Classmate Li Zhuangsheng doesn’t want to be reborn

Li Zhuangsheng and Hu Mengdie stayed in Nanjing for several days, undergoing almost all kinds of examinations and treatments, but unfortunately, they ultimately returned empty-handed.

"I'm going back tomorrow..."

Li Zhuangsheng lay on the hotel bed, his emotions somewhat inexplicable.

To be honest, he wasn't in a particular hurry to regain his memories. But these past few days had certainly been exhilarating.

Because Li Xiuyu brought him a tablet, he spent almost all his free time watching cartoons. To him, this was a treasure trove accumulated over 10 years!

Of course, this also caused Hu Mengdie to secretly roll her eyes at him countless times.

If Li Zhuangsheng hadn't intentionally chosen not to watch harem anime outside, he would probably have been considered a pervert by Hu Mengdie by now.

Li Xiuyu raised an eyebrow: "You don't want to leave? Then you can stay in Nanjing for a few more days. I'll show you around. It's almost March, let's go see the plum blossoms?"

"Is this okay? I don't want to go back to work?" Li Zhuangsheng blinked.

Although he doesn't really understand, his boss must have some complaints about him not going back to work for so long.
Although he really wanted to have some fun in Nanjing.

"It's nothing. Your lousy workplace doesn't have much to do all day. One more person won't make a difference, and one less person won't make a difference either." Li Xiuyu waved his hand. "It's rare for me to take a sick leave!"

"Then I have to go back... to update the novel. I see people in the reader group urging me all day long."

Although many people tagged Li Zhuangsheng, ordering him to quickly hand over Li Xiuyu's contact information.

Li Xiuyu looked Li Zhuangsheng up and down: "When did you become so diligent?"

Li Zhuangsheng was taken aback: "Was I really that lazy?"

Before meeting Hu Mengdie, I was indeed quite lazy, content with a few thousand yuan a month. But after meeting her, I suddenly became very ambitious, updating my blog constantly, afraid that I wasn't earning enough and wasn't good enough for her. What a simp!

"Whatever you want, go home tomorrow." Li Xiuyu didn't care at all. "Don't forget to take your medicine before you go to sleep."

"Understood," Li Zhuangsheng said.

Hu Mengdie walked out of the bathroom, dressed neatly, and Li Xiuyu followed her in to take a shower.

Li Zhuangsheng glanced at Hu Mengdie. Although her clothes were neat, her hair was still a little damp, and a charming blush appeared on her cheeks, reminding Li Zhuangsheng of the red glow on the horizon at the end of the first year of high school military training.

She's so beautiful, no wonder she's Hu Mengdie. Li Zhuangsheng couldn't help but glance at her a few more times until Hu Mengdie turned around.

"Ahem... well, I'm going back tomorrow. But would you like to stay in Nanjing for a few more days?" Li Zhuangsheng coughed lightly. "I heard the plum blossoms in Nanjing are in bloom, and they're quite beautiful."

"No need," Hu Mengdie said curtly. "I have things to do when I get back."

“Oh, right, I have a lot of things to do when I get back…” Li Zhuangsheng chimed in.

Their interactions these past few days have been so stiff, both in public and in private. They seem to have nothing to say to each other, even though they should have a lot to talk about under these circumstances.

Li Zhuangsheng tried to start a conversation several times, but Hu Mengdie always remained indifferent to him, displaying a completely aloof demeanor.

After this brief exchange, Li Zhuangsheng seemed to have completed some task. He stopped trying to make a fool of himself, put on his headphones, and continued watching anime on his tablet.

Not long after, Li Xiuyu also finished showering and came out, crawling into Hu Mengdie's bed.

Li Xiuyu was driven to Hu Mengdie's bed by Li Zhuangsheng because Hu Mengdie had casually remarked a few days earlier, "You two siblings have such a good relationship."

Hu Mengdie stared blankly at her phone, her head down. Right now, the most important thing was probably the dance studio. She'd caught up on her situation these past few days; she'd co-founded a dance studio, but including herself, there were only four dance teachers. Now that she wasn't there, the other three suddenly felt a lot of pressure.

Therefore, these days they keep asking Hu Mengdie when she can come back.

Hu Mengdie didn't know how to answer. She felt guilty and fearful, and dared not tell others about her amnesia, so she rarely replied, only saying that she would recover soon.

But what good would going back do? Would I be able to handle my previous job? Would I just cause them more trouble?

All of this is still unknown.

Her only consolation at this moment was that Xie Jiangqing's attitude towards her remained the same, and the two were still best friends. Hu Mengdie also mustered up the courage to tell her about her amnesia.

Xie Jiangqing indeed expressed her concern for her and often talked to Hu Mengdie on WeChat, with the two chatting for a long time.

