Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

"deal with?"

Xue Rui's eye twitched, thinking that the little girl must really dislike Chen Tingting to use such crude words.

“Then…” Lin Ruoxi tilted her head and pondered for a moment: “Take care of her.”

"Hmm, that's not good either."

……

While Lin Ruoxi was carefully choosing her words, Xue Rui opened his phone and checked his text messages, then looked for verification information on the QQ application page. Chen Tingting had not told him about coming to Chang'an.

This only made Xue Rui more worried, because Chen Tingting had once boasted that she would apply to his school, saying it would only be a matter of lowering the score by several tens of points, which was very discouraging.

"Did she say which school she's going to?" Xue Rui asked.

Lin Ruoxi snapped out of her reverie and pointed out the window, saying, "That's Jiaotong University."

"Hiss~" Xue Rui gasped.

Chen Tingting is quite bold to choose to confront Gu Muxue head-on.

But Gu Muxue didn't tell me about such a big thing just now, so she must have her own way of handling it.

No wonder the two women suddenly got along so well; they were on the same side, "united against a common enemy."

The enemy of my enemy is my friend...

Thinking of this, Xue Rui couldn't help but chuckle.

On the bright side, Chen Tingting's arrival might not be a bad thing; it could help him strengthen the connection between Lin Ruoxi and Gu Muxue.

Lin Ruoxi was stunned. Chen Tingting was coming to Chang'an, and Xue Rui seemed very happy.

Does Xue Rui like Chen Tingting?

No, absolutely not.

Lin Ruoxi was extremely anxious; she wanted to question Xue Rui.

After hesitating for a long time, Lin Ruoxi mustered up her courage and said:
"Chen Tingting is coming. Are you... are you happy?"

After Lin Ruoxi finished speaking, she frowned and put on an angry expression.

Xue Rui's smile froze on his face; it was the first time he had ever seen Lin Ruoxi like this.

Her cheeks were puffed out, her eyebrows were arched, and she spoke accusingly, but her voice was soft and sweet, without any threat, like an inflated pufferfish, which only made people want to bully her more...

Xue Rui poked Lin Ruoxi's cheek, then pinched her soft face: "Xixi, what can you do to me?"

"I...I..." Lin Ruoxi's eyes welled up with tears.

Xue Rui neither admitted nor denied it, but instead began to ask himself what the consequences would be.

But what can I do to Xue Rui?

There's nothing we can do...

Is she going to accept another girl?

wrong……

Even though Xue Rui likes Chen Tingting, it seems he can't get past Gu Muxue.

Thinking of this, Lin Ruoxi felt much more at ease, and quietly held back her tears...

Xue Rui grinned mischievously and rubbed Lin Ruoxi's cheek, thinking to himself that this silly girl was too soft-hearted, as if she would agree to anything he said.

"You...you...what are you trying to say?"

Xue Rui imitated Lin Ruoxi's stumbling manner, wanting to see what the little girl would do when pushed to the limit.

"I..." Lin Ruoxi pouted, her chin trembling slightly, her chest heaving. "I'm going to tell Mu Xue on this."

As Lin Ruoxi spoke, she took out her phone, opened Gu Muxue's contact interface, and placed her finger on the call button.

Xue Rui glanced nervously out the window, then quickly grasped Lin Ruoxi's hand, his voice softening: "Xixi, I was wrong."

Upon hearing Xue Rui's apology, Lin Ruoxi instinctively put down her phone and said gently, "Rui, you did nothing wrong."

"I did nothing wrong?" Xue Rui asked, somewhat surprised.

Lin Ruoxi was actually angry just now, but as soon as he softened his tone, Lin Ruoxi would comfort him instead.

"Don't be unhappy, I..." Lin Ruoxi's voice choked with emotion.

She wanted to comfort Xue Rui, but the thought that comforting Xue Rui would lead to Chen Tingting coming also made her heart ache like it was being pricked by needles.

She wanted Xue Rui to be happy.

But the price is that I'm unhappy.

"I'll do anything as long as you're happy."

Lin Ruoxi bit her lip, tears streaming down her face. No matter how many times she blinked, her vision remained blurry.

Xue Rui picked up the phone, pointed to Gu Muxue's name on the screen, and said, "I was just kidding. I'm happy that you've found a good friend. You have a friend you can trust now, don't you?"

Xue Rui regretted joking with Lin Ruoxi. He was actually quite happy when Lin Ruoxi said she was going to tell Gu Muxue.

But in just a moment of softening her stance, Lin Ruoxi subtly indicated that she could accept Chen Tingting's situation.

Xue Rui wiped away Lin Ruoxi's tears: "Don't cry, I promise you I won't talk to Chen Tingting."

"Mmm." Lin Ruoxi hugged Xue Rui tightly, her body trembling uncontrollably.

Xue Rui felt the trembling of the tearful woman in his arms. He gently patted Lin Ruoxi's back, feeling both heartache and helplessness.

