Rebirth: Start to Save the Treasure Girl

Chen Tingting missed the point, and Chen Shen felt terrible.

He was terrified that Chen Tingting would ask: Why don't you come to see me?

But in the end, Chen Tingting only cared that Xue Rui hadn't invited her to dinner.

Old Chen was suffering inside, but he didn't say anything.

"There's a reason I didn't call you." Chen took a deep breath and said solemnly:

“His girlfriend was there too, and he has two girlfriends.”

Chen Tingting's eyes instantly became clear, and she bit her finger while looking away.

Chen Shen narrowed his eyes slightly, looking at Chen Tingting's reaction, as if she had known all along.

"Tingting, you knew all along?" Chen Shen asked.

"What if you know? What if you don't know?"

Chen Tingting seemed indifferent.

Chen Tingting didn't care whether Xue Rui was a womanizer or not; she just wanted to win him over.

So what if I have a girlfriend?
It's just a tiny bit more resistance.

Even Tang Sanzang had to go through eighty-one tribulations on his journey to the West.

The harder it is to pursue, the more challenging it is.

She only cares about the result, not the process.

Chen Shen was momentarily speechless, suddenly unsure how to proceed with the instruction.

Chen Shen felt that the problem lay entirely with him, as he had neglected to educate Chen Tingting.

"You wouldn't believe what his girlfriend said..."

Chen Shen frowned deeply. He rarely spoke ill of others behind their backs, and for a moment, he didn't know how to describe Gu Muxue.

Feudalism? Dominance?
In short, he felt something was very strange, so much so that he discussed it with Zhang Qian for a long time last night.

For example, why does Lin Ruoxi listen to Gu Muxue?
Does he often abuse Lin Ruoxi?

Can that timid and submissive attitude be faked?

Look at how it's been adjusted!
If Gu Muxue had driven Chen Tingting away, that would have been fine, since it was her own daughter who was in the wrong first.

But what if Gu Muxue accepts?

Wouldn't that be pushing your own daughter into a fire pit?

In any case, Chen Tingting must stay away from Xue Rui; there are troublemakers around him.

"Old Chen, you don't need to say anything. I know. It's just Gu Muxue and Lin Ruoxi. They'll be trampled under my feet sooner or later."

Chen Tingting was full of confidence.

"No, no, no." Chen Shen hurriedly shook his head:

"He has a girlfriend, it's immoral for you to pursue him."

“They were immoral first, then I was immoral, so I have a legitimate reason to act,” Chen Tingting muttered.

"You, do you have a legitimate reason for your actions?"

Chen Shen felt a chill run down his spine, wondering what all this was all about.
“Um… purge the court of corrupt officials,” Chen Tingting stammered.

“Having two girlfriends is… immoral, so I want to save him. I'll first stay by his side, and then find a way to get rid of those two and erase Xue Rui's dark history. I'm doing this for his own good.”

"Yes, that's right, I'm doing it for his own good."

Chen Tingting muttered to herself.

Chen Shen pinched the bridge of his nose; he felt a splitting headache.

He only said "immoral," and Chen Tingting was able to come up with a whole string of excuses to cover it up, as if she had been prepared in advance.

"That girl Gu Muxue is strange. She talks as if Lin Ruoxi was someone she found for Xue Rui..."

Knowing he couldn't argue with Chen Tingting, Chen Shen simply recounted the events of yesterday in their entirety.

"Tingting, his family relationships are too complicated. Don't get involved."

Chen Shen spoke earnestly.

At this moment, Chen Tingting clenched her teeth, her eyes burning with anger.

"She dares to bully Xue Rui? She must have threatened him in some way."

Chen Tingting said angrily.

Chen Tingting's stubbornness left Chen Shen helpless. He leaned against the wall, quietly waiting for Zhang Qian to come out.

He has done his best; he can't possibly scold or hit his daughter at school.

This will only push Chen Tingting further away.

After all, his family structure was "strict mother and kind father".

After waiting a moment at the door, the dormitory door creaked open, and Zhang Qian waved her hand:

"You don't need to see me off. Auntie and Tingting can chat for a while."

After closing the door, Zhang Qian looked around and saw that Chen Tingting had a stubborn expression.

Zhang Qian wasn't too surprised; she had known this would be the outcome. She and Chen Shen exchanged a glance.

Old Chen shook his head slightly, shrugged helplessly, and indicated that he had said everything he needed to say.

"come over."

Zhang Qian grabbed Chen Tingting's arm and walked towards the end of the corridor.

Chen Tingting looked dazed. Could it be that her mother had also been "turned" by Gu Muxue?

"Tingting, don't be afraid. Your mother just wants to chat with you for a few minutes."

Chen Shen comforted him.

"I'm not afraid. Do you think my mom is like you?"

