Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

Xue Rui was speechless for a moment, thinking to himself that you are far too bad.

Gu Muxue asked him to give the red envelope to Lin Ruoxi, but she hasn't given it to her yet.

The girl was actually biased; she gave him a 2000 yuan red envelope but only gave Lin Ruoxi a 1000 yuan one-half of it.

Lin Ruoxi, on the other hand, was ten times worse...

Lin Ruoxi felt very guilty at this moment, and her fingers were drawing circles on the steering wheel.

Lin Ruoxi wanted to give Xue Rui a larger red envelope, but she didn't know how much New Year's money Gu Muxue was planning to give Xue Rui, so she prepared a little more.

As for Gu Muxue, it doesn't matter. Gu Muxue is very smart. She gave Gu Muxue five hundred yuan, and Gu Muxue will definitely give her five hundred yuan back.

"I won't tell her, but you have to promise me one thing."

Xue Rui lowered his voice and stuffed Lin Ruoxi's large red envelope into his pocket, then took out the red envelope that Gu Muxue had asked him to give to Lin Ruoxi.

"What is it?" Lin Ruoxi asked excitedly.

Xue Rui lowered his voice, clearly whispering to her, something he couldn't let Gu Muxue know.

Xue Rui instructed, "Xi Xi, close your eyes for a moment."

"Okay, sure." Lin Ruoxi obediently closed her eyes, her heart filled with secret joy.

Xue Rui took out the red envelope that Gu Muxue had asked him to pass on to Lin Ruoxi, and divided the thousand yuan into two portions, putting them into two red envelopes.

Just as Xue Rui was about to hand it over to Lin Ruoxi, he suddenly felt that he should contribute something.

So he took out another twenty-yuan note from his pocket and casually put it into the red envelope on top.

No more, no less, exactly 520.

What a lovely number! The little girl will be so happy.

"Alright, you can open your eyes now." Xue Rui handed over two red envelopes with a grin.

"Is it for me?" Lin Ruoxi asked, pointing to herself.

The car was parked quietly on the side of the road. Lin Ruoxi noticed every tiny sound inside the car and guessed that Xue Rui was going to give her New Year's money.

Even though she had guessed it beforehand, she still couldn't suppress her excitement the moment she saw the red envelope.

"Yes, one is mine, and the other is what Mu Xue asked me to give to you."

Xue Rui thought to himself that the little girl was really good at making people happy. Even though the red envelope he gave in return was rather insignificant, the little girl still looked delighted.

Lin Ruoxi accepted the red envelope with both hands and asked timidly, "Can I...can I open it now?"

"Of course." Xue Rui nodded.

After receiving a response, Lin Ruoxi opened the red envelope without hesitation.

The first red envelope contained five 100-yuan bills and a brand-new 20-yuan bill.

On May 520th, Xue Rui said he loved me.

Just as Lin Ruoxi was about to put the red envelope back, she suddenly discovered that there was a note inside.

Lin Ruoxi's heart was pounding. This was the first time Xue Rui had written her a love letter. She took a deep breath and slowly opened it with her back to Xue Rui.

【Ruoxi, Ruoxi, I'm so grateful for your care these past six months. Happy New Year to you and Xiaorui!】

The first thing that catches the eye is Gu Muxue's handwriting.

Lin Ruoxi's expression was blank. Why did Gu Muxue give her such an ambiguous red envelope?

She hurriedly opened another red envelope and found five hundred yuan lying quietly inside.

Lin Ruoxi frowned and began to analyze the cause of the matter.

Given Xue Rui's curious nature, he must have opened Gu Muxue's red envelope. The sound of him hurriedly putting the red envelope away just now made it sound like he put the wrong one in...

Xue Rui scratched his head, completely baffled. In his mind, the little girl would have hugged him and given him a big kiss when she saw the amount in the red envelope.

Thinking of this, Xue Rui immediately became nervous. What exactly went wrong?
"Rui, how much money did Mu Xue give me?" Lin Ruoxi asked seriously, as she felt this matter was very serious.

Xue Rui touched his nose, looking somewhat embarrassed.

Could it be that the little girl and the young lady have already checked their accounts?

He got caught taking kickbacks from Gu Muxue?

Unaware of what had happened, Xue Rui instinctively switched to deception mode:

“Xixi, I’m doing this for your own good. Muxue gave you a thousand, but you only gave her five hundred. I’m afraid you’ll feel bad about it…”

Upon hearing the number "1000," Lin Ruoxi breathed a long sigh of relief and patted her chest, saying:

"I know you did this for Mu Xue's own good, and she would feel guilty if she gave too much."

Xue Rui frowned deeply. How did you manage to answer first?
Why is that little girl patting her chest? Did I upset her?
Hmm~ Is this little girl being sarcastic?
Should I take this statement in reverse?
Xue Rui was extremely conflicted. He suddenly felt that the little girl's personality could be quite torturous at times.

Lin Ruoxi tilted her head and blinked in confusion. Why was Xue Rui looking at her like that?
Eyes darting away, limbs retracting—a standard defensive posture…

Xue Rui seems... a little afraid of her?

