Classmate Li Zhuangsheng doesn’t want to be reborn

Chapter 619 The Night Before
Li Xiuyu spat out a mouthful of water and then choked and coughed repeatedly.

No, although I do have such an idea, you are moving too fast. I will not allow Li Zhuangsheng to date anyone before he graduates from university!
"Ah, ah?"

Li Zhuangsheng was also stunned. For a moment he felt as if a mountain was pressing down on him, as if he was facing a complete destruction. The dagger was already in Jing Ke's hand, stabbing him in the face.

He was frightened for a moment. At that moment, rejection didn't seem to be a 100% option.

"You misunderstood!" Hu Mengdie waved her hands quickly when she saw their expressions. She was afraid of being misunderstood, and her face became even redder. "I mean, pretend to be my boyfriend first!"

"Pretend?" Li Xiuyu finally came to his senses and said calmly, "What's wrong? Why are you suddenly talking about this?"

"Oh, is it still that Lu Qian?" Li Zhuangsheng also reacted.

"Hmm..." Hu Mengdie nodded slightly, looking embarrassed. "Oh, I'm so annoyed with him! I've already quit the volunteer club, but I didn't expect that he would still pester me these days!"

"Lu Qian is the idiot who smashed our electric bike?" Li Xiuyu turned his head and asked Li Zhuangsheng.

Li Zhuangsheng nodded.

Li Xiuyu could not hide this matter at all. After all, the car had been shattered into pieces by Lu Qian's violent attack and could not be repaired. Moreover, it was so damaged that even if it was repaired, Li Zhuangsheng would not dare to use it again.

That night, after watching Hu Mengdie return to the dormitory, Li Zhuangsheng was worried about what might happen, so he removed the battery and walked around with it for a while before finding a small shop that repaired electric bikes. He gave the battery to the owner and described in detail how his bike was smashed, saying that the battery might have been impacted and that there was a safety risk, and he repeatedly hoped that the owner would handle it properly.

The boss gladly accepted the battery and was interested in the remaining parts, so under the leadership of Li Zhuangsheng, he drove an electric tricycle to recycle all the broken cars. Li Zhuangsheng did not take a penny during the whole process, but continued to ask the boss to do a detailed inspection of the battery and properly handle it.

After that, I took a taxi back to school and told Li Xiuyu about the incident.

But it didn’t matter whether he said it or not, because Hu Mengdie had already told Li Xiuyu what happened.

During this period, Li Zhuangsheng occasionally asked Hu Mengdie about Lu Qian's follow-up situation, but Hu Mengdie's expression was hard to describe, and Li Zhuangsheng was really speechless as to why there would be such a bootlicker.

"Oh, you are miserable too." Li Xiuyu expressed deep sympathy to Hu Mengdie.

Although there were many boys chasing after her, none of them was as persistent as Lu Qian, who didn't let her go even after she quit the club. I couldn't help but shed a few bitter tears for Hu Mengdie.

"So you want me to pretend to date you in front of Lu Qian, and then make him give up completely, right?"

After understanding the cause and effect, Li Zhuangsheng felt much more relieved.

"At least, you won't pester me like before." Hu Mengdie smiled bitterly, "Of course, you can refuse...but I really don't know what other methods there are, and I don't know who to find."

Li Zhuangsheng's heart skipped a beat and his face showed hesitation.

"Xiu Yu, what do you think?" Li Zhuangsheng turned his head and asked.

"I'll lie down and watch..." Li Xiuyu said unhappily.

She was also hesitant. Of course, she didn't want to see Hu Mengdie and Li Zhuangsheng dating so early, but if they were just pretending to date to deceive Lu Qian, it wouldn't be so unacceptable. Hu Mengdie was her best friend, and also the future bedmate of Li Zhuangsheng in her mind.

Moreover, she had heard about Lu Qian's deeds in the past few months, especially after he smashed her car two months ago, she had only a negative impression of Lu Qian. It was reasonable for Hu Mengdie to make such a request, after all, this Lu Qian was just a stupid second-generation rich man.

Equally important, after so many years of getting along, she has come to trust Hu Mengdie quite a bit.

"Forget it. Hu Mengdie is really miserable. Anyway, it's just to deceive Lu Qian. You can pretend to be Hu Mengdie's boyfriend in front of him and warn him not to harass Hu Mengdie again!"

This was the first time that Hu Mengdie encountered such a dilemma in all these years. At this moment, even someone as heartless as Li Xiuyu could not refuse Hu Mengdie's request.

"Uh..." However, although Li Xiuyu expressed his agreement, Li Zhuangsheng did not agree immediately.

He was still hesitating.

