She didn't ask for his money, and Duan Xingzhi had some thoughts about it, even feeling a bit unhappy.
However, despite his unhappiness, he still understood her perspective.
She has always been self-disciplined, so her actions were actually not surprising to him at all.
It's just...
Men, more or less, have a bit of male chauvinism; the main difference is in whether the man is generous.
Stingy men will have unreasonable demands on women, whereas generous men hope women can spend their money, rely on them, and trust them.
Duan Xingzhi was clearly the latter, so even though he understood why she didn't want the money, he was still unhappy about it.
He wasn't the type to hope Bai Zhi would stop working in the future; on the contrary, if she liked it, he'd support her. He just hoped that beyond physical intimacy, they could also be closer in spirit.
So now it seems... She has a long way to go to truly become his.
