Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

This was the first time Gu Muxue had cried in front of Xue Rui, and she made no attempt to hide it.

Her beautiful peach blossom eyes were wet, and water droplets clung to her thick eyelashes. Her eyes held both complaint and a hint of helplessness.

Xue Rui subconsciously looked away; for some reason, he couldn't bring himself to meet Gu Muxue's gaze.

The calmer Gu Muxue was, the more flustered he became.

Gu Muxue herself knew this, but she rarely used this trick on him.

Xue Rui was certain that Gu Muxue was extremely angry today, even angrier than when she discovered Lin Ruoxi.

The good news is that the anger is mostly caused by worry, and this anger comes on strong but also disappears quickly.

Xue Rui picked up a rubber duck and squeezed it a few times before starting to massage Gu Muxue's shoulders.

"Lord Gu, I, Xiao Rui, will certainly serve you well today," Xue Rui said in a high-pitched voice.

To be honest, Xue Rui was quite wronged. He was just holding his breath when Gu Muxue actually thought he had drowned and passed out.

This warmed Xue Rui's heart; Gu Muxue cared about him more than he had imagined.

"How much force did you use?" Xue Rui asked, trying to ease the tension when Gu Muxue remained silent.

"Would you like to get a card with me?"

……

Hearing the sweet words in her ear, Gu Muxue felt much better. She smiled slightly and squeezed a lot of shower gel onto her hands.

"Xiao Rui, sit down quickly." Gu Muxue rubbed her hands together until they were covered in bubbles.

Xue Rui's eyes lit up, wondering if Gu Muxue was going to serve him.
Just as he was thinking this, he heard Gu Muxue's cheerful voice: "Xiao Rui, let's see who can blow the biggest bubble."

Xue Rui chuckled, this was far from what he had imagined.

"Come on, let's have a competition." Xue Rui quickly adjusted his mood and started playing a bubble-blowing contest with Gu Muxue.

"Let's make it clear first, there's a punishment for the loser." Gu Muxue turned her head and looked earnestly into Xue Rui's eyes:
"To answer someone's question, you must tell the truth."

"You have to beat me first," Xue Rui said casually.

……

A dozen minutes later, Xue Rui looked dejected.

How can someone who enjoys showering compare to someone who enjoys taking baths?

He had already answered no fewer than ten questions, all of which were about emotions and preferences, but Xue Rui could tell that most of them were comparisons between Gu Muxue and Lin Ruoxi.

"Do you think it's better for a girl to be tall or short?" Gu Muxue blinked.

“Tall ones aren’t cute enough, and short ones look like dwarfs. You’re just right; you can pull off any outfit,” Xue Rui said with a grin.

"You have such a sweet tongue." Gu Muxue's eyes curved into a smile.

"Who dreams about more often, me or Lin Ruoxi?" Gu Muxue grumbled.

Xue Rui thought to himself, "Is this the end of the performance?" He then asked by name.

"Mu Xue, why do I remember what happened in my dream?"

Xue Rui's expression was grim; he truly had no recollection of this matter.

"Give me a rough estimate," Gu Muxue pressed on relentlessly.

"I dream about you more often." Xue Rui had a strong survival instinct.

Gu Muxue didn't say anything, but walked straight out of the bath. She was in a bad mood.

Xue Rui calls Lin Ruoxi's name every time he talks in his sleep, but she hasn't heard him even once! And she still dares to say she's a jerk?
This was one of the few things she cared about; she just wanted to ask Xue Rui for an answer.

Xue Rui quickly changed his mind and said, "Half for each of us."

"Hmph! I'm not playing anymore, it's no fun," Gu Muxue grumbled.

"Mu Xue, don't go yet, let me dry your hair." Xue Rui hurriedly got up.

Xue Rui was confident he could coax Gu Muxue when he was blow-drying her hair.

However, Xue Rui searched the bathroom thoroughly but couldn't find the hairdryer anywhere.

Xue Rui slapped his forehead; he remembered that Lin Ruoxi had taken the hair dryer.

Xue Rui dried himself off quickly and walked out of the bathroom first. He saw Lin Ruoxi waiting in the living room. He turned around in place, and the two braids behind him were very eye-catching.

Xue Rui stood there stunned. He had only taken a shower, and Lin Ruoxi had changed her hairstyle.

Two jet-black, glossy braids, like black silk ribbons, danced gracefully as Lin Ruoxi turned around;

Unlike Mei Lili's thick braids, Lin Ruoxi's two braids are thinner and longer, appearing lively and dynamic as if they were alive.

Lin Ruoxi jogged a few steps and walked up to Xue Rui, holding up her two braids with both hands: "Look."

Xue Rui opened his mouth, unsure of what to say, realizing that he and Lin Ruoxi were completely on different wavelengths.

What he meant was: I was bullying Meili, so I pulled her braids.

Lin Ruoxi's understanding was: How can you pull without a braid?
Perhaps with this mindset in mind, Lin Ruoxi braided two pigtails.

The way he looks now is practically saying: I have two braids, and you can pull mine.