Despite how upset Lin Ruoxi was, she still didn't choose to call Gu Muxue.

"To file a complaint".

Lin Ruoxi has her own little moods, but when facing Xue Rui, the word "doting" always comes first.

As long as you're willing to endure grievances, there will be endless grievances to endure. Lin Ruoxi is not unaware of this principle, but when facing Xue Rui, Lin Ruoxi always loses herself.

Suddenly, Lin Ruoxi's phone screen lit up. Xue Rui glanced at it and saw it was an unfamiliar number, registered in Hedong. He held it up in front of Lin Ruoxi and waved it: "Who is it?"

"I don't know him, let's hang up." Lin Ruoxi said, then pressed the hang-up button and buried her head in Xue Rui's shoulder, swaying gently.

Lin Ruoxi looked completely content, enjoying the cozy little space and hugging Xue Rui – one of the things she most wanted to do.

Xue Rui rarely agreed to her requests, and now that she could hug him for a while longer, she didn't want to be disturbed.

However, the next moment, the phone rang abruptly again, and Lin Ruoxi frowned.

"The old lady called again." Xue Rui waved his phone.

"I don't want to answer," Lin Ruoxi said, pouting.

"Why?" Xue Rui was shocked by Lin Ruoxi's rebellion.

"I know what Grandma is going to say."

Lin Ruoxi thought for a moment, then mimicked her grandmother's tone and said, "Other people's children are already on summer vacation, why aren't you back yet? Look at other people's children..."

"Okay, okay, let me hear if that's what happened." Xue Rui answered the phone with a smile and put it on speakerphone.

Lin Ruoxi also pricked up her ears, wanting to hear if her grandmother said the same thing.

However, the voice on the other end of the phone was unfamiliar:
"Ms. Lin, your grandmother has suffered a sudden heart attack and is on her way to the district hospital..."

In an instant, Xue Rui clearly felt Lin Ruoxi's body begin to tremble violently, and a pair of small hands behind her were gripping his clothes tightly.

Xue Rui held Lin Ruoxi tightly with one arm, turned off the speakerphone, and began to communicate with her.

The most urgent task now is to check on the old lady's condition, but Lin Ruoxi is not good at handling emergencies. "Is the patient's condition urgent?"

Where is the person in charge of the nursing home?

"If you can get him to the city hospital, go there. We'll head back immediately."

After hanging up the phone, Xue Rui patted Lin Ruoxi on the back, then walked around to the driver's seat and said, "Xixi, we're going home."

"Going home..." Lin Ruoxi's hands slowly relaxed, and a sense of security rose in her heart.

She sat in the passenger seat, wanting to say something to Xue Rui, but Xue Rui was wearing a Bluetooth headset and was on the phone with someone.

There's my maternal uncle, Uncle Xue, and finally, Gu Muxue...

Xue Rui first asked his eldest uncle to find someone to assess the old lady's condition and find the best doctor to perform the surgery. He also asked Xue Jianfeng to go and take a look, and gave Gu Muxue a heads-up in advance.

One thing at a time, everything is proceeding in an orderly manner.

Lin Ruoxi didn't say a word, she just stared at Xue Rui's face quietly.

For more than half an hour, Xue Rui was on the phone almost the entire time.

Xue Rui only breathed a sigh of relief after hanging up the last call from his uncle.

Xue Rui took a moment to hold Lin Ruoxi's hand. The little girl's fingertips were ice-cold, and her lips were bloodless.

Yes, anyone would be in a bad mood after experiencing something like this for the first time, especially someone as sentimental as Lin Ruoxi, whose only relative was the one who got hurt.

Xue Rui turned off the air conditioner, then gently comforted her, "Xi Xi, don't be afraid, it's okay."

“Yes, I’m not afraid at all,” Lin Ruoxi replied.

Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are one of the possible complications of diabetes, and Lin Ruoxi had actually rehearsed this in her mind.

But when it actually happens, my mind goes blank, and I have no idea what to do.

However, reality was much better than she had imagined. She had Xue Rui by her side, who could calmly help her handle everything.

"Don't be afraid, you've scratched my back until it's bleeding," Xue Rui joked, trying to lighten Lin Ruoxi's mood.

Lin Ruoxi looked at him with guilt in her eyes. She quietly reached out and gently rubbed Xue Rui's back: "Are you feeling any better?"

"My uncle just said that the situation wasn't serious. It only took about ten minutes from the onset of symptoms to getting to the hospital, and the medical attention was brought in time..."

Xue Rui kept his eyes on the road ahead and slowly explained the old lady's condition.

In short, it was a close call but no real danger.

Lin Ruoxi looked at Xue Rui with gratitude in her eyes, a tear sliding down her cheek: "Rui, you're driving, so I won't kiss you for now."

"Then let's save them up," Xue Rui said with a smile.

"Hmm, I'll have milk tea." Lin Ruoxi raised her cup and brought the straw to Xue Rui's lips with both hands.

