Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

Lin Ruoxi shifted her knees, took a few steps forward while kneeling, and raised the belt in her hand a little higher, gesturing for Xue Rui to reach for it.

"Go ahead and hit me, I won't scream."

Lin Ruoxi rubbed her wet eyes as she spoke.

Xue Rui instinctively stepped back, cursing the old lady and her ancestors for eighteen generations in his mind.

Lin Ruoxi clearly inherited the old lady's talent for throwing tantrums and acting like a rogue!

A smell of "a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water" wafted over, which gave Xue Rui a big headache.

But Xue Rui had to admit that he had no way to deal with the little girl.

Lin Ruoxi has a very stubborn personality; once she's made up her mind, it's almost impossible to change it.

He probably won't be able to take the ring off Lin Ruoxi's hand.

"Xixi, who taught you all this?" Xue Rui's voice sounded slightly tired.

Lin Ruoxi assumed Xue Rui was asking why she bought the wedding ring ahead of time.

“You taught me that. Last night you had Yuanyuan call me ‘Mom,’ and that man left immediately. So I thought wearing a ring would be the same…”

Lin Ruoxi explained the reason.

Xue Rui opened his mouth, thinking to himself that a genius is indeed a genius, always able to draw inferences from one instance to another.

"Use a ring to avoid being approached by strangers..."

Xue Rui looked at the ring on his ring finger and murmured to himself.

Xue Rui couldn't help but think of many scumbag women who have boyfriends but don't make it official, and even post ambiguous messages on social media, as if they're afraid of missing out on every fish.

Lin Ruoxi is at the other extreme. Although she didn't announce it on her WeChat Moments, she secretly wore her wedding ring in private, which she bought herself.

It's equivalent to cutting off all romantic thoughts from men outside the family...

Xue Rui couldn't help but feel a little sorry for her; after all, the little girl was doing it for his own good.

"Get up." Xue Rui reached for his belt, when suddenly a dog barked in the room.

"Wang!"

Big Yellow's eyes flashed with a fierce light, and he kept his body low, as if he would rush over at any moment if Xue Rui dared to take the belt.

Xue Rui was startled by the dog's barking and instinctively withdrew his hand.

Before Xue Rui could say anything, Lin Ruoxi had already stood up, her hand gripping the belt so tightly it turned white.

Big Yellow's eyes instantly cleared, its tail wagged happily, and it made a "whimpering" sound. Even its ears retracted, looking like airplane ears.

With a sharp "smack," Da Huang's screams echoed through the room.

"Xi Xi, let it go." Xue Rui tentatively tugged at Lin Ruoxi's shoulder a few times.

He felt a pang of heartache watching this, because for some reason, Xue Rui subconsciously put himself in Da Huang's shoes.

"Correct your dog's mistakes immediately."

Lin Ruoxi paused for a moment, then stepped aside and handed the belt to Xue Rui: "Rui, you can hit him."

In Lin Ruoxi's opinion, Da Huang doesn't understand the leader's position in the family, and Xue Rui has to take action himself to make it work.

The moment Xue Rui took the belt, Da Huang shrank back into the corner, its eyes pleading, as if afraid of being beaten again.

Xue Rui threw down the belt and bent down to rub Da Huang's head.

Dahuang is a very smart dog. Since Lin Ruoxi is playing a bad guy, he should play a good guy. That would make it easier to build trust.

However, Xue Rui now understood that Da Huang was not born with good upbringing, but rather that it was a dog raised with strict discipline.

"Rui, you're still too gentle, always spoiling him." Lin Ruoxi hugged Xue Rui from behind, kissed him on the cheek, and said softly:
"Don't touch it, okay? It's dirty."

"I'm trying to win over Dahuang with love," Xue Rui said with a smile.

“In the countryside, a dog that bites its owner will be beaten to death. What if it dares to bare its teeth at you today, and then bites you tomorrow? You're beating it for its own good,” Lin Ruoxi said crisply.

"Hmm..." Xue Rui hesitated for a long time, unsure how to refute Lin Ruoxi. After thinking for a while, he explained:
"Xixi, I've noticed you're coming up with more and more twisted logic. I almost got confused by you. It's baring its teeth at me to protect you. You're the real owner of Dahuang."

This isn't the first or second time Da Huang has been beaten. Every time he's beaten, Da Huang bares his teeth at him, but he never learns his lesson.

Xue Rui believes that with Da Huang's clever mind, he understands the logic that baring his teeth at him will get him beaten, but Da Huang just won't change.

I admit my mistakes, but I will never correct them...

What a stubborn dog.

They say dogs resemble their owners, and it seems that's absolutely true.

“I hit it to protect you, so you… you are my master.” Lin Ruoxi looked at the ring on Xue Rui’s hand, feeling a surge of joy.

