Rebirth: Saving the Lovely Girl from the Start

Lin Ruoxi was very quiet. So quiet, in fact, that Xue Xiaying had the illusion that no one was next to her.

"Aren’t you going to review?" Xue Xiaying asked.

She laughed as soon as the words were out, feeling she’d said something pointless. What did Lin Ruoxi possibly need to review?

But she truly didn’t know what to say to Lin Ruoxi.

"I’m not reviewing. I want to score a little lower, but Xue Rui won’t let me sandbag my score." As Lin Ruoxi said this, she felt an inexplicable sense of loss.

’Xue Rui hasn’t said anything about his plans for after the exams. What are we supposed to do then?’

Xue Xiaying pinched the bridge of her nose. How could she not see it? Lin Ruoxi definitely wanted to go to the same university as Xue Rui.

Other kids were all busy shoring up their weak points, hoping to score higher on the college entrance exams in two days. Yet this girl was actually upset that her scores were too high...

"What... do you two usually do?" Xue Xiaying asked.

Xue Rui had told her a long time ago that he went to Lin Ruoxi for tutoring every night.

She had agreed, seeing as his grades had improved. But was it really just simple tutoring?

Lin Ruoxi thought for a moment. "Hmm, we eat, watch TV, play games..."

Xue Xiaying listened to a long list of activities, which even included talking about work, but she never once heard the word "studying."

"You don’t tutor Xue Rui?" Xue Xiaying asked.

Lin Ruoxi looked a little sad at the thought. "I can’t teach Xue Rui. Gu Muxue is the one who teaches him."

Xue Xiaying’s heart skipped a beat. ’Can’t Lin Ruoxi see it?’ she thought. ’The relationship between that rascal Xue Rui and Gu Muxue is clearly not normal.’

"Xue Rui is a great person. He gives me food, a place to live, and even found me good friends..."

When Lin Ruoxi spoke of Xue Rui, her voice became lively, and she gushed about him for a long time.

Xue Xiaying thought, ’Honestly, what student isn’t afraid of their teacher? Students this age are all afraid of teachers deep down. How could she open up to me like this?’

But Lin Ruoxi was just that kind of girl.

She quietly turned off the lights, listening as Lin Ruoxi told her stories about her and Xue Rui.

Lin Ruoxi believed that teachers were trustworthy people. Besides, Teacher Xue was Xue Rui’s paternal aunt, so there was nothing she couldn’t tell Xue Xiaying.

After listening for a while, Xue Xiaying felt that Xue Rui wasn’t a bad person at heart. At the very least, he had fundamentally changed Lin Ruoxi’s life, and even her personality had become much more cheerful...

Xue Rui’s ability to provide for himself was also beyond question; he was already well-off at such a young age...

It was just that he wasn’t very respectable, even sniffing a girl’s pillow. The thought of it gave her goosebumps...

In her imagination, if Xue Rui dared to sniff a pillow today, would he dare to sniff Lin Ruoxi’s underwear tomorrow?

’This can’t be allowed to go on!’

Blood rushed to her head, and she felt dizzy. How could the Xue Family produce such a wretched creature?

After a long silence, Lin Ruoxi noticed that Xue Xiaying seemed to have fallen asleep.

The young girl lowered her voice and asked softly, "Teacher, are you asleep?"

Xue Xiaying’s eyes snapped open. ’Why would Lin Ruoxi ask that?’

But at this point, she really didn’t want to talk to Lin Ruoxi anymore. Lin Ruoxi would either ask her rhetorical questions or talk about things related to Xue Rui, and she truly didn’t know what else to discuss. Even though she wasn’t asleep, she had to pretend she was.

Seeing that Xue Xiaying didn’t respond, Lin Ruoxi beamed with joy and quietly got out of bed.

Xue Xiaying paid her no mind, guessing she was just going to the bathroom.

As the door closed, Xue Xiaying felt a little puzzled.

’Why close the bedroom door to go to the bathroom? Is she afraid of waking me?’

"Such a gentle girl," Xue Xiaying mused. ’Xue Rui really hit the jackpot.’

However, she lay in bed waiting for a long time, but Lin Ruoxi still didn’t come back.

Unable to fall asleep no matter what, Xue Xiaying decided to get up and take a look.

But... the living room was pitch black, and the bathroom light was off. Only a faint, eerie blue light emanated from the crack under Xue Rui’s door.

Without a doubt, Lin Ruoxi had gone into Xue Rui’s room!

Xue Xiaying’s breathing grew ragged. ’What is Lin Ruoxi doing in Xue Rui’s room in the middle of the night?’

’Did they plan this? To do something after she fell asleep?’

’Why else would Lin Ruoxi have asked if she was asleep...?’

Many indecent images flashed through Xue Xiaying’s mind, making her limbs feel weak.

’What are those two doing in there?’

’Should I go over and see?’

’What if it’s... ’

Xue Xiaying touched her cheek, which felt searingly hot. Even at her age, she had never experienced *that kind* of thing.

She tiptoed to the front of Xue Rui’s room.

However, when she actually reached the door, she hesitated again.

Her feelings right now were truly complicated...

Curiosity? Anger? Shock? Shame?

None of these words could fully express her current state of mind. She was afraid of hearing something she shouldn’t...

But if she did hear something, what should she do? Go in and stop them? Or pretend she heard nothing at all?

Xue Xiaying paced anxiously in the living room.

Finally, she couldn’t stand it any longer and chose to press her ear against the door.

The moment her cheek touched the door, a cool sensation sobered her up considerably.

