Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

“I have two braids, you need to pull them with both hands.”

"Good good."

As Lin Ruoxi requested, Xue Rui grabbed the braid.

The moment he grasped it, a bold idea suddenly flashed through Xue Rui's mind...

"Come ride on my back." Lin Ruoxi put her hands behind her back and bent her body slightly, wanting to carry Xue Rui back to the room.

Xue Rui swallowed hard, wondering if this girl knew what she was saying.
Xue Rui chuckled, picked Lin Ruoxi up in his arms, and carried her to her room.

"Huh?" Lin Ruoxi blinked, a blush rising on her face.

"You...you, Mu Xue isn't asleep yet."

Every time Xue Rui hugs her like this, it means he's hungry.

"Xixi, didn't you flirt with me first?" Xue Rui retorted.

Lin Ruoxi paused for a moment, thinking to herself that she didn't mean that.

"If you say so, then so be it."

Lin Ruoxi spoke softly.

Back in the bedroom, Lin Ruoxi turned over, sat on the edge of the bed looking down at Xue Rui, and asked in a very low voice, "Should we turn off the light?"

Xue Rui looked up and saw that Lin Ruoxi's eyes were full of doting affection, and the corners of her mouth were curved into a slight smile, as if Lin Ruoxi would agree to any request he made.

They look so alike. Every time he's sick, his mom sits by his bedside, looking at him with such doting eyes.

The double braids reminded him of his mother when she was young.

For some inexplicable reason, Xue Rui suddenly saw his elderly mother's face in his mind...

"Xixi, go to sleep." Xue Rui immediately lost interest.

"Huh?" Lin Ruoxi's eyes widened.

"Don't braid your hair anymore."

Lin Ruoxi gently nuzzled Xue Rui's cheek and said softly:
"Okay, whatever you say."

"Hmm..." Xue Rui pondered for a moment:
"I think twin ponytails are a good choice."

"Okay, I'll show you tomorrow."

Lin Ruoxi glanced at the corner of her eye, then leaned down and gently kissed Xue Rui's forehead.

……

For the next few days, the three of them lived a very regular life.

During the day, Lin Ruoxi goes to work, while Gu Muxue takes Xue Rui out shopping. In the evening, Gu Muxue leaves Xue Rui with Lin Ruoxi.

This made Xue Rui feel like he was some kind of toy, being played with by the two little girls in turns.

On the evening of the fourteenth day of the first lunar month, Gu Muxue was packing her things in her room, preparing to go home for the Lantern Festival, while Xue Rui lay beside her, sighing incessantly.

"Ah~"

After a while, Gu Muxue finally couldn't hold back anymore. She grabbed Xue Rui's ear and shouted, "Xiao Rui, can you stop causing trouble?"

Every time she put something in, Xue Rui would take it out in the blink of an eye; there was never a complete end to the tidying up.

"Mu Xue, can we not leave?" Xue Rui asked with a sorrowful expression.

"Then come home with me," Gu Muxue said with a grin.

"Okay, I'll go pack my luggage right away." Xue Rui immediately stood up.

"You bastard, you actually went when I told you to?" Gu Muxue rolled her eyes at Xue Rui.

Xue Rui chuckled awkwardly and said, "Just kidding, I'll stay and spend the holiday with Xixi."

"Hmm, that's more like it." Gu Muxue's tone softened considerably.

"You're moving out after you come back?" Xue Rui murmured.

Even though Xue Rui already knew about the arrangements, he still found it hard to believe.

He had a bad feeling. Gu Muxue and Lin Ruoxi didn't have much interaction to begin with, and now that they were separated, they wouldn't be able to say much more.

Will the feelings between the two fade over time?
After packing her luggage, Gu Muxue tiptoed and locked the bedroom door from the inside. She whispered, "Did you tell her?"

"You didn't say?" Xue Rui asked, his eyes full of surprise.

The two stared at each other blankly for a few seconds, then both laughed helplessly.

"I'll talk to her after you leave tomorrow," Xue Rui said, pulling Gu Muxue into his arms as they lay down.

I can joke around with Xiao Nizi a lot, and we lie together every night before bed and chat a lot, just like an old married couple.

"Oh dear, someone must be really disappointed if we live separately." Gu Muxue pinched Xue Rui's nose.

"Of course, Xixi will definitely be very disappointed." Xue Rui said as he crawled into bed.

Gu Muxue frowned; it seemed Xue Rui was going to stay at her place overnight.

"Get out." Gu Muxue pushed Xue Rui out.

It seems like an unspoken agreement between her and Lin Ruoxi that recently Xue Rui has been spending his days with her and his nights with Lin Ruoxi.

But today, Xue Rui seems to be breaking this rule.

"It feels like it's been so long since I've held you while we slept." Xue Rui shamelessly wrapped his arms around Gu Muxue's neck.

Gu Muxue stood up, took a small red blanket from the cabinet, and neatly spread it on the bed, implying to Xue Rui that she was on her period.

"Do you want to sleep again?" Gu Muxue asked softly.

"You go to sleep first." Xue Rui stood up without hesitation, opened the door and left.

