Chapter 39: Behave Yourself at Night

Jiang Ning was a little embarrassed, being stared at by his deep, dark eyes.

But when he said that, she immediately frowned, lowered her long eyelashes, feeling a little unhappy and stuffy.

She could tell what Lu Dingquan meant.

He was actually comforting her.

He thought she was disappointed and wronged because she couldn’t show off in front of her parents and because her parents favored her older brother, so he simply told her that spending a little money was nothing.

Actually, the original owner was like that. She seemed to be clueless and loved to act up, but in reality, in front of her biased parents, she just wanted to use money to gain a little bit of their favor.

A man like Lu Dingquan could be so considerate, even going out of his way to comfort her, she should have been touched.

But at this moment, Jiang Ning had to raise her head, slightly widening her eyes, and said impulsively:

“How can spending money be nothing? Even a small amount is still money, it’s not blown in by the wind, why should I give it to them? They don’t care about me, I don’t want to spend money on them anymore, not a penny!”

“Lu Dingquan, don’t hide your situation from me anymore, I know everything. You don’t need to give me living expenses anymore, save your own money. You’re in this situation, you…”

She realized her tone was a bit harsh.

She stopped in the midst of the silence.

Jiang Ning lowered her eyes and pursed her lips, adjusting her emotions, and continued calmly: “Also, I will find a way to pay back the debt you covered for me as soon as possible.”

After she finished speaking in one breath, the man across from her remained silent for a long time.

Jiang Ning bit her lip, thinking that she might have been too blunt and hurt his pride.

Big shots are all very proud, perhaps they don’t like others to point out their difficulties.

She looked up, looking at him nervously and cautiously.

Lu Dingquan’s face still had that cold and calm expression, his tall nose bridge, his eyelids lifted slightly as he looked at her, his eyes reflecting a deep and clear color under the light.

He took a step forward.

Jiang Ning’s eyelashes fluttered rapidly, she subconsciously retreated, her back already against the cabinet.

She felt like Lu Dingquan might be angry.

Under the dim light, Lu Dingquan’s eyes reflected the woman’s soft and slender figure, and her trembling eyelashes on her porcelain-like face.

She had been holding back her words since she came back, her mind full of worries, it turned out it was because of this.

In the silence that made Jiang Ning’s heart race, he finally spoke, his voice low:

“What’s my situation now?”

Jiang Ning: You ask me… how would I know?

She could only be honest: “I met Heizi at the hospital, he told me everything, your factory is in a pretty bad state now.”

Jiang Ning mustered her courage and looked up at him: “It’s okay if things are bad now, you don’t need to be discouraged, and you don’t need to hide it from me. I… I don’t mean I dislike you for not having money. My small business is getting on track, and I’ll be able to make money soon, so I really don’t need you to pay for my living expenses. Actually, it’s just the two of us at home, there’s not much expense.”

“Just keep the money you have now to cover the factory’s expenses. Besides, you also need to operate and entertain outside, you definitely need to have money on hand for emergencies, so you… don’t need to worry about home in the future, I can support myself.”

As Jiang Ning said this, there was a hint of awkwardness in her eyes.

After all, men are more concerned about face, and Lu Dingquan is even a future big shot, his pride in his nature will only be greater, not less.

But the man in front of her just looked at her silently, his eyes filled with a deep and mysterious light.

He just stood there, his tall and strong body even blocked the light, the light fell on the man’s sharp and clear half profile, making her feel inexplicably pressured.

“…” Jiang Ning let out a soft sigh.

She turned around, pretending to be cleaning things in the cabinet, and said softly: “I’m sleepy, I…”

“Since you know everything,”

The man’s voice sounded particularly heavy and quiet behind her.

She heard him continue: “Then I don’t need to hide it.”

Jiang Ning turned around.

Lu Dingquan’s handsome face seemed to have a layer of thin ice, suppressing something, his dark and long eyes drooped, his gaze fixed on her eyes:

“You’re right, the situation is only temporary, there’s no need to be discouraged.”

“But,” his tone slowed down, “you also know, no matter what, I’m the head of the factory, if people outside knew that I don’t support my family, and I rely on my wife to feed me, guess what they would say.”

He really cares about face, Jiang Ning thought.

She quickly assured him: “Don’t worry, we’ll live our own lives behind closed doors, how could we let others know?”

Besides, it’s not really eating soft rice…

Lu Dingquan’s expression darkened slightly: “It doesn’t matter if they know or not, I’m not going to let a woman support me.”

Jiang Ning immediately frowned in confusion: “What’s wrong with a woman supporting the family? Besides, there’s nothing much to support in our family.”

It’s just her now.

She thought he was going to rebuke her with a stern face, but unexpectedly, the man in front of her suddenly lifted his thin lips slightly, lowered his voice and said slowly: “But I would feel 心疼 (heartbroken).”

Jiang Ning stared blankly at the rare hint of a smile on his sharp face.

What did he say?

Before she could react, the smile disappeared as quickly as it came, Lu Dingquan had returned to his deep browed and solemn expression, looking down at her with a playful gaze:

“You’re just paying for your living expenses, even if I’m poor, I can still afford it. But, if you really want to sympathize with me, at night…”

Jiang Ning saw his Adam’s apple bob slightly, his sharp and deep eyes just looked at her, his voice with an unintentional huskiness:

“At night, you be good and sleep, don’t toss and turn and affect me.”