Classmate Li Zhuangsheng doesn’t want to be reborn

"No rush, no rush... Oh?! Are you alright? Where are you now? Okay, I'll be right there!"

Li Zhuangsheng put down the phone with a serious expression, grabbed Li Xiuyu's hand, and said, "Come with me right now!"

"What happened to Hu Mengdie again?" Li Xiuyu frowned.

"It looks like there was a car accident."

"She was in a car accident?" Before Li Xiuyu could speak, Xie Jiangqing immediately stood up anxiously. "Is she alright?"

"It didn't seem too serious on the phone." Li Zhuangsheng carefully considered Hu Mengdie's tone of voice. There was a slight sob in her voice, but her mental state was okay.

"But I'll still go with you to take a look!"

“It’s alright, you’ve had a long day at work, stay and rest, or go play with Mengke for a while. I’ll call you again if things get serious!” Li Zhuangsheng shook his head and gently pressed Xie Jiangqing’s shoulder.

Every time I saw Xie Jiangqing, she was always complaining of being tired. Japanese workers are called "corporate slaves," while Chinese workers are called "oxen and horses"—neither of these sounds like a compliment.

"what is this……"

Xie Jiangqing was about to refuse, but then she suddenly thought sourly, "Isn't this perfect? ​​Why bother him when he's rescuing a damsel in distress?"

"Never mind then, you go ahead," Xie Jiangqing changed her mind. "I'll take a break; I'm exhausted after a long day at work!"

Li Zhuangsheng nodded and left, with Li Xiuyu following behind him. Just as he was about to leave, Li Xiuyu looked at Xie Jiangqing with a half-smile and said, "Being too concerned about saving face isn't a good thing."

Xie Jiangqing was taken aback, but the other party had already left with Li Zhuangsheng.

"She's like that too. Even though they're about to get a divorce, she still calls Li Zhuangsheng instead of me when something happens... It seems she still has feelings for him..." Xie Jiangqing lay on Li Zhuangsheng's bed, muttering to herself with a pout.

Li Xiuyu drove, and he and Li Zhuangsheng quickly arrived at the scene. From a distance, they saw Hu Mengdie standing helplessly beside the car. In front of the car was an old-age electric vehicle lying on its side, and a woman in her fifties or sixties was sitting next to the vehicle with blood flowing from her hands.

"Hu Mengdie!" Li Zhuangsheng stepped forward quickly.

"You, you've come!"

Hu Mengdie's eyes were slightly red, and she felt inexplicably at ease the moment she saw Li Zhuangsheng. Then she felt a little wronged and wanted to cry again. The tears she had been holding back welled up in her eyes again, and she was on the verge of tears, as if she had the delicate beauty of Daiyu reflected in the water.

"Hmm, what happened?" Li Zhuangsheng looked around. "Are you alright?"

"I'm fine, it's her..."

Hu Mengdie bit her lip lightly, pointed to the middle-aged woman who was half-lying down and half-sitting, her eyes filled with unease, like a child who had done something wrong.

"What's going on?" Li Zhuangsheng asked.

“When I was driving… she suddenly changed lanes for some reason… and then I wasn’t paying attention and crashed into her…” Hu Mengdie stammered.

Are you driving normally?

"Yeah, I wasn't speeding! She just suddenly changed lanes without even using her turn signal..."

Li Zhuangsheng glanced at the old man's car again, and indeed the turn signal wasn't flashing... Of course, it's also possible that the old man's car simply doesn't have a turn signal.

The old man's car shouldn't have a license plate, so it shouldn't be legal to drive on the road, right? Li Zhuangsheng has been practicing for the theory test (both written and written) and has learned the basic theory. He even won first prize in the city's traffic safety knowledge competition when he was in junior high school... Based on his current judgment, it shouldn't be Hu Mengdie's responsibility.

My resolve grew stronger.

"It's alright, I'll handle the negotiations," Li Zhuangsheng said softly, walking over to the woman with a smile on his face.

"Auntie...are you alright?" "Who are you?"

"I, I, I was with her!" Li Zhuangsheng coughed. "How are you? Should we take you to the hospital?"

"You hit me and I'm in so many injuries, I definitely need to go to the hospital!"

"Shall I call 120 for you now?"

"Wait, let's go to the hospital after my son arrives. You hit me from behind, you know? This is a rear-end collision..."

"Yes, yes, we won't run away if there's a problem. Why don't you stand up and try?"

"I won't stand. What's the point of me standing after being hit like this?"

Li Zhuangsheng was a bit of a headache. The other person seemed to have a strong voice, even louder than him, and apart from the scratches on his hands, there were no other injuries to be seen... But this kind of situation was the most troublesome.

"Alright then, let's wait for the traffic police to handle it!" Li Zhuangsheng said helplessly, but just in case, he added, "Are you really not feeling any discomfort right now?"

"Ouch, my hands hurt, my legs hurt, everything hurts!"

Li Zhuangsheng was speechless. A moment later, two traffic police officers arrived, and the old woman immediately began to groan weakly in pain.

"It's alright, just tell the traffic police the truth. We're in the right!" Li Zhuangsheng comforted Hu Mengdie, standing beside her.

"Mmm." Hu Mengdie nodded, subconsciously grabbing Li Zhuangsheng's sleeve.

After clarifying the situation, the traffic police had already grasped the general idea without even checking the dashcam footage. The woman initially wanted to refute Hu Mengdie's claims, but after the traffic police said they could "check the surveillance footage," she remained silent, insisting on the "rear-end collision, being hit" story.

"According to Article 44 of the Regulations for the Implementation of the Road Traffic Safety Law, when there are two or more lanes for motor vehicles in the same direction on a road, a vehicle changing lanes shall not affect the normal driving of vehicles in the relevant lanes. If the other vehicle is driving normally, it has the right of way. You suddenly changed lanes, so you should be fully responsible! Moreover, you shouldn't have been driving on the road in the first place. The other vehicle is also damaged, so they can claim compensation from you!"

"What? She hit me and now she's making me fully responsible? That's outrageous!"

"That's just how the law states it..."

One of the traffic police officers was arguing with the older woman, while the other officer pulled Li Zhuangsheng and Hu Mengdie aside and asked Li Zhuangsheng, "What is your relationship with her?"

“Uh, uh…” Li Zhuangsheng looked at Hu Mengdie, not knowing how to answer. Would it be too presumptuous of him to answer a question about a husband and wife? Would Hu Mengdie be happy to hear that?
"Our whole family!" Li Zhuangsheng finally came up with a flimsy excuse.

"The whole family?" The traffic policeman was taken aback.

"Are you a married couple?"

"I guess so!" Li Zhuangsheng quickly changed the subject. "Ahem, officer... comrade, you see, we shouldn't be held responsible, right?"

"Theoretically, that's true," the traffic policeman nodded. "But after all, you hit her, and she's quite old; it's not easy for her. I see you're both well-off, so just pay her a little compensation. Otherwise, if that aunt really throws a tantrum, you'll be in trouble, won't you?"

Li Zhuangsheng blinked and asked with a wry smile, "Excuse me, how much will it cost approximately?"

"It's not much, maybe two thousand yuan at most. You don't seem to be short of money, so spend a little money to buy some peace and quiet."

“We’re not responsible, are we…” Li Zhuangsheng smiled bitterly, preparing to accept his bad luck and pay up.

"Your traffic team leader Zhang's phone number..."

At this moment, Li Xiuyu silently handed over the phone.

The traffic police officer paused for a moment, then answered the phone. (End of Chapter)