Chapter 237 Female Protagonist
After marking Hu Mengke's composition, Li Zhuangsheng assigned him a new composition topic and asked him to write another one.

I picked up the extracurricular book on the table and flipped through it casually.

"Did you buy The Little Prince yourself?" Li Zhuangsheng casually turned a page.

He bought some extracurricular books for Hu Mengke, such as "Childhood", "Grandma on the Apple Tree", "Red Rock", "One Hundred Dresses", "Girl Jia Mei", "Diary of a Female Sailor" and so on, but he never gave her "The Little Prince".

"No, I took it from my sister's room. She bought it, right?" Hu Mengke raised his head, his eyes sparkling. "I almost forgot, brother-in-law, look at the first page!"

"First page?"

Li Zhuangsheng turned to the first page, which was filled with densely written "Li Zhuangsheng". He was startled and subconsciously looked at Hu Mengke, who shrugged his shoulders with an expression that said "this is how things are".

"Brother-in-law, what kind of magic potion did you give my sister?" Hu Mengke asked with curiosity.

"...Kid, don't worry about these things." Li Zhuangsheng lowered his eyes and said.

"No, brother-in-law, I think..."

"Okay, write the composition."

Li Zhuangsheng gently closed the book and tapped Hu Mengke on the head. Hu Mengke groaned, covered his head in grievance, and had to continue biting the tip of the pen and thinking hard.

"How do you use this thing you bought?" Hu Mengdie knocked on the door and walked into the bedroom.

"Can you please stop disturbing me while I'm studying!" Hu Mengke looked unhappy.

Li Zhuangsheng took a look, stood up and followed Hu Mengdie out of the house.

"This is the essential oil I bought for...your mother. It's for applying on the face. Haven't you used it before?" Li Zhuangsheng closed Hu Mengke's door and asked softly.

The most embarrassing thing at this moment is the address of "former father-in-law and mother-in-law".

"I've never used essential oils... but I know they are essential oils, that's enough." Hu Mengdie put it away with a smile, "You're so thoughtful. Remember my dad likes to drink? You even gave me some Wuliangye."

"It's not that expensive, just a few hundred yuan a bottle." Li Zhuangsheng pursed his lips and smiled.

Hu Mengdie smiled, lowered her head slowly, and said in a gentle and bitter voice: "We have broken up, but you are still buying me gifts with such care...Won't people misunderstand you if you do this? It's as if you still have feelings for me."

Li Zhuangsheng blushed and waved his hands quickly: "Ah, no..."

"I know, don't say it anymore." Hu Mengdie suddenly smiled and stretched out her finger, pressing it on Li Zhuangsheng's lips. "I know I don't have a chance, don't say it anymore."

Li Zhuangsheng fell silent.

"How are things going between you and Lin Yuehua recently?" Hu Mengdie turned her back and tried to sound nonchalant.

"We are, generally speaking..."

Li Zhuangsheng hesitated and suddenly felt guilty and wanted to avoid the topic.

He could have been quite confident at first, but the kiss Lin Yuehua left on his cheek the night before made him lose his composure.

"Lin Yuehua, what happened later?" Hu Mengdie asked again.

"What...how?"

"That's her. How is she doing in the original future?"

"She just got married... I don't know what happened later. Anyway, I haven't seen her for almost ten years..."

Hu Mengdie suddenly turned around, her eyes revealing a hint of anger and resentment. She looked at Li Zhuangsheng steadily and smiled: "But, before we were reborn, did you meet again?" Li Zhuangsheng subconsciously took a step back. Although his attitude was so gentle, it gave people an aggressive aura.

"Yes, I met him once..." Li Zhuangsheng whispered, "but that time was just an accidental encounter... I just happened to meet him on the side of the road. We have only met once since we left school."

Since disappearing that night, Lin Yuehua has never appeared again and didn’t even come to take the class graduation photos.

"It's because of her that you want to be with me... Where did I lose?"

"No, no, no, it's not because of her!" Li Zhuangsheng emphasized, but he thought in his heart that the appearance of Lin Yuehua might really be a catalyst.

What finally made him make up his mind was Li Xiuyu's encouragement outside the barbecue restaurant, which gave Li Zhuangsheng the confidence to lose everything.

But his encounter with Lin Yuehua revived his dusty memories, and reminded him of the few good moments during his boring high school years. This was also one of the reasons that prompted him to make up his mind earlier.

Because, after thinking of that ray of light, facing the imperfect reality before us, there is still a sense of unwillingness.

"Really..." Hu Mengdie didn't comment, just smiled, "If you two get together in the future, don't tell me."

"what?"

"If you and Lin Yuehua are dating, don't tell me. I will be jealous and won't bless you. So, never tell me."

"Haha... you think too far ahead." Li Zhuangsheng laughed dryly, "I told you before that I have no plans to fall in love recently, so you can find one first..."

"But she can give you all the happiness you want, all the first times." Hu Mengdie lowered her head and laughed at herself, "You are a good husband, you will definitely be very happy..."

Li Zhuangsheng was speechless and touched his head awkwardly: "How can I be a good husband..."

Hu Mengdie stood up, took out two cups and poured water into them: "You once said that you envied the protagonist of your novel."

Seeing Hu Mengdie take the initiative to change the subject, Li Zhuangsheng was overjoyed and quickly agreed: "Ah, that's right. Look, my protagonists are all suave and resourceful. They are invincible. Nothing can stop them. They can accomplish whatever they want to do..."

"I haven't read your novel. You never told me the title and you never let me read it."

"Because I write for men, there are many female protagonists... I would be embarrassed if I let people around me know."

Li Zhuangsheng still didn't dare to say the word "harem". Among the people around him, only Li Xiuyu had read his book, and he was not interested in the novel, but occasionally read the pirated version... He was not even willing to subscribe to the genuine version!

Hu Mengdie smiled and handed over two different-looking water cups: "Which one do you want?"

"Is there any difference between these two cups?"

"One is for me, and the other is for the guests. Which one do you want?"

One was a blue cat cup, and the other was an ordinary glass. Li Zhuangsheng laughed dryly and took the guest glass.

Hu Mengdie grinned, but lowered her head slightly, her eyes seemed a little dim.

The heroines in your novels are all first loves..." Hu Mengdie took a sip of water from the cup.

Li Zhuangsheng was sweating profusely, as if he had done something wrong, his eyes flickered: "It's mainly about the readers' needs... For online articles, I write what the readers like to read..."

"It seems that I can't even be the heroine in your novel."

Faced with such a heart-piercing question, Li Zhuangsheng was not sure how to answer, so he could only lower his head and drink water. Fortunately, the water was warm, and it seemed to have some honey added to it, making it sweet. It felt like there was some other taste, but it was probably an illusion.

(End of this chapter)