Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

Lin Ruoxi's living room.

The old lady held the remote control, switching between channels, but couldn't find the program she wanted to watch.

"Weird."

The old lady glanced at Lin Ruoxi's room; the door was wide open, and the sound of typing could be heard from inside.

Ever since Lin Ruoxi came back, she has been constantly wondering what Lin Ruoxi is doing, and she can't concentrate on watching TV.

She stood up unsteadily, slowly walked into the room, and stood quietly behind Lin Ruoxi.

The screen displayed content she couldn't understand, and the phone next to her was also lit up.

Lin Ruoxi glanced at it and said softly, "Grandma, are you hungry? I'll go cook now."

"I'm not hungry." The old lady pressed Lin Ruoxi's shoulder, picked up the phone that was lying next to her, and looked at the content on the screen carefully.

Regardless of anything else, Xue Rui was practically her future son-in-law, and she recognized his name.

Lin Ruoxi saw her grandmother take her phone, but she didn't think her grandmother could understand her chat history with Xue Rui.

After a while, the old lady said, slowly and deliberately, "I missed you."

Lin Ruoxi slowly turned her head, her eyes full of surprise, as if she was astonished that her grandmother actually knew such complicated characters.

The old lady rolled her eyes in annoyance. There were only four words in total. Even a fool could guess that it was the word "want".
"dong dong dong~"

There was a sudden knock on the door.

"Here it comes~"

Lin Ruoxi hurriedly got up, as people had been coming to pick up the repaired appliances lately.

The old lady smiled with relief. She hoped that more people would come to the house to chat with Lin Ruoxi, otherwise Lin Ruoxi would always be overthinking and staring blankly at her phone and computer all day.

Outside the door.

Xue Rui knocked gently on the door, carrying two large plastic bags in his other hand, his palms bearing two white marks from the bags.

The bag was very heavy, probably weighing thirty or forty pounds.

Xue Rui bought a lot of ingredients, as well as several boxes of chocolate pies of various flavors as gifts for his visit.

"Who is it?"

Lin Ruoxi's voice came from inside the door. Judging from her tone, Xue Rui knew that Lin Ruoxi did not know he had come.

This surprised Xue Rui. Although he hadn't told Lin Ruoxi that he was coming, he subconsciously thought that Lin Ruoxi was so petty that she might be watching his location all the time, since his phone had location sharing enabled.

"It's me." Xue Rui deliberately lowered his voice, making a different tone than usual, and pressed down on the cat's eye, thinking of pretending to be a strange man to scare Lin Ruoxi.

With a "click," the door suddenly opened, a small hand rested on his shoulder, and Lin Ruoxi's soft, sweet voice filled his ear:
"Come in quickly, it's cold outside."

Now it was Xue Rui's turn to be surprised: "How did you know it was me?"

"I heard it."

Lin Ruoxi bent down and took the large plastic bag from Xue Rui. When she saw the chocolate pie inside, she paused for a moment and smiled with her eyes crinkling.

With a "click," Xue Rui closed the door. Just as he turned his head, Lin Ruoxi was standing directly in front of him, less than two centimeters away, staring at him with her big, bright eyes.

Before Xue Rui could say anything, Lin Ruoxi reached out and gently rubbed his ear: "Are you cold? Why did you come here? Have you eaten?"

Lin Ruoxi was very excited, her eyes sparkling with joy, as if she were examining some precious item.

"I..." Xue Rui wanted to say: I came here to freeload a meal and also pack some food for Mu Xue to take back.

But facing Lin Ruoxi's gaze, he couldn't bear it. He whispered, "I missed you, so I came."

However, Xue Rui soon regretted saying that.

Lin Ruoxi suddenly hugged him, her breathing becoming increasingly heavy.

"I missed you too." Lin Ruoxi gently touched Xue Rui's face and kissed him deeply.

"Well!"

Xue Rui leaned against the door, raising his hands high in a gesture of surrender.

He regretted it...

It's better to just tell the truth!

Lin Ruoxi kept her eyes closed and kept asking him for things, as if she thought he was going to spend the night there.

Xue Rui wanted to push Lin Ruoxi away, but he just couldn't bring himself to do it.

He thought he was the wolf knocking on the little white rabbit's door, but in reality, he knocked on the wrong door; the house was inhabited by a little tiger.

"Who's here? Why aren't you saying anything?"

The old lady walked out with her back bent. The moment she saw the two embracing, her brows furrowed tightly, and she slammed her cane heavily on the ground with a loud "thud".

Lin Ruoxi froze, and Xue Rui was secretly pleased, thinking that Lin Ruoxi had finally learned to restrain herself.

However, Lin Ruoxi only paused for a moment before continuing to kiss Xue Rui. The difference was that she gently stroked Xue Rui's back with the back of her hand, as if to comfort him and tell him not to worry.

