Chapter 69: A Dream or Reality?

“It’s him, it has to be him! That figure… it was Ruoyu~”

Gu Xue frantically recalled the scene in her mind. Waking up to find herself in her ex-boyfriend’s bed, she was instantly overjoyed. A blissful smile bloomed uncontrollably on her lips.

After a moment, she excitedly hugged the blanket, then murmured to herself in her heart:

‘Yes, Ruoyu protected me. He saved me from those bad guys, and… and even brought me home! Ahhh~’

‘Hmph~ I knew it! How could Ruoyu really abandon me? He clearly never moved out! He’s even been secretly watching over me all this time. Oh… how, how embarrassing…’

‘Hmm… no, that’s not right!’

After a brief moment of infatuation, Gu Xue remembered her behavior at the bar last night. Immediately, a wave of worry washed over her.

‘Would Ruoyu be angry with me because of that? This…’

‘I… I’m so stupid!’

Angrily, Gu Xue slapped her thigh twice, then her face fell into a frown. She should have known better; a place as chaotic as a bar… she had been far too careless.

After such an ordeal, just thinking about it sent chills down Gu Xue’s spine, filling her with a lingering fear. She even felt a psychological shadow forming, making her wary of men.

Perhaps, strangers were entirely unreliable, and might even be after her body. Indeed… in this world, Ruoyu was truly the best to her.

He not only listened to her most attentively and indulged her the most, but… he had also never forced himself upon her.

‘Ugh…’

Gu Xue momentarily lost herself in thought, her guilt instantly transforming into an intense reliance on Zhou Ruoyu. The young woman was now eager to see her boyfriend.

After a brief pause, she quickly climbed out of bed, just as she was about to push open the bedroom door to find Zhou Ruoyu, the door suddenly opened from the outside.

Gu Xue looked up in surprise, her gaze fixed on the doorway. As the door slowly swung open, the young woman firmly believed that familiar figure would surely appear… ‘Er…’

‘Eh?’

Regrettably, when the door fully opened, the person standing at the entrance was not her boyfriend, Ruoyu. Instead, it was…

The black-haired loli stood at the doorway, involuntarily twisting her slightly sore neck. She then yawned, before speaking to Gu Xue.

“You’re awake? *Phew*~ You got drunk at the bar last night, didn’t you? Someone even drugged you and tried to carry you off. I happened to pass by and saved you. I took you to the hospital to get your stomach pumped and prescribed some medicine. Please transfer the medical fees to me later. And… if there’s nothing else, you can leave. I won’t charge you for accommodation.”

“Ah… ah?”

Staring at the black-haired loli before her, Gu Xue was momentarily stunned for two seconds. A moment later, her mouth twitched violently, and she burst out in a loud cry:

“How could it be you?! This… isn’t this Ruoyu’s house? Didn’t… didn’t Ruoyu save me and then take… take me away?!”

‘Uh… ah, this…’

Zhou Ruoyu listened to Gu Xue’s words and fell silent for two seconds. She actually wanted to say that Gu Xue wasn’t entirely wrong, but… judging by her reaction, it clearly didn’t seem like she recognized her.

Recalling the scene of Gu Xue holding her hand before falling asleep last night, Zhou Ruoyu speculated briefly: ‘Could it be… she had a dream?’

‘Did she dream that my male self saved her?’

Zhou Ruoyu remained silent for a moment, then shook her head and spoke.

“What are you talking about? Haven’t I told you already? Your ex-boyfriend has moved out. This is my house now, and I was the one who saved you last night!”

“Ehhhhh?!”

Upon hearing Zhou Ruoyu’s words, Gu Xue froze in place, then began to stammer, “But… but… I clearly saw Ruoyu’s figure last night! It was Ruoyu… Ruoyu who saved me!”

Listening to Gu Xue’s irrational argument, Zhou Ruoyu’s mouth twitched. It felt eerily similar to when Gu Xue had dreamt she cheated and then gotten angry with her.

With a helpless sigh, she placed her hands on her hips and declared, “I told you, *I* saved you! I took you to the hospital. Do you want to call and ask? Honestly… you must have been dreaming, or perhaps hallucinating from the drugs? Anyway, just… just don’t cling on. I only took you in for one night; leave soon!”

Zhou Ruoyu was afraid that if she continued talking to Gu Xue, the other woman might genuinely awaken some Sharingan-like ability to see through her disguise. Thus, she quickly stepped forward to pull her ex-girlfriend off the bed.

However… at this moment, Gu Xue, whose hopes had been shattered, immediately began to act out.

The young woman directly flopped onto Zhou Ruoyu’s bed and began to roll around incessantly. As she rolled, she thrashed her limbs, using both hands and feet in a pose reminiscent of a rabbit fighting an eagle.

In an instant, a flash of skin was revealed, making Zhou Ruoyu’s face flush slightly, yet she couldn’t bring herself to lay a hand on her.

“Hey, hey, hey, don’t cause such a ruckus here, alright? This is my house! Are you going to squat here and refuse to leave?!”

The black-haired loli’s face also turned red with frustration. She had to go to work! How could she possibly have time to continue waiting on this demanding madam, especially since it was her ex-girlfriend?

However… Gu Xue, still flailing about, pouted her lips and then shouted at the ‘little green tea’ before her, “This… this is Ruoyu’s house! I’m Ruoyu’s girlfriend, so of course, I can stay here!

‘Hmm… I, I understand now. Ruoyu must have saved me but then didn’t… didn’t want to see me. He’s still angry with me, so he handed me over to you! Yes, that’s right! Otherwise… how, how do you prove this!’”

With that, Gu Xue suddenly jumped off the bed and yanked open the wardrobe. Inside, she was constantly praying that her guess would be proven true.

When she reopened her eyes, sure enough… the wardrobe was filled with Ruoyu’s men’s clothing!

“Ahhhhhh~”

The ex-girlfriend let out a strange cheer, then suddenly hugged several pieces of clothing and threw herself onto the bed. First, she put on a boyfriend shirt, as if Ruoyu himself were embracing her.

Following this, Gu Xue took a deep breath, inhaling the faint scent of Ruoyu that still clung to the clothes. A look of pure bliss spread across her face. She then kissed the shirt fiercely, her delicate cheeks rubbing against the collar, mumbling to herself, “Ruoyu~ My Ruoyu~”

*Hiss*…

‘This… this behavior is no different from an otaku obsessing over a 2D character. Miss Gu, are you even lucid, hello?’

‘And… rub all you want, but don’t use your legs to hold my shirt, hello! I don’t want to do laundry, hello!’

“Mm~ Mm~”

‘What kind of strange sounds are those?!’

Looking at Gu Xue, Zhou Ruoyu’s face flushed crimson, and her vision momentarily darkened. No… no, was this still the Gu Xue she knew? So… so strange. Should she take another look?

After a long moment… Zhou Ruoyu simply couldn’t tolerate it anymore. She slowly approached the delirious Gu Xue, and then… delivered a swift strike to her backside!

“*Thwack!*”

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