Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

Lin Ruoxi turned around and stared blankly at Xue Rui, wanting to ask him for a reason.

"Phew~" Xue Rui breathed a sigh of relief.

For a moment, Xue Rui felt a sense of oppression from Lin Ruoxi's back, mainly because the kitchen knife was too threatening.

Before Lin Ruoxi turned around, Xue Rui felt that Lin Ruoxi was questioning him: Why are you playing with other girls?
But after turning around, those innocent eyes seemed to be saying: Why do you play with her and not with me?
Little did they know that pulling someone's braid was inherently a form of bullying.

Did he used to pull Marilyn's braids?
Most of the time, it was Mei Lili who started the trouble, or even made the first move. As a man, Xue Rui couldn't have too much direct physical contact, so Mei Lili's braids became the best target.

Over time, it becomes a habit.

At first, Melly was very angry, but later she gradually became numb...

"Xixi, why do you think I didn't pull you?" Xue Rui asked with a grin.

Lin Ruoxi's boundless pampering emboldened Xue Rui.

If Xue Rui dared to speak to Gu Muxue like that, he would probably have been beaten up long ago.

Lin Ruoxi's gaze visibly unfocused for a moment before she fell into deep thought again.

"Hmm, the problem lies with me," Lin Ruoxi muttered to herself, thinking that she shouldn't have asked Xue Rui.

But she always felt uncomfortable whenever she saw Xue Rui playing with other girls.

I was just being too petty.

"Xi Xi." Xue Rui chuckled, thinking to himself that the little girl was really too funny, she had actually started to reflect.

"Do you think it's possible? You have no problem, and I have no problem either. The problem lies with Melly."

Xue Rui took the cleaver and meticulously began processing the ingredients: "I'll prepare the ingredients for you; you can start with the chopped ones."

Xue Rui hoped that Lin Ruoxi could understand and stop taking all the blame upon herself.

"Okay, I understand."

Lin Ruoxi's eyes widened suddenly, a look of realization flashing in them.

"This child is teachable." Xue Rui smiled with satisfaction.

Lin Ruoxi has already figured out how to survive.

Instead of wasting your own time, it's better to criticize others.

Having too much moral burden is one of the few shortcomings of this young girl.

If the little girl had been more independent, she wouldn't have had such a miserable life before.

"It's all thanks to Master's excellent teaching," Lin Ruoxi replied with a smile.

……

After dinner, the three looked around, none of them showing any intention of getting up first, as if they were dividing up the remaining chores.

Gu Muxue stood up and took the bowls and chopsticks from the two of them: "I didn't cook, I'll wash the dishes today."

"Then... I'll take him to take a bath first."

Lin Ruoxi's eyes curved into a smile; Xue Rui had been by her side all day.

However, while one side is in high spirits, the other side is inevitably in low spirits.

Xue Rui felt a pang of sadness as he watched Gu Muxue's lonely figure disappear into the distance.

The scales are too difficult to control.

Lin Ruoxi wanted his company, but Gu Muxue felt the same way.

The two appear to be on good terms, but in reality, they have a fundamental conflict of interest. If he cannot balance this, he will disappoint one of them sooner or later.

"Xixi, could you run the bathwater for me and test the temperature beforehand?" Xue Rui assigned Lin Ruoxi the task.

"Um, okay."

Lin Ruoxi nodded in agreement. She jogged into the bathroom, turned on the hot water, and then quickly ran out, silently calculating the time in her mind.

However, Xue Rui had already disappeared from the living room.

Through the frosted glass of the kitchen, Lin Ruoxi could vaguely see two figures overlapping each other.

She took a few steps forward and heard the two people talking.

"Go keep her company, why are you bothering with me?"

"I am quite self-aware. I didn't put in much effort when cooking, but of course I did share the task of washing the dishes."

Inside the kitchen, Xue Rui was pressed close to Gu Muxue's back, wiping a porcelain plate in his hands.

Because Gu Muxue is very small, even if she stays in Xue Rui's arms, it doesn't affect Xue Rui's work.

"You're in the way. It takes you longer to wash than I can by myself." Gu Muxue's tone was icy.

Xue Rui noticed that Gu Muxue's ear twitched. He turned his head to try to see Gu Muxue's expression, but Gu Muxue pushed his face away.

So Xue Rui held the plate up in front of Gu Muxue and saw her expression in the mirror.

Xue Rui smiled with relief, thinking to himself that the little girl was still saying one thing and meaning another.

At this moment, Gu Muxue pursed her lips, her eyes curved into crescents, and even her ears perked up. Her slightly pouting red lips conveyed a sense of smugness, and her expression was incredibly cute.

Xue Rui suppressed a laugh. It was rare to see Gu Muxue with such an expression, so he couldn't help but watch her for a while longer.

But the human body is amazing; no matter which direction a gaze comes from, it will always be captured by the mysterious "sixth sense".

Before long, Gu Muxue saw Xue Rui's eyes in the plate.

The smile vanished abruptly, replaced by anger and embarrassment...

In an instant, Gu Muxue felt her cheeks burning hot, as if they were on fire...

