Classmate Li Zhuangsheng doesn’t want to be reborn

Chapter 703 Confession
After paying respects to her parents, Lin Yuehua was about to leave quietly when Li Zhuangsheng said, "Let me also kowtow to our parents."

After saying this, he kowtowed three times to Lin Yuehua's parents.

“Next time, you can bring some paper money to burn,” Li Zhuangsheng said as he stood up.

"Mm," Lin Yuehua said.

"It's so cold outside," Li Zhuangsheng said again. "It feels like it might snow again."

"Then come to my house for a bit."

Upon arriving at Lin Yuehua's house, Li Zhuangsheng pushed his electric scooter into the backyard to charge, then ran to the front room and chatted with his grandmother for a while.

A short while later, Lin Yuehua pushed out her electric scooter and then tied a scarf around Li Zhuangsheng's neck.

“This scarf has been here for many years and has been sitting in the closet. If you feel uncomfortable wearing it, you can take it off.”

Li Zhuangsheng was stunned for a while, then subconsciously covered the scarf around his neck: "It's very nice, it's very warm."

Lin Yuehua smiled slightly, and the two rode their electric scooter back to school.

In the afternoon, Li Zhuangsheng discussed the scholarship with the school leaders. He firmly rejected their suggestion to name the scholarship after him and also stated that he wanted to remain anonymous.

When it came to naming the scholarship, Li Zhuangsheng hesitated for a moment. After thinking for a while, he said, "Let's call it the Qingfeng Lanxue Scholarship."

The sky was hazy and dim, and it started to snow lightly again in the evening.

Two people in school uniforms sat on the platform, softly recounting their student days.

"It's snowing again." Lin Yuehua looked up at the sky, then looked down at her feet.

This time they didn't sit on the top floor, but on the second to last floor, which was very safe.

“It’s nothing, just Xiaoxue.” Li Zhuangsheng shook his head and said softly, “I still remember, the summer after graduating from high school, we sneaked into the school and sat here.”

Lin Yuehua smiled slightly.

Li Zhuangsheng gently touched the rabbit patch on his sleeve and grinned, "Do you remember when we first came here?"

"After the second monthly exam in the second year of high school, you showed me the magazine 'Fiction Illustration' and said that your work had been published. The novel was called 'Blossoming White Peach'."

"Yes, that time was so pure... pure and beautiful. There were no distractions. The night sky was so beautiful that night, I still remember it. You were sitting next to me reading a book, and I was enjoying the evening breeze with a sense of contentment. There was not a single worry in my life."

Lin Yuehua said coldly, "Are you saying that I'm not pretty enough to arouse your lustful thoughts?"

Li Zhuangsheng was speechless: "Hey, what are you thinking!"

Lin Yuehua chuckled: "I was just kidding, you idiot."

Li Zhuangsheng put his arm around Lin Yuehua and kissed her on the lips: "The snow is getting a bit heavy, let's go."

As she stood up to leave, Lin Yuehua slowly exhaled a puff of white breath. Suddenly, she stopped and calmly asked, "Am I really going to Beijing?" "Go ahead, it's alright. It's only a four-hour high-speed train ride from Nanjing to Beijing. If you miss me, you'll be there in half a day. If I miss you, I'll be there in half a day too. Going to Tsinghua University has always been your dream, hasn't it? I won't stop you from pursuing your dream." Li Zhuangsheng glanced back at her, smiling, and said, "I'm not that petty. I fully support you going to the best school to improve yourself."

Lin Yuehua looked at Li Zhuangsheng and smiled slightly: "Actually, I don't necessarily have to go to Tsinghua University. I can stay at Nanjing University to pursue a master's degree. Although I said that in high school, I actually knew that I couldn't get into Tsinghua University. It's just that I aimed high and achieved something in between. I'm already very lucky to have been able to get into Nanjing University."

Li Zhuangsheng was taken aback.

Do you really want me to go to Tsinghua University?

“Of course…” Li Zhuangsheng said, “Nanjing University is also very strong, but how can it compare to Tsinghua and Peking University?”

"Is it for my better future? Or for my dream? With your current wealth, it doesn't matter whether I have a master's degree from Nanjing University or Tsinghua University, and I've already told you, studying at Tsinghua isn't my real dream." Lin Yuehua tilted her head and asked, "So, who do you want me to go to Tsinghua for?"

Li Zhuangsheng was speechless for a moment, and when he met Lin Yuehua's clear and bright eyes, he actually turned his face away guiltily.

"I, I, I was just saying..." Li Zhuangsheng stammered, "If you don't want to go, then you don't have to go. Beijing is so far away, and I'm actually reluctant to let you go. What if you run into some handsome Tsinghua University guy... I thought you wanted to go. If you want to go, I will definitely support you."

Lin Yuehua lowered her head and smiled silently.

"Hey, your shoelaces are untied." Li Zhuangsheng squatted down and tied the shoelaces on Lin Yuehua's riding boots. "These riding boots are comfortable, aren't they? I spent a long time choosing them. I remember the last time I tied your shoelaces was on the playground, do you remember?"

"The school sports meet during my second year of high school."

Li Zhuangsheng finished tying his shoelaces, stood up, and laughed, "You actually remember it so clearly."

“I was so happy at the time, my heart was pounding. Not only that, but when I first sat on the back of your electric scooter, my heart was pounding even harder.”

"I really didn't notice that you didn't show any expression at the time."

After Li Zhuangsheng finished speaking, the two fell silent again.

What does it mean to stand alone between heaven and earth, with a gentle breeze scattering orchids and snow?

Lin Yuehua looked up at the night sky, the night wind ruffling her hair. Light snowflakes drifted down, sparkling under the streetlights, like tiny, almost invisible sprites dancing around her.

“It’s really not easy to do that,” Lin Yuehua said again. “You always think so highly of me, so I can only try my best to live up to your expectations.”

"Lan Zhenxin is so lucky. She doesn't have to do anything to maintain that perfect image forever. It's so wonderful that she once occupied Su Qingyue's heart for so many years. I'm so jealous."

"I..." Li Zhuangsheng stammered, "I...no, I am..."

“Actually, I’ve always understood.” Lin Yuehua reached out to stop Li Zhuangsheng from speaking, and smiled as she held his hand. “I am who I am. I was the one who taught you, the one who knitted you a scarf, the one who walked with you in the breeze on the playground, the one who sat on the back of your electric scooter… even the one who kissed you on the lips was me, and the one holding your hand like this now is still me. The one who accompanied you through high school and college is still me. Thinking about it this way, she should be the one who’s jealous. If she knew about me, she would be insanely jealous. She has nothing, she’s never held your hand, and she’s never heard you say ‘I love you.’”

Li Zhuangsheng remained silent.

Silent.

“Li Zhuangsheng!” Lin Yuehua’s voice suddenly became a little sharp as she stared at Li Zhuangsheng and smiled, “If, if you were to become a person from the future again, then please forget me, and forget Lan Zhenxin too. You must treat her as the only one, the one and only, Lin Yuehua.”

(End of this chapter)