Chapter 77 Mr. Lu’s Diary of Raising a Baby
Lin Che felt something soft brushing against his cheek in his sleep. He drowsily opened his eyes and met a pair of bright, large eyes. Lu Yu'an was lying on his chest like a little koala, holding his face with his chubby little hands and kissing him again.
"Good morning, uncle!" The child's voice was crisp and full of milky sound from just waking up.
The morning light shone through the gauze curtains, casting a golden edge on the ends of Lu Yuan's soft hair.
Only then did Lin Che realize that the little guy had already changed his clothes by himself - although his T-shirt was on backwards and his trouser legs were rolled up one higher than the other, his dinosaur pattern socks were in pairs.
"An An, why are you up so early?" Lin Che smiled and ruffled his curly hair, her fingertips touching a damp patch. "Is your hair still wet?"
Lu Yu'an puffed out his chest proudly: "I washed my face and brushed my teeth by myself!" Then he raised his chubby arms, which were still covered with crystal water droplets. "Look, they smell good!"
Lin Che leaned in and sniffed. It was indeed the scent of strawberry-flavored children's shower gel. He probably used the shower gel as hand soap. He couldn't help but pinch the child's nose. "Our An An is awesome. But..." He pointed at Lu Yu An's T-shirt, which was being worn inside out. "Do you want your uncle to help you put it back on?"
The little guy looked down at himself, suddenly giggled, and rolled over on the bed: "I was wondering why my neck was itchy!" It turned out that the trademark was stuck under his chubby chin.
Just as Lin Che was helping him put his clothes together, the door was gently pushed open. Lu Yu was standing at the door, holding a breakfast tray. He was wearing a casual cotton and linen shirt, with his sleeves casually rolled up to his elbows, revealing his well-defined forearms.
"Awake?" Lu Yu placed the tray on the bedside - two cups of steaming milk, golden fried eggs, and four or five slices of toast.
Lu Yuan cheered and lunged for the plate, but Lin Che quickly grabbed it and said, "Wipe your hands first."
He carefully wiped each of the child's toothpaste-stained fingers with a wet wipe. The little guy sat obediently, dangling his little feet in the air.
Lu Yu sat on the edge of the bed and reached out to brush away a strand of Lin Che's hair that had curled up in her sleep. "Did you sleep well?"
"Everything was fine..." Lin Che glanced at Lu Yu'an, who was drinking milk, and lowered her voice, "Until I was woken up by a little alarm clock."
Lu Yuan looked up sharply, with milk still on the corner of his mouth. "Are you talking about me, uncle?"
Lu Yu chuckled as he took the wipes from Lin Che's hand and wiped the child's mouth. "He said you get up earlier than the sun."
Outside the window, the sunshine after the snow is particularly bright.
Lu Yu'an suddenly climbed onto Lu Yu's lap and whispered mysteriously into his ear, "Uncle, I'll tell you a secret." He cupped his hands into a trumpet shape and said, "When I kissed my uncle just now, his eyelashes fluttered like butterfly wings!"
The innocent words of the child made Lin Che's ears burn, and he almost knocked over his glass of milk. Lu Yu gave him a meaningful look, and lifted Lu Yu'an high with one hand: "What about uncle?"
The little guy kicked his legs in the air and laughed, his crisp laughter sounded like a string of silver bells: "Uncle wants a kiss too!" Then he leaned down and gave Lu Yu a big "kiss" on the left cheek.
After breakfast, Lin Che helped Lu Yu'an get dressed and put on his hat. "Okay, just be a good boy and follow your uncle today."
Lu Yu squatted down and looked straight into Lu Yu'an's big, wet eyes: "An'an, follow your uncle to the company today."
Lu Yu'an's small hands gripped Lin Che's trouser legs even tighter, his knuckles turning white. He buried half his face in Lin Che's legs and said in a muffled voice, "But...but I want to be with my uncle..."
Lin Che's heart softened as he bent down and picked up the little guy. Lu Yu'an immediately clung to him like a little koala, his milky breath lingering in the crook of his neck.
"An An, be good," Lin Che patted his back gently, his voice so gentle that it could drip water, "There are a lot of sick children in the hospital right now, and your uncle is afraid that you might be infected with the virus." He rubbed the child's soft cheek, "Wait until your uncle has a weekend off to take you to the playground, okay?"
