Rebirth: Saving the Lovely Girl from the Start

’The little girl is happy every day. As long as I don’t abandon her, how could she possibly kill herself?’

’Hmm... Two girlfriends. If I just wear her down with endless pestering, she might be unhappy, but she’d probably accept my shameless demand.’

’Muxue, on the other hand, is far too proud. There’s no way she’d ever accept me dating two people at once.’

’It wouldn’t be a huge deal if Lin Ruoxi discovered my relationship with Gu Muxue. But if Gu Muxue discovered Lin Ruoxi, then I’d be totally screwed.’

’In short, it’s like the rule in chess where the two kings can’t be in the same line of sight. This was a situation I absolutely had to avoid.’

He scrolled through his phone. Surprisingly, Chen Tingting had sent him a message.

Chen Tingting: Did you send Gu Muxue? I’m not giving up on prying you away from her. [Grinning emoji]

She had also attached a picture. In it, her name and his were circled together, while Gu Muxue’s name looked as if it had been isolated outside the circle.

Xue Rui recognized it at a glance. Aside from the name "Chen Tingting," all the other writing was Gu Muxue’s. He wasn’t sure what had happened, but he quickly had a good guess.

’Considering Chen Tingting’s message and Director Wang’s recent warning, Gu Muxue must have gone to No. 2 High.’

Xue Rui replied: I just forwarded this picture to Gu Muxue. You’d better watch out.

Chen Tingting: Don’t! I’m begging you! [Aggrieved emoji]

Gu Muxue received the picture from Xue Rui. Realizing the names she had secretly written under her desk had been discovered, her face flushed red.

’Even though she and Xue Rui were officially a couple now, looking back at the silly things she’d done in the past still felt mortifying. It was just like your parents telling everyone you used to wet the bed as a kid...’

Creditor: Give me Chen Tingting’s contact info. [Angry emoji]

Xue Rui: As you command.

Creditor: Hmph!

Gu Muxue thought to herself that Chen Tingting was way too brazen, doodling on the names she’d left and even circling her own name with Xue Rui’s.

Just then, Chen Tingting started to worry. ’Xue Rui actually sold me out without a second thought...’

And sure enough, a moment later, she received a friend request. The note simply read: "Gu Muxue."

Chen Tingting hesitated for a long time. She was afraid that if she didn’t accept, Gu Muxue would come find her at school again.

She tapped the accept button and quickly replied: I’m sorry, I’m sorry...

Gu Muxue: ...

For a moment, she was at a loss for words. Chen Tingting was always quick to surrender but never changed her ways.

Shaking her head helplessly, she found it was truly difficult to be angry with the mischievous girl. She replied: Your main focus in your senior year should be your studies.

Chen Tingting: Xue Rui’s scores weren’t that high. I just need to test into his college next year.

Gu Muxue: I’ve seen your grades. You’re capable of more than that.

Chen Tingting: I don’t care. [Grinning emoji]

Chen Tingting looked smug, thinking she had successfully provoked Gu Muxue.

Gu Muxue: I see. I might need to have a talk with your teacher. And your parents.

Chen Tingting: I’m sorry...

...

Just as Xue Rui reached his front door, he heard his mom earnestly telling his sister something.

"Yaoyao, when you find a boyfriend in the future, you have to keep your eyes wide open," Ren Qunfang urged with heartfelt sincerity.

Xue Yao stared blankly at her mom, having never even considered the idea. "Mom, I’m not thinking about dating anyone."

’Compared to dating, she found games much more interesting.’

"I’m talking about ’just in case’," Ren Qunfang said.

"There is no ’just in case’," Xue Yao answered resolutely.

"So you’re never going to get married?" Ren Qunfang asked in surprise.

Xue Yao retorted, "Is it illegal not to get married or something?"

Xue Rui listened in shock. ’Yaoyao has it even worse than me. She’s only a teenager and she’s already being pressured to get married?’

He shook his head helplessly, intending to go over and reason with his mother.

Ren Qunfang assumed her daughter was still young and just joking, so she continued on her own tangent. "Some men are just bastards. You have to stay far, far away."

"For example?" Xue Yao humored her.

Ren Qunfang saw that Xue Rui was back and pointed at him. "Like your brother. Stay away from men like him."

"Huh?" Deciding it was best not to stick around, Xue Rui quickly took Da Huang by the leash and headed out. "I’m going to walk the dog."

"I’ll go too," said Xue Yao.

"Yaoyao, you sit down." Ren Qunfang grabbed her arm.

...

Xue Rui wandered around bored outside his home, opening the doggy bag of leftovers to feed the dog.

"Why aren’t you eating, Da Huang?" Xue Rui asked, holding out the plastic container.

’He’d brought the leftovers home just for the dog, and now it was getting picky?’

’Right now, as he walked the dog in front of his house, the small bite mark Gu Muxue had left on his neck was slowly fading. He figured he’d wait for it to disappear completely before going back home. That way, he wouldn’t have to face the "Who are you ultimately going to choose?" question.’

’He’d already said two years ago that he wanted both of them. Why did his mom never take him seriously?’

’And now here she was, teaching Yaoyao to stay away from guys like him.’

’Then again, he had to admit his mom was right!’

’People are hypocritical. Everyone has double standards depending on where they’re standing.’

"Sigh..." Xue Rui let out a breath.

’There are thousands of scumbags in this world. Was it really asking too much to just want two?’

Just as he was playing with his dog, he got a message from Lin Ruoxi: I want to video chat. Is that okay?

Xue Rui nodded slightly. ’Ruoxi is so considerate,’ he thought. ’She always asks before calling, worried she might interrupt me if I’m busy.’

At that moment, Lin Ruoxi was holding her phone, lost in a daze. She had nothing to do after getting home from work. Yu Minlan asked her to watch some TV with her, but she just felt that her days were so boring without Xue Rui.

She thought about it carefully. Director Wang’s call earlier... it seemed like he was reminding her that someone else could snatch Xue Rui away, and that she needed to act fast.

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