Classmate Li Zhuangsheng doesn’t want to be reborn

"Why are you here again?"

That evening, Li Zhuangsheng blinked as he watched the front door open.

"What, can't I come?" Xie Jiangqing blinked, mimicking Li Zhuangsheng. "Old classmate, are you not welcoming me?"

"No, no... I was just asking. Welcome, welcome!"

Li Zhuangsheng quickly waved his hand, thinking to himself, "I was planning to talk to Hu Mengdie about the divorce today, why are you here again?"

He looked at Hu Mengdie and saw that her face was gloomy and tired, and her originally bright eyes were now dim.

What happened to her? Was she having trouble at work? Li Zhuangsheng wanted to ask, but he didn't know how to bring it up; he didn't seem to have the right to.

Xie Jiangqing teased deliberately, "Are you really welcome?"

Li Zhuangsheng thought to himself, "What else can I say?" and could only nod, "You're really welcome!"

"Would you welcome me to stay at your place for a couple of days?"

"Welcome...Eh?" Li Zhuangsheng was taken aback.

"It's Friday today, I have a two-day weekend!" Xie Jiangqing handed two cases of milk to Li Zhuangsheng. "That's all, sorry to bother you!"

"Oh oh oh oh!"

Li Zhuangsheng nodded blankly, watching the other person walk into the house.

"Do you have something to do now?" Xie Jiangqing plopped down on the sofa.

"Nothing……"

"Let's play cards. Me, you, your wife, and your sister, that makes four people. Do you know how to play Guandan?"

"I know a little..."

However, at this moment, Hu Mengdie spoke up: "I'm sorry, Jiang Qing, I'm a little tired. I want to rest first. You guys have fun."

Xie Jiangqing tilted her head and looked her over, somewhat surprised.

"Okay, if you're tired, go and rest. Tomorrow's the weekend, you'll probably be even busier!"

Hu Mengdie nodded, turned around and went back into the house, closing the door behind her.

"Sigh, Mengdie has indeed been acting a bit strange these past two days," Xie Jiangqing sighed.

"Is it because of work?" Li Zhuangsheng asked.

Yesterday in Hu Mengke's room, Li Zhuangsheng noticed that Hu Mengdie's complexion was not good.

"I guess so." Xie Jiangqing shook her head.

Didn't she tell you?

"She's the kind of person who only shares good news and keeps bad news to herself. If she's not doing well, she won't tell anyone."

Li Zhuangsheng sighed softly: "It's probably because they're not used to it, after all, they've never had a job before."

Xie Jiangqing agreed, and gave him an approving look: "I think so too. You seem to care about her quite a bit."

"Haha... Mengke might know something. Should we call her over? If you want to play cards, we can make four of us."

"Okay." Xie Jiangqing nodded, then suddenly added, "You two seem to get along quite well!"

"Who?"

"Hu Mengke, they've started calling him 'Mengke' now."

Li Zhuangsheng was startled and subconsciously avoided Xie Jiangqing's gaze.

Xie Jiangqing was also taken aback when she saw this. She had only meant to make a few jokes, but Li Zhuangsheng's reaction... seemed a bit abnormal.

"are you……"

“I’ll go call them and ask them if they want to play cards.” Li Zhuangsheng turned around.

Xie Jiangqing frowned, her suspicion deepening.

A short while later, Li Xiuyu and Hu Mengke came out. Hu Mengke pushed the stroller aside. "You can play cards, but I want to play 'Upgrading' (a card game), and I want to play with my brother-in-law across the hall!" Hu Mengke said with a smile.

"Why?" Xie Jiangqing asked warily.

"He and Sister Xiuyu live across the hall, and he's just bullying her," Hu Mengke explained with a laugh. "They know how to signal each other, so they both know what cards the other has!"

Xie Jiangqing was slightly taken aback, still harboring doubts.

“Sure, Xie Jiangqing and I live across the hall.” Li Xiuyu said lazily, “Li Zhuangsheng is just a high school student now, and his card skills are so bad, I don’t want to be associated with his family anyway.”

Xie Jiangqing's gaze swept over Hu Mengke several times, but she found nothing amiss. Li Zhuangsheng, on the other hand, seemed to have adjusted his mindset as well, showing no unusual behavior whatsoever.

Xie Jiangqing's suspicions remained. While playing cards and chatting, she observed the two men's actions.

Nothing particularly noteworthy was discovered that day. The four of them finished playing cards and dispersed, with Xie Jiangqing going to sleep in Hu Mengdie's master bedroom as usual.

Li Zhuangsheng knocked on Hu Mengke's door, and Hu Mengke quickly pulled him inside, pounced on him, and gently kissed him on the lips: "Want to do it here tonight?"

"Ah...no, no..."

Li Zhuangsheng felt a surge of excitement, but quickly shook his head: "I wanted to ask you something."

"what's up?"

"What's wrong with your sister?"

Hu Mengke raised an eyebrow: "What?"

Li Zhuangsheng blinked: "Your sister hasn't been in a good mood these past few days. Do you know why?"

Hu Mengke shook her head.

"So what did she want to talk to you about yesterday?"

"I just asked her about some things from her past, nothing else."

Li Zhuangsheng nodded, his eyes lowered: "Is it related to Qi Haoyu?"

Hu Mengke was taken aback and looked gently at Li Zhuangsheng: "Brother-in-law, are you jealous?"

"No, why would I be jealous... Haha, I'm not even that close to her." Li Zhuangsheng chuckled dryly. "I was just asking casually. I noticed your sister hasn't been acting quite right lately, and I wanted to know why."

“Brother-in-law, my sister… and Qi Haoyu have broken up.” Hu Mengke licked her lips and stared at him intently. “After she got together with you, she never did anything to betray you. She didn’t before, and she won’t do it again.”

"Hahaha... What do you mean by being worthy of me and unworthy of me..." Li Zhuangsheng chuckled dryly and scratched his head. "We didn't have any relationship to begin with... Actually, you know, I'm really not familiar with her. Even if she's with Qi Haoyu now, it's fine."

“No, she won’t.” Hu Mengke shook her head and smiled. “I won’t let her do that.”

"Huh? I think we should respect her freedom..."

Before he could finish speaking, Li Zhuangsheng's lips were already pressed together by Hu Mengke's kiss.

“Brother-in-law, even though you say that, you still care about my sister,” Hu Mengke murmured. “I’m a little jealous.”

……

The next day, Li Zhuangsheng yawned as he walked out of the study to wash up in the bathroom. Xie Jiangqing was lying in the living room, and Hu Mengke had prepared breakfast.

"You can really sleep!" Xie Jiangqing said with a smile as she got up. "We've been waiting for you. Let's have breakfast."

"Um... what about Hu Mengdie?" Li Zhuangsheng tilted his head.

"She ate a little and left first. It's the weekend, and the kids are all at dance class."

Li Zhuangsheng nodded and noticed that Xie Jiangqing was twirling a pair of scissors in her hand.

Where did you get your scissors?

"I don't know either, anyway, it's in your own house."

Li Zhuangsheng didn't pay any more attention, and Xie Jiangqing casually placed the scissors in front of the cabinet.

She found the scissors under Hu Mengdie's pillow; they were probably a weapon Hu Mengdie originally intended to use for self-defense.

But this weapon is truly laughable. In the past, scissors could be used for self-defense because their tips were pointed, but now the tips of scissors are all rounded. Who can they scare now? (End of Chapter)