Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

Inside the Porsche.

Xue Rui leaned against the passenger window, one hand propping up his face, staring blankly at the azure sky.

Although they will have to live separately again, the situation this year is much better than last year. At least he doesn't have to live in fear anymore.

The sunlight outside the window was particularly dazzling. Xue Rui shielded his eyes with his hand and glanced at the driver's seat.

Lin Ruoxi gripped the steering wheel with both hands, sitting upright.

The little girl is still the same disciplined student. Despite having excellent driving skills, she doesn't indulge herself like most experienced drivers. She drives exactly as the driving school taught her, and she even walks around the car to observe it before getting in.

Xue Rui felt that this was a bit much, but perhaps that's why Lin Ruoxi was able to achieve zero accidents while driving.

As Lin Ruoxi turned the steering wheel, the ring on her left hand gleamed in the sunlight, captivating Xue Rui's gaze.

Xue Rui tugged at the rubber band, making a "snap" sound, as he pondered how to explain this to Gu Muxue later.

Following the sound, Lin Ruoxi turned her head and glanced at Xue Rui, her gaze still gentle.

"Rui, I will explain to Mu Xue." Lin Ruoxi saw through Xue Rui's thoughts.

Xue Rui rubbed his nose and didn't reply.

The little girl is getting smarter and smarter; it seems like she can guess what he's thinking just by looking at him.

Before long, the two arrived at the high-speed rail station.

Lin Ruoxi glanced at the time: "There's still half an hour left. If you're sleepy, you can take a nap in the car."

"Not sleepy." Xue Rui shook his head.

Xue Rui was unaware of Gu Muxue's mood today, so he decided to try to cheer her up first.

With universities starting their new semester in the coming days, high-speed rail stations are packed with people, making it difficult to find someone in the crowd.

He and Lin Ruoxi needed to be conspicuous enough so that Gu Muxue could recognize them at a glance.

"XiXi, do you know what a fangirl is?" Xue Rui asked.

"What's wrong?" Lin Ruoxi unbuckled her seatbelt, propped her chin on her hand, and looked up at Xue Rui.

"Let's make a sign later, and we'll hold it up at the exit to greet her," Xue Rui said with a grin.

"Okay." Lin Ruoxi hesitated for a moment before putting on large sunglasses.

Xue Rui chuckled. Lin Ruoxi would actually get nervous in situations with too many strangers, but sunglasses could give her a sense of security.

Wearing sunglasses prevents others from noticing your gaze, allowing you to look around boldly. By concealing key facial features, the other person may not even remember your face.

Xue Rui rummaged around in the car and, imitating Lin Ruoxi, put on a pair of sunglasses.

The two found a convenience store nearby, bought some watercolor pens, squatted down, and started drawing Gu Muxue's name on a piece of cardboard.

"Mu Xue's name has too many strokes. Why doesn't Lao Gu come up with something simpler?" Xue Rui complained casually.

“Hmm, I thought so too when I was little. The character ‘Xi’ has too many strokes, and it always took me a long time to write my name,” Lin Ruoxi chimed in.

Xue Rui raised his head and muttered to himself, thinking that a top student like Lin Ruoxi actually had the same troubles as a slacker?

Just as Xue Rui was about to tease Lin Ruoxi, he heard Lin Ruoxi mutter to herself, "When naming the child in the future, we should choose simpler characters."

"..."

Half an hour later, the two stood at the exit holding colorful cardboard signs, attracting the attention of students coming and going, some of whom even took photos with their phones.

Gu Muxue stood in the crowd, her expression blank.

She saw her name from dozens of meters away and knew without guessing who did it.

She put on her hat, lowered her head, and walked out of the crowd, then secretly went behind the two men.

"Rui, why hasn't Mu Xue come out yet?" Lin Ruoxi asked blankly.

"I think Mu Xue thinks we're too conspicuous," Xue Rui said, suppressing a laugh.

"Hmm, then why are you holding up a sign?" Lin Ruoxi pressed.

"Since we're just killing time anyway, it'll be fun to tease her." Xue Rui chuckled.

Suddenly, Xue Rui felt a sharp pain in his waist. He knew who it was without even turning around.

"Mu Xue! We've been waiting for you! Quickly, give us your autograph."

Xue Rui's surprised tone attracted the attention of many passing students who took photos.

"Quick, take a picture! It's Gu Muxue!" A girl held up her phone and frantically pressed the shutter button.

"Who is Gu Muxue?" the boy in the group asked.

"It's probably some celebrity, who cares, let's just take the picture first."

……

Gu Muxue's face turned bright red. She snatched the cardboard signs from the two of them and stormed off in one direction.

Xue Rui took off his glasses and chuckled, saying to Lin Ruoxi in dialect, "See, this way, she won't ask about the ring and the rubber band anymore."

