Chapter 62 (Two in One)

When Hu Mengdie was in elementary school, she watched an episode of Ultraman Tiga on a friend's TV, and she has never forgotten it.

However, she had been strictly disciplined since she was a child, and due to various reasons, she was beaten black and blue by reality, and it was only after she returned to her hometown that she remembered to complete the complete collection.

At first, she watched the eighth episode of Tiga. It was quite weird and had a bit of Western horror. It scared her so much that she was afraid of lollipops for a long time.

When I grew up and watched it again, I found the story of this episode to be quite simple: a witch monster used candy to abduct children, and Ultraman transformed and defeated the monster.

It was such a simple story that she remembered for more than ten years.

"That kid's dream belongs only to him!"

"Children don't need to dream. Until they grow up, they just need to be manipulated like dolls and toys."

"Where did you get the kid?"

"I threw them into the grave of dreams."

Seeing this sentence again and thinking of her messy life, she curled up in bed, grinned, and cried silently.

She may have had a dream before, but what is her dream now? Some people die in their twenties, and the rest are just zombies waiting to be filled with the last handful of soil on their graves a few decades later.

The right to choose is a luxury for Hu Mengdie. Her life path has been planned by her parents since she was a child. She even has no control over what kind of clothes she wears, what kind of friends she keeps, and what kind of hobbies she has.

She didn’t know what a dream was, and even learning to dance was her father’s choice. Her father is a conservative and face-saving person. Although his family conditions are very ordinary, he insists on paying her registration fees for more than ten years.

The reason behind this is simply that her father wants to be able to hold his head high during her talent show and show off to everyone that he has a beautiful and capable daughter.

Hu Mengdie later thought that maybe she could be a dancer in the future. After all, dancing was her only specialty... But under her father's arrangement in high school, she still chose liberal arts. Because her father felt that art students were not good at this time, and only those with poor grades studied art, even though the teachers felt sorry for her.

The father is so arbitrary and never cares what his daughter thinks. Hu Mengdie's high school love was probably the only fierce resistance she ever made in her life.

Unfortunately, the outcome of this rebellion was even worse.

Hu Mengdie had no idea of ​​falling in love at first. She often received various snacks and stationery from boys since she was a child. She received a steady stream of love letters from junior high school, but her tutor was very strict and she did not dare to disobey.

But Hu Mengdie finally accepted Qi Haoyu's pursuit.

She was moved by the fact that the other party had been sending her breakfast for more than a year, her friends were always cheering her on, and as a teenager she was curious and longing for love, and was eager to "touch her father's red flag"... In short, due to various factors, she "risked the world's condemnation" and started dating her boyfriend.

The early stage of the relationship was really sweet, and she once dreamed about how romantic and beautiful it would be to go from school uniform to wedding dress in the future.

She wants to use time and the ending to prove her father's objection is wrong.

As a result, this only proved that the father was "right".

Exhausted both physically and mentally, Hu Mengdie quit her job in a big city not long after graduation and came back dejected as a loser.

She has no dreams, only confusion in her heart.

Looking back on her first half of life, it seemed that no one cared about her thoughts, whether it was her family, her boyfriend, or even those suitors.

She knew she was beautiful. As a child, she thought this meant privilege and wealth. But when she grew up, she realized that others cared more about her face than her inner world.

Is this a win-win situation? She would rather be an ordinary-looking girl. Of course, it doesn't matter if no one cares about her. Now she doesn't even know what her inner world is like.

She looked at Tiga quietly, and the heroine Lina shouted anxiously: "Ultraman Tiga, save the children!"

"Ultraman Tiga, please save the children." She followed softly.

……

The day she established her relationship with Li Zhuangsheng, she actually had a premonition.

Two days ago, Li Zhuangsheng had just shared the good news of "coming ashore" with her, and she knew that this day was coming.

During the subsequent date, she was thinking about this matter the whole time. Sure enough, after scratching a scratch ticket, it was time to face their relationship.

"Is this how we...can be considered dating?"

he asked cautiously.

Although she was well prepared, Hu Mengdie was still slightly stunned.

Shopping together, watching movies together, eating together, drinking milk tea together... Why can't it be considered a relationship?
But do we really want to have such a relationship? The fear and fear of the failure of her last relationship were still deep in her heart.

But Li Zhuangsheng is really good. He is like a warm stove, always warm and warm, but never burning.

