Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

Lin Ruoxi stared blankly; Aunt Zhao knew about her relationship with Xue Rui.

She didn't know what kind of image she had in Aunt Zhao's eyes, but judging from the request Gu Muxue had just made, Aunt Zhao probably didn't like her very much.

Thinking of this, Lin Ruoxi's lips drooped.

“That day, Rui and I went to your house. Your aunt called me upstairs, as if she wanted to talk about something, but Rui didn’t let me go… Was your aunt very angry?” Lin Ruoxi’s voice grew softer and softer.

Lin Ruoxi felt that she had lied to Aunt Zhao, pretending to be Xue Rui's secretary during the National Day holiday...

"I want to apologize to Auntie," Lin Ruoxi said, her voice filled with self-reproach.

"Ruoxi, don't think too much." Gu Muxue shook her head slightly.

Fortunately, Xue Rui protected Lin Ruoxi that day.

Gu Muxue's impression of her mother was that she was kind-hearted and compassionate, often did some charity work, and even donated a Hope Primary School in a remote mountainous area. Every year during the Spring Festival, she would receive letters from children.

She thought that as long as she told her mother about Lin Ruoxi's experiences from childhood to adulthood, her mother would still take care of Lin Ruoxi out of compassion, even though she was unhappy.

But Gu Muxue never expected that her mother would become so cold-blooded and ruthless when it came to her own romantic relationships.

Zhao Lizhen never treated Lin Ruoxi as an independent person, and immediately demanded that Gu Muxue deprive Lin Ruoxi of her due rights.

Lin Ruoxi was not allowed to appear in public, and was even deprived of her right to have children.

That day, she overheard Lin Ruoxi and Xue Rui whispering together; the two even agreed on a time to have a baby…

It's funny, what exactly did she come back for?

Just because of a dream?

If you do as your mother says, everything will be fine.

But what am I worried about?
Was Xue Rui taken away by Lin Ruoxi, or is it that I am not part of their future?
Gu Muxue looked up and met Lin Ruoxi's gaze for a long time before smiling slightly and saying:

"Ruoxi, actually, these are all requests from my mother. I'd like you to help me with this. Thank you."

Gu Muxue felt guilty; Lin Ruoxi shouldn't have suffered such injustice.

So she took the blame upon herself.

"Hmm, it's no trouble at all," Lin Ruoxi quickly waved her hand.

"Ruoxi, can we be good friends now? Like, without any secrets between us?" Gu Muxue extended her hand to Lin Ruoxi.

Gu Muxue and Lin Ruoxi live under the same roof and even have the same boyfriend, but they rarely communicate in their daily lives and each has their own life path.

They see each other all the time, and there's a lot of "tacit understanding" between them.

For example, when one person goes to pick up Xue Rui, they only need to notify the other person, and the other person will give up their time.

When Xue Rui is about to go on a long trip, the two of them will tacitly make different arrangements so that they don't repeat each other's plans...

She never argued with Xue Rui, allowing him to live a relaxed and comfortable life every day.

But Gu Muxue knew very well that there was a distance between her and Lin Ruoxi, and that they each had their own "little secrets".

This is why the two of them have always maintained a certain tacit understanding, but never speak to each other.

Now, she's going to break this strange relationship.

Lin Ruoxi's gaze was somewhat vacant. She had no close friends. She had once longed to be friends with Gu Muxue, but she later realized that it was impossible and that they would inevitably have a conflict sooner or later.

Moreover, looking back, it was she who unilaterally wanted to be friends with Gu Muxue, and Gu Muxue probably only agreed on the surface because she didn't want to hurt her feelings...

They occasionally sided with each other, mostly for Xue Rui's sake, like when Xue Rui argued with the taxi driver, or when Chen Tingting forcefully intervened...

"Why?" Lin Ruoxi's eyes were empty; she didn't understand Gu Muxue's purpose.

Gu Muxue took the initiative to ask to be friends with her, and shared all her secrets without reservation.

Can it really be done?
"Because I like you too, just like you said you liked me before."

“I…” Lin Ruoxi’s eyes darted away.

Lin Ruoxi lacked self-confidence; she believed herself to be a "selfish, bad woman" who would eventually ruin the friendship.

Gu Muxue did not withdraw her hand, still waiting for Lin Ruoxi's answer.

After a long silence, Gu Muxue chose to break the ice:
"Ruoxi, I know what you're thinking. You're wondering if I'll take Xiaorui away after we graduate from university, and what we should do then?"

Lin Ruoxi tensed up instantly. She shifted her body slightly away and asked warily, "Then...would you do that?"

Gu Muxue's gaze faltered for a moment: "I will, I've always thought so, and I'll still think so in the future."

In an instant, Lin Ruoxi's face turned deathly pale.

Her worries turned out to be true, and Gu Muxue readily admitted it.

"Then we are the enemy...the enemy."

