Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

Chapter 270 Love? Don’t even talk about dogs

When Xue Rui heard Gu Muxue contacting Lin Ruoxi, he hurriedly turned around to take a look.

From Gu Muxue's perspective, Lin Ruoxi is a science genius and an excellent employee...

Moreover, because Lin Ruoxi's words had caused Gu Muxue to misunderstand before, Gu Muxue probably thought that he didn't like Lin Ruoxi, and Lin Ruoxi liked to stay by his side...

Therefore, he was afraid that Gu Muxue would say something unpleasant to Lin Ruoxi in the name of his girlfriend, thus hurting the little girl.

But then I thought, the girl is very polite to outsiders, why would she say bad things to someone?

He took the phone and read the text messages. From beginning to end, they were just concerned about his and Lin Ruoxi's safety.

When he saw the last message, those three eye-catching words kept irritating his nerves.

Xue Rui took a breath of cold air. Gu Muxue actually said "please"!
He had a very good relationship with the Gu family and would often go there for meals and chat. He had heard many stories about Gu Muxue from Zhao Lizhen.

The little girl was born strong-willed and stubborn. She never asked anyone for help, not even her parents. She always acted first and asked for permission later...

But now, she is actually begging Lin Ruoxi?

He never thought that the word "please" would come out of Gu Muxue's mouth.

Just from these few words, Xue Rui imagined a little girl hiding in a corner and crying secretly.

During the time he was missing, Gu Muxue was completely confused, otherwise she would not have said such abnormal words.

Xue Rui held Lin Ruoxi's phone in his hand, not knowing what to do for a moment...

"Rui, you...you should call her back." Lin Ruoxi said softly, pulling the corner of Xue Rui's clothes with her little hand.

From the time he got on the train yesterday to now, Xue Rui's cell phone has not been turned on for more than thirty hours.

She thought about herself, if Xue Rui disappeared from her world for more than 30 hours...

No, let alone thirty hours, even if there was only a dozen hours without any news, she didn't know what to do in the future...

Classmate Gu Muxue...is also worried about Xue Rui.

"She...she is very worried about you." Lin Ruoxi took out Xue Rui's mobile phone and decisively pressed the power button.

Xue Rui looked at the boot screen with the Apple logo on it, and he suddenly felt tired;
The little girl found Lin Ruoxi, which means she has searched all his relatives and friends...

He could imagine how many unread messages his phone had...

He looked at Lin Ruoxi quietly and found that Lin Ruoxi was even more nervous than him. The fingertips pinching the corner of his clothes were pale...

"Why are you nervous?" Xue Rui asked with a smile.

"Well, I... I don't know. I was just thinking that if I were classmate Gu Muxue or Aunt Ren and found out that you were missing, they would be very anxious..." Lin Ruoxi murmured.

Xue Rui sighed softly. He used to be afraid that Lin Ruoxi would be jealous of Gu Muxue. Now that he thought about it, it was really ridiculous. Lin Ruoxi was so gentle, yet she was still empathizing with her "rival"...

Lin Ruoxi opened Xue Rui's mobile phone and looked for Gu Muxue's name, but she couldn't find it. She simply entered Gu Muxue's mobile number until the name of a "creditor" popped up.

Xue Rui was no longer nervous. He had already laid it all out with Lin Ruoxi, so there was no need to hide the contents of his phone anymore.

Lin Ruoxi was stunned for a moment. Why did Xue Rui give such a note to Gu Muxue?

She remembered what Xue Rui had said before, that he felt he owed Gu Muxue a debt of love?

But she didn't hesitate and pressed the dial button directly.

Xue Rui hurriedly snatched the phone, reached out and pressed the hang-up button, and turned on the airplane mode.

Lin Ruoxi tilted her head with a look of confusion in her eyes. Isn’t the most important thing now to reassure Gu Muxue and her family?
Why did Xue Rui press the flight mode again?
This is no different from turning off the phone. Gu Muxue still can't find Xue Rui.

She connected Xue Rui to the mobile hotspot so that he could access the Internet.

However, how could a simple girl like Lin Ruoxi understand Xue Rui's thoughts?
Xue Rui was sorting out the messages on his mobile phone at this time. He wanted to find out what happened during the time when his phone was turned off so that he could think of a solution.

