Classmate Li Zhuangsheng doesn’t want to be reborn

After seeing Xie Jiangqing off, Li Zhuangsheng did not go home, but wandered around the neighborhood.

"I'm a little thirsty, let's go to the supermarket to buy a bottle of water." Li Zhuangsheng coughed. "Come with me, it's on me."

“I don’t really care, but no matter how much you stall for time, you still have to go back,” Li Xiuyu reminded him.

“It wasn’t you…” Li Zhuangsheng’s expression changed slightly, then he gave a bitter smile, lowered his head and muttered, “Alright, let’s go home then…”

After dawdling as he stepped into the elevator, Li Zhuangsheng, who had been silent, suddenly asked again, "Just kidding, um, um..."

"what?"

"Is this her first time...?" Li Zhuangsheng touched his nose.

“You didn’t tell me if it was her first time.” Li Xiuyu shook his head and glanced at Li Zhuangsheng again.

She was a little unsure. Although the two of them hadn't actually discussed such a thing, based on Li Zhuangsheng's previous reactions, Hu Mengdie probably wasn't involved.

But Xie Jiangqing spoke with absolute certainty, even claiming to have evidence, which made Li Xiuyu suspicious again. Xie Jiangqing couldn't have fabricated it on the spot; she had no motive for doing so before, and Hu Mengdie wouldn't have cooperated.

But if there really was such "evidence," why didn't Li Zhuangsheng's behavior suggest otherwise? Unless Hu Mengdie fabricated the story before her amnesia and Li Zhuangsheng saw through it, while Xie Jiangqing remained unaware. But that doesn't make sense either. Based on her understanding of Li Zhuangsheng, if Hu Mengdie really did such a thing, Li Zhuangsheng would definitely not marry her in the end.

It's highly unlikely that Hu Mengdie fabricated the story, and Xie Jiangqing isn't the type to lie easily. Therefore, it's possible that Hu Mengdie was indeed doing this for the first time, but Li Zhuangsheng was completely unaware of it.

While this is possible—after all, Li Zhuangsheng isn't exactly a womanizer—generally speaking, even if things go smoothly the first time, Li Zhuangsheng would still be a novice and lack discernment. But wouldn't the woman tell him about it afterwards?

There are always prostitutes pretending to be chaste, never a virgin pretending to be an expert... that's just too stupid. Just how brazen is Hu Mengdie?

Li Xiuyu thought to himself, if Hu Mengdie really was a virgin, Li Zhuangsheng might not necessarily want to divorce Hu Mengdie just because of that video.

"Ahem, it's normal that I don't tell you about this kind of thing, right?" Li Zhuangsheng coughed lightly.

Li Xiuyu was silent for a moment, then inexplicably said, "That's true, but she's had boyfriends before."

“Even if you have a boyfriend, you don’t necessarily have to do that kind of thing. The first time should be after marriage... although we got engaged after marriage.”

"You have the mindset of a pure-hearted male high school student." Li Xiuyu lightly tapped Li Zhuangsheng on the head. "You don't hate her anymore?"

“I don’t really hate her…” Li Zhuangsheng scratched his head, “I just don’t like her very much.”

"But she has disappeared. Now there is another Hu Mengdie, your real wife."

The elevator doors opened, and Li Zhuangsheng and Li Xiuyu stepped out. Looking at their home, which was just a stone's throw away, they did not open the door immediately.

Li Zhuangsheng leaned against the wall, pursing his lips. "I... I feel... I can't quite understand why I wanted a divorce." "You mean before you lost your memory?" Li Xiuyu raised an eyebrow. "In that case, I can't quite understand it either."

"I feel like he's a bit of a jerk."

"It's not too late to rekindle our relationship now."

"No, no, no, she and I... I just feel... sigh, that's a bit irresponsible." Li Zhuangsheng scratched his head and stammered, "Tell me, did Hu Mengdie cheat on me before?"

“I have no evidence,” Li Xiuyu shook his head. “But to be honest, I don’t think Hu Mengdie cheated on me. If she had, you certainly wouldn’t have kept it from me.”

Li Zhuangsheng possessed a strong sense of right and wrong. If Hu Mengdie were caught cheating by Li Zhuangsheng, he wouldn't be ashamed to tell Li Xiuyu. Because it was Hu Mengdie's fault, he could be completely justified and might even immediately approach her to discuss how to protect his property and house, instead of being hesitant and appearing guilty and ashamed.

Furthermore, despite having witnessed Hu Mengdie and Qi Haoyu's relationship, when she previously discussed this matter with Hu Mengke, the latter confessed that she had provided Hu Mengdie's contact information to Qi Haoyu in order to create a rift between Li Zhuangsheng and Hu Mengdie, so that she could take advantage of the situation.

Li Xiuyu believed this claim. She had eyes and could see that Hu Mengdie was infatuated with Li Zhuangsheng, which was why she silently watched her beloved brother marry another woman.

At least before their conflict, even though Li Xiuyu was unwilling, she still felt that Li Zhuangsheng and Hu Mengdie were indeed a good match. Even their names seemed to foreshadow that it was a match made in heaven.

Therefore, Li Zhuangsheng's divorce must have been due to his own reasons. At least in his mind, it was his own problem, not Hu Mengdie's fault.

“That is indeed a bit excessive… Just because of that video?” Li Zhuangsheng scratched his head again and muttered, “I feel that since things have gone that way, they should at least take responsibility.”

"Because your memories only go up to the second year of high school, you haven't experienced that sense of regret from your youth yet, right?" Li Xiuyu chuckled softly, seemingly mocking himself, yet also resigned to his fate. "There's nothing I can do about it; after all, a younger sister can't really replace a girlfriend."

Li Zhuangsheng shook his head in bewilderment: "I really don't understand. But I feel that Hu Mengdie is really good to my future self. You know that set of bookmarks? They're a silk manuscript version of Lao Tzu, and they're incredibly well-made!"

Li Xiuyu said coldly and indifferently, "I know, you've bragged about it to me so many times before, I'm sick of hearing it."

"Actually, I think..."

"If you regret it, you still have a choice."

Li Zhuangsheng was taken aback. Li Xiuyu stared intently at him and repeated, word by word:

"Now that your wife, who only has eyes for you, is back, you can forget all the unpleasantness from before and continue to live peacefully with her. Hu Mengke can also continue to live with you; your parents-in-law won't have any objections, and even Hu Mengdie herself will accept it. How does that feel?"

Li Zhuangsheng's body stiffened slightly. He opened his mouth, but his features seemed frozen, preventing him from making any expression. He thought of those bookmarks, his loving chat history with Hu Mengdie, and the countless beautiful moments and memories displayed on his WeChat Moments.

He had secretly watched the exquisite wedding photos and the wedding video, the couple's tearful moments at the wedding, and their vow to grow old together...

"I...I don't know." Li Zhuangsheng's face flushed red, his voice trembling with sobs, as he slowly knelt down, burying his face in his hands. "I really don't know why I wanted a divorce...I don't understand, I don't know if I can make that decision for him..." (End of Chapter)