After saying goodbye separately to Cao Menggang and Wu Lihua, Luo Ziling went to find Cao Jianhui.
Cao Jianhui was discussing some matters with Luo Yuqing.
Before he finished speaking, Luo Ziling returned, giving him a bad feeling.
But when he saw Luo Ziling’s expression was normal, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.
After talking with Luo Yuqing for a while, he pulled Luo Ziling out of Luo Yuqing’s room.
"Boss, why are you back? Where are my parents?" He asked Luo Ziling anxiously.
"They’re still having tea, they’ll pay the bill in a bit!" Luo Ziling chuckled, then patted Cao Jianhui’s shoulder, speaking earnestly: "Don’t worry about anything, and don’t ask questions. Many secrets cannot be revealed!"
"Why have you become so disgusting?" Cao Jianhui looked at Luo Ziling with an aggrieved face, "We’re such good brothers, but you won’t share these so-called secrets with me?"
"Who told you to be ugly!" Luo Ziling replied irritably: "If you were a pretty maiden, then perhaps I’d share my secrets."
Cao Jianhui was instantly disheartened, his face flushed red.
"Disgusting!" he said angrily, "Even if I were a woman, I wouldn’t like a playboy like you!"
After joking for a bit, Luo Ziling asked Cao Jianhui where he planned to stay tonight.
"I’m definitely not staying with you. Besides worrying about what you might do to me at night, I’m afraid to ruin your fun. With so many beauties, and you staying alone, I don’t believe you’ll sleep alone tonight." Cao Jianhui said with a lewd smile: "I’m going to the hotel where my parents are staying, chat with them, and take them out for a late-night snack."
"Not having a late-night snack with us?"
"Why don’t you ask those beauties if they’re willing to go for a snack!" Cao Jianhui said a bit gloomily, "I just invited them for a snack, and they all declined saying they need to diet!"
"If I invite them for a snack, they wouldn’t talk about dieting!" Luo Ziling replied with a smug smile.
Cao Jianhui was instantly struck by his words.
In the end, he left the hotel where Luo Ziling was staying to go see his parents and ask about things.
He wouldn’t ask Luo Ziling what he talked about with his parents tonight, but would ask Cao Menggang and Wu Lihua instead.
Luo Ziling returned to Luo Yuqing’s room.
In Luo Yuqing’s surprise, Luo Ziling plopped down next to her.
"Did you promise them positions?" Luo Yuqing looked at Luo Ziling in shock and whispered, "Otherwise, they wouldn’t have come to Hengdian to find you."
"I’m a person with no rank or position, how can I promise them anything?" Luo Ziling chuckled self-deprecatingly, "I just happened to meet them for a cup of tea."
Luo Yuqing looked at Luo Ziling disdainfully, "You’re still hiding these things from me?"
Luo Ziling chuckled again but didn’t answer Luo Yuqing’s questioning.
"Can’t you share your thoughts with me?" Luo Yuqing was somewhat angry, "Anyone with clear eyes can see what you’re planning, do you find it interesting to keep it from me?"
"Since you’ve already seen it, what’s left for me to say?"
Luo Yuqing angrily kicked Luo Ziling, "How can you be so disgusting?"
"Am I disgusting?" Luo Ziling pointed at his face, "Just looking at this face wouldn’t seem disgusting, would you look at that, so youthful!"
Luo Yuqing nearly burst into laughter, she kicked Luo Ziling again, "No one is more vain than you!"
After a pause, Luo Yuqing asked Luo Ziling quietly: "You’re really planning to support some people to use for yourself? Why not pursue an official career? You should know that if they all hold high positions, and you have no rank or title, you won’t be able to control them. Even if they currently look up to you, they might change their minds later. Unless your influence becomes greater than theirs. This cannot be replaced by your mom or dad; what’s theirs won’t become yours."
"Thank you for your suggestions!" Luo Ziling nodded solemnly, "I’ll remember your words!"
"I want to know what your intentions really are."
"Of course, to help my mom and dad advance further."
"And what about you?" Luo Yuqing pursued, "I’m more interested in you."
"I’m still young and still a student. Everything will be discussed after graduation."
"You’re already the head of the lab and responsible for the management and teaching of several traditional medicine disciplines. The leaders at Yan University all have administrative levels." Luo Yuqing earnestly suggested, "If you truly want to make a mark, then you must have sufficient status, otherwise you can’t command those people."
"I got it!" Luo Ziling didn’t want Luo Yuqing to continue, so he agreed again, then smiled: "Are you planning the same thing?"
"What?"
"You also want to join in, gaining enough status, then find a way to achieve greater success?"
"Would you be willing to help me?" Luo Yuqing gazed at Luo Ziling with a half-smile.
"Haven’t I always been helping you? You’re my sister, if I don’t help you, who else would I help?"
"If you’re truly willing to help me in this regard, I’ll definitely be more diligent." Luo Yuqing smiled.
"But I know that if I helped you succeed, you’d mostly think about freeing yourself from control, wanting no restraints, right?" Luo Ziling’s words left Luo Yuqing momentarily startled, uncertain how to reply.
"Do you trust me so little?"
Luo Ziling shook his head, "It’s just your nature, unrelated to trust."
"You have so little confidence in me?" Luo Yuqing felt a little aggrieved.
"Your nature determines your actions, unrelated to trust!" Luo Ziling still shook his head, "I think you shouldn’t deny it, you’ve already done it."
Luo Yuqing was suddenly dispirited, ultimately not denying it again: "Maybe I do have a stubbornness in my nature that refuses to lose, wanting to become strong in every aspect and outperform everyone."
"You are that kind of person, even if I’m willing to help you, my mom won’t support me in helping you. Without my mom’s support, I won’t gain anything." Luo Ziling honestly shared his thoughts, "So, you should think carefully about how to make others acknowledge you."
"I understand your point now!" Luo Yuqing sighed, "But I’ve performed that way before, even if I don’t in the future, your mom will still hold a prejudice against me."
"I won’t offer you any more advice, you can decide yourself!" Luo Ziling smiled, "I won’t disturb you for now, I’m going to find Qingyin to discuss something. If interested, join for a midnight snack, my treat!"
"Okay!" Luo Yuqing agreed cheerfully.