Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

Chapter 258 Lin Ruoxi's Question
Xue Rui leaned against the balcony railing, focused his view on the outdoors, and pressed the connect button.

Gu Muxue squatted at the door of her house and turned the scene around. In front of her were two large boxes and two bouquets of flowers. In one of the boxes were two packaged gift boxes of skin care products tied with ribbons.

Another box contained many samples sent by Xue Rui, probably for her father to see.

She came out alone to pick up the express delivery, which was now piled downstairs of her house. However, it looked like gifts for two people, so she decided to call Xue Rui via video to confirm.

"Mu Xue, what's wrong?" Xue Rui asked with a smile.

"Why are there two bouquets of flowers?" Gu Muxue asked puzzledly.

"Oh, that depends on what Uncle Gu thinks. If he gives it to Aunt Zhao, then the gift belongs to me giving it to Aunt Zhao. If he doesn't give it, then it's his gift." Xue Rui said.

His family had such a good relationship with the Gu family, so it was reasonable to only give a gift to Gu Muxue, but the Gu family had two women...

After all, no matter how old a woman is, she won’t mind someone giving her a surprise on a holiday, no matter who the other person is.

Gu Muxue was very smart and immediately understood what Xue Rui meant, which was to ask his father to give it to his mother.

Although Xue Rui’s gifts were not exclusive to her, some were from her mother.

How do you describe this feeling?

Feelings are mixed with various interpersonal relationships and family affection...

There was a touch of thoughtfulness and family warmth in the romance, and she suddenly understood the meaning of an old couple...

She and Xue Rui have been together for so many years, can they barely be considered an old married couple?

When Gu Muxue thought of this, her eyes curved and she stuck out her tongue at Xue Rui on the screen.

Xue Rui laughed when he saw Gu Muxue's reaction. He felt that it was a good thing he had given her the gift, otherwise Gu Muxue's attention would now be on where the other person was.

"Don't say anything first, I'll put you in my pocket." Gu Muxue said with a smile, and put the phone in her pocket.

Xue Rui only saw a dark area on the other side of the screen and the sound of cardboard boxes being moved.

Gu Muxue hid the box in the corner next to the house and made a "hush" gesture to the nanny who went out to throw away the garbage.

After hiding the things, she tiptoed back to the living room. At this time, Zhao Lizhen was looking at a laptop at the dining table, probably working.

Gu Qingshan was sitting on the sofa, holding a book in his hand.

Gu Muxue sighed. Even though they were an old married couple, today was Chinese Valentine’s Day. Was it the same as any other day?
She quietly walked to Gu Qingshan’s side and whispered in his ear: “Old Gu, Xiao Rui sent me a gift.”

Gu Qingshan frowned immediately, what happened to his daughter?

The two seemed to have confirmed their relationship, but what was the point of telling him this? Was it to sincerely provoke him?
Gu Muxue naturally knew that Gu Qingshan didn’t understand, so she took out her phone album and showed it to Gu Qingshan: “Xiao Rui prepared two gifts, and said that if you don’t give them, just treat them as gifts from mom.”

“Hmm?” Gu Qingshan suddenly felt a little restless.

This guy is so scheming. All the women in his family want to accept Xue Rui’s gifts?

Gu Qingshan narrowed his eyes slightly and murmured, "Open conspiracy, they are plotting against me."

Gu Muxue had a dazed expression. Xue Rui clearly had good intentions, so how could this be considered a conspiracy?
"Dad, don't say such harsh words. How could Xiaorui have bad intentions?" Gu Muxue said in a low voice.

Gu Qingshan pinched his brows. How could this silly girl of his be better than Xue Rui?

Xue Rui's move was a blatant conspiracy. He wanted to give Zhao Lizhen a gift and informed him in advance, saying that it was prepared for him.

Of course, he would not be jealous of the child. The child giving gifts and him giving gifts are two different concepts.

But if I borrow flowers to offer to Buddha, I will owe Xue Rui a favor. If I don’t give it, I will seem worse than a child.

Even if he went out to prepare a gift now, it would be too late. Xue Rui's gift was already waiting at the door. With just one phone call, his daughter would give the gift to his wife.