Gu Muxue didn't understand why Lin Ruoxi was braiding her hair when it was time to sleep.

But Lin Ruoxi's outfit, coupled with her expectant eyes, made her look like a child waiting for praise from an adult.

"Ruoxi, your braids are very pretty."

Gu Muxue felt that as a good friend, she should give her a compliment.

"Um, thank you." After thanking him, Lin Ruoxi continued to stand in front of Xue Rui, as if she wouldn't let him pass unless he pulled her hair.

"We'll talk about it later." Xue Rui walked past Lin Ruoxi.

"Okay!" Lin Ruoxi nodded happily. She ran back to the sofa, patted the back of the sofa with the hairdryer, and gestured for Xue Rui to sit down and dry his hair.

Seeing this, Gu Muxue couldn't help but sigh. Lin Ruoxi had clung to Xue Rui again. It would be best for her to go back to her room and sleep to avoid a conflict with the emotionally charged Lin Ruoxi.

Xue Rui glanced at Lin Ruoxi, then pointed in the direction Gu Muxue had left.

Lin Ruoxi understood what Xue Rui meant: he wanted Gu Muxue to stay as well.

Since it's Xue Rui's request, let's also give Gu Muxue a shout-out.

"Mu Xue, don't go, let me blow on it for you too." Lin Ruoxi pulled Gu Mu Xue down to sit.

Gu Muxue stared blankly, feeling a surge of emotion.

With the sound of the hairdryer, Xue Rui's hair was dried in just one or two minutes.

As the noise from the hairdryer disappeared, two voices rang in Xue Rui's ears at the same time.

"Rui, you go in first."

"Xiao Rui, you go back first."

Gu Muxue and Lin Ruoxi spoke at the same time.

Gu Muxue felt that Lin Ruoxi was deliberately leaving herself behind to have something to say by drying Xue Rui's hair first.

And that's exactly what she meant.

In an instant, the air seemed to freeze. Xue Rui stared at the two doors, cold sweat pouring down his forehead.

Why do we have to do multiple-choice questions again?

It's all my fault for forgetting to save myself a room.

"XiXi's bed is quite big." Xue Rui decided to get away with it, and tentatively asked, "Together?"

Gu Muxue gritted her teeth. She really wanted to pinch Xue Rui, but Lin Ruoxi was right behind her, so she couldn't just do it.

Lin Ruoxi was caught in a dilemma.

After a fierce internal struggle, she looked at Gu Muxue and asked weakly, "Muxue?"

Gu Muxue looked up at Lin Ruoxi in disbelief.

What does Lin Ruoxi mean?
Are you asking for her opinion?

"I'm going to the restroom, you guys can continue your conversation." Xue Rui chose to make his escape by using the restroom.

It's said that he was two-timing, but that was before the relationship was officially established.

Once the relationship is established, the two girls will have more power than her.

The best solution would be to let the two girls discuss and decide where he spends the night.

Sitting on the toilet seat, Xue Rui suddenly felt like a gigolo living under someone else's roof.

Xue Rui scrolled through his QQ app and saw that Qiu Mengze had shared a game event message with him.

Qiu Mengze: [Xue Rui, log in! I'm a higher rank than you now, call me Gold God.] Xue Rui: [I have a question for you.]

Qiu Mengze: [Please call me the Golden God.]

Xue Rui grinned and quickly typed a line of text:

[Gold Master, what should I do if two girls simultaneously invite me to spend the night with them?]

Qiu Mengze: [You bastard, get lost!]

……

In the living room, Lin Ruoxi looked at Gu Muxue with a questioning gaze, while Gu Muxue's face was full of disbelief.

"Ruoxi, you...you've agreed?"

Gu Muxue's voice was hesitant and faltering; she couldn't accept reality.

"What can I do if I don't agree?" Lin Ruoxi said helplessly.

"Sit down and chat for a while."

Gu Muxue patted the sofa, gesturing for Lin Ruoxi to sit down.

Since Xue Rui left, Lin Ruoxi seems to have suddenly grown several years older.

Well, it seems like my mindset has changed.

Lin Ruoxi is always like a child, always obedient, regardless of whether Xue Rui's requests are reasonable or not.

"Ruoxi, I really envy you," Gu Muxue said, holding Lin Ruoxi's hand.

Lin Ruoxi pointed to herself in disbelief, unable to see what she had to envy.

“You don’t need to use your brain to think about problems; you just have to please him in everything you do,” Gu Muxue said truthfully.

Lin Ruoxi opened her mouth, unsure of what to say. She had always envied Gu Muxue for having a complete family and being pursued by Xue Rui for so many years.

Moreover, Xue Rui listens to Gu Muxue more; she was just afraid that Xue Rui would go to Gu Muxue's room.

If Gu Muxue makes any request of her, she has no way to refuse.

Lin Ruoxi closed her eyes, her eyes gradually becoming moist and glistening.

"Why are you crying?" Gu Muxue asked helplessly as she wiped away Lin Ruoxi's tears.

Lin Ruoxi blinked hard, choking back tears, and said, "I...I envy you too."

