"Don't you know how thick-skinned he is? You'll be at a disadvantage if you keep indulging him like this," Gu Muxue said in a low voice.
'Lin Ruoxi is always worrying too much,' Gu Muxue thought. 'With how thick-skinned Xue Rui is, could he really be bullied by me?'
'Even though I locked Xue Rui out, I have a feeling I'll be the one losing out in the end. I've never been able to get the upper hand with him, not since we were kids. Instead, I've just fallen deeper and deeper...'
"It's... it's not a disadvantage," Lin Ruoxi said, shaking her head again and again.
Gu Muxue sighed in exasperation. "You even agreed to Xue Rui having two girlfriends, and you still say you're not at a disadvantage."
Lin Ruoxi said meekly, "But... so are you."
Gu Muxue had been about to give Lin Ruoxi a lecture, but that single sentence made her swallow the words she'd been preparing.
"I'm not like you. He listens to me," Gu Muxue said, pouting.
