Classmate Li Zhuangsheng doesn’t want to be reborn

"Sister, are you really determined to see Qi Haoyu?" Hu Mengke's face showed no unusual expression, remaining calm and composed.

Hu Mengdie pursed her lips. She still couldn't get used to Hu Mengke's attitude. Logically speaking, the two sisters should have a good relationship, but for some reason, she always felt that Mengke's smile had a certain indifferent sense of detachment.

But she could only say these things to Hu Mengke; she couldn't find anyone else to discuss them with.

Whether it was her parents, friends, or Li Zhuangsheng... including Xie Jiangqing, everyone had always opposed her contact with Qi Haoyu.

She seemed to have many friends in her social circle, but after what happened at the dance studio, Hu Mengdie realized that Xie Jiangqing was the only one she could truly trust.

She didn't understand why Xie Jiangqing was so worried about her meeting with Qi Haoyu. Xie Jiangqing said Qi Haoyu was a scumbag, which she didn't initially doubt. But Xie Jiangqing couldn't explain what Qi Haoyu had actually done, which made Hu Mengdie even more curious.

I always say he's not a good person, but as my boyfriend who's been with me for half my adolescence, from high school to college, for so many years... I have the right to know, right?
Previously, Hu Mengdie hadn't been in such a hurry, perhaps because she had been too busy in the past few days. Or perhaps she felt that since she was already married, meeting her ex-boyfriend would feel like a sinful act of "unfaithfulness."

But now she felt empty and increasingly agitated... Perhaps, if she could learn something about the past from Qi Haoyu, she would feel more confident.

"Well, I'll see him then... I don't want anything, and we're divorced anyway," Hu Mengdie explained softly, even though no one questioned her. "Xie Jiangqing told me he's not a good person. Do you know him?"

"I'm not very familiar with it," Hu Mengke said with a smile and a shake of her head.

Hu Mengdie thought about it and agreed. According to the timeline, when she started dating Qi Haoyu, he was still in elementary school. After that, the two went to university in another city, while Hu Mengke stayed in her hometown to study, so they naturally didn't have much time to keep in touch.

Besides, even if she were dating Qi Haoyu, she wouldn't flaunt it in front of Hu Mengke and "corrupt" her sister into dating too early.

"Do you know why we broke up?"

"I'm not really sure... I just remember that after you graduated, I went to visit you guys once... Not long after, I heard that you broke up with your boyfriend." Hu Mengke's lips curled up, and a strange smile appeared in her eyes. "I don't know why, but you just went home."

Hu Mengdie nodded, then sighed, "Alright, so you didn't know either."

Hu Mengke asked softly, "Sister, do you really want to know?"

"Of course I want to, but Jiang Qing doesn't seem to know... Right now, I'm afraid only Qi Haoyu knows."

"I think that sometimes, not knowing anything is actually a good thing. There's a line in a movie that says that sometimes people suffer because they have too good a memory."

Hu Mengdie paused for a moment, then said in silence, "But I still want to know... the worst outcome is that he ends up cheating on me."

Looking at Hu Mengdie's indifferent expression, Hu Mengke's eyes curved into a smile: "Yes, you don't remember, so you don't need to care so much. However, sister, he may not be telling you the truth."

"Hehehe, I'm not stupid, I won't believe everything I hear!"

"Then you can go. But does your brother-in-law know about this?"

Hu Mengdie bit her lip lightly: "Why should he know? It's not like he needs to know everything... We're divorced, we're not even in a relationship anymore... He can go find other women, I don't care... Besides, I'm just going to talk, I'm not going to do anything..."

She kept explaining, stammering and stuttering.

"Yes, you're right." Hu Mengke smiled. "Then, sister, I wish you success."

"Hmm." Hu Mengdie nodded gently, her expression unreadable.

It's good that Hu Mengke supports her decision... but did she really agree so easily?
She felt a little strange; she seemed to be hoping for a different answer.

……

"Mengdie, where are you?"

"Ah, I, I just got off work."

"I know you just got off work, I'm asking where you're going!"

"I...I'm going to see a friend."

"Friend? Qi Haoyu, I suppose!"

"Jiang Qing, I..."

"Alright, you wait for me there!"

Hu Mengdie pouted and hung up the phone, feeling that Jiang Qing was getting more and more irritable... But what could she do when she was always bothering her?
A moment later, Xie Jiangqing got out of a taxi and walked quickly toward Hu Mengdie.

"You've already spoken to Qi Haoyu?" Xie Jiangqing frowned. "When will they meet?"

"Ten minutes left..."

"Sigh, I already told you, about Li Zhuangsheng..."

