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

“I was with him for two years. We didn’t have any conflicts until one day I realized that I wasn’t his girlfriend or fiancée, but just an ATM that he could withdraw money from at any time.”

Most people are very reluctant to mention their ex in front of their current partner, but she didn't hesitate at all and just casually brought it up. Does this mean she no longer cares, or that she never considered him her current partner at all?

Lu Tingnian really wanted to tap her little head, but he refrained from doing so.

"An ATM?" he asked.

Qiao Luo nodded, looking into Lu Tingnian's eyes. "That's right, it's the kind of relationship you understand. He only comes to me when he needs money, and I've gotten used to giving him money. I thought that two people shouldn't worry too much about those things when they're together, even though my financial situation isn't great either. But later, when we got to the day we were going to get married, I realized that we've always been unequal."

It's like a balance scale. Originally, both sides had the same amount of material, but as one side kept taking from the other, the other side had less and less, until it couldn't keep up with the balance.

That's how it was between her and Gu Qiyan. He wanted too much, while she could give less and less, creating an unbalanced scale.

"At that moment, I realized that two people who are not equals cannot have a future."

Qiao Luo summarized casually.

Lu Tingnian, however, said:

"But I was never him."

“I know you are not him, but I don’t want to follow in his footsteps.”

She spoke very seriously, and at this moment she was just like Gu Qiyan back then. Putting aside whether she was willing to make sacrifices for him, she knew very well that she could give too little for Lu Tingnian.

If he continues to make sacrifices for her during this time, then it is inevitable that the balance between them will be lost.

She didn't want to follow in Gu Qiyan's footsteps, but of course she wasn't him and wouldn't be so selfish as to constantly take.

Even when she chose to marry him and register her marriage, she was only thinking about atoning for her sins.

But in her heart, she always wanted to take this marriage seriously.

Lu Tingnian stared at her without moving. He could see the worry in Qiao Luo's eyes about their marriage. Although he didn't know where her worries came from, he had to cooperate with her just because of her seriousness.

So he said, “Yes, you won’t follow in his footsteps, and neither will I. Let’s walk hand in hand together.”

Hearing him say that, Qiao Luo finally felt much relieved. When she gave him the check before, she was worried that he would be unhappy, but now that they had talked it out, it was good.

Once we've talked it out, nothing like this will happen again.

Seeing that he still didn't take the check she offered, Qiao Luo said again,

"So you have to keep this check safe and return it to Mr. Han when he comes."

Lu Tingnian squinted at her and smiled slightly, "How did you know this check was from Han Jian?"

Qiao Luo thought to herself: How could I not know? How could I not know how much money you have? Besides, your bank card is still with me.

Although she didn't know exactly how much money was in that bank card, she felt it must be all of Lu Tingnian's savings.

"Also, if you encounter something like this again, you absolutely must not act on your own initiative, otherwise I will really get angry and ignore you."

Qiao Luo complained softly.

Lu Tingnian nodded and smiled at her.

His smile was so captivating, especially when she looked at him up close. Qiao Luo felt that if she continued to look at him like that, her soul would be stolen away. What's more, she was sitting on his lap, and the heat was really burning her through the fabric.

Qiao Luo felt extremely uncomfortable and tried to get up, but Lu Tingnian pressed her down.

"You've finished speaking, but I haven't said mine yet. Don't you want to hear it?"

He suddenly leaned close to her ear, his hot breath spraying against her ear, rendering her completely immobile.