Chen Tingting stuck out her tongue and followed Zhang Qian, skipping and hopping to the end of the stairs.

"Tingting, stay away from Xue Rui from now on, do you hear me?"

Zhang Qian got straight to the point, her tone unusually serious.

Chen Tingting's expression froze for a moment, then she came to her senses and asked in return:
"Mom, didn't you encourage me to pursue him? Why are you scared off by Gu Muxue now?"

Zhang Qian was also a little guilty. She had thought that a girl of that age couldn't possibly be cunning. She was just being fooled by Xue Rui.

Since Chen Tingting likes Xue Rui, she will help her daughter and let her daughter get what she wants.

But what she saw yesterday left her with a great shock.

It wasn't Xue Rui who was in charge, but Gu Muxue.

The two girls were both beautiful and poised.

Gu Muxue, in particular, has a strong personality and seems to have Xue Rui completely under her control.

“Listen to me, we don’t want a man who lacks his own opinions.” Zhang Qian’s tone softened slightly.

Chen Tingting shook her head frantically:
"You've been fooled. Xue Rui is very decisive. Gu Muxue is just putting on an act with you."

Zhang Qian said with a stern face:
"You didn't see Lin Ruoxi's face; that's something you can't fake."

Chen Tingting covered her ears and turned her head to the side:
"Mom, please stop talking. I have my own judgment."

Chen Tingting thought to herself that Gu Muxue was too wicked, actually turning her "strategist" against her.

However, she is no longer the Chen Tingting of the past. Now she doesn't need a strategist and is confident that she can win Xue Rui's heart.

Zhang Qian kicked him in exasperation: "Let go of my hand."

"I won't loosen it," Chen Tingting said stubbornly.

"I will not agree. Forget about it."

The moment Zhang Qian said it, it sounded strangely familiar; it was as if I had heard those words before.

Chen Tingting stiffened, then slowly turned her head, a tear silently sliding down her cheek.

"Mom..." Chen Tingting choked up.

Looking at Chen Tingting, Zhang Qian felt as if she were looking in a mirror.

She remembered that her parents had said the same thing to her back then.

"Mom is testing you."

Zhang Qian's voice softened as she whispered in Chen Tingting's ear:
"You...you've passed my test. I'll help you continue pursuing him."

Zhang Qian chose to retreat in order to advance.

She knows herself too well, and she knows Chen Tingting too well.

But now that she's a mother, it's really hard for her to sympathize with Chen Tingting's feelings.

That's just how people are; they can't even empathize with their past selves.

"Mm." Chen Tingting felt much more at ease.

“But we can’t keep giving away money forever. Haven’t you heard of playing hard to get?” Zhang Qian said. “Playing hard to get?” Chen Tingting tilted her head, her eyes full of confusion.

She knew perfectly well that she was playing hard to get, but her mother hadn't always said it that way.

"But you said before that playing hard to get is a trick used by bitches, and a real woman should fight straight."

Chen Tingting reminded her.

Zhang Qian immediately felt a headache coming on. If she were to reject Chen Tingting now, it would be tantamount to rejecting her former self.

Zhang Qian gave an awkward laugh:

"Times have changed. Didn't you see that those two bitches won?"

"Perhaps he'll fall for that?"

"Some men are just born to be shameless. They take easy things for granted, but if you suddenly leave, they feel uneasy and think about you every day."

Chen Shen felt a chill run down his spine. What kind of nonsense were these two talking about?

But he didn't dare interrupt, after all, Chen Tingting trusted his wife quite a bit. Perhaps this method was the only way to make Chen Tingting slowly give up.

"Men are dogs..."

Chen Shen shuddered upon hearing this.

“Except for your father,” Zhang Qian added.

"Hmm..." Chen Shen smiled with relief.

“Xue Rui should be an exception,” Chen Tingting added.

Chen Shen's smile froze on his face instantly.

"No, he can't be ruled out yet. He can only be ruled out once you've won him over, otherwise the theory won't hold true."

"Yeah."

Chen Tingting nodded vigorously, then listened attentively like a student.

"Dogs eat meat, and they also eat poop."

"But the problem is, he has both now, so our previous theory no longer holds true."

Chen Tingting tilted her head, wondering who was the meat, who was the poop, and what she was.

But it doesn't matter anymore. The strategist has given me another lesson, so I have to listen carefully.

"Now, your dilemma is that he won't get tired of it, so he won't suddenly change his taste."

"But you're too clingy, like someone who's been standing outside a cake shop for too long, smelling too much of the sweet aroma, and then they don't want to go in and buy anything."

Zhang Qian patiently guided him.

Chen Tingting suddenly realized that her mother was right.

Once, I was queuing up in front of a cake shop. At first, I had a good appetite, but after smelling the cakes for a while, when it was my turn, I suddenly didn't want to eat them anymore.