Xue Rui speaks very fast, and whenever he speaks in dialect with Lin Ruoxi, it's like a "encrypted call".

Lin Ruoxi watched Gu Muxue's retreating figure nervously, unsure how to answer Xue Rui.

For a while, Gu Muxue often video chatted with her and her grandmother, and she was already able to understand the Hedong dialect.

But Xue Rui seemed unaware of this.

Lin Ruoxi tugged at Xue Rui's finger, then shook her head nervously, signaling Xue Rui to stop talking.

Seeing that Lin Ruoxi didn't reply, Xue Rui continued to explain: "It's just like a child, working in a single thread. As long as something else happens, she will forget about the previous thing. This is called emotional interruption."

Xue Rui's lips curled up, thinking that the feeling of discussing things in front of others without them understanding was just too great.

"is it?"

A familiar local accent came through the phone, sending a shiver down Xue Rui's spine.

That was Gu Muxue's voice.

In an instant, the atmosphere became extremely tense. Xue Rui wished the ground would crack open so he could crawl into it and hide.

No, you can understand me?

Xue Rui looked at Lin Ruoxi in disbelief. So Lin Ruoxi already knew?
Pulling his finger just now was a hint.

He's like a complete idiot, still entertaining himself.

Xue Rui quickly put on a smile: "Mu Xue, I was just joking. I wanted to test your hearing."

Gu Muxue glared resentfully at Xue Rui, then began to communicate with Lin Ruoxi in English, using mostly advanced vocabulary.

Gu Muxue: What's the story with the ring?

……

However, when these words reached Xue Rui's ears, they were like gibberish, but Lin Ruoxi answered in Chinese, allowing Xue Rui to guess their meaning.

Xue Rui nodded affirmatively to Lin Ruoxi, thinking to himself that the little girl was the most considerate.

"Let me help you move today." Xue Rui took the suitcase and listened quietly to their conversation.

Gu Muxue spoke English, while Lin Ruoxi spoke Chinese, and the two conversed fluently.

Xue Rui stood silently to the side, like a little follower.

It wasn't that he didn't want to interrupt, but analyzing what Gu Muxue had said already consumed ninety percent of his brain's processing power...

For the first time, Xue Rui experienced the powerlessness of being uneducated.

After they got back into the car, Gu Muxue took a long breath.

She had already found out on the way that Lin Ruoxi's ring was not bought by Xue Rui, but was only used to prevent others from hitting on her.

Lin Ruoxi is free; she has no right to control Lin Ruoxi.

Lin Ruoxi's actions were tantamount to telling all men: I'm already married, don't bother me. Lin Ruoxi left herself no way out, as if she couldn't live without Xue Rui.

Gu Muxue gave a bitter smile. Although Lin Ruoxi didn't say it explicitly, she sensed a hint that "Xue Rui is my husband."

"Xiao Rui, then what am I?" Gu Muxue thought to herself.

She held Xue Rui's wrist, staring blankly at the black rubber band.

Is this also a kind of agreement?

Lin Ruoxi now has a wedding ring on her hand, and Xue Rui has a black rubber band on his wrist...

Many girls do this: tie a rubber band around their boyfriend's hand to "assert their dominance," which is a manifestation of possessiveness.

Other girls will have a preconceived impression after seeing this.

Xue Rui's heart pounded; the little girl seemed very bothered by the rubber band on his wrist.

"Mu Xue, do you have any extra hair ties?" Xue Rui reached out and tugged at the hair tie on Gu Mu Xue's head.

Gu Muxue instinctively pushed him away: "No."

"I have two arms, and besides, this hair tie is too plain. I prefer the one on your head," Xue Rui said shamelessly.

Gu Muxue smiled almost imperceptibly. She lowered her head and rummaged through her bag, taking out a lace-trimmed hair accessory with a pink pearl pendant on it.

"You said it yourself." Gu Muxue smiled and beckoned Xue Rui to extend his hand.

Xue Rui stared at the enormous lace-trimmed hair tie, and his eye twitched involuntarily.

This is so obvious...

But Xue Rui hesitated for only a moment before decisively putting the rubber band on his wrist and shamelessly waving his wrist at Gu Muxue: "Muxue, does it look good?"

"It suits you perfectly, you should wear it like this from now on."

Gu Muxue laughed so hard she was shaking; Xue Rui was like a little girl now.

"This hair tie is so pretty, I'm afraid of getting it dirty, so I'm a little reluctant to wear it. Could you give me a different one?" Xue Rui said regretfully.

"Oh, it's okay if it's dirty, I'll wash it for you," Gu Muxue said sarcastically.

Lin Ruoxi glanced at the rearview mirror every now and then, and she always felt that Xue Rui seemed to be bullied.

"Mu Xue, what about you? What are you wearing?" Lin Ruoxi asked tentatively.

The two people in the back row were taken aback when they heard this.

