Chapter 529 - 350: Be the Boss Tomorrow

Gu Muxue glanced at Xue Rui, gave a sly smile, and called out, "Oh, she’s fine! She says she’ll go with us."

Lin Ruoxi wanted desperately to explain that she didn’t want to go anywhere—she just wanted to be with Xue Rui—but he was covering her mouth. She knew she couldn’t speak...

Xue Rui froze. If those two left, where would he go?

’A moment ago, the look on the little gal’s face... it was as if she was trying to whisk the little lass away.’

Xue Rui tugged on Gu Muxue’s hand, pointed to himself, and mouthed, "What about me?"

Gu Muxue stuck her tongue out at Xue Rui, but then they heard the voice from outside the door ask again, "Hasn’t Xiaorui gone home yet either? I called him but he didn’t answer. Remember to bring him along too."

Seeing Gu Muxue’s surprised expression, Xue Rui smiled in satisfaction. Gu Muxue’s mother had never treated him like an outsider.

As the footsteps outside the door faded into the distance, the three of them let out a sigh of relief in unison.

"What should we do?" Gu Muxue asked in a low voice.

She didn’t have any plans for the National Day holiday, but this situation was far beyond her expectations.

It wasn’t that she hadn’t considered the three of them going on a trip together, but with *her* parents?

In front of her parents, Xue Rui could only be *her* boyfriend, and hers alone.

She turned to look at Lin Ruoxi, a sense of guilt welling up inside her. ’It looks like Lin Ruoxi is going to have to suffer a little.’

Xue Rui and Gu Muxue exchanged a glance and instantly understood each other. He sighed and said to Lin Ruoxi, "Xixi, how about we play a little game?"

Lin Ruoxi immediately sat up, blinking as she waited to hear Xue Rui’s plan.

"Tomorrow, we have to go out with Uncle Gu and Aunt Zhao. You’ll be my driver and secretary. Uncle Gu has met you before, anyway. You’ll call me ’Boss’, and I’ll call you ’Xiaolin’..."

Xue Rui laid out the rest of the plan.

Gu Muxue was already making a huge concession. Asking Gu Qingshan to accept him two-timing? He’d be dead before he even knew what hit him!

He couldn’t show any weakness in front of that old fox.

Listening to Xue Rui’s meticulous plan, Lin Ruoxi gradually understood what he and Gu Muxue were getting at.

"Yes, Boss," Lin Ruoxi said, giving Xue Rui a light kiss on the face.

Xue Rui stroked the back of the little lass’s head. ’The little lass actually knows everything,’ he thought. ’I’m just spoiling her.’

"Ruoxi, I’m so sorry," Gu Muxue said, taking Lin Ruoxi’s hand.

Lin Ruoxi was an orphan. She would never even have the chance for them to return the favor.

’In the future... I won’t let you be wronged like this again.’

Gu Muxue vowed in her heart.

"We should get to sleep. What do you guys want to eat tomorrow morning?" Lin Ruoxi said softly.

"Don’t worry about it. You can rest tomorrow morning. My mom and I will cook," Gu Muxue said, shaking her head.

"What about Rui?" Lin Ruoxi asked, worried.

"I’ll get up, secretly stuff him in your closet, and then you two can leave a bit later..."

Xue Rui didn’t dare to interrupt. He felt like a toy right now, being tossed back and forth between the two women...

...

After everything was settled, Gu Muxue saw Lin Ruoxi out of the room. Before she left, Lin Ruoxi even took Xiaobu with her, as if she didn’t want anyone to disturb them.

Xue Rui sat obediently on the bed and gently patted the spot beside him. "Muxue, your bed is so soft. Let’s get to sleep."

Gu Muxue’s face flushed crimson. ’Xue Rui is so shameless!’

’She had only forgiven him a few hours ago, and he was already thinking about *that kind of thing*...’

"Go take a shower first," Gu Muxue said in a low voice.

Xue Rui sprang to his feet. ’The little gal is blushing and telling me to take a shower?’

’Am I dreaming?’

"Just go!" Gu Muxue urged.

"Alrighty!" Xue Rui nonchalantly started taking off his clothes, making Gu Muxue cover her eyes.

Gu Muxue didn’t dare to peek until she heard the PITTER-PATTER of the shower from the bathroom.

Xue Rui had too many tricks he used to tease her. She was afraid he was just pretending to be in the shower...

Looking at the clothes scattered on the bed, Gu Muxue sighed softly, her small hand pressed against her wildly pounding heart.

Her parents’ sudden arrival meant she hadn’t had a chance to say many of the things she’d been holding back.

But... it seemed there was no need to say them anymore.

Because of this external "crisis," the three of them had no choice but to work together to solve it. It was as if her parents had accelerated their adjustment period...

Gu Muxue couldn’t help but sigh again and again. ’Is this fate?’

She didn’t hate this feeling.

Gu Muxue glanced at the bathroom, then took a set of bedding from the closet and laid it out in the corner beside the bed. The space between the solid bed frame and the wall was just wide enough for one person.

She lay down to test it out. Satisfied, she patted the soft mattress, then got up, turned off the room lights, and stood on the balcony, peeking through a gap in the curtains as she secretly waited for Xue Rui.

Gu Muxue did all this in just five minutes. However, just as she took her position on the balcony, Xue Rui happened to walk out of the bathroom.

Xue Rui looked at the pitch-dark room without any surprise.

’After all, the little gal is the shyest one. Not like the little lass, who insists on keeping the lights on for everything!’

The night was silent. Xue Rui didn’t dare make a sound. He was only wearing a pair of boxer shorts, and the air felt chilly on his skin...

He fumbled his way to the side of the bed in the dark and felt around on it a few times.

"Hm?" Xue Rui scratched the back of his head. ’Where did the little gal go?’

Gu Muxue’s eyes had already adjusted to the darkness in the room. From the balcony, she could see Xue Rui’s every move perfectly clearly.

’That bastard really was up to no good. No wonder he showered so quickly!’

At that moment, Gu Muxue covered her mouth, stifling a giggle. Xue Rui’s clueless expression was just too funny.

Barefoot, she slipped through the gap in the curtains without making a sound.

Out of the corner of his eye, Xue Rui saw the curtain move. A sliver of light flashed through the room. The corner of his mouth curved up slightly. ’So the little gal wants to play hide-and-seek with me, does she?’