Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

Xue Rui frowned. What nonsense was this little girl spouting now?

What does it mean that "Lin Ruoxi is nothing"?
Isn't Lin Ruoxi you? You're talking as if you're a completely different person.

"Ha~"

Xue Rui made a circle with his thumb and forefinger, put it to his lips, and breathed on it.

Lin Ruoxi pouted as Xue Rui flicked her forehead; she knew this was punishment.

She didn't know what she had said wrong, but Lin Ruoxi didn't think too much about it and obediently leaned her head in.

With a "thud," Lin Ruoxi shuddered and then gently rubbed her forehead.

"Where did I go wrong?" Lin Ruoxi blinked her big, bright eyes, which showed both grievance and confusion.

Xue Rui pinched Lin Ruoxi's cheek and said in a cheeky manner, "It's nothing, I just wanted to flick you."

Xue Rui immediately took off running, leaving Lin Ruoxi standing there dumbfounded.

"No...don't run away." Lin Ruoxi's eyes crinkled as she jogged after him.

Xue Rui is playing a game with her, and she wants to catch up with him.

The two chased each other for quite a while downstairs.

Whenever Lin Ruoxi was about to catch up with Xue Rui, she would quickly slow down and wait for Xue Rui to run a little further before continuing to chase after him, always maintaining a certain distance from him.

The two stopped chasing each other only when the students walked out with their books, discussing what to eat for dinner.

Xue Rui leaned against the car, panting, and leaned his head over: "Okay, okay, I can't run anymore. Let me give you a flick and we'll go home. I promise I won't dodge."

Lin Ruoxi's eyes widened immediately; she hadn't expected to play Xue Rui.

"This is something you didn't play yourself," Xue Rui said, turning to leave.

“You…you said you wouldn’t dodge.” Lin Ruoxi cupped Xue Rui’s head.

"Yes, I won't dodge."

Xue Rui smiled slightly, waiting for Lin Ruoxi to flick his forehead.

Suddenly, an image flashed through Xue Rui's mind: Lin Ruoxi breaking an apple horizontally...

Xue Rui then realized that he had overlooked something very important!

Lin Ruoxi is different from other people's girlfriends; if he were to go all out, he'd be in for a lot of trouble...

Xue Rui looked at Lin Ruoxi's raised wrist, his heart tightened, he clenched his teeth and slowly closed his eyes.

"Don't dodge." Lin Ruoxi held her sleeve and gently wiped Xue Rui's forehead.

"I won't dodge." Xue Rui felt even more nervous. Did Lin Ruoxi wipe her hands before flicking him?
That must have taken so much effort...

At this moment, students from the Department of Chemical Engineering also came out and looked at the two at the door, their gazes filled with surprise and curiosity.

"These two are the ones who got us scolded."

What are they doing?

"I don't know, why was that guy squinting?"

Lin Ruoxi stood on tiptoe, stretched her long legs, and gave Xue Rui a firm, gentle kiss on the forehead.

"Wow~"

"Huh~"

A commotion erupted, and Xue Rui instinctively opened his eyes, only to find many people secretly taking photos with their phones.

Xue Rui blushed, thinking that it would be better to flick him on the forehead.

"go home."

Lin Ruoxi smiled sweetly and opened the passenger door for Xue Rui.

Xue Rui practically fled into the car, but Lin Ruoxi followed him in, bent down to fasten Xue Rui's seatbelt, and then closed the car door with satisfaction.

Xue Rui opened the car window a crack and listened to the students' whispers outside.

"Is that kid being kept by a sugar daddy?"

"It must be. That's a Porsche. And look at how that woman looked at him just now, like she was looking at her son."

"Damn it, what did that rich woman see in him?"

……

Xue Rui covered his face, looking utterly dejected.

He once joked that Lin Ruoxi would take care of him, and now that it has actually happened, he can't be happy at all.

As the car slowly started moving, Xue Rui said, "Xi Xi, you don't need to fasten my seatbelt anymore. I can do it myself."

"A drop of water in need is repaid with a spring of water," Lin Ruoxi said earnestly. Then, after thinking for a moment, she added, "That's what my teacher taught me."

"Hmm, I'm going to pay back double for how you treated me before," Lin Ruoxi murmured.

Xue Rui explained with a smile, "Xi Xi, I used to fasten your seatbelt because I wanted to take advantage of you."

“Me...me too,” Lin Ruoxi replied weakly.

Xue Rui: "..."

Xi Xi, why are you so vengeful?

Oh no, I've messed with a girl I shouldn't have.

"Oh, by the way, let's go to the computing center. I'll introduce you to someone I poached from Nvidia..."

Xue Rui recalled Wu Hongwei mentioning that he wanted to rename the computing center.

He owns 80% of the shares in this computing center, Gu Muxue owns 20%, and Lin Ruoxi is not involved.