Xue Rui hasn't picked it off yet, does that mean he doesn't plan to?
She grasped Xue Rui's hand, their fingers intertwined, and then lightly raised her arm, revealing a satisfied smile.

Xue Rui smiled; the little girl had come up with another twisted argument.

But the title "master" sounds quite pleasant.

Okay, then I won't correct it.

However, there is an even more pressing issue now, which is the ring on his hand.

This thing is easy to put on, but hard to take off.

The little girl isn't unreasonable. She can't stop him from taking off the ring, but it will definitely leave a scar on her heart.

"Xi Xi, why did you buy such a small ring?" Xue Rui asked with a smile, lifting up Lin Ruoxi's hand.

As soon as she finished speaking, tears welled up in Lin Ruoxi's clear eyes.

"Can we not pick them?" Lin Ruoxi pleaded weakly.

Xue Rui swallowed hard, feeling like an adult trying to trick a child out of a lollipop.
Uncle will buy you a bigger lollipop later. Can you give the small one to Uncle first?

How could Lin Ruoxi fall for such a simple trick?

Of course, Xue Rui was just trying it out, but now it seems that Lin Ruoxi is determined to wear the ring, and no one can persuade her otherwise.

Since that's the case, Xue Rui decided to try a different approach.

“What girl puts a ring on herself? I mean, take it off and I'll put it on your finger myself,” Xue Rui said gently.

Xue Rui thought: as long as he puts the ring back on the little girl's finger, she will put the ring back on his finger too;
Once his ring is removed, Xue Rui will find another reason to refuse to wear it again. This way, he can get rid of the ring, and the little girl won't be so sad.

Lin Ruoxi pouted and said weakly, "You're the one who put it on me."

"Me?" Xue Rui pointed to himself.

"Yes!" Lin Ruoxi nodded emphatically.

Xue Rui squinted, lost in memories, recalling Lin Ruoxi's words, "I do"...

It must have been Lin Ruoxi playing house with him while he was asleep.

Lin Ruoxi plays the wife, while he plays the sleeping husband...

Ok?
Why does it feel weird?

Forget it, let’s not worry about this for now.

"Oh, Xixi, you're playing house without me?" Xue Rui found an excuse to attack.

Lin Ruoxi froze, her gaze blank. She was about to explain that she had brought something, but Xue Rui's expression was fierce, so she swallowed back what she wanted to say.

"Let's start over," Xue Rui said with a dark face.

"Hmm..." Lin Ruoxi pouted and obediently offered her hand.

The ring slowly slipped off her finger, and Lin Ruoxi's heart leaped into her throat, her brows furrowing tightly.

She was terrified that Xue Rui would "confiscate" her ring, so she instinctively hooked her fingertips together.

Xue Rui noticed Lin Ruoxi's change and teased her, "Ruoxi, are you afraid I won't give it back to you?"

"Mmm," Lin Ruoxi responded weakly. "We've been together for so many years, don't you trust me?" Xue Rui said with a dark face.

"I trust you." Lin Ruoxi quickly straightened her fingers and weakly explained, "But...but you are the parent, it's only right that you confiscate my things."

"Who told you that?" Xue Rui frowned.

"Well, I used to catch scorpions, hedgehogs, and cicadas in the village..." Lin Ruoxi counted on her fingers, recounting a long and detailed story.

"In the end, Grandma and Dad would take it and sell it to make money to supplement the family income."

Xue Rui's fists clenched as he listened. These two beasts were truly despicable, even stealing things from children.

“Xixi, there is never anything that is taken for granted. They are wrong.”

Xue Rui's voice softened considerably, and a sense of guilt arose in his heart.

"Yes," Lin Ruoxi said stubbornly, "Whatever you do is perfectly justified."

At least... it's perfectly natural to me.

“Okay.” Xue Rui did not object.

The girl in front of him had given him everything, even lacking a fully developed independent personality, and for a fleeting moment just now, he had indeed considered taking the girl's ring away...

Xue Rui looked at the diamond ring in his hand. The diamond on it was very small and looked cheap.

But in Xue Rui's heart, this was the little girl's heartfelt sentiment, more precious than any diamond.

The small ring gleamed with metallic luster in Xue Rui's hand, leaving him momentarily at a loss.

He didn't even know how to put it on Lin Ruoxi.

Girls value a sense of ritual, and he absolutely couldn't just casually put it back on Lin Ruoxi.

According to procedure, he should kneel on one knee.

But this is a marriage proposal ceremony...

If Lin Ruoxi tells Gu Muxue, then his good days are over.

"Xi Xi." Xue Rui gritted his teeth, took a deep breath, and knelt down on one knee without hesitation.

The moment Xue Rui knelt down, he heard a "thump" sound.

Xue Rui knelt on one knee at Lin Ruoxi's feet, while Lin Ruoxi knelt on both knees in front of Xue Rui.