Before this, Hu Mengdie always felt as if she was not a person, but a rare toy that was in short supply, and others were vying to buy it, just to get their hands on it as soon as possible.

Others are only asking for kindness from her.

She understood what these people were thinking, and she felt disgusted, so she could only pretend to be aloof and boastful to prevent them from succeeding.

When Li Zhuangsheng was with her, he was not like other people who just wanted to take advantage of her as quickly as possible. He would patiently listen to every word she said, take care of her feelings, keep her preferences in mind, and affirm her ideas, but occasionally he would bite the bullet and raise objections instead of flattering her.

Li Zhuangsheng has read a lot of books, and no matter what he says, he can pick up a lot of weird knowledge. For example, when she said that a comet hit the earth and wiped out the dinosaurs, he explained that the comet brought not only destruction but also rebirth, and then introduced her to the significance of the Younger Dryas incident caused by the comet impact on human civilization. Influence, and finally even elaborated on the principle of living in sorrow and dying in happiness.

When he spoke, his eyes were as clear as water, the water contained light, and he was full of energy. Just like the boy who looked up at the sunset back then.

She didn't understand it completely every time, but she liked to watch Li Zhuangsheng talk incessantly. She thought it was very cute. She could see that the other person was trying his best to make her understand, without any desire mixed in.

Li Zhuangsheng is still a very attentive person, and the other party will even notice her menstrual period and order her a cup of warm red date milk tea, with the half sugar she is used to...

She never mentioned these things on her own initiative, relying entirely on Li Zhuangsheng's observation. For a time, she thought she had met a secretive love expert, but later she realized that it was because of Li Zhuangsheng's sister... This was one of the reasons why she hated Li Xiuyu.

It's really amazing. Even though they had only been in contact with him for less than three months, her mind was filled with the goodness of Li Zhuangsheng.

Faced with Li Zhuangsheng's words that were no different from a confession, Hu Mengdie was speechless for a moment. She didn't know whether she should date him so hastily or whether she could become a qualified girlfriend. She didn't even know if she liked him at the time, let alone "love".

However, the uneasiness in Li Zhuangsheng's eyes was reminding her that if she did not give an affirmative answer immediately, the other party would run away without looking back, and might even never appear in front of her again.

She suddenly became afraid, she was afraid that Li Zhuangsheng would disappear from her sight, so she managed to calm herself down, not wanting him to see her fear, and nodded and said, "Okay."

As soon as she said this, she immediately realized that she had revealed a flaw, but Li Zhuangsheng didn't ask the right question in the first place. He was immersed in great joy and had no time to care.

He is very happy, isn't that great? She consoled herself. Hu Mengdie always felt lucky for her choice that day.

After interacting with Li Zhuangsheng, she discovered that there really was someone who was willing to take the initiative to understand her inner world, listen to the source of her joys and sorrows, respect her true thoughts, and give her unreserved love... although she later confirmed that Li Zhuangsheng was actually a super central air conditioner who was nice to everyone.

It turns out that she no longer needs to be strong enough to grit her teeth and persevere, and it turns out that she can be fragile enough to cry because of a sentence in the book.

Hu Mengdie felt like she was alive again. She began to look forward to every day in the future, and every meeting with Li Zhuangsheng. If Li Zhuangsheng didn't take the initiative to send her a message one day, she would be depressed like a little girl in her first love.

She would sigh darkly about why Li Zhuangsheng did not fail in the exam. She did not care whether Li Zhuangsheng had a stable job or not, but she would accept the confession only after learning that he had succeeded... It seemed like she was a snob who cared about this, and she did not even have a chance to prove herself.

She could see her future at a glance, but it was beautiful and exciting, and she couldn't help but smile when she thought about it.

Hu Mengdie gave Li Zhuangsheng a Tiga on Children's Day, not just because he watched Ultraman. He was the light that saved him, would he understand? It was so obscure, he probably wouldn't understand...

"I'm sorry, let's get a divorce."

Hu Mengdie woke up from this nightmare again. She looked around and saw darkness outside the window. She checked the time and it was not yet five o'clock.

When she arrived at school, she lay on the table and yawned. She was really sleepy. Even though two weeks had passed, she still hadn't adapted to the daily life of a high school student.

