Chapter 72 Sunset
In the dark and empty administrative building, the sound of chaotic footsteps broke the silence.

Hu Mengdie followed Zhu Zhixue quietly, looking uncertain. She did not resist at all, even though she could see that Zhu Zhixue was smiling with a knife in her heart, even though she only needed to call out and someone in the class would accompany her.

In the end, she did nothing but calmly said "OK." She guessed the other party's intention. She was an experienced person and knew the thoughts of girls of this age.

At a remote corner, Zhu Zhixue finally stopped, leaning against the windowsill and looking at Hu Mengdie quietly.

The dim setting sun shone into this quiet place. She had her back to the window, with a gloomy look on her face.

"Are you alone?" Hu Mengdie asked.

"Don't be afraid, I'm the only one looking for you." Zhu Zhixue grinned and said in a friendly manner, "I want to ask you something. If I made a mistake, I apologize to you first..."

"It's okay, just ask whatever you want to ask." Hu Mengdie smiled.

"Do you have any thoughts about Li Zhuangsheng..." Zhu Zhixue paused, still smiling. "Do you have any thoughts about Li Zhuangsheng?"

Hu Mengdie tilted her head and thought, as expected.

She quietly observed Zhu Zhixue's expression. Under the haze of the setting sun, there was a hint of ferocity in her unsmiling eyes, like a little wild beast protecting its food.

"I'm sorry, I don't understand what you mean. I have no other thoughts about Li Zhuangsheng..."

Hu Mengdie shook her head. Seeing this, the smile on Zhu Zhixue's face gradually spread.

"He is my husband, what can I think?"

For a moment, it was as if someone pressed the time pause button, and the smile on Zhu Zhixue's face froze.

"What did you say!"

The next moment, Zhu Zhixue grabbed Hu Mengdie's collar angrily. This Hu Mengdie was deliberately playing tricks on her!

Hu Mengdie kept smiling, not at all timid: "You came to see me, have you told Li Zhuangsheng?"

Zhu Zhixue did not answer, but stared at Hu Mengdie. Hu Mengdie showed no fear on her face and let the other party squeeze her school uniform and make a circle of wrinkles.

"...This has nothing to do with him!" Zhu Zhixue let go of the other person, took a deep breath, and said with a hint of request, "I came to you today to ask you not to go after Li Zhuangsheng. Please withdraw, okay?"

"He's my man, and you're asking me to back out. Isn't that inappropriate?"

Zhu Zhixue's expression changed again. She pushed Hu Mengdie and growled, "Do you have any shame? When did he become your man?"

There was a hint of sarcasm in Hu Mengdie's smile: "You don't even know our relationship, what else do you want to say?"

"What's the connection between you two? I warn you not to talk nonsense!" Zhu Zhixue shouted.

"Even if I don't say it, my relationship with him is an ironclad fact." Hu Mengdie shook her head slightly.

Zhu Zhixue was not stupid. After a brief moment of anger, she reacted and sneered, "Haha, do you think I would believe you? If you are already together, how come I haven't heard of it? Does Li Zhuangsheng know it himself?"

Hu Mengdie frowned. She had been in a bad mood these days and was even a little impatient at this moment.

Her tone became colder and colder: "What happened between him and me has nothing to do with you. You and him should not be together, right? Does he know what you are doing now?"

She knew that Li Zhuangsheng and Zhu Zhixue had never dated, so Zhu Zhixue was not a big threat. Li Zhuangsheng was a simple-minded otaku, and he would not like this little girl who hangs out with gangsters all day long...even if she was pretty and had big breasts.

Of course, nothing is absolute, and it is hard to say what kind of butterfly effect this variable might cause. Zhu Zhixue was speechless, and her face flushed slightly. After a long while, she swallowed her anger and asked: "Are you targeting me? If I have done anything wrong in the past, I can apologize to you... You can apologize in any way you want, but Li Zhuangsheng has never offended you, so please don't joke with him, okay?"

Zhu Zhixue spoke sincerely, her eyes were slightly red, and Hu Mengdie was angry and helpless. She did not doubt Zhu Zhixue's sincerity, which made her even more uncomfortable. Thinking that her man was so liked by other beautiful women, she couldn't help but feel a little more anxious.

"Ah..." Hu Mengdie lowered her eyes and smiled bitterly, "You really misunderstood me. My liking for Li Zhuangsheng has nothing to do with you, and it's not to compete with you for a man. The matter between him and me cannot be explained in a few words."

"Then why Li Zhuangsheng? Is it just because of his name? There are so many boys in the school, why do you have to like him? He is not handsome and he is boring. Can't you like someone else?"

Seeing that neither soft nor hard tactics worked, Zhu Zhixue broke down and grabbed Hu Mengdie's shoulders and shook them hard, her excited voice filled with anger and shame.

Hu Mengdie also patiently advised: "Since you know that Li Zhuangsheng is very ordinary, why do you like him? You can let go and pursue those better boys. I believe it is easy for you."

"No, it won't work unless it's him!"

Zhu Zhixue objected subconsciously.

"Why?" Hu Mengdie was curious, "Can I ask why you like him so much and why you can't live without him?"

"I told you, can you quit?"

"I'm sorry, that won't work."

"I've liked him since the first grade of junior high school. Can you just follow the first come first served rule?"

"So, does he like you?"

Zhu Zhixue paused. Faced with such a sharp question, she was speechless again.

The setting sun in the sky grew dimmer, and her face grew gloomier.

"Hu Mengdie, let me tell you clearly, Li Zhuangsheng said he doesn't like you, and he said that you two will never be together!"

"Is it?"

"Do you think I'm lying to you? I swear I'm not lying! That's exactly what he said. He said that when I asked him! He said that you two can't be together. It has nothing to do with whether you are willing or not. He is the one who doesn't want to be together!"

Hu Mengdie was stunned and saw Zhu Zhixue staring at her without any dodging.

The calmness she had always maintained collapsed at this moment, and panic appeared in her eyes. Was he saying this because he was back?

Is he back too?

It turns out that he was really avoiding me... Knowing this result, Hu Mengdie felt bitter and chest tightness, as if her heart had suffered a heavy blow.

She staggered two steps and almost lost her balance. A feeling of grievance surged into her heart like a tide.

Unlike Hu Mengdie who was sad, Zhu Zhixue was happy, thinking that her words had worked.

"I didn't want to say it so directly. I knew you had no chance... Li Zhuangsheng and I have known each other for a long time." Zhu Zhixue pretended to comfort him, "So just give up. It's okay. I won't tell anyone else that you liked him."

"What qualifications do you have to say that?"

Hu Mengdie sneered and pushed him away with a hard slap.

(End of this chapter)