Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

Gu Muxue's cheeks were flushed, and her beautiful peach blossom eyes unconsciously looked away, while she would steal a glance at Xue Rui from time to time.

She asked Xue Rui to go on a date with her.

"Hmph, I didn't really want to..."

She rarely asked for favors, especially not from Xue Rui.

But she had almost always received a response when she made her requests before.

But today, Xue Rui's expression was blank, as if he was caught in a dilemma.

Gu Muxue felt a lump in her throat. She put the fireworks back in the cardboard box and turned to leave.

"Of course I have time. Where would you like to go?"

Xue Rui quickly grabbed the little girl's hand.

Xue Rui had indeed been distracted just now, and he wondered if he had misheard.

Recently, Gu Muxue was in the leadership position among the three, and he assumed that Gu Muxue would use commanding sentences.

"My home!" Gu Muxue's eyes crinkled as she pulled Xue Rui towards the gate.

She wanted to drag Xue Rui to her room so they could eat snacks and watch the Spring Festival Gala together.

Xue Rui waved his hands repeatedly: "No, I came empty-handed, how can I go in?"

"Hmm~" Gu Muxue pondered for a moment, then pointed into the distance and said, "Let's set off fireworks at the village entrance."

Last year, she was at the border of the two villages on New Year's Eve, and she wants to go there again this year.

"Okay." Xue Rui nodded.

"Wait for me a moment, okay? I'll go tell Grandpa and get some more food."

Gu Muxue smiled sweetly and hurriedly ran home.

The nanny guarding the door had a fawning look on her face, but her expression was slightly awkward.

She could tell at a glance that this was the Gu family's "future son-in-law," and whether or not he would be allowed into the family was not up to her.

Before Xue Rui could say anything, she walked down the steps and picked up the cardboard box.

Suddenly, a voice sounded from behind: "I told you you had to move it in yourself."

“Yes…” the nanny smiled ingratiatingly.

……

At Xue Rui's home.

Everyone held cakes and sat around the TV, while Lin Ruoxi ate her cakes in small bites.

After she finished sipping the cream, she subconsciously handed the remaining bread dough to the person next to her. Xue Rui didn't like cream; she only liked bread dough.

But Xue Rui is already gone...

Lin Ruoxi put down the cake and grabbed a handful of melon seeds.

She subconsciously piled up the sunflower seeds and saved them for Xue Rui to eat.

Xue Jianfeng and Ren Qunfang stared intently at the television screen, not daring to meet Lin Ruoxi's gaze.

Because they knew very well where their son had gone; he had simply gone to the next village to look for Gu Muxue.

Xue Jianfeng secretly glanced at Lin Ruoxi, his heart filled with pity.

Lin Ruoxi had a small hill of sunflower seeds piled up in front of her, and she stared blankly at the TV.

Lin Ruoxi with Xue Rui and Lin Ruoxi without Xue Rui are practically two different people.

"Sister-in-law, where did my brother go?" Xue Yao asked.

Lin Ruoxi slowly turned her head, unsure whether she should tell the truth.

"He probably went to someone's house to play cards. That's what all young people do," Xue Jianfeng chuckled.

"Hmm..." Lin Ruoxi nodded with a smile.

Since he's not here...

Xue Yao smiled and secretly reached for the melon seeds in front of Lin Ruoxi, watching Lin Ruoxi's reaction.

Ren Qunfang rolled her eyes speechlessly: "You're spineless."

Lin Ruoxi sighed: "Eat it, I'll peel it for you."

"Sister-in-law, you are so kind."

……

Meanwhile, at the entrance of the village, in the wheat field.

"Xiao Rui, this firework fuse is too short."

Gu Muxue pouted and gestured for Xue Rui to come closer.

"Wait a moment."

Xue Rui took out a cigarette from his pocket and lit it naturally.

Gu Muxue narrowed her eyes slightly, staring intently at Xue Rui's hand.

She wanted to use her eyes to make Xue Rui put out his cigarette.

However, Xue Rui did not understand her meaning. Instead, he handed her the cigarette and gestured for her to hold it in her hand.

"Xiao Rui, what are you doing?" Gu Muxue abruptly pulled her hand back.

"Light it with a cigarette butt," Xue Rui said with a smile.

Gu Muxue's eyes lit up; she realized that cigarettes could be used for this purpose.

However, not long after, Gu Muxue noticed that the red light on the cigarette butt was gradually going out, and she asked, "Xiao Rui, what should we do if it's about to go out?"

Xue Rui chuckled: "Why don't you just take a puff?"

"You bastard, you're just kidding me."

Gu Muxue spat lightly, threw the cigarette on the ground, and stomped it out.

"It seems your childhood wasn't complete. That's what my dad told me when I was little..."

Xue Rui began to tell his childhood stories.

Who doesn't have an unreliable parent in their family?
This is how most children get their first puff of cigarettes.

"Uncle, really, what was it like the first time you smoked?" Gu Muxue asked with curiosity.

