Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

In an instant, the long-buried memories began to stir.

The image of an eight- or nine-year-old girl flashed through Xue Rui's mind. She was his uncle's daughter, and by his calculations, she should be in junior high school now.

He vaguely remembered the online name "Little Fairy." A few years ago, his cousin was obsessed with Balala the Fairies, but she didn't like the word "fairy" in the name...

To put it bluntly, my cousin's QQ account was registered by Xue Rui.

In fact, before the widespread adoption of mobile internet, many people's QQ accounts were registered with the help of their older children or were given to them as gifts.

As for today's blunder, it was purely because he didn't have the good habit of adding nicknames for people in his contacts before. As a result, when he was reborn and took over the QQ account, he didn't recognize any of the friends in the account, so he simply deleted all the ones he didn't remember, including his cousin...

"Mom, I was just joking with my cousin," Xue Rui explained.

"Yes, Yinyin said she wants to ask you about your studies, so you should reply to her soon."

Ren Qunfang left after saying that, her footsteps clattering as she walked away.

"study?"

Xue Rui patted his bottom and stood up. He calculated his cousin's age and realized that she had at most learned quadratic equations, which was not worth mentioning to him.

It wasn't that Xue Rui was confident in his own knowledge, but rather in the two top students around him.

Xue Rui grabbed Lin Ruoxi's ankle and pulled her back from her furtive, crawling advance. He then scratched Lin Ruoxi's white cotton socks a few times, causing her to roll around on the ground, her body arched.

Lin Ruoxi instinctively wanted to laugh, but she dared not make a sound. She could only cover her mouth and let Xue Rui bully her, while glistening tears welled up in her eyes.

Gu Muxue frowned as she watched. She took off her slippers and kicked Xue Rui in the back.

When Xue Rui turned around, he saw Gu Muxue with her arms wrapped around him, her size 37 feet patting his back.

"Have you had enough fun? Let's get down to business," Gu Muxue urged.

Without hesitation, Xue Rui turned around, grabbed Gu Muxue's ankle, and chuckled:

"I haven't had enough fun yet."

Gu Muxue blushed; she shouldn't have asked Xue Rui that question.

Lin Ruoxi slowly straightened up, her eyes showing a hint of disappointment.

I haven't had enough fun yet...

"Xi Xi, sit next to me. If my cousin asks me any questions later, you can help me calculate them quickly." Xue Rui became serious and gestured for Lin Ruoxi to sit on his left.

What grade is my cousin in?

Lin Ruoxi obediently sat down, her head unconsciously nestled into Xue Rui's arms.

"It should be the first or second year of junior high school," Xue Rui explained.

Gu Muxue laughed so hard she was shaking, patting Xue Rui's back repeatedly: "Xiao Rui, don't you even have this much confidence?"

"It's not that I can't, I just wanted to test you guys and see if you've been studying seriously," Xue Rui said shamelessly.

Don't underestimate the questions posed by junior high school students; if you suddenly ask them to do a question, they might not be able to answer it.

To avoid being laughed at when visiting relatives, Xue Rui chose to have two top students help him with his homework.

With everything ready, Xue Rui shrugged and began typing away smoothly on the keyboard.

Xue Rui: [Yinyin, let's begin. Send me any questions you don't know how to answer; I can do anything.]

Shortly after, a message appeared in the chat box saying "The other party is typing."

Gu Muxue was nervous. She was prepared to answer the question at any moment and then make fun of Xue Rui after answering correctly.

Suddenly, she remembered that Lin Ruoxi was also here. She turned her head and glanced at Lin Ruoxi, who was leaning on Xue Rui's other shoulder, staring calmly at the screen.

Gu Muxue sighed. With Lin Ruoxi here, her plan had no chance of succeeding, because she couldn't possibly be faster than Lin Ruoxi in calculating.

When it comes to solving problems, she is no match for Lin Ruoxi.

The gap in talent is so vast that it's despair-inducing.

The notification sound rang out, and Gu Muxue's expression instantly turned serious. She quickly scanned the message bubble, and then her brows furrowed more and more tightly.

Cousin: [Brother, what's your spouse's name?]

Xue Rui's hands froze on the keyboard.

Weren't you asking about academic matters?

Xue Rui: [???]

Cousin: [My QQ password has been leaked. It's the QQ account you helped me register. I want to change the password. I managed to guess the first two passwords using my uncle's and aunt's names, but I can't pass the last security question.]

Then came another screenshot of a QQ security question.

What is your spouse's name?

Xue Rui's heart jumped; he must have been really asking for trouble.

Why are you showing off for no reason?

Now look what's happened; he's been summoned to his two girlfriends for judgment.

He shot himself in the foot.

Damn it, it's all Tencent's fault.

Xue Rui squinted and thought for a moment.

