Classmate Li Zhuangsheng doesn’t want to be reborn

"Don't touch her!" Hu Mengke screamed, blocking Zhang Xu's path, her face filled with disgust. "She's not yours, she's mine!"

“I…” Zhang Xu’s expression was complicated.

"I'm warning you, don't even think about hitting on her again!" Hu Mengke stood protectively in front of the stroller, issuing a stern warning.

A hint of embarrassment crossed Zhang Xu's face: "I'm sorry, Meng Ke, actually I..."

"Alright, shut up, stop pretending." Hu Mengke waved her hand impatiently, taking Li Zhuangsheng's arm. "Don't flatter yourself. Actually, your mother is right. Xuanxuan isn't yours. She's my daughter with some other man. So I'm warning you, don't try to claim kinship with anyone!"

Zhang Xu's embarrassment deepened, his face filled with deep emotion: "You, you can't say that... Actually, I really didn't know my mother... Actually, my feelings for you have always been..."

"Really? Then you should just die!"

The police drove over in their patrol car, and Li Zhuangsheng helped them load the stroller into the car.

As Li Zhuangsheng helped Xuanxuan into the car, Hu Mengke turned around, gritting her teeth and her face contorted with rage: "What I said before, I mean! You're not even worth a dog in my eyes now. If you push me too far, even if I don't want to live anymore, I'll still kill you and your mother piece by piece, and we'll all die together!"

Zhang Xu shuddered. He could see deep hatred and resentment in Hu Mengke's eyes, which was not at all like a simple threat.

"Mengke, alright, you can get on the bus too!" Li Zhuangsheng called out from behind him.

"Okay, brother-in-law!"

Hu Mengke turned around and smiled, her gloom instantly dissipating. Zhang Xu's heart tightened.

Li Zhuangsheng helped Hu Mengke into the police van, while Zhang Xu stood by with a fawning smile: "Um... thank you for taking care of Mengke..."

"Oh, it's nothing..." Li Zhuangsheng responded vaguely and got into the car.

As he watched the police car drive away, a hint of jealousy and resentment flashed in Zhang Xu's eyes.

His mother's visit to cause trouble for Hu Mengke today was indeed unexpected. He didn't dare to cause trouble for Li Zhuangsheng, as he was already in the wrong, and besides, he knew about Li Zhuangsheng's family background; he had even attended Li Zhuangsheng's wedding to Hu Mengdie.

His mother, seeing him so listless all the time, felt it was all Hu Mengke's fault.

Zhang Xu has been having a tough time lately. He failed the national civil service exam again recently, and he's incredibly frustrated. He's been drifting through life, unsure of what to do. He wants to try again, but his family is facing financial difficulties. Besides, what else can he do now besides continue preparing for the exam?

I can't exactly go and deliver food!

He wanted to bring Hu Mengke back... but he only did it secretly, using gentle persuasion and never thought of having direct contact with Li Zhuangsheng.

But ever since Hu Mengke made those harsh remarks to him before the Lantern Festival, he vaguely realized that Hu Mengke had truly changed her mind.

Actually, he had originally planned to play the victim today. He knew that Hu Mengke was soft-hearted and might be able to change her mind for Xuanxuan's sake... But he never expected that once a woman's heart changes, she can be so heartless!
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Li Zhuangsheng and Hu Mengke sat silently in the car.

Since Zhang Xu appeared, Li Zhuangsheng has hardly said a word.

He felt his pockets, but there was nothing there except his phone.

"Um, are you alright..." Li Zhuangsheng couldn't help but look at Hu Mengke.

Hu Mengke looked at Li Zhuangsheng, shook her head, and suddenly, tears fell again.

"I hope this kind of melodrama doesn't happen in front of me or in real life..." Li Zhuangsheng sighed inwardly. He remembered the TV dramas he watched with Chen Lanying when he was a child. When the male and female leads quarreled, the female lead would usually say harsh words to his face and then cry silently behind his back.

"Tell me, how could they bully people like that!"

However, Hu Mengke, wiping away her tears, said something that Li Zhuangsheng hadn't expected. "Don't cry, don't cry..." Li Zhuangsheng quickly comforted her.

Hu Mengke threw herself into Li Zhuangsheng's arms, her cries filled with anguish: "Why won't they give me a way to live? I finally escaped, I finally have my own home, I finally have a little happiness... Why won't they even agree to this? Why do they have to force me to my death..."

"It's alright, it's alright, no one can force you to go back..."

Li Zhuangsheng comforted them with concern, and the police officers in the car also tried to persuade them, repeatedly assuring them that if they continued to harass them, they would definitely arrest them.

"But because of me, I've caused you so much trouble... I really don't know how to face you!" Hu Mengke's eyes were filled with tears, her allure heartbreaking. "I really can't go on living. If I die one day, I beg you, please take good care of Xuanxuan for me..."

Li Zhuangsheng and the police officers offered further words of comfort and reassurance before they were able to barely calm Hu Mengke down.

When the two returned home, Li Zhuangsheng followed Hu Mengke into her bedroom and comforted her for a while, when there was a knock on the door.

Li Zhuangsheng got up and opened the door, only to find Li Xiuyu there.

"What's wrong?" Li Xiuyu frowned as he looked at Hu Mengke, who seemed on the verge of collapse.

"I ran into Zhang Xu today," Li Zhuangsheng said sullenly in a low voice.

"what?"

“He’s Mengke’s ex-boyfriend, and Xuanxuan’s dad,” Li Zhuangsheng explained.

“I know who Zhang Xu is, you don’t need to introduce him to me. How did you run into him?”

Li Zhuangsheng glanced at Hu Mengke again, then pulled Li Xiuyu into the living room.

"His mother came over today..."

Li Zhuangsheng recounted everything that had just happened.

"How could such a thing happen!" Li Xiuyu glared angrily, touching Li Zhuangsheng's face, where there were several shallow scratch marks. "Your face, was it scratched by that old hag?"

"I guess so, it's not actually that heavy, it'll be fine in a bit..."

Li Xiuyu couldn't help but grin: "I'm really impressed with you. You were just downstairs in the apartment complex, why didn't you call me?"

"It's their family matter, why are you meddling in it?" Li Zhuangsheng frowned and chuckled.

Li Xiuyu was slightly taken aback, but saw that Li Zhuangsheng's face was normal, and he lowered his head and smiled inexplicably.

"I could lend you a hand! You're such a nice guy, you've probably forgiven them again!"

"We can't just lock them up, can we? It's just a few blows, what kind of jail time could they possibly go to?" Li Zhuangsheng sighed, then added indignantly, "But if they come looking for trouble again next time, we'll detain them for a few days!"

"Hmm, I reckon they won't dare... but if this gets out of hand, it'll definitely be a problem for you. You met Xuanxuan's dad today, what did you think of him?"

Li Zhuangsheng thought for a moment: "His attitude was quite good, he apologized as soon as he arrived... but I don't think he's a very good person. Meng Ke is really pitiful."

Li Xiuyu raised an eyebrow and teased, "Their attitude was good, so why do you think it wasn't so great? Are you jealous?"

"It's not about jealousy, I just feel like he's faking it. Scumbags always like to put on an act, isn't that how it's portrayed in TV dramas?"

"You figured that out? You're quite clever!" (End of Chapter)