Plunder-Chapter 318 Blessed to be Happy

The message was from Lin Bohan.

"Youyou, I’m sorry. Dad needs to formally apologize to you. It was me and your mom who didn’t understand your situation and made things difficult for you. Dad hopes you won’t hold it against mom, she loves you very much and can’t bear to see you get hurt. Today’s event was a big shock for her, but I will persuade her to accept Cheng Lu."

"Youyou, Dad hopes you will always be the brave girl you are, including pursuing your own happiness. Don’t dwell too much on the hurts you’ve suffered in the past, move forward valiantly. Dad can see that he is actually a very good man, worthy of a lifetime commitment."

"From now on, Dad will no longer oppose you two, and will also convince your mom to accept your relationship. Youyou, boldly chase after your happiness, your parents will surely bless you!"

The message was long, Lin Youyou covered her mouth, crying and reading it over and over again.

From her childhood to the present, she had always kept a distant relationship with her parents, resigned to silence knowing rebellion was useless.

But Lin Bohan’s message suddenly gave Lin Youyou immense strength.

"Sister Chen, please look after the child for me, I need to step out for a bit."

At this moment, Lin Youyou couldn’t care about anything else, she just wanted to see Cheng Lu as soon as possible.

She left the hospital and frantically called Cheng Lu’s phone, but no one picked up the other end.

She stopped a car outside the hospital and rushed straight to Cheng Lu’s residence.

Inside, Cheng Lu was alone, leaning against the window sill in a room without lights, sitting on the floor, drinking endlessly.

The moment he decided to give up, his world lost its light forever.

What to do next? He had no idea.

What haunted his mind was the face of Lin Youyou, tears streaming down; making her so sad was never his intention.

As Cheng Lu wallowed in self-pity, there was a knock at the door.

"Bang, bang, bang!"

Each knock was exceedingly heavy.

He got up instinctively, then sat back down. Without needing to guess, he knew it was Lin Youyou outside.

A change in the outcome was hopeless, better not to meet.

"Cheng Lu, I know you’re home, open the door, I need to talk to you."

Lin Youyou said, while pounding on the door.

"Go away, Youyou."

It took a long time before Cheng Lu got up and walked to the door. His hand was on the doorknob, but he didn’t open the door.

That’s how he refused Lin Youyou, through that door.

"Cheng Lu, open the door, hurry up and open the door!"

Lin Youyou knocked for a long time, but Cheng Lu refused to open it, so she started to kick it.

No matter what she did, Cheng Lu simply wouldn’t open the door.

He walked to the balcony and closed the glass door.

If he couldn’t hear the knocking, he could pretend he didn’t know Lin Youyou was outside.

He grabbed the beer cans off the floor and drank harshly. 𝙛𝒓𝓮𝒆𝔀𝒆𝙗𝓷𝒐𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝓸𝓶

He just wanted to quickly numb himself with alcohol.

After a while, Lin Youyou gave up knocking.

All was quiet outside the door again.

When Cheng Lu heard no more sound outside the door, he became restless. He leaned out from the balcony and looked down, soon, he saw Lin Youyou’s indignant retreating figure.

She left, and his heart felt even emptier.

He sat down on the floor in despair, tears streaming down his face.

About half an hour later, a violent noise suddenly came from outside the door.

Cheng Lu was alert and just as he was about to get up, the door opened.

"Pretty lady, remember to bring your keys next time, huh?"

A man with a Sichuan accent said.

"Thank you, sir."

Lin Youyou thanked him and immediately entered, pressing the light switch by the door, and the room was instantly bright.

Cheng Lu stood petrified at the balcony door, surrounded by scattered beer bottles.

"Youyou."

Tears filled his eyes, and compared to Lin Youyou’s persistence, he truly paled.

"Cheng Lu, I’m asking you now, do you love me or not?"

Lin Youyou charged towards him, her petite figure looking frail in front of the tall and strong Cheng Lu.

But the courage welling up inside her felt endless.

"Love."

Cheng Lu struggled to utter that word.

"Have you ever considered marrying me?"

Lin Youyou continued to ask.

This time, Cheng Lu’s eyes were incredibly complex.

Slow to heat up in relationships, he had rejected numerous interested women in his characteristically oblivious way.

But Lin Youyou was different; she ignited his instinct to protect as a man. He wanted to personally ensure her happiness and grow old together with her.

"Youyou, it’s pointless to talk about this now, please go back."

Cheng Lu tried to push Lin Youyou away, but she shook off his hand.

"I’m asking one more time, have you ever thought about marrying me?"

She looked up at him with clear eyes, awaiting his reply.

The word jumped in his throat, ready to burst out the moment he opened his mouth. Cheng Lu was in agony.

"Youyou, stop this, okay?"

"I won’t stop, what are you going to do about it? Why can’t you say it? If you just wanted to play around with me, what are you afraid of admitting?"

"I’m not playing with you," Cheng Lu corrected immediately.

"Then have you ever thought about marrying me?" Lin Youyou pressed, desperate for an answer from Cheng Lu’s lips.

"I have. But..."

