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

Chapter 120 stirred up his painful memories.

When it got closer, she realized it was a snow-white golden retriever.

Qiao Luo exclaimed in surprise, "How cute! Is it your friend's dog?"

As she spoke, she couldn't help but squat down to tease it, but the little golden retriever was very arrogant and ignored her completely, instead running past her towards Lu Tingnian behind her.

Lu Tingnian did not answer, but instead reached out and hugged the little golden retriever, stroking it gently.

The little golden retriever lay obediently in his arms, its little tail wagging incessantly—clearly a treatment reserved for someone he knew well.

Just as Qiao Luo was wondering about his familiarity with the little golden retriever, Lu Tingnian spoke up, "I'm the one who keeps it here."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Luo was even more surprised.

"So you like dogs too? Why didn't you say so sooner? I love dogs too, but I'm usually too busy to have one."

As she spoke, she tried to gently stroke the little golden retriever, and seeing that it wasn't angry, a smile appeared on her lips.

Lu Tingnian noticed her fondness for him and felt a surge of joy.

"is it?"

Qiao Luo nodded, "Yes, I remember I also had one when I was little. If you look closely, it looks quite similar to this one, but later..."

She sighed.

Lu Tingnian looked over.

What happened next?

he asked.

Qiao Luo opened her mouth, but ultimately couldn't say anything. Instead, she suddenly changed the subject and asked, "By the way, does it have a name?"

Lu Tingnian noticed her hesitation and understood that she was deliberately changing the subject, so he didn't press further and nodded.

"Xiao Qiao."

"Xiao Qiao?"

Qiao Luo was quite surprised, "This name... is so unique."

It turns out that she shares the same name as a famous beauty in history.

Lu Tingnian didn't speak, but looked at her meaningfully.

Qiao Luo was so engrossed in playing with Xiao Qiao that she didn't notice anything amiss. Thinking about that interesting name, she couldn't help but chuckle softly.

"Isn't there also a Da Qiao?"

“Indeed there is,” Lu Tingnian replied.

"Huh? There really is one?" Qiao Luo was quite surprised. She didn't expect that her casual remark would actually come true.

Lu Tingnian nodded, "However, Da Qiao is no longer here."

His tone became somewhat heavy.

Qiao Luo then realized that she had unintentionally stirred up his sad memories and felt a little guilty.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know. You must have been very sad back then."

Seeing her guilt, Lu Tingnian smiled gently at her, "At first you were a little guilty, but you'll be fine once you see Xiao Qiao. They're mother and daughter."

When he spoke of this, his eyes were gentle and calm.

Qiao Luo believed that his sadness had been healed, but she was still somewhat surprised that Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao were actually mother and daughter.

Thinking that her own name also contained the character "Qiao," Qiao Luo felt it was such a wonderful coincidence that she couldn't help but want to hug it. So, she reached out her hand to Xiao Qiao, only to be spectacularly rejected by Xiao Qiao.

Qiao Luo: "..."

Just as she was feeling annoyed, Lu Tingnian spoke up, "Xiao Qiao doesn't like the smell of eggs. If you want to hug her, you'll have to take a bath first."

Upon hearing this, Qiao Luo noticed that she had some egg yolk on her body, which she must have gotten on without noticing when she got off the bus.

She was a little embarrassed. "Can I take a shower?"

After all, this is someone else's home.

Lu Tingnian nodded, "Of course."

He then led her to the second floor of the villa via elevator.

It wasn't until she followed Lu Tingnian into a bedroom that Qiao Luo realized he seemed very familiar with the place, and asked in surprise, "Did you come here often before?"

Lu Tingnian: "..."

He thought to himself: This is my home.

However, she held back, thinking that saying it would frighten her.

"Ah."

Qiao Luo didn't think much of it and was about to walk towards the bathroom when she suddenly remembered something and said, "I..."

"Put this on first."

Before she could finish speaking, he had already taken a white shirt out of the closet and handed it to her.

However, Qiao Luo looked at the white shirt but did not reach out to take it.

Lu Tingnian then realized what was going on and explained, "Mine."

"yours?"

Lu Tingnian nodded.

Upon hearing this, Qiao Luo reached out and took it, but she was quite surprised. Why were Lu Tingnian's clothes here?

With these questions in mind, she turned and went into the bathroom.

Before long, the sound of rushing water could be heard from inside.

Hearing the sound of water inside, Lu Tingnian then steered his wheelchair out.

He had just reached the living room downstairs when Han Jian called.

"Mr. Lu."

"Hmm, how's the investigation going?"

Lu Tingnian asked.

Han Jian: "The investigation has been completed, but the situation is a bit complicated. I just compiled a report and sent it to your email."

Upon hearing this, Lu Tingnian nodded, "Understood."

After hanging up the phone, he opened his email to check, but frowned after reading the contents.

When Qiao Luo came downstairs after taking a shower, she saw Lu Tingnian sitting on the sofa in the living room, holding a tablet and looking at something. He didn't even notice her walking over.

She stopped behind him, puzzled.

"looking at what?"