Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

Xue Rui glanced warily at the shared location; the map showed there was still some distance to go, so Gu Muxue shouldn't be able to find out.

So he switched back to the chat interface: 【How could that be? I was definitely in class.】

Xue Rui flipped through the photo album and sent a picture taken in the classroom to create a sense of realism.

Gu Muxue: [Be careful not to get caught using your phone in class!]

Xue Rui thought to himself that Gu Muxue seemed to be in a good mood today, probably because she was happy to have found a friend.

Just as Xue Rui was typing, his neck was suddenly grabbed, and a crisp, sweet sound rang in his ear:
"Got you!"

Xue Rui slowly turned his neck and saw Gu Muxue leaning her head on his shoulder, looking at him with a smug expression.

"Mu Xue? What a coincidence!" Xue Rui asked, feigning surprise.

"What's so coincidental? You've been following us for ages, haven't you?" Gu Muxue said confidently.

From Gu Muxue's perspective, Xue Rui upset Lin Ruoxi, so he silently followed behind her, wanting to apologize, just like when she was angry before, Xue Rui would follow her around.

"this…"

Just as Xue Rui was thinking of an excuse, Gu Muxue spoke up again: "You're here to coax Ruoxi, aren't you?"

Gu Muxue, as if she could read Xue Rui's mind, poked Xue Rui's forehead with her finger:
"I've almost calmed you down, now quickly thank me."

Xue Rui held Gu Muxue's hand tightly and said sincerely, "Thank you."

Xue Rui was overjoyed. Before he could even say anything, Gu Muxue had already prepared his response.

Indeed, smart girls are the easiest to fool.

"Hmph!" Gu Muxue lightly flicked Xue Rui's forehead:
"Remember to apologize to them properly."

"Mm." Xue Rui nodded, suppressing a laugh.

But why did he apologize to Lin Ruoxi?

Lin Ruoxi just called him "commander," so of course he wasn't angry.

However, Xue Rui dared not let Gu Muxue know, so he could only pretend to be guilty.

"And another thing, you're not allowed to lie to me anymore." Gu Muxue flashed her bright teeth and threatened, "Or I'll bite you to death."

"Okay, okay." Xue Rui hugged Gu Muxue's face and rubbed it against her cheek.

The little girl is so cute and fierce!

"Shall we go shopping together?" Xue Rui suggested.

Gu Muxue was stunned for a moment. She was very happy to have Xue Rui, but if Xue Rui went back now, Lin Ruoxi would definitely stick to his side.

Then she will be pushed aside by Lin Ruoxi...

Gu Muxue can accompany Xue Rui shopping;

You can also accompany Lin Ruoxi shopping;

However, the three of them should never go shopping together, because Gu Muxue will not be able to find her place.

"I...I already told you it's almost done to appease him, you can go outside and wait."

Gu Muxue tugged at Xue Rui's ear.

Suddenly, Xue Rui's Bluetooth earphone fell to the ground, making a "cracking" sound as it hit the tiles.

Xue Rui and Gu Muxue exchanged a brief glance, then bent down almost simultaneously to pick up their earphones.

To be precise, it shouldn't be called "picking up," it should be called "stealing."

Xue Rui reacted quickly and grabbed the earphones first, but Gu Muxue was no pushover either. She bit Xue Rui's wrist and said indistinctly, "Give them to me, let me see what you're listening to."

Helpless, Xue Rui could only slowly release his grip.

Gu Muxue snatched the earphones away, then took a few steps back warily, as if afraid that Xue Rui would take them back.

After maintaining a sufficient "safe distance," Gu Muxue tentatively put the earphones into her ears.

A short while later, a familiar voice came through the earphones:

"Beautiful lady, would you like to get a membership card for our store? You can get a 95% discount, and you can redeem points for things..."

"Um, can I use someone else's phone number?"

"of course can."

……

"My phone." Gu Muxue held out her hand to Xue Rui.

"Mu Xue, let me explain."

Xue Rui reached out to hug Gu Muxue, but Gu Muxue pushed him away forcefully.

"Give me your phone," Gu Muxue said coldly.

Xue Rui opened his mouth, but in the end he could only sigh and obediently hand over the phone.

Gu Muxue took the phone and glanced at the call time displayed on the screen—3 hours and 52 minutes.

Gu Muxue then looked at the chat history between Xue Rui and Lin Ruoxi.

In an instant, Gu Muxue thought of many things.

Lin Ruoxi was never angry with Xue Rui; she was just playing along with him.

Lin Ruoxi didn't come to play with her on her own initiative; she was forced to come by Xue Rui.

It was all her wishful thinking...

"Xiao Rui, why?" Gu Muxue's voice trembled with a sob.

Xue Rui's heart skipped a beat, and a bead of cold sweat trickled down his temple.

Xue Rui had never been this nervous before, not even when Gu Muxue discovered Lin Ruoxi's existence.

Because one was predictable, while today's event was an unpredictable accident.

How arrogant is Gu Muxue?
Even if he meant well, in Gu Muxue's eyes, his and Lin Ruoxi's behavior today was nothing short of a condescending "charity".

