Chapter 110 (Two in One)

"Why did you mention her all of a sudden?"

Li Zhuangsheng turned his back and picked up the electric bike. The plastic plate was cracked, but it did not affect its use.

"How about I introduce her to you?" Li Xiuyu asked tentatively.

"Why are you saying this suddenly? Was it Hu Mengdie who asked you to do this?" Li Zhuangsheng smiled bitterly. "Stop it. Didn't I say yesterday that I don't want to date or get married?"

"I think Hu Mengdie is pretty good. She doesn't actually have a boyfriend. I can help you."

"Stop making trouble, let's go home first!" Li Zhuangsheng got on the electric bike and turned the accelerator. Everything was normal.

Li Xiuyu grabbed Li Zhuangsheng's car and said, "I'm serious. Don't you like watching ACG the most? Hu Mengdie looks like a beautiful girl in ACG. Don't you like it?"

Li Zhuangsheng was speechless: "Why did you suddenly change your personality? Yesterday you told me not to fall in love too early?"

If you could care about your brother's life-long affairs as much as you do now, I wouldn't have been single for more than 20 years!

Li Xiuyu had many same-sex friends. Before Li Zhuangsheng and Hu Mengdie started dating, Chen Lanying always asked her to introduce a few to Li Zhuangsheng. But Li Xiuyu would raise his head and look contemptuous: "No one likes him, what can I do?"

What are you talking about? Even if it's the truth, you shouldn't be so blunt!

I still remember Wen Zhuoya back then, Li Xiuyu’s best friend since college. She was so gentle and kind, as if water would come out of her if she was pinched, and she looked like the type who would cry for a long time if she was punched.

Li Xiuyu brought her to his home several times, and Chen Lanying fell in love with him at first sight. Despite all kinds of overt and implicit suggestions, Li Xiuyu remained unmoved. Li Zhuangsheng didn't say anything, but it made Chen Lanying very angry.

"That's what I think... Lin Yuehua is not worthy of you! Only Hu Mengdie is worthy of you!" Li Xiuyu said against his conscience.

"I didn't expect you to think so highly of me!" Li Zhuangsheng was surprised.

Why didn't you match Wen Zhuoya with me back then? If Hu Mengdie is a good match for me, then Wen Zhuoya should be good enough, right? If Hu Mengdie is a perfect match, then Wen Zhuoya should be at least 90 points!
"You're my brother, so of course you have to marry the most beautiful one. You can't be any less beautiful than me!"

Li Zhuangsheng certainly didn't believe Li Xiuyu's lies. He just wanted to deal with it quickly. "Stop it. I really don't want to do that. I just want to study hard and get into a good university. You can introduce me to someone after I get into university!"

Li Xiuyu tilted his head, his eyes were puzzled, and his voice was full of doubt: "Did...something happen between you and Hu Mengdie?"

Based on her understanding of Li Zhuangsheng, he refused too bluntly.

This guy is not Liu Xiahui at all. If they had kept correspondence for one more week in junior high school, she would have won him over. Therefore, Li Zhuangsheng definitely didn't really dislike pretty girls, otherwise, "The An-Shi Rebellion" wouldn't have been nearly 100 GB.

Even if he was timid and really wanted to study hard, he should have been more cautious and hesitant instead of being so decisive and calm like he is now.

"No..." Li Zhuangsheng didn't even turn his head, feeling helpless at Li Xiuyu's sharpness. "Just let me go. It's no use pulling and tugging on the street. Let's go home and talk about it!"

"Then let's find a place to sit up front!"

There was no choice, so Li Zhuangsheng followed Li Xiuyu to a bus stop and sat down on a bench, making all kinds of preparations mentally.

However, before he even had time to sit down, Li Xiuyu got straight to the point: "Do you like Hu Mengdie?"

"Hey, what are you doing..."

Li Zhuangsheng wanted to say that he didn't like it, but he couldn't hide his suspicion from Li Xiuyu's eyes that were staring at him.

"You don't answer, that means you like it?"

"There are so many girls I like. I also like Liu Yifei! I also like Dilraba Dilmurat! I also like Momotani Erika! Who doesn't like pretty girls? I also like Zhu Zhixue from our class!"

Li Zhuangsheng tried to confuse the concepts.

Li Xiuyu still stared at Li Zhuangsheng and said, "Then why don't you agree if I introduce Hu Mengdie to you?"

Li Zhuangsheng became more cautious in his heart, and a bit annoyed appeared on his face: "I told you, I really don't have that intention right now!"

"Look, look! There's something wrong with your expression!" Li Xiuyu was angry, "You're not excited at all!"