Xue Rui said with a look of reminiscence, "Cigarettes are really hard to smoke. I will never smoke when I grow up."

But once you grow up, that phrase is long forgotten.

Xue Rui admits that his self-control is average, and the reason he is able to quit smoking now is entirely due to the 24/7 supervision of his two daughters.

"So, you need someone to keep an eye on you."

Gu Muxue put one hand on her hip and poked Xue Rui's head with the other.

"Okay, okay, I'll be under your control." Xue Rui laughed as he hugged Gu Muxue and nuzzled her cheek.

The two played in the cold wind for a long time, with a pile of spent fireworks at their feet. The girl's face was icy cold.

Xue Rui rubbed Gu Muxue's ears: "It's too cold, let's go back."

"No, I don't want to go back," Gu Muxue said in a panic.

Xue Rui chuckled; the little girl was being too sensitive today.

"I said I'd go back to the car to warm up for a while. When did I say I'd let you go home?"

Xue Rui grinned mischievously and put his arm around Gu Muxue's shoulder.

The little girl isn't lonely today; she has her whole family celebrating her birthday with her. The one who's truly lonely is the little girl herself.

When Gu Muxue came out, she brought a big bag of snacks, clearly intending to watch the Spring Festival Gala with him.

The car remained parked on the side of the road with the engine running. Xue Rui opened the car door and shoved Gu Muxue into the back seat.

Gu Muxue leaned against the corner of the back row, her eyes full of vigilance. She always felt that Xue Rui wanted to do something bad, but she had no evidence.

Let's watch the Spring Festival Gala for a while.

Gu Muxue took out her phone and opened the live broadcast interface of the Spring Festival Gala.

"Okay." Xue Rui chuckled and moved closer to Gu Muxue.

The Spring Festival Gala skit was playing on the phone screen, and because the screen was too small, the two had to squeeze together to watch it.

Gu Muxue opened a potato chip box, eating some while feeding Xue Rui. Her peach blossom eyes would occasionally steal a glance at Xue Rui's expression, revealing a satisfied smile.

"it's too hot."

Xue Rui casually took off his coat and hung it on the driver's seat, then looked down at Gu Muxue with a smug smile on his lips.

"Mu Xue, aren't you hot?" Xue Rui asked slowly.

"No...it's not hot." Gu Muxue felt a little uneasy. Because the space was small and there was a faint warm light shining from above, the atmosphere was very romantic.

Xue Rui reached out and wiped the sweat from Gu Muxue's temples: "Your hair is a little wet, and you still say you're not hot."

Gu Muxue sighed helplessly. She was the one who invited Xue Rui out today, so she had no choice but to accept some "interest" from him.

Gu Muxue resigned herself to her fate, reluctantly having her coat removed, and continued to hold her phone between the two of them: "Keep watching."

Despite saying that, Gu Muxue's attention was no longer on the Spring Festival Gala, but rather she kept glancing at Xue Rui's movements and checking if anyone was outside the car window.

"Mu Xue, why are you looking around like a thief?" Xue Rui sighed.

"Damn it, take your dog paws back!" Gu Muxue cursed through gritted teeth.

I hadn't thought of it that way at first, but haven't you been hinting at it the whole time?
"Ahem, keep watching the Spring Festival Gala, and take it seriously," Xue Rui said earnestly.

"I'm furious."

Gu Muxue was so angry that her eyes were filled with tears. She bit Xue Rui's shoulder and kept grinding her teeth together.

"Hiss~" Xue Rui gasped in pain.

In an instant, the excruciating pain in my shoulder lessened considerably.

Xue Rui gently stroked the back of Gu Muxue's head and said softly:
"Mu Xue, I'm sorry you've been wronged lately."

"It's good that you know." Gu Muxue's voice was muffled.

She never expected anything in return for her efforts, but she was afraid that Xue Rui wouldn't see it.

Lin Ruoxi's naiveté was one thing, but Xue Rui's indifference left her feeling very disappointed.

Fortunately, Xue Rui never ignored him.

"So, Lord Gu, is there anything you need to ask of me? I will certainly do it."

Xue Rui was very serious. He gave Gu Muxue "special privileges" and allowed the young girl to make requests of him.

Because the little girl seems to be wronged all the time, but she never suffers a loss. She will tell him immediately if there is a problem and rarely suppresses her emotions.

Gu Muxue, on the other hand, only revealed her most vulnerable side to him when he lowered his guard.

"Xiao Rui." Gu Muxue raised her head and looked Xue Rui in the eye seriously.

She said expressionlessly, "You'll grant me any request, no matter what it is?"

Xue Rui turned his eyes away guiltily. The reason he dared to make such a boast was precisely because of Gu Muxue's "indulgence" of him.

What if Gu Muxue becomes less magnanimous and tells him to send Lin Ruoxi away...?

"No matter what," Xue Rui said through gritted teeth.

Gu Muxue paused for a moment, then looked at Xue Rui with eyes full of helplessness.