’I’m so shameless right now,’ she thought, ’eavesdropping on two children.’

"I’m just ensuring their safety..." Xue Xiaying comforted herself in her heart.

Right now she felt like some pervert spying on people, and then she remembered her identity as Xue Rui’s elder...

She couldn’t shake the feeling that this was a bit like "catching a cheater in the act."

But whose affair was she "catching"?

Xue Xiaying listened at the door for a long time. The room was perfectly quiet. There were none of the unbearable, lewd sounds she had imagined, nor the CREAK CREAK of the bed that would send one’s imagination running wild...

This reassured her greatly, but another question welled up in her heart.

’Then what are they doing?’ Unable to contain her curiosity, Xue Xiaying thought about her duty as their elder to supervise them.

Clinging to this self-reassuring thought, she quietly opened the door.

Lin Ruoxi had repaired the lock and hinges, so Xue Xiaying’s actions made not the slightest noise.

A small blue nightlight glowed beside Lin Ruoxi. She was currently leaning next to Xue Rui’s pillow, watching him with a blissful smile.

The room was silent except for the steady, low hum of the air conditioner.

Xue Rui was fast asleep. He would occasionally turn over, kicking off the thin blanket. The young girl skillfully reached over his body, lifted a corner of the blanket, and covered his navel.

Xue Xiaying stood frozen in place. The reality was worlds apart from her dirty suspicions. Lin Ruoxi had just come to see if Xue Rui was sleeping well.

It reminded her of when Xue Rui was little. When her brother and sister-in-law were busy, she would help take care of the child.

And now, she had imagined such filthy things about these kids! She wanted to slap herself.

However, just as she was thinking this, the young girl leaned forward and brought her nose close to Xue Rui’s body.

Xue Xiaying’s eyes widened in an instant.

’What is Lin Ruoxi doing?’

The young girl thought about how both Xue Rui and Teacher Xue were asleep. It felt as if the whole world belonged to her alone, and her actions grew bolder.

She reached out and gently touched Xue Rui’s earlobe, then brought her nose close to his neck.

Xue Xiaying’s expression turned grim. ’Is Lin Ruoxi going to kiss Xue Rui? I can’t see clearly from this angle.’

Next, the young girl gently hugged Xue Rui.

Xue Xiaying’s brow furrowed. Just a moment ago, she had been calling Xue Rui a pervert.

’But compared to this...’

Xue Rui had only sniffed a pillow, but Lin Ruoxi was...

This had nothing to do with Xue Rui, because he was unconscious. These were all things Lin Ruoxi wanted to do herself...

Xue Xiaying was caught in a dilemma. She felt what Lin Ruoxi was doing was wrong, but she didn’t know how to advise her...

After hesitating for a long time, she sighed inwardly, deciding she would have a proper talk with Lin Ruoxi in the morning.

Just as she was about to close the door and leave, she suddenly felt someone touch her leg.

She turned to look and saw a pair of eerie, glowing green eyes staring at her.

"AH!" Startled, Xue Xiaying let out a piercing shriek.

The young girl was leaning over to hug Xue Rui when the sudden scream startled her. Her foot slipped, and she fell with her full weight onto Xue Rui’s chest.

Xue Rui frowned and coughed a few times. He murmured, "Sleep paralysis... such a strong sense of pressure..."

The violent coughing made it impossible for Xue Rui to stay asleep. Hearing the noise around him, he groggily opened his eyes. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

The scene in the room was something he couldn’t comprehend at all.

The young girl was pressing down on him, a soft sensation on his chest, while his aunt was standing on a chair, and Da Huang was barking, baring its teeth...

"Did I wake up too fast?" Xue Rui’s brow furrowed tightly.

He was sure this wasn’t a dream, but he wouldn’t dare to have a dream like this even if he tried!

"Lin Ruoxi, quick, get it out of here!" Xue Xiaying said, trembling.

Lin Ruoxi was completely at a loss. ’How did it turn into this?’

The young girl frowned and shot Da Huang a glare. Da Huang immediately wagged its tail, lowered its head, and walked out of the room.

Seeing Xue Rui still coughing, she sat beside him with a guilty expression, gently patting his back with her small hands.

"*Cough, cough,* what happened?" Xue Rui asked, completely bewildered.

Xue Xiaying still hadn’t recovered from the scare. She patted her chest and took a deep breath. "Xiaorui, this is hard to explain. I saw Lin Ruoxi leave and not come back, so I followed her to check..."

Like a child who had done something wrong, the young girl stood to the side with her head down, waiting for Xue Rui to scold her.

The last time Xue Rui caught her, she got a scolding. That’s why she had "muted" the door, but she still got caught by him again...

Xue Rui licked his dry lips. Lin Ruoxi instantly understood what he wanted and brought him a glass of water.

After drinking the water, Xue Rui said calmly, "I get it. If there’s nothing else, let’s just go to sleep. The college entrance exams are in two days."

Xue Xiaying was surprised to see how calm Xue Rui was. ’Is he used to this?’

But since Xue Rui had given such a reasonable excuse, she was too embarrassed to ask any more questions.

Xue Xiaying thought for a moment. She felt she couldn’t keep an eye on Lin Ruoxi. ’Maybe I should sleep with Xue Rui. That way, Lin Ruoxi will be more hesitant.’

’After all, this girl has no idea how beautiful she is. If she keeps tempting him like this, can Xue Rui really handle it?’

Xue Xiaying spoke up, "Xiaorui, I’ll sleep with you tonight, okay?"