The point is, regardless of whether he gave them out or not, how is he going to explain two identical gifts?

Coincidence? His wife is not stupid.

Only Xue Rui's explanation seemed reasonable.

And even if he prepared the gift in advance, Xue Rui would not suffer any loss.

In the game of festivals, Xue Rui was invincible from the very beginning.

“Let’s go.” Gu Qingshan took Gu Muxue’s arm and walked out.

Gu Muxue was surprised. This was not like Old Gu's style. Xue Rui really had a way.

She usually persuaded Lao Gu to give gifts to her mother, but Lao Gu always seemed reluctant, and even if she had prepared the gifts, he would say that they were from her.

But Gu Muxue couldn't see clearly enough because she was in the situation. Xue Rui was an outsider now, and the meaning of his gift was different from hers. Gu Qingshan actually had no choice at the moment.

When the two of them went out, they happened to run into their neighbor who was out for a walk. The man saw Gu Qingshan sneaking around in front of his door and couldn't help scratching his head.

Is this the usual Director Gu? Could he have recognized the wrong person?

“This is it.” Gu Qingshan looked around, took out a gift box from the box, and picked up a bunch of bright red roses.

Gu Muxue nodded. She really didn’t like bright red. Pink flowers were hers.

“Asshole.” Gu Qingshan cursed to himself.

Gu Muxue didn't understand why Old Gu was so angry, so she packed her gifts and flowers into a box and moved them back.

“Xue’er, was this also ordered by Xue Rui?” Gu Qingshan asked curiously.

Her daughter didn't show off her gift, but hid it quietly in a cardboard box.

"No, if I take the same thing as you, wouldn't it seem like both were given by Xiaorui?" Gu Muxue said in a low voice.

Gu Qingshan smiled and touched Gu Muxue's head, thinking that his daughter was thoughtful and caring about him.

Unfortunately, your mother is too smart, and it’s useless to hide it.

"Dad, why don't you go in yet?" Gu Muxue urged.

“Oh, right away.” Gu Qingshan hesitated. It was the first time for him to give his wife a gift on a holiday.

Zhao Lizhen was checking the report at this time, and suddenly she saw a bouquet of flowers out of the corner of her eye. She looked up and saw that they were sent by Gu Qingshan.

Gu Qingshan didn’t look Zhao Lizhen in the eye, he just stared at the gift box and said, “This is for you.”

After saying that, he stood up and continued to sit on the sofa, as if nothing had happened.

Zhao Lizhen's beautiful eyes suddenly widened. Did her husband give her a gift on Chinese Valentine's Day?
She knew Gu Qingshan's personality. He just didn't like to express his feelings and wouldn't say his love. She guessed that his abnormal behavior today had something to do with Xue Rui, because it was difficult for other outsiders to influence Gu Qingshan's decision, and Xue Rui had grasped Gu Qingshan's weakness.

She gently closed the computer screen and walked over to sit next to Gu Qingshan: "Honey, was this sent by Xiao Rui?"

“I asked him to buy it. The duty-free shop in Shenzhen is cheaper.” Gu Qingshan said calmly.

Zhao Lizhen was slightly surprised: "Really?"

"Really." Gu Qingshan nodded.

Gu Muxue had just walked into the house with the box when she heard Gu Qingshan's conversation. She felt that lying was a man's nature. Why did he say it so naturally?

"Thank you, husband." Zhao Lizhen hugged Gu Qingshan's face and touched his red lips lightly.

Gu Qingshan sighed helplessly, thinking to himself, how could his wife not know?
Being able to say Xue Rui's name means that even if he didn't guess the whole picture, he was almost right. This is to give him face.

Zhao Lizhen looked at Gu Muxue with a smile: "Xue'er, what did Xiaorui give you?"

Gu Muxue climbed upstairs holding the box: "Secret."

"Sir, where should we put this box of parcels?" The nanny came in with another big box. Gu Qingshan was not going to look at the contents of that box, but Gu Muxue ran down in a hurry: "I haven't looked at it yet!"