Xie Jiangqing felt irritated, but then she thought, Hu Mengdie has already divorced Li Zhuangsheng, and Li Zhuangsheng doesn't care about these things anymore. It's really not good to criticize her now, after all, she and Li Zhuangsheng are no longer related, and the two of them are indeed not suitable to be together!
"Alright, since you've already said so, I'll go with you," Xie Jiangqing said.

Seeing that Xie Jiangqing didn't scold or stop her this time, Hu Mengdie was overjoyed and took the other's arm: "Okay, thank you Jiangqing!"

Xie Jiangqing nodded helplessly, thinking to herself that she had also committed a sin. On one hand, she was hiding her husband's affair with her sister from Hu Mengdie, and on the other hand, she was hiding her wife's secret rendezvous with her ex-boyfriend from Li Zhuangsheng!
I'm really... caught in the middle!

"By the way, how did you know I was here today...? Your sister called me and told me to come with you so you wouldn't get scammed!"

"Oh... Mengke is worried about me too!"

Xie Jiangqing raised an eyebrow, wondering if Hu Mengke would tell Li Zhuangsheng if she found out that Hu Mengdie and Qi Haoyu had met. If she wanted to monopolize Li Zhuangsheng, she would definitely let him know, right?

But if that's really what they're thinking, why bother informing her? Wouldn't it be more advantageous for her to let Hu Mengdie and Qi Haoyu meet alone?
Well, that's right. After all, they are sisters. Even if they fall in love with the same man, they still have sisterly affection for each other. How could they really watch their sister fall into a fire pit?

Thinking of this, Xie Jiangqing lowered her guard against Hu Mengke somewhat. It seemed that the other party still had normal emotions and wasn't to the point of being obsessive and insane.

"Hehe, I originally wanted to invite you all to come together, but Mengke had to take care of Xuanxuan and couldn't get away. I was also afraid that if you found out, you would scold me again..." Seeing that Xie Jiangqing's face did not show any anger, Hu Mengdie laughed boldly.

"Are you afraid I'll get angry?" Xie Jiangqing pinched Hu Mengdie's cheeky grin. "You never listen to what I say!"

"I was wrong, I was wrong, I'll definitely listen to you next time!" Hu Mengdie smiled and looked Xie Jiangqing's head up and down. "By the way, Jiangqing, did you change your hairstyle recently?"

Xie Jiangqing paused slightly, her expression becoming somewhat unnatural. She touched the large, wavy hair beside her ear and said, "Uh... um... yeah, I just did it casually... What do you think?"

"Of course, you're gorgeous!" Hu Mengdie laughed. "Every man would be captivated by such a beauty like you!" Xie Jiangqing's lips had just begun to smile when she suddenly saw the woman's face beside her, which was naturally beautiful without any makeup, and her smile couldn't help but fall back.

How can you be bright when you are born with beauty!

But I'm not bad either; it's just that Hu Mengdie is way too much... Hu Mengke is too much too... Li Xiuyu is too much too... and, um, that long-legged female reader I met last month is too much too...

"You, you've come..."

As soon as the two entered a restaurant, they heard an excited male voice.

Xie Jiangqing frowned.

Hu Mengdie looked at the smiling man in front of her with curiosity and caution. He looked quite similar to the man in her memory, but he was a little fatter and his face looked more weathered and mature.

Not long ago, I was bringing her breakfast every day, and now she's an adult.

If you didn't know you had "time-traveled," you probably wouldn't recognize him if you saw him on the street... He's different from Li Zhuangsheng.

Although she had only seen Li Zhuangsheng a few times from afar on campus, Hu Mengdie recognized him at first glance that night.

Although he didn't recognize himself immediately!

Upon closer reflection, the direct cause might be that Li Zhuangsheng hasn't changed much over the years, looks quite young... and has that inexplicable student aura.

"Jiang Qing, you're here too!"

Qi Haoyu smiled outwardly, but deep disappointment flashed in his eyes.

"Stop grinning like that, we're not that close. Call me by my full name, thank you."

"Wow, how heartless of you! We've been friends for so many years!"

"Shut up! I hereby officially declare that we're no longer friends!"

Qi Haoyu seemed to want to please Xie Jiangqing, but Xie Jiangqing remained indifferent to him.

When she first noticed that Hu Mengdie was acting strangely, she questioned Qi Haoyu about the reason, but Qi Haoyu didn't say anything and instead hung up the phone impatiently. She called a few more times afterward, but he blocked her.

