In Gu Muxue's room.
Lin Ruoxi sat obediently in the swivel chair, hanging up on Xue Rui at Gu Muxue's instruction.
Gu Muxue was sitting right across from her. They made eye contact for a moment before Lin Ruoxi looked away first.
"Next time, if you want to say no, just say it yourself," Gu Muxue sighed. She had planned to exchange a few pleasantries, have Lin Ruoxi politely refuse a few times, and then Gu Qingshan wouldn't have suspected anything was amiss.
But Lin Ruoxi had followed her straight upstairs. 'She either can't read the room, or she just has a hard time saying no to people,' Gu Muxue thought.
Lin Ruoxi fumbled under the chair for a moment before lowering it to its lowest setting, bringing herself to eye level with Gu Muxue.
"Aren't we friends? At least... that's what I thought," Lin Ruoxi said softly.
Gu Muxue froze. 'So you actually wanted to come up?'