In what year did he help his cousin register a QQ account? He vaguely remembered it was during his junior high school years.

By overlaying his own QQ password after his rebirth, Xue Rui could actually guess the answer.

But Lin Ruoxi was staring at the screen, and Xue Rui had to pretend he didn't know.

Xue Rui replied: "I just set it up randomly back then. I'll register a new one for you if it doesn't work."

Cousin: [No way, my account already has one sun and two moons.]

Xue Rui: ……

This vanity that's killing me.

Xue Rui: [I'll get you a crown-level account.]

Cousin: [I only want my own name. Brother, think carefully again. Is it your current girlfriend's name? Or your first love's name?]

Xue Rui really wanted to cover his cousin's mouth through the internet cable.

Why are you making wild guesses?
The key is that your guess was incredibly accurate!

As Xue Rui stared at the screen, trying to figure out how to appease his cousin, a pair of hands with distinct knuckles landed on the keyboard.

"Let me try?" Lin Ruoxi said softly.

"XiXi, can you crack QQ's security settings?"

Xue Rui's eyes lit up; he had actually forgotten that Lin Ruoxi was a technical talent.

The keyboard started clattering, and Xue Rui felt a chill run down his spine.

Try Mu Xue or Gu Mu Xue.

Lin Ruoxi didn't use any so-called "technical means," she just told her cousin her guess.

She had noticed it a long time ago: whenever Xue Rui couldn't remember a password, he would try Gu Muxue's name.

For example: gumuxue520
Following conventional thinking, Xue Rui should have tried Gu Muxue's name first.

Is it because I'm here?
Lin Ruoxi felt a little sad. For a moment, she felt that she had disturbed Xue Rui's life.

Xue Rui stared at the screen, his pupils trembling slightly. He had actually guessed the same thing; the little girl was practically a mind reader.

But he's already said things like "it's all just random settings"...

Xue Rui prayed silently, praying that the answer was wrong.

It's better to be wrong than to guess right.

Gu Muxue looked at Lin Ruoxi in disbelief, not understanding why Lin Ruoxi had done this.

The moment Gu Muxue's eyes met Lin Ruoxi's, she quickly lowered her head and stared nervously at the computer screen.

My cousin is probably already testing the security questions; she's extremely nervous, like a prisoner awaiting trial.

She didn't know what kind of answer she wanted.

Cousin: [Brother, you remember, the answer is Mu Xue.]

In an instant, Xue Rui felt a cold sweat pour down his back. How could he make both girls happy?

Needless to say, Gu Muxue was overjoyed the moment the answer came out.

Sweet words may not be sincere, but security questions are always heartfelt.

Similar to his roommate Qian Huabiao's usual methods.

Qian Huabiao had a bunch of diaries, in which he regularly wrote some boring entries, and then secretly wrote about how he liked girls. He would then "accidentally" forget to take his schoolbag with him, and the girl would "coincidentally" see it.

"Xixi, you're amazing! How could you guess that? I had almost forgotten about it myself."

Xue Rui praised him generously, his expression full of surprise.

Before Lin Ruoxi could even feel disappointed, the sudden praise interrupted her mood, and she smiled with her eyes crinkling.

"Well, I was just guessing, and I guessed right."

Lin Ruoxi smiled secretly, Xue Rui was praising her.

Perhaps she wasn't Xue Rui's favorite person, but she was definitely the one who understood him best.

Gu Muxue looked at the chat history, a slight, almost imperceptible smile playing on her lips.

It seems like everyone in the world knows that Xue Rui likes her, even Lin Ruoxi is no exception.

A strange sense of peace and belonging rose in her heart.

"Xi Xi, let Mu Xue and I go out and find out what's going on, and maybe we can send you away when we get a chance," Xue Rui said in a low voice.

Lin Ruoxi did not respond, but simply hugged Xue Rui's waist, her expression showing great reluctance.

“You can’t stay hidden in the closet forever, it’s too uncomfortable,” Xue Rui said softly.

Lin Ruoxi muttered, "I don't feel uncomfortable."

Gu Muxue and Xue Rui exchanged a glance. Xue Rui's eyes showed more helplessness than anything else. Lin Ruoxi was getting better and better at acting spoiled and coquettish.

Gu Muxue covered her mouth in surprise.

She knew that Lin Ruoxi was just like that by nature, acting coquettishly and playfully in front of people she liked, but Lin Ruoxi rarely did that in her presence.

Is it because of trust?

But for some reason, she suddenly felt some sympathy for Xue Rui.

If Lin Ruoxi were afraid of being so coquettish with her, she probably wouldn't be able to handle it.

"Listen to me." Xue Rui's tone was harsh; sometimes he had to scold Lin Ruoxi a few times.

But Lin Ruoxi remained obstinate, burying her head in his stomach.

Xue Rui cast a pleading look at Gu Muxue, hinting that she should help him.