When he opened the text message interface, what caught his eye were concerned messages from relatives and friends, most of which were asking him where he was going.

He took a look at the text message he had sent to the group, and it showed [Failed to send]...

Gu Muxue must have asked these people about his whereabouts. Gu Muxue's approach was correct, but only Yu Minlan and the people in Shenzhen knew about his return to Hedong. Gu Muxue couldn't get anything from Hedong...

As for QQ and WeChat, it was the same. He focused on the chat box with Gu Muxue.

Looking at the news of [99+] at the back, Xue Rui was shocked but also felt a hint of warmth.

Even if he just calls his family occasionally, he doesn't think many people will notice if he turns off his phone for a whole day.

This was the first time that everyone was looking for him...

He flipped to the top of the message queue and started reading through yesterday's messages one by one.

Creditor: Where are you? [Angry]

Creditor: Going to bed so early today?
……

[The other party has withdrawn a message]

Creditor: Good night, bastard.

Then at 6 o'clock in the morning of the next day, Gu Muxue sent another message.

Creditor: Lazy pig, wake up, you can’t pay back the money after sleeping so early? [Angry]

Creditor: Are you angry because I didn’t give you a Chinese Valentine’s Day gift?

Creditor: Bastard! I'll give it to you when you come back, pay attention to me now!

Creditor: Why is your phone turned off? Xiao Rui, what happened to you?
……

As Xue Rui flipped through the pages one by one, the worry between the lines was almost overflowing from the screen.

There were a few voice messages at the end.

Xue Rui glanced at Lin Ruoxi next to him, hesitating whether to listen or not, because in such a small space, even if he used a microphone to listen to the voice, the sound would be leaked...

Lin Ruoxi nodded, signaling Xue Rui to listen to Gu Muxue's news.

After Xue Rui clicked on it, Gu Muxue's anxious voice came from the speaker, her voice was almost tearful: "Xiao Rui, don't scare me. Call me back as soon as you see the message."

"Sister Mu Xue, don't worry, my brother..."

Xue Rui frowned. Why was there his sister's voice in the audio?

He found Xue Yao's chat interface and discovered that her sister had also sent him a lot of messages, but most of them were photos of Gu Muxue, and judging from the background, it was actually in his home.

There was even a photo of his bedroom, where Gu Muxue was holding a glass jar filled with little stars and was in a daze, as if she had lost her soul.

Xue Yao: Where are you, brother? Sister Mu Xue has stayed at our house all night, and Uncle Gu and Aunt Zhao are also here.

Xue Rui took a deep breath and typed a line of words on the screen: Yaoyao, my phone has just been turned on, don’t tell anyone yet, I’ll make a video call to you, you can answer it secretly with headphones on.

He wanted to see what was going on at home, not to see if it was a large group of relatives having a meeting...

If that were the case, he really wouldn't dare go home, as he would become the target of criticism from everyone...

Xue Yao replied almost immediately: Brother, you are alive! ! Wait, I will find a headset to answer the call.

Xue Rui's face was filled with black lines. He decisively made a video call, and on the screen appeared Xue Yao's face with headphones on.

Xue Rui started to curse: "What do you mean I'm alive?"

Everyone else was concerned about him, but Xue Yao thought he was dead when she spoke?

Lin Ruoxi whispered, "Don't be mean to your sister, okay?"

Xue Rui touched Lin Ruoxi's hand and whispered, "She and I are usually like this. I'm not mean to her."

"Hmm." Lin Ruoxi tilted her head and looked at the screen. It was the first time she saw Xue Rui's sister.

She knew that Xue Rui's sister was also very kind, and the clothes Xue Rui gave her before were all Xue Yao's.

Xue Yao walked to the corner and whispered, "Brother, I thought you were okay, but when Sister Mu Xue started crying, she got nervous and I got nervous too. I thought something was wrong with you. Anyway, I hope you're okay."

Xue Rui nodded with satisfaction. His sister still had a conscience.

"I'm on the train and will be home in another hour. Grandpa and grandma haven't come yet, right?" Xue Rui asked.

"Brother, your side is too slow. Everyone is in the living room on the first floor. I'll turn the camera over so you can watch it yourself. I won't talk to you anymore."

