Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

It was the afternoon of the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month.

At Xue Rui's doorstep.

Lin Ruoxi was standing on a stepladder, pasting couplets on Xue Rui's door, a smile playing on her lips.

Xue Rui wasn't angry about what happened yesterday. He held her and comforted her for a long time that night, saying many things she liked to hear...

"Xiao Rui, really, how could you let her go up there?" Ren Qunfang scolded with a dark face.

In previous years, Xue Jianfeng or Xue Rui would put up the posters, but this year a girl was chosen to do it.

The neighbors who passed by all glanced at her several times and pointed at her from a distance, which Ren Qunfang felt were definitely not nice words.

"Auntie, I'm afraid he'll fall," Lin Ruoxi explained in a soft voice.

Xue Rui shrugged, indicating that he was also innocent.

The little girl insisted on climbing the ladder; what could he do?
"Xiao Rui, hold the ladder steady!" Ren Qunfang scolded, looking helplessly at the busy figure above.

You're afraid he'll fall, but aren't you afraid you'll fall yourself?

Xue Rui said self-deprecatingly, "In previous years when I went up to put up the posters, I never saw you put in this much effort. People who didn't know better would think I was an outsider son-in-law."

"How can that be the same? Xixi is a girl." Ren Qunfang didn't care at all.

"Rui, let's go to the village to help Grandpa's house put up couplets, and also Grandpa and Grandma's house, okay?" Lin Ruoxi said, her mouth full of tape, her words slightly muffled.

"No need, someone at home will put it up." Ren Qunfang refused outright, giving Xue Rui a strange look.

"Mom, what are you looking at?" Xue Rui felt uncomfortable being stared at.

"Let me see what's so good about you," Ren Qunfang said with a look of disdain.

“Anywhere is fine,” Lin Ruoxi replied with a smile.

"How come I didn't notice?" Ren Qunfang joked.

Lin Ruoxi was acting strangely today, like a clingy person, wanting to do everything for Xue Rui. Although that was normal, she went even further than usual, even following Xue Rui to the toilet...

In fact, ever since Lin Ruoxi learned that she was "destined to bring misfortune to her family", she has become sensitive to everything around her.

Lin Ruoxi thought that as long as she completed the risky task, Xue Rui would live a peaceful and safe life.

After climbing down the ladder, Lin Ruoxi put away the stepladder and neatly carried it on her shoulder.

Xue Rui's hands froze in mid-air, his expression extremely unpleasant.

He's been living too comfortably this year, which has made his mother unhappy with everything he does, and she's always scolding him for being "careless".

But with the little girl in this state, where is he going to find work?

When Lin Ruoxi saw Xue Rui reach out to her, she tilted her head and brought her face close to Xue Rui's hand: "Hmm, you can touch it."

Xue Rui thought the little girl had misunderstood, but since she had already offered herself up, how could he refuse?

So he chose to pinch Lin Ruoxi's cheek first.

However, this pinching caused a problem.

"Xiao Rui, if you're not going to do any work, don't cause trouble for others!"

Ren Qunfang's scolding voice came from behind.

"Woof!" Big Yellow barked in response.

"Sigh!" Xue Rui sighed inwardly. Ever since he brought Lin Ruoxi home, he'd been utterly despised...

Xue Rui hurriedly lifted the ladder and, together with Lin Ruoxi, put it back in its original position.

"Xixi, let's go pick up Muxue now," Xue Rui said in a low voice.

"Um, I... I'll go wash my hands first." Lin Ruoxi felt a little disappointed.

She wasn't sure if Xue Rui wanted to take her home for the Chinese New Year.

Xue Rui looked at his clean hands, waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, I'll wait for you downstairs."

"Xiao Rui, tomorrow is Xi Xi's birthday, don't forget in your busy schedule," Ren Qunfang asked.

Xue Rui chuckled: "I've been prepared for a long time."

There's a professional team at the fireworks display, and Xue Jianfeng is also there to oversee things when leaders come to inspect.

Anyway, he never planned to develop connections in Hedong; he just wanted to find an opportunity to celebrate the little girl's birthday.

Even though he was already worth over 100 million, he still felt a pang of heartache at the thought of spending millions on a single fireworks display.

He was already feeling the pinch, and Lin Ruoxi must have felt even more heartache, but that was exactly the effect Xue Rui wanted—to make this fireworks display truly unforgettable.

After Lin Ruoxi came out, the two drove to Gu Muxue's hometown.

Lin Ruoxi drove very slowly the whole way.

She wanted to talk to Xue Rui a little more.

Perhaps, today is the last time she and Xue Rui will be alone together...

At this moment, Xue Rui was staring blankly out the window. He had actually noticed Lin Ruoxi's thoughts long ago, but he did not directly expose them.

Because he couldn't be sure what the girl might do.

Especially after Zhao Lizhen discovers that he is with Lin Ruoxi, she will definitely put a lot of pressure on Gu Muxue.

In addition, he was too busy to pick her up on the day she returned...

