Chapter 145 The End
In the afternoon, the golden sunlight shines on the world, as if the Creator is using gentle brushstrokes to paint patches of mottled light and shadow. This is the best time of the year, not too cold or too hot, the yellowing of the leaves is just beginning to spread, and the children take advantage of the weekend to scream and have fun in the community.

Li Zhuangsheng lowered his head and left the community expressionlessly. The excitement belonged to others.

Although he defeated Hu Mengdie, he did not feel any joy of victory in his heart. Successfully proving that his wife did not love him was indeed not a proud thing.

"Even Li Bai can't answer it..." Li Zhuangsheng smiled softly.

The last question is so simple that even a stranger has a high probability of guessing it correctly. After all, nine out of ten Chinese people would choose Li Bai.

This was also what Li Zhuangsheng did intentionally, using the simplest questions to achieve the most heart-wrenching effect.

He also used a little trick and deliberately put this question at the end. If he asked this question first, Hu Mengdie would most likely guess it right.

But despite this, deep down in Li Zhuangsheng's heart, he still hoped that Hu Mengdie could answer his questions decisively, even if she could only answer one correctly.

Of course, this result was within his expectations.

"Brother-in-law, why did you come out!" At this time, a crisp voice sounded in my ears.

Li Zhuangsheng looked up and saw Hu Mengke wandering around the entrance of the community bored.

"Come to think of it, you don't have extra classes on weekends?" Li Zhuangsheng asked with a smile.

"I usually go to Teacher Hu's house, and I also go there on weekends. Do you want to tire me to death?" Hu Mengke stuck out his tongue, and then asked curiously and teasingly, "Why did you come out so soon?"

Li Zhuangsheng nodded calmly: "I have corrected your composition, go back and take a look. I usually have half a day off on Sundays, if you need, I can use that half a day to teach you..."

Hu Mengke shook her head. She had no interest in writing the composition. Her face flushed with gossip. "My sister asked me to stay outside until five o'clock. Tell me the truth. What did you do at home?"

"What can I do? I didn't do anything." Li Zhuangsheng spread his hands. "I waited for you to come back after I woke up, but you didn't come back after waiting for a long time, so I had to leave first!"

"What?" Hu Mengke sighed and shouted in dismay, "What on earth is she doing? She wasted such a good opportunity!"

"Don't you want me to agree to your sister?"

"This... this is different!"

Li Zhuangsheng shook his head and patted her on the back: "Alright, kid, stop worrying so much. Study hard and make sure you get into No. 1 Middle School. Don't let your sister down."

Hu Mengke pouted, and the pigtails on both sides of her head swayed randomly: "I know, I know, No. 1 Middle School, No. 1 Middle School, you only know No. 1 Middle School, brother-in-law, you also went to No. 1 Middle School in junior high school, right? How come you got into Xingpeng High School!"

This is indeed a sad story, and Li Zhuangsheng felt a little embarrassed.

"I'm a poor student in No. 1 Middle School, so I can only go to Xingpeng. You should study hard, and don't fail to get into the county middle school like me!" Li Zhuangsheng angrily slapped Hu Mengke's head, "Oh, by the way, your sister asked you to go back at five o'clock, so go back at five o'clock."

Hu Mengdie must be in a rather embarrassed state at this moment, and Li Zhuangsheng didn't want her to be seen in that state by her sister.

After saying goodbye to Hu Mengke, Li Zhuangsheng got on his electric bike, stepped on the accelerator and sped away. This was the end of their relationship, and Li Zhuangsheng had said everything he needed to say.

Li Xiuyu once complained about him, saying that getting married was really polite. Li Zhuangsheng proudly retorted that they were treating each other with respect.

But does he really feel normal? He is just deceiving himself.

Humans are subtle animals who can subconsciously detect other people's emotional changes, especially sensitive otakus like Li Zhuangsheng.

Depending on the distance from others, he subconsciously responds accordingly. For example, in his relationship with Zhang Qixiang, he can feel that Zhang Qixiang treats him as his closest friend, so when the two are together, Li Zhuangsheng can play with him without restraint.

He is not respectful to everyone. To be precise, this kind of respect only applies to Hu Mengdie.

Because he couldn't instinctively feel Hu Mengdie's love for him, even though they were dating and got married, like other couples having sex, he was still cautious, fearing that any careless behavior would upset the other party.

Hu Mengdie did not give him the love he expected, but only a sense of distance. But before that, Li Zhuangsheng was immersed in the happiness of "a toad eating swan meat". Boys in this state will always deceive themselves.

Not to mention compared with Li Xiuyu and Zhang Qixiang, even when interacting with Lin Yuehua or even Zhu Zhixue, Li Zhuangsheng is much more natural.

What’s funny is that after divorcing Hu Mengdie, he can be more casual than before the divorce.

People always make excuses for themselves out of habit, just like when I complained to my parents after quarreling with Li Xiuyu when I was a child. Both of them always subconsciously spoke in a way that was beneficial to themselves, and in the end they both believed it to be true and thought that what they said was the complete truth.

The same was true for Hu Mengdie. Li Zhuangsheng said a lot of things on the night he sent her home, but Hu Mengdie only wanted to prove that she "loved" him, and everything related to first love was cleverly brushed aside with the sentence "I was very lacking in love, and I thought that other people's kindness to me was true love, and I was in a hurry to rebel against the whole world."

I know that first love is an irreversible minefield, so I try not to mention it. I even expose my family's shame and say so much just to find a rationale for that statement.

Li Zhuangsheng was not stupid, he could tell what he was saying. He was not disgusted by these words, but he was not moved at all.

So when Hu Mengdie finally used the sentence on the Internet to plead for her past self, Li Zhuangsheng avoided the question. He pretended to be serious and explained the source of the sentence, but he could not give Hu Mengdie an answer that would satisfy her.

At that time, Hu Mengdie might have realized it, but since things had come to this point, she could only give it a try.

Li Zhuangsheng did feel sorry for Hu Mengdie's past, but one thing is for sure. He couldn't accept something, and besides, Hu Mengdie didn't love him.

"Without thinking anything through, you hastily rebel against the whole world..."

Li Zhuangsheng recalled Hu Mengdie's words and thought to himself that he was really envious. She said that she didn't understand love back then, but isn't this the most romantic thing?

Silly and naive, but also the most beautiful. He even dared only to imagine it in his mind.

Forget it, I don’t want to think about it so much!
I have said everything that needs to be said today. Even if Hu Mengdie wants to pester me again, she will feel ashamed.

Li Zhuangsheng stopped slowly at the traffic light. He felt very thirsty. He hadn't had any water since his nap. He suddenly thought that the fruit at home seemed to be all gone, so he decided to go buy some fruit.

(End of this chapter)