Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

That evening, Xue Rui and Gu Muxue embarked on their journey away from Chang'an.

Xue Rui sat in the back of the Land Rover, while Lin Ruoxi, outside the car window, kept giving Gu Muxue instructions:

"You can only sleep in the RV when it's parked; don't get in the RV during the journey..."

"Also, the ultraviolet radiation is strong in Qinghai, so remember to hold an umbrella for him."

"Remember to wash his feet tonight."

"Oh right, he also kicks off the blankets. The temperature difference is big over there, so don't catch a cold."

Xue Rui's lips twitched. He could hardly bear to listen anymore. He kept winking at Lin Ruoxi to hurry up and leave, but the little girl ignored him and just kept instructing Gu Muxue on how to do things.

"Okay, I will."

Gu Muxue responded with a forced smile, thinking to herself that it was already good enough that Xue Rui didn't have to serve her, but Lin Ruoxi wanted her to serve Xue Rui instead.
But what could she do? In Lin Ruoxi's world, being Xue Rui's girlfriend was an extremely honorable thing. If you were Xue Rui's girlfriend, you should serve him well.

Lin Ruoxi did exactly that, so Gu Muxue couldn't find any reason to refute Lin Ruoxi. In order to avoid conflict with Lin Ruoxi, she could only agree on the surface.

As the car started moving, Lin Ruoxi's figure gradually disappeared. Xue Rui looked back and saw that the little girl looked very reluctant to leave, and even took a few steps forward to chase after her.

But two legs can't outrun a wheel.

Soon, Lin Ruoxi's figure disappeared from sight, and Xue Rui breathed a long sigh of relief.

Finally, he didn't have to listen to Lin Ruoxi "reciting scriptures" anymore. Today, Lin Ruoxi's mind was working very fast. She would chat with him about professional terms from time to time and then ask for his opinion.

Is it good to bypass CUDA? Is it good to create an open-source SDK?
This was followed by a string of obscure and difficult-to-understand terms such as compatibility layer, software stack, distributed framework, and deep convolution...

Xue Rui felt that every word sounded familiar, but he didn't understand their meaning at all. So every time, he would pretend to think for a long time, and then grit his teeth and utter a "good".

This gives Lin Ruoxi the illusion that "I actually understand very well, so I have considered it carefully for a long time before reluctantly agreeing to your request."

Faced with Lin Ruoxi's admiring gaze, Xue Rui was too embarrassed to say that he "didn't understand," just as a man would never say "I can't."

Although Xue Rui only heard the general idea, he could sense Lin Ruoxi's growing ambition.

Lin Ruoxi's desire to "punch Nvidia" is not just talk; she has already begun to take action. From the very beginning, she never intended to utilize the existing Nvidia CUDA ecosystem.

Xue Rui was so shocked he couldn't express it. Even if he had ten "Daydream" brand pillows, he still couldn't have such a bold dream.

However, Xue Rui, adhering to the educational philosophy of "absolutely not undermining the child's self-confidence," chose to unconditionally support Lin Ruoxi.

You should always have dreams; what if they come true?

"Whoo~"

At the same time, Gu Muxue, who was beside her, also breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Muxue was also afraid to chat with Lin Ruoxi, but she was afraid that Lin Ruoxi would ask her to choose between "maid outfit or JK uniform".

The two looked at each other for a second and then smiled knowingly.

"Are you afraid of her?" Gu Muxue asked dismissively.

“I’m not afraid. I’d like to ask you something else. What’s wrong with you today? You’re always avoiding her.”

Xue Rui held Gu Muxue's hand, feeling that Gu Muxue and Lin Ruoxi had made some kind of secret deal.

"Hmph! That's your imagination. Didn't you see me just pointing my finger at her and telling her to shut up? She still obeyed obediently."

Gu Muxue stood with her hands on her hips, grumbling and speaking as if she had won an argument, completely forgetting that she had also promised Lin Ruoxi a condition.

Xue Rui's lips twitched. He thought to himself that this girl was only good at talking. He took out his phone and said casually, "Then I'll call her and ask her to come along."

"No!" Gu Muxue hurriedly snatched Xue Rui's phone away.

"Didn't you just say you weren't afraid?" Xue Rui said cheekily.

Gu Muxue rolled her eyes at Xue Rui. That bastard Xue Rui, he finally got his chance, he won't let her off so easily.

She blinked, a mischievous glint in her eyes, and two faint dimples appeared. She leaned obediently on Xue Rui's shoulder: "Xiao Rui, I just want to be alone with you, is that not allowed?"

Xue Rui stared intently. Gu Muxue was unusually gentle, so he nodded decisively and said, "Of course."

"Will you hold an umbrella for me?" Gu Muxue continued to ask.

Xue Rui hesitated for a moment, thinking that the little girl was asking more and more questions.

