Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

It's mid-June now.

If we're talking about the hottest topic in June, it has to be the National College Entrance Examination (Gaokao).

However, this has little to do with college students anymore. College students at this stage are the most relaxed. Many courses are starting to end, and in the end, they may not even have two classes a week.

At this time, Lin Ruoxi also made a rare return to the campus.

Because you can skip classes, but you can't skip exams.

A water-based exam is being conducted in a classroom at the University of Posts and Telecommunications.

The students were writing furiously with their heads down, while the proctor on the podium was playing on his phone with a thermos cup in hand.

"Why isn't this teacher taking things seriously at all?" Xue Rui said in a low voice.

Qian Huabiao rolled his eyes: "Open-book exam, what's there for him to supervise?"

Although it was called an exam, it was no different from a regular large lecture with several classes together. Everyone sat very close together in the lecture hall, and the teacher didn't care if they whispered to each other.

“You can cheat even with an open book,” Xue Rui said, pointing to the phone on Qian Huabiao’s lap.

For students who don't study regularly, there's really no difference between open-book and closed-book exams; the books are brand new, and there are no notes at all.

Ultimately, searching for answers is faster than flipping through a book.

"Old Xue, if you want to copy, go find it yourself. Don't even think about copying mine." Qian Huabiao hugged the test paper to his chest.

Since Xue Rui didn't bring any books or use his phone to look up the answers, Qian Huabiao guessed that Xue Rui wanted to "get something for nothing".

"I'm not going to copy yours. With your level of expertise, I'm even afraid you'll search for the wrong answer."

Xue Rui turned around and looked at Lin Ruoxi on the other side.

Lin Ruoxi quietly worked on the questions. Although it was an open-book exam, Lin Ruoxi didn't even bring any books and treated it like a closed-book exam.

Even so, Lin Ruoxi's speed was still incredibly fast. Only ten minutes had passed since the start of the exam, and Lin Ruoxi had already written a whole page, which was many times faster than those students who were just flipping through books.

"Old Xue, what are you pretending for with us? I know your level. If you don't cheat now, it'll be too late to use your phone when everyone else has handed in their papers."

Qian Huabiao placed his phone between the two of them, gesturing for Xue Rui to copy along with him.

Qian Huabiao was very experienced in cheating. He knew that you had to be decisive when cheating; if you hesitated and dragged it out until the last minute, it would be difficult to do it.

Because the teachers are in a hurry to leave, they always look up to see how many students are left in the exam room.

Upon closer inspection, you'll find someone copying from their phone.

Because of the students going overtime, the teacher is in a bad mood and may forcibly collect the papers and leave.

The score will then show 59 on the report card.

They were in the same dormitory, and he couldn't just stand by and watch Xue Rui fail his course.

To prevent Xue Rui from making excuses during the make-up exam: "I could have passed, but I didn't bring my books that day, and Lao Biao brought his but wouldn't lend them to me."

"Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together. I disdain copying answers," Xue Rui said seriously.

"Oh? You didn't even bring your book. What are you pretending for? If you're so capable, then don't write it."

Qian Huabiao immediately lost his temper, covered his phone tightly, and put the books he had brought under his bottom. He wanted to see what Xue Rui could do.

Xue Rui chuckled and approached Lin Ruoxi with a smile, gently asking, "Ruoxi, where are you in your writing?"

"Don't be shameless."

Qian Huabiao muttered a curse, saying that Xue Rui was like a bad student who usually didn't bother anyone, but shamelessly asked good students to copy answers during exams.

Her ingratiating expression was tinged with embarrassment, as if she were afraid of being rejected.

"Hmm, almost finished writing," Lin Ruoxi whispered.

"How many points did you get exactly?" Xue Rui continued to ask.

Lin Ruoxi paused, for this was the first time she had ever heard someone describe the progress like this.

She thought for a moment and replied, "Um... I guess around 80."

"That's enough, that's enough, stop writing now." Xue Rui looked delighted and forcibly took the paper from Lin Ruoxi's hand.

The moment Qian Huabiao snatched Lin Ruoxi's test paper, he turned off his phone screen, smiled obsequiously at Lin Ruoxi, and his expression was even more fawning than Xue Rui's earlier.

Qian Huabiao firmly believed that Lin Ruoxi's answer was the standard answer, more accurate than the answer he looked up himself, and more importantly, faster.

"Old Xue, you put him in the middle so we can copy it together." Qian Huabiao made some room for Xue Rui.

Xue Rui glanced at him disdainfully and asked, "Who told you to copy my test paper?"

"How come it's yours..."

Qian Huabiao's words came to an abrupt halt, his pupils dilating instantly.

He's been in school for over a decade, and this is the first time he's ever seen anything like it!

What did Xue Rui do?
Xue Rui took Lin Ruoxi's test paper, wrote his name and student number smoothly, and then tossed the blank test paper to Lin Ruoxi.

"Old Biao, hurry up and write it."

Xue Rui turned around again and patted Lin Ruoxi on the shoulder: "Xixi, you should also try your best to get a hundred points."