What a shame!

How to do how to do?
"Oh dear, Mu Xue, why is your face so red? Do you have a fever?" Xue Rui asked knowingly.

Gu Muxue gritted her teeth and angrily bit Xue Rui's wrist.

Xue Rui took a deep breath, bracing himself for the wrath.

However, the moment Gu Muxue bit down, he didn't feel the stinging pain he expected on his wrist. After a while, it felt a little itchy, as if he had been licked. He wasn't sure if it was just his imagination.

"Hmph! You just know how to tease me." Gu Muxue continued washing the dishes with her head down.

She ultimately couldn't bring herself to take a bite.

Xue Rui made a point of washing the dishes with her, so what right did she have to throw a tantrum?
Ultimately, isn't it just that she's unwilling to back down?

Just as Lin Ruoxi said, she had already lost.

Gu Muxue understood very well that the reason she returned under the pretext of "curing an illness" was because she couldn't let go of her feelings for Xue Rui.

During the years Xue Rui pursued her, she never completely opened her heart to him, but she never completely closed it off either.

"Mu Xue, this plate isn't rinsed properly. Turn the tap on again," Xue Rui said.

"Ah."

Gu Muxue turned on the tap, and the sound of rushing water filled her ears.

She was like that back then, controlling the tap, occasionally letting Xue Rui have a little, but never satisfying him.

At first, Xue Rui was willing to wait, but later, faced with Lin Ruoxi's overwhelming enthusiasm, Xue Rui ran to another person.

When she looked down again, she found that the entire pool was already filled.

If I had known this would happen, I would have handed the switch to him sooner.

The good news is that Xue Rui, like her, is also nostalgic.

"Sigh~" Gu Muxue sighed inwardly.

Her current life is retribution for bullying Xue Rui.

Xiao Rui, I'm willing to accept defeat.

Gu Muxue thought to herself.

"Mu Xue, I'll go check if the bathwater is ready. You haven't seen Xi Xi's bathtub yet, it's huge!" Xue Rui excitedly ran out.

Gu Muxue watched Xue Rui's departing figure and murmured:
"But I only want to lose to you, I don't want to lose to anyone else..."

As Gu Muxue entered the living room, she saw Xue Rui standing dumbfounded at the door of Lin Ruoxi's room, with the "whoosh" of a hairdryer coming from inside.

"Xiao Rui, what's wrong? You seem a little unhappy," Gu Muxue asked with concern.

Xue Rui's expression changed several times. Lin Ruoxi had made such a big pool; he had been hoping the three of them could bathe together. But Lin Ruoxi came out first and was currently drying her hair.

"Tell me about it." Gu Muxue's tone was unusually gentle.

"Tomorrow, let's shower together tomorrow." Xue Rui put his arm around Gu Muxue and walked towards the bathroom.

Gu Muxue was completely baffled: "Isn't it just about showering together now? What do you mean by tomorrow?"

"Xixi is breaking the rules; she finished washing up ahead of us without our knowledge," Xue Rui said shamelessly.

Gu Muxue paused, then took a deep breath.

unacceptable!

Is there also the matter of Lin Ruoxi?
I just want to take a shower together today, what else do I want to do tomorrow?
Her bottom line is being eroded little by little.

Gu Muxue couldn't help but wonder what she would become if things continued like this...

Like Lin Ruoxi, a girl who lets Xue Rui do whatever he wants?
By then, will she still be the one Xue Rui loves?
Gu Muxue said, enunciating each word clearly, "Xiao Rui, say it again?"

"I can not."

Xue Rui chuckled awkwardly, wondering why it was so difficult.
"If you're too scared, go take a shower." Gu Muxue rolled her eyes at Xue Rui and pushed open the bathroom door.

"Mu Xue, why aren't you going in?"

Xue Rui pushed Gu Muxue's shoulder, but Gu Muxue's legs seemed to be nailed to the ground, so he didn't dare to use too much force.

Gu Muxue stared blankly at the bathroom wall. There was a huge mirror on the wall, so big that it covered most of the wall and faced the bathtub directly...

Thinking about what she was going to do next, Gu Muxue felt a wave of dizziness.

"Hehe." Xue Rui chuckled mischievously.

He was also taken aback when he first saw the bathroom.

"Mu Xue, you have to admit, Xi Xi is really something. Who decorates their bathroom like this?" Xue Rui immediately threw the question at Lin Ruoxi.

Gu Muxue held her forehead and slowly walked in.

She bit her lower lip hard, closed her eyes, took off her clothes, and quickly jumped into the bathtub.

Gu Muxue crossed her arms in front of her and submerged half her face in the water, blowing bubbles to ease the awkward atmosphere.

Xue Rui didn't go in immediately. Instead, he lay down next to the pool and poked Gu Muxue's cheek.

As a result, the bubbles on the surface of the water rose even faster, as if they were cursing him from the water.

Gu Muxue is like a sensitive plant; she will shrink up if you touch her even lightly.

Lin Ruoxi, on the other hand, is more like a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Last time Xue Rui came in, he was the prey, but today Xue Rui's role has been reversed, and he has become the hunter.

