Classmate Li Zhuangsheng doesn’t want to be reborn

"And then, he told me..."

"A month, it'll be almost up," Hu Mengke interrupted Hu Mengdie casually.

Hu Mengdie paused for a moment, then smiled and said, "Yes, one more week."

Hu Mengke didn't even lift her eyelids, remaining calm and composed: "Sister, you remember very clearly. After you're officially divorced, will you go looking for him?"

"Who am I looking for?" Hu Mengdie asked with a knowing laugh.

"You also mentioned Qi Haoyu earlier."

"I...I don't know...Oh dear, I haven't really thought that far ahead. I'm already overwhelmed enough! I don't even know how to explain this to my parents!"

"But you seem very happy lately. You like him, right?"

"I... I don't really know how to say it..."

Hu Mengdie stammered, unable to articulate her feelings for Qi Haoyu. Perhaps it was a moral escapism... She imagined love to be lifelong, and she didn't know what the right thing to do was.

Putting aside these personal moral considerations, she couldn't give a proper answer. She knew Qi Haoyu had feelings for her, yet she still chatted with him. Even if she told herself she only considered him a friend, was that really all there was to it?

Hu Mengdie felt that she was not qualified to talk about love at the moment. She was still "living under someone else's roof" and relying on Li Zhuangsheng's help... But thinking about it carefully, was this also an excuse?
Using such an excuse to avoid choices is actually complacency. She has experienced the storms of the adult world, but this place is a safe haven that is strong enough to be trusted.

Now Hu Mengke reminded her that this state could not continue indefinitely, and she would have to make a choice in a week.

What should she do in the future? Will she really rekindle her relationship with Qi Haoyu?
Although she enjoyed chatting with Qi Haoyu and found his conversations interesting, and their past experiences were ambiguous and appealing, she still couldn't make up her mind.

Does she really want to break everything that exists? To be precise, does she want to completely abandon her identity as "Li Zhuangsheng's wife"?

"It's okay, your brother-in-law won't rush you to get the marriage certificate anyway, you can take your time to think about it." Hu Mengke smiled again.

At that moment, Hu Mengdie's phone vibrated slightly. She opened it, couldn't help but smile, and then replied.

Hu Mengke saw this and smiled silently: "By the way, Mom said she wants to see Xuanxuan. I'll have her take Xuanxuan back tomorrow."

Hu Mengdie said casually, "Oh, okay, you can have a good rest tomorrow."

"Ah."

Hu Mengke grinned, staring at Hu Mengdie with a sharp hatred in her eyes, but Hu Mengdie was busy replying to messages and didn't notice.

……

"Sister Xiuyu, so you were here all along!"

Hu Mengke carried Xuanxuan to the study, where Li Zhuangsheng was listening to music and typing, while Li Xiuyu was lying on the bed scrolling through his phone.

"Am I bothering you here?" Li Xiuyu raised an eyebrow, but didn't move his buttocks.

"No, no." Hu Mengke quickly shook her head, and when she turned around, she saw Li Zhuangsheng staring blankly at the computer screen.

"Is your brother-in-law listening to music or creating music?" Hu Mengke laughed.

"No, no, I just wanted to listen to some music." Li Zhuangsheng came back to his senses and waved his hand.

His future music library contains over 700 songs, synced between his phone and PC. In his spare time, he'll listen to what he believes will be his future tastes. "Stories like this happen every year in this city."
Such stories end every year, disappearing into the wind.
Do you still remember how deeply he and she loved each other back then?
He was her Rukawa Kaede, she was his dream.
......"

Hu Mengke tilted her head and asked, "What song is this? It's quite nice."

"School beauty and Rukawa Kaede... This is the first time I've heard of this." Li Zhuangsheng glanced at Xuanxuan and turned the music down.

"Why does Li Zhuangsheng always like listening to this kind of stuff?" Li Zhuangsheng thought to himself. "He's clearly never been in a relationship, so this kind of music is probably what Hu Mengdie likes to listen to, right? Maybe she recommended it?"

After chatting in the study for a while, Hu Mengke looked at Li Xiuyu and said with a smile, "Xiuyu, could you come out for a moment? I'd like to say a few words to you."

Li Xiuyu glanced sideways, got up and went back to his room, with Hu Mengke carrying Xuanxuan following closely behind. After entering the room, they closed the door.

"Speak," Li Xiuyu said calmly.

Hu Mengke slowly knelt down in front of Li Xiuyu, her eyes instantly filled with tears, looking pitiful: "Sister Xiuyu, I want to ask you for a favor."

"Just say what you want to say, don't kneel, I can't accept that." Li Xiuyu frowned as he looked at Xuanxuan in the other person's arms.

"Sister Xiuyu, could you leave for a while tomorrow night? I... I will make everyone happy, I promise..." Hu Mengke knelt on the ground and bowed her head deeply.

Faced with this inexplicable request, Li Xiuyu was only stunned for a moment before he understood: "I don't know what you want to do, but I can guess your purpose."

Hu Mengke sobbed, tears streaming down her face, "Sister Xiuyu, please, I don't want to hurt anyone, and I don't want anything in return. I just want this family to go back to how it was before..."

“You’re such a naughty child.” Li Xiuyu grinned and sighed, a strange look in his eyes. “Do you think you can do it? I think you probably don’t know him at all.”

Hu Mengke bit her lip and remained silent, only looking at Li Xiuyu with a mournful and pitiful gaze.

“You and your sister are really alike in some ways…” Li Xiuyu laughed again, stretched, and twisted her neck. “Alright, I’ll go home for one night tomorrow, and it won’t interfere with your plans for the next few days.”

"Sister Xiuyu... thank you..."

"You're welcome. Best of luck."

Li Xiuyu went out, turning back with a cold smile.

Only after Li Xiuyu returned to the study and disappeared from sight did Hu Mengke slowly get up from the ground.

She held Xuanxuan tightly in her arms, tears streaming down her face again. If she could, who would be willing to be so humble and subservient?
But at least, the goal was achieved. The only variable in her entire plan was Li Xiuyu, and now that Li Xiuyu had agreed not to interfere, she no longer had any concerns.

However, Li Xiuyu's eyes and tone seemed to convey contempt.

Hu Mengke knew that Li Xiuyu had never respected her. Even after she got together with Li Zhuangsheng, he never cared.

Even now, she still only feels contempt for her... no, not just contempt, but a kind of "indifference." Hu Mengke sees this, but can only pretend not to care.

Anyway, she liked Li Zhuangsheng, and she wasn't going to spend her whole life with Li Xiuyu. But what Li Xiuyu said just now gave her a vague, inexplicable worry.

She said she wouldn't succeed? She clearly doesn't know what she's trying to do, so why is she so certain? Why does she always pretend to know Li Zhuangsheng better than anyone else?

Hmph, she's just bluffing, trying to put on an act in front of me. How could I fail? She must have misunderstood something; after all, this matter has nothing to do with Li Zhuangsheng himself. (End of Chapter)