"Really?" Children's tempers come and go quickly. When Lu Yu'an heard that Lin Che was going to take him to the playground, his eyes immediately became bright again. He tilted his head and looked at Lin Che with his big eyes.
Lin Che carefully checked Lu Yuan's little dinosaur backpack, confirming that the milk powder, diapers, spare clothes, water cup, fever-reducing medicine and thermometer were all there, and then solemnly handed the backpack to Lu Yu, like a colleague handing over an important task.
"Keep an eye on him! Don't let him eat too much candy! Be careful not to drop the dinosaur model on him! Also..." Lin Che warned worriedly, his eyes lingering on Lu Yu'an's excited face, "...if he misses me, call me."
Lu Yu took the backpack and held Lu Yu'an in one hand. He suddenly reached out with the other hand and ruffled Lin Che's hair, which had curled up slightly from sleeping. His movements were natural and intimate. "I understand, Doctor Lin. Don't worry."
Today Cheng Yi was responsible for picking up Lin Che to go to work, but Lin Che was still worried about Lu Yu taking care of the child.
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"You can play on this floor and you can't press the elevator by yourself." Lu Yu put Lu Yuan on the sofa in the office, took off his hat and scarf, and took off his heavy down jacket, leaving only a sweatshirt.
The little guy rolled his eyes and walked around the office.
Lu Yu took out his phone and sent Lin Che a photo of Lu Yuan.
【LY】：Photo.
【LY】: I have completely forgotten about you.
Lin Che had just finished handing over his shift and took out his phone when he saw the message from Lu Yu.
He clicked on the photo and smiled. In the photo, Lu Yu'an was standing on tiptoe to pick up the pen holder on the table, and he was wearing the dinosaur socks he had matched in the morning.
"What's the matter? You look so happy~" Nurse Xiaoyu placed the new medical record on Lin Che's desk, leaned over, and just happened to see Lu Yu'an's photo.
"Oh my god, Teacher Lin, is this your son?"
"Didn't you just get married? Your son is this big already?"
Xiaoyu called over all the people who had not left after handing over their shifts. Lin Che's phone was instantly surrounded by colleagues. The photo of Lu Yu'an's chubby little face and those big, bright eyes immediately captured everyone's heart.
"Oh my god! This is so cute!" Head nurse Sister Wang couldn't help but exclaim, "Teacher Lin, is this your son?"
Lin Che's ears blushed slightly, and he quickly waved his hands: "He's not a son, he's my nephew."
"Oh, you scared me. I said you just got married and your son is already this big. And...it looks like both you and President Lu are incapable of having children." The head nurse touched her chest exaggeratedly and said jokingly.
The careless words made Lin Che blush, "Sister Wang——"
"Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore." The head nurse took the medical record for signature and chose to let the shy Lin Che go.
Lin Che's gaze fell on Lu Yu'an on the screen, and she suddenly remembered the family childcare class at the hospital.
"Sister Wang, could you help me apply for the family childcare program at that hospital? I want to bring my child to work in two days."
Lin Che thought Lu Yu'an would get bored of going to the company with Lu Yu every day these days. There were no children his own age, only busy people, and he probably wouldn't be able to take care of Lu Yu'an. It just so happened that the hospital had a family childcare center, so Lu Yu'an could go in and play with the other children.
"Okay, I'll ask for you later." The head nurse agreed readily.
"Thank you, Sister Wang. I'll treat you to milk tea next time."
Lin Che had just returned to the office after treating the morning's patients when her phone vibrated. It was a message from Lu Yu:
【LY】：photo.jpg
【LY】：An An "helps" with the presentation in the conference room
In the photo, Lu Yu'an stood in front of the projection screen in the conference room, holding a laser pointer in his little hand, pointing at the bar chart on the screen with a serious look on his face, while the executives in the room couldn't help laughing at the little guy.
Lin Che couldn't help but laugh out loud. Just as she was about to reply, the head nurse, Sister Wang, pushed the door open and said, "Teacher Lin, the application for the nursery class has been completed. You can bring the child here tomorrow."
"So fast?" Lin Che looked up in surprise.
Sister Wang blinked mysteriously. "The dean heard you wanted to bring your nephew, so he gave us special approval." She lowered her voice. "Actually, his granddaughter is in that class too, and she's looking for a playmate."
Lin Che didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and sent a message to Lu Yu:
【Fish Who Loves Cats】: I've applied for a place in the hospital's nursery class. Bring An An to my place tomorrow.
