Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

The old lady's laughter stopped abruptly on the other end of the phone, followed by a brief silence.

Just a moment ago, she was feeling gratified by her granddaughter's progress, but Lin Ruoxi shattered all her illusions with just two sentences.

She was so heartbroken.

Xue Rui wanted to bring her granddaughter to pay New Year's respects to him, but her granddaughter stopped her. Now, she's even asking Xue Rui to help her lie.

"Grandma...is it okay?"

Lin Ruoxi's voice rang out again, sounding guilty and lacking confidence.

"Grandma promises you," the old lady replied with a smile.

After all these years, it's rare for Lin Ruoxi to ask her for a favor, so how could she refuse?
"Thank you, Grandma! Happy New Year!" Lin Ruoxi said cheerfully, her voice filled with playfulness and joy.

She said, "Grandma, I'll be back on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. You'll be home alone..."

When the old lady heard Lin Ruoxi's laughter, a wrinkle appeared at the corner of her eye, and deep within the wrinkle were a pair of smiling eyes.

"Grandma has someone to chat with at home, so don't rush back."

The old lady said in an unfriendly tone that she wanted Lin Ruoxi to stay for a few more days.

After hanging up the phone, I heard the caregiver's teasing voice behind me:

"Grandma Wang, if you really don't want her to come back, why are you standing by the window?"

The old lady turned around and said irritably, "There's sunshine here, can't I sunbathe for a while?"

"You think you can fool me? Every weekend you sit right there at the entrance of the nursing home, waiting for her, aren't you?"

The caregiver said with a smile.

She didn't finish her sentence: When she saw Lin Ruoxi from afar, she hurriedly ran away, afraid of being discovered by Lin Ruoxi.

"The sun is nice there too." The old lady looked a little embarrassed.

"Just say you miss her. Your granddaughter is exceptionally filial," the caregiver remarked.

The old lady smiled but didn't say anything.

She wanted Lin Ruoxi to focus all her attention on Xue Rui and not worry about her, who was practically on her deathbed.

So while she's alive, she wants to cause as much trouble as possible.

They deliberately wasted Xue Rui's money, making demands and adding to his burden.

That way, when she dies, Lin Ruoxi won't be too heartbroken.

Perhaps they would even feel relieved: that old woman who wasted our money is finally dead.

The old lady stared blankly downstairs. There was no one in her family, and they didn't have any special rituals for the New Year.

She thought it didn't matter whether Lin Ruoxi was home or not, but this year Lin Ruoxi really didn't come back, and she suddenly felt empty inside...

The old woman took out her phone, squinted as she searched for Xue Rui's name, and revealed a sinister smile.

The caregiver frowned, thinking that the old woman's smile was too creepy and that she was obviously up to no good.

……

Xue Rui's room.

"Drip drop~"

A phone rang, and Xue Rui rummaged through his clothes for a while before pulling out his phone from under his bottom. It was a call from the old lady.

He glanced at the door with a strange expression, thinking to himself, "Even Lin Ruoxi can make a mistake?"
The phone was clearly on him, so why did he need to go downstairs to get it?
After the call connected, a string of angry curses came through the phone:

"Who told you to bring her back? She doesn't understand, and neither do you? You told her to go back to her parents' home on the first day of the lunar new year. Are you deliberately trying to curse me to die soon?"

"No, how did you know I was planning to take her back?" Xue Rui asked, completely bewildered.

"Xixi just told me this. I'm telling you, don't let her come back in the first year of junior high, or I'll kick her out..."

Xue Rui: ……

After hanging up the phone, Xue Rui scratched his head for a long time.

"Old man, so the root of Xixi's superstition lies with you?" Xue Rui cursed inwardly.

Suddenly, Xue Rui realized a new problem.

The fact that the old lady wouldn't let Lin Ruoxi go home on the first day of the Lunar New Year indirectly means that Lin Ruoxi will have to spend the New Year at his house every year from now on...

The old lady completely left Lin Ruoxi to him.

According to custom, it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that she should "marry" him.

But Xue Rui just couldn't be happy.

Although Gu Muxue didn't say it explicitly, he knew very well that Gu Muxue would definitely come to his house next Spring Festival.

With just a few simple words, the old lady firmly locked Lin Ruoxi's attention on Xue Rui on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

There is a time conflict.

"What do we do?" Xue Rui scratched his head in frustration.

Suddenly, he caught a glimpse of two shadows under the door.

Xue Rui sighed helplessly: "Xi Xi, come in. I know you heard me."

As soon as she finished speaking, the door opened a crack, and Lin Ruoxi came out carrying two plates, a cup of tea and a piece of leftover cake from last night. She lowered her head and approached Xue Rui, not daring to meet his eyes.

She just wanted her grandma to smooth things over today, but it seems her grandma misunderstood and won't let her come home for Chinese New Year anymore.

