If she was serious, he wouldn't be able to pay her back in eight lifetimes. If she was joking, it was clearly a rejection.
Either way, he couldn't continue the conversation.
Lin Ruoxi explained, "Um, Muxue threw out your cigarettes earlier, so I'm giving you a pack to make up for it."
Guo Ziyang looked crestfallen. 'So I was just getting my hopes up for nothing?'
He sighed and placed his car keys on the hood of the car. "You know... I just remembered I have something else to do. You guys go on and have fun."
"Oh, alright. See you, then." Lin Ruoxi thought it was a bit of a shame. She had been hoping to cheer Xue Rui up.
'I know he really wants to be with both me and Gu Muxue, but Muxue always seems so resistant...'
'Would Muxue listen to me?'
'I don't know, but we can always talk things over. Gu Muxue and I are already besties now.'
At this thought, her eyes curved into a smile.
...
Xue Rui and Gu Muxue waited in front of the restaurant.
