Chapter 76: Chapter 76 After Fleeing, The Disabled Boss Stops Pretending 38
Once, when her grandmother wasn’t home, Su Zhiruan idly went to find Lu Peijin, only to realize he hadn’t woken up yet, so she impulsively decided to tease him.
Resulting in… a morning workout…
Lu Peijin had a great figure, with a thin layer of muscle, lean yet powerful. Holding her, he suddenly thought of something.
“When should we get married?”
Su Zhiruan was breathless and initially her mind was scattered, not even knowing what he was actually saying, but once she recovered, she felt somewhat helpless, “Mr. Lu, are you sure you want to propose now?”
At that moment, the two were still connected, and although the sunlight was quietly shining down on them, they had no intention of getting out of bed.
“Or… should we just register our marriage first?” Lu Peijin reached into the drawer and pulled out a household registration book, “We have to consider the three kids.”
He understood Su Zhiruan deeply. As long as he mentioned the three kids, she would definitely agree.
So, on such an ordinary morning, the two arranged to go and register their marriage.
The grandmother, upon knowing this, didn’t say much but rather expressed kindly that love needs to be cultivated slowly., Getting the certificate first was a sign of becoming a family. Later, she busied herself for an afternoon, preparing a large table full of dishes to celebrate their marriage registration.
He also finally managed to give the Shining Starlight, which he had wanted to gift for a long time, to Su Zhiruan.
They registered their marriage in spring. Upon hearing the news, Old Master Lu kept urging them to come back home, as he hadn’t seen his grandchildren in a long time and was very anxious. Moreover, with the hefty amount of company affairs, his old age really didn’t allow him to hold on much longer.
Su Zhiruan was admitted to her studies with top scores in both the re-examination and the written test, but this also meant that the two were about to start a long-distance relationship.
Before leaving, Lu Peijin hugged her reluctantly, “I don’t want to go, I want to stay.”
“Go back, I’ll come to visit you often.” Su Zhiruan hugged the three children one by one. At this age, the kids were changing every day. Mingzhu blinked her eyes looking at her, also reluctant to part.
“How about Mingzhu comes with me?” Su Zhiruan caressed her daughter’s little cheek. She was in a little dress, reaching out for a hug – soft and sweet, making her hard to part with.
“Qinghe and Qingyuan seem to want to stay too.” Lu Peijin helplessly watched the two boys who, along with Mingzhu, all wanted to cling to Su Zhiruan.
Qinghe was more composed, just watching eagerly, while Qingyuan couldn’t hold back anymore and started clamoring to be picked up. Lu Peijin, with one child in each arm, lifted both him and Qinghe.
“Mingzhu can go with you. Little girls need their mother’s guidance after all, and there are things you can’t miss out on,” Lu Peijin caressed the lovely, round, and chubby face of Mingzhu, feeling reluctant, “When these kids grow up and can take over the business, then we can freely travel the world.”
“Okay,” Su Zhiruan nodded, “I’ll visit you and the kids in Jinghua whenever I can.”
“Madam Lu must keep her word,” Lu Peijin hugged the two children close, snuggling tightly with Su Zhiruan, their little family of five cozy and sweet.
Their life gradually got back on track afterward.
Su Zhiruan, with her strong learning capabilities and being under a renowned mentor, advanced a further step in her academic career, even meeting the conditions to graduate early after a year and a half.
Lu Mingzhu, a young girl who was accustomed to going in and out of school with her from a young age, was fond of reading but her personality was not reserved or steady; rather, she always had a smiley face that endeared her to everyone. Each time the unmarried men and women from Su Zhiruan’s department saw her, they sighed, wishing they could also have a soft, affectionate little treasure.
The grandmother’s flower shop business grew bigger and bigger, with costs multiplying several times, prompting Su Zhiruan to further expand the shop, allowing her grandmother to freely do business.
It had been almost two years, and although Su Zhiruan and Lu Peijin were living in different places, she felt helplessly as if they had never been apart.
They had daily video calls, and occasionally when on holiday, Lu Peijin would bring the two children to visit her and Mingzhu, living a comfortable and leisurely life.
When the three children started calling them mom and dad, both Su Zhiruan and Lu Peijin were thrilled, so excited that they couldn’t sleep at night, tossing and turning.
After Su Zhiruan graduated, she secured a government job in Jinghua.
Initially, she rented a place, and Lu Peijin would stay over every now and then.
After getting her job assignment, she found that it was close to Lu Peijin’s Fujin Water Pavilion. Hence, Su Zhiruan moved back there, looking at the familiar setting and the clean room, she felt as if she was in a different world.
“This place… it’s still the way it was when I left…” she said, staring at the spotless room, clearly cleaned regularly, and couldn’t help but sigh.
Lu Peijin immediately took her hand, resting his head on her shoulder, “Of course, I clean it by hand every day.”
Seeing the astonished expression on the little woman in his arms, Lu Peijin just smiled and said nothing.
Since several years ago, after she had left without saying goodbye late at night, Lu Peijin had been living in her room. For a while, he drank heavily, smoked, and let himself go, tormented himself, even ripping contracts into shreds. But when he came to his senses, he thought of how Ruanruan loved cleanliness and figured she would not like seeing him like that.
Thus, with a heart full of guilt, he began to clean the entire room by hand, bit by bit.
Afterward, it was the same every day. He feared losing her presence there, and unwilling to let time and dust bury the place, he cleaned meticulously every day upon returning, keeping it as neat as if she still lived there.
“Ruanruan,” Lu Peijin suddenly called her earnestly, “come with me.”
“Hmm?” Su Zhiruan was puzzled, but she let him lead her by the hand.
Lu Peijin led her downstairs, heading towards the backyard.
“Why did you bring me here?” Su Zhiruan asked after walking a few steps.
Lu Peijin continued to be mysterious, “You’ll know once we get there.”
Then, he slowly covered her eyes.
Su Zhiruan guessed what was happening.
She suddenly felt fortunate that she had put on makeup and worn a new dress when she came.
“Miss Su, please open your eyes!”
She recognized a familiar voice, hinting her to open her eyes with a smile—it was Grandma! She recognized it immediately!
Then, she slowly opened her eyes, and the first thing she saw was Lu Peijin standing in front of her against the light, his expression sincere, holding a little box with a large, sparkling diamond ring inside.
“Ruanruan, sorry, my proposal is a little late,” Lu Peijin gently embraced her, “The best time to propose was yesterday, the next best is now. I couldn’t wait to plan today and have thought of countless grand proposal ceremonies, but maybe an overly extravagant proposal might affect your work, so I chose here in the end.”
“Many years ago, I didn’t believe in love or marriage, I disregarded everything, indifferent to the world; to me, living was just existing,” he said, slowly kneeling on one knee, holding up the little box, and sincerely continued, “But then I met you. It might sound cheesy, but I’m sure about you, and I will always love you for the rest of my life.”
“Ruanruan—will you marry me?”