It is not a problem for someone to pretend to be Hu Mengdie, as long as both of them have a clear conscience.

"Well, you can think about it again. I know your difficulties... Just give me your answer in a few days." Hu Mengdie lowered her eyes, unable to conceal her disappointment in her voice.

"Everyone would risk their lives for their friends, why can't you do that?" Li Xiuyu glanced at Li Zhuangsheng, "Can you bear to watch Hu Mengdie being harassed by a pervert every day?"

She was not speaking for Hu Mengdie, she just knew that Li Zhuangsheng's hesitation at the moment was because of Zhu Zhixue. This made her very unhappy!

It's been almost a year since we broke up, and you're still dreaming of getting back together with Zhu Da Nai, right? I won't let you do that!

"Okay, I'll think about it and try to reply to you as soon as possible!" Li Zhuangsheng had to smile apologetically to Hu Mengdie.

"Well, it's okay if you don't agree... I can think of other ways... or find someone else..."

Hu Mengdie did not force Li Zhuangsheng, but tried her best to give him a way out.

Li Zhuangsheng nodded with some annoyance.

"Oh, right!" Li Zhuangsheng forced himself to change the subject, "When did you go to Europe for research?"

"July 7rd." said Hu Mengdie.

"Oh, I see. That's only a month away." Li Zhuangsheng nodded to himself. "Xiu Yu, have fun. Bring the company's Leica Q over and take more photos for me!"

"I know, I know..." Li Xiuyu stretched out his voice.

Hu Mengdie mentioned the study tour in early May. When the three of them were having dinner together, Hu Mengdie mentioned a study tour that would allow them to travel to Europe for a month.

There are seven European countries on the itinerary, and the general content is that you can visit art galleries such as the Louvre, the British Museum, and the Van Gogh Museum. You can also visit the Colosseum in Rome, the Acropolis in Athens, the Palace of Versailles... and even visit famous European universities such as Cambridge and the Technical University of Munich.

Hu Mengdie said enthusiastically that this study tour had been going on for many years without any surprises. She had already planned to sign up, and enthusiastically invited Li Zhuangsheng and Li Xiuyu to go with her.

When Li Xiuyu heard Hu Mengdie's words, he secretly thought it was not good. Sure enough, Li Zhuangsheng was very interested after hearing Hu Mengdie's words. He said that he was busy with the animation of the studio and could not spare the time, but Li Xiuyu could go! So the matter was settled.

In fact, Li Xiuyu was not completely uninterested in studying abroad. The cost of tens of thousands of yuan did not seem to be a lot for Li Zhuangsheng. It was just a one-month trip abroad, and Li Zhuangsheng was not there... There was no need.

But she knew that Li Zhuangsheng really wanted her to go out and play, so she didn't try to persuade him. She also happened to have a passport, although she hadn't used it yet.

"When you get to Europe, keep an eye on your wallet and cell phone. Although the situation is okay now, there are more thieves than in China. As the old saying goes, if there is no stealing, it is not England, and if there is no robbery, it is not France." Li Zhuangsheng told Li Xiuyu and Hu Mengdie, with a look of compassion, "There is nothing we can do. Capitalist countries are systematically corrupt and incompetent."

"Then why do you force me to go..." Li Xiu Yu hummed.

"We can't help it. With the influx of refugees from the Middle East and the worsening economic situation in Europe, the situation in Europe will only get worse. Let's go and have a look while it's still bearable." Li Zhuangsheng shrugged and said with a smile, "It seems that Northern Europe is also on your itinerary. I wonder if we can see the aurora..."

"Are you really not going with us?" Hu Mengdie blinked.

Li Zhuangsheng smiled and nodded: "Well, that period was when our animation just started to be broadcast. I needed to be in China and couldn't get away. Just have fun! I'll go again when I have the chance."

Actually, making animations was not the real reason. He was the least important person in the whole studio. He also had a sense of responsibility. Rather than calling himself the boss, he was more like the client of Zhuangsheng Xundie Studio. He was mainly there to make demands. As long as the funds were in place, the animations could be made without him.

However, Li Zhuangsheng knew that he would not be able to go abroad for at least the next ten or even twenty years, and there was no need to try. He had no complaints about this, and he was not very interested in Europe. It was just a rare opportunity, so it would be good for Li Xiuyu to go out and broaden his horizons. Besides, it would at least be a wonderful life experience!
"That's such a pity..." Hu Mengdie sighed, "Is there anything you want? Xiu Yu and I will bring you a gift."

"I don't want anything either." Li Zhuangsheng smiled and shrugged. "I don't like luxury goods, and now the whole world is full of Made in China. If you see any local snacks or something, just take some. Or if you see an unsharpened Swiss Army knife, you can bring one for me, but remember to ask if it can pass security first... Oh, by the way, Xie Jiangqing is going with you, right?"