Thanks to Xie Jiangqing, Hu Mengdie learned a lot about what happened after she entered the second year of high school.

Xie Jiangqing kept telling her about their past. After learning that they had always been good friends, Hu Mengdie felt relieved and they agreed to talk in detail when they returned to the county.

These days, Hu Mengdie and Hu Mengke have had very little contact.

Compared to her best friend with whom she could talk about anything, her younger sister, whom she remembered as just a primary school student, was clearly much more distant.

Hu Mengdie still can't get used to Hu Meng's sudden growth. There are some things she wants to say but doesn't know where to start, and she feels like a "familiar stranger".

This might be because the two weren't very close before. In Hu Mengdie's memory, she and Hu Mengke weren't exactly best friends.

In addition, Hu Mengke's attitude towards her before coming to Nanjing gave her a sense of calculation and distance, so Hu Mengdie rarely took the initiative to contact Hu Mengke these days.

On the contrary, Hu Mengke took the initiative to send several caring greetings, asking if the two had recovered their memories or remembered any parts of them.

Hu Mengdie, of course, answered her sister's questions in detail. Sometimes she would also take the initiative to inquire about Hu Mengke's situation.

She felt that no matter what, Hu Mengke was her sister, and the bond of blood could not be changed.

Now that Hu Mengke has grown up, the two will definitely become very close sisters. She can help me then.

How about we spend another day in Nanjing?

At this moment, Hu Mengdie suddenly sent a text message to Li Zhuangsheng.
Li Zhuangsheng heard his phone ring once, and he saw that it was a WeChat message from Hu Mengdie. He looked at the other party with some surprise.

This was the first time Hu Mengdie had sent him a text message since they both lost their memories.

Besides, the two of them are in the same room, so they can just say what they want directly. There's no need to contact each other via WeChat, right?
Could it be that they wanted to keep it from Li Xiuyu? But what's the point of hiding it?

Li Zhuangsheng was stunned for a moment, then he understood.

“I don’t want to go back tomorrow. I want to stay in Nanjing a little longer,” Li Zhuangsheng said, turning to Li Xiuyu.

"Sure, what do you want to play?" Li Xiuyu glanced at Hu Mengdie lazily.

Li Zhuangsheng looked at Hu Mengdie.

[Confucius Temple] Hu Mengdie sent another WeChat message.

"I want to go to Confucius Temple!" Li Zhuangsheng said.

"Whatever you want, just tell Mom," Li Xiuyu said lazily.

Li Zhuangsheng glanced at Hu Mengdie again, and seeing that she was looking at her phone as if it were none of his business, he dialed Chen Lanying's number.

After explaining his purpose, Chen Lanying didn't refuse. She had originally intended for Li Zhuangsheng to relax, but he was only interested in going home to watch those erotic anime and didn't want to stay in Nanjing, so he decided to go home the next day. Since Li Zhuangsheng was in the mood for sightseeing, Chen Lanying had no objection.

Although the doctor couldn't find the cause of their illness and no one could solve their problems, he suggested that Li Zhuangsheng and Hu Mengdie stay relaxed, which would be beneficial for their recovery.

After quickly resolving the issue, Li Zhuangsheng hung up the phone and looked at Hu Mengdie again.

Hu Mengdie still didn't look at him, but simply sent him a WeChat message: 【Thank you】

"You're welcome," Li Zhuangsheng replied quickly. "Didn't I just ask you if you didn't want to play?"

I don't like looking at plum blossoms.

Li Zhuangsheng looked at the text message, opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing. He didn't know what to say.

[Oh oh oh] Li Zhuangsheng replied.

That was the end of the conversation between the two. Li Zhuangsheng continued watching the animation, wearing bone conduction headphones.

I never imagined that with technology so advanced these days, there would still be such amazing things as bone conduction... although I always feel that Japanese anime doesn't seem to have made much progress.

It could also be a problem with the subject matter you were reading.

Online reviews say that recent anime like "Demon Slayer" and "Violet Evergarden" are well-made, but unfortunately, they're not his type. He's more interested in lighthearted romantic comedies set in school, occasionally with a touch of isekai (another world) protagonist.

Taking advantage of this illness, I'm going to binge-watch anime, play visual novels, and read light novels like "Baka and Test" once I get home. They should all be finished by now!
Watching anime and reading comics on this big tablet is so awesome!

I heard I also have a study and a computer. Hmm, I'm so happy!

"Go to bed early tonight." Li Xiuyu glanced at Li Zhuangsheng sideways. "The doctor said not to stay up late and to go to bed early and get up early."

Li Zhuangsheng muttered, "I don't think this doctor is very useful... So many days have passed, and he still can't find anything."

Li Xiuyu glared at him and threatened, "Then you'd better go to sleep early, or I'll lock your tablet and you won't be able to play anything!"