As Gu Muxue watched Xue Rui's departing figure, her heart felt as if it had been stabbed. She clutched her chest and sat listlessly on the edge of the bed.

After a while, Gu Muxue buried her face in the pillow.

"Xiao Rui, you bastard, can't you even remember the date?"

Gu Muxue's voice was muffled; her period was still several days away.

"Never mind, he's never had a good memory anyway, and I wasn't expecting him to remember, but..."

Gu Muxue had intended for Xue Rui to leave, but when he actually left, she felt extremely lost and even somewhat disappointed.

Even if Xue Rui pretended to linger a while before reluctantly leaving, it would make her feel a little better.

Now that you've won her over, do you no longer want to act?

“They used to boil water for me to drink.”

Gu Muxue gripped the blanket tightly with her small hands, her fingertips turning white, and her forearms trembled slightly.

After lying there for a while, I heard the "click" of a door opening behind me.

Gu Muxue stiffened for a moment, but she did not turn around.

"Mu Xue." Xue Rui tugged at Gu Mu Xue's shoulder.

"Get out." Gu Muxue's voice was muffled, but she didn't turn around.

She didn't know why Xue Rui had come back, but she didn't want him to see that she had secretly cried again.

Xue Rui noticed that Gu Muxue was clutching the blanket tightly and thought that she was probably in a lot of pain.

He said gently, "Does your stomach hurt? Eat less ice cream in the future, you're messing up your schedule again."

"Get up and drink a few sips of my secret ginger cola."

As Xue Rui's gentle voice reached her ears, Gu Muxue's hand gradually relaxed. She poked at the bedside table and said, "I feel terrible. Just put this down and leave."

Judging from the sound, Xue Rui thought Gu Muxue had been crying again.

He didn't stubbornly stay, but walked briskly to the door, opened it, and said to Gu Muxue, "Muxue, you should get some rest."

With a "click," the door and the light slammed shut almost simultaneously.

However, Xue Rui did not go out. Instead, he tiptoed behind the curtains and peeked at Gu Muxue, who was lying on the bed, through the gap.

This was a tactic that Gu Muxue had used on Xue Rui before, and Xue Rui copied it and used it directly.

A short while later, Gu Muxue slowly got out of bed and reached out to turn on the bedside lamp.

Gu Muxue bared her teeth and glared fiercely at the door, threatening the air as she muttered under her breath, "Hmph, at least you have some conscience."

Xue Rui tried hard to suppress his smile. This little girl was really interesting; she had so many thoughts running through her mind.

Gu Muxue pulled out a tissue and wiped her wet, stinging eyes before slowly picking up the steaming cup. "Hehe~"

Gu Muxue let out a smug laugh. She tilted her head and examined it for a long time before finally sticking her nose out and taking a deep sniff.

I was just overthinking it; Xue Rui is still the same Xue Rui.

"From now on, just tell me first. Don't just walk away in a huff. Who knows what you're thinking? You almost made me wrongly accuse you."

Gu Muxue muttered to herself, reaching out to poke the teddy bear on the bedside table.

A gurgling sound came from inside. Gu Muxue took a small sip and then hissed, as if she were drinking baijiu (Chinese liquor).

"Mia, mia~"

……

Xue Rui tried hard to suppress his laughter, his face turning bright red. The little girl was too funny; the way she smacked her lips was just like a child.

Gu Muxue has such a cute side?
How come I never noticed this before?

Xue Rui felt that hiding today was the right choice.

Gu Muxue downed her cola in one gulp, hugged the teddy bear and kissed it deeply, then pointed to the bear's nose and said:
"Xiao Rui, actually my period hasn't come yet. You were tricked into having a Coke."

As she spoke, Gu Muxue lay flat on the bed and reached out to touch the light switch by the bedside.

Suddenly, she noticed something behind the curtains out of the corner of her eye.

"Ah!" Gu Muxue screamed, her cheeks visibly turning red.

"You...you you you!"

Gu Muxue was both ashamed and angry. She kept thinking about what embarrassing things she had just muttered to herself.

Xue Rui stepped out from behind the curtains, mimicking Gu Muxue's stumbling manner: "I...I...I...Why haven't I gone out yet?"

"Hmph! I'm ignoring you." Gu Muxue buried her face in the blanket; she really didn't know how to face Xue Rui.

Xue Rui saw Gu Muxue's petty and stingy behavior just now.

How will she maintain her authority at home in the future?

Xue Rui brazenly moved closer, pulled back a corner of the blanket, and stuck his head inside.

However, what greeted him was a chubby little foot, and Gu Muxue's scolding voice: "Get out!"

Xue Rui's cheeks were squeezed out of shape, and he said indistinctly, "I just told Xi Xi that I'll be sleeping here with you tonight."

"You did this on purpose." Gu Muxue's voice trembled; she was almost crying with anger.

"Didn't you treat me the same way before?" Xue Rui said with a smile.

"Oh~" Gu Muxue's voice was not very strong and her tone was much weaker.

"Xiao Rui, you didn't hear or see anything just now, right?"

Gu Muxue pressed her toes against Xue Rui's forehead, hoping that Xue Rui would not make fun of her about this in the future.