Xiao Rui, you're bullying me again.

You know perfectly well I won't tell...

"Ruoxi asked you to have a child?" Gu Muxue paused.

A bead of cold sweat trickled down Xue Rui's temple.

Is this issue still unresolved?

it's over...

"You know her, she always talks nonsense. How old are we this year?"

Xue Rui looked embarrassed.

"You're not a child anymore. When your uncle and aunt were your age, you were already born. Are you trying to lie to them?" Gu Muxue said sarcastically.

Xue Rui's heart pounded wildly; this was truly a life-or-death question!

If he dares to lie to Lin Ruoxi today, he'll dare to lie to Gu Muxue tomorrow.

If you answer "yes," the little girl will be unhappy.

The little girl will also be sad if the answer is "no".

A stubborn person with two blocked ends...

What about falling into the water? Compared to the little girl's question, it's utterly insignificant.

"Mu Xue, you know me. I don't have much of my own opinion. I'll listen to you."

Xue Rui adopted a proper attitude and chose to pass the question on to Gu Muxue.

"There was a story in ancient times about Zengzi killing a pig," Gu Muxue said calmly.

"Huh?" Xue Rui was stunned. He had been driven crazy by the little girl's pestering and had no choice but to use delaying tactics.

Is Gu Muxue now telling him to keep his word?

"So you need to study hard, get a master's degree first, and then a doctorate..." Gu Muxue began her lecturing mode.

"The sea of ​​knowledge is boundless," Xue Rui replied with a smile.

Gu Muxue and he thought the same thing: as long as he didn't graduate, he would always be a college student.

As long as he has the initiative, everything is negotiable.

Gu Muxue sighed deeply:
"Keep watching TV. Take me home after midnight."

Xue Rui breathed a sigh of relief and switched his phone to silent mode.

Before long, the hosts on the screen gathered together and began the New Year countdown, while firecrackers sounded outside the car window.

……

Meanwhile, at Xue Rui's home.

Xue Jianfeng spread out a roll of firecrackers in the yard, looking at the white fuse with a troubled expression.

He knew all too well the power of the white fuse; it would explode in almost a second.

I forgot to check the details when I bought the firecrackers this year, what should I do now?
It's true that the older you get, the more timid you become.

He wasn't like this before.

"Wife, call Xiao Rui out to set off firecrackers," Xue Jianfeng shouted.

Raising a son isn't for nothing; it's time to put him to good use at times like this.

"Xiao Rui hasn't come back yet," Ren Qunfang reminded her.

"Dad, are you afraid to order?" Xue Yao looked her father up and down, guessing the reason in her mind.

"Who says I don't dare?"

Xue Jianfeng clicked his tongue, took out a cigarette and put it in his mouth, while fumbling for a lighter on his person.

Seeing this, Lin Ruoxi smiled slightly at Xue Jianfeng and said, "Uncle, let me order."

"It's too dangerous, you should go back." Xue Jianfeng waved his hand in refusal.

Without saying a word, Lin Ruoxi walked up to the firecrackers and pressed the lighter without hesitation: "Uncle, stay away. I'll go find him after I light them."

Xue Jianfeng subconsciously ran a few steps away, when a deafening firecracker sounded behind him. When he turned around again, Lin Ruoxi's figure had disappeared into the white smoke.

A dozen seconds later, the firecrackers stopped abruptly.

“Honey, you go out and follow her. She’s a young woman, she must be scared at night,” Ren Qunfang reminded her.

Xue Jianfeng grinned, thinking to himself, "She's scared?"
She lit the cannon without hesitation, her movements were neither hurried nor slow, she didn't act like a girl at all.
“Wife, her family is so poor, but for some reason, I always feel like our son is a freeloader.” Xue Jianfeng said with a strange expression.

Ren Qunfang nodded helplessly; she felt the same way.

"My brother is a freeloader."

Xue Yao cursed mercilessly, looking with admiration in the direction where Lin Ruoxi disappeared.

When her brother was around, Lin Ruoxi was like a little woman. But once her brother left, Lin Ruoxi was like a different person. Her words and actions became very mature, and her attitude of doing more and saying less made her seem like a cold goddess.

"He's still your brother, so give him some face," Ren Qunfang advised.

"Tch, do you think he cares about saving face?" Xue Yao crossed her arms.

Xue Jianfeng: ...

……

Lin Ruoxi walked slowly along the country road, looking at the location on her phone, feeling very conflicted.

Xue Rui hadn't replied to his messages for several hours, and she was a little worried about his safety.

However, judging from the phone's location data, Xue Rui and Gu Muxue are located together, so there is no danger.

Lin Ruoxi followed the location and soon spotted a black Porsche.

Lin Ruoxi's eyes lit up with joy, and she jogged towards the car.

However, the closer she got, the slower her steps became. Finally, she stood blankly by the roadside, her legs feeling like they were made of lead, unable to move an inch.

That car seems to be shaking... (End of Chapter)