After Xue Yao finished speaking, she turned the camera over and started a "live broadcast" for Xue Rui.

In Xue Yao's mind, if she and her brother switched places, she would definitely go to her brother to find out the situation, otherwise she would definitely be scolded when she returned home.

So, she didn't ask Xue Rui why he didn't tell his family, but contacted her secretly first.

This is the tacit understanding between brother and sister!
Lin Ruoxi didn't understand why Xue Yao and Xue Rui didn't say anything, but it seemed like they said everything.

The two heads came together, staring at the picture on the screen nervously.

Xue Rui's home.

Gu Muxue curled up on the sofa, with Gu Qingshan, Zhao Lizhen, and Xue Rui's parents beside her, all of them focused their attention on Gu Muxue...

Xue Rui breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the matter didn't become a big deal. It just involved the two families getting together, and his grandparents weren't involved. Otherwise, he would be in big trouble when he returned home.

“Xue’er, I’ve asked someone to check on Xiao Rui’s whereabouts. How about having dinner first? You haven’t eaten a single bite since this morning.” Gu Qing Shan whispered.

"Don't worry, Mu Xue. There will definitely be news about Xiao Rui tomorrow morning." Ren Qunfang brought a bowl of steaming noodles.

She didn't think it was a big deal, as her son often stayed out all night, but Lin Ruoxi's phone was also turned off, which really made her worried...

But Gu Muxue was even more devastated than her. She suppressed her emotions and took care of the child first.

"Xue'er, Aunt Ren made this especially for you, come and eat." Zhao Lizhen pretended to be angry, thinking of using these words to force her daughter to eat something.

Gu Muxue's eyes were red. She smiled politely at Ren Qunfang, but her smile looked haggard. Because she hadn't had water for a long time, her lips no longer looked as rosy as before, and were visibly white and dry.

"Thank you, Auntie." Gu Muxue took a polite taste and drank a few sips of the soup.

Ren Qunfang was so distressed. Gu Muxue cared so much about her son, but she became so haggard just because she couldn't find him for one day...

Xue Yao suddenly felt very guilty. She was the only one who knew Xue Rui's whereabouts, but now she was hiding it for Xue Rui. If her family knew about it, she would definitely be scolded...

"Sister Mu Xue, my brother actually..." Xue Yao said.

Xue Rui coughed lightly: "Don't you want the game account anymore?"

He will be home in less than an hour, why tell him now?

Didn't he prepare his family to "judge" him in advance? Xue Yao heard the voice coming from the headset and immediately changed her words: "My brother is often like this. It is normal for him to stay out all night. He didn't have a mobile phone before, and his family would occasionally not be able to find him for two days, and then beat him up when he came back."

Upon hearing this, Gu Qingshan glared at Xue Jianfeng fiercely, his eyes narrowed slightly.

Xue Jianfeng touched his nose awkwardly and turned his face to the side. He saw Xue Yao wearing headphones and scolded her in a low voice: "You are so rude. Who wears headphones when talking to their elders?"

He wasn't too worried, because there was no point in worrying, he and Gu Qingshan were the men in the family, and they needed to stay calm at this moment;
Originally he wanted to ask someone to look for it, but Gu Qingshan said he had already done it.

He still trusts his childhood friend to do the job, and Xue Rui should be able to be found soon.

Xue Yao tilted her head and sighed helplessly.

Since her brother is not at home, all the firepower has shifted to her. Now her only protector is Gu Muxue, so she chooses to sit next to Gu Muxue.

"Sister Muxue, my brother only disappeared for one day, it's no big deal." Xue Yao sighed. She felt that Gu Muxue was worrying too much.

Sometimes she sends messages to her brother, and Xue Rui ignores her for a week. Isn’t she eating and drinking well?

Gu Muxue murmured and shook her head: "Yaoyao, when you have someone you like in the future, you will understand my feelings."

Xue Rui heard everything clearly on the other end of the phone. He put himself in Gu Muxue's position...

He didn't reply to the message last night, so Gu Muxue thought he went to bed early. If he didn't reply the next morning, it could be considered that he woke up late...

But there was no news for the whole day and the phone was turned off.

If Gu Muxue or Lin Ruoxi disappeared for a day and a night, he would also be very anxious...

Who wouldn’t worry if someone you spend every day with suddenly disappeared, even for just one day?