After putting her things down, Lin Ruoxi curled up into a ball and slowly snuggled into Xue Rui's arms, then tilted her head back and rubbed against Xue Rui's neck.

Lin Ruoxi picked the strawberry off the cake and held it to Xue Rui's lips.

Xue Rui opened his mouth, intending to swallow the strawberry in one gulp, but Lin Ruoxi did not let go, but instead placed her hand on the back half of the strawberry.

Xue Rui gently bit Lin Ruoxi's slender finger, signaling her to let go.

Lin Ruoxi pouted and said, "Hmm, can you leave some for me?"

Xue Rui stepped back a little and bit the strawberry in half.

The little girl has actually learned to bargain.

"Xixi, you won't even let me have a single strawberry?" Xue Rui teased.

"No, I just wanted to share a strawberry with you."

Lin Ruoxi said with a smile, then picked up a fork and scraped off the cream on the cake, putting it into her mouth little by little.

Because she was picking out fruit for Xue Rui, Lin Ruoxi got some cream on her hands, which she patiently licked clean...

Xue Rui felt that Lin Ruoxi seemed to have shrunk by more than ten years in an instant, like a little child.

Xue Rui decided to tease Lin Ruoxi by taking the fork from her hand.

"Give it...give it back to me," Lin Ruoxi said, tilting her head back.

"No." Xue Rui casually tossed the fork into the trash can.

Lin Ruoxi stared blankly at Xue Rui, her eyes filled with questions.

"I threw it on purpose, what can you do about it?"

Xue Rui raised an eyebrow, wearing a smug expression.

Xue Rui wanted to see if Lin Ruoxi would argue with him if he pushed her too far.

Where exactly is this little girl's bottom line?
“If I throw away the big yellow dog bowl, it will curse at me.”

Xue Rui implied to Lin Ruoxi that if she was bullied, she should know how to fight back.

"So, are you still going to eat cake?" Lin Ruoxi asked blankly.

Xue Rui frowned, thinking to himself, "I'm bullying you, why are you giving me such an irrelevant answer?"

“Of course I’ll eat it,” Xue Rui said.

"Then...would you like to eat the cake I licked?" Lin Ruoxi asked timidly.

Xue Rui's eyes widened instantly. He pinched Lin Ruoxi's cheek and said, "Is this how you get back at me?"

"Mmm!" Lin Ruoxi nodded emphatically, her eyes blinking.

"Eat." Xue Rui chuckled. Could he really say no?

And what kind of revenge is this? At best, it's just flirting.

Lin Ruoxi stared intently at the smear of cream on Xue Rui's lips, probably left over from when he was eating fruit earlier.

Without hesitation, she pressed herself against it and gently licked the cream clean. Faced with Xue Rui's questioning gaze, Lin Ruoxi explained softly, "Um, there was cream there just now."

Xue Rui snapped out of his daze and remembered that this was how he and Lin Ruoxi divided the tasks when eating cake.

When eating cake, he prefers the bread base, while Lin Ruoxi prefers the cream.

It's not that she liked it, it's just that Lin Ruoxi didn't like wasting things.

Xue Rui reached out and smeared some cream on his finger, then hesitated for a long time before applying it to his face.

Lin Ruoxi was stunned for a moment, then smiled with her eyes crinkling.

Xue Rui is playing a game with her.

The rule of this game is: you can only touch the cream with your mouth.

So, without hesitation, she kissed Xue Rui and then licked his fingers.

Xue Rui felt a surge of desire; he knew he would have to buy more cakes from now on.

"Xixi, I'll give you something really difficult."

Xue Rui reached out and smeared some cream on Lin Ruoxi's nose.

Lin Ruoxi tried hard to lick her nose, her eyes fixed on the tip of her nose, her expression very cute and innocent.

Xue Rui couldn't resist any longer and took out his phone to take a picture of Lin Ruoxi.

However, just as she touched her phone, she felt a sticky, soft sensation on her neck.

Lin Ruoxi smeared the cream on his neck, a satisfied smile on her face.

Xue Rui's heart skipped a beat; he vaguely foresaw what was about to happen...

He subconsciously reached out to wipe his neck, but Lin Ruoxi grabbed his wrist.

"No, we have to follow the rules of the game," Lin Ruoxi said seriously.

"The rules of the game say you can't touch it, but they don't say I can't touch it."

Xue Rui gently applied force, preparing to press Lin Ruoxi's wrist down.

Suddenly, he noticed something: he had used sixty or seventy percent of his strength, but the little girl's expression remained completely still.

Xue Rui looked bewildered.

Dad really didn't lie to me?

Is she stronger than me?

So, when they were arm wrestling before, Lin Ruoxi was letting him win?
Oh no, I might not be able to beat this female hooligan?

Xue Rui hesitated for a moment, a decisive look flashing in his eyes.