"Because, because this is not reliable!" Li Zhuangsheng was stunned, and then he quickly thought, "It won't work even if you introduce it to me. Will people like me?"

If Li Xiuyu had told Li Zhuangsheng about this when they were in high school for the first time, Li Zhuangsheng would have been very grateful to Li Xiuyu and would have had no problem working for her like a slave for a whole year!

Li Zhuangsheng realized this, but how could he pretend to be as nervous and expectant as he was when he was sixteen or seventeen?

"What if she falls in love with you?" Li Xiuyu refused to give up.

Li Zhuangsheng frowned slightly. Could it be that Hu Mengdie took a roundabout way and took the initiative to ask Li Xiuyu to mediate for her?

This is a bit difficult... I can withstand the external pressure, but if Li Xiuyu also stands firmly on her side, I may not be able to withstand it.

What kind of magic potion did Hu Mengdie feed you in this life that you two sisters are so affectionate!
"Did she tell you this herself?" Li Zhuangsheng probed cautiously.

"No, but I felt it!" Li Xiu Yu also answered cautiously.

In this way, we can attack or defend. Even if Li Zhuangsheng fails in his pursuit, he can still shirk his responsibility!
Li Zhuangsheng was silent for a moment, scratching his head in annoyance: "Let me put it this way... Hu Mengdie and I are impossible, forever impossible!"

He was already certain that Hu Mengdie and Li Xiuyu had communicated, so these words were not only spoken to Li Xiuyu, but he also hoped that Li Xiuyu would convey them to Hu Mengdie.

"why?"

Li Xiuyu was very curious. She had a pretty face, was famous, had a good figure, and was energetic! You really picked them all!
But looking at Li Zhuangsheng's expression, he seemed to be serious, which puzzled her. Li Zhuangsheng was not the kind of person who could remain calm in the face of temptation!
"Huh..." Li Zhuangsheng took a deep breath, "Do you remember when I was a kid I bought an eraser?"

"Who hasn't bought an eraser in elementary school? I bought another one a few days ago!"

"It wasn't an ordinary eraser. It was the kind that cost 2.5 yuan each. I forgot what brand it was, maybe it was Chenguang... That eraser was super expensive. We all bought 50-cent ones at the time, but this one cost 2.5 yuan."

"I didn't know that. You didn't tell me. What a luxury!"

"I was also an impulse buyer at the time. I had never seen such an expensive product before. I thought the eraser was so pretty, so I bought it. But I couldn't bear to use it after I bought it. I didn't even want to remove the plastic packaging and just kept it in my pencil case." "I understand. After all, it's expensive, but I bought it and I still have to use it."

"I understand the logic, but it was the most expensive eraser I had ever seen... In my mind at the time, it was no longer an eraser, but a noble work of art. Would you use the Mona Lisa to wipe your butt?"

"Are you exaggerating?"

"It's a bit exaggerated, but that's what I meant. Actually, I know that erasers are always needed, but I feel that ordinary corrections are not worthy of such a good eraser, so I never used it. Then one day I finally made up my mind to use it during the midterm exam."

"And did you use it during the midterm exam?"

"Yes, I used it before the midterm exam."

"Look away?"

"No, it's because one day when I came back from the toilet, I saw a classmate using my eraser. He tore open the packaging and was erasing his homework vigorously. When he saw me, he just smiled and said, "Lend me your eraser."

"Then you're not mad as hell?"

"I was really, really angry and had a quarrel with him. He was also very angry and gave the eraser back to me. We were both very angry."

"I also get annoyed when people touch my things!"

"We were just kids, and we had a good relationship at the time. This was just a normal thing. My deskmate did nothing wrong. He just borrowed an eraser. He didn't know how expensive that eraser was, nor did he know what I was thinking... After I calmed down from my anger, I felt that it was my own fault. It wasn't a big deal. It was just an eraser."

"Indeed, it's not a big deal."

"But I still felt very unwilling. It was clearly my eraser, but I was unwilling to accept that someone else had opened the eraser packaging, and I was unwilling to accept that I was not the first person to use the eraser... I felt upset for several days. Whenever I saw my deskmate, I would think of him using the eraser that I was reluctant to use. And in my heart, the used eraser was no longer a unique work of art, but just an ordinary eraser. The packaging was still beautiful, and the price was still expensive, but it was still an eraser."

Li Xiuyu was silent for a long time, then realized what was going on and quickly explained to her bestie, "You don't dislike Hu Mengdie because she has a boyfriend, right? Hey, she doesn't actually have a boyfriend, she just has someone she likes, but they're not together!"

"It's not because of this..."