"Rui, this...this is not good."

Lin Ruoxi spoke haltingly, glancing nervously at the podium as she spoke.

"There's nothing wrong with it. Eighty points is just right, not too high, not too low." Xue Rui patted the test paper with satisfaction.

"Lin Ruoxi, do you really want to curse him? How can there be such a shameless person?" Qian Huabiao began to denounce Xue Rui.

"You're not allowed to insult Xue Rui, you won't...you won't..."

Lin Ruoxi looked angry. She wanted to swear, but she got nervous and stammered when the words came out.

Xue Rui looked surprised. The little girl has improved; she's almost learned to swear?
In order to help Lin Ruoxi "grow up as quickly as possible", Xue Rui moved aside so that Lin Ruoxi and Qian Huabiao could argue face to face.

However, the moment he turned to the side, Lin Ruoxi lowered her head guiltily, as if nothing had happened.

"Xixi, quickly scold him a couple of times," Xue Rui urged.

Qian Huabiao's lips twitched, thinking to himself, "What kind of people are these?"
They don't teach good things, they only teach bad things.

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward. Qian Huabiao asked, "Lin Ruoxi, didn't you just say he was bad?"

"Hmm, I don't have any." Lin Ruoxi shook her head, picked up the blank test paper, and started working on it from the beginning.

This time, however, Lin Ruoxi wrote slower, and her handwriting was no longer neat and beautiful, but rather somewhat crooked.

Xue Rui stared at the words for a long time, feeling that they looked somewhat familiar.

"Then what's wrong with what you said?" Qian Huabiao couldn't help but ask.

“What I mean is, I can redo it using Xue Rui’s font.”

Lin Ruoxi's eyes curved into a smile as she looked up at Xue Rui, her eyes filled with endless tenderness and doting affection.

Lin Ruoxi knows her handwriting well; every teacher who has seen it has praised it, so she is now going to change to a different font.

Now that Xue Rui has written her name on her test paper, she'd better make another one using Xue Rui's handwriting.

"You...you've gone too far."

Qian Huabiao's hand holding the pen trembled slightly, and the pen itself was bent under the pressure.

Why do you have to show off your love while taking an exam?

Are you going to let people live?

Luckily, Lin Ruoxi doesn't usually attend classes, otherwise he would be driven crazy by this dog-like couple.

"Not excessive." Xue Rui was about to say something when he saw Qian Huabiao move his phone to a different spot.

Xue Rui pursed his lips and sighed, "Young people these days have such poor mental resilience."

“That’s right, that’s right,” Lin Ruoxi echoed.

Xue Rui smiled and continued watching Lin Ruoxi do her homework.

"Does it look like it?" Lin Ruoxi asked curiously.

"Yes, it looks very similar. Mr. Lin, please sign for me from now on," Xue Rui praised.

Lin Ruoxi could actually read his handwriting; she seemed to know him inside and out.

It's impossible not to be moved by a girl who understands you so well. As Lin Ruoxi became more and more proficient at writing, her writing speed also increased, and she finished another test paper in twenty minutes.

Xue Rui glanced at his watch. The exam would last for two class periods, plus a break in between, totaling a hundred minutes.

The exam has only been going on for half an hour, and the stage is still empty; no one has handed in their paper early.

"Rui, give me your test paper." Lin Ruoxi stretched out two fingers and carefully pinched the test paper under Xue Rui's arm.

"What? Do you want to change your name back?" Xue Rui asked with a smile.

Lin Ruoxi shook her head: "It will be more obvious if you apply it. I want you to get a perfect score. Let me finish the rest, okay?"

"Okay." Xue Rui reluctantly raised his arm.

When it comes to "doing what's best for him," he couldn't persuade Lin Ruoxi... so he could only let Lin Ruoxi do as she pleased.

Lin Ruoxi completed the remaining content in just a few minutes, and there was still a long time before the books were collected.

Xue Rui was a little bored, so he reached out and poked Lin Ruoxi's arm.

Lin Ruoxi's eyes widened, she blinked innocently, and then looked at the podium in front of her.

She was hinting to Xue Rui whether he wanted to hand in his paper and leave.

"It's too early." Xue Rui shook his head.

"Is it early?" Lin Ruoxi asked tentatively.

"No one has handed in their paper yet. Let's wait until someone does before we leave," Xue Rui said instinctively.

Xue Rui had the typical mindset of a poor student, especially feeling guilty about cheating. He habitually waited until there were many people around before handing in his paper.

Lin Ruoxi, on the other hand, was different; she even had to hand in her exam paper early during the college entrance examination.

But things were different when she was with Xue Rui; Lin Ruoxi had to wait for Xue Rui.

But Xue Rui doesn't seem willing to be the first to hand in his paper...

Lin Ruoxi bit her lip, her eyes darting back and forth between the podium and Xue Rui.

"If I pay, will you be able to pay too?" Lin Ruoxi asked timidly.

Xue Rui was stunned; what the little girl said made perfect sense.

