Classmate Li Zhuangsheng doesn’t want to be reborn

Chapter 731 IF·0·3
Hu Mengdie secretly observed Li Zhuangsheng's expression, her mood becoming even more inexplicable, and she sighed softly.

The two fell silent. Li Zhuangsheng wanted to start a conversation, but he was already somewhat socially awkward, and with Hu Mengdie on the other end, he was too nervous to say a word.

Hu Mengdie seemed to have no interest in chatting at the moment, and simply walked forward with her head covered. Neither of them had any money on them, and they couldn't hail a taxi.

Having already sensed something was amiss, Hu Mengdie was filled with a thousand conflicting emotions and felt extremely annoyed, even developing a dislike for Li Zhuangsheng. If she weren't genuinely frightened, she wouldn't have wanted Li Zhuangsheng to take her home.

She had already read some of her chat history with Li Zhuangsheng, and she was certain that she and Li Zhuangsheng were married. She had even sent him those lewd photos and said she was waiting for him at home… How could I have become like this!
Besides, this Li Zhuangsheng looks so ordinary. He's a little handsome... but he really looks so plain. Looking at the chat history, he seems to be just an office worker. Did I really marry such an ordinary person?

Hu Mengdie couldn't help but recall how her friends had pointed at Li Zhuangsheng and teased her, "Oh, isn't that your husband?"

How could her words have come true! She felt like crying.

Who would have thought that she had only taken a nap in class, and when she woke up, she was already married to a stranger!

After walking for a long time, Hu Mengdie finally returned to the neighborhood she remembered. The two quietly went upstairs and walked all the way to their front door.

"Thank you. I'm home now," Hu Mengdie said to Li Zhuangsheng.

Her mind is a mess right now; she needs to be alone for a while.

"Oh...are you sure this is still your home?"

"Yes, I called my mom." Hu Mengdie bit her lip.

"Okay." Li Zhuangsheng nodded knowingly, realizing that his mission was complete and it was time to leave.

Turning around, Li Zhuangsheng suddenly mustered up his courage and said, "Hey, by the way, can you add me on QQ? My QQ number is..."

Hu Mengdie interrupted, "I'm not quite used to this phone yet..."

Li Zhuangsheng lowered his head somewhat dejectedly: "Oh, oh."

Seeing this, Hu Mengdie felt she had gone too far. She thought that Li Zhuangsheng would definitely find the charger and turn on the phone after he got home, and would definitely find out the truth. So she said gently, "Besides, it's not even certain whether you're still using your previous QQ account."

"Oh, you're right!" Li Zhuangsheng slapped his forehead.

“Then let’s talk about it tomorrow,” Hu Mengdie said. “I’ll play around with this phone tonight; maybe we can find each other’s contact information.”

"Oh, okay!" Li Zhuang nodded vigorously. "If I remember anything, I'll tell you. If you remember anything, tell me too."

"Okay, sure!" Hu Mengdie forced a smile.

"I'm leaving."

"Ah."

Li Zhuangsheng glanced at Hu Mengdie again, waved with a smile, and turned to quietly go downstairs.

Hearing that Li Zhuangsheng had indeed come downstairs, Hu Mengdie took out her key from her pocket and slowly inserted it.

The door opened, and she breathed a slight sigh of relief.

She was terrified and all she wanted was to go back to her room and lie on her bed.

Afraid of waking her father, Hu Mengdie tiptoed back to her room. Suddenly, she froze again—the door had been switched?

Without thinking twice, she opened the door and quietly went inside.

……

"What a pity, Hu Mengdie's house is so close, how come it only took a short while to get there?" Li Zhuangsheng felt regretful as he walked out of Hu Mengdie's apartment building.

After walking a few more steps, I arrived at another apartment building, and the paper bag I had been carrying suddenly broke.

"What on earth is this thing? It's so heavy!" Li Zhuangsheng sighed helplessly. It felt like there was a lump of iron inside!
It was too cold that day, and there was snow everywhere. With nowhere to sit, Li Zhuangsheng was too lazy to open it. But he figured it was something he'd carried with him the moment he opened his eyes, so it might contain something important. But the rope had broken… Li Zhuangsheng had no choice but to take the box out and stuff it into his pocket. Luckily, his down jacket pockets were large enough to barely fit it. He didn't throw away the paper bag; he folded it up and put it in another pocket.

"Why do I feel a little dizzy..." Li Zhuangsheng patted his forehead lightly, as if he had been drinking.

He had actually been feeling a bit dizzy for a while, but he kept putting on a brave face in front of Hu Mengdie.

Never mind, I'll go home first. Li Zhuangsheng thought to himself, whatever happens, I'll tell my parents. Even if others don't believe me, I still have Li Xiuyu!
He glanced at the unfamiliar apartment building one last time before quickly leaving.

"Holy crap... Hu Mengdie's home is so far away..."

After walking for a long time, Li Zhuangsheng finally returned to the entrance of RT-Mart, his legs aching. Fortunately, being at RT-Mart meant his home wasn't far away.

After walking for another ten minutes or so, Li Zhuangsheng found his residential compound.

The reason for using the word "searched" is that Li Zhuangsheng discovered a large farmers' market had been built at the entrance of his residential compound, along with a night market. The cement factory next door was also gone, replaced by a brand new residential compound.

So he was stunned for a while before he dared to be sure that he hadn't gone to the wrong place!
"Things have changed so much in the last ten years," Li Zhuangsheng muttered as he hurried home.

I just don't know if my house is still there, or if I've moved. What if I have? Then I'll have to borrow someone else's phone to make calls... What if I've changed my phone number too?
Never mind, I'll go home and check first before I say anything!
Upon returning to the familiar gate, Li Zhuangsheng noticed that the lock had been changed.

"A combination lock? That's so advanced..."

Li Zhuangsheng muttered something and tried pressing the button. The door opened.

Good, good, it seems the home is still there!
Li Zhuangsheng breathed a sigh of relief; he was finally home!

As soon as he entered the house, the living room was pitch black. He took off his shoes and turned on the outside light.

Perhaps hearing the commotion outside, Li Minghua put on a down jacket and came out of the bedroom.

"Why are you back again!"

Li Minghua's eyes widened, her voice tinged with anger.

"Dad!"

Looking at Li Minghua in front of him, Li Zhuangsheng felt a deep sense of kinship.

However, Li Zhuangsheng's warm welcome was quickly met with a cold shoulder. Li Minghua said coldly, "I'm warning you, if you come to my house again, I'll break your legs!"

"Huh?" Li Zhuangsheng was taken aback.

No, when I woke up, I found myself in a parallel universe? My home isn't my home anymore, and my dad isn't my dad anymore?

"What are you doing here so late? Get back home right now!" Li Minghua pushed Li Zhuangsheng out.

"This...this is my home!" Li Zhuangsheng was now really anxious. "Dad, don't you recognize me?"

"I don't know this place! This is my home, get out of here!" Li Minghua said with a look of disgust. "What a piece of trash! You have a home but you never come home! You don't even care about your wife anymore!"

"Dad, Li Zhuangsheng has disappeared, and we can't get through to him on the phone..." Suddenly, the door was opened again, and Li Xiuyu rushed into the house.

"Huh?" Li Zhuangsheng was taken aback.

"Huh?" Li Xiuyu was stunned.

"Huh?" Li Minghua tilted his head and looked at Li Zhuangsheng in front of him.

"What's wrong?" Chen Lanying also came out of the bedroom.

(End of this chapter)