She wanted to know what Xue Rui was doing in Guangdong Province. He had sent several copies, so there should be one for her.

“Let’s take a look together.” Gu Qingshan said, standing up and taking the heavy box.

There are all kinds of electronic products piled inside, such as power banks and power strips. The design is also very novel. Unlike the single function of traditional power strips, it has three additional USB ports. The workmanship is also very simple and delicate, which is eye-catching.

“There really is something.” Gu Qingshan muttered, and as he continued to flip through the pages, he actually saw two packs of cigarettes wrapped in gold. He quickly covered them with something.

Zhao Lizhen smiled and asked, "Did you ask Xiaorui to buy it for you as well?"

Just now, Gu Qingshan's hand obviously paused for a moment, and he subconsciously tried to cover it up. He certainly didn't expect that there were two packs of cigarettes in it.

She reached out and took out the cigarette and took a look: "Daguoxi, the cigarettes from Guangdong Province, Xiaorui is thoughtful."

Gu Qingshan coughed awkwardly twice: “Yeah.”

He really didn't expect that he would get a share of the Qixi Festival gifts.

Of course, with Gu Qingshan’s cunningness, he naturally knew that Xue Rui’s intentions were not pure…

But he had to admit that this kid was really good at manipulating people's hearts!
Men will also be touched when they receive gifts on such holidays.

Gu Qingshan looked at the lively atmosphere at home and couldn't help but feel that he was indeed a bit rigid sometimes, but Xue Rui was also a bit too cunning.

Gu Muxue returned to the room and turned on her phone screen again.

Although Xue Rui couldn't see the screen, the girl hadn't hung up the video call yet, so he had a rough guess of what happened in Gu Muxue's home.

Well, this way, the girl won’t mind that he is not with her to celebrate the Chinese Valentine’s Day.

Everything went according to his plan. The only thing he didn't expect was that there was no air conditioning on the balcony, which almost killed him with the heat.

"Xiao Rui, I like your gift very much, thank you." Gu Muxue said with a smile.

She added secretly in her heart: "I'll wait for you to come back and give you something you like."

If it were just flowers and skin care products, Gu Muxue would certainly not be so happy. Given Gu Muxue's family background, her threshold for gifts is already very high, so Xue Rui found another way and allowed Gu Muxue to gain another kind of emotional value.

Isn’t family harmony a gift?

"Mu Xue, let's stop chatting. The indoor signal here is not good and it's too hot outside." Xue Rui wiped the sweat from his forehead and waved at the camera.

Gu Muxue also noticed this and hurriedly said, "Let's talk in the evening. Go and cool down first."

She thought that Xue Rui had stayed outside for a long time just to talk to her on the phone, but she had taken so long, and she felt a little guilty.

In fact, Xue Rui, that bastard, was just afraid of being discovered by the little girl.

Just when Xue Rui hung up the phone with satisfaction, he turned around and found that the little girl was actually looking at him through the window of the next room. His smile gradually turned into shock.

Xue Rui suddenly became nervous. He stayed in this place on purpose because the balcony of his room was independent, but the little girl actually stuck her head out of the window and stared at him?
"Go back quickly, it's too dangerous." Xue Rui shouted hurriedly.

"Well, the meal is ready, come in and eat." Lin Ruoxi said softly.

"Okay." Xue Rui nodded. He had been staring at his phone just now and didn't notice the little girl there at all. He couldn't help but feel that there was a chill in August in Shenzhen.

The little girl fell to death in her previous life. Her behavior of sticking her head out of the window just now really made him tremble in his heart.

At the dinner table, Xue Rui faced a table full of dishes, but he kept wondering how much the little girl had heard.
Did you hear it all?
hiss~
He thought about it and felt that even if he heard everything, it wouldn't matter. He didn't say anything ambiguous at all, and he was wearing headphones when he called, so the little girl couldn't hear what Gu Muxue said.

Yu Minlan was tactful enough to close the door before eating, and Xue Rui sat next to Lin Ruoxi.

"Is the indoor network not good? I'll help you connect to the WiFi." Lin Ruoxi reached out and picked up the phone that Xue Rui had placed on the table.

