Free Web NovelChapter 1074: Chapter 48: He Has Arrived
Nie Xiaoxing paused while stretching and raised her still sleepy eyes, looking curiously towards the door.
Living room.
Lu Zhiquan pinched the bridge of his nose and leaned back on the sofa, squinting slightly at the man sitting on the opposite sofa.
The man appeared to be in his forties, but in reality, he was over sixty.
The man had a gentle and kind face, wearing a simple knitted sweater and casual pants, with a buzz cut, and he smiled brightly at Lu Zhiquan, "Look at you, you always have a bundle of excuses. If there was a woman by your side taking care of you, washing clothes and cooking, would you have a headache now?"
"Uncle, can’t you change your habit of nagging? Every time you see me, besides urging me to find a wife, is there nothing else to say?" Lu Zhiquan smirked, spreading his palm to rub his face.
Lu Cheng’en smiled, "Who causes you to appear before me always looking so unkempt? Look at how poorly you have been managing your own life?"
"I think it’s pretty good," Lu Zhiquan said.
"Good at what?" Lu Cheng’en shook his head, "Your father manages the huge Lu Family Group and has no time to take care of you. Your mother is frail and can’t help even if she wants to. I’m not as energetic as I was when I was younger, and you’re grown up, so I can’t manage you anymore. This is why I hope you can find someone to marry soon to take care of you."
Lu Zhiquan lowered his eyes, "Uncle, I’ve had a question I’ve wanted to ask you."
"What question?" Lu Cheng’en asked.
Lu Zhiquan lifted his eyelids and stared directly at Lu Cheng’en, "Why haven’t you married?"
"Ah, I thought it was something serious."
Lu Cheng’en laughed, the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes piling up as he looked at Lu Zhiquan, "It’s not that I haven’t considered marriage, I just don’t want to marry just anyone. In my younger years, I interacted with a few women, but none made me consider marriage."
"I’m stubborn. Rather than marry someone on a whim, I prefer my own happiness, which is why I’ve stayed single."
Lu Zhiquan nodded, "Don’t you feel regretful for not having children?"
"I have a child."
Lu Cheng’en stared at Lu Zhiquan, "You are my child. In my heart, you are like my own."
Lu Zhiquan clenched his hands resting on his knees, restraining the trembling of his heart, "Uncle, I heard from my dad that Grandfather was originally planning to have you inherit the family group management. You voluntarily gave it up, which is why he handed the family group to my dad."
"Your dad is more capable than I am, I know my limits. Rather than let the Lu Family fall into decline under me, it’s better to let your dad develop it. Look at how well your dad manages the Lu Family."
Lu Cheng’en answered smoothly.
"I actually think you’re more capable than my dad."
Lu Zhiquan said this and stood up from the sofa, walked to the refrigerator, opened it, took out a bottle of purified water, and drank as he walked back to the sofa to sit down.
Lu Cheng’en still smiled, "But don’t ever say that in front of your dad, or he’ll get jealous and say you’re always siding with me, not with him, your biological father."
Lu Zhiquan raised his brows, "The bond between my dad and you is deep, so even if he jokes about me siding with you, it’s just playful banter."
"Haha." Lu Cheng’en laughed heartily, "Your dad is my only brother, so our relationship is naturally good."
"Hmm." Lu Zhiquan took another sip of water before closing the cap and placing it on the coffee table.
Lu Cheng’en glanced at the bottle, his smile faded, and he stared at Lu Zhiquan, "Zhiquan, this job is fraught with danger and pressure, if you can’t take it, quit and inherit your dad’s position. I believe with your capability, you’ll perform even better than your dad."
"I know. When I really can’t hold on any longer," Lu Zhiquan said.
"Sigh." Lu Cheng’en shook his head and sighed.
"Uncle." Lu Zhiquan raised his eyes to focus on Lu Cheng’en, "Can you tell me again how you and my dad rescued me from Yan Shu’s poisonous den?"
Lu Cheng’en paused. "I told you before already."
"I don’t remember clearly. Could you tell me again?" Lu Zhiquan said.
"..." Lu Cheng’en looked at Lu Zhiquan, and after a few seconds, he smiled helplessly, "Alright. Back then you had just graduated from police academy and were assigned to work undercover. My brother and I weren’t aware you were going to work undercover and risked yourself as a drug-testing tool for that Yan Shu. No one in K City was unaware of Yan Shu’s ruthless nature. People who entered his drug den didn’t come out alive!"
