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

Unexpectedly, this one sentence angered Qiao Luo.

"Don't even think about it. Even if he had money, I wouldn't lend it to him."

Instead of trying to raise money for his own son's danger, he even set his sights on Lu Tingnian.

How dare they!

"How can this be considered a loan? Aren't you already married? Since you're married, his money is yours."

Yu Huili retorted.

Qiao Luo was utterly speechless. It was true that she and Lu Tingnian were married, but she knew very well why they got married.

Moreover, to this day, not only has she not paid back any of the debts she owes him, but she is also being asked to ask him for money.

She couldn't do something so unethical.

"You don't need to say anything more. Anyway, I'm not going to borrow this money from him."

Qiao Luo made the final decision.

Yu Huili was dumbfounded. She thought that only by finding Qiao Luo could her son be saved, but she never expected...

"My poor Yuanzhe! What must we do? Are we just going to watch him lose that hand?"

As she spoke, she started crying again.

Qiao Luo's head throbbed with pain as she listened.

She was afraid that she wouldn't be driven crazy by money issues, but would be driven crazy by Yu Huili's crying first.

"Alright, alright, I'll think of a way."

She left after saying that.

On the way back, Qiao Luo went through almost her entire contact list, trying to find someone she could borrow money from.

But after flipping through them, there were only two or three left, and apart from those who were away on business trips, only Fang Yan was left.

However, she had just borrowed 30,000 yuan from Fang Yan a while ago, so it wouldn't be right to borrow again.

If she didn't borrow from Fang Yan, who else could she borrow from?

As Qiao Luo was thinking, the phone suddenly rang. It was Lu Tingnian calling.

She hesitated for a moment before answering.

"Hey."

"Qiao Luo, it's already lunchtime, aren't you off work yet?"

Lu Tingnian's voice came from the other end of the phone.

Qiao Luo was stunned for a moment before realizing that it was already past 7 p.m. At this time in the past, she would have been home long ago if she wasn't working overtime.

But today...

Realizing that wandering around outside was pointless, she said,

"I'll be right back."

"Okay, I'll wait for you to start eating."

Lu Tingnian's voice came through again, and Qiao Luo hung up the phone, her heart filled with melancholy.

When Qiao Luo got home, it was already eight o'clock in the evening.

She felt very guilty for making Lu Tingnian wait for her to come back for dinner on an empty stomach, even though that wasn't her intention.

So, while eating, she said to Lu Tingnian, "If this happens again in the future, remember to eat first and don't wait for me. It would be troublesome if you got a stomachache from hunger."

Hearing her say that, Lu Tingnian smiled and said, "It's not that serious."

In the past, Qiao Luo would have given repeated instructions in this situation, but today her mind wasn't on it, so she remained silent.

The sudden silence made Lu Tingnian realize something was wrong, and he couldn't help but look at Qiao Luo opposite him.

Although she was sitting there eating, it was obvious that she was absent-minded. Moreover, Lu Tingnian noticed that although she seemed to be eating, the food in her bowl was barely touched. She was just mechanically making eating motions.

Lu Tingnian frowned slightly and couldn't help but ask, "Something on your mind?"

Qiao Luo, who had been lost in thought, quickly snapped back to reality upon hearing his voice.

"...No...no."

Lu Tingnian didn't speak, but kept staring at her.

Qiao Luo felt a little uncomfortable under his gaze, afraid that he would notice something amiss, so she quickly said, "...I...I'm full, you can eat slowly."

With that, she put down her cutlery, got up quickly, and left.

Lu Tingnian frowned as he watched her leave.