Chapter 274 Leaving
"Time flies so fast. Today is already the fifth day of the New Year..."

Zhu Zhixue rubbed Li Zhuangsheng's chin like a big cat. She did not go out with Li Zhuangsheng today. The two of them stayed at home for a long time.

"You should study hard tomorrow." Li Zhuangsheng gently touched Zhu Zhixue's face, "Don't let your love life affect your future."

I really want to touch Da Lailai, but I can’t touch it too much, otherwise I won’t be able to control myself sooner or later.

"I know!" Zhu Zhixue smiled until her eyes narrowed. She nodded vigorously, but she didn't mean it. "It won't affect my studies!"

"If your grades drop because of your relationship..." Li Zhuangsheng sighed, "Then we may have to separate for a while."

Zhu Zhixue's face immediately turned gloomy. She hugged Li Zhuangsheng and half-acted and half-begged for mercy: "No! Don't break up!"

"So don't let it affect your studies, don't let it affect your duties..."

But after saying this, Li Zhuangsheng suddenly felt a little confused. Do I really need to study hard? Both myself and Zhu Zhixue will have more money than we can spend in the future... As long as we don't indulge in extravagance, we won't have to worry about food, drink and entertainment for the rest of our lives, so isn't it an easy choice to just eat and wait for death?
So what if you get into college? To have a broader vision, to realize your self-worth, to get a degree that you can barely boast about, to experience campus life, to take the civil service exam... or to follow the rules of this society step by step? Do your "duty as a student".

Li Zhuangsheng suddenly forgot why he thought this way in the beginning, and why he insisted on going to college now. Was it because of the inertia of thinking? He was obviously a lazy dog.

"Are you willing to break up with me?" Zhu Zhixue did not have the concerns of Li Zhuangsheng, and smiled and kissed Li Zhuangsheng on the face.

"After all, we can't delay your future!" Li Zhuangsheng deliberately put on a serious look.

Zhu Zhixue pouted, a hint of mischief flashed in her eyes again, she held Li Zhuangsheng's hand and gently placed it on her chest.

"Are you really willing to do that? You won't be able to touch me if we break up!" Zhu Zhixue tempted.

"I'm a serious person!"

Li Zhuangsheng looked righteous, but he couldn't help but move his fingertips on her chest.

Zhu Zhixue snorted and asked teasingly: "Do you want to put your hand in?"

"Stop it, I'm not that kind of person!" Li Zhuangsheng took his hand away reluctantly.

Zhu Zhixue smiled and hugged Li Zhuangsheng, nuzzled him in her arms, and then remained silent for a long time.

"...I will study hard." Zhu Zhixue buried her face, and a muffled voice sounded in her arms. However, before Li Zhuangsheng could smile and say a few words of encouragement, she heard her say, "Then, can you please stop letting Lin Yuehua teach you?"

Li Zhuangsheng was stunned for a moment, his head went blank, and he felt his heart tighten. The muscles on his face seemed out of his control, and he could not make any expression.

Perhaps a long time had passed, or perhaps not long. Li Zhuangsheng did not respond.

Zhu Zhixue slowly emerged from Li Zhuangsheng's arms and looked at him timidly, with an uneasy look on her face and a slightly trembling voice:
"I will study hard... You can ask others to teach you, that's ok, right?... I will definitely study hard..."

The muscles at the corners of his mouth seemed to spasm and twitch slightly. Facing Zhu Zhixue's uneasy and eager eyes, Li Zhuangsheng felt so heavy and a little breathless as if he was being pressed step by step.

"I understand. I will tell her," said Li Zhuangsheng.

It seemed as if the story was about to come to an end, and Li Zhuangsheng watched the stage end.

"Are you angry?"

"I'm not angry. Why should I be angry?"

"Really, you're really not angry?"

"I'm really not angry... Learning mainly depends on yourself."

"Well, I will listen to you and study hard... Let's study together and make progress together." Zhu Zhixue buried her face in Li Zhuangsheng's arms again, as if to bury all her uneasiness and guilt.

... "Since you're here, why do you want to buy a fruit basket?" Lin Yuehua said with a somewhat unhappy tone.

"I was wrong this time. I'll go to your house to buy it next time." Li Zhuangsheng put down the fruit basket with a smile, then greeted Grandma Lin.

"I don't have any fruit baskets to sell at home." Lin Yuehua snorted, "Today is the sixth day of the first lunar month. What are you doing here? Didn't I tell you to start studying hard today?"

You didn't come to the hospital to see me for a long time. Are you trying to slack off now?
"Yes, I will go back to study soon." Li Zhuangsheng said with a smile.

After chatting with Grandma Lin for a few words, Li Zhuangsheng pulled Lin Yuehua out of the ward under Grandma Lin's ambiguous smile and asked softly, "Is the money enough?"

"That's enough. There's still some left after paying for it."

"You can keep any leftovers. The IOU says to pay it back in five years anyway. Buy some more supplements for grandma. She just had surgery, so she needs to eat something nutritious."

"Well, I see."

Lin Yuehua nodded obediently. Perhaps because her grandmother's operation went smoothly, she felt a lot more relaxed.

Li Zhuangsheng paced lightly and said hesitantly, "Nothing else happened recently, right?"

"No." Lin Yuehua said.

She looked at Li Zhuangsheng's face. After not seeing him for many days, there seemed to be no change. He had neither gained nor lost weight during the New Year.

I thought about you when we weren't together, and I still thought about you after we met.

I wish school could start earlier so I could see him all day long.

"I think grandma is in good spirits. How is her health? What does the doctor say?"

"The doctor said the operation was successful and I can go home after a few more days of observation in the hospital."

Li Zhuangsheng nodded repeatedly: "Okay, if you need anything, tell me... You can take care of grandma these few days, I will study at home alone."

Lin Yuehua seemed to be stunned for a moment: "But..."

"Don't worry about me. I can study on my own. I started doing the questions you bought for me yesterday."

"Okay, that's up to you."

As Lin Yuehua spoke, she pouted slightly, seeming to be somewhat dissatisfied, but she did not express it verbally.

Li Zhuangsheng returned to the ward and watched TV with Grandma Lin for a while before he officially said goodbye. Lin Yuehua followed him out and walked him all the way to the elevator.

"Are you leaving?"

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, Lin Yuehua realized that she had asked a very boring question. Of course he had to leave, otherwise why would he come out? Of course he had to leave, otherwise he would stay here forever? Of course he had to leave, otherwise he would never leave?

"Well, I'll come to visit grandma in a couple of days." Li Zhuangsheng pressed the down button in front of the elevator and watched the elevator descend floor by floor.

"No, just study hard. You'll have exams at the beginning of the semester. If you can't get into the top 300 in the liberal arts, I'll give birth..."

"By the way, I'm dating Zhu Zhixue."

The elevator stopped at the current floor. With a ding-dong sound, the elevator door opened. Li Zhuangsheng seemed to have just remembered something and spoke nonchalantly.

(End of this chapter)