A tear slid down Lin Ruoxi's cheek. The thought of Xue Rui being taken away by Gu Muxue made her heart ache.

Gu Muxue took a deep breath: "That's a matter for the future. If Xiao Rui wants to pursue a master's degree, we may have to spend another five or six years together. Just because we are enemies in the future doesn't mean we have to be enemies now."

Lin Ruoxi wiped away her tears; she seemed to understand what Gu Muxue meant.

Since the future is already predetermined, but they still have to spend time together now, they might as well be friends.

Should you make friends with your love rival?

"If we had argued so fiercely before this, do you think Xiao Rui would have been happy?" Gu Muxue chose to bring up Xue Rui.

Only Xue Rui could make Lin Ruoxi waver.

"No." Lin Ruoxi kept shaking her head.

She was terrified that Xue Rui would side with Gu Muxue.

"So?" Gu Muxue loosened her grip slightly, gesturing for Lin Ruoxi to take it.

Lin Ruoxi hesitated for a moment before slowly bringing her hand closer.

The moment their fingertips touched, a "snap" sounded, and the two instinctively pulled their hands back.

After a brief silence, Lin Ruoxi and Gu Muxue smiled at each other and continued to reach out their hands towards each other.

This time, without the interference of static electricity, the two hands, one large and one small, clasped tightly together.

"How do you feel?" Gu Muxue murmured.

This wasn't the first time she had held Lin Ruoxi's hand. Sometimes she and Lin Ruoxi would act like they had a good relationship in front of Xue Rui, but this time was different. She felt a sense of security that she couldn't explain.

It's as if something that didn't exist has been exposed.

"Hmm, the weather is too dry, there's static electricity," Lin Ruoxi said seriously.

“I didn’t ask that.” Gu Muxue glared at Lin Ruoxi.

"Hmm... I feel very at ease." Lin Ruoxi closed her eyes and slowly savored the feeling.

Are you good friends?

In her memory, Gu Muxue was gentle and always kept her word.

She always keeps her word. Although she now has an extra "future worry," she has also gained a good friend in the present.

It's like knowing the end of the world is coming, everyone will sincerely live each day to the fullest.

This feeling is great.

"Ding dong~"

Suddenly, both of their phones rang at the same time.

Gu Muxue picked up her phone and saw that it was a message from Xue Rui in the [Academic Exchange Group].

Xue Rui: Two fairies, who will save me!
Along with this came WeChat location tracking. Gu Muxue: What's wrong?
Xue Rui: [I'm about to be left alone. I feel like the moment I'm alone, Lao Xue will whip me with his belt.]

At that moment, Lin Ruoxi also turned on her phone. She instinctively typed: "Hide quickly, I'm coming right away."

Just as she was about to click the send button, she suddenly remembered that Xue Rui had asked for help in the group chat, not just to her.

So she needs to discuss it with Gu Muxue.

"Hmm, shall I take you there?" Lin Ruoxi asked, blinking.

Gu Muxue hasn't seen Xue Rui in a long time; she should want to go even more than she does.

Gu Muxue chuckled and replied in the group chat: 【Little Ruizi, don't worry, I've sent someone to rescue you.】

Lin Ruoxi hesitated for a moment before sending the edited message.

Xue Rui: [Thank you, Lord Gu.]

Gu Muxue: [You must thank Lord Lin.]

On the other end of the phone, Xue Rui looked puzzled. When did these two become so close?
"Forget it, let's get through this beating first." Xue Rui shook his head and grabbed Wang Zhong, who was standing next to him: "Director Wang, don't rush off, my dad is still here."

"Mr. Xue, time is tight and the task is heavy, I really don't have time to chat with you."

Xue Rui grinned: "Get this straight, I'm the client."

Wang Zhong took a deep breath: "Dad, is that enough?"

"Damn, you really have something urgent to do? Then why are you chatting with me like this?" Xue Rui shoved Wang Zhong aside and turned to find a fortune teller by the roadside. He pulled out a twenty-yuan note:
"Grandpa, can you tell my fortune?"

Wang Zhongxin thought: @#%#%&……

……

Inside the Land Rover.

Gu Muxue frowned, then typed another line: 【Xiao Rui, quickly say thank you to Lord Lin.】

"Mu Xue, tell me where you live, and I'll drop you off at your door." Lin Ruoxi started the car again, her expression anxious.

"He deserved to be hit." Gu Muxue crossed her arms, her expression sullen.

Lin Ruoxi pouted in dissatisfaction: "I don't want to see him get beaten up."

"So you admit he deserved to be hit?" Gu Muxue asked with a smile.

“I shouldn’t have hit him,” Lin Ruoxi retorted.

Gu Muxue chuckled and pointed in a direction for Lin Ruoxi: "Let's go."

In front of a small villa, Lin Ruoxi unloaded Gu Muxue's luggage from the car and anxiously ran to the driver's seat: "Muxue, I'll pick you up tomorrow."

