Applaud for Happiness

Right after, Shen Qi regretted what he did, wanting to bite off his tongue.

Yet he did not have the opportunity.
Lu Zhuo’s face paled, he pinched his chin, and bit down.

He bit his lip, first exerting a little force, making Shen Qi feel a little pain, before releasing a little, softly rubbing his lips onto Shen Qi’s lips.
It was not as forceful as the kiss, and even had some gentleness.

He then quickly let go, not even taking the chance to explore.

Shen Qi blinked and subconsciously licked his lips.
He touched his lips and felt a tooth mark.
He immediately frowned.
The tooth mark on his lips was noticeable.
How was he supposed to meet other people tomorrow?

Lu Zhuo was very satisfied.
He looked at the tooth marks and said, “Why are you hiding from me?”

Shen Qi said inexplicably: “When did I hide from you?” After saying that, he realized that Lu Zhuo was talking about Samuel.
When he realized, his face turned unpleasant.
“It’s obvious that you ignored me first!

“You hung up on the phone call first.
No, it was a video call! Don’t say you didn’t do it on purpose; I know you did it on purpose! “

After yelling, he remembered that the person in front of him was Lu Zhuo, not Samuel.
He then took a deep breath to calm himself down: “Sorry, I was impulsive.
I didn’t know Samuel was you.
Let’s pretend nothing happened.”

After the last sentence, his expression became discouraged.
Even if he had some hope that they would get back together again, after hearing that Lu Zhuo was Samuel, that hope was destroyed.
Because he was Lu Zhuo, it was already impossible.
Now that he had become a part of the Lu family, it was even more impossible.

What was that phrase again…First love always ends badly.
It was rare for him to start liking someone, yet he had to end it prematurely.

Lu Zhuo cupped his face and made him look at him.
His expression was gentle, with a smile in his eyes, not at all like his usual stern face, pretending to sigh helplessly: “But what do I do? I like you a lot.”

“You were the one who said you wanted to be with me.
You were also the one who said you would raise me, but it all turned out to be a lie?”

Shen Qi was a little confused; his brain could not process this.
He stared at Lu Zhuo blankly, “What did you say?” With an incredulous look, he reached out and pointed to himself, “You like me?”

Lu Zhuo lowered his eyes.
Under the faint light, it made his expression look a bit dim: “I know feelings can not be forced, but you provoked me first.
I took everything you said seriously, yet you… If you don’t want to, I can understand.
Afterall, who would be willing to be with a cripple? “

Each sentence was full of bitterness.

Shen Qi hurriedly said, “I didn’t think of it that way……”

Lu Zhuo immediately raised his eyes: “Really?”

“Of course.” Shen Qi nodded his head forcefully.

“Then you are willing to be with me?”

Shen Qi hesitated, still having a hard time believing the truth.
At a loss, he replied, “How could you be Samuel…don’t you need to start a family? How would Grandpa and Lu Jun…no…Lu Jun must have known.
Wait, so she knew who you were from the beginning?”

After realizing this fact, he asked, “From the beginning, you also knew who I was?”

Lu Zhuo stroked his head: “No.
She didn’t tell me who you were.
I guessed it myself.
After all, you made everything so obvious, and there were photos.
“

Shen Qi thought back to all the messages he had sent, and once again cried at his own stupidity.

“I’m sorry.” Lu Zhuo suddenly said.
He stared at Shen Qi, “I was wrong before.
I should not have hung up your video call.
I really didn’t mean to hang up.
Do you believe me? “

Shen Qi looked at him, but did not speak, as if waiting for his explanation again.

“I was just shocked.” Lu Zhuo’s expression was frank.
“You know about my situation.
Because of that incident, I don’t really believe in love.
I admit, I liked you at first because I thought that you were suitable.
But the most important thing in a relationship is to love each other, so I was afraid that day.
“

Afraid? Shen Qi did not understand.

Lu Zhuo suddenly came up and gave him a kiss on the lips: “Because I found my heart was beating for a liar.”

Yes, he really liked Shen Qi.

At that moment, he was terrified and uneasy.
An Ze left him with a deeper shadow than he originally thought.
He believed that after so many years, he could face it calmly, but apparently not.

He did not want to be hurt.
He did not want to suffer.
So he decided to not invest in his feelings.

He chose to run away.

But escaping doesn’t mean solving the problem.

Everyone says his heart is colder than iron, but they forget that he is also a human being.
Being human means that he also possesses the same feelings, except he only hides his feelings better than other people.
But that doesn’t mean he didn’t have any.

He escaped, escaped from people, yet he couldn’t escape from his feelings.

He knew what Shen Qi did these days and  where he went.
His sister told him every movement Shen Qi made.

“You will regret it.” Lu Jun told him.
Ever since she was young, she could see the situation clearly, whether it was about their parents or him.

This phrase was said to him by his sister when he was planning to be with An Ze back then.
It was the same phrase yet expressed a completely different meaning.

He already regretted his first decision.

Back then, he was stubborn about his decision.
In recent years, whenever he recalls the incident, he always feels regretful.

This time, he does not want to regret his decisions anymore.

Seeing Shen Qi and Ah’ Zhuo happily leaving the house, seeing Shen Qi’s becoming more relaxed, like an unpolished gem starting to emit its unique light, attracting the attention of other people, Lu Zhuo started to regret it.

Especially knowing that Ah’Zhuo actually took him to a nightclub and watched them come back with arms around each other, he finally couldn’t hold back.
It was like he was back to that impulsive and irritable age.

