Chapter 530: Be the Boss Tomorrow (3)

Chapter 530: Chapter 350: Be the Boss Tomorrow (3)

He pretended not to see Gu Muxue, waiting quietly for her to reach his side.

Gu Muxue held her breath, wanting to give Xue Rui a good scare. But she was also afraid he might suddenly cry out…

She was so conflicted!

The room was dead silent. Since Xue Rui had just showered, every pore on his body felt terrifyingly sensitive.

He could feel a warm breath behind him, and the sound of a THUMP-THUMPing heartbeat. The girl was behind him, getting ready to give him a scare.

So, he decided to strike first.

Xue Rui suddenly spun around, wrapping an arm around Gu Muxue’s waist and clamping his other hand over her mouth.

“Mmph!” Gu Muxue’s eyes shot wide open. ‘He knew I was here, and he still pretended not to see me?’

“Shh, someone might hear,” Xue Rui said.

Gu Muxue froze, her heart leaping into her throat. Xue Rui was bare-chested while she was only in her pajamas, and he was holding her so tightly…

Gu Muxue pried his hand away. “Go to sleep. And don’t touch me.”

Xue Rui let go of Gu Muxue’s soft waist and plopped down on the bed. His own heart was racing. The way Muxue felt was completely different from the other girl—a different kind of delicate softness…

“Muxue, I’m all clean now.” Xue Rui reached out to pat the bed, but found she wasn’t there.

Xue Rui fumbled for a phone, switched on the flashlight, and scanned the room. He found Gu Muxue lying in the gap between the bed and the wall.

“Muxue, why are you sleeping over here?” Xue Rui asked softly.

Gu Muxue, her face turned away, snatched the phone from him. After a long moment, she whispered, “Xiaorui… I’m scared. I… I’m not ready yet.”

She had made this spot for herself. She felt safe here.

Xue Rui was stunned for a moment. ‘I wasn’t planning on doing anything tonight!’

Not that he didn’t want to, but with Gu Qingshan in the same house, if they were discovered…

It would probably make the front page of the Chang’an morning paper. He could already imagine the headline:

“Local University Student Plummets From Ninth Floor During National Day Holiday…”

He hadn’t forgotten the time the girl had only whimpered a little, and Gu Qingshan had come after him with a solid flowerpot…

SIGH. Xue Rui let out a long sigh. He spoke softly toward the floor. “Muxue, come up. I won’t do anything. I just have something I need to tell you.”

“I don’t believe you,” Gu Muxue pouted.

‘Isn’t that the only thing on a guy’s mind?’

‘He’d already had his way with Lin Ruoxi, after all. That was all the proof she needed.’

“If anyone’s sleeping on the floor, it should be me. How could I let you do that?”

“Remember last year’s New Year’s Eve party? We were out in the snow all night. I slept in the snow and just caught a cold for a day or two. Sleeping on the floor is nothing.”

As he spoke, Xue Rui reached a hand under the bed and gently poked Gu Muxue’s cheek.

A pang of guilt hit Gu Muxue. Xue Rui had gotten hurt because of her more than once. Besides, if he’d wanted to take advantage of her, he could have done it ages ago. Why wait until now?

The truth was, Xue Rui had always been very respectful of her.

She grabbed Xue Rui’s hand, pushed herself up, and quickly scrambled onto the other side of the mattress. Curling into a ball with her back to him, she hugged her arms tightly across her chest…

Gu Muxue lay there, her heart pounding, for what felt like an eternity. But Xue Rui didn’t make any untoward moves. He just gently wrapped his arms around her.

Xue Rui’s gentle voice sounded by her ear. “Muxue, I’m sorry. I kept what happened with Xixi from you because I was afraid of losing you.”

“I love you so much…”

The corners of Gu Muxue’s mouth curled up slightly, but traitorous tears streamed down, soaking the pillow.

‘Why didn’t you say this sooner?’

‘But… would I have even accepted it if he had told me before?’

‘Maybe… maybe this is for the best…’

“If you’re not ready, I can wait forever,” Xue Rui said softly, holding her a little tighter.

“Then… then your hand is wandering!” Gu Muxue threatened weakly. ‘How can he say something like that while taking liberties?’

“My hands aren’t moving.”

Xue Rui quickly brought both his hands up to her face and squished her cheeks, as if to prove his innocence.

Gu Muxue froze. If both of Xue Rui’s hands were on her face, then what was behind her…

When realization dawned, her body began to tremble instinctively. She gritted her teeth and hissed, “You… bastard!”

She whipped around, her face flush with shame and anger, and kicked Xue Rui off the bed. “T-Tonight, you’re sleeping on the floor.”

Lying on the floor, Xue Rui clutched his stomach. ‘The girl’s still got that fiery temper,’ he thought.

Suddenly, a blanket floated down and landed on his head. This was Gu Muxue’s own brand of tenderness.

He straightened out his makeshift bed on the floor and muttered to himself:

“Sleep on the floor today, be the boss tomorrow.”