"Okay." Gu Muxue waved her hand: "Don't drive too fast, it's okay if he gets a beating."

Lin Ruoxi honked the horn and turned to leave the village.

Judging from the speed at which she turned around, Lin Ruoxi hadn't listened to her at all.

Gu Muxue sent Xue Rui a message: "Xiao Rui, don't rush her unnecessarily, it could cause trouble."

……

People's Square.

Lin Ruoxi followed the location and found Xue Rui, who was squatting with Xue Jianfeng at a fortune-telling stall.

Xue Rui was trying to avoid being beaten by finding a place to dawdle, while Xue Jianfeng was completely absorbed in the moment.

"Master, please tell my fortune first." Xue Jianfeng tossed down fifty yuan.

The fortune teller glanced up, grabbed Xue Jianfeng's hand, and said, "You're destined for unexpected wealth; you're destined to have at least one son and one daughter..."

"So accurate?" Xue Jianfeng's voice rose an octave.

Xue Rui's lips twitched. Did this even need to be calculated?
Who wouldn't notice the car key on your belt?

With your own son kneeling in front of you, what's so difficult about fooling someone into thinking it's a daughter?
If you don't have a daughter, just say your next child will be a daughter.

"I could do it too," Xue Rui shook his head and left.

"You need to take good care of the elders in your family. Your parents will face a minor calamity around the age of sixty. If they get through it safely, they can live to be a hundred..."

Xue Jianfeng nodded to himself. There had indeed been some trouble at home recently. His father had been diagnosed with a tumor and would need to have surgery after the New Year, but he hadn't told anyone yet.

He thought the old man's calculations were quite accurate, so he tossed down another fifty yuan: "Calculate how many daughters-in-law I have?"

The fortune teller was taken aback; in all his years in the profession, he had never heard of such a question.

Xue Rui also had a strange expression. Was Lao Xue hinting at something to him again?
Suddenly, a faint fragrance wafted to my nose, and someone tugged at my clothes.

Xue Rui glanced to the side and saw that the little girl was panting heavily.

He reached out and patted Lin Ruoxi's head: "Look how anxious you are."

Lin Ruoxi shook her head and nervously examined Xue Rui carefully, as if she wanted to see if he had been beaten.

Xue Rui chuckled and pointed in Xue Jianfeng's direction, saying, "My dad's having his fortune told, he doesn't have time to beat me up."

"Then let's go first, okay?" Lin Ruoxi whispered in Xue Rui's ear.

Today is the last day she can have Xue Rui all to herself. Gu Muxue should arrive tomorrow, and she wants to cherish every minute and second of this moment.

“Okay.” Xue Rui nodded, because he also felt that the girl seemed to have changed her mind and was preparing to go home with him for the New Year.

Since that's the case, it would be best to make it up to the little girl today.

Just as the two were about to slip away, Xue Jianfeng's voice came from behind: "Xiao Rui, don't go. Come over and let the master tell your fortune too."

Xue Rui rolled his eyes, swaggered over, and plopped down on a small stool in front of the stall: "Let's calculate how many years I lived in my past life."

The old man's face grew increasingly grim, wondering what kind of questions these two were asking.

Xue Jianfeng frowned: "Let's calculate his marriage."

Xue Rui glanced nervously at Lin Ruoxi, thinking that the little girl was actually quite superstitious. She even went to the hospital to have her beauty mark removed because of an advertisement that claimed to bring bad luck to husbands.

The old man stroked his goatee and said in a pretentious tone, "You're destined to have many romantic encounters."

Xue Rui stood up and said, "Master, can we stop talking nonsense? I look like a rich, handsome, and successful man. How could I not have many admirers? Xi Xi, let's go."

"If you're not going to do it, then get lost." Xue Jianfeng said irritably, "Xixi, you stay here and have your fortune told, to predict your relationship with Xiao Rui."

Xue Rui knew very well that his father was not superstitious; he simply believed that when unable to make a choice, it was appropriate to listen to some outside opinions.

And this opinion is best left to "fate".

This is why many people who are lost and confused choose to pray to gods and Buddhas.

Xue Rui naturally understood Xue Jianfeng's meaning, so he took out a red bill and tried to change "fate".

Xue Rui tossed a hundred yuan onto the stall, pointed in Lin Ruoxi's direction, and gestured for the old man to say something nice.

"By the way, old man, don't touch the young girl's hand, or I'll call the city management officers."

Xue Jianfeng jumped to his feet, his eyes wide with anger, and said, "Can you get the hell away from me?"

"Okay, okay, Xixi, come find me by the roadside when you're done calculating."

Xue Rui turned and left with satisfaction, thinking that even a conman should have some code of honor; since he had already taken the money, he should at least say something nice.

After Xue Rui walked away, the old man frowned as he looked at Lin Ruoxi's palms, and then asked Lin Ruoxi for her birth date and time.

"Girl, you're destined to bring bad luck to your family." (End of Chapter)