Xue Rui suppressed a laugh, thinking to himself that the little girl was starting to act like a rascal.

"Well... I heard some, but not some." Xue Rui began to bargain.

What did you hear?

Gu Muxue asked weakly, knowing full well that she would have to pay a price today.

"I heard someone lied to me; she was faking illness just to trick me out of my Coke," Xue Rui said with a grin.

Suddenly, with a "click," the lights went out, plunging the room into darkness. Xue Rui's neck was hooked by a pair of slender legs, and Gu Muxue's pleading voice came from under the covers:

"Xiao Rui, be gentle, I need to go home tomorrow."

"Ok."

Xue Rui chuckled and casually kicked the two slippers away.

The young lady is quite sensible; she knows that you have to have the right attitude when asking for help.

……

The following day, the morning of the fifteenth day of the first lunar month.

"Pah! You big liar!"

Gu Muxue glared resentfully at Xue Rui, then walked towards the living room, supporting her waist.

"Ruoxi, did Xiaorui tell you? I'm going home for a few days." Gu Muxue's voice was tired.

Lin Ruoxi was kneading dough at that moment. Without turning her head, she said, "It's a festival today, so I'll make dumplings for you. Eat the dumplings before you go back."

Gu Muxue looked up at the clock on the wall, then at the pile of dough pieces on the table. She shook her head and said, "Ruoxi, I won't eat. We won't have enough time."

It's already past 8 a.m., and she has two hours left before her high-speed train departs.

Lin Ruoxi stiffened. She hurriedly wiped her hands on her apron and said while putting on her coat, "Then I'll go downstairs to buy some breakfast. You go wash your face and brush your teeth first."

Gu Muxue forced a gentle smile; she was genuinely reluctant to part with him.

Compared to having servants at home, being with Lin Ruoxi and Xue Rui feels more like a real home.

"Xiao Rui, get up and eat." Gu Muxue turned around and kicked Xue Rui.

"Okay, okay." Xue Rui stretched with a pained expression.

A sly glint flashed in Gu Muxue's eyes. She reached out and tickled Xue Rui's ticklish spot, causing Xue Rui to roll around on the bed.

"Mu Xue, you've gone too far." Xue Rui stood up and began to retaliate.

"Stop fooling around, Xixi will be back soon." Gu Muxue laughed until tears almost came out.

"You're only allowed to set fires, but not to light lamps, right?" Xue Rui said, pressing Gu Muxue down beneath him.

Gu Muxue sensed something, her body trembled violently, and she blinked her eyes, repeatedly begging Xue Rui for forgiveness: "Brother, I...I was wrong."

Xue Rui's expression was unpleasant. He hadn't meant it that way, but the little girl calling him "brother" had stirred something within him.

"These two are all little devils," Xue Rui muttered as he let go of her hand.

After washing her face and brushing her teeth, Lin Ruoxi returned just then, carrying a large pile of breakfast.

"Rui, you're awake?"

Lin Ruoxi's eyes lit up, and she gave Xue Rui a sweet smile. She subconsciously wanted to hug Xue Rui and give him a kiss, a hug to wake him up.

But her hands were occupied, so she opened her arms and waited for Xue Rui to hug her.

At this moment, Xue Rui was chatting with Gu Muxue when he saw Lin Ruoxi's appearance and he muttered to himself.

Should he go or not?
Hugging another girlfriend in front of one girlfriend.

"Go away, don't bother me here." Gu Muxue gently kicked Xue Rui.

Xue Rui looked helpless and went over to give Lin Ruoxi a perfunctory hug. Just as he was about to leave, the little girl stood on tiptoe, pouted, and asked him for a kiss.

"You're such a clingy person." Xue Rui chuckled and kissed Lin Ruoxi again and again as she requested.

Suddenly, Lin Ruoxi loosened her grip on the bag, and Gu Muxue snatched the breakfast away without a second thought.

Lin Ruoxi felt more at ease, pressed Xue Rui against the wall, and kissed him deeply.

Gu Muxue couldn't bear to watch, so she turned her head away, her feelings very complicated.

Xue Rui was so arrogant in front of her, but when facing Lin Ruoxi, she always felt that Xue Rui was being bullied.

After unpacking, Gu Muxue picked up a fried dough stick and took a bite.

Suddenly, a head popped out from one side and gently sniffed her mouth.

At this moment, Lin Ruoxi stood behind her, her cheek almost pressed against hers, and kept moving closer to her mouth.

Gu Muxue's cheeks flushed, her heart pounded, and her gaze involuntarily turned to the side: "What...what are you doing?"

Xue Rui was shocked, thinking to himself, "Has this little girl gone mad?"

Having just finished messing with him, are you going to mess with Gu Muxue now?

"Don't move." Lin Ruoxi frowned deeply. She held the fried dough stick that Gu Muxue had taken a bite out of and sniffed it carefully.

"Mu Xue, spit it out quickly! This fried dough stick has alum and ammonium bicarbonate in it."

Lin Ruoxi's tone was solemn.

Xue Rui was shocked, thinking, "How the hell can they smell that?" (End of Chapter)