It was also at the moment when he saw this scene that Mu Yuze's body stiffened slightly.
Lu Xue put away her phone expressionlessly and then pushed the man in front of her away.
She didn't use much strength, but it seemed to have hurt Mu Yuze.
Mu Yuze was easily pushed away and took a few steps back, his eyes showing a hint of injury.
He said softly, "Lu Xue, listen to my explanation. This is all a misunderstanding."
Lu Xue put the phone back, met Mu Yuze's face expressionlessly, nodded, and said, "It's okay. Go ahead and explain. I'm listening."
Her tone was calm and flat, showing no sign of anger. She just waited for Mu Yuze to speak.
She wasn't the kind of girl who would make a big fuss over such things. Since the other party said he wanted to explain, she would give him a chance.
However, when Mu Yuze saw Lu Xue's indifferent face, his heart suddenly turned cold. It was as if a bucket of cold water had been poured over his head. All the joy, excitement, and little happiness from before had all vanished, leaving only stiffness and silence between them.
Mu Yuze could feel that Lu Xue was silently pushing him away. This kind of rejection wasn't expressed in words, but he could truly feel her alienation.
For a moment, he even wished that Lu Xue would be angry with him and yell at him right then and there, rather than showing such a cold and indifferent expression. Mu Yuze moved his lips, but in the end, he said nothing.
Lu Xue took a few steps back and stood a bit farther away from him. The fireworks were still going off, but the atmosphere between them seemed to have been frozen.
The sound of the fireworks exploding one after another seemed to be a mockery of them, ringing coldly in the distance.
Lu Xue took slow steps backward. Finally, suppressing her voice, she spoke in what she thought was the calmest voice.
"Before, you asked me for an answer. I said I would think carefully about your proposal, and I would give you a reply after I had made up my mind."
She paused for a moment. Lu Xue took a deep breath, suppressing the trembling of her fingertips, and slowly said, "Now I've thought it through. Maybe we're really not suitable for each other. We're different people, and our life paths will never overlap. Let's not cause trouble for each other."
After saying this, she calmly turned around and walked away step by step.
Mu Yuze stood there for a long time without moving. The distance between them gradually widened.
When Lu Xue reached behind the deserted bushes, she finally let out a breath and took out her phone with a trembling hand.
The video on the phone still showed the picture sent by that unknown email. In this video, Mu Yuze carried Ding Muyun into a room. Their postures were ambiguous. Then they fell onto the bed together. Ding Muyun's half - exposed shoulder was touching Mu Yuze's body.
Just looking at this video, it was not hard to imagine what would happen to the two of them in this room later.
Lu Xue didn't want to think about it. Whenever she did, her heart would ache like being pricked by needles.
She turned her head away and shook her head, trying to get this out of her mind.
In her past life experiences, she had never been confessed to, nor had she ever felt so sad because of a person.
All of this was unknown to her, so it was extremely difficult for her to deal with these emotions.
She walked back step by step. Suddenly, she felt her face was wet. When she touched it, she found that tears had fallen from the corners of her eyes.
She didn't even understand why she was shedding tears because of Mu Yuze. They had never been together, and they had never said they loved each other.
Everything stopped right when it should have. It was a timely cut of losses, and neither of them had suffered any trauma. This should be the best result for both of them.
Lu Xue walked back slowly. She didn't know how long she had walked. When she looked up, she found that she had already returned to the holiday house.
The holiday house was empty in the night. The warm yellow light that used to be on across from it was now dark.
There was no one in the holiday house. Lu Xue thought that Mu Yuze would probably move out of this holiday house tomorrow. Their relationship had come to an end.
She let out a bitter smile, dragged her tired body back to her room, and went to bed. However, when she lay in bed, some inexplicable grievances welled up in her heart.
These grievances were hard to describe, but they made her toss and turn.
When she was still awake in the middle of the night, Lu Xue tried to call Han Xiaolv.
She had only tried it out of curiosity, but unexpectedly, as soon as she dialed Han Xiaolv's number, the call was immediately connected.
On the other end, Han Xiaolv was still full of energy and asked Lu Xue, "What's up? Can't sleep at night?"
Lu Xue just murmured "um" without saying anything. Her mood was a bit low, but Han Xiaolv on the other end didn't notice Lu Xue's mood and continued to share with her.