Chapter 916
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Li Zhuangsheng suddenly sat up and looked down. The person who came was smiling but not smiling, and his eyes were like stars and the moon.
"You, how did you get here?" Li Zhuangsheng couldn't help but be both surprised and delighted.
"What's wrong? Am I bothering you while you're singing?"
Hu Mengdie didn't mind getting dirty; she used both hands and feet to nimbly climb onto the platform. Li Zhuangsheng watched this and thought to himself that she was much more agile than him.
“This wooden board isn’t clean…” Li Zhuangsheng reminded him, somewhat bewildered.
"Oh, it's nothing, just put your hand out!" Hu Mengdie instructed.
Li Zhuangsheng blankly stretched out his hand, and Hu Mengdie grabbed it and rubbed it vigorously, then tossed her head, revealing an adorable look of smugness:
"Now it's clean!"
Li Zhuangsheng's heart suddenly pounded, and he felt a surge of excitement. It wasn't just because of Hu Mengdie's warm, delicate hands, but also because of the playful and mischievous look on her face.
"My hands are actually dirtier..."
He said, blushing.
Hu Mengdie wasn't angry when she heard this, and just giggled: "Then you should tell me earlier next time."
"oh oh!"
Li Zhuangsheng kept nodding, unsure of what he was trying to say.
Hu Mengdie sat beside him, and he felt his heart pounding. The air seemed to be filled with the fragrance of her hair, and he could hardly think of anything else.
"You, how did you get here?" Li Zhuangsheng stammered.
What's Hu Mengdie doing here? Is it a coincidence? Zhuangzi dreamt of a butterfly... could it be that she has feelings for me...?
Hu Mengdie said casually, "I just finished the monthly exam, and I didn't want to watch the movie that the class was showing, so I came to walk around the playground. Who knew I would see you like that, so I just said hello."
Actually, it was because the dance class was on the first floor, and Hu Mengdie happened to see Li Zhuangsheng when he went downstairs.
She then remembered that Li Zhuangsheng had once told her that he often went to this platform to daydream when he was in high school.
Oh, I knew it! How could she possibly like me?
Li Zhuangsheng was disappointed and secretly cursed himself for being a toad trying to eat swan meat. "Li Zhuangsheng, do you have any self-awareness? Stop indulging in such unrealistic fantasies!"
Watching Li Zhuangsheng's constantly changing expressions, Hu Mengdie was secretly delighted. She felt a sense of revenge combined with the pleasure of teasing her husband!
As expected, things that are too easily obtained are not cherished. I'll teach you a lesson this time, you dare to mention divorce to me!
And Li Zhuangsheng, you really have guts! I haven't gone to see you these past few days, and you haven't come looking for me either? You've got some backbone, kid!
Hu Mengdie was so angry that her teeth itched whenever she thought about it. These past few days, she deliberately stood outside the restaurant so that Li Zhuangsheng could see her, hoping that he would take the initiative to say a few nice words to coax her, and preferably take the initiative to show that she had deleted the photo of Zhu Zhixue.
To everyone's surprise, she stood outside sunbathing like a fool, while Li Zhuangsheng sat motionless in the restaurant like a block of wood.
In fact, Li Zhuangsheng in the future will be the same. As long as she doesn't take the initiative, the other party won't fawn over her.
The first time she experienced this was when they had just met and were still in the ambiguous stage of their relationship. Li Zhuangsheng sent her a message, but Hu Mengdie was busy and forgot to reply. The next day, she remembered it and felt that it wasn't anything important, and replying a day later seemed a bit strange.
Moreover, based on her experience with boys, she knew that even if she was cold, they would still flock to her. But to Hu Mengdie's surprise, for the next three days, Li Zhuangsheng didn't send her a single message, let alone ask her out.
Hu Mengdie refused to believe it and waited two more days. Finally realizing that their relationship might really end without a trace, she surrendered and took the initiative, sending Li Zhuangsheng a message to express her goodwill and asking him out. Only then did they resume communication. From then on, Hu Mengdie understood that whether the other person was insecure or arrogant, if she took a step back, he would not press her, but would retreat even faster and more thoroughly than she did.
So even though she was caught off guard when she was confessed to, she gritted her teeth and accepted it.
Actually, she didn't really want to accept it because she hadn't gotten over her previous failed relationship. She was afraid she wouldn't be able to handle another failure, and even more afraid that she wouldn't be able to be a girlfriend that Li Zhuangsheng would be satisfied with.
But at the time, more than wanting to "relationship like this," she "didn't want it to end like this." She seemed to have a choice, but in reality, she had no choice at all.
Although she was grateful countless times afterward that she had chosen to agree and finally had a chance to be redeemed, she was still somewhat unwilling.
She hoped that Li Zhuang could be more proactive and attentive to her, and cling to her like other boys... instead of seeming to be able to give up so easily.
Hmm, it must be because I was too gentle and easy to talk to, and I didn't make him realize the seriousness of the problem!
She had no choice before, but now fate has given her a chance to go back in time, and she's back to being a high school student. And high school students, after all, are naturally surrounded by countless possibilities and hopes.
She can be a little "dramatic" because she has plenty of time and opportunities to try and fail. She wants to be pampered and even spoiled by her husband.
Sure, I'm Hu Mengdie! It's perfectly fine for me to act a little bit like other girls, right?
As for whether things might go wrong, Hu Mengdie wasn't worried at all. After all, Li Zhuang's birth mother had been single for so many years, and she had managed to win back her favor back then; how could she possibly escape now? If she let him get away, she would have lived a wasted life!
She coughed lightly, straightened her expression, and suddenly said coldly, "Hey, Li Zhuangsheng, I've noticed you're quite arrogant!"
"Arrogant? How am I arrogant?" Li Zhuangsheng was stunned, almost thinking he had misheard.
He had never received such praise before, and he didn't think he was arrogant at all.
Hu Mengdie said indignantly, "Every time I'm the one who greets you, you see me but act like you don't see me at all!"
Li Zhuangsheng panicked and tried to defend himself: "I, I didn't..."
"Then what are you, annoying me? So you don't want to say hello to me?" Hu Mengdie puffed out her cheeks.
It's truly rare to find a girl like this; even when she's angry, she's still so beautiful. She's unforgettable.
"No, no, I'm afraid, afraid of bothering you..."
"You dare bother me with a simple greeting?" Hu Mengdie puffed out her chest, suddenly seized by a playful mood, and reached out to pinch Li Zhuangsheng's cheek. "Let me tell you, your attitude is making me very unhappy!"
"Yes, I'm sorry..."
"What's the use of just saying sorry? A person should admit their mistakes and correct them. Next time you see me, don't ignore me, understand?"
“Oh, right…” Li Zhuangsheng could only nod vaguely as both sides of his face were pinched.
He looked into Hu Mengdie's smiling eyes, which were beautiful. But in that instant, he thought of Zhu Zhixue, who would sometimes tease him like that, her eyes also showing such a beautiful smile.
However, Hu Mengdie seemed to be slightly more proactive than her. Li Zhuangsheng still didn't understand why Hu Mengdie had approached him. (End of Chapter)