Classmate Li Zhuangsheng doesn’t want to be reborn

"Recently, a girl helped me a lot, and I want to thank her... but it's not easy to show up in person... I want to give her a gift. Do you know what to give her?"

"Hu Mengdie?"

"Yes, she played a big role in reconciling Li Xiuyu and I." Li Zhuangsheng did not shy away from it.

It was impossible to treat her to a meal, so he planned to give Hu Mengdie a gift, but not in his name, but to let Li Xiuyu pass it on.

Naturally, I didn't intend to hide this matter from Zhu Zhixue, but I didn't need to discuss with her what to give as she was a jealous person after all.

"You ask me?" Lin Yuehua looked puzzled.

"Yeah, what do you think I should give you?"

"You should know her better than I do."

"That's right..."

Li Zhuangsheng scratched his head. He had given Hu Mengdie many gifts, but those were all for the future Hu Mengdie. Although she was nominally from zero to her twenties, it was still her future self who was touched.

What did she like when she was a girl?

He didn't want to owe her anything. He really troubled her this time and let Li Xiuyu disturb her for so long. In fact, he could also ask Xie Jiangqing, but asking in this way would seem to have ill intentions.

"I don't know. It's fine if you want to give me anything."

"How about an eye massager?" Li Zhuangsheng started from a practical perspective.

"That's fine." Lin Yuehua nodded.

"Then it's decided..." Li Zhuangsheng muttered to himself. He would place an order online in a few days and then ask Li Xiuyu to send it to Hu Mengdie in her own name.

Such a gift neither seems frivolous nor is its price relatively serious for an ordinary high school student.

"You didn't discuss this with Zhu Zhixue?"

"I'll tell her when I send it off."

Speaking of gifts, Li Zhuangsheng suddenly remembered the withered lotus flower that he had thrown into the grass.

Perhaps it should not have been picked from the beginning. If it hadn’t been picked, it could have survived in the pond for a long time. Even if it withered in the future, it would have just withered quietly in an empty corner.

What a shame, it shouldn't have been taken off in the first place.

Time flies slowly like a white horse passing by.

Spring has gone and summer is here, and before I knew it, it is already June.

In June, when the summer heat arrives, everything in the world is full of vitality, the shade of the trees becomes denser, and the cicadas chirp in the trees. It seems like a season of battle.

The teaching building next door was completely quiet. Tomorrow was the college entrance examination. Li Zhuangsheng looked from a distance and seemed to be able to sense the murderous aura.

"It's the college entrance examination." said Zhu Zhixue.

"Well, they are going to take the college entrance examination." said Li Zhuangsheng.

"It's a holiday."

"You have to study even during the holidays."

"When I was in the first year of high school, I looked at the college entrance examination and it seemed to have nothing to do with me."

"Haha, yeah, next time it will be us."

When I was in the first year of high school, I was just watching the fire from the other side. When I was in the second year of high school, I felt sympathetic when I saw the third year of high school.

"Which city do you want to go to next?"

Li Zhuangsheng was silent for a moment and said, "Let's go to Nanjing."

The hesitation at that moment was because he thought of the promise he had made with Lin Yuehua. However, Lin Yuehua did not get into Tsinghua University, so he broke the promise first.

So... the agreement is void.

Well, void.

"Well, it's good to be close to home!" Zhu Zhixue said with a smile, "Tomorrow is a holiday, do you want to come to my house?"

Before Li Zhuangsheng could speak, Zhu Zhixue said, "My father is not at home."

"How can I study with peace of mind if I go to your house?"

"Why, am I disturbing you?"

"Of course, how can I concentrate on studying when I'm with you?"

"Hehe!" Zhu Zhixue laughed, but after laughing, a hint of gloom appeared on her face again, "You really have been saying these nice things lately."

"That's just for you to hear!" Li Zhuangsheng said, also slightly stunned.

Should I call it sweet talk or glib talk? How could he be so thoughtless?

"Do you still like me?" Zhu Zhixue asked.

"I like you!" Li Zhuangsheng answered instinctively.

Zhu Zhixue took Li Zhuangsheng's arm and shook it gently: "Yeah! I like you too, so come to my house tomorrow, we won't do anything but study, okay?"

Li Zhuangsheng looked at Zhu Zhixue's pitiful expression, and his heart softened. He didn't have the heart to refuse again, so he smiled and said, "Okay, then I'll go buy some vegetables tomorrow, and we'll make lunch together."

"You don't have to buy the groceries. I'll buy them and cook them! You're a good student. Just focus on your studies!"

Zhu Zhixue finally felt relieved. She had been feeling uneasy for a long time. Li Zhuangsheng was always by her side, but she always felt that he might leave her at any time.