Looking back on the past two weeks, since she had just been reborn, she had a lot of things to deal with. Just getting her parents to believe her was enough to make her anxious... Fortunately, the result was not bad, and her life after rebirth was gradually getting back on track.

The only thing that annoys her at the moment is that Li Zhuangsheng seems to have been on leave for nearly two weeks.

She passed by Li Zhuangsheng's class more than once, but he was never there. She only knew that he had asked for leave.

No one knew why he had taken such a long leave, but Li Xiuyu went to school normally. If Hu Mengdie hadn't known that he would be fine in the future, she would have worried that he had an accident.

When Li Zhuangsheng asked for a divorce that day, she realized that she was not a necessity to him. On the contrary, she was the one who could not live without him.

Rather than being angry about being divorced without reason, Hu Mengdie felt more pain.

The moment Li Zhuangsheng wanted to divorce her, she felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, and as if her heart was pierced by thousands of arrows, and then being pulled out bit by bit.

At that moment, she even thought about dying. If she threatened him with death, would he withdraw his decision?

There is no way to know all this anymore. God gave her a chance to be reborn and the courage to cheer up.

She didn’t make the right choice last time, but this time she knew what she should do.

Thinking of the many difficult-to-understand words Li Zhuangsheng said before his rebirth, Hu Mengdie felt choked up.

She didn't quite understand what he said, and now she didn't want to understand. It's human nature to seek benefits and avoid harm. She just remembered the last sentence:
"Why wasn't I the first person to hold your hand?"

Everything started with that video, that damn video!

She could understand that her husband cared about his past, just like she had been jealous of Li Xiu Yu. Loving someone means that you will mind his or her past experiences with other members of the opposite sex.

Not to mention a guy like Li Zhuangsheng who has never had a girlfriend and has a romantic yearning for love.

I'm sorry, this time I will only hold your hand... forever.

Let us walk hand in hand together for the rest of our lives.

……

"Uh... that's it. I had a car accident and hit my head. I lost some of my memory. I may not be able to keep up with my studies. Please take care of me!"

In Class 13 of Grade , Li Zhuangsheng returned to the classroom after disappearing for two weeks.

This incident did not cause any commotion. Although it was a car accident, seeing that the other party was jumping around, it was clear that he should have recovered.

"Are you okay? Do you still remember me? I'm your deskmate. You still owe me twenty dollars!"

Returning to his seat, Zhang Qixiang said with his eyes wide open.

"If I remember correctly, I should only owe you two dollars." Li Zhuangsheng took out two coins from his pocket.

"Tsk... didn't you say you lost your memory?" Zhang Qixiang muttered.

"Although you have lost your memory, it is not complete. Please allow me to strongly despise your behavior of taking advantage of others' misfortune!"

Zhang Qixiang argued confidently: "How can this be called taking advantage of someone's misfortune? I just wanted to see if you have lost your memory."

Li Zhuangsheng said calmly: "I did lose my memory, especially the memories related to the textbooks. I feel like I have forgotten a lot."

"What?"

Zhang Qixiang didn't react until he heard a noise at the door.

"Li Zhuangsheng, someone is calling you!"

Li Zhuangsheng raised his head and took a look, his eyes wide open.

She was a girl as beautiful as the moon, standing at the door of Class 13, smiling slightly and looking radiant.

"Hey...what's your relationship with Hu Mengdie?" Zhang Qixiang's voice was filled with jealousy. "She has come to see you several times in the past few days!"

"It doesn't matter..." Li Zhuangsheng thought for a moment, "It's only related to the fact that we met in the women's restroom..."

"What do you mean by meeting in the women's restroom? Damn, what did you do in the restroom?"

Before Zhang Qixiang could finish his words, Li Zhuangsheng had already reluctantly stood up and walked to the door.

"I heard that you were in a car accident. Are you okay?" Hu Mengdie asked with concern on her face.

Li Zhuangsheng stood there in a daze, his face trembling as he looked at the other person's familiar yet unfamiliar eyes.

According to common sense, the two of them should not be familiar with each other now. Who am I? What have I done to deserve your concern?

If all this was caused by the butterfly effect in the women's restroom when I first traveled back through time...that's too far-fetched!
A bad guess arose in his mind. Li Zhuangsheng forced a smile of embarrassment on his face and nodded: "Ah, that's right...Excuse me, what can I do for you?"

(End of this chapter)