Xue Yao tilted her head, she still couldn't understand Gu Muxue's feelings.

She looked at Gu Muxue's sad expression and felt that Gu Muxue was so pitiful.

Suddenly, she felt something furry under her feet. It was Dahuang approaching.

Xue Yao felt that people who were in love were too miserable. It was as if they lived for others and their emotions were constantly affected by others...

She could get pissed off to death by her teammates while playing a game, and she found it scary to think if she would be like this after falling in love.

She lifted up Dahuang's two front legs, rubbed his head with her hands, and whispered to him, "Dogs don't even talk about love."

She felt that people who fell in love were pitiful and pathetic...

Gu Muxue reached out and touched Da Huang's head: "Xue Rui brought me to play with you before."

When she saw Dahuang, she remembered the afternoon when she and Xue Rui walked the dog, but wasn’t this dog from Xue Rui’s friend?

Why would he keep her here with Xue Yao...

Gu Qingshan's eyebrows jumped when he heard this. It was because of that boy Xue Rui that his daughter became like this.

To be honest, he was actually worried about Xue Rui's safety, but he was so angry that he didn't know where to vent it!
He turned his gaze and looked at Xue Jianfeng. The father must pay for the son’s debt!
He walked silently to Xue Jianfeng's side, handed him a cigarette, and then grabbed Xue Jianfeng's neck, strangled him hard, and cursed in a low voice: "You raised a good son, but he disappeared without a word!"

Xue Jianfeng suddenly felt a sharp pain in his neck and cursed Xue Rui in his heart.

"You bastard, if you don't show up, your dad will be strangled to death!"

Gu Muxue murmured as she looked at everything around her. Her father and Xue Rui's father had a very good relationship. They were still arm in arm with each other, just like the good male classmates in school...

Xue Jianfeng grimaced in pain. He wanted to fight back, but because of his son's matter, he didn't have the confidence!
It wasn’t until Gu Qingshan’s phone rang that he breathed a sigh of relief and twisted his stiff neck.

When everyone heard Gu Qingshan answer the phone, they held their breath and stared at Gu Qingshan chatting with the person on the phone.

"Old Li, I'm really sorry to bother you so late at night."

"A friend's child."

"Haha, okay, okay, let's have dinner together later..."

Everyone's hearts were in their throats as they listened to Gu Qingshan talking to himself.

After Gu Qingshan hung up the phone, he found that a group of people were staring at him. He sighed and said to everyone: "Xiao Rui is on the train back to Hedong. He is safe."

"Really? Thank you, Dad!" Gu Muxue's eyes lit up instantly.

"Let's go home and have dinner." Gu Qingshan stretched out his hand and pulled Gu Muxue's arm and said.

In the afternoon, his daughter pulled him aside and asked him to find where Xue Rui was.

This was the first time his daughter asked him for help, so he had to do it.

Gu Muxue was unmoved and hurriedly checked the train schedule from Shenzhen to Hedong. If it was true, Xue Rui would be back in an hour.

Gu Qingshan's answer made her no longer worry about Xue Rui's personal safety, but why was Xue Rui's phone not turned on?

"Yaoyao, let me sleep with you." Gu Muxue hugged Xue Yao's arm and sank her butt onto the sofa.

Xue Yao had invited her before, but Old Gu had always refused. Today she wanted to stay and wait for Xue Rui to come back and take a look.

Ren Qunfang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief knowing that her son was safe.

She and Xue Jianfeng both knew Gu Qingshan's character. Gu Qingshan never made promises, and what he said was definitely completely confirmed.

After she was relieved, she felt much better. She said to Gu Qingshan: "Old Gu, it's so late. If Mu Xue doesn't want to leave, then don't leave. Let her sleep with Yaoyao."

"Well, thank you, Auntie." Gu Muxue said with a smile, looking much better than before.

Gu Qingshan didn’t want his daughter to stay here overnight. What if Xue Rui came back tonight?
However, it seems that no one here agrees with him...

Moreover, he also knew his daughter's stubborn temper...

Forget it. There are elders watching over him at home anyway. I don’t think Xue Rui would dare to do anything.

He sighed: "Fangfang, remember to let Mu Xue eat, we are leaving."

Before leaving, he glared at Xue Jianfeng.