"You disappeared for two or three months, worrying us all. We thought something bad had happened to you, made inquiries but couldn’t find you. So your dad and I decided to offer a high reward for your whereabouts. But as we searched worldwide, the concern was the missing person’s notices printed with your portrait might be seen by Yan Shu’s people, which could jeopardize you. So, the police finally told us your location."
"Upon hearing, your dad and I turned gray-haired with anxiety."
Lu Cheng’en sighed heavily, "Your dad and I worried about your safety, so we abandoned such high-profile means to find you. We patiently waited at home for one or two months but still had no news of you."
"We couldn’t sit still eventually and went to the police station only to be discretely told they didn’t know where you had been taken by Yan Shu’s people."
Lu Cheng’en continued with a face of indignation, "These police were utterly unreliable! Putting a rookie into that kind of dangerous place, weren’t they deliberately sending you to die?"
"Your dad and I nearly got furious enough to pass out! Knowing the police were unreliable, your dad and I made several inquiries and went through many troubles, finally contacting a capable assistant of Yan Shu. After several negotiations, your dad and I paid two billion to extract you from the drug den!"
"You have no idea how it broke our hearts to see how you looked after rescue! I dare not imagine if delayed further, what kind of torment you’d endure!"
"If it weren’t for you and my dad, there probably wouldn’t be me anymore." Lu Zhiquan said gratefully looking at Lu Cheng’en, raspingly.
Lu Cheng’en shook his head, "So my brother and I have a reason to oppose you being in this line of work. Zhiquan, I’m still of the same mind, resign early. In our generation of the Lu Family, you’re the only descendant. If anything happen to you, how shall we three elders endure?"
"I’ll protect myself, won’t let an accident happen," Lu Zhiquan said.
"Sigh." Lu Cheng’en sighed heavily again, "Forget it. You’re insistent on this career, your dad and I can’t bear to force you! But keep in mind, never let anything happen to yourself!"
"Hmm." Lu Zhiquan replied.
...
Half an hour later, Lu Cheng’en left the apartment.
When Lu Zhiquan came knocking, Nie Xiaoxing was already neatly dressed sitting at the bedside.
Nie Xiaoxing got up, walked to the door, and opened it.
Seeing Nie Xiaoxing dressed neatly, Lu Zhiquan was not surprised, moved aside, "My uncle left, come out."
"Your uncle?"
Nie Xiaoxing walked out, glanced at Lu Zhiquan, puzzled.
Lu Zhiquan nodded, walking to the living room with Nie Xiaoxing, "My dad’s busy managing the Lu Family, and my mom is frail, so I grew up following my uncle. You could say it’s my uncle who raised me."
Nie Xiaoxing lowered his lashes, "So, it means you have a very good relationship with your uncle?"
"In my heart, my uncle’s more important than my parents," Lu Zhiquan admitted.
Nie Xiaoxing raised his eyes to look at Lu Zhiquan.
Lu Zhiquan’s face was lightly taut, showing a serious expression.
Nie Xiaoxing blinked lightly, pursed his lips, and said nothing.
Nie Xiaoxing remained silent, and Lu Zhiquan also did not continue talking.
The two walked to the sofa, ready to sit down.
But then the doorbell rang.
Nie Xiaoxing and Lu Zhiquan both paused.
Lu Zhiquan frowned slightly, glanced at Nie Xiaoxing, and strode towards the door.
Nie Xiaoxing stood in front of the sofa watching Lu Zhiquan.
Lu Zhiquan went to the door, cautiously peering through the peephole.
Upon seeing the person standing at the door, Lu Zhiquan’s heart sank, suddenly turning to Nie Xiaoxing.
Nie Xiaoxing’s brow twitched, staring at Lu Zhiquan inquisitively.
Complexity flashed in Lu Zhiquan’s eyes, he let his jaw tense slightly, briefly glancing toward the bedroom.
Nie Xiaoxing’s eyes widened slightly in understanding, then turned from the sofa and quickly walked towards the guest room.
Lu Zhiquan heard the sound of the guest room door closing, his expression turned a bit colder, he turned back, reached for the doorknob, and opened the door.
As the door opened, a similarly solemn and tense face appeared.
Lu Zhiquan blocked the doorway, his gaze coldly fixed on the man standing there, "Mr. Gu."