【Fish that loves to eat cats】: Let him play with other children.
As soon as the message was sent, a video call request popped up. After the call was connected, Lu Yu'an's rosy face appeared on the screen: "Uncle! I miss you!"
"We've only been apart for a few hours." Lin Che smiled gently, noticing the little guy's curly hair was damp with sweat. "Did you have fun?"
"I'm so happy! I told the uncles and aunts the story of dinosaurs!" Lu Yu'an danced with excitement, and suddenly lowered his voice mysteriously, "Uncle, there's a photo of you in my uncle's drawer!"
Lu Yu coughed softly off-camera, and the screen flickered to Lu Yu's slightly embarrassed face: "He rummaged through my drawers."
Lin Che raised an eyebrow: "Oh? What photo?"
Lu Yu's ears turned slightly red, a rare sight, and he quickly changed the subject, "Did you just say nursery class?"
"Yeah, it's inside the hospital, very safe." Lin Che looked behind Lu Yu, who was standing on tiptoe trying to grab the phone. "I'll take him there tomorrow and let him make some friends."
"Okay. Have you had lunch?" Lu Yu's face was reflected on the entire screen. The sunlight behind him just happened to be reflected from the side glass of the office, and his whole face had a soft light effect. Lin Che's heart skipped a beat when Lu Yu suddenly moved closer to him, and he was distracted for a moment.
Lin Che's ears turned red, and he subconsciously tilted his head back: "Not yet, I just finished seeing the patients this morning."
Lu Yu on the other side of the screen seemed to sense his shyness, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "Shall I ask my assistant to bring you lunch?"
"No, no, the hospital cafeteria..." Before Lin Che could finish her words, she heard a "bang" sound from the other end of the video, followed by Lu Yu'an's panicked cry.
"Uncle! Xiaobao fell down!"
The picture shook, and Lu Yu hurriedly said "wait a minute" and turned to the other side.
Lin Che could only hear the rustling sounds and Lu Yu'an's tearful explanation: "I didn't mean to do that... I wanted Xiao Bao to see my uncle..."
A few seconds later, Lu Yu's face reappeared on the screen, his expression somewhat helpless: "He put the dinosaur toys on the top of the bookshelf, and the result..."
The camera panned down to the ground, where Lin Che saw a pile of books lying pitifully in a puddle of water, next to an equally wet dinosaur toy. Lu Yu'an squatted beside them, tears welling in his large eyes.
"Hurry up and clean up, or the books will get wet." Lin Che shook his head helplessly and hung up the phone. Lu Yu's side was in chaos.
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After lunch, Lin Che and Lin Yao walked out of the staff cafeteria, chatting happily, when they ran into Lin Yang at the corner.
Lin Che was stunned for a moment. It had been a long time since she last saw Lin Yang.
At this moment he seemed even more disheveled than last time. His suit was wrinkled beyond recognition, with coffee stains and unknown marks on the expensive fabric, and his tie hung loosely around his neck.
His hair stood up in a messy manner, and the strands of hair on his forehead were stuck to his pale skin by cold sweat. There were two dark circles under his eyes, as if he had not slept for a long time.
The most shocking thing was his hand—his right little finger was wrapped in a blood-soaked gauze bandage, the edges yellowed, clearly not having been bandaged for ages. There were several bruises on his knuckles, and dried blood still lingered between his nails.
When Lin Che walked past him with a cold face, Lin Yang subconsciously reached out to pull his sleeve, "Lin Che..."
His voice was hoarse, as if forced from his throat. He was hunched over, his shoulders slumped, and his suit jacket hung loosely on him, making him look much thinner.
The once arrogant second young master of the Lin family now looks like a desperate dog.
The most ironic thing is that he still has the six-figure diamond necklace hanging around his neck - it was the gift Lin Zhenbang gave him on his birthday last year.
Now, it lay cold against his sweaty skin, like an ornate yoke.
"Let go—" Lin Che pulled his sleeve out of Lin Yang's hand with a cold face. His eyes slid across Lin Yang's little finger without revealing a trace of emotion.
"Lin Che, I beg—" Before Lin Yang could finish her words, Lin Che had already grabbed Lin Yang by the collar and pushed him against the wall.
Lin Yao, who was standing by, was startled. "Oh my god—Lin Che—"
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