Li Zhuangsheng shook his head and suddenly remembered that last night Hu Mengdie asked him what he wanted and he said a lot of things, but that was just venting and it was inevitable that some of his words did not express his feelings clearly.

"Let me tell you what kind of partner I want." Li Zhuangsheng took a deep breath. "I only like people who only have eyes for me. She likes me without any practical considerations. I am not anyone's backup and will not be replaced by anyone. No one liked anyone before me, and there won't be anyone after me... The person she loves must be me, no one else."

Otakus are really disgusting. Old otakus still fantasize like middle school students. Don't you look down on these two-dimensional Dalits? Why do you still like these female characters who are regarded as "specially otaku-friendly" in the two-dimensional world after more than ten years?
Li Zhuangsheng laughed at himself in his heart, but he kept talking. He knew that even if he was so disgusting, Li Xiuyu would not despise him.

"You..." Li Xiuyu stared at Li Zhuangsheng for a long time, then stood up and patted his butt. "So what you mean is that the first person the other person likes must be you, so you have to start looking for someone since kindergarten? And the other person might even fall in love with someone else later. You really have watched too much of the anime."

"That's how otakus are, so if you can't find it, then don't look for it. I won't blame anyone this time." Li Zhuangsheng said dimly.

"Then go home."

Li Xiuyu raised a smile, and the glittering stars were not as bright as the light in her eyes at that moment.

She turned her head and snorted at Li Zhuangsheng: "If you have the guts, just keep thinking like this! Don't compromise yourself! Otherwise, I will look down on you!"

"Of course, I'm not a child who swears randomly... I won't hurt anyone this time."

After confessing his true feelings to Li Xiuyu, Li Zhuangsheng felt much happier.

I'm really sorry Li Xiu Yu, your brother will still be a disgusting otaku even after another ten years.

……

The next few days were normal. Li Zhuangsheng and Li Xiuyu picked up Lin Yuehua every day and invited her to have breakfast.

Of course, Li Zhuangsheng paid for the next few days and treated three guests by himself. If he hadn't asked Li Minghua for some of the New Year's money that he had "deposited in the bank" before, Li Zhuangsheng would have collapsed long ago.

Li Xiuyu's attitude towards Lin Yuehua became much kinder. She, who was always cold towards outsiders, would occasionally smile at Lin Yuehua.

Li Zhuangsheng is also trying his best to return to his high school state, listening carefully in class and doing his homework diligently.

He understood why Lin Yuehua always yawned during the day. After returning home at night, she still had to prepare lessons for him and correct his afternoon homework... He felt guilty for Lin Yuehua's dedication, but there was no medicine for regret in the world. He could only try his best to make sure that her efforts would not be in vain.

However, Li Xiuyu's close relationship with Lin Yuehua is not all good. She always asks Lin Yuehua if she has ever liked any boy before. Lin Yuehua answered no, but she still does not give up and asks in various ways that it counts as having a crush on him. Lin Yuehua ponders and finally remembers that she had a distant cousin when she was a child, who would give her snacks when they meet.

Li Xiu Yu was not satisfied with the result, so he asked what type of boys she liked. Lin Yue Hua really couldn't answer, so she could only go to Li Zhuang Sheng's room and ask him for help.

"If you feel annoyed, just scold her. Aren't you a tough guy in class?" Li Zhuangsheng blinked and said, "Don't be shy, just scold her!"

Lin Yuehua rolled up her book in annoyance and tapped the other person on the head lightly: "I'm not arrogant at all, it's just that those people disturbed my study. Your sister didn't disturb me when I was studying, why should I scold her!"

Li Zhuangsheng smiled and gave her some advice: "Then you should tell her that you are only interested in studying and are not interested in love!"

Lin Yuehua blinked, and a rare blush appeared on her face.

"Actually..." She coughed, hesitated for a moment, and whispered, "Actually, I'm still a little interested in love."

"Ah?" Li Zhuangsheng was surprised, "You actually want to fall in love!"

"Keep your voice down!"

Lin Yuehua put her hand over Li Zhuangsheng's mouth with a reproachful look, and her palm felt itchy from the hot breath.

“Sorry, sorry…” Li Zhuangsheng laughed dryly, “I was just too surprised!”

"What's so surprising..." Lin Yuehua pouted, her face getting even redder, "Isn't this normal?"

"Uh...it's quite normal for ordinary people..."

Li Zhuangsheng thought, but shouldn't you be the kind of stern-faced academic who "turns a deaf ear to the world outside the window and concentrates on reading the books of sages"? You said you want to fall in love, which is too inconsistent with your personality!
"Do you have someone you like?" Li Zhuangsheng's tone was a little strange.

(End of this chapter)