There's definitely something wrong with Qi Haoyu. She even blamed herself... If she hadn't been persuaded by Qi Haoyu to be a peacemaker when the two of them had a conflict, but instead had directly told Hu Mengdie to break up, would the outcome have been different?
Xie Jiangqing took Hu Mengdie's hand and sat down in a corner of the restaurant. Qi Haoyu had been very attentive the whole way, but Xie Jiangqing ignored him. Hu Mengdie didn't say anything either, only curiously observing her boyfriend with whom she had little interaction. He was still handsome, but he had gained an inexplicable slickness that came with adulthood.

So not everyone is like Li Zhuangsheng... No, no, it's just because Li Zhuangsheng is the same as me that he hasn't changed. If he were also a soul ten years older... Let's not think about that for now!

Dating in high school was a rather crazy thing for her, but now, with the impact of "marriage," she is no longer interested in dating.

"What would you two ladies like to eat today? It's on me!" Qi Haoyu said with a grin.

"No need, let's split the bill..." Xie Jiangqing said with a frown, but then suddenly felt it was too much trouble and waved her hand, "Never mind, I'll treat!"

"How could that be? It would be my honor to treat two beautiful ladies to dinner!" Qi Haoyu said with a grin. "Jiang Qing looks stunning today. Have you got a boyfriend lately?"

"none of your business?"

"I wonder which lucky man is able to win over such a beautiful woman like you!"

Xie Jiangqing clicked her tongue. She had to admit that Qi Haoyu was indeed sweet-talking and shameless. One doesn't hit a smiling face; if he hadn't asked her about her boyfriend, she probably wouldn't have gotten angry.

Do I have to be interested in men before I get a new hairstyle? Can't I please myself by changing my hairstyle?

After ordering, Xie Jiangqing said with a stern face, "I asked you to come here today to ask you some questions, so it's only right that I treat you to a meal!"

Qi Haoyu smiled and nodded repeatedly: "I know, I know, don't worry, haha, I'll tell you everything I know!"

"Go ahead and ask," Xie Jiangqing said, looking at Hu Mengdie.

Hu Mengdie clenched her fist, subconsciously placing her hand on Xie Jiangqing's, and took a deep breath: "Why did we get together?"

Qi Haoyu blinked and looked at Xie Jiangqing: "What's wrong with Mengdie? Has she lost her memory?"

Xie Jiangqing frowned: "Just answer the question... and don't call her by her full name!"

"I... I have some amnesia." Hu Mengdie lowered her eyes and nodded.

This kind of thing can't be hidden even if you want to. If it weren't for amnesia, why would you ask so many strange questions?

Xie Jiangqing frowned, but didn't say anything. Now that things had come to this, it would be self-deception to try to cover it up any further.

"Amnesia?" Qi Haoyu's eyes widened, seemingly concerned, but a hint of surprise unconsciously appeared on his lips.

Hu Mengdie lowered her eyes and didn't notice, but Xie Jiangqing took it all in and a hint of disgust appeared in her eyes.

"It's just a slight amnesia, the doctor said it will recover quickly!" Xie Jiangqing tried to stop Qi Haoyu from overthinking.

"oh oh……"

Qi Haoyu nodded outwardly.

When he received Hu Mengdie's call yesterday, he sensed that something was wrong with her, as if she had lost her memory. He knew very well that Hu Mengdie only hated him and would never forgive him.

If someone takes the initiative to contact him to meet, they must want something from him, but he doesn't have anything special to offer... or maybe they want to kill him.

But she married well and is happy in her marriage, so there's absolutely no reason for me to die with her. Besides, even if there's a grudge, you shouldn't be targeting me. When we were together, you were incredibly virtuous, especially after our first argument in college; you practically wouldn't let me touch you!
Now it seems, he really did have amnesia!
Although he outwardly agreed and nodded, Qi Haoyu naturally didn't believe the claims of "slight amnesia" or "soon recovery."

Hu Mengdie realized that she was completely unfamiliar with him and even asked where they started, which shows that it was not as simple as "a little amnesia".

As for a "quick recovery," that's impossible. If a quick recovery were possible, would Xie Jiangqing allow the two of them to meet?

Qi Haoyu quickly figured it out, but he wouldn't be foolish enough to raise questions that might alert the enemy.

"You want to ask how we started dating back then, right?" Qi Haoyu's eyes flickered, then he straightened his expression, a look of nostalgia in his eyes. "Jiang Qing should know about this too, right? It was after the New Year... in the second semester of our junior year of high school. I remember the Lantern Festival and Valentine's Day fell on the same day. That night, I treated you and Jiang Qing, and the three of us ate tangyuan (sweet rice balls) at the school cafeteria..." (End of Chapter)