Li Zhuangsheng clenched his teeth, not daring to refute. There was nothing he could do; with his elder brother's authority weakened, he could only let this brat temporarily ride on his head and shit on him.

Hu Mengdie quickly exchanged text messages with Xie Jiangqing, telling her that she was going to Confucius Temple the next day and would bring her a gift.

As night deepened, Li Zhuangsheng turned off his tablet at Li Xiuyu's command and tossed and turned in bed.

"Are you a maggot? Aren't you going to sleep?"

Li Xiuyu was furious and sat up. Even though she was on the next bed, she could hear Li Zhuangsheng turning over in bed.

“You go to sleep, I didn’t disturb you!” Li Zhuangsheng said.

"You keep tossing and turning, how am I supposed to sleep? Hu Mengdie can't sleep either!"

"Okay, okay, I'll try not to roll over!" Li Zhuangsheng muttered softly.

Li Xiuyu clicked her tongue, got out of bed, and crawled into Li Zhuangsheng's quilt.

"What are you doing here?" Li Zhuangsheng exclaimed in surprise. "You'd better go back right now!"

"I see you seem to have trouble sleeping by yourself. I'll go back after you fall asleep!" Li Xiuyu sneered.

"I can sleep, you go back now!"

Li Zhuangsheng became increasingly shy. In front of Hu Mengdie, Li Zhuangsheng felt a little embarrassed, as if he were a sissy.

"Stop talking nonsense, I'll go back after you fall asleep!" Li Xiuyu said fiercely. "Hurry up and go to sleep, or I'll lock your tablet!"

Li Zhuangsheng reluctantly closed his eyes, thinking to himself, "You're making me lose face in front of Hu Mengdie!"
He closed his eyes. He couldn't sleep not because he wanted to watch anime. There were many reasons why he couldn't sleep, including amnesia, but the main reason for now was... he missed Hu Mengke.

Although it might seem like he's a scumbag, he genuinely misses his sister-in-law, purely out of lust.

Whenever the night is quiet, he misses the love Hu Mengke gave him that night, Hu Mengke's softness and wetness, her perfect, two-dimensional body and appearance... To this day, Li Zhuangsheng still feels like he is dreaming.

He couldn't forget it; it was etched deeply into his mind.

In the world of anime and manga, the older sister/teacher type is usually the type Li Zhuangsheng likes. There's a term now, "rebellious disciple," and Li Zhuangsheng's probability of becoming a rebellious disciple in visual novels is 100%.

He felt like he was the child who got run over by a truck, and although it was really wrong to think like that... but I really wanted to be run over again!

These days, Hu Mengke often contacts him to inquire about his progress. Li Zhuangsheng usually blushes, deletes and rewrites for a while, and replies in a flustered manner.

He read through all his chat history with Hu Mengke and felt that there was nothing more than an ambiguous relationship between a "sister-in-law" and a "brother-in-law".

When Hu Mengke contacted him, she never mentioned what happened that night. She just asked about his well-being and acted as if nothing had happened, as if it was just a dream of Li Zhuangsheng.

But Li Zhuangsheng knew it was absolutely true; he just didn't understand why Hu Mengke would do that.

Could it be that he's a master of visual novels and unknowingly won over his sister-in-law? Just like Katsuragi Keima?
Why am I so clueless right now? Damn it, it must be because I haven't played enough visual novels yet!

Looks like I'll definitely have to play more visual novels when I get back to improve my rank!

Li Zhuangsheng suddenly stood up.

"What are you doing?" Li Xiuyu was taken aback.

"Going to the toilet..."

Li Zhuangsheng bent over, speaking in a barely audible voice, his voice trembling with guilt.

Li Xiuyu raised an eyebrow but said nothing.

Li Zhuangsheng stayed in the bathroom for a while before slowly walking out, his eyes calm.

"Can you fall asleep now?" Li Xiuyu said casually.

Li Zhuangsheng remained silent, a faint sense of guilt typical of young people lingering in his heart. He turned his back to Li Xiuyu and closed his eyes.

Before long, Li Xiuyu could hear soft snoring.

But Li Xiuyu was too lazy to change beds, so he slept next to Li Zhuangsheng.

Look at how useless he is; he'll probably have a lot of trouble ahead of him.

For example, Hu Mengke.

She wasn't sure if Li Zhuangsheng had fallen in love with Hu Mengke, but she was certain he had.

I wonder what kind of trouble Hu Mengke will cause after we get back.

(I really can't hold it in anymore. My leg isn't healed yet, and I'm still in bed. My hemorrhoids are starting to hurt again. I used to be able to sit up in bed for a while and type on my phone, but now even sitting is a luxury. Life is always full of ups and downs, it's so painful.) (End of Chapter)