It would be different, he told himself.
He is not the same as he was then, and Shen Qi is not An Ze.
This time it will definitely be different.

Lu Zhuo sighed with regret in his heart while Shen Qi stared at him.
Because his heart moved, he became afraid? Is there something wrong with him? 1 Is liking him something scary? Also, when did he become a liar?

But on the inside, he was still really happy.
Lu Zhuo likes him.
That was his first time winning something in life.

He couldn’t help but ask apprehensively, “Do you really like me?”

“If I didn’t like you, would I be sitting here telling you this?” Lu Zhuo wrapped his arms around Shen Qi’s waist and pulled him into his embrace.
With their pelvis touching, Lu Zhuo wanted him to feel his love.
“Can you feel it?”

He could feel it.
Shen Qi finally stopped making a shy expression and looked downward. 

Lu Zhuo pressed down on his butt.
His deep voice was full of amusement: “I knew you would like it.
I remember before you stared at it and clamored to touch it.
Now it is yours.
Do you like it? “

Because of their posture, his lips were next to Shen Qi’s ear when he spoke.
His warm breath sprinkled and brought a tingle feeling.
Shen Qi pressed on his shoulder so that he wouldn’t fall down.

Lu Zhuo’s lips hooked up: “We already agreed to talk about it 2after we meet.
Do you still want to?” 

He was obviously the one who mentioned it, when did it become “we agreed”?  Shen Qi murmured in his heart.
But he couldn’t muster up any rejection.
He was really enticing, just like Samuel made him say yes.
Now that there was also a Lu Zhuo, how could he reject it?

It was like a large durian with a thousand layers being placed in front of him.
Or it was like those sets of high-quality custom-made knives.
How could he be willing to reject it?

Feeling the burning heat underneath, he swallowed his saliva and spat out a word very soberly: “Yes!”

This was his Lu Zhuo, his Samuel!Why shouldn’t he say yes?

Just as his words fell, his body suddenly shook.
In his position, he was being carried by Lu Zhuo into the room.

Shen Qi was once again confused.
Wait, what is the situation? What about his leg disability?

 “Your legs ……”

Lu Zhuo held onto his buttocks and shook him upward.
His expression was serious, “I remember, I never told the outside world that I can not walk at all.”

“Then why are you still in a wheelchair?”

“Because it’s convenient.” Lu Zhuo took it for granted, “Sitting is always more comfortable than standing.”

Shen Qi was speechless.

That night, Shen Qi did exactly what he had said before.
He touched all over Lu Zhuo, not restrained one bit.

The two virgins who had been holding back did it until the next morning, wishing they could try all of the various positions.
Shen Qi was particularly spirited, because of his young age and was awake till dawn.
Even if Lu Zhuo later could not help but sleep, he was still in high spirits and helped himself.

The next day, Lu Zhuo woke up.
He had an inexplicable feeling of being hollowed out.
Seeing Shen Qi’s sighing expression, his face almost collapsed.

Shen Qi was very satisfied from the inside out.
Sure enough, love is made.3 Applauding and not applauding are completely different.
This applause, Lu Zhuo’s happiness value rose fifteen points, far more than the passing line.

Finally, all of the misunderstandings were gone.
Shen Qi was not someone who would cover up his expressions.
Then again, Lu Zhuo also did not want to cover up their relationship, and soon the whole Lu family knew that they were together.

Elder Lu and Lu Jun knew this and were glad to see it.
Uncle Shen was very shocked and raised objections, but under the persuasion of Elder Lu, he finally agreed.
But Shen Qi always felt that when the two were alone in private, the way he looked at Shen Qi always contained a layer of worry.
Shen Qi was helpless and could only use time to eliminate his doubts.

Shen Qi’s heart eased when Elder Lu did not say too much, only indicating that he was not opposed to their relationship.
Afterward, he always treated Shen Qi the same way.
But Lu Jun, who mysteriously pulled Shen Qi to her room, said there was something to show him.

It is a video.

“”

To be exact, it was a video of their family. 4

“This is me and my brother.” She pointed to the two children in small suits and princess dresses on the TV, her eyes filled with nostalgia.
“This was recorded by my mom on my third birthday.
Wasn’t my brother really cute when he was young? “

Shen Qi nodded.
In this video, Lu Zhuo is about eight years old, looking very lively and naughty and mischievous.
He wiped a large pile of cream in Lu Jun’s hair, causing his little sister to cry.
Mother Lu chased him with the camera.

After the video was done playing, Lu Jun replaced it with another: “I recorded this when my brother was on the basketball team in college, competing with another school.
I happened to go to see him, and recorded it.
“

This is to let him understand the previous Lu Zhuo? Shen Qi guessed in his heart.

The video played.
They were at the gym on the bustling basketball court.
From the beginning to the end, the camera was only on Lu Zhuo.
Shen Qi was surprised.
Lu Zhuo was nothing like the previous him.

It was when he was 18 or 19 years old.
He was energetic, enthusiastic, bright, nervous when dribbling, anxious when losing, smiling when scoring, hugging his teammates warmly, and even throwing a kiss towards the audience, not at all like the lonely, cold face now.

This was a side of Lu Zhuo that he had never seen before; a Lu Zhuo that he couldn’t imagine at all.

A Lu Zhuo who An Ze killed.

Shen Qi’s heart suddenly ached.

Footnotes

This isn’t really in an offending manner, but not really joking either.
It’s like questioning his behavior… *Wink* This means that love is not just fate, but more through actions and words. This is like a tape of their children.
Many parents record videos of their children when they are young so that they can watch them when they are older.