The atmosphere inside the car became heavy.

When Lin Ruoxi approached the entrance to Gu Muxue Village, she parked her car on the side of the road.

"Xixi, what's wrong?" Xue Rui asked, puzzled.

Lin Ruoxi took a deep breath, grasped Xue Rui's hand, and said, "Rui, I...I won't celebrate my birthday this year. How about we save it for next year?"

Xue Rui frowned and said, "What kind of logic is this? How can you celebrate your birthday next year instead of this year?"

Lin Ruoxi smiled gently; she didn't want to put Xue Rui in a difficult position.

But she didn't want Xue Rui to feel burdened, so she said weakly, "Because I don't have a birthday next year, I want to save it for next year."

"How could there be no birthday?" Xue Rui cupped the little girl's face and kneaded it, thinking to himself that the little girl didn't even blush when she lied.

Lin Ruoxi pouted and said, "Next year's Lunar New Year's Eve is the 29th of the twelfth lunar month, and my birthday is the 30th of the twelfth lunar month."

Xue Rui, skeptical, checked his phone and exclaimed in surprise, "It really is!"

He had never paid attention to this kind of thing before...

That little girl is so unlucky...

“Rui, I don’t care about birthdays…” Lin Ruoxi comforted him.

Xue Rui looked at him strangely and asked, "If you don't care, why are you looking at your birthday time next year?"
He tentatively asked, "Xixi, besides 2016, in which other years do you not have a birthday?"

“唔，2022，25、26、27、28、29……”

As Lin Ruoxi spoke, she almost burst into tears of grievance.

Xue Rui put his arm around Lin Ruoxi's shoulder and gently comforted her, "Alright, from now on, there won't be any years with a 30th birthday, so your birthday will be moved forward by one day."

Lin Ruoxi wiped away her tears and smiled with satisfaction: "Okay! Whatever Rui says, that's it."

……

Outside the car window.

Gu Muxue leaned against a big tree. She received a WeChat message from Xue Rui saying he was coming to pick her up, and immediately waited at the village entrance.

However, she waited in the cold wind for a full hour, and even walked several hundred meters forward, before she finally saw the familiar license plate number.

She thought the two men had stopped their car because they saw her, so she deliberately moved to the side of the road, wanting to sulk with Xue Rui for a while. But Xue Rui treated her like she was invisible!
They were still clinging to each other, embracing affectionately...

She kept her eyes tightly shut, not wanting to think about whether Xue Rui did it on purpose.

Anyway, she never wanted to go to the fireworks show. She knew from the beginning that it was just Xue Rui celebrating Lin Ruoxi's birthday. Only the naive Lin Ruoxi couldn't guess it.

A tear slid down Gu Muxue's cheek. She lowered her head and walked aimlessly into the woods by the roadside.

"Never mind, tomorrow's her birthday, let her have it..."

……

Inside the Land Rover, Lin Ruoxi saw Gu Muxue's lonely figure and a lot of thoughts came to mind in an instant.

Gu Muxue seems to have misunderstood Xue Rui.

"Quick...quick, chase after them!" Lin Ruoxi hurriedly crawled out of Xue Rui's arms and ran into the woods to catch up.

"No, what's wrong?"

Xue Rui looked in the direction Lin Ruoxi was looking, until he saw Lin Ruoxi and Gu Muxue pulling and tugging at each other...

"Holy crap!" Xue Rui also realized how serious the situation was. He felt his scalp tingle and hurriedly opened the car door, rushing into the grove.

……

In the poplar grove with its withered branches and fallen leaves, Lin Ruoxi tugged at Gu Muxue's arm, repeatedly explaining, "Muxue, I...I didn't see you just now..."

"Let go!" Gu Muxue stubbornly turned her head away. She didn't want Xue Rui to see her crying, and she tried hard to shake off Lin Ruoxi's hand.

Just as the two were arguing, he was suddenly pulled into a strong embrace.

Lin Ruoxi and Gu Muxue froze.

Xue Rui knew things had gotten out of hand, but he knew he couldn't apologize to Gu Muxue; he had to use reverse psychology.

Xue Rui said helplessly, "I never imagined that one day you would fight over me."

Lin Ruoxi stared blankly; Xue Rui seemed to have misunderstood something.

"Bastard!" Gu Muxue's voice trembled with anger.

She had already suffered so much injustice, and Xue Rui was still making sarcastic remarks?

"Bang!"

Gu Muxue's hand slammed into Xue Rui's thick down jacket, making a dull thud.

"I was wrong!" Xue Rui cried out for forgiveness.

Gu Muxue persisted, "What did you do wrong?"

Lin Ruoxi tried to stop Gu Muxue, but was suddenly slapped by Gu Muxue:
"Ruoxi, let's beat him up together!"

Lin Ruoxi was stunned for a moment. Although Gu Muxue's slapping was loud, it didn't hurt at all.

Xue Rui covered his head and gave Lin Ruoxi an "OK" sign.

The young woman needs a way out, so the more "miserable" his fate, the better.

