After Being Marked By A Love Rival - Chapter 46

Qi Musi didn’t mind, but Qi Muyan didn’t dare to do so.

Because he also didn’t have any evidence, and… even if he did have evidence, how could he explain it? Say that the water with the ingredient Qi Musi used to trick you was actually given to her by me?

Qi Muyan took a deep breath, his originally handsome face becoming slightly contorted.

After a moment, he finally calmed down.

The only reason Qi Muyan could still stand here quietly now was because of his inner self-comfort.

After all, even if Qi Musi played a trick, so what? Qi Musi was now opposing Father. He believed it wouldn’t be long before she lost Qi Rong’s trust and favor, and that would be his time to step up.

Qi Muyan’s thinking was sound, but he forgot one thing: he was an Omega. And he underestimated Qi Rong’s favoritism towards his daughter and his control over the entire Qi family.

It was impossible for Qi Rong to allow the Qi family, which he had managed for many years, to be handed over to a married Omega in the future.

After this self-comfort, Qi Muyan calmed down and bypassed Qi Musi to enter the house.

Classes started at two in the afternoon, but until they were about to leave, Qi Musi hadn’t returned.

Xie Rong couldn’t help but frown, feeling a sense of inexplicable worry.

She didn’t know what she was worried about; after all, Qi Musi was going back to her own home, and she had promised her that everything would be fine, so no matter what, she shouldn’t be bullied… right?

But perhaps the story Qi Musi told before had left a deep impression and memory on Xie Rong, which led to a significant change in Qi Musi’s image in Xie Rong’s mind now.

If before, Qi Musi was someone who often smiled, treated all people of the opposite sex with a lack of boundaries, and looked like a frivolous playboy in Xie Rong’s eyes.

Now, she had completely transformed into a vulnerable little white rabbit or a pitiful figure who seemed like anyone could bully her.

This contrast was undeniably huge. But Xie Rong accepted it well.

If anything… it was her previous stereotype that had disappeared.

Due to various reasons before, Xie Rong held a prejudice against Qi Musi, so no matter what she did, Xie Rong would overthink it negatively. As a result, bad impressions accumulated and never eased.

But now, Xie Rong had slowly chosen to reconcile with Qi Musi, and coupled with the other person’s explanation yesterday, it had resolved the knot in Xie Rong’s heart. So now she was able to look at Qi Musi with normal eyes. Naturally, she felt more camaraderie.

After all, sometimes Xie Rong was like this: although she didn’t say it on the surface, she would care and worry deep down.

On the way to the classroom, Zhao Rongrong mentioned, “Musi hasn’t arrived yet. Is she not coming this afternoon?”

Hearing this, Xie Rong’s eyebrows moved slightly. After a slight hesitation, she took out her phone, found Qi Musi, opened their chat, and after pausing for a moment, sent a message asking about her.

After sending it, Xie Rong felt a strange sense of guilt.

But where this guilt came from, and why it arose, she couldn’t figure out.

The other person replied quickly.

[Musi]: Of course I’m coming. Since I promised Xiao Rong, how could I break my word?

She also added a small emoji.

Xie Rong frowned slightly, hesitated for a moment, and then asked: [But you haven’t arrived at the dorm yet.]

This time, Qi Musi’s side was silent for a while.

Xie Rong didn’t mind, just assuming Qi Musi was typing slowly or was temporarily delayed by something.

In reality, Qi Musi was just startled by Xie Rong’s concern and attention.

She hadn’t asked for much; she just wanted Xie Rong’s impression of her to be reversed, and then she would conquer the fortress step by step, steadily. That would have been great.

But Qi Musi hadn’t expected that she had only taken the first step, yet Xie Rong herself had already leaped to the third step. It was truly… a pleasant surprise.

The smile in Qi Musi’s eyes deepened, but she restrained herself internally, preventing herself from becoming overly excited or rash, which might ruin their current relationship.

She chuckled and explained as usual: [I didn’t go back to the dorm. I came straight to the classroom.]

Seeing this message, the tension in Xie Rong’s brows eased, as if she was relieved.

Then she put away her phone and mentioned, “She’s in the classroom.”

Zhao Rongrong looked up puzzled, but in the next moment, she understood who Xie Rong’s “she” referred to.

So she opened her mouth in surprise: “You, you mean Musi?”

Xie Rong nodded.

After getting confirmation from Xie Rong, Zhao Rongrong’s surprise grew even more. She pointed at Xie Rong with a trembling finger: “Something’s not right! You, you, Xiao Rong, why have you suddenly become so close with Musi!”

Xie Rong frowned slightly. “What do you mean?”

Zhao Rongrong: “If it were before, you wouldn’t have cared at all!”

“…”

Xie Rong stiffened slightly, feeling embarrassed for once.

She pursed her lips, cleared her throat, and averted her gaze.

“I… I admit I had some prejudice against Qi Musi before,” she said softly. “So I wasn’t that close to her.”

Rarely seeing Xie Rong explain herself, Zhao Rongrong didn’t chatter on. After hearing Xie Rong’s words, she asked thoughtfully, “So, does that mean your prejudice against Musi is gone now?”

Xie Rong’s ears were red, and she nodded.

