Classmate Li Zhuangsheng doesn’t want to be reborn

"Is this a photo of you from before?"

Hu Mengke flipped through the photos with a smile, but her eyes held a strange indifference as she blinked. Hidden in the shadows under the light, she was difficult to see.

"Yeah, I just picked it up today..." Hu Mengdie nodded and smiled, "By the way, can I borrow your computer for a bit? I also have a USB drive here."

"Sure, use it as you like." Hu Mengke smiled faintly, stroking the photo. "You were so happy back then, even though I... ha."

Hu Mengdie asked, "What are you talking about?"

Hu Mengke smiled slightly and casually placed the photo on the bed: "It's nothing. I was just saying that my sister is so lucky. It's like she's sucked all the happiness away."

"No way, sigh, actually, early dating isn't necessarily a good thing..."

Hu Mengdie inserted the USB drive, and Hu Mengke walked to her side to look at the contents of the USB drive. There was nothing special inside, except for photos and some audio files from back then.

"The teething gel I bought for Xuanxuan arrived, and I also saw that the shower gel seemed to be finished, so I bought two bottles as well..." Li Zhuangsheng smiled as he pushed open the door, then paused in surprise.

Hu Mengdie and Hu Mengke's expressions both changed slightly. Hu Mengdie subconsciously turned off the video, while Hu Mengke quickly walked to the bedside, but her expression changed and she ultimately did nothing further.

"Thank you, brother-in-law. Xuanxuan just started teething these past few days and is drooling everywhere," Hu Mengke said with a smile as she stepped forward.

"I just learned it from online guides." Li Zhuangsheng glanced at the photo on the bed, then casually looked away, looking at Hu Mengdie with slight surprise, "Hey, you're back pretty early today..."

"Ah, um." Hu Mengdie nodded awkwardly.

Why should I feel guilty? I haven't done anything wrong. Even if Qi Haoyu and I did do something, it's none of his business! Didn't we already agree on this?

"If I had known you would be back so early, I wouldn't have asked the coach for leave," Li Zhuangsheng said.

"Hmm... I feel like I'm pretty much there now, and driving isn't that difficult..." Hu Mengdie said, looking down. "Actually, I don't need to hire an instructor anymore."

Li Zhuangsheng hesitated for a long time before learning to drive, but ultimately chose to learn manual transmission with a C1 license. Although he felt that learning manual transmission wouldn't be very useful, he also thought that it might come in handy someday. However, when it was Hu Mengdie's turn to learn, Li Zhuangsheng asked the instructor to drive an automatic car. Hu Mengdie also thought it was good; automatic transmissions were simpler, even though she also had a C1 license.

"Okay, sure." Li Zhuangsheng nodded, thinking to himself that he was happy to have an easier time and not have to go to spar anymore.

He placed the package on the floor and couldn't help glancing at the photos on the bed. Then, he secretly looked at Hu Mengdie, noticing her shifty eyes, and thought to himself, "I really came in at the worst possible time. Look how embarrassed she is now!"

"You can open the package yourself," Li Zhuangsheng said to Hu Mengke. "Remember to wash and sterilize the teething toy afterward."

"Okay, I understand." Hu Mengke pursed her lips. "Brother-in-law, why don't you stay and sit for a while?"

"No need, no need, I won't bother you any longer!" Li Zhuangsheng waved his hand, coughed lightly, and left the room awkwardly.

If I had known Hu Mengdie was in the room, I should have knocked first. I was carrying a package when I came in and didn't notice the shoes by the door... But with so many shoes, who stares at them all day?
Back in his study, Li Zhuangsheng couldn't help but think of the scattered photos on his bed. It wasn't really anything special; he'd already seen the video, so the photos weren't surprising… Even so, the blurry, dated photos still made Li Zhuangsheng feel inexplicably sentimental.

Perhaps it's because of the corner of the campus that's vaguely visible in the photo.

That was definitely the image quality of a phone from ten years ago... The image quality of mobile phones has improved tremendously in the last ten years!

He suddenly remembered that when he went back to his room to get his personal belongings before going to Nanjing for medical treatment, he had seen two seemingly old photos on the room's pegboard. However, they weren't actually old; they were just Polaroid photos. Why did Li Zhuangsheng have to marry her...? Li Zhuangsheng thought of the eraser he bought for two yuan and fifty cents when he was in elementary school.

Then I remembered my signature from back then: I'm sorry, I couldn't become the hero who slayed the dragon and married the princess. I'm really sorry for disappointing you.

“I’m really sorry to disappoint you, you’ve really let me down…” Li Zhuangsheng murmured.

He suddenly missed school again; the last time he had such a long vacation was after the high school entrance exam. However, that summer vacation wasn't long, because he and Li Xiuyu still had to go to tutoring classes.

Although he had hated the school hours from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. countless times, he now missed them terribly. Even the strictest teachers seemed to soften in his mind.

My Mingming is only a junior in high school, how can she be so shameless? My high school life is just beginning.

Li Zhuangsheng lay back in his chair, staring at the ceiling of the study.

"Brother-in-law..." a kitten-like voice rang out.

"Ah."

Li Zhuangsheng knew what Hu Mengke had come for. At this moment, he wanted to say that he had not blamed her, but he knew that the other party might not believe him anyway, so he remained silent.

"Brother-in-law." Hu Mengke gently hugged Li Zhuangsheng from behind, "My sister today..."

“I know, she went to see Qi Haoyu, she told me about it,” Li Zhuangsheng said.

Actually, Hu Mengdie only said today that she had something to do and couldn't learn to drive, but Li Zhuangsheng knew what it was. He had already told Xie Jiangqing beforehand, so this could be considered as giving advance notice.

"Well, actually it's because that person said they had something from my sister's past that might help her regain her memories... So, my sister and Sister Jiang Qing went to get it together. She just really wants to regain her memories."

"Oh, it's nothing, it's normal."

"Actually, those things were useless. After my sister saw them, she still didn't remember anything about them."

"Oh, that's a real shame..."

What memories can those photos bring back? Can they bring back her memories of her love affair with Qi Haoyu? I just hope that by then she can calm down, fully understand that I am also a victim, and stop torturing me again.

"Brother-in-law, don't be angry. My sister has always had feelings for you..." Hu Mengke gently pecked Li Zhuangsheng on the lips. "She's been talking about you a lot lately and has asked me a lot of details about your courtship!"

"oh oh."

Li Zhuangsheng nodded, but he didn't believe this explanation at all. He only nodded superficially.

He couldn't understand Hu Mengke's mentality. Why was Hu Mengke always trying to mediate between Hu Mengdie? Did she even realize the relationship between the three of them?
Generally speaking, you should be hoping that I break up with Hu Mengdie, right?

Li Zhuangsheng sighed, shook his head, and didn't bother to say anything more. Perhaps this was why Hu Mengke kept calling her brother-in-law; was she still uneasy? (End of Chapter)