Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

Chapter 274 Finding Lin Ruoxi's Flaws
Day two.

It was already past nine in the morning when Xue Rui got up.

When he passed by Xue Yao's room, he took a look and found it empty. He went downstairs and saw the same thing. Even Da Huang was gone.

He came to a conclusion—they were all abducted by Gu Muxue.

When she took out her cell phone, she found that the girl had not sent her any message and ran away without saying a word.

Xue Rui changed his mind and realized that the girl was such a proud and vengeful person, she would definitely be angry when she knew he had returned safely. Ignoring her now would be a form of revenge.

He thought it was quite normal. As long as he sent a few more messages to cover up the "embarrassing" message that the girl had posted, she would calm down by the evening.

So he sent a lot of good morning emojis.

"Are you up? Breakfast is on the table. Mu Xue made it." Xue Jianfeng said with a grin, his face almost frozen from smiling.

Xue Rui had a strange look on his face. What was his father doing sitting there laughing by himself when he had nothing better to do?

"Dad, what are you so happy about?" Xue Rui brought the plate to Xue Jianfeng to eat, holding the phone in one hand.

Xue Jianfeng clapped his hands and said, "Mu Xue made breakfast for our whole family."

Xue Rui took a look at the fried egg on the plate. There was a dark circle around the outside, which obviously meant it was over-fried.

He didn't dislike it. He picked up the chopsticks and started eating with a "crunching" sound.

The cooled eggs were a bit oily, and the fried black parts were slightly bitter. It wasn’t bad, but compared to the little girl’s, it was far worse…

Xue Jianfeng saw Xue Rui's disgusted expression and explained, "The ones we ate were not fried black, so the ones left for you are all black."

Xue Rui felt that Gu Muxue did it on purpose and gave him the scraps of the failed meal to eat.

There is no way. Once the patient loses his halo, he will naturally lose the special care.

The girl usually only makes some desserts or cookies, so this is probably the first time she makes breakfast.

"Dad, are you happy because of this?" Xue Rui asked.

"Don't worry about whether it tastes good or not. Old Gu wants to eat it but he can't. I called him this morning to tell him about it and just sent him the photos. He blocked me on WeChat."

Xue Jianfeng put the phone in front of Xue Rui, and Xue Rui saw a series of red exclamation marks.

Xue Rui's mouth twitched. Wasn't this a sincere attempt to provoke Gu Qingshan?

Xue Jianfeng just waved his hand nonchalantly: "When he comes to find me in a few days, he will pull it out for me."

"Alas, there are fewer and fewer girls willing to cook these days. Mu Xue actually entered the kitchen. This is such a thoughtful thing... you should cherish her."

Xue Rui murmured as he drank a mouthful of porridge. Speaking of the girl who cooked for him, the first person he thought of was not Gu Muxue, but Lin Ruoxi.

He opened Lin Ruoxi's chat interface.

Ping An Insurance: Rui, are you awake? Sister Yu and I are in the nursing home and brought you breakfast.

Xue Rui smiled. He didn't say he was going to see the little girl this morning, but the little girl actually prepared breakfast for him...

This has been the case for the past two years, but life now is no longer as regular as it was in high school, and he may not necessarily eat the breakfast made by the little girl.

Xue Rui replied: I have eaten. Don’t bother preparing food for me when I’m not around. I won’t starve.

Lin Ruoxi replied almost immediately: I will do it.

Xue Rui shook his head helplessly. The little girl would not listen to him on such matters. She was simply too stubborn.

Xue Rui: You are wasting food like this. It will be wasted if I don’t eat it.

Lin Ruoxi: No, if you didn’t come, I would have eaten it as lunch.

When he saw the little girl's reply, he suddenly felt inexplicably distressed.

It seemed like he was the only one left in Lin Ruoxi's life. She worried every day whether he slept well or had enough.

Xue Jianfeng came over to take a look out of curiosity, but when he saw the words [Ping An Insurance] on the top of the screen, he immediately lost interest.

