Marry Me Quick

Chapter 792 Lu Shichu's Side Story Part 7

Lu Shichu's life returned to normal after not seeing Su Ziyue and her husband. It was calm and fulfilling. Cheng Qiulu never contacted him again, and he was satisfied with that.

He liked the peaceful life.

Every weekend, he would make a phone call to his family and then go to see his rehabilitation doctor in the afternoon. In the evening, he would go to the seaside to release animals.

When he was busy, he didn't have time to do these things during the day, so he could only go out at night. Sometimes, he would sit by the seaside for a while.

He spent all his free time in the laboratory.

He was a good-looking man with outstanding abilities and dedication. He always put on a smile whenever meeting people. Naturally, everyone had a good impression of him.

After a while, some of the senior colleagues in the research institute began to set Shichu with someone else.

When Lu Shichu couldn't refuse them, he would go on a few dates.

The ladies, who were introduced by the senior colleagues, were excellent and beautiful. Lu Shichu was a polite gentleman, so the ladies had a good impression of him.

However, nothing came of it in the end.

The senior colleagues who introduced the ladies to Lu Shichu were very curious as to why none of them worked out.

It was a unanimous answer. The ladies wanted to get a boyfriend who would take care of and cherish them, not someone who solely focused on medical research.

Lu Shichu was a gentleman. Even though he agreed to go on those dates, he wouldn't say anything rude. He would make sure to bring up one thing.

"There is one thing I think I need to mention in advance. I am very busy with work, and I can only spend ten minutes talking to my parents on the phone every week. If we get together, I will never be the first one to arrive when it's New Year's or when you are sick. I'm sorry about that."

Every lady reacted generously when they heard this, but after spending some time together, they all retreated.

Lu Shichu was passive in keeping in touch with them, so they would approach him first.

When they asked him out for a movie, he would only arrive after the movie ended. The reason for that was because of an experiment that he couldn't leave midway.

When they asked him to have a meal, he would order deliveries for the other party on the account that he didn't have time spare to dine out.

Situations like that happened a lot of times.

Whether it was young ladies who envisioned fairy-tale-like love or careerwomen who were the same age as Lu Shichu, they eventually gave up.

His love life became the was a concern to his colleagues. Among them, his assistant was the most worried for him.

His assistant and Cheng Qiulu were already at the stage of discussing marriage.

The assistant was smart when it came to work, but he was rather dense when it came to matters of relationships.

He always thought that if he and Cheng Qiulu were together, Lu Shichu might not have remained single.

Lu Shichu knew what his assistant was thinking and found it hilarious, concluding that he was really dense.

During lunchtime, he invited his assistant to a cafe.

The assistant sat across from Lu Shichu, looking like a middle school student who had been called in by the headmaster for dating too early.

He awkwardly called, "Mr. Lu."

Lu Shichu looked at him with a gentle expression. "Have you set the wedding date with Miss Cheng? When are you planning to give me the invitation?"

"We are preparing for it," the assistant replied, looking somewhat surprised.

"Don't forget to send me an invitation when the time comes."

"Okay."

It wasn't until the two of them returned to the laboratory that the assistant realized the purpose of Lu Shichu inviting him for coffee.

During the National Day, his assistant and Cheng Qiulu got married. Lu Shichu took the rare opportunity to take half a day off and attend their wedding.

When his assistant and Cheng Qiulu came to his table to toast, she looked surprised.

Although she had rarely seen Lu Shichu in recent years, she still habitually called out, "Shichu?"

He smiled at her and raised his glass. "Best wishes."

Cheng Qiulu looked at the smile on his face and her eyes flickered slightly. This was probably the only genuine smile she had seen from him ever since they knew each other.

Lu Shichu sincerely wished them the best.

Lovers who truly loved each other deserved sincere blessings.

For some inexplicable reason, the uneasiness in Cheng Qiulu's heart disappeared when she saw that smile from Lu Shichu.

When he was about to leave, he ran into Bai Jingshu and An Xia.

Their daughter had just turned one year old and was babbling and learning to speak. She clung to Bai Jingshu's leg and wanted to walk. "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy..."

Bai Jingshu's smile never faded from his face. He bent down, carefully supporting her and not letting go. He spoke softly, "Be careful, sweetheart. Take it slow. Do you want me to carry you?"

The little girl struggled to free herself from his hand. Realizing that she couldn't, she pouted and was about to cry. In the end, he let go of her.

As soon as he let go, the little person turned around and walked toward Lu Shichu.

At first, she walked with quick and steady steps. Lu Shichu watched her approach him with a bouncy gait, which elicited a smile on his face.

She's adorable.

When she was about to reach Lu Shichu, she started to wobble. Lu Shichu was afraid she would fall, so he squatted down and reached out to support her. However, the little bundle of joy jumped into his arms with drool. "Daddy, Daddy..."

