Just then, Lu Xue's phone rang. As if grasping at a straw, Lu Xue immediately got up from her seat, walked over to the nearby table and picked up her phone.
The caller ID read "Mr. Chen". Lu Xue's eyes lit up when she saw the name.
She had only saved this number in her contacts but never dared to bother the person behind it too much. But today, Mr. Chen actually took the initiative to contact her!
Lu Xue made a gesture to Mu Yuze indicating that she was going to answer the call, then covered the phone and walked to the window.
On the other end of the line, Mr. Chen seemed to be in a good mood and was chuckling cheerfully.
"Lu Xue, I'm sorry for making you make a fruitless trip before. Now my health has improved, and I just got out of the hospital the other day. When do you think we can make an appointment to meet again?"
Lu Xue cleared her throat nervously and replied, "Sure, Mr. Chen. You can pick any time. I'll be available wherever you want to meet."
After hanging up the phone, Lu Xue walked back to her original seat.
Seeing that Lu Xue seemed to be in a good mood, Mu Yuze softly probed, "How was it? Did you have a pleasant chat with Mr. Chen?"
Lu Xue nodded. "Mr. Chen has made an appointment with me to meet tomorrow. The location is still that old courtyard in the suburbs. So I'll set off early tomorrow morning."
Mu Yuze let out an "oh" and said no more, but there was a hint of disappointment in his expression.
He knew this matter was very meaningful to Lu Xue, so he didn't want to pester her anymore to ask for an answer about last night.
"Since you're going to meet him tomorrow, you probably have a lot of things to prepare today. Start preparing early so you won't be too rushed tomorrow."
Mu Yuze stood up and walked towards the door. Lu Xue came out to see him off.
One foot already out of the door, the light from the corridor fell on Mu Yuze's face. Suddenly, a sense of reluctance welled up in his heart.
Lu Xue had previously said that her purpose for coming here was to find an opportunity to meet Mr. Chen. Now that her wish was about to come true, perhaps she no longer needed to stay here.
Mu Yuze's emotions were complicated. He turned to look at Lu Xue. Lu Xue was looking at him with big, bright eyes, a hint of a smile in them.
Lu Xue was probably happy about tomorrow's meeting, while he was standing in this dim corridor feeling melancholy.
Mu Yuze let out a self - deprecating laugh, put away his emotions, and said with a smile to Lu Xue, "Congratulations on finally achieving your wish. I wish you all the best tomorrow."
Lu Xue nodded, feeling relieved at the same time.
Just now, she was still struggling with how to decline Mu Yuze. But then she happened to receive Mr. Chen's call. This call had resolved her embarrassment and saved her from the awkwardness of rejecting Mu Yuze face - to - face.
When the time came, she would just quietly move out of this old mansion and disappear from Mu Yuze's life. This would be a clear enough answer.
That night, Mu Ziyue sneaked into Lu Xue's room. She knocked on the door and slipped in.
Lu Xue was wearing her pajamas with her hair loose. Seeing Mu Ziyue, she asked, "What's up? Why did you come here so late at night? Do you have to be so sneaky?"
Mu Ziyue made a gesture for Lu Xue to keep her voice down. Then she glanced outside, climbed onto Lu Xue's bed, snuggled up next to her and insisted on sharing the same quilt.
Mu Ziyue whispered, "I have something to ask you. You must answer me truthfully!"
"Ask away. What do you want to know?"
Mu Ziyue stole another glance outside and whispered in Lu Xue's ear, "Just now I saw my brother drinking coffee in the garden outside. Just looking at his lonely and desolate back, he looks like a man who's just suffered a broken heart. Tell me honestly, how far have things gone between you two? And why did my brother suddenly go on a date with us today?"
Hearing the topic was about Mu Yuze, Lu Xue felt a bit headache. After thinking for a while, she told Mu Ziyue exactly what had happened last night.
After hearing this, Mu Ziyue exclaimed and jumped off the bed. She almost started dancing around the room.
"Oh my god! My brother confessed his love to you! He really did! This is big news! You know, in all these years, he probably has never said so many words to a girl in his life!"
The corner of Lu Xue's mouth twitched slightly. She watched Mu Ziyue run around the room like a crazy person for several times before slowly saying,
"But I'm thinking about how to reject him."
Mu Ziyue's expression froze instantly. "What did you say? You're actually thinking of rejecting my brother now? My brother finally got the courage to take the initiative to pursue a girl, and you're going to make his first attempt end in heartbreak? He'll definitely have a psychological shadow, okay!"
"But I can't accept him."
Lu Xue thought for a while and said truthfully, "I just feel like I'm just a passing traveler in his life. Apart from staying in this old mansion for a few months, I shouldn't have any intersection with his life."
Mu Ziyue found this very strange. She leaned over and asked, "You don't like my brother? How is that possible? Among all the girls I've met, there's no one who doesn't like my brother. Maybe you're just a bit flustered and haven't thought about how to respond. It's okay. You can think about this some more. You have to consider it carefully."