Xue Rui and Gu Muxue exchanged a slow glance, their expressions utterly bewildered.

Lin Ruoxi is right, girls can put hair ties on boys and mark them with "exclusive tags";
So how should boys give girls "exclusive labels"?

Lin Ruoxi is a very serious girl. She doesn't mind suffering a loss herself, but she will not back down when it comes to Xue Rui's interests.

Gu Muxue was speechless when asked the question, and Xue Rui was also briefly confused.

Gu Muxue bit her lip tightly. She looked at her empty fingers, then at Lin Ruoxi's fingers, feeling both envious and conflicted.

Does she want to wear a wedding ring like Lin Ruoxi?

Regardless of the impact on her social circle, Gu Muxue held a very important place in her heart for her wedding ring, and she was unwilling to put it on so carelessly.

Xue Rui rubbed his temples, racking his brains but still couldn't think of a way to answer Lin Ruoxi's question.

This little girl is such a drama queen, even her love life is so complicated...

Xue Rui couldn't help but feel sorry for himself and Gu Muxue for three seconds.

Suddenly, Gu Muxue's voice came from beside me.

"Xiao Rui, look at the camera."

Gu Muxue held her phone high and nuzzled her head next to Xue Rui.

Xue Rui was stunned for a moment, then instantly understood what Gu Muxue meant.

Posting group photos on WeChat Moments is also a form of "exclusive label".

"Xi Xi, is this okay now?" Xue Rui held his phone up to the front so Lin Ruoxi could glance at it.

Lin Ruoxi pursed her lips and didn't answer, thinking to herself that she shouldn't have asked.

If Xue Rui only posts on Gu Muxue's WeChat Moments, then what is her identity?

"Ruoxi, that's my phone. I won't let him post it on his WeChat Moments." Gu Muxue saw through Lin Ruoxi's worries.

Lin Ruoxi's brows gradually relaxed, and she glanced gratefully at the rearview mirror.

They really are good friends.

Lin Ruoxi parked the car at the entrance of Gu Muxue's residential area and took a plastic box out of the trunk: "I made some dumplings, you can have these for dinner."

Gu Muxue took the food box and stood there stunned. She felt that the scene was familiar, but for a moment she couldn't remember where she had seen or heard it before, as if it were a kind of déjà vu.

"I'm leaving now. I'll pick you up tomorrow night."

Lin Ruoxi nestled into Xue Rui's arms, took a deep breath, and then reluctantly returned to the car, honking the horn twice before leaving.

It was already past 5 p.m., and there were many primary and secondary school students carrying schoolbags on both sides of the street.

Are you going online today?

"No, my mom is calling me home for dinner."

Two middle school students brushed past each other, and Gu Muxue looked back at them for a long time.

Gu Muxue smiled, remembering where that familiar feeling came from.

During my middle school years, the menu changed from Monday to Thursday, but the one thing that never changed was dumplings for dinner before school ended on Friday.

Everyone lined up to get their food, carrying their trays and chatting happily. Xue Rui would always cut in line and shamelessly snatch a few dumplings from her bowl.

And she, too, is looking forward to the start of the next week.

Now that I'm in college, the menu is no longer fixed, and my days are no longer divided by the ringing of bells;

But seeing familiar scenes and food again is like being gently patted on the shoulder by time, as if someone is whispering in your ear, "It's Friday again."

"Mu Xue, what are you laughing at?" Xue Rui waved his hand, not knowing what Gu Mu Xue was daydreaming about.

Gu Muxue smiled slightly at Xue Rui, but did not explain anything.

Because Xue Rui has a bad memory, she doesn't know if he still remembers that feeling.

Back home, Gu Muxue tidied up her things on her own, while Xue Rui went to the kitchen to cook dumplings.

The aroma of dumplings filled Gu Muxue with joy, as if she had returned to the past.

It seems like Xue Rui is still that little brat who clings to her and freeloads, while she's still looking forward to the start of school next Monday.

"Dinner's ready," Xue Rui called out.

Gu Muxue skipped over to the dining table, picked up two bowls, and led Xue Rui to sit by the window to eat.

"Xiao Rui, let's have dumplings every Friday from now on," Gu Muxue suggested.

"why?"

Without saying a word, Xue Rui snatched one from Gu Muxue's bowl, seemingly an unconscious act.

“Because it’s Friday, we should eat dumplings,” Gu Muxue said firmly.

"Alright then." Xue Rui looked at the children playing downstairs and felt that the scene was somewhat familiar.

"Mu Xue, do you have a familiar feeling?" Xue Rui murmured.

Gu Muxue smiled at Xue Rui but did not answer.

She wanted Xue Rui to remember this feeling, so that no matter whether she was by his side or not, he would never forget her.

Shared memories are "exclusive labels" that can transcend the river of time. (End of Chapter)