Holding an umbrella is fine, but what's the next problem?

Who is the most beautiful?

To avoid escalating the situation, Xue Rui chose to interrupt Gu Muxue's emotions on this minor issue.

He firmly refused, saying, "No."

"Then you..." Gu Muxue was about to ask the next question when she suddenly realized that Xue Rui had rejected her.

"Why? You won't even let me hold an umbrella for you?"

After saying that, Gu Muxue puffed out her cheeks, giving an expression that said, "I'm angry."

"An umbrella can't hide your angelic face, so I'll put up a tent for you so that no other boy can see you, only I can."

Xue Rui closed his eyes and leaned in to rub his face against Gu Muxue's soft, smooth cheek.

"Cheapskate."

Although Gu Muxue cursed, her eyes had already curved into crescents, and her head unconsciously swayed with Xue Rui.

Xiao Rui, Xiao Rui, if only you really thought that way, but I'm afraid you might want to cram another person into the tent.

Greedy bastard.

"Watch some cartoons, I have something to do." Xue Rui handed Gu Muxue an iPad, then took out his laptop and started looking through some documents.

Gu Muxue curiously leaned forward, her eyes scanning the screen left and right.

"Oh, my little Rui has started studying on his own? That's great!" Gu Muxue gently stroked the back of Xue Rui's head, her sarcastic tone filled with barely suppressed delight.

"Ahem, don't make it sound like I don't study. This is called learning as long as you live." Xue Rui couldn't help but blush.

If he doesn't study, the little girl will eventually see through him, and what if she stops admiring him then?
"Keep it up! I didn't mean to laugh at you, I was just praising you," Gu Muxue said sweetly.

Xue Rui has started studying, which is a good thing; she can't discourage Xue Rui.

Gu Muxue picked up a bag of fruit and peeled kiwis for Xue Rui while watching TV.

An hour later, Xue Rui's eyelashes were almost matted together.

Xue Rui shook his head, shook the paste inside, and cursed inwardly: This is not something a human can learn!
With a "snap," the computer screen closed, and Xue Rui felt instantly refreshed, his breathing much easier, as if he had climbed out of a quagmire of knowledge and was breathing in fresh air.

"What's wrong?" Gu Muxue asked with concern.

Xue Rui's expression was extremely unpleasant: "Mu Xue, I'm sick."

"Huh?" Gu Muxue hurriedly touched Xue Rui's forehead.

"I've contracted a disease called 'academic failure,' and I'm afraid it's incurable," Xue Rui said dejectedly.

"Giggle~" Gu Muxue covered her mouth, laughing so hard she was shaking.

"Don't laugh, you wouldn't be able to learn it either," Xue Rui said seriously.

"Okay, okay, I can't learn it, alright?" Gu Muxue's eyes were always smiling, and her beautiful eyebrows seemed to be adorned with falling peach blossoms. "You've been smiling the whole time, you haven't stopped." Xue Rui sighed, he had no way to deal with Gu Muxue.

Gu Muxue took a deep breath and tried to compose herself.

Today, Xue Rui studied independently for an hour without picking up her phone even once. She felt that Xue Rui had already worked very hard, and her current listless appearance didn't seem like an act.

Gu Muxue sat down obediently. After hesitating for a moment, she took the initiative to lean forward and kiss Xue Rui's cheek heavily, making a "pop" sound.

"Don't be discouraged. We've done our best. Your strength isn't in academics. At such a young age, you've already put yourself at the forefront of the times through your own efforts. You even built a supercomputer, something many people can't even dream of in their entire lives," Gu Muxue comforted her.

Xue Rui's cheeks flushed red instantly, all the way to his ears.

Gu Muxue was praising him, and it wasn't sarcastic or mocking; it was a heartfelt compliment, which made Xue Rui feel unworthy of it.

Because only he himself knows that although he has indeed made a lot of money so far, he has not done anything groundbreaking. He has only integrated or brought forward what others were going to do in the future.

"Mu Xue, you are a sight I will never tire of." Xue Rui held Gu Mu Xue's hand tightly.

Whenever he showed weakness, Gu Muxue would become as gentle as a pool of spring water.

"You have such a sweet tongue." Gu Muxue's head was spinning, but she couldn't suppress her excitement and pecked Xue Rui on the cheek again: "Are you happier now?"

"Hehe, I'm much happier now. Actually, I learned these things because I was afraid that Xixi would stop admiring me," Xue Rui said truthfully.

Lin Ruoxi may seem to follow him around every day, calling herself his little follower, but Xue Rui knows very well that the little girl he raised is growing at an increasingly astonishing rate. She has already surpassed him and will soon leave him behind.

As for him, he had already exhausted all his strength just to keep up with Lin Ruoxi's pace.

Sigh, the kids have grown up.

Xue Rui sighed inwardly, feeling more gratified than anything else, as if he were watching a sapling he had planted take root, sprout, and slowly grow into a big tree.