However, in terms of professional skills, Lin Ruoxi is much better than the other two, so it would be best for Lin Ruoxi to offer suggestions on naming the child.

……

Ten minutes later, Xue Rui led Lin Ruoxi to sit in the temporary office.

Just as Xue Rui was about to introduce Wu Hongwei, he saw Wu Hongwei frowning and looking very strange.

"My mother isn't sick, why didn't you tell me?" Wu Hongwei felt lost and disappointed.

He went to the hospital in the afternoon and only got into the ward with Xue Rui's signed documents. What did he see?
His mother was watching TV in bed with her back to him, wearing headphones.

After making inquiries, he learned that his mother was not sick at all, and that the ward belonged to his father.

Xue Rui spread his hands: "I've been saying all along that Aunt Jin is fine. Why don't you think back carefully?"

Wu Hongwei's eyes were unfocused. He recalled that from the moment he landed until now, Xue Rui had always said that his mother was in good health...

Ultimately, he was just scaring himself.

But Wu Hongwei is no fool. If it weren't for Xue Rui's guidance, his parents, with their limited skills, would never have been able to create such a realistic atmosphere.

But he's already signed the contract and submitted his resignation...

"Mr. Wu, don't make it sound like I'm forcing you. Didn't you choose to stay on your own?" Xue Rui said with a grin.

Once a person makes a decision, it's very difficult to go back to their past life.

A change in mindset is far more terrifying than sunk costs in terms of money.

"Sigh!" Wu Hongwei slammed his fist on the table; he had resigned himself to his fate.

"Let me introduce you. This is my girlfriend, Lin Ruoxi. She's also in the tech field. She was thinking of changing her name, so I asked her to come and take a look."

Xue Rui pushed Lin Ruoxi forward and introduced her: "This is Wu Hongwei, the project manager of the data center, and the future CTO."

"Um, hello..." Lin Ruoxi said timidly. "Why did you stumble again?" Xue Rui gave Lin Ruoxi a push.

Lin Ruoxi shrank back guiltily. She didn't know why, but she always felt that the other person seemed to have been deceived by Xue Rui.

Xue Rui lying is the same as her lying, so she doesn't have much confidence in herself.

"Hello." Wu Hongwei was surprised; the girl he met at the hospital wasn't this one.

Moreover, he had studied the shareholding structure and found that Gu Muxue was another shareholder.

However, his boss's private life was none of his business, so he didn't care too much. He was just more concerned about what kind of work Lin Ruoxi did.

"What does Miss Lin do?" Wu Hongwei asked.

"Well, I'm currently in charge of developing data center APIs and designing the compatibility layer."

Xue Rui turned around abruptly, and when Lin Ruoxi mentioned professional knowledge, she was as confident as a completely different person.

"Compatibility layer? Our hardware is standardized, so why would we need a compatibility layer? It would only increase performance overhead." Wu Hongwei grasped the key point.

"Well, we need to bypass the CUDA ecosystem and be prepared to transplant it at any time," Lin Ruoxi said calmly.

Wu Hongwei couldn't help but gasp, then looked at Xue Rui, wondering whose idea this was, since Lin Ruoxi and the computing center had no direct interest in each other.

Xue Rui sat up straight and said seriously, "We can't rely on Nvidia forever. If they cut off the supply, we'll have alternative platforms."

"Hmm." Wu Hongwei nodded, and couldn't help but look at Xue Rui with newfound respect.

From a business perspective, Xue Rui's choice was absolutely correct: not putting all his eggs in one basket.

The problem now is that there's only one vendor selling baskets, so there's really no choice when it comes to eggs.

"Let's talk about the name first. I'll discuss the operations with General Manager Lin in detail later," Wu Hongwei brought the topic back.

"Xue Rui Computing Center," Lin Ruoxi suggested.

"No, no, no, this bag is too conspicuous." Xue Rui waved his hands repeatedly, regretting bringing Lin Ruoxi along.

"Why? Many brands are named after their founders. Aren't they more noticeable?" Lin Ruoxi asked rhetorically.

Seeing Xue Rui's discomfiture, Wu Hongwei suddenly felt a sense of relief. He nodded in agreement and said, "I think President Xue's name is very good. The character Rui has a profound meaning, which coincides with the computing center."

"Oh! You think so too?" Lin Ruoxi had finally found a kindred spirit, and her voice became much clearer.

"Can you two be serious for once?" Xue Rui slammed his hand on the table in a serious tone.

Wu Hongwei smiled and shook his head, his tone softening as he asked, "President Lin, how is the Ruiyun Cloud Computing Center?"

"Hmm, Ruiyun Cloud Computing Center?" Lin Ruoxi's eyes lit up.

"It includes Mr. Xue's name and also aligns with the concept of cloud computing."

……

The two got along better and better as they talked, and were about to make a decision when Xue Rui hurriedly stood up: "In short, it can't be related to my name."

