Chapter 842
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"You've already apologized," Hu Mengdie said with a smile.
“Uh, yes, but I feel like I hurt you…” Li Zhuangsheng said softly, “So, uh, I still want to apologize to you again!”
So you knew that your actions had deeply hurt me?
Hu Mengdie suddenly felt a pang of sadness, but on the surface she just kept a straight face and didn't show much emotion.
"……Oh."
"Well, I'm sorry..."
"Humph."
Hu Mengdie's nose felt increasingly sore. She hadn't felt it before, but with Li Zhuangsheng's apology, all the hurt she had suffered in the past few days turned into grievances, almost making her burst into tears on the spot.
"Don't cry, I'm so sorry, I sincerely apologize..."
Hu Mengdie sniffed, stopping her tears.
“I understand,” she said.
So, are you going to forgive or not forgive? Li Zhuangsheng thought to himself that it didn't really matter whether the two sisters forgave him or not; his main goal was to reconcile them.
Hu Mengke still hasn't returned. Li Zhuangsheng guesses that Hu Mengke also feels guilty and is using the excuse of treating Xuanxuan's illness to deliberately avoid Hu Mengdie.
Li Zhuangsheng stammered, "Well, it's mostly my fault... Your sister has always been very caring, always... her..."
Hu Mengdie pursed her lips and glanced sideways: "Did she send you to say that?"
"no……"
"And then, do you love her?"
"who."
"Hu Mengke".
Li Zhuangsheng was stunned. He never expected that the other party would suddenly ask such a philosophical question.
He didn't know how to respond. If the other person wasn't Hu Mengdie, he would have been stunned too. But since it was Hu Mengdie, he felt that no matter how he answered, he might offend her.
"I see."
To Li Zhuangsheng's surprise, Hu Mengdie let him go easily.
Li Zhuangsheng was slightly pleased: "Then you..."
"I will not forgive him."
Hu Mengdie shook her head vigorously. The thought of Hu Mengke's humiliation and hatred towards her filled her with uncontrollable anger.
Li Zhuangsheng can at least be considered somewhat innocent, since both sides agreed from the beginning not to interfere with each other, right? His being with other women can also be considered somewhat justifiable.
But Hu Mengke is purely evil; the other party intended to hurt her from the very beginning!
If she could, she would even cut ties with Hu Mengke completely! She really is a delinquent who didn't even get into high school; she's not even as good as the other female hooligans in school!
Now it was Li Zhuangsheng's turn to be dumbfounded. You forgave me, but not Hu Mengke? Why is that? I already said it was my fault!
Or do you feel that Hu Mengke is your sister, and that's why you're angrier about her "betrayal"?
"Actually, your sister also regrets it..."
Li Zhuangsheng wanted to say a few more words in Hu Mengke's defense, but Hu Mengdie waved him off before he could finish.
"I don't want to hear about her. Don't mention her in front of me again!"
"……All right."
Seeing Hu Mengdie's displeasure, Li Zhuangsheng finally shut up. He now finally understood Hu Mengdie's attitude towards Hu Mengke. However, even if siblings quarrel, it usually only lasts a few days. Li Zhuangsheng thought to himself, if Hu Mengdie could forgive even him, how much more so would her blood relative, Hu Mengke?
She's just too angry to vent right now; she'll calm down eventually. If I keep trying to persuade her now, it'll only backfire. Because of his silence regarding the earlier question, Hu Mengdie concluded that Li Zhuangsheng truly didn't love Hu Mengke. He was probably just momentarily caught off guard and seduced by that slutty woman… While he was partly wrong, it was understandable; she almost made a mistake herself, didn't she? She just wouldn't repeat it.
Li Zhuangsheng's apology text message also stated that he would not repeat the mistake. Hu Mengdie felt that since there was a reason for the incident, there was no need to dwell on it; otherwise, it would only create a negative reaction.
Back home, Li Zhuangsheng went back to his room to revise his novel. He knew he was only nitpicking; the content hadn't changed much. Was it really necessary?
"Go ahead and post it if you want," Li Xiuyu said with a smile, walking behind him. "Even an ugly daughter-in-law has to meet her in-laws!"
"Then I'll send it?" Li Zhuangsheng turned his head.
"Go ahead and post it." Li Xiuyu nodded with a smile. "But you haven't updated in so long, you must have lost a lot of readers. Maybe many people think you've abandoned the project. So I suggest you send a big red envelope in the group, then @everyone, and tell them you're back in full force, so they can hurry up and read your sequel to the dog's tail... ah, I mean, your phoenix tail!"
"That makes sense... Let them see the future strength of Platinum!"
Li Zhuangsheng nodded in agreement. Although he sensed Li Xiuyu's teasing, he figured he couldn't possibly send the wrong red envelope.
"Oh, by the way, you specifically sent me away. Did you tell Hu Mengdie about that?"
"You know what I'm going to say?"
"Nonsense, I know what kind of shit you're going to take the moment you stick your butt out. Let me guess, Hu Mengdie will definitely refuse to forgive Hu Mengke!"
“That’s true.” Li Zhuangsheng said sullenly, “But I think it’s a small matter. She’s not angry with me anymore, so she can definitely forgive her sister.”
"Hard to say," Li Xiuyu shrugged. "However, I do admire Hu Mengke a bit; she really knows her sister's personality inside and out."
"Ok?"
"Hehe, alright, go ahead and publish your book. Remember to tag everyone and let all readers know that you've grown your 'bull' back."
"What do you mean by 'growing up again'... I'm not a eunuch, okay! I despise eunuchs the most!"
"Oh."
"I not only despise eunuchs, I also despise all those struggling authors who can't even get a perfect attendance bonus! If an author can't even update 4,000 words a day, they might as well hang themselves with a noodle!"
"I hope he can give me a pair of healthy, super-genius twins before he hangs himself."
"Ok?"
……
"Li Xiuyu!"
An hour later, Li Zhuangsheng arrived at Li Xiuyu's room with a mournful face, looking as if he had lost his parents.
"What's wrong?" Li Xiuyu asked, his face full of confusion.
"They said my writing was terrible, worse than dog shit, and told me to stop writing and go back to farming and feeding pigs..."
Li Zhuangsheng was visibly moved, tears welling in his eyes, on the verge of sobbing.
His hard work of more than a month was dismissed as garbage. He had never been so devastated since he lost his memory!
"Pfft... Hahahaha!"
Li Xiuyu finally stopped pretending, clutching his stomach and laughing heartily without a care in the world.
"You, you knew all along!" Li Zhuangsheng was stunned for a moment, then realized with a mixture of embarrassment and anger.
"Hahahaha, you, you actually made money!"
Li Xiuyu knelt on the bed, laughing so hard he bent over. Li Zhuangsheng was already heartbroken, and seeing him being mocked so cruelly now, he gritted his teeth, wishing he could rush up and bite Li Xiuyu to death!
"That's going too far!" Li Zhuang was so angry he was practically fuming.
"Hahahaha...you, you..." Li Xiuyu pointed at Li Zhuangsheng, panting as he imitated, "Let them see the strength of the future Platinum!" (End of Chapter)