Gu Muxue longed to have friends, but she wanted natural friends, not the kind of friends he deliberately arranged, which had a hint of "deception."

"Mu Xue, let me explain."

Xue Rui took a step forward, only to find that Gu Muxue had taken two steps back.

"big liar!"

Gu Muxue put Xue Rui's phone on the ground and turned to run away into the distance.

Xue Rui picked up his phone and chased after him in a few steps, but Gu Muxue pushed him away forcefully: "Don't follow me."

Xue Rui hugged Gu Muxue tightly, and said in a gentle tone:

"Mu Xue, I thought I'd let Xi Xi play with you because I saw that she didn't have any friends."

"It was my fault for not discussing it with you beforehand."

Xue Rui changed his story, praising Gu Muxue highly and shifting the blame to Lin Ruoxi.

“Look at you, you have so many classmates and friends to play with at school, but Xixi doesn’t have a single friend. She’s all alone and so pitiful.”

"Considering how pitiful she is, can you help her? Pretend to be her good friend."

Xue Rui's tone was pleading.

Upon hearing this, Gu Muxue wiped away her tears and muttered softly, "What does her pitiful state have to do with me? She's your girlfriend, why should I help you?"

Gu Muxue felt a surge of secret joy. If that's the case, then it should be Lin Ruoxi who was deceived.

"Mu Xue, then tell me how you can help me?" Xue Rui asked pleadingly.

"Unless... you beg me." Gu Muxue pouted, pretending to be unwilling.

Xue Rui's lips twitched involuntarily, and he pleaded, "Mu Xue, I'm begging you, okay?"

"In that case... I'll reluctantly agree."

Gu Muxue tried hard to purse her lips, not wanting Xue Rui to discover that she was actually very happy.

Gu Muxue is like that. She clearly wants to be friends with Lin Ruoxi, but she acts as if she is only reluctantly agreeing because you begged her.

Saying one thing and meaning another is Gu Muxue's true nature.

At the entrance of the men's clothing store, a female sales assistant peeked out and looked around, her gaze landing on Gu Muxue and Xue Rui.

"Huh? My boyfriend's here too?" the waitress muttered to herself.

She came out to find Gu Muxue because Lin Ruoxi had given Gu Muxue her phone number and needed to receive a verification code to register as a member.

However, Gu Muxue was being intimate with her boyfriend at the moment, so she didn't say anything, but just watched the two of them with a smile.

"Oh, how sweet!"

The waitress looked on with envy.

Xue Rui noticed the waitress's gaze and patted Gu Muxue on the shoulder: "Go back, someone's looking for you." "Then you're not allowed to follow me, or it'll affect my performance."

Gu Muxue wiped her tears on Xue Rui's clothes, then skipped and hopped back.

Watching Gu Muxue's departing figure, Xue Rui couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, thinking to himself: How clever I am!

But when she reached the entrance of the clothing store, Gu Muxue pretended to be nonchalant.

"Miss, was that your boyfriend just now?" the waitress asked.

"Mmm." Gu Muxue smiled sweetly.

"Please come with me. The beautiful lady just registered as a member using your phone number."

"Mine?" Gu Muxue was somewhat surprised.

Why did Lin Ruoxi leave her phone number when she went to pay the bill herself?
Does this mean that the task of buying clothes for Xue Rui will fall to her from now on?
Hmm... it's not impossible.

Lin Ruoxi had been waiting at the clothing store counter for quite a while. When she saw Gu Muxue return, she was about to ask Gu Muxue if she had gone to the restroom, but she suddenly noticed that Gu Muxue's eyes were a little red, as if she had just been crying.

"Mu Xue, what's wrong?" Lin Ruoxi asked gently, her voice filled with concern for her friend.

"It's nothing, I just got some sand in my eyes," Gu Muxue said casually.

"Hmm, does it get windy in the mall?"

Lin Ruoxi looked at the ground in confusion. The tiles on the ground were so clean they could be used as a mirror. Where did the sand come from?
"Go wait for me over there for a while."

Gu Muxue was speechless. If you already know, why ask?
Can't you hear the subtext in what others are saying?

No wonder you don't have any friends.

Hmph! If Xiao Rui hadn't begged me, I wouldn't have played with you.

Gu Muxue muttered many things to herself.

"Oh." Lin Ruoxi didn't think much of it and simply went out to wait as Gu Muxue had asked.

The saleswoman was still leaning against the door soliciting customers. When she saw Lin Ruoxi come out from inside, she kindly reminded her, "Is that your friend?"

The two girls are so close, they must know each other's boyfriends.

"Oh, that's my boyfriend." Lin Ruoxi's eyes lit up when she saw Xue Rui.

Under the shocked gaze of the saleswoman, Lin Ruoxi ran up and threw herself into Xue Rui's arms, cupping his face and giving him a big kiss.

"Hiss~" The saleswoman's pupils dilated sharply, and she glanced nervously into the store.

This is so exciting!
Isn't that the boyfriend of the woman in the picture?

So what's the situation now?
The woman inside is buying clothes for her younger brother...

Are they talking about different people?

