Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

Chapter 140 Who is the prey?
Xue Rui subconsciously wanted to stop it, but now no matter what he did, he would appear guilty.

So, he found a seat where he could see the two of them and calmly sat down to eat.

Lin Ruoxi was eating her food in small bites, staring at the screen of her mobile phone intently.

Suddenly, Lin Ruoxi found someone sitting opposite her, and she looked up and glanced at who it was.

After seeing clearly that it was Gu Muxue, Lin Ruoxi became nervous, choked on the rice in her mouth, and began to cough continuously.

"Cough cough..."

Lin Ruoxi subconsciously turned her head under the table, fearing that her cough would affect others' meals.

Gu Muxue took a curious look at the mobile phone that Lin Ruoxi placed on the table - the latest iPhone 5.

She had inquired about it, and knew that Lin Ruoxi's family was very poor, and this phone was far beyond Lin Ruoxi's purchasing power.

She is now more and more certain that this phone was bought by Xue Rui.

She suddenly thought that Xue Rui might have bought him with her money, and she felt sad and heartbroken.

She glanced at the phone on the table. Lin Ruoxi was searching online - What should I do if I am too tall?
Gu Muxue felt uncomfortable again. She was actually a little concerned. But this girl was still worried that she was too tall?
Gu Muxue took out a pack of tissues and handed them over: "Thank you for the tissues that day."

When Xue Rui made her cry before, she remembered that the girl gave her a pack of tissues.

Lin Ruoxi coughed until her face turned red, and she even squeezed out some tears. She waved her hand and said, "I have my own."

Xue Rui didn't allow her to accept other people's things casually. If they left their names, he would ask someone to return them. If they didn't leave their names, he would give them to others. He didn't allow her to eat them herself, nor did he allow her to take anything.

Lin Ruoxi took out her tissue, blew her nose, looked around, wrapped it up and put it in her pocket, like a little child.

"Hello classmate, my name is Gu Muxue, and we often meet on the podium." Gu Muxue greeted politely with a smile.

She was so angry now, but this girl was so innocent that she couldn't get angry.

She felt that all the faults were Xue Rui's.

Lin Ruoxi looked dazed. She was actually a little afraid of Gu Muxue. This girl would hit people...

She held the phone in her palm and rubbed it nervously.

Xue Rui felt confused and really wanted to go over to listen to what the two were talking about.

He hesitated for a long time and decided to call Lin Ruoxi.

Xue Rui put the phone next to his ear and stared towards the corner of the cafeteria.

Hong Zihan also sat next to Xue Rui. He felt that Xue Rui was not that scary. He just spoke a little vulgarly, but his suggestions were still quite sincere.

He inserted the straw into the milk tea and placed it on the table in the cafeteria.

Before he sat down, he found Xue Rui taking his milk tea and drinking it.

"That's my milk tea." Hong Zihan reminded.

"Sorry, I'll give it back to you." Xue Rui also realized that he was absent-minded and actually drank someone else's food.

Hong Zihan looked at the bitten straw with a look of disgust. He sighed helplessly: "Forget it, just drink it..."

……

"I...I know...you."

Lin Ruoxi was very nervous and spoke haltingly.

She always feels a little nervous when facing unfamiliar peers.

Gu Muxue was a little surprised. How could this girl still stutter? Didn't Mei Lili tell her about this?
Mei Lili noticed Gu Muxue's confusion, she leaned forward and whispered: "Muxue, she will be fine after a while. She was like this when I first talked to her."

Suddenly, Lin Ruoxi felt her cell phone vibrate. It was Xue Rui calling and sending a text message.

【Answer the phone, don't talk. 】

Lin Ruoxi didn't know why, but since Xue Rui asked her to do it, she did it.

Gu Muxue didn't realize at all that, although it seemed like the two of them were having a conversation, Xue Rui was actually listening not far away.

Xue Rui could actually let Lin Ruoxi mislead Gu Muxue, and Lin Ruoxi would cooperate with him unconditionally, but doing so would make him feel guilty, so he just planned to listen to what the two said.

Lin Ruoxi lowered her head and glanced at the screen of her mobile phone. It showed that the call was in progress. It was as if Xue Rui was holding her hand, which made her feel much more at ease.

"Hello, I know you too."

After feeling relieved, Lin Ruoxi no longer stuttered when speaking.

Xue Rui's heart skipped a beat, thinking that this was the end... How did Lin Ruoxi return to normal?
"Classmate, I'm curious why your grades have improved so quickly. I also want to learn from you." Gu Muxue said with a smile.

Lin Ruoxi's score improvement rate was terrifying. It only took her one exam to go from an ordinary top student to the top scorer in science. After that, she was able to consistently score above 745 points every time.

If it's genius, why hasn't it been discovered before?
She planned to talk to Lin Ruoxi about school matters first, otherwise it would seem too purposeful if she asked Xue Rui right away.

Lin Ruoxi thought that Gu Muxue was Xue Rui's good friend and also helped Xue Rui with his studies. She was actually very grateful in her heart because she couldn't teach Xue Rui by herself.

She thought about it and said truthfully: "Xue Rui doesn't let me control the score, and I'm too stupid to teach others."

Xue Rui's palms began to sweat. Isn't the little girl usually very silent? Why is she talking so much today?

The point is, why mention him for no reason?
Gu Muxue was stunned. So Xue Rui’s story was also involved here?

