Chapter 8 Conversation
A hot bath washed away Li Luo's fatigue. It must be said that there were quite a few top-notch people in this novel. In one day, she met a whole family, including Aunt Wang...

It's so ridiculous!

After reminding the two brothers to finish their homework and go to bed early, Li Luo returned to the room, stretched, and fell on the bed covered with a quilt. He could still smell the scent of laundry detergent.

It must be said that although Ling Zhuoqun was very busy, he kept his room clean. Smelling the pleasant fragrance, Li Luo fell into a deep sleep.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Luo was awakened by the sound of a door opening. Li Luo's heart suddenly rose to his throat, and a figure suddenly crawled into his bed in the dark.

Li Luo screamed "Ah" and woke up from the dream all of a sudden.

I hurriedly turned on the bedside lamp and saw Ling Zhuoqun, who looked drunk and his dazed eyes were full of apology.

Looking at the girl in front of him, her eyes were still misty, as if her beautiful eyes would be filled with tears in the next second, and Ling Zhuoqun felt a little panic in his heart.

"I'm sorry, I forgot. This room has been given to you. I'll go out now. I... I didn't see or touch anything." Ling Zhuoqun explained in a panic, with a drunken blush on his serious face.

It looks like an awkward beauty.

Li Luo was wearing clothes, but when she was suddenly touched by a strange man, she didn't react at once, and even... overreacted.

"I... I'm fine. Have you been drinking?" By the time Li Luo got up and put on his coat, Ling Zhuoqun had already walked outside.

"Well, we discussed a big deal in the factory today. I couldn't resist the persuasion and drank a little." Ling Zhuoqun still smelled of alcohol and didn't dare to get close to Li Luo.

"I'll go make you some sobering soup." Li Luo said as he was about to go out.

"No, don't bother." Ling Zhuoqun walked a little unsteadily and was unable to stop Li Luo's steps for a while.

Ling Zhuoqun followed him out and sat on the sofa in the living room. After a while, steaming dumplings and a bowl of ginger soup were placed in front of him.

"I thought you drank some alcohol and might not have eaten much. Eating some dumplings and drinking some hot soup would make you feel better." Li Luo rubbed his sleepy eyes and sat next to Ling Zhuoqun.

A warm feeling surged in Ling Zhuoqun's heart, and he seemed to sober up a little. He picked up the bowl and stuffed dumplings into his mouth one by one.

"Eat slowly. If it's not enough, there's more. I'll make more for you later. I'm afraid if you make too many, the dumplings will become dry and won't taste good." Li Luo didn't expect Ling Zhuoqun to eat so quickly and reminded him.

Although Ling Zhuoqun ate in a hurry, he did not make any noise. Instead, he was very elegant, as if he had been trained. He looked different from those nouveau riche.

He didn't know if it was because he drank too much today, or because the fragrant girl was too close to him, but Ling Zhuoqun just felt that the temperature around him was getting higher and higher.

Clearing all the messy thoughts in his mind, Ling Zhuoqun drank the ginger soup in one gulp.

I always feel that... the temperature is getting higher.

After exhaling several times, Ling Zhuoqun felt much more comfortable and sober.

Looking at Li Luo who kept yawning, Ling Zhuoqun didn't know how to start talking for a moment.

Seeing that Ling Zhuoqun seemed to be hesitant to speak, Li Luo forced himself to sit up straight and said, "Since we live under the same roof, Comrade Ling, why don't you just speak your mind?"

Ling Zhuoqun was speechless for a moment, and it took him a long time to find his voice: "No need to be so distant, just call me Zhuoqun from now on."

"Li Luo, you agreed to marry me, and I got close to you just now, so I am willing to take responsibility for you." Ling Zhuoqun glanced at Li Luo and paused, "But this marriage is too unfair to you." "So I want to give you the right to choose."

"What do you mean?" Li Luo's face suddenly darkened. Was this man saying these things because he wanted to abandon her in the end?
Seeing Li Luo scrutinizing him, Ling Zhuoqun knew that Li Luo had misunderstood him, and quickly explained: "It's not what you think. I thought you were marrying here for someone else, and I'm afraid this marriage was not your own choice."

"I'm not unreasonable. Let's set a one-month deadline. If you want to change your mind and don't want to stay in this house any longer within this month, you can leave at any time and our marriage will not count."

"You don't have to get the marriage certificate yet."

"Even if you want to leave, I will give you a large sum of money and help you find a good family to marry into..."

With every word Ling Zhuoqun said, Li Luo's face darkened. After a long while, Li Luo remained silent. Ling Zhuoqun looked and realized that Li Luo was looking at him coldly, with tears already streaming down her face.

Ling Zhuoqun had seen all kinds of people in the business world, but he had never seen such broken eyes. For a moment, Ling Zhuoqun became even more flustered.

"You really want to abandon me after having fun with me." Li Luo said coldly.

"I did not mean that."

"What do you mean? I've already made the choice by marrying you. Now you're saying our engagement is invalid? But in the eyes of outsiders, I've already married you."

"If we don't get a marriage certificate, then I'll be living with you here without being married, and you'll be acting like a hooligan!" As she said this, Li Luo could no longer hold back her tears, which fell down.

When she was confronting Lin Ge and the others in the hospital, she didn't cry. She didn't cry when she left the home that meant nothing to her. But Ling Zhuoqun's words hurt her already sensitive and fragile heart.

Only then did Ling Zhuoqun realize how much hurtful his words had caused to Li Luo.

Yes, a girl in her prime came to her family to be a stepmother, and she has already been under so much pressure, and yet she said such unreasonable words.

This was his second marriage, so he naturally knew how difficult it was to get married. Even if his family was rich, not every girl would be willing to marry him, not to mention that he had three little kids at home.

"Don't... don't cry. I'm the bastard who said such nonsense." Ling Zhuoqun wanted to wipe away Li Luo's tears, but Li Luo still dodged him.

"If I marry you, I will be a good stepmother. If one day we can't live together anymore, I won't regret it even if we get divorced, but I don't want you to have such thoughts."

Li Luo sniffed and calmed down.

"Of course we have to get the certificate. We are a legal couple." Li Luo wiped away her tears and explained to Ling Zhuoqun word by word.

Ling Zhuoqun nodded. He had not spent much time with girls and did not know how to comfort them. But the girl in front of him did not blame him even though he had said some dirty words. Instead, she comforted herself.

This made him feel that he was even less worthy of the girl in front of him.

"After you eat, wash the dishes and go to bed early. You are very tired today." After saying this, Li Luo returned to his room and closed the door.

Li Luo closed the door and leaned against it. Recalling what he had said, Li Luo squatted on the ground in annoyance and buried his face in his hands.

"Li Luo, what on earth did you say?" Li Luo grabbed his hair twice in annoyance, took off his shoes and lay down on the bed.

(End of this chapter)