Chapter 514 - 344: More Than Friends (3)

Lin Ruoxi asked without hesitation, "Good friends?"

Gu Muxue slowly shook her head, but she noticed Lin Ruoxi’s eyes unconsciously cast downward.

A sudden pang of pain struck her heart. ’Is Lin Ruoxi this desperate to be my friend?’

"What if I went back to being Xiaorui’s girlfriend?" Gu Muxue said, tilting her head.

A flash of joy lit up Lin Ruoxi’s eyes. "Have you forgiven him?"

If Gu Muxue was willing, Xue Rui would be so happy. And if Xue Rui was happy, she would be happy.

Gu Muxue pouted. "I said *if*."

Lin Ruoxi bit her lip. From what Xue Rui had told her, when Gu Muxue said "if," it meant things would soon become reality.

"Enemies," Gu Muxue said coldly.

The light faded from Lin Ruoxi’s eyes. That one word—"enemies"—dragged her back to a cold reality. Her breathing grew ragged, and her small hands clutched desperately at the hem of her clothes.

’That’s right... Someone as proud and difficult as Gu Muxue would never agree to share Xue Rui with me...’

’It’s an impossible situation. In the end, she can’t please anyone. She’s so useless.’

At this thought, Lin Ruoxi’s eyes reddened, and fat tears began to stream down her face.

Gu Muxue raised a hand to wipe away Lin Ruoxi’s tears. "What are you crying for? Can’t enemies become friends?"

"Really?" Lin Ruoxi asked tentatively.

’Gu Muxue’s personality was so unpredictable. The Gu Muxue of today might call them friends, but would the Gu Muxue of tomorrow become an enemy again?’

"Come here. I’ll give you something that will make Xiaorui worry about you." Gu Muxue beckoned, signaling for Lin Ruoxi to come closer.

Lin Ruoxi obediently walked forward. She was curious what Gu Muxue was talking about. Gu Muxue now had her hands behind her back, as if hiding something, and her eyes were gesturing for Lin Ruoxi to come and see...

Just as Lin Ruoxi drew near, Gu Muxue turned and buried her face in Lin Ruoxi’s chest.

Lin Ruoxi felt a suction. ’What is Gu Muxue doing?’

A few seconds later, Gu Muxue turned away, her face flushed red. "When he asks, don’t say anything. Let him worry for a bit."

Lin Ruoxi held up her phone to use it as a mirror, staring blankly at a red mark just below her collar. She suddenly realized what it was; Xue Rui occasionally left marks just like it on her...

’But she hadn’t seen Xue Rui for a week. If a mark like this appeared on her, Xue Rui would definitely get the wrong idea...’

’Gu Muxue wanted to make Xue Rui worried and scared. Was this her way of getting revenge on him?’

’Lin Ruoxi didn’t want to agree, but she didn’t dare say no to Gu Muxue...’

’In any case, if Xue Rui asked, she would spill the beans immediately.’

Before she left, Lin Ruoxi asked timidly, "Are we friends?"

Gu Muxue nodded. "More than friends."

Lin Ruoxi thought for a moment, gently closed the door, and murmured to herself, "So, besties."

’It was normal for girls to be close, but she’d never had any friends. Are besties really this intimate?’

Lin Ruoxi looked at the red mark Gu Muxue had left on her and decided it would be best to go home and ask Xue Rui about it.

It was already 7:30 in the morning when Lin Ruoxi got home. She tiptoed into her room and found Xue Rui sprawled out on the bed, fast asleep. He had an arm thrown over his eyes, as if the light from the window was disturbing his rest.

She quietly walked over to the window and pulled the curtains tightly shut. Then, she slipped out of her clothes and slid into bed with Xue Rui.

Xue Rui groggily felt someone in his arms, and the corners of his mouth lifted into a small smile. She was pressed tightly against him, her head nuzzling into his chest and her nose sniffing at him.

"You little puppy, what did you find? Do I smell like another woman?" Xue Rui joked.

When Lin Ruoxi saw that Xue Rui was awake, her eyes crinkled into a smile. She kissed him fiercely, murmuring, "I missed you so much..."