The old lady looked blankly at him. She saw clearly that Xue Rui had his hands raised high, looking somewhat resigned to his fate.

Hmm...it must have been her granddaughter who took the initiative.

For some reason, she always felt that Xue Rui was being taken advantage of...

In that case, let's just pretend we didn't see it.

Xue Rui pointed to Lin Ruoxi, who had her eyes closed, signaling the old lady to intervene, but the old lady went straight back to her bedroom.

Xue Rui's heart, which had been hanging in suspense, was completely dead.

That little girl who blushed easily when teased is gone forever...

A few minutes later, Lin Ruoxi tiptoed and gave Xue Rui a deep kiss on the forehead, and her heart finally felt full.

It was like a person dying of thirst in the desert who finally drank a mouthful of clear spring water and recovered.

"I'm going to cook now, you can watch TV for a while."

Lin Ruoxi picked up the plastic bag, a happy smile spreading across her face.

Xue Rui brought so much food; he'll probably be staying at her house for a very long time.

However, she discovered that Xue Rui had not left, but had followed Lin Ruoxi into the kitchen.

"Xi Xi, I'm not staying here tonight. Mu Xue is asleep, so I took the opportunity to sneak out and see you." After hesitating for a long time, Xue Rui finally decided to be direct.

The disappointment of unmet expectations is far harder to accept than the truth itself.

Therefore, it's best not to give Lin Ruoxi any expectations from the very beginning.

The smile on Lin Ruoxi's face gradually disappeared, and her beautiful almond-shaped eyes became misty.

"Don't cry." Xue Rui hugged Lin Ruoxi and gently stroked her cascading hair.

He suddenly realized he was wrong.

I thought coming to Lin Ruoxi's house would be a surprise for her, but now it seems it would have been better not to come at all; the little girl's emotions are too volatile.

"When...when are you leaving?" Lin Ruoxi hugged Xue Rui and took a deep breath.

"We'll leave right after dinner, so I'll stay and do a little more work for you, so you can have an easier time these next few days," Xue Rui said cheerfully.

He bought a lot of chicken at the supermarket. Gu Muxue had always wanted to eat fried chicken, but he didn't trust the food he ate outside.
Today, Lin Ruoxi and I will fry up a lot more. The little girl will have something to eat these days, so there's no need for her to eat such bland food with the old lady.

"Okay, then bring some for Mu Xue too." Lin Ruoxi hugged him tighter; she wanted to feel Xue Rui's presence as much as possible in the limited time she had.

Today's time was "stolen" from Gu Muxue.

"Xi Xi, you're so clingy." Xue Rui nuzzled Lin Ruoxi's cheek.

"You...you don't like it?" Lin Ruoxi asked tentatively.

Xue Rui paused for a moment, then said softly, "I like it very much, I like it very much..."

Clingy girls can be annoying, but Lin Ruoxi's clinginess is different; she treats him as her whole life.

Xue Rui simply couldn't bring himself to refuse, even though it would cause him a lot of trouble.

"Okay, then I'll stick to you all the time," Lin Ruoxi said softly. Everyone says clingy girls are no good, but as long as her Xue Rui likes her, she's good.

"Oh, right, what if you sneak out and get caught?" Lin Ruoxi suddenly reminded her.

"Um... Mu Xue hasn't been sleeping well these past few days, so she shouldn't wake up that early."

"Hmm..." Lin Ruoxi took the phone from Xue Rui's pocket: "I'll change the location on your phone and send a message to Mu Xue, so you can stay a little longer."

After finishing everything, Lin Ruoxi returned to the kitchen. She winked at Xue Rui and gently lowered her head.

Xue Rui understood what Lin Ruoxi wanted, and he gently stroked her head: "So thoughtful."

"Hehe~"

……

A few hours later, the food on the table was completely eaten. Xue Rui glanced at the time; it was already 10:30 PM. He took a deep breath.

"Xixi, I have to go."

Lin Ruoxi nodded gently and picked up the insulated box full of food: "I'll drive you there."

“Hmm, that works too.” Xue Rui picked up the two cell phones on the table.

"Well, I'll just leave my phone at home," Lin Ruoxi said.

"Why?" Xue Rui asked, puzzled.

“What if Mu Xue notices the location? Wouldn’t you be exposed?” Lin Ruoxi explained.

“Uh…” Xue Rui shook his head with a wry smile: “Xi Xi, you’re really good material for a spy.”

Lin Ruoxi pouted, unsure whether Xue Rui was praising or scolding her.

Meanwhile, at Gu Muxue's home.

The room was dimly lit, with Gu Muxue's phone on the bedside table shining brightly, its buzzing vibration echoing in the quiet room.

"Xiao Rui, can I have my phone?" Gu Muxue reached out and patted it from both sides.

