.

In another corner of the classroom.

"Excuse me, who were you calling out to just now?"

A few male students walked over and sat down beside Lin Ruoxi, drawn in by the beautiful scene from moments before.

'A beautiful girl, sitting in the sunlight, asking them to come sit with her?'

After all, other than Gu Muxue, the only ones at the back door at the time had been the guys from their dorm.

"You've misunderstood. I wasn't calling for you," Lin Ruoxi explained, craning her neck to look toward Gu Muxue.

However, all the seats next to Gu Muxue were taken.

Lin Ruoxi picked up her backpack, tiptoed over to where Gu Muxue was sitting, and handed Gao Shufen a box of cherries. "Excuse me, I'd like to sit next to her."

'This was what Xue Rui had taught her: if you can't find a seat, just bribe a student with something.'

Gao Shufen froze for a second. Because Gu Muxue was so beautiful, male students would occasionally try to bribe her with snacks for her seat, but she had never agreed.

'After all, she was Gu Muxue's roommate. It definitely wasn't because Xue Rui paid more!'

'But this was different. The person asking was a girl?'

After a moment's hesitation, she accepted the box and moved to the row behind Lin Ruoxi.

"You and Muxue are friends?" Gao Shufen asked.

"Yes, we live together," Lin Ruoxi said, her eyes on Gu Muxue.

"Got it." Gao Shufen understood now. Gu Muxue had a new roommate.

'This girl is gorgeous too,' she thought. 'Any place with Gu Muxue in it already draws enough attention. And now there's another beautiful girl?'

Gao Shufen glanced around the classroom, and just as she'd suspected, many eyes were fixed on the pair in the row ahead of her.

Before long, a particularly bold male student took advantage of the time before the professor arrived, running up to Lin Ruoxi's side to ask:

"Hey, what's your major? I don't remember seeing you during the military training. Were you exempt?"

"I'm just auditing."

Lin Ruoxi said. She knew her actions would draw attention from the other students; after all, if a stranger showed up in one of her own major-specific classes, someone would be asking questions too.

She opened a box of cherries and placed it in front of Gu Muxue. "I washed them. Go on, eat."

Gu Muxue opened her textbook and casually pushed the fruit box back. "I don't want any."

'Just auditing? She's obviously here for me.'

'It won't be long before Lin Ruoxi gets a new nickname: "The Follower."'

"Don't you have your own classes?" Gu Muxue asked.

"I do, but I want to be with you," Lin Ruoxi said softly.

Gao Shufen's face was a picture of shock. 'Why does that sound so... weird?'

She opened up her chat with Xue Rui on QQ, secretly snapped a photo, and sent it to him, followed by a string of question marks.

A moment later, she received a reply from Xue Rui: [ok].

Gao Shufen was speechless. 'Don't tell me this is another one of Xue Rui's schemes to win Gu Muxue back?'

RING RING RING~

The class bell rang. A man in his early thirties walked into the classroom, his hands clasped behind his back. After a brief self-introduction, he began the day's lesson.

Gu Muxue noticed Lin Ruoxi had opened her laptop and was reading some articles again. A sudden sense of resignation washed over her.

Lin Ruoxi was already absorbed in her own work. The thought that every day from now on would be like this suddenly hit Gu Muxue, and a wave of exhaustion spread through her entire body.

'Should I try to drive Lin Ruoxi away?'

Gu Muxue was torn.

Suddenly, the professor at the front of the room looked in her direction, and Gu Muxue quickly sat up straight.