Finally, under Luo Ziling’s mixed approach of gratitude and threats, Li Xiaoqing truthfully explained the course of events.
During this period, Li Xiaoqing was closely mingling with many of those idle rich young masters from other families, including Ling Qirui’s younger brother Ling Qizheng’s son Ling Zhengjian, and Ling Mingrui’s sister Ling Minglan’s youngest son Lin Jiaying, who was the Ling family’s grandson that clashed with Luo Ziling at Ling Jinhua’s 90th birthday celebration.
Lin Jiaying is Ling Jinhua’s grandson, and due to Ling Minglan’s late marriage, Lin Jiaying is quite young and has just gotten married recently.
Ling Zhengjian is the youngest amongst the Ling family’s peers, and is around the same age as Lin Jiaying.
Both of them are under thirty, and although they are of a different generation from Ling Haining, Ling Haijun, and Ling Haiyang, they often hung out together due to their similar ages. After Ling Haijun began following Luo Ziling, they expelled him from their small group.
Because of his mother’s situation, Li Xiaoqing held a very low position within the Li Family.
He certainly refused to accept being looked down upon, and thus made efforts to elevate his status by associating with prestigious idsle rich.
That’s how he came to know Lin Jiaying, Ling Zhengjian, and others, including Ling Haining, Yang Yunlin’s sister Yang Yunxiao’s son Wu Zhongning, Chen Yiping’s sons Chen Qiyun and Chen Qiyu, Fang Yinhai, and Fang Yinfa.
Initially, these people did not want to engage with Li Xiaoqing, but upon discovering they could swindle money from him, they treated him as a sidekick.
Through establishing connections with these people, Li Xiaoqing’s inferiority complex quickly dissipated.
Upon learning that his sister Luo Yuqing was actually not sharing the same father as himself, and that his mother Wu Ningjing committed adultery and bore Luo Yuqing with another man, he immediately developed hatred toward his mother and Luo Yuqing. Together with the Li family’s contempt because of this matter, he developed a strong sense of inferiority and resentment toward both his mother and sister.
He hated Luo Yuqing and his mother Wu Ningjing.
When instigated by Fang Yinhai and others to swindle money from Wu Ningjing and Luo Yuqing, he agreed without hesitation.
After deceiving his mother and sister into handing over large sums of money, he was then blackmailed by Lin Jiaying, Ling Zhengjian, and others.
They threatened Li Xiaoqing that if he refused to cooperate with them, they would expose the matter to Luo Ziling.
After realizing Luo Ziling’s capabilities, Li Xiaoqing was frightened and eventually chose to cooperate with them.
Ling Zhengjian, Ling Haining, Lin Jiaying, and others couldn’t bear to see Ling Haijun behaving like a sycophant behind Luo Ziling, nor accepting Ling Haijun’s current good conditions and wanted to deal with him.
However, they didn’t force Li Xiaoqing to plan this matter, they simply claimed they were going to help Li Xiaoqing avenge, and teach Luo Ziling a lesson. It was Luo Ziling’s father Luo Xusheng who caused Li Xiaoqing’s low status in the Li Family, and Luo Ziling was exceedingly obnoxious, completely manipulating Luo Yuqing, which ultimately led to both Luo Yuqing and Wu Ningjing disliking Li Xiaoqing. They planned to assist Li Xiaoqing in retaliating against Luo Ziling, so as to relieve his aggrieved feelings.
Li Xiaoqing was already extremely displeased with Luo Ziling, hence was quickly persuaded after hearing their instigation.
Regarding the troubles Luo Ziling encountered, Li Xiaoqing remained uninformed.
Li Xiaoqing had not truly witnessed how fierce Luo Ziling’s tactics were.
He believed that, with so many idle rich backing and helping him, there would undoubtedly be no trouble.
Moreover, if anything went wrong, it wouldn’t implicate him — this was repeatedly promised by Lin Jiaying.
Thus, Li Xiaoqing paid to hire a few thugs intending to teach Luo Ziling a lesson and vent his inner anger.
Unexpectedly, those hired by Lin Jiaying using Li Xiaoqing’s money didn’t attack Luo Ziling, but instead severely injured Ling Haijun.
After hearing Li Xiaoqing’s confession, Luo Ziling chuckled, then suddenly slapped Li Xiaoqing.
"Idiot, your sister is so clever, how can you be stupider than a pig?" Luo Ziling berated, "You’re the type that screws over your mom and sister, should have long been dead."
Being slapped by Luo Ziling, Li Xiaoqing almost cried out in pain.
Covering the side of his face which was swollen from Luo Ziling’s hit, he angrily glared at Luo Ziling.
"I will immediately bring the people you mentioned, so you all can confront each other face to face. If you’re lying after the confrontation, let’s be clear—we’ll make your life unbearable, even though we share the same sister, that won’t change a thing." Luo Ziling spoke with murder in his eyes.
Li Xiaoqing was startled by this, coldness rising from deep within him. But having lost the stare-down with Luo Ziling, he stubbornly retorted: "I didn’t lie, that’s exactly how it is, I’m not afraid of facing them."
Luo Ziling directed Wuyue to find a way to bring over Lin Jiaying and Ling Zhengjian, and if it was convenient to also bring Ling Haining.
While ordering the capture of these individuals, Luo Ziling received a call from Luo Yuqing.
Luo Yuqing inquired how the investigation was progressing.
Luo Ziling didn’t directly inform her of the situation, "I’ll send you a video, take a look at it first and then tell me your thoughts!"
Luo Yuqing quietly agreed, "Okay!"
Luo Ziling asked Wuyue to send the video they had just recorded, namely the few minutes where Li Xiaoqing confessed the proceedings, to Luo Yuqing. Approximately ten minutes later, Luo Yuqing called again.
"That bastard, he actually tricked us like this, I won’t let him off!" Luo Yuqing yelled over the phone, sounding furious and defeated, "Our money has been emptied by him, and he even wants us dead, I won’t spare him."
"You should first talk with your mom. As for him personally, we’ll temporarily hold him, not hand him over to the police. This matter is complicated but also simple, I need to discuss it with my mom and Grandpa, their opinions are crucial." Luo Ziling softly told Luo Yuqing, "Ling Haijun almost lost his life, and all this was orchestrated by Li Xiaoqing, even if he was deceived, it doesn’t change the fact that he financed the crime, moreover, he aimed his vendetta at me. You should think over how to handle him best."
Luo Yuqing remained silent for a moment before replying to Luo Ziling, "Okay, I understand. We’ll be in touch!"
Luo Ziling then phoned Ling Ruonan, explaining what had transpired and informed her he had already sent people to bring Lin Jiaying, Ling Zhengjian, and others. As long as one or multiple individuals were brought over, confronting them would reveal the truth.
After hearing him, Ling Ruonan stayed silent for a while.
Luo Ziling didn’t rush her, quietly waiting.
After thinking for at least two minutes, Ling Ruonan finally spoke up again: "Alright, bring them over first. If anything happens, I’ll shoulder it. I’ll explain to your Great Grandfather and your Grandpa. As for you, make sure to uncover the truth of this matter."
"Okay!"