He asked, "That girl last night, is that the Xixi your mother talks about every day?"

Xue Rui noticed that his father's tone was not right, so he hurriedly sat further away, but was grabbed by Xue Jianfeng on the back of his neck.

He endured the pain and said, "Yes."

"Do you know what happened last night? Mu Xue was crying just because you were missing, and Lao Gu almost strangled me." Xue Jianfeng used more strength in his hands.

Xue Rui knew exactly what Xue Jianfeng meant. This was a naked threat, asking him to choose Gu Muxue's side.

But things have developed to this point. Even if he is forced to choose Gu Muxue's side, Lin Ruoxi will never let go. The little girl can't bear it.

"Dad, are you okay today?" Xue Rui asked.

"I'll go to the store later, but I still have time to deal with you now." Xue Jianfeng threatened with a smile, thinking that this kid wanted to get rid of him, but he was not a soft-hearted person like Ren Qunfang who could be fooled by sweet words.

"Oh, then you can give me a ride on the way. I'm going to the nursing home to visit the lonely elderly people." Xue Rui said.

Xue Jianfeng said softly: "Huh? You? Visiting an elderly widow?"

He felt that Xue Rui had something else in mind, as if he wanted him to go with him.

"Okay, I'll go take a look too." Xue Jianfeng nodded in response.

The two drove to the nursing home, and Xue Jianfeng stopped on the way to buy some things.

"No matter how many times you've been there before or how familiar you are with the people there, it's always ugly to go there empty-handed," said Xue Jianfeng.

"I know."

Xue Rui naturally understood this logic, but the same could not be said for Lin Ruoxi. She would most likely go there empty-handed, but those old people still liked Lin Ruoxi very much.

"Lin Ruoxi is in a nursing home?" Xue Jianfeng said.

Xue Rui did not answer, wanting his father to see it with his own eyes.

If he brings her home it would seem too formal. Although his mother would be very happy, it would cause too much trouble. It would be better to meet her outside.

"Yes." Xue Rui said.

Xue Jianfeng smacked his lips and muttered to himself.

He really liked this girl. Not only was she pretty, but she was also a good student and could even send his son to Peking University or Tsinghua University...

He knew where the girl lived, but he never went to look for her once...

Today Xue Rui wanted to bring him to see it. He wanted to see what magic Lin Ruoxi had that could make his wife give away a house.

"Dad, she is timid, don't scare her." Xue Rui said.

"I'm just taking a look. Do I look like someone who can eat people?" Xue Jianfeng said unhappily, not taking Xue Rui's words seriously at all.

"I'm just saying this to give you a heads up." Xue Rui said.

The two men arrived in front of the nursing home. Xue Rui was carrying nutritional supplements such as fruit and milk, while his father was walking in front of him with a small leather bag.

However, before they had taken a few steps after registering, they saw Lin Ruoxi hanging clothes to dry in the yard.

The little girl was still dressed very simply, with a pair of white shoes and tight jeans. On her slender neck, a golden necklace shone with a bright golden luster.

The little girl's outstanding appearance attracted the attention of many old men and women, who would lower their heads to chat with her from time to time.

Xue Jianfeng looked at her for a while and thought that it was no wonder that his son couldn't walk, this girl looked no worse than Gu Muxue, and her figure was even better.

"Xiao Rui, you can't be too superficial." Xue Jianfeng said.

Xue Rui frowned and said it as if you are very cultured. This sentence must have been learned by his father when he was surfing the Internet recently.

"Her soul is one in a million." Xue Rui followed.

"Hmm?" Xue Jianfeng frowned. He hadn't even finished the first half of the sentence when Xue Rui finished the second half.

"She has participated in all my entrepreneurial endeavors, and some projects were even initiated with her as the core," Xue Rui said truthfully.

Xue Jianfeng took a deep breath. It turned out that this girl was not just a pretty face. She was quite capable at such a young age. "Why is she here?" Xue Jianfeng asked.