Gu Muxue said, "Auntie, Xiao Rui should be arriving soon, aren't you going to pick him up?"

Xue Jianfeng twisted his neck and said, "No, he has the ability to travel all over the country, but he dares to disappear. He should crawl back after such a short distance."

Ren Qunfang burst into laughter: "Forget it, I'll go pick it up."

"I'm going too!" Gu Muxue said, raising her little hand.

……

On the train.

Xue Rui's cell phone network was not very good, so he could hardly hear what was said afterwards. Especially after passing through a tunnel, the call was directly disconnected.

But to his surprise, the flight attendant came to him.

"Hello, we will soon arrive at the station, please be prepared to get off." The attendant said politely, looking at Xue Rui and Lin Ruoxi with curiosity.

"What's wrong?" Xue Rui felt a little strange. Why was this person staring at him? Was it because the noise was too loud at night and she heard it?

The attendant whispered, “Our leader asked me before if you were on the bus, what did you frown about?”

This kind of thing is quite rare. The conductor just asked if the person was there and did not give any orders. She thought it was a private matter.

Xue Rui frowned. He suddenly received a message from Xue Yao: "Brother, Sister Mu Xue knows where you are. She will sleep with me tonight."

"Also, it wasn't me who leaked the information, it was Uncle Gu who said that you are not allowed to touch my game account."

Xue Rui was surprised, he just sent a text message but Gu Qingshan already found out about it in the railway system?
Why didn’t he realize before that Gu Muxue was so narrow-minded?

In short, he had to go back and apologize to Gu Muxue.

"Nothing, my phone is turned off. It must be my friend calling me." Xue Rui said casually.

Now the little girl is still by his side. Although the little girl knows Gu Muxue's identity, he still deliberately avoids the word "girlfriend".

The flight attendant was surprised and said, "Your friend is really capable. He was able to get the bureau to contact him. He must be a very important friend, right?"

Xue Rui smiled awkwardly and thought to himself, why does this guy talk so much?

Of course, this cannot be blamed on others, after all, who would have thought that he would be two-timing...

"We grew up together, childhood friends." Xue Rui said casually.

The flight attendant smiled and said, "I'm so envious. You must cherish it. When you reach my age, you will understand that the only people who will worry about you are your family."

"Yeah." Xue Rui felt that what the female flight attendant said made sense. Even if they were good friends, they would not always care about each other's lives.

And those who I can worry about all the time, even if they are not my family now, they will become my family in the future...

The train slowly stopped at the station and the attendant started to do her job.

Xue Rui pinched Lin Ruoxi's cheek and said, "You are also important."

The little girl smiled and rubbed Xue Rui's hand: "Rui, please don't turn off your phone in the future, okay?"

This time Xue Rui turned off his phone in order to accompany her, but Gu Muxue's worry was far beyond her imagination...

She didn't know how to face Gu Muxue, but she didn't dislike anyone who worried about Xue Rui...

"If I have anything to say, I will tell you the first time. What happened today will not happen." Xue Rui said.

Yes, Lin Ruoxi is different from Gu Muxue. Gu Muxue has countless people who care about her. As long as she starts crying, countless people will come to comfort her and help her.

But who can Lin Ruoxi rely on?
He couldn't imagine what Lin Ruoxi would become if the little girl couldn't find him.

While chatting, the train stopped at Hedong Station.

The two of them walked out of the station, pulling their luggage of varying sizes. It was already twelve o'clock in the morning. The area in front of the train station was empty, with only a few taxis parked on the roadside.

Returning to the familiar city, Xue Rui was faced with another choice;
He had promised Lin Ruoxi that he would sleep with the little girl tonight;
However, everything that had just happened was urging him to come back, as Gu Muxue was still waiting at home...

Xue Rui put his arm around the little girl's shoulders and pretended to be a patient.

"Xixi, today..."

Lin Ruoxi shook her head slowly. She would not make things difficult for Xue Rui. She had monopolized Xue Rui for a long, long time.

"Rui, go and accompany her. She is very worried about you."

"Your foot is injured. I...I'll take you back."

Suddenly, Lin Ruoxi saw a hand coming towards Xue Rui's back from the corner of her eye, and she subconsciously reached out to block it...

(End of this chapter)