Luo Ziling had no fondness for Ling Minglan. This aunt of Ling Ruonan had never been kind to Ling Ruonan.
When Ling Minglan was younger, she treated Ling Ruonan well, but after Ling Ruonan got together with Luo Xusheng, her attitude changed.
Like Ling Zhengping, she hoped Ling Ruonan would marry Yang Yunfeng.
Because this was in the Ling Family’s interest.
For this reason, she had several long discussions with Ling Ruonan.
But Ling Ruonan didn’t heed her advice, which she resented deeply.
When Ling Ruonan gave birth to Luo Ziling, she completely rejected him. Once, when she held Luo Ziling, she deliberately pinched him a few times, leaving bruises. Ling Ruonan didn’t notice at the time, but later found bruises on Luo Ziling and felt heartbroken.
After Ling Ruonan was forced to separate from Luo Xusheng and Luo Ziling, Ling Minglan kept urging Ling Ruonan to remarry and even arranged several blind dates for her.
Yet Ling Ruonan never agreed.
Ling Ruonan not saving face for her made Ling Minglan very angry.
Moreover, Ling Jinhua and Ling Mingrui both showed extreme favoritism towards Ling Ruonan. Ling Jinhua treated Ling Ruonan, his granddaughter, better than his own daughter, which left her resentful.
Before Luo Ziling came to Yanjing, she had set traps for Ling Ruonan a few times. Fortunately, Ling Ruonan handled them well and didn’t run into trouble.
After Luo Ziling returned to Yanjing, Ling Minglan repeatedly spoke ill of Ling Ruonan and Luo Ziling in Ling Mingrui’s presence, telling Ling Mingrui to be wary of them.
Ling Minglan told Ling Mingrui that Luo Ziling and Ling Ruonan were trying to gain more benefits from the Ling Family, asserting that the mother and son duo were highly ambitious.
She even went to Ling Jinhua to accuse Ling Ruonan and Luo Ziling of ulterior motives. She went so far as to warn Ling Jinhua to be on guard that Luo Ziling might use underhanded tactics to harm him.
Many of Ling Minglan’s scandals were told to Ling Ruonan by Huang Chen, and after Luo Ziling found out, he was filled with disgust for Ling Minglan.
Today, he had another quarrel with Ling Minglan in person. Her son had previously had a falling out with him, so Luo Ziling was certainly seeking revenge.
Wuyue didn’t ask Luo Ziling anything, just quietly nodded.
She was already contemplating how to complete the task Luo Ziling had given her.
Luo Ziling didn’t answer immediately. After chatting with Wuyue for a few moments, he sent several messages to Yang Qingyin, telling her that he was currently at Ling Mingrui’s and might not have time to see her grandfather today, suggesting they postpone.
Yang Qingyin knew about Ling Haijun’s injury, so she didn’t disturb Luo Ziling. After he sent her the message, she replied.
She told Luo Ziling to focus on his tasks first, and when he was free, they could go see her grandfather together.
Ouyang Feifei had also messaged him, inquiring about Ling Haijun and asking if he was free to chat today.
Luo Ziling briefly told Ouyang Feifei about Ling Haijun and said he was probably not free today and suggested they arrange another time.
"You go ahead and focus on those things first, they are more important. What I want to discuss with you isn’t that urgent; contact me when you have time. Also, be careful not to fall into their traps, as they are all old foxes, very cunning."
"Got it, thank you!"
Luo Ziling stayed outside for about an hour before returning.
When he returned, Ling Mingrui and Ling Ruonan were already seated back in the living room, and Xie Enhua had also returned to the living room.
The looks on everyone’s faces had become more relaxed than before.
It seemed the matter had been resolved.
With the matter resolved, Luo Ziling wasn’t surprised, as he had anticipated this outcome.
If the issue hadn’t resolved internally today, that would have been surprising to him.
He peeked in, choosing not to enter directly, but instead wandered in the hallway, idly chatting with one of the staff members by Ling Mingrui’s side.
The staff member by Ling Mingrui’s side dared not neglect Luo Ziling. When Luo Ziling started speaking to her, she interacted cautiously.
This staff member, likely in her thirties, was involved in secretarial duties and knew well the extent of Luo Ziling’s favor.
Working beside Ling Mingrui, she clearly observed how Ling Mingrui treated those around him.
Among his peers, neither Ling Haining nor anyone else had the level of treatment that Luo Ziling received.
Luo Ziling was the only one with the opportunity to play chess with Ling Mingrui.
She had also witnessed Luo Ziling’s casual nature and saw him lose his temper with others earlier.
Therefore, she was a bit afraid of Luo Ziling and spoke with extreme caution during their conversation.
After chatting with this timid staff member for about ten minutes, the people inside started leaving one by one.
Ling Minglan left first with Lin Jiaying, followed by Ling Zhengping and Ling Haining.
Then Ling Zhenghui also departed.
As Ling Zhenghui left, he approached Luo Ziling, gave him a meaningful look, and then quietly said, "I’ll discuss what happened earlier with you tonight or tomorrow when there’s time."
"Uncle, you go ahead and do your thing! Just leave me be for now!" Luo Ziling didn’t take it to heart.
Afterward, Ling Zhengjian also left, taking Li Xiaoqing with him.
As Li Xiaoqing was about to leave with Ling Zhengjian, Luo Ziling stopped him.
"You go ahead!" Luo Ziling told Ling Zhengjian, "I’ll send her back in a bit."
Hearing this, Ling Zhengjian’s expression changed, but he didn’t insist and instead nodded before leaving.
Li Xiaoqing seemed a bit tense but didn’t dare insist on leaving.
"We’ll settle our accounts as well. You go out first; we’ll leave together shortly!"
Unwilling to defy, Li Xiaoqing nodded before hastily leaving.
Ling Ruonan didn’t come out, so Luo Ziling entered the living room.
The expressions of Ling Mingrui, Xie Enhua, and Ling Ruonan weren’t great, and they just sat there silently.
After Luo Ziling entered and greeted them, he sat down beside Ling Ruonan.
"You three chat for a bit!" Xie Enhua stood up, "I’ll go prepare some fruit for you."
After Xie Enhua got up, Luo Ziling mentioned to Ling Mingrui that Wang Guoguo had asked him to help with Wang Rongjun’s treatment.
Luo Ziling’s words left Ling Mingrui somewhat surprised.