Before Cheng Lu could finish, Lin Youyou stepped forward and hugged him.

"Brother Lu."

Her voice softened instantly, tears welling up in her eyes.

"I love you, and I won’t marry anyone but you. You promised to take care of me for life, and I took you seriously. Let’s not separate, okay?"

Seeing Lin Youyou cry made Cheng Lu’s heart ache. She cried, and he started to cry as well.

"But Youyou, I don’t want to see you struggling."

Lin Youyou stretched out her hand to wipe his tears, desperately trying to muster a smile, "I’m not struggling, Lu Ge. I came to tell you that my parents won’t oppose us anymore. We can get married now."

"Really?"

Overwhelmed by sudden happiness, Cheng Lu was somewhat stunned.

"Mmm." Lin Youyou showed Cheng Lu the message that Lin Bohan had sent her.

He read it over and over again, word by word, "Youyou, this is great, so great!"

Cheng Lu didn’t know how to express his excitement. He lifted Lin Youyou in his arms and spun her around the room.

"Lu Ge, shall we go register our marriage first thing tomorrow morning?"

Lin Youyou said, hooking her arms around Cheng Lu’s neck.

"Tomorrow? Shouldn’t we have the wedding before we register?"

Cheng Lu suggested.

"No. Tomorrow, we register first and then have the wedding."

Lin Youyou firmly opposed.

Cheng Lu nodded vigorously. Now he couldn’t say anything, only grin foolishly.

"I’m hungry now. Cook for me, I want to eat fish-flavored shredded pork and crispy poached eggs."

Lin Youyou began to place her orders.

"Okay, wait for me, I’ll cook right away."

Cheng Lu said, putting on an apron and swiftly heading into the kitchen.

He was skilled in cooking and could make a great meal.

After they had eaten, Lin Youyou started to give orders again, "I’m sleepy now. I want to take a bath; get the bathwater ready for me."

Cheng Lu hurried to do as asked.

"Your bath is ready, Princess!"

He kneeled on one knee and, with a smile, extended his hand to lead Lin Youyou towards the bathroom.

At the door, however, she grabbed his arm firmly, "Bathe with me."

The bathroom instantly became a place of tender affection.

Both were barely able to contain themselves, their excited hearts, trembling legs, conveying their inner joy to each other.

Afterward, Lin Youyou lay in Cheng Lu’s arms, tracing circles on his chest with her finger.

He suddenly remembered the child was still in the hospital.

"Youyou, get up, the child is still in the hospital, let’s go there now."

"Take it slow."

Lin Youyou reminded him.

But Cheng Lu couldn’t delay for even a second. He hurriedly got dressed, urging Lin Youyou while he did so.

They got in the car and headed straight to the hospital.

Beibei was much better, and Sister Chen had lulled both kids to sleep.

"You sleep for a bit; I’ll watch the kids."

Cheng Lu said considerately.

Lin Youyou was clinging to his arm, "No, I want to be with you."

"Little clingy bug, if you don’t sleep well, you’ll get pimples," he said indulgently, lightly flicking her nose.

Her smile blossomed like a flower, "I don’t care if I get pimples."

She tilted her face up, happiness slowly spreading in her eyes.

Outside the door, Lin Bohan and Mrs. Jia stood there, Mrs. Jia holding a box of chicken soup.

"Do you see? How happy our daughter is. Youyou’s mother, the child is grown up; we can’t tie her down like we used to."

Mrs. Jia was deeply moved as well. She sighed heavily, "Let’s go."

After placing the chicken soup at the door, the two of them walked on out.

Not long after they left, Lin Youyou received a message from Mrs. Jia.

"Your dad made you chicken soup, remember to drink it. Don’t stay up too late at night. We’ve brought the little blanket from home for you; it’s outside the door. Remember to take care of yourself."

Lin Youyou was extremely shocked when she read the message.

She hurriedly opened the door, and sure enough, there were two big bags outside.

In the thermal carrier was the chicken soup Mrs. Jia had prepared.

"From mom and dad?"

Cheng Lu came over and asked.

Lin Youyou nodded, "Mmm."

Cheng Lu brought all the items inside. He pulled Lin Youyou into his embrace, "Youyou, I will definitely treat you well in the future, and your parents too, and our child."

"I believe you,"

Lin Youyou nodded firmly.

The next morning, Beibei’s fever had subsided.

When Lin Youyou awoke, Cheng Lu had already changed the baby’s diaper.

"It’s early, sleep a bit more," he said softly.

Lin Youyou grabbed her phone to check the time; it was almost eight o’clock.

She was suddenly startled.

"Oh no, we’re running out of time. Hurry up, let’s go."

She put on her shoes and pulled Cheng Lu toward the door.

"Where to? Why the rush?" Cheng Lu was clueless.

Lin Youyou immediately reminded him, "Didn’t we decide last night? We’re going to register our marriage this morning."

"But I didn’t bring my household registration book. Let’s do it another day."

Cheng Lu stated frankly.

Lin Youyou showed her cunning smile, slowly pulling out two books from her pocket, "Look, what’s this?"