But why mention Xue Rui specifically?

The future provincial science champion says he is too stupid. What's the logic behind this?
How devastating would it be for these students who are working hard to catch up to hear such words?
Does anyone talk like this?
Gu Muxue thought Lin Ruoxi was showing off, but after taking a closer look at Lin Ruoxi, she found that her attitude was very sincere, even a little depressed... "How is your relationship with Xue Rui?" Mei Lili went straight to the point.

When Lin Ruoxi heard this question, she was a little confused.

She couldn’t understand interpersonal relationships. What did it mean to have a good relationship?
She and Xue Rui are often together. Is that a good thing?

Gu Muxue's heart was beating very fast. She didn't dare to ask this question, for she was afraid of getting a positive answer.

She came here today simply because she couldn't help herself.

Lin Ruoxi glanced around and looked at Xue Rui in the distance with a questioning look.

Xue Rui felt like his head was splitting apart.

Lin Ruoxi knew that he could hear her, and that look in her eyes was asking him: Are we on good terms?

If he answered no, it would definitely hurt the little girl's heart.

If the answer is yes, then Gu Muxue...

Xue Rui subconsciously analyzed the pros and cons, but facing Lin Ruoxi's pitiful look, he could only nod and answer truthfully.

"Xue Rui and I have a very good relationship."

After Lin Ruoxi received Xue Rui's affirmation, a smile appeared in the corner of her eyes, and her eyes became more lively.

However, the eyes of Gu Muxue opposite her suddenly lost their luster, as if covered by a layer of faint haze.

"He found me a place to live, gave me food, gave me a job..."

Lin Ruoxi was in a good mood and talked more.

Xue Rui covered his face and kowtowed his head repeatedly on the iron table in the cafeteria.

This girl just happened to start talking more at this moment.

It was as if they were deliberately targeting him.

Xue Rui was a little suspicious. Was Lin Ruoxi's usual cuteness just an act? Who was the hunter? Who was the prey?
It is said that... high-end hunters often appear as prey.

Every time Gu Muxue heard a word, her heart felt like it was pricked by a needle, and a line of tears rolled down from the corner of her eyes.

"Classmate, what's wrong with you?" Lin Ruoxi handed over the tissue.

"It's nothing, a bug just got into my eye." Gu Muxue found that she was not in a good state and quickly adjusted herself.

Gu Muxue noticed that this girl was innocent and had no scheming at all. She felt that Xue Rui was likely to take advantage of this girl. She didn't know how far Xue Rui and Lin Ruoxi had gone.

"I have known him for more than ten years, and he is not a decent person. Did he take advantage of you?" Gu Muxue smiled and spoke in a joking tone, as if he had known Lin Ruoxi for many years.

When Lin Ruoxi heard this, she suddenly felt guilty, her eyes wandered, and her neck shrank slightly...

She looked up the meaning of "take advantage of" on the Internet, and if she had to say "take advantage of someone", it meant that she took advantage of Xue Rui while he was sleeping.

Moreover, he was scolded by Xue Rui.

Xue Rui was stunned. Why did you shut up when it was your turn to speak?
He even looked guilty, as if he had really taken advantage of someone!
"I really didn't do anything!" Xue Rui argued loudly in his heart.

Xue Rui couldn't help it and sent a text message to Lin Ruoxi: Just tell the truth.

Lin Ruoxi saw Xue Rui's text message, took a deep breath, and said weakly: "If I get close, he will be fierce to me."

Xue Rui breathed a sigh of relief.

Gu Muxue looked dazed. This was not what she thought.

Xue Rui would find every opportunity to take advantage of her, so why not take advantage of Lin Ruoxi?
Lin Ruoxi is so beautiful, is there really any man who wouldn't be moved?

Why did Lin Ruoxi get scolded for getting close to Xue Rui?
Am I the only one who is special?
When Gu Muxue thought of this, she suddenly felt relieved.

However, she was still very angry and wanted to bite off a piece of Xue Rui's flesh.

In fact, Xue Rui did not have absolute confidence in his self-control, and Lin Ruoxi did not understand the sense of distance. She only knew that she was happy when she was closer to Xue Rui.

But little did she know that her actions were challenging Xue Rui's bottom line, and Xue Rui couldn't do anything, so she would be scolded by Xue Rui every time.

"I'm full, take your time eating." Gu Muxue picked up the plate and left with Mei Lili.

Lin Ruoxi felt very strange. Gu Muxue clearly didn’t eat a single bite, so how could she be full?
But she didn't think too much about it, she just lowered her head and cleaned up the remaining food on the plate.

Gu Muxue felt that communicating with Lin Ruoxi was a very tiring thing.

Lin Ruoxi often gave irrelevant answers. Unless she spoke very directly, the other party would not understand the hidden meaning behind her words. Sometimes she would suddenly fall silent...

With this kind of personality, it’s no wonder he eats alone every day.

"Mu Xue, is the food in the cafeteria not to your liking today?" Xue Rui asked knowingly.

When Gu Muxue walked to Xue Rui's side, she glanced at him coldly.

"You've grown taller?" Xue Rui was a little surprised. Gu Muxue was obviously much taller than usual, almost as tall as Lin Ruoxi.

He looked down at Gu Muxue's shoes. The soles looked very thick, and there might be insoles inside...

Gu Muxue gritted her teeth and secretly stepped on Xue Rui's toes as she passed by him.

(End of this chapter)