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.