"Xiao Rui, you're overthinking it," Gu Muxue said, shaking her head in denial.

Xue Rui never understood one thing: Lin Ruoxi's admiration for him wasn't based on any particular ability, but rather on a simple emotional dependence.

Even if Xue Rui were to rot into a pile of mud, Lin Ruoxi would only carefully put him into a jar and hold him high.

"But it doesn't matter. What are we comparing ourselves to her for? She's not a normal person. When we get back, I'll crack open her head and see what good stuff is inside," Xue Rui joked.

Gu Muxue pouted, thinking to herself, "I specially came out with you, and you're talking about Lin Ruoxi again?"

"Xiao Yu, play a song." Gu Muxue said in an unhappy tone, and she moved a little further away.

"Okay." Yu Minlan breathed a sigh of relief. She had wanted to turn on some music for a while, but the two people in the back row were either showing affection or talking about family matters, and she didn't dare to interrupt.

Especially on long drives, she feels like she's going crazy if she doesn't chat with people.

【My wife, ah ha~】

The moment the stereo was turned on, Yu Minlan shuddered and quickly paused the song, plunging the car into silence once more.

Xue Rui joked, "Whose old man's phone is ringing?"

"Mr. Xue, I've noticed that as people get older, their tastes become quite strange. I used to really dislike them." Yu Minlan sighed; lately, she'd been listening to Phoenix Legend's songs a lot.

"I love listening to it too, keep playing it."

After saying that, Xue Rui moved closer to Gu Muxue and said, "My wife, haha~"

Gu Muxue's lips twitched slightly, she rolled her eyes at Xue Rui, then took out a small blanket and covered herself completely, closing her eyes as she said, "Choose a softer song, and you stop when I say stop."

"Okay." Yu Minlan replied obsequiously, and began to change songs according to Gu Muxue's habit.

The intro had only been playing for a second or two, and before Xue Rui could even figure out what song it was, Yu Minlan had already switched to the next one.

Xue Rui tried switching between more than a dozen songs, but couldn't identify a single one.

Xue Rui couldn't help but admire Gu Muxue's musical talent.

As soon as Gu Muxue shouted "Stop," a series of sounds came from the speakers.

"Mu Xue, you are the real expert in artificial intelligence," Xue Rui praised.

"Hmm?" Gu Muxue squeezed her eyes open a crack and looked at Xue Rui with a disdainful gaze.

“We’ve already developed an AI speaker. Yu Minlan is artificial, you are intelligent,” Xue Rui explained.

"Pfft~" Gu Muxue suppressed a laugh, slowly turned her head, and thought to herself that she was not so easily coaxed.

Yu Minlan was speechless; she didn't find the joke funny at all.

As the intro ended, Gu Muxue made a shushing gesture: "Shh~ Listen to music and go to sleep."

Xue Rui quickly fell silent, Liang Jingru's "Courage" echoing in his ears.

Xue Rui smiled slightly, thinking that the little girl's taste was quite compatible with his, as they both liked listening to old songs.

"I'm willing to go with you to the ends of the earth..."

Suddenly, Gu Muxue began to hum softly to the rhythm, her voice melodious and pleasant, with an added touch of tenderness and affection compared to the original singer.

Xue Rui's expression froze for a moment, then he listened intently.

Teacher Gu's affection is subtle, often hidden in small, unintentional details or in song lyrics.

The meaning of this lyric couldn't be clearer.

The place he was going to was a remote and impoverished area, but Gu Muxue still went with him without hesitation.

Traveling thousands of miles round trip, you have to sit...

Even he, a grown man, found it a bit unbearable.

As a wealthy heiress, Gu Muxue had no reason to suffer with him, but she still came.

"My heart keeps rehearsing and convincing myself."

"What I fear most is you suddenly saying you want to give up."

"Love truly requires courage to face rumors and gossip."

"As long as there's a single affirming glance, my love has meaning..."

Xue Rui stared blankly; the lyrics of this song couldn't be more fitting.

That's how his relationship with the two girls was.

Sharing a boyfriend with another girl inevitably leads to gossip and rumors.

Although Gu Muxue had never said it before, she expressed her feelings to him today with this song.

Xue Rui's eyes were full of tenderness. He gently held Gu Muxue's hand and hummed along, "We all need courage to believe that we will be together."

Yu Minlan tapped her fingers lightly in rhythm, glancing at the rearview mirror with an envious look in her eyes.

Gu Muxue was quietly covering Xue Rui with a small blanket, her feet gradually moving up, her body tilting to one side, carefully snuggling into Xue Rui's arms, a happy smile on her face.

Xue Rui gently tidied the blanket for Gu Muxue, and the two snuggled close together.

Yu Minlan was momentarily dazed; she didn't even know who she was envying. (End of Chapter)