Gu Muxue was stunned for a long time. Compared with Lin Ruoxi, she was indeed much happier.

“You can make demands of him, but I don’t dare. I’m terrified he’ll leave me, so I can only try my best to please him…”

"He likes the silly Lin Ruoxi, so I should be the silly one..."

Lin Ruoxi's tears kept falling down her cheeks.

"I'm sorry, I was too harsh just now."

Gu Muxue looked heartbroken. She hugged Lin Ruoxi and gently patted her back.

Yes, what could she do if she were Lin Ruoxi?
She dared to refuse Xue Rui because she had the confidence, while Lin Ruoxi had nothing.

She has no right to say anything about Lin Ruoxi.

"Good friends don't need to apologize," Lin Ruoxi shook her head.

"Don't cry, or Xiao Rui will think I bullied you," Gu Muxue said softly.

"So...did you agree?" Lin Ruoxi asked, her voice choked with emotion.

"Agree to what?" Gu Muxue asked subconsciously.

Lin Ruoxi: "Let's sleep together."

Gu Muxue's patting hand suddenly stopped. She grasped Lin Ruoxi's shoulder, looked Lin Ruoxi in the eye seriously, and her brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

The two looked at each other for a moment, and Lin Ruoxi smiled with a smile at the corners of her eyes: "I was just teasing you."

"Scared me."

Gu Muxue patted her chest; she was truly startled by Lin Ruoxi.

"In the future, if there's anything you're afraid to ask him, you can tell me, okay?" Gu Muxue said softly.

Lin Ruoxi bit her lip, feeling both touched and guilty, while also experiencing a deep sense of powerlessness about the future.

Gu Muxue never schemed against her; she genuinely considered her a good friend.

But she... always had her own little schemes.

I'm sorry, Mu Xue, I'm a bad girl...

Lin Ruoxi thought to herself.

She didn't even have the courage to look Gu Muxue in the eye.

Now that Gu Muxue is giving in to her in every way, she feels less confident. Will she still dare to compete with Gu Muxue for Xue Rui in the future?

Lin Ruoxi didn't know, but she didn't want to lose Gu Muxue as a friend.

Why is this happening?

Thinking of this, two lines of tears slid down Lin Ruoxi's cheeks.

Gu Muxue's eyes were filled with helplessness. She didn't say anything, but quietly wiped away Lin Ruoxi's tears.

"Ruoxi, I have a question for you." Gu Muxue quickly changed the subject.

"Okay, go ahead and say it." Lin Ruoxi snapped out of her reverie.

"Hmm... When Xiao Rui dreams, whose name does he call out the most?" Gu Muxue was very curious.

"Hmm, you have more of my name; I rarely hear my name mentioned," Lin Ruoxi said, pouting.

Gu Muxue looked surprised and said in a surprised tone, "Ruoxi, all I hear is your name."

"Huh?" Lin Ruoxi covered her mouth, her expression equally surprised.

The two of them looked towards the restroom simultaneously, their expressions quite complicated.

"Ruoxi, do you think he did it on purpose?" Gu Muxue murmured to herself.

"No way." Lin Ruoxi quickly waved her hand, biting her finger as she pondered:

"I... I'll check the records later, it's definitely not his fault."

Gu Muxue burst out laughing.

Lin Ruoxi was actually making excuses for Xue Rui.

For a fleeting moment, she thought that such a relationship might not be so bad.

Xue Rui is a bastard, a gentle bastard.

Lin Ruoxi is very stingy and only thinks about Xue Rui.

Xue Rui loves her, and Lin Ruoxi, in turn, dotes on her because of her love for Xue Rui.

Gu Muxue felt that she should perhaps treat the two of them even better.

“Oh, right…” Gu Muxue remembered something else.

Lin Ruoxi grabbed the hair dryer in a panic, fearing that Gu Muxue would raise some more questions about Xue Rui.
"Blow-dry your hair first."

"Mm." Gu Muxue had a faint smile on her lips.

Those two are really something.

A few minutes later, Gu Muxue touched her dry hair, got up and walked towards her room. The moment she stepped into the room, she turned around and said:
"Ruoxi, please keep an eye out for him tonight and see whose name he calls."

Lin Ruoxi's eyes lit up, and she said excitedly, "Thank you!"

"Good friends don't say thank you."

Gu Muxue smiled slightly and relayed Lin Ruoxi's original words back to her.

Lin Ruoxi skipped into the bathroom, took Xue Rui's phone without saying a word, and tried to carry Xue Rui on her back.

Xue Rui smiled slightly. It seemed that the two had reached an agreement, and today his ownership belonged to Lin Ruoxi.

"Xi Xi, what's making you so happy?" Xue Rui pinched Lin Ruoxi's cheek, and when he brushed against Lin Ruoxi's eyelashes, he keenly noticed the wet touch.

"Were you crying just now?"

"Hmm..." Lin Ruoxi hesitated for a moment, not wanting to discuss the topic from earlier with Xue Rui.

But how can we divert Xue Rui's attention?
She looked at the braids hanging down on both sides and said in a soft voice:

"Rui, pull my braid." (End of Chapter)