Xue Rui was speechless for a while: "My mother is such a nagging person, didn't she tell you?"

Xue Jianfeng coughed twice and said, "I did, but it went in one ear and out the other."

"Her grandmother is here, her only relative." Xue Rui whispered.

"She's so filial." Xue Jianfeng muttered to himself. This girl just came back yesterday and is now busy in the nursing home...

Children of this age are very playful and it is rare for them to calm down and wash clothes for the elderly.

Suddenly, Lin Ruoxi turned her gaze and saw Xue Rui's figure. A gleam of light flashed across her eyes and she smiled with curved eyes: "Rui, you're here!"

Xue Jianfeng was stunned for a moment. The look in this girl's eyes and her smile were so healing...

But he was standing in the front, why did Lin Ruoxi call Xue Rui who was behind him first?

Just as he was thinking this, Lin Ruoxi also turned her gaze to him, her expression clearly flustered for a moment: "Uncle... Hello, uncle."

Lin Ruoxi was very nervous. Why did Xue Rui's father come here?
Did Xue Rui bring it here?
But she had not prepared anything. She didn't know what kind of person Xue Rui's father was. But she felt that as long as they were Xue Rui's relatives, they must be similar to Xue Rui and were all good people.

However, just as she was thinking this, she discovered that Xue Jianfeng did not respond to her greeting, but was whispering something to Xue Rui behind him.

"Is she a stutterer?"

"I told you you're timid." Xue Rui said. He found that the little girl started pinching her fingers again...

You were planning to say hello to his father last night, but now you’re scared when he’s right in front of you?

There's nothing I can do, that's just the way the little girl is.

Not to mention Lin Ruoxi, even if an adult goes to meet his or her partner’s parents, how can he or she not be nervous?
"Oh, then I'll go talk to her grandmother first." Xue Jianfeng said as he took the things from Xue Rui's hand and asked Xue Rui to show him the way.

If you want to understand what a person is like, you can't just listen to one person's words. He felt that his wife's words were filtered and portrayed the girl too well.

Of course, Lin Ruoxi’s relatives couldn’t trust everything, and they had to ask the elderly people around them.

"Hello Lin Ruoxi, I am Xue Rui's father." Xue Jianfeng said.

"Dad... um... Uncle, I recognize you." Lin Ruoxi responded softly, her head unconsciously lowered a little.

Xue Rui’s eyes almost popped out. Did she shout the wrong thing again?

When people are nervous, they always recall the last word they heard in their minds...

This reminded him of how he had tricked the little girl into calling Ren Jun "uncle"...

"I came by to see you and your grandma today. You can play with Xiaorui first." After saying that, Xue Jianfeng went to find the old lady sitting at the door.

He felt like he was hallucinating just now. He vaguely heard the word "Dad", which made his heart tremble. He had an indescribable feeling...

Xue Rui looked at Xue Jianfeng's back, he could actually guess what his father was going to do;
Because Gu Muxue confronted the two families, Xue Jianfeng now began to care about his emotional affairs. He probably wanted to understand Lin Ruoxi's personality and past, so he wanted to go around and find out more.

However, this was exactly his purpose.

He didn't want his family to accept the fact that he was two-timing, but he was afraid that his family would force him to do something else.

Where is pressure most effective?

He is a sticky person and his family has no way to deal with him. In addition, he was often away from home in the past, which left a stereotype on his family. They are also afraid that if they use too much force, he will not come back.

As for Gu Muxue? She was his father's favorite daughter-in-law, and he felt sorry for her.

Then only Lin Ruoxi is left. Xue Jianfeng should think of finding a gentle way to drive Lin Ruoxi away.

But the little girl couldn't bear it.

Therefore, let Dad get in touch with Lin Ruoxi, the little punching bag, in advance, so that he will feel guilty and unable to speak.