Especially after Li Zhuangsheng and Li Xiuyu reconciled, perhaps it was an illusion, she always felt that Li Zhuangsheng seemed to be avoiding her. In fact, he was not avoiding her, but she instinctively felt that something was different.

What was different? Zhu Zhixue couldn't put her finger on it. But the more she couldn't explain it, the more uneasy she felt. The feeling of being out of control made her more and more anxious.

"How can I be a good student? My grades are even worse than yours. You are being sarcastic to me, aren't you?" Li Zhuangsheng laughed.

"It's okay, you are making progress much faster than me! I believe you will catch up with me in the future!" Zhu Zhixue acted like a "senior" and comforted Li Zhuangsheng.

Li Zhuangsheng was quite sensible about this: "Because the foundation is poor, the improvement is fast. It will become more difficult as time goes on."

“It’s really… difficult.”

Zhu Zhixue said to herself.

"Do you also feel the bottleneck?" Li Zhuangsheng glanced at her. "Don't be anxious when you encounter a bottleneck. Take your time and wait for things to come naturally. The more anxious you are at this time, the less you will be able to learn."

"Hmm..." Zhu Zhixue nodded absentmindedly, not seeming to care much about Li Zhuangsheng's comfort.

……

"Are you going to Zhu Zhixue's house tomorrow?"

After taking a shower, Li Xiuyu lay on the sofa, looking at his phone.

"Well, let's go to her house to study." Li Zhuangsheng glanced at the blue underwear exposed under Li Xiuyu's long gown, wondering if he could put on his pants.

But it's strange to say such a thing, I've never said such a thing before. It's really strange that he suddenly cares so much about it.

"Just going to study?" Li Xiuyu asked.

"Yes, I just went there to learn." Li Zhuangsheng repeated over and over again, "She and I are in a healthy relationship! Do you understand what teenage mode is?"

"I don't believe it!" Li Xiuyu said calmly, "Just the two of you!"

"Can't two people study?"

"Since you want to study, why not call Lin Yuehua! She is the top student in the grade and can teach you too!"

Li Zhuangsheng complained: "She has her own study plan, and you really treat her as your personal tutor!"

Li Xiuyu glanced at Li Zhuangsheng, and in front of him, he called Zhu Zhixue: "Hello, sister-in-law! Is my brother going to your house to play tomorrow? Oh, to study! Then add me, it's boring for me to study alone at home! Is that not okay? I won't disturb you... Or you can come to my house, my parents may be back tomorrow, they should want to see you too... Well, it's settled!"

After a few words, Li Xiuyu hung up the phone and made an OK gesture to Li Zhuangsheng.

"What nonsense are you talking about!" Li Zhuangsheng was annoyed. "When did my parents say they would be back tomorrow? You are just making up stories!"

"I just said it's possible, not certain!" Li Xiuyu raised his eyebrows, looking innocent, "I just don't want to stay at home alone, is that okay?"

Li Zhuangsheng's voice choked and he remained silent for a long time, which turned into a helpless sigh.

"Okay, of course. But we have three rules. Don't be cold to Zhu Zhixue, don't deliberately make trouble..." Li Zhuangsheng became more and more helpless. "Sister, for your brother's sake, please respect each other, okay?"

"Don't worry, I'm not that kind of barbaric person! Have you seen me quarreling with Zhu Zhixue recently? I just called her sister-in-law!"

"Don't call Hu Mengdie over again... Don't bother her all the time."

Finally, Li Zhuangsheng added: Once bitten by a snake, one will be afraid of ropes for ten years.

To be honest, if there was nothing wrong, he didn't want to face Hu Mengdie. After all, every time Hu Mengdie looked at him, he would be reminded that he had taken her "first time" and caused her to lose her "innocence".

Of course, he couldn't be as carefree and carefree as he appeared to be. When he felt guilty towards someone, he would naturally avoid seeing them if possible.

Besides, Li Zhuangsheng also took Zhu Zhixue into consideration. Zhu Zhixue has always been wary of Hu Mengdie, and sometimes she would ask him indirectly whether he had any contact with her... So as for the two of them, it is natural for them to avoid seeing each other if possible.

Li Xiuyu rolled his eyes at him: "Do you still think that I'm the kind of person who deliberately makes trouble? Don't worry, I won't call Hu Mengdie!"

Just as Li Zhuangsheng was relaxing, Li Xiuyu was playing with his phone again and said, "But I called Lin Yuehua."

"What did you say?" Li Zhuangsheng was stunned. "Why did you call Lin Yuehua over?"

"I already had her contact information. Have you forgotten? I was the one who called her last time we went hiking!"

