Married by Accident: The Rich CEO's Deeply Rooted Pampering Tactics

His tone was very calm, just like hers.

Qiao Luo said, "There's no reason why, I just feel that what you did was inappropriate."

Qiao Luo's tone was calm, showing no sign of anger, but Lu Tingnian sensed something unusual in it.

"Are you angry?" he asked.

Qiao Luo shook her head.

Lu Tingnian didn't believe it and reached out to pull her onto his lap to sit down.

Qiao Luo felt a little uncomfortable and tried to get up, but was firmly held in place. She didn't dare to struggle for fear of touching his injured leg, so she had no choice but to sit there.

"So you think I shouldn't have acted on my own and are blaming me?"

Qiao Luo shook her head again.

"Let me think about it some more."

As he spoke, he made a gesture of deep thought, which left Qiao Luo feeling quite helpless.

"Don't think about it anymore, I'm really not angry, I just..."

"Just what?"

She suddenly hesitated, which piqued Lu Tingnian's interest.

Qiao Luo stared at his questioning eyes, hesitated for a moment, and said, "I know you must have had your own reasons for doing that, but for me, it's a burden."

“A burden?” Lu Tingnian raised an eyebrow.

Qiao Luo nodded; for her, what she didn't need was a burden.

But she didn't tell Lu Tingnian that, because she knew very well that he was forced into it.

“I know your intentions are good, but for me, it’s really not necessary.”

"Oh? What do you need?" Lu Tingnian pressed.

Qiao Luo pursed her lips and said, "What I need is an equal relationship between you and me."

"What is equality?" Lu Tingnian asked.

Qiao Luo: "Equality means there is no disparity in status or wealth, and I don't have to look up to you when I look at you, and you can look at me at eye level. There are no excessive interests involved between us, only the simplest and purest feelings."

Although she knew that such a relationship was too idealistic and unrealistic, it was the kind of marital relationship she had always longed for.

After Qiao Luo finished speaking, she quietly looked at Lu Tingnian.

Lu Tingnian also looked at her. The eye contact between the two was devoid of complicated emotions, only filled with curiosity that knew what the other was thinking.

It's like two people standing on two mountaintops at the same time, only looking at each other and having expectations for the future.

Qiao Luo continued:

“You said in the car earlier that you hoped I could trust you and rely on you. But for me to do that, the prerequisite is that we must maintain an equal relationship.”

"Are we not equal now?" Lu Tingnian retorted.

Qiao Luo pursed her lips, "I can only say that it was already unequal when you gave money to my family."

Marriage is not about helping others. Her difficult family background is her own business, and she doesn't need him to provide financial support to make up for it. She knows that once money gets involved, their relationship can never be equal again.

Lu Tingnian still didn't quite understand. People from different dimensions think about different things every day, so naturally they can't resonate with each other.

Qiao Luo didn't intend for him to resonate with her; she just hoped that Lu Tingnian could understand the dangers of such behavior.

However, her explanation did not achieve the result she wanted, since she did not see the reaction she desired on Lu Tingnian's face.

Thinking this, Qiao Luo said again.

Do you know how my ex-boyfriend and I broke up?

This was the first time Qiao Luo had brought up her ex-boyfriend. Although Lu Tingnian had never thought of asking her about it, he was happy that she was willing to tell him everything.

So he didn't interrupt Qiao Luo, but listened quietly.