Seeing that Xue Rui didn't answer, Lin Ruoxi pouted and asked weakly, "Am I...am I not a person?"

"Let's go." Xue Rui sighed helplessly. Who said Lin Ruoxi couldn't talk back?
You might not be good at criticizing others, but you're sure to hit the mark when you criticize him.

Isn't this just bullying your own kind?
He's naturally his nemesis!

"Let's go~" Lin Ruoxi smiled.

She made way for Xue Rui, wanting to let him walk in front of her out of habit.

Xue Rui didn't stand on ceremony with Lin Ruoxi either, because the first person to hand in their paper would be pushed down and wouldn't attract much attention.

As the steps descended, students around them would raise their heads in twos and threes, then begin writing furiously, occasionally glancing up again.

There's no way around it; the first person to hand in their paper always gets a lot of attention.

"Isn't that your class monitor? He's usually such a good student."

What's wrong with open-book exams?

"Being able to copy quickly is also a skill."

"You have a point..."

……

Xue Rui overheard some whispers, but he simply smiled and waved the test paper in his hand.

"Which class are you in?" The teacher took Xue Rui's test paper and was immediately struck by the beautiful handwriting.

Beautiful handwriting is like that; even if you don't know what it says, it will still attract your attention.

"These characters are so beautiful," the teacher remarked instinctively, a smile of appreciation on her face.

He glanced at the name and student ID with curiosity, then suddenly frowned: "Your handwriting is so beautiful, how come your name is so ugly?"

"Software Engineering Class One".

Xue Rui smiled awkwardly. If he had known earlier that Lin Ruoxi could write his handwriting, he wouldn't have used this test paper.

“Teacher, I’m in the same class as him,” Lin Ruoxi said softly.

The teacher was somewhat dazed, because he had no recollection of such a beautiful girl at all. He subconsciously glanced at the name on the test paper.

"Lin Ruoxi, why don't I usually see you in class?"

"And another thing, your name is written so beautifully, how come your handwriting is so ugly?"

After waiting for a while, I didn't hear a reply.

When he looked up again, there was nothing in front of him.

"..."

"Pfft~"

Some students couldn't help but laugh.

Lin Ruoxi put down the test paper and ran away, leaving the teacher talking to himself.

"Ahem! You can't even do an open-book exam? Put your phones away, or I'll give you a zero if I catch you."

The teacher, feeling somewhat embarrassed, simply uttered a couple of harsh words.

"Damn it! What a bastard couple."

Qian Huabiao couldn't help but curse, his pen leaving afterimages as he wrote.

……

Inside the stairwell, Lin Ruoxi, holding Xue Rui's arm, skipped and hopped towards the exit. When she accidentally jumped in front of Xue Rui, she stopped to wait for him before continuing to jump forward.

"What day is it today? Why are you so happy?" Xue Rui reached out and tapped Lin Ruoxi's nose.

"I don't have any classes after this, so I'll take you to the amusement park to make up for it and celebrate Children's Day for you." Lin Ruoxi blinked her eyes.

Children's Day falls on a Monday. On odd-numbered days, Xue Rui belongs to Gu Muxue, so Lin Ruoxi couldn't spend the holiday with him, but she always thought of him.

Xue Rui said with a stern face: "You little brat, if you want to go to the amusement park, just say so. You don't need to use me as an excuse."

Lin Ruoxi muttered softly, "I'm a big kid now, I don't celebrate Children's Day, I... I just wanted to celebrate it for you."

"Oh, well, I'm a big kid too, but I don't celebrate Children's Day, so I'm not going to the amusement park today," Xue Rui said loudly.

Lin Ruoxi stared blankly, not having reacted.

"Let's go back to work."

Xue Rui suddenly felt his arm was very heavy. He turned around and saw that Lin Ruoxi's slightly downturned lips said it all.

Are you going to stubbornly refuse to cooperate again?

Xue Rui dragged Lin Ruoxi forward, giving her no chance to act spoiled.

Xue Rui felt that he had spoiled Lin Ruoxi too much, always going along with her wishes. When he occasionally disagreed with her, Lin Ruoxi would be at a loss.

Children shouldn't be spoiled all the time; they need to be disciplined from time to time.

"I...I admit I'm childish, so can you take me to the amusement park now?" Lin Ruoxi's voice was soft and sweet.

"Hmm... let me think about it."

Xue Rui still didn't answer; this was Lin Ruoxi's second version of the axe—acting coquettish.

Suddenly, Xue Rui's phone vibrated. He took out his phone and glanced at it; it was a message from Gu Muxue.

Gu Muxue: [Xiao Rui, can you answer the phone now?]

Xue Rui glanced at Lin Ruoxi, who was genuinely acting cute and charming, and then looked at his phone.

He dialed the number without hesitation.

Gu Muxue rarely asked this question; she usually only asked it when there was something important to discuss.

Lin Ruoxi looked at Gu Muxue's profile picture on her phone screen, and her mood instantly plummeted. (End of Chapter)