After Being Marked By A Love Rival - Chapter 57

This surge of emotion came quickly and intensely, making it impossible for Qi Musi to stop it. Of course, it was also possible that she didn’t want to stop it at all.

She leaned there, her eyes lowered, her expression calm, as if pondering for several seconds. Then, Qi Musi curved her lips in helplessness, deciding to submit to her own heart.

…She wanted to go.

Then she would try to go.

So, she clicked on Zhao Rongrong’s profile picture and directly asked if she knew Xie Rong’s home address.

Zhao Rongrong did know, but she didn’t answer immediately. Instead, she first asked Qi Musi what she was going to do.

Qi Musi paused, then sent Zhao Rongrong her own location.

【Not doing anything, just want to go and see Xiaorong.】

Zhao Rongrong clicked on the location and was horrified by the address she saw.

【You, you, you, this is the New Year, and you actually ran off to C City?!】

Qi Musi smiled faintly, her eyes downcast, and replied to her: 【It’s not far anyway, just next door.】

Besides, staying at home was boring, so she might as well come here. At least Xie Rong was here, and she even got to see snow.

Zhao Rongrong was startled by her impulsiveness, but she didn’t comment recklessly. After a while, she told Qi Musi: 【But I feel like it’s not appropriate for me to say. Why don’t you ask Xiaorong yourself? I’ll help you put in a good word!】

Qi Musi wasn’t too surprised by this result. She was prepared to ask Xie Rong directly. The reason she tried asking Zhao Rongrong first was simply to give herself some time to prepare and delay, as no matter what, asking Xie Rong directly would still make her a little nervous.

After replying to Zhao Rongrong, Qi Musi paused for a moment and then directly called Xie Rong.

Xie Rong was stunned when she saw the caller ID, probably not expecting Qi Musi to call at this time. But then she thought, perhaps it was just to send a New Year’s greeting?

Thinking this, Xie Rong answered the call.

“Xiaorong.” Qi Musi exhaled a breath of white mist on the other end of the phone, then called her with a soft laugh.

The voice transmitted through the phone was slightly distorted. Xie Rong paused, probably feeling a little unaccustomed, and then responded. “What’s wrong?”

“Something is. I’ve come to C City.” Qi Musi didn’t hide or beat around the bush; she was unusually direct.

Xie Rong’s eyes widened in surprise. “What?” After confirming that she hadn’t misheard and that Qi Musi wasn’t joking, her voice carried an unsuppressed astonishment. “You, why are you coming to C City at this time?”

Then, Xie Rong recalled that Qi Musi had asked her about C City the day before they left school. Could it be that she had already decided to come back then?

Next, she thought of Qi Musi’s family…

On such a day of family reunion, she left the family she had always lived with to come to another unfamiliar city. Was it… because she was being bullied at home?

At the thought of this possibility, Xie Rong’s heart stirred, and she felt a little restless.

“Where are you now? The station?” Xie Rong pressed.

Qi Musi said, “Outside a hotel, but I haven’t gone in yet.”

Xie Rong asked her, “Not enough rooms? Are they all booked?”

At this point, she wondered if, in the case of a room shortage, she should invite Qi Musi to stay at her house for the night out of roommate friendship, as she couldn’t just leave her stranded on the street.

Of course, Xie Rong could absolutely guarantee that she had no personal motives; the reason she was considering Qi Musi this way was because she was her roommate… and nothing more.

Qi Musi’s face held a slight smile, her eyes lowered, showing gentle emotion. “There are rooms.”

“Oh…” Xie Rong responded, not knowing what to say all of a sudden.

After a while, she asked, “Is there anything you called me for?” It couldn’t be just to inform her that she had arrived in C City, could it?

Qi Musi paused, then softly said, “I want to go find you, Xiaorong, but I’m scared.”

Xie Rong was slightly stunned, unsure whether it was because Qi Musi wanted to find her or because of the word “scared.”

After a moment, she pursed her lips and simply said, “What are you scared of? I won’t eat you.”

Qi Musi chuckled, joking, “I’m afraid you’ll hit me, after all… you know everything now, don’t you?”

Xie Rong knew Qi Musi was referring to the fact that she knew about Qi Musi’s feelings for her. Her fingers unconsciously picked at the corner of the table, and then she said calmly, “Am I really that violent a person?”

Qi Musi froze, subconsciously holding her breath, afraid to confirm the conjecture in her heart. “So, do you mean I… can?”

Xie Rong’s tone was calm and steady, as if completely unaffected, and she rattled off an address. “Call me when you arrive. Be careful on the way.”

Then, she hung up the phone without waiting for Qi Musi’s reply.

However, no matter how steady her tone, Xie Rong herself could not be completely unmoved. After hanging up, she held the phone, and after a moment, covered her forehead, her earlobes, hidden by her hair, a deep crimson.

Qi Musi maintained the posture from when she was on the phone, and a gust of cold wind blew, ruffling the hair on her forehead.

