Chapter 677
Plastics
Chapter 677 Plastics
“Li Zhuangsheng took Xiaolongnu as his concubine,” Li Xiuyu said.
“Oh, really? I knew this day would come from the day she was taken away.” Hu Mengdie lowered her eyes.
Hu Mengdie finished her match and enjoyed a rare moment of leisure. She returned to the company and happened to run into Li Xiuyu there as well.
This was the first time the two had met alone since "that incident." Li Xiuyu had clearly hated Hu Mengdie to the core before, but now, facing her, she didn't feel the expected excitement; instead, she was more indifferent. However, she didn't mind using Yi Yunshui to provoke Hu Mengdie.
“They were really intense...you didn’t see it, her legs were so weak when she walked.”
“Your brother is quite capable, of course I know that.” Hu Mengdie crossed her fingers and smiled slightly. “We even tried it out here in the office a few days ago. Do you want me to write you an 800-word review?”
Li Xiuyu's lips twitched slightly. She had originally intended to use Yi Yunshui to provoke Hu Mengdie, but unexpectedly, she was outmaneuvered.
"It seems you're very magnanimous, then I'm relieved." Li Xiuyu smiled slightly. "It's good that you're not jealous."
"You're the one who should be jealous, at least they didn't do it in front of me," Hu Mengdie said with a slight smile.
Now that things had come to this, she stopped pretending to be a sister. She and Li Xiuyu were sworn enemies from the start.
"Why would I be jealous? It's just that I've raised another little kitten," Li Xiuyu said with a light, cold laugh.
The implication was that, in her eyes, Hu Mengdie was nothing more than a pet cat. Hu Mengdie frowned, momentarily speechless with anger. She could only pretend not to understand; if she showed any sign of being bothered, wouldn't that be admitting she was just a pet cat?
She's still the same old self, so self-righteous. She still wants to say, "You can have many pet cats, but you can only have one sister?" And then she sulks alone in secret.
But she is different now than she was in her previous life.
"What did you do that day?" Hu Mengdie calmly asked the question that she was most curious about at that moment.
"Guess?" Li Xiuyu grinned.
Hu Mengdie frowned: "I'll trade you a secret. Actually, Li Zhuangsheng didn't like Yi Yunshui at first. Do you know why?"
"I don't want to know, it's none of my business."
"It has something to do with you."
"I don't want to know, I can probably guess."
"You can guess?" Hu Mengdie laughed, a hint of disdain in her voice. "What can you guess? Do you even know who your brother is now?"
Li Xiuyu said coldly, "He is Li Zhuangsheng, that's enough."
Hu Mengdie was taken aback, then fell silent.
"You... have you done it?" Hu Mengdie suddenly asked.
"No, there's no need." Li Xiuyu's eyes flickered slightly, then he smiled. "No matter how many of you there are, you can't compare to me."
"You're so confident." Hu Mengdie tilted her head, but at this moment she could only bluff.
If Li Xiuyu had said that before, Hu Mengdie could have laughed at him in her heart, but ever since she brought Li Zhuangsheng home and Li Zhuangsheng returned in full force, Hu Mengdie had to face the truth.
"So I don't care how many of you there are. Let him take them if he wants. You can have countless people, but I only have one."
As the two were talking, Li Zhuangsheng and Yi Yunshui pushed open the door and entered.
"You're here too..." Li Zhuangsheng looked at Hu Mengdie, his eyes flickering slightly. A tense atmosphere still seemed to linger in the air.
"Did I disturb you?" Hu Mengdie looked at Yi Yunshui.
"How could that be? Yi Yunshui still hasn't finished dealing with what happened last time, and I took her to the school again today," Li Zhuangsheng said with a smile. "Congratulations! Third place is not bad either!"
Hu Mengdie didn't tell him the result directly; she posted a short video and shared it on her WeChat Moments herself.
"Thank you," Hu Mengdie said calmly. "It's a way of making my efforts these past few days worthwhile."
Yi Yunshui stood timidly behind Li Zhuangsheng, with the fear and timidity of a concubine before her first wife.
"Have things been settled at school?" Hu Mengdie glanced at Yi Yunshui, then looked at Li Zhuangsheng.
"Yes, everything is fine now." Li Zhuangsheng nodded.
"She shouldn't have to do military training this time, right?"
“Yes, the school said she could go after military training. But we discussed it and decided to let her start school as scheduled. At worst, she can stay in the dormitory alone while others are doing military training.”
"Was this your idea? You've really thought of everything. It'll be even harder to integrate if you go to school after military training." Hu Mengdie smiled at Yi Yunshui. "Enjoy your university life. He'll take care of everything for you."
Li Xiuyu frowned. How hypocritical! On one hand, she politely refused Li Zhuangsheng, while on the other hand, she subconsciously put on the airs of an "official wife".
Li Zhuangsheng laughed and said, "Actually, I didn't ask her to do anything. I don't care how she spends her university years."
Hu Mengdie was slightly taken aback: "What did you say?"
"Who says college students have to study hard and roommates have to become best friends? Who says college life has to involve doing meaningful things? What kind of things are considered meaningful? Who defines it?" Li Zhuangsheng shrugged. "I've actually figured it out. There's more than one way to live. Imposing your own ideas on others is arrogance."
Frankly speaking, the idea of "enjoying youth" is just the self-righteousness of a middle-aged man. What kind of youth can be considered without regrets?
In reality, no matter what choices people make, they will eventually feel nostalgic and regretful about their youth.
People instinctively assume that the path they didn't choose must be full of flowers. But perhaps, that path is more thorny.
Therefore, Li Zhuangsheng did not make any demands on Yi Yunshui's university life. As long as she did not become more withdrawn and could get a bachelor's degree, that would be enough.
"Yes, yes, I've already decided. I'm going to play a lot of games in college!" Yi Yunshui nodded repeatedly. "My brother said he wants to work in the game industry, so I want to learn more about different types of games so I can become a game designer in the future!"
“It’s good…” Hu Mengdie nodded somewhat stiffly, a little caught off guard. “Is this your life? You already have a plan.”
Yi Yunshui nodded repeatedly, her eyes filled with a smile.
In the afternoon, Li Xiuyu and Yi Yunshui continued their driving lessons. Although Li Xiuyu boasted that she had completely mastered the third part of the driving test, Li Zhuangsheng still urged her to practice more with the instructor and to schedule the test as soon as possible.
"I'm going to sleep for a while, then I'll go to school this afternoon." Hu Mengdie lay on the sofa, her face resting against the back of the chair.
"Are you angry?" Li Zhuangsheng walked over. "Wait a moment, I'll drag the sofa out. This one can be unfolded."
"Your affair with Yi Yunshui? Wasn't that bound to happen sooner or later?" Hu Mengdie sneered slightly. "But I thought you would wait until she recovered from her depression and could at least stop taking her medication before making a choice."
(End of this chapter)