Bai Jingshu, who caught up with her, became awkward. "Baby, look this way. I'm over here."

He reached out to carry his daughter back, but she held onto Lu Shichu and refused to let go.

Only then did Bai Jingshu see noticed that the person holding his daughter was Lu Shichu. He was slightly stunned.

His daughter didn't want to get down from Lu Shichu, so he apologized before looking at his daughter with a loving gaze. "She can understand us now. She has become more mischievous. You-"

"It's okay." Lu Shichu carefully held the little girl and smiled. He lowered his head to look at her. He tentatively tilted his head and said, "Give me a kiss."

The little girl immediately kissed him on the cheek loudly before giggling.

It melted his heart. He suddenly wanted to have a daughter too.

Bai Jingshu was slightly hurt by that because his daughter had kissed other men at such a young age.

A few more years passed. Lu Shichu's workaholic routine finally took a toll on him. He was admitted to the hospital.

When he was discharged, he had lost twenty pounds.

During these years, the research institute made significant breakthroughs in medicine and developed many new drugs.

After being discharged, Lu Shichu submitted his resignation to the institute.

The leaders acknowledged his efforts throughout the years and noticed that his health was declining, so they approved it.

Although he had entered as a criminal, his achievements over the years had already made up for it.

Lu Shichu returned to Yunzhou City and took six months to recuperate before his health gradually improved.

On a spring weekend, Su Ziyue's family of four planned to go on an outing. They invited him, and Bai Jingshu was coming along too.

After arriving, he realized that besides Su Ziyue's family, Bai Jingshu's family was there too.

Bai Jingshu and An Xia usually lived in Yunzhou City and only returned to Jingcheng City when necessary. It seemed normal to have them there.

However, there was also a woman among them who was Qin Zixi's teacher. She was a few years younger than him. She seemed gentle and dignified.

Su Ziyue's ulterior motive was revealed.

Indeed, he was approaching middle age, and the people around him were concerned about his love life.

The teacher was a total wife material.

After the outing, Su Ziyue talked to him privately, "What do you think of Zi Xi's teacher?"

Lu Shichu smiled and replied, "She's nice."

Su Ziyue's eyes lit up and continued, "So, do you have any plans to keep in touch with her?"

Lu Shichu remembered that when he went out in the morning and stood in front of the mirror to tidy up his appearance, he found that he had grown white hair. There were fine lines at the corners of his eyes

too.

Time had left its mark on him.

However, Su Ziyue still looked young and energetic like she was in her twenties. Time was being generous to her.

She was lucky.

Pulling his senses back, he shifted his gaze elsewhere and vaguely said, "Let's leave it to fate."

Su Ziyue knew that this matter had fallen through again. She worried for Lu Shichu.

When one was young, dreams and love were everything. As one grew older, he longed for warmth and companionship.

Lu Shichu couldn't live alone for the rest of his life. It would be so lonely with no one to take care of him when he was sick and no one to share his joy.

Lu Shichu's attitude was gentle yet firm, so Su Ziyue couldn't force him too much. She never had the intention of introducing him to someone else afterward.

However, she would often invite Lu Shichu to have meals at her place.

As a result, Qin Muchen, the childish guy, became unhappy. The two middle-aged men would tease each other every time they met.

"Hey, you grew more white hair again?"

"You seem to have gained weight again. If you don't pay attention to your diet, be careful of high blood pressure."

They would bang the table and almost start a fight. Su Ziyue asked her two sons to appease the men respectively.

The same scene never failed to happen every time the two men met. As time passed, Su Ziyue became accustomed to it.

The following year, Lu Shichu's parents passed away one after another, and he began to feel lonely.

He adopted two children, who were rescued from a fire in the hospital.

Although the parents couldn't be saved, the twin children had minor injuries. Lu Shichu adopted the twins and took care of them carefully.

He brought the twins to Su Ziyue's house as guests. Whenever he teased Qin Muchen, Lu Shichu would always bring something up-"I have a son and a daughter, don't get jealous."

It touched Qin Muchen's sore spot because he wanted a daughter.

However, Su Ziyue gave birth to another son. She knew that he wanted a daughter, so she discussed whether to have another child with him.

Yet, Qin Muchen felt sorry for her and didn't want her to get pregnant again.

That night, Qin Muchen solemnly called his two sons into the study. "When you two grow up, whoever can marry the little sister from the Lu family will receive an additional ten percent of the company's shares.

When Lu Shichu heard this, he called his daughters over and advised them, "Stay away from those two brothers from the Qin family. They will snatch your candy and dolls."

They nodded innocently and said, "Okay."

When Su Ziyue told An Xia bout this, the latter burst into laughter. "You're not that old. Why are you acting like a child!"

Meanwhile, Bai Jingshu caught a different point. He quietly pulled his own daughter aside and said, "Darling, stay away from the two brothers from the Qin family in the future."