The atmosphere along the way was relaxed and pleasant, as if the two were going on a road trip, not at all like they were going home to see a seriously ill family member. This made Xue Rui secretly mutter to himself: "Grandma always said you were heartless, and now it seems she was right."

But what Xue Rui didn't know was that Lin Ruoxi didn't want to affect Xue Rui's mood.

As the car approached the hospital, Lin Ruoxi's face turned pale again, and she gripped the seatbelt tightly with both hands.

Xue Rui glanced at Lin Ruoxi and thought to himself that the little girl was just pretending. Her mind clearly went blank when she saw the hospital.

A few minutes later, the car stopped in front of the inpatient building.

Xue Rui opened the car door and got out, then went around to the other side to pick up Lin Ruoxi.

But by the time he went around to the other side, Lin Ruoxi had already opened the car door.

"I can."

As soon as Lin Ruoxi finished speaking, she stumbled and fell into Xue Rui's arms.

"My legs are so weak, I'll take you for a check-up tomorrow too." Xue Rui said with a smile as he helped Lin Ruoxi up.

“Hmm…” Lin Ruoxi let Xue Rui put his arm around her waist, and the two of them helped each other into the inpatient department.

The hospital was filled with a faint smell of disinfectant, which evoked different feelings in different people.

For example, Xue Rui doesn't have any bad memories of smelling disinfectant because his family is well-off. Every time he smells disinfectant, it means he doesn't have to go to school and his illness will get better...

Lin Ruoxi's background was completely different, and a faint sorrow lingered in her heart, making her frown.

Following the instructions over the phone, I arrived at the old lady's floor, and as soon as I stepped out of the elevator, I was greeted by staff from the nursing home.

Xue Rui looked back and saw Xue Jianfeng and Ren Dekui sitting in the hospital corridor chatting.

Xue Rui waved to the two of them from afar and pulled Lin Ruoxi forward.

"Uncle, Dad," Xue Rui said, nudging Lin Ruoxi.

Lin Ruoxi snapped out of her daze and subconsciously called out after Xue Rui, "Uncle, old..."

Before she could finish saying "Dad," Lin Ruoxi realized her mistake and quickly corrected herself, saying, "Uncle."

Xue Jianfeng's lips twitched. This was the first time he had ever heard the term "old uncle."

“Your grandma is inside, go in and see her.” Ren De Kui smiled at Lin Ruoxi.

"Is Grandma awake?" Lin Ruoxi asked blankly.

"She woke up a while ago and was chatting with us the whole time," Xue Jianfeng said casually.

The reason he didn't go in was that Lin Ruoxi's grandmother was too nagging. She kept asking about Xue Rui and Lin Ruoxi, making it difficult for him to agree or disagree.

Stepping into the private hospital room, one is greeted by snow-white sheets and a table laden with fruit and nutritional supplements...

The old lady was lying in the hospital bed, with an oxygen tube in her nose and a tablet in her hand, happily watching TV. This was completely different from what Xue Rui had expected.

When she saw someone come in, the old lady glanced at them and, after recognizing Xue Rui and Lin Ruoxi, pretended not to see them and turned her attention back to the tablet.

In an instant, Xue Rui felt a surge of anger, but he didn't know where it came from.

With a sidelong glance, Lin Ruoxi's eyes revealed a hidden anger.

"Rui, you...you go out for a moment." Lin Ruoxi took a deep breath and pushed Xue Rui towards the door.

"it is good."

Xue Rui was completely confused, but he didn't refute Lin Ruoxi's meaning, after all, he didn't like chatting with the old lady either.

As she stepped out of the room, Lin Ruoxi's icy voice came through the crack in the door: "Why didn't you call me when you woke up? Do you know how worried I was about you?"

Xue Rui turned around abruptly, his heart trembling.

Why is Lin Ruoxi so angry?
He opened the door a crack to peek at Lin Ruoxi, who was throwing a tantrum inside, as a way to prepare himself for the rest of his life.

What if Lin Ruoxi treats me like that one day?
Through the crack in the door, Xue Rui saw Lin Ruoxi roughly snatch the old lady's tablet.

"I've called you so many times and you still haven't come back. Do you want me to die before you come back?" The old lady was equally short-tempered.

Lin Ruoxi pulled back the old lady's blanket: "Xue Rui went to so much trouble for you, calling Uncle Xue and my eldest uncle over, and you... you ignored Xue Rui completely and just watched TV..."

Xue Rui's heart tightened; why did those words sound so familiar?
Like when my mom scolded me when I was a child...

Could it be that this set of sales pitches is something we're born with?
"You're really driving me crazy..."

Lin Ruoxi suddenly squatted down on the ground and leaned over the bed, sobbing softly.

Xue Rui squinted and saw the little girl holding the old lady's hand, her soft palm gently stroking the old lady's aged hand, as if trying to smooth away the marks brought by time.

The old lady's gaze softened, and she turned around unsteadily, stroking Lin Ruoxi's hair as she whispered something. (End of Chapter)