Chapter 37
For Lu Shenxing, proposing marriage seemed so far away before, but now it is so close. He locked himself in the room, smoking one cigarette after another, and the skin on his lips was sticky.
Are you crazy?
If you really count it, it has been three lifetimes. Compared with others, they have been together for much longer. Lu Shenxing pinched his eyebrows. Is it right or wrong to do whatever he wants?
Once he got himself in, he really couldn't get out.
The door lock turned with a click that caught him off guard. The cigarette in his mouth shook, and the ash fell onto his clothes in front of his chest. The veins on Lu Shenxing's forehead were bulging. It was only a matter of time before he would be frightened to death.
The young man's voice sounded at the door, "Uncle?"
Lu Shenxing closed his eyes and restrained the expression in his eyes.
The pungent smell of cigarette smoke made Cheng Zi choke uncomfortably. He looked at the unshaven man and asked, "Are you bankrupt?"
Lu Shenxing put out the burnt cigarette butt, his face full of fatigue, and his voice was hoarse, "Go get me a glass of water, my throat hurts."
Cheng Zi stepped out and soon returned with a glass of water. "How much?"
"What?" Lu Shenxing drank most of the water before he understood what he meant. He said casually, "Only about 10 to 20 billion."
Cheng Zi suddenly frowned. He squatted down and buried his face in Lu Shenxing's palm, kissing the lines on his palm with his lips. "Don't be afraid. I'll accompany you this time."
Sighing in his heart, Lu Shenxing touched his head and said, "Nephew, you are so kind to your uncle."
Hearing the sarcasm in the other person's words, the solemn expression on Cheng Zi's face froze. He twitched his mouth and took the man's hand away, seeing cigarette butts and piles of ashes all over the floor.
“How many packs of cigarettes have you smoked?”
"Two or three." Lu Shenxing grabbed Cheng Zi's hand and rubbed his ring finger. "It seems to be getting bigger."
Cheng Zi's heartbeat suddenly slowed down for a beat, and then suddenly started beating wildly. An idea grew deep in his heart and expanded in an instant, but he didn't dare to confirm it until he felt a cold texture wrapped around his fingers.
"Are you happy?" Lu Shenxing breathed a sigh of relief. This kind of thing was not easy to do.
"Yeah." Cheng Zi looked at the ring on his hand, with soft light gathering in his eyes, excitement, surprise, and uncontrollable satisfaction that made even his soul tremble.
"Uncle, I'm very happy." Cheng Zi's mouth curled up, and he bent down and touched Lu Shenxing's forehead.
Lu Shenxing kissed Cheng Zi's long, white fingers and said, "Be good."
The word "flawless" only exists in another dimension. When the truth comes out, no one can stop it from spreading.
Lu Shenxing and Cheng Zi were standing at the bathroom products counter. A few young people dressed in fashionable clothes walked over while chatting, then backed away as if they had seen a ghost. Two seconds later, they pressed their eyes shut, took out their cell phones and ran to the side.
"Dad! It's incredible! My uncle and cousin are shopping in the mall. They are very close."
"Sister, my uncle and cousin are holding hands in the mall!"
"Aunt, where's my mom? Tell her quickly, big news! My uncle and cousin are hugging each other!"
In just a short while, the news reached the third brother's family, and it turned out that the uncle and cousin were hugging and kissing each other in their disheveled clothes in the mall, which was hilarious.
That night, Cheng Tiandao's phone was almost blown up. He went out wrapped in a down jacket and stood outside in the cold wind for a long time before he calmed down his anger.
What is coming has finally come. He wiped his old face and thought, "It seems I can't save you this time."
Fang Wen, sitting on a stool, was spitting melon seed shells into the trash can, making a continuous crunching sound. "How many tables will be there tomorrow?"
Cheng Tiandao glanced at him and said nothing.
After handing over the brewed tea, Fang Wen continued, "Should we contact the hotel?"
The bottom of the cup hit the glass table with a bang. Cheng Tiandao looked very unhappy. It wasn't his son getting married, so was there a need for a wedding banquet?
"Have you told Seventh Brother?" Fang Wen tied up the bag of melon seeds. "Don't let Third Brother and the others tell you first, or else there'll be trouble."
Cheng Tiandao pondered for a moment and dialed a number, "Seventh Brother, come to my place tomorrow."
When Lu Shenxing received the call, he was video chatting with his nephew. To be exact, he was watching the video with his nephew on.
In the innermost corner of the back row of the classroom, Cheng Zi, who had just returned, was lying on the table, looking at the man on his phone with his eyes downcast. He was trying to relieve his longing for the man when his arm was pushed. He looked up and the blond young man next to him winked at him hard.
The professor on the podium shouted for the second time, his face already showing displeasure. Cheng Zi put his phone under the desk, unnoticeably took off one earphone, stood up and glanced at the projector, then said calmly in fluent English that he didn't hear it.
"Get out!" The professor pointed his finger and shouted angrily, "Now!"
Cheng Zi shrugged, packed up his textbooks and left.
Cheng Zi walked out of the classroom openly and leaned against the wall to make a phone call, "Uncle, was that my dad just now?"
Lu Shenxing hummed, tilted his head to watch TV, and said lazily, "I'm going to sleep."
The phone call on the other end was hung up cleanly. Cheng Zi said softly with some disappointment, "Good night."
The next day, the seven brothers of the Cheng family sat together. Lu Shenxing glanced at them one by one and inexplicably hummed Calabash Brothers in his heart.
