Classmate Li Zhuangsheng doesn’t want to be reborn

Bang bang bang!
The knocking was somewhat hurried.

"Uncle, the food is almost ready," came Li Zhuangsheng's stammering voice.

"Oh..." Mr. Hu's angry expression subsided, and he spoke in a gentle voice, "I understand, you can go now."

"Oh, good... the food is ready so quickly."

Li Zhuangsheng paced back to the sofa, turning back again and again, looking worriedly towards Hu Mengdie's room.

“You’re really meddling in other people’s business,” Li Xiuyu said.

In the end, neither of them could control their temper, and the two people on the sofa could faintly hear the sound of arguing.

“How can this be called meddling in other people’s business?” Li Zhuangsheng muttered under his breath.

"Sleeping with a woman makes all the difference, huh?" Li Xiuyu said sarcastically.

"What, what are you saying all of a sudden?" Li Zhuangsheng blushed.

Could you please stop bringing up "that" thing between me and my sister-in-law? What if our parents overhear us?

"I remember you were even more of a moron back in your sophomore year of high school. Oh, it's called 'chuunibyou' (middle school syndrome). What's wrong with you now? No time for chuunibyou anymore?"

“Chuunibyou…” Li Zhuangsheng’s face was a little unnatural again. He didn’t know if he was ashamed because of chuunibyou or because of some other reason.

"Chuunibyou (middle school syndrome) is not a disease, it's an attitude towards life!" Li Zhuangsheng declared emphatically.

"At least you're much more mature than I remember when you were in your second year of high school."

"I'm naturally very mature, okay!"

Despite saying this, Li Zhuangsheng felt somewhat guilty. He vaguely realized his low emotional intelligence and that he had been told he was childish. Therefore, he didn't quite understand why Li Xiuyu said he was mature at this moment. However, since Li Xiuyu said he had suddenly matured, then he must have matured a little. Perhaps it was due to the subconscious of this future body.

Li Xiuyu said calmly, "Boys in a greenhouse always seem to fall into a romantic fantasy, but once the fantasy is shattered, they can wake up at an astonishing speed. Some people call this growing up overnight. In that instant, they realize that they are not the protagonist of this world and recognize this reality."

Li Zhuangsheng was stunned for a moment, then fell into deep thought... That sentence seemed kind of cool. Damn it, it was actually Li Xiuyu who said it.

“Oh right, this is what you said,” Li Xiuyu added.

"I can actually say something so philosophical... Ugh, that's so true! Only I could say something like that!" Li Zhuangsheng nodded repeatedly, seemingly very satisfied with himself.

Li Xiuyu added, "I think this is more like a remnant of your chuunibyou (middle school syndrome), saying some inexplicable things that you think are cool. And after you said that, you went and became Hu Mengdie's lapdog."

I don't know what he realized at that time.

Li Zhuangsheng snorted arrogantly, "How could I be a simp? Don't think that just because I have amnesia you can talk nonsense!"

Li Xiuyu smiled inexplicably. She felt that the real reason why Li Zhuangsheng quickly overcame his chuunibyou and stopped making stupid remarks like "Only the two-dimensional world is beautiful, and I only need the two-dimensional world" was probably not that night with Hu Mengke.

"You're not a child anymore. You can't just do whatever you want!" Inside the room, Hu's father, having calmed down a bit, put down his hand and glared at Hu Mengdie with exasperation. "I'm your father. What I say goes. Would I harm you?"

After saying that, he strode out of Hu Mengdie's room and gently closed the door.

"Zhuang Sheng, you must know how to play chess, right? Come on, let's play a game, and I'll see how good you are now."

……

Hu Mengdie sat on the bed, hugging herself and sobbing softly. To her, it all felt like a nightmare; everyone, even her parents, seemed to be trying to push her into the arms of a strange man. Just a short while ago, they had repeatedly warned her against dating, viewing it as a terrible threat.

Ugh, I hate it so much... Why do I have to suffer like this!

With tears welling in her eyes, Hu Mengdie raised her head and stared hatefully at the photos pasted on the wall that she had no recollection of.

Under the bright lights, the smiles of the two people in the photo became even more nauseating.

Outside, on the coffee table in the living room, Li Zhuangsheng was cautiously playing chess with Hu's father, while constantly giving Li Xiuyu meaningful glances. However, Li Xiuyu ignored him, crossed his arms, and watched with a flippant smile.

Li Zhuangsheng was anxious. He knew about the argument between the father and daughter and wanted Li Xiuyu to go in and comfort them. But Li Xiuyu refused, pretending not to see anything, leaving Li Zhuangsheng helpless.

It's his own fault for being so weak-willed now. But then again, even back in high school, if Li Xiuyu didn't want to do something, Li Zhuangsheng couldn't persuade her. For example, the other day Li Zhuangsheng asked her for money to buy a life-size body pillow of Tokisaki Kurumi, and Li Xiuyu absolutely refused to lend it to him.

That brat is so stingy!
"Zhuang Sheng, you just heard me talking to Mengdie," Father Hu said slowly, picking up a chess piece.

"Huh?" Li Zhuangsheng looked up and pretended to be stupid.

Although his acting skills are not very good, his ability to play dumb is absolutely top-notch, especially when paired with his innocent and silly eyes. Sometimes even Li Xiuyu can't see through him!

However, after Li Zhuangsheng finished pretending to be stupid, he suddenly realized that he had tricked Hu's father into coming out under the pretense of "eating". The food was not ready yet, and even if Hu's father did not say anything, he must know that he had lied.

"What did you say? I just felt your voices were a bit loud..." Li Zhuangsheng stroked the dog's head and continued to pretend.

“Oh…it’s nothing, just a misfortune for the family. She was just like that in high school, always arguing with us over the smallest things. But it’s alright, you can reason with her, she’ll understand!” Mr. Hu glanced at Li Zhuangsheng and smiled.

Li Zhuangsheng nodded vigorously.

"Who hasn't made a fool of themselves when they were young?" Mr. Hu said again. "It's fate that we can end up together."

Is this referring to Qi Haoyu and me? Li Zhuangsheng understood the implication.

He continued to nod vigorously on the surface.

“That Qi guy from Mengdie High School, we haven’t been in contact for ages! They’ve been separated for ages, she’s just not used to it yet, but she only has eyes for you!” Father Hu patted Li Zhuangsheng on the shoulder, “It’s alright!”

Well... we can't say it's nothing, can we?

Li Zhuangsheng thought to himself. But he didn't dare to refute it, so he could only nod and say "uh-huh".

Seeing Li Zhuangsheng's hesitant and cowardly appearance, Li Xiuyu couldn't help but chuckle, but no one paid attention to her at the moment.

Before long, the food was finally ready, and Mrs. Hu came over with a smile: "Where's Mengdie? Call her to eat!"

"I go……"

Just as Hu's father was about to get up, Li Zhuangsheng quickly pinched Li Xiuyu's buttocks.

"Xiuyu, stop standing there like a king, go and call them over for dinner!"

Li Xiuyu winced in pain, punched Li Zhuangsheng on the shoulder, and walked irritably to Hu Mengdie's room, knocking on the door:

"Sister-in-law, it's me, Li Xiuyu. Dinner's ready!" (End of Chapter)