"Mu Xue, open your eyes and look." Xue Rui stretched out his fingers and gently pried open Gu Mu Xue's eyes.

Gu Muxue kept her eyes tightly closed and shook her head vigorously: "Come in quickly."

Only when she felt Xue Rui had completely lain down did Gu Muxue open her eyes a crack and secretly peek at the huge mirror.

However, Xue Rui in the mirror was also looking at her.

Their eyes met in the mirror. Gu Muxue frowned and glared at Xue Rui: "Don't blame everything on Ruoxi. I think this renovation was mostly your idea."

Xue Rui's eyes widened, and he opened his mouth, unsure how to refute.

Judging solely from the outcome, he was undoubtedly the biggest beneficiary.

No matter how he explained, it all seemed weak and ineffective.

"What are you complaining about? Do you think I've wronged you?" Gu Muxue said coldly.

Xue Rui didn't want to listen to Gu Muxue's nagging any longer, so he took a deep breath and plunged straight into the water.

Sure enough, the moment she entered the water, Gu Muxue's voice was lowered considerably.

With nothing else to do, Xue Rui began testing his young body's lung capacity, silently counting the seconds in his mind.

Although it doesn't really mean anything, I just wanted to record how long I can hold it in.

Gu Muxue instinctively hugged her legs tightly, afraid that Xue Rui would tease her again.

She glanced to the side and saw Xue Rui lying at the bottom of the water with his eyes closed.

"Xiao Rui, are you practicing holding your breath?"

Gu Muxue really wanted to tickle Xue Rui, but she was afraid that Xue Rui would get a stitch in his stomach in the water, so she could only wait quietly for Xue Rui to come up on his own.

Time ticked by, and Xue Rui didn't catch his breath for a long time.

"Alright, I know you have a large lung capacity now, get up." Gu Muxue's tone softened considerably.

However, Xue Rui in the water didn't hear it. He was concentrating on counting, and had already reached one minute and twenty seconds.

"I...I'll play with you." Gu Muxue offered an enticing offer.

As the bubbles rose, Gu Muxue frowned sharply. She had said a lot of sweet words, but Xue Rui hadn't listened to a word. As soon as he heard there were benefits, he immediately prepared to come out.

She pointed at Xue Rui in the water and said angrily, "Is that all the ambition you have?"

This time, Xue Rui heard it clearly.

Was Gu Muxue keeping a timer for herself all along?
It should be... Gu Muxue can swim too.

No way! I've already lost to Lin Ruoxi at breaking apples, but no matter what, I absolutely can't lose to Gu Muxue at holding my breath.

This is a battle for men's dignity!
Xue Rui tried his best to hold his breath, thinking he could endure it for another ten seconds.

However, those few short seconds threw Gu Muxue into a state of utter confusion.

"Xiao Rui?" Gu Muxue asked with concern.

She bent down and pulled Xue Rui towards the surface of the water with all her might.

Xue Rui's brows were furrowed tightly, and his muscles were very stiff.

"Xiao Rui? Don't scare me." Gu Muxue's voice was trembling with tears.

At this moment, Xue Rui had a huge question mark in his mind.

What's wrong with Gu Muxue?
Before he could figure it out, Gu Muxue pressed herself against him with her eyes closed, and his chest swelled slightly.

The first breath I took after getting into the water was moist and warm.

Xue Rui suddenly opened his eyes and saw that Gu Muxue's eyes were wet and her long eyelashes were trembling.

"Phew~" Xue Rui moved his head away, trying to breathe in the fresh air.

Gu Muxue smiled with relief, then glared at Xue Rui with tearful eyes before lowering her head deeply.

Based on Gu Muxue's behavior just now, Xue Rui guessed that Gu Muxue thought he had caused an accident by holding his breath, so he smiled and comforted her:
"Mu Xue, I'm fine. Why are you so nervous?"

However, Gu Muxue did not react.

"Were you crying just now? Couldn't you even hold it in for a minute?"

Xue Rui continued to tease Gu Muxue, hoping to cheer her up.

No matter what Xue Rui did, Gu Muxue remained silent.

He bent down to look, and saw that Gu Muxue was facing the water, and every now and then a drop of water would fall, creating ripples on the surface.

"Mu Xue, I was wrong, it was my fault," Xue Rui said softly.

"You can hit me if you want." Xue Rui grabbed Gu Muxue's hand and slapped it against his own face.

However, Gu Muxue withdrew her hand as if she had been electrocuted, and held it tightly in front of her.

"Take a bite to vent your anger."

Xue Rui placed his wrist near Gu Muxue's lips, but Gu Muxue simply turned her head away.

"Mu Xue, don't scare me." Xue Rui was terrified.

Gu Muxue's silence was far more terrifying than any scolding.

After an unknown amount of time, Gu Muxue raised her tear-streaked face and looked at Xue Rui.

"Xiao Rui, were you scared just now?" Gu Muxue asked calmly.

"I'm scared, very scared." Xue Rui nodded.

"But only three minutes have passed." (End of Chapter)