"I... I thought you weren't coming, so I ate your breakfast." Lin Ruoxi said softly, not daring to look directly at Xue Rui, like a child who had made a mistake.

"Then you owe me breakfast." Xue Rui continued what the little girl said.

"Well, can I make it for you tomorrow?" Lin Ruoxi hugged Xue Rui's arm.

"No, I want to have breakfast at noon today." Xue Rui frowned.

Lin Ruoxi blinked her eyes: "What we eat at noon is called lunch."

"That's breakfast." Xue Rui continued.

"Well, then I'll make breakfast for you at noon." Lin Ruoxi nodded in response. It would be fine as long as Xue Rui ate at her place.

The sun was glaring near noon, and the two of them took a slow walk along the shade of the nursing home. The elderly people around them sat in the shade, fanning themselves and chatting, looking at the loving couple with smiles on their faces.

"Xixi, play chess with me." Uncle Liu called out.

"Well, can I get off?" Lin Ruoxi turned and asked Xue Rui.

Xue Rui shook his head and said, "No."

Lin Ruoxi obediently shouted to Uncle Liu: “Grandpa, I won’t get off.”

Old man Liu was grimacing with anger. Whenever Xue Rui came, Lin Ruoxi would become a different person, sticking to Xue Rui like a follower.

Especially after being away for a month, this girl seemed to become more and more clingy, and every move had to be approved by Xue Rui.

When the two of them walked to the old lady's door, Xue Rui found that his father, Yu Minlan and a few other old people were gathered together, pointing at him and Lin Ruoxi, and no one knew what they were talking about.

"Your son is so lucky. Xixi is a good girl. She came over this morning and helped me move the flowers out to bask in the sun." said an old lady.

"Haha, yes." Xue Jianfeng said with a wry smile.

"This kid has a hard life..."

Xue Jianfeng frowned as he listened. He had been there for half an hour, and all he did was listen to these old ladies praising Lin Ruoxi in front of him, or repeating their tragic life story and experiences over and over in his ears.

To be honest, he felt a little sad when he heard it.

He actually knew what this group of people's purpose was. They wanted more people to sympathize with Lin Ruoxi...

I have to say that although Lin Ruoxi looks quite introverted, she is surprisingly popular with the elderly.

If you go to Lin Ruoxi's hometown and ask, most people in the village will probably do the same, only saying nice things. But is this what they want to hear?
As for the school, it is even more impossible. Who would discredit a student who can make Peking University and Tsinghua University condescend to him?

Lin Ruoxi didn’t have many friends, and her first half of life could be described in just a few words.

It wasn't that he had to find flaws in Lin Ruoxi, but the image that people around her portrayed was too positive, so illusory that it made him feel unreal.

How can a person have only one side?
He was afraid that his son would be cheated.

But now, he felt that he had fallen into Xue Rui's trap.

"Uncle Xue, Sister Ruoxi is a really nice person." Yu Minlan said.

Xue Jianfeng frowned. He had asked before that Yu Minlan was Xue Rui's driver. Xue Rui paid her a salary, but most of the time she was running errands for Lin Ruoxi.

He said coldly: "Xiao Yu, why do you always speak in favor of outsiders? Don't forget who your boss is."

Yu Minlan immediately sensed an invisible pressure, and she obediently said, "Yes."

Xue Jianfeng took out a cigarette and tapped it against the cigarette box. Yu Minlan hurriedly took out a lighter from her pocket, held out her hand to light the cigarette.

Xue Jianfeng nodded and slowly said, "Do you think Lin Ruoxi has any shortcomings?"

Yu Minlan's eyes were blank, she tightly grasped the lighter in her hand, and her expression was very conflicted.

She...can’t think of it!

Xue Jianfeng looked at Yu Minlan's expression, took a deep puff of cigarette, and thought, isn't this the answer?
Yu Minlan took a deep breath and said seriously: "She really... doesn't know how to take care of herself!"

"Cough cough..."

(End of this chapter)