The romantic atmosphere vanished instantly, leaving only an awkward silence between them.

With a "pfft" sound.

They both laughed at the same time.

"What are you doing?" Xue Rui asked with a smile.

"I...I don't know."

Lin Ruoxi blushed. The moment Xue Rui knelt down before her, she felt that Xue Rui shouldn't kneel to her, but she didn't know how to persuade him.

Her body reacted faster than her brain; by the time she came to her senses, Lin Ruoxi was already kneeling on the ground.

"Put it on for me." Lin Ruoxi looked into Xue Rui's eyes and slowly extended her left hand.

"Men wear it on the left and women on the right, so you should wear it on your right hand," Xue Rui explained.

"My right hand has to do the work, sharpening the mouse." Lin Ruoxi still held up her left hand.

Xue Rui gave a wry smile. The emotions he had been building up for so long were dispelled by the little girl's few words.

Looking back, his relationship with Lin Ruoxi has always been like this, without any special ceremonies, just a simple and ordinary life.

Xue Rui held Lin Ruoxi's hand, and just as the ring was about to be slipped on, he felt he should say something.

"Xixi, you are the most beautiful and lovely girl I have met today," Xue Rui said softly.

"Hehe~" Lin Ruoxi smiled radiantly, a faint blush rising on her face.

Xue Rui couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache. The little girl was too easy to coax, completely oblivious to the qualifier "today".

As long as you add enough modifiers, everyone is the most beautiful.

Perhaps they noticed, but didn't point it out.

Lin Ruoxi was genuinely smiling, and Xue Rui couldn't detect a trace of falsehood in her expression.

Xue Rui lowered his head, slowly pushed the ring back into place, and then gently touched Lin Ruoxi's hand with his lips:
"Xixi, I want to spend my whole life with you, will you?"

Xue Rui meant it sincerely.

Xue Rui waited for a long time, but still did not receive a reply from Lin Ruoxi.

Xue Rui felt a little apprehensive. He was certain that Lin Ruoxi would agree without hesitation.

When she looked up again, Lin Ruoxi's face was covered in tears, and her eyes were sparkling.

A smile rippled through her tears.

Lin Ruoxi tilted her head back and blinked rapidly, trying to dry her eyes as quickly as possible.

But I just couldn't stop the tears.

She was so happy that she couldn't control her emotions.

"I...I'm willing...I'm willing."

Lin Ruoxi choked up for a long time before she could say those three simple words.

Xue Rui pulled Lin Ruoxi into his arms and gently patted her back.

Lin Ruoxi closed her eyes, feeling Xue Rui's embrace, and the smile in her eyes grew wider and wider.

Xue Rui made a promise to her for the first time, a promise he would keep for a lifetime.

But for some reason, Gu Muxue's smile flashed through her mind.

Lin Ruoxi gently shook her head to stop herself from overthinking.

She wished time could stand still at this moment...

Xue Rui stroked the back of Lin Ruoxi's head, and after Lin Ruoxi's breathing had completely calmed down, he took off his ring and presented his bare hand to Lin Ruoxi.

Lin Ruoxi held out her palm and winked innocently at Xue Rui: "Give me the ring."

Xue Rui subconsciously looked away: "Xi Xi, I'm still a student, and school rules don't allow me to wear rings."

"There's no such rule in the school regulations," Lin Ruoxi said, pouting.

"..." Xue Rui was at a loss for what to do; the explanation he had prepared in advance was no longer effective.

This is troublesome; it makes it seem like he doesn't want to wear it.

This won't do, I just made a promise...

"Ms. Lin, didn't you used to be a discipline teacher? You know, when we were in high school, teachers didn't allow female students to wear jewelry. Was that written in our high school rules?"

Lin Ruoxi shook her head blankly: "No... I didn't write it."

“You’re practically a dropout now, so nobody can control you. But it’s different for me. I’m the Minister of Discipline Inspection in the Student Union. If I wore a ring, people would think I was some kind of non-mainstream street hustler. It’s not easy to establish authority…” Xue Rui continued to bluff.

Lin Ruoxi had already guessed that Xue Rui wouldn't wear it, after all, Xue Rui had another girlfriend.

So Lin Ruoxi wasn't too disappointed; instead, her eyes were full of smiles.

Her Xue Rui is very smart; he can come up with so many reasons all at once.

Xue Rui noticed that Lin Ruoxi's eyes were full of doting smiles, like a mother looking at her silly son, and his voice grew softer and softer.

Lin Ruoxi gently rubbed her forehead against Xue Rui's, then untied the hair tie, letting her hair fall like a waterfall.

She took Xue Rui's hand, put the black rubber band around his wrist, and then gently kissed the back of his hand.
"Student Xue, then you can wear this."

Xue Rui couldn't help but blush, thinking to himself, "This girl is really something, her emotional intelligence is so unpredictable." (End of Chapter)