Lin Ruoxi shrank her neck, thinking that Xue Rui was really angry, but she still wanted to use Xue Rui's name.

If we settle for second best...

"Then...that's called an orange?" Lin Ruoxi asked weakly.

"Orange Computing Center?" Xue Rui pondered for a long time before nodding and saying, "In China, people like to name things after animals, like Tmall and JD..."

“Let’s use fruit. Oranges are easy to design and easy to remember. This name is good.”

Xue Rui gave an affirmative answer.

Wu Hongwei asked curiously, "Why oranges?"

"Well, it's because Xue Rui's nickname is Orange," Lin Ruoxi said softly.

Xue Rui's lips twitched. He really didn't remember it, but as long as the little girl was happy, that was all that mattered.

Suddenly, Xue Rui's phone rang. A message came in via QQ from the operations team of Omnipotent Campus: [Boss, your account has been posted online. Should we delete the post or limit traffic?]

Xue Rui clicked on it, and the eye-catching title made his brow twitch:
[A male student at our school is being kept by a wealthy woman. Is this a distortion of human nature or a decline in morality...?]

"You two continue chatting, I have something to do outside."

……

Half an hour later, Xue Rui finished dealing with his business outside the door.

Lin Ruoxi also happened to come out of the office.

"From now on, we'll be colleagues. Please take good care of me, Mr. Lin." Wu Hongwei smiled and extended his hand to Lin Ruoxi.

It wasn't because of Xue Rui, but because Lin Ruoxi herself was very capable. In the brief conversation, Lin Ruoxi almost never failed to respond.

Whether it's hardware or software, Lin Ruoxi answered fluently, and her ideas coincided with his. She even showed no signs of being a novice when it came to GPU architecture, and she was able to offer many novel insights.

However, even after Wu Hongwei had extended his hand for a long time, Lin Ruoxi showed no intention of shaking it. Instead, she looked at Xue Rui standing to the side, which made Wu Hongwei very embarrassed.

Xue Rui gave Lin Ruoxi an affirming look, and only then did Lin Ruoxi reach out and shake Wu Hongwei's fingertips.

"Mr. Xue, let's talk in private for a moment."

Wu Hongwei made a "please" gesture.

"Xi Xi, go wait for me in the car." Xue Rui patted Lin Ruoxi's head.

After sending Lin Ruoxi away, Xue Rui said with a grin, "So, tell me, were you shocked by my Ruoxi?"

"I've seen many geniuses, but compared to her, they all pale in comparison," Wu Hongwei praised without reservation.

Before Xue Rui could feel smug, Wu Hongwei sighed deeply again: "Alas, what a pity."

"Speak your mind." Xue Rui raised an eyebrow.

"Mr. Xue, have you considered sending her abroad?" Wu Hongwei asked tentatively.

"It's not that I don't want to, it's that I can't." Xue Rui shook his head.

Xue Rui also longed for it.

Lin Ruoxi couldn't live without him, but he couldn't be her study companion; he had another girl by his side.

Xue Rui knew that Lin Ruoxi's talent would be wasted if she followed him. In order not to bury Lin Ruoxi's potential, he spent all his wealth to build a computing center for her, treating it as a large toy.

"Isn't this enough for her? I heard from Xixi that our computing power is among the best in the world," Xue Rui said, pointing to the building.

Wu Hongwei chuckled. Xue Rui, as an outsider, simply couldn't understand how advanced the United States was in cutting-edge fields. Having computing centers alone was useless; data and ecosystem were the biggest limitations.

"Oranges grown south of the Huai River are sweet oranges, but those grown north of the Huai River are bitter oranges."

Wu Hongwei left a message, patted Xue Rui on the shoulder, and turned to leave.

Xue Rui stared blankly at the Porsche, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

His shoulders suddenly felt heavy, as if he were carrying the weight of Lin Ruoxi's entire life.

Lin Ruoxi noticed Xue Rui's gaze, so she drove the car up to him and rolled down the window: "Get in, we're having ribs tonight."

Xue Rui got into the car and stared blankly at the green belt outside the window.

Wu Hongwei meant that keeping Lin Ruoxi in China would waste her talent.

Just like the green belts in Chang'an, only a few fixed varieties can be planted, unlike the diverse flowers blooming in Shenzhen.

The environment can influence a person's entire life.

"Xixi, you like to eat oranges. It is said that oranges grown north of the Huai River become trifoliate oranges. Can oranges be grown in the north?" Xue Rui asked casually.

"Well, modern agriculture can do it. As long as you choose the right variety, control the temperature and humidity in a greenhouse, and cultivate it carefully, you can grow oranges. Because of the large temperature difference between day and night in the north, it's easier for them to accumulate sugar..."

"Oranges grown north of the Huai River are still oranges, and even sweeter." (End of Chapter)