Gu Muxue tilted her head, staring arrogantly at Xue Rui, and mouthed silently, "Beg me."

"Please." Xue Rui clasped his hands together.

Gu Muxue nodded in satisfaction and patted Lin Ruoxi on the back: "I will send you away by this afternoon at the latest."

Lin Ruoxi froze, glancing timidly at Gu Muxue. Meeting Gu Muxue's icy gaze, she weakly nodded and said, "Mm..."

Xue Rui looked around and thought to himself that there really is one thing that can subdue another.

He could act like a rogue in front of Gu Muxue, but Lin Ruoxi couldn't.

Xue Rui and Lin Ruoxi stayed in the room without saying a word. The three of them had lived together in Chang'an, but they rarely spent time together.

Not knowing what to do, Xue Rui took out a deck of cards to pass the time.

Yes, the three of us should play cards to strengthen our bond.

Of course, we don't play with money; we just stick stickers on each other's faces.

Before long, Gu Muxue's face was covered with tissues, and she looked very unwell.

Lin Ruoxi's face was similarly covered in tissues, but her mood was completely opposite to Gu Muxue's; she wore a smile throughout.

Xue Rui's face was clean; he hadn't lost a single game.

It wasn't that Xue Rui was good at cards, but rather that Lin Ruoxi would secretly let him win.

"A pair of threes." Xue Rui threw down a card.

"No." Lin Ruoxi shook her head.

"To pressure you."

Gu Muxue threw down two twos and glared fiercely at Lin Ruoxi's hand, as if to say: You dare to bet on me again?

Lin Ruoxi shrank back weakly and silently put the bomb away.

If you blow up Gu Muxue, she'll get furious.

"Mu Xue, you can play cards, but why threaten people? Isn't that cheating?"

Xue Rui patted Gu Muxue's leg.

Gu Muxue immediately became displeased: "Xiao Rui, are you trying to shift the blame first?"

Lin Ruoxi said weakly, "Mu Xue, you're the host here."

"Hmm... never mind, let's continue."

Gu Muxue was a little embarrassed; she was so angry with Lin Ruoxi that she lost her temper.

Xue Rui pinched Lin Ruoxi's cheek, took down a few notes, and said angrily, "You're not allowed to go easy on me anymore."

A game where you always win is too boring. Luckily, Gu Muxue has a good temper, or rather, she is competitive enough, and always wants to withstand Lin Ruoxi's leniency and win against him once.

If it were anyone else, they would have been so angry they would have flipped the table and quit the game.

"Oh..." Lin Ruoxi said reluctantly.

Before the game of cards was over, Xue Xiaying's voice came from outside the door.

"Mu Xue, Xiao Rui's dinner is ready. Come down and eat."

"Understood." Xue Rui replied, placing the playing cards face down on the ground.
"Don't look at my cards. I'm bringing the food up so we can eat together."

"Ah."

Gu Muxue nodded obediently. The moment Xue Rui left, she quickly flipped over Xue Rui's cards, glanced at them, and then stared at her own cards to compare them, thinking about how to beat Xue Rui.

Lin Ruoxi wanted to say something, but she didn't dare.

Gu Muxue continued to examine Xue Rui's cards, muttering, "Ruoxi, you'll have no friends if you play like this."

“You are my friend,” Lin Ruoxi said softly.

Gu Muxue paused for a moment, then sighed helplessly, "Ruoxi, when you play games, you should play them seriously and not resort to such underhanded tactics."

Lin Ruoxi pointed at the playing cards in Gu Muxue's hand: "Then... what are you doing?"

Gu Muxue said matter-of-factly, "I'll help him organize the cards."

"Mu Xue, do you really want to win that much?" Lin Ruoxi asked, tilting her head.

Gu Muxue was speechless for a moment. What does this have to do with you throwing the game at cards?
Gu Muxue was not swayed by Lin Ruoxi's sophistry; she said in a serious tone:

"I don't necessarily have to win, I just don't want to lose so inexplicably."

Lin Ruoxi pursed her lips; she didn't like the game of Dou Dizhu.

In Dou Dizhu (a card game), if she loses, Gu Muxue will lose along with her.

But Gu Muxue didn't want to lose.

"I feel really happy to have lost to him," Lin Ruoxi said to herself.

Gu Muxue tapped Lin Ruoxi's head with exasperation: "You and I have both suffered so much, and you still spoil him? Besides, Xiao Rui doesn't like you spoiling him either."

Even though there may be conflicts of interest in the future, at least we can unite for now, right?

Gu Muxue hinted to Lin Ruoxi that they could form a community of interest when playing cards and win more rounds.

"what do you think?"

"Me?" Lin Ruoxi pointed to herself, then blinked blankly at Gu Muxue:

"Haven't we already lost to him?" (End of Chapter)