In Xue Rui's view, Lin Ruoxi's poor state was likely due to her having been adrift for too long.
He recalled how he hadn't played in the sand with the little lass that day... She had seemed so eager to play with him.
'It's just digging in the sand, right? Why couldn't I have played?'
'Men are boys till the day they die. They can spend a lifetime polishing a damn pair of walnuts, so what's so wrong with playing in the sand with a pretty girl for a while?'
But he had to admit, Lin Ruoxi's dependence on him had created a subconscious certainty—that the little lass would never leave.
That was why, emotionally, he subconsciously favored the more proactive Gu Muxue.
Meanwhile, Lin Ruoxi always prioritized his feelings. 'Doesn't the little lass feel a bit wronged sometimes, too?'
Like when he was leaving, or the times he didn't play games with her...