"I'm a little cake. Now that he's gotten used to the smell, he has no appetite. I have to appear from time to time and then disappear from time to time."

Chen Tingting smiled and thought to herself that she was not meat, nor poop, but a sweet and delicious little cake.

Zhang Qian nodded: "This child is teachable."

"Then I'll... see him once every three days."

Chen Tingting said through gritted teeth, as if she had made a great sacrifice.

Zhang Qian shook her head:

"What I mean is, if you find a new boyfriend, he'll naturally get anxious when he sees that someone else is going to buy you up."

Zhang Qian's thinking was simple: her daughter hadn't seen many men and only knew how to follow Xue Rui around.

Once she enters a new relationship, she will gradually forget Xue Rui.

"No way! Would you buy a secondhand cake? Especially one that's already been bitten?" Chen Tingting flatly refused.

Chen Shen turned his head and reminded him:

"Tingting, why did you take a liking to Xue Rui, this secondhand cake?"

"Dad, you, you, you... shut up! That's different. I was the one who had my eye on it first, and someone else just licked it."

Chen Tingting said angrily.

"Pretend you're looking for someone, make him anxious."

Zhang Qian already had a plan in place.

"Pretending won't work either. I wouldn't even look at a cake that someone else has touched. I won't let Xue Rui eat a second-hand cake."

Chen Tingting shook her head frantically. She could only accept that her first love was Xue Rui; no one else would do.

Zhang Qian felt exhausted. Chen Tingting was completely unresponsive, and she was running out of ideas.

Since this approach was not feasible, she had no choice but to follow Chen Tingting's line of thought.

"Playing hard to get, three days is too short, at least a month."

Zhang Qian's tone was very serious.

Before Chen Tingting could refute, Zhang Qian immediately added:

"Three days is hardly considered playing hard to get. What can happen in three days? If you contact him once every three days, it's like he gets to know you once every three days. He won't have any other thoughts about it."

"The core of playing hard to get is to make him constantly wonder what you've been up to during this time without contacting him, how you're doing, and whether you've found a boyfriend."

"When he takes the initiative to contact you, your chances of winning will be infinitely high."

Chen Tingting swallowed hard.

"Mom, you've never been in a relationship, so how do you know so much about it?"

Chen Shen slowly turned his head, looking at Zhang Qian with a surprised expression, thinking about the same question.

He was also puzzled. He was Zhang Qian's first love, so why did Zhang Qian have so much dating experience?

"Old Chen!" Zhang Qian glared at him fiercely.

Chen Shen gave an awkward laugh:
"Honey, don't overthink it. I'm just curious."

"Tch~" Zhang Qian rolled her eyes and explained:

"If you spend more time with the nurses in the hospital, you'll naturally understand these things."

"It's all just theoretical talk," Chen Tingting said, resting her chin on her hand.

“So what if you only talk the talk? That’s still better than you.” Zhang Qian poked Chen Tingting’s forehead.

"Oh..." Chen Tingting nodded.

"Alright, go back and rest. You still have military training this afternoon. Your parents will pick you up for a big meal tonight," Zhang Qian said with a smile.

"You should get along well with your classmates."

Chen Shen actually meant to say, "Don't bully people."

He was a low-key person his whole life, and his family followed the same principle, fearing that they might raise an arrogant and domineering child.

Despite living a low-key life, he still raised an arrogant daughter.

really...

When Chen Tingting returned to her dormitory, she looked at Xue Rui's photo on the wall and felt a pang of sadness, as if a cat was scratching her heart.

Should we really ignore Xue Rui?

A month?

Could you make it a little less?

What should I do if Xue Rui continues to ignore me?
……

Meanwhile, Chen Shen and Zhang Qian began to review the game.

"Honey, send Xue Rui a text message and tell him not to contact Tingting."

Zhang Qian gave him instructions, her eyes scanning her surroundings warily.

Chen Shen's lips twitched incessantly. He felt that his wife was a bit despicable, giving Chen Tingting advice on one hand while secretly undermining her behind her back.

Chen Shen received Xue Rui's reply almost instantly after sending the text message.

Xue Rui: [No problem! I guarantee I'll complete the mission!]

"Will your trick work? Ignoring Xue Rui for a month will make her give up?"

Chen Shen was still unsure.

"That...that's for sure. You know what kind of person she is. When she was little, if I bought her a new toy, she would take apart the old one the next day."

Zhang Qian stammered, feeling uncertain as well.

Chen Shen shook his head with a wry smile. He didn't expose Zhang Qian, but instead massaged her shoulders.

"My wife has worked so hard. You are a good mother, much better than me. She doesn't listen to me at all."

"Sigh~ If she finds out I lied to her, I'm afraid she won't listen to me anymore."

"Wife, I'll do as you say." (End of Chapter)