He slowly closed his eyes; he had resigned himself to his fate.

There was a "click".

Xue Yao opened the door: "Brother, what games are you guys playing...?"

Xue Yao stopped speaking abruptly. She stood blankly at the door, unable to utter a word for a long time.

She was drawn over by the sounds of the two playfully fighting, but what did she see instead?
Lin Ruoxi pressed the older brother against the bay window, and he struggled to stand up, but to no avail.

Actually, it was because Xue Rui heard someone come in that he subconsciously tried to stand up;
When Lin Ruoxi heard someone enter, she instinctively buried her head in Xue Rui's arms, their directions opposite each other...

"I won't bother you anymore, I'm leaving right now!"

Xue Yao hurriedly closed the door, feeling a sense of relief at surviving a disaster.

She thought to herself that it was a good thing she ran fast, otherwise her brother would definitely have beaten her up again.

"Yaoyao, that's not what I meant!" Xue Rui shouted in his heart.

Lin Ruoxi's cheeks flushed red. "I... I should have locked the door."

Xue Rui's pupils dilated violently.

I thought it was over, and then you said you wanted to lock the door?
"Am I...am I too promiscuous? Everyone says I'm doing something wrong..."

Lin Ruoxi buried her face in Xue Rui's arms, her voice muffled.

Her grandmother had told her more than once that girls should be reserved.

Teacher Xue also said that girls shouldn't be too proactive.

Even Gu Muxue said that Xue Rui shouldn't be spoiled too much.

However, Lin Ruoxi felt that it wasn't Xue Rui's problem, but her own.

Xue Rui felt a dampness on his chest. He gently stroked the back of Lin Ruoxi's head and gave a bitter smile.

So Lin Ruoxi thinks about these things too?
He thought the little girl didn't have much of a sense of shame.

Even though it was her first relationship, she acted as if she had a knack for manipulating countless men. Every move and glance was incredibly alluring, and she knew exactly how to understand his psychology, buying him lots of beautiful clothes to look at.

In short, he never felt bored every day he spent with Lin Ruoxi.

"No, you can do whatever you want in front of me. What if others see it? As long as you're not embarrassed, it's others who will be embarrassed," Xue Rui corrected.

"But I... I'm too bad with words, I don't know what to talk to you about."

Lin Ruoxi's tears kept flowing.

More than half of the day has passed, and she will be leaving in two more days.

She cherished every minute and second, wanting Xue Rui to feel her presence, but she didn't know what she could do.

Lin Ruoxi had tried very hard to find topics to talk about, but no matter how hard she tried, she still couldn't do what Gu Muxue did, which was to be able to stir Xue Rui's emotions just through text communication.

So Lin Ruoxi wanted a child, and having a child would create a new topic of conversation.

But she did not receive Xue Rui's permission.

Therefore, Lin Ruoxi decided to make the most of her body...

Xue Rui gently patted Lin Ruoxi's back: "Xixi, you don't need to compare yourself with anyone. I like you."

"Have you ever seen a couple who are in perfect sync? It's a miracle they don't argue. My mom plays mahjong during Chinese New Year, and my dad goes out drinking and bragging with people..."

The little girl has already tried very hard; she's trying her best to please him.

Learning programming, or even online games...

"I...I'm afraid you'll lose interest in me."

Lin Ruoxi hugged Xue Rui tightly, her body trembling slightly.

"You know what movies I like to watch, what games I like to play, and which characters I like to play. No one in the world knows me better than you, which is why we have nothing to talk about."

Xue Rui kept comforting him.

Actually, Lin Ruoxi went too far. She had thoroughly studied him and could anticipate his every move, thus arranging everything in advance.

The so-called seven-year itch refers to a situation where two people know each other too well and can't even find topics to discuss further.

It takes others seven years to complete this process, but Lin Ruoxi's journey was accelerated, taking only two short years.

In fact, having nothing to talk about is the norm when he and Lin Ruoxi are together.

That's how they spent their high school years. When they were together, they would mostly stay quietly, feeling each other's presence. Lin Ruoxi also enjoyed that atmosphere.

But things changed after he was caught two-timing.

The little girl is prone to overthinking.

Just like this year's Chinese New Year, every time he picked up his phone, Lin Ruoxi would become very anxious and try to find something to distract him.

To put it bluntly, the problem lies with him.

“Xixi, have you ever thought that it’s all my fault? Because I was too greedy and too much of a jerk…”

Xue Rui kept blaming himself for the problem.

"Rui...you can't be wrong."

Lin Ruoxi said anxiously, not wanting Xue Rui to blame himself.

"Then tell me, whose fault is it? It's definitely not ours," Xue Rui said with a grin.
"Xixi, find someone to take the blame."

Xue Rui was testing whether Lin Ruoxi truly hated Gu Muxue.

"Hmm... It's Big Yellow's fault." (End of Chapter)