Who is this man?
Faced with the choice between a "sister-brother relationship" and "two-timing," the saleswoman chose the latter—Lin Ruoxi was two-timing, dating Gu Muxue's younger brother while also getting involved with another man.

Soon, the saleswoman's gaze changed, and she looked at the two of them with disdain.

"Pah! You two are both scoundrels, neither of you is any good."

……

"Sir, the target is inside getting a card. You'd better hide well so she doesn't find you."

Lin Ruoxi was unaware that Xue Rui had already met Gu Muxue.

Xue Rui pulled the brim of his baseball cap down a little: "Agent Lin, go back and carry out your mission. I'll be watching you from a distance."

"Hmm..." Lin Ruoxi glanced behind her and asked softly, "Sir, why has the mission changed to shopping?"

Xue Rui frowned, wondering why the little girl had so many questions.

Just as Xue Rui was thinking of what to say, he heard Lin Ruoxi's soft, sweet voice:

"I...I was wrong. I should have just followed orders. I shouldn't have asked my superior."

Xue Rui looked at Lin Ruoxi with gentle eyes and reached out to rub her head:
"The task has never changed: ask her if she wants to move back in. It will be easier to ask if you are good friends with her."

Lin Ruoxi lowered her head unconsciously: "Um... I understand."

She didn't actually want to move back. It was good to live separately from Gu Muxue. Although they only had half the time together, that half of the time was exclusively theirs.

It's as if... Xue Rui belongs only to her.

Xue Rui looked down at Lin Ruoxi's reaction and suddenly felt a little guilty.

He simply ordered Lin Ruoxi around without ever asking about her feelings.

"Do you want to move back?" Xue Rui asked softly.

Lin Ruoxi looked up, her heart filled with conflicting emotions.

She didn't want to live together, but Xue Rui did...

Faced with the choice between her own wishes and Xue Rui's, Lin Ruoxi chose the latter without hesitation.

She gave Xue Rui a sweet smile: "Yes."

But the moment she finished speaking, Lin Ruoxi's eyes gradually became moist.

Looking into Lin Ruoxi's moist eyes, Xue Rui felt a pang in his heart, and he dared not look directly into Lin Ruoxi's clear eyes.

Xue Rui couldn't help but marvel at how God had given Lin Ruoxi such beautiful eyes.

Even when lying, his eyes remained so clear.

It's as if he's the one who's lying.

In fact, Lin Ruoxi only had one wish: that Xue Rui would be happy.

As long as Xue Rui is happy, it doesn't matter if I suffer a little grievance.

"Xixi, the mission remains the same. You will still accompany Muxue shopping, but the purpose has changed. You see, Muxue doesn't have many friends. How about you become good friends with her?"

Xue Rui reached out and wiped away Lin Ruoxi's tears.

"Yes, sir." Lin Ruoxi's smile deepened; Xue Rui had taken her feelings into consideration.

But at the same time, tears kept welling up in her eyes.

"Stop crying, go back quickly, or Mu Xue will find out about me," Xue Rui said in a low voice.

"Your eyes are acting up again."

Lin Ruoxi wiped away her tears, hugged Xue Rui reluctantly, and ran back the way she came.

When Lin Ruoxi returned, Gu Muxue happened to be coming out of the men's clothing store.

Seeing Lin Ruoxi's wet eyelashes and red eyes, Gu Muxue looked surprised.

What's wrong with Lin Ruoxi?
Did Xue Rui do it?
However, she couldn't bring herself to ask, since from Lin Ruoxi's perspective, she hadn't yet spotted Xue Rui.

"Um, I got sand in my eyes just now," Lin Ruoxi explained.

"Here are some tissues." Gu Muxue handed over a pack of tissues, glancing subconsciously in Xue Rui's direction.

At this moment, Xue Rui was wearing a baseball cap and looking down at the mall, pretending to be a passerby.

"Thank you." Lin Ruoxi followed Gu Muxue's gaze and also spotted Xue Rui.

"That person looks familiar."

Gu Muxue decided to play a trick on Lin Ruoxi.

"Hmm...that's not him."

"Hmm, I don't think so either. Xiao Rui wouldn't be that kind of pervert."

"He's not sleazy."

"Huh? That's not Xiao Rui, why are you defending him?" Gu Muxue teased.

"The teacher said that it's bad to talk about... to talk badly about others."

The female shop assistant standing nearby looked at them strangely, thinking, "What are you two pretending for here?"

Didn't you two just meet that person?

They not only met, they also hugged and kissed...

After Lin Ruoxi and Gu Muxue left, Xue Rui decided to return the way he came, since there was no need to keep an eye on them anymore; the two girls would play by themselves.

As he passed the clothing store, he suddenly heard very low curses. The voice was very soft, but Xue Rui could still barely hear it.

It seems to be something like "dog couple".

Xue Rui turned his head and found the saleswoman looking at him with disdain.

The moment Xue Rui looked over, the saleswoman quickly switched to a fawning expression: "Handsome, would you like to come in and take a look at the clothes?"

Xue Rui grinned and said:

"No need, my two girlfriends already bought it." (End of Chapter)