"Xiao Rui?" Gu Muxue suddenly opened her eyes, only to find no one around her, and the vibration of her phone stopped abruptly.

Gu Muxue sat up and turned on the room light. Two sets of bear pajamas lay quietly on the bedside table, which made her feel very uneasy.

Both sets of pajamas are here, but where is Xue Rui?
Without even checking who was calling, she hastily threw on her pajamas and ran barefoot out of the room: "Xiao Rui!"

The dim lighting on the second floor chilled her to the bone.

As she reached the corner of the stairs and looked down at the dark first floor, her heart finally calmed down.

Back in her room, Gu Muxue's steps were unsteady, and she felt a sense of loss, as if she had been abandoned by the whole world.

He picked up his phone listlessly; there were two notification messages on it.

One was a missed call from his father, and the other was a message from Xue Rui.

Xue Rui: [Mu Xue, I'm going out to find some food. I'll bring you something delicious when I get back.]

Along with that came a location message: a restaurant in the distance.

Gu Muxue smiled, her eyes crinkling. She had intended to reply to the message to order food, but Xue Rui's message had been sent several hours earlier.

Now that I think about it, Xue Rui should be back soon.

Gu Muxue closed the chat window and made a video call to her mother to report her location.

"Mom, look, I'm home."

Gu Muxue smiled and twirled around with her phone in hand; she was in a very good mood.

"I understand." Zhao Lizhen shook her head with a wry smile. When she saw Gu Muxue's pajamas, she felt that her daughter was becoming more and more childish.

That's just how girls in love are...

"My dad called me. Where is he?" Gu Muxue asked.

“He probably asked if you were home,” Zhao Lizhen said with a smile.

"Okay." Gu Muxue nodded and switched her phone to the location sharing interface.

She wanted to check where her "takeout" was.

Lin Ruoxi's profile picture stayed obediently at home, while Xue Rui's profile picture moved around the neighborhood from time to time, getting closer and closer to her.

She kept an eye on Xue Rui's location while chatting with her mother. When Xue Rui messaged her again, Gu Muxue said, "Mom, I'm going to sleep."

"OK, good night."

"It's hung up."

The moment she hung up the video call, Gu Muxue hurriedly turned off the room light. She wanted to continue pretending to be asleep so that she could give Xue Rui a big scare when he came in.

She tiptoed to the window, gently lifted the curtain a crack, and stared excitedly at the end of the road.

At the intersection of the villa area, a Porsche slowly pulled up to the side of the road.

"Xixi, I'll leave you here. I'll walk the rest of the way myself."

Xue Rui reached for the car door, but Lin Ruoxi had no intention of letting him go...

Lin Ruoxi peeked out and noticed that all the lights in Gu Muxue's house were off.

"Hmm, Mu Xue hasn't gotten up yet."

Lin Ruoxi couldn't bear to see Xue Rui suffer from the cold, so she started the car again and drove him to Gu Muxue's apartment building.

Xue Rui glanced nervously at his phone; the last message in the chat box was one he had sent.

"Phew~" Xue Rui breathed a sigh of relief, thankfully Gu Muxue hadn't woken up.

Even after finding out, Xue Rui was still terrified.

If Lin Ruoxi is discovered by Gu Muxue, he will go from "hunting for food" to "stealing food".

As the car came to a stop, Xue Rui reached for the car door again.

"Rui, give me a kiss before you go, okay?" Lin Ruoxi pleaded weakly.

Xue Rui looked surprised; she couldn't refuse Lin Ruoxi's request.

So he obediently moved his face closer, staring intently at the window of Gu Muxue's room.

Lin Ruoxi felt a surge of joy. Ever since entering Gu Muxue's residential area, Xue Rui had become nervous, as if he would listen to her in everything.

Was it because he was afraid of being discovered by Gu Muxue?

Hmm... then she's the type who "borrows power from others."

He was the fox, and Gu Muxue was the tiger.

Lin Ruoxi kissed Xue Rui, her smile growing wider. She pointed to her red lips: "Here."

Lin Ruoxi will not give up this hard-won opportunity.

Xue Rui stared blankly, thinking, "Will this ever end?"

But he couldn't refuse.

Lin Ruoxi is being so generous, cooking for her love rival and even driving him over...

This is just a small request, nothing at all.

But Xue Rui always felt that Lin Ruoxi seemed to have turned bad, taking advantage of his nervousness to make some unreasonable demands.

Lin Ruoxi wrapped her arms around Xue Rui's neck and secretly squinted her eyes open a crack.

The villa area was dark and quiet, and not a single person passed by.

She unbuckled her seatbelt and slowly climbed out of the driver's seat.

"Xixi, what do you want to do?"

Xue Rui's heart was pounding, fearing that the lights upstairs would suddenly turn on.

"Hungry... I'm hungry..." (End of Chapter)