Chapter 550: What Does It Mean to Rely on Him?
Li Qiao clutched her phone tightly, unable to hear any other sounds except for He Chen’s words echoing in her ears.
—He wants to treat you better than before, so well that you become dependent on him, unable to leave him.
Li Qiao closed her eyes, suppressing the bitterness in her throat, wanting to speak but unable to utter a single word.
He Chen’s sigh once again came through, "Li Qiao, he has an obsession disorder, which is why he’s often more sensitive than others.
Whether it’s an illness or not, the fact he’s become this way, other than caring too much about you, I can’t think of any other reason.
Listen to your brother, try to rely on him, be tolerant of him, and let him clearly feel your affection.
You have to understand, in his entire life... he’s never experienced what it’s like to feel secure."
"Never?" Li Qiao didn’t know why she asked these words.
She believed everything He Chen said. Maybe it was out of a desire to understand more, or perhaps it was because Shang Shaoyan, the South Sea merchant she saw, was so powerful that he could cover the sky with one hand, control an entire city with his own strength, and have inscrutable Secret Hall forces, that she couldn’t believe he never felt secure.
He Chen licked his back teeth and looked towards the wall opposite him with a slightly hazy gaze, "That’s right, never. Because at the age when he needed security the most, everyone around him wanted to kill him. What else could he do but make himself stronger and give himself a sense of security?"
Li Qiao remained silent for a long time. As He Chen was halfway through his cigarette, just before hanging up, he added one more piece of advice, "Li Qiao, I’ve recognized you as my sister-in-law, don’t let us down..."