The second oldest immigrated abroad a long time ago, and his way of thinking about things has long been different. He was the only one who remained calm. "Little Zi was adopted by the eldest brother. The seventh oldest is not his biological uncle or nephew, so what's the connection?" He added, "Even if they are biological, there's nothing to be surprised about."
Poof, the third brother spat out a mouthful of tea and said sarcastically, "You're going to make me laugh to death, okay?"
The second brother glanced over and gave a look that clearly asked, "Then why didn't you die of laughter?"
"..." The third brother was choked and couldn't think of anything to refute, so he could only stare at the second brother.
The fourth child is a responsible person, and the fifth child is dressed like an elite. One of them is drinking tea and reading a newspaper, while the other is chatting with his daughter on WeChat with his head down, as if it has nothing to do with him.
The busy Lao Liu rubbed his brows. He glanced at his watch and said helplessly, "Third brother, you called us here just for this?"
Hearing his indifferent tone, the third brother choked again, "Isn't this serious?"
Fang Wen, who was standing in the kitchen, winked at Cheng Tiandao. Cheng Tiandao coughed and faced the uninvited brothers, "You are all busy and have a lot to worry about. I don't need you to worry about my eldest brother's family affairs."
"Brother, what are you talking about? We're all family, so it's only natural for you to come over and see what's going on." The third brother looked as if the sky was about to fall. He looked at the person sitting in the corner, "Seventh brother, what do you say?"
Lu Shenxing, who had been indifferent all this time, was called out. He raised his eyes lazily and asked, "What?"
"It's about you and Xiaozi!" The third brother said in a hoarse voice.
"Now that Third Brother reminded me of this, I remember it now." Lu Shenxing said calmly, "We plan to get married on Children's Day next year."
“…”Everyone.
Cheng Tiandao glared at Lu Shenxing secretly. "Why didn't you tell me about this in advance? After all, you're marrying my son."
The world was quiet for a few seconds.
"Congratulations." Lao Liu was the first to break the dead silence. "I'll prepare the red envelope."
The fourth and fifth brothers also sent their blessings and said they would definitely attend.
"The eighth day of the first lunar month, right?" The second brother then spoke up, "Your second sister-in-law will come back to China to attend your wedding."
The third brother was stunned. "Brother, you actually agreed?"
My son hasn’t even discussed the date with me, Cheng Tiandao sat there with a sullen face and said nothing, looking a little unhappy.
"Is the Seventh Brother really going to marry Xiaozi?" The Third Brother shouted at Cheng Tiandao and the others, "Dad already knows!"
The atmosphere froze with the third brother's words, and everyone except Lu Shenxing changed their expressions.
"What? What are you looking at me for?" The third brother said with a guilty conscience, "I...I just let it slip by accident."
Lu Shenxing and Cheng Tiandao went to the old house to visit the old man. The old man was so angry that he fell ill. He took a feather duster and beat Lu Shenxing. Anyone who tried to stop him would be beaten.
"You bastard, not only did you play outside, but you also played with your own nephew. You have brought shame to the Cheng family!"
Lu Shenxing rubbed his arm that was hurt by the beating and said, "Uncle, when I met him, he was not my nephew, let alone your grandson."
"Call Xiaozi and tell him to come back!" The old man threw the feather duster and lay down on the bed angrily, ignoring everyone.
Cheng has been loved by the old man since he was a child. He knows how to please the old man. He accompanies him to go fishing every day in the old house, tidy up the vegetable garden, plant vegetables and water flowers, and coax the old man into doing his best.
The third brother's family was very disappointed to see that they could no longer make a fool of themselves.
After the New Year, Cheng returned to China and worked in a firm, living a nine-to-five life. During his lunch break, he would go to Shengshi across the street to sit, drink a cup of coffee, and soothe his tired nerves.
Lu Shenxing revealed his love life in an interview, and one of the golden bachelors has disappeared.
One day after get off work, Lu Shenxing went to the restaurant where he had made an appointment with Cheng Zi, but unexpectedly ran into someone in the bathroom there.
Luoyang stood by the pool, wiping his hands. He was wearing a slim-fitting royal blue shirt, which made his face look even fairer and more beautiful, but the shadows under his eyes also became more obvious.
"I heard you're getting married?"
Lu Shenxing turned on the faucet to wash his hands, ignoring everything.
Being treated like air wasn't the first time, but Luoyang still felt unwilling to accept it. He said with a sarcastic smile, "Marrying your own nephew, Cheng Tianzhen, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"
There were footsteps coming towards the door, Cheng Zi stood there with a calm expression, "He's gone.
Lu Shenxing took a tissue and wiped the water off his hands, then turned around and went out with Cheng Zi.
Looking at their intimate backs as they left, Luoyang clenched his fists. The face in the mirror gradually distorted. Cheng Tianzhen's tenderness and affection originally belonged to him. He should enjoy being loved. Why was it so hard now...
Less than half a month before Children's Day, Cheng Zi's car was hit. Fortunately, he was rescued in time and escaped the disaster.
The car parked nearby was not so lucky and turned into scrap metal on the spot. The couple in the car died and one was injured.
Lu Shen used all his connections to find out who was behind the scenes. He went to a studio alone, and under the gazes of everyone, he picked up a chair and smashed it on Luoyang's head.
What happened that day and the screams made everyone present not want to recall them anymore. A madman has no rationality at all.
Lu Shenxing couldn't stand this, so he was determined to spend a lot of manpower and resources to collect witnesses and evidence and send Luoyang directly to prison.
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