"Okay." Lin Ruoxi weakly raised her hand and gently touched Xue Rui's shoulder.

"what!"

Xue Rui let out a scream, as if there was a significant network delay, and jumped forward a step.

"No...don't run away!"

Lin Ruoxi's eyes crinkled into a smile; Xue Rui was playing games with them.

Gu Muxue didn't actually hit Xue Rui; she was just playing with them.

"I was so wrong, I shouldn't have gone to that tigress!"

Who are you calling a jerk?!

……

Not far from the roadside, several young men squatted by the roadside with great interest, smoking and watching the chase in the woods. They could hear the sounds of slapping and Xue Rui's pleas for mercy from time to time.

They were just discussing the Land Rover parked by the roadside, but they didn't expect there to be something interesting to see in the woods.

"What a useless man, unable to beat two women," one of them sneered.

The other person waved his hand: "How could he not win? He was probably caught cheating on two women, and the two women teamed up."

"There are sticks by the roadside! Grab your weapons and fight!" someone shouted into the woods.

"Hey kid, why aren't you fighting back?"

"And you tall guy, have you not eaten? Why were you hitting people so quietly?"

The crowd, always eager for a good show, started fanning the flames with their own opinions.

……

Gu Muxue glanced in the direction of the sound, reluctantly withdrew her hand, and muttered in dissatisfaction, "Fine, I'll just put it on the tab for now."

Xue Rui chuckled; the little girl still gave him face in front of outsiders.

He clutched his waist and limped toward the roadside, looking as if he would collapse after a few more steps.

"Stop pretending!" Gu Muxue gritted her teeth and cursed.

"It hurts so much I can't walk," Xue Rui said, grimacing.

Lin Ruoxi instinctively helped Xue Rui up, her eyes full of worry, and asked, "Rui, did you sprain your ankle?"

Xue Rui shamelessly said, "You two beat me so badly I can't walk. If I become paralyzed, you'll be responsible for the rest of my life."

"Yes, I'll serve you for the rest of my life," Lin Ruoxi said gently.

Xue Rui's lips twitched. Are you hoping I'll become paralyzed?
Gu Muxue nudged Lin Ruoxi, signaling her not to say anything out of line.

However, Lin Ruoxi didn't seem to understand Gu Muxue's meaning.

Lin Ruoxi moved Xue Rui's arm away and carefully placed it on Gu Muxue's shoulder: "Hmm, let me support you."

Gu Muxue stared blankly, wanting to say that she didn't mean it that way.

But... Lin Ruoxi rarely acted so "magnanimously," so she couldn't refuse Lin Ruoxi's kindness.

So she lowered her head slightly and snuggled into Xue Rui's arms, putting his arm around her shoulder.

However, Lin Ruoxi did not leave. She went around to Xue Rui's other side and took his other arm.

At this moment, Xue Rui's mouth was practically stretched to his ears in a wide grin.

He had fantasized about having women on both sides and even made many efforts to achieve this, but without exception, all of them ended in failure.

Xue Rui never imagined that it would be achieved in this way.

Xue Rui cast a grateful glance at Lin Ruoxi.

Lin Ruoxi glanced weakly at Gu Muxue, quickly withdrew her head, and gave Xue Rui a smug smile.

Lin Ruoxi knew that Xue Rui really wanted to hug them both at the same time, but Gu Muxue kept disagreeing.

So she just used a little trick.

"Rui, I will give you whatever you want, no matter how."

Lin Ruoxi thought to herself.

Xue Rui was utterly shocked, and the little girl's eyes gleamed with a sly glint...

How did the little girl gain the trust of the younger girl by using her innocent and naive demeanor?
Gu Muxue frowned slightly. She felt that something was off today, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it.

Where?
Xue Rui is still as shameless as ever, and Lin Ruoxi is still as adorably silly as ever.

It seems like nothing's wrong...

Forget it, don't think too much about it during the New Year.

Gu Muxue sighed inwardly.

Walking to the roadside, Xue Rui watched the onlookers with great interest.

Everyone looked grim; they never imagined things would turn out this way.

The moment the fire is lit, the excitement is over.

And for some reason, the way Xue Rui looked at them was exactly the same as when they were watching the commotion earlier.

"Who just told me to take action?"

Xue Rui straightened his back instantly, his waist stopped bending, and his legs stopped hurting.

Everyone looked bewildered. The first person to react exclaimed, "Holy crap? He's faking it?"

Suddenly, Xue Rui felt a pinch on his waist. He looked down and saw that the girl's face was flushed red, and her eyes were full of threat.

Xue Rui understood: It meant, "Give me a little sunshine and I'll shine?"
Taking advantage of the presence of outsiders, how are you going to torment me again?
"They say a gentleman uses words, not fists, so how could I lay a hand on two girls?"

Xue Rui lowered his head and kissed Lin Ruoxi on the cheek.

When Xue Rui turned to the other side, everyone swallowed hard, their eyes fixed on Gu Muxue… (End of Chapter)