Classmate Li Zhuangsheng doesn’t want to be reborn

Chapter 499

Li Zhuangsheng was stunned.

"Auntie, sure." Li Zhuangsheng said, "When are you going?"

"It hasn't been decided yet. Maybe... the day after tomorrow?"

Zhu Zhixue tilted her head, then rubbed against Li Zhuangsheng's shoulder like a kitten.

Li Zhuangsheng smiled and kissed her: "Okay, let's go together then."

Zhu Zhixue raised her chin and stared at Li Zhuangsheng in a trance: "You, don't you want to say anything?"

"What should I say?" Li Zhuangsheng pretended to be relaxed.

He felt that there was a difference between relatives and strangers, and that one should not make irresponsible remarks about other people's family situations. Li Zhuangsheng had a general idea of ​​Zhu Zhixue's family situation. When her parents divorced, she lived with her mother, but her mother remarried and gave birth to a younger brother, so she returned her to her father.

To put it bluntly, her mother doesn't want her anymore.

Li Zhuangsheng never asked about the details of the incident. He didn't like talking about other people's sad stories, and Zhu Zhixue never took the initiative to tell Li Zhuangsheng about it. No one likes to expose their family's dirty laundry, especially in front of the opposite sex they like, because they don't want to be looked down upon.

Therefore, Zhu Zhixue neither said anything nor Li Zhuangsheng mentioned it.

Zhu Zhixue once lived with her stepfather and mother for a period of time. At that time, she was called Wang Shuangmei. Li Zhuangsheng had met Wang Shuangmei, and presumably, that was not a happy time.

So Li Zhuangsheng was quite surprised by the sudden invitation from Zhu Zhixue's mother. But he could understand it, after all, she was his biological daughter, and it was normal to have dinner with her occasionally. Besides, Zhu Shan was also on the right track now, so he might not be so resistant anymore.

However, this was the first time Zhu Zhixue mentioned this matter, even though they had been dating for more than half a year.

But none of this mattered. Anyway, since they had already made a promise to be together forever, it was only right for him to meet the girl's parents. As for other matters, if Zhu Zhixue didn't mention it, he wouldn't ask.

After all, this is someone else's family affair...wait a minute.

Li Zhuangsheng suddenly realized that this didn't seem to be someone else's family affair.

"Your mother... doesn't seem to be very nice to you." After a brief silence, Li Zhuangsheng said tentatively.

"It's not good after giving birth to a younger brother..." Zhu Zhixue said softly without denying it.

"Why is she contacting you at this time? Has she contacted you before?"

Li Zhuangsheng was resentful of Zhu Zhixue's mother. In the story Zhu Zhixue told in the future, when she returned home for the New Year, her mother didn't even open the door for her, so she had to stay in the car all night, watching the lights of her mother's house all night.

If her mother had let her in at that time, even just for one night, and left her a bowl of noodles, she would not have been so desperate.

Li Zhuangsheng hugged Zhu Zhixue's waist and pressed her cheek against his chest. He was also guilty on that snowy night.

Sometimes, he would wonder if the video in the KTV had not been played in public, if he had also attended the subsequent party... would he protect her again and become a hero who defended her, just as Zhu Zhixue imagined? Maybe, but the possibility is very low.

He is not a hero, but he is no longer so immature and dares to face the opposing public opinion alone. In a sense, his failure to attend the class reunion has further maintained his "tall" image in Zhu Zhixue's heart.

In fact, Li Zhuangsheng always wondered why Zhu Zhixue gave him the gold lock. Even if she had a deep love for him in middle school, after all, they had been separated for nearly ten years and were almost complete strangers. Could it be that after all these years, she had not met a more worthy partner than the old friend ten years ago?

"I don't know either... We seldom contact each other. Yesterday she told me that she was turning 40 and asked me if I wanted to go out for dinner." Zhu Zhixue pursed her lips and said, "We seldom contact each other... The last time we contacted was before the Chinese New Year... We sent text messages."

"Do you want to go?" Li Zhuangsheng asked.

"I have no idea."

Li Zhuangsheng smiled slightly and stroked her head with his chin: "If you want to go, go. If you don't want to go, don't go."

Zhu Zhixue fell silent for a long time before she said weakly, "Are you going?"

"It's up to you, just go if you want to." "Then... go ahead."

Li Zhuangsheng smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll go with you!"

Zhu Zhixue nodded heavily: "Yes, let's go together."

It seemed that Zhu Zhixue's mother only called Zhu Zhixue and didn't call him. Maybe she didn't even know of his existence. But it didn't matter. She couldn't kick him out.

"We haven't talked on the phone for a long time. Yesterday she called me..." Zhu Zhixue said hesitantly, "She also asked me if my dad was at work."

"After all, he is my ex-husband. It's only natural for me to show some concern for him." Li Zhuangsheng smiled as if nothing had happened.

"Well, I actually don't want to go." Zhu Zhixue stammered.

"why?"

"The last time I went to their house was when I was in the first year of high school. He...kept looking at me..."

Li Zhuangsheng didn't react for a moment: "Who?"

Zhu Zhixue bit her lip, a little embarrassed to speak: "...my brother's father."

Oh, it turned out to be her stepfather.

"He was very kind to me and said he hoped I could go back and live with him more often. My mother was very unhappy... I also felt a little disgusted."

Li Zhuangsheng understood that such private and dirty things were naturally not to be told to others. Zhu Zhixue herself knew what her stepfather wanted to do. She also understood why such a change happened, so she felt disgusted.

After all, when she was still a "fat pig", her stepfather was not kind to her. If he had been a little better, she would not have been sent back to her unreliable father.

"Well, don't be afraid. I will face it with you this time." Li Zhuangsheng held her hand with a firm tone.

"I know, with you here, I'm not afraid of anything!" Zhu Zhixue showed a smile on her face, "You are my hero, you will protect me, right?"

Li Zhuangsheng nodded seriously: "Of course, this time, I will use my life to protect you."

Zhu Zhixue grinned, turned her head, and kissed Li Zhuangsheng gently on the corner of his mouth: "I love you."

"Me too."

……

Today is not a good day, the weather forecast says it will rain.

Li Zhuangsheng looked outside the house. The sky was covered with dark clouds. The air was damp and sultry, waiting for a downpour.

"Are you going out?" Li Xiuyu was in the living room, enjoying the air conditioning, watching TV and playing with his phone.

"Yes, there is something." Li Zhuangsheng said.

"Who do you want to see?" Li Xiuyu asked casually.

Li Zhuangsheng laughed: "You really are the worm in my stomach."

Li Xiuyu curled her lips: "I can tell from the clothes you are wearing. Are you coming back for dinner?"

Li Zhuangsheng hesitated for a moment and said, "No, you can have dinner by yourself, but I will be back as soon as possible."

"Okay, stay safe."

(End of this chapter)