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

Could it be that he really is an employee there, as Gu Qiyan said?

Thinking this, Qiao Luo paused and asked, "By the way, Lu Tingnian, I don't think I've ever asked you what you did for a living before."

Her sudden question startled Lu Tingnian, who immediately stopped eating and looked at Qiao Luo across from him, saying:

Why did you suddenly think of asking this?

Qiao Luo naturally couldn't reveal the real reason, only saying, "I just feel that after so long, I still don't even know what you did for a living before, which is a bit too neglectful of you."

Her self-reflection was genuine, without any pretense or falsehood.

Lu Tingnian understood, and he also sensed her self-blame. He put down his cutlery and said, "You don't need to feel guilty. My work doesn't actually have anything to do with whether you neglected me. However, since you want to know, I have nothing to hide, I..."

He was about to speak.

"You'd better not say anything."

Qiao Luo quickly interrupted, suddenly lacking the courage to know, since whatever he did in the past, he could no longer continue in that field.

And she was the culprit who caused all of this.

That would become a huge burden, weighing her down and making it hard for her to breathe.

Furthermore, if his previous job was indeed high-tech, as Gu Qiyan claimed, then her guilt would be even greater.

This is undoubtedly a regrettable loss for a high-tech talent, and she fears she cannot bear the responsibility.

Hearing her say that, Lu Tingnian naturally didn't bring it up again. However, he noticed that Qiao Luo seemed quite serious when she talked about her work.

Unsure if she already knew something, Lu Tingnian pulled her into his room after dinner and tentatively asked, "You seem to have something on your mind today that you haven't told me."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Luo was taken aback. She thought to herself: Is her secret always so obvious?

However, she still chose to tell the whole story.

"Actually, it's nothing, I just feel pretty useless."

She became depressed.

Upon hearing this, Lu Tingnian raised an eyebrow.

"How do you say this?"

Qiao Luo said, "Look, we're clearly husband and wife, but I don't care for you even a tenth as much as Mr. Han does, and sometimes I don't even compare to Sister Zhang. Lu Tingnian, will you blame me for being so useless?"

Perhaps it was the guilt and self-blame she felt for neglecting his work that she had mentioned earlier; that was what she was thinking at that moment.

After she finished speaking, Lu Tingnian stared at her quietly. In her eyes, he saw deep guilt and self-reproach.

This is probably the last thing Lu Tingnian wanted to see in her eyes, because he knew that he was the one who caused her to have such emotions.

Perhaps he was wrong from the moment he met her again in the hospital room, terribly wrong.

He shouldn't have hidden his illness, and even more so, he shouldn't have compounded his mistake.

At that moment, he wanted to tell her that his supposed impending death was a misunderstanding, but he was also filled with concerns because he was unsure whether she would be willing to continue walking with him after learning the truth.

It's easy to tell a lie, but it's hard to unravel it, and it can even come at a price, which he wasn't sure what that price would be.

Thinking of this, Lu Tingnian stopped himself from confessing once again.

Unable to bear seeing her continue to blame herself, he paused and then spoke.