Lin Ruoxi panicked immediately. She unbuckled her seatbelt, leaned slightly to the side, cupped Xue Rui's face in her hands, and gave him a deep kiss.

Xue Rui's heart was pounding; he couldn't understand Lin Ruoxi's behavior.

But from the little girl's gentle movements, Xue Rui realized that Lin Ruoxi was not angry.

After a long while, Lin Ruoxi gently stepped back, caressed Xue Rui's face, and said softly:

“Rui, I love you too. I know you’re the gentlest, but you’re a little careless. You put the note Mu Xue wrote into your own red envelope.”

Lin Ruoxi showed Xue Rui the note, then neatly stuffed it into another red envelope, handed the envelope containing 520 yuan back to Xue Rui, and shook his arm vigorously.
"Please...please show it to me again, okay?"

Xue Rui was a little afraid of her just now, so Lin Ruoxi lowered her already soft voice even further to make up for it, speaking as if she had a piece of candy in her mouth.

Upon hearing Lin Ruoxi's gentle words, Xue Rui suddenly felt weak and powerless, as if his bones had melted.

He looked at Lin Ruoxi in surprise. The little girl would occasionally glance at him, then nervously lower her head again.

She was so arrogant on the kang (heated brick bed), but now she's all shy and cute, whining and acting like a little fox.

"Xixi, you must have been a little fox in your past life, and you've cultivated yourself into a spirit in this one," Xue Rui said with a smile.

Lin Ruoxi made excuses for this scumbag, comforted herself, and even reassured him.

Who could resist such an understanding beauty? No wonder King Zhou was wrong!

So, it turns out, the art of seduction really does exist in this world!
Xue Rui stroked Lin Ruoxi's head and said, "The fox demon rubbed against my door and stole half of my soul with a single glance."

"Yes, foxes are also canines."

Lin Ruoxi obediently lowered her head to let Xue Rui touch her, but in her heart she was thinking: Is the other half of her soul with Gu Muxue?
After Xue Rui had his fill of touching it, he handed the red envelope back to Lin Ruoxi: "Here you go, this is your New Year's money."

"Then... then what about Mu Xue..." Lin Ruoxi blinked.

The New Year's money was given out too early this year. If she sees Gu Muxue on the first day of the Lunar New Year, should she give her another one?

"Shh~ This New Year's money is for you alone. After the New Year, I will give you another one openly and honestly, and give one to her too."

Xue Rui hunched his neck as he spoke, as if afraid that Gu Muxue, who was thousands of miles away, would hear him. His main purpose was to get closer to the little girl.

"Okay, I understand. I won't tell." Lin Ruoxi's voice was also kept very low.

She hugged the 520 yuan Xue Rui had given her tightly and smiled sheepishly. Xue Rui meant that he would give her two portions, while Gu Muxue would only receive one.

Lin Ruoxi enjoys Xue Rui's favoritism, even though she knows it's unfair to her good friend and makes her a "traitor" who betrays her friend.

But she wanted to keep all the benefits for herself, and even wanted to steal back Xue Rui's other "half a soul." "Indeed, I really am a bad woman."

With that thought in her mind, Lin Ruoxi weakly started the car engine.

Xue Rui grinned. He planned to repeat today's actions after Gu Muxue returned, "pretending" to give Gu Muxue a separate red envelope.

He's not as easily fooled as a young girl; he needs to practice his acting skills more.

……

Half an hour later, Xue Rui sat in the passenger seat, staring intently at his phone. The screen displayed "The Basic Qualities of an Actor."

Suddenly, Xue Rui noticed that the outdoor light had dimmed.

He glanced out the window, then turned his head in confusion:
"Xixi, didn't we agree to visit Grandma? Where are we?"

"Hmm, let's go to the underground parking garage of the mall to buy Grandma new clothes for the New Year, and also some health supplements she likes," Lin Ruoxi said truthfully.

"You're not going to let the old lady go home?"

Xue Rui gasped. Lin Ruoxi was indulging the old lady's vanity; she was clearly trying to coax an old child.

“I…she’s quite happy at the nursing home, and there’s nothing for her to do when she goes back home,” Lin Ruoxi stammered.

Xue Rui turned around and looked at Lin Ruoxi in disbelief.

He really wanted to say that the little girl was truly "filial," but after thinking about Lin Ruoxi's experiences from childhood to adulthood, he realized that he had no right to say such a thing.

As the saying goes: You raised me when I was young, and I will take care of you when you are old.

The complete saying should actually be: "How you raised me when I was young, I will take care of you when you are old."

If someone fails to fulfill their obligations, then Lin Ruoxi certainly has no obligation to fulfill her duties.

As an elder, the old lady did not show much care for Lin Ruoxi, but instead allowed her son to commit domestic violence for more than ten years.

By the time the old lady "had a change of heart," Lin Ruoxi was already bent over by the burdens of life.

If it were him, he would consider it an act of merit to even give the old lady a bite to eat, let alone take her home for the New Year.

This is also why he has never really liked the old lady.