Qi Musi came back to her senses, looked down at the dark screen, slowly clenched her fingers, and a smile appeared at the corner of her lips.

Then, she put on her hat and hailed a taxi.

After getting out at the correct address, Qi Musi looked up at the buildings in front of the residential area, slightly curving her eyes, her heart filled with an unprecedented sense of anticipation and gentleness.

She had never done anything like this before, nor had she ever come to an unfamiliar city on the eve of the New Year because of missing someone.

Qi Musi let out a breath, and then sent a message to Xie Rong.

She stood downstairs waiting, and soon, she saw Xie Rong’s figure emerge from between the buildings.

Qi Musi’s hands were in her pockets, and her lips were curved into a smile.

Xie Rong walked out, her facial expression as indifferent as ever, but because she had run out, her hair was a little messy, and her gaze upon Qi Musi was not just calm.

Xie Rong walked up to Qi Musi and looked her up and down.

“It’s so late, and it’s New Year’s Eve, you…”

Xie Rong originally wanted to ask Qi Musi what she was thinking. Although she was an Alpha, didn’t she fear danger?

And wasn’t her family back home worried?

Also, why did she suddenly come to find… her? It must be her she was looking for.

However, Xie Rong didn’t have time to ask this string of questions before she was interrupted by Qi Musi’s actions.

Qi Musi smiled at her. “Xiaorong.” Then she took a step forward, directly putting her arms around Xie Rong and holding her in her embrace.

Even in such winter weather, with both of them wearing thick coats, they couldn’t warm each other, and because of the thickness of their clothes, they couldn’t even feel each other’s touch. But at that moment, Xie Rong still felt a little… startled.

She was speechless, not knowing where to put her hands.

Qi Musi was very close to her, practically resting her head on Xie Rong’s shoulder.

Snowflakes began to fall again, drifting down from the distant sky onto their shoulders and hair.

Xie Rong’s eyelashes trembled, and in that moment, she suddenly didn’t want to say anything at all.

After a moment of silence, she reached out a hand and lightly patted Qi Musi’s back. The force was very gentle.

After an unknown amount of time, Qi Musi finally released her. She curved her lips. “Sorry, I got too excited.”

Xie Rong looked at her, unsure how to respond to that, so she simply bypassed it and asked Qi Musi, “Did you come here for something? Or is it simply because you didn’t want to go home?”

If it was the former, it didn’t matter much, but if it was the latter, Xie Rong was somewhat worried.

She didn’t care about Qi Musi excessively, it was just that the other party was her roommate and had even shared her personal affairs, so Xie Rong felt she should worry, based on both emotion and reason.

Qi Musi shook her head, her eyes fixed on Xie Rong. “I just… purely wanted to come and see you.”

Xie Rong paused, then uncomfortably shifted her gaze away.

Although she was very direct and decisive when testing Zhao Rongrong, when facing Qi Musi, she didn’t know how to handle the boundary and attitude.

Too close, and it might lead her to misunderstand, but Xie Rong had no other ambiguous feelings for Qi Musi, she genuinely only regarded Qi Musi as a roommate.

Too distant, and it might also lead her to misunderstand, perhaps thinking that Xie Rong disliked her, and consequently alienating herself from the entire dormitory. Although Xie Rong didn’t harbor any romantic feelings for Qi Musi, she certainly didn’t mean to drive her away or dislike her.

She was in a difficult situation.

Perhaps seeing that Xie Rong didn’t know how to respond, Qi Musi didn’t mind. Instead, she smiled and tactfully moved past the topic.

It’s okay; she wasn’t in a hurry.

Besides, it was indeed too early to talk about this. Xie Rong had probably only just received the news and would need a long time to process it.

So, Qi Musi didn’t rush forward but asked, “Shall we take a walk together?”

Xie Rong glanced at her and didn’t object.

The two walked forward along the snow covered street, and for a while, neither spoke.

Qi Musi glanced at the darkening sky and asked Xie Rong, “What plans do you have for the New Year?”

Xie Rong said, “Visiting relatives, that’s it.”

Qi Musi curved her eyes. “Unexpectedly simple.”

“Isn’t that how the New Year is?”

Especially in recent years, there were fewer and fewer elaborate activities for the New Year.

Qi Musi thought for a moment and asked, “Which schools did you attend before, Xiaorong?”

Xie Rong looked at her. “Why do you ask?”

Qi Musi didn’t hide it, but smiled and said, “I want to go see them. Anyway, there’s nothing much to do during the New Year.”

Not expecting this answer, Xie Rong paused, and a complex emotion welled up in her heart.

She hesitated, then gave Qi Musi the names of the schools and briefly mentioned their addresses, not hiding anything.

Qi Musi nodded, wrote them all down, and then smiled, softly saying, “That’s good.”

Xie Rong stopped, turning her head to look at her.

Qi Musi openly accepted her gaze, and then suddenly asked, “What do you think? About me liking you.”