"Yeah." Hu Mengdie nodded, "She is looking forward to it too!"

"It's just right. Why don't you three form a group of sisters and go enjoy the last rays of light in old Europe." Li Zhuangsheng said with a smile, "Xiu Yu, get along well with Xie Jiangqing. Don't quarrel with her every day like you did in elementary school!"

"I'm not going to argue with her. She's not a child anymore!"

Li Xiuyu glared at Li Zhuangsheng and thought to himself, if you were not here, I would never quarrel with her in my entire life!
Li Zhuangsheng patted Li Xiuyu on the head and said, "After dinner, I'll take you to the company. The sample films are basically out. Go and take a look!"

"Yeah." Li Xiuyu agreed casually.

During this period, she also went to Zhuang Shengxundie Animation Studio several times, but she was not very interested in it. Every time she went there, she would just stay in a corner and play games on the company computer.

After dinner, the three of them went to the studio. After watching the sample film, Li Xiuyu also gave a high and objective evaluation.

After parting with Li Zhuangsheng and his sister, Hu Mengdie returned to the dormitory. She lay on the bed, silently looking at the moldy ceiling.

Nanjing was already quite hot in early June. There was no air conditioning in the dormitory, only an old electric fan that kept squeaking.

She knew that the day of revenge was approaching.

After deliberately rejecting Lu Qian, she showed some ambiguity in her expression, making Lu Qian always feel that he had a chance, which was why he showed such great hostility in front of Li Zhuangsheng.

She brought Li Zhuangsheng and Lu Qian to meet in order to deepen Li Zhuangsheng's impression of Lu Qian's "persistence". Even the day after Lu Qian confessed his love with candles downstairs, Hu Mengdie deliberately fed Li Zhuangsheng sweetly, which was also part of the plan. She deliberately let Lu Qian see it.

No one can endure such grievance and insult, Lu Qian will definitely explode.

Since he exploded at Li Zhuangsheng, Hu Mengdie could pretend to be a good person to win Li Zhuangsheng's favor and thoroughly deepen the other party's stereotype of being "persistent".

All of this was for the sake of today, when she could confidently ask Li Zhuangsheng to pretend to be her boyfriend in front of Li Xiuyu.

In fact, Hu Mengdie has completely cut off contact with Lu Qian, because the living Lu Qian is no longer useful. She only needs to borrow this image. Anyway, how could Li Zhuangsheng and Li Xiuyu know?

Hu Mengdie also took this opportunity to leave the volunteer club.

She was not a person who was keen on community service, although it would not matter if she occasionally did some voluntary work with Li Zhuangsheng. She joined the volunteer club just to attract Li Zhuangsheng's favor.

For a man like Li Zhuangsheng, seduction is not the best method. Lin Yuehua is not as pretty as her, nor as pretty as Zhu Zhixue. But she occupies a big place in Li Zhuangsheng's heart.

Li Zhuangsheng would appreciate a person's spirit and soul more. Hu Mengdie did this just to please him.

This successfully achieved its goal, so the volunteer club could find a good excuse to quit and do other things.

"Avoiding harassment from second-generation rich people" is the perfect excuse.

After pretending for more than two years, she patiently forced Li Zhuangsheng into her trap step by step. She clearly felt the change in Li Zhuangsheng's attitude towards her. The relationship between the two had already broken through the ordinary friendship. They were ambiguous with each other and enjoyed the ambiguity.

All it takes is an opportunity.

Of course, Hu Mengdie already had a complete plan, but the prerequisite was that Li Xiuyu could not be there.

Li Xiuyu is the only variable. Given the harmonious relationship between the brother and sister, if Li Xiuyu is with Li Zhuangsheng, Hu Mengdie will not be able to succeed.

So she must be sent away. One month is enough.

"Hehe, hehehe..." Hu Mengdie smiled foolishly.

……

The cicadas were getting noisier day by day. Li Zhuangsheng finished all his final exams and rode his electric bike to the studio.

The animation would be released in two days, and almost everyone was doing the final checks and adjustments. Li Zhuangsheng didn't bother them too much, and took an ice cream and walked into the office. Coincidentally, Hu Mengdie was there too.

"Oh, it's over..." Hu Mengdie lamented to Li Zhuangsheng as soon as she arrived, "I may not be able to go to the research study!"

"Ah, what's wrong?" Li Zhuangsheng was stunned.

"We classical dance students have to represent the school in competitions, so we have to stay in school for training in July!" Hu Mengdie cried, "I went to the study agency, but they were only willing to refund half of my fees!"

(End of this chapter)