Lin Ruoxi has such a background, and she is still willing to take the time to talk to her mother on the phone, occasionally go back to visit her on weekends, and even bend down to wash her mother's feet. She is already an exceptionally filial daughter.

Even if you don't raise me when I'm young, I'll still take care of you when you're old.

Xue Rui believes that Lin Ruoxi's life story is enough to qualify her for the "Top Ten People Who Moved China".

When Lin Ruoxi noticed that Xue Rui wasn't speaking, she quickly changed her tune, saying, "I...I'll listen to you, are you...going to answer or not?"

“That’s your grandma, of course she’ll look after you.” Xue Rui subconsciously avoided the trap question.

"Hmm, then... I won't answer?" Lin Ruoxi muttered softly.

Xue Rui said with a serious expression, "Xi Xi, although I want to say it, I can't tell you, and you can't tell anyone that I told you. Do you understand what I mean?"

Lin Ruoxi was a little confused by Xue Rui's words: "I...I didn't quite understand."

“You are her granddaughter, so you can do whatever you want, but I, as an outsider, have no right to say anything,” Xue Rui explained patiently.

"Hmm, how should I leave Grandma behind?" Lin Ruoxi asked earnestly.

"Xi Xi, don't say what's on your mind." Xue Rui covered his face and smiled bitterly for a while before discussing it face to face with Lin Ruoxi.

"I'll reluctantly help you this once. You play the bad cop, and I'll play the good cop. If you don't let Grandma go home, I'll retort appropriately. Let's put on a show..."

Lin Ruoxi looked at Xue Rui with tender eyes.

The word "home" no longer hurts her; wherever Xue Rui is, that's home.

Lin Ruoxi was thinking that she would have to go back to Xue Rui's hometown for the New Year and wouldn't have a chance to take care of her grandmother.

Moreover, Grandma and Xue Rui have never gotten along. Now Xue Rui has options; he has his own parents and another girlfriend.

If Xue Rui is uncomfortable staying with her, he may leave at any time.

Where can she go then?

Standing outside the window, looking downstairs, I wonder if Xue Rui will appear at some point.

She might have been able to wait before, but she is no longer the patient Lin Ruoxi she once was; she can't wait anymore.

Leaving her grandmother behind was Lin Ruoxi's most helpless choice; she thought she would try to spend more time with her grandmother in the future...

"How about we pretend to have a fight, and I lose the argument?"

"No, no, this is too fake. How can you possibly argue with me? I'll play the bad guy."

Xue Rui felt his thoughts were a bit jumbled; he seemed unable to play a good guy, and Lin Ruoxi couldn't play a bad guy either.

Lin Ruoxi smiled gently. She was usually not very talkative, but she loved watching Xue Rui chatter on and on about stories.

"Rui, I'm a bad woman, and I'll show you how bad I can be." Lin Ruoxi took a deep breath, unbuckled her seatbelt, and prepared to get out of the car to open the door for Xue Rui.

Xue Rui suppressed a laugh and said, "Don't buy it. I really want to see just how bad you can be."

“Well, she can’t take health supplements anyway.” Lin Ruoxi obediently sat back in the car, agreeing with Xue Rui’s words.

Xue Rui: ……

Half an hour later, Xue Rui and Lin Ruoxi arrived at the entrance of the nursing home.

"Hmm, I need to act like I'm in a bad mood, with a blank expression. The employees are all afraid I'll stay silent..." Lin Ruoxi kept talking about the experience she had summarized.

After getting out of the car, Lin Ruoxi applied bright lipstick to the car window, then patted her cheeks, preparing a "cold and ruthless" aloof face.

Xue Rui's lips twitched. The little girl was putting on lipstick?

Are you really planning to show him how "bad" you are?

The old lady is probably going to be sad today.

As Lin Ruoxi walked into the courtyard, an elderly man taking a stroll saw her enter the nursing home and greeted her warmly: "Xixi, are you on vacation?"

Lin Ruoxi subconsciously bowed and nodded, responding with a polite smile, "Hello Grandpa Zhang, I've come to see Grandma."

"Hello, Grandma Liu."

"Oh my, this girl's smile is as beautiful as a flower."

……

Along the way, Lin Ruoxi greeted every acquaintance she met.

Xue Rui pinched the bridge of his nose. This little girl broke down in a second, didn't she?

Following the clues from the others, Xue Rui and Lin Ruoxi quickly found the old lady.

The old lady heard Lin Ruoxi approaching from afar. She turned around kindly, but when she saw Xue Rui, she deliberately frowned.

After the two entered, the old lady asked with a stern face, "Xixi, I saw that other college students have already started their holidays. Why are you only coming now?"

Lin Ruoxi opened her mouth, glanced at Xue Rui beside her, and said in an icy voice:

"What does it matter to me whether other people get a holiday or not?"

Xue Rui turned around abruptly. Was this the Lin Ruoxi he knew?

The old lady also looked bewildered, exchanging an uncertain glance with Xue Rui:
"Xue Rui, did she take the wrong medicine?" (End of Chapter)