Chapter 261: Chapter 252: Psychological Trauma
"The one last time was a bit taller."
"Last time there were two of them..."
"Keep your voice down..."
Xue Rui’s brow twitched uncontrollably as he listened. The two young women were like old grannies gossiping about neighborhood scandals at the village entrance. They would deliberately lower their damn voices when they got to the juicy parts, only to suddenly raise them again after...
It was as if they were afraid someone would hear, yet also afraid the whole world wouldn’t...
The problem was, the mall suddenly fell silent for a moment, as if the floors below were all straining to listen in. He could hear their hushed discussion as clear as day. Xue Rui felt like the entire universe was conspiring against him.
Staring into Gu Muxue’s questioning gaze, a single thought flashed through his mind—’This is so damn hard.’
Just a moment ago, their foreheads were touching. He’d been so close to getting a taste. But now, the girl had taken a step back and was asking him who he came with last time.
"Two of them?" Gu Muxue frowned.
She recalled how Xue Rui had been acting a little strange that afternoon. When she had wanted to play the claw machine earlier, he’d said it wasn’t fun. But had he played it with other girls before?
When she heard "a bit taller," she thought of Lin Ruoxi. After all, for someone to leave such a deep impression on the staff, they must have been exceptionally beautiful.
But who was the other one?
A strange sense of relief washed over her. ’At least he wasn’t out with one of them alone. Otherwise, it would have felt like a date.’
Xue Rui’s mind raced. He suddenly sighed and said, "I just wanted to get my driver’s license sooner, so I had to resort to a desperate measure."
"Hm?" Gu Muxue’s beautiful eyes widened slightly. What did this have to do with a driver’s license?
"A while ago, I couldn’t schedule my driving test..."
Xue Rui "stated" the facts.
In his story, Chen Tingting was like an all-powerful villain, and he was the one who was forced into it. To avoid going out alone with Chen Tingting, he had to find a female classmate to act as a buffer.
And that was how he ended up shopping with two girls.
"I really didn’t want to go out with her alone. It’s a shame you weren’t in Hedong at the time, Muxue. Otherwise, I definitely would have asked you to come along as a buffer," Xue Rui said with sincerity.
Every word he said was true, he just casually glossed over the parts about the other girl.
The main reason was that Gu Muxue was too smart. Lying was completely out of the question. If he lied this time, he’d have to keep making up more lies to cover the first one, and Gu Muxue would soon find the loopholes.
Thinking about it now, he realized other girls were so much easier to fool. A few sweet words and they’d just melt.
Gu Muxue tilted her head. "Then why didn’t you tell me before?"
"I was afraid it would ruin your fun in Jiangnan. But don’t worry, Muxue, I absolutely did not get taken advantage of. I’m still a pure, untouched young man," Xue Rui said shamelessly.
"Pfft, you’re incorrigible." Gu Muxue huffed, pinching Xue Rui on the waist.
The way Xue Rui told it, Chen Tingting was like a great villain who committed all sorts of evil, while he was the weak, pitiful, and helpless one.
’A pure, untouched young man? He really has no shame.’
Xue Rui felt the small hand on his waist pinching his side and breathed a huge sigh of relief internally. He had finally gotten past this.
’Right, I can’t bring the girl to the same place again...’
"Xiaorui, why do I get the feeling you just breathed a sigh of relief?" Gu Muxue murmured.
Xue Rui’s expression didn’t change, but inside he was reeling. ’This girl is just too perceptive! How did she notice that?’
He deliberately sighed and changed the subject. "I wasn’t sighing in relief. I’m just disheartened. I have to leave again soon."
Hearing that Xue Rui had to leave, Gu Muxue’s eyes drooped slightly. She knew he had taken time out of his busy schedule just to be with her, and today, she had fully enjoyed the privileges of being his girlfriend.
Their relationship had been affirmed. She could now monopolize Xue Rui without any guilt and make some unreasonable demands of him.
For example... making Xue Rui carry her bag, or fan her with her hat.
But she still hadn’t officially confessed. Xue Rui understood her feelings, but as long as she didn’t say it out loud, she felt it was a little unfair to him.
She gently rose onto her tiptoes and moved closer to Xue Rui.
Xue Rui fought to keep his lips from smiling. ’Is my first kiss finally about to be claimed?’
Just as he leaned his own face in, the girl frowned and tilted his head away.
Xue Rui sighed. Kissing was all about the atmosphere. Now that the mood was broken, it was hard to get it back.
Suddenly, Gu Muxue’s soft voice sounded by his ear. "Xiaorui, I’ve actually liked you for many years."
As soon as she said it, she felt the hairs on her arms stand on end. Her mind went blank. ’My expression right now must look so dumb...’
But she couldn’t control it. She didn’t want Xue Rui to see her looking so flustered; it would only make him get even more cocky.
Xue Rui’s heart skipped a beat. The girl had actually admitted it herself.
’I actually knew that a long time ago,’ Xue Rui silently replied in his head.
Thankfully, he wasn’t as stupid as he was in his last life.
Xue Rui felt it was a bit of a shame, so he said, "Muxue, I was prepared to give you the first kiss I’ve treasured for eighteen years."
"Jerk. You say that like you’re the only one with a first kiss to give," Gu Muxue cursed, her face blushing, but she was still very happy inside.
The distance between her and Xue Rui had always been just beyond that of friends. Now that their relationship was confirmed, they were even closer. They could openly hug like this and even joke about things like kissing.
The atmosphere had been just right a moment ago, and in the heat of the moment, she hadn’t even thought about resisting...
But now, her dad’s words suddenly flashed through her mind: One doesn’t cherish what isn’t hard-won.
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