Luo Ziling did not change his manner of speaking just because Yang Qingyin’s expression changed, nor did he deny his intention to deal with Yang Qingye.
"I’m planning to find an opportunity to teach him a lesson so that he won’t be so arrogant." Sensing that Yang Qingyin wanted to pull her hand away, Luo Ziling tightened his grip to prevent her from doing so, "Giving him a lesson is better than letting him make another move against me, causing mutual damage. Rest assured, I won’t harm him, just let him learn a lesson."
Without waiting for Yang Qingyin to reply, Luo Ziling continued, "Your father planned assassinations and sneaky attacks on me several times but failed. Yang Qingye’s tactics are surely not as fierce as your father’s, and his resources are inferior. If he tries again, he won’t succeed and will only cause embarrassment for everyone. Rather than that, it’s better to actively teach him a lesson."
"Even when your father and brother teamed up, they couldn’t get the better of me. I just hope they realize it’s wiser to back off and stop making things difficult for me." At this point, Luo Ziling suddenly became very serious, "In fact, I’ve been quite tolerant. Your grandfather and father tried to kill me multiple times, and I didn’t hold it against them much. If I had the same mindset and ruthlessness as them, you probably wouldn’t have a father now! However, sometimes being too kind is seen as weakness by others. Against the Ling Family, I’ve never been soft, which is why they don’t dare to easily make a move against me."
"What do you intend to do with Qingye?" Yang Qingyin asked again.
"I won’t harm his life, nor will I cause him serious injury. Everything will remain within controllable bounds," Luo Ziling said lightly. "Of course, if I take action, I won’t inform you, but I will personally talk to Qingye. Sometime later, I’ll personally warn him about this issue and hope he shows some restraint and stops being foolish."
With Luo Ziling saying this, Yang Qingyin couldn’t say much more.
She also understood Luo Ziling’s predicament.
Her grandfather and father had wanted Luo Ziling dead recently, and her father Yang Yunlin still held such thoughts, putting Luo Ziling in a difficult situation.
Yang Qingyin was also aware of some of Luo Ziling’s methods against the Chen Family, and she vaguely knew that Chen Ruchang’s deteriorating condition might have been due to his actions.
Luo Ziling’s abilities were indeed impressive, something Yang Qingyin did not deny at all. During her visit to Qingfeng Village, she had witnessed his countermeasures firsthand. However, she still could not accept Luo Ziling taking action against her brother, especially since Yang Qingye hadn’t been ruthless toward him.
Given Luo Ziling’s attitude, there was no doubt he intended to teach Yang Qingye a lesson, leaving Yang Qingyin somewhat mentally exhausted.
She felt awkwardly caught between the two sides, pleasing neither.
Of course, she blamed Yang Qingye more, wondering how her brother could be so deluded and want to take action against Luo Ziling.
If Luo Ziling had done something to wrong Yang Qingye, then it would be somewhat understandable.
But Yang Qingye acting this way when Luo Ziling hadn’t done anything wrong was truly hard to accept.
While Yang Qingyin’s thoughts were in disarray, Luo Ziling solemnly reminded her again, "Sometimes, being a good person doesn’t necessarily bring good rewards. Ignoring bad things makes wrongdoers think you’re weak and continue to act even worse. So I’ll definitely make Yang Qingye suffer a bit, let him understand that some things can’t be achieved with mere enthusiasm. I also want him to realize that when it comes to scheming, ten of him combined wouldn’t be a match for me, and he should abandon this pursuit."
"I hope you’ll spare him for my sake, don’t harm him, he’s my brother!" Yang Qingyin finally made such a request in resignation.
"I’ve already promised you, I won’t harm him, nor will I take his life."
Luo Ziling left Yang Qingyin’s residence around half-past nine.
He initially planned to invite Yang Qingyin out for a late-night snack, but she stated that she was very tired and didn’t want to go out, preferring to sleep early.
Luo Ziling didn’t insist, and after comforting her with a few words, he left.
Luo Ziling knew that after their conversation, Yang Qingyin’s mood had only worsened.
While this was not what he wanted to see, he couldn’t yield to both Yang Qingyin and Yang Qingye on this matter.
It was already undoubtedly certain that Yang Qingye intended to ruin him.
Yang Qingye was ready to tear their friendship apart, so there was no need for Luo Ziling to hypocritically maintain a friendly facade.
Procrastination leads to chaos; Luo Ziling believed that if he didn’t take firm action to resolve this, it would only lead to more trouble.
After leaving Yang Qingyin’s residence, Luo Ziling found that the person picking him up had changed to Wuyue.
"Is there something else going on?" Luo Ziling asked softly, a bit surprised to see Wuyue looking serious.
"Shall we interrogate that female reporter again? She should be Yang Qingye’s lover. We’ve been monitoring her residence, and she’s in her room tonight."
Luo Ziling shook his head, "She’s a small fry. Interrogating her is useless. She’s already a discarded piece, and Yang Qingye won’t be looking for her again."
Wuyue said no more.
Luo Ziling asked again, "Has anyone attempted to harm me or slander me in the meantime?"
"No signs of that!" Wuyue shook her head, "Those from the Ling Family, the Fang Family, and the Chen Family haven’t made any unusual moves."
"Did Chen Yijing and Ling Zhengping have any further contact?" Luo Ziling hadn’t yet informed Ling Mingrui about this matter.
He was hesitating whether or not to let Ling Mingrui know.
The evidence he had was indeed quite convincing, but the troubling part was that if he directly told Ling Mingrui that he got it from monitoring Ling Zhengping and Chen Yijing’s meetings, Ling Mingrui would see him in a new light.
Realizing he’d been monitoring Ling Zhengping.
After mentioning this issue to Ling Ruonan, she hadn’t brought it up again, seemingly not having told Ling Mingrui.
Ling Ruonan was probably torn as well, fearing misunderstandings or suspicion from Ling Mingrui.
Nonetheless, Luo Ziling still wanted to know if Chen Yijing and Ling Zhengping had further interactions.
Wuyue shook her head, "No signs of further contact between them, nor any unusual behavior detected."
Luo Ziling pondered for a moment before a bold idea popped into his head: "Where is Yang Qingye tonight?"
"Tonight, he had dinner with Yang Qingyin at home. After she left, he didn’t return to school," Wuyue hadn’t been monitoring Yang Qingye, so she couldn’t immediately state his current whereabouts.
She pulled out her phone, dialed a number, and inquired about Yang Qingye’s current location.
After the call, she quietly informed Luo Ziling, "Yang Qingye is at that female reporter’s place now."
"Let’s go join the fun then!"
"Alright!" After agreeing, Wuyue quickly got into the car.
After a short while, the SUV that Wuyue was driving sped off.
Behind this car, two similar-looking vehicles followed closely.