Xue Rui clenched his hands, the little girl actually took his cell phone.

The little girl subconsciously pressed six zeros, but it prompted that the password was wrong, so she obediently returned the phone to Xue Rui.

Xue Rui sighed and thought that he had to tell her the password, otherwise he only knew the little girl's password, so why wouldn't he show it to her?
As long as she trusts the little girl, she won't check on her.

Besides, if the little girl really wanted to target him, what’s the use of the password?

"My mother's birthday." Xue Rui said as he was about to take the phone.

As a result, the little girl suddenly took the phone back, tapped her finger lightly, and unlocked the phone's screen.

Xue Rui was a little surprised: "Do you know my mother's birthday?"

"I know everything about your family. Aunt Ren showed me the original household registration booklet when she was doing the transfer procedures that day." Lin Ruoxi said truthfully.

Xue Rui sighed helplessly and changed the subject: "Well, bring her some gifts this time."

His mother likes Lin Ruoxi very much and is obviously partial to the little girl. But this is normal. Who can resist the temptation of a handmade sweater?
Today is Chinese Valentine's Day. He gave some gifts to Gu Muxue's whole family, but not to his mother. Because on such a sensitive holiday, wouldn't he be waiting to be scolded?
It would be better to wait for the little girl to go back and deliver it personally, so that mom will be happy.

"Just now... you were video chatting with classmate Gu Muxue, right?" Lin Ruoxi asked in a low voice and returned the phone to Xue Rui.

Xue Rui's heart skipped a beat. The little girl didn't look at anything just now, but now she said such words, as if with a hint of questioning?
However, before he could say anything, the little girl's tears began to fall.

Xue Rui was confused for a moment. It seemed like the little girl had finally come to her senses?

"I...I don't know what happened." Lin Ruoxi's voice trembled.

She knew that Xue Rui and Gu Muxue had a very good relationship and were good friends.

But Xue Rui often talked to Gu Muxue on the phone, and she would sometimes secretly eavesdrop. When she heard Xue Rui and Gu Muxue talking and laughing, she felt so useless.

In recent times, it seemed like many people were constantly hinting to her that she was about to lose Xue Rui.

She didn't want to leave, she didn't know where she could go.

She was very happy and felt safe when Xue Rui was with her. Yu Minlan also said that she would not lose Xue Rui.

But Director Wang's hints, as well as the information she looked up on the Internet, gradually painted an emotional picture, and she could find the answers herself...

The different voices of the people around her and the little girl's gradually developing emotional outlook continued to tug at her nerves. Xue Rui's call just now happened to be on Chinese Valentine's Day.

She couldn't help but think more, and it seemed like there were many people making noise in her ears. She couldn't help but let her tears fall.

But Xue Rui likes to see her smile.

She tried hard to suppress her emotions, wanting to make herself happier, but she had been suppressing her tears for too long, like a dam bursting, and she couldn't stop her tears.

Xue Rui took a deep breath, stood up, walked behind the little girl, took out a thin necklace from his pocket, and gently put it on the little girl.

There was no decoration on the necklace. It was the gift he and Yu Minlan picked out yesterday afternoon. The little girl lived a very simple life on weekdays, so it was better to choose simple jewelry.

He originally wanted to give it to her when they went out to play, but the little girl suddenly became in a bad mood, so he had to take it out and use it in advance.

"A gift for you on the Chinese Valentine's Day." Xue Rui said as he lay on the little girl's shoulder and reached out to wipe away her tears.

Xue Rui's voice rang in Lin Ruoxi's ears. In just a moment, the noisy voice in the little girl's ears disappeared, leaving only Xue Rui's words echoing in her ears.

Lin Ruoxi turned her head to the side, her eyes curved with tears and joy filling the corners of her eyes.

Xue Rui said that this necklace was a Chinese Valentine's Day gift for her, but good friends don't celebrate Chinese Valentine's Day.

Does she have the identity that allows her to stay with Xue Rui?
She looked at Xue Rui's face, and her breathing became faster and faster...

Lin Ruoxi pursed her red lips slightly, as if she had made a great decision, and took the initiative to move forward.

(End of this chapter)