Zhao Rongrong sighed with emotion: “Congratulations.”

Xie Rong glanced at her, didn’t press for an explanation, and just took it as Zhao Rongrong expressing relief that the dorm atmosphere had improved.

Mo Li raised an eyebrow, picking up the thread of conversation and asking, “Then, where are you and Musi at now?”

Zhao Rongrong, who knew the inside story, suddenly panicked. How could she ask so directly! What if she scared Xiao Rong away!

However, the facts proved that Xie Rong didn’t think in that direction at all.

She simply answered normally: “The same as with you.”

“Oh” Mo Li looked thoughtful.

Zhao Rongrong breathed a sigh of relief. “It’s fine, being the same as us is good.” At least it meant their relationship was closer.

When they arrived at the classroom, Xie Rong indeed saw Qi Musi sitting alone there. She had also placed two books on the seats behind her, saving spots for them.

She walked over first, heading towards the other person.

Qi Musi noticed the movement and the scent, then looked up, smiling sweetly at Xie Rong, clearly in a good mood: “Xiao Rong.”

Seeing that she was still smiling and didn’t look like she had been wronged, Xie Rong felt relieved.

She nodded and naturally took a seat next to her.

Qi Musi froze slightly, then her smile deepened.

She picked up her book, greeted Mo Li and Zhao Rongrong, and then turned to look at Xie Rong, taking in her exquisite and beautiful profile. Her heart felt restless.

After all, they had been in close proximity just yesterday, and it was hard for her drifting heart to settle down immediately today.

Qi Musi brought up the previous topic. She curved her eyes, “Was Xiao Rong just now concerned about me?”

In the past, Xie Rong would have directly denied it and unceremoniously asked Qi Musi if she was having some kind of delusion, or rather… in the past, Xie Rong wouldn’t have given Qi Musi the opportunity to ask this question at all.

But now, she thought for a moment and nodded honestly.

Qi Musi’s eyes held surprise and joy, and she couldn’t help but chuckle: “I thought you would deny it.”

Xie Rong looked at her. “Why?”

She thought for a moment. “Probably because… I’ve never received such sincerity from Xiao Rong before?”

Xie Rong’s movements paused.

Qi Musi pursed her lips. “I’m sorry, Xiao Rong, I didn’t mean to say that.”

Xie Rong lowered her gaze. “It’s not wrong for you to say that. After all, I only regarded you as a familiar stranger before, so naturally, I wouldn’t care about you.”

For this kind of thing, Xie Rong saw no need and was too lazy to lie, so she never hid her thoughts and feelings.

“What about now?”

Xie Rong looked up. “Now, you are my… friend.” When she said the last two words, she pursed her lips, a little afraid that this definition she set might be rejected.

But thankfully, it wasn’t.

Qi Musi certainly wouldn’t reject it after all, this was a relationship she had worked so hard to achieve. How could she deny it herself?

Starting slowly from being friends is fine, she wasn’t in a rush.

Xie Rong couldn’t help but breathe a sigh of relief. It wasn’t until this moment that she felt completely relaxed.

She thought that the relationship between her and Qi Musi… could indeed be described by one word.

Ice-breaking.

After going through some messy incidents and misunderstandings, Xie Rong and Qi Musi could now truly be considered friends, with their relationship mended.

Before this class ended, the teacher mentioned: “We will start outlining the key points next class, so remember to bring your textbooks.”

University lectures were usually given using PowerPoint, so even if students didn’t bring their textbooks, it wasn’t a major problem to some extent, not to mention that some people didn’t even listen to the lecture.

Someone below asked, “Teacher, are we having an open-book exam?”

“Closed book.”

“You’re even outlining the key points! Thank you, Teacher, you’re the best!”

Zhao Rongrong was also surprised. “Holy cow, are we already entering the key points stage?”

Generally, outlining key points meant the arrival of final exams, which meant the holiday, and in this semester, it also meant… Lunar New Year.

Xie Rong was also stunned, probably not expecting time to pass so quickly, but she quickly snapped back to attention and nodded, “Probably.”

After all, there weren’t many days left.

Zhao Rongrong couldn’t help but cheer: “Freedom is coming.”

Qi Musi had a smile on her face, but she wasn’t as relaxed inside.

She was just thinking that just as they finally broke the ice and advanced a step, they would be forced to separate. This certainly wasn’t a good thing.

And… she would miss Xie Rong too.

“Is Xiao Rong’s family in C City?” Qi Musi turned and asked.

Xie Rong nodded; this wasn’t a private matter.

Qi Musi lowered her eyes slightly, concealing her emotions.

Going to C City was not difficult, Qi Musi could even stay there for the entire holiday. Aside from the Lunar New Year, she didn’t need to stay here, in the Qi family home.

Moreover, getting a high-speed rail ticket was not a problem at all, and staying in a hotel there was neither complicated nor expensive.

But the problem was, how should she bring up this matter?

Since Qi Musi wanted to go there, she naturally wanted to see Xie Rong, preferably every day.

But if she actually did that, would it inconvenience Xie Rong?

Or… was this an opportunity to subtly hint for Xie Rong to open up?

Thinking of this, Qi Musi’s gaze deepened.