Chapter 841
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"Rose?" Li Zhuangsheng was taken aback. "What's wrong with the rose?"
Hu Mengdie picked up a copy of "One Thousand and One Nights," glanced up at Li Zhuangsheng, and said, "It's what he said to those roses when he was in the garden."
Li Zhuangsheng thought for a while, and finally vaguely remembered: "You mean, he said those flowers have no soul or something..."
"Yes, even if there are five thousand roses, the very first one he had was the best. It was his only flower, and when he returned to B612, he went to find his flower."
"Hmm, I vaguely remember," Li Zhuangsheng said.
Do you think the Little Prince did the right thing?
“Yes, why not? No matter how many flowers are outside, only the flowers in your own home truly belong to you,” Li Zhuangsheng said.
Actually, he didn't think about what Hu Mengdie was saying; he was just responding casually.
“Yes, yes, that’s what I think too!” Hu Mengdie smiled. “Wildflowers will always be wildflowers, only the flowers in your own garden are truly unique!”
"Yes, yes." Li Zhuangsheng looked at the keyboard and revised the novel little by little.
Hu Mengdie fell silent and began flipping through the first volume of *One Thousand and One Nights*. The opening chapter revealed that the king had been cuckolded by a black slave, and therefore wanted to kill every young girl…
Before we knew it, half a day had passed quietly.
"Want to go eat?" Li Zhuangsheng stood up.
"Hmm, what would you like to eat?" Hu Mengdie closed the book.
"Whatever you want to eat," Li Zhuangsheng said with a smile. "I'll go call Li Xiuyu. You think about it first. You can eat out or order takeout if you prefer."
The three of them went out for a meal. After the meal, they walked home. Li Zhuangsheng gave Li Xiuyu a wink, and Li Xiuyu rolled his eyes at him, pretending that a friend was looking for him and left first.
Li Zhuangsheng and Hu Mengdie basked in the afternoon sun and walked alone for a while.
"Springtime is quite warm, isn't it?" Li Zhuangsheng said, trying to make conversation.
"Hmm, so we've all been staying at school around this time and haven't really gone out much."
"Indeed, exam-oriented education is too devastating. I have to get up at 5:30 a.m., because our school doesn't let out until almost 10 p.m.!"
"I know, we go to the same school." Hu Mengdie smiled.
Li Zhuangsheng slapped his forehead: "Oh right, sorry!"
Damn it, I was so nervous I completely forgot.
Hu Mengdie noticed his awkwardness and nervousness, chuckled, and found his innocent demeanor quite adorable.
"Was it you who helped me pick up my notes last time?" Hu Mengdie coughed lightly.
"Huh? What?" Li Zhuangsheng feigned ignorance.
"It's right outside your classroom."
"Oh... well, then that must be it."
Seeing that he couldn't get away with it, Li Zhuangsheng had no choice but to admit it.
"Were you in a hurry at the time?" Hu Mengdie deliberately moved closer to Li Zhuangsheng.
“What’s the rush? There’s no rush…” Li Zhuangsheng shook his head.
"Then why did you run off after picking up my homework? I didn't even get to say thank you. I thought you had something urgent to do!"
As Hu Mengdie spoke, she leaned closer to Li Zhuangsheng, her tone carrying a hint of reproach and even coquettishness.
"Oh...that..." Li Zhuangsheng blushed. "Well, at the time, I think, I really had something to do..."
He finally noticed Hu Mengdie's approach and couldn't help but pull away slightly again. "What is it?"
"I think I remembered that I hadn't handed in my homework, so I went back to class to hand it in."
"But I don't see you going back to class."
"Eh, really?" Li Zhuangsheng couldn't hold back anymore. "Uh, eh... I guess I just need to go to the toilet urgently."
Hu Mengdie chuckled and gently poked Li Zhuangsheng's shoulder: "Can't you come up with a better reason?"
Li Zhuangsheng stubbornly insisted, "It's true... but maybe I'm just remembering wrong. It's been so long... Hey, I remember you had pretty good grades!"
Hu Mengdie didn't mind Li Zhuangsheng's forceful change of topic. She just smiled slightly, gently tucked a strand of hair behind her ear, and said with a hint of pride, "It's alright."
"No wonder you got into a top-tier university!" Li Zhuangsheng said.
"You're also in the Sunshine Class. I remember you were in Class 13, right?"
"You even know this?"
“You have a top scorer in the humanities in your class, right? The teachers always mention her, everyone knows her,” Hu Mengdie said, her face slightly flushed. “And you’re quite famous too, people used to joke about you with me.”
She might not know about other classes, but Hu Mengdie still had a deep impression of a certain top scorer, a certain school beauty, and her "husband" being in the same class.
"Haha, just kidding..."
Li Zhuangsheng chuckled dryly, thinking to himself, "Is it some kind of joke like mine, with things like husband and wife?"
It actually happened... but we're getting a divorce soon.
Zhuangzi's dream of becoming a butterfly was ultimately a distorted dream.
"Have you ever been joked about like that before?" Hu Mengdie tilted her head, her cheeks slightly flushed with embarrassment.
“Uh, um… they sometimes talk nonsense,” Li Zhuangsheng stammered.
"Oh……"
Hu Mengdie pursed her lips, her face a mixture of shyness and delight. It seemed the other person had encountered the same joke as her.
"So, our current situation is truly an arrangement of fate, isn't it?" Hu Mengdie was too ashamed to look at Li Zhuangsheng's expression any longer and stared straight ahead.
"Hahaha……"
Li Zhuangsheng didn't know how to respond. He felt that Hu Mengdie was acting unusually strange today. She was like that girl in his class who always chatted with him. No matter what boring topic he brought up, she could always pick up on it and even say things that were easy to misunderstand.
However, he now has a question in his mind.
Did Hu Mengdie really know about her affair with Hu Mengke? Logically, she shouldn't be treating her this way... Or has she finally come to her senses, understood her "infidelity," and forgiven her for her affair with her sister?
I've sent her so many apologies; she must know that. So, does that mean she's forgiven me?
This conclusion secretly relieved Li Zhuangsheng, who had been looking for an opportunity to talk to Hu Mengdie.
"Um...actually, I wanted to apologize to you again today," Li Zhuangsheng said hesitantly.
"what?"
"Well, about Meng Ke and me... I'm sorry!"
Hu Mengdie's smile instantly turned cold. She pursed her lips and remained silent for a long time, her expression a mixture of anger and embarrassment.
Seeing that Hu Mengdie remained silent, Li Zhuangsheng cautiously looked up at her and asked, "You... you should already know, right?"
Hu Mengdie's expression wasn't good. Her eyelids were lowered, and she nodded slightly: "Yes, I understand... To be honest, it was quite impactful. Is that what you wanted to tell me?"
"Yes, yes, it's just... Although I mentioned it in a text message, I still want to formally apologize to you." (End of Chapter)