"I know you have. I'm asking you why you called Lin Yuehua for no reason." Li Zhuangsheng sighed heavily, "I've already told you that she has her own study schedule. Don't disturb her studies. She won't come even if you ask her to!"

"But she said yes!" Li Xiuyu raised her cell phone.

"what?"

Li Zhuangsheng was startled and took Li Xiuyu's phone. While the two were talking, Li Xiuyu sent a text message of invitation to Lin Yuehua, and Lin Yuehua's reply just arrived.

There are only two simple words: [Yes.]

He still didn't forget to add a period, so he was really serious.

"You are still in contact with Lin Yuehua!"

Li Zhuangsheng flipped the pages in shock. He had not expected that Li Xiuyu and Lin Yuehua had already texted each other.

Although they didn't chat very often, they mainly asked about Li Zhuangsheng's study progress and flirted with her... for example, calling her sister-in-law or something like that.

Sister, how many "good sisters-in-law" do you have! If you can't get it from me, go and instigate Lin Yuehua! Lin Yuehua is actually willing to pay attention to you, she is really kind-hearted!

"What sister-in-law? Stop yelling nonsense!" Li Zhuang picked up his phone and tapped Li Xiuyu's head angrily. "You've been picking on her all day long! Can't you see she doesn't even bother to pay attention to you?"

"Are you too lazy to care? I thought she just agreed!"

"What the hell, she's obviously very speechless with you, but she's too lazy to correct you!"

Li Zhuangsheng continued to read the text messages. Lin Yuehua had actually corrected him the first time, but Li Xiuyu continued to shout at her shamelessly, so she ignored him. She was probably too lazy to correct him again.

Lin Yuehua and Li Xiuyu chatted very little. Usually, Li Xiuyu took the initiative, and then Lin Yuehua talked about something, and then it ended.

This is different from when I sent a text message to Li Zhuangsheng.

Most of the text messages Lin Yuehua sent to Li Zhuangsheng were within the 70-word limit. Even if she was done talking about something, she would add something else to make up the word count, not wasting the dime of text message fees. However, her message to Li Xiuyu was very concise.

Perhaps it was because she was used to text messages and no longer tried to take advantage of the operator... That should be the case. Li Zhuangsheng hadn't sent messages to Lin Yuehua for a long time.

"Have you seen enough?" Li Xiuyu stared at Li Zhuangsheng unhappily, "How shameless of you to peek into other people's privacy!"

Li Zhuangsheng returned the phone to Li Xiuyu: "You didn't show it to me yourself. Besides, when you were a kid, you peeked at my diary, and I didn't say anything to you yet. That's called peeping into my privacy, okay?"

"When I was a kid?" Li Xiuyu was stunned for a moment. "Isn't it when I was in the first year of high school?"

"Ah, the first year of high school was just a childhood. I'm already grown up, and I won't argue with a kid like you!" Li Zhuangsheng's mind worked quickly, and he reminded her, "Don't yell in front of Zhu Zhixue. If you cause trouble for me, I'll really get angry!"

"Don't worry - I won't cause you any trouble! If I do, I'll just compensate you with ten days' worth of cattle and horse coupons, okay?" Li Xiuyu stretched out his voice.

"Oh, I wouldn't dare to order you around like a slave!" Li Zhuangsheng teased.

Who knows how they’ll retaliate afterwards?

"Heh~ I'm sleepy, let's go to bed early tonight!" Li Xiuyu opened his arms, "I'm going back to sleep, hold me!"

"Where are your legs? Can't you walk back by yourself?"

"It's broken, I can't walk anymore!" Li Xiuyu urged with a pout, "Hurry up, I'm so sleepy!"

Li Zhuangsheng was helpless. He put one hand around Li Xiuyu's knees and held her back with the other hand, hugging her tightly.

I just noticed how long her legs are, not much less than Hu Mengdie who has been practicing dancing for many years. She just took a shower and didn't wear pants, so this pair of white and slender legs were exposed outside, and she didn't worry about being snatched away by others.

She was wearing only a pair of underwear and a Li Zhuangsheng T-shirt. She liked to wear it like this in the summer, saying that Li Zhuangsheng's clothes were larger than hers and were loose and comfortable to wear.

Yes, it was just the same as usual, even the lazy dog ​​characteristic was exactly the same... But when Li Zhuangsheng hugged her today, he couldn't help but feel his heart pounding.

He deliberately carried Li Xiuyu into the room without looking at her, and threw her on the bed. He did not lower his head at all during the whole process, and he did not think anything of it even though he had looked at her casually before. But now he felt that he should not have looked at her.

"Okay, mission accomplished." Li Zhuangsheng turned around and said, "Go